The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-05-16
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ternal Revenue-Mr. Fuller Again-Con-
spirators-New York Demonstrating
lands Panic.
TEE KENTUCKY DERBY.--Tbe Chicago
/ colt Macbeth has won. After his defeat
by The Chevalier at Lexington the know
ing ones would have nothing To DO with
/ Macbeth but Yesterday Campbell assured
/ his friends that the colt was never better
! in his life. and that he would probably
win The Derby. George Hankins SAID
| this morning that Gallilet was the only
horse he feared in the race, while Al. Han
kins asserted that the only one he was
afraid of WAS The Chevalier. Mac
! beth proved himself a good colt, as the
lime was fast considering The state OF tn"
track, which was heavy with dust.
Macbeth is bay gelding OF rather
small size, by McDnii ont OF Agnes.
Agnes /. by Victory, he by Uncle Vic ont
of a mare bv Gilroy, while McDuf 5 sire,
Macaron. was Macaroni, the winner OF
the English Derby in 1863. The colt was
bred by Rufus Iisle, and lie is half
brol her TO JacObin
After the race COYingion was called
into the stand and a very handsome toli-
mounted whip was presented To him by
Colonel Clark .-Dispdtch 10 tie y. !. Sun.
REFORM TARIFF AND INTERNAL REV
ENUE The convention OF Democrats
that meets in this city to-day will have
no trouble ne TO the Pre- iiential candi-
date whom its delegates Will support in
the National Convention. All traces OF
definite opposition TO the denomination OF
MIR Cleveland has disappeared. Who
ever the delegates at large may be- they
will have the very simple duty OF pre-.
senling the Presidents name, which will
be accepted Ivy the National Convention
without question. Nor is there any
doubt as to the issues on which Mr..
Cleveland will make The canvass. lie has
defined them in his treatment OF national
affairs as they have come before him. lie
would not change them or eyade them II
he could; he could not do 50 if he would.
The chief Of these issues il the reduction
of taxation by the reform alike OF the
tariff and the internal revenue.-N !.
Times
THE ATTACK or Mr.. FULLER Some
Of the Republican Senators apparently
intend to prevent or delay the decision OF
the Senate on the nomination of Mr..
Melville W. Fuller of Chicago as Chiet
Justice Of the supreme Court The
main attack on Mr. Fuller is peculiarly
designed 20 strike the sensibiliies OF Mr
ingalls, and Mr. !. oar, both OF whom are
members Of the Committee on the Judi
ciarv. Il concerns his attitude toward
the Lincoln Administration during the
civil war.
The charge is made that in January
1863, W hen Mr.. Fuller was u member OF
the Copperhead Illinois Legislature, and
OILY a few days after the Emancipation
Proclamation, he Introduced bill 10
ratify the amendment TO the COnsliiu-
ton Of the United States which Mr..
COrwn had proposed as a peace measure
in the last weeks of Mr.. Buchanan Sad.
ministratiOn. and which WAS then passed
by the Thirty sixth Congress. Here Is the
COrwin amendment:
NO amendment shall! be made to the
Constitution which will authorize or give
to Congress the power to abolish or In
terfere, within any State, win The do
nestle institutions thereof, including that
of persons held to labor or service by the
laws of said State"-N. J. Sun
CoYsPIRAToRs. - Several Witnesses
have recently testified before the House
Committee on Manufactures concerning
the attempts of the Standard Oil Trust
10 ruin them and drive them out of busi-
ness. George Rice of Marietta, Ohio,
has told again the story which courts had
already heard, and which drew from the
Inter. State Ommerce Commission de-
cision against the railroad companies
which the Trust and its subordinate cor
pora,ions used to his disadvantage .-E1-
cian9e
All the preparations for the council of
Democrats of the Empire State, which
meets to-day, have be- II made in the
Joyous spirit proper TO the opening OF
campaign in which the harmony OF in
vncible hosts renders victory certain
y. y star.
ExTRADIrIoN TREATY.-An English
copy of the Extradition Treaty has been
received here, and comparison with the
copy of the treaty made public by author
ity of the Senate on the 9th OF April
shows the change the Senate made in the
treaty, of which Senator kiGdleberger on
February gave some public notice in a
discussion in the Senate; though OF course
he was prevented by the secrecy Of exc
cutive business from stating what the
change was
In the treaty "a signed in London sec
ton four of article one reads thus:
Malicious injuries 10 property whereby
The life Of any person shall be endau
gered, if such injuries constitute r crime
according TO the laws of both the high
and contracting parties Washington
Dspatch to tie Herd!d
The United States Supreme Court
ended its session OF lSS7-SS
Yesterday after rendering an unusually
large number of opinions of exceptional
interest aud importance. The refusal to
rehear the telephone case finally dis
poses of that controversy and sanctions
the continuance of the Bell monopoly
until The ekpiratiOn of the patent in