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guide, San Juato no 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-09

should be deemed great honor to be gov
ernor OF a state which has given to the
country Lincoln. Clay. Crittenden and many
others in all the ranks of life who have
rendered distinguished public service. Par
ticulariy it would be pleasure once again
to traverse the old commonwealth and look
into the faces Of the people who have been
very kind to me and for whom l naturally
have the greatest affection.
But / must forego the honor which
partial friends desire to bestow upon me.
To give no other reason, a conclusive one
for this course Ii that a canvass of the
state. according to tie Kentucky fashion,
and Of elected) the discharge of the duties
OF the office of governor for four years
would. l fear, too severely tax my strength
and vitality Of one who. although now in
the enjoyment OF excellent health. win. II
he lives until the first day of next June. be
seventy-four years of age. Please, there
fore. as opportunity may be presented. in
form my Kentucky friends that they must
not think of me in connection with political
station. l feel grateful for the pleasant
things they say of me. but 1t is impossible
to meet their wishes in this matter.
JOHN NJ. HARLAN"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-09
GREATER GOTHAM TUBE
MANHATTAN AND BROOKLYN
ARE NOW CONNECTED.

NEW YORK. December S-Manhattan
and Brooklyn boroughs were connected
der the East river today by the piercing of
the last section of earth which separated
the ends of the north tube of the tunnel of
the rapid transit railroad extension, seven
ty-five feet beneath the surface of the
river, and by joining by ten-inch pipe the
two bores of the tunnel. The shield which
had been boring from the Manhattan side
and that which had been boring from the
Brooklyn side were stopped when sixty-f1ve
feet apart. and preparations were made to
connect with the pipe to give the engi-
neers opportunity to check I'D their lines
before the final closure of the shields.
With powerful Jacks with water and air
pressure the pipe was washed through the
earth with the Brooklyn shield moving be-
hind it and the Manhattan shield station
airy. The East river tunnel extends from
the battery to Joralemon street. Brooklyn
When tracks are laid it will form part of
the subway rapid transit system from
Kings bridge to Brooklyn. Electric cars
of the Long Island railroad will also run
through the tunnel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-09
CRUISER TACOMA HERE
FIRST VISIT OF THE WARSHIP TO
LOCAL NAVY YARD.

The protected cruiser Tacoma arrived al
the Washington navy yard yesterday
from Hampton roads for the purpose of
receiving new mounts for her ten 5-inch
guns, which mounts were assembled at the
local gun factory. 1t is expected that 1t wi
take about four days to transfer and install
the new gun mounts.
The Tacoma has never before visited the
national capital, but one of her sister ships.
the Des Moines, has cruised in these waters
She was built at San Francisco and was
launched in June, 1903 She was commits
stoned for the first time in June. 1904 she
traversed the far Pacific in search of a lost
island. and with Commander Reginald F.
Nicholson in command; then made a sue
cessful cruise around Cape Horn to the
West Indies.
She was one of the vessels which es-
,corted the remains of Commodore John
Paul Jones from France to their final
resting place at Annapolis. The Tacoma
next engaged in special service in SUBJ
serving the interests of the United States
in Santo Domingo and was then assigned
Gently arrived at Hampton Roads. She is
an unarmOred steel vessel, schooner
rugged of 1920 tons displacement and 800
indicated horse power, capable of making
twenty-three knots an hour. Her main
battery consists of ten five-inch guns and
rapid fire guns Her original contract ccs-
was about $1500,000.
Commander Benjamin Tappan is now i'm
command of the Tacoma, having been re-
lieved from command OF the gunboat New
port few months ago. He is an extra
number in his grade, having been adj
vanced for eminent and conspicuous con-
duct in battle during the Spanish war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-09
STRIKE Is THREATENED
TRAINMEN AND EMPLOYERS ARE
AGAIN AT ODDS.

PITTSBURG. Pa. December s.-The dis
pute between the local officials of the rail-
roads centering in Pittsburg and their en-
ployes over the scale for yardmen has ar
rived at the critical stage, and unless a sc.-
Element is reached within a day or so fears
are entertained of a general strike in the
district.
Negotiations with the Baltimore and Ohio
are already of and much depends upon
meetings arranged for today with G. l..
Peck. general manager of the Pennsylvania
lines, and B. A. Worthington. vice president
and general manager of the Wabash lines
east Of Toledo.
If these two companies take a stand sim
liar to that of the Baltimore and Ohio, all
yardmen in the Pittshurg district will likely
be called out on strike in accordance with
the result of the vote on this question by
the trainmen.
The Pittsburg and Lake Erie officials are
understood to have agreed to pay the mid
die SCALE but il is not believed the train
men will accept this scale unless all other
roads in this district agree to a similar
proposition. The middle scale" Is one cent
an hour less than the scale paid in the Chi
cago district, and is in effect at Cleveland
Youngstown and other Ohio points
If the Pennsylvania lines, the Wabash
and the Baltimore and Ohio officials con-
cede the middle scale it is said the train
men will continue working. Otherwise a
strike is threatened.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-09
ESTIMATES COMPILED.
They Will Be S1o1, 400, 600 More
Than Last Year.

Thomas p Cleaves and James s. Courts,
the clerks, respectively, of the Senate and
House appropriations committees. have
made up the estimates. for the present ses-
sion of Congress. in comparison with those
of last session and the appropriations for
the current year. The grand total of esti-
mates this session for the regular and per-
manent appropriations is $685. 600. 900, which
is SiO1 400, COCO more than the estimates
one year ago. A large item of difference
in this comparison is that of So, 40. 900 for
rivers and harbors. no estimate having been
made on this account last year.
The largest increases appear in the sun
dry civil bill, which calls for S34, 2O0 900
more this year than last. The Post Office
Department has asked for an increase of
$l3. $4,000.
The army bill calls for S9T00.OO0 more
than a year ago. and the fertilization estf-
mates are Sc, 100000 above those OF last
year.
As compared with the actual appropria-
tons for the fiscal year ended June 10 1907.
the Estimates this year propose an increase
in the. total expenditures for the fiscal year
1908 OF SI670.O00.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-09
INVESTIGATION OF
LOCAL TAX SYSTEM
Representative Morrell to Pro-
pose Inquiry by Congress.
SAYS SYSTEM Is WRONG
Move is to Be Made After Holiday
Recess.
AND WILL BE EXHAUSTIVE
Views of the Member From Pennsyl-
vania Concerning Conditions
in the Assessors CMce.
AND WILL BE EXHAUSTIVE

Soon after the holidays the House of
Repre- sentat.ves will start an inquiry into
the subject of taxation in the District or
Columbia that may open up the whole
question of District finances
Representative Morrell of Pennsylvania
will introduce the resolution upon VIII oh
the inquiry will Re based. and it Is under
stood that through his own personal efforts
as a member of the House District COM
mittee re has gathered sufficient data about
taxation in the District, the manner IN
which assessments are made and the mani
fold evils of the system, to give the inVeS-
tigating committee coed start
Mr. Morrell has long been Interested in
District matters-in a d'sinterested way. u
the statement be not observation-disclosures last
wear gave a great deal of time and atten-
t.on to the question of taxation and taxa
ton assessments He uneartfed condi-
lion of affairs that in his op:n on Is more
than sufficient-even to make imperative
a congressional investigation Of the whoie
subject This IL is his intention to demand
as soon as Congress settles down after the
holiday. recess.
A careful inquiry among the mere prom
Inent members on the republican side OF ire
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-09
BAILEY MAKES REPLY.
He Answers the Charges Made About
the Pierce Voucher

DALLAS. Texas. December s.-Unlted
States Senator Joseph w. Bailey tonight
gave out an open letter addressed to At
torney General Davidson of Texas answer
ing letter of the attorney general issued
last night setting out copies of papers of
the Waters-Pierce Oil Company which the
attorney general says are in his posses
son.
Senator Bailey at the outset. says that
the attorney general. in his letter of yes
terday has eliminated very much from
the discussion by confirming what / had
said In my open letter to you" The docu-
ments, he says, do not support the infer
ences which the attorney general previous
ly made. Indeed, he says, the voucher for
1890 and The notations upon Ii show cen
clusively that this sum was lent to him
by H. c. Pierce. and notify the Waters
Pierce Oil Company, and bills receivable
upon 1t shows that Pierce borrowed money
upon Ii from the oil company, and that IL
was not treated as an item OF expense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-09
Alfred Dupont Divorced.

SIOUX FALLS, s. D., December s-Al-
fred I. Dupont. millionaire powder manu-
facturer. who formerly lived at Whining
ton. Del. but resident of Sioux, Falls
since last spring. today was granted a d.
vorce from Bessie G. Dupont
The divorce was granted on grounds of
>xtreme cruelty and inhuman treatment.
rhe custody of four children and the ques-
don Of alimony were adjusted out Of court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-09
JUSTICE HARLAN DECLINES.
Why He Cannot Run for Governor OF


The following letter from Justice Harlan
appears in the Louisville papers and speaks
for itself:
THE talk in Kentucky about my becom-
ing a candidate for governor embarrasses
me no little, although the numerous and
cordial expressions of good will and con-
fidence which have come to me from per-
sons Of my old home of different political
faiths are on every account most crafty
ing. They are highly priced. OF course it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-09

SOMERSET. Pa, December S-Urias ID.
Brougher. seventy-two years old. a German
Baptist minister here, died today as a re-
suit of exposure. Monday while driving
from here to Kingwood he suffered an at
tack OF apoplexy and fell out of the buggy
When discovered some hours later his body
was almost buried in the snow. his face
was covered with a thin coat of ice and his
hair frozen In q solid mass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-09

SEATTLE Wash. December S-B T.
Beckwith. resident Of New London, Conn,
committed suicide Thursday night by Jump
Ing overheard from the steamer Northwest
ern while the vessel WIS en- route to Seattle
Beckwfth boarded the vessel at Valdez in
company with woman. Jealousy is
thought to have prompted the act
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-09
May Have Been Ineane.

DIR. o. NJ. Turner. noted alienfst. testi-
fed that il was Ills belief that Mrs Bird
song was insane at the time she killed DR..
Butler. The effect of marrying at the age
Of thirteen would. with the average woman.
impair development and produce a back
ward effect on the mind. The knowledge
that Mrs Birdsong had been dsgraced
would be an exciting cause and probably
result in unseating her reason.
With the evidence of DIR. Turner the de-
Tense rested. and court adjourned unit,
Monday. when arguments will be heard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-09

Inen lIlere is the system OF exemption
The fact that the United States pays one
half of the expenses of the District seems
to have lead the local population to the
idea that property and privileges in the
District should be taxed at one-half the
rate paid by the people of other cities
The provision in the act of 1878 is ambigu-
Gus. 1t does not define taxable property.
and the Commissioners have exercised q
very broad discretion in the matter of de-
claring particular pieces of property nom
taxable or exempt.
I'm 1904 the total assessed value of lane
exempt in the District was S1IT,S06 AS
and the total assessed value of improve
ments exempt was Si06, GOO. 430 making a
grand total of $2S3, S06.S4S which was at
that time 81 per cent of the entiJe assessed
value of property in the District
THE property exempt comprised not only
property belonging to the United States
and to the District of Columbia, bu.
also to property devoted to religious. cha,..
table and educational uses. The total vaiu-
alton of exempted property under the las:
three heads was S12.6l6. COG.
II heartily concur in suggestion con-
tained in the assessors report for 1862 tina
immunity from participation in the ex
penses of the municipality is a privilege
which should be sparingly granted"
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-11-14
WEEKS HAPPENINGS
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A con.
DENSED FORM.
Two Linemen Killed-CurTent is Turn
ed Through Wire with Which They
Are Connected on Pole and Both
Fan to the Ground Dead.

Late Saturday afternoon while en-
gagged in working upon a telephone
pole in the outskirts of Sioux Falls
Charles Pollock and r. F. Homerberg,
experienced linemen, were killed by
coming into contact with a live wire.
1t develops that the two men were
in the employ of the Citizens Tele-
phone company. At the time they were
electrocuted they We're up on a tele-
phone pole about twenty-five feet from
the ground. They had thrown tele-
phone guy wire over an electric light
wire a short distance away, and had
left it and gone to the next pole down
the street up which they climbed with
the other end of the wire. In the
meantime a current of electricity was
turned through the electric company's
line for the purpose of making the
daily test of the wire to see if it was
in proper working order. The deadly
current passed through the bodies of
both men. With screams they fell to
the ground dead. A total of five thou
sand volts of electricity was going
through the electric light wires at the
time. The men were comparative
strangers in Sioux Falls. One of them
it is known, came from Kansas City.
Both were about 25 or &c years of age
and, so far as known, were unmar-
ried.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-11-14
INTO BALD MOUNTAIN.
Experienced Man to Have Charge OF
Sinking Diamond Drill.

ARRANGEMENTS have been completed
to bring from Denver an experienced
man to have charge of the work of
sinking the diamond drill on Bald
mountain, near Deadwood. Some time
ago the work of drilling was COM
menced at the bottom of a 2S5-foot
shaft. When the drill had penetrated
the ground to a distance of about 140
feet it was found to be passing
through such soft material that as
fast as the hole was drilled it filled
up. Consequently it became neces
sary to suspend operations awaiting
the arrival of casing. This has now
arrived and the work of putting down
the drill to explore the lower ore
measure will be resumed at an early
date. The Dakota, the Imperial and
the Reliance are all interested in
this project.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-11-14
Fire Mt Sioux Falls.

Sioux Falls had a close call Tues
day morning from disastrous fire.
About 10 o'clock fire was discovered
in the large building at the northwest
corner of Dakota avenue and Ninth
street, occupied by A. Korthof as a
livery barn. The tiremen confined
their efforts to fighting the flames
while the citizens bent their energies
in the direction of rescuing the horses.
There were about forty head of horses
in the basement Of the building and
it was with considerable difficulty that
these were gotten out.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-11-14
THEY CURE RHEUMATISM
A Particularly Painful Form Of This
Disease Yields to DR.. Williams
Pink Pills.

OF the many forms which rheumatism
takes, that which is popularity known as
sciatic rheumatism probably fortunes its
victim more than any other. That DR..
Williams Pink Pills have cured this
stubborn as well as painful trouble is q
fact proven by the following statement,
and no sufferer who reads this can af-
ford to let prejudice stand in the way Of
trying these blood-making pills.
Rheumatism is now generally re-
cognized as a disease of the blood. DR..
Williams Pink Pills Enthusiastically
make-pure blood. When the blood is
pure there can be no rheumatism. Mrs.
Thomas Bresnehan, of 81 Mill street,
Watertown, N. Y, says:
My trouble began with q severe cold
Which l took about week befors
Christmas in 1904. / began to have
rheumatic pains iii my back and limbs
and after time l couldn't straighten
up. l suffered the most awful pain for
months and much of the time was uu.
able to leave the house and l had to take
hold of chair in order to walk and
sometimes l could not stand up at all.
The disease was pronounced sciatio
rheumatism and, although 1 had good
physician and took his medicine fifth
fully, / did not get any better. After
some six weeks of this terrible pain and
suffering tried DIR. Williams Fink
Pills and that is the medicine that cured
me. After few boxes the pain was
+, less intense and could see decided inn
provement. Icontinued to take the pills
until was entirely cured and l have
never had any return of the trouble
All druggists sell DR.. Williams Pink
Pills, or the remedy will be mailed post
paid. on receipt OF price, 90 cents per
box, six boxes for $3.50. by the DIR. WI
Iams Medicine Co., Schenectady, d, 7.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-11-14
WISCONSIN.

Gov. Davidson, with the Republican
State ticket, was elected in Wisconsin.
The Governors plurality is upward Of
G0,000, and the remainder of the State
ticket bat little behind this on one of
the lightest votes ever cast. From the
returns it is apparent that not much over
a o-thirds vote was cast The apa-
thetic conditions noted before the election
were too pronounced to be overcome by
the State central committees. The returns
from the legislative districts indicate the
Republicans will have about the same
number in each house as they have had
for the past six years, which gives them
an overwhelming majority.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-11-14
TOWARD HAUGEN KILLED.
TouAg Farmer Dragged to Death by
Team Near Canton.

lcaIi Near
Edward Haugen, prominent
young farmer in Highland township,
twelve miles south Of Canton, met
with horrible death Tuesday after
noon. He was plowing stubble with
a walking pillow and had the lines
around his waist when ore of the
whippletrees broke and the team ran
away dragging Mr.. Haugen over the
pillow and perhaps under it, as pillow
and team tore over the ground before
the tugs parted. The team ran to the
house and search was made for the
driver, who was found with his neck
broken and the scalp almost severed
from his head. Halvor Orstad, a
neighbor, telephoned for Dr. Brastad,
of Canton, who was soon with the dy-
ing man, but all efforts to prolong life
proved futile. Mr.. Haugen died at
midnight He was 33 years old. A
father two brothers and two sisters
survive him.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-11-14
MICHIGAN.

With only about 10 per cent of the
vote cast that was recorded two years
ago, Gov. Fred NJ. Warner, Republican,
has been reelected by about 10000 ma
jority in Michigan, very heavy gain on
his showing of two years ago, when his
Democratic opponent made remarkably
strong campaign. The entire Republican
State ticket was elected by about the
same majority as Warner. Possibly
two or three Democrats will gain seats in
the Legislature. Michigan will send
solid Republican delegation to Congress.
all twelve of the party candidates being
safe by easy majorities. The Legisla-
ture will choose Senator to succeed
Russell A. Alger.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-11-14
BTGAMIST GOES TO PRISON.
Second Wife of South DaIlOtan Was
Only IL Years Old.

Among the latest prisoners to be
lodged in the Sioux Falls peniten"
tiary are Francis Hines and Charles
Holland.
Both men pleaded guilty, tho
former to the theft of property FROM
the roundhouse of the Chicago, Mil
waukee and st. Paul Railroad com .
pany at Madison, and the latter 10
bigamy.
Holland is over 80 years Of age. He
was recently captured at Deer River,
Mimi, where he fed when he learned
that a warrant had ben issued in Lake
county for his arrest on the charge
Of bigamy. While he had wife, from
whom he had not secured a divorce,
he married a young girl named
Heath. living in Lake county. The
girl was only II years of age at the
time
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-11-14
ILLINOIS.

The Illinois Republican State ticket
was elected with a plurality of 10000
for John Il. Smulski, Cook county fur
snishing $4,000. All the Republican State
candidates were successful, Smulski run
ming a little behind Francis G. Blair for
superintendent of instruction, who has
a plurality of 10000, according to first
returns-the largest Republican plurality
ever given in an off year election, with
one exception. A total of $4,000 votes
were cast throughout the State-the
smallest vote cast in State election in
fourteen years, and 251, 900 less than in
the presidential election of Nov. 3, 1904.
In the Legislature the Republicans will
have eighty-nine House members and they
have elected twenty-three of the twenty
seven Senators. They had twenty-one of
the twenty-four holdover Senators. The
joint ballot which will re-elect Shelby NJ.
Cullom to the United States Senate will
poll 1873 Republican votes out of 2O4.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-11-14
CHURCH AT ARTESIAN.
Preparations Complete fer Erection of
New Church Building.

Preparations have been completed
for the erection of a new Congrega-
tional church at a point about one
mile east of the site of what was
known as the Glenview church near
Artesian, which was destroyed by a
tornado about a year ago. Work on
the new church will commence at
once About $1,000 already has been
subscribed to a fund for the erection
of the building. The members Of
the congregation are determined that
when the church is completed and
dedicated it will be free from indebt-
edneSs
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-11-14
IOWA.

For the first time in many years the
gubernatorial result in Iowa seemed in
doubt. Although both Republican and
Democratic State managers claimed the
election of their candidates for Governor,
a complete count was necessary to deter
mine the result. Iowa will have ten Re-
publicans in it's next congressional dele
CATION. The next State Legislature will
be safely Republican and on joint ballot
will probably re-elect Jonathan L. Dolli-
YER to the United States Senate.