The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-04-07
AFTERNOON DISPATCHES.
The Associated Press News Contained
in the Afternoon Report.


Topeka. Kan, April 6.-nhe ceie-
brated Summer cornty hypnotic mur.
der case was decided by the supreme
court today ond Anderson Gray wa
convicted of murder On May Thorn
as Patton was shot and killed neai
his home DIN Summer county by Thoma,
Mcdonald. On the trial 1t was slhowr
that the murder was planned by An
derson Gray, who, by the influence he
possesses over Mcdonald, persuaded
him to kin Patton.
Washington, April 6.-Tlhe attention
Of some of THE members Of the cabinet
was called today to the dispatch from
Chicago, regarding the Tribune publi.
cauon of the supreme court decision
on the income tax, but they declined t.
express an opinion thereon. From ar
entirely authentic source 1t is Learned
THAT whatever the decision of the court
may be, the president will not cal
an extra session of congress, All eff.
fcrts to secure from members of the
supreme court either authoritative con.
firmation or denial of the Chicago Trlb-
une's publication prove unavailing.
Columbus Ind, April G-The Amer.
lean Starch Works with buildings GOV.
erlng ten acres, burned today. The loss
is 100000. Seventy-five Thousand bush,
els Of corn were dest Dyed. One watch
man is missing, and is supposed to be
burned.
Mini, Novgrood April GA hotel in
course of construction, collapsed here
today burying 80 workmen. Severa,
bodies have been recovered. The ar
chltect of bhe hotel suiclded after the
disaster.
Seattle, April 6.-FredeAck Scholpf
today commenced action in the super.
lor court to enjoin the LAKE Washing
ton Land and WATERWAY Company
from filling i'm the Seattle tide flats
If the plaintiff wins, the suit will have
the effect of temporarily blocking thu
digging of the canal from Lake Wash
ington to Puget Sound, ON which seSea
million dollars are Ito be expended
The citizens of Seattle have so faf
raised subsidy of $265,OOO for the
work.
San Francisco, April 6--The jury dn
the United States district court, where
the strikers, Mayne and Cassaday,
have been ON trial, came into court
this morning and reported that they
had no hope of agreeing ON verdict
They stood ten to one In favor of con.
vlction. The jury was discharged
after being out 95 hours.
Hennessey, o. T., April 6.-The rob.
bers, who were surrounded by posse
yesterday, escaped last night and going
to a preachers house, robbed him OF
his valuables and two horses Th
preacher pursued them and later was
found on the prairie rddled with bull
let's.
Winnipeg, Man, April GA Gletch
en- dispatch says The Indian murder.
er Of Government officer skyner, of the
Blackfoot reservation, was finally cap
tured and shot dead by a mounted
noaea ~ yvodioa Loot ,aot,t rri,n ....,.
dsrer made a determined fight to the
last.
London, April Oscar Wilde was
arraigned today in the police court on
a series of charges Of melting boys Il
terrible crimes and actually commit
ting acts of gross indecency. Charles
Parker testified in minute detail of hfs
with Wilde.
Madrid, April 6.-The news received
here that bands Of insurgents have np-
Deared IN the center Of Cuba, is dis.
1uleting as DIT was Thought that the
was confined to the eastern
coast.
Chicago, April GA special to rha
Tribune from Washington, says the
Jnated States supreme court In the in.
come tax case, reversed the decision
If the lower court but THE income tax
aw as a whole, was upheld by a d.
Hlded court. Under the decision, II is
said, all incomes derived from rents,
IRE exempted from taxation by thr
'ederal government, and All incomes
derived from state and municipal
bonds are similarly exempted. In
'tner respects the income tax law
stands as It was last August, but the
'esuh Of the consultation IN the SUI
preme court shows very concIusIvely
hat the law can easily be picked to
pieces provided suits are brought to
contest each particular point as It
'omes UP. The court was evenly d.
yided. Justice Jackson was too ill to
AXE part. Chief Justice Fuller, and
Justices Field. Gray and Brewer were
opposed to the law. Justices Harlan.
Brown, spiers and White voted to sus-