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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-18
NEW INCOME SUIT.
Entire Law to be Again Tested Before
tho Supreme Court.


tho Supreme Court.
Another suit TO test the constitutionality OF
The income tax hps been instituted in the
circuit court at New York. II Is an action In
equity brought by Charles Allen OF Green
field, Mass, against the Illinois Central Rail-
road Company and others. The counsel for
the complainant are Joseph II. Cboate. Clar-
anco a, seward, William Guthrie, David Will
COX and Charles Steele.
The complainant declares that he Is In
formed that the company intends to pay.
under the provisions Of the income tax law, a
tax OF per cent on all Its net profits and in
come for the year 1894.
The bill then AYERS that the income tax aw
IL unconstitutional In that, II said tax Is col
lectable upon the company's income and
profits, IL is IA direct tax in respect OF the
railway property fixtures and appurtenances
operated and owned by the defendant COM
pany by being imposed upon the income and
profits thereof, the same being real estate,
and Is likewise q direct tax in respect OF It's
personal property by being imposed upon
the income and profits thereof, which direct
taxes are not apportioned among the several
states, as required by the Constitution OF the
u nited States. Ii IL further averred that II
the income tax be held not to be u direct tax
then its provisions are nevertheless un0onsti-
tutional in that they are not uniform through
out the United States, as required by the
Constitution. The non uniformity OF the law
Is then pointed out at length. after which the
bill declares that the exemption OF mutual
insurance companies. savings banks and in
| stitutions constructed on the mutual plan,
etc., Is unconstitutional In that these ex-
| emptions operate to arbitrarily fr,e said
| companies from the payment Of their just
proportion OF taxation.
Tue bill further sets forth that the tax Is
unconstitutional for the reason that It i'm
pairs vested property rights; that all per-
rons or corporations taxed may be deprived
OF their property without due process Of law,
and that all persons OF corporations taxed
may be compelled TO produce and disclose
their private books and papers In order TO
make them liable for L penalty, or to for
felt their property, all OF which is against
the express terms Of the Constitution.
The complainant, therefore, prays that the
defendant Oe restrained from voluntarily COM
plying with the income tax law, and that he
be granted such other relief as the court may
deem best.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-18
Two Bandits Killed.

Two more OF tho Denver train robbers
have been killed in Oklahoma. Tuesday
night posse OF United States deputy mar
,hals located the robbers and awaited day
light, During the night the bandits fled, but
,he oflic' rs tock up the trail and followed
he gang TO a deserted ranch 20 miles NORTH
vest o Hennessy. Here the outlaws were
surrounded by the officers and challenged.
Their reply was volley OF bullets. Then
!ollowed desperate fight, and after short
battle three OF them escaped, closely pursued
by part OF the marshals, The rest taking
charge OF the two outlaws that lad been kill
I'd None OF the marshals were badly
wounded except one named Moore, who re-
:eived bullet in the shoulder, more painful
han dangerous.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-18
TELEGRAPHIc TICKS.

Gen. schofleld is Kidding the army OF In.
dian soldiers.
New York retailers are combining to Och,
the cattle trust.
There are reported to be 80 cases Of small
pox In shawneetown, III.
There have been very heavy rnins in ,bs
Northwest, and In some places severe hail.
Irish na,ioDalis,s OF New York City have
declared sympathy with Cuban indepen.
dence
A Brooklyn man secured a judgmen, 70,
$4,000 against trolley line for :he killing 0,
his child.
Prof. Warren Upham has accepted the to.
sition OF librarian for the Western Reserve
Historical society.
Jacob Mosser, OF Oakland Nd, died aite,
being immersed In very cold water, and the
authorities are investigating.
The Michigan Senate has passed a bill 10
repeal the law under which Roman Catholic
bishops can hold church property In trust
A bill to abolish capital punishment re.
ceived only sixteen votes in the Tennessee
house.
The Kentucky Disiillers' association ha,
charged u committee with the duty Of devils.
ing plan for limiting production.
Gov. Morton suggests to the New York leg.
islature n state exhibit at tho Atlanta cotton
exposition in the autumn.
Six hundred miners Of the Pittsburg 6Lase
Angeline Mining Company, near Ishemius.
Mich. have struck for higher wages.
The Coptic OF the Pacific Mail line, reached
san Francisco from Hong Kong and Yoko.
hama with IA case Of snallpox on board
The president has appointed ex-Congres,.
man Albert J. Pearson, Of Woodsneld, o 10
be one of the mineral land commissioners i.r
the Occur d Alene district, Idaho.
A district Judge at Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
has decided that the Iowa law allowing
women TO vote in school election. and On tax
levies Is unconstitutional.
The Mormons are considering the orgaui.
zation OF the "order OF Enoch' for the Jur.
pose of providing land at low rental iof
those Of limited means.
At Fergus Falls, MINI. ten men who plead
ed guilty TO obsuucting the mails during The
great strike last summer, were fined sOJ
each, aud those who could not pay wetg
jailed.
Mike Tierney, Louisville railroad con.
duetor, has compromised with the STANDARD
Oil Company for o,ooO for injuries received
by naph,ha explosion on the L. & y. rail.
road.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-18
PENSION CASES REVERSED.
Assistant Secretary Gives out Some I'm.
portant Opinions.

portant Opinions.
Assistant Secretary OF the Interior John NJ.
REYNOLDS has reversed the decision OF the
commissioner Of pensions, who denied the
right Of a woman to nle application for n
bounty land warrant because her mother was
was an ilegitimate child Of n sailors widow,
the applicant herself being born in wedlock.
He has affirmed the decision Of the COM
missioner Of pensions and held that a soldier
disabled while on veteran iurlough, separated
and absent from his command, is not en-
titled to a pension. To secure pension for
injuries received while on veteran furlough,
the soldier would have TO be with his COM
mand at the time OF the injury.
Judge Reynolds has also reversed the de-
cision OF the commissioner OF pensions who
refused to continue tho pension OF an idiot
son OF deceased soldier. who had reached
the age OF l6 years, when by law his pension
ceased. The question rs TO what constituted
idiocy from medical standpoint did not
wholly apply TO the boys case, but upon tho
evidence that he could not materially aid In
his own support, could not read or write. e.and
without the care OF relatives, he would be in
the alms-house. Judge Reynolds decided tha,
he was entitled 20 continuance OF PEN
sion.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-18
YELLOW FEVER in CUBA.
II Is Attacking the Spanish Soldiers Ma,
tives Being Exempt.

Surgeon General wyman has received o
letter through the state department from
I. s. Consul Hyatt, a, Santiago do Cuba,
dated March 80, informing him that during
ing tho 1rsJ part OF the month three deaths
from yellow fever occurred IN that city.
The mortality for the last Is days" he says
"is probably heavier on account OF the pres
ence OF 5000 new recruits for the Spanish
army. Fever has not entirely died out dur.
Ing the winter, and has started in now In q
malignant form, and with the revolution on
hand, the summer promises to be exceed
ingly unhealthy
Mr. Hyatt adds; 1.-THE Cubans themselves
are practically exempt from the ravages OF
the fever, and have. therefore, but little 10
fear in this direction. The country people
and residents OF the small villages ia the in.
TERROR are Hooking 10 the large seaport
towns for safety, and Santiago. Manzaniilo
and Guantsnauo are crowded much beyond
their capacity for caring Tor them, and con.
sequently poverty, squalor and llth abound,
and my agent at Manzanillo reports thai
a famine Is imminent"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-18
WYOMING OIL MEN HAPPY.
They Look Upon Their Sta'e as the Fu-
ture Petroleum Field ofthis Continent.

They Look Upon Their Sta'e as the Fu-
ture Petroleum Field ofthis Continent.
The rise in the Standard Oil Companys
product in the East has caused an advance OF
two cents a gallon at the storage tanks at
Casper, Wyo. Wyoming oil men are jubi.
liant over the prospects Of n rise in lubricat-
ing oil, which is pumped directly from the
wells in these fields In "a marketable cobdi.
ton. All OF these oils are finding a ready
market, and 1t Is expected their prices will
20 up with the Standards. sample run
OF illuminating oil was made aud It proved a
beautiful water-whte. fully up TO the stand.
ard test
There Is considerable activity in oil land
holdings, and there are many inquiries from
Eastern capitalists. More attention is now
attracted to the Wyoming fields than ever be-
fore, being conceded that they must be one
OF this countrys final supply points. The
Salt Creek producing wells now number Ave
with No. q nearly finished, aud the piping
and material IL transit will comeplete six
more
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-18
A SPANISH VICTORY.

Cuban Brigadier- General Reported &c
have been Killed.
report reached Havana from Palmarlto.
q village in the province Of Santiago de Cuba
of an engagement between government
forces and insurgents, near that place. The
government forces were made up Of regular
Infantry and number OF volunteers. while
tho insurgents were under command of
Brigadier General Crombet, who, 1t is said
was killed One colonel, Major Foster, and
Thomas sainz, secretary Of Major General
Maceo, were taken prisoners by the govern.
nent forces. One Lieutenant was wounded.
Jorge Estrada surrendered all the men be.
longing 70 General Maceos expedition.
Troops are In pursuit OF the rest Of the party.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-18
A FLOODED MINE.
5alinevilie Suffers Through Surveyors
Mistake.

Owing 10 a mistake Of the surveyors OF the
Did shaft mine at Salineyille the shaft was
-un under the bed OF the creek. on satur-
lay afternoon tho roof fell in, without any
warning. The mine was flooded and some
oi the men had narrow escapes from drown
ing. All day sunday men were at work
trying 10 change tie course Of the stream.
but owing 10 the high water their efforts
were unsuccessful.
The old shaft Is connected with the new
mine, and the water is backing up into the
latter, and 1t is feared both mines will be u
total loss. Two hundred miners will be
thrown out Of work, aud loss Of s25, 600 or
are the only means OF support OF the people
OF the town. There are fears Of a disastrous
cave-in, as many houses on East Main, High
aud North Water streets are built over the
shaft.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-18
New WaIships.

The designs prepared by the construction
bureau OF the navy department for the now
gunboats authorized by the last congress have
been submitted TO Secretary Herbert and have
been referred by him TO the Loard OF bureau
chiefs, which will suggest any needed altera-
tions before the advertisements for proposals
are prepared. The plans for the two great
battleships arc now in the Secretary's hands.
II Is expected that they will give rise TO some
controversy among designing officers. owing
proposed and the l3-inch guns which the or.
dnance bureau wishes to place on them.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-18
Carson Mint Frauds.

Secret Service Agent Harris has secured
evidence showing that large proportion Of
the gold coin OF the Carson mint issued dur
Ing the last 10 years is below the standard
developed rotten state OF aiiaiTs. In many
ways stealings have been made. and the lat
est discovered is that in the output OF $50
sl0 and s5 gold pieces. more alloy has beer
put into the coins than the law allows, and
In consequence, persons who have gold
pieces with the letters 80. c." under the
eagle may have money that Is Ess ;s=xth iu
face value.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-18
STRICT SUNDAY LAW.
Bill Passed BY Both Branches of the Mas
sachusetts Legislature.


The house spent almost the entire day
Tuesday discussing the bill to regulate the
the observance of the Lords day and then
engrossed 1t in concurrence with the senate.
Among the provisions OF this bill II one de-
olaring that no entertainment shall be given
on Sunday TO which an admission fee is
charged. II makes any person attending a
performance in violation % the law liable 10
"a tino OF 80. and says; Whoever, on the
Lords day, keeps open his shop, warehouse
work-hoHse or does any manual labor. bust
ness or work, except works Of necessity and
charity, or take part In any sport, game or
play except IA sacred concert, shall be pun
ished by u fine OF $50 for each oiiense, and
the owner Of any hall In whish said law IL
violated is liable 10 IA ilne Of $500
The legislative committee ON insurance has
reported TO the house iHvorably on the bill 20
prohibit any life insurance company In Mas
sRchusetts placing policy on the life OF any
child under 10 years Of age, The bill. II 1t
passes, will affect business TO the amount Of
over $4,000, 900 annually.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-18
Chattanooga Park Dedication.

Secretary Lamont has decided upon the
main features of the official exercises, au.
thorized by congress, In dedication OF the
Chickamauga and Chattanooga national mill.
tary park. The ceremonies will begin on the
battlefield OF Chickamauga September 10.
The secretary will arrange TO have all the
armies represented IN the battles participate
In the dedication. The regular army will be
represented by the lieutenant-general and u
detachment OF troops.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-18
Successful Shell Tests.

At Indian Head on the 9th, a l3.inch semi.
armor piercing nickel steel shell passed
through a seven-inch nickel steel plate, with
out exploding or exposing the large charge
OF powder It carried.A percussion fuse passed
through a screen erected in the river, and
burst 10 or ~ feet on the other side. The
distance at which the shells exploded was
just about what the department desired. One
OF the same kind OF shells was also fired
through two-inch steel plate, bursting on
the other side. A successful test was also
made with the six-inch gun on cases.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-18
Wheat Crop Fair.

The April report OF the sta,is,ician OF the
department Of agriculture makes the average
condition Of winter wheat on the LIST OF Ap...
ST. 4, against SCI last year. The average for
rye Is $40
The averages OF wheat for the principal
states are: New York. 92; Pennsylvania, 92i
Kentucky, So; Ohio, So; Michigan. IS Indiana
SO; Illinois 81 Missouri. 80; Kansas, SO; No
braska, As: California. "a
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-18
General Cut of Salaries.

The Colombian State OF Bolivia Is econo-
mizing. The Governor has cut down his Own
salary, has reduced the pay OF - state
officers and has dispensed with l3 officers,
thereby, saving 10 salaries The import
duties at CartHIena. the capital OF the State.
have been increased by 10 per cent. Laborers
on the Panama Canal are commanding 81 o
day In gold.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-18
STEVENSON INVOLVED.
Legislature Takes a Hand in the Ini-
nois b. q L. Fight.

IttI5IWNNI5 1lhta u hAnu III the IIIl-
nois b. q L. Fight,
The Interstate building and Loan as.
sociation, Of Bloomington, Illinois. Of whi,h
Vice President Stevenson is president was
the subject Of q sensational attack before the
legislative house committee on building and
loan associations. Mr.. Lowenthal, Of Cook,
charged that the association had been badly
managed, that large sums had been illegally
pald III salaries, and that the agents and
officials had been guilty OF extortion. He
charged that, In violation OF the law, tho as
socialion had paid to Vice President Ste.
venson aud his partner. Mr.. Ewing, siOO
per mouth as attorneys for the association.
An Investigation ol the association was
made.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-18
Losing $4,000 D,y

As a result OF the strike OF tho coat makers
In Cincinnati, $40, 900 is being lost daily by
a class OF wage earners which, proba yly, less
than any other can afford. The latest esll-
mate OF the number thrown ont OF employ.
ment Is 1000, with probability that it will
be Increased TO 10000. The cut in wages
came primarily from the wholesalers. and, Of
course, reacted on the wage-earners. The
boss coat makers claim that OF late they have
been making so slight margin that IL had
begun to DO almost Improbable to remain in
the business.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-18
Two Railroad Rioters Killed.

,oaa aborers SwesI ", sioam sorip,s adp ,o's fa
eral shots were exchanged, and one Of the
parties was badly wounded. Federal
deputy marshal attempted to quell the dis.
turbance. He was set upon BY four OF the
rioters and was compelled to kill two oithem
In self i-deiense.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-18
Three Children Cremated

The homo Of Robert Houghton. five miles
north OF Fargo ~ D., was burned sunday
morning. The mother and three children,
aged 6, and 10 years. were burned to death.
The Ii sband Was possibly fatally burned.
Four grown children jumped from an upper
window ana were saved. Houghion came
from Canada one year ago. The origin OF
tho lire was a defective lue.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-18
MESSAGE FROM THE CHIC0RA
Picked up in a Bottle Found on the
Michigan Coast.

Plcked up IN a Bottle Found on the
Michigan Coast.
J. II. Graham, OF the Graham Morton
transportation Company, Benton Harbor,
Mich, received q telegram from Mrs. W. j.
Hancock, wife Of Clerk Hancock, Of the
Chicora, stating that a bottle picked up at
Glen Pier was In her possession. II lon-
tai1s y message written by EngineerNcC Clure
Unauthentic reports from there say the mes
cage found was:
"Are lost stines and Clark washed over
board yesterday. Engine broken down.
Could see land but for the snow"
The date was not given. This Mrs. era
ham believes TO be genuine. 1he style OF
construction Of the message leads to the be-
lief that other messages. some written earlier
and some later, are anoat, and will DO found
before many days.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-18

Choctaw Indians, who have had feud OF
long standing over politics. hired some white
men TO assassinate some white men who
were opposed TO them. As a result four white
paen we're killed and one fatally wounded.
Governor Gardner, Of the Choctaw nation.
found the dead bodies, and the wounded
man, nearly dead, who told the story.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-18
Saturn's Rin1s.

Prof. James Z. Keeler, the Allegheny OBJ
servatory, has made the important astrono-
mical discovery, which for the Arst time Il
positively demonstrated, that the ring OF
Saturn Is made up OF innumerable small
bodies OF satellites. aud that they do not re-
volve at the same rate OF speed about the
planet. Prof. Keeler has obtained direct
proof this by means Of the spectroscope.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-18

In the Potomac, opposite Harpers Ferry,
w. Va, William Reynolds while dipping In
the river hooked pillowcase containing the
bodies OF two infants. but was so badly fright
ened he let the pillowcase fall back into the
river and IL was lost.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-18
FRAUDULENT MORTGAGES.
An Omaha Broker Swindled Pennsylvanis
People.

Frank Roseberry. q real estate dealer, who
left Omaha, Neb., suddenly two weeks ago
is alleged to have been connected with some
extensive swindling through bogus mort
cages placed with eastern investors.
Suits have been instituted TO foreclose On
mortgages OF John Is. Watts. Sarah L. suy-
ker and others Of Eastern PennsylyRnia
Each had advanced 81 90 on the instruments
which purpcrted TO cover valuable Omaha
realty and were apparently recorded in proper
form. Investigation proved that all the per
sons whose names appeared as mortgaslng
this property were myths aud the lots were
not In existence. The notary and recorder
signatures were forged.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-18

Negroes In North Carolina are effectlng an
organization TO be called the National Equal
Rights Council OF the United States. The
purpose Is TO secure equal rights for the
negroes at hotels and all public places, aud
he right 10 marry white women.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-18

No less than thousand horses have been
sold In the Bluegrass region since the 0rst
OF the present year either privately or at pub
hc sale. Tho aggregate Of the purchase
money will, II Is said, not fall short OF s20J,-
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-18

States Attorney Duncon, OF Baltimore, hM
found criminal Information, against Geores
Hronek .or cruelty to animals by shooting
pigeon from trap.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-18

Smallpox is increasing In St. Louia
Rock Island Argus., 1895-10-26
KNOWLEDGE

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ter thsn others and enjoy life mose, with
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adapting the worlds best products to
the needs Of physical being, will attest
the value to health Of the pure liquid
hxative principles cmbraced In the
temedy, Syrup of Figa
Its exccllenee ID due 10 ID presenting
In the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the Fefreshing and truly
beneficial properties Of . perfect lax-
etive; efectually cleansing tie system,
dispelling colds, headaches and feverl
and permanently curing constipation.
It has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval Of the medical
profession, because it ac4s on The Kid.
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and It is perfectly free nom
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by al drug
gists in 50c and 81 bottles, but i. il man.
1factured by the California Fig Syrup
10. only, whose name 10 printed on eveFy
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs
and being well informed, you will not
sccept any Substitute if offered.
Rock Island Argus., 1895-10-26

and he's finally got his medicine.
Bat how he has changed-from .
healthy looking fellow to . sunken-
checked, weak-voiced hobo. Poor
fellow! But I never thought Charlie
could lower himself to where he is. !"
The business man emerged from 4
saloon.
..Why, ps!" exclaimed his two
daughters who happened along in
time to meet him squarely leaving
the refreshment shop.
'.Well, what's the matter now ?''
came the sober reply. >
"What were you doing in that sa-
loon?"
Just transacting . little bust.
ness"
.sBusiness!"
Certainly; nothing else. Now
listen, my dear children. went In
there, laid 15 cents on the counter
and asked for some nerve consoler.
I got It. Now isn't that Legitimate
businesse"