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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-06-12
DROWNED.

Special TO REGISTER.
New HAVEN, June 4.
Otto Roush, was drowned at Le-
tart, Monday evening. He was the
young telegraph Order Agent at
Letart. Body recovered, and will
be buried at New Haven, to-day.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-06-12

The Charleston Gazettee has been
asking answers to numerous ques-
tons from the leading democrats
of the state and received replies
from more than 400 thus honorably
titled. The substance ofthe queries
vas in rels ton to the advisability
OF holding a democratic state con-
vention TO give vent to that party's
opinion on the silver question this
year, and the place at which such
convention should be held, resulting
as follows:
For free and unlimited coinage of
silver, 227. Against it, SO.
For coinage at the ratio of 16 to
l, 273.
For state convention this year,
2Os. Against it, l54.
For Charleston as the place to
hold it, 119; Huntington, 10; Wheel
ing, 5; Parkersburg, 5; Clarksburg,
6; Grafton, 5; Hinton, 5.
Several places received vote or
two, and a great many correspond
ents failed to express any preference
of place. The time for holding the
convention varied from June till
December, but the average time is
October.
Mulhal, the celebrated English
statistician, has recently published
an article on the wealth and intelli-
gence of the United States that is
attracting considerable notice. The
author is very deeply impressed by
the enormous wealth of this coun-
try, but is more forcibly struck by
the fact that in the history of the
world no other nation has ever pos
sessed 100000 citizens who could
read. Herein lies the secret of
American wealth, prosperity and
power. The intelligence of the
masses is the bulwark of law and
order and the most important fac
tor in the production of national
prosperity.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-06-12
NE POOR FARM.

IFS Management Should be Investigated.
Mrs. Parker and child, who es-
capped from the Infrmary Sunday
night and came to this city, and who
was taken sick and cared for by tho
city authorities here, was by order
of Prosecuting Attorney PiIchard,
taken back yesterday. evening. She
is a very sick woman; both herself
aud child are afflicted with disease
from which they can not recover.
We cannot understand what there
is wrong with the management of
our County Infirmary, If anything,
or that SO many inmates escape
therefrom, or why the superintend-
ent should allow them TO escape.
There must be something radically.
wrong with the management of our
poor farm, or a dereliction of duty
on the part of some one somewhere.
1t is the duty of the Superintendent
of the farm when he finds the par
ties who escaped TO take them back
where they belong, more especially
insuch cases as the above mentioned. /.
He has no authority to leave them
loose on the corporation as in this
case seems to have been done. Let
the County Court investigate the
matter and see to it that we have
good, respectable, comfortable
home for our poor unfortunatee;
such a place as they will be glad to
stay at and call a home.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-06-12

The other day quite an amusing
incident happened at the Phenix
Hotel. a countryman, who was
somewhat under the influence of
liquor stepped up to the office coun-
ter, and accosted Jas. Hooff, who
was in the office, in this way: "Did
Flem (hic) McCamey leave my
horse here2" Hooff answered this
is "no livery stable-it's first class
Hotel" Countryman-"Well, (hic)
how much (hic) is it day" "Two
dollars day." replied the polite
clerk. And the man went out on a
run.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-06-12
The Standard Bred Stallion.
2:21 DIR. MILLER 2::2l
SIS. 100 to Insure.

ant Flats, at
$500 to Insure.
DR. MILLER, 2:2I by NcCnrdy's Hamble-
tonian, sire OF Alabama, s:l5, Flfrest, 2:lS,
Fine Points, 2:l9, LO, 2:i2, McEwen, 2:iSIf, :,
Play-Boy, 2:ISl5, DIR. Miller, 2:2l, Sallie G.,
2:lS1< Mamie Ward ,2:I6 and IS others with re-
cords $3.50 and better. Dam by Tom Hal, Jr.,
sire OF Anacosta, 2=l5l{ I, Bob Taylor. 2:lSl a,
Brown Hal, 2:l2lz. Elma, 2:lSlf, Glide, 2:l914,
Hal POinter.2:0flz,JO Ohm I,2:lS1z, TriXie p
Little Brown jug, 2:ll3f, and many others
with records better than z:3O.
Dr. Miller, 2:2l, was foaIed in lSs9 is a beau
tiful Chestnut ljtf hands high, weighs I,OT5
pounds, can pace any good track in 2:l0, and
can show a 2:30 clip trotting.
For further Information address SAMUEL
SOMERNILLE, Owner. Maggie, w Va.
or W. w. RAYBCRS, Trainer.
This is to certify that 1 saw Or. G b. Get
ner's horse stDr- Miller 90 mile. over the
AIurfresbOrO, Tenn, half-miIe track in 2:i3;
last half-Inile in :l3; last quarter in - sec
Ouds. MONROE MILES,
MurfeesborO, Tenn.
february 2T-ts.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-06-12
E LIST SCH00LFIELD
Wlat bought of Him at His
in DanFille, Va.

in DanFille, Va.
! DanSf Register.
All pen who do good preach
ing IN Methodist church are not
D. d 4 all do not have to their
name prefx "Rev." Mr.. James
E. Sci I'D of this city is such a
preae and a most remarkable
man
Mr oolfeld has been citizen
of Dan for nearly a quarter ofa
centar nd has ever occupied a
promia position as a business
man, for that length of time,
and &c he senior member of one
of the est mercantile establish
ments his city, and is connected
with Q Important business enter
prises bly the cotton mills. In
busine le has been successful, and
mas aeiiidifsd Il handsome conipeten-s
cy. He is a member of the Main
street Methodist Episcopal church,
and has filled and row fills impor-
tant positions as a layman. A few
years ago he commenced to do evan
gelical work, the Lord blessed his
work, and now having turned his
business affairs over to the care of
his partners, Mr.. Schoolfeld devotes
his entire time to preaching the
word of the Most High.
For the past two years he has
been almost constantly engaged in
revival work, and has conducted
meetings in various parts of this
State and in the border section of
North Carolina, in all of which his
labors have been signally blessed.
All the time he keeps up his obliga-
tions as layman, performing, as
before he commenced preaching, all
the duties assigned him and is regu-
larly assessed for the support OF his
church as other laymen are.
His style of preaching may be
summed up in the two words sim
plicity and earnestness, and it goes
straight to the hearts and the un-
derstanding of the hearers.
Mr.. Schoolfield steadfastly refuses
to accept remuneration for his ser
vices and 10 this respect differs
from any preachers of our knowl-
edge.
The facts taken in connection
with the purity of his private life
and the fact that his whole heart
is in the work makes him a man of
great power before the people. Mr..
Schooi6eld has engagements to con
duct revivals that will occupy his
time for months to come.
In winter we kick and we growl and we
When the ice on the sidewalk does gather;
But in summer we pay just to get it put
there;
And rave ifit fails? Well now, rather.
P. c. McDade, few days ago
filed cistern for Hon. Rankin
Wiley, from his pump boat in the
Ohio river. lie laid a line of hose
from the river to the cistern, and
forced the water through them. 1t
was a long stretch of hose, and
proves that the pump-boat, by an ar
rangement with the town, could be
made very useful in cases of fire, as
he could by means of hose reach
from either the Kanawha or Ohio
rivers, almost any house in any part
of town, if there was fire.
The other day quite an amusing
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-06-12

The religious meetings now being
held at the opera house by Evan
gelist schoolfeld, are still being
well attended, and each meeting
sees an increased number of people
present. If it was not for the hot
weather there would hardly be
standing room in this large house.
Everybody should try and attend
these meetings.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-06-12

Have the Same Kind of People Here.
Cincinnati Humane Society Off
GERS looked up q case of extreme
destitution and found the family
harboring nine dogs. The mother
could give the pedigree of each ef
the CANNES, bat was not sure Of the
ages of her children. The dogs
we're put in the pound and the wo-
man warned to take better care of
the children or they would be taken
away from her.-Ex.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-06-12

The heavy rain of last night,
which we hope was general through
out the country, drove away the
blues from many a farmer, who had
been looking at his pastures and
crops burning up for the want of
rain. The rain that poured down
steadily all night and is still coming
down this morning as we go to
press, will do untold good, and be
worth hundreds of thousands of
dollars TO the farmers of this land.
Gen. McCausland was in town
yesterday, and in close consultation
with our enterprisiug citizen, Mr..
John e. Stortz. There is something
in the air. We tried to interview
them but failed, as they would not
talk. The surmise is that ii is an
electric street railway for the town,
or water works, or something of the
kind We await developments.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-06-12

Clean up the river front and
beautify it.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-06-12

J. a. Reese, a brakeman on the
K. & N. Ry, who got bis foot
crushed few days ago, mentiosslS-.;
which we made at the time.
which resulted in the amputation ofl
three Of his toes, is getting along,
nicely; as is also F. C. Maxheime
who had his foot mashed some tin
ago.
Wheat of the best grade. is wort
25c IN fl,ia r,....l..
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-06-12

The man who thinks he will ad-
vertise as soon as business indicates
that he can afford to spend money
for that purpose will very likely find
that it never reaches that stage
Printers Ink.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-06-12
From Wednesdays DaiIy.j
CITY COUNCIL.
Appointment of City Solicitor The
Lewis Monument,

And Other Matters OF Interest to our
Citizens.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-06-12

Oscar Douglass authorizes us to
say he will pay a good reward for
the apprehension of the thief or
thieves who recently stole his horses
from his pasture, and which have
been recovered. He don't think
that such men should be allowed at
large in the community.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-06-12

The end of this hot wave is said
to be in sight
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-06-12

Bicycles have, by law, the same
rights on roads that other carriages
have.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-06-12

In winter we kick and we growl and we
swear,
When the ice on the sidewalk does gather;
But in summer we pay just to get it put
there;
And rave If it nils? Won now. rather.
The San Francisco call., 1895-05-21
STOPS THE COLLECTION.
Commissioner Miller Notifies Agent,
That Their Work Is Now at
an End.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 20.-Com-
missioner Miller of the Internal Revenue
Bureau to-day sent this telegram to col
lectors Of. internal revenue:
Income tax law declared unconstitutional by
the Supreme Court. Stop all work in connec-
tion herewith and send to this office at once,
under seal, all books, assessment lists, returns
and records in your Office or hands of deputies
relating to income tax.
The Commissioners opinion is $35 900 900
or SAC, 900, 900 would have been collected dur
ing the first year from incomes had the entire
law been sustained by the court, and even
after it had been shorn of the rent provision at
least $15,O0O,O0O, and probably $4,000 900,
he estimated, could have been collected.
AS soon possible those persons who have
under the authority granted the Commissioner
by section 1920 of the revised statutes he will
refund all such moneys on application of the
payees.
Although to-day's decision of the court will
naturally cut down the anticipated revenues
of the Government, it is not thought that it
will necessitate an extra session of Congress,
unless some unlooked-for contingency arises
1t is known that the administration does not
regard an extra session necessary, although
the revenues during the last month have not
been at all satisfactory.
The customs receipts are surprisingly slow
The deficit for the fiscal year on January 81,
1895, was $34, ,246 1886. On February % this
had been increased to nearly $3S 600, 900 and
on April 80 to about $45 ,25O, 900. The deficit,
as stated to-day, was $51 ,043, ,5S4.
The San Francisco call., 1895-05-21

securities and they are not therefore taxable
by this law
In my Judgment the principle announced In
this decision practically destroyed the power
of the Government to reach incomes. There is
no real difference between changing the exist
ence of the power to tax incomes from real and
personal estates and attaching such condi-
tions and requirements to its exercise as will
render it impossible or incapable of any prac-
ical operation.
You might just as well strike at the power
to reach incomes from the sources indicated as
to attach these conditions of apportionment
which no Legislature can undertake to adopt,
and which can be forced with no oegree of
equality in taxation, but the further principle
that the imposition of taxes, the burdens,
should be imposed upon those having the most
ability to bear them.
This decision works out directly opposite
result in relieving the citizens having the
greater ability, while the burdens of taxation
are made to fall most heavily and oppressively
upon those having the least ability. Con-
sldered in all its bearings the decision is the
most disastrous blow ever struck at the consti-
tutional power of Congress. 1t strikes down an
important portion of the most vital, essential
power of government, in practically excluding
any recourse to incomes from real and personal
estates for the purpose OF raising needed rev.
enue to meet the Governments wants and
necessities under any circumstances
The San Francisco call., 1895-05-21
An OFFICIAL UKASE.
American Correspondents Warned Not to
Hisit the Rebel Camps.

american Correspondents Warned Not to
Tisit the Rebel Camps.
HAVANA, CUBA, May 20.-The Spanish
authorities, i'll view of the visits recently
paid by the correspondents of American
newspapers to the camps of the insurgents,
have issued orders prohibiting them from
making such excursions in the future, un-
der penalty of severe punishment.
Railroad communication with San Luis
has been restored, but the inhabitants of
that town and of Cristo have become so
alarmed at the progress of the insurgents
that they are focking into Santiago de
Cuba.
The band of insurgents commanded by
Felix Ruens recently attacked the village
of Sabala, near Baracoa, and pillaged the
stores. Maceo is understood to have
planned to make diversion in the vicinity
of Santiago de Cuba in order to draw the
attention of the authorities of that neigh
borhood and allow the rebel bands to pass
Camaguey and Ell Cid.
The San Francisco call., 1895-05-21
FOLSOM STREET PARADE.
What Bicycle Clubs Are Expected to
Participate in the Process
sion


The preparations for the grand bicycle
parade on Folsom street tomorrow even.
ing were fairly completed yesterday.
"It should be understood" says Chair
man Wynne, ''that the invitation to par
ticipate in the parade is a sweeping one
and includes every man, woman and child
having a Wheel whether belonging to a
club or not. We want to make it great,
event."
Electric lights were placed on the street
crossings on Folsom street yesterday.
Many residences are to be decorated with
Japanese lanterns.
The grand marshal Will be Captain
Charles Johnson of the Imperial Club, and
III. F. Wynne of the California Cycling
Club viii be chief aid. The question of
appointing aids has been easily disposed.
OF by making the captains of all the BIZ
cycle organizations aids in one general
order.
The procession will form at Twenty-first
and Capp streets and move down Capp to
Twenty-second, down Twenty-second to
Shotwell, Shotwell to Twenty-frst, down
Twenty-first to Folsom, out Folsom to
Twenty-slxth, countermarch to Nine
teenth, countermarch to Twenty-frst, up
Twenty-frst to Capp and disband
The following bicycle organizations will
participate and in about the order named !:
Imperial Cycling Club, Olympic Club
Wheelmen, Bay City Wheelmen, Califor-
MIA Cycling Club, Y. NJ. G.. A. Cycling
Club. Pathtinders' Cycling Club, Liberty
Cycling Club, Crescent Cycling Club, Cali
fornia Camera Cyclists, Golden Gate Cy-
cling Club Royal Cycling Club, Pacific Cy-
cling Club, Outing Road Club, Knocka-
bouts and Eintracht Cycling Club.
The San Francisco call., 1895-05-21
GOMEZ Is CONFIDENT.
Spain, He Declares, Mast Eventually
Gice Up the Fight.

Spain, He Declares, Must Eventually
Gice Up the Fight.
NEW YORK, N. Y, May 20.-A special
to the Herald from Hoguin, Cuba, says:
General Gomez of the Cuban armies,
who passed near this place, escorted by a
cavalry force of 1900 men, on his way to
Puerto Principe, has sent letter to the
Herald, of which the following is trans
lation:
"Magnanimity will mark this war,as well
as untiring energy. Among the veterans
of the previous struggle fiocking to my
standard to guide the rank and file of the
younger generation of patriots of liberty to
sure victory there is noticeable spirit of
determination and an energy far superior
to anything displayed during our last war,
and entirely free from certain objectiona-
BILE features which then tended to localize
our movements and prevent rapidity of
operations.
''The outlook for the success of the pres
ent revolution before two years is SO bright
that there can be no doubt that the Repub-
lie of Cuba will be one of the new States
soon to occupy its place among the free
Governments of the New World.
Martinez Campos has by force of cir
cumstances been compelled to accept the
only plan of campaign left to him to en-
able Spain temporarily to maintain pos
session of the larger towns and principal
coast ports, and these will soon slip from
her sickly grasp. Campos will require
double army-one of occupation and
one for operation. For the first
one he must have, as any military
expert knows, the strength of the revo-
| luton, and one possessing knowledge of
the geography Of the island may see at
glance that at least 10000 men must be
had in order to occupy and defend the
cities, towns and strategic outposts already
threatened by the revolution. For his
army of operation as many more troops
will be required to enable him to face our
| forces in the field.
"From physical and financial exhaus
| ton Spain will be compelled, as she was
| in Santo Domingo, to give up the fight.
| Free Cuba will not need such large mill
tary force, for with our superior knowledge
of the island, we can with one and the
same army, of much less strength numer-
ically, assisted as we are by these advan-
tages and by all the natural resources of
the island compel the Spanish army of
occupation to keep strictly with the army
of operation, harassing the enemy upon
every hand by our alternate movements of
sudden dissemination and quick concen-
| tration. MAxIMo GOMEZ"
The San Francisco call., 1895-05-21
PROVISIONS ARE ILLEGAL
Five Justices Declare the
Whole Law to Be Un-
constitutional.
FOUR DISSENTING OPINIONS.
Harlan, Jackson, White and Brown
% Bitterly Assall the Action Of
the Majority.

WASHINGTON, d. c., May 20.-The
income tax law which has received so large
share of the public attention since the
beginning of the regular session of the
Fifty-third Congress is thing of the past.
After being twice heard in the United
States Supreme Court, it was finally de-
unconstitutional.
There were four dissenting opinions de-
ivered in these cases to-day, one each by
Justices Harlan, Brown, Jackson and
White, showing that the court had stood
five to four against the law.
Inasmuch as one of these dissenting
opinions was handed down by Justice
Jackson, and as he was absent at the first
hearing when the court divided evenly on
the question of sustaining the law on all
points except those as to the tax on in
comes from rents and bonds, it follows
that one of the members of the court who
at first pronounced for the law, except on
those two points, changed his attitude
after the second argument.
There is very little question that Justice
Shiras is the Justice who changed his
views on these points. He made no an
nouncement, either to-day or when the
first opinion was delivered, as to his opin-
ion. While the opinion of the Chief
Justice was largely in review OF
the general aspects of the ques-
tions involved, he based his opinion
of the court to-day upon the argument that
the provisions of the law regarding the tax
on rents and bonds were so essentially a
factor of it as to render all other parts of it
dependent on them, and il accordance with
the well-known rule of law bearing on this
question, the law as a whole must be
declared invalid.
The opinions of Justices Harlan and
White were concluded in language so
vigorous and were so emphatic in their
arraignment of the majority as to cause
very general comment. Both Justices in
dicated their belief that the ruling opinion
was revolutionary, and intiruated that
serious consequences might ensue. JUS
tice Harlan suggested the necessity for
amending the constitution in view of the
opinion,
The courtroom was packed during the
entire three hours when the opinions were
being delivered. The unexpected event of
to-day was in the appearance of Justice
Jackson. He had announced after casting
his vote last Saturday week that he would
return on the following Monday to Ten
nessee, but it appears that instead he went
to Philadelphia to consult specialist on
internal diseases. He left the bench i'm
mediately after delivering his opinion to-
day, and it IS understood will now pro-
ceed South. He delivered his opinion from
notes.
1t should probably be stated that while
the cases in which these operations were
delivered are uniformly characterized as
the income tax cases they are known on
the court dockets as the cases of Charles
Pollock VS.. The Farmers Loan and Trust
Company and Louis H. Hyde VS.. The Con-
tinental Trust Company of New York,
both appealed from the Circuit Court of
the United States for the Southern District
of New York.