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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-04-04

Washington, March 31.-Treasury
officials hope the supreme court will
announce its decision in the income
tax cases tomorrow. This would give
them lust two weeks in which to get
in the returns from the many thou
sands of corporations and individuals
who have been holding back in order
to see whether or not the law was
constitutional. Returns are being
received daily, and some small
amounts are coming in in payment OF
the tax, but very few returns are from
individuals or corporations liable TO
pay large amounts, and all payments
are from persons paying comparatively
small amounts. Up to the end OF
last month the total amount of pay
ments on account of the income tax
was less than $4,000, and 1t is be-
lieyed returns for the current month
will make the total more than $4,000.
Returns indicate that there are more
persons receiving incomes between 3d.
500 and $4,000 than between any other
five hundred dollar limits affected by
the tax. OF the persons required to
pay the tax, very large number are
in receipt of incomes between $1,000
and $1,000, and who viii pay from 81
to $40.
There are great many lumors as to
how the supreme court stands on the
constitutionality of the law. One of
the reports is that on the first vote
taken in the consultation room the
eight judges who sat in the case were
equally divided. The court has taken
extraordinary precautions to prevent
any information of its deliberations
getting out.
If the court should decide the in
come tax to be constitutional the trOu-
bles of the internal revenue bureau
will not be over, for Il great many per-
sons, including some of the leading
lawyers of the country, contend that
the machinery for the collection of
the tax is so imperfect and inadequate
that practically no one can be COM
PEELED to pay the tax, and that unless
person comes forward voluntarily
and makes his payment it will be vir-
tually impossible for the government
to collect it.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-04-04
JAPAN'S STRATEGY.

Washington, March 81. Secretary
Gresham has received an official CON
frmation Of the declaration Of an I'M
conditional armistice by the emperor
of Japan. 1t is not understood here that
this is in any sense equivalent to a
declaration Of peace, but it Is believed
that there is not likely to be re-
sumption of hostilities. 1t is quite
certain, however, that Japan will abate
none of her demands ON account Of
the armistice. In fact tie granting Of
the latter is looked upon as a shrewd
move by the Japanese emperor to d.
minish the harmful effect Of the at
tack upon Ii Hang Chang. If war is
prosecuted now, 1t would have the ef-
feet to force peace negotiations 10 n
speedy conclusion and II is realized
by the Japanese that in the present
state Of feeling caused by the attack
they could scarcely insist upon Is good
terms Of peace as can he realized after
the lapse Of a few weeks. 1t IS noted
here with interest that the terms Of
the armisticc do not apply to the lower
coast Of China, particularly Formosa
and Fisher islands. This Is taken &c
mean that the japanese are deter.
mined to occupy Formosa before peace
negotiations are completed and this
purpose is founded on the fact that il
il an almost invariable rule Of inter
national law that nation must have
actual armed possession Of piece q
territory as a basis Of demand for IL
cession.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-04-04
OFFENSIVE POLICEMEN.
Chicago SpoilSmen Make War on Civil
Service Reform.


Chicago. ILL.,, March 31.-The city ad-
miniStration has declared war to the
death on the civil-service law. Recent
events have proved this in more ways
than one. Mayor Hopkins open dis
regard for that civil service child of
his own-the police commission-forced
John II. Hamline to hand in his reSig
nation. At night, speakers who visited
a dozen poliCestationS to explain to the
patrolmen the provisions of tie pro
posed law were treated with marked
diSreSpect in some cases, and it was
apparent that some master hand had
been at work. The men had been told
and believed it-that to retain their
places the law would subject them
to another examination and no
amount of argument could persuade
them that they were mistaken.
To show how bitterly the battle is
being wagcd, it became known that
LOO policemen and half that number
of tiremen are actively at work in
sorting the knife into the civilservice
proposition. They have been detailed
to do this work by their superior
officers, and while doing 1t are drawing
pay from the city for attending to
their duties.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-04-04
SILVER STRONGER.

New York, March 31.-The advance
in silver in the open market in London
has been followed by a corresponding
rise in bar silver here, which has led
to increased strength and activity in
silver certificates, The advance Is at
tributed to a growing belief that Eng
land will consent to join the bi-metalIic
conference. 1t is said that Spain is
in the market as a buyer Of bullion
in connection with the Cuban insurrec-
ton. Bar silver closed quoted at % 3-S
bid per ounce.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-04-04

faction of waring ElkS denies abso-
lutely that there is any intention of
compromise in the ElkS case, which
has just been tried in the United
States court, resulting in disagree
ment of the jury. He said, I'VE won
the question of the law in the case,
The judges charge settled that AMI
there is no doubt that another trial
will result in a verdict for our side.
The other side has been talking COM
promise right along but there is moth
ing to compromise"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-04-04

Members OF the freshmen class OF
the University Of Illinois have adopted
resolutions pledging themselves to alb
stain from haZing.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-04-04
STILL HOLDING BACK
ARE MOST OF THE LARGE IN
COME TAN PAYERS.
SUPREME COURT DECISION Is
LOOKED FOR AT ONCE.

Treasury Officials Hope That the
Opinion of the Court Will Be Ken
dered Tomorrow-The Judges De
liberating in Secret-What Rumor
Says About the Outcome.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-04-04
OFFICIALS TALK BACK.
viii Ignore the United States Author
tiles in South Dakota.

Mitchell, :. d., March 31.-The selec-
ton of 10000 acres of indemnity
school land by the state on the Yank-
ton reservation, pending its opening to
settlement has caused Il bitter feeling
among the intending settlers. Doubt
exists as to the states right to file
claims on lands, Agent Smith of the
reservation and eX-land office officials
denying that there is any authority
permitting it to do so, and settlers
have been advised to ignore the state
filings. In view of this, Land Com
missioner LOckhart says, II under
stand that certain parties are advising
intending settlers to ignore the selec-
lions made by the state and file on
any land in the reservation regardless
of the states claim. Misguided set
tiers who follow this advice will real
ize to their sorrow that | am acting
with full authority. The power given
by act of congress is plain and
warn settlers not to be led astray by
uniformed advisers. There is plenty
of good land in the reservation out
side of the states selections.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-04-04
NOTHING TO COMPROMISE.

The Elks Eight i Still Unsettled az
Ever.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-04-04

Cleveland, o., March 81 Martin a.
Foran. counsel for the Atlantic City
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-04-04

Washington, March 31.-The land
office will remove all "sooners'
from the coded lands of the
Yankton Indian reservation, using the
military if necessary, before the lands
are open to entry. A new question
will doubtless arise, is the state en-
deavors to make selections for the pur-
pose of filling its grant, which can
not be taken if the lands, at time
of selections, are occupied by set
tiers. If the state is allowed to do so
by the department, it will be com
PEELED to pay 1915 per acre for the
lands, the price which the government
paid the Indians. Very little trouble
is anticipated by the department in
opening the Yankton lands as it is
believed there are enough to satisfy
all settlers who wish to pay the price
for wild lands.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-08-24
THE COPPER OUTLOOK.

The fact that the surplus of copper
 has become worked down both here hnd
 in Europe has caused a sharp advance In the price of this metal. During the
 earlier part of December, 1891, iaKe
 ingot was selling in the New York market at 915c per pound. The price has gradually been advanced since that time. The first of the present year about 9.S5c per pound was the price, and at toe present writing large producers are not disposed to take orders below l2c per pound, although occasional outside lots which show profit to the holder can be picked up fraction below the latter price.
 Copper is going into consumption III unusual quantities in this country, and q large increase over present consump- tion ie expected. Producers now hay less necessity to look to foreign coun- tries for market, as they have no sur plus stock and the quantity eXportao!e is going to be smaller. If European buyers want American copper they will have to advance prices, unless demand here proves much less than at present. About the first week in September 1t is expected fall trade in copper will begin, and what strength there Is in the market will probably be shown at that timei Leading operators claim that the advance in copper is legitimate, al hough soms speculation may have helped the upward movement Gt the start Consumption in England and France is light yet compared with what is promised. Some copper interests ex- pect the price tc go much higher, and name 15c for lake ingot as the limit. The fact that come companies claim that they can lay their product down in New York at 3 sc per pound at profit should count for something in discus slng the future price. -Bradstreet.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-08-24
Highest of all in Leavenng Power-Latest U Govt Report R@!a!:'!:!! !!:'!:! Bski;'g Bs1s35sgg
 ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE

| The difference between Pills and Sim
 mons Liver Regulator, IS just this: Pills don't go down very easy with most people, and you feel them afterwards
 While Simmons Liver Regulator in liquid or powder IS very pleasant to
 take, and the only feeling that you have | afterwards is the great relief that if
 gives from constipation, biliousness.
 sick headache and dyspepsia. IL is ! mild laxative and tonic.
 The leading article in the Septsmbsr Harpers will give the i'm Dressions recaiv- ed by Mr. Richard Harding Davis 5u.- ing recent overland Journey in Hon. duras, undertaken for Harpar's Mara-
 zine and Harper's Weekly. The title is
 'There Gringos in Central America.n
 and the paper will be attractivaly illus
 trated- Besides Honduras, MT. Davis's
 travels included Nicaragua and Vene- zuela, and other things be saw in this interesting quarter will be told in sub- sequent numqers.
 A few days since MT. E. L. Wetmors killed and skinned Gila monster. The brute was 21 inches long and unusually finely marked, but tEe curious feature of the affair was that the heart of the reptile pulsated regularly for more than three hours after it was taken from the body. The pulsstions were both full and strong. Even when the valvulor portions were separared from the beast the muscles still continued to open and close in that organ. This fact was witnessed by a number of our citizens who can testify to the truth fulness of this apparently lying state ment.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-08-24
TNANCIAL OUTLOOK.

The philosophy of business in the new era is yet to be written. An inter national clearing house appears the logical outcome o. the syndicate oper- ations. Human effort feebiy reflects the ttoroughness of organization that csn mould sn atom CT develop a world. Action may fad wisdom from power that can be quicker than th ;ught or slower thsn the growth of a century plant. The end cf the century is developing tbe greatest finaucieTs the world ever saw. When there is no way, such men make one. 4 period Of vast combinations and feverish credit valu.s is very near at hand.
 STRAws.-The aggregate circulation of ali national banks IS now larger than any time since May l, 1889. 1t is estim- uted that importers and travellers viii have paid the bond syndicate SJG0,0C0 in exces i've rates for foreign exchange during life of the syndicate contract. Clearings of 8 cities were 5535 ,000, ,CG0 for the past seven months, against S5l4. 000D00 in 1851, and 557S.000,000 in 1893. Fourteen coal roads show average g2in cf about 30 per cent. ia psice over To yest price of 1893, wiiie stove coal $ around lowest figures in the history of the trade. Ths United States exported ever S3u, 0G0, GOO worth of iron snG steel n 1893 ]. and oyer s3I. .0OG. .0O0 iu 1S9f-5. SGat;s- teal icdex numbers indicate the aver age prices Of foo Is have declined 31 per ceG;. in the last sixteen years, and aver age Il per csnt. les for decade ending January l, lS3j. than for the previous ten years, ending January ]. 1888 Tex tiles and minerals declined 10 per cent. in ths same tune. Silrer declined 45 Der cent in l6 yeaFs, endInR 1S9E Ii was sold above par from lSiG to 1872 incipslve.-CIarp & G., N r., Bankers and Brokers, Weekly Letter.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-08-24
That Matrimo onial Conspiracy.

The hearing of Chas. Denby for con- spirscy in the Hunt Moreno case at- tracted considerable attention in Judge Meyers court. The basis of Mrs. Hunts complaint was that Denby had stood in with her absent leige to defraud her. It appears, however, that Denby was responsible for the introduction of the swains and may perhaps have been & little too enthusiastic over the good points of his marrying friend Hunt. But be this as it may the whole thing is the talk of the town.
 Denby, it seems, roomed at Mrs. Moreno's and having chafTed the young widow on her single biesse1ness, recOm- mended his friend as the long felt want. The lady, fair, fat but not 40 lent will ing ear aud when Hunt showed up he meant business and was accepted, and civil marriage service performed.
 Beyond this, it is said, the good lady did not care to ge. If married by the Catholic church of which she IS a mem Der, the bond would be considered in- dissoluble, but in a civil marriage, if the affair proved unfortunate and she was again compelled to play lone hand, the krot could be united without in | Engagement On the canonials of the church. In thls respect the lady built both wisely and well, for in less than a week of welded bliss the grass of wid- owhood grew green on her doorstep.
 The marriage iu it's over hastiness was opposed by the immediate relatives of the lady, who were not witnesses to the "love promise and obey preliminaries to subsequent proceed ings, including a mortgage on the family bomested, and an empty chair al the head of the festive board. Hunt objected to the marked absence of hi; prospective relatives and was appeaseC only by ample and sRtisf' ctory exp!ana tons on behalf of his promised bride. Word somehow or other reached Mrs Hunt that her lord and master va about to decamp for fields and pasture neU. While she meditbting upon the un certanties of human events he walked in and was pstantly compelled to fac
 the charge of fickleness. Of course h
 denied the soft impeachment and Il
 blazing wrath denounced the tale beare
 who would wreck his newly found happi
 nese. To prove that he had no inten
 tioDs of changing climate he hastene
 out to find the lying william and ha
 been gone ever since.
 Of course the newly made benedic
 had no ready money, but his prospe' tive wealth was bigger than all out doors. Lands and houses he had Los Angeles, moneys and bonds
 Denver and a loving wife Tn Arlzon
 filled to over flowing the cup from whic
Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-08-24
COMPARTMENT FINANCEs.

The July statement of government figures is out and is fall of interest. It shows that the r@ti7nal debt increased during he month 53S, 435, ,92S, and now amounts to S94O, 107,9)5. The recepts Of the government during the month were S29,069. .G97. as against S34, sos, ,339 for July, 1881. The disbursements amounted to S3S, 5lS, ,O63, as against S36, 6IS,5S2 for July. 1891 Of the receipts, SI4C76 .9Sl were from customs, and sl2,- S98. .405 from internal revenue. During July, 1891, the receipts from customs were SS,427, ,33S, and from internal re- venue s25.200,S57. The peneion pay snents laet month amounted to SI2,755, 427, reduction of about Sl47,O00 from July, 1894.
 There Is plenty of food for reflection 5n these igaree, and if cannot be sue cassfully argued that the administration can find comfort in them. The nation al debt is increased, the national receipts d.cTcasa, the national expenses increase nd the old soldiers pensions are cUt down from ihe figures of the correspond ing month fast year. AS financiers, administration circles manage to come out on the wrong side every time. The people are watching and they will hot forget.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-08-24
The Nogelss Law Suit.

The hearing of the Nogales iniunc~ ton suit will take place before Court 0 ,mmissioner Chalmers Monday Messrs Avery, Ge bier, Cummings and Proto being present. The injunction granted by the commissioner about a week ago was to enioin the common council of the town of Nogales from acting as such al- leging,
 First-That none of the councilmen are elegible for the reason that they are not freeholders.
 Second-Because Ordinance No. : providing for a license upon occupations was never voted for but by two mem bers of the council aud therefore was never adopted.
 Third-That unless they are enioined they will proceed to prosecute all per | sons who refuse to pay such illegal H.
 cense and thereby causing much trouble
 and expense.
 Fourth-That the town pretends to
 be indebted on account of the con struction of the Gro Blsnco road in the sum of S2.500, and that that work was done outside the limits of the town and
 is therefore void; that if the council is permitted to collect the license fees and
 taxes they will use the money in paying
 this void debt,
Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-08-24

be demanded for such neglect, and his motion carried.
 The New Mexico & Arizona was then assessed at S49O0.S1 per mile, there be ing 35.40 miles in Cochise county and 52. 40 miles in Pima.
 Wiley K. Jones as district attorney for Graham county asked that the GIla Valley, Globe & Northern railroad be placed upon the assessment roll, t. make test case of the exemption law. His motion was laid on the table.
 CoconiDo county, throug E.. J. Bsb- bitt and F. R. Nellis, confessed to an as- sessment at full value, and asked an equalizing adjustment that would not compel them to pay an extra share Of territorial taxes. It is now understood that before the board edjourns 1t will establish a uniform assessment rate for all of Arizona, so far as cattle, horses, sheep, hogs and other stock are concern ed, thus in measure equaliZing the matter in question. The board then ad- iourued until 10 o'clock tcday.-Gazette.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-08-24

THE dacreplt old Tucson CITIZEN
 anent the northern and southern base : baIl proposition. calls the representa- lives of CCccniH0 aspiring tendeTfeet ! We may be slightly tender on the under p.nnirg I'd n4au, but We have gathered TIC ccrns or 5urions, and the Williams ] club as 1t stands today can bent Tucson ! blind. Tie reason the games feii ! through was because Tucson insisted ! on the silly stipulation that Gll players should have teen residents Ct Ar'Z1na
 eix months The cliff dwellsrs dled long years ago and C3conino has no relics ln the base tail line.
 The foregoing is from the Flagstaff Democrat, sort of tenderfooted in side, but then we have no i'll word to say of the paper on the principal Of "don | kill the fiddler, he's doing inc best he ceu," but We do find fault with it's tender foot baseball players. They challenged the Tucson boys fo, go at the national game and just 10 make 1t interest ing suggested an ante Of SJ00 side. To tbis our boys had no objection as thay :cresaw an opportunity to maEe their expenses and little pin money besides, but in face of alluremerts they were not to be caught by any tender footed trick and so inserted g proviso lhat each player shall have been 8 resi- dent of the territory for at least months preceding the signing agFeementto pisy. To this objections were rSlsed and the proposed match fell through. The fault was net with the Tucson club but with the Flagstaff contingent, if such they can be called as it is probably the bulk of them arg non residents. The propos- iiion of the Tucson club in answer 50 Q challenge was the zane should be play ed in Phoenix and that the players should have been Tn the territory six months Phoenix vas s half way ground ard the six months clause Was intended to ber cut foreign import Rtions. Neither proposition WAS accept able. In corclusion We modestly eug- .est to the brave chaliengers dose of Castoria it will help nd them of their bilge.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-08-24

TIE Union race track through one cause or another failed to reach the
 expectations ef it's projectors. It was intended to make 1t popular resort and with that end in view q large out lay of money ard labor was madf. Differences however, arose between the management and patrons of the park that for tune closed it's gates to the public, but fortunately better feeling now prevails and prospects for restor- atjon of it's usefulness are about to be revived. The management proposes to pursue liberal coarse with its patron; sud thus reestabl.sh if in popular favor
 The energetic men now at the head oi Is affairs can do much in that direction
Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-08-24
Miniue in Southern Pima.

Messrs Bent and Sampson returned two days eince from the LGs Guijas mountains in Southern Pima where they are engaged in driving tunnel in one of the Grant group of mines. The Guijas are a well known gold bearing range and the development thus far made therein bear out their reputation in that direction.
 The tunnel now being driven Is on B claim known as the Granite and will cut the ledge at about l50 feet. This depth will be obtained by cut Tn the hill ct enc hundred feet. The ledge IS being run in CT pay ore b4s being taken out from the beginning. The ledge is about four feet wide and aver ages all through between S15 and S2G ip valuation. Assays have been taken out that ran as high as $500. The vein has splendid walls witt good tale filling and the indications of strong. rich and permanent vein are most excellent.
 Messrs. Bernard, McDerm6tt and associates are making fine showing on their property in the same vicinity. At "A depth of about forty feet they ran into rich streak that has heightened the value of their ores considerably and has made milling on the ground prl fitable. The Sampson and Bent customs mill has been engaged to crush seventy five tons of ore snd this will probably be followed by stlll larger lot.
 The custom mill in question is ore oi the most convenient institutions to a miner in that section of country. Parties having ere upon which they wish to realize cen either work the ore them selves or have it worked for them. It's nroprietors are both mining men of large experiance and are full of accommodation tO their fellow miners.