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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-04-18
PARTLY KNOCKED OUT.
The Income Tax Decided Unconstitutional so
Far as 1t Relates TO Rents and State,
County and Municipal Bonds.

WAsHINGToN, April s.-Chief Justice
Fuller this morning read the dscision
OF the supreme court in the income
tax case. The opionion OF the chief
justice as read during the first hour
was historical and reached this con-
clusion: The court can find no diff
ference between a tax on rents, or the
income derived from the land. The
court, therefore, is OF the opinion that
the tax on rents or landed invest ments
is direct taxation and unconstitu-
tional. The court next decided that
the tax was unconstitutional, as far
as it related to income from state,
county and municipal bonds. 1t was
next ruled that the fact that the law
was pronounced unconstitutional
III these two particulars did not in
validate the law as a whole. 1t was
announced in this latter conclusion
than the court was equally devided
and rendered no opinion. The lower
court having ruled in favor OF the
law. by divided court, the law would
stand except as to rents and state,
county and municipal bonds, and on
these two points it was directed that
the judgment be now reversed. JUS
tice Field read the first dissenting
opinion. He finished before two
clock. He said II am OF the
opinion that the whole law of S94
is null and void" He laid stress upon
the fact that the law does not exempt
the judges OF United States courts
| from the payment of the tax. at
was not right" he said, "that the
supreme court should remain silent
and make no protest, when many
United States judges, drawing small
salaries, would be affected because oi
the law" He called attention TO u
letter once written by Chief Justice
Chase to the treasury officials protest
ing against the reduction OF an income
tax from the salaries OF United State,
Judges. Justice White dissented and
his opinion was largely extempora
neous and very long. Apparently ht
favored upholding the whole law
Justice Harlan. ollowed Justice Whit
in dissenting opinion, and the cas-
closed. Nothing was said as to hov
any OF the justices stood, save tn
three who read dissenting opinions.
WAsHINGToS, April 9.-Attorne.
J. NJ. Wilson, who represented Johl
G.. Moore in the court OF appeals II
the recent income tax cases, said thi
moring that further proceeding will b
begun Immediately. Several part
of the lew will be attacked" said he
"the principal one being the exemr
tion from taxation OF incomes unde
$4,000 annually. This will be at
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-04-18
MINERAL LANDS.
The President Appoints Commissioners in
Accordance with the Law

WAsEISGToN, April 12.-The presi-
dent made these appointments today;
George W. Myers, to 1e register of
the land office at Miles City, Mont;
mineral land commissioners for the
Helena district, F. II. Movious OF
Buffalo, Miles Cavanaugh of Helena,
and l.. f. Barnes of Appleton, Wis;
mineral land commissioners for the
Missoula dictrict, W. Harrison OF
Georgetown, Ga, f. NJ. Leonard OF
Libbey, Mont. and w. V. Hopkins OF
Prescott, Arizona; for the Bozeman
district, j. A. Johnson OF Bozeman
and Bishop p. b. Blackwell OF Florida;
for the Coeur d'Alene district, A. A.
Crane OF Harrison, Idaho, w. Nc
Laurin OF jackson, Miss, and A. j.
Pearson of Woods6eld, o.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-04-18
TERMS OF PEACE.
Japan Gets Lots of Satisfaction and n Big
Doodle Of China.

WASHINGTON. April l1.-An authori-
tative statement OF the terms of peace
being negotiated between Japan and
China has been secured from official
sources. The statement Is made in
order to clear up much misapprehen-
sion arising from speculation. The
terms are as follows:
l. The independence OF Corea.
2. The permanent cession of the
island OF Formosa to Japan.
3. An indemnity of 300,0O0,000
taels, Chinese coin, worth 1.33)
>. The permanent occupation oil
Port Arthur and immediate contigu-
Gus territory.
D. A new Japan treaty opening the
interior OF China to commerce.
The money indemnity is expressed
in Chinese tsels instead of the Japan
yen. A tael is in reality a weight
instead OF a coin. 1t is considered
silver money, and " hile it's face value
is 81. .33 and would be equivalent to
an indemnity OF 1893, ,0OO.o0 in
silver it is said its actual value would
be between 100000, 900 and $780,
OoO, 900 in gold.
The fifth term OF the new treaty in
cludes various trade features such as
free access OF Chinese rivers. There is
no demand for territory on the main
land outside of Port Arthur and its
contiguous surroundings.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-04-18
GOLD BUG" REPLIES.
He Thinks the shrinkage in Farm Products
il not Due to the Decentralization
of Silver

EpIroR ARGUS: | presume | am
rather thick headed on the financial
question, but as there are several
statements i'm "Iron Points article
that believe incorrect will venture
to mention them.
Farm products have declined 40
to 20 per cent while there has been no
decline in what the farmer has to buy"
This in many things is not so; Idoubt
il it is so in half OF the necessaries OF
life. l have sold prime beef in an
eastern market for ilacts. and at the
same time paid 1Octs. a pound for
sugar; the same class OF beef to day
brings more money and you can get
all the sugar you can haul away for
one hall the price then.
Pork is nearly as high as then. while
mutton was bringing better prices
until the tariff tinkers stampeded the
sheep men to get out of the business.
could cite more farm products that
previous to the late tariff panic were
bringing as good prices as II years
ago, before we heard about the great
conspiracy by which the gold bugs
were determined to give the people
better money than they wanted. On
the other hand what did "Iron Point"
pay for a spool of thread yard OF
calico, or a pair OF overalls II or 20
years ago; at least double what they
cost to day. But as the best test OF
all take a days labor and believe
there never was time in our coun-
try's history that it would bring so
many of the necessities OF life as in
the past years previous ito the tariff
panic.
"Iron Points" conclusion that the
farmer would be better off with S4OC
than 5000 even if other commodities
did double in value in consequence
looks very simple to one unless ht
proposes to pay off Indebtedness with
cheap money or at least money that
was eaiser obtained than was the
original loan.
Money now due creditors was
loaned on a different basis OF price:
from that existing now" Yes and
why; because the powers at Washing
ton saw fit to open this county to
competition with other nations tt
such an extent that many lines o
business have been paralyzed and tn,
government itself has been obliged t,
borrow money for running expenses
after throwing away custom dutie
that were sufficient. A return to pro
lection and reciprosity would sool
bring back the higher prices SO desir
able, not initiation, for that is onl
seemingly higher prices, but by start
ing idle machinery, new enterprise
and making OF every willing hand
producer of wealth.
| "Iron Point" / fear, exagerate
when he says debtors are compelle
to pay a dollar two or three times a
valuable as the one borrowed. If b
must raise the money by the sale c
oats or potatoes here in Fergus Cc
l grant it, but if by selling beef i
Chicago or working for wages it is no
go. But supposing he had borrowe
wheat would he object to paying wha
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-04-18
BE CAREFUL.
Make no Bad Breaks or the Corrupt Prac-
tice Act Will cotch Yer.
GOLD BUG.

The corrupt practice act, passed by
the last legislature. is now in force
and will prevent much of the old style
OF electioneering says the Helena
Herald:
Don't promise to appoint or assist
in procuring appointment OF persons
to position in order to secure votes.
Don't expend for the purposes OF the
election anything except for personal
travelling expenses and incidentais
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-04-18
Highest of all in Leavening Report
R@%!azIl! q! fs%dsSz BfskidRS
ABSOLUTELY PURE

cannot say just yet who are the COM
plainants or what the title of the
suits will be, but they will be einstituted
probably within few days and be
pushed as rapidly as possible"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-04-18

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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-03-09
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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-03-09

Sampson Hartman, of The En-
tailed Hat fame, has been reckoned
at the age Of 100 as the oldest native
Of this section, but the death Of John
Gibson, colored, at the House for Aged
and Infrm Colored People, Philadel.
phia. one day recently, shows that
Sampson was considerably in the
minority. Gibson, says an adopted
daughter, was born at Snow Hill, on
January 18th, 1872, which would
make him % years old when he died.
But Gibson himself said positively
when he entered the house | years
ago that he was then ll9 years of age
which would made him 1870 years old
when be- died. On account of his
extreme age he WAS known at the time
rs Father" Gibson. He had a son
~ years old, and one of his daughters
lived to the age Of ~.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-03-09
BERLIN.

Mrs. Dill is very ILL., We hope .he
may be restored to her husband aud
family.
Mr. Albert Polk, d Georgetown.
Del. spent few days thi. week with
his aunt. Mrs Penn Murphy.
Mr. Bunting, of BishopyilIc, aud
Miss Maud Steel. Of Frankfor'l, spent
last Sunday with Miss Anna Nickers.
Mr.. Jesse Taylor returned home
Saturday last from Wilmington. where
he has been visiting relatives aud
friends.
Successful gardening depends ON
the quality aud freshness Of the seed
DIR. S. X. Marshall has full line.
They are Busts.
Mrs. Moses johnson returned home
Monday accompanied by her little son
and daughter also II lady friend Mrs
Williams came with her
Master Harry Parker, after severe
suffering for about ten days, died
March ISL aud was taken We nope
where suffering is at AN end.
Mr.. Goldsborough brought hi, wife
and infant over last week to her
mothers, Mrs. Shovel to make her a
visit. lie returned the next dav.
Our town Is coadpg We have
quite "A number of street lamps, which
present very bright appearance when
lighted. Only one iault-not enough
Of them.
One Of The editor. Of the Mr,,rNGlr
will lie here ON SATURDAY, next for the
purpo.c If COLLECTING snb.criptions
Meet him friends at IIarmonson'S
Hotel and setlleup. The MES~rNGER
!, GOOD paper and YOU should nav
for il willingly.
Our Presbyterian friends ar. very
mucb Glazed ,hi, week NJ the recep,ion
az L.,,er fran, ii. Roy Mr. DoncaIl
accep,inp their offer 10 him. They
viii do well 10 pct such 4 GOOD minister
and far cre,, wonder they were all
uuonimous in their desire to call him
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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-03-09
4 DANGEROUS CARGO.
\ Baltimore Sea Captain tO Sail
to Jamaica With II Ship-Load
of Explosives.

BALTIMORE, March Capt Thos.
Travers. an old Baltimore shipmaster,
will carry on his staunch little schoon.
er, William l.. Franklin, the most
dangerous cargo that has ever been
shipped from this port. In view OF the
approaching equinoctial storms and the
frequency of thunder squalls on the
Southern ocean route 10 he taken, the
voyage will he hazardous one. The
cargo will consist 0t l2J tons Of dyna-
mite and II blasting powder, consigned
To Il party OF contractors engaged in
constructing railroad from Port An
tonic To Kingston. Jamaica, and will
be used for blasting rocks along the
line.
The explosives will come by rail
from Il. Louis. where il is manuiactur.
tl, uhi VIII ut tNhtH W ' hiAlr DaN
direct, where the loading Of the vessel
will take place at an isolated pier
The dynamite and powder will be pack
ell in cans of - pounds each. Two
cans will he encased in wooden boxes,
which will be carefully slowed away
in the vessels hold The sides and
bottom Of the schooner may have To he
padded to avoid conclusion from the
rolling and pitching Of the vessel at
sea. The boxes will h. packed in
tightly. for a movement or shifting Of
the cargo would likely result in the
blowing up of the vessel aud all on
board into eternity The vessel will
sail ON March 10
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-03-09
The End of the World.

Five prophets have appeared in Ia
coma. Wash, who declare that the
world is coming to an end in 1897.
they have issued a warning to the pco-
pie 10 beware Of false Christ who
will arrive about that time. They are
Rev. Mr. .IeiIcris, Rev Mr.. Price. II.
g. I.cuters. II. Baker and Mrs. Cliff.
all evangelists. They declare that
nine tenth, Of the human race will per-
i>h mi>erably by war, plague famine,
pesiilence, earthquake and hail during
the next FIVE wears. Christ will come
with hi- bride, and Satan will he seal.
ed up in bottle for 1000 years.
Heaven will hang in mid,air all that
time. They have seen hell aud it is
5000 miles acrcss and long enough to
hold all sinners.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-03-09
POWELIS\ILLE.

Rev. Ebcn Welch will preach in
the VI. +. Church al II. Johns next
Sunday II. M, March 10Th, for hi last
time before Conference
Mr.. Peter Sturgis celebrated hi,
18th birthday last Thursday, February
2Sth. Many Of hi, relative, and friends
were present, aud they all spent an
ENJOYABLE day.
Miss Della Burhagc OF Snow Hill,
paid thi. place Il short visit last week
Miss Anna White, our efficient
teacher will hold an entertainments at
THIS place mex, Friday evening March
sth. Admission Zoe.
Miss Matte Ellis who reside, near
this place has returned home after
spending many pleasant weeks with
her sister, Mr.. Il :. Powell near
Girlletree.
Mrs. Frank Maddox who las been
visiting her uncle and other friends
near this place returned to her home
near Snow Hill last Friday
Mr.. CLAYTON i DENIM, aud wife Of
Newark visited relative, in TIL. place
last sunday
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-03-09
Some Snaps.

People who have been buying
ginger snaps for five cents a pound had
better lay in a good supply now. for
the indications are strong that the fight
between the New York Biscuit Com.
pany and the Baltimore cracker men
will soon be OFT. The New York people
have found out that the Baltimore
people are fighters from way back and
will keep up the racket indefinitely.
One Baltimore dealer says The New
York Biscuit Company will find that
Baltimore trade il not to he 50 easily
crushed 1t is simply impossible for
them to keep up the fight for a long
time, rs they must see that they are
Tossing money rs well as We are When
prices get 50 low that 10 sell is II matter
OF loss, the Baltimore trade can shut
down and wait for good prices.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-03-09
80 MORE FREE CRATES.
commission Wen Of Baltimore
70 shippers ot Berries.

The Baltimore .lpol4cao Of Tuesday
say Farmer, and trucker. ON the
Eastern shore and other places waa
supply The Baltimore markets with bsr-
me. and other fruit, during the summer
season Will hereafter b. obliged TO pay
manufacturer. price. toy shipping
cratc., instead d receiving them free 81
MI charge from the city commission
men, d, il past season, lhi. action
wa, the result ot a meeting yerteday
afternoon Of the Baltimore Fruit aud
Produce Association
The action was unanimous. The
trucker will, II course be displca-ci,
Il. It will reduce their profits, but the
commission men claim that they can ~
longer afford to furnish free crate. DO.
cause Of the narrow margin OF profit,
and also It + understood. because they
lose large number ii crates through
rarclc,.nc., aud appropriation The
action II the association will DO watch
cd With interest by all concerned.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-03-09
NEGRO MURDERERS
ARE SENTENCED.
Constable Carvcr's Slaycrs Get
Their Desert. but no More.

The five negroes who were recently
found guilty of killing Constable Edw.
Carver Of Somerset county on june u
last were sentenced to the Pcnitentiary
by Judge Wright OF the Baltimore
City Criminal Court on Friday after
noon, as follows:
In pronouncing sentence upon John
Handy and George Holden. Judge
Wright said that If the jury erred at
all it was undoubtedly on the side Of
mercy. The line of demarcation be.
tween their crime and murder in the
first degree was so slight that verdict
Of murder in the first degree would
have been sustained by any court.
For himself. he said. he had no doubt
that the blows struck by Handy and
Holden were the blows that killed
Constable Carver.
In the cases Of Handy and Holden,
therefore, Judge Wright added, he
could see no room whatever !o- mer"v.
lie therefore gave the extreme sen.
tcnce for murder in the second degree,
namely, Is wears.
A. TO George Parker, Judge Wright
said that, in addition to the Jury,
recommendation to mercy, he himself
was doubtful II. to any intent on Par
ker's part to take life, considering
Parkers more or less intoxicated con
dition at the time. lie therefore gave
him. as the penalty for murder in the
second degree, the extreme sentenc,
tor manslaughter. namely, 10 years.
As to Leonard and Alfred Conquest
Judge Wright had nothing to say, be
yond giving them eight years each.
The prisoners showed very little
emotion while sentence was being
passed on them.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-03-09
Seed Sweet Potatoes For Sale.

Slip iced sweet potatoes, al,o Crown
Jewel round potatoc, The improved
ii. stem jersey sweet potato j. hard to
beat in GNRllNE-- aud PROFITABLE
SIS over s190o.0o has been oh
tanned from acre. III four year, 1t
will pay You 10 write Tor catalogue ot
valuable informant about sweet potato
culture. al-o i1r testimonials from
uuiu,crc,ied par,ic, about nv noted Sip
seed sweet potatoes. sprouts for .ale
in season Nllrr.-
W. l.. EiztN
Nch. !sXmorc Va
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-03-09
SEVEN HORSES
.u.BURNED UP.
Mr. Elijah &. Shocklcy SustainS
u Great Loss 10y Fire.

One Of the most distressing con.
nagrations that has occurred IN this
county for long time was that which
DESTROYED the barn aud other outbuild.
ings belonging to Mr. Elijah G..
Shockley on "Wednesday morning Of
thu, week and burned seven valuable
horses 10 death Mr. Shockley is one Of
our most thrifty aud Woodworking
farmers, and by his Industry, though
Il Young man. has accumulated much
valuable stock, farming implements
and machinery, the most Of which was
DESTROYED by the fire. the origin Of
which remains mystery. As was
his custom, Mr.. Shocklcy did his own
feeding on the morning of the fire,
and consequently no one but himself
had been about the pound to whom
it, origin could he attributed Mr..
Shocklcy does not smoke and the
presumption i. that the fire was the
result Of spontaneous combustion, As he
had Il large lot Of best quality timothy
hay in the building which was first
discovered ON fire. II was about |
o'clock when Mr. ~hockley first dis
covered the flames which were then
bursting through the roof Of the barn
in which Was coniineh nine head Of
horses. He, with his force Of men,
together with Mr.. Montgomery Siagg
and his men, all of whom were working
in fields nearby, rushed to the scene,
but were too late To save the burning
building. or much Of its contents.
| pom opening the door To the stables a
mass of flames aud sitting smoke is all
that could be seen and the hope Of
getting out the stock or saving the
contents Of the burning building was
soon abandoned by them, and their
attention was turned to saving adjoin-
ing buildings. \ colored man however
cut an entrance in the rear end Of the
stable and with much difficulty sue.
cecdcd in getting out two fine young
colts. not. however, until they were
badly burned about the face. neck
and back The wind was blowing Il
still breeze from the South west, which
set the flames on the adjoining build
ines which were also consumed with
much of their contents. Indeed il was
only through the most strenuous efforts
OF all present that Mr.. Shockley's resi-.
Ience WAS saved. One OF the editors
Of the MESSENGER visited the scene
in the afternoon and it was Il pitiablc
sight to see the bodies Of seven horse.
still roasting in the ashes. Mr.. Shock
ley's loss, it j. said, will amount TO not
less than $4,000, on which he had les
than 5000 insurance. Included in
the loss was u large two-story barn,
built year ago, with stables attached
corn house. cart house, large storage
house for carriages, carts, machinery,
with hay loft above, which was also
new seven horses, most of them
Young and valuable, and large lot OF
implements, hay and other provcnder.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-03-09
IF YOU ARE SHORT
OF CASH

md want To make every dollar 20 q.
far a. possible Ih. i. the place TO
bring your ,hekcl. An new good.
received ihi, year have been marked
at hard time prices, and al eood-
held over from lat year put at cost.
All kind, ii farm produce taken in
exchange for good. and highest price,
paid. White p1laioc. needed next
week Al City ceui- per bu,hel
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-03-09
WERE ROASTED
by THIEVES.
Bold Robbers ENtort $4,000
From AN Old Couple.

ToLEpo. Ohio, March q. Jacob
Shonbrick is wealthy farmer who
lives near the Michigan line, forty
miles northwest OF Toledo. Late ON
Saturday night four masked men forced
an entrance to the house, bound and
gagged his wife. hi. two daughter,
and young son, and then ordered him,
at the point Of revolver, 10 disclose
the hiding place Of hi- money
II was generally known in the com
munity that some years before he had
lost considerable money By a bank
failure, aud since that time be had no
confidence u banking institutions
He refused 10 give any information.
despite Their threat.
riEE BRpCcnl RIM tN~H
They then built up rou,n. iire IN
the old-iit.hioucl cook stove and. litt-
ing the lid.. carried him To- ilaud hcll
hi, feet aud lcg. over the ilamc. until
they were awlully burned H. sin
refused To tell then, the whereabour,
~ amy money lIe aa- again hcll
over the ilame,. when hc endured such
awful pain the mon were told u look
under The carpet 10 tie h"i room
where the old couple -lrpi
There they found some Sll1o III
bill. All the men bat orr were ready
10 leave. hut he insisted there Na-
more money ia lhc hou-c and b. pro
posed To- hayeil The ,l,l MAN denied
the presence Of any moro III H. build
ing or ou the premise. IIrwa, again
tortured until hc tainted from sheer
pain
mn VIII AL-u EnA-Itu.
Their the old lady VA. treated like
wise. But at first. although ~ terri
Die suffering, ,hc denied any know.
ledge of the hiding place Of ANY more
money.
Again they lifted her over the ire
when >hc screamed that he would
tell them it they only would not burn
her any more. She wa, already 20 badly
burned ,hc could not walk, when they
carried her. under direction. to the
cellar. Here She pointed out barrel
OF meat and told them to move il.
Under thi. $4,000 in coin. mostly
gold, wa. found in cloth bag
Dropping her ON the cold cellar floor
they hurriedIy fled. The story leaked
out through the l2-year old SON. who
told neighbor lad. The old man
will not talk, aud the rumor i, that
the leader Of the gang was a man who
Is acquainted with the detail, d a
dark crime in Shonbrick', history,
and that the latter fears 10 make any
efforts toward apprchcndins the Grim
inals for fear OF hi own safety