Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-23

neio oA oppcsL i'Slu ne supreme CVur
Of the sta Of Pennsylvania Tie ccm
monWeS!th leviad tax on sill telegram
passing over the Coupsuy's iiuas within
the etate, this tax oeioe imposed regsrd
less OF the fact ths5 much Of the bushes,
was not confined wholly to the state, hu
to points in other states. The Suorem
court to-day held. through Clief Justic,
Fuller, shat the SITE wss not entitled &
fcoliect & tax except Tor messages baIyee,
points within the borders of the sts.e
snd accordingly reversed the Judgment @
the state court with costs ana remsndet
the c2se to the lower court for fur!heI
| proceedings
| TByAa P"sTMAsIERS.
| Special to the Gazette
WAsHINeToN, Oct 22-Tae following
FtIas Pc lrusstets were appointed 10.
dsy: James L. Ca2n!rgGqm, Edgar
| He@itt CoUhty; S L. emsktr,L.lmee
YCuag County; Pneb. E Hubert, Genty.
S&o.n uuly; MSry L. DoIiD, Wieri,
Bayou. Harris c WHY.
| TEXAS PENSIONS
| Srec!sl &c The Gs2etpo.
WAsaINGToN. O3G 22.-Tts following
VI xicaD widoWe-ESTY d, willow q
SUPREME CRT DECISIONS.
WASHINGTON, DC; 22-Cae Supreme
co2rs o dag ,ustnined the con5tiiu!ii nsl
| J CT the pTohi5i,t1n Law Of Iva. The
point 8! Issue was he right TO msuufac
ure ln'oxicstiDg liquors Silly fer re-
poJtation 10 other states d epi;e tie stafe
iaG. The court holds shat the state l.7
prohibiting both the msnufscture sid sale
except Tor mechEnicai, medicinal cut.
lnsfy sud socrsmentsl purposes is not
In col f,Ct With the interstate commerce
provisions and the decision OF the lower
'urts is sustained. Opinion by Jus!ic
Is oar
The Supreme court in decision rep-
deret this afternoon sfflrms the right OF
a state TO preacribe tests FIR color blind
HESS GmoEg the employees Of railroads.
NJ. 4e From gAYII.
WASHINGTON, Or % --S.eplea Pres
tor, Hsyliv0 Monster, received g cable
Gtspslca dated Port an P,iucs. Oc.J5e
l., via Cubs, announcing the cleo ion on
h&S dsV by the r2tipEEt ssss m5ly Ct
g HeISi Z aDCeiS DaGis Leg!niIa Gs peg.
ldeEt Ct Ne z puhhc
Cspe HaFE, G2ns YES and S.. MIro
E2yirg TsVoited against the lrgl.imsEe
government have o.3a closed 20 foreign
C 1DmeICa, snd naval tJfce Ia before
ss:d haIbo!s to eatorcs the decEss CT the
government against al vessels endeXyar-
irg 20 ev'de the ssne.
VI LATIoN OF INTERsTAT E LAW.
WASHINGTON, o. 90 -rne Ioterstsse
Commerce Commission TO day ISSUED az
order upon railroad C IN panies compris
luE ti5 Southern RsuRSY and Steamship
Association direc ing them to sppear
oef0rs the commission n Washington
December Is for the purpose CT a general
examination and Investigation CT their
tng ifs and clss3itlcsli0Gs. The order is
based upon an inspection Cf the tariff and
cass & SSSions AMI upon information S1d
c. mPia MS fled friln time TO tina
IL lae old;s Of tbs commission, from
which II appears among other tainga that
tue companies nsmsd in order II many
csse5 make GrGescr charge for trsnsp0 rt=-
tlon Il ike ki0d Of property for shelter
then for l)n5 distance over thu same line
in the sam Cirec> don upon inter state
ts5 fi;; tlat the ratee actually charged II
sa,pqeCa 6Te ret Tsyas gwen upon their
sCh.cules, but Ec-Cxl.ed conbius ior
rates sEe made, srd;ast special Ser & are
isEIsd upoa s.ng!e giinmsnts sid sre
limited on tine. Following ar
tie Is,lr0ad cImpSuies named Ia the
07der: Ailart& sud Vest Point, Central
r .i!Tosi snd Bsnkiog COMPANY, Georgia,
Charleston Ead S.VannSh, Charleston,
Cpium5's zEd Au2U "a, C.lctnCati, N9H
Otlesls sr5 Texas c.fc, CNlunbis and
GreeLVlie. Z .st Tennessee, Virginia and
GaoTgis, G =orgia Rli!ro,d and Bal king
CLmpsly, LgElsvi!!e and Nashville, Mem
phig alj CasrlI SFCn, Mobile aEd Grard,
Mobile snt Mon gomeIy, snd the Eufsu!a,
Nashville, Cnsltanoogs sud St Z ,u's.
n JIfo,k and Western, RI Royal sDd
AuGus:s, Richmond and Ds-villy, K m
SEysnnS1, F.olits end Western. Swan
mar, G.. Cd SD NJr;h Aaoau', S aboard |
aUG RJauoke, Nar'h C.rolirs, u'h a1d
n 9TH Alsoamr, VlCk+ bu aoG Me idisp, |
Compsuy OF Alabama, Wilmington sr1
Weldon, Wilmington, Co.umois s2d
Augusta.
Only ABSENT ON2 DAY.
Special 20 the Gazette.
WLssIHGT n, OCT. 22.-The POST ssys
TO day: Members CT the House who were
Ia attendance every day OF the lste session
are sCsIce indeed. L fac, Go such men
bar can BE found Mr.. KNgore Of Texas
comes the nesrest 20 haviag done 80
rae record shows inst with one ex;ep
!io2 he IVES present IN the House ev4ry
dsy from the beginning in December to |
rs jjlnrnmept. The day he WAS .bseni !
VAS Wnen be went over to Philadelphia 10 |
the launching Of one Ct the new
cruisers.
SIGNAL sEKyICE MATTERS.
WASHINGTON. Oct 81 General Gree
ley, c1iei slgnal III 81, il his ennuslreport
invites attention 10 the fnadequsrcy Of |
the present methods to insure proper iu-
slruc.ioHe N military signaling 81 army
posts. The records show thst less tasp
one Out If nina has Received srny IN
sttuctioEs IN signaling during the yesr.
General Greeley ,Fecommends She detail
If 81 { I'll ;eE Ct Sc rignal cofps with rour
10 six msn SIS, instructors ct the great
,chools of the army 1t Fort Lesvenworth,
Fort Monroe aud Fort Riley.
TIE present successful weather pIedic-
ions for the year ere 7S.s; wind, 75.5;
1872; general average Of
81. In determining the general average
1estner given the weight Of 5, tempera-
ure snd wind l, according to the i'm
nrt.nce placed upon them oy the gener-
l public. The number of cold wave sig i
sls displayed was l74S, Of which 1910 or
| 8 per cent, were yerehed; about HOO ]