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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-10
scnwErNFURrH, THE MESSIAH.
The Man whose WIFE He stole Gets a
$4,000 Judgment.

Chicago. AE,ra 9-The lcng-desayed trial
by which George ~. Couriey sought 10
collect s50.oo0 damages tn a suit against
Jacob .Schweinfarth, the Rockford Mes
siah." was begun IN Judge DUNES court
today. and ceIdrey was awarded $4,000
DAMAGES. COuirey alleged that the de-
PENDANT aaiensated Mrs. Coudrey's affec-
tons from her husband by inducing her
20 enter his Heaven" Several Witnesses
formerly disciples uf the defendant, tes-
tined for the plaintiff.
When the case was called Schweinfurth
was not present and was not represented
MS counsel. An attorney was present.
however. who had received letters from
the defendant regarding the suit. In
them SchWeiaturth deoiared himself un-
able 20 resist the ''doings OF man." and
infiuate~i that he cared nothing for the
case. lie eusphattcaaiy added that he
was guAuesS ~ wrong doing. The flrss
witness called was aged Dr. Abraham
Smith. an eliminate 81 the Rockford
Heaven" The focfor's testimony ssyks
chiefly confined - limitations that
SohweiDsurth's morality was not above
par,
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Railroad Accidents.

Bradford. Pa, April "a west-bound
freight train on the Buffalo, Rochester
& Pittshurg railroad. while running at
moderate speed near Sykes, a. small sta
ton between Dubois and Puuxsufawney.
ran into a washout- The tracks run along
the Clarion river at this point Tor some
distance. The fog was so dense at .
o'clock this morning that Engineer Iay-
lor did not see the washout until he ran
into IL. The train was dumped into the
raging torrent.
The engine and eighteen cars were de-
molished, and three persons killed.
The dead are Engineer Taylor. Brad
ford oFireman Shea and Conductor Brude.
The body OF the engineer was found In the
creek. The body of the conductor has not
been found. The wreck was caused by a
small bridge being washed out by the
high water. No passenger trains have
been over the road between here and
Punxsutawney today.
ST. Johnsbury. Vt. April "A south
bound passenger train on the Passumpsic
division of the Boston & Maine railroad
collided WITH a large boulder last night
The locomotive was deraiied and over
turned. and Engineer :. |. Rooney and
Fireman Lewis Emerson were fatally
scalded. Ii is believed that the rock,
ioosened by heavy storms. rolled down
on the track. No passengers were injured
seriously. though they were considerably
shaken up.
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JAP GREED FOR LAND.
Popular Demand for Territory
on the Continent.
A CHINESE sTRATEeisT's PLAN
The Northumberland ineSe Fought Brav
ley, and 50 Did Admiral Ting,
at WeIliaiwei.

Washington City. April s.-Japanese
mail advices UP 10 March is show that ~
the native press the peace mission OF Ii
Hung Chang occupies the leading place
AS they attach much Importance to the
present embassy. the papers state their
IDEAS on the terms OF peace more aeri-
niteiy than heretofore While some jour
mails are moderate in their demands.
others declare IN Lnequivocai terms that
peace is an impossInility until the Tag Ct
the rising sun floats over Picking. The
Aaiuiehi In = rather pnilanfhropIc man
ner, advocates the annexation OF q part
of continental China. not merely for the
two reasons usuaiiy advanced-to secure
the Independence OF Korea, and the main
tsnanee OF peace In the East-but for two
others, viz; II would be contrary 70 the
principles Of humanity 10 suffer the Chr
nese In the newly occupied district 10 fall
again under the barbarous rule OF China,
and IL would be regrettabie, In the inter-
ests OF the Chinese IN general, IL, after
the war they did not have enlightened
japanese near by to instruct them in the
arts and sciences OF civilization.
An excellent scheme for the anufhila-
ton OF the Japanese" submitted by
sage OF high rerute, is produced from
Chinese newspaper. The scheme was
originated In answer to a proclamation Of
the governor OF Marking who ordered all
some scheme for the destruction of all the
Japanese. The scheme is this. Every SOL
dler should be armed with a sword, a
long bamboo pole and a bucket OF water.
The pole and bucket should be held with
the left hand, while the sword Is grasped
with the right On charging down upon
the enemy the buckets should De hurled
at the opposing rankss SO as to wet their
powder and render their guns useless.
The bamboo poles should be thrust he
tween the legs of the enemy and given =
twist which would cause the Japanese
20 ioppIe over in confusion. After. that
IL would be an easy matter 10 finish OF
the dripping and PROSTATE foes with The
swords. The governor drove the PSEUDO
sage from his presence in a fit Of rage.
Evidently the stoutest resistance the
japanese expeditionary army VIII meet as
II advances on Peking. says one japanese
paper will be by the Gohammedaa sol
diers of China. This was Indicated 10y the
conduct of Gen. Tsao at the battle OF
Plngyang He acquitted himself as a true
general should. while Vel and the other
Chinese generals disgraeed themselves by
pusilianimity Gen. Tsao's conduct at
Pingyang and Admiral Ting's at Weihai-
wei were. the paper says. solitary bright
spots I'm China's dark record during the
war Tsao was a patriarch OF the Chi
nese Mohammedans. The story has been
told that when the report of Tsao's death
reached his native district his wife de-
cIared she would collect 5000 amazons and
ayenge the death of her husband, and the
Mohammedans shared her resolution.
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Washington City. April 9,-Chief Inspec-
tor Wheeler. OF the postoffice department.
refuses 10 say anything about the stamp
counterfeiting in Chicago. though he has
received several kilograms concerning the
affair. II was learned from other Of
fcials. however, that the extent of the
eounterfeiting has been over-estimated
Third Assistant Postmaster General
Craige says the counterfeit stamps have
carried letters through the mails and
been Cancelled. but stamp counter<eiting
cannot be carried on 10 any extent. as the
cost of making the stamps and the diff
ficulty OF disposing of them IS 50 great
as TO render couuterfeiting Of little profit.
Large purchases OF stamps are usually
made from responsible and known men,
Unknown persons having stamps TO sell,
he added, are under suspicion of having
stolen them, and large purchases. there
fore. are not likely TO be made from them.
Chief Hansen, of the secret service divis-
ion of the treasury department, received
a telegram today from one of his agents
at Chicago, stating that he had seized 500
worth OF counterfeit 2-cent postage
stamps. They had been shipped from
Buffalo. The officials have been on the
alert for something of this kind since
July. when they learned of a man making
inquiries, under suspicious circumstances,
as 10 the process of printing the stamps.
Officials OF the secret service Office are
working on the case in connection with
the postoffce inspectors.
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Everett Council Proceedings.

Everett, April AT the meeting of
the city council last night an ordinance
was introduced. providing for a special
election May le TO vote on the question
OF raising S.. 900 ten-year 6 per cent.
bonds to fund the outstanding warrants.
The ordinance was referred TO the fu-
dietary committee. Ordinances We're pass
ed prescribing the duties of city marshal
and licensing hacks, express wagons, etc.
The much-discussed question of cattle
and horses running at large was discuss
cd at some length &nd a compromise
reached directing the city attorney TO
prepare an amendment TO the ordinance
TO be presented at the next meeting,
whereby cattle may run at large IN the
day time but must be housed at night
Mr.. Caigue offered a resolution remov-
ing Stafford and appointing ]. J. Stephen
son. No charges were preferred and some
OF the councilmen objected TO this sum-
mary proceeding Mr.. Craigue said
charges could be made II necessary, but
ne thought summary proceeding was
necessary TO maintain discipline. The
resolution was lost. Councilmen Hilleary,
Mish. Summer and Steward voting against
IT, The committee relative to coal pur-
chases reported that OF three cars sup
posed TO contain twenty tons each, not
more than sixteen tons were delivered TO
the city. Two OF the stoves belonging 10
the city were accounted for by the COM
Inittee and further time was granted 10
report In relation 70 the other one. The
mayor was authorized TO appoint a COM
,nittes of three TO confer with The proper
officers OF the State Press a ssociation and
arrange for the meeting here in August.
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Hoods SarsapariIIa
Is the Only
True Blood Purifier

their enactment demonstrates the enn-
sensus of opinion in regard Ia the effect
of the Interpretation OF the constitution
made BY this court many years before,
10 Every case in the lower courts y
volving the validity of these laws wha
can be found were decided IN ths
favor
Justice White then reviews each OF shs
previous decisions OF the eupreme eodv
in similar tax cases and adds:
1.-THE opinion of the court today Ia
holding that the inclusion of the reniak
of land in the income tax renders ihs
tax direct quod hoe, not only reversss
the decisions I have cited. but involves
Ii seems to me. a contradiction in terms
II the income tax is not n direct tax how
can II he said that the inclusion thereis
of rentals derived from real estate mAkes
Il is a direct tax pro tanto?
1.-THE question is not. according to ny
view. whether such inclusion affects real
estate. but whether the tax thus levied
Is direct tax thereon. within he mean
ing of the constitution According %
the very words of the statute, this tar
is indirect. In no sense is Il a tax o.
land as such. 1t places no burdens o.
real estate. If Ii Is not rented. or TIE
rent is not collected. or IL the owner o..
capies his land himself. IL puts no direct
burden on land under any circumstAners
for ii allows the deduction fronA the H.
come derived from land and all Other
sources of $i,ooa, as well as all expenses
incurred In the transaction OF husinea
The fallacy of the opinion, as ] see \.
lies in the assumption that the constftu-
ton forhids an indirect taxation of land
by the Federal government without sp
portionment among the states. In Ms
judgment. the position here assumed
full OF danger 10 our institutions. TN
august power lodged in this court 81
passing upon the constitutionali;y n
acts OF congress has always been div
creetly and carefully exercised. I BE-
lieve this Is the first case In our historl
where authority which has been cos
ceeded TO congress by nearly one hundre}
years of acduiescence In all department
of government. and has been sanctions
by repeated adjudications or this court
has been judicially denied.
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THE CHURCH ATHLETES.
Two vigorously Contested Basket BAH
tame at y. VI. q. A.

Games at II VI 4. n.
There Ssas a rather slim crowd al the
Y ". G. A. last night TO see the tinted
PreszYyteriaxss defeat the First Bap;isfs
and the First Prrshyterians shut out the
Methodist EpiscopaIians In the church
league basket baH games.
The frst game WAS very tame. key >
Den Johnston threw goal on ioal,
and Ewing a pretty one from the neid
for the United Pr~sby terians, besides
whtch there was some prettins passing
by the Baptists Meyers throwing was
pert hssilarIy quick. There was good
deal OF shriH cheering by the sympathiz-
srs OF the 'nited Presbyteriahs whenever
their side did anything or the Ba2tists
failed TO do anything. while the BapttSt
folks seemingly made but little noise
The game came to an end with the fol-
lowing score: United PresoyteTlans, o.
First Bapfists. 3.
In the second game the noise was on
the floor and the gallery was quiet The
play was more open and any amount or
life was displayed. in fact. 1t was one
of the most exciting OF the series. Patul-
10 played a great game and was near De-
ing scalpszi IN his f1npetuosity. Sharpe
ard Hector had deal Of fun with each
other. Hector Is a very quick thrower.
and n takes an extremely rapid man 10
hinder him Sharpe tried TO develop the
necessary speed and. fearing 20 fail
would grab his adversary and yell. Let
go me. Let 20 me- while Hector 1ngged
10 set loose and the audience smiled au-
diAIy. A good many fouls were not called
but Sharpe made one too obvious, on
which Byers threw a goal. the only one
in the game, which ended with a score Of
10 in favor Of the First Presbyter-
ianz Special mention should be made or
Wood whose playing was the prettiest OF
the whole evening
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MORE THAN5OPE CENT
Continued From First Page.)

Continued From First Page.)
but simply of a right TO have an injunc-
ton against a voluntary payment, such
as would deprive the stockholder of his
legal privilege, is, l think, a mere sub
terfuge.
80. If the purpose of this bill is 10 pre-
vent a voluntary payment. then the case
gives rise TO no necessity for determining
the constitutionality of the law.
10. In such case the proper remedy
is writ of mandamus 10 compel the
corporation 10 confirm the duty of pay
ing under protest, so as TO preserve the
right of suing 10 recover. This remedy
could he resorted to, and. / take IL.
would be allowed without deciding the
question of constitutienality.
I'll. This being true, the theory here
adopted that 1t is necessary 10 pronounce
upon the constitutionality OF the law in
order 20 protect the rights OF stockholders
seems TO me to be unsound.
IA The only decisions referred TO in
the opinion as supporting the conclusion
reached by the court are: Dodge VS..
Wolsey 1s How So and Halves VS.. Oak
land 1oi. l.. S. $50. Neither of these au-
thorities. In my judgement. sustafns the
position In support OF which IL is cited.
The first of these cases involved a ques-
ton OF state tax, and therefore was
case Of United States taxes. The second
case was a controversy between n stock
holder and n corporation regarding the
administration OF corporate affairs 1t
involved no question of taxation what
ever. and therefore the decision did not
deal at all with the act OF congress-. or
the enforcement or the continuous line
Of decisions of this court holding that IL
will not restrain the payment OF tax, or
allow relief from the premises until the
party has paid and Is suing for redress
by suing for recovery"
on the merits of the act he made the
following points:
II. The government of the United
States possesses plenary powers of taxa
tion-ali powers which beionS 10 any
government as such-subject only 10 the
limitation imposed by the constitution in
forhidding the levying of an export tax
''2. This power, unlimited Itself IS
limited as TO form by the requirement
that direct taxes shall he apportioned
according TO population. and that duties
excuses and imposts shall be uniform
throughout the United States.
''5. The limitation as TO apportiou-
ment Is not a limitation on the power of
taxation. hut a limitation OF the manner
in which the power shall he exercised.
~. Whether a Federal income tax Il
direct or indirect does not depend alone
upon the theories OF economists. but
upon the sense I'm which these words are
used In the constitution, as hererofors
Interpreted.
-. From 1851 TO 1858 many acts were
passed by congress ievying an income
tax. These acts imposed a tax upon in
comes from every source. They were
passed by Overwhelming majorities and
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ACCIDENT AT WHEELING, w. VA.
Two Buildings FAN. Killing Several
Persons.


Wheeling. ". Va. April e-ShoTsly
after O'Clock his morning she ave-
story business Mouse uf Chapman a
Seas - Mak1 street in the wholesale
d.zs racs. and he adjoining xanr-story
hardware IS at.lisGgneve Of r T. Huh,h-
iQSon. fell ia suddenly ami without warn
inx Huryeins seven pcrsons IN the ruins
Dad" WILLIAMS a carpenter. escaped
xs,h serious in{ aries. + r Hutchinson
a veteran merchant. and the aolHs~fnE
employees az hLS establishment were er,-
tc1naed, ~. J. A. Ford +. j Hc-an.
clerk. Eugene B0TCc. clerk. Bon Witches
clerk 4 Western Union messenger boy
Harry Cosse. vas cazAzn< IN the alley and
buried. Hgtshinson was takea os4t with
TWO rlhs hgoken assd other injuries. and
cxHtsot ave. TIE B4nichE1sca building
Vas - iEht construction and declared
unsafe fNo Years sgo> Tae fre tiexs r.
nlenz dsa effective worS in kese&ny acsw n
the flames. wh4e shs No2uuEeers went 20
the Fesoae x tie vlsf t-las u the disaster
A. los Mtcaaa3 Ford vas taken from
the rsss1s ai3ve. bat seriously hurr lie
Mas pinned bsreath an srcn giryier. and
tae dead body az young Aoraa az scrc~ss
hsEa- Rev III p Park. vicar geawrsI
IS anasr ta@ runs tie waS ca q - way 90
the cathedral frssn tae TFasn ahea tha
wa&ts fesA Al Il "a 'sBosS- BENJAMIN Prstcas-
ard - kSlIca4GA8- y. "a merchant. Mas
sakea oGk ~ ere rslsHs hsasIy crushed
rer3 IS IA rs hurk. che iax bro2pa ard
s-sgeraal 3aszsrsos- ], 81 tauaghs he Az
rssssxss. Tae vS>sszas s.ggI Al the ralas A.
n o-cs0zsk ar h0Vaa. " lnVhsr, CaMb~
Esar<ss. aad Rev. Fa1aer PARK TIE fsrs
s9rsssd n Oh ard sarsessItTse IL Chapman
a Sons' bsll1EAE
\ fye-stary aEsrE feAifInc UaS In
csurSo - eT7ee tsaa anf aiso.ndae x a. enc
corner - Markes alley NsS she four
sssry l,TtcS tsAessk ~ =. T HutrhsaSsr.
Tss strata os8 Ehe f8s1scatF1ze.a kx3a.sgss-
-fs-st VS. ne Pea ts4AssnE Sosax s5sswn
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ANOTHER SPANISH OUTRAGE.
A steamer Fired on. but Not Boarded
Because She showed a British Flag.

Boston, April 9.--The steamer Etheired,
OF the Boston Fruit Company. which was
fred upon by Spanish gunboat on her
outward voyage to Jaansrica. arrived here
early today. She was Immediately board
ed !by a reporter of the Associated Press.
who interviewed Capt. HoCkins. her COM
mander. regarding the affair. The cap
tain said: ION Aprii l we were proceed
ing In the regular course when about 10
O'Clock, forenoon. of Cape Nays, we
sighted a vessed which We could not at
first make out. We were about a mae
from shore. Suddenly the stranger fred
a blank shot across our bows. This
caused the greatest excitement on board
my boat, the passengers on board being
considerably alarmed. OF course. when
the shot was fred / stopped. and allowed
thu vessel 10 come up within haiEng dis
lance. l found Il was a gunGboat but
could not clearly distinguish the name.
The first part of IL was 'Nueva--.'
When she saw she British flag floating
over my vessel she changed her war-iske
attitude and quietly steamed past us. We
then proceeded 70 Jamaica. where | laid
the matter before the proper authorities"
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THE EMPTY CHAIRS FILLED.
Chamber of Commerce Elects New
Treasurer Rules For Navigation.


AT the regular weekly meeting of the
trustees of the Chamber of Commerce yes
terday afternoon Major j. r. Hayden
was elected treasurer. in place of G. II.
Hebron deceased, and Tracey II. Rob
ertson was elected trustee 10 ill the va
cancy caused by the death of Mr. He'll
bron. The following new members We're
elected: William S. Pond. Joseph Ship
pen, A. V. Bell, Alonzo HUI and A 3.
Miller.
The following communication. dated
March 81 from Eugene T. Chamberlain.
secretary of the bureau of navigation OF
the treasury department, in regard TO
making suggestions for the prevention OF
collisions at sea. was referred 10 {. j.
Smith. as a committee OF one, 10 act:
The secretary Of the treasury has des-
ignated an advisory board. comprising the
superintendent of the coast and geodetic
survey chairman, supervising inspector
general of steam vessels, naval secretary
OF the lighthouse board. chief of the rev.
enue cutter service. and commissioner of
navigation tsecretary). pursuant to sec
ton 2 of the act 10 adopt special rules
for the navigation of harhors. rivers and
inland waters of the United States. except
the Great Lakes and their connecting and
tributary waters as far east as Montreal,
supplementary TO the act of August Is.
1880, entitled An act to adopt regula-
tons for preventing collisions at sea-
approved February 10. 1895.
SECTION reads: The secretary of the
treasury is hereby authorized. empowered
and directed from time to time TO desig-
nate and define by suitable bearings or
ranges with lighthouses, light vessels.
buoys or coast objects, the lines dividing
the high seas from rivers, harbors and
inland waters
Il am directed to notify you that the
board Is organized and is prepared to en-
terrain suggestions from commercial
bodies and those directly concerned in
navigation relative TO harbor lines at your
port within which the INLAND rules for
navigation shall hold and Beyond which
the International rules shall hold. such
lines 10 be designated and defined by suit
able bearings or ranges with lighthouses,
light vessels. buoys or coast Objects
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When rambling in the vooss
came in contact with poison 80
The following summer nv whoL
body was
Covered with Sores
and pimples- | tried different NAH
cines but they did not seem - !.
me any good. l was admon,snss
by several of my friends 10 ~
Hoods Sarsaparilla. HAVING ,.;.s
SO many different kinds Of rems,,;s.
| had come to the conclusion ~.
nothing would do me any posa
However, after noticing so msnr
testimonials in the daily nar...
from different people who had been
Cured by Moods
Sarsaparilla, / concluded TO try a.
bottle. Ii gave me such relief th..
continued with the medicine and !.
has effected perfect cure.s Er
hING, 92s So. 18th ST., Philadelnh;.
I" My little brother had sorrs an
over his head. We gave him Hoor.
Sarsaparilla and it cured him.. Cyx
TmA MORSE, Denver, New York.
Remember that
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Very Queer Indeed.

DasIy. nay. hourly experienced are the
sensations 81 Tire dyspeptic. nervous in
valid Ask hirn and he Win tel YOU that
II IL well nigh impossible 20 describe
them Paipitatious ~ Tho heart suggest
--erronecuxly-thRt the organ is affected.
harzing in the ears. a queer metallic taste
I'm she mouth and tirElinE along the edges
az the tongue. restless. broken siuusber
Al night. an inclination - sleep during
the day. which disappears when the re-
sunahent posture Is assumed. frequent
,neAwinezs Of the stomach between and
after meals a hen digestion ought 20 have
performed SIS office. These are few
among she lnaicia ~ the complai ntS
sreesfflv reyuovsa bic ~ the Use Of Hos
letters stomach Bsttsrs. which also cures
ana prevents Chsts and fever. eaitousaesS,
const ipatfou, rheumatism. neuralgia anu
Kidney trouble.
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ERE as follows:
Ladies' smoker of the $. A. c.

AT the coming ladies' smoker at the =
A. c. " IL proposed 20 have the following
events; Japanese fencing In native cos
tune by two gentlemen from the Land
OF tho Rising sun: ground and lofty tum-
bling. by MesSrs. Mcsregor and Bracket
Of the Tacoma Athletic Club: an obstacle
race for toth bronze and silver medals:
catch-as-catch-can wrestling. by Messrs.
Smith and Trevvett OF the Tacoma Attn
letic Club: three rounds OF boxing. by Gus
Zimple and Prof Greene; wrestling IN
old Samural style. By the Japanese cham
pion OF Seattle and the japanese cham
f,ion Of Tacoma; basket ball. between tho
lawyers and bankers. An orchestra has
been engaged for the prelude and inter-
missions.