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Cherokee scout. [volume] (Murphy, N.C.) 188?-1961, 1906-04-03
PRESIDENT HIGHLY ELATEp.

Greatly Pleased at Turn Taksr by ths
Hepburn Rate Bill.
President Roosevelt is said to be
In excellent spirits over the favorable
report Of the Hepburn railroad rate
bill by the senate committee on inter.
state commerce.
THE president is delighted" is the
way Representative Hepburn. the
author Of the measure puts 1t.
The president is greatly pleased"
said Senator Dolliver. a member OF
the senate committee. after his con-
ference with President Roosevelt.
49,
Cherokee scout. [volume] (Murphy, N.C.) 188?-1961, 1906-04-03
AMENDMENT TO RATE BILL.

Presented and Read In Senate by Mr.
~ra Clay Of Georgia.
Mr.. Clay in the senate, Tuesday,
presented and had read from the desk
proposed amendment to the rate
bill which makes 1t unlawful for com
mon carriers to own coal or oil lands,
to deal in coal or oil, to attempt to
monopolize the trade in those commod-
tiles or to control the price. A PEN
atty Of imprisonment for from one to
three years is provided.
Cherokee scout. [volume] (Murphy, N.C.) 188?-1961, 1906-04-03
LAMP EXPLOSION in JAZZ

Causes Fatal Burning Of TWO Men
and Injury Of Others.
Five men were burned, two fatally
by the explosion Of gasoline lamp
in the corridor Of the county jail at
Lawton, Oklahoma, Tuesday.
An operator was in the act Of hang
ing the lamp when the explosion oc-
Cured. His clothes and those Of
a prisoner were covered with gaso-
line, and instantly ignited. They were
horribly burned before aid could reach
them.
Cherokee scout. [volume] (Murphy, N.C.) 188?-1961, 1906-04-03
rHE OHIO SPEEDS 70 CHINA.

Great EattIsshIp VIII BE on Hand
Ready fol- Emergencies.
The battleship Ohio, flagship Of the
American feet. has sailed from Ma
Mia for Hong Kong, where she win
dock and rush repairs so as to be pre-
pared for possible exigencies.
American Consul General Rogera
teIegfapha from Shanghai that the "A
American missionaries who fed from
Nanchang all reached Kiu Kiang n
safety.
The gunboats ~ Sane and Quiros
are proceeding from Marking to the
scene Of the trouble.
Cherokee scout. [volume] (Murphy, N.C.) 188?-1961, 1906-04-03
RATE BILL REFoRE SENATE.

Rlngraster TIlIiman Reports Measure
and Il Goes on Calendar.
The Hepburn railroad rate bin was
reported to the senate Monday b
Senator Tillman, in accordance with
the action Of the senate committees on
interstate commerce last Friday. II
was placed upon the calendar
While the bin Is nominally shelved
for the time being, It viii really take
precedence over All other pending
msasures.
Cherokee scout. [volume] (Murphy, N.C.) 188?-1961, 1906-04-03
sNEEzED HERsELF q 80.
psouIlar MaIady Ends Fatally n che
case Of Youna Gill.

Death came 70 Bessie Cole, dangh-
ter Of stephen Cole of Johannesburg.
Eayetts county, Ohio, Tuesday after
spell Of sneezing which lasted ton
hours A physician was summoned,
but bis Efforts 70 check tho aneezIne
were of no avail, The breaking Of q
blood vessel brought death.
Cherokee scout. [volume] (Murphy, N.C.) 188?-1961, 1906-04-03
Do corToN 80 IN TExAa.

Over TWO Thousand HaIes Are De
stroyed-Loss 100000.
A FIRE Tuesday evening consumed
the compress. 2,4S6 bales OF cotton
end the lumber yards at lagrange,
Texas. The total loss is estimated at
100000. The loss is partially COW
cred by insurance.
Cherokee scout. [volume] (Murphy, N.C.) 188?-1961, 1906-04-03

First evangelize the young men, ana
then make them an evangelizIng force,
FOR f these nations are going TO be
evangelical It Is going to be BY the
sons and daughters Of the soil See
that this present generation does not
perish from the earth without the
young men knowing that Jesus Christ
died and rose again. and that he ID 4
living Christ. John r. Mott.
Cherokee scout. [volume] (Murphy, N.C.) 188?-1961, 1906-04-03

a woman at Sterling. Ill. sued d man
for 5000 for 4 kiss. and the jury
awarded her $3.50. while that Is real
bargain-coanter reduction. We can see
how she can make fair income at that
rate 4 she gets real busy.
Cherokee scout. [volume] (Murphy, N.C.) 188?-1961, 1906-04-03

There Is q Kalogeropoulos in the IN
Greek cabinet Probably. remarks the
Chicago Tribune, he is cousin. seq.
eral syllables removed Of the celebrat-
ed James J. Pappatheodorokoum-
mountCurgeotopouloa Of Halsted
street.
Cherokee scout. [volume] (Murphy, N.C.) 188?-1961, 1906-04-03

M. Bailey Of Texas. thinks there are
not four dishonest men In the United
States Senate, We nominate MI. Ball
ey for president Of the Amalgamated
Associasiqn Of optimists, says the chls
cago Record Herald.
Cherokee scout. [volume] (Murphy, N.C.) 188?-1961, 1906-04-03
HEX in NEW ORLEANS.

Carnival King Arrives and Mardl Gras
Festivities eegIn.
With the formal entry Of Rex, the
carnival was in full blast at New Or
leans, Monday All records in the
matter Of attendance promised to be
broken. The streets traversed by the
pageant reception to the king were
congested. and there was an immense
multitude on the levee to witness the
naval parade and the landing.
Cherokee scout. [volume] (Murphy, N.C.) 188?-1961, 1906-04-03
EDITORIALS

Barge once reports IN New York
show that 1880 vessels arrived At that
port The past year, states 3 periodical
cf the day.
Cherokee scout. [volume] (Murphy, N.C.) 188?-1961, 1906-04-03
SONS or VETS CALLED.


VIZ = INV ~ IzEII|7
n general orders Ne issued
Il MONTGOMERY, Ala. Da Thomas n.
Owen, eohihander III H|sI Of no
United Sons 'pf cohfedo Vetefans.
calls the eleventh annu feuni6n 81
The organization for Nee Hfloans. on
days joining With The JH.ta coaEad.
eFais Yetsrans Aptil gna ri
Cherokee scout. [volume] (Murphy, N.C.) 188?-1961, 1906-04-03
FoH IMMENsE MAAlLE agANnY


Papers Of incorporation ii al ia.
menze marble quarry n Taliadoga.
Ala. were filed Tuesday n lhe once
Of shs secretary 81 state AZ Menisom.
ciy. Tho company Is capitalized at
Isbeaoo. and Vim mine marble on IS
extensive scale n TslIadoea. The
Ineofp0ralors are IS 4. Atkinson. +.
s 4lkwtIsht r. b 1nmnane and d.
aioFsIli
Cherokee scout. [volume] (Murphy, N.C.) 188?-1961, 1906-04-03
NO POISON IN STOMACH.
Tucker is Exonerated Of Charge Of
Numbering His Wife.

Numbering HE Wife.
Dire. Harris and Daniel, who CON
Quoted the post mortem examinations
at Moultrie. Ca, in the case Of q. w.
Tucker. have reported that they found
no poison in the stomach.
1t was alleged that she had been
poisoned BY her husband to secure
life Insurance, and under this charge
Tucker has been in jail. He was re-
leased on an order from the solicitor
general.
Cherokee scout. [volume] (Murphy, N.C.) 188?-1961, 1906-04-03
racuOAT Ne WAS MvRDrRER.
Negro Fired w After BEING Fugitive
ThlEtv vesr.

ThFty Years.
Louis Danke negro thought lie
killed another Begro with i club thIrs
ty years ago and fed. being a fugl-
tive all these years A few days ago
he was arrcatedlin Montgomery. Ala,
and on trial Wednesday It was ais.
csvcrcd Tint The man he hit was not
killed He was let off with a fine ii
$40. after teing thirty years IN fear.
Cherokee scout. [volume] (Murphy, N.C.) 188?-1961, 1906-04-03

The Chicago Record Herald says that
Charles N. schwab has moved into his
new s5,OOO,OO0 home. which IL said to
he the finest private mansion in the
world; and remarks that he can't sleep
IN more than one bed or eat more than
one meal at a time.
Cherokee scout. [volume] (Murphy, N.C.) 188?-1961, 1906-04-03
ALEX LEaLER aoEs 70 JAN

Georgia Boy Held II JefDey city TO-
Murder Of Me BrothsF.
Judge Higgins Of Jersey City IL E
hearing decided that Police ChIel
Murphy had presented q prima facls
case against Alex Lssler, and the
young man. Who IS accused b tie
murder Of bis brother. Carl. Hss con-.
mltfed 70 tie county ian. Prosecutor
SnesI Win submit i1z ef|1enss b ~
sfana Jury.
Cherokee scout. [volume] (Murphy, N.C.) 188?-1961, 1906-04-03
EDUCATORS At LoUlsylLLE.

superIntendents Of National AssoeIa-
ton Holding Sessions.
The annual convention Of the de-
partment Of superintendent Of the
National Educational Association be-
gan at Louisville Tuesday. This is the
only section Of the seventeen branch
es Of the national association which
does not meet Jointly with the general
body and the interest in the work
was attested by 4 large attendance.
Cherokee scout. [volume] (Murphy, N.C.) 188?-1961, 1906-04-03
HIS RAILROADS con PAPER


70 clssr the titles Of land granted
10 railroads. existing only on paper.
Representative Lacey Of Iowa has In
troduced q bill for forfeiture Of land
grants made By the government TO
railroads. where the Same failed to
build their proposed lines within i've
years after location.
Cherokee scout. [volume] (Murphy, N.C.) 188?-1961, 1906-04-03
wAycRoss SHOPS CONTRACT
IL Awarded to the Pennsylvania Bridge
Company.

1t Is announced from Atlantic CoasE
Line headquarters that the contract
for the shops to be built at Waycross.
Ga, have been awarded Seventeen
Arms submitted bids. The contract
Is given to the Pennsylvania Bridge
company Of Beaver Falls. The work
must be completed by January /, 1907.
Cherokee scout. [volume] (Murphy, N.C.) 188?-1961, 1906-04-03
HENDERsoN ANsWERa LAsT cALL
Ex-speaksr Of Houso 81 Representa-.
tIves Crosses park River.

Former Speaker David B. IIender-
son Of the national house Of represen.
tatlyesp died at Q o'clock tuesday an!
eincon at Mercy hospital Dubuque,
iowa, Of paresis, which attacked MN
nine months ago an Of his family.
except q son IN California. were 1t liia
bedside He sersed twenty years 81
congress. During fer years Of that
time be was apeaka
Cherokee scout. [volume] (Murphy, N.C.) 188?-1961, 1906-04-03

One thousand marriageable women
are wanted IA Big Horn County, wyo..
where there are ten bachelors to every
miss. Owing to the fact that they
have no department stores, no horse
shows, and few matinses in Big Horn
County 1t will probably be hard to
get the girls headed in that direction,
says the Chicago Record-Herald.
Cherokee scout. [volume] (Murphy, N.C.) 188?-1961, 1906-04-03

Il "
Eminent alienlsts should ind much
TO interest them in the reports Of bat
Tie. murder and sudden death which
had their inception on Christmas
Leaving out OF consideration the hof-
rors Of the situation in Moscow and
throughout the Russian Empire. In the
United States alone no fewer than thir-
" murders and other violent deaths
were reported, states the New York
World For the most part. the deaths
we're from murderous assault. though
suicide played some small part in the
CHASTITY catalogue. Upon no other day
in the year has there been such q rec
ord Of tragedy, and the experts in neu-
rotics have study before them which
will tax the laws Of known psychology
for an explanation. Christmas is emil
nently q day Of peace and goodwill.
Why, then. should It prove itself 10 be
day Of grim horror Is It because
Of grief over friends gone or faIss7 Is
Il disappointment &C the turning Of the
year which brings no promise Of better
daysY a It failure 70 realize he hoped
% recruits e strenuous sndsayors OF
ia # The result Of too much celebration
with the vine when + ID rcd. Possibly
the alleniste may answsr, but The faes
thai Christmas brought forth such
tragedy issa curious commentary on
the aay which 4 supposed % be the
happIeat and most psaeefaI Of the whole
rear
Cherokee scout. [volume] (Murphy, N.C.) 188?-1961, 1906-04-03

There are at the present time more
than six hundred seed farms III the
United States farms. that is to say.
continues the American cuitivator. de-
voted to the production Of vegetable.
field crop and flower seeds to be sold to
farmers and gardeners. Some Of these
plantations are very extensive, COM
prising as much as one thousand acres.
The question Of improving the laws
and regulations relating to automobiles
is attracting considerable attention in
France, and draft has been made Of
certain new regulations for legislative
consideration. relates Harper's Week.
". In the licensing Of chauffeurs 1t is
proposed that each applicant must pos
sess medical certificate in order to
have men Of absolutely sound health
in charge Of motor cars. It has been
found that In numerous instance In
France chauteurs have been in poor
physical condition. either from over
work Or various bodily infrmities, and
even case was encountered where an
epileDtic was in charge Of an automo-
bile. II Is now proposed that here
after physician shall certify that each
candidate for a chaufeurs license Is
sound both mentally and physically.
With present high speed touring cars
and the necessity for keeping the most
careful lookout and controlling the ma
chine absolutely. the problem becomes
closely akin to the running Of loco
motive and the move Of the French
authorities would seem to be move in
the right direction.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-24
CREDITORS AFTER
/ DEBTORS WHEAT
Metropolis & Co.'s Grain Assets
the Object of Lively Legal
/ Scramble. -.
Journal Special Service.

journal special service.
Chicago, Jan. 24.-Many claims are
being filed in the federal courts against
the grain contained in elevators owned
by McReynolds & Co., by creditors of
the defunet concern who hold ware
house receipts purporting to cover the
grain. Judge Bethea yesterday en-.
Tered an order allowing the sale of
thousands Of bushels of grain in eleva-
tor B and the holding Of the proceeds
until it was decided who owned the
grain or held warehouse receipts for it.
The bank Of Montreal is the most ur-
gent claimant. Bartlett, Frazier & Car
rington, Pope & Eckhardt company and
Creighton & Co., board of trade firms,
have filed similar claims. Judge Bethea
has ordered the receiver, the Chicago
Title & Trust company, to answer with
In five days, when the entire matter
goes to Referee Eastman on special
reference to take proof.
The Bank Of Montreal's petition al
leges that it holds warehouse receipts
for the grain as collateral for loan of
$143,39S.13 advanced to George s.
McReynolds. On this the bank claims
the grain or it's proceeds.
Jacob Ringer, attorney for the Chica-
go Title Trust company, as receiver of
McReynolds & Co.,, has gone to East
st. Louis, Ill, to investigate story
that the grain held in the McReynolds
elevator there belongs to people not in
tvolved in the failure. This was re-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-24
other words is, in many cases, fiat
steal. / have found only one case where

sCeal. nave Iound only one case where
a fiat rate was upheld. In that city
which is put into a sewer fund, and it
has been sufficient to pay for the con-
struction of all trunk and local sewers,
and no annual tax is levied for trunk
sewers upon property. that does not
have sewer advantages, or upon per
sonal property. On this basis, a flat
rate is all right. ...
We heard q good deal about the JUS
tlce Of the old fiat rate assessment for
cision. s....s
Let me illustrate what a fraud it
was. We will say that trunk sewer
was built on Lake street, from Lake
Calhoun to the Mississippi river. No
matter what that sewer cost, it is paid
for by general taxation, and is the
property of the whole city, maintained
and kept in repair by tax upon all of
the property in the city. Into this
sewer we will say empties the sewers
of Portland, Park, Chicago, Clinton
and Nicollet avenues, from both direc-
tions, costing from 90 cents to $3.50 a
front foot, according to the material
OF which they are constructed. The
cost OF material and labor in different
years, the weather while the sewer is
being built, and the character of the
soil thru which the sewer is laid, are
all factors to be considered.
Under the old system fiat rate of
$3.50 per foot was assessed.
Is there man in this city who will
contend that it is right to Keep the 10
to 90 cents per foot excess and apply
it on the cost Of the Lake street sewer,
| which has been built by general tax
on the whole city, and to which he has
already contributed his sharea Is
there a court, or an attorney in this
constitutional to compel one taxpayer
to contribute 10 cents, another 20, an
other 80, another 40, another 80, cents
q front foot more to the general fund
| than other taxpayers are compelled to
payf Is this equal taxation7
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-24
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
The Theory on Which Our Sewer
System Is Constructed.

10 tne Ed1tor OF The journal.
There has been much discussion for
the past five years of the system Of
special assessments and the laws re1at-
ing thereto. Men who are well posted
IN all other matters seem to know but
little. about it. The theory Of taxa.
tion is that all property shall contribute
equally to the support Of the govern
ment and it is the recomnized right Of
the state, county and city to take from
every IS Accommodations the amount
necessary to do so.
Special assessments for special i'm
provements must be as nearly equal as
possible when the general public receive
a benefit, but in street improvements
the property on the street receives a
special benefit and can be taxed to the
full amount Of the benefited. limited
only by the cost Of the Improvement
or by some special law limiting the
benefit. The benefits must, however.
be considered and the property owner
must be given notice, either personally
or by published notice, that he NAV
the courts the legislature may establish
the amount of the benefit.
SCreet improvements are generally
assessed equally per front foot on each
side Of the street, without regard To
tae value OF the property or the depth
VI Iu6 lOG.
The system inaugurated in this citv
ABOUT tlve years ago is about the same
as that followed by most cities and is
fair to all. Take, for instance. the
sewer system. Trunk sewers are paid
Tor from a general fund assessed equal
~ on all the property in the city. in
GLIDING the wheat in the elevators
household furniture, cash, bonds, stocks,
| ETC., which we all know are not bene.
/ lifted by sewer system. PROPERTY 10.
Gated On a trunk sewer is assessed the
amount that a ,24-inch sewer would
| cost, which the city. engineer estimates
from his knowledge Of the cost of the
material, ETC., the, 24-inch sewer being
tabllshed by the charter as an or.
binary sewer. Into these trunk. sewers
all local or lateral sewers empty and
| are assessed for against AUDITING prop.
| erty at actual cost, and except for some
/ peculiar conditions like auicksand
stone or an unusual depth, the assess.
ment is limited to $3.50 foot on each
side. Of the street, the balance being
paid from the general fund. Property
over 81 so q foot for local sewers, but
/ there is a general and continuous tax
on all property for sewers across steei
Intersections and in front of exempt
i property, SO that streets which have
j neve had a sewer and never will, have
i to pay as muhc in proportion to theil
i value as those that receive direct
1 benefit. -.
We hear good deal about q Fat rate
l for special improvements, which, In
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-24

Under our charter, sewers at intersec-
lions and in front of exempt property
are, or should be, paid for from the
permanent Improvement fund, and the
property owners portion is paid from
the permanent Improvement revolving
fund.
= There is no authority given in the
charter to transfer money from one of
these funds to the other, to use revolv-
ing fund money for permanent improve
ments, or the permanent improvement
fund to construct the property owner s
portion of any improvement. The two
funds are as distinct as the eighth ward
and the ninth ward sidewalk funds are,
and there would be just as much JUS
tice In taking the money paid into the
city treasury to construct a sidewalk
on Park avenue, and using it for side
walk on Marshall street NE, as to di-
vert the revolving or permanent I'M
provement funds from the purposes for
which they were raised.
/. = -. C, A, Nimocks,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-24
TALES OF TRAVELLERS

Former Governor g. M. Herreid Of
Aberdeen, who retired two months ago
from the position Of chief executive
Of South Dakota is guest today at
the Hotel Nicollet. .... - =
"We all look to our next legislature
to take action for the early completion
of South Dakota g new capitol, . said
he. In South Dakota an appropria-
ton tt Of money Is so net ooe necessary as the
ceived from the federal government,
which. is to be sold and the proceeds
used for the new statehouse. But the
legislature has SO far only authorized
the construction of one wing, which
is to contain the supreme court and
the state library. The foundation is
already in for this, and bids have been
called for the superstructure, which
will be either of South Dakota granite
or Indiana stone. .>-a.F... 4
1.-THE site Of the new capitol is all
that could be desired. It is on hill,
at the rear Of the old, capitol, and has
a splendid view Of the Missouri river
Mr.: Herreid believes the extension of
the Milwaukee road thru South Dakota
for the state.
Aberdeen is already booming" he
said, ."and every town along the line
is being bettered. I believe the ex-
tension Of the railroad will eventually
make Aberdeen, now place Of some
1000, large city"
Lieutenant John r. Kelley, u. s. A..
who recently returned with his regi:
ment, the Seventh infantry, from
Manila, is today at the Vendome on a
leave Of absence from Harrison, where
he is now stationed. He says the gov.
eminent is taking strong steps at Ma.
Mia to overcome the cholera, which re-
appeared last August, after It had been
stamped out for over year previous
''The cholera at Manila IS more like
the breaking Of an epidemic, - he
said, ethan the commencing of one
That is, the cases are all isolated and
located in different parts of the city
The American authorities are very par.
ticular and careful in handling It and
deserve much credit. They have inaug
urated movement in the schools which
appears very successful. The children
are instructed in sanitary methods ano
the best means Of preventing cholera
The children take the information tt
their homes and instruct their par
ents. This method of educating
the people Of the city to fight the
dread disease is meeting with crafty
ing results. '
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-24
INSPECTOR GETS BUSY

CRoOKSTON, MINN.-State Pure Food Inspec-
tor Heiburg has been here and created con-
some of them with summonses to appear in
Justice court and answer to the charge Of
selling piccallln containing poisonous substance;
stances. Three grocers, confectioner and two
saloonkeepers were arrested and appeared before
Justice Wilde. One grocer was charged with
selling picalilH containing poisonous substance;
another with selling adulterated blackberry jam
and the other with dispensing sorghum that did
not comply with the state laws. Two were fined
S25 and costs and the othe. $40. The confec-
TONER paid fine of SIS for selling orange cider
containing coal tar products. The saloonmen
firms outside the state.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-24

Glenwood was a Hotel Nicollet guest
today. The senator says great things
of the new state fish hatchery at Glen,
wood. .......
"When it is. completed there will not
he said. just as soon as winter breaks
work will be pushed completing the
bass pond. This is being made by
fencing off some two acres Of the lake
with a cement wall. The pond will
have an almost unlimited capacity. The
pike pond will turn out 1O,0OO,O00 fry
a year, and last season the Glenwood
hatchery produced million and halt
Of trout fry.'' =, = \
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-24
PROFIT IN SHEEP RAISING

FERGUS FALLS, MINN.-rhere are COMPARE
lively few sheep raised In this section OF Min
nesota, but the experience Of liver Iverson, who
lives six miles south of this city, shows con-
clusively that they can be raised at profit
Iyerson purchased forty sheep five years ago at
cost of s1S5. Since then he has sold a total
of 2,318 pounds Of wool, for which he re-
sheep for ss24.e5 and he has sixty-one head
left, which he estimates are worth S244 maxi
ing total Of $1.497 80 from an Investment Of
$185 i've years ago He figures that he has
raised fully much grain and stock as he
would have otherwise raised. ana consequently
is about 81. 900 ahead by raising few sheep
as a side enterprise.