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The Price of Peace. It Comes High, bat China Must Have it. LONDON, April 17.-k disp.&tch to the Star from Tien Tain says an im peria! proclamation lits l?Sen :tssiaed authorizing Li Hang.-Cha?g to sign a treaty with Japan, guaranteeing the payment of 200,000,000 taels indem? nity. By proclamation. Li H nug Chang ia empowered to eerie to the Japanese the Island of Formosa and the Peninsular of Liao to the 4th de* gree of latitude, to sanction opening five new commercial ports, including Pek^g and to give Japan power to open cotton factories and other in? dustries in Ubina. By the terms of the proclamation, import duties at open ports are not to exceed 2 per cent. An imperial proclamation has been issued granting Bick leave to the vice? roy of Canton and ordering him to retire to hip native province. LONDON, April 17--The Central News correspondent in Tokio learns that the Chinese indemnity to Japan is to be paid in silver in five years in? stallments, also that by the terms of the tTeaty of peace, Japan is to re? ceive possession of Formosa, the Pescadore Islands, the Peninsular of Liao Tung from Yin Kow to Au Ping, on the Yalu river and an indemnity of 200,000,000 taelsin'silver. Several important commercial concessions are also made by China, but these Japan is to share with other nations. No territory is to be occupied by Japan as a temporary guarantee, ex cept, perhaps, Liu Kung Tao. "ENGLAND IS BENEVOLENT.1 ' LONDON, April 17.-A dispatch to the Globe from Shiraonoseki says that Li Hang Chang will start for home to-day, having conceded all cf Ja? pan's demands The St. James Gazette says: If Ja? pan declines to be frightened, Russia may come to the conclusion that she would better not try to loree. Mean? while England is benevolent and has no feeling of anger toward Japan. The opening of factories in China by Japan does not mean that ?he will have a monopoly of such industries as England could also open factories if she choose. A THREAT FROM ROSSI A. LONDON, April 17 -The Pall Mall Gazette commenting on the terms of peace between China and Japan as defined by the imperial edict just issued in Pekin, Rays that the condi? tions are better than those mentioned in the Times dispatches of yesterday, but the cession of Formosa will sure? ly displace England, while the ces? sion of Port Arthur will be objected to by Russia. "Our government/* says the Ga? zette, "may safely be depended upon, however, unless other powers take action/ Russia journals, according to dis? patches from St. Petersburg, are more vigorous in their utterances than English papers, and sound a warning that the signing of such treaty of peace as indicated by the dispatches of the last twenty-four hours will be only a prelude to wider, though unnecessary, armed conflict. EXPECTED REVOLUTION IN CHINA. LONDON, April 17.-A Central News dispatch from Tokio says : The ? Chinese peace envoys start for Tien Tsiu this afternoon and the Japanese plenipotentiaries will return to Hiroshima to-morrow. A dispatch from Hong Kong says it is expected there that a revolution against the reigning dynasty will be begun on Friday. The leading Chinese of Canton are coming to Hong Kong in large numbers. Watching The Weevil. An Expert Sent to Texas to Study Habits of an Enemy to Cotton. WASHINGTON. April 17.-The De? partment of Agriculture ?has sent an additional expert South to investigate the habits of the new cotton weevil, which bas been imported into Texas from Mexico. Entomologist E. A. Schwarz baa gone to San Antonio and other points in Texas to make a study of the habits of this weevil. It is a semi? tropical insect and although it may thrive in the lower corner of Texas, which is semi-tropical in character, it is believed that not many generations can survive the climate of the States north of Texas where ootton is grown. All the United States cotton belt, with the exception of this small region of Texas, forming the point around Brownsville on the Rio Grande, belongs to what is known as the lower austral region and the habits of insects im? ported into that region are bound to change from the habits of the same insects which are found in the semi? tropical region. These differences caused by the change in climate are to be the special study of the entomologist, who has gone South. One thing so far discovered is that the insect cannot fly so far in the climate north of the Mexi? can boundary, and left to its own exer? tions, it might not be a dangerous pest. The chief cause for alarm, however, arises from the fact that the insect is being and has been carried north in unginned cotton, and after reaching the ?ton belt, is able to survive the eli Okey's Suceieat Brief. The Ooverament Takes Un expected Action on Income Tax Rehearing. WASHINGTON, April 17.-Attorney General Olney this afternoon filed in the Supreme Court of the United * tte-p&foi.ofi ii* ?% rehearing of the income tax esses lt waa trot expected at the department r> justice or at the court that the govern? ment would respond to the notice by Mr. Guthrie of the intention of counsel to ask a rehearing, and some surprise iras expressed at the appearance of the document. The Attorney General's brief was as follows : *'Tbe United States respectfully re? presents, that if a rehearing is granted it should cover all the right and consti? tutional questions, involved, and not merely those as to which the court are equally divided. Whether a tax on incomes gene? rally, inclusive of rents and interests or dividends from investments ot* all kinds, is or is not a direct tax within the meaning of the Federal Constitution, is a matter upon which, as an original question, the government has really never been heard. Its position at the argument was that the question had been settled by an exposition of the constitution practically contemporan? eous with its adoption by a subsequent unbroken line of judicial precedents, by the concurring and repeated action of all the departments of the government and by the concensus of all text writer.* and authorities by whom the subject has heretofore been considered. "2. The importance to the govern? ment of the new views of its taxing powers, announced in the opinion of the Chief Justice, can hardly be exag? gerated : First. Pushed to their logical conclusion, they practically exclude from the direct operation of the power, ail the real estate of the country and all its invested personal property. They exclude it, because if realty and per? sonalty are taxable only by the rule of apportionment, then the inevitable inequalities resulting from such a plan of taxation are so gross aod'flagrant as to absolutely debar any resort to it. That euch inequalities musfc .result is practically admitted, the only sugges? tion in reply being that the power to directly tax realty and personalty was not meant for oseas an ordinary, every? day power ; that the United States was expected to rely Sor its customary rev? enues opon duties, imports sod excises and that it was meant it should impose direct taxes only io extraordinary emer? gencies and as a sort of deroter.resort. It is submitted that a construction of the constitution of such vital import? ance io itaeif and requiring tn its sup? port an imputation to its framers of a specific parp?se which nothing io the text of the constitution bas aoy ten* decoy to reveal, oannot be too carefully considered before being finally adopted Second. Though of minor conse? quence, it is certainly relevant to point ont, that if the new exposition of the constitution referred to is to prevail, the United States bas, under previous in? come tax laws, .collected vast sums of money, which on every principle of jus? tice, it ought to refund and which it must be assumed that Congress will deem itself bound to make provision for refunding by appropriate legisla? tion." Our Cruisers at Kiel. America to be Represented by 5 Fina Fleet-Compliment to Germany. WASHINGTON, April 17.-The Uoited State is to be represented at the Kiel celebration on June 19 by the finest American fleet that has visited Euro? pean waters since the civil war, headed by the armored cruiser New York as flagship and the triple screw flyer Co? lumbia, which will be detached for this purpose from Admiral Mead's fleet when it- arrives at Key West next month, with the addition of San Fran? cisco and Marblebead, now in the Le? vant for the protection of American interests. Admiral Kirkland, now in charge of the European statiou, wilt command the squadron. The Minneapolis will be Stied up at Norfolk as the flagship of Admiral Meade during the absence of the New York in Europe, which is expected to be but temporary. Considerable political significance is attached to the orders sending the New York and Columbia to the North Sea and through the new canal into the Baltic, where the last American war? ship appeared 00 a mission of Mercy carrying ern generously contributed in the United States for the starving I peasants of Russia. Extremely un? usual are the visits of American war? ships to German ports and the Scaoda navian coast, aod heretofore the Baltio bas beeo practically a sealed sea to j them. The compliment paid to the ! German F.rnpesor by sending such a ; magnificent representation and the dis i play of the American flag to the other I nations where it is seldom seen, is ex ' pected to be i?roductive of increased i amicable relations. The '?tachment of these two effective vessels, thc New York and Columbia, from th? homo squadron at this juoc i ture is taken asan additional indication i of the confidence of the administration ; that the United States is in no danger j of being involved in any troubles over the affairs of American republics, and that the Cuban and Nicaraguan dis? turbances will be settled without our intervention except by diplomatic rep? resentations. A Dispensary Mr. Warren Chandler Makes a Strong Appeal. An effort to establish the dkpen ssry system in Georgia will be one of the principal fights before the Legis? lature at rte next session. Already the prohibition leaders throughout the State are working with this end in view. The fight which they made before the laHt Leg ? islature is to be renewed with re? doubled vigor, and the indications point to this being the most sensa? tional contest before the General Assembly this fall. Within the past few days a circu? lar letter written by Rev. Warren A. Chandler, president of Emory College, has been sent broadcast through the State. It is a letter in advocacy of the passage of the dispensary bill, which, though he does not refer to it directly as such, is the measure upon which the Prohibitionists of Georgia will unite. The letter is a rather lengthy one. In opening he refers to the saloon as "a shame in morals and a scandal in politics " He goes on to refer to the fact that already, by local laws, pro? hibition exists in many parts of the State and he gives it as his belief that the majority of the people of the State are against the saloon. After referring to tho dry places made by j special acts, local option and the three-mile law, he says: "Here and there are wet spots, | found for the most part only within j city walls. But these wet spots do incalculable mischief. In them are the cages where open-eyed tigers bear the blind cubs which wander j into dry districts seeking what they j may devour and devouring what they ! ?eek. These dens must be broken up ! before we t-an enjoy the full security j and peace, which prohibition ii? so wei! calculated to afford. It is mani? fest that the cities in which these dens are located will not break them up. They serve too well the ends of ward politicians. It is the statement of a simple fact to affirm that the sa? loon dominates the elections in those counties in which our cities are loca? ted, that prohibition can never be per? manently bad therein unless deliver ance comes from beyond their limits This is painfully established by the attitude of the city members of the Legislature towards all measures of moral reform. With a very few honorable exceptions (who become fewer every succeeding session) they can be relied on to oppose every bill which looks to the suppression of the< liquor traffic and its allied iniquities of gambling and prostitution. 'The ass knoweth his master's crib.' " Dr. Chandler goes on to say that "good men and helpless women and children in the cities are in subjec? tion to the saloons and that they are crying to the outside world for help It is selfishness," he says, "for those residing where prohibitory laws shield and protect ns to leave these captives to their unhappy fate." He urges that something should be done at once, adding: "If we do not very anon extend the benign rule cf pro? hibition over those cities, they will corrupt families and dishonor our homes" Ile fears also that the cities will conspire to take from the country the j prohibition which they now have, arguing that "city masses being more j compact, move with greater swift I ness and power than do the scattered districts in the country " Speaking of the status of bills now before the Legislature, Dr. Chandler says: "It is within reason to say that the prohibitionists in Georgia are now j abundantly able to secure the pas- j sage of a prohibitory law for the entire ! State, and that every year they delay to do so they become less able to ac-1 complish it. Ten years from now, if; the matter is delayed so long, the adoption of such a law will be next to impossible-perhaps^bsolutely so j It ought to be doue, and can be done j in this year of grace, 1895. When ; the Legislature reassembles next j October it will find, well advanced on the calendar, a carefully drawn meas ure, which ought to be passed with out further debate, and without ma? terial amendment. It is a bill having this just merit, whatever else may be said of it, viz: It allows no man to tempt another for purposes of gain It takes the profit out of the sale of liquor, and that draws the dragon's teeth. That bill will become a law if the prohibitionists of Georgia care enough about the matter to demand it. bhall we not rally along the line? Let good men of all churches and creeds see to it that their senators and representatives give their sup? port to tho measure, and demaud of them to know the reason why. The support will be forthcoming, for there are no valid reasons to offer for with? holding it " Dispensary bills are pending in both the Seuate and the House. At the last session dispensary bills, ; modeled in the main alter the South j Carolina law, were introduced by i Senator Boyd and by Representative ! Bush. In the House the bill did i not reach a vote in the committee, 1 . . . ! action on it being postponed from time to time. In the Senate, however, there was a livelier light. Committees repre? senting both sides of the controversy were before the Senate committee on temperance, of which Mr. Boye chairman, and the arguments over question were quite extended ' committee made some minor chan in the bill as originally introdut reporting these in the shape of a ? stitute, and then recommended t it pass the 'ena'e It passed 1 body, but was reconsidered and n? Jy indefinitely postponed Thal ?il'ed the dispensary bill that seesicn, but it will come again both in the Senate and in House this fall, and the probabi of exciting times is not at all rem< The Senate committee is in favo the establishment of the dispens system. The House committee temperance is be I ie vedo i be aga i it, though the issue never was dra closely enough to show just how committee did stand.-Auji Chronicle. Reliable Crop Reports Important Suggestions to t Department. WASHINGTON, April 16 -The del orations of representatives of boat of trade and chambers of commen which have been in conference sit: yesterday with the statistician of t Agricultural department, with a vi< to a bettering the method of gath? ing crop statistics, after a further d cussion this morning, lasting un 12 30 o'clock, adopted the followii resolutions; "That it is the judgment of the terests represented in this conferen that the official crop reporting si vice should be continued and that t reports now regularly issued be co tinued with such modifications as a here suggested "That the April report on wint grain be discontinued, but that ; other features now embodied in th report, be continued "That in all reports concernir acreage of the various crops report? upon, the department give the art by States in acres, as well as by tl percentage of the previous years, "That the department, instead having a principal correspondent ai assistaants in each county as at pre ent, make au effort to secure the r gular service of one or more repoi ers in each township, all to mal their reports directly to the depai ment at Washington. That in tl selection of these correspondent they should not be taken from faro ing classes exclusively, but shoul include eo far as possible represent tives of all classes of rural industry "That the department discontinu the employment of salaried Stat agents in the regular crop reportin work. "That returns of reserves of wheal corn and oats, and con on, be had fe dates representing the close of th crop years Wheaton July 1, oat on Augu-t 1, corn on November 1 and cotton on September 1. . "That arrangements be perfecte with the United States consular ser vice for sending by cable to the d? partaient on or about the ninth o each month a statement giving th best available information concerning prospects for crops of grain and cot ton in their respective districts, to b published in connection with the do me8tic crop report when issued. '.That it is the sense of this confer ence that a law should be enacte< punishing by fine and imprisonmen any employee of the Department o Agriculture who divulges to any on? outside of the Department of Agri culture, any statistical or other gen eral information of the departmen previous to the time appointed fo; officially presenting the same to the public *' These resolutions are submitted for the consideration of the Secretar} of Agriculture. Whether or not the} will be adopted by the department ie a matter for the further consideratior of the Secretary. A Crazy Train Robber. NEW YORK, April 16.-The Wee hawken. N. J , police have captured Oliver Curtis Perry, the train robber who. with O'Donnell, MaGuire, Davis and Quigley, broke out of the Mattea? wan Asylum on Wednesday last. Perry when be was confronted with his photograph this afternoon, admitted bis identity. He will be held by the New Jersey police until the Matteawan authorities send for him. Perry told of his escape from thc prison. After his escape, he managed to gee two or three changes of clothing, all of which he wore. His idea io doing this was if he happened to be seen he would take off a suit and throw it away and thereby change bis appearance altogether. Since his es? cape he spent the nights among the bills and walking as best he could in the day time. Perry bitterly denounced his treat? ment at the Matteawan Asylum He said he had walked every step cf the way from Fishkill He was in this city at one time in the vicinity of the Hudson Street Hospital. Before sur? rendering he gave the police a fight. He is scratched all about the face and anns. Perry wa* thc last of thc five luna? tics who escaped to bc captured. All got away ou last Wednesday night Perry got further away from the asylum than any of the others. He had succeeded in putting about 100 miles between him and the asylum Thc others were caught in the immcdi ? ate neighborhood of the asylum. Telegraphic Briefs. April 17. The shortage in the accounts of the Whiskey Trust amounts to $1,139, 443 Eogland is not satisfied with Nicara? gua's reply to her demands, and, it is said, .will proceed at once lo enforce the original demands. A severe storm passed over North Georgia last night. Two meo were killed at West Point. Mrs. C. W Taylor, of Columbia, fell from the balcony of her home yes? terday, a distance of fifteen feet, and was severely injured about the head. Constable Jack Bladden got into troable in Newberry yesterday while drunk. He raised a disorder and drew his revolver ou several young men he Diet on the street. Newberry was visited by a severe storm uf cyclonic charaoter yesterday afternoon. Several buildings were wrecked and many trees blown down The terms of peace between China and Japan have been signed and peace formally declared. Senators Stewart aod Jones have decided to join the Dew Silver party orgaoiied by Congressman Sibley and General Warner. General Compos has reached . San- | tia?o, Cuba, and taken command of the troops April 18. Several earthquake shocks were felt in Italy yesterday. J F Sbuford a school teacher in Y<>rk County has been committed to j?.il for attempting to ravish several of his scholars. There have been threats of lynching. Andrew Johnson, colored was caught by an alligator while swimming in the river at Green Cove Springs, Fla. Ex-Mayor Wm. B. Smith, of Phila? delphia, bas obtained a verdict of ?45,000 against thc Philadelphia Times for I ii bel. A slight earthquake was felt in Burlington, Vt . yesterday looming. Japan has placed order,) in England for several new war vessels. Joseph B. G reen h ut the President of the Whiskey Trust, and the mao responsible for the shortage. has been removed from his office by the courts. Post Master General Wilson, while visiting Richmond, Va., bas been the recipient of a great deal of nattering attention. Gen. Campos bas 6,000 Spanish troops under bis command, and will endeavor to put down tbe insurrection as speedi'y as possible. The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad has skipped its dividend. New York State has appropriated $25.000 to make an exhibit at Atlanta. George Cowan, a student at Oberlio College, Ohio, was strnck by a pitched ball while at the bat and killed in? stantly. April 19. In Knox County, Tenn., great'ex? citement prevails over the work of a rabid dog. Valuable horses and cattle have had well developed cases of the rabies and have been killed The fourteen year-old daughter of J. F. Neal was bitten by the dog and -bas been taken to the Pasteur Institute. Gilbert Coates, colored, 22 years of age, was drowned in Savannah River Dear Augusta yesterday. He was in a batteau, catchiog driftwood, and losing his balance overturned the boat with the above result. A dispatch from Vienna ?ays : Fif? ty thousand people have been driven from their homes in the Liebach Dis? trict by the recent earthquakes, and owing to the scantiness of their clothing and condition of weather much sickness prevails among them. While reading a paper before the State Medical Association, in sessioD at Gainesville, yesterday, Dr. J. P. Wall of Tampa, Fla., dropped dead. The Morning Post, of London, is in- [ formed [rom Rome that the Pope through the congregation of the propa- j ganda has addressed a letter to the : Canadian Bishops condemning all Cath- ; olics who attend the Protestant or non - j sectarian schools, of Manitoba. The Legislature of Florida bas passed a law making April 26-the Con federate Memorial Day-a legal holi- | day. Yesterday was the opening day of j the base ball season in the National League. It is estimated that 70,000 j persons witnessed the opening games, i A New Pastry Cook 3ook. Miss L. A. Willis, Principal Baltimore ? 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