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EDlUNDS MARES IllS PLEA
holds that the Income Tax is nn Uncon-
stitutional Enactmont.
GIVES A DEFINITION OF A DIRECT TAX
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c'\ttOrJIl'Y fle-nerl\1 0ln07 In I ) 110lmlt ( J the
UuriuientVIIt COllll1lCnCO In the
lItorlllng.r'oIoru ; JJI\Ys for
Arglllllont.
i : ' WASJIINGTON , March 11.-Assltant Attorney -
, torney General Whitney resumed lila argument -
gument In s\lslalnlng \ the Income lax law
beCore the supreme court of the United
Statc ! today. Attorney General Olnoy ,
Sndor dmum19 and many other dlatln-
gubheJ counsel In th case , occupied scats
at the desk reserved tor attorneys The
court room was crowded , Mr. McMIllin ,
1Ir. SprInger and several other memlJers 01
congl'tSB who had taken part In the en-
acllmnt or the income tax , were among
those present Mr. Whitney adl1ressNl him-
ael to the question 01 uniformity In taxation -
tlon , In nnswer to the chargee that the
Income tax violated the principle or not-
formlty. lie contended that the limit or
; IOOO fixed by the law was not class legIslation -
lation , It a sulJsequent congress ball sought
to amend the law by Including \ those not
IJrevlously exempted by the $1.000 limit ,
this amendment would no doubt be class
legislation , as It would apply to a distinct
class. 'Ir. Whitney reviewed prIor decisions
In Insurance and oilier cases , showIng that
the interpretation or this court on class i
legislation would not apply to the Income
tax
- . , I'OINTSL1EADY HULED ON.
ConcernIng the exemptions allowed to cer-
tain corlloratlens , the assistant attorney gon-
eral said It was most surprising that thin
1V59 set lip as II ground for invalidating the
tax. lie read from numerous federal tax
laws howlng repeated exemptIons In the
cases of art societies and many other cor-
1)oratIons. ) The court had sustained tax exemption -
emption to manufacturing corporations In
the district of Columbia , bulllllng and loan
af'socl.lt1OIlS and saving companies " ere frequently -
" quently exempted by law , as they were
rn made up or poor people to whom the law
gave specIal consideration. DurIng the war
the lawmakers oven exempted the Mutual
Insuranc company from the operations ef
the general tax law.
Mr. Whitney salll that the superIor court
had alrcady overruled the contention that
the taxation or land values and rentals as
made by the Incollle tax was Invalid. The
state taxes were against the land and not
. . agaInst the IndIvIdual , but the Income tax
was not against the land but merely against
the total Income or the 11II11\'ldual That
this Income came In part from land was
' 7 merely an Incident.
The Income tax Is In no sense II land
- tax. It Is not on gross income from land
, or other sources , but on net Incoll1e. Mr
'Vhltney took up the claim that the federal
: government cannot tax municipal and local
"T . securities held ] by Individuals , as , for Instance -
; * r stance , bonds Issued by New York City. Ho
said It had been decided In the case or
Bonaparle against the state or Maryland
. I t' that a state could tax bonds of the city or
, stat or Now Yorlt. Ir the tate could
, exercise thIs power why could not the fed-
eral government do the same ?
. lIIr. Whitney concluded at 1:30 : , and was
followed by \Ir. ! Edmund , counsel against
1' \ the tax. lie spoke quietly and In a con-
,
. versatlona tone much as he did when a lead.
log fIgure 01. ' the senate. lie stated the
contention or his client against an Invasion
or his rights and an Inspection or his prI-
vate hoolw and papers if there was a
constitution th provision protecting the Individual -
dIvidual was the rock ] upon whIch the con-
tention agaInst thIs tax was based.
SENATOR EDI\IUNDS' OPENING.
Mr. Edmunds read from the constitution
. - . as to the protection or private rIghts
These provIsions lie said , were trIte and
yet It seemed necessary In these days with
such legislative usurpation to call out these
constitutional bulwarks against an Invasion
of prIvate rights. In a question of thIs
gravity he would feel dlspoe to ask the
court not only to pursue precedents and
fit them to theIr subject matter , but to go
back and rule upon the entire subject , so
vital to sustaining prIvate rights. The
" : / " , worst tyranny of history vaa that which
T came In the guise of a tax. 110 first spoke
t1 ; of the action of endeavoring to take away
s from the courts the right or appeal for
, protection as was tim case In the Income
iy : ! tax law
, . SHOULD DE AN APPEAL
- 110 dh1 not thInk the time had come when
J- , ' there should no longer bo an appeal to the
. (6 - courts from the acts of congress. It would
7 be beyollll the function or congress to pass
' . an act that would strip the courts of theIr
- rights , nod Ulls % was just as true as to tile
rights of the citizen as to those of the courts
Speaking ] of the Income lax law , he tot
ferrcd to the provision that the taxpayer
Was requIred to make his returns to deputy
collectors. 110 said the deputy was not recognized -
ognized as a legitimate officer under the con-
Rtltutlon. I do not , however , he said , mean
I to dwell on that but merely refer to It In
passing as one or the points of vice whIch
bloom In the garden or the last congress
He crltlclsed many other features of the law
11rovldlng for the collection of the tax and
} lolnted out 'hat It left no rOOm for resort
or appeal to the courts , hut left to the rev-
cnuo olncers the adjustment , who , ho said ,
were not only the IInal judges , hut tim In-
, , , . lulsllors as well.
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* "It Is true , " he said , " ( list these returns
are to be regltlllel as confidential , but how
are WI' to Iwolthey will always be 60
treated ? It Is possible that they may be
so treated , but Is I It not p03slble that they
may bo ilandied . for Instance , lIke the con-
lenco of the United HtateD senate ? "
Mr Ndmllllllil then reviewed the cases
Ileretofore decided , which have been re-
ferrell to In tile Previous argument , and an-
alyzell the points Involvell at lenglh. lIe
was referrIng to the IIl1ton case , Involving
I the tax on carriages , when Chief Justice
Fuller called his attention to the fact that
, Mr : Hilton hall an unusual number of car-
sieges , 125 as he remembel'l'd. "Unusual ' In
, numbers , yes , " Mr. Edmunds assented , "hut
lIe possessed Ihem as many persons possess
virtue and grace. " lie asle'l tile court to
overrule Its former decision on the Income
tax as given In the SprInger case
"I.et us , " he said , "come back to the true
rule of the constitutIon Wo are to expect
gradual and Infinitesimal departures from
the line marlml ? out hy the constitution and
we may depart further an,1 further from It ,
' \lntll III last , 111'0 the mariner after a storm ,
or the traveler In the wilderness alter the
stars come out , wo are compelled to readjust
our course In the new light that Is gIven. "
lie argued the vast congress had overstepped
the limits of the constitution In ImposIng this
tax , because , ho said , It was short of 1I\0ney.
ne argued hInt ( under the law 05 per cent or
the tax will ho void by 2 Iler cent of the
I taxable voters.
'It becomes " saId Mr. Edmunds , "an in-
terostlng subject or speculation as to how
long tile governlllent call last under a system
which allows Ihoso who pay nothing to tax
their fellow citizens. One evil steps upon
anQther , until bye allll bye we have revolution -
tlon , then anarchy , then a tyrant 10 rule us
as the revolving changes go around "
DhlilICT TAX DlWINED.
I Justice lIarlan asked Mr. dmunds It he
Jlad formulated a definItion of the difference
r between a direct allll Indirect tax , and he re-
plied he had lie thereupon Proceeded to
clve It , saying a lIrrct tax was a tax on
IIIIY kind or Ilror-erly and upon persons , not
In respect or Ilrollerly In existence , acquired
or to bo acquIred , not on n calling , on the 1m.
Iortatlon or goods , but In respect 10 the
things which belong to Iho ' existence oC property -
erty ; whllo an Indirect tax Included all the
nit , as referred to In the constitution under
the head of duties , Imposts and excises ,
% ' . wbleh would be heavy or light on e.lch per ,
tion depending upon hIs will , "
"Da you not , " asked Justice IIrown , "re-
gulll n tax that Is paId by n person himself
I1S a Illrect tax ? " and Mr. Edmunds aBSented.
Asked by Justice Shlras to give a deOnl.
tlon or excise , he quoted Jacobs and Samuel
Johnson where the latter says 11 Is a "hate-
ful tax" collected lJy "wretches. "
Justice lIarlan suggested the deOnlllon
would fit Is ( Mr I dullds ) Idea of limo In.
como lax to which Mr. Edmunds replied
. that I did In Ilart
OfEdmunds closed with a plea for
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, THIS SALB , BEGINS TODA :
Buffalo , ' - - " What we bought for a third , '
' Shoe Store = we seer 1 a th i rd
Ladies' galore Button , Ihulfalo Siioc. shoe in shiap store , 3 111. IuulllCs } or these fluMe lace
r , ,
, - " - ' - - and slices nit sixes
romigross :
vrhces for them were $2.&O ronGre ( ! ni
prlcCI ' , $20 . 00 . - . Ili he on our $1 table : they \
before wi
since will : never 'ou see such values never 1 BUFFALO N. Y. , _ _ , nre Illaln nn,1 , they arc tipped
and styles you f or. . . . . . . . . . \Viloox \ I & D Diapoi I - - -4 _ IJlulrell nod ) % In nil wehht Sizes : fl'ol the the 1 . 00
1 COX ; 1' a el three imuntirpil loumuler
One at the newest out for 1 ( ; Y get ! n hair rlll for. . . IIoul1er . . . . . . C'1 . .
lalle ! Is the whIte silk UN 8LF TOilfil , The iiext I finest t for wlli tfl
titchcd Shoes the I3uffalo - . ! ( X nc or men " 110 0
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sttchetl BuCalo , S .ke.
lhtiffalo
shine
$1.50 the store
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people hiatt just receIved . IG BuCnlo Ihoo
a. _ f
hli , ,
I
ot $3 $ and $3,60 nn1 I wo
n iitmnilred hundred , pairs pairs or of button lace , beau- and 00 1Iai'cli , 12th. Otherwise known as . Net got . $ . . . . . . . . \1,1 . . . . : . . .
tirully silk , to stiteiled sell nn with their white $ iJiO 2 Supposing . " 01 take a look , anyhow . I
shoo : we turn them over for .
Cost ) ' 01 anywhere $1,0 except Wilcox & The 14otise of S .
Draper ; they sell them . for $2,0 at thb argaiis Our West Window
their greatest shoe elort.
' the Buffalo Shoc Store Shoes of ' \Vill Fhow the leading largnlns In the
Don't forget to look nt what Selling Buffalo5 . , , Wll lEmlll hal'Galns
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Sclno
we will ofCer for $1. You b' , Ic1'S and Do's' Shoes-look 'el OVCI.
may never have had n bnr- 00 New York. " '
gaimi before You can get 1.00 , ,
Gall Tuedny by mail 1 . ' I ? li'n's Shines will be sold Corer
or Tlesday . . . . person . . . . ' . mal . . ' - $ _ t.hO that I'nn't he , ic5lerIbeII _
( The ot'IglnQl or this Buffalo , I1t' size , may be soon In out' otst " ' " I 101 unmet see thl to nllre- DO
I'late how cheaP nllre1 I
TI' re mire dozen anti dozens window nt'tei' Monday. ) i . sell In I Omohi lilt . comupa red (
! . ' . , . . . . . , . . . . .
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of lalle ! ' welt shoes and hun- $ lWAP' ' /4I/S4' . with Buffalo , N. 1 . . . . . .
( Ilred of turn shoe that the ,
Ilultalo people got $1 for 'L\ ' ' All their tans II torn's o nt 98
that \ Ipl
Buralo Eot . 80 , IO . .
4c' our tan cloelmig Sl.l8
wo shall ask ) ' 01 $2,30 for ; 2.30 ; _ - _ _ olr . co , lnA price ID 1
' \ : ; - Men's nod hays , megurdiess _ _
it's high juiced In Buffalo , 1cn / nll
I's Omaha It.s. . . . . . . . . : ' ' ' . . . ' 01 what they cost 11'.II'dlcss . . . . .
Cliildreii's and Misses' . ' ' "i" , _ , . . . , , . Boys' Lace Shoes.
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'Ve got them all and will sell them all. P e ople \ ' \ ' 'i" t'V " ' f , , . . . . . , - , ; ; : - - : There hols that are hundreds the 1Iralo at boys' sh
for $2,0 nml $2 : we'll sel . . 00
' I hem out the fIrst for
Infants Shoes for a . . olt frst Iiny 1
get that but. : : = . got . . , . . 71c . . . I . . ? qlarter . . : . . . . . 2 5 C \Vere 1 the Shoe nil a to o' I. OnC . . . . . . dollar . . . . . . . bili . . . : . . sizes . . . : .
. : business in Buffalo , N. \Ve will put the ) 'otiths' 1 to . , . 00
ri . ' \ 2. II the same lot and male 1
, ' Y for the short of : the sizeR from the smnllcst to
Chiillren's Shoe for half seven ' , _ ) tl
dollar they got ! a whole dol- a . 0 space . . - the largest boy for . . . . . . .
lal' for. . . . . . . . I . . . . . . . dol.500 va11 S1ov1y- months , They vent to the va11. - l
Every pair was new shape. It
They had a
In and take
store
MIsses' falo price Shoes was for $ l.O 75c , ; ours the . Duf- . . 15o a look I passing 1 ( at that 1 our life-size Buffalo 1 ( was the cleanest failed stock ' I G. en t B oys ' T ra d e-
that ever Inovn in the history of the
formerly . represented one v
'Twas Ever So of f the leading 1 shoe stores of shoe trade. Only seven months day So have when wl they -and find It vlil what he we 1 boys' have holl- for
Buffalo N Y On exhibition . in business. them In stylIsh footwear.'e starlld after
Bufalo I exhibiton ' all the bo 's' trade II Omaha , and thls do
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win- Prices viil talk louder than settle it.
"One , man's loss was anoUler's gain ThIs after Monday in our east - lettle It
time it's the people's gain , 'Ve offer values dow. words this week.
In Shoes oC every description that should we OW. 'Yc ma ' never have another opportunity
try to buy them from manufacturers at to buy a I bankrupt stock only seven months
prices we sell them for There ore others In this stock ' a Feast of Leather. 1Ien that Need Shoes old insuring the mtyle nod shApes to ho
oC Shoes-there nre misses' I's Leatlet. 11en the very latcst. So take advantage 01 It
They'd Laugh shoes made In l'hiladelphia That just cXlllalns It-the early that yOU 11) ' have no reason to re-
that sold In Buffalo for $ - - - 1 . 00 And men that don't leed shoes wi bo gret 'It II after days.
' , , ' Oxfords at there IC the ' realize what's bu .
The misses' sizes arc 112 Ladles' Shoes and s they rcalze going on.
. 12' . . 12 . 13. \ I 1\ 1 % ' " . . 1 .0 o
and 2' ; 1. smaller sizes thll ' . . "I , ' . $1.50 anti $ . , .0 . are l' . and One thing Is 1 man' needle
these arid children's size 1 . . . ( 80 toe . bai ] , bought for this sea-
chldl'en's ! o . the Buffalo price . . . . . . 'iO
, U ! Bufalo U
sell for less still.Ve shall 1 I ' sou s trade to sell for $1 sea2
. sell the finest Misses' Shoes " ' 1 you come to this easl-"ou are In- Bufalo , It's the ncw shape
for . . . . fnest . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' 'ited . . . . . . ; 1.1 . needle toe ; we'll sell It for. . .
WILCOX 6 DRAPER , ' , Douglas 1 1515-1517 St. Salng the B . ffalo Shoe Store'g ' Shoes YodaU
equality In taxaton , lie declared It to be
the missIon of the supreme court. the trIbunal -
bunal or last resort to correct such mistakes -
takes , and made a last appeal for a return to
the principles of equality and uniform jus-
tico. even Ir In doinr so It became necessary
faIt to reverse a former decision.
Mr. Edmunds closed at 3:30 : and the court
adjourned until tomorrow as Attorney Gen-
eral Olney , who Is to speak next , stated the
hal hour let was not sufcient for him
'Ir. Obey said In reply to a question from
the court that he should not require more
than an hour more ot time , while Mr. Car-
ter , who Is to follow , said he should desire
to speak for about two hours , and : r.
Choato , who Is to close , said he would prob-
ably ask for more time than two hours. It
Is , therefore , probable the argument wi eon-
annie all time day tomorrow and a large part
or Wednesday _ _ _ _ _
IATE tUl'ln IU COURT DECISIONS .
Two important Tariff Questions Settled by
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WASHINGTON , March 11-In the United
Stales supreme court today two decisions were
rendered In cases Involving the question or
the collection of duties. In tile first of these ,
that or Beautel vs Magone , the collector or
the port or New York , the question Involved
was that or the classification of certaIn rugs
woven on looms not fit for weavIng carpets ,
but whIch had been assessed as ,
'Vlon carpets because the surface
was cut so as to give It the appearance '
or plush. The case was app aled from the
circuit court for time southern district or
New York , whIch had sustained the classlfi-
catlo or the collector but time supreme court
reversed this decIsion , sayIng the russ were
rugs and not carpets
Time other tariff case was that or Cooper ,
collector . vs John Re James Dobsn ) , Involving
the classification of certaIn goat haIr which
the circuit court for the easter distrIct of
Pennsylvania had hell to be free traIn duty ,
contrary to time decision or the collector. Time
decisIon In this case was set aside and a new
trial ordered ,
Justice Gray delivered the opinion of the
court In time case of CatherIne Goldeln , appealed -
pealed from the decision In the superior count
or time central district or New York This
was a case In which the applicant aled dam.
ages In the sum of $100,000 for alleged libel.
The judgment was atiirzned .
The case or James Henderson , ot al . owners
or time steamer CaledonIa , vs layer Gold-
smith , Involved the question ot the liability
of a carrIer for 105 by delay In the ship-
ment of merchandise The case was appealed
by the owners of the vessel rrom the decision
of the cIrcuit court or the lassachusets dis-
trict , which had held them responsible for loss
cansed by delay In time shipment of cattle .
cate.
The lerenso In the orIginal case was that
time delay 'as occasioned by time breaking of
the vessel's ehaft . Time court hell , however ,
that the exception was not sUfcIenty specifIc
and sustained the jUllgment or lhe court be-
low. A vessel , said Chief Justice Fuller , In
delivering his opinion , must 10 really sea-
worth ) ' : It Is not sutclent that its owners
should think It was seaworlhy. Justices
Drown , larlan and Brewer dissented
The court announced that the Interstate
cOlmerce cases . one of which involves the
long and short haul and another which Is
known as the "social circle" case , had been
restored to the docket for reargument at the
next term
Time court also announcell a recess until
Monday , the 25th Inst. , after disposing of the
coors now en hearing
N"w Form If lul"r Orders
W ASINGTON , March l.-Postmaster
General Ussel has under advisement a new
design or money order whleh will give more I
faciiy In handlng It. It Is more nearly the I
sIze of time ordInary bank check anti this
fact , It I thought , should Increase its use. '
The statement Is sent by Mr. IIlssell In a
letter to time committee on postolees InquirIng -
tog Into the matter. Time postmaster gen-
oral encloses a report of the superintendent
of the money order system , which ho says
"simon's time decrease charged for money
orders has Increased tIme business amid that
the amount of decrease In rees received tom :
the quarter ended Septempbor 30 , 180 , has
been more than counterbalanced In the reduction -
ducton made by the commisIons to 110St.
masters ; anti It I further shown that the
abollon of time Ilostal notes has resulted In
the use , In its stead , of money orders , which I
afford greater Ilretelon to Ileolllo usIng' '
"
them. ' _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
.lrtIcics U rl"rl\l to lie 11",111 ,
WAShINGTON , March 11.-Assistant See'
rotary Reynolds of the InterIor department
has rendered an opinion that the agreements
flied sInce December 13 , 1893 , not acknowl-
edged before an officer competent to adminIster -
Ister oaths , as required by section 4 of the
.ct or July 4 , 1884. are invalid and may not
be approved. Time mater came before the '
assIstant secretary on an appeal from a
firma or Washington claim agents from the
action of the pension bureau In allowing
them but $10 as a fee In a certificate of
pension Issuell April $10 , 1891 On December
18 , 18D3 , the pension claImant executed In the
IIrm's favor duplcate articles of agreement
for a fee of $25. but before filing them the
firma neglected to aclmowledge the same be-
fore an officer authorIzed to admlnlster oaths
and the commissioner or pensions held that
they were InCormal and could not be
admnitted. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
AG\NST EUnOnS OF ENGIOSS31 'r
One Recommcld"too of time Dockery Com-
1\loolon mind lo Ad\Ult"g08. :
WASHINGTON , March 11.-Much or the
trouble that was occasIoned by reason or
the errors and mistakes whIch occurred In
the engrossment and enrollment or congressional -
gressional measures by hand wi , It Is be-
leved , be obviated hereafter by the new
method of having this work done hy prInt.
This change Is the outcome or one or the
recommendations of the Docltery joInt commIssion -
mIssion and was put Into practical effect
during the last congress. An excerpt from
the report or the commlslon on time subject
sets forth the belief that In nearly ever
Instance the errors made were dIrectly
traceable to the clerical force engaged In
time work or engrossing and enrolling the
measures. In the nature or things It was
almost Impossible to prevent thrum oftentimes -
times In the haste In which the work was
dono. Before recommending the chanlle the
commission Investigated the methods pursued -
sued In the legislative bodies or other countrIes -
trIes than our own In respect to these matters -
tore and found that In nearly all of the Icad-
lug foreign Parliamentary debates ana In
several of our own states , the old method or
syslem of engrossment and enrollment by
hand and Ink and lIen has been abandoned ,
As far back as 18,10 the nrilsh Parliament
abandoned this metholl and adopted that of
prInting. Thcy applied It at first to bls
or a Public er general character. I was
found , however , that the new "arrangement
was soon productive or economy convenIence
and dispatch , anti tended so much to lessen I
the chance of errors , " that they speedily
alllllled It to Ilrlvate bills and resolutions or
every character Included In the commnla.
slon's report on the subject recommending
the change was a letter from time Treasury
department which shows that In consequence
of error In engrossIng the tariff act of 1883 ,
by whIch frull was placed on the free list
refunds were made to the amount or about
$500,000 , and an act was subsequently passed
correclng the error.
IM1'OIt1'N'F INCUll TAX RULINU
Ulvldeod" ' 'rom lrorelgl Curporltol" Must
11 I mmeltmd cit II thu ltt U rims.
WASHINGTON larch H.-The treasury
officIals have made an important rUling In
respect to time liability under the Income tax
law or dlvldend3 received from corporations.
It Is held that dividends received by a
resident of thm3 United States from corporations -
lens , foreign or otherwIse , doing busIness
wholly without the United States amid havIng
its prIncipal office and Ilroperty out of time
United States must be returned as tmmconme
Such corporation not being liable oa Its net
receipts the dlvhlelul must ho returned as
dlvlJends by persons receIving the same. 1
Sccro.ar ) " blltb SlId Nut Uo It. :
WASHINGTON , March l.-Secretary I
Smith saId today that no one from the In.
tenor department ha,1 telegrsphed or written
to E. F. Khmer offering him the position
or governor or Arizona Charges have been ,
flied agaInst Governor Hughes but as yet the' '
secretary ha not had time to look Into
them , though he Intends to very soon
"This , " saId time secretary , "Is time second
man who has been appointed governor of
ArIzona without the knowledge of the de-
partment. " _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
( iuvormimmmom , C JIahil : bIt fur , \tllin.
WAShINGTON , March 11.-Prof. C. A.
Colyer of the International exposition 01
Atlanta Is In WashIngton consultIng with
Dy Hay of the geological survey regarding
the InterIor department exhibit at Atianta . ,
Dr. Day assured Secretary Smith oday that
the exhlblt of time department would be
Ilushed rapIdly forward
Sugar \lln""o9 CUIU VII .1s1 Month
WAShINGTON , March 11-District Attor.
ney Urey saId today he had decided to I :
cal UII next month time cases of the necal .
clrant lon. wItnesses In the Sugar trust luvesti .
WELCOME AT rHE WAR OFFICE
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Any Ofcer Find , hing8 Pleamnt Wen
They ViEt Washington
HOW THINGS GO AT TiE DEPARTMENT
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Colonel Corhln's HIlst'r amid l'rIvatcSocrC -
t"ry SCI cr's Suave Smmile-ColoimCl
Henlcrson Says Ito h Sh'olg
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WAShINGTON BUREAU OF TiE DEE ,
H07 F Street , N. W. .
WASHINGTON , March 11.
. "It Is not often , " says one or the oldest army
officers on duty In the War department , "that
officers of time army who urn on duty outside
of the city of ' 'ashlngton Ilave an oppor-
tunity to visit the natlon1 capital and see
the War department and the office or the secretary -
rotary or war. As a rule , olcers who are tle-
( milled for duty he.re manage to stay for many
years , some of them perimmanently . When
army officers emi duty In tIme field secure leisure -
uro time , as when they are granted leave ,
they do not care to spend the time given them
In taking a trip to Washington to visit the
department A few , however , do come here
When they arrive In the natlcnal capital they
are interested In the department , and thus wt
mnnage to get a few calls from them "
By a , requlremcnt In the regulations all
army officers who visit the War department
must affix their names to the regIster In the
oice of the adjutant general. 'hlb book Is
In time room of Colonel II. C. Corbin , who Is
Adjutant General Huggles' chief assistant
Owing to the fact that the register Is In his
room , Colonel Crbin has more visitors than
almost any of time other olcers here. One
oC the first or the duties of the olncers who
vIsit the department , on leave or on olnclal
busIness , Is to cal on the secretary of war :
The secretar "s ' office Is situated on the see-
end floor or the State , War and Navy department -
ment building , at the Sevenleenth street end
of the long corrIdor which runs through the
center or the buiding paralel with Pennsylvania -
vania avenue Timid office Is one or the hall-
somest rooms In the building. Any person
desiring to see time secretary Is first shown to
a reception room just lo the right or time office ,
Hero ho meets Mr. John Seager Lamomit's
Private secretary , Mr. Seager will , If possible -
ble , give the Information deSIred , and will en-
dcavor to transact the necessary business
hllsell , without InterferIng with the secre-
lary's other busimmess Mr. Seager Is about
25 years or age and Is one or thc most cordial
'onng le'n one cOli : desire to meet . lie
always makes an eror"t imlease callers , and
In doing so dismisses all , needless fonnaltle
In tran6actng business , maltng a stranger
feel much at imomne 'fhb reception room Is
very handsome In Itq I ' ( H-oratlons and furnl-
tune . On a wall In I i : \ mo glass case Is the
United States flag whlhm'Svas used to decorate
the ( casket or h'residnLLlncoln when hls remains -
mains were taken to ( . tomb
Next to the reception room Is the office of
the chief clerk or the War department , John
T'eem1aie. On the rliml' hand wal or time
little alcove formed ! by ) the projections or
two roums out Into the Icorrldors Is another
large glass case , lt" ged with swingIng
doors and connected " ibm a small desle or
table beiow , Wlh ) q J'/he / case there are
posted on little hooks ; , printed copies of time
army order Issuellufrom day to day The
army orders are prlllt0I"Ually " on lIttle paper
slips or convenient , , Hi and are Issued In
time to bo IJrlnted nmI ' Posted In the case by
3 o'clocl In the afternoon . although they are ,
often delayed unti miserly 4 o'cloelt , when
time department closes .
Secretary Lament makes an able oxecutlvc
oxecutve
otcer , He was enabled to enter Into time I
duties of the allies as lion as he was appointed -
pointed , because he was well informed comm
cprnlng the methods pursue In the Illlerent t
executive depatmenls , bavlng gained much I
valuable Information and experIence whie
he was acting as private secretary to the
presIdent during lr , Cleveland's former ad .
mlnlslraton , Secretary Lament . has been
associated wIth Presilleut Cleveland eve
since the latter was IIrt elected to the gov-
ernorhlll or New York state. lie was engaged -
gaged as military secretary to the governor ,
anti was appointed to the Position of prh'ate
secretary when Mr. Clevelaud ! became presIdent -
dent , lie fled that Important vosition with
)
distinctIon and lmonor 'fhe Ilreshient took a
liking to Lament amid tbe latter to the lIreal
'lent , so they have remaIned together and
have h been Identified with one another's In-
orests The puble career of theEe two
officIals , closely Identified as they have been ,
Is I time history of the success or two hlfe-timne
friends , anti each owes his success , to a cer-
tall extent , to the success of the other.
HENDERSON'S LEG IS ALL . RIGhT.
Colonel Henderson of Iowa , senior member
or the house committee on appropriations ,
who will probably be made chairman of that
conunltteo In the next congress , Is Indignant
tonight over the fact that storle3 have re-
centiy . been circulated to the elect that he
will soon be obliged to suffer another ampu-
tation of his wounded leg. He says : "I be-
hove that this new story has been clrculatell
for the purpose of creating a sentiment to indicate -
dlcato that I nm ph 'sleal ' Incapacitated for
active work. I Imow that I am not to be per-
mited to receive the cimairnmmmns'tmip of the
Important committee of which I ha\e been
so long I member without some opposition ,
ant I am Informed that my physlc:1 suffer-
Ings have been recenty made use of In order
to Injure lY official standing , I Is all right
for men to stand up In congress and shout for
the welfare of the old soldIers white they
stab them under the belt . when they bappen
to suffer from army vounds but .1 do not
Iko to hnve my army life used for . time pnr-
pose of Injuring me In my official capacity.
I amell and strong and my old wound has
entirely healed Tnere wi be no furthel am-
putation and I will soon be able to throw
again. away " may crutches and use my artificial limb
IN A GENERAL WAY
The . .comptrolleof the currency has declared -
clared a third dIvidend or 20 per cent In
favor of the creditors of time Nebraska Na-
tonal bank of Beatrice , Nab. . maltng In all
50 per cent on claims proved amonntng to
$131,828 ,
The eomuptrpller of the currency has been
advised or the following changes In officers of
Nebraska natonal bans ] : Geneva National ,
Geneva A. 0 , Taylor president , In place oC
A , G. cGrew : M. H. Chltlok , cashier , In
plnce of A. 0. Taylor.
The secretary of the Interior today pased
upon two lallll contests In South Dakota
brought before him on appeal ! rom the Ileclslon
of the commissioner of the general land olnce.
The first was a motion for review In the case
of lerman Strutz against Robert Ii. Crahb ,
involving 1 tract or' land In Watertown dis-
trict. The motion was denied and Crabb's
entry wIll be cancelled. The other case was
that or John Steles against ChrIstopher
I.ofhouso In the Huron dIstrIct , The former
i
decIsion , allowing the pre-emmiptiome claim at I
I.ofhouse and holding : the entry or Steres
subject to the right of r.ofhouse to prove his
claim to time land , Is aillrmned.
'fhe Postotee department has called } for
bids for carrying Unle,1 States malls from
1lcCann , Neb , "Ia Hlege , to Valentne , thirty-
three miles , and back , twIce I week , from
May 13 , 1895 , to Juno I , 1808. Bids wil bo
opened on the 20th mat , and the contract
awarded
The Collowlng examining surgeons for the
pension bureau were appointed today : Ne.
braslm-Dr. C. G. Emore , Valentine : Ir
rank I Simon , Tehtamnaim Iowa-Dr. E. C ,
Bliss , Grlnnelj ; Dr. A , L , . Wheeler , Mason
Cltr.
Seth Jones was today commlsslone' ' post- .
rooster at W'inmmetomm , Nab " amid Margaret
Lelan was commissioned at Iesan , 11 : .1
JOBS OF .UAIL WJ JIINU TO GIVI OV' ,
MUl Likely to lIe 'j'Ullol traIn ApItoml8
II thin I'IStlll UCI.ttmuII. :
W'ASIIINGTON , larch n-The Postoico
deparlmenl Is no\ making more than 400
Ippolntments or mal weighers In Illinois ,
Iowa , Missouri , Kansas , Arkansas , Indian
territory , WIsconsin , MInnesota , North Da-
Iwta ant Montana Time department regulates -
hates its payments to the railroads which
carry the mails In bulk by a Ilerlollcal
weigimlmig The plan Is to weigh average
loads at a season or average activity , and
the weights or the several ciassea or mall
case3
mater thus oltalnc are accepted as a stand-
anti 10 govern the compensation of the com-
J1nles unti the next weighing takes 1)10CC
The process requires good judgment , care , ,
accuracy and an Intelgent understanding or
the general scheme or transportation , Time ;
department last rear took the man rrom the I
heull of the elgtblo register In the raiway
lal servIce of men examIned by the Civi I
Service comnmnisslomi Time appointment o
men thus examined was a decided success , so
much so that the oplnl011 was general that L
the new system should he permanenty en-
forced. The department has called upon the :
commissioner for COO names from which to ;
make these 400 appulntments , and time per
sons taken wi he employed about thIrty-
three days , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
MU8t Ito 1'rlr.1 \rglllne I at fii .
WASIINOTON , March H.-Judge Miller ,
In the Ilolle court of th' ' District of ( 'oiumn
bla , today decided an Important point of
Interatonal I law In the case of Manuel de
Almngl'o , charsetl with embezzlement oC
$3,0 from 11 Argentine minIster resident
In i this city. The attorneys Almagro put
In a plea , that he was I part If the Ai'gemi-
tIne egaton , being I translator ntI secre-
tal'y to the minister , amid IS such was not
subject to criminal or other jurisdiction oC
the United Statee Aftemeliscmmssiiig the
subject In all Its bearlll ; ! , Judgl ' ! Mihiem'
held that the statutes ,10 not eovI' the case ,
ant he ordered Ie Alma l'o dlscharHed and
the case him dismnismied. nnl
HE\iltUS TO ! " \UINl IILrE 8VEHS.
l'rcsllomit Remnemmibors OIlcemmimmet ( IOI or
l'orelll &hlJ .
WASHINGTON , larch H.-The president
has bestowed a number or rewards upon
officers and vessels for rescuing distressed
marIners. lt has given 1 gold watch
and chain to Captain If. E. Thuestad of
the Norwegian bark Chrysolite , In recog-
nlUon or his heroic servIces In rescuIng
the olncers and crew or the AmerIcan ship
TItan , October 9 , iSO ! : a gold watch and
chaIn to Captain George D. Keller of the
German steamship Brilliant. for heroic serv-
Ices In effecting the rescue of time officers
olccrs
anti crew or the American schooner 'VI-
lamlne , November 26 , 1894 : a gold medal
10 J. Siedenberg a second officer , and Id.
Strathmann , boatswain of time same Bhlp , and
to II. L. Cochrs , II. Braun and H. Marshall
or the same vessel ; gold melals have been
awarded to J. I. Orton , fourth officer ; 1V.
Fitzpatrick . quartermaster ; and silver melal
to L. Zeed . boalswaln's mate : D. J. Jones ,
D. L. lcI.aughlln and Albert Sayley , all
of the UrlUsh ship Teutonic for gallant and
heroic efforts to rescue the master and
crew or the American schooner Joie . Reves ,
February 8 last Marine glasses have been
avarmled ( to CaptaimmV' . Thompson or the
IIrltsh steamshlll Dunham City for humanly -
manly In reecuirmg time officers and crew
or the Anmenican schoner Alice 'I" Board-
man , October 6 , 1891 ; and to Captain Thomas
Casperson of time Norwegian bark Johanne ,
for his humanity In rescuing two seamen
of time Americn schooner Henry Id. Stan-
icy , JUly G , 1891. ,
A lorlran IltorcslK " 'oi1 I'roleo ted
'V ASIING'I'ON. March It-Cablegrams
received at the Navy department today un- ,
flounce the arrival or the Alert at Panama
from San Jose , Inll time Ilnmhiegim at Colon
tl HnlGh
from 'rrhlihtlmmii . . so time United States now
has four warship" on the Colombian coasts ,
mattlnH a formhlable leet coenbimmed . At
Colon there are the Atlanta alll the Itmi-
leigh , at Buell VvntUrmt , on time west coast ,
IR time Hanger and at Panama , on the same
sldc , Is the Alert. ] It Is prohalll that the
Atanta will 1Jrom ; by the arrival of time
Halegh lt Colon to run to Bocas del 'l'oro ,
atatloned. whale her mmumm'ino ( guard Is tUllposed to lIe
'Iv 'I I" No Ta'ouhlo \lh I Iho I mmd him mm. .
WAShINGTON , March H-The Indian
office has received Information that ( hits In-
dlans No Shirt a 111 Little ChIef , arrested
on the Umalla agency and for whose safe
keeping the ( In < lan agent asked Unltell States
troops , have hen released and that no
lurtller' trouble wi fellow It Is expected
that No Shirt , Little Chief ammmi Pee of the
Umatla tribe wi visitVmmslmlmmgtoni In a
fhort time.
Ilfllll1 . , Ihl 'nx , fl Inrlll , tpinIts.
WitSiilNGTON , March , '
\SIING'ION ] -'Iho secretary
of the treasury hns ubatll the Interal revenue - ,
enue tux , nmountuH to $010,731. on 71,991
gallons of Iplrls destroyed IJY fire April 5 , ,
) lre
Apri [
1893 whie Itore,1 In u imommdemi distillery
wal'ehonsc at J,0118vle , Iy. < ' Illsllery .
were own ell by ' \'lllam g Brdley 'Jhe , 11.lrll m
Bradley Co" , ammd John lclln. Alen
I' I V Id ( 'mifi 4 ffr 1..uh"'lt I hit ii ii. .
'
WASINGTON , March 11 -TIme comptroller
or the currency has declared dividends In I
favor of the creditors of the Insolvent na-
Uonal banks as follows : 'fwenty per cemmt ,
the . Nebraska National bank or BeatrIce Neb , : j
.1 per cent , ' the Colunlhla National bank of r
Chicago _ ,
SPI'l'llnry Urut"I' " , 11".11 Imprvll !
W ASINGTON , larch 11. - Secretary r
Gresham conlllue1 to Improve. Mm's ,
Gresham returned to Washington ) 'esterday
from Chicago. _ _ _ _ _ _
\'lrktcufn I ut ( 'imemilImio. ;
WASIXGTON. larch 11-Thu Yorlttown
arrIved at Chelullio Saturday . ,
"at l'iimhsimrm , Cnlt ' Work ,
NEWnUHYIOH1' , 1Ias" , March H.-The
fimilsimers ernmloyed at C , II , Coihixm's hat factory -
tory today decided to quit work pending a m
letllemenl of the scale o waceH , which ! m
were reduced about omme-timlid , beglnmmlng to .
day . Time mater hal been < IeHlnnlng the
tiemnent. ( enlral Labor unlun at Haverhll for set .
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HELPED HER - HUSBAND lULL ,
Singular Story Yet t De Fat omed by
Legal Process
ROBINSONS CHARGED WITH \ KILLING GIBBS
Faulns Case TnluH Up In time 1uIIIQ
Courts-Conrl'MsIOI or Maim aim , ! Wife
Strolgl ) ' 1olhte,1 by Mmmmmy-
Gettng" Jury
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BUFFALO , March 11.-Time district ale , "
nay mo\'ed that time trIal In the superior court
tOday of Clarence and Sadie Hoblnson , Indicted -
dicted for murder In time first degree for
killing Montgomery Glbs , a young lawyer , I -
year ago be taken up Gibbs was walking
alone up a residence street bordered with
mansions brilliant wl . lights about 10
o'cloek In time evening. Suddenly three pls- ,
tel shots rang out In quick succession and '
Gbbs was found dyIng from a bullet wound ' '
In the head , lying In time driveway leading .
'j'
to a fashionable resldemmce lie expired witim- .
out a word. Ils assaiants had vanished '
and left nothing as a clew to theIr identity .
Itumors soon connected Gibbs' name wlh ,
WIO or the families In the Immediate vlcln- j
Iy and hInts of love affairs were rife , much
to the nnnoyance of many innocent imeople . -
'fho theory that he was assailed by footlmds J
, . '
was hardly credited Ills watch and money
had been ummtoueimed A reporter loul1 what . '
ho tholght were the footprints or a woman a
near the allot No arrests were made until
several monthR later the luralo polce re-
ceh'ed word from the polco of Cleveland
that they had Clarence Robinson under ar-
rest , and had worked out from his pals a I
charge that he was hnlJlcaled In a Buffalo i
murder. Assistant Superlntondent Cusack
of the Buffalo ] Illco went to Cevehmd , and J
arrested ] tobimmson's wlCe , Sallie , who , thlnk-
Ing that her husband was to be charged
wIth murder , confessed that she Idled Gbbs :
herself , but refused to give any details. ' .1
, Hobin son , learning that his wIfe was under
arrest for the murder , made a clean breast ; ,
of the mater , tellIng how he and his wife \
had gone out to " 1101(1 UI ) " somebody that
night , Sadie being attired ns 1 man. Gbhs '
had resisted and In the tussle he had hee ,
mmimot Time thistilct attarimey has found the ;
dlstrct atorey
disguise which Sadlo wore on that night anl1 "
other corrohoratlve evllence , and belIeves ho 1
has a strong case. There are many Pollio -
here who believe that the Hoblnsons are )
lYing anti had nothing to do wih time affair , ,
'lime qleston whether time conresslons of time
Hoblnsons wi be admiled by the court as
evidence against them or how much , of I ,
and curiosity to see the pair and hear what
the ' will say themselves on the stanc1
filed the court room as soon as time doors
were alan ed , Time proceedings or getting I
jury may talc two or three weeks.
.
Two emblems or good luelt-the horseshoe -
shoe and Dr , - Prlco's Cream Baking Powder ,
, UII .1 : 'JU 21111LIthV . COV7'UJJT.
I'our lundred TlwUSllf,1 , 'OIl , of 111
' 1IIII& " 'ohl II mm IYlclcalu.
RAN FRANCISCO , larch H.-At I meet-
Ing 01 lho board of directors at the lolmel
1Ining compan of Candelaria , Nev. , today ,
I comitract InvolvIng over $2,0,0 was en-
lel'ed Into wih an nlllsh I lyndlcato , 'l'ho
holmes company contrcts to sell the lyn-
dlcate all time taiIngs which have accumu-
hated at Its lelevle mis for time past
twenty-eight ) I'ars , amounlng to over 4s ) , -
O tons , which huve be"f lold at time mil ot
f edits pet' ton. 'l'he holmes COmlJany also
contracts to deliver to the syndicate 70,0
tonl of low grulle ' ores itt $3t per tOi for alt
ore runnllH fifteen ounceH 110" ton anti foal \
nil those ores 11/llng above fifteen ounces
and below ( wanly ounces the Holme coni.
COl-
Ilany Is to receive 25 per cent oC time bat
tery ttssay value 'l'he IYJlcato has oh-
tulnoll time emlract of clearing time iiellyillm ,
un,1 , Oandolarl mis , agreeIng to 10lVIlio
HolmeR company 45 111 l'ont of these cleitmi-
111. The sllcatu IgleeH to begin thus
cleanup wlhln thIrty du't4 amid to have the
Plant ( or working time tallhl1 In ollortlo/L /
within four months 'File nyndlcate wi ex-
Ilend $2W.O In creclng thelo 1.lants.
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Iooklngf"r 'I hell OWI Jntt'romts ,
HAl/i' AKN , March 11.-Time consttu _
lonal conventon sllenl most of the ater-
noon In dlseusslnH mlle.ge and the report I
of the committee 01 rules , 'fho time ( for 4
the dally ' leNllg of the 101110\1 waif llxd
at 2 o'clock p. in. .
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