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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-29
INHERITANCE TAX CASES
Important Illinois statute on Trial
in the SnnPene Court.

Washington. Jan. d Tho argument In
the supreme court of the United States
in thecases before II known aa rthe Illinois
inheritace tax cases was heard IN that
court today. There are three OF the cases
all involving the constitutionaiity Of the
Illinois law, but they were consolidated
and argued as one case. The state was
or Illinois and Messsrs. T. a Moran. Rob
ert S. lies and Frank L. Shepard and the
opposition 10 the law by ex-Pres,1ent
BENJAMIN Harrison. William D. Gutherie
and Eugene r. Prussing. Mr.. Gutheric
opened the case and IL was arranged taht
General Harrison should close. Mr.. Har-
risou presented a request at the opening
Of the court for more tahn an ordinary
time -four hours FOR presenting the cases.
on account OF their importance and an
agreement was arrived ~ whereby his
time should be extended half an hour to-
dav after the usual hour Of closing the
courts sitting. IN opening the case Mr-
sketched the grounds for the action s7y-
ing that the validity 81 the act Of the
Illinois legislature Of 1885 fixing an inhcTi-
lance tax. was involved. He attacked The
law on the double ground that D. divides
the benenciaries OF inheritance iafo
classes and makes exemptions. both -
which provisions were unconstitutional
providing. as he claimed. for taking prop
erty without due process ~ law. ard de-
nying equal rights 20 aii 1,erzons-
Attorney General SHEPARD and Judge
Moran contsnced n response that the law
IMPOSES a tax upon the privilege of inHaT-
itsnce and not upon property. that thc CT
eruptlons are far and reasonable and
within the power - the legis'atrre %
make: that the Qualifications made b. tf@
statute we're 81 proper exercire = leess-
Ia.ive discretion and hence are iaw s. not
IN violation q the fourteenth emendmeot
20 ths constitution. as conteaded 5T thoss
who attack 81
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-29
SENATE THINKS so, TOO
That senator Lindsay OF kentucky
Ought to Resign,

Frankfort. KY. Jan. 2S.-The senate
passed the house resolution asking SEN
ator Lindsay TO resign. Only one Of the
silver emocrats voted against the resolu-
luton requesting the immediate resigna-
ton. which was adopted by vote OF .
10 10
Louisville. Ky, Jan. ga special to the
Post from Frankfort. Ky. says the reso-
ton OF United States Senator Lindsay
came up in the Kentucky senate today,
having been passed yesterday by the
house. The resolution was also adopted
by the senate by vote of % 10 To- Sena-
tor Johnson of Clinton being the only
emocrat voting against the resolution and
only nine Republicans voting against it.
Hot speeches were made by Senators
Bronston, Alexander, Jones and others.
Senator Bronston of Fayette said that
Lindsay should be branded as a traitor
that all might know him; that he did not
represent the emocratic party nor any
part of 1t, and that if he was an honest
man he would come home, resign and re-
tire to the shades of private life, where
his treacherous course had relegated him.
Snator Jones also made a strong speech
arraigning Senator Lindsay's course in
the most severe terms. Great enthusiasm
was manifested when the resolution was
passed by such an overwhelming vote.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-29
WANTS NO FUSS AND FEATHERS
President Dole Asks to be Treated
Like Other Plain People

Washington. Jan. 2S-There has been
talk among members in both houses'of a
resolution of welcome 20 President Dole
and an invitation 10 visit them in session.
as was done when King Kalakua vas
here This was generally assented 10 in
CONVERSATION by members on both sides
as an act of personal. courtesy 10 the
president of a republic. But Minister
Hatch, hearing OF il. quietly signified 10
them that President Dole while highly
approaching every suggestion OF courtesy.
would prefer that it be omitted When
Dom Pedro, the emperor of Brazil. was
here he made q similar suggestion when
similar courtesy was proposed. President
Dole. ever since HIS arrival ip this cOuu-
try, has shrunk from all displays, From
Chicago he teIegraphed the state depart
ment. requesting that the proposed milf
tary escort which was 20 meet him az
Washington he dispensed with and in San
Francisco. when General Shafter. com
mander of the military division. proposed
tu give him military escort from the
hotel TO the station on his departure for
the east. he urgently asked that an such
form and ceremony be abandoned.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-29
HOLD-UP THAT FAILED
Letter the Mysterious Young Man
Wrote to His Victim.

st. Louis, Jan. 2S.-The case OF the
young man who was arrested in an at
tempt to hold up President MadilI of the
Union Trust company last Tuesday and
secure s., 600 at the point of pistol, is as
mysterious as ever.
Today the following letter, which was
handed to Mr.. Madill by the man at the
time of the assault, was made public for
the first time:
Mr. Madill-I have been employed to
come here on a most unusual errand,
which. though very distastefuI, is very
urgent. To save words, I have tried to
put the nature of my business in writing.
which want you to read from beginning
to end before making any comments. for
the end may seem brighter than the be-
ginning. / viii tell you now that l stand
ready 10 blow your brains out if you
make the slightest outcry, so 1 warn you
not to do so.
Mr.. MadilI, I have been employed to
murder you by two people who l suppose
will benefit richly by your death, for they
have offered me S. 600 to kill you. 1t was
planned to kill you at night, but before
committing such a crime I decided to
first come here and give you a chance to
save your life / am a desperate man
desperate for money, and when 1 tell you
that I must have that money to save my
life you will understand why am willing
TO commit murder and take a chance al
the gallows to get 1t.
Mr.. Madill, l do not want to kill you.
] am doing this for money only, and if
you want TO save your life there is but
one method, and that is by advancing me
5000. 1 am not a common criminal. Mr.
Madin. and I do not wish to either kin
or rob you. and if you will pay me this
money will promise you upon the honor
of q man to repay every cent of IL to you.
Mr.. Madill, ! think you will understand
the situation. 1t is a matter of money or
death. If you want your life spared, say
so; if not say SO, and may God be with
your soul if YOU say no.
The would-be rohber, who stin refuses
to give his right name. exactly duplicated
the performance of the mysterious man
who robbed President Moffatt of the Den
yer bank on March %. 1850, of S21.OO
A warrant covering the case was sworn
out today,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-29
PLOTTED TOTS PASSAGE
Is the Bill to Reimburse the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, south.

washington. Jan. 2S.-The bill to pay
the book publishing company of the Meth
odist Episcopal church South S2SS,00 for
damages sustained by that corporation
during the war. after eneountering an
obstinate filibuster which STAYED off vote
on two previous private bill days, was
piloted 10 it's passage in the house today
By Mr. Cooper of Texas. who was IN
charge of the measure. The friendsH OF
measure proved themselves in an over
whelming majority, and the opposition to-
day. finding it could not hold out any
longer. reluctantly yielded. The vote on
the bill was 1sS TO 81.
Washington, Jan. 2S-This was private
bill day in the house. under the rules.
but Mr.. Grout CRep) OF Vermont, in
charge of the District OF Columbia appro-
priation bill, attempted 10 supplant the
regular order with the consideration OF
that bill. This Immediately caused a re-
newal OF the fight over the bill 10 pay the
book-publishing company OF the Netho-
dist Episcopal church South S2Ss 600 for
damages sustained by it during the war.
which had already consumed the entire
time Of two private bin days. The friends
of the latter measure under the leader
ship OF Mr.. Cooper DEM of Texas. raI-
lied in opposition to the motion and de-
feated it on rising vote-72 TO 10.
In continuation Of the hlibustering tao
tics begun last week. Mr.. DalzeH secured
the yeas and nays IN order to consume
time.
The roll call developed such an over
whelming majority IN favor % the bill
tthe vote being = 20 1881 that Ar. DalzeI
offered 20 make terms with the friends
OF the bin for the relief Of the Methodist
Book Publishing COMPANY and Il was
finally arranged that after debate Until
4 O'Clock a vote should be had directly OF
the bill
Those who participated In the debate
were:
In favor Of it-Messrs- Dinsnore CDers-)
of Arkansas. Deliver CRePl % Iowa.
Dockery DEM q Missouri Sins DEM
Of Tennessee. Mahoa 1Rep) of Pennsyi~
wanna. Sullivan DEM % Mississippi.
Terry DEM % Arkansas Gains CDera)
Of Tennessee, and Grosvenor CRsp) GO
ohio-
In imposition - gt-sfsszYs. Dalze1l Rep
of Pennsylvania. Hepburn CRep) o. Iowa,
McExan CRap1 Of Se= jersey. Ding'eT
1Rep1 az Maine. ard Connolly fEepJ q
IIiincss-
At O'Clock TIRE hH twas ssvorah'y r.
rsortea 20 the house. and O. the dsrnans
II Mr.. Dalxsu the vote On Is passage was
J taken byvees and nzyz- The b!u va
/ passsd-Iss % s.
TIE house theu. ~ ~ p n took -
cess until 8 o'cl1ck. Tire ~vsafng sesssva
70 b. devoted - the constellation % pr
I rate pension bills
This vEs sae first usshfs@xsien - lbs
/ congress 3evessc % 7szssar scgisiatsoTs
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-29
EMPEROR VII LIAM SIZED UP.
Continued from Third PsgeO

Own IL, But the present emperor thinks
he knows a great deal about both ia
fact. hehhslisyes hissself 10 Do musician.
q composer. a peel. o writer, a painter. =
sculptor. and ap excellent Judge ~ all
these things, whieh is misfortune. for
he knows precious, little of them. That
IS a personal weakness which the emperor
shares With many smother crowned head.
past and present. without going 70 the
lengths-as the 'CaliguLa' pamphlet did
Of drawing parellel with the imperial
tyrant Of Rome. But the objectionable
sin lies, ! think in the fact that the en-
peror does great and lasting harm 20
German art and literature, just now In a
very interesting STAGE OF development
AS a German publioist said. with refer
ence TO the emperor. 1T is the misfortune
Of kings that they do not hear the truth;"
II the emperor did. he would learn that
he IS made fun Of by the entire fraternity
of pen. pencil and easel. SPECTATOR.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-29
CHINESE KILL GERMAN SAILORS
And Hans larry hreeks is Worth
Moro Dead Thar, AIINe-

London. Jan. sit Is announced in a
special dispatch received from Shanghai
today that four German sailors have peen
murdered by the Chinese
Shanghai. Jan. ga dispatch from Che
700 to the Mercury. OF Shanghai. gives
details OF the assassination OF German
sailor named Schulz. belonging 90 the
cruiser Kaiser (first announced i'm a dis
patch to the Associated Press from Ber-
lin on January % while on outpost duty
at Tsime. the extreme German post I'm
Kiao-Chau Bay. The crime. which was
committed by the Chinese rab5Ie on Mon
day night, was not discovered until three
men OF the eorporars guard we're making
The rounds IN order 70 relieve the sentry.
Then Schulz was discovered. his head hav
Ing been severed from his body. The re-
lieving guard was directly afterwards At
tackled by a hundred natives. and after
stubborn fight. II Is reported. All tho
sailors were killed. Twelve natives we're
killed during the fighting.
II Is added that IN consequences OF the
outrage the greatest excitement prevails
at Kia0-Chau. and Il Is believed that the
incident will be the basis for further Ger
man demands upon China
Pekin. Jan. 2S-The report that Russia
has offered China loan on the same
terms "a Great Britain IL confirmed.
london. Jan. 2s.--ft Is announced In
special dispatch from Pekln that after
Russia had offered China loan on thu
came terms as Great Britain. China In
vited Russia - guarantee ~ defend her
pgainst the possible displeapnre 81 Graf
Britain Russsia. u appears. was evastvs
IN her reply. but similar guarantee ask
led OF Great Britain against Russia Vas
I promptly agreed TO-
London. Jan. 22-The Russian feet az
Port Arthur. according 20 special dis
patch from Shanghai. is helpless for want
Of coal being unable even 10 steam %
VIadivostock Il IS added that The Jap
anese coal firms which had contracted %
supply the Russian feet have defaults.i
London. Jan ZS---Ths British cabinet re-
assembled today Tor "a lengthy session
wideawake dealers consult ths wishes
Of customers and rs not oner "-ornet hing
t1st as good when you ask for an al
vertlsed article.
Better sure than Eorry. Guard against
the substitution % inferior wares for good
once by examining your purchases before
you leave the store.
"No. thank YOU" This Is the correct re-
ply 70 a merchant who would sell you one
article when you have asked for anoshsr.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-29
EARTHQUAKE IN MEXICO
New Island Relieved 80 Be FsrmIns
on the Coast.

Tehauutepec Mex. Jan. s7.--r.arf even
ing and early this morning dozen shocks
of earthquake. some % them quite sharp.
were experienced here. causiuz eoaafer-
nation among the people vho have coma
10 regard thiH city as standing over he
seat of violent aeisneafic disturbance.
SuhteTr7uean noises ike the distant ruru-
bling - artillery wagons were heard adj
inE 20 the panic. - orewaa harmed.
however The violence of the dfst1rbancs
seemed 50 BE- rosfrscted 80 o Hnlfea ares.
which has been sEpiofea tHorsGEaiT "a
Gently - the federal government CON-
Eaissl0n charged wiib studying t1e eauas
= The esFthoitakeA p g rcuarks lie
facf that esrfh8aakes cqHfi0ae under re
ocean along era eo8st - tha state q
csEacs. ard the nshsruep Who have aow
hecouse accusf nfusd % eegarBatiras - tns
seas sa1 heavy wares inpsilad tppgarta
the shore - seszmsc aettau hssiFse fhaf a
new isiand ls ferm.rE ofllE tFe surface.
One ~ taeffcfs H.oTflF - n rsafs hFfs r.
that fhe aha kes are Hrceu. rsilied ~ -
Use ~ . au- c.c41 - laet. which sDPssfa
lEe g nzzs.
On. Il lie t1ors p.i.able iA.Hgs 10 -
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told him that he thought 81, 500, the amount
offered, was beneath the dignity of a
representative, and that he ought to have
$4,000. Boyce replied that this was all
nonsense-that he had already secured
four votes, at an average of 1850 each,
and another for $500. Boyce then said he
Would give $500. S1,75O at that time and
sl,750 the next day upon his arrival at
Columbus.
Campbell said to Boyce: 'What do you
Want Otis to do If your proposition is ac-
cepted?"
Boyce replied that he would want him to
Write letter. to the president, to the ef-
feet that he would vote for Hanna.
Boyce then wroe a telegram directed to
President Mckinley. reading: For the
best interest of Ohio. and the Republican
party, will cats my vote for NJ. A. Hanna
for the short and long terms"
This telegram Campbell was to submit
TO Otis an diff the latter accepted the
Proposition he was to sign it and the tel
egram was to beireturned to Boyce, who
was to forward it to the president. Mr..
Campbell carried the telegram away with
him and showed it too Jared Bliss, who
volunteered to copy the telegram and sign
Otis name TO it, which was done. At
the next meeting the telegram, or rather
copy of it. was shown to Boyce and he
was told that Otis had finally consented
and. that there was the telegram
Campbell said to BOyce: You will now
pay 81. $50, and 81, 759 when you reach Co
lumbus," whereupon Boyce counted out
$3.50 more.
Campbell the nsaid: This does not
make 81, 80"
Boyce replied: "You have already got
$1,000 and this makes thet$1.75O."
Campbell replied: 81 thought the $1,000
was for my fee?''
Boycereplied that he could not give
more at that time, as he could not let it
cost him more than $500 at that time, al
though Mr.. Otis was to get $1,000 more
when Hanna was elected. Mr.. Campbell
then demanded a receipt, which Boyce did
not care TO give, although a receipt was
finally written for the 81, 1900 already paid
and the additional 81, 1900 that was to be
paid on reaching Columbus. Campbell
said he would take the 500 and the receipt
and show it to Otis, to which Boyce
agreed
The plan was that Campbell and BOyce
and Otis were to meet the next morning
at 9oclock, and come to Columbus.
Boyce did not show up and on a later
train than had been intended, Campbell
tame to Columbus with Mr.. Otis.
The witness here, in response to re-
upest. produced the 81, 1900 that he claimed
Boyce had paid to him. He said that if
Boyce would return to Hamilton county
he would give him back the money, al
though he might use part of it if Boyce
did not return, in paying the expenses of
the lawsuit he had started against pa
per.
This concluded the examination, but it
will probably be resumed Monday.
Mr.. Elisha Berry of this place, says he
never had anything to do him so much
good and give such quick relief from
rheumatism as ChamberIain's Pain Balm.
He was bothered greatly with shooting
pains from hip to knee until he used this
IMMINENT. which affords prompt relief
B. +. Baker, druggist, st. Paris, Ohio.
Tor br
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-29

No disposition TO contest the bills pre-
scented for Consideration developed. and
the entire calendar Of twenty-nine bills
was cleared before the hour Of adjourn
ment. 1880, arrived.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-29
Hawaii and Japan.

Dispatches from Washington state that
there are about to be important Develop
ments in the Japanese imbroglio with the
government of the Hawaiian Islands
However this may be. certain 1t is that
the disturbance of the stomach caused by
simple indigestion will develop into
chronic dyspepsia unless oheckmated at
the start The finest stomachic Is Hostet-
ter's Stomach Bitters. which promptly
rectihes gastric trouble. and does away
with irregularity of the bowels and liver.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-29
Marshal Thompson.s Bond Approved

Guthrie. O. T. Jan. 2S.-(Special)-Unit-
ed States Marshal Thompson's bond of
$4,000. with the American Surety COM
pany as security. has been approved by
the department of justice.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-29

But board the Santa Fe's quick Caiifor-
MIA Limited. bound for Los Angeles
links. They play there az winter: 50
may Won
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-29
New Oklahoma POstmasters

Guthrie, o. T.. Jan. 2S.-(Special)-The
following Oklahoma postmasters were APP
pointed yesterday:
Noble Whiteacre, Anvil. Lincoln county.
vice Daniel s. Pritchett, removed; J. a.
Hensel. Dayton. Grant county, vice Rob-
ert J. Briggs. resigned; Annie Nandeven,
Myrtle. Kingfsher county, vice Flossie
andeven, resigned.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-29

Rich red blood is the foundation OF
health. Hoods Sarsaparilia MAKES rich
red blood.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-29

One Il tie taoFt p.t.sfle things 10 ~
serid s ftft r.efral ezHgoisfaleus Of q
nan srd sIfe-Ss. I. Ws6y.
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Continued from First Page.)
cAcEKEYNOTEs IT.

chilli which overspread the banqueters
at the mention of international bimetal-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-29
Chiffon AND NELSON.

Mr.. Chiffon Of Texas, in a legal argu-
ment. advocated the restoration of the
standard silver dollars to coinage and
their use in the payment of the govern
nlent's obligations. He held that the pre-
tension of the bondholders that they were
entitled to be paid in better money than
the pensioner. the mechanic and the Ia
borer, was not warranted by facts or by
law.
Mr.. Nelson of Minnesota stated that
his objection to the resolution was that It
ignored the duty of the government to
maintain the parity between the metals
as imposed upon by law.
MEANS a SILVER BASIS.
Mr.. Allison spoke OF the circumstances
attending the passage of the Stanley Mat
thcws resolution in 1873. To him 1t had
not meant at that time q declaration in
favor of the free and unlimited coinage
OF silver. Other coinage measures were
pending at that time. and when one of
these came over from the house the SEN
ator from Colorado (Teller} voted 80
strike OFT the provision for the free coin
age Of silver and voted for a limited coin
age a agreement.
Mr.. Allison declared that when he was
being gibbeted on this crossroads OF pub
lie opinion for alleged Inconsistency. he
wanted 1t known that the Colorado SEN
ator. and the Ohm senator. who intro
| duced the resolution 81 1873. Senator Mat
thews. had voted TO strike out fires
coinage provision. The clear purpose Of
the pending resolution was to commit the
country to the free and unlimited coinage
| Of silver At i5 10 !. when it was automatic
the senator declared, that such q course
without concurrence Of other nations vii
| lead us inevitably to the silver STANDARD
| alone and 10 silver recommendation. II (:
as certain as the sun NJ MONDAY. said he
/ that such a course VIII carry Us 10 tn,
/ silver standard. and that our gold Will b,
/ banished. And yet, senators were asket
/ - sanction this monstrous proposition
/ monst0ous in the change II proposed. Mr.
! AilisE reviewed his expressions fr an In
ternational agreement as the only mean,
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wideawake dealers cons'llt ire wishes
Of customers. and ds not oner sonnet hing
jlst as GOOD whrn you ask for an al
vertIsed article.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-29

Better sure than Forry. Guard against
the substitution % inferior wares for good
once by examining your purchases before
You leave the store.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-29

ply to merchant who would sell you ono
article when you have asked for anosher.
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HoAR's AMENDMENT-LosT.

E1OAIN - AMEN DMf--N L --2-oSA.
Mr.. Hoar offered another amendment TO
go at the close OF the resolution, as fol-
lows:
That under no circumstances VIII the
principal or interest OF the public debt be
paid in deprecated currency or IN any
money other than the bes, money OF the
world"
The amendment was tabled on Mr.
Vests motion. s2-s2. as follows:
Yeas-Allen, Bacon. Bate. Berry, But
Ier. Cannon. Carter. Chandler. Chiltoa-
Clark, Clay. Cockrell Daniel. Harris. Heit
feid. Jones OF Arkansas, Kennsy. Kyle.
McEne-y, McLaurin. Mallory, Martin.
Nils Mitchell Money. Morgan, Murphy,
Pssco. Pettigrew. Pettus. Raviins- Roach
ShoUp. Smith. Stewart, Teller. TIilrsan-
Turner. TGrple Vest. White. Woieo't--i2
Nays-AIdrfch. Allison. Baker. Burrows,
CHTon. Davis. Fairbanks. Foraker. Gal
liager. Hale Hanna. HansSgouEh- Haw-
ley. HoAr. Lindsay. Lodge. Mcbride. Nc
NiflIen. Mason. Morrill, Nelson. Peuyose.
Perkins. Piatt ot Connecticut, Plstt Of