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SATURDAY
DIRECTIONS
SENT OUT.
JTr.Bohler Hasnot
Received His.
Operations (Under the Recent Supreme
Court Decision.
The following, it is officially stated,
is lieing sent to the tax collectors of
Georgia. Mr. Bohler has not received
the instructions as yet:
Comptroller's Office, Tax Depart
ment, Atlanta, Ga. r Feb. 24, 1900.—T0
the Tax Collectors of Georgia: l desire
to call your attention specifically to
the recent decision of the supreme
court of this state, wherein it is held
that all laws exempting the property
i f telegraph, telephone and express
companies from state and county taxa
tion, and exempting all building and
loan associations, or associations of
like character from taxation, except u
tax on the unborrnwod stock of s- 1(1
associations, are violations of the (in
stitution of tills state, nnd therefore
null and void: thus making all real and
personal property of telegraph, tele
phone an<j express companies taxable
In the several counties of this slate in
which said property is located; and all
real and personal property of building
and loan associations and associations
of like character subject to taxation in
the counties where the head offices of
.sai,i associations are located, in add!-
tlon to thes hares of stock, ns prescrib
ed by section 7 of the general tax net.
Under this decision, therefore, all of
these corporations are technically de
faulters, not having made returns of
their property to the tax receivers of
their respective counties and not liav
\lng paid their taxes to tie- tax colli -
tors of said counties. This being true,
all property, both real and personal, of
telegraph, telephone and express ■ mop
panles and building and 1 m am hi
•tlons and associations nf like eharn
ter, located in your county, Hi e the
property of any individual taxpayer of
your county, which Is In default,
should he assessed by you from the
best und most reliable information you
pan obtain; stiid assessment being at
If*, market value and said assessment -,
to \h) made separately for each year in
default as far back- ns said default ex
ists. not later than the adoption of the
constitution of 1-77.
While you are clothed with author
ity to assess all such property from
the best mi most tellable Information
you can obtain, T would suggest that,
in making assessments on the property
of these corporations located in your
county, as the basis for this assess
ment must In a great measure be ob
tained from the repr sentntives of
these corporations, you rerpiesl agent!
to make you a sworn statement of the
property and its value located in youi
county. Of course, you will not In
bound by this sworn return, but it will
furnish to a great extent tin- Informa
tion which is necessary for vmi to have
in order to make an intelligent css ss
ment of these properties.
In the ease of telegraph companies,
you should ascertain the number of
miles of their lines in your count} and
the market value of the poles, vb :
and fastenings on the line, together
with all personal property, such as of
fice furniture, telegraph instruments,
etc., located within the Units of the
-county.
In the case of telephone companies,
you should ascertain as far as posdl 1
the value of its lines, wires, poles, fas
tenings, etc., and also the value of th ■
real estate. Improved and unimproved,
and the personal property, consisting
Of instruments, boxes, office furniture,
fixtures, cash on ljand, etc., and assess
said property Just ns if It belonged to
private individuals.
Tn the ease of express companies,
only the propeity of such 'ip,,rations
located in your county can be taxed,
such us horses, mules, wagons, office
furniture, cash on hand, appurte
nances, etc.
in the ease of budding and loan as
sociations ami other associations of
like character all real and personal
property owned by said associations,
In addition to the shares of stock which
section 7 of the general tax act re
quires to be assessed each year at
their market value on the tlrst day of
February or March, ns may have been
the law, for the valuation of property
for taxation each year, respectively.
MALARIA, GRIPPE
and impnnblood are rapidly cured bySulj-tmme,
which has completely taken the place of quinine
for clearing the blood ami liver of fevnr-i>o<son
serins. The injurious effects form the use of
famine are never produced by tinlphnme.
Blood Book and sample Cake of Soap Ffec.
»ULPH JMI CO.. _ too Marin* aids., CHIUACO
y>ou R
X
SULPHUIYJE
. (UtUffl CULFHUR) jS
blanks* of water make an invtgoratin, and
CealthfnMilnk of sqjphor water. Nature's Blood
wurlftey Price per bottle, (I.l*o doses) sl.«.
- For »-'% by Dmr«nport-ptrtuizj Drug
C0.,4M1« AcanM, Attaint* Oa. ,
nf Evidence m
«S\ I of the most remarkable nature, from the best known Mm
m I/ people, attests the power ol Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills
aa ll No sufferer can read it without (reling hopeful,
I\l no skcp'ic can read it without being convinced. M a
; B H Every disease of the blood and nerves is repre- EM £ -
■.H seated from a common rash to scrofula } from RSm ■
nervous from bone
,l.
E. djf |Jjj| seemed to Uo mo uny good. -
tExuO III!! People, and some of my friends recommended them
nStiVRr lIPI highly. 1 made up my mind to try them, thought
MjjfmJßft ///if tho first box lu March, 1897, anil was benefited from
: : 111 "A box and nhalf cured mo completely, nnd lam ft
j Pn9 I lib now rugged nnd strong, t have notbeen bothered with
xajlxll// j! f' my troubles sltico I began taking tho pills. /HHHWIB
fly *'l haverecommended thorn to many women who ars 7, ■hHHJ
. ////k sum-ring us I suli'ered. They are tho only thing that
inw 11]y liclped me til the trial that comes to so many women at //'
li buhscrihod and sworn to before mo Mils 23(1 day of
lii proceeding with the assesments
of the corporations named, I would
suggest, that, inasmuch ns the county
nuthorlties of your county are inter
ested to the extent of the county's
taxes on said corporations, you confer
wilh them from time to time anil ob
tain as l’or as possible their cooper
ation in arriving at a Just and rea
sonable valuation of these properties.
When these assessments are made un
der the general law of this state,
which m plies to all defaulters, a pen
ally of a double tux is Imposed, and
unless th s | enalty Is remitted by the
county authorities having control of
the county revenue, upon a proper
showing by said corporations to said
county authorities whereby the pen
alty Is remitted, Iti s your duty to col
lect said double tax. I do not, how
ever, think that, under the pecul nr
f'ireurnstances of the terhnieal default
of thcs ( . port orations, the county offi
cials will refuse to grant relief from
this penalty: but if so, then you
should collect t) double tax.
When your assessments have hern
made an I the state and county faxes
calculated on each year’s default at
' in- : tnto and county rate for each of
the Vitus for which said corporations
arc in default, including interest on
the taxes since IS9O at the rate of 7 per
rent per annum, you should at once
notify the officer or agent of the enr
pioration in your county of the amount
AUGUSTA 1
ST FA/A !
LAUNDRY*®* 1 ;
due for each year and demand prompt
payment. 1C payment should he re
fused within a reasonable time, you
should proceed against them Just ns in
the case of any individual delinquent
and upon the collection of these taxes
they should he promptly paid over,
the state’s part to the state treasurer
nnd a report on tho same made to this
office, and the county's taxes paid over
♦*> the county authorities. Very truly,
WILLIAM A. WRIGHT.
Comptroller General.
-WITNESS ABSENT.
Williams" Hearing Again Postponed
—Comes i’p on Monday.
The continuing of the hearing of Mr.
G. W. M. Williams before Commis
sioner Calvin was set for this morn
ing at 10 o’clock.
The commissioner, the reporters and
several others Interested in the pro
ceedings were on hand at 10 o’clock
waiting for the defendant and the de
fendant’s witnesses to appear.
The tribunal waited.
M-. Williams did not come, neither
did his witnesses, who are said to be
several miles from Augusta.
At 10:30 o’clock Commissioner Cal
vin telephoned Williams at the jail,
and learnej that witnesses had not ar
rived and that the defendant desired
a postponement of the hearing.
Comlmssioner Calvin granted this,
and stated that if the w’tnesses were
not here by Monday he would be oblig
ed to bind Williams over to the high
er court. If the witnesses arrive the
heading will go on.
It is understood that Major Black
will not defend Williams.
, -i .i »*a»» ■ ■ -
‘i'he Atlanta Journal thinks that the
Republicans are weakening on McKin-.
leir. y J
J.ATO TO REST.
The remains of Mrs. W. F. Mann
were brought to the city yesterday anil
wore laid to rest toda" the funeral oc
curring from the First Christian
church. Many sorrowing friends who
ha f ] known and loved the deceased
were in attendance at the last sad
rites.
I
BISMARCK’S IRON NERVE
Was the result of his splendid health,
Indomitable will and tremendous en
ergy are not found w here Stomach,
Liver, Kidneys and Bowels are out ot
order. If you want these qualities
an I the success they bring, use Hr.
King’s New Life Pills. They deveijp
every power of brain and body. Only
25c. at r..l druggists.
Hotel Dinner every day
1 2.30 until 3. at the Rose
Restaurant. 35c. Try it.
i * ’•*
MU. STOFFEL’S FUNERAL.
The funeral of Mr. W. If. Stoffol
occurred at 10:30 o’clock this mim
ing from the residence of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Gehrken, No. 405 Greene street.
The funeral was largely attended.
Representatives from the Irish Volun
teers nnd Knights of Pythias were
present to pay a last tribute of respect
to the deceased brother.
Bss
USIEST
FUNERAL OF MR. PLUMB.
The funeral of Mr. Alortzo F. Plumb
occurred at 11 o’clock this morning,
from St. John church, of which he had
for over forty years been a member.
Dr. Kendall performed the last sad
rites, which were attended by many
friends.
STORY OF A SLAVE.
To In' bound han<j and and foot for
ears by the chains of disease is the
worn) form of slavery. George D.
Williams, of Muneheters, Mich., tolls
how such a slave was made free. He
says: “My wife had been so helpless
for five years that she could not turn
over In bed alone. After using two
bottles of Electric Ritters she Is won
derfully Improved und able to do her
own work." This supreme remedy for
female diseases quickly cures nervous
ness, sleeplessness, melancholy, head
ache, backache, fainting and dizzy
spells. This miracle working medicine
is a godsend to weak, sickly, run down
people. Every bottle guaranteed. Only
50 cents. Sold by all drugglstsu
FUNERAL OF MR. VAN PELT.
The funeral of Mr. John G. Van
Pelt, whose sudden death Thursday so
shocked and grieved his friends oc
curred yesterday afternoon from the
First Christian church, an was very
largely attended by many friends.
IfIEALTHIER THAN BEFORE.
My little girl was caught In the rain
on lupday, being drenched from head
to root. A very bad cough developed
that/night, and I at once began giving
symptoms
jjCgff ■ *•1“ ■well now ns ever.
' W fits. A. T. POTTS,
■s, Aik.
THEE -A-TTGrTXST_A_ TTTTT?. A T.n
ORDERS AS TO
YEAR' BOOK.
-m-nr n_
Explanatory Fig=
ures to go in it.
The Realty Tax Assessments In Au
gusta.
Mayor Robbe ordered yesterday af
ternoon that an expanatory showing
he made in the year in conjunction
with the statement of the assessed
valuation of real estate. As It has
been appearing in the Year Book, this
statement, which is really a credita
ble one, is nut, on the face, a good
one.
In the last year hook, for instance,
it is shown that in the 1898 valuation
the realty was put at $14,321,225. In
the 1892 book the valuation was $16.-
468,950. It appears, therefore, on its
face, that the city realty has de
creased $2,000,000 or more in seven
years. The figures for ten years are
as follows:
1883 *15,241,450
1889 15,402,858
.1891 16,041,973
1892 .. 16,468,950
1893 .. 16,278,450
1894 16,572,650
1895 16,588,330
1896 J 15,940,612
1897 14,190,435
1898 14,321,235
1899 13,536,602
The city has not been retrograding.
however. As a matter of fact, it is,
and has been, rapidly increasing. For
1900, with a million dollar (ire loss, thi
real estate digest, through the natural
increase, does not show a decrease
over 1899.
During the year 1897, when Capt.
Wm. B. Young was mayor and Mr.
Daniel Kerr was chairman of the fi
nance committee there was a hori
zontal reduction of 10 per cent in the
assessed valuation of property. Agn n,
during the term of Mr. Jacob Phinlzy
as mayor—he, also, by action of coun
cil, being chairman of the finance
committee —there was an additional
reduction of 5 per cent In the assess
ments. At the same time there was a
reduction of 25 per cent in the assessed
valuation of the big mills engaged in
the manufacture <-f cotton.
The year book showing, therefore, Is
as solid a* a rock. Instead of the ap
parent backward movement indicated,
there has been a forward movement.
In addition to the per centum reduc
tions In assessed valuations, there
have also been hundreds of individual
eases of lower assessments.
It Is the purpose of tho order of the
mayor to show all this in connection
with financial statement alluded to.
It had ljeen hoped that the ne* di
rectory would be in readiness in order
that its compilation might be utilized
in the statement of the city and ur
ban population. The directory, how
ever, seems to have gotten tangled up
In some kind of a law suit and wi.l
not be published early enough to be
available for the purpose indicated.
To Cure a Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if It
fails to cure. E. W, Grove’s signature
is on each box. 25c.
THREW ROCKS IN WINDOW, f
Because no One Answered Knock P-tlff
• chor Forced the-Door Open. A
Joe Pilcher was arraigned bo'Mb
the recorder tilts morning on a JT
serious charge.. Mr. -Pilcher
tit the Enterprise factory, nnd
days ago he employed a (Miss
Burch to make for him some
wear In the mill. Yesterday
on a grand razoo and lost might pro
ceeded to call for and demand hie
aprons. When Pilcher
Mies Uuroll's door no one ty^^^kkl
til-' All.-s
tiered Pilcher tc quit t'l ■
which lie dl-i: «>t It lo’olv't^^^^p
ttinted und "binding <n the x
recks li the window. hreukii^^H^ >1
panes of glass, and
!ng the building. Miss
ordered Pilcher to leave he
refused to romnly with her
site went out unil ejected
from the yard. Her uncle to
this nnd swore that he saw rock 3
thrown. Pilcher also threw
knife Into the house. Hp
The recovdcr told Pilcher ne had
been a little too boisterous nnd the
high-handed way In which he hnd de
ported h-lmself was Inexcusable, and
he Imposed a fine of $25 or 30 days on
the gang.
WHAT TO DO UNTIL THE DOCTOR
ARRIVES.
It is very hard to stan<f fdty by and
see our dear ones suffer while await
ing the arrival of the doctor. An Al
bany (N. Y.) dairyman cnlled at a
drug store there for a doctor to come
and see his child, then very sick with
croup. Not finding the doctor in, he
left word for lilm to come at once on
his return. He also bought n bottle of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, which
he hoped would give gome relief Until
the doctor should hrrive. In a few
hours he returned, saying the doctor
need not come, as the chlla was much
bettor. The druggist, Mr. Otto Seholz,
says the family hnji since recommend
ed .Chamberlain s Cough Remedy to
their neighbors a*d-ijrlends until ho
has a constant flemJbd for It from
that part of the For sale l y
Alexander prug A.’ Gardelle;
U. F. Mathdnyjß
Hotel day
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Arrangements have just been
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are now prepared to offer the readers
of the Daily, Weekly and Sunday Her
ald copies of the very latest 50-cent
sheet music: FREE.
THIS WEEK
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“I Promised
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And I Will!”
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fact you can not buy this compositioi
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BUT
Under this aTangement no more than
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No mutilated coupons will he accep-.-
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* Stamps to de
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NORTON REHEDY CO., CHICAOO
A
frozen Tumps, Pipes, Valves
Injectors and Fittings
and Fire Hose.
We carry a large and well assorted
stock for sale at our works.
Lombird Iron Works & Supply Co.,
631 12th Street.
Monte Sano Car Passes Our Door.,
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TO words 1-2 minute;
160 words 1 minute;
450 words 3 minutes. ~—
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can converse with all Long Distance
stations from own offloa beside*
MO telephones tn tbs city.
H. W. BUXTON, Jr., Manager.
PORTNER’S
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Now on Tup at all Saloons.
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I?erkins Manufacturing CoAugusta. Ga
ii ,'JCUSTA ER^WIHG^SI3
Notice To Contractors and Home Builders!
HAVING PURCHASED A LARGE STOCK BEFORE THE ADVANCE 1
In prices of metal goods I am prepared to fill all orders, at lowest market I
prices, for Tin Plate Solder, Zinc, Copper, Black and Galvanized Sheet Iron. I
Corrugat d Iron Tarred Rocking and Building Paper. »* J
Stoves, Ranges, Mantels, Tiling and Crates. J
GALVANIZED IRON CORNICES AND SHEET METAL WORK A SPj fl
‘ IALTY. \ J '-i M
REPAIRING PROMPTLY DONE. i
DAVID SLUSKY, - 1009 Broad StreeJ
PHONE—BeII, 100; Strowger, 611 .(AUGUSTA. GA. JB
16 PER CENT.
For Sale—One two-story house with 8 rooms!
Good lot. Also 6 room house in good repair. Botlfl
has a No. 1 tenant and in good locality. Call on
VERDERY & MORRIS,
Real Estate, Renting and Insurance Agents.
ICE! ICE!! TceTh
From March Ist prices will be as follows: % _
12 lbs, Ice Sn.-
25 “ “ 7c
50 “ “ 12£c
100 “ “ 17£e
Get your supply of coupon books before
hot weather.
CONSUMERS’ ICE DELIVERY COMPANY
READY FOR SPRING
ARRIVALS falhionable
Ready to inspect—Ready to try on—Ready to
buy if you wish. You are welcome in either
case. We cannot convey to you a strong enough
impression of the quality and quantity
season’s Clothing. Nothing can do that justly
but your own ej’us. If you are a judge you
will perceive the saving on high-class apparel
here at a glance. If you are not a judge, our
reputation should be a help to you. The prices
were never lower than now. If you don’t care
to buy you are welcome to look. The New
Spring Hats and Furnishings are also with us.
A Bounteous
Line of New
Spring
Clothing
For Boys
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MARCH 3