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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-06

WASHINGTON. Nov. 29.-The demo-
cratic members OF the ways and means
committee met this afternoon TO con-
slider the internal revenue and income
tax schedules Of the new tariff bill. A
full meeting of the committee has been
called for Friday and it was the hope
Of the democratic members that
the internal revenue schedule might
be completed by that time. This
does not appear probable now,
however, as there is considera-
BILE difference of opinion among the
members on some important details and
further data from official sources may
be necessary before a final conclusion is
reached.
The income tax question was the
principal theme Of discussion today, and
1t was definitely concluded that such a
plan should be reported, but there was
much diversity Of opinion as to its scope.
Messrs. Ryan. McMillin. Whiting and
others favored a plan providing for a
gradual tax on all incomes in excess of
$1,000 per annum, but other members of
the committee urged that the plan
adopted should only apply to wealthy
corporations and companies holding ex-
elusive franchises and that individuals
should not be included in it's provisions.
1t is therefore on these questions Of de-
tail only that any doubt now remains.
An income tax plan is TO be reported
and It will impose a tax on the incomes
OF corporations, Of companies holding
valuable and exclusive franchises, lega-
cies. inheritances and SUGGESTIONS Of all
kind and possibly on all incomes accru-
ing TO foreigners and non-residents. A
provision may be drawn to include En-
glish and other foreign capitalists who
own land in Texas, Illinois and other
western states. In like manner it will
be diligently sought to reach those in
comes which foreigners are deriving
from American mines and other indus
tries which have become the special OBJ
jects Of syndicate ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
During the course of the meeting Sec
rotary Carlisle Of the treasury arrived
to participate in the conference on the
internal revenue schedules. and he gave
a brief history OF the income tax sys-
tenn in vogue during the var and after
the close of the war. He did not seem
opposed TO a system which confined it's
operations to a tax on corporations, sue
cessions, etc, and, indeed, the whole
democratic membership of the commit
tee now seems favorable to this plan,
the only difference Of opinion beinGSRp
taxation Of individual incomes.
The democrats met again tonight at
the residence of Secretary Carlisle and
resumed the discussion of the various
plans for an income tax. and it was
thought probable the internal revenue
schedules might be completed by the
next meeting of the committee.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-06

duced on wooden goods July 1. In the
silk schedule the reduction OF rates is
smaller than In cotton or wooden fabrics.
Sole leather is reduced from 10 to 5 per
cent; leather gloves are classified ac-
cording to material and length, and are
uniformly rated at specific duties, which
average not over % per cent. on the
common varieties and near 40 per cent.
on the fine lamb and kid gloves. In the
schedule Of sundries. many articles like
hatters' plush are put on the free list.
The duty on cut diamonds, pearls and
other precious stones is increased.
Effect on the Revenue.
Works of art are, I am delighted TO
say, put back on the free list. The
above is a rapid summary OF the chief
changes made by the proposed bill and
will give a satisfactory idea 1 believe OF
its general structure. 1t is estimated
that 1t will reduce revenues on the basis
of the importations OF 1892 about $780,
100000. Something more on the basis OF
1892 with an immensely larger decrease of
OF tax burdens to the American people.
The administrative law is repealed with
few amendments suggested by expert
enee OF its operation. That law was
chiefly prepared by Mr.. Hewitt when he
was in congress and the changes pro-
posed in our bill are 10 make IL more
effective while at the same time soft
ening some of the features added by
the Mckinley bill that would treat the
business of importing outlawry,
not entitled to the protection of the gov
eminent"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-06

Table cutlery from an average Of II 10
80 per centum. Pocket cutlery from an
average of 90 to As per centum. Wood
pulp from about Is 70 10 per centum.
The WOODEN Schedule.
Wooden schedule-The largest re-
auctions occur in the wooden schedule
by reason Of the raw material having
been placed in the free list. Blankets
are reduced from 81 and 104 to %. 30
and So per centum. Wooden cloth from
81, 1H and 161 to 40 per centum.
Ladies' dress goods from an average OF
9S TO 40 per centum. Clothing from So
to 40 per centum. Carpets, aubusson
from 50 to 35 per centum; saXory,
melton and tourney from 50 to 80 per
centum; brussels from so to 30 per
centum; tapestry 76 to 25 per centum,
and ingram Ga TO 45 per centum.
The reductions in the cotton scedulc
the wooden allowing for free wool. Few
items In the Mckinley bill escape re-
duction.
The internal revenue portion Of the
bill has not been prepared. The COM
mittee will probably be able TO submit
10 congress when il meets a bill raising
sufficient revenue TO compensate for
the reduction made in the Wilson bill.
The estimated loss OF revenue by
reason of the reductions in the bill re-
ported Will be about 500, 0O0, 900. Some OF
the rates In the old bill are specific,
and the ad valorem rates given Instead
of the specific are taken from the table
or last years impOrtations.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-06
BLUE BLOOD IN HIS VEINS.
Suicide OF Augusta VI. Serbia, De-
scendnnt of Alfred the Great.

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 2S.-Strange
developments have followed the fact that
an old man known as Augustus NJ
Serbia committed suicide i'm poor lodg-
ings here Friday night by morphine. He
was in needy circumstances and de-
spondent. Among his effects was found
a letter, in which the deceased declared
he was lineal descendant of Alfred the
Great and Edmund Ironside of Charlie
magne. and Of Otto the Great of Nal
colin Canemare and st. Margaret, but
little attention was paid to the letter.
Further investigation among Scriba's
effects revealed a record lineage ele-
gantly printed and bound, running over
three hundred years and undoubtedly
establishing the old mans claims. Other
papers found prove Serbia to be well
known in New York, where he has son
practicing law, and that he came here
from Portland, Ore, where he was, in
1892, vice-president of the National
guarantee and trust company and con-
nected with John r.. Foster. IT was fur
Their discovered that Serbia was exam
liner of national banks in New York in
1886. A letter from John Agnew to
Abram S. Hewett, ex-mayor of New
York, requested that Serbia be retained
in the position on account of his eff
cheney. 1t is presumed that Serbia came
from Portland TO this city in search Of
employment. AS he had always been a
man of position he objected to taking a
mental situation, rather prefering death.
The two trunks and valices found in his
room were carefully addressed to Mrs.
Hudson, N. Y. He also requested that
Mrs. Anna H. Plat of 109 O-st. N w,
Washington, ID. c., be notified Of his
death.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-06
DIsARMs A CRANK.
Letter of One of the Genus TO a Secret
Service officer.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. pa crank, armed
with 3S-caliber revolver and with muir
der in his soul, appeared at the federal
building this afternoon at 1:30 o'clock,
and but for the note OF warning which
he himself wrote, would have killed
Secret Service Operator John +. Nc
Collough The crank. who lives i'm
distant part Of the state, wrote a letter
in which he said:
'T am coming 70 you. I will be 1T
your Office on the 29th or Both to kali
you"
Mr.. Mccullough sat i'm his office pre-
pared to receive the unwelcome visitor
and at 1870 o'clock the door slowly
opened and the crank appeared. Mr.
Mccullough did not move, but said:
Come in and make yourself at home"
The crank, taken by surprise, walked in.
Mccullough leaped up, seized him,
took a 3S-caliber revolver from the fell
lows trousers pockets and showed him
into a chair. Mccullough then said:
''Why do you want to kill me?"
81 do not want to kill you, but they
tell me to kill you. Prendergast did not
want to kill Carter Harrison, but some
one told him to kill the mayor"
The crank, whose name is Nathan
Whitworth of Byrnesville, Mo-, was ar
rested. but was afterward placed on a
trSin ticketed for home.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-06
HE REFUSED TO RESIGN
AND WAS sUMMARILY DISMISSED ny
THE PRESIDENT.
Case of Civil Service Commissioners
Johnston, Who Filed n Minority Re-
port-What He Has TO Say Concern.
ing His own Action.

WASHINGTON. Nov 29-RegardinI
the removal Of George d. johnson from
the civil service commission IL is stated
by a well-known southern congressman
that Mr.. Johnson filed with the prest
dent a minority report on the operation
OF the commission during the last year
and took such radical views upon the
important question, differing so widely
from those OF the other members. that
Mr.. Roosevelt stated frankly and posi-
lively that either he or Mr.. Johnson
must leave the commission. and that
after examining into the facts OF the
case the president decided that he could
much better spare Mr.. johnson than
Mr. Roosevelt, and therefore asked the
former for his resignation. This. IL Is
said, Mr.. Johnson declined to give. and
was at once informed by Mr.. Cleveland
that either the resignation must be
forthcoming or he would be dismissed.
Mr. Johnson himself says:
Il could not approve the annual re-
port submitted by my colleagues and
felt in duty bound to state my views in
a minority report. While this minority
report had no part in influencing the
president in his decision that 7 should
retire from the commission, for he made
up his mind TO this before he knew Of
my purpose 10 submit the minority re-
port, it may have precipitated his action.
as 1 know that he objected 10 my max
ing a report that was not in agreement
with my colleagues. The public will ap-
preciate the principle which guided me
in my official conduct as commissioner
when they see and read my report which
was sent to the president"
WASHINGTON, d. c.. Nov. %
John r. Proctor of Kentucky has
been appointed civil service commits
sioner in place Of George D. johnson, re-
moved. Mr.. Proctor is a native Of Ken
lucky and a resident Of Frankfort. He
has been prominent IN democratic cir
cIes IN that state for many years, and
at the time Of his appointment was
state geologist, a position which he has
held for ten years
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-06
And the Hoste.. was surprised.

Two lady travellers in Maryland re-
Gently were spending the night in a lit
tie village, at the one hosiery of the
place. The room allotted them was
reasonably tidy, but there was a
suspicious lack of freshness in the linen
of the bed. One of the guests inquired,
This bed hasn't been used since IL was
made up, has it?'' The good landlady
turned from trimming the candle with
a lenient smile for such notional folks
why only by our girls" she answered,
and was surprised to find that more
sheets and pillows were required, even
after her explanation Exchange
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-06
RESCUED AT LAST.
Capt. Randall, Wife and Son and Ten
Men Saved.

FIRE ISLAND, Nov. 29.-Capt. Ran
dali, with his wife and little son, and
the ten men of the crew, who for up
ward of twenty-four hours were dashed
to the spray-drenched rigging of the
wrecked schooner Louise II. Randall off
Smiths Point, were rescued at day
light today by the tug 1. ]. Merritt. In
spite of the exposure and numbing
weather to which they have been sub
jected since the schooner went on the
beach Monday night, all are alive and
will recover when proper care can be
given them.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-06
A Novel end simple Fire PROTECTORS.

Fire and Water states that one Of the
cheapest, simplest and most efficient de-
vices for the protection of shingle roofs
from fire is being introduced in some
cities. 1t consists of nothing more than
q water pipe running along the ridge
board Of the roof and connected with the
water service of the building. The roof
that at a moments notice the roof can
be flooded and rendered impervious to
sparks and blazing fragments blown
from burning buildings in the neighbor-
hood. The device is at once so simple
and effective that one wonders why its
introduction was not coeval with that
of water mains and hydrants.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-06
WORK WELL DONE.
MIR. Bynum Talks of the
New Tariff Bill
And Its Probable Effect on
the Country.
Recalls a Like Period in
England's History.
UNREST AND THEN ACTIVITY
Conscientious Labor by the
Ways and Means Committee.
Reductions Which Affect In
dustries in Indiana.
Estimated Decrease in Reeve
nues $55,oOo,ooo.

Chairman Wilson Issues n Lengthy
Statement Concerning the Bill, and
While Realizing the Great RespOn-
sIbiIity of the Committee, He De-
cIares That the Members LnbOred
Earnestly md Faithfully To Pre-
pare n Measure Which Would Meet
the Calm, Deliberate Judgment of
the Country-Its Features.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-06
ANOTHER POINT FOR PARKHURsr.
Secures the Indictment of n New York
Police Captain.

NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-The grand
jury completed its work for the Novem-
Der term to date, handing in, among
other indictments, one against Police
Capt. William S. Devery of the Eldridge-
st. station for malfeasance in office ana
criminal neglect of duty The indict-
ment is founded upon charges preferred
by the Rev. DR.. Charles II. Parkhurst.
The captain is charged with being aware
Of the character of certain houses in his
precinct and failing TO abolish them
after being requested TO do so.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-06
A clear headed Young Man.

Mamma-"Johnnie. why don't you try
and have as nice table manners as Har-
ry Jones"
Johnnie-'Well. because I'm at home
and he's a-visiting."
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-06
FAVOR AN INCOME TAX.
DEMOCRATS OF THE WAYS AND
MEANS COMMITTEE DECIDED.

Concerning the Detnils-Secretary
Carlisle Gives the Committee Some
Facts-Tke Internal Revenue sched-
uIe.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-06
Some DetaiIs.

las TO details OF the bill, Will briefly
recapitulate the salient changes of The
several schedules. In the cheoistrv
schedule we have transferred to the free
list quite number OF articles used IN
manufacturing, the most important az
which Is sulphuric acid. one Of the conn
modities OF all chemical Industry.
1.-The duty on castor oil is reduced
from IS to 80 cents per gallon. And the
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-06

"'Wool is made free. This takes the
silt from under wooden manufactures
and begets the hope that they may re-
cover from the languishing condition in
which they have been for a quarter of a
century and that we may get wooden
goods at reasonable rates instead of at
duties that on the common grades fire.
quently reach 100 per cent, and in cases
two or three times that merciless figure.
"Cloths and dry goods are put at 20
per cent. Clothing at 40 per cent; rates
higher than the committee desired but
deemed temporarily necessary because
our manufacturers have so long been
excluded from two-thirds of the wool of
the world that they will have to acquire
the art of manufacturing with free wool.
A sliding scale is therefore added by
which the rates in the wooden schedule
are to come down five points with the
lapse of five years. Carpets, an industry
in which we will soon be independent
OF competition, are put at 80 per cent
for Administers, moquette and Wilton;
80 per cent for Brussels, while common
grades 30 down to 20 per cent The
bill provides that the duty shall be re-
moved from wool on March 1 and re-
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-03-17
RAILWAY STATISTICS.
Interesting Facts Cleaned From secretar
stewards Annual Report.

stewards Annual Report.
The following interesting Pennsylvania
statistics are taken from the advance sheets
Of the annual railway report Of Hon. Thomas
J. Stewart Secretary of Internal Affairs, and
show the volume of freight and passenger
traffic handled by the Philadelphia & Read
ing and Pennsylvania lines. Highest NUM-
Der of tons Of freight carried and the average
distance hauled of one ton are the Pennsyl-
vania, SO, 1876 ,325 TONS average distance JOG
miles Passenger traffic Pennsylvania,
as, ,2ss, 629: Philadelphia & Reading 22,5O9,-
1893. The total number Of passengers carried
by all railroads during the year was l4O19O,-
500. The statistics given for the Philadelphia
& Reading Railroad include the leased lines.
In referring to the number Of railway en-
ployes and their compensations the Secretary
says it is impossible to give the exact figures
for Pennsylvania as employees are not con-
fined to one state. The total compensation of
all officers and employees for all railroads run
ming in the state for 1892 was $l13,79S,O ,O5l26
The returns of some of the companies are
somewhat defective in some respect, several
of them while reporting the number of en-
| ployes fail to give the annual compensation,
and hence the average yearly and monthly
compensation as indicated by these figures
differ somewhat from the actual average of
such compensation. From the $ll3,7 ,79s O5l.2s
paid to the 213,573 employees, we find the
average yearly compensation to be S532.S2 ;
| GA 40 NOR month or 81 Ar uer dav The
actual amount paid per day u.s. it may be
presumed, much more, for the reason that
daily compensation is paid on the basis of 365
days per year, when the facts will undoubt-
edly show less number of days of actual
service.
The report shows that the Pennsyl ylSania
Railroad Company had 81 527 employees in
1892 and paid out in salaries during that year
$3l ,62s, ,443.3O. The Philadelphia & Reading
(including leased lines) had 2S,716 employees
and paid SIC, 1864 in salaries.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-03-17
Centre and White SITS.
THIRD EDITION
POSTAL POINTS.
New Rules Adopted by the Present Admin
istration.

New Rules Adopted by the Present Admin
istration.
A pair Of onions will go for two scents
Ink bottles must be corked when sent by
mail
Persons are compelled to lick their own
postage stamps and envelopes; the post
master cannot be compelled to do this.
Persons are earnestly requested not to
send postal cards with money orders inclosed,
as large sums are lost in that way.
Nitro-gycerine must be forwarded at the
risk Of the sender. If it should blow up in
the postmaster's hands he cannot be held re-.
sponsibe.
When letters are received bearing no direc.
tion the persons for whom they are intended
will please signify the fact to the postmaster
that they may be at once forwarded.
As all postmasters are expert linguists the
address may be written in Chinese or Choc.
taw.
1t is unsafe to mail apple or fruit trees with
the fruit or them.
1t is earnestly requested that lovers writ
ing to their girls will please confne their
bholAhB AhcI''ohiGs " lLt lLbluO VI lllt tll-
velope.
Ducks cannot be sent through the mail
when alive. The quacking would disturb the
slumbers of the clerks on the postal cars.
When watches are sent through the mail,
if the sender will put "A notice ON the outside,
the postmasters will wind and keep in run
ming orders.
John Smith gets his mail from 674,279
post Offices, hence a letter directed to John
Smith, United States will reach him
When you send money order in a letter,
always write full and explicit directions in
the same letter, so that any person getting the
letter can draw the money.
Alligators over ten feet in length are moi
allowed TO be transmitted by mail.
The placing of stamps upside down on
letters is prohibited. Several postmasters
have recently been seriously injured while
trying to stand on their heads to cancel
stamps placed in this manner.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-03-17

hOlbrOOk Man Fires Ihree builetS IntO
His Body.
WAYNEsBURG, March 17-Captaiu Johu
Scoott, a wealthy and influential farmer Of
Holbrook Greene county, attempted sui
eide by shooting himself with a 32-calibrC
revolver. Three shots took effect, one bal
entering his neck, another his head above
the ear, while third was hattened on his
forehead
After the attempt he walked to the houst
and told his family that the deed was de
cided upon several days ago, but that he
now saw his mistake. It is thought thai
an attack of the grip affected his mind. Ht
has wife and several children. He is still
living but as he is rs years of age it is be
lieved he cannot recover.
The Missouri river is out of its banks al
St. Joseph, Mo, and LeavenwOrth, Kan
Great damage has already been done anC
several buildings have been swept away a
both places.
The condition of Charles De Lesseps
one of the convicted Panama canal swind
lers, has become alarming, and mis- friends
in Paris believe that he cannot live NOR,
than few weeks at the most, while they
look for his death to occur at any moment
Stanley Ivanhoff, a guard in the politica
prison at Tomsk, Siberia, became enrageC
at the alleged misdemeanor of several con
victs and with his sword severed the head
of two of them and mOrtally wounded three
others before being disarmed
The death of Philip j. Walsh, of Phila
delphia, removes from the cOmmercia
world one of the most popular and widel.
known merchants in Pennsylvania. Mr.
Walsh uied at Tampa, Fla, FROM strok
of paralysis His remains will be taken t.
Philadelphia for burial.
The last ef the five persons killed by tn
falling walls at the Carter picture franz
factory fire i'm Chicago ON Wednesday morn
ing was taken from the ruins of the burne;
building last evening. The body of Stephel
Garter. brother OF the owner OF the factory
was the last enc recovered. None OF thos
injured viii, die
The tramp who brutally assaulted Mrs
Jane Wilson ia Philadelphia and was after
ward arrested and bound over for cour
now says he was just in fun when he kick
ed Mrs Wilson, but as Mrs. Wilson fail
to see the point of the joke she will pusl
the case which will probably lana hi
trampship in the workhouse or penltep
ti8ry.
W. S. Henderson and Erias Frost, tw
prospecters, were pounced upon by noun
tain lions in the neighborhood of Silve
Islet mine near Grafton, Colo. Henderson
in the fight for his life, was entirely strppe
of every vestige of clothing and was badI
lacerated about the face and body. Will
Frost escaped serious injury Frost wa
armed with Winchester rife and succeed
ed IN killing both Of the animals.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-03-17

PHILADELPHIA, March l6.--CottOn was Quiet
and weak ON "a basis OF 9 7-16c per pound Tor
Middlug .u.gngs.
Feed was lu.et with limited offerings Vim
ter Bran ranged from tl8,2l to $1,000 per ton.
Fl0ur-DpmaBd continued Of a haud-tO-
mouth character, and prices favored buyers.
Sales Of few hundred barrels, including
Minnesota clears and straights at 81. 75u4 10;
Pennsylvania roller straight at S34Ou
$50; Western Wiutern clears ana straights
G325a3. -; Winter Patents at S3.0Oa4l5; Spring
do. at S4.2Udf. 40; fayorito brands higher,
Rye Flour moved slowly aC S3.25 per barrel
for choice Pennsylvania.
Grain-On call Wheat had T3l6c bid for
MarCh 7H4c April; 75ltc May; 16lsc June
Corn-40a4c Did Tor March; 1890 April 1870
May; 1876 june.
Oats-4lc bid for March; 4oJ6c April 4o1ss
May; 40J6c June.