davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-28
Franchise Tax Law Constitutional,

rEahchisc Tax Law constitutional.
Albany, n. Y, April 2S.-The Ford
franchise tax law was declared constitu-
tional today by the Court of Appeals
which reversed the decision of the an
pellate division third department, de-
claring the law unconstitutional, holding
that it violated the home rule provision
of the State constitution in taking away
the right Of assessment from the local
boards and yesting it with the State
board of tax commissioners. Millions
of dollars in taxes were involved in the
decision of the franchise tax law. The
seven cases which were argued be-
fore the Court of Appeals on the
9th and 18th of April last all involved the
same questionable validity of as
sessment upon the special franchises of
the respondent corporations made by the
State board of tax commissioners under
chapter 712 of the laws of 1899 in which
the general tax law was amended so as
10 include as real property subject to
taxation the rights of street railroad
companies, pipe lines, gas companys
telegraph, telephone and other public
utilities. The power to make the
assessment was conferred upon the
State board of tax commissioners, in.
stead of upon local assessors, and
this was claimed to violate the principle
of home rule as introduced in the con-
stitution. This claim was overruled by
Judge Earl, who, acting as referee, de-
cided the cases in the first instance. The
appellant division, however, reversed,
and held by a divided court that the
act infringed the home rule provision of
the constitution. The Court of Appeals
has reversed the decision of the appel
liant division as affirmed by the judgment
rendered by Judge Earl. The court
held that the legislature in creating a
new system of taxation, embracing a
new kind of property, never before taxed,
had the right to entrust the power of
making the assessment to State officers and
that tangible property such as rails and poles,
which had been formerly taxed by local as
SCISSORS, was merely incidental to the special
| franchises and hence, that there was no in
fringement upon local self government The
court holds that the function of assessing n
special franchise does not in it's nature belong
| to a county, city, town or village, for it has
| never been exercised by officers of such local
| titles, but TO the State by which it is now ex-
ercised for the first time. 1t is not exclusively
| local in character and home rule applies only
| TO functions peculiar to localities.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-28
Disgraced Peer Attempts Suicide

Seville, Spain, April 2S.--Count
Escosura, the morganatic husband OF
the Queen mother of Spain, was found
in his bed this morning suffering from a
dangerous pistol wound. The Count
says his shooting was accidental though
it is generally believed that he attempted
suicide owing to the fact that, during the
queen mothers recent visit to Vienna,
Alfonso had disgraced him by transfer
ring him from Madrid to Seville. The
Queen mother has ordered that Escosura
be brought to Madrid as soon as he is
able to travel.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-28

1T Is SAID that there is but little
probability of any gigantic strikes taking
place in this country on the first proximo,
as many had predicted. 1t is earnestly
hoped that all things will remain tran
gull and that the year will be allowed to
pass without labor broils. There were
enough of such scenes last year to last a
century. There is no good reason why
capital aud labor cannot 60 hand in
hand, and should the representatives
of both classes be considerate toward
each other all things could be done
decently and in order.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-28
Encounter With PopuIace.

Marseilles, April 2S.-The police
officers had another encounter with the
populace while attempting to carry out
the expulsion orders of the law of
associations here today. The officers
went to the Capuchin Monastery with
orders for the inmates to leave. A large
crowd interposed and conflict ensued
in which several we're seriously injured,
among them the Police Commissioner.
The crowd increased rapidly until a mob
of 10, 900 had gathered about the Monas-
terry. The police were compelled to
postpone the expulsion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-28
Marriage of Congressman Hearst.

New York, April 2S.-Congressman
VIM. Randolph Hearst was quietly mar
ried at ii O'Clock today to Miss Mill
cent Wilson in Grace Church by Bishop
Henry Potter, a warm friend of Mr..
Hearst and of the brides mother. The
church was prettily decorated with
American beauty roses and apple bios
SONS. The bride is the daughter of
Geo. H. Wilson, President Of the Ameri-
can Advance Music Company. She is
81 years of age and was born in New
York CITY.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-28
Death of Mathematician.

New Haven, Conn, April 2S.-Prof.
Josiah Willard Gibbs, who has been al
the head of the department of mathemet-
ical physics in Yale university since
1871, died this morning. He was born
in this city in 1889. He was the author
of nearly score publications on mathe.
MATES, the most not of which is his
Elementary Treaties on Statistical
Mathematics.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-28

REPRESENTATIVE HAY, Of the Sew
enth District, who was in Washington
yesterday en- route to st. Louis, says that
in his opinion Senator German, of Mary
land, at present is far in the lead of all
the other democratic presidential aspi-
rants. And this is the opinion of all
men well posted in political affairs. Mr..
Germans strength has increased since
his name was first mentioned as a candi-
date and his ability and availability is
becoming 50 generally recognized that it
is more than probable that by the time
the next national convention meets he
will have no opposition.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-28
Nothing Like Experience.

Gone truth learned by actual expe-
rience does more good than ten expert
ences one hears about" Tell a man that
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhOea Remedy will cure cholera morbus,
and he will most likely forget it before
the end of the day. Let him have a
severe attack of that disease, feel that he
is about to die, use this remedy, and
learn from his own experience how
quickly it gives relief, and he will re-
member it all his life. For sale by
Richard Gibson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-28
prohibition Auditorium Destroyed

New York, April 2S.--Fire broke out
this morning in the large prohibition
auditorium at Prohibition Park, and
completely destroyedit. The auditorium,
which is one of the largest in the country,
was built twelve years ago and has been
the scenes of many political meetings.
Two small dwellings nearby we're also
destroyed. The loss is estimated at
$2O,OOO The fire is supposed to be of
incendiary origin.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-28

MoRMONs from this country are about
to plunge this country into diplomatic
wrangle with Germany, that country
having ordered the propagators OF Nor
monism to leave Emperor William do
minions. In response to urgent tele-
grams from United States Senators Smoot
and Kearns, Of Utah, Secretary Hay has
addressed communication to Ambassa-
dor Tower, at Berlin, requesting him to
investigate the circumstances in connec-
ton with the expulsion. 1t is claimed
that polygamy has not been taught nor
practiced by the missionaries. Now
that this country has become a so-called
"world power" there is hardly month
that some grave international question
is not sprung upon the United States;
hence it is hoped that Mormonism will
not prove to be serious matter OF dis
pute between this nation and Germany.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-28
The Presidential Party.

Shenandoah, Ia, April 2S.-The
presidential train bearing the President
and his party arrived here at 7 O'Clock.
An immense crowd was on hand Con-
gresham Hepburn met the President
at this stop in Iowa. Gov. Cummins
and party met the President in Claren-
dia, the second stopping place. The
President addressed the assemblage from
large platform. His address was brief
and was enthusiastically received.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-28
A Sweet Breath

is never failing sign of healthy stomach.
When the breath is bad the stomach is out OF
order. There is no remedy in the world equal
to Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for curing indiges-
ton, dyspepsia and all stomach disorders.
Mrs Mary S. Crick, of White Plains, KY,
writes: III have been a dyspeptic for years
tried all kinds of remedies but continued to
grow worse. By the use Of Kodol began to
improve at once, and after taking a few bot.
ties am fully restored in weight, health and
strength and can eat whatever like. Kodol
digests what you eat and makes the stomach
sweet" L, 5. Leadbeater & Sons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-28
Adyices from Manila sav tbat Pic

Adyices from Manila say that Rial,
Bulacan and Cavite have apparently
been pacified as a result of the vigorous
campaign Of the scouts and constabu-
larry. Extensive precautions have been
taken to guard against brigandage. It.
is estimated that 200 of the natives
were killed during the operations. The
conditions in Albay are unsatisfactory
and the government is organizing an
other campaign, Surigao, Mindanao'
is now orderly and the troops will soon
be withdrawn. The Misamis movement
is not important. The trouble there
largely resulted from reports that all
the American troops we're to be with
drawn from the islands.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-28
Death of the Father of a Stranger

Cincinnati, April 28.-Cyrus l..
Knapp, aged 81, father of Alfred Knapp,
the self-confessed strangler awaiting trial
at Hamilton, Ohio, for the murder of his
wife, died here Monday afternoon. The
death of the old man it is claimed was
the result of worry and trouble over the
fearful exposure of the bloody record of
his son.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-28

ALLEGED Malta crimes are again at
tracing attention in different cities in
this country, and no little concern is
manifested in places where mutilated
bodies of Italians have been found and
where the police have been unable to
identify the murderers. Whether or not
organized societies of assassins exist in
the larger cities is mOoted question,
but that too many mysterious murders
are occurring must be admitted. That
the bodies found are those of people who
have incurred the enmity of some midi
vidual or class is apparent If crimes
akin to those Of East India thugs are to
be enacted in this country it is high
time some radical measures were being
enacted to bring the perpetrators to
speedy justice.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-28

A DISPATCH from Manila says that
two hundred Filipinos were killed in the
operations of pacifying the rebellious ma
tives in Rial, Bulacan and Cavite prov
inces, Luzon, Philippines. The condi-
tions in Albay are unsatisfactory. OF
course killing Filipinos is the most eff
fectual way of pacifying them. Dead
Filipinos are good Filipinos.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-28
ReOr1anized.

Harrisburg, April 28.-The stock
holders of the Harrisburg Traction Com
pany today agree to the reorganization
plan which provides for a capitalization
of g, 100, 900 with an annual dividend
of six per cent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-28

Policy KING GOES TO PRIsoN.-Al
Adams, the so-called policy king" of New
York, was yesterday removed TO Sing Sing
prison to begin serving his sentence for hay-
ing policy paraphernalia in his possession.
Adams's counsel fought hard for delay in the
execution of the sentence, but without avail.
A writ Of habeas corpus secured last Friday
was dismissed yesterday, and, despite the
pleadings of Adams's counsel for further time,
the court remanded the prisoner to Jail.
shortly afterward he was taken to Sing Sing.
Adams is reputed to be worth between four
and FIVE million dollars. 1t was alleged by
policy syndicate in New York.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-28

THE SUPREME COURT of the United
States has rendered another decision up
holding the doctrine of States rights. By
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-28

Ordinary household accidents have no ter.
rors when there's a bottle Of DR.. Thomas
Eclectric Oil in the medicine chest. Heals
burns. cuts. bruises, sprains. Instant relief.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-28
LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

SENATE.
The Senate yesterday in executive
session, confirmed the nomination Of
Phil F. Brown, Blue Ridge Springs;
DIR. John n. Upshur, Richmond, and
Thomas w. Shelton, Norfolk. to be mem
bers of the board of visitors of the
University Of Virginia.
Mr.. Wallace, of Stafford, offered joint
resolution proposing thaton Wednesday,
April 20, at 1890 P. NJ, the General
Assembly proceed to elect judge for the
Corporation Court of Fredericksburg, to
succeed Judge A. w. Wallace, resigned.
The Senate agreed to the resolution,
and its action was communicated to the
House.
The special joint committee to provide
suitable quarters for the corporation
commission reported to the Senate that
adequate accommodations for the commits
sion could not be had either in the Capt.
toll or in the library. Accompanying the
report is bill recommending that the
State lease for one year at an annual
rental of 81, 900 five contiguous rooms in
the City Hall for the use of the commits
sion.
The Senate bill providing statutes in
relation to the government of cities and
towns, the special order for 1915, was
passed by until Wednesday at 1915,
owing to the absence of Mr.. Halsey and
others interested in the bill.
Senate bill to regulate the professional
nursing of the sick in Virginia caused
some discussion, it having been opposed
by Mr.. Gardner and defended by Messrs.
Hunley, w. w. Baker, Whitehead and
Others. The bill was finally passed by.
HOUSE.
The House dismissed the bill authOriz-
ing boards of supervisors where circuit
Judges reside to provide them with Of
fees and contingent expenses.
The committee appointed by the legisla-
ture to arrange tor statue of Lee in
Statuary Hall, in Washington, reported
last night in favor of life-size portrait
bronze statues of both Lee and Wash
ington. The Washington statue will be
a replica of the Houdon statue in Rich
mond, and the Lee statue will conform
in likeness to the recumbent statue Of
Lee in his mausoleum at Lexington.
f. V. Valentine, the author of the last
named statue, was selected by the com
mittee for the work. Ten thousand dol
lars is appropriated for the statue of Lee,
and 81, 900 for the replica of Washington
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-28

One man was shot, another had his head
split opened with club, woman had her
arm broken and several others were more or
less ininred in riot in Lynn, Mass, last
evening as result of an attack upon boot and
shoe workers union cutters by sympathizers
with the striking Knights of Labor cutters.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-28
The Market.

Georgetown. April 2S.-Whsat 75asl.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-01-31
MILES is ON DRESS PARADE.

thing a
military establishment the United
the
a He
part. him fight know
to
tables.
On the
street his
The dispatches his distinguished
who 8
he the
o Box
bad that dispatches
army
what an
He he would
part
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-01-31
PULPIT ENTERTAINMENT.


in
services if it
o this O night
i
entirely
progressive preachers
food and comfort
Catholics who attend o'clock
there is
The
this
church?
fit the time to suit the
o the
providing such things furnish
Importance value
public
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-01-31

distances to school, wrapped in rags
leaving home with scarce a morsel
of food and returning without hope
of more than a lump of the hitter
bread" which resembles a piece of
asphalt more than anything else
Some poor peasants who POSSESSED
perhaps. a single COW, have been liv-
ing on milk, though a good many Of
them have been driven as a last re-
sort to dispose of the animal which
afforded them their only visible
means of sustenance.
1t is feared that the famine dis
trict will be largely depopulated
owing for the main part to the ma
ture of the people themselves. They
are an accomplishing and undemon-
strative race. Injured from centuries
of plight from frost. famine. wars
and pestilence, they have become a
nation of stoics. Injured to the bit
terest privations. and they prefer to
perish in silence rather than appeal
to the world or to the hated Russians
for bread. 1t has only been through
the efforts Of the authorities here,
woeful condition has become known.
Governor General Bobrikoff has noti-
fed the home government Of Russia
that immediate relief must be forth
coming or thousands must die.
But Russia may not be able to do
very much because she Is threatened
with a similar calamity herself in
hi of
is coming by every steamer from
| Films in America, who are sending
| every cent they can spare to the
members of their families here. while
an organized relief committee in
New York has sent several thousands
of dollars to be distributed from this
city. But this is only crumb OF
relief
Every effort Is being put forth to
find work for the men and women or
whom the support of their families
depend. but this aid can be offered tc
only a very small portion of the
starving hordes.
Russia's oppressive military rule
has aggravated the situation greatly
The compulsory military service fol
all able-bodied men of Finland has
been increased from three to five
years. and every Finn of military
age who can scrape up the money
fees to America. They are now leav
ing Hango at the rate of 600 ever!
week. and the number is increasing
Passage to America has been engag
ed for over $4,000 young men, all o
whom will leave their native LAM
within the next eight months. Fin
land will soon become nothing NOR
than an asylum for decrepit and help
less old men and women. upon whom
will devolve the support of them
selves and the younger children. Il
the face of this. thrift. industry an
!. prosperity will be impossible for tn
people in the future.
The fate of Finland Is the TRACED
of the twentieth century
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-01-31
CREATING NEW TRUSTS.

talking of the trusts that
trusts about to have hardr ow
attorney
getting
in of
IL
likely %
roe
bitterly
greeda and la
0 syndicates merely
cateraising
will
furnished further mpositions
a will be
power United States
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-01-31
FINLAND FACES THE D|REST
FAMINE IN ITS HISTORY
ITARIsM AGaRAvATING MISERY.

HELSINGFORS, Finland Jan. 81.
The following lines from the Fin
nish national anthem are prophetic:
Our land is poor, as all can see;
No gold our rivers hold;
A stranger scorns it's heath and fell.
And yet this land we love full
we'll"
For Finland, the beautiful Land
of Thousand Lakes" is face to face
with the bitterest famine that ever
afflicted this hardy and patient peo-
pie. Fully 100000 of it's inhabitants
are suffering in hopeless distress for
the actual necessities of life. Piteous
appeals have gone forth to the coun-
tries of Europe. but before they can
be answered many thousands will
have persisted.
Never before had the land been so
afflicted, although the famine of
peasants.
The whole northern part of the
country, one-third of it's whole area,
is famine-stricken, the worst suffer
ing being in the neighborhood of
Uleahorg, the northern seaport, on
the Bothnian gulf.
Last years crops were a total fail
ure, owing to the unprecedented
rains, which rotted the grain in the
ground. The fisheries, too, which
supply large percentage of the
population, failed almost entirely
Peas, beans and potatoes rotted like
the grain. The hay crop was drowned
by the continuous foods and the
herds of the cattle raisers persisted
of famine.
In the provinces of Uleaborg. Vasa
Viborg and Knopic, where the suf-
fering is most general. there were
scarcely half a dozen dry days dur
ing the whole summer. Altogether
il was the worst calamity of 81
years, and one-fifth of the Finnish
people are in dire restitution.
Hunger with all it's horrors has
| forced thousands of unfortunat,
| farmers to the most pitiful resort!
| to sustain life in the dark hour O.
need.
Rye, from which bread. the stapl,
lDou dfllClt Oh tne Whole pPdSdn
class. is made. is not to be had. an'
the starving thousands are now eat
ing bitter bread" This is made b,
grinding the inner bark of the ever
green and pine tree, together witt
rye straw (if any is to be had) AM
from this meal a bread is mad
which is so bitter that even horse
refuse 1t. yet the ravenous sufferer
are forced to live on the unnoursh
ing and unwholesome stuff Luck
indeed or those who are able t
make bread of barley husks and fiou
dust.
Many have sold everything the
possess. even clothing. to buy foot
and the suffering among the child
dren is most pitiful. The starvin
children are actually naked. and s
can not go out of doors. Hundred
OF them may be seen walking Ion
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-01-31
BRIEF BITS Of news.

Harry Day, one of the owners of
the Hercules mine at Burke, for
which an offer of $3,000,000 was re-
fused. is in the city.
Owing to the completion of new
school buildings, Superintendent Say
lor has made a number of changes in
the location of teachers.
The school board has decided to
elect a successor to Superintendent
Saylor on March 2. The term will be
for one year and the salary $4,000. A
number of applications have already
been received.
Contractors who put in bids for
the CONSTRUCTION of a storehouse at
Fort Wright claim, SO Captain Wren
states. that the scarcity of labor was
the cause of the high bids. which
were rejected by the government.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-01-31

Her ladyship, the countess Of Dud-
ley. the pretty young wife Of the
Irish viceroy, has never had more
that for which she sat not long be-
fore starting off for Biarritz with
her husband, the other day, to gain
strength, after the attack of appendi-
citis, from which she is now recoV-
ering.
An operation was thought neces-
sary. and after it had been perform
ed. Lady DudleY's physician advised
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-01-31
At LOCAL THEATRES.

Miss Virginia Drew Prescott, sup
ported by capable company. gave
an excellent performance Of Lord
Strathmore" at the Spokane theater
last night. Miss Trescott's rendition
of the despicable role of Lady Vava-
sour was thoroughly consistent and
she was particularly effective in the
strong emotional scenes of the play.
Messrs. Frank. Barker and Gisiko
deserve mention for creditable per-
formances of their respective roles.
The play drew a good audience at
the matinee this afternoon and will
be seen again tonight.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-01-31

her to take a good rest before at
tempting the social duties which will
claim her attention as mistress of
Dublin castle, Immediately the sea-
son opens, in February. The coun-
tess happy recovery has given Lord
Dudley a chance of demonstrating
how important are the powers vest
ed in the kings direct representative
in Ireland. He conferred the distinc-
ton of knighthood on the physician
who saved the life of the countess.
Such powers are generally supposed
to be reserved for the king.