Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-13
THE WEEK.

The long-aw aited decision Of the United
States Supreme Court as to the constitu-
tionality of the income tax law was de-
livered on Monday. In some way an in
dicatfon of what the decision would be had
leaked out, and was generally published
several days previously throughout the
country. The case was known as that of
Charles Pollock agt. the Farmers Loan
and Trust Company ct all The court
knocked out the law so far as it taxed in
comes derived from rents, and also from
state, county and municipal bonds. By a
tie vote of the court the law is sustained
In other respects. Justice Field declared
his opinion that the whole law was null
ard void: 1t is thought that this decision
viii result in a loss to the government of
$lo,OO0,oOO in revenue Treasury officials
are, however, confident that government
receipts will be ample to meet government
expenses. Five inmates of the New
York State Asylum for Insane Grim
mails at Matteawan escaped. Among
the number was the notorious Oliver Curtis
Perry. the Syracuse train robber. The
Jury in the suit of Charles w. Nc
Keever of Brooklyn, to recover dam
ages for the killing of his daughter
by an Atlantic Avenue Railroad Com
pany trolley car. brought in a verdict
for $1,000. The United States court in Chi
cago decided that the whisky trust no
ic niger had legal existence. State Senator
William Goebel shot and killed John l..
Sanford at Covington, KY, the shooting
being the result of an old political feud.
TWO h1ghwaymen overpowered the driver
OF an express wagon near Cripple Creek,
The rate war between the Southern Rail-
way and Steamship Association and the
Seaboard Air Line has wrought a de-
moralizaticn in southern freights, and both
court of appeals of Virginia decided that
N1rginia's election law is constitutional
Permission has been given to the receivers
OF the Erie Railroad Company to issue
four million dollars worth of gold certifi-
Gates to carry on the business OF the road
North Carolina politicians have just made
the discovery that the election law passed
by the last legislature repeats all the city
ana town election laws enacted since 1883,
but does not provide any substitutes for
them. Secretary Morton Is making inquiry
as to the advance in price of meat. The
pig steamer ST. Paul was successfully
launched at Cramps ship yards. William
Frank Watson speaker of the Delaware
state senate. was sworn in as governor,
governor .MarVil having succumbed to his
long Illness. Twenty-three miners were
killed by an explosion at Blue Canyon
miLe, in Washington.
Foreign.
A definite agreement. it is said, has been
reached between the Japanese and Chinese
ENJOYS. Russia will object to Japan annex
ing any part of the Asiatic continent 1t
is claimed that Japan demanded the per-
manent cession of the Island of Formosa
the permanent occupation of Port Arthur
and an indemnity of $22O, 900 600 in gold
a BRUSH steamship having cartridges for
the Chinese was captured BIZ the Japanese
The new enterprise of shipping frozen
milk from Norway to England has proven
a success 1t is officially denied that there
Is any quarrel between Argentina and Chile
The radicals have gained victory in
the election of members of the lower house
Of the Danish diet. William Court Gully
was elected speaker of the house of COM
mons. Oscar Wilde and Alfred Taylor were
examined in Bow street polio court J,on-
don, and remanded for week bail being
refused. Gen. Campos has arrived in Cuba
with troops to put down the Instruction
In the easternmost province. Umra khans
tenure OF power in Chitral seems to be
ended by the rapid advance of General
Lows army from Peshawur. There have
been several battles at mountain passes
which Maxim guns and bayonet charges
converted into victories Gen, Duchesne
who will command the French In NADIA
gascar, has left Paris Troops are already
on the coast. and the advance upon the
Hova capital will soon begin.
In the District.
In accordance with the recent act of
Congress providing for the appointment of
two women as members Of the school
board, the Commissioners appointed Mrs.
Louise X. Stowell and Mrs. Mary c. Ter
rell. An attempt was made to burn the
school building connected with ST. Mary's
Catholic Church. which was the third
effort within the past two weeks to burn
the property of that church. a raid was
made by the city police. aided by Alexan-
Gria officers. on the gambling resorts at
jackson City. the purpose being to cap
ture the men supposed to have engaged in
the recent robbery of the safe of the ferry
company. one man who was suspected of
completely in this robbery was among those
arrested. The annual meeting of the Dis
trict Federation of Women's Clubs was
held. The various events of Holy week
We're commemorated by special services in
the churches of the denomina tons that
observe this period in the church calendar