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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-01
LEFT TO MARINES.
No Troops Will Be Sent to the
Isthmus of Panama.

Washington, March lit was decided
at the cabinet meeting today that
troops should not be sent to the 18TH
mus of Panama. Orders that had been
sent to the Third infantry TO be pre-
pared for service there will be revoked.
Marines will continue to guard the in
terests of the United States on the
isthmus The cabinet was influenced in
its decision by the disinclination to
have two jurisdictions on the isthmus
and as naval vessels must remain there
for some time, it was decided to allow
the marines to continue the land duty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-01
BIGGER SALARIES.
Bill to Increase Pay of Presi-
dent and Congress.

Washington, March 1.-Senator Gal
linger today introduced a bill increas-
ing the salaries of the executive Off
GERS of the government and also of SEN
ators and members of the house of
representatives. The bill fixes the fol-
lowing scale:
President, $4,000; vice president, s15,-
900; speaker of the house of represen-
tatives. $4,000: members of the cabi-
net. $4,000 each; senators and members
of the house, sS, 900 each.
The bill provides that the new salar-
les shall take effect March A. 1906.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-01
INJUNCTION FAILED.
Striking Messenger Boys Ignore
Courts Order.

Chicago, March IAN injunction is
sued by the federal court against strik-
ing telegraph messenger boys failed to-
day to put stop to '-sluggfng' tactics.
one of the adult messengers employ
ed as a strike breaker was beaten into
insensibility and another roughly
handled. In each case the strike break
er was attacked by dozen boys who
had trailed him from the company's Of
fees. The assaiIants only desisted upon
the arrival of the police.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-01
WHEAT GOES ON DOWN.
May. Option Show Loss Of
4 3-4 for the Day.

Chicago, March IA break of 4%
cents in the price of wheat for May
delivery occurred today that option
selling down to 9619c on general Houi-
dation. Sharp losses in all foreign
grain markets were the cause of the
decline. Compared with last night 8
closing figure the market today closed
at a loss Of 3%@97%c. Final quotations
on July We're down 21a@2ssc and May
norL 2715c
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-01
Dowie Appeals for Protection.

New York, March 1.-John Alexander
Dowie of Zion City, ILL.,, has appealed to
the American consul for aid, according to
an American dispatch from Melbourne.
After the people broke up his meeting
Sunday he is said to have hidden. Here
after his meetings will be held behind
locked doors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-01
Nothing Ais Knox.

Washington. March IA rumor was
in circulation to the effect that Attor-
ney General Knox was seriously ill
with pneumonia At the department
of justice, it was announced that NE.
Knox never was in better health and
that he was attending the meeting of
the cabinet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-01
Russian Gunboat Threatened.

New York March 1.-The position of the
Russian gunboat Manjur is unchanged,
saws a Shanghai dispatch to the Ameri-
can The Chinese report that the Japa-
nese minister at Pekin threatened that if
the boat was not diSarmed Japanese
cruiser will enter the port and sink her
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-01
MT. Harper Under the Knife.

Chicago. March president W. R.
Harper of the University of Chicago,
was today operated on for appendicitis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-01
Favorable Report on Nelson Bill.

New York, March IA committee of
Slavonic citizens of this city today an
nounced their intention of raising $780,
900 as a war fund in aid of Russia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-01
Ed,tor Found Dead ia Bed.

Marinette. Wis, March 1.-Joseph
Soultz. editor of the Menominee Leader,
was found dead in bed today. Death is
supposed to have been caused by heart
disease.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-01
CANE LIKE A LAMB.
March Weather Presages . Stormy
Month.

March came in today like lamb,
meek and quiet with the sun shining
as if it meant to keep right on
The old weather proverb 'in begin
ming or in end March its gifts will
send" seems to forecast some unpleas-
ant weather. The forecast for Kansas
sent out today is generally fair to-
night and Wednesday, The wind at
noon was south blowing Is miles an
hour. The hourly temperature recorded
today by the government thermometer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-01
remperatures of Large Cities,

Chicago, March Ii a. m. tempera-
lures: New York "a; Boston 30; Phiia-
delphia "a; Washington So; Chicago 80;
Minneapolis 80: Cincinnati SO; st. Louis
3S.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-01
Weather indications.

Chicago, March Forecast for Kan
sas: Generally fair tonight and Wed
nesday; variable winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-01
Japanese Make Furious Attack
Oh the Stronghold.
Fleet of Is Warships Join in
BOmbardment.
Russian Vessels Come Out to
Meet Them
BUTFORCED TO RETIRE
With One Cruiser in a Sinking
Condition.
Noyik Badly Damaged and Tor
pedo Boat Sunk.
Retvizan Again Suffers from
japanese Fire.

London. March IA dispatch to the
Daily Telegraph from Yinkow dated
Feb. %. says.
Fifteen japanese war ships furiously
bombarded Port Art .ur from 10 to II
o'clock this morning. The Russian
cruisers Novik. Askold and Bayan, ac-
companied by four torpedo boats,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-01
Russian Cruiser at Azores.

Ponta, belgrade, Azores Islands.
March 1.-The Russian armored cruiser
General Admiral has arrived here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-01

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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-03-04

being business was subject to tie
same national tax which is borne
By all other persons engaged in the
same business.
The third distinction, the opir
ion SAYS, is that in the income tax
cases the money being raised for
governmental purposes and eN-
pended upon governmental pur-
poses. the purposes, though not de-
fined. were in their nature limited.
In this case there seems no such
limitation. The opinion further
SAYS:
The more this subject is stud
led the more clearly it appears to
the court that the State has right
t. the exercise of its police power,
and a right to the use of all proper
instrumentalities Of government,
and a right to enter into this COM
mercial business Of buying and
selling for a profit; but that none
of these rights can be exercised as
an evasion of the national govern
ment's right to impose an excise
tax and to subject all persons,
whether States or private corpora
tions or Individual dealers, to the
same law.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-03-04

Mr.. and Mrs. William Adams. Of
I.aurcnS. are here for a few days
with their daughter. Mrs. Lester
Bedenbaugh.
President NJ. \. Carlisle. Of the
National Bank OF Newberrv and
the Peoples Bank OF Prosperity.
was in our CITY this week.
The Swiss Bell Ringers will ap-
pear in our town hall under the au-
spices Of the Lvceum association
Thursday evening. March 10.
MeSsrs Hogan and Dent. Of Co.
lumbia, spent Sunday in our city.
Mr.. X. Baker. OF Greenwood,
was in our town one g.; recently.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-03-04
PROSPERITY NEWS.
Municipal Primary Approaching g-Eobody
Wants TO Be Alderman--Other
Matters.

Prosperity. March 5.-The
denomocratic primary OF this NIL
nicipality will take place on the
18th OF the present month. No cam
>lidates are yet in sight except for
the nnayoralty. The names OF Mr.
s. S. Brige and Capt. no. B. Eel
!ers have been put forth By their
respective friends. Unless our peo-
pie warm up to the situation a lit
tic in the next two weeks it seems
that the aldermanic places will go
begging.
Constable Bedenbaugh has been
on the still hunt for the perpetra-
tors of the robbery at Slighs and
has made a haul. Two Young ne
groes living near here seem to be
the sinners-Young Bridges. and
Ned Toland.
Rev. w. A. Lutz has gone to
Salisbury, \. c., to bring home
Mrs. Dlngelhoet. VINO mas Oeen
there for medical treatment.
Mrs. S. w. Gaines is in the
Northern markets laying in a stock
for spring trade, .,,
Rev. Z. B. Bedenbaugh Will
preach in, Grace church next sun
dav morning and Rev. ?. II. T..
Derrick in the evening. in the abb
scnce Of the pastor. who goes to
atlanta at the invitation OF Mis-
Sionarv Cronk.
Mrs. F. F. Schumpert has re-
turned home from Columbia.
Mr.. \. II. kcln and Mr.. X. +.
Luther. OF Columbia. are in our
city.
Mr.. p. \. Livingston is visiting
his daughter. Mrs. F. t. Schu1n-
pert.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-03-04

and terror; that YoutSey, after be-
ing broken in nerve by bad treat
ment. confessed that Governor
Taylor had dictated to him a letter
to Jim Howard to come to Frank
fort and kill Goebcl-not a likely
story upon the face OF it!
Before the flight OF Taylor to In
diana he issued a pardon for Pow
ers and others for the murder of
Goebel. as a precaution that might
serve them at a pinch. 1t may do
so for Powers; according to Mr..
Adams, ''eforts vii! be made to
bring the case before the United
States supreme court, on the
grounds that the pardon issued by
William S. Taylor. the de facto
governor at that time, is legal and
operative. If that fails nothing but
the intervention OF a democratic
governor stands between Caleb
Powers and the gallows, between
the state OF Kentucky and the onus
OF legal lynching."
Mr.. Adams account Of the feel
ing over the Powers case is extra
ordinary. THE animosities engen-
dered BY it have brought about lit
orally scores Of fatal quarrels.
Business partnerships have been
dissolved; churches have been dis
rupted; lifelong friendships have
been withered: families have been
split: there is no locality so remote,
no circle so closely knit, as to have
escaped the evil influence. The
spirit which during the inprison-
ment of Powers in Frankfort
prompted the persecution Of some
ladies who sent food to the prison.
er. in such petty ways as the ruin
ming OF their gardens, the poison
ing OF their domestic pets and the
inspiring OF insulting paragraphs
in the local paper, is still alive.
Within a few months certain prom
j. mt families Of the city were sus-
pe,;-d OF talking too much. No
specific threats were made. but their
out-houses and barns began to
catch fire nl;'steriously. Even in
small matters Of social life the BIT
terness has persevered, and the
Young wife OF Governor Becklnan.
a woman OF charming personality
and a member of an old and prom
inent family. was for a long time
all but ostracized in place OF
which she is officially the social
head"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-03-04
CASE OF CALEB POWERS.
A Writer in McClure's Magazine Says that
Powers is Being Lynched Under
Forms of Law.
New York World.

Caleb Powers, under sentence OF
death for the murder OF William
Goebel. has been thrice tried, thrice
convicted. twice sentenced to life
imprisonment and once to death.
In McClure'S Magazine Samuel
Hopkins Adams, a journalist OF re-
pute and experience, after a study
of the case upon the spot, says that
the Young man is being lynched un-
der forms OF law for political reas-
onS.
William Goebel was a politician
who had gained control of the Ken
tucky legislature, had passed a law
putting the power OF deciding elec-
tions into the hands Of a commits
sion of three men. had secured the
democratic nomination. and in 1899
had failed to- receive a ma Jorltv OF
the votes. The "Goebel Commits
sion unexpectedly failed to certi-
fv him as elected. The legislature
was about to throw out $4,000 votes
and count him in when Goebel was
shot from a window OF the eNecu-
tive building.
Under the spur OF indignation at
this crime. the legislature elected
Goebel. who lived but a short time.
Lieutenant Governor Beckhaln sue
ceeded him. Governor Taylor fled
to Indiana. Caleb Powers. repub-
lican secretary Of state, Jim How
ard and Henry E. Youtsey, stem
ograpfer-Howard held for firing
the actual shot and Youtsey as an
accessory..were the principal re-
naming members OF the Taylor
party. They were with others in
dicted.
SO Jar the facts are fairly agreed
upon. Mr.. Adams alleges i'll addl-
ton:
That the three Powers trials were
partisan; that the juries in the tlrst
two consisted of twelve Goebel
men. and that in the last trial there
were eleven Goebel men and one OF
doubtful politics.
That the state appropriated
$4,000 to try Goebels murderers
and that Col. Campbell, Of Cincln-
natl. was engaged as counsel. Ot
Col. Campbell. Mr.. Adams writes:
His methods of obtaining testl-
monv and handling juries in GRIM
ilal cases some years before had SO
incenscd the Ohio public that they
led to the famous Hamilton county
riots. in which the court house was
burned. the jail wrecked and forty
FIVE people killed"
That the strongest witness
against Powers on the first trial
was proved a per jurer, but was re-
leased upon Indictment for that or
tense under bail of $500 and fled.
That OH the third trial Henry
Loutsev was the principal witness;
that from him a confession had
been obtained by physical tortue
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-03-04

Il have travelled all over this
country" said Fred Ross. theatrical
manager. to Owen Westford. ac-
tor. and I find that nearly all the
traeedians of the various road
companies invariably ride in the
smoking car.
no wonder they're called
hams clluckled Westtord.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-03-04
BAD SLIP UP IN THE
FRANCHISE TAX ACT
LOOKS AS IF ACT CAN'T GO INTO
EFFECT THIS YEAR.
1t May Be, However, That Some Way Can
Be Found By Which 10 Get the In
come This Year.


There seems to have been a bad
slip up in the Franchise Tax Act.
1t may be that things can be straight
tened out and some wav found
to get the franchise tax income this
wear. but the outlook is rather blue.
The following letter from Comp
troller General Jones to Attorney
General Gunter explains the mat
ter:
Il find that the Act to require
the payment Of annual license fees
by corporations doing business in
this State and reports to the Comp
troller General was approved BY
the Governor On the 2oth of Febru-
airy. 1901. The Act provides in
Section I for certain reports to be
made BY corporations doing busi-
ness in this State to the Comptrol-
ler General. upon the filing OF
which reports the corporation is
required to pay by the first day OF
April or the first day OF May in
each wear certain license fees. based
upon the amount of capital stock,
or property of such corporation.
The time limited in the Act for the
filing OF these annual reports has
expired for the year 1904 and I
desire to be advised whether | can
now require such returns to be fled
for the year 1904. or whether |
shall have to wait until February,
1905, before requiring any reports
under this Act. There is no pro-
vision in the Act stating when it
shall go into effect, and as it was
not approved until February 2o it
will not go into effect until March
III:
Mr.. Jones has simply asked for
advice and Attorney General Gun
ter has not vet had the time to study
the matter out and see how things
can be arranged if possible to do
so.
The returns Of certain corpora
tions are required to be made to the
Comptroller General in February.
The Act was only approved in the
last DAYS OF the session. 1t is pro-
vided that the Act goes into effect
twenty days after approved. and
the thing to do now is to figure
how the returns can be made lc
February when the Act Under its
own provisions goes into effect in
March. under it's own terms.
The point now is whether the re-
turns are essential and whether the
tax can be collected from certain
corporations without the previous
making OF the returns.
The expectation was that the Act
would go into effect this year and
the franchise tax be a source Of in
come for the present year. The
General Assembly expected to have
this income in the making of its an
nual appropriations, which were
S114.ooo more than they were last
wear. and if this additional revenue
is not to be raised it will make just
that mitch more OF a deficiency.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-03-04

the squad that carried her husband
from the field and that he assisted
in sending the body to its home.
1T was stranger sight when
the man, just as he was. was given
a seat at the marriage feast.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-03-04
A Strange Wedding Guest.

A Strange Wedding Guest.
Dallas Post.
An incident followed wedding
in this city recently which was
quite out Of the ordinary. The Of
fciating minister tells the story,
suppressing names and locality. i
had two other weddings on hand,
he said. and had no leeway on
time. As soon as | had offlciated
at the first affair | started for the
next place. As | was about to
step into my coupe a man whose
manner was at variance with his
earb-the first being that which a
true gentleman never loses. the sec
end suggesting a tralnp-stopped
me and asked me if | would listen
to his story. | told him | would If
he would occupy a seat in my
coupe. | was satisfied lntultlvely
that the fellow was honest. He
lesitated a moment. and then ac-
cepted. You may say | took great
chances. Possibly: but that is a
part of my calling.
In the IS blocks | had to 80 the
man gave ME a rapid history OF his
misfortune. He had one arm. and
! | learned from him that he hid lost
! it in the last DAYS before Richmond.
, That appealed to me. for my father
was Confederate general, and was
killed in one Of those stubborn
lland-to-l1and engagements IN the
Wilderness. You See. | knew some
thing OF the commands in those
warning days of the Lost Cause.
! In reply to one OF my questions he
told me the name OF tl1e colonel OF
; his regiment. and singularly
enough. he told me several incl
! dents in connection with his colonel.
with which | had only recently be-
CONE acquainted.
1T was the daughter Of the COL
onel OF that regiment whom l had
ONLY a few moment before united to
the son of a New York hranclcr.
Il quickly learned from my
strange beggar that he knew the
brides mother. / told him that |
had two other weddings on hand.
but that ii he would accompany me.
and remain in my coupe. l would
drive back with him to the house
we had Just left. knew if he was
fraud-and | was sure he was
not-tllat he would have a chance
10 elrde me. But he didn't. At the
| last wedding on my list the bride
thought it rather strange that l
seemed to be in a hurry. She even
accused me of having read the
ceremony as if expected to take
train. Very likely | did. con-
TESS there was a sort OF duplex
mental operation at the time.
when | got to my coupe the
stranger was still there. | gave
orders to be driven back to the
house where the first wedding oc-
cupied. When we got there l lett
the stranger again. while | went
in to tell his story. You see, !
still gave him an opportunity OF
proving himself a fraud. The we'd
ding guests were at the feast when
| | hurried in. | told the story brlet-
" to the brides mother. She re-
,nenbered the mans name. At her
request | went out and invited him
in. He hesitated on account OF his
attire. but | satisfied him that this
would be excused.
1T was a strange sight. although
we ministers are accustomed to See
ing strange things. The mother OF
the bride. stately woman. Splell-
didly gowned. sat beside the one
armed man in tatters and heard
his story. 1t quickly became known
to her that this man was one OF
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-03-04
MATTER OF BUSINESS
AND NOT GOVERNMENT
DISPENSARY IN RELATION TO FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT.
State Loses Suit Against Federal Govern
ment to Recover Taxes Paid for Sale
of Liquor.

4 Washington dispatch states
that in the United States Court of
Claims the Chief Justice arnounc-
ed, in the cas~ OF the State of South
Carolina against the United States,
to recover various sums paid by the
State Of South Carolina as special
taxes for the sale OF liquors in the
State at the various .dispensaries by
the officials in charge of these dis
pensaries, that the petition Of the
State of South Carolina was dis
missed.
The dispatch states that this is one
OF the most important cases that
has come before Commissioner OF
Internal Revenue Yerkes for de-
cision since he has been in Office.
The State of South Carolina made
claim before him for refund Of
these taxes upon the ground that
the State dispensary law. was con-
stitutional. as decided by tn SUI
preme Court OF the United States.
and that the collection OF these tan
eS was in reality a tax levied upon
State officials; and, therefore, upon
the exercise Of a governmental
function and power. The connis-
sioner rejected the claim and suit
was then brought in the Court Of
Claims, and, by its decision, Mr..
NerkeS is sustained.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-03-04

Washington. March 1.-The
opinion OF the majority OF the court
OF claims delievered. by Chief JUS
tice Nrrt dismisSing the suit
brought BY the State OF South
Carolina against the United States
to reco:er money paid by the
Sta.e as special taxes for the sale
OF .lo,.ors at dispensaries, was
made public today. Thi-. the opin-
ion saws. is believed to be the first
case brought before court in
which, 4 State has united in under
taking an exercise OF the police
power with a commercial business.
The court decides that the excise
tax is not an interference with the
States police power, as to the con-
tention that the federal government
cannot tax the States or their III
strumentalities OF government as
upheld in the income tax cases. lhe
opinion SAYS that between the prll1-
ciple involved in them and the prln-
ciple involved in this case there
seems to the court to be three broad
and plain distinctions. The first
distinction is fundamental. The
money sexacted here is not a direct
tax. but an excise. The theory on
which the constitutional provision
rests is that an excise upon salable
articles is paid by the purchaser:
The State of South Carolina
here stands on precisely the same
footing which every other dealer
stands upon. All that it has to do
is to add the internal revenue eN-
else to the price of the liquor which
it sells and let the purchaser pay
it.
The second distinction is that in
the income tax cases tax had been
extended to "a function strictly be-
longing" to State. in its ordinary
governmental capacity"
In this connection the decision
SAYS:
In this case before us the mon
ev exacted BY the United States
was not paved by the taxpayers OF
South Carolina. but By purchasers
at IT'S dispensaries; and it was not
expended for ordinary government
al purposes. bur as incident to car
rv,ns on its commercial business
The court does not question the
NncNer OF the State to carry on t!:'*
business. and does not doubt t1at
rlse 1ayce. Gs Of the business lesS-''
the taHcs of the taxpayers. Al! 1t
decides is tl.at the business OF the
dispenSa!;rs was, intrinSically,
kbusiness and not government: and
Bisbee daily review., 1904-01-26
THE LEONARD HOUSE s ] MEALS l 5
T wo Geo FeenEew fythian nsli

he Lsoalrd gives y,u the pest meal and best cooked food for g. cents of any place in the city You get as much of any and every dish offered on the bil of fare as you wish. Our cuisine IS unex selled. Don't forget the ace and you vii not fo get the dinner Come to- nor w and try one Of our dinners.
Bisbee daily review., 1904-01-26

The incest and pleasantest medi- cine have used for indigestion an- constipation is Chamberlain's Ston ache and Liver Tablets" says Melard r Craig. of Middlegrove, N. Y. They work like charm and do not grlpe or have any unpleasant effect" For sale by ssll druggists.