The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-01-10
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JEa& (3RA61C U8WS.
New YoRK, Jan. a-The TSa:ca
says: AsDem6lymoo Coeers sprs-
ccijen 10 ct aide The tax levy o.
l00R he's arou&ed Some interest 10
Jeg1ev CITY. The ground Of the ap'
nlicaiion y that . distinction has
beeu made In the tax levy By the ex'
empQion CORPORATIONS frO0i bearing
their eQlsal share Ut the tax burden.
that y not In c0ueODauee with pro-
vision OF the fourteenth amendment
20 The United States col,sli iution
which declares mo >tale shall decay
to any persOn In the jurisl)icliOn the
ee,,lai pfutectiou Of IL laws." The
curt has declared that, within the
meaning Of thst section, cOrporntions
are Dpef0Ons. Caters contention u
that The United states constitution
(oebids exemption 10 corporations
that are not seconded to other per-
sons who bold aud own taxable
uroperty. The IDEA wss b0rrOwetI
Iron, the ples made by ex-senatOr
COukling In behalf Of the Central
Pacific railway, aud M. Caters
suits turned he railroad argument
nxninst the railroads with w0n..cr-
f1l neatuesw. Cartef's a0Idavlt
ALLEGES that the ASSESSOR refused tO
include In their list thirty million
dollars worth Of property o. ned by
certain railroad aspirations. Judge
Kuapp granted the rule requiring the
city 10 show ea,,s~ Why the tax levy
sh0uld not b. cefli0sarieaj. The
writ b veturnable at the third Feb
ruasy sitting VI the Supreme Court.
New York. Jan. S.-A Washing.
ton special auth0gataiively states that
the YellowstOue National Park I'm.
p,ovenseDt Company are g,'iug to
continue visoro1sIy pushing The work
already hegun. Que Of the officers
said today that $50 men were now IN
the Park ct work, aud improvements
are 20 far advanced ~ to aaxure the
opening Of the Park next June, the
time originally intended. 1t n con-
cee)ell that the report VI Vest 70 tie
Senate will not In any way affect the
eontract with the department aud
the progress Of Improvement.
The lesses for ground on which hs,-
tely aro to be erected Will Be executed
some time next week precisely In
aes,ortjauee with the terms OF the cOsl-
tracts. 1t b claimed by the company
that the contract lSaS already 1een
executed and cannot Le net aside by
legislation, even II the Secretary Of
the Interior has exceeded the terms
Of the law in setting apart the Park,
In nlakiug the cOntFaci. The matter
can only be adjusted by . resort to
the court.
ST. PAUL, Jan. 8.-Tbere will ar.
rive IN Chicago Monday aa,Orninx
four car, Of crude silver In bars OF ~
pounds each consigned frOnl the
Montana mines ~ the First National
Hank. The con ,ignment was
brought from the Mint mines by hull
wagon teams IL nail y to Muir City,
where it was loaded on the Northern
Pacific railrtad aud taken through tn
SuperiCr City where the northern
division Of the Omaha line t0s,k
charge Of 1t snd br.,ught it through.
The ilan weigh ", tHO pounds, and It
h roughly estimated to weigh aln.slt
Luz, OOl The freight bill over the
Omaha from superior City junction
was down to ID cents l<r hunaSrtsl.
The rate for pig irDu.
NEW YORK, JAM, S.-The Times
aays: A bill OF considerable iMp0r-
lance n TO be considered by the New
Jerrey legislature with reference tn
llse taxation Of Tailrs,ad property for
hath state and municipal purlnsses.
heretofore the laSis Of taxation has
leen the true value NJ the property,
aud this has Qeen taken to Ie what. |
ever the companies reported. The |
new bill provides tor . cOsnnsiesi0n |
Who shall have charge "f the wl,s,le
matter and shall axsess the property !
u IT. cOst commissioners ~ lre ul- |
pointed hy the Governor without /:
he consent OF the senate: aud Ia hold !
,lliee for snll,e tenn only ~ ilse Gov
:rn0r who appoints them.
LONDON, Jan. X.-Further details |
II the disaster IT the steamer City Of !
Brussels says: Capt. Land Was QUO
" the first picked up, although the
thief Engineer had beem the last to |
cave the higgins. When rescued he !
vas In the act Of lsseing u life buoy
o drowning cOlnSalle. Ar showing
Ike terrible nature Of the collision he.
urtlDer says: The main cNi.part.
lient Of the City Oi Brussels war cut
light In two. After the collision the
" thickenetl, and It wss dangerous
wen for bOats to move ahOut. They
'pproached tue sinking lx,nt and
Ound . bay named Hamilton, half
|rOwnesl, cljnginy to the mixxen
rohs trees. The two Italians who
we're drowned seesu,esl to have lu~t
betr wits, from terror, and jumped
'vertoari without waiting 10 rec
vhat could I've done fDr safely. Per-
ons lost include Conner, quarter
MASTER, and COchrane. steward.
SAN Francisco. Jan. S. The
Hr0";cfr publishes an Interview
rith J. \. Fletcher, = resident Of
Alaska Territory, who was present
t the shelliug Of M Indian village
y the North Pacific naval k,rre..
lie says the outrage was committed
I the instigatiOn Of the Northwest
railing Co., which wishes to drive
he Indians away from that part of
he country, 20 II should t,e lett olxs,
, the coailpany's Own operations;
hat the attack was not just iii.sl by
he action Ut the Indians; that the
occidental killing 0f an Indian Nv n
osnO lance, aud alemaud In accord.
nee with Indian custom for reim,-
WAS . mere pretext, aud
nat the naval officers were im,i.,se,l
lH''l BY the c.'nil'any's agents. Van.
er' lit aud w. Il. Ms,rri., Collector
Customs.
Nkw York, Jan. S.-The Lo.uw.cr- ,
tA B"Asfi" Civ II Interesting statis- Z
On ot the growth III the oyster *.
DSt trA1e tor the Last two ar three I
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