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the W?utoo* Beitrat ruiiMfiiiK? KY my WBDNB&IUY UV S. A ; Bli OWN & CO SCJJ??T?7T10N KATES: Olio Copy, Ono Year.?1.0O Ono Copy, Six Months... 60 Entered ab tho Post?nico nt JJonnottsvlllo S3. 0., IIB second oloss mall niftttor. ?C?iEiT?XlS? CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER DELIVERS THE OPINION OF THE COURT. Tho Court Dooldos th ut Taxation on Jn comoa from st nt? or Mnnlclniil Honda or from Koul Katuto la Unoonatltutlonnl How tho Court Stauda, WASHINGTON, April 10.- Tho an nouncement of tho decision of tho Su preme Court of tho United States in tho incomo tax cases Monday was m ado in tho presence of a crowded court'room, the spectators lobby being thronged to its utmost capacity. Pub lic interest in tho caso has drawn lin attenduiiee every decision day since tho argumont took placo that has tax ed tho power anet ingonuity of tho officials to caro for. Among those within tho rail today were Attorney . General Olnoy, Assistant Attornoy Goneral Whitney and Mr. W. U. Guthrio, of Now York, who took part in tho argument; Mr. J. M. Wilson, of Washington, of counsel for J. G. Mooro, who sought iii an injunction to restrain Internal Revenue Commis sioner Millor from proceeding to carry out the law ; Senator David B. Hill, of Now York, who so persistently fought tho insertion of the tax provision in tho tariff law ; Ex-Sccrotary of tho Treasury Rout well; R. 13. Bowler, comptroller of tho treasury; Senators Mitcholl and Hunton, Ex-Attorney Gonoral Garland, tho Hon. Geo. C. Gorman and a great mimbor of attor neys moro or less interested in tho ac tion of tho Court. Tho mombors of tho Court, except Mr. Associate Justice Jackson, entered tho chamber promptly at noon. A fow cases of minor importance were disposed of, and tho Chief Justice an nounced that at tho conclusion of tho sitting on Thursday fhn (7tni?>?? -would adjourn over Good Friday, and sov\ eral orders of thc Court, aftor which tho great caso of tho day was read by him. He said, amidst an almost pain .. ful stillness: "I am charged with the duty of announcing tho opinion and judgment of tho Court in thc cuso of Charles Pollock vs. tho Farmers' Donn and Trust Company et al." Tbc con elusion of the Court wcro slated lo be os follows : 1. That by I he Constitution Federal taxation is' divided into two great classes-direct taxes and duties, im posts and excise. 2. That thc imposition of direct tax es is governed by tho rulo of appor tionment among tho sovoral Slates ac cording to numbers and tho imposi tion of dutiesl imposts and excises by tho rule of uniformity throughout tho United States. 8. That tho principio that taxation and representation go together was intended to be and was prescribed in tho Constitution by the establishment of tho rule of tho apportionment among the several Slates, gb that such apportionment should bo according to numbers in each State. Tbnt the States surrendered their ""power to lovy 'imposts and to regulate commorco to theGoneral Government and gave il tho concurrent power to levy direct laxes in reliance bli the protection afforded by tho rules pre scribed, and that the compromises of tho Constitution caiinbt bo disturbed by legislativo action. 5. That these conclusions result from tho text of tho Constitution and aro supported by tho historical evi .-dence furnished by the circumstances surrounding the framing and adoption of that instrument and the views of those who framed and adopted it. (5. That tho understanding and ex pectation at tho limo of tho adoption ol tho Constitution was that direct taxes would not be levied by tho Gen oral Government except under tho pressure of extraordinary exigency, and such has been tho practice down to August 15, 1891. If the power to do so is to bo exercised as an ordinary and usual means of supply that fact furnishes an additional reason for cir cumspection in disposing of thc pres ent cases. 7. That laxes on real estate belong to tho class of direct taxes, and that tho taxes on rent or income of real estate, which is tho incident of its ownership, belong to the same class. 8. That by no previous decision of this Court has this question been ad judicated to tho contrary of tho con clusions now announced. That so much of tho Act of August 15, 1894, as attempts to impose a tax upon tho rent or income of real estate without apportionment is invalid. The Court is further of tho opinion that tho Act of August 15, 1891, is in valid, so for as it attempts to levy a tax upon tho incomo derived from municipal bonds. As a municipal cor poration is tho representative of tho State and ono of tho instrumentalities of the Stato Government, tho property and revenue of municipal corporations are not tho .subjects of Federal taxa tion, nor is thc incomo derived from tho Stato, county and municipal secu rities, since taxation on the interest therefrom operates on the power to borrow before it is oxorcised, and has a sensible inftuenco on tho contract, and, therefore, such a tax is a tax on tho power of tho Stales and their in strumentalities lo borrow money, and consequently repugnant to tho Con stitution. Upon each of tho other questions ar gued at the Bar, to wit: 1. Whether tho void provisions as to rents and incomo from real estate invalidates tho wholo Act? 2. Whether as to tho incomo from personal property as such the Act is unconstitutional as laying direct taxes? 3. Whethor any part of tho tax, if not considered as a direct tax, is in validfor want of uniformity on oithor of tho grounds suggested? Tho J uticos who hoard tho argument aro equally divided, and therefore, no opinion is ox pressed. Tho result is that tho dooroo of tho Circuit Court is reversed and tho cause remanded with dircctioiiff to ontor a decree in favor of complainant' iii respect only of the voluntary payment of tho tax on tho rents and incomo of its real cstato and that which it holds in trust, and on tho incomo from tho municipal bonds owned or so held hy it. Tho Chief Justice said that tho juris diction of Courts of equity to prevent ',:? diversion of funds by nroach of trust or illegal payment of the funds had been frequently aflirmcd by tho Cor.rt. Tho question was not raised in tho Court below, but had been explicitly waived on tho argument of tho case arid tho Court felt justified in proceed ing to a decision of tho caso on its n orits. Ho said that tho powor to do cido a law unconstitutional was used with reluctance, but tho responsibility could not.bo ovaded when tho nccos-i " Do thou Groat Liberty Inspire our Souls and make our lives in thy possession happy, or our Deaths Glorious in thy Just Defence." YOI.. XII. I1 111 -1 NO.-8. sity nvoso. Tho contentions respecting this law wore: 1. That a tax on rents was a lax on real eslato, and that not hoing laid ac cording to apportionment, it \yos in valid. 2. That it was not uniform and a violation of tho constitutional require ment that such taxes shall bo luid with uniformity. Under this head came tho oxcoplions in favor of thoso porsons who wero not in possession of an in como of $4,000; of mutual insuranco companies, savingo banks, and part nerships, all organized for and doing tho same business ns that of corpora tions authorized by tho States. Thoso exceptions, it was hold, woro arbitra ry and capricious, and not based upon sound publie policy. fl. That incomes from investmonis in Slate and municipal bonds could not bo taxed. Tho Chiof Justico proceeded to a consideration of tho constitutional re quirements with respect of thc imposi tion of tho two forms of taxation, di rect and indirect, and said that the framers of tho Constitution intended to mako tho consent of thoso who woro oxpected to pay cssontial to tho validity of any tax. Thoy had just como out of a conllict upon tho great principio of taxation with representa tion and thoy wero intended to go to gether-that Congress should so im poso a tax that it would fall with oven torco and effect upon all of tho con stituents of thoso who voted for it. Tho States represented in tho Con stitutional Convontion, said tho Chiof .Justico surrendered their right lo levy imposts, oxeises and duties to tho General Government. Thoy looked forward lo tho timo when groat States to thc west of thom would bo coming into the Union, and when they gave up that right they did so with con 11 deueo 'that tho rulo of uniformity would bo obsorved in Ibo laying of taxes by Ibo Congress. Tl'C hrst question to be considered., said Chiof Justice Fuilier, was whether or not a tax on routs is a direct tax within tho meaning of tho Constitu tion, lt had always been hold, ho said, that a tax on estate, real or per sonal, was a direct tax,, but it might bo that tho Constitution had a differ ent meaning, and that it was to bo ap plied to this case. In that view it bo camo necessary to inquire what wero direct taxes at thc time tho Constitu tion was adodlcd. Tho Chief Justico then mndo exten sivo quotations from the history of the debates in the Congress on the subject of taxation. Tho inference from them ho said, was that tho general distinc tion between direct and indirect Uixa tion was well understood by tho mem bers of tho Convention, and that tho expectation was that a direct tax would bo tho last resort of Congress. Tho celebrated case of Hyton vs the United Slates, decided March 3, 175)0, was then referred to at great length, tho ono id which it was held that a tax on carriages was not a direct tax. Tho several opinions tiled by the Jus tices wero quoted, and Mr. Chief Jus tice Fuller assorted tha^ i? nono of thom yfaH there any expression of opin ion os to whether or noldnythiug ex cept land and Capitalization taxes was a direct tax, but they were con tined to tho case at hand. Tho case, he said, seemed to turn upon tho declaration of Hamilton its to what constituted di rect laxes; if Ibero had beena refer ence to tho decisions of the country from which tho Untied Slates derived its jurisprudence it would liavo been fatal, for in Great Britain income laxes had always been treated as direct laxes. The opinion thou proceeded to re view tho decisions made by tho Su premo Court in cases arising under the law of 1801, which, tho Chief Jus tice said,counsel had contended declar ed that an income tax was not a direct tax tind must bo regarded as controll ing in tho caso under review. Thc principle of staro dccisis.ho continued, applied only to such cases as aro di rectly in point. No Court had over held itself bound by any part of a de cision not necessary to decide the case uoforo it. Tho duty of any Court charged with tho construction of con stitutional provisions was not to ex tend a decision on a question if an or ror of principle was likely thereby to bo perpetuated or committed. In tho light of these observations the opinion considered tho decisions down to that in tho Springer case and concluded that they woro all 'distinguishable from tho ono in hand. Tho Springer case was no exception to tho rulo, inasmuch as it did not prosont tho point raised in this caso, is a tax on rents a tax on roal estate? Tho Court, tho opinion continued, was un able to seo t ny distinction between a tax on real estato and a tax on tho ronts arising from such real estate. What is land but tho income thereof ? was asked. Tho constitutional require ment was that direct taxes should be laid only by apportionment among tho States according to population, and this tax was a direct tax. Thoro was no distinc tion between an annual tax on tho value of tho land and a lax on tho land itself. Constitutional provisions, it was said, could not bo thus ovaded ; it was tho substance, and not tho form or shadow, that was to prevail in con struing thom. Upon this point Ibero wero many decisions, and some of them were quoted. What tho Constitution intended to prevent, said tho Chief Justico, was that no tax should bo laid on tho resi dents of any Slate by tho representa tives of other Stales. Tho oxorciso of tho power 1 o lovy direct taxes was to bo restricted to extraordinary occasions In conclusion, thoreforo, upon this point tho Chiof Justico announced that tho Court woro of tho opinion that that part of tho law imposing taxes upon rents obtained from real estato was invalid. Next in order tho opinion consider ed tho third objection to tho law; That it imposed a tax upon the incomes derived from investments in Stato and municipal bonds, and was therefore invaded. Chief Justice Fuller reasserted tho general prnciplo that a tax on Govern ment bonds was held to bo a tax on contracts and prejudicial to tho public interest. It was, thcrcforo, obvious that such a lax on tho powor of States Or munfoipnllcs to make contracts was projucial to public policy and, there fore, unconstitutional. On tho other matters involed in the case of Ilydo vs tho Continental Trutt Company, of Now York city, and in tlio cuso of John G. Mooro vs Josoph S. Millor, commiss ioner of Internal Itovonuo, for an injunction to restrain him from proceeding to carryout tho law, appealed from tho Courts of tho Dis trict of Col umbia, Chief Justico Ful lor stated that tho Court was.equally divid [OONTJNUBD ON PACIK FOUR.] TO WIN FREEDOM FOR CUBA. Th roo ThoHBuml ISntliunlasts Moot tit Tam. pu, Vii?. TAMPA, FLA., April 10.-Lycco Cubano was tho scono of ono of tho most enthusiastic meetings to-night ever hold boro. Tho occasion is tho celebration of tho twenty-six anniver sary of tho Constitution of tho Cuban Republic. There woro threo thousand pooplo presold, includiug several hundred ladies, who 'oinotl most heartily in tho domonstra ion. Tho half was packed with ah cager throng, Tho streets for nearly a block wore thronged with Cubans and their frionds, and all round tho building tho peoplo stood in great numbers.. Tho hall was gaily deco rated with bunting and national em blems. The Cuban and American Hags wore gracefully wreathed about tho pictures of Cuban patriots on tho /vails and on tho Stage. Among thoso who had a placo on tho platfom woro Ramon Rivoro, pres ident of tho society ; Dr. Vahles Do minguol Fernando Figuorado, lender pf tho party hero, Enrique Callejo, Glualerio Garcia and Joso Herrera. Rivoro, editor of Cuba, was master of ceromonics. Tho speeches abounded with Rory patriotism and the reading of tho proclamation of tho Ropublio in 1809 by Col Figurado was continually interrupted by applause Ono spenkor declared "Spain would novor take her hands olFtho throat of Cuba until her grasp was sovorcd by tho blood of Cuban courage" Another said: "Tho coming of Campos means the re-establishment of the tho regime of tho revolution whoso anniversary this meeting is called to honor. Then they garroted and shot tho pat riots, out raged their wives and daughters and burned their homes. Tho samo futo now hangs over tho heads of our fair native isle- and our blood kindred there. They will bo subjected to tho basest enmities over heads of a liberty-loving pooplo, and thoy will bo called upon to wade through seas of blood, but over and beyond it nil lies thc pearl of great price; liborly for Cuba. Let thom do theft worst, wo aro prepared for them. Wo have mado up our minds fully to tho great struggle, and wo are deter mined to win tho freedom of Cuba and redeem hor from Spanish bondage tit any and every cost. When garrot-, iug and shooting and tho outragoing of our wonion and tho burning of our homes begins wo shall pay thom in kind for {heir hellishness. Mark you, wo shall not begin these blood-curling outrages ami shall only condescend to moot thoso dovilish things on anequal footing when wo aro forced to so by thoii- own example/' T1*^ speech was grcolcd with continu ed applauso. Other speeches were made oy Solero Alfonso, Nester L. Carbonoll, Eduordo Reina, Francisco Dia/., and n Spaniard, Romaclla. Ono of tho principal features of the ! evening was tho speech of Miss Luisa Sancho/., a channing and intelligent blondo. Tho speech was made extern*-. pore and her every movement was grace itself, whilo patriotic eloquonee raised a storm Of enthusiasm in and around tho hull. At tho closo of tho meeting tho fol lowing resolutions woro unanimously adopted. Resolved, That tho Cubans assembl ed in mass meeting endorse tho action of tho councils in selecting J oso Marti us delegate and Benjamin I. Guera as treasurer of tho party and accord a vote of thanks to tho sccrotary, Gon zalo de Quesoda, for his work through Florida in representation of the Cuban delegation. Tho resolution was at onco wired to Quesada in Now York. Benjamin Guerra, tho treasurer, is in the city, but was unable- to attend tho meeting on account of illness. K LO KI DA SYMPATHIZES WITH OU11A. TALLAHASSEE, FLA, April 10.-In tho Senate to day a resolution by Son ator Chipley, extending sympathy and oncouragoment to tho Cuban re volutionists, was adopted. stonily Outlook for Cuba. JACKSONviLLT, Fla., April 0.-A special to tho Times-Union from Tam pa, Fla., says a gontlcman who loft Havana Saturday says of tho situation in Cuba: "Things aro looking rocky ovon in Havana. Business is dopressed and in spito of the Government and Ameri cans who havo largo holdings there, tho situation is serious and growing worse every day. Tho insurgents havo a force of moro than ton thous and armed and well equipped men in tho field nnd can place as many moro in service on short notice. But their plan is to make a guorilla warfare of it for tho present. When tho Govern ment shows its hand fully then they will act. "Tho coming of Campos means tho beginning of a struggle in earnest. Ho brings authority from Madrid to garrote and shoot eveiy rebel captured in tho field and thc atrocities of tho last rebellion will bc repeated. Dur ing that Struggle mon were shot, thrown into prison und tho womon of rebels were outraged and their homes burned. But tho rebels aro prepared t? moot tho enemy at every point; thoy aro fully organized and equipped this limo. When tho outraging of wives anddaughlors of rebels and their homes aro burned lo tho ground tho Spaniards will bo repaid in kind. Those things staring tho island in tho face aro what makes tho people tremble, and well they may. (?OOH Crazy. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April IL-Mrs*. F. W. Madern, w ifo of tho San Fran cisco agent of tho Chicago, Burlington and Quiney Railroad, wont crazy in the union station today and screamed that her son, daughtor and pet dog with her woro being pursued by tho Spaniards, would murder them all. She became so violent that tho polico took ch argo of her. Chief Phillips on - deavorcd to get her into tho hospital, but sho was unwilling. She mano tho chief sit in tho road whilo sho prayed, and sho anointed him with water from n c ock near by, and lomon juico, say ing that thoso wore proof against Ins enemies Relatives aro on tho way from Chicago to biko charge of her. Mrs. Madora formerly lived in Chica go with her husband, whero ho is woll known. Ho Loved rho llorac. LEXINGTON Ky., April IL-Joe Donnison, a whilo man, >\2 years old, who has boen earing for Byron Mc Clolland's thoroughbed marcs and colts for several yoars, became insano today on account of tho accident to tho Longfellow Sallie McClollund colt last Monday, whereby it had to bo de stroyed. PRICES ltMltMN(iEl), WHAT THE STATE IS SELLING IN ITS] LIQUOR SHOPS. A New Trico Mat rroi>uroU--Somo Fig ures Showing; tlie l'rollts^Tliut Should! Aeouro to tho Stute?-Iiito'roM lng Study. COLUMBIA, April IL-Tho now Stato liquor commissioner, Col. Mixson, ha? rearranged tho prico list of liquors anti wines furnished by the dispensa-; rios, and hos just issued a shoot giving all tho "prices current for tho year 1898. ' Tuero havo beon some notable reductions in somo instances* Tho prico sheet gives tho prico by gallon, quart, pint and half-pint packages to tao sub-disponsors and' thou tho prices to consumers. Tho list is printed on heavy cardboard and is to bo'displayed in oach dispensary. "Whiskey cock tails" appear on tho sheet, but tho prices aro loft blank to bo tilled in. Commissioner Mixson snys these goods will arrive today and tho blanks will bo tilled. Tho fist shows exactly what tho disponsary carries in stock and what prices prevail. Tho whiskies aro priced thus, tho first figuro given being the gallon package, the second for tho quarti tho third for tho pint and tho fourth for the half pint: 80 per cent. Bye, Corn and Bouybon -To dispensers $2, 500., 25c, 12 l-2c ; to consumers $2.25, 150c, OOo., 15. X Ryo, Bourbon, Corn, Rum and Gin-To dispensers $2.15, OOo., 30c, 15. ; lo consumers $2.50, 75c, 40., 20c. XX Bye, Bourbon, Corn, Rum and Gin-To dispensers $2.55, 70c, 35c, 17 1 2o. ; to consumers $3, 90c, 45c, 25e. XXX Rye or Old Vol vet-To dispen sers $3, .'15, 90c, 45c, 22 l-2c;to con sumers fil, ?1.20, OOo,, 80. XXXX Ryo and Scotch-To dispen sers $7.85, $2, $l,50c; to consumers' ?$10, $2.50, 1.25, 05c Dillinger. Ryo-To dispensers $3, 75c, 40c, 20c. ; lo consumers $4, $1, 50c, 25., Thom pson Old Ryo-To dispensers $5.00, $1,40, 70c, 35c; to consumers $0.80, $1.70, 85c, 45c. Mt. Vernon Rye-To dispensers $ $1.25, 70c, 40c. ; to consumers $ ?$1.50, 90c, -c. Old Cabinet Rye-To dispensers $-, $1.08 1-2, -c., -c. ; to consumors $-, ?$1.25, -o., - c. Peppor Ryo- To dispensers $-, $1.08 1-3, -c., -c. ; toconsumers $-, $1.25, -c., -c. Tho prices of beer aro as follows, be ing sold only in pint packages: To dispens?is-l'aient stop beer, 17 1 2c, export beer 10c, ale 22c, por ter 21c. To consumors-Patont sslop lOci; ex port 12 ?-2o. (quarts 20c), alo 25c, porter 25c. Tho dispensary carries tw? grad?s of I Madoira wine, tho first being sold to dispensers at $1.00 agall?n, 40c, a quart and 20o, 11 pint, and to consum ers at $1.80 lt gall?hp45c. "a"quart j?nd 25c a pint. Tho second goes to dis '< pot's at $1.80 a gallon, 45c a quart and 22 l-2c a pint, whilo tho consumer gets it at $2 a gallon, 50c a quart and 25 con ts a pint. . Two grades of sherry aro sold at tho samo pri?es: The middle grado of port wine is sold at the same prices as tho first grade of Madeira. Tho cheapest grado of port goes to the dispenser at $1.50 a ?gallon and to tho consumer at $1.75. The best grade costs tho dispenser $2 a I gallon, 50c. a quart and 25c a pint, whilo tho consumer pays $2.20 a gal lon, 55c. a quart and 30c. a pint. Two grades of Tokay, two of Ange lica, two of Muscat and two of Cataw ba go at tho samo prices as the Madei- ] ra. Blackberry and scuppernong wino | go at tho samo prico as tho cheaper ? grade of Madeira. Grape wino goes at the same prico as j tho cheapest grade of port. Claret is sold in only ono grade to | tho dispenser at $1 a gallon, 25c. quart and 12 L2c a pint, and to tho consumer at $1.20 a gallon, 80c. a quart and 15c. a pint. Zinfaudel and Hock, ono grado only, goes to tho dispenser at $1.12 a gallon and 14c. a pint, and to the consumer j at $1.44 a gallon and 20c. a pint. Riesling wino, ono grado only, costs tho disponscrs a little moro than Zin fandol, but goes to tho consumors at tho samo prices. Alcohol is sold to dispensers at $3 a j gallon and 80c a quart, and to con sumers at $3.50 a gallon and 90c. quart. Druggists wishing fivo gallons | or moro can procuro it at tho Sta to dis ponsary at reduced rates. lu addition to what has been named tho dispensaries are stocked with two grades of California brandies at 50c and 00c a pint respecti vely, ono grade each of peach at 50c a pint, apple at 80c. a pint and grape at 50c Jamaica rum and importen XXXX gin go at 50c. a pint, tho profit hoing 10c "Tho lowest grado of Cognac brandy goes at | $1 a pint, tho profit hoing 20c ; and the better at $1.50 a pint, the profit be ing 25c. Brandied peaches and chorrics and Ilostotter's and Baker's bitters com ploto tho stock. Tho figures given nbovo will give a pretty clear idea of tho profits accru ing to tho State and -county from tho ollicuil liquor business in its presont stage of perfection, tho claim being mado that tho systoin is now in perfect and successful operation.-State Mimons Will Not Oromnto, PHILADELPHIA, April io.- Crema tion services havo been ollieially do dared by Masonic authority not lo bo Christian burial. Tho question that has brought about this decision aroso ovor tho making of arranginents for tho funeral of the late Charles H. Roisser, tho well-known restaurateur. It had always been Mr. Roisser's wish to be cremated, and after his death his family decided to follow his wishes. Mr. Roisser was also a Mason and was a memborof Rising Star Lodgo, Orien tal Chapter Kauosh Commandory. Theso organizations were invited to take part in thc funeral, but boforo accepting it was learned that it was tho intention, to havo tho services at the timo tho body was cremated. Tho question was at onco raised whether, uudor Masonic law, this would boa Christian burial. Tho matter was re ferred to tho Grand Master of Penn sylvania, who is Judgo Arnold, and ho promptly rendered a dcoision that services at a cremation were not Christian burial undor Mnsonie law. Tho family, theroforo, docided to aban don thoir original intention. Tho funoral took placo today and tho Ma sons attended in a body and perform ed Masonic rites, Tho body was thon placed in a vault for a limo. "fJ?LOR LlNE IN THE NORTH. Minai Su?iwi Jl, Anthony Cite? a Pertinent I lCxiunnle, KQwiK?TEit, N. Y., April 10.-Tlioro wa??ju: oxoiti?g finnlo to tho lecture of M?)?S Ida B. Wells, last OYoning at tho First Baptist Church, in whion a theological, student from Texas and Miss Susan B. Anthony participated. MissviyVolls said that negro lynching had^Utipreased in tho South in a m." -pdegree; that between 1832 and 1802;}.iOOO colored pooplo were lynched on slight protoxts, and in many cases When they woro known, tobo inno-i cont.Sho gavo a numbor of illustra-1 lions'.boaring upon her conclusion.! whoii'Uio theological student, who said ho IVailod from Texas, aroso and said: "JXfyou assumo that all tho negroes that have beon lynched in tho South sinco ilio War haye been innocent?" "P lic or said that." replied Miss Wolfy!,'5" ''I simply claim that they wero\iunoccnt in tho oyo of tho law. No uiu? is guilty until found so by a triait . Mis? Wells thou resumed her lect ure. Sho said it was considered a criniOyfor negroes lo intermarry with Ute whites, that this was manifestly ?njaselo tho colored womon of tho South,,, She insisted that if it was i?icgafi! for tho whito mon to marry colossi wm nen, it should also bo ille ^H,ril' them io form alliances with them} 1 A white man might live with a eolbred woman with impunity, but if ho should marry her it would bo a orime. Herb tho Texan, in evident excite ment/ arose and said : "Do?tho negroes want to marry whit?rfolks? It tho negroes aro so badly treated in tho South, why do j they.J?i,0t Como North, or go West, or lo sotno more congenial place?" "They uro not ablo to omigralo," responded Miss Well3, "because thoy are always in debt io their landlords, being,! paid in checks for provisions only /^ood at plantation stores. I wouldTemain in tho South mysolf had I not been forbidden to come back on the penalty of losing my lifo." Miss Anthony could restrain herself no longer. She jumped to her feet, and with Oro in her oyo. ?aid': '.'.rho colored peoplo receive no bet tor treatment in tho North than they do hoi'o. I will relate an incident that occurred in our city last week. A dance, was to bo given in No. 3 school for the benefit of tho children of tlio seventh grado, and tiekcts were issued to children for ton conts. Now, it happched that thero was a colored girl in thai, grado who wanted to get in os well aj> the whito childron, and hor m>lier gavo her money. But when she wont ' to her 'tcaohcrt Miss Stuart, sho w|| told, that if sho insisted on at tending; hone, of tho white children would go, and that tho affah would be givonUp; so tlio poor child was turned away.- I confider- that tho feeling of that colored ?rill was th? result of tho sumo spirit that inspiro lynchings in tho South." " , . ? Miss .Anthony's denunciation of th?90*?Uinoti07)?*to^ geoplo of tho North as well as the outh was dramatic, and tho theologi cal student from Toxas completely subsided in tho outburst of approval on tho part of tho audience that fol lowed. Wliero They'Ll vo Longent. WASHINGTON, April 10.-A report showing tho porcentngo of morality in 200 cities of tho United States for the year of 1801 has just been published under the auspices of tho surgeon gen eral of tho marino, hospital service. Tho following ilgures shows tho num ber of deaths in each 1,000 of the esti mated population in the larger cities niontioncd : Augusta, Qa., 18.20; Baltimore, Md., 10.11; Boston, Mass., 22.08; Bridgeport, Conn., 16,44; Brooklyn, N. YT, 20.03; Brownsville, Tex., 41.33; Cambridge, Moss., 10.28; Charloston, S. C.,- 27.29; Chattanooga, Tenn., 11.15; Chicago, 111,, 14.03; Cincinnati, O., 18.29; Cleveland, O., 17.42; Co lumbus, O., 13.09; Dedham, Mass., 17.73; Detriot, Mich., 14.30; Dubuque. Ia., 10.57; Evansville, 15.45; Grand Rapids. Mich., 13.00;IIartford, Conn., 15.95; Jersey City, N. J., 24.10; Knox ville, Tenn., 10.02; Lowell, Mass., 19.58; Manchester, N. H., 10.54; Mem phis, Tenn., 23.00; Milwaukee, Wis., 15.70; Minneapolis. 0.24; Newark, N. J., 23.07; Now Orleans, 24.88; Now York City, 11.38; Philadelphia, 18.28; Portland, Mo., 20.12; Reading, Pa., ?-7.95; Richmond, Va. 20.23; Roches tor, N. Y., 11.61; St. Louis, 10.12; Salt Lake City, 8.10; San Diogo, Cal., 12.50; San Francisco, 18.81 ; Scranton, Pa,, 17.28; Sioux Falls, S. D., 4.40: Springfield, Mass., 15.73;Syracuse, N. Y., 10.04; Toledo, 0., 8.05; Washing ton, 1D.89; Wilmington, Del., 10.58; Worcester, Mass., 17.20. In somo of tho Southern cities tho report shows tho comparativo death rato between whito porsons and col ored, as follows: Augusta, Ga., white, 11.30; colored, 28.11; Charleston, S. C., whito, 10.58; colored, 35.80; Knoxvillo, Tomi., whito, 12.04; colored, 20.03; New Or leans, whito, 21.91; colored, 32.14. Hepiihlloiius notting. MCCORMICK, Aniucvir.T.M COUNTY, April 0.-W. W. Bussell, tho well known Republican leader, was in town yesterday, and in conversation with tho Nows and Courior corres pondent gave a bit of political nows that is interesting. Ho said an oll'ort would bo mado through tho United States Courts to provont tho holding of a Constitutional Convention. Tho Courts will bo asked to declaro tho registration law under which tho olco tk ! i of delegates is tobo had uncoil ntitutional. Tho paper in tho caso setting forth tho grounds of action, Mr. Russoll says, navo already been prepared and submitted to some of tho ablest lawyers in tho Slato, who havo pronounced thom satisfactory, and tho caso will como up in tho courts at an oarly day. Russoll is confident of tho success of tho schomo and intimated ?hat tho Republicans were not tho only ones at tho bottom of it. Tho proceedings will bo watched with in terest all over tho Stato. Shot nt tho llrltlHhnv. BOSTON. April 0.-Cant. Hopkins, of tho British Stcamor Etholrcd, which arri veil horo today, sayB with regard to his hoing overhauled by tho Span ish cruiser that thoro is nothing to add to tho story cabled at that timo. Tho Etholrcd was oft1 Capo Maysi, on tho 2d, whon a Spanish war ship hovo in sight und fired a blank cartridge to hoavo tho Etholrcd to. Capt. Hopkins stopped his ongincs whon tho Spaniard circled around tho Etholrcd onco, and then stoamod a\Vay. Tho llrst part of her natno looked hko ''Neuve" Capt. Hopkins filed his report with tho British consul nt Jamaica, PATH AND DISASTER, TWO BUILDINGS COLLAPSE AND SIX MEN; K?LLED. lluddcnsolok llulldlngtt Full tn tho Ground, Killing mid Injuring Moa mut Destroy* lng Two Humlrod Thonamid Pol I urn Worth of Property. WHKELING, W. Vn., April 9.-A fow minutes past 8 o'clock this morn ing an accident occurred which throw tho city into tho greatest exeitomont. Tho five-story building, Nos 1,220 and 1,222 Main strcot, occupied by T. T. Hutchison & Co., wholosalo hardware andsaddlory doalcrs, and W. H. Chap man & Sons, wholesale painters and buildors*' supplies, collapsed with a deafening roport, burying ton mon be neath the ruins. To add to tho horror of tho situation, the debris took firo from a natural gas leak, and a dense cloud of smoko arising, tho efforts or rcsoucrs wore greatly impeded. Tho greatest damage to life was among the employees of Hutchison & Co's, all of whom were at work. At 9 o'clock to night tho list of dead and missing was as follows: Father F. H. Parke, vicar genorol of West Virginia Dioceso and chaplain of Mount Dechantol, tho Catholic scmin cryhore; Benjamin Pritchard, carri age builder, of Buckhannon, West Virginia; Robert Wincher, employ co of Hutchison & Co; Eugene Birch, omployeo of Hutchison &Co; Michael Horan, omployeo of Hutchison &Co; Harry Cowl, Western "Union messen ger boy. The four injured men will recover. Tlio Hutchison buildingslood on thc corner of Alley 9 and Main street; tho Chapman building is adjoining. At thc hour mentioned tho employees in Hutchison's heard an ominous crack ing, and without a moment's warning giving the unfortunate men time to make on effort to escapo tho alloy wall foll down with a terrific crash, carry ing with it theontiro structures of both build rigs.' Only tho rear Avail re mained standing. Frank Haller, Adam Blum and T. T. Hutch ison wero in tho rear office and woro saved by tho aid of two mon, who pried off the bars of a back window and rescued tho men just boforo a fall of brick buried tho room. Tho mon in tho Chapman building fared somewhat better. Chlifton, one of tho workmen, noticed tho plastering and tho wall roparating them, from Hutchison's crumbling and falling down. Ho immediately gave an alarm, and not a minuto f oo soon, for before tho men had reached tho doors bricks and mortar woro pelting them in showers. All got out in time, how ever. A general alarm brought tho fire de partment promptly to tho scene, and tho work ot rescuing was commenced. Blinded and suffocated by tho denso smoko tho firomon worked like Tro jans, and in about two hours tho first yiotim was resoue(l_;; jj was M., J. Ford, ^iio?^va? w whilo ho was lying directly across Ben jamin Pritchard. Pritchard was cold n death, and a medical examination showed that ho had been killed by be ing crushed about tho chest. No moro bodies wero found until 6.80 o'clock this ovoning, when tho body of Father Parke was taken out of tho debris so horribly crushed that tho body was scarcely recognizable. In tho meantime tho tiro had gained so that tho firemen had to give their ontiro attention towards subduing it. After twolvo hours hard work they got tho Haines under control, but it will bo morning boforo tho blaze will bo completely extinguished. Both buildings, together with tho stocks, are a total loss. A moro completo wip ing out of what were once handsome structures could not bo imagined. When tho first wall fell it broke off clear down to tho foundation, and not ono stone was left upon another. Tho Chapman bunding was now and itt fact not yet finished, so tho loss will fall on tho contractors. A building across tho alley, occupied by S. M. Rico & Co., wholesale millinery deal ers, was struck by tho falling wall and a big hole knocked in tho sido. Tho building next to that was also badly sprained and fears aro entertained for its safely. Altogether tho loss will amount to ovor $200,000. Tho insur ance cannot yet bo ascertained. Father Parke, who was tho oldest Catholic priest in the State, was walk ing up tho alloy whon tho deplorable affair occurred. Harry Cowlo, tho messongcr boy, was also killed in the alloy while returning from a call. Exeitomont was at a fovor heat, half tho police forco hoing required to keep back tho immense crowd which quick ly congregated. Street car travol in Main street, ono of the chief business thoroughfares, has been blocked thc ontiro day. A startling rumor was oxtant this ovoning that an explosion was immin ent, for stored iii tho Chapman build ing is a carload of turpentine and oil. If tho Hames reach Hus nothing can prevent a most liorriblo addition to what is already tho most disastrous accident that has occurred in this city. At 7.80 o'clock, however, Obiof Hoaloy claims to havo tho blazo cut oil' from the oil. Tho cause of tho collapso was tho de fective construction of tho Hutchison building, which was condomned two years ago and tho work of romo vin g it neglected; A Young Fiend Hanged. COLUMBUS, O., April il.-Charles Hart was hanged shortly after mid night in tho Stato prison for tho mur der of Elsio and Ashley Goodo, chil dren sovon and nino years old, respec tively, in Pauling county, Novombcr 4, 1894. Tho childron were gathering nuts in tho woods and Hart, who was only eighteen years old, joined thom. According to his own confession, ho killed tho boy and then '.ravished tho Si ri, afterward killing hor, nnd burned ?oir bodies itt a log heap, having first dismembered thom to conceal their identity. Turn? Up All Hight. BniDGKi'OHT, Conn.,April ll.-John M. Brunson, aSwedo, residing in tim city. who. was reported on tho "Elbe" while roturuing from a visit homo, turned up safo and married. Ho bought a tiok?t for tho "Elbo," but changed his mind whon ho saw his way olear to a successful courtship. Grief for hla'ilrldc. ATLANTA, Ga., April H. -Noah H Way, a young farmor living fivo miles from Stone Mountain, out his throat today from carato ear. He died in a few minutes. Way was married a few months ago and his wife diod s?on af ter tho wedding? GIGANTIC FRAUDS. WlifHkoy Trust Onida!* Havo Stolon ?III ltoii?-lJXJ??Htn Shocked. CHICAGO, April 0.-Anothor chapter of Whiskey Trust sensations was made public today in tho filing of a bill of complaint in tito United States District Court by Itecoiver MoNulta and the reorganization committee. ( Tho gen? oral allegation. is inado that up to April. 1893, tho three exports who havo been at work on tho books of the Calilo Feeding and Distilling Com pany havo found that $3.000,000 can not bo accounted for on tho records of tho trust. Tho bill charges Joseph B. Grconhut and Samuel Woolner, of Peoria, with tho inisappropiation of $290,000. Tho other dofondants named in tho bill aro Potor J. Honnosoy. Nelson Morris and tho Distilling ana Cnttlo Feeding Company. This is tho first limo tho recoivor and tho Now York reorganization committee have joined hands in tho logal proceedings. It is only ono of a series of bills which will bo hied against tho trust directors resident in Illinois. lt is charged that at a directors' mooting holcT Novembor 4, 1892, it waif agreed to buy the Nebraska distil lery at Nebraska City, tho Central distillery at St. Louis and tho Star and Crescent distillery at Pekin, Ul. Samuel Woolnor acted as agent for thc trust, receiving $25,000 for his ser vices. The prico contracted for was $1,(385,000, but tho amount that ap pears on tho books is $1,901,410. Of tho latter amount the bill alleges Gre?nh?t received $225,000 and Wool ner $(55,000 besides his foo os agent and that these amounts havo not boon accounted for in any way. Tlio first nows of tho foregoing con dition of affairs was received by Gen. MoNulta ycstcic\i,v and ho immediate ly telegraphed tba three exports at Peoria; to return lo Chicago at. once and bring documents and books in support of tho charges. Tho exports and recoivor met Attorney Levy Mey er at his oillco and the session lasted, until ? o'clock this evening. Nathan Bi j ur, tho Now .York counsel for tho reorganization committee,and Herrick Hutton, a director, wore also present. AU were astounded at tho exposure of tho gigantic frauds made by tho ex perts, who presented a rough report of their examination made up to April 1893. Chief Export O'Brien said ho had not, in his fifty years of experi ence, seen anything like such a condi tion of accounts and lie had handled the Erie and Lakawanna books. Tho disclosures were so startling that Mr. Bijur loft for New York this af ternopn and Mr. Hutton returned to Cincin nati. Tho oxports allege that all sorts of transactions wore covered by fraud-1 ulont entries and a lawyer in tho caso went so far ns to charge forgery. Tho.expert's full report up to April 1, 1893, will bo ready by tho last of tho week/, v As to tho news ', that the American Distributing Company and the Whiskey Trust had consolidated, .IKjno.u pvon)in?)ki,t- m.the^lat^r oYgani .'.atioh admitted that it wastunong tho possibilities, but that t\\<&$ was noth ing definitely done yet. Two Out o? Twouty-Thrce. NEW WIIATCOM, Wash., April 9. Fow details except those received with j tho first nows of the mino disaster aro to bo had. Tho formation of tho mine and tho story of tho two survivors, shows that tho breast whore tho ox plosion occurred waa a third of a mile from tho ciitranco to the mine. Tho latter is a tunnel of about 800 feet, driven in from tho hill sido and ter minating in a main gangway running at right angles from which latera ls are ciit in, following tho voin. As soon] as a safo distanco from tho gangway is reached, theso laterals broaden in rooms or chambers in tho process of mining. According to Kearns, the only survivor thus far known, who was working in ono of tho chambers, tho explosion occurred in a breast or working about 1,000 foot from where tho tunnel terminated in tho gangway. As tho main vertical air shaft pierced tho gangway close by tho intersection of thotunnol, il could but poorly carry off tho poisonous vapor following tho ignition of tho flro damp. Tho noise of tho explosion warned tho miners in tho chambers to flee, but they entered tho gangway only to be overcome by tho deadly gas. Tho shock was slight whore Kearns was working, as ho claims Iiis lamp was not put out, nor was ho thrown down by tho concus sion. It isa mystory, however, that ho should havo been able to pass through tho gangway to tho exit pas sage, in faco of tho poisonous vapor; and ho tells a weird story of stumbling over bodies of victims and downfalls of debris in gotting out. Gollum,' tho only survivor besides Kearns thus far known, was working near tho en trance to tho tunnol. It was about tho hour for tho now shaft to go on duty and tho mon woro already on the way from tho barracks to tho tunnel, when tho ox plosion was hoard. Hau they but entered tho gangway tho loss bf life would havo doubtless boon in creased. Twenty-thrco men woro in tho mino and Kearns and Gellum are tho only ones known to bo alivo. Unguarded Tvonauro. ST, Louts, April ll.-A special to tho Chroniclo from Crtpplo Creole, Col., says that at 10:30 oelock this morning, tho overland Wolls-Fargo treasure wagon from Grassy Station, tho torminus ol' tho Midland road, was held up by two masked mon and rob bed. Tho robbers took all tho valu ables, together with tho trcasuro box, bills of Jading and way bills. They then shot and boat tho guard, Robort Smith, to tho oxtont that ho ?3 unconsci ous and will dio. Tho trcasuro box is said to havo contained $15.000. Tho robbers made olF on two of tho troasuro wagon horses. City and county au thorities, togethor with employees of tho Woll-Fargo Express Company, aro scouring tho country. Tho robbers j will probably bo caught boforo night? Spliced Tar licola. ATLANTA. Ga., April H.-A special from Murphy, N. C., to the Constitu tion says that in a fight lu tho lower end of Cherokeo county, two brothers named Cross, woro klllad and Neal Newman was dangerously wounded, A dance was in progress at tho Cross home. Neal and Mao Nowman wore among tho guests. Jako Oro??, thc hoad of the family, ordered tho New mans out of the house. They wont out and woro followod by Jim and Will Cross, brothers. Jake Cross also went out and attacked Neal Nowman, who stabbed Jim Cross fatally, Mao Newman shot and killed Will .Cross* Neal Nowman was shot in tho baoK, but was t\bk to escape with his brothor [across tho Tonnossco lin?. AT LOW K?TJ?B.'1 ; ALL KIND? OF' 00? MMNTWCr DONE PROMPTLY. BftHSF WORK m M A DK A f?TSEND IK YOI)H OtlDElU A KENTUCKY TMO?DY; 0A8HIER SANFORD KILLED BY SEN'. TORGQEBEL, -.-1---! ??CJiol?'lrfltllut Probably Not tho JLnat Vjo ' Um of u rollt letti Vourt of Long Standing, Moth Pn'rUoIpnittfl T.o?<lcv8-A Gretvt Sonsivtloii. COVINGTON, Ky., Ajn'RvH^-Stato Souator W. I\ Goobel shot and lolled Cashier John Sandfort*of t?i? ?Vu-inex? and Traders Bank, this afternoon, in front of tho First National Bank of this oity. Senator Goobol, accompan ied by Attorney Genend. ' Hendricks of Kentucky, and Frank Holm, presi dent of the First" National Bank, Ava? en routo to tho bank. When they reached tho door there stood Sanford. He shook hands with Hett'drioks, using 1 ; his loft hand, Then ho asked Qoebel if he wrote an article attacking him. Goobel answered, "I did," lmniedi- 'V atoly Sanford ? red, tho ball passing through GoobeRs trousers. Quick as a Hash Goebol leveled his pistol and fired. To do so, ho had to place the pistol be neath Helm's chin. Tho ball crash ed through Sanford's forehead, who foll in the door of tho bank, blood oozing from his fatal wound. Holm's chin was badly powder burned. Great commotion prevailed instantly, tho street and bank being well crowded at the timo. During tho confusion. Son ator Goobel walked-to tho station JX0U80 dud called up bis brother Justus, who is a member of tho ?firm of 'towry; <Sc , Goebol, of Cincinnati/ asking him to como to Covington at once, as he was in/.troublo. Senator Goobel theit omorgod' fvOm tho telephone box and addressing the lieutenant in charge said; 4 lI wish to surrender myself. I havo shot and killed John : Sanford." Chief Goodson placed Goobol tinder arrest, but allowed him . to mt in-hi"., private office. Senator Gpeboi was calm at first, but later became visibly' '?? excited. Ai first ho refused to discuss the affair,'but under tho 'excitement ho finally gave his version of it. "Hero is tho reason I killed him, exclaimed tho Senator', as he showed where tho ball of Sanford's. pistol had i passed through his ''trousers, 'tearing away a portion of'cloth. 1'Ho was: ' lying in waiting; for mo," continued tho Senator. I saw bini, when I reached tho gas office, about twenty foot away from tho stops of the First National Bank. I was. On my way to tho Citizens National- Bank with my friend, Hendricks. . As soon as I saw him reach for his rovblvor, ? reached for mino." President Hehn and Gonoral Hen dricks givo very similar versions of the tragedy. Tho homicide grows out of a business and political feud bf several years standing and was not a surprise. Both, wore among Kentucky's' best men . bc-, iug leaders in politics, business and t?o- ? oietyJ . Not since ' tho famous Goodloo Swopo affair, at 'lexington, lu which both of those distinguished mon died, hus feo depl?ramela .tragedy occurred, Ivhascreated a State son'??tioi) j whilo ' locally, tho greatest exoitemoiVt pre vails, aa a continuation of tho ill-feel ing that made tho murder possible is certain to result in moro bloodshed. For years, Theodore Hallam and Har vey Meyers, two of tho brightest law yers in tho South, havo boon tho Dem ocratic leaders of this county. Goobel appeared on tho scene whilo they wore at the zenith of their career aud under tho guise of an anti-ringster, fought for prestige in tho party, Ho was fre quently rewarded most generously and became deservedly popular. Per sonal ill-feeling naturally resulted and it was not confined to tho leaders. Partisans sprung from every miartor. Sanford was ono of these and ho es poused tho cause of Hallam and Moy ers. Personal encounters and conven tion fights wero numerous. ; It is not an exaggeration to say that a hundred prominent citizens have constantly carried pistols for the past three years oxpeeting an attack at any moment. , Besides this bitter feeling, Sanford and Goebol were l'ivals in business. Goobel is a director of tho Citizens Na tional Bank of Covington, and San ford had for years been a dircotor and tho cashier of thoFarmors and Traders. Bank. Tho mon havo boen onomies since tho two faotions in politics bogan, and there have been some bitter attacks and counter charges made by both men and their friends through tho columns of tho various Covington newspaper's. Last Saturday an arti cle appeared in a Covington paper called the Ledger, in which a. bitter at tack was maao upon Sanford, Tho headline of tho article reforred to San ford in the most depraved language. The publication aroused Sanford and his monds, who declared that they would have satisfaction from tko au thor. It was generally Baid about tho streets of Covington ' that Senator Goo bel was at least responsible for tho: [publication of the article and that I neither ho nor his friends took tho [trouble to deny tho allegation. It was even charged that Senator Goebol wrote tho article. Goobel is unmarried and Sanford ; leaves a widow, a sister of tho famous Tom Marshall, of Kontuoky, and Sov en children, ono a grown son, from whom moro trouble Is feared. Talton In. ATLANTA Ga., April 10.-A negro, who said his name was Mitchell, carno hero six weeks ago soliciting funds from his race. Ho stated that a caso against tho "Jim Crow" car law was ponding in tho United Statos Supremo Court. Mitchell said that Robert In gersoll, Ex-Governor Hoadly and other heavy weight lawyers had been retained to reprcsont tho colorod race i in the fight. It would tako $10,000 to pay tho lawyovs, he said. His pcoplo m Georgia subscribed liberally. Bis hop Turner gave $100. A fow days ago it was learned that Mitcboll was a fraud. Whoa ho found that his re j cord was ooing looked up bo skipped, Ho got $2,500 from tho negroes , of 'Georgia and marriod a sobool teacher, who finds that Mitcboll lins a wifo in Minneapolis, Minn. A Ciolomi Find, ATHUNU, Ga., April ll.-Henry Tanner, a citizen, of this county, who lives at Comor, a few milos from Athen*, made a rmcor find a few days ngo. Tannor went out near lils homo to Cut down an old trco. Tho tree wa?f ' hollow and whon it fell it broke into pieces. Out tho hollow carno ?in old sword with leather and brass soabbard, a Boldior'ri tiokot, an old pookot book filled with Confederate money and H fow other war relics. It is bolievtvi ; that tho articles were placed in tho tveo during tho war. Tho sword' Sn rusty in places but had boon well pro" .nerved,