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which Imposed the tax. Chief Juaiic.
Fuller renewed The observation III the re-
cent income tax opinion OF The supreme
court, often referred to in our Judicial
and political history using this isnsuaRt.
Nothing can be clearer Than mat "hat
the constitution Intended TO guard against
v as Tho exercise by tho general govern
,nent II the power OF directly taxing per
sons and property within the state
through majority nude up from tue
other States
This cotton tax was an absolute de-
mand for specific sum from the income
from land. and was thus hircct TAX :
There was no avoiding the rule OF appor-
tionment ia leyying such TAX, and u II
could not be apportioned II COULD mol DO
levied. can not imagine that corporate
mower. when driven from the legislative
department OF the government. can IN
woke its judicial arm TO apply the RUE Of
nnapportioned, direct taxes 10 IlEhiy-
organized wealth by which u will escape
it's proportion OF governmental burdens
and That OF indirect taxes 10 the products
of AGRICULTURAL industries OF the cohn-
try. through the convenient and ACTUALLY
less equal rule OF uniformity ON account
of local excl,i2iyeDess OF productiOIi' but
N would seem that all doubt OF the un-
nonstitutionallty OF this tax Is put nj rest
since the opinion or the supreme court. az
tho October term III 1894, on the Income
my uroyistons of the wilson tariff act. In
which IL was decided that the tax on ren'-
ais from real estate was direct LA. "
rentals thus 70 inhefe In the SOL. how
fieulty IN determining the constitutional
rule under which a tax on raw cotton
MIR. JuslIce White OF Louisiana. deiy-
cred an opinion dissenting frcm the opin'
lou Of tho court Ia the case referred 70. "
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Issssssssssssssssssssssssssse
FORECASTS BY FOSTER.
Great Rise 10 Temperature Occur the South from the S the
20th-.Othcr DEMONSTRATIONS by Eminent Prophet.

NO. January stcopy rxhsed 1885, by
@ ' s sass forecasts s " waves cross ne from 'a'
ives, Rockies country by close Of 18th great central valleys soh TO n
the west Of Rookie. country
valleys aoh Eastern States nd Cool win cross tho west Rockies
the ending ard viii normal
the Northern and above normal IN the sou'hsrn States
Of the Rockies and below west Of that line
goth January This predicted tho North
erh Sta. states 6 from 9th to 18th. - - : IA ,,, ,
from 9th 18th States 18th ad
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Rates, 81 and $500 per day,
JAS. LAWLOR, Prop.

{e Mayer and wife. st. Louis; George
)ster, Dallas; J. T. Ettle, Bryan: Jake
tDan NJ. Lasker. h. P. Clark, Charles
Mr., Galveston; G. w. Law, West Lake.
/ B. Strong and wife, Tennessee; Chas.
tcrson, Lake Charles: Geo. Barthoio-
Ian Antonio: w. A. Harris and wife,
EPass; George A. Kelley. Minneapolis;
McAllister, Woodville; Ed Stedu<r,.
. wife, city; r. C. Stale. Waco; w.
Ia. San Antonio; Walter Connolly, Ty-
is. Loftln. Tyler: John Dyer Kansas
i D. Hunter, Fort Worth; W r. Peck,
tleans; c. E. Smith, Memphis, Tenn;
sAtwood, Houston; i. L. Chapman.
HI. II. Bissel. Aurora, Ind; L. J..
Ind wife, st. Louis; w. A. Blackwell.
Zero; w. S. McCraw, New York; j..
frimble, Kansas City: William I.
Texarkana; c. II. Robinson. Hunts
I. Z. England, North Carolina; J. A.
IN, Master Hamilton. Wharton; t. J..
4 Galveston; L. II. Besse!man. New
!. Swan, New Orleans; p. j. Burgess,
kuin; C. S. e. Holland, Houston Post;
Hulet, Topeka; j. S. Daugherty. city;
floyd, +. ]. Kirby. Lometa.
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nthern Pacitic's Showing.
PANS Times Democrat.

|pnth!y statement of the Southern
Faffic for November has just been
and the document makes hand
wing for the eastbound continental
Chere was an increase in the east
lerland traffic of nearly 10000 tons.
pred with the corresponding month
Far. The total movement for the
fgregated some 64.236 tons. against
fs for the same month in the pre-
r. This showing is very satisfac-
ne company, and emphasizes that
and traffic from the Pacific coast
seriously interrupted for that
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AmANsAs PASS.
Government VIII Br .sked 10 Take
Chnruc--uonus Assured.

thnrHc--b0nus Assured.
Corpus Christi Texas January a.-'rhe
rott representative Is informed that psti-
ton will be circulated in this city tomorrow
for signatures asking The government to take
charge Of and commence work on Arkansas
Pass as aeon az possible. The petition also
ntates that II this Is done bonus will be
gison by Nneces county citizens for a chan
ne, from the pasa to and through Turtle
Cove Into Corpus Christi bay. which viii be
done free OF cost to the government. This
channel will shorten the distaace from Cor
pus Christi bay TO the pass several miles.
and the petition win be pushed through with
all Hreed possible 70 endeavor to have the
work commenced US early as possible.
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E,RsT-uNss.

ewis. Waco; d. V. Martin, st. Louis:
Imam, Hamburg. Germany; w. p. Tar
Galveston; Il, b. Pickett, Liberty: G.
penter, GAINESVILLE. Ohio; p. A. Valley,
Stonio; w. j. Koppes, GAINESVILLE. Ohio;
pre, Cincinnati, Ohio; Bernard Schiff,
FORK; Lewis Wood and wife, Dallas;
Either, Galveston; W. S. Hunt, Texas;
.anie, Fort Worth; G. l.. Noble. Pales-
u. p. Hobby, Texas City; A. p. Cory,
enks, P. II. Pnrdy. Dallas; w. Berry.
IA; j. S. McAllep, San Antonio: Dor
1 Davidson. Jr.. Texas; VIM. Cameron,
bowman, Waco.
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a democratic union with the boiling re
publicans, unless free silver republican
could be chosen. Still, Ike Hill says II is
a good thing. and what Ike Hill says
about democratic politics in Ohio Is ex
cathedra. Whatever the outcome, consid-
ering the enmities, II is provoking.
think the democrats will be the ultimate
beneficiaries." c. A. Il.
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which has been taken from the citizen In
violation OF the constitution. although the
technical right may nave disappeared by
lapse OF tIrpo. or because the decisions OF
the court have niisled tho citizen to hir
gravious Injury, the equity endnres and
will present itself 10 the conscience OF the
vnynrntnenfD
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ATrEMpTED SUICIDE.
MINI wanted for Theft sticks =
Knife fn His Throat.

Knife Ia HIS Throat.
San Antonio. Texas, January 9.-W. =
Hodges, charged with theft under the vslue
Of $780, attempted suicide this morning. while
In the custody Of two policemen. Hodges n
wanted Ia scguin on the chnrge Of stealing .
watch, and as he stepped on the Southern.
Pacific passenger train from the east this
morning he was arrested by ofhcers Knees
n,iitsd 10 step into closet for 4 minute,
and had no sooner turned his back " the
officers when he stabbed himself In the neck
with pocket knife. innictin9 deep wound
between the juKular vein and yindptpe. Tbs
ofiicsfs saw the act and succeeded n dlpelu-l
ing the prisoner before h0 could Do tufther;
injury 70 himself Hodges Will probably Fe-
c,vef. l3t 4lf
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I.enxthx Rcinlndcr..

January 9.-cardinal vantaghsn OF
Ter and bishop +. Giosse publish
F2-pasc rejoinder TO the letter pub
March by the Anglican archbishops
Prry and York on the subject OF the
|methods. The rejoindcr, which Is
OF the saeramental system.
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kew EngIncs ordered.

Fansas City. Pittsburg and Cult
bas placed big order with the
Locomotive works for fifteen ne
freight engines. to weigh not less
poo pounds on drivers. The en-
re been designed especially for
md the adaptation OF this particu-
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Kerns, city: w. w. Barr. New YORK.
|iddick. Philadelphia: s. l.. Massin-
y: Gerald Fitzgerald. Houston; G..
kes, Topeka; f. NJ, Warnken. city;
tulin. city: III. J.. Adicks. Huntsville;
lattery, city; II. a. Bell. New Or
n Moczygamba, San Antonio; S. H..
Peer Park. ]. f. Semplc. Winston,
/. Cage. city: Fred w. Mally, Hulen;
land. beaumont; George SimpIeton,
3ne; 7. w. Renan, San Antonio. j.
.g, Bremond; c. c. Weems, San
George c. Joost, Smithville; Ed IL.
EmithviiIe: Ben Sass, Galveston; Ii.
field, La Porte.
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William oeye Hoaton has planned walk the At
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pair OF
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while walking midoccan his friends in Boston
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MARINE ,srnGrIeENcE.


VESSELS IN PORT.
ss Alamo, sawyer s CO.
rs AIdswnrtn ". ~. Wilson.
Ss steforth. ~ Ripley.
20 Dominic, VIM. Parr CO. ,
sp Elizabeth Bickmcrs. w. w. Whaou.
81 HoioiHe. II, Mosie a. Co,
SIS 1ioratio. VIM. Parr 4 Co.
SIS Nneoes. sawyer s Co.
SIS Pensacola Fowler q Mnvitie.
Sc Rochamp,on. Fowler s Mrvitic.
So WastewutcY. othwein 4 Sons.
Sch clara A. phinney, phlnnry
Sch YIN. IA, Clifford Fowler Mcvitsc-
Sch Charles X. Schnli. McRae Coal 10.
Sch u. ". Morse Fowler s McViue.
Bark A.nna cascntini 4 CO.
BARGE RseplHspr, Fnwlef y MeYitic.
CLEARED FOR GALVESTON.
S. Ayonn. wiadess. Liverpool Dec, ~:
81 Asiaun Rowell. at Bordeaux. NOV. ID
SIS Beltor. ~ ToganroR. October 10,
Sc lcnioin, Fackreii. Liverpool. Dec. ~
se Dirnhllld, Norton Swansea, Dec. II.
IS castanos. at 81 vincent. pceemner ID.
ST. Conthon, u Antwerp. DpccphtF "a.
SIS roniEcline. Wrghtaon. at Antwerp. Do
IS GENIAL. Evans New York. January 8
IS Darlington. Barry, Deccnbor ~,
SO Ellen Rickmcrs. Heln,zc Bremen. jan
IS IFalshow. Barry. Martinique, December
So Gortor, Barry. at Buenos Ayres, Sovesa-
81 nilbrooh. Pulford. renortn. December
ss khio. Cardiff, December Il
IS Lampasns, Barstow, New York, January
g.
So Lady LOWS, speszia via suIina. Hovom-
Der H.
SIS Leny. ST. Lucia December ~
So Itonpra. f.utG, Barry. december l5-
Is Maritime Swansea. December 10.
IS Maryland, Turner, nt st. Michacls Pc
ccnbar IL
IS Mepemsba. Gyrne. Nav Ycih, Jan !.
IS Mimi, Lewis, New York. January 8.
50 Navigator. ConItinc. Liverpool, Via Bar
badoes December ..
81 Nirh. brown, Manchester, December "a
So UIiDda. Hansen, Antwerp. January !.
IS otterspool, Witt. Cardin. December "a
SIS Ppmbridge, Miileti. Malta January g.
ss Riojnnn. GuTica, at Liverpool Decent
Der 7,
IS Families. pengelley. Madeifa, Deecm-
bcr 81,
So Racta. whitoway cardiff. December II.
So senior Petersen, Havana vim Tarnpico.
November .. az
50 star Cross, Partridge. Cardiff. Decem-
Der Is.
IS 1elesforn, ---. Manchester January 8.
SIS Tropoa, sullivan, Cardiff. December a..
rs Treassry. Roberts. Swansea. December
10
~ UIinio, ----. New York. December ~
Sch Mabel Hooper, Hooper. Philadelphia.
sci Maggie $. Hart. Farrow. Philadelphia
Sob Thomas O, smith. Adams. at phiIadsl-
pba December %.
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THB HOTELS.

SA AiOA1A
yALS....
>. $3.50 to
Ier day. Six
&nnt rooms,
nth. Large
r o o m s.
1Iy located.
accommodate
.r CONNER
ben in the
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THE CARNIVAL AND rLOMER snoW BuILpING.

Fort is
for springs DISPLAY and flower PROPORTIONS VIII be
b. D
hcp,
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T. P. A. head
quarters
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THE HUTCHINS
HOUSE,.
Boyle & Ward,
Props.

Rates: $500 and
$3.50 per day.
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BIGGER REVENUES
Coming in Under the Working Of the
Dlngley Tariff Bill.

Coming in Under the Working Of the
Dlngley Tariff Bill.
New York Press: The silence which
has fallen over those who recently were
poislest in condemnine the revenue
powers Of the DIng!ey law is beautifully
solemn. Any one who looks at the gov
eminent receipts for December Will not
wonder why the brayinG asses nave
hushed their voices.
In August the customs revenues were
only 5000, 900. The free traders shout
ed loudly that this proved the Dlngley
law a failure. The Press warned them
TO walt until importers began to bring
In more goods to take the place OF their
n%ntlclpatory stocks, but the enemies OF
protection would not wait. August set
tiad 1t. There was nc hope OF sufficient
revenues. ~
Well, the August customs receipts
rose in September to 100000 In Octo-
Der TO $3.50, 900; in November q little
more, and in December to l,5OO,OOU. so
nerverse was the Dingiey law that II
was not content with yielding nearly
four millions more of customs duties IN
December than in August. 1t must beat
December, 1886 Cinder the Wilson w
There is more to this malicious per.
yersIty OF the DIngley Iaw. The total
receipts for December internal and
customs, etc.), excluding the account OF
the Pacific railroad sale, were nearly
SOS. OOO. 900, In December, 1894, they were
abnut 500. coo, 600; in December, l6y5'
| nbuut $4,000, 600. and in December, 1876
a little less. Was there ever anything
more brltal. than that the Ding.ry law .
December receipts should, not only with
their surplus, but with their absolute
volume, drub the life out OF various VIII
son low December receipts?
And SUI more misery awaits the as
sailnnts Of the Dlugley law. The new
tariff Is bling up revenues without the
AID OF sugar and wool, Nof whlch sucn
enormous quantities were imported
while the Dinsiey law was being hei9
up. But sugar must now begin 10 yle1d
its share OF duties, Tor antlclPAtoIy
| stocks arc diminishing and imports are
being renewed. Wool VIII celay lof i
while longer, but II must come before
AMY months. The D!nSley l1w reve-
aues will continue TO rise, IheEetoFe' mm-
m we are again "bardcned' with q sur
plus With whlcE 10 pay or the interest
bearing debt. =,
tho D!psisy law, we wonder what the
wilson law advocates will do now 10
'nroye their case" And still more 40
yac wonder how those Weakened
| chIckcn-heartei Republicans who Two
month5 ago whined for a revision OF the
D!,gley law will explain ava? theEr
| tim5rous .~orebOdinss.
What about it ali? Come, gentlemen
spg2!. up!
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COKE TRADE PROSPECTS
Are Very Bright fos an Increased Blu
oincss In l29S-ca- Famine.

Are Very Bright fos an Increased Blu
uincss In l29S-car Famine.
connellsvlllc Coaricr: The coke pro-
ductIon was a VILE short last week.
owing 10 ;he lay-oT day OF Christmas.
but the clemens of steady increase arc
sim more .orclbly brought forth In The
additional capacity OF the region and
the tendency toward al ascending trade.
Demand Is brisk and shipments keep
up the rate OF increase with eai;hini
regularity. Tie cokers' Christmas was
q big one and 4 happy one. There was
more money in evidence than during
any holiday week fnr several years
past.
our detailed report OF the operation
and output OF the Conneilsv!ilc region
for the weel; ending DecenIbe: 20. shows
ls,G2S ovens. l5.272 active and 1886 Idle
The estimated output for the TecE
was 15G.l05 tons. as compared wi;A
1872 90 tons the week previous. AT oil
the plants which are uTually operated
elk days n week the workman were !die
Christmas and the slump in production
OF a few tons would have been much
greater, but one hundred and twenty
ovens were fred and drawn at David.
son and the new works uf the Standard
Coke Company. located near unltv,
WestmOreland county. SHOW ~ win n
tonnage Of more than 1000 tors In the
output Eor the week. The Standard Cole
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Company increase the number OF opor-
alive ovens In the ConnelisJ!lie regloN
fIom 1865 TO 1855.
The shipments last week aggregated
1855 cars. distributed as follows: TO
Pittsburgh and river tipples. 2.160 cars:
TO points vest Of Pittsburgh, 4,o5G cars;
to points cast OF Conpellsville. iO59
cars. This Is a decrease nf l.552 cars
as compared With the shipments for the
week previous, which were: Pittsburgh.
$3.50 cars; west. 5i1T cars; EAST. i.liS
cars. The decrease ;gas caused not by
a slump in demand, but by the Christi
ma holiday and She shortage of cars.
which was particularly bad last veek,
This week the supply is a great i'm
provement. The Baltimore & Ohio got
out OF ConneIlsviIle SEQ ears Tuesday.
which broke all records for a yea-. The
shipments for :lis week. the last week
in the old year. us predicted III the
Courier some weeks ago, VIII probably
be larger than for any other week DUR
Ing the year OF 1897.
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surr,r:, n, Tnnsrnl Forty Year.

Marysvllle (Mo.) Review: Paul Pei
key, of fillmore, Is still living, and Is
still living, and is one hundred hnd
two years Of age. He took sick and
died forty gears ago, was dressed in
grave cI0thes, and was placed in a cof-
fin Ia an upstairs room at his home. The
funeral was ready to start, and the
stairs were very narrow and old-tash-
Toned and but two men could handle
the coffin. They started down the
stairway with the coffin, and n Of the
men slipped, and down went the coffin,
bumpty bump. The coffin broke open,
and the corpse sat up and rubbed his
eyes and asked for a drink of water,and
Paul Pelkey's funeral was put off indie
fnItely and has not since been aunounc-
cd. and It Is said is not likely to be for
some time to come.
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mas NO
This is Wheeling Testimony n There.
fore Reliable.

This IL Wheeling Testimony and There.
fore Reliable.
When a remedy has no equal It IS up
to date. and a little in advance of all
other remedies for a specified complaint.
Medical theory of old times held that a
medicine containing a little Of each kind
for every i'll would make u remedy for
every complaint. We laugh at such
ro~olishnes5 to-day and wonder It was
ever thought wisdom. The maxim to-
day is, learn what the disease Is and
apply the remedy which has proven the
most direct and radical. Specialties
rule the day, and q single organ, its dis
orders and how to ure It, is the high
est distinction In the medical profession.
The kidneys are wonderfully construct
ed. Do you know Just what their func-
tions are? They aye the llbOtdtories OF
the body for the renovatins Of the blood
before It's u5e agSi1, Read that cAreful-
ly--evGry pui-Stion of the heart sends
out the blood to give He 10 the body.
When 1t picks up. the poIsons in It's
course 1t goes to the kidneys to be made
new Cor use again. II the kidneys are
weak they cannot 90 the work. and the
uric poison stamps out the life OF the
blood. Ooan's Kidney Pulls correct all
disorders OF the kidneys and keep these
laboratories true purifiers OF the blood.
Wheeling people are fast learning this.
Read the following ease:
Mrs. Thomas Bickertor, wife O! Mr..
r. Bickerton, an cmployc of the Ben
! wood Iron Works, living on River street,
| BeuWood, says: II have always been
blessed with perfect health and ! do not
think anyone could feel better than l
did until n short time ago. l contracted
4 heavy cold which settled in my kid.
neys, and for the first time In my life
I knew what II was 20 be used up. /
| could scarcely get around and It was
next to Impossible for me TO LIT any
thing. Ny back got sc stlM and sore
| that ! could scarcely ~straighteir up or
walk straight. The pains were first just
across my lolns. but soon they extended
up through the whole muscular system
OF tho back and every time / would
make a quick movement unthinlilnSly
I would be repaid by eEcruciat!ng
twinEes. The Kidney sccrctIons went
wrong and I was In. n bad way. A
neighbor OF mine, knowing my Condi-
| ton. recommended me to try Duan's
Kidney Pills, and got a box Tor me at
tho Logan Drug Co.'S. / took them, l
| celt their beneficial cmects very quickly
and was soon entirely rid o! the trouble
| and grew as well as ever"
poan's Kidney Pills are sold for 30
| cents per box by all dealers, Mailed on
recent of price by Fostcr-Mllburn Co,
Bunalo. ". Y, sole agents for the
Irni,ed states. Remember tho name
/ Doan.g-aud take no substitute.
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st. Louis Republican: A man and wo'
man were registered at the Moser or
Wednesday evening, when a hackman
came in and asked them for his money
for hauling them up from the Union
station.
wing, you amt going to charge US.
are you?" asked the man.
Sure" cried the hackman.
Didn't you ask US II we wanted to
ride?" demanded the man.
The hackman said he had.
well, them" exclaimed the man,
what do you want us to pay for?"
The clerk explained matters, and
the visitor to the city paid the bill. He
remarked that that was the first time
he had ever known OF n one being In
VIted to ride and then asked to pay fol