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Tax Notice.

Taxes will be due ard payable With
1907. ~ Deo' ol--
The tax levy for State purnoses 10
IL, mills, Tor ordinary county !
iniiis, for interest on Chester and
s,heraw Ry Bonds mill and one ha If
IL mill, for sinking fund for said
bonds, for School purposes mills
making total of Ia mills on all taxa'
oie property of the County.
For payment of interest ON Town
snip Bonds, ,JC.C A. C. Ry. Pleasant
Hill, % mills, for lane 1 reek ga
mills, for Gills Greek, %.
In School districts, Nos 12.l7.23.
II. 39-49 there is a special Jevv of
mus and Nos Ia aud 3S 8 mills, i'm
Nos and "a. mills. and Nos K + ..
H., W and 46 is 2 mills, and in No 40,
mills. nv
There is also tax of al on eacb
maze citizen between the ages of 81
and 90 years old except those WIN sre
exempted by law.
During the month of Jan. 1908 q
penalty of 1% will be charged on ali
UNPAID taxes and during February an
additional 10 will be charged ON q II
unpaid taxes and from March Ist to Tx
an additional 5M will be cboroed on
q" ""paio taxes. w. H. Millen.
County Treasurer.
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SauiupH Drparfinrnt

4 per cent interest al.
lowed on savings deposits
and on time certificates.
Interest compounded
lon the first days OF Jan
uary, April, July and DC
tober.
Accounts may be open
ed with One Dollar ol
more.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-10
DISCUSS GERMAN BATTLESHIPS.
Admiral Won Tirpitz Defends Proposal to
Shorten Age Limit to Twenty Years.

RerIin Dec 9-Speaking before the ReichstaE
Committee on the Budget to-day, Admiral Won Iir-
ni,z Secretary OF the Admiralty, defended the pro
noeal "a shorten the limit on German oalue-
sbips from twenty-five to twenty years tie point
ed ont the fact that in the American navy sixteen
,ears was regarded the greatest possible term OF
service He said the introduction of telescope gun
sights had considerably enlarged the enecuVe nght-
,nr range of battleshps and. as Germany's older
u-arships we're built short range fighting, they
have lost considerably in value through this de-
voopment.
Herr Rebel the Socialist leader. demanded that
tho revenues covering the increased naval expendi
tures he provided before any vote on a change III
building pIans was taken. Herr Liehermann Won
Sonneuberg Semitic also declined to dehne his
nosition on this bill before the revenue had been
provided.
Admiral Won Trpitz continuing his address thch
declared that Germany had made no mistake III
rostponing construction OF submarine vessels
He said that If his department had begun ths
work before it would have lost many millions Nv e
cannot forete.' the admiral said. what the status
of submarines will be five years from now
The cspacity Of German shirYsrds having been
"a lied into question Admiral Won 'Iirpitz declared
that vessels in the German yards were actually
bjlt more rapidly in Great Britain France or
the United States.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-10
CANNOT STOP FAST MAIL TRAINS
Supreme Court Decides Against South Caro-
lima Railroad Commission.

Washington. Dec. a.-The question whether a rail-
road company can be compelled on the order of II
state railroad commission to stop its fast mail
trains when engaged in interstate commerce
decided to-day by the Supreme Court of the
United States in the negative in the case of the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company against the
Board of Railroad Commissioners of South Caro-
lima The suit arose in connection with an effort
on the part of citizens of the Of Iatta- s. c.
TO stop being tagged two such trains which pass
through the town daily, and the commission
ordered that stops should be made whenever the
signal should be hcisted. The railroad company
resisted the ruling az unreasona BILE and as an in
reference with interstate commerce The state
Supreme Court decided against the company. and
1t Immediately appealed to the Supreme Court OF
United States. with the result that the relief
sought obtained. The decision delivered
by Justice Peckham and reversed the decision of
the South Carolina court. The opinion holds the
order of the commission to be interference with
interstate commerce
New-York tribune., 1907-12-10
RUSSIA PLANS FOREIGN LOAN.
Will Be Marketed Next Year If lnterna
tional Conditions Are Favorable.

St Petersburg. Dec. 9.-The Douma to-morro"
will begin the consideration of the budget in which
NJ. Kokovsoff tho Minister of Finance, presents
an extended resume of Russia's financial status
and explains the details OF the estimates OF l"h.
As the ministry expects from the third Douma
serious consideration of the budget II will afford
every facility its close examination. It's dis
cusslon in committee. which will follow the gen
eral debate is not expected 10 terminate before
the Christmas holidays. and the budget VIII not DC
adopted before the end of January
II is learned from official sources that Russia
nrobaby will market a foreign loan the latter part
OF 1868 II international conditions are then favor
able The present revenues are adequate 10 cover
the ordinary expenses on the economic scale which
NJ Kokovsofr has instituted since the war. with
norbans some assistance from a small internal 1oan
For the introduction of general education the
construction of railroads. the rebuilding OF the
feet and similar projects the necessity of nnanc'a
hclp from abroad is frankly admitted These eH-
nendItures can be deferred for time. but not in
definitely.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-10
NAVY SAILMAKER FACES CHARGES.
After Thirty-fve Years Of Service, He Is
Now Before Court Martial

Garrett Van Mater. chief samaker IN the United
States navy was brought 10 trial yesterday in
court martial proceedings at the General Court
Martial Building in the Brooklyn navy yard The
charge against Van Mater is culpable inefnciency
in duty and conduct prejudicia TO the good mora Is
of the service In that he attempted TO obtain a
hribe from W. & J. Sloane the carpet concern IN
Manhattan The court is composed of Captain
John E Roller. retired. president: Commander Al
bert Moritz. retired: Chief Engineer Charles r.
Nagk lieutenant A. ". Marshall. Lieutenant A A
Peterson and Lieutenant g. T westcott. u S.
NJ G. Judge advocate. Var Matters lawyers are
judge Jacob Neu. Senator Alfred J. Gilchrist. Jose
e Pidgeou and r J. Donnelly.
Van Mater has been In the service nearly thirty
five wears and was about 90 retire. He has been
-, ,ha Fsrookl1p ward for the last years. Van
Mater pleaded not guilty to the charges yesterday
Senator Gilchrst argued on technicalu-s for the
dismissal of the case. The motion was denied. and
tho trial will be continued
New-York tribune., 1907-12-10

ailer the busiest few weeks that have been seen
'nere Tor long time, takes deserted appear
"hc and returns TO fits usual routine. The Culgos.
soofeshlp, and the repair ship Panther will prob
in Virginia.
inc oattieship Massachusetts and the cruiser
d'iiiiore are at the navy yard. of commission.
ana on the stocks is the hull of the new collier
'esIaL "hen the Vestal is finished the navy yard
VIII De one OF the quietest places in Brooklyn. un-
TESS tne government decides have one of the
ne" oattleships built there. One of the yard off,
GERS expressed the hope that this would be done.
1t was learned yesterday that three young officers
OF Ihe Peruvian navy viii go the Pacific with
lhe american fleet TO obtain instruction in the
methods of our navy. They have the rank of mid
shinmen.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-10
AER0PLANES FOR THE ARMY.
Chief Signal Officer to Call on American
Inventors for Plans.

Washington, Dec a--Ths army is already looking
beyond the simple balloon. the dirgibs balloon and
like contrvances for navigating the air to the
scientific aeroplane, and it announced to-day
that the chief signal officer will soon call on Amer
lean inventors TO submit plans for practicable
machine to be used instead of balloon for mill
tary purposes The terms of the advertisement are
now under consideration and the War Department
has invited cooperation and advice of certain
writer's who have come TO be regarded
thorities the subject OF flying machines and
aerial navigation generally.
The beginning of experiments in the direction Of
aeroplanes will not il is said. interfere with the
War Departments plans in execution for tEe
training of selected in the of balloons
with the projected construction of at least two
dirgible srships. Indeed. specifications for the
construction of the latter will be ready for issue
the public in few days
New-York tribune., 1907-12-10
HA,aHT G. FREEsE PETITION DENIED.

Washinston, Dec. 9.-The Supreme Court of the
United States to-day denied the petition of the
Faisbt & Freese Company. of Boston, New York
and Philadelphia. for writ of certorari bringing
TO that court for review the case of Anna L. Weiss
and others against the company in connection with
which the United States Circuit Court for the Dis
trict Of Massachusetts, appointed receiver to take
charge of the company's property The action OF
the court is equivalent to the affirmation of the
decision Of the Massachusetts, court. Mrs. Weiss.
as the widow Of Charles Weiss. customer of the
company, brought suit for the appointment of
receiver charging that her husband had been In
duced 10 pay $3.50 TO the house the under
standing that the money would be used in tho
purchase of stocks whereas II charged that
the money had been used IN payments on margins
according to .bucketshop'' methods.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-10
NAPOLEON I ONLY $40 YEARS OLD.
Wants to See Emperor" Theodore About
the Battle of Waterloo

New Brunswick N j. Dec (SpecisI)--A
Frenchman. who says he is Napoleon I, Emperor
of France and is $40 years DID, arrested here
to-day because he told officer that he was on his
way TO Washington 10 call on Emperor" Theodore
Roosevelt. John White, detective employed by
the Pennsylvania Railroad. found Napoleon hang
ing the Pennsylvania Railroad station here
waiting for a train to Washington Napoleon said
he wanted ask Emperor Theodore II he
thought the battle Of Waterloo was properly con-
Quoted by the French army
The detective told Napoleon that he was In WASH
ington already. and that he would take him to the
White House Napoleon breathed his thanks and
was escorted the county JAIL. and there was told
that Sheriff Andrew g. Church was the PresideeG
He thinks is being entertained as a guest at the
White House. Napoleon says he escaped from ST.
Helena He Will probably fnd another ST. Helena
in the Trenton State Asylum
New-York tribune., 1907-12-10
ARMY IND NAVY NEWS.
[Fro1n The Tribune Burean.J
Washington December g.
ORDERS ISSUED.-The following orders have

following in the stations and duties Of pay
psyu,aster from Portland. Ore. San Francisco TO
saiI aSout Feh5snT for asns a Ms19r aptsn
ERNEST A GREENOUGH paymaster from san
WILLIAM H. BURT. paymaster. from Philippines to
First A Lieutenant E ALEXIS JEUNEr 18th Infantry.
from Army Cuban Pscincation to Washington to
Major WILLIAM g PIERCE ordnance department from
Springfield ArInory to Philadelphia and relieve Msjo,
Midyals Steel Company from, ps,,,,D,,.,
Contract JOHN BROOKS from Fort Meade
Second Lieutenant EMIL ENGEI. 9th Cavalry. from
mounted service school Fort Riley to philippines
Captain RAYMoND R STEVENS 2ad Infantry. to
NAVY.
Rear Admiral G c RErrER Getredl detached as msEn-
Captain a MARII. detached supervisor Of naval %
December so t. duty member OF the lighthouse
Iisutenan, Commaader W w BUSH. to charge Of re-
crliting station Oklahoma City ,,
Lieutenant Commander NJ. KNEPPER. detached bureau
1Aeusant % salp Al F. H YATES Georgia; to
1suesa sef Gseier It. w1hnAc recruiting station
Gna0%s h KIN kM II the of
10 the Georgia.
MOVEMENTS OF wARsHIPS.-The following
movements of vessels have been reported to the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED
csssF TiTEaHa so Se as aaSsa Ohio
snd the IamR,oS 25zfsa RSss' the Prairie at
SAILED.
December Tho Kentucky Boston for Newport:
the Vermont from Tolpkinsvilie for Hampton Road.
the Choctaw from Washinston for Hampton Roads;
Nero. from Bradford for Rio de Janeiro
December s-Ths Wasp. from Psekskll for NewSurs me
Shanghai
New-York tribune., 1907-12-10
LAST BIG BATTLEsKIP SAILS AWAY
NAVY Yard Has !heerless Look After the
Minnesota Starts for the Pacific.

The hstflevhip Minnesota. the last Of the halt
dozen of that rype that were fitting At the
Rrooklvn Navy Yard for the cruise to the Pacific,
sailed yesterday for the rendezvous at Hampton
Roads The sailing OF the Minnesota was attended
with almost little ceremony as that OF the hNe
other vessels Of Admiral Evans feet WHICH sdiied
last week
,,an+ain Hubbard commanding was the bridge,
and as many Of the sailors could get there were
at the rail 70 acknowledge the silent farewell of
;heir fellow jackies the Hancock. who waved
hands and caps Tho Minnesota Vas As 1uliy
eauirped in every department il is possible TO
.outn 2 Dsrship with her departure the yard,
New-York tribune., 1907-12-10
sw1NpLED BY BOGUS LIEUTENANT.
Impostcr Wears Service Uniform and Calls
Himself A. H. West, Of the Navy

The officials Of the Brooklyn Navy Yard nave
1.,r,ed Of another impostor. who. pretending be
an officer in the United States Navy. has succeed
ed in passing worthless checks In Manhattan The
wan gives the name of Lieutenant A. II. West of
,h. hatt,eship Minnesota, and wears a new service
,,,,,orr, One Of tho losers through this sw1nde Is
The nroprietor of we'll known restaurant. who
.ccented from West check Buffalo bank
in pavment for dinner. and. the amount of the
ob.cl heing in excess of the meal the victim gave
back the difference In cash
II Is believed 1T the navy yard that West is
IN. same man who decently operated along the
Same lines under the name Of Lieutenant L. s.
Cox of L. S. S. Hancock
New-York tribune., 1907-12-10
MORE TROOPS IN TOBACCO WAR.
Kentucky Governor Strengthens State
Forces in Hopkinsville District.
by Telegraph to The Tribune. J

Frankfort KY. Dec AT the request of Ma jor
Rassett who Is in command of the state militia
at Hopkinsville the seat of the tobacco war, Gov
arnor Reckham ordered additional troops that
CITY to-day. Twelve hundred rounds of ammun-
ton were hurried to Hopkinsville this morning.
Governor Beckham believes that additional troops
will prevent further outbreak.
Might riders burned the barn of John Wiley
at Sy-itzer near here. to-day. II contained three
thousand pounds of tobacco and other barns on
the place were saved by rain.
Hopk. lille Ky, Dec. o.--James Morris
rested o. light. charged with being a member of
the pe-.r Of might riders who raided Hopkins
vile Saturday morning. One boy might rider
from Trigg County killed by the posse that
pursued the party after the disturbances Satur-
morning
New-York tribune., 1907-12-10
REBATE CASES ADVANCED.

Washington Dec. s.-The Supreme Court OF the
United States to-day set the hearing of cases OF
the United States against the Armour, Swift and
other packing companies. involving the charge OF
accepting rebates shipments for export. for
January 90 thus advancing the cases on the docket
The case of Hunter agt. Wood, involving the
North Carolina rate law. set for hearing on
Doc 1hHr
New-York tribune., 1907-12-10
NOMINATIONS BY THE PRESIDENT.

Washington Dec. 9.-The President to-day sent
10 the Senate the following nominations:
To be Envoy Extraordinary Plenpoten1
to Nicaragua and Costa Rica--WiLLTAM l.. MERRY. Of
California.
To be Interstate commerce Commissioner CHARLES
A PROTTY. Vermont denomination
To he United States marshal the District OF New
Hampshire -FT7GENE p. HUTE Of New Hampshire.
TO be Attorney of Porto Rioo-HENRY NJ
of
New-York tribune., 1907-12-10
MONETARY CONVENTION IN HONDURAS.

Washington, Dec. 9-A monetary convention an
Tegucigalpa Honduras is to be one OF the results
of the Central American Peace Conference, now In
session here It will be held in January. 1soe and
an effort will be made to arrive at some method
of fixing rate OF exchange telative to gold, this
being considered absolutely necessary to correct
and satisfactory conduct OF business operations in
Central America. Costa Rica now has fixed rate
but conditions in the other countries said not
to be satisfactory. Consideration OF this question
occupied the attention of the delegates 10 the con-
ference to-day
New-York tribune., 1907-12-10
RELIEVED FROM COMMAND OF sHUsRlck

Washington, Dec. a--The inquiry into the collision
between the torpedo boat Shubrick and the New
York Philadelphia and Norfolk Line steamer Mary
land in Hampton Roads on November n has re-
smiled in the detachment of Lieutenant II. F.
Cook from command of the torpedo boat and his as
sspnnent to subordinate post one of the bat
,lesh;ps Although the naval board found sevsral
things TO criticisc in Lieutenant Cooks manage
ent of the torpedo boat just before the collision
1t was reported that he did his duty to the best
~ his ability. 1t was found that his failure to
.voia !. collision was drA 70 inexperiencs rather
New-York tribune., 1907-12-10
DIR. WEIGH KILLED IN LOS ANGELES.
Struck by Engine in Street-Went to Pacific
Coast from Boston
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Los Angeles. Dec a-Dr. Edwin A. Welch- =
tired physician and surgeon. formerly OF Boston.
was killed 5,y n Southern Pacific enigma IN South
Alameda street to-day. Or. Welch was born Ia
England He practised for sixteen years in New
Brunswick, Canada. and then went to Boston. n
year ago on account Of falling health he removed
10 Los Angeles He lived In this city with his
wife and youngest daughter. He left three other
daughters Mrs. Alton Taylor, OF New Haven.
Conn: Mrs 2. II. Burt, OF New York City. and
Mrs 3. J. Holmes, Of Los Angeles, and three
sons. Edwin welch. OF Canada; Francis Welch. OF
British Columbia. ssd Hugo Weich. OF Boston,
New-York tribune., 1907-12-10
EMPEROR WILLIAM IN LONDON.
Will Spend Three Days in Sightseeing
Before Return-Health Improved.

1opdon. Dec. s-Emperor William. who has COM
,e,ed his rest cure" at Hghcliffe Castle arrived
IN London to-day for three days of sightseeing
t4a had luncheon with king Edward at BuckinS-
ham Palace at noon and later TOOK up MS resi-
aonca at the German Embassy. where ne Will stay
.n "Wednesday His majesty looks 10 be In splen-
health.
On wednesday the Emperor will leave here for
home 1t is his intention to visit Queen Wlihei-
nina in Holland on his way back 10 fo'sdalh
New-York tribune., 1907-12-10
CONTRABAND OF WAR ABOARD?
Said To Be Reason Why German Steamer
Mios Was Abandoned.

Rrest Dec at is rumored that the German
steamer Mlos which took fire at sea and was
abandoned by the captain and crew on Ushant
Island twenty miles west OF Rrest, last Fri
dav was laden with contTaband of war, which
would account for the hurried abandonment
The vessel is now in port. but tho fire Is still
smodering It is stated that the captain strenu-
ously opposed the tugs towing his vessel INTO the
barbor but he obliged TO give in. owing to
tha heavy weather. which threatened to drive her
ashore.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-10
KNOCKED AND INJURED BY CAR.

Solomon c. Guegenhemer. of the Hotel Neither
land was knocked down and seriously injured by a
crosstown 59th street at Seventh avenue late
last night He suffered from internal injuries and
was taken in ambulance TO Roosevelt Hospital
At the hotel the clerk said he understood that Mr.
Lnirl y:as in the lace business.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-10
QUEENS JEWELS TO BE SOLD.

I,,Ss.l- j,oc 9-l'G. Court 81 Appeals today
overr,,,ad the decision the loUcr court granting
postpone ulent OF the sale of the jewels and per-
sonaI effects of the Queen Henrietta Princess
Louise a daughter. is seeking 10 prevent the sale
of the Jewels which were seized for her debts.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-10
COLLISION OF TRAINS IN FOG.

Poughkeepsie, n. ", Dec 9.-Owing to the ob-
scurng OF signals because of dense fog along the
Hudson River a slight collision occurred between
two Messenger trains on the New York Central
Railroad early this morning, at Highlands, few
miles south of this city No killed or In
j,red in the accident. The ends OF two baggage
cars were badly damaged and these two cars were
thrown acr5ss the main line of tho railroad block
ing traffic for q short time.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-10
Mr.. PLATT's INCORPORATION BILL.

Washinkton, Dec. e-Senator Plat, Of New YORK.
to-day introduced bill providing for national su-
pervision of corporations. 1t establishes bureau
Of incorporation an adjunct Of the treasury
Department which shall have supervision OF cor
porations whose business Is carried in two or
New-York tribune., 1907-12-10
TRIBESMEN ASK FORGIVENESS.
Hope by Heekness To Stop Punitive Expe-
dition of French in Algeria.

Oran, Algeria, Dec Sit is reported mere tnat
the Eennis Nassen tribesmeu who recently at
tackled the French forces have sent in emissaries
asking for pardon.
They took this step upon learning that the prep
arstious to advance against them made by Gen
eraI IIautey the French commander n-chef. had
been successfully completed
New-York tribune., 1907-12-10
OFFICE OF HYGIENE AT PARIS.

Rome. Dec e-The International Sanitary Con
ference ended its abors here to-day after deciding
tnou the creation of an international Office of hy
ziene AT Paris France undertakes TO supply the
quarters for the bureau.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-10
KING DINIZULU SURRENDERS.

. Pieterrnaritzburg. Natal Dec 4-DnizuIu The
zulu king who has been held responsible for the
threatening situation in Natal arising from tn" in
reaSing holiness of the natives. who Of late have
been induging in murder and other outrages has
surrendered without resistance
New-York tribune., 1907-12-10
SOUTHERN RAILWAY CHANGES.
A Number of Higher Officials Asked for
Their designations.
IRy Telegraph to The TriD-ne- }

BY Telegraph The 1rtD1ne
AsheviIIe n. c., Dec. s.-As number Of the higher
officials of the Southern Railway, Of the Ashevills
division including Superintendent Rsmseur. one OF
r.. Southern.s Oldest men. Road Master Ramsey
and Trainrnaster Fortune. were to-day asked
send their designations in by December Is
week hence. This is the result Of row that
curred among Southern officials a short time ago.
which resulted In regular hstfcuf Other officials
sa,- thev mou,entariiy expect to be depoSed-
New-York tribune., 1907-12-10
sousA's BANDS TRAIN WRECKED.

Milan Mich Dec. "a special train on the Ann
Arhor Railroad. carrying Sousa's Band from To-
ledo 10 Ann Arhor, was thrown from the tfdchs
tonight at the Wabash crossing The baggage
car and one of the two coaches were overturned
and the engineer and fireman were hurt One
member of the band was cut by flying glass.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-10
SOUTHERN MERGER SUIT HEARD

Columbia s. c.. Dec. 9.-The merger suit In
s,ftuted by the state of South Carolina against
the southern Railway. attacking the validity of the
lease by that corporation OF the South Carolina
& Georgia Railroad. now part of the Southern
systern was heard in the State Circuit Court hers
to-day A decision will probably be rendered to-