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The sun., 1895-04-01
From the Chicago Daily Tribune.

TTUW DUIIV
The Jury in Judge Bakers court which tried
the replevin suit Of the Chicago Debattir Society
against Chief of Police McClaughry to recover
red flag or its value In money returned a YER
dict yesterday finding. the defendant not guilty.
by special finding tho jury declared that the
such was rightfully seized by the police. The
interrogatorios were submitted to the jury by
the Court ms part of the verdict, and to both of
them tho jury returned an affirmative answer.
The questions were as follows:
Was the nag when 1t was seized by tho DO
lice. being then and there displaye . symbol of
opposition or defiance 10 tho authority of the
municipal. state. or Federal Governments?
lice being thon and there dispIsyed by the ae p
sons carrying the same, an emblem or symbol OF
opposition TO law and ordsr?"
IT 10 probable the society will carry the case to
tho higher courts.
The sun., 1895-04-01

FROM ono or MS Sermons.
81 seldom address an audience introduced kindly
by friend. that don't think OF the words OF the
good old coored woman after l had preached to a
great concourse OF coored people one occasion
This large, fat. old coored woman-I suppos" she
would weigh 200 pounds-came up TO me and gave mo
her hand and said, God bless you, Brudder Jones;
you everybodys preacher, and everybody loves to
hear you preach. and every niger loves to hear you
and. Brudder Jones' you breaches moro like Niger
than any white man that ever lived; and. Brndder
Jones' you have got white skim but, thank God you
have got black heart. We couldn't take her liter
ally. But she meant kindly In what she said TO me-"
The sun., 1895-04-01

1t is thought that the decision of the SUI
preme Court as to the constitutionality or
unconstitutionality Of the income tax law
pends upon that decision; more, perhaps,
than upon any judgment Of the Supreme
Court since the DRED SCOTT case. If it is
declared to be constitutional to tax a
minority for the supposed benefit of the
majority, il legislative fines upon wealth
and accumulation and thrift are now to re-
ceive an authoritative precedent, the income
tax Is but the precursor of whole series
OF enactments for the purpose Of limiting,
hindering, and Furnishing capital. The in
come tax Is the first blow against property,
the first step toward communism. Is the
step to be authorized and the blow to be
taken meekly? Are the fatal principles OF
unequal taxation and of the use of the tax,
ing power to create or crush a class to
divide Americans into mob Of privileged
exempts and small number of burden
bearers to be incorporated into the polity of
the United States?
AS the country awaits this momentous
decision. the words of Mr.. CHoATE bringing
to an end his great argument against the
constitutionality of the income tax, recur to
the mind: ~ do not believe that any mem.
ber Of this court ever sat or ever will sit to
hear case the consequence of which will
be so farreaching as this"
reaching, indeed And one of those
consequences may be the downfall of the
Democratic party, or at least the condemna.
tion of it to long minority The destiny
Of that party is now in the hands of the
Supreme Court.
The sun., 1895-04-01
Not ShoponE, bat Kopeen.


From The gGshingfon Post.
Prof. Meyer, the pianist. at musicale given at .
private residence Friday evening" before sitting
down TO play the Poonase by Chopin, made inter.
esting statement to the guests While In Leipsic no
said, he heard his cousin pronounce the name OF
Chopin "Kopeen." lie laughed at her for It, but
years aftcrward In Brooklyn while relating the Incl.
dent To Russian scholar, he was surprised 20 bo
laughed at In turn for pronouncng II "Shopong"
Your cousin vas right" said the Russian; tho
Polish pronunciation is KOpeen."
with this explanation Chopin suddenly acquires .
now Interest
The sun., 1895-04-01

them from the Government before the time
fixed in the law. or who did not apply because
they could not comply with the requirements Of
the law.
How far tho manifestations Of this enterprise
extend. and whether 1t has been able to dispose
already Of many or nny OF its forged certificates.
may appear on the trial.
The sun., 1895-04-01
Found Wanting.

From the Cincinnati Tribune.
Jeanne D'Arc lacked education;
POmpadour lacked depth OF mind;
haintenon lacked liberation;
Esther might have been more kind
Hebrew Sarah lacked humaneness;
Good Ociavia wanted wit;
Greek %Rntippe lacked urbaneness;
Eliot wasn't chic bit
Cleopatra lacked humility:
Ruth was minus worldly wealth;
Bess OF England lacked ciyiiity;
saint Theresa lacked In health.
Aspasia lacked In social station:
Paula lacked In style and fashion;
De StaPl lacked domeAtication:
Phryne didn't lack in passion.
Polly's perfect. hut you zee,
Lacks IN toto love for me.
]. EpAvED v. Coon
The sun., 1895-04-01

planned and built It, and they who celebrate
BISMARCK today do but anticipate the
honor which history reserves for tho great
constructive intellects that give scope and
play to the instincts Of race and nationality,
that recast human societies, and impart
abiding direction to the impulses and des-
TIMES Of men.
The sun., 1895-04-01
Maybe the Oldest Voter /. . Woman,
From the pftfsbur1h Dfsnatch

TIOW Th< T1TSOUrOt TFspdFch.
WICHITA, March 24.-one.fifth OF the women OF
Wichita have registered this year to at tho mu.
ncipa election II is the heaviest female registration
In the history OF the city. Among those who regis
tered was Mrs Harriet McMurrny, woman who kne W
Thomas Jefferson. and is IN her 10th year shc
climbed two flights OF stairs be registered with tho
assistance OF only a l4year-od girl.
The sun., 1895-04-01
she Was Positively Impressed.

Prom the Boston EreaiaV Transcript.
He-And you saw Niagara Falls in their winter
glory1 How grand. how awful how sublime is tho
picture! The swiftly flowing river the great Ice cakes
tossing about like many devoted craft, the terri.
BILE plunge the churning waters the rush tho roar,
the
She Yes II was awfully cute.
The sun., 1895-04-01
Wcll.we,Ehed Commentator.

Il, 7. Viewer twrtingI-"Wc can recommend the
volume as valuable and worthy place In every
library"
Mrs. rewer-whcrr shall pat this hook that you rs,
viewed this mornuGt
Viewer That? Oh use It for lighting the nre-ths u.
brnry Ilre.
The sun., 1895-04-01
What u RixnIx IL.

FTOW THf SUTucUSf tOur1fr.
Rixnlx Is being hard to classify as IL is neither
FISH, fowl good red herring The term Is used TO
describe person who assumes tho combined mowers
and privileges of the governing body OF a community
as the embodiment OF the public WILL but who is 10
void OF all responsibility for his actions or udyce
The sun., 1895-04-01

n our Friends pho favor ,stfh manuscripts Jor
publication ,csh - hare rejected articles returned
they must IN oil cases ssrd sfamps for that purposs
The sun., 1895-04-01

whittier on the Pu1Ele.
Maud Muller on q bright March day,
Bought Pixies Peak PuSGle on PToldw1y.-A
The sun., 1895-04-01

THE Sun endorses the MONROE doctrine right
Washington Post.
Not pause! There are times when the parts
of speech can 60 to thunder.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-19
TELEG3APHic NEWS nv BRIEF

Ex-Congressman Amos Townsend promi-
nent merchant of Cleveland, Ohio, died at St.
Augustine, Fla, from heart failure
General Won Werder, the German Embasss.
dor to Russia, has been recalled. 1t is reported
that he is to be succeeded by Count Herbert
Bismarck
The steamship Lucania from LIVERPOOL
brought 81 $40 900 in gold to August Belmont
d Co. The steamer La Gascogne from Havre
brought 100000 francs in gold.
At the Knights of ST. Patrick banquet at St
Louis David H. MacAdam created surprise bv
assa1ling previous speakers end making q
strong plea for Ireland from Fenian stand.
point.
Owing to the heavy fall in the price of sugar
the Government of Holland has presented the
States General bill suspending for year from
June 1 the export duty on sugar grown in the
Dutch Indies.
The British steamer Ontario, which sailed
from New York for London, touched the south
ern edge of Romer on her way to sea. She was
floated and went on her way. There is two
masted schooner on Romer shoal
Henry Cherry, wife and sons-Reymond, aged
10, and Henry, aged 3-were poisoned by drink
ing water from well near vacant house ad-
joining their home in Wichita, Kans 1t is be-
lived that arsenic had been thrown into the
well. Cherry and his wife may die.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-19
EDITOR DANA COMMITTED.
HIS PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
OF THE CHARGE OF
LIBEL.
AN APPLICATION WILL BE MADE
TO REMOVE THE CASE TO THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

NEW YORK, March 1s.-The prelim-
mary examination of Charles A. Dana. ed
itor of the Sum- on indictment for criminal
libel of Frank B. Noyes of the Washington
Evening Star, which had been set down
for to-day, brought together an unusually
large assemblage at the office of United
States Commissioner Shields, in the Fed
eral building this morning.
The Indictment was returned bv the
Grand Jury of the Supreme Court for the
District ofColumbia on March 7. 1t also in
cluded William L. Laffan, the publisher of
the Sun, who has not yet been arrested.
Franklin Barrett was the counsel for
Mr.. Dana. Mr.. Dana and Elihu Root ar
rived together. United States District
Attorney McFarlane represented the prose-
cution.
Commissioner Shields offered in evil
dence certified copy of the indictment
by the Grand Jury of the District of Co.
lumbia, charging the defendant with
criminal libel, and Mr.. Root objected
to the Indictment on the ground
that it was Incompetent and irrelevant, but
his objection was overruled. Thomas
Hitchcock, the treasurer of the Sun Com
pany, was called and stated in answer to
questions that Mr.. Dana was the editor of
the Sun.
Mr.. Hitchcock was called as witness
for the defense. He told how long he had
known Mr.. Dana and was allowed to saw
that the latter had nothing to do with the
circulating department of the Sun on
February % last.
"We claim and offer to show that the de-
PENDANT here committed no offense within
the District of Columb ia," said Mr.. Root.
$50 that there could be no jurisdiction of
the court there over the alleged facts on
which the indictment was found"
McFarlane objected, and was sustained.
Commissioner Shields denied all these
motions for a dismissal and announced
that he would sign a regular warrant of
commitment for Mr.. Dana and hold him
to await the order of removal by the Dis
trict Judge.
Root asked that Mr.. Dana be DISCHARGED
on his own recognizance pending applica-
ton, which was assented to by District
Attorney McFarlane. 1t was arranged
that the application for the removal of the
case to the District of Columbia court
should be heard on Monday, April 1, at 2
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-19
FOR HATCH'S EXPULSION.
Uncle Sam Ignored in the
Commission to Assess
Damages.
JOHN BULL SENDS A wARsHIP.
Serious Complications May Grow
Out of the Ultimatum and This
Country May Interfere.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, March 1S.-The
British Government, through its Minister
here, has submitted an ultimatum to Mic
aragua. 1t demands cash indemnity of
$4,000 as smart money to pay for the
expulsion of Mr.. Hatch, British Consular
Agent, during the troubles of last year,
and also for the appointment of commits
sion to investigate the damage sustained
by the persons and property of British
subjects who were expelled from the Mos
quito Reservation about the same time.
By the terms of the ultimatum Great
Britain is to name one of the commission
ers and Nicaragua another and these two
are to choose a third, who shall not be
citizen of the United States. 1t was also
made known that a British man-of-war
was now on her way to Nicaragua to
enforce these demands, which must be
complied with within seven weeks from
the 25th of February last. the date of the
ultimatum.
WASHINGTON, March 1S-It is impos-
sible to learn positively whether the State
Department has been advised officially of
the severe demands made upon Nicaragua
by Great Britain, but from the fact that
OSiASaol ooiiiOo3 WIZ was ipDOllGSu ny
Nicaragua to endeavor to settle the diff
Guilty, has recently paid several visits to
the State Department in company with
DR.. Gusman, the resident Nicaraguan Min
ister, it is assumed that our own Govern
ment is fully posted in regard to the mat
ter.
1t cannot be denied that this new Incl
dent, taken in connection with the hostile
attitude of Great Britain toward Venezuela,
promises to lead to trouble of character
much more serious than the incident of the
Alliance. There are questions of indem-
nifty arising in Venezuela growing out of
claims preferred by other European ma
tions.
Many OF the claims grow out of the
failure Of these republics to meet their
obligations to foreign debtors under the
stress OF hard times and the influence of
the worldwide depression in trade. As
the European Governments appear to be
moving to collect these individual debts
on their own account, it is a question that
the United States must speedily settle as
to how far it is prepared to allow this
process to go on. Besides, there is a rather
disagreeable reflection upon American citi-
~eHo III tne ulSputdClon InaC none shall
serve on the commission to adjudge the
damage. On the whole, it is probable that
the President will interfere to secure at
least an amelioration of the terms of the
ultimatum by an appeal to the British
Government, representing the great hard
ship that it would work to Nicaragua
under her present depressed condition to
prefer demand for SO large an indemnity.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-19
CONTROLLED BY CONGRESS.
INTERESTING DECISION UPON THE
STATUS OF PENSIONS BY
JUSTICE BREWER,
No Man HAS A LEGAL RIGHT TO
INTERFERE FOR HIMSELF OR
FOR OTHERS.

WASHINGTON, March 18.-An inter
estlng opinion upon the status of pensions
was delivered by Justice Brewer.
Congress being at liberty to give or
withhold pensions, said the Justice, ''may
prescribe who shall receive and determine
all the circumstances and conditions under
which any application therefor shall be
prosecuted. No man has a legal right to
interfere in the matter of obtaining pen
sions for himself or others. The whole
control of the matter is within the domain
of Congressional power"
This declaration was incidental to the
courts opinion upon the appeal of Henry
N. Frisby, who was convicted and SEN
fenced to three months imprisonment by
the Circuit Court in Louisiana on an in
dlctment charging that he demanded a
greater sum than $40 for his prosecuting a
pension claim, in violation of the act of
June q, 1890, which placed that limit upon
the attorneys fee. The Justice said:
ut is within the undoubted power of the
Government to restrain some individuals
from some contracts" and referred to con-
tracts for the purchase or sale of lottery
tickets in that connection. After stating
that pension granted by the Government
is matter of bounty, that no pensioner
had vested legal right to his pension 4;
that Congress had the right to give, with
hold, distribute or recall them, Justice
Brewer said: Having power to legislate
on this whole matter, to prescribe the con-
dltlon under which parties may assist in
procuring pensions, it has the equal power
to enforce by penal provisions in compli-
ance with its requirements. There can be
no reasonable question of the constitution
atty of the statute" The conviction
therefore, was sustained.
In the case of J. S. Field Jr, receiver of the
Morristown and Cumberland Gap Railroad
Company, appellant against John Coleman
and the Atlantic Trust Company, from the
Circuit Court for the Eastern District of
Tennessee, Judge Brewer delivered the
opinion. 1t was held that the Circuit Court
has not the power to take the property out
OF the hands of the receiver appointed bv
the State court Justice Brewer said that
the forcible continuance of possession by
the Federal Court did not transform that
which was in the first instance wrongful
into rightful possession. The case was
remanded to the Circuit Court for proceed
lngs not inconsistent with the opinion.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-19
TO OVERRIDE The RULES.
STRONG COMBINATION OF POSTAL
EMPLOYEES FOR THAT
PURPOSE,
THEY ARE ENCOURAGED BY THE
FAVORABLE LEGISLATION OF
THE LAST CONGRESS.

WASHINGTON, March 1S.-The Post
office Department has information of a
| powerful combination of postal employees
designed to bring pressure upon Congress
to overturn certain regulations and rules
OF the department. The employees have
been encouraged by success in attaching to
the last postoffice appropriation bill an
amendment which suspended an order of
the department.
| This order was issued last June and d.
| rected that before the 1st of May, 1895, all
railway mail employees should remove to
some point along the line of route on which
| they are employed. This was unsatisfac-
tory to most of the clerks and they OBJ
| tanned legislation overruling the order
The reason for issuing the order is ex-
planned at the department as necessary
because at the time the order was issued
there were about 1900 of them in the serv-
ice who did not live on the lines where
they worked.
When there was an accident or anything
else that requires emergency men, those
who were on leave and away from the line
where they worked escaped the extra duty
and it fell upon those living on the route
OF the 1900 who were living off the lines
where they worked about 800 have mott
fed the department that they have or will
remove their homes to the point requested
Probably all of them will so remove, not
withstanding the legislation overruling
the order.
The department is now informed that
since the failure of legislation in the last
Congress increasing the pay of employees,
a combination has been formed to pass this
legislation, and also to overturn those
rules of the department which are unsatis-
factory to them. A high official of the
department said to-day: "This combina-
ton includes some thousands of employees
in the railway mail service, the letter-car-
riers' service and in postoffices They are
all in the classified service and protected
from removal. The effect of this comb
nation would be to create a sentiment
against the civil service law which protects
these employees"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-19
NEGOrIArING IN SECRET.
President Cleveland COnfers Htth Ores
ham and Carlisle.

nam ana Carlisle.
WASHINGTON, March 18.-An i'm
penetrable mystery surrounds the negotia-
tons between the State Department and
the Spanish Government on the Alliance
affair. 1t seems to have been borne in
upon the officials of the State Department
that in the present state of public feeling
better progress can be made toward a
peaceful settlement of the question by
keeping various notes secret than by CIV
ing publicity to them before concluson
has been reached. The only response to
definite inquiries that can be obtained is a
positive refusal to discuss the subject in
any aspect and whether or not any action
has yet been taken by the Spanish Govern
ment in the direction of issuing instrnc-
tons to its naval officers to refrain from
further interference with American ship
ping will probably be learned first from
Havana, from which point the order will
be distributed.
President Cleveland conferred at noon
to-day with Secretary Gresham and Secre-
tary Carlisle. The Alliance affair was
gone over and statement is made that the
present aspect of the subject is such as to
give assurance that there will be no trouble
of serious character between the United
States and Spain.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-19
BUT NO APOLOGY COMES.
Secret Negotiations as to Firing
Upon the Steamer
Alliance.
OFFICIAL ACTION NOT TAKEN.
If the Offending Government Is
Wrong Full Reparation VIII
Be Made.

WASHINGTON, March lS.-The report
that Secretary Gresham had received from
Spain, through American Minister Taylor,
diplomatic message, couched in courte-
Gus and mild language, promising to make
appropriate amends if the Alliance affair
should prove to be as reported, is entirely
erroneous, as no such message has been
received from Minister Taylor There was,
however. received yesterday by the Span
ish Minister to the United States cable
message in cipher from the Spanish Gov
eminent, instructing him to assure the
United States Government that the matter
would be inquired into, and that if Spain
was in the wrong full reparation would be
made, but that no action of that nature
could be taken until the Spanish Govern
ment had an official report from its naval
officers in Cuban waters.
The cipher dispatch was seen by the
CALL correspondents informant. 1t is
conceded that full reply to Gresham's
dispatch, as it relates to the Alliance
proper, cannot be made by Spain prior to
the receipt by her of some official informa-
ton on the subject. Spain has so far re-
ceived only an assertion, complaint and
a demand from this Government, and
could only reply at this time that if the
affair occurred as reported she stands ready
to give proper assurances of regret. She
does not know the name of her offending
commander or even the name of his ship,
and both must be ascertained.
A very interesting discussion has grown
out of this incident, which brings the
friends of Judge Gresham to the front.
They have long chafed under the criticism
Of associating his name with certain ven
lures OF the administration. The Hawaiian
matter, in particular, has always ranked
in their bosoms. The story representing
Mr.. Cleveland as having come to Wash
ington in March, 1893, with plan for the
restoration of the monarchy has always
found acceptance with them. And now,
as they claim, it will no longer be possible
TO attack Judge Gresham with former
yirulence.
This Alliance episode should, they con-
tend, serve fully to show both his mettle
and his Americanism. The action taken
was his own. The President was not
within reach The case was pressing.
They scout the suggestion that the Presi-
dent may not back his premier up in the
matter. They do not believe that the
President, even if he desired to do so,
could weaken the force of Judge Gresham's
contention.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-19
WERE NOT PROSECUTED.
The Case against the MotIItofss Dismissed
at COluSd.

The Case against the MouItons Dismissed
at COlusd.
COLUSA, March 18.-The Moulton case
was dismissed to-day for want of prosecu-
ton on motion of John T. Harrington. In
the fall of 1898 Mary Ethel Mitchell came
to Colusa. Young Moulton was wild and
stayed in town great deal. His father is
man of wealth and influence Everett
Moulton got fascinated and went before
Notary Miles while intoxicated and was
married by contract January 26, 1894 His
parents were frantic. They lived twelve
miles from town, and finding that their
son was married to the Mitchell girl they
went to Sacramento to alter Colonel Moul-
toms will.
Mrs. Moulton was sick, the boy, aged 49,,
followed his mother, and subsequently,
went off to Oregon and remained for
months. The family tried to get the
woman to give up the contract, but all in
vain. She had it recorded and after writ
ing letters and in every way trying to find
him she began suit for $4,000 against his
parents.
The case was opened in San Francisco
and subsequently transferred to Colusa.
The Salvation Army took it up and some
months later two of the soldiers met young
Moulton in a wheatfeld. He swore he
would never see the girl again The irate
father came along and drove them from
the ranch. Mrs. Ethel Moulton remained
in San Francisco and vigorously prosecuted
her suit.
The girl was for a while here, but left for
the city in the early part of last spring.
This was with band of Christian women,
who tried to persuade her husband to re-
to return to her. She joined the
church while here and made some friends
thereby. Young Moulton was in town to-
day looking happy over the dismissal of
the suit against his parents. 1t is regarded
as ended here. Neither the girl nor her
attorney was present.