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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-07

Chicago, April "a special dispatch
to the Tribune from Washington, D.
c.. says:
The United States supreme court in
the income tax case has reversed the
decision of the lower court, but the
income tax law as whole is upheld.
but only by the divided court.
Two important portions of the law,
however. have been decided to foe I'm
constitutional. and they are so serious
as to affect materially not only the
revenues of the government, but the
estimation in which the income tax
viii be held by the people. Under the
decision to be handed down by the
court, it is said, all incomes derived
from rents are exempted from tan
alton by the federal government, and
all incomes derived from state and
municipal bonds are similarly ex-
enpted. In other respects the income
law stands as it was last August, but
the result of the consultations n the
supreme court shows very conclu-
sively that the law can be picked to
pieces provided suits are brought to
test each particular point as it comes
up
1t is a curious fact, but none the less
true, that the law which was passed
by Congress has been distorted by the
decision Of the United States supreme
court and ON constitutional grounds
in that 1t will absolutely protect the
class of capitalists most offensive to
the PopuliStic element.
The landlords of the country will
pay no income tax. The owner of
bonds of almost any Lind, either fed
eral, state, county or municipal, will
also be free, while the business man.
the manufacturer and the salaried en-
ployee will, for the present at least, be
compelled to contribute to the treas
ury of the United States government
2 per cent. Of all incomes in excess of
81, 900 per annum.
The first meeting of the supreme
court was held March Is, two days
after the conclusion of the arguments,
but no decision was arrived a. and It
was not until March 80 that they
succeeded in agreeing upon the out
lines of a. decision covering the opin-
ions Of the lower court.
The court was evenly divided. JUS
tice Jackson was too i'll TO take part
Chief Justice Fuller and Justices
Field, Gray and Brewer were opposed
so the law. Justice Harlan, Brown,
Shiras and White voted to sustain the
law. The expectation among the men,
bers of the court is that the decision
will be rendered on Monday in open
court, but there is a bare possibility
that the court may again split up into
irreconcilable sections, and hold up
the decision.
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Washington, April 6.-Judge Sheldon. Of
Connecticut, lately said there is a large
element in his state favorable to silver
The silver leaders will wage an agrees
sive campaign from this time on.
I'VE are bound to win if we unite"
said Senator Stewart tonight. ut is only
through the division of the silver men
that the gold element hopes to maintain
Its supremacy. The impossibility of con-
verting the gold leaders of the two old
parties to bimetallism is becoming more
apparent every day. Last year the free
coinage Republicans of the west thought
they had converted Mr.. Reed. Now they
confess that his vote for gold bonds has
forced them to givo him up. Then they
centered their fond hopes on Mckinley.
bRt now he has deserted them. The skill
Oh Harrison in phrase-making to satisfy
b6Eh sides is about exhausted. The fact
issShat each party relies upon the mis-
coASuct of the other. But there is going
10 be another element in the next cam
paign, for the people are tired of both
Of the old parties and Disguised with their
shortcomings
The inference drawn from Senator
Stewarts interview is that he is I'M
willing to trust either of the old parties,
even though their platforms should recog-
nize the silver sentiment, and that he
fayors a third party candidate for 1896.
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ion has been prepared. or will be hand
ed down on Monday.
THE FIELD OF SHILOH.
Friendly Greetings on the Spot Once
Drenched With Blood.

Shiloh. Tenn. April ga cloudless sky
greeted the thousands of blue and gray
who assembled at Shiloh's little church at
the thirty-third anniversary of that
bloody battle. A new frame church
stands where the little log church
stood on that memorable day, when $1,000
men strove for the mastery. The grand
stand erected for the occasion was cano-
pied by the nations flags.
wv elcOme to the Blue and Gray" was
painted on the front of the stand, while
within on a blue background were the
memorable words of President Grant
Let US have peace"-now become the
shibboleth of the United States. There
We're present today, Generals Prentiss
and Buell., General ]. o. Wheeler and A.
p. Stewart
General McClernand and Senator Har-
riS were absent on account of sickness.
The exercises opened with short
speech from General Prentiss. the hero of
The Hornets Nest" the hottest contest
ed part of the battle. Generals Wheeler
and Stewart and Captain Paine. who had
been assigned to the duty by a meeting
of the Confederate veterans, welcomed
the boys in blue. After a prayer by Rev:
I. S. Bailey of Iowa, Generals Buell. and
Prentiss entertained the veterans with
"reminiscences of the battle, going into the
details of the fight. and in conclusion
congratulating all upon the good feeling
that was everywhere manifested. The
day was taken up with the business OF
the association, officers reports. and
speech making. The crowd numbered
about 10000
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How They View IL.

Washington. April 6.-The attention
of several members of the cabinet
was called today to the dispatch from
Chicago regarding the Tribune's pub
LEGATION of the supreme court decision
on the income tax law. But they de-
lined to express any opinion thereon,
on the ground it would be manifestly
improper to discuss any opinion of the
court. at least until they had been
officially promulgated.
From another. but entirely authentic
source, it is learned that whatever the
decision Of the court may be. the presi-
dent will not call an extra session OF
Congress. and even should the decision
declare the law wholly unconstitution-
al the president will adhere to his de-
termination not to call Congress to-
gether. and will so announce in a pub
lie declaration. All the efforts to secure
from members of the supreme court
either an authoritative confirmation or
denial of the Chicago Tribune'S publ
cation. prove unavailing.
Senator Voorhees,. chairman Of the
finance committee, when told Of the
publication today, said: TT may be
that a portion of the law may not be
sustained. 1 consider there is a pos
sibility of such a result. but do not
know a thing. and do not believe that
thing about it. But suppose it should
be true that portion of the law re-
garding rents and municipal bonds
should prove to DE. in the opinion of
the court. unconstitutional. the law
will not be materially impaired. It will
still afford an immense revenue. The
estimates made are entirely too low
on the revenue which would be derived
from the law as a whole. Instead of
its including from fifteen to thirteen
millions. it will add fifty, seventy-five
or even a hundred millions to the rev.
enue.'
Senator Harris. of the finance COM
mittee. declined to discuss the ques-
ton. as also did Senator Jones. of Ar
kansas.
Senator PETER expressed the opinion
that if the incomes of the rents and
bonds should be eliminated the eff
cheney of the law would be materially
crippled Leaving out the considera-
ton of the question of tax on bonds
he said the rent is the most imDor-
tant one when we consider that q
third of the farmers in the country are
renters: that 81 per cent. of the entire
population of the country at large, and
II per cent. Of the people living in the
cities of over 100000 population are
also thus classed. and in New York city
the percentage of renters Is 81 Such
decision would result in great spread
of Popu1ism."
The court is in consultation today as
usual on Saturdays, but 1t cannot be
learned whether the income tax opin-
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TO FIGHT RUM.
WORLDS wOsfAN'S CHRISTIAN
TEMPERANCE UNION.
Third biennial VIII BE Reid June
10, in Queens Hall, LanGhnm
Place, Miss Francis Willard to
Preside.

Chicago. April Ga London letter
received here today says preparations
are well advanced for the third bien-
NAL meeting of the Worlds Woman
Christian Temperance union in Lon
don. 1t will be held beginning June
49, in Queens hall. Langham place.
under the presidency Of Miss Frances
Willard. The convention. it is stated,
viii be one OF widespread Importance
in the work that women are accom-
plishing for the betterment of the
world. British women are displaying,
the greatest interest in the convention
which will be held at the time of the
national council of the British Wo-
mems Temperance association, under
the presidency of Lady Henry Somer-
set, when some hundreds OF delegates
are expected to be in London.
Representatives are coming from
many lands and with the large con-
tingent expected from the United
States it is expected that the occasion
of the worlds meeting will be the most
important which has yet taken place in
London relating to the temperance
cause and temperance reforms.
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RE0RGANIZED CHURCH.
Il Revelations of Great Import Are
Expected.

Il evelatiOns of Great Import Are
Expected.
Kansas City. April EN- their new
stone church at Independence the
members of the Reorganized Church OF
Latter-day Saints met in annual con-
ference today. It will last ten days.
About six hundred members were
present. The conference was called to
order by Elder Alexander Smith. He
at once read a resolution that Joseph
Smith. jr., son of the great prophet, act
as first vice-president of the present
conference. 1t was adopted without
debate and the venerable head of the
Reorganized church, Joseph Smith, jr.,
assumed charge. T. L. Shelley, Of
Massachusetts; NJ. II. Bond, of Penn
sylvania, and Robert Eden, Of Mis-
souri, were named as a committee on
Credentials. The hymn "Redeemer or
Israel YVES sung by the choir and
thus the conference was formally
opened. A number Of the delegates
ksm the different missions were called
Upon TO give the conference their views
upon the work done during the last
year. Their reports were uniformly to
the effect that work had been en-
couraging and that their labors had
been attended with success. The re-
developed that there was no dispute
as TO the delegates. AT noon the con-
ference adjourned to meet at o'clock.
1t will be some time before the con-
ference reaches the interesting part of
its work Revelations of the gravest
import are expected. but the hereditary
head of the church will be too busy
for a few days to pay much attention
to this particular feature of this con-
ference There are delegates present
from the New England states, New
Brunswick and Nova Scotia; from
Canada, Great Britain and Australia.
The afternoon session. like that Of
the forenoon, was devoted to clearing
up the press of business, which has
accumulated since the last conference
a year ago.
The report of the special committee on
marriage and divorce was also submitted.
Up to the present time the Saints have
had no laws in their church governing
divorces. The report recommends the
scriptural injunction regarding the
putting away of wife or husband. No
defininte action was taken and the whole
matter was referred to the Saints gen.
orally for consideration until the next
annual conference.
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ALLEGED BRIBERY.
SENSATIONAL STORY TOLD AT LIT
TIE ROCK.
Representative Vancey Gives Away
Few Secrets That May Land
Someone in Jail.

Little Rock, Ark, April Ga sensa-
ton was sprung in the house of repre-
sentatives today when Representative
Vancey, of Phillips county, arose to a
question of personal privilege and told
a story of alleged bribery in connec-
ton with the vote on2 the railroad
commission bill in the house. Accord
ing to Mr.. Vanceys recital, he was
taken to the Office of Dodge & john
son, attorneys Tor the st. Louis, Iron
Mountain & Southern railroad, by
Representative Roberts, of Madison,
and introduced 10 Mr.. Dodge as a
friend who would vote with US.
Subsequently, said Mr.. Vancey, 7.
L. Cox approached him and said he
would send $500 or $500 over to Phillips
county to elect Vancey to the senate.
Alter that, Cox told Vancey he
wanted him TO oppose the railroad
commission bill. Vancey said Cox at
one time wanted TO know what to
get me.
in addition to promising aid for
my election to the senate, he promised
to fix il SO that L could get
thousand at the next session.
talked with Representative
Wagner, of Franklin county, and ASKED
gard 10 the railroad commission bill.
Wagner said that Cox approached him,
and asked him if there was anything
that could be done to enlist him
against the bill. Wagner and 1 agreed
TO see if Cox would give 500 each. I
went and seen Cox and told him 1 had
decided to oppose the bill. l told him
I could get Wagner for 800. He said
he would see Wagner and pay the
money. Cox, Wagner and 1 met after
wards and 1 told Cox we wanted 500
apiece. Later 1 met Cox and he told
me he was little afraid OF Wagner
and would rather not let him be
present when he paid me the
$500 and said 1 could fix it with Wagner.
Cox told me to pay my bill where l was
boarding, move TO the Gleason hotel and
me money to drink v>th the boys Rep
resentative Jones, of Madison county, told
me he had room at the Gleason and was
living like a king. Cox took me to the
Gleason and went into room, where l
was introduced to man named Dean
who said he was at the head of the Iron
Mountain road for Arkansas. He said
they did not pay anything down, but al
ways took care of the boys after the
fight was over. After that conversation
1 met Cox and told him he had not given
me the $500 and told him he must put I'D
$500 or l would give the thing away.
Yancey then went on to say that Cox
gave him 800 and said thats he would
see that the other 500 was put up."
When Yancey had finished speaking the
house was in great uproar and finally
a motion to appoint a committee to in
VeSugate the affair was carried.
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AMERICANS RELEASED.
Mexican Authorities Now Trying 10
Do the Proper Thing.

DO
San Diego, April 6.-The case of
the three Americans, Joseph c. S..
Carter, William Carney and D. A.
Moore, who were arrested during the
latter part of January by Mexican
officials on the charge of smuggling
horses over the border, and were inn
prisoned at Ensenada, seems from all
accounts to be in a more unsettled
state than ever. Hon. w. W. Bowers
representative from the Seventh con-
gressional district, brought the mat
ter before the state department with
the result that the men, after ex-
animation, were ordered released,
their stock returned to them, with
permission to use their own discre-
ton about returning to United States
territory with their possessions,
There the matter was supposed to
have ended so far as the governments
of both countries were concerned and
official correspondence between
United States Vice Consul Godbe,
Assistant Secretary of State Uhl. w.
w. Bowers and NJ. Romero the Next
can minister, would seem to bear out
this supposition. The men however
give an entirely different version of
the result of their trial, stating they
were still virtually prisoners, their
stock still withheld them, and them
ritory. They claim that local officials
are using discretionary proceedings
not warranted by government orders
and ask that the state department
give their case immediate considera-
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FOR EIGN FLASHES
Brief and Nevsy Cables From All
Portions of This Terrestial Sphere.

Colon, April 6.-The laborers who have
been at work on the Panama canal have
struck for an increase of wages to 81
per day. A detachment of troops has
been sent to maintain order among the
strikers.
Mexico City. April 6-United States
Minister Ransom WAS resting easier at
last accounts, but large carbuncles have
developed on his neck and right elbow.
These. with the extreme hoarseness. will
probably prevent him attending the
duties of his office for a week or So
Calcutta. April "a dispatch from
Simla says reconnaissance made by the
British troops beyond Malakand Pass
has resulted in ascertaining that Umra
Khan, prior to the commencement or
hostilities, captured two British officers
and eight Sepoys on their way to Chit
raj. All the prisoners were well treated
The British garrison at Chitral Is re-
ported safe and to have an ample sup
ply of provisions The head men OF the
tribes who defended Malakand pass are
disposed to yield.
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LAWLEssNESS AT WALLACE.
Driven From Work By Masked Men
With ReYOIVers.

Wallace, Ida. April 6.-Last night j.
J. Mills, a miner employed in the Gem
mine on Canyon creek, was driven
from his work by six masked men
armed with revolvers. They took him
down the canyon about half mile
below Gem, where they left him, after
telling him never to return. Mills has
a family and has lived in Wallace
eight years. No cause is assigned for
the treatment, except that he is not a
union man. The men supposed to be-
long to the gang murdered John Knee
bone at the Gem mine last July. The
sheriff was promptly notified but no
arrests have been made, as identifica-
ton is difficult,
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Piper. while near Straits house. were
met by Powell and Straits wife. who
had been living apart from him.
The woman accosted Strait with the
remark that she had a crow to pick
with him. Powell then began cursing
Strait, and. drawing his pistol, fired
bullet which passed through Straits
body Just above his stomach.
Strait tried to knock the pistol out
of Powells hand. but the latter sue
ceeded in firing four more shots, none
of which took effect.
All this time the woman was pound
ing Strait over the head with an OK
gourd, tearing his scalp at every
stroke. Piper finally separated the men
and started home with Strait
Powell then seized the oX-gourd and
running Up to Strait. beat him into
insenSibility.
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STARCH WORKS BURNED.
Two Hundred Thousand Dollar
Blaze ut Columbus.

Two Hundred Thousand Dollar
Blaze at Columbus.
Columbus. Ind, April GA destruc-
tive fire has occurred here. The loss
is 100000.
The American Starch works, with
buildings covering ten acres. were
burned today. The plant was being
run night and day on account of the
rush. In the dry room, on the fourth
floor, the flames were first discovered.
The watermains in the building were
disabled because they could not be
reached, the pipes being burned off,
weakening the pressure from with
out. In fifty minutes the building
was a wreck and 100000 gone up in
smoke. The amount of insurance, as
far as can be ascertained, is S55, 000
Seventy-five thousand bushels of corn
was destroyed. One Waterman is
missing and is supposed Ito be burned.
Another had a narrow escape. The
works were owned by the MONEYS of
Louisville and Cincinnati. and were
not in the trust.
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TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND.
Bank Cashier Gets AWAY with
Snug Little Sum, Hut He Also Gets
in Jail.

Lancaster. Pa, April 6.-Thomas Grady,
cashier of the First National pank of
Marietta, was arrested today on a, charge
of embezzlement. 1t was learned from
inside sources that the amount taken was
ton in the sum of $1,000 by turning over
securities TO the bank. Grand entered
the bank as messenger and was pro-
NOTED step by step until he attained the
position OF cashier. He was well known
in society. His downfall is said to be the
result OF stock speculations. Bank Ex-
aminer Harrity is now in charge. The
capital stock of the bank is 100000 and the
surplus fund 100000, and the defalcation
does not affect the bank.
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NICE COUNTRY. THAT.

Ell Reno, o. T., April 6.-This section
has been visited for the last three days
with a most terrible wind and sand
storm, the wind at times registering as
sand and dirt about in clouds. Buysiess
has practically stopped and travel
greatly impeded. About o'clock yester-
from the southwest which totally OBJ
secured the sun. The darkness of evening
settled over the country Things could
scattered along as though thrown broad
cast from great hand. The falling of
the sand continued for more than an
hour and those out in it could hardly
breathe. The high wind prevailed all
night and today, but this evening it is
raining.
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MEANS BUSINESS.

San Francisco, April 6.-Mayor Sutro
today swore to warrants charging E.
P. Vining, general manager, and J.
L. Willcutt, secretary of the Market
street railway system with INSIDE
meanor in tearing up O'Farren street,
near Davisadero. and laying a track
thereon without giving notice to the
board of supervisors.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-07
BANK PRESIDENTS CRIME.

Milwaukee. April 6.-Frederick T. Day,
president of the defunct Plankington
bank, was arraigned before Judge Wall
Der today. He is charged with accepting
deposits at a time when he knew the in
stitution to be insolvent-
A plea of not guilty was entered. The
Side Savings bank, was set for trial next
week.
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Wild Times IN
OLD london.
A Most Exciting Week For
Our Cousins Across
the Pond.
WITCHCRAFT IN IRELAND.
Noble Stand Taken By the St.
James Gazette.

Result of the Recent Chicago EIec-
ton is Attributed by the Wise
Stead and Burns-ViIIfam Wall
dorf AstOr Has Not Yet Set Great
britain Afire-PaIi Mall Budget is
No More-why the Sheet suspen-
ded.
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GEN. FARNswORTH DEAD.

Washington. April General ]. D.
Farnsworth. of Albany, N. Y, an in
innate friend of Senator Hill, was
stricken with paralysis at the Airing
ton hotel and died at 500 o'clock to-
night. No arrangements for the
funeral have yet been made. He will
probably be taken to Albany for in
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WITH THE SPORTS.

London, April 6.-The entries for the
Henly regatta were published today.
Cornell university has entered crew TO
compete for the grand challenge cup;
the Argonaut Rowing club of Toronto,
Ont, has entered a crew for the steward S
challenge cup and F. II. Thompson and
E. a Thompson, of Toronto will con-
test for the diamond scull.
London, April Cat the meeting of the
London Athletic club at Stanford today,
the race for six hundred yard challenge
cup, e c.. Bredin, the holder of the
trophy, beat w. E. Lullyens, the crack
miller of Cambridge university by fifty
yards. Bredins time was TIA So.
Boston, April 6.-The national court
tennis championship of America was won
today by B. S. Degarmendia. of New
York, at the courts of the Boston Ath-
letic association. in the final match with
G.. r. Fearing, jr., of this city Score:
De Garmondia. ....-.............6 6 6
Fearing .....................s"... 8 ] =
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THE DANA CASE.

New York, April 6-The arguments
upon the application for a warrant of
removal of Charles A. Dana, from this
city to the District of Columbia. were
resumed before Judge Brown of the
Franklin Bartlett speaking first for the
defense. In opening Bartlett said the
question of indictment had been so fully
gone into by his colleague, Mr.. Root,
that it left very little tor him to say
on the subject.