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11) 1871. OMAHA TUESDAY APRIL 1G 1805. SINGLE COrY IttVE CENTS.
CHINESE EMPEROR RETIRES
Proclamation Polled Proclaiming His In
ability Loagor to Govern ,
SOME DOUBTS AS TO ITS GENUINENESS
Konnc Hsu Conclude * It In InipoMlliln for
Him to Continue tlio ( lovrriiiiicnt of
JIU OclrHtlnl Subject * with 111 *
Trusted UlllchilH Corrupt.
LONDON , April 15. A dispatch from
Shanghai to a news agency hero says that a
proclamation bearing the emperor's name has
been Isiucd describing the empire as finished
nnd asserting that he Is unable to govern any
longer and that the officials ho trusted are
corrupt. It Is added that the proclamation
lias caused great excitement and that there
ore signs of rebellion. The document , how
ever , Is said to bo the work of the secret
societies ,
WASHINGTON , April 15. Little doubt Is
felt at the State department that the procla
mation Is really the work of the secret
Bocletlcs , for there Is no record In the history
of the voluntary abdication of a Chinese em-
jiror. It Is said that these secret societies
aimed at the existence of the present dynasty
are numerically strong In the central
provinces and It \ apprehended that upon the
conclusion of peace their ranks will be
BWpiled by the disbanded soldiers influenced
by the Hunan , or war party , and that
sppradlc revolutionary movements may bo e.x-
ptoted In various parts of the country.
HiiMt > mi : TTTioT : CONVENTION.
HunR Chillis' * Mnii-ln-1 aw Con II rim
.Nci\ .
LONDON , April 15 A dispatch to the
Times from Shanghai says LI Hung Chang's
son-in-law telegraphs that a peace conven
tion waa signed nt Shlmoncsekl Monday by
the plenipotentiaries of China and Japan.
Following are the terms of the convention-
1. The Independence of Corea.
2. That Japan retains the places she ha *
conquered.
3. That Japan shall also retain tno ter.l-
tory cast of the Llao river.
4. That the Island ot Formosa bo ceded
peimancntly to Japan.
5. The payment of an Indemnity of 100-
000,000 yen.
C. An offensive and defensive alliance.
WASHINGTON , April 15. There was no
Information obtainable on the subject at the
Japanese legation tonight. The ofilcial to
whom kho dispatch was shown was Inclined
to credit the report that a treaty of peace
liad been signed , as. In vlow of the near approach
preach ot the termination of the armistice ,
homo action was probable Still , up to a lute
hour tonight nothing had been received at
the legation t confirm the statements con
tained In the dispatch.
SHIMONESE1U , April 15. The conference
today of the peace commissioners lasted five
hours. All the envoys attended the meeting
except Viscount Matsu. It is believed today's
conference was the final one. It Is stated
the Chinese plenipotentiaries are preparing
to return to their homes.
KlVAll.iaUA 31AKKS A 3lll.lt KKl'l.Y.
Soft Animrr Bunt to Ore4t llrltnln'n thnl-
rrlo Pmimiul for n Settlement.
WASHINGTON , April 15. It Is reliably
stated that Nicaragua has replied to Great
Britain's ultimatum. It Is In the nature of
n counter proposal nnd not a direct acceptance -
anco or rejection of the British demands ,
and as suth It Is not yet known whether
Great Britain will accept It as responsive to
the ultimatum. The ultimatum made three
demands , as follows :
1. A money Indemnity of 15,000 sterling
for personal Injuries lo British subjects , In
cluding the Brltlih consul , Hatch.
2. Revocation of the declaration of banish
ment against British subjects.
3. Formation of a commission to decide by
arbitration the damage done to property of
the British subjects expelled from Nicaragua.
Tlu ultimatum contained no limit of time ,
but In a subsequent note the earl of Klin-
berley stated the answer to the ultimatum
would be expected within seven weeks of
February 20. The seven weeks are up to
morrow. Nicaragua's reply Is In two parts
To the second demand It say Nicaragua ,
even before receiving the British communi
cation , had revoked the decreeof banish-
Fsr ment. To the first and third demands the
" ' answer Is that In order to preserve the
friendly relations with her majesty's govern
ment and for the purpose of falrnets and
justice Nicaragua proposes that all ques
tions ) of payment for personal Injury. Injury
to property , etc. , bo referred to on impartial
commission ot arbitration.
The foregoing Is regarded as a most dlplo-
liiat'c answer. It concedes Nicaragua's will I-
ingness to adjust the differences and yet
rourteously suggests that the 15,000 demand
13 an ex parte estimate and that the whole
question of amount < - { damages should bo
loft to aibltrntIon.
Great Britain's answer to the counter prop
osition Is awaited with Interest , but the
Nicaragua ! ! reply Is so pacific In character
that It Is believed the subject has ceased to
have a warlike aspect and that diplomacy
will adjust the remaining details.
LONDON , April 15. Sir Thomas II. San
derson , prominent under secretary ot the
foreign olllce , admits that the reply of Nicar
agua to the ultimatum ot Great Britain
demanding an Indemnity of $ S5,000 as repara
tion for the expulsion of Mr. Hatch , the Brit'
Ish consular agent , from Nlcaraguan territory
has been received , and that generally speak
ing It Is a proposal to appoint a committee
to settle all questions of indemnity and an
agreement to ubldo by the decision of the
committee.
CA1IIOL11M .MUST rtt'.VM ) TOUKTIIii : ; .
AInultobit School ( Jupitlon r.lvcii Aililril In-
trrtut l > y it NanKillct
WINNIPEG , Manlt. , April 15. Archbishop
Liangcvln , Iho Roman Catholic head In west
ern Canada , caused a. sensation during a
sermon In St. 'Mary's church hero last night ,
when ho announced that hereafter all so-
called adherents who did not follow the teach
ings of the church In the matter ot education
could not bo regarded as members ot the
Ilomcn Catholic church. This has an Im ,
portant bearing on the Manitoba school ques
tion and means the excommunication of
many Roman Catholics who have taken a
stand agitlnst the church and with the
Manitoba government In their determined
light for national schools. It h reported
that a special encyclical from Homo has buen
received by the Manitoba bishops on the
Echool question , leading to this announcement
by Archbishop Langcvln.
MONTREAL. April 15. Archbishop Faber
f has Issued n pastoral loiter , In vvhlch ho com
' mands tha clergy to keep silent wnenlji the
pulpit on the Manitoba school question , but
rt commends them to express to their
parlHhloncrn who ask tlio delight ot the
episcopacy at the action taken thus far In the
matter by the-conservative government.
KiirlhqimUe MiocUs In Austria.
TRIESTE , April 15. Severe earthquake
ehocks lure been experienced here and at
Kralnburg. They began at 11:15 p. m. yce
torday and continued t Intervals during th ?
night. At Kratnbura sixteen shacks had
len felt up to 4 o'clock thla morning. Many
housci here and at Kmluburi ; have been
damaged. Tha Inhabitant * were panic
" { /rk'e SlwlAna.lu'e..cn . nlIlJ.nf ; cul lu llle "rtKe' ' 18.Us
April IB. The carthnualt sit cks
Tvere felt throughout the Huuilirrn i rtlon
of Iho monarchy , und wcra e po Hlly MO.
lent In the cltichy of Carnl l. At I ilv cli
ten ptntonittc Injured A i wr * earth-
ouak ihock was Wt he-ro. l < ut ro damage
vrn ilon * . ulthouih It stopne. , olocjcj nnd
IntmuntKl the woik or tht tcla-raph.
IWlCA.fT HAD 1.K1) .1 DUVltLK Lll'K.
Alan of Clrcunntnntlnl Evidence Heine '
Up Agnlnit Him.
SAN FRANCISCO , April 15. The net Is
tightening around W. H. T. Durant , the
dental student In jail for the murder of
Blanche Lament and Minnie Williams In
Emanuel church. Chief of Police Crow ley
claims to have evidence enough to convict
him beyond any doubt Durant had been
attentive to both girls. Each girl regarded
him as a lover. They were both members
Ot the church , and were friends. Both be
longed to the same class In the Sunday
school. The young man was librarian of the
church and assistant superintendent of the
Sunday school. He was famlllir with the
house and carried one of the few keys to Its
private doors In person he Is a strong , well
made young man of pleasing address , and
devoted to his religious duties. He was the
last person seen In Miss Lamont's company
on the day of her disappearance.
Circumstances which bear against him are
that he had the key tp the church , was seen
conducting Miss Williams Into c. piivato door
of the- church Friday evening , was late ar
riving at the Vogel reception , and upon ar
riving there showed a nervous condition and
disordered attire. There Is a rumor that
thcro was blood on his hands. He asked
permission to wash himself On leaving
the party he passed the church again and
went within. In hla overcoat pocket the
girl's missing purse , or part of It , \i \ said to
have been found , He > admits that he was
In the church with his friend King on Fri
day afternoon. Miss Williams was to have
gene to Dr. Vogel's Friday evening , started
from the house , met Durant and was never
seen alive again. The sleeve of the man's
white rlilrt , rolled up In a wad as though It
had been stripped off the arm , was found.
H was soiled and had blood stains upon It ,
but they were old. An old rusty hatchet
that the eexton used for chopping wood was
also found In the belfry , but It bore no evi
dence of use. The girl hail died of strangu
lation. The finding of the ax Is a circum
stance that will be followed up by the de
tectives. Two weeks ago last Sat
urday Durant and his friend ,
Gcorgj S. King , used the
ax In fixing a lock en the library door of
the church. Durant did most of the work
The lock was a .frail affair and Durant was
cognizant of the fact. He knew that the
lock could be easily broken. He also knew
that the a\ found In the belfry was always
kept on a block In a basket. Another signi
ficant fact Is that Blanche Lament who was
first murdered and carried to the church
belfry was strangled by a man who used the
left hand In choking the girl. Durant Is
amldextrous , using either hand with dex
terity. He can throw a ball , write and do
many things with his left hand.
As to his reputation as a pious youth of
correct habits there Is another side to the
story. Frc'.n the undergraduates' medical
college , where Durant also was a student , a
different opinion has been obtained. They
considered him hypocritical and deceitful
posing before his fellows as a gallant nnd
before his church friends as a saint. He
often boasted to the students of having re
ceived favors from women. On one occa
sion Durant told his friends In confidence of
trips which ho said ho made at Intervals
to Carson City In company with three rail
road employes. He told of the brutal treat
ment of Indian women In which he took
part and of Indulgence In gross sensuality.
Great Importance attaches to Durant's acts
since the disappearance of Blanch Lamont.
His companions , at the medical college de
clare that he has not attended n lecture since
the day Miss Lament disappeared. When
his name was called by the Instructors his
friends would answer for him. He has
acted strangely since the search for the
Lament girl began , haunting the newspaper
offices and giving long theories to account
for her disappearance , always asserting that
she would reappear. He attended church
gatherings and to groups of friends he has
talked continually and sometimes Inco
herently of Blanche and speculated as to
her whereabouts. His actions surprised his
friends who thought perhaps his love for
Blanche had temporarily affected his reason
The three rings belonging to Blanche Lament
mont and sent to her aunt on Saturday were
wrapped In paper upon which were written i
the names of George R. King , organist ol I
the church , and Prof. Shoensteln , who taught t
her music. Experts declare that this writing
Is Durant's , slightly disguised. King was also
a friend ot Miss Lament , but Shoensteln Is
an elderly man and not suspected. The po
lice think th3 prisoner tried to throw sus
picion on these two men that attention might
not be directed to himself. Rev J. George
Gibson , pastor of the church , Is under no
suspicion.
Another young lady , also a member of the
same church , says Durant tried to lure her
Into a room In the church , to vvhlch he had
a key. H Is surmised that Durant may have
lured the murdered girls Into the church on
a similar pretext
About 2 o'clock this morning the police
heard of a threatened attack on the prison
to lynch Durant. Extra precautions were
taken and a large guard posted at the en
trance ot the prison , but no attack was
made. . The relatives of the Lament and
Williams girls believe Durant killed them.
UOltltlSAXlHIltEKMlUrMAKEAfiSn-UIt
Deny There Wm ori Any fraud In the
Cntlle I'omllin ; Contract
CHICAGO , April 15. J. B. Greenhut ,
president of the Whisky trust , and Nelson
Morris have made answer In the United
States couit to the charges of Receiver Mc-
Nulta on the cattle feeding contract , al
leged to have been fraudulently conducted to
the detriment of the trust , and for the abro
gation of vvhlch the receiver has petitioned the
court. Both deny thcro was , or Is , any In-
tcntlon to dcfiaud , and allege there will be
isome profits to share with the receiver at
the end of this season They assert the
abrogation ot the contract at this tlmo will
entail a serious loss. To the averment of
the receiver that the continuance of the
contract jeopardized the defense he proposes |
making to Morris' suit for damages on ac
count of the failure to ttart up the dis
tilleries on October 1 , the respondents say
they will enter Into a stipulation waiving
all benefits that may accrue through the
continuance of the contract. Morris asserts
he made a profit of $188,182 the first year
and lost $133,910 the second. Mr. Greenhut ,
answering for himself , says It Is not true
that Morrlt received , In 1893 or 1891 , or at [
any other time , more slop than ho was it
titled to , and that ho paid full value for all
which ho received.
Hiilnsr tlm ComiMiijr for nnmnern ,
CHEYENNE. April 15. ( Speclal.-The )
wives , parents und relatives of the sixty-
one miners killed In the Red Canon mine
explosion of March 20 , IS03 , have commenced
suit In the district court of iMntu county
against the Hocky Mountain Coal und Iron
company. The amount of damages agkcd
for In each case Is * 3.000 , or nn aggregate of
J300.000. State Mine Inspector Thomas has
Illeil his report with the governor. He
Mates positively that the explosion was
caused by dust In the mine. The Inspector
further says that ho had warned the com
pany of the danger of operating the mine
without sprinkling- .
Cltll > or urn CinniiiiHtldii * .
SIOUX FALLS , S. D. April 15.-Speclal (
Telegram. ) f'harles II. .Snyder. civil service
examiner , arrived from Washington Satur
day evening and Is today conducting a civil
SIM vice ejhtimlnntloii In thH city. There are
about tvvrnty-llvn In the class of applicants
for potltlnns In the following branches : De-
p.ulmcntal or clerk copyist. Indian service
und railway mall service. Mr Snyder says
that usually less than 25 per cent of the
applicants who take the examination stand
" ' " " ' ' ' ' "
\v"o'li enough to receive "an"npp'b'lh't'mPnY.
Itaulltia NfttTupupsr Cluugi * .
RAWLINS , Wyo. , April 15.-(8peclnl ( Tele
gram. ) fjeoree W. Perry of Cheyenne has
puchased thp Republican newspaper plant In
this city. He will put In u steam pres = s
nnd otherwlsi ) Improve the oillee. with the
Intrnt n of usulng a ilatly edltlcn nt an
arly date.
_ _ _ _ _
Minr'.iirnt * nt Oif.Hii hlrnuirrf , April 10.
Yt Ne v York Anlvcd-Bclgrnvla , from
nuimx.
ROUT OF THE CUBAN REBELS
First General Engagement with the Spanish
Proves Disastrous to Them ,
INSURGENTS LEFT WITHOUT A LEADER
Alncco Captured and Crombcl Killed Des
perate llittlo with tliu Spiiiliircld , Who
Carried Kteryllilu ; I.ojnllati In
Iliiviinit Jubilant.
HAVANA , Cuba. April 15. Maceo Is captured -
tured and Cuba's last hope Is gone. Crombet
has been killed. Without these two leaders
all Is chaos In Insurgent ranks , and liberty's
most ardent friends admit that the Cuban
cause Is lost. The Spanish authorities are
posting bulletins , and the loyalists In Havana
are celebrating the ending of the revolullon.
Without Crombet and Maceo there can be
no real war. On Saturday the Cuban army
and tha Spanish soldiers met at Palmarto.
The rebel forces numbered 2,000 men , and
they were opposed by 3,000 Spaniards. A
desperate fight followed , and , according to
official reports , lasted two hours. At the end
of that tlmo the rebels retreated , were pur
sued by the Spanish troops and Maceo cap
tured. His secretary was also taken , and all
the personal and private papers of General
Maceo were confiscated. The battle was
hard fought one , ami the Insurgents battled
desperately against odds. The Spanish sol
diers acted with remarkable courage to resist
the onslaught. The battle was a hand-to-
hand conflict. A number of Cuban oflicers ,
one of whom was a colonel , was killed.
Maceo was a leader of the rebel forces
with Gomez during the last revolution.
Though but a youth he achieved considerable
distinction. At the outbreak of this revolu
tion Maceo landed at Baracoa March 31.
With him were the .following oflicers of the
rebel army. Brigadier General Flor Crom
bet , General Jose E. Maceo , Colonel Augns
tine Colreco , Colonel Patrice Coroona. Frank
Agramonte , Pedro Duvergar , Jose Marti , Juan
Justlsur , Joaquln Sanchez , Jorge Estrada ,
Adolfo Pena , Domingo Guzman , Jose Palacln ,
Jesus Maria Santana , Alberto Boy , Luis Gar-
rlnel , Manuel Ganda , Juan Llmonta , Isidore
Noriega , J. L. Jarvey , Sllvcrio Sanchez , Luis
Soler.
Maceo's fate Is known In advance. It
would be far better for him If he had been
killed , as was Crombet , than to be brought
here to Havana nnd put In old Morra castle's
gloomy prison. He will be Kept there for
some time , and then possibly he wilt be given
a mock trial. It is certain he will bo gar-
roted.
"We have no need of Campos and his
troops now , " said a Spanish officer when he
heard of Maceo's capture nnd Crombet's
death.
Consul General Williams Is preparing for
an early departure , and Vice Consul Springer
assumes the duties of the office at once.
Calleja , captain general of Cuba , who Is
In supreme authority until the arrival of
Campos , who by royal proclamation Is com
mander whenever he lands , was seen at the
captain general's palace and was asked If
the news of the capture of Maceo was true
He confirmed the news , and added that al
ot the filibustering was nearly at an end
Calleja seems to be highly gratified that the
revolution has been put down without the
aid of Campos' troops.
"When you Americans see how easily we
can crush out the rebels here In the Island
without the aid of home troops , or with only
a tow of them , you will realize that tin
amount ot anarchistic sentiment In this land
has been exaggerated greatly , " said Calleja.
"Tell your people , " he added , "that Cub
is loyal to Spain , and that Spain has neve
oppressed the Island as rjpresented. "
Resuming the discussion of the battle o
Palmarto , Calleja said that he had offlcla
Information concerning the capture of Maceo
and the killing of Brigadier General Flo
Crombet. He also had news that the Spanls.1
loss was little , while the rebels have me
with overwhelming defeat.
WASHINGTON. April 15 Official tele
graph reports from the captain general o
Cuba received here state that the Spanlsl
trocps have cut to pieces the Insurgent bam
led by General Maceoand _ General Crombet
Eleven were killed , wounded or taken prls
oiurs. Crombet was among the killed.
General Maceo v.as among the remnant o
the band who escaped , but the troops
closely pursued them In the woods with the
expectation they will be overtaken.
Minister Delome. the new minister to the
Unltsd States , arrived In Cuba today and will
begin at once an Investigation of the Al-
llanca affair. i
I WAITING ANXIOUSLY I OK CAMI'J- .
Loyal Cubans HnU IH.n no the Pence-
HAVANA , April 15. General Martinez
Campos , who arrived at Porto Rico on Thurs
day last , sailed yesterday afternoon for
Gunntimo , Cuba. The general met an en
thusiastic reception at Porto Rico and was
acclaimed by an Immense crowd of people as
"Tho peacemaker. " Ho was accompanied
by a reinforcement of troops on board the
steamer Rclna Christina , who were most
liberally treated by the merchants of Porto
Rico. Previous to his departure the general
had an official reception. The hopes of the
loyalists of the whole Island of Cuba are
centered In the arrival of this great Spanish
general , who once > before pacified the Island
after a long rebellion.
1 IIKNCHMKN AfllAII ) OF AMttltlCA.
ICuropo Urged to Combine Aiiln t I'n-
croiichmenta of the Unltod Stiitc * .
PARIS , April 15. The Echo de Paris ad-
vlsc-s Europe to form an economic and Industrial -
trial defense against the United States. With
reference.to the expression of sympathy on
the part ot the senate of Florida with the Cu
ban rebels the Echo de Paris protests against
the manner In which the United States In
terprets International laws , and declares that
American Intervention In Asia end Europe
in regard to Armenia should attract the vigi
lance of Europe.
rou.Ni ) TIII : NOHTII roi.K AT LAS > T.
Humor that Ilr , .Nnruon Ilns I'lantud tlio
Nfmvocl.ui ring on the Must.
PARIS , April 16. The Figaro gives cur
rency to a run.or that Dr. Nansen , the arc-
tlu explorer , has found the North Pole and
that It Is situated on a chain of mountains.
It is aho said that Dr. Nansen planted
there the Norwegian flag. The story is re
garded as without foundation In truth.
Umra Ivtmn' llrotlmr Caught.
CALCUTTA , April 15. Dispatches received
hero from Simla today say that Umra Khan's
brother , who attempted to oppose the advanc ?
of the British troops upon Chltral. has been
captured by the friendly khan of Dlr. The
latter alto captured the Dlr fnri which he
will hold until the arrival of the troops.
Umra Is reported to be anxious for time to
consider the position of affairs.
Ilurrlc.mo Jlngln ; ut Halifax.
HALIFAX , N. S. , April 15. The fiercest
liuriicane for a. decade has ben raging here
for twelve hours and shows but little signs
of abatement , being from an easterly di
rection. Reports from the outside have not
been received , but the damage to shipping
must have been very great.
I'rluco ISUmirrU .Sot III.
BERLIN , April 15. There Is absolutely no
truth In Ihe sensational story circulated In
the cast by a. news ng ncy to the effect
that 1'ilnciHlfinarclc H seriously 111. The
prince la well In health und received a
ucpulfilloc nt I'rledrlclisruh today.
HrltUh Mt'umcr in UUtrein.
LISBON , April 15. The British steamship
Clyde Is off Cape Flnlsterre signaling for as
sistance. The Clyde Is on a voyage from
Montcvledo for Southampton , She registers
3,377 tons.
I.KTTEH.
Xpprovnl nnd Dlnapprornl of 'the Document
Not ' ' ' .
ment Divided on'I'arty'Lines.
NEW YORK , April 15. Following are cd-
torlal comments from Now * York and Brook-
yn papers upon Presldorit Cleveland's letter
o Chicago citizens giving the views of the
executive on the financial Question :
The Commercial Advertiser says : Two
ears ago Mr. Cleveland 'was busy setting
he poor man , with his multitudinous vote ,
against the rich man and clamoring for a
arlff that would benefit th consumer at the
expense of the manufacture/ . Today he goes
out of his way to say : "jvhlle capital and
wealth , " through combinations and other
wise "sometimes" gain aiiundue advantage ,
to attempt to "create a prejudice against tlio
adovcates cf a. safe and nbund currency by
the Insinuation , more or llsss directly made ,
that they belong to the financial and business
classes , " Is "Inslduous. " }
The Evening Post says : i Mr. Cleveland Is
undoubtedly correct In mdlntalnlng this sil
ver question needs only toj be argued before
the people In order to be nettled right.
The Evening World sayk : The president
lias sprung to the front Ih the cause of a
gold standard , and atlho head of the
uoneyed and financial Interests of the coun
try , and especially of the ) cast , will battle
against silver , perhaps to the extent of seek
ing a re-election.
The Brooklyn Eagle saysi The strength of
the letter Is In the fact that It appeals to the
common sense of the country Irrespective
of all considerations of politics.
The Advertiser tomorrow will say : Mr.
Cleveland has not materially strengthened the
cause of sound finance. Hi cannot be per
mitted to masquerade as consistent cham
pion of sound money. Insofar as h has op
posed the free silver craze he deserves credit ;
uut he has distinctly countenanced the equally
dangerous project of an Irredeemable flat
bank currency.
PHILADELPHIA , April 15. The Evening
Bulletin today says. Mr. Cleveland's letter
will tend to force a showing of hands In both
parties on the sl.ver question. The bold st nd
which Mr. Cleveland has taken may possibly
bring him to the front as a candidate In 1890
for the democratic nomination on an anti-sil
ver platform.
BOSTON , April 15 The Standard will
say : The president certainly doss not lack
the courage of his convictions and his convic
tions on the money question have usually
been consonant with what he bolleves to be
the best Interests of the whole people.
CLEVELAND , 0 , April , 15. The Plain-
dealer ( dem ) , will say editorially tomorrow
In reference to the president's financial let
ter : The letter of President Cleveland Is no
more than might bo expectedof him. It ex
presses the sentiments he. vyai already know i
to hold. It states his position clearly and
plainly. It adds another evidence of frank
ness j and sincerity , but It contributes noth
ing new to the discussion of the Important
topic on which It treats , and we question
whether . It will have any effect In changing
the views of any who have Bivtn the subject
serious attention.
, WASHINGTON , April 15. The Evening
Star Says : The president declined the Invli
tatlon In a letter which will -probably cut
some figure ns a campaign document a
strong document and ono that must appeal
to every possessor of common sense. The
president declared In his fo ! stle the need
of the hour was a plain and sample presenta-
tlon of the argument In favor of sound
money. His letter has Inpart done away
with that need , for ono 'such argument Is
now before1 the American tpenple.
LEBANON. Mo. , April 1Hon. . U ,
Bland was seen at his hohfe oday and n
viewed relative to Presiding Cleveland's let
ter. Mr. 'Bland said "Mr. Cleveland , un
fortunately for himself , his party and his
country , from the beglnnlngg of his admin
istration I drew the line shatply bstween the
If
friends II of bimetallism and : gold monomctal-
llsm. I In doing so he ha ? forced on the
country a state of affairs tyat is Intolerable
to the masses ot our people. Gold mono
metallism Is a stench In the nostrils ot tla
plain : p.oplt. The gold staiidard may do for
the t bondholders and the bankers , but the sufferings
tf
ferings ti of the Industrial masses consequent
upon silver demonetization , will not be en
dured longer without a struggle , the like of
which this country has not teen since the
late civil war. [
"Mr. Cleveland must remember that this
crystallzatlon and combination of the gold
standard sentiment and methods has brought
disaster to the people of all gold standard
countries and this policy ! lg now ruining
.his country It Is this state of things that
lias made his administration hateful to the
masses of the American ptpplp.
"Mr. Cleveland's Insinuations that the ad
vocates of silver restoration are bent on
wicked and unpatriotic purposes may do for
those whose environments ; arc such oa to
prevent them from seeing j and knowing the
utter poverty and distress ithat Is prevailing
among the masses of the people , but these
who live In the midst of thjs distress and see
plainly that the people are" suffering will
repel with scorn such Insinuations. "
SPRINGFIELD , 111. , Aprtf 15. Governor
Altgcld , when he was asked today If ho had
read President Cleveland's letter on the
money question , said : "If It had any other
name than that of the president signed to It
nobody would give It any attention. In fact ,
If I had signed such a document It would be
ridiculed all over the country , for Its weak
ness almost excites pity. But the letter Is
remarkable in this , that It Is the first In
stance In the history of the country In which
a president , after using all the powers of the
government , has , In addition , condescended
to write for the newspapers \ order to serve
his masters. For this letter was not only
written for publication , but was Intended to
start a boom , and has been advertised for a
week In order to glvo it an audience. Other
presidents have been used as a convenience
by class Interests , but thla Is the first tlmo
In which a president's name has been
dragged 800 miles outsldo of Washington
oily for that purpose. .After nominating
Cleveland throe times am ) electing him
twice to the presidency , the Standard Oil
and Wall street people got him to use all
the powers of government to further their
schemes.
"Tho country has been astounded , postof-
fices and patronage used to , coerce congress
Into doing the bidding of the cast from
striking down sllver-lo Ujfr packing of a supreme
premo court. In the 'meantime the country
has been going from ball lq worse. With
abundant crops and with tht most Indus
trious , Intelligent and enturrrrtflng people to
bo found on earth , we are. In a paralyzed
condition , brought on by * n.0 natural cause ,
but by the arbitrary acts 9fa number of the
governments of the worlcj ; controlled by the
Influences of the ealarigd cjassfcs and of the
bondholdlng classes ofvKnroprf'and America.
These wanted to majcc aicproperty anil
commodities cheap and murffy dear , and
they have succeeded. The result Is that the
purchasing power of the production classes
has been destroyed , while alj the debts , taxes
and other fixed charges remain the same.
It takes all the people can , gft together to
meet the fixed charges. CapseflUently , labor
Is Idle and the great producing classes are
In distress and they are finding on' the
cause. They have learned tjiat the so-called
'honest' dollar ts the most , dlchonest dollar
ever In demand , for It compel ? the debtor to
give twice as much property to pay his debts
as would have be.cn necessary at the tlmo the
debt was contracted.
"Now does the president's letter offer a
remedy for these people ? None. They have
bled until they cannot stand up , and he
simply tells them to be content. They know
that until they get more blood they cannot
do business. They have submitted to this
ruinous policy long enough and demand a
change. The eastern manipulators see this
and In order to keep their grip upon the KOV-
eminent , are arranging to again delude the
people. For thin purpose they are going to
start a boom , and as It was the western people
ple who were to be rfuped. It was decided to
start the boorn In Chicago , and In order to
draw the crowd they conchvled to lake the
president out , but before they got him there
the atmosphere became chilly and they had
to give that up and they did the next best
thing , they got him to wrlto a letter for pub
Illcatlon. It has come and the boomlet that
will ba borne of this will be such a little
one that It will not reflect on the virtue of
Its mother. "
GREAT FLOODS IN THE EAST
Connecticut River Higher Than it Has
Been for Thirty-Fivo Yean ,
MILLS AND FACTORIES SHUT DOWN
Itnllrotul niul Other Ilrldcos Washed Avvny ,
Dunn hi Dungar unit u Lurgn Amount
of Low l.iuiiU ( Herlhmed
Trains Crcntly Delayed.
SPRINGFIELD , Mass. , April 15. The
Connecticut valley has been the scene today
of n flood of greater magnitude than has vis
ited this section since 1SC2. The most damage -
ago was done at Hollows Falls , Vt. , where
the Connecticut river Is very narrow. An
old railroad brldco was swept away this
afternoon , and there has been great damage
to the Boston . Maine railway. The mills
are all closed. At Urattleboro , Vt. , the river
Is higher than slnco 1SC2. At'Turner's Kails
the water has overflowed the banks of the
river to such an extent that many of the
mills liavo been compelled to stop. The Con
solidated railroad tracks are flooded. At
Windsor , Vt. , the water * has risen thirty
feet and business Is almost entirely sus
pended. At Northampton , Mass. , the river
Is thrce-ijuartcrs of a mtlo wldo and the
water la higher than It has been In thlrtv
years. Over nine feet of water Is going over
the dam at Holjokc. and many mills have
shut down. Near Mount Tom the water has
overflowed the railroad tracks and trains arc
delayed. This city has not as yet been
troubled by the high water because of the
high bank on this bide , but across the river
West Springfield Is Hooded. The water has
already rlbcn eighteen feet.
KENNEI1EC , Me , April 15 The Monsam
river here Is higher than for years , and all
the mills have been forced to close.
WHITE UIVER JUNCTION , Vt. , April
15. The heavy rain storm commencing Fri
day night continued without cessation until 2
o'clock , and now has begun again. Highways
have become Impassable. The rise in White
river at this place exceeded ten feet , flood
ing basements and compelling the occupants
of some houses to vacate.
PORTSMOUTH , N. H. , April 15. The PIs-
cataqua river has oevrflowcd Its banks In
several places. At Union and Madison the
tracks of the Boston & Maine road are cov
ered with six feet of water , and passengers
arc being transferred by teams to special
trains east of the washouts.
PORTLAND , Me. , April 15. All railroads
centering hero report bad washouts on their
lines this morning. In many cases trains
have been cancelled. The Grand Trunk road
IB Impassable.
ST. ALDAN'S. Vt. April 15 The Wlnoo-
sekl river is higher than for twenty-live
years. 3 The country Is for miles ono vast
sheet i of water. The people of several vil
lages 1 are using boats and rafts to move
about. !
AUGUSTA , Mo , April 15. The Kcnncbcc
river i Is still rising and the wharves along
the I water front are entirely submerged to
night. i Millions of feet of lumber are coinIng -
Ing I down the river.
WESTDROOK. Me. , April 15. Over 2,000
people ] wore thrown out of work on account
of i the rlso ot the Penobscot , which pre
vented the - factories from running. The
river " Is higher than slnco 1SC1 , and still
'
rising. '
HETHEL , Me. , April 15. The Andros-
coggln Is a raging torrent here. Hodglns
dam has been carried away and the loss
from Hoods already amounts to several thou
sand dollars.
RANGLEY , Me , April 15. It has rained
and snowed hero continuously for seventy
hours. Great damage IB reported.
NORTH CONWAY. N. II. , April 15. The
heaviest rainfall since 1SC9 has caused much
damage hero. Bad washouts on the Maine
Central at Dromflcld and Glen stations made
It necessary to cancel all trains this unorn-
ing.CONCORD
CONCORD , N. H. , April 15. The Merrl-
mac river Is higher here than It has been
In twenty years. At 9 a. m. It flowed
across the streets near the bank which
twenty-six years ago was covered by the
flood The waUr Is still rising at the rate
of ten Inches an hour. All trains on the
northern division ot the Concord & Mon
treal railroad and the Concord & Claremont
road have been canceled. Washouts are re
ported at Kellsyvllle , Meant Sunapee , East
Andover , Danbury and Kanan. At the lat
ter place It Is csttirated that 100 carloads
of gravel will b3 required to fill In the
washouts along the roadbed. Trains on the
Peterborough & HIHsborough railroad are
still running and as yet have experienced
but little trouble. The new bridges at Pena-
cook are In danger and It Is feared they will
be carried away. Several feet of water
floods the basements of the Concord & Mon
treal railroad repair shops and they must
soon shut down. A large amount of drift
wood and wreckage Is coming down the
river. The rain has ceased but the sky Is
threatening. The flood Is the b'ggost since
the memorable one of 1SC9 and the prop
erty loss will bo considerable.
NASSAU , N. H. . April 15. The Merrl-
irac river hero Is rising at the rate of two
Inches an hour. On the dam at Mine Falls
the water has Increased from twenty-eight
to forty-fight Inches since Saturday night
This morning the Jackson mills , employing
900 persons , were forced to close down.
MANCHESTER , N. II. , April 15. The
Merrlmac river Is still rising and threat
ens serious damage. Since yesterday mornIng -
Ing the freshets In the > northern part of the
state have been adding to the volume rap
Idly and at 9 o'clock this morning the water
measured seven feet above the flash board
of the dam at Amoskeag. This Is the high
est point It has reached In many years. The
flood Is Increasing hourly and It la feared
most of the mills will be forced to shut
down.
Siinil anil Itiiln Storm hi Olclnlinm i.
WICHITA. Kan , April 15. The entire
southwest , Including southern Kansas , Okla
homa and the Panhandle of Texas , witnessed
a terrible sand storm today. It was not
only damaging to the crops , but It was pecu
liar for the fact It produced such an electric
friction with the atmosphere that nearly
everything susceptible became charged with
electricity.
In the western part of Oklahoma and the
Panhandle , Egyptian darkness prevailed.
Such a peculiar storm has seldom been seen
and the superstitious thought the astronomi
cal condition ; , which , It Is said , are now re-
themselves for the first time since
the death cf Christ , had something to dc
with It. The rain that fell tonight In west
ern Oklahoma was actually a shower of
sand ,
Iiiportnr Mcl.niiglilln on Trlnl.
NEW YORK , April 15. William W. Mc-
Laughlln , police Inspector of the detective
bureau , was placed on trial today In the
rourt of oycr and termlner before Judge
linnet. This trial Is the outcome of the
recent delllierntloiiH of the extraordinary
grand jury , which found live Indictments
for bribery and extortion against McLaugh-
lln. The offenses are alleged to have b ° en
committed while the otllcer was captain ot
the First precinct , and It Is claimed he ac
cepted money from builders nnd others In
return for police protection.
I'rrfrrB llnnglii : ; lo l.frn IniprUonmcnt.
CHICAGO , April 15. Maggie Tiller , the
colored woman who was convicted of mur
der , has declined to accept Judge Clifford's
offer to grant her a new trial on condition
that she plead Kullty and her sentence be
reduced to life Imprisonment.
"I would ns Her be hanged as go to
Jollet for life , " said she today. If Hlie
clings t3 her determination to refuse to
plead guilty Judge Clifford will be forced to
pronounce the death sentence upon her.
Iloilr of t'rof. McAclnmn Uncovered.
ALTON. III. , April 15. Ihe body o Prof ,
McAdams was recovered at noon today ICO
yards below Slim lalan.ii
IT IS TltO AM ) A QVAHTKK .NOII"
1'rlco of Oil Is Still Uolng Upward 1 > J
ntul lloumlgi
PITTSDURO. April ITS. Oil continued Its
upward climb this morning and no one seems
IllW
willing to predict when the return trip will
begin. ( The Standard put Its price up 25
cents to $2 , which gave prices on the ex-
charge a lively Impetus. May options opened
at $2.05 bid , an advance of C cents over the
atcl
closing on Saturday. The first sales were at
$2.15 and the price kept going up until at
about 10 15 , when 10,000 barrels sold nt $2.25 ,
th- highest cash sold at $2.21 and nt 1030
It was quoted at .l"-1) ) ; bid. The normal
dlffercncu between cash oil and May options
should be about 2 cents.
The market stood at $2.2H& at neon and
soon after It went down to $2.21 bid. There
was llltlo trading , not over 20.000 barrels be
ing sold hero the first of the clay and about
60.000 barrels at Oil City. There Is a gen
eral feeling that the upward tendency will
continue. The monthly report from the
pipe lines of the Standard Oil company
shows the average run from wells during
the month of March was 01.000 barrels per
day. For the first twelve days of the present
month the average was 55.000 barrels per
day , showing a falling off of an average of
8,000 barrels per day.
The report from the Huckeyo fields shows
just the opposite condition of affairs. The
runs of Huckejc oil for March were on an
average of 41.000 barrels per day , nnd for
the first twelve days of April 44,000 barrels
a day , showing n dally Increase of 2,000 bar
rels.
rels.OIL
OIL CITY , April 15. The oil market Is
more settledtoday. Prices are firm and
tendency bullish. The price for credit bal
ances was advanced 25 cents per barrel by
the Seep agency and certificates advanced to
$2.25 In the first ten minutes. Liter It
broke to $2.13 , but a reported advance of 1
cent a , gallon In refined caused an advance
to $2.25 nt 2 10 p. in.
DRADFORD , Pa. , April 15. Not since the
memorable Cherry Grove boom has Ilradford
been the scene of such excitement. Although
no exchange Is In existence here , these In
clined to speculate have cii/vuled the local
brokerage offices and have hnd tholr orders
executed on the- floor of the Oil City ex
change. The greatest excitement prevails
The oil well supply firms cannot fill th lr
orders. Ono firm Is running twenty-five
strings of tools at Ormsby Junction In Hie
new pool recently opened by C. P. Colling
and others. Five-barrel territory Is bringing
fabulous prices , and the old timers arc dumb
founded and at a loss to account for the sud
den advance. Prominent producers are In
clined to the belief that the < advance Is but
temporary. In the meantime the territory
which was considered unprofitable years ape
Is being drilled and lines are being crowdol
by operators In their eagerness to get all
their wells In.
TOLEDO , O. , April 15. Ohio crude oil ad
vanced 10 cents today. North of Lima Is now
$1.17 ; south of Limn , $1.15 , and Indtina , $1.0j.
TINE-LAY , 0. , April 15. The excitement
among oil producers In this section Is dally
becoming more Intense. The advance of 10
cents made by the Duckcyo Pipe Line com
pany today caused Increased activity among
speculators and operator' . Many farms far
removed from any developed territory are
being eagerly leased or covered by options
and many new wells will bo started at once.
roii Tin. rvxi'.it.ir. vrj.iMr.ii ir .SCOT- ; .
Itrmalns to Ho Taken to Clilciigo tor
HurlHl on Frldny.
NEW YORK , April 15. The body of James
W. Scott , proprietor of the Chicago Tlmca-
Jlerald , who died at the Holland house in this
city yesterday , was placed In n casket about
noon today. The casket Is of red cedar ,
covered with black cloth and metal lined.
On It arc eight silver handles and a silver
plate bearing the name James Wllmot Scott
and the dates of his birth and death. The
body will go to Chicago on the North Shore
limited from the Grand Central station ut
4.30 this afternoon and Is expected to arrive
In Chicago about 5 o'clock tomorrow. In
addition to Mrs. Scott and Miss Grace Hatch
the remains will be accompanied by G. E
Randall , the business representative of the
Times-Herald in this city. It is expected
the funeral will take place from his resi
dence , 184 Pine street , Chicago , on Thursdaj
or Friday next The simple funeral ar
rangements , hero are In charge of J. Ambrose
Duller and Mr. G. Haumann , proprietor of the
Holland.
Throughout the morning a stream of tele
grams of condolence poured In on Mrs. Scott
who Is at the hotel. Early In the day Mrs.
Melville E Stone , Mrs. K W. Kclcey of
Orange , N J. , and Mrs. Norvln Smith called
on Mrs. Scott. Mrs. Stone remained with
the bereaved lady throughout the day. Near
the casket stood a great bunch of palms
and Easter lilies , sent by George Bauniann ,
proprietor of the Holland hotel.
The remains of Mr. Scott will be trans
ported In a private funeral car. The u
of this car was tendered to J. Ambrose Ilut-
ler , who has charge of the funeral arrange
ments , through the courtesy of Chauncey M
Depevv. The train will proceed to Chicago
over the New York Central and Michigan
Southern roads.
Betides Mrs. Scott and .Miss Hatch the
body will be accompanied by W. C. Hryan
of the Brooklyn Times , J. Ambrose Duller o
the Buffalo News , Mr. G. Ilaumann , G. E
Randall and Walter Wellman. Washington
cirrespondent of the Chicago Times-Herald
A number of telegrams of condolence have
been received at the hotel today from the
following perrans- Henry Watlerson , Wash
Ington ; H. II. Kohlsaat , Chicago ; Victor Lawton -
ton , of the Chicago News ; Melville E. Stone
Chicago ; G. W Knapp , St Louis Republic
It. H. Butler , Buffalo , who Is at present In
arts ; Colonel E. H. Woods , Boston Herald
Frederick Drlrcoll , Pioneer-Press , St. Paul
and Emery Smith , Philadelphia Press.
Many handsome floral pieces hove been
sent to the hotel , among which are a larg <
boquet of lllles-of-thc-valley , Eent by the
American Newspaper Publishers association
and a large wreath from Mr , and Mrs. B
mann of the hotel.
ritu.n IMIMM ; rim TAX.
Moclcholtlf r In Ono of ( lilciigo'i Dnpnrl
infill Sinn * * llrlnc' tlm Antlon.
CHICAGO , April 15. In the United State
court today Judge Showaltcr enjoined Siege :
Cooper & Co , from making any report to th
Internal revenue collector under the provl
slons ot the Income tax law. The rcstralnln
order was granted on a bill filed by Gerso
Slegal , ono of the New York stockholders I
the defendant corporation. Tlie bill attack
the law , and under the order the govern
ment will be compelled to take part In th
proceedings to defend the operation of th
law.
law.Tho
The contentions of the New York stock
holder' ! ' bill are that the law is unconttl
tutlonal , because It Is class legislation. IKI
uniform In Itri application lo all citizens , an
Imposes a tax on Incomes from ccrtal
sources where the principal from which th
Income Is derived is exempt from taxation
The bill Is Identical with that filed In Ncv
York , and on vvhlch the supreme couit mail
Its ruling when taken before It on appea
from the finding of the United State : , cour
In New York sustaining the law. Thlu wa
the last day uf the period within which th
return may bo made , nnd the penalty to
r.oncompllance with the law Is , In the cas
of corporations , a line of $1,000. It li no
probable Sclgfl , Cooper & Co. will ask fo
a dissolution cf the restraining order. I
the- Injunction Is to he attacked the motlo
will have to come from Ihe United State
attorney acting for the collector of revenue.
\viit Mniio mi i rrort to i
DOER , Del. , April 15 , Ono ballot wn
taken for United States senator today : I
resulted : Hlgglm , 9 ; Addlcks , 5 ; Musesy. I
I'ei.ncwcll. 1 ; Baynid. 1 ; HlUcely. 0. A ron
feience will be held be-twecn HltfBins. Mas
sey and Addlelm looking to HIP btttl-rwi
of the fiuinlorlal deadlock.
HurrUon llrcllnri Ilia Invllntlon.
INDIANAPOLIS , April 15.-i\.Prc--ldfn
Harrison has declined an Invitation to n
t nd the nnnual m > > etli.i ; of the Nallona
League of Republican Clubs , In be nild a
Cleveland , Ills i caso.13 KT declining 01
net t'lvtn.
IUST WAIT SIX MONTHS
ustico Jackson Announces Ho Will Not Re
sume liis Duties Until October.
ONE OF THE LITIGANTS SATISFIED
otlllon for n llolicurlnp of tlia Income
Tux CHS en I'llcd with tlio Supreme
Court-Ohio } ' DlnplPiKpd with
Liuid Incotno I'ortlun ,
WASHINGTON , April 15 A letter has bosn
ccelved hero from Justice Jackson , sayliift
e would net be able to come to Washington
ils term. This makes It beyond question
mt n rehearing of the Income tn\ case , It
rdercd , cannot occur before next October.
Copies of the petition asking a rehearing ot
10 Income tax question were handed around.
0 members of the United States supreme
curt today. There were no proceedings In
ien court. No action has been taken on It
s yet.
Attorney General OIncy and ex-Senator
Mmunds were In court In the Interest of the
ovcrnment and the appellants respectively ,
ut there was no occasion for them to act
1 the matter. It Is generally believed about
10 court Us decision on the petition willet
ot l > o announced until next Monday , The
etltlo.il names the cases of Charles Pollock
gainst the Farmers' Loan and Trust coin-
any nnd Lewis Reid nganlst the Contl-
cntal Trust company of New York as these
eslred reheard. The counsel whole names ,
ro attached to the petition arc Joseph II.
hoato , Claranco A. Seward , Benjamin II.
Irlstow , William D. Guthrib , David Wllcox
nd Charles Steelc. The petition sets fortli
he Imperative need ot a final determination ,
y a full bench of the questions as to which
ho court were equally divided. Dlssatls-
actlon with the decision of the court soenm
o bo general and It Is believed the nd-
nlnlstratlon will do all In Its power to so-
uro a rehearing of the case. The govorn-
nent , however , will not consent to a ro-
rgiiment of any particular question In-
olvcd , but will Insist If a rehearing la
granted that the whole case ba reargued.
SATISFIED ON ONE POINT.
The only point decided by the court which ,
necta the approval of the government la
hat exempting the tax Incomes from state
nd municipal bonds. The rent exemption
s being vigorously attacked and the conton- '
Ion ts made If the lute decision stands per- -i ions
ons who paid the $150,000,000 or more col- \
cctcd during the war on Incomes from 4
cuts have at least an equitable claim \
[ gainst the government for restitution. The 1
ictltlon for rehearing sets fortli that while-
ho court has decided two points of the law
is to rents and municipal bonds , yet no. * ,
udgmrnt has boon announced nuthorlta- 5
Ivoly establishing any point for Interpreting : '
ho net on the following three points- j
1. Whuthei the void piovlslons invalldnt 1
he whole act. 1
2 Whether as to the Income from personal ,
nopeity , ns such , the act Is unconstltu- ;
lonal , us laying direct taxes.
3 Whether any part of the tax not con
Fldored aa a direct tax Is Invalid for want
of uniformity.
The petition for rehearing then recited '
hat In the early history of the supreme
court a rule of practice was adopted requlr-
ng. If practicable- , constitutional questions to
10 heard by a full bench. This rula was an
nounced by Chief Justice Marsha ) ) as thft
practice ot the court except In cases of abso-
sute necessity. This rule was afterward fol- j
owed by Chief Justice Walte In the appeal " *
of n Now York cnsou. At the time Justlca
iVoods was III and absent and toolc
10 part In the case. A petition
'or a rcargumcnt was presented on
he grounds laid down In Chief Justice * >
Marshall's rule and the petition was granted * '
and the case was not reargued until the '
jencli was full. v
FINAL SETTLEMENT NECESSARY. j
Tha petition next urges no case could arlse i i
more Imperatively requiring the application J ;
of the rule than the Income tux case , which. " \
affects the citizens of the country generally. * i
The petition continues : "These appellant * '
may well urge that those serious constltu-
.lonal questions should ho finally decided be- '
'ore their trustee expnds their funds In ]
voluntary payment of the tax. In addition , < 1
t Is manifest that until some decision la .
cached the courts will be overwhelmed with
Itlgation upon these questions and the payment - i
ment nnd collection of th3 tax will bo most \
seriously embarrassed Every taxpajcr to > j
any considerable extent will pay the tax un-
: ler protest and tuo to recover the same , and i
If necessary sue cut his writ of error to thla j
court. The court will of necessity be burled - J
led with rcarguments of thcso question * j
without number until they are finally set * \
: led. Still further , as the matter now stands' ' ,
t has been decided a tax upon
the Income of land la unconstitutional ,
whllo the court has made no decision an to
the validity of the tax upon Incomes of per
sonal property. Serious questions have there *
Fore already arisen as to vvhnt U In fact to
1)0 deemed the Income of real estate and what
ts the Income of real and what of personal
property In cases where both are employed
In the production of the same Income. "
In conclusion the pstltlon asks that the
cases be restored to the docket for re-
argument on the questions upon which top
court was evenly divided. In case this ft
denied the petition asks that tin court belo i
mav be directed to determine whether of
not the Invalidity of the statute In the re -
spects already speclfijd renders the samtV
altogether Invalid and furlher whether or
not the act Is constitutional In the respect *
not decided by this court.
( ONimiON OF THIS CATTJ.i : UtADE ,
llulletln from tlm Agricultural Department
Glim * iiinin Intercut liiT Inform itloii.
WASHINGTON , A'prll 15. An olHclal ot
the Agricultural department , discussing tli
recent Increased price ot cattle , which Is said
to bo the primary cause for the Increased
price of beef In this country , says that It may
bo occasioned by the decrease In the corn
crop of the past few years. The last great
ciop of the countiy was that grown In 1S91
and available In 1&92. It amounted to 2,000 , *
000,000 bushels. The crop of 1892 was 1COO ,
000,000 ; that of 189J. 1,020.000,000 , and the
crop of 1891 , less than 1.200,000,000. There )
hag beui a falling off In this crop , which la
thu principal food ot beef cattle. It Is tru
that the farmers have used wheat for cattle
fcod during the drpresuloii of prlr > C3 of tlilrf
cereal , but the falling oft of the cuin crop In
the opinion of the oflldul , may Iiuvo had inord
to do with the rite than anything tin * . Lacll
f the piliKlpul food for cattle may have In
duced stotl ; ralpcrx to put upon the market
more cattle than foimeily.
Another reason for the decreased numbev
of cattle Is given In the fencing In and the
closing up of many of the stock ranges ami
ranches. The settlement of the western
states by small farmero bus mude stock
raising In great herds less profitable and It la
said that Hie Increase In cattle1m : not nearly
kept pace with the Increane In population of
the country.
When the price of cattle was very low and
the markrt was crowded , It IH vuppn cd that
the stockmen sold not only the hti < cr , but
large numbers ot the femaleH , vvhlch would
tend to check the Increase In the following
yearn.
The competition In cattle from Argentina
und Australia liau been something of a draw
back lo the cattlemen In this country , In
both countries cnttlo ran be raised much more
cheaply than In tlm United Ktatc * . The great
plains > it these countries have not been In-
vcdc.l by srttlera. The cattle may roam at
will , R they did tvrtnty-fivo years ago In tbo
western part of thlt eolintry. Labor cuts
sir all figure , but that vvhlvh Is necessary la
much cheaper In both Argentine and Aus
tralia than In the United Htalc * .
This naino clllclnl paid that Argentina
vas the grcrt acrl'Ultural rival of the United
.States It was far enough boulh of tha
quator to grow ull food products produced
m fie United States , its northern borders
\vje u'jout Ircplcal aq tie southern
