Telegraphic Briefs.
May 15.
Three thousand people attended
the interstate drill at Memphis yes?
terday. There were three contests.
The twenty-fifth bi-ennial session
of the Order ot Railway Conductors
opened in Atlanta yesterday, with
more than two thousand delegates
present. The proceedings were pre?
liminary only.
The Navy Department bas given
ont a statement about the case of
Admiral Meade, whom the President
designed to hold to account for an
interview io the New York Tribune,
criticising tbe department. The
statement contains nothing of impor?
tance, except that tbe department
finds itself unable to get evidence
against Meade.
It is announced that the free silvea
Democrats of Illinois, controlling the
party machinery, purpose to read ont
of the party every man who does not
subscribe to their views. The mana?
gers intend, if possible, to send a
solid free-silver delegation to the na?
tional convention.
The Carnegie Steel Company of
Pittsburg, Pa., has announced an ad?
visee of 10 per cent in wages, com?
mencing Jane 1.
The derailment of a train on the St
Louis and Hannibal railroad yester?
day morning caused the death of one
person and the injury of twenty-three
others.
The committee on arrangements for
the "Sound Currency1' meeting in
Memphis give a list of forty-seven
cities thal will be represented. It
includes Colombia and Charleston.
Captain General Martinez Campos
arrived ai Havana from Santiago De
Cuba ai 1.30 o'clock yesterday after?
noon.
The mountains of Upper Georgia
and til? State were covered with
snow yesterday morning.
Bich ard Lowry, a negro convict on
W. 0. Hammond's farm in Anderson
County, was killed yesterday while
atiemptiog to escape.
Eight dwelling bouses and stores
were burned in Varaville last night.
Loss $25,000.
Dr. Samuel P. Schwing, who killed
Dr. Emile flirart on Sunday, May 5,
for intimacy with Mrs. Schwing, was
discharged by the city recorder yes?
terday.
May 16.
The property of the Pennsylvania
Steel Company was sold for $2,000,
000 yesterday.
The torpedo boat Cashing left
Washington for Key West yesterday.
An attempt will be made to make the
passage by the inland route ; that is
by way of the sounds and inlets that
skirt the Atlantic coast
A dispatch from St. Petersburg
says that Russia will occupy certain
ports in Corea until the conditions
she bas imposed upon Japan shall
have been satisfied.
Tbe New York police reorganiza?
tion bill waa lost in the Senate yes?
terday by a vote of ayes ?6, nays 16.
A motion to reconsider failed on a
like vote, and the bill was killed.
The Bed Mee of Georgia laid the
corner stone of an orphan's home at
Austell yesterday.
Connecticut has appropriated $7,
000 for an exhibit at the Atlanta Ex?
position.
The redaction of the capital stock
of the Southern Cotton Oil Company
to $2,000,000 will soon be effected.
A dividend is expected in June.
The Pope has forbidden Catholics
taking part in the Italian election.
After enumerating his reasons for the
prohibition. His Holiness concludes
by reminding the faithful that he is
still kept a prisoner in the Vatican by
the Italian government.
A movement is on foot in Virginia
to call a Constitutional Convention.
Mr. Louis Dornock and Miss Mar?
garet Gore, an eloping couple of
Quincy, Fla., interrupted the coro?
ner while holding an inquest, and
were married. The inquest then
proceeded.
The Legislature of Florida has
passed a modified Australian ballot
law to take tbe place of the eight
ballot box measure which has hereto?
fore obtained in that State. The bill
only requires the signature of Gov.
Mitchell to become a law. The
House passed a measure to prevent
fraud at party primaries.
May 17.
The bill now before the Florida j
Legislature imposing a special tas on
bicycles is arousing great indignation
among Florida wheelmen.
Tbe Japanese legation has received
a brief telegram which states that the
complications with the European powers
have been so adjusted as to leave no
reason to doubt that a further conflict
in the East will be avoided.
There was another heavy frost
throughout the western portion of
Michigan Wednesday night In Kent
and Ottawa counties, early straw?
berries and grapes are ruined and other
small fruits damaged. Grand Traverse
county reports all small frui<s wiped
oat. In Muskegoo county strawberries
and cherries are badly damaged and
800 acres of peppermint in Moorland
township are ruined. The fruit crop io
Genessee county is completely destroy?
ed and Hillsdale county fruit is badly
damaged.
Secretary Herbert says that wheo
Admiral Meade'd request for detach?
ment from the North Atlantic ?ju.idron
was received Uft wet-k. it was coupled
with a request to be be retired Juue
20. aod for permission to go abroad.
The entire request was promptly grant
ed. When, however, the interview
with Admiral Meade appeared in the
newspapers and the department had
a?ked Admiral Meade whether it was
authorizer and had received his non?
committal reply, it was decided on
Saturday that subsequent proceedings
might render bis presence in this conn*
try necessary and the permission ex?
tended to bim to go abroad was re?
voked. Beyond that nothiog bas been
done to date.
State Senators Coggeshall, Robert
j son and Raines, of New York, who
I were charged with bribery have been
j exonerated.
It wa9 stated in the German Reich?
stag yesterday that the Baltic-North
sea Canal would be completed to its
j full depth by July 1st.
Tbe American Iron Works, of
Pittsburg, Pa., baye advanced the
wages of skilled workmen 10 pet cent.
More than 400 men are benefited.
The General Assembly, of the
Southern Presbyterian Church met at
II o'clock yesterday, lo Dallas, Texas.
Dr. Chas. R. Bempbill, of Louisville,
Ky., was elected moderator.
Sait bas been commenced in the U.
.g Circuit Court of Northern Georgia
for tbe foreclosure of the second mor?
tage bonds of the Georgia Pacifie Rail?
road.
Trouble bas again broken out be?
tween tbs white and colored longshore?
men in New Orleans.
A fight between Superintendent of
Education S h ea tee aUd State Senator
Reeves, occurred io the Florida Sute
House yesterday?
Russia is preparing to build railways
to connect with the Great Indian Rail?
way so that it will be possible to throw
large bodies ol troops into lodia on
short notice.
The directors of the Atlanta Exposi?
tion have decided to have a live stock
show during the Exposition. Only
registered stock will be admitted.
Fifteen suits bave been entered
against tbe City of Cbieago by indi?
viduals and railroads for damages sus?
tained daring the strike of the Ameri?
can Railway Union.
The Southern Railway Passenger
Station at Charlotte, N. C., was burned
yesterday.
Albert E. Simpson, a white man was
tried for murder at the recent term of
court rn Georgetown aod found not
guilty. The homicide was committed
thirteen years ago.
May 18.
Cliff Baxter and Andrew Campbell
were killed by an explosion of a blast
in a mine at Duck town, Tenn.
The Wilmington, N. C., produce
exchange, yesterday adopted resolu?
tions Savoring sound money, and de?
cided to send delegates to the Memphis
Convention.
Dwyer and Croker bave dissolved
their co-partnership for racing pur?
poses.
A report has been sent out from Key
West that a filibustering expedition left
that place for Cnba.
A Louisville, Ky., dispatch says :
The grand jury bas finally decided to
investigate tbe killing of Arch Dixoo
Brown and Mrs. Gordon by ber hus?
band, Fulton Gordon. To-day the
jury ordered all the witnesses who
figured io the case during the examina?
tion in the city court to be summoned
to appear in the jury room next Friday
morning. It was generally believed
about the courts this afternoon that
there would not be ?ny indictment.
Gov. Evans and Adjutant General
Watts are at Wrigbtsville Sound, N. C.
Henry Bier, a well known New
Orleans broker has been convicted of
perjury.
May 20.
AD eighty thousand dollar fire occur?
red ia Gate City, a suburb of Birming?
ham, Ala , yesterday morning. Ao
unknown man was horned to death.
William Goodman fatally shot Nicho?
las Cottorin Augusta, Ga., yesterday.
An earthquake, more violent than
any that have visited the city since 1445,
occcurred in Florence, Italy, on Satur?
day night. Three thousand houses
were damaged, four persons killed out?
right and many wounded.
I A few days ago, Henry Cooley of
Middlesboro, Ky., eloped with Sallie
Daios, the two crossing over into West
j Virginia, where they were married.
I Miss Daine' brothers had long opposed
I the suit of Cooley, and when they learn- j
i ed ot* the elopement, they declared their !
intention of killing their sister's hus- j
band. Marshall Cooley, a brother of
Henry, intercepted the newly married i
couple at Pound Gap. five miles from \
Middlesboro and warned them of the
fate in ?tore for them. While they i
were deliberating the best course to
pursue, the Dains brothers came up and 1
a fi?ht instantly ensued. Marshall
Cooley and George Dains were kilie'i ;
outright. Henry and his brother es- j
caped iojujy.
fid. Bates, a white man got drunk |
and weot to sleep on the railroad track ''?
near Spartanburg, with the usual re?
sult.
The Japanese Army is being with?
drawn from Corea aod Manchuria
A drummer who travels for one of the
largest whiskey houses io the South,
has paid that wheo he returned home
he was going to advise his house to
make claim? against the expr?s? com?
pany and raihoads for ail the wh^k-y
they have lost in their bands since the
dispensary law went into effect, and
if the claims were not paid the best
legal talent in the State would be em?
ployed and suit for damages would he
instituted.
Three negroes were lynohed in La
Fayette County, Fla., last week?
The coal miners are still giving trou?
ble in the Pocahontas region.
Fifteen thousand persons were ren?
dered homeless by an extensive fire in
Briest-Litovesky, Russia.
Mr. W. G. Childs, of Columbia,
accidently shot himself through the left
arm oo Friday night, while attempting
to catch a burglar, who had entered the
boose.
? son of Supt. Neal of the Peni?
tentiary had two fingers blown off by
the explosion of a dynamite cartridge
with which he was playing.
Miss Mila Morrison, of Gainsville,
Fla., aged 18 years, is dying of
Hydrophobia.
The Income Tax litigation has
C03t the United States $100,000.
The Presbyterian General Assem?
bly spent yesterday transacting rou*
tine business.
William Austin was shot through
the heart and instantly killed by
Isaac Bently, near Penders |distil
lery, just over the Pickeca line and .
few miles above Greenville, late Satur*
day evening. Austin was accused
of having reported a blockade still to
the revenue officers. Bentley was
under the influence of whiskey when
be did the shooting and is supposed
to have been interested in the block?
ade still. Both men are young
farmers. Austin leaves a wife ana
several children.
The unveiling Ceremonies of the
Confederate monument erected by
the Ladies Memorial Association of
Raleigh, N. C., yesterday brought
together the largest crowd that ever
assembled in North Carolina on any
occasion. Tbe lowest estimate was
45,000. Speeches were made by
Col. Samuel A. Ashe, Col. Alfred M.
Waddell, ex-Gov. Thomas M. Holt,
Col. W. H. Check, Gen. Bradley, T.
Johnson, and Judge A. C. Avery.
Admiral Meade Eetired.
WASHINGTON, May 20.-Rear Ad?
miral Meade was placed on the retired
list of the navy to-day. Secretary
Herbert recommended the retirement
and the President endorsed theron as
follows :
Executive Mansion, May 20, 1895.
"Tbe within recommendation is ap?
proved and Rear Admiral Richard W.
Meade is hereby retired from active
service, pursuant to section 1,443 of
the revised statutes.
"The President regrets exceedingly
that the loog active service of this offi?
cer, so brilliant in its early stages and
so marked by honorable incidents,
should, at its dose, be tarnished by
conduct at variance with a commend?
able career aod inconsistent with the
example which an officer of hts high
rank should furnish of subordination
aod submission to the restraints of
wholesome discipline and manifest pro?
priety. GBOVBB CLEVELAND."
Before the Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, May 10.-After the
Supreme Court had finally disposed
of the income tax, it occupied an hour
in the announcement of decisions in
other cases, and the consideration of
miscellaneous business presented to it.
THE CASE OF CONSTABLE BEACH.
Attorney General William A. Bar?
ber, of South Carolina, made his ex?
pected motion for leave to file a pe?
tition for a writ of habeas corpus for
the release of E C Beach, a con?
stable of that State, who is in the
custody of United States Marshal
Hunter for contempt of Judge Simon
ton's order, in seizing a shipment of
whiskey made to J. G. Byrd, a resi?
dent of Charleston, for his own use
and consumption, in violation of
Judge Simonton's injunction.
Chief Justice Fuller informed Mr.
Barber that the court could not under?
take, at this advanced period of the
term, to hear oral argument.
The Attorney General responded
that he understood that, and believed
that briefs in the case would be filed
within a week.
Wheelmen in Charlotte.
CHARLOTTE, N. C., May 20.-This
was distinctly a Stearns day as I
that wheel won three firsts, three
seconds and three thirds out of a '
possible Qvo. Geo. Adams, of Jack- :
sunville. Fla., won the Southern
championship in 2:37.
Against the urgent advice of hi^
physician, W. T. Allison, of Colum?
bia, entered the quarter-mile and lost
the race by ooh- a foot. Had his
physical condition been all right re?
sults would have been different.
With a small handicap he held his
own in the rive mile handicap, win?
ning second time prize and running
the fast Washington racer, Schade,
off hi*3 fett, lt must be remembered [
that he did thus well as a sick man j
and one unfit really for such a severe j
strain.
Income Tax Killed.
Personal Property no More
Subject than Real Estate.
WASHINGTON, May 21.-The United
States Supreme Court to-day decided
the income tax to be unconstitutional,
the court dividing as follows: Against
the law-Chief Justice Fuller, Justices
Field, Gray, Brewer and Shiras; for
the law-Justices Harlan, Brown,
Jackson and White. Chief Justice
Fuller read the opinion of the court.
The interest attaching to all pro?
ceedings connected with the inoome tax
case was again manifested this morn?
ing, when the Supreme Court room was
orowded under the belief that the final
judgment of the court in the income
tax oases would be announced. This
interest was heightened by a know?
ledge of the fact, circulated just a few
moments before the court convened,
that Associate Justice Jackson had re?
turned to Washington and wonld sit
on the bench while the opinion was be?
ing delivered. This was altogether a
surprise; aod bis coming had been so
skillfully coocealed that his appear?
ance was necessary to convince some
people of its truth. He did not go
home, as stated, bot spent the week
in Philadelphia in consultation with a
physician.
In delivering the opinion in the in?
come tax cases, Chief Justice Fuller
said :
"Wheeever this court is required to
pass upon the validity of an act of
Congress, as tested by the fundamental
law enacted by the people, the duty
imposed demands in its discharge the
utmost deliberation and care, ind in'
vokes the deepest sense of responsibil?
ity. And this is especially so when the
question involves the exercise of a
great governmental power, and brings
Lato consideration, as vitally affected
by the decision, that complex cy stem of
government so sagaciously framed to
secure and perpetuate . 'an indestruot
ible Union, composed of indestructible
Sutes."
"We have, therefore, with an anxious
desire to omit nothing which might in
any degree tend to elucidate the ques?
tions submitted, and aided by further
able arguments embodying the fruits of
elaborate research, carefully re-exam?
ined these cases with the result, that,
while our former conclusions remain
unchanged, their scope must be en?
larged by the acceptance of their logi?
cal consequences.
"As heretofore stated, the Constitu?
tion divided Federal taxation into two
great classes, the class of direct taxes
and the class of duties, imposts and ex?
cises, and prescribed two rules which
qualified the grant of power to each
class. The power to lay direct taxes
apportioned among the several States
in proportion to their representation in
the popular branch of Congress, a rep?
resentation based on population as as?
certained by the census, was plenary
and absolute; but to iay direct taxes
without apportionment was forbidden.
The power to lay duties, imposts and
exciseti wat; subject to the qualification
that the imposition must be uniform
throughout the United States.
"Our previous decision was confined
to the consideration of the validity of
the tax on the inoome from real estate
and on the income from municipal
bonds. The question, thus limited, was
whet bethel snob taxation was direct or
not, in the meaning of the Constitution
and the court went no further, as to
tbe tax on the income from real estate,
than to hold that it fell within the
same class as the source whence the
income was derived-that is, tbat a
tax .upon the realty and a tax upon
the receipts therefrom were alike di?
rect, while as to the income from mu?
nicipal bonds, that could not be taxed,
becaseo of waot of power to tax the
source, and no reference was made to
the nature of tbe tax as being direct or
indirect.
'.We are now permitted to broaden
the field of inquiry and to determine to
which of the two great classes a tax
upon a person's entire income, whether
derived from rents or products, or
otherwise, of real estate or from bonds,
stocks or other forms of personal prop?
erty belongs; and we are nuable to
conclude that the enforced subtraction
from the yield of all the owner's real
or personal property, in the manner
described, is so different from a tax
upon the property itself that it is not
a direot, but an indirect tax, in the
meaniog of the Constitution.
"The Constitution prohibits a,ny direct
tax, unless in proportion to numbers as
ascertained by tbe census; and in the j
light of the circumstances to which we
have referred, is it not an evasion of
that prohibition to hold that a general
unapportioned tax imposed upon all
property owners as a body for or in re?
spect of their property is not direct in
the meaning of the Constitution, but
confirnd to the income thereform.
" , find it impossible to bold that a j
fundamental requisition, deemed so im- ?
portant as to bo enforced by two pro- ;
visions, one affirmative and one nrjja- ;
rive, can be refined away by forced dis- ;
tinctions between that which gives
value to property and the property it- j
self.
"Nor cao wc perceive any ground
why the paine reasoning does not apply
to capital in personalty held for the j
purpose of income, ordinarily yielding i
income, and to the income therefrom, j
Ail the real estate of the oountry and j
all its invested personal property are
open to the direct, operation of tne tax- j
ing power, if an apportionment be made
according to the Constitution. The Coo- '
?titution does Dot say that no direct
.az shall be laid by apportionment on
auy uther property than land On tbe
contrary, it forbids all unapportioned
direct raxes; and we koow of DO war?
rant for excepting persoDal poperty
from the exercise of the power, or any
reason why an apportioned direct tax j
cannot be laid and assessed, as Mr.
Gallatin said io hts report when Secre?
tary of the Treasury in 1812, 'apon the
same objects of taxation on which the
direct taxes levied under the authority
of the Stat? are laid and assessed.'
"The stress of the argument is
thrown, however, on the assertion that
an income tax is not a property tax at
all, that h is not a real estate tax, or
a crop tar, or bond tax ; that it is an
assessment upon the taxpayer on ac?
count of bis money-spending power as
shown by his revenue for the year pre?
ceding the assessment ; that rents re?
ceived, crops harvested, interest col?
lected, have lost all connecotion with
their origil), and, although once not
taxable, hbve become transmuted in
thei:* new form, into taxable subject
matter ; in other words, that income is
taxable, irrespective of the source from
whence it is dHved.
"If it were not for the fact that there
bad been no income tax law such as
this at the time the Constitution was
framed and adopted, it would not be
of controlling importance. A direct tax
cannot be taken oat of the constitu?
tions,! rcle because the particular tax
did not ex;',st at the time the rale was
prescribed.
"We are not here concerned with the
question whether aa income tax be or
be not desirable, nor whether such a
tax would enable the government to di?
minish taxes on consumption and duties
on imports and to ester upon what may
be believed to be a reform of ita fiscal
and commercial system. Questions of
that character belong to tho controver?
sies of political parties, and cannot be
settled by judicial d?cision. Io these
eases, our province is to determine
whether tbir income tax on the revenue
from property does or doss not belong
to the olas? of direot taxes.
-'According to tba census, the trae
valuation of real and personal property
io the United States io 1890 was $65,
037,091,197, of which r ?ai estate with
improvements thereon made ap $39,
541,544,333. Of coarse from tho lat?
ter most be deducted in applying these
sections, all unproductive property and
all property whose net yield does not
exceed $4,000, bat even with sacb
deductions, i t is evident that the income
from realty formed a vital part of the
scheme for taxation embodied therein.
If that oe stricken oat, and also the in?
come from all invested personal pro?
perty, bonds, stocks, investments cf all
kinds, it is obvious that by far the larg?
est part of the anticipated revenue
would be eliminated and this would
leave the burden of the tax to be borne
by professions, trades, employments, or
vocations and in that way what was in?
tended as a tax on capital would remain
in substance a tax on occupations and
labor. We cannot believe that such
was the intention of Congress.
"Our conclusions may, therefore, be
summed up as follows :
..First-We adhere to the opinion
already announced, that taxes on real
estate being indisputably direct taxes,
taxes on the rents or income of real es?
tate are equally direct taxes.
"Second-We are of opinion that
taxes on personal property or on the
income of personal property are likewise
direct taxes.
"Third-The iax imposed by sec?
tions 27 to 37, inclusive, of the act of
1894, so far as it falls on tie income
of real estate and of personal property,
being a direct tas: within the meaning
of the Constitution, and therefore un?
constitutional and void because not ap?
portioned according to representation,
although constituting one entire scheme
of taxation, are necessarily invalid.
"The deoroes hereinbefore eotered in
this court will be vacated; the decrees
below will bo reversed and the cases
remanded, with iostructioos to grant
the relief prayed."
Separate opinions were read by each
of the dissenting justices, beginning
with Justice Harlan.
Justice Jackson was the second to
read his dissent. He concluded at 2:30
p. m., and went immediately to bis
hotel, feeling quite exhausted from bis
long stay in :he court room. He left
Washington this afternoon, presumably
for Philadelphia for further treatment
by Dr. Pepper.
Justice Jackson was followed by Jus?
tice Brown
Justice White read the last opinion
in the case, stating nineteen different
points upon wbich he rested his adher?
ence to the views hitherto expressed
by bim in opposition to the judgment
of the court.
Liverpool Cotton Figures.
LIVERPOOL, May 17.-The follow?
ing are the weekly cotton statistics ;
Total sales of the week 48,000,
American 47,000 ; trade takings,
including foi warded from ships' side
58,000; actual export 7,000 ; total
import 06,000. American 57,000 ;
total stock 1,681,000, American!
1,570,000; total afloat 104,000,;
American 88,000 ; speculators took j
700 : exporters took 2.400
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Confederate Encampment.
HOUSTON, TEX , May 20 -The en?
campment feature precedit.'^ r*?e Con?
federate Re-uuion opened ihia morning.
The twenty companies of Texas volun?
teer guards in camp aggregate 1,000
troops. A grand military street pa?
rade intended for 10 o'clock this morn?
ing was postponed till the afternoon
by a heavy rain. Gov. Culberson and
staff arrived last night. Other dis?
tinguished visitors now present are Gen?
eral Stewart, commander of the Mary?
land division of veterans, Major Gen?
eral Ed Reedy, Oklahoma division and
General Lse of Mississippi, Governor
Torney of Tennessee, Major General
Schofield. General Gordon and Miss
Winnie Davis are expected Wednesday
when the re-union will formally open.
A large detachment of United States
troops are also in camp. About 5,000
visitors, including veterans and military
have so far been located.
The city is elaborately decorated and
the streets are thronged with strangers,
despite the rain. A contingent of Tex?
as editors here from the annual meeting
at Waco was entertained at a banquet
this afternoon, presided over by Con?
gressman Hutoheson. The drilling of
the State troops commences this eve
uing at Camp Culberson, elaborate
programmes having been prepared
for each day at the campground and
entertainments at the Auditorium at
night.
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and at the end of each year receive credit for
all paid? With interest being charged only
on remaining portion of loan.
Would you like to buy your family a borne?
If eo read the following :
I represent a Company that has embodied
in its pinn all the features enumerated above
and many more. Can you see ?ny reason
why you should pay a large interest tor
money when you bav? good security ? Can
you present any good reason whj it is not HS
weil to receive profits yearly as to wait from
7 to 10 years as one does in rosny of the
Associations? Is not the reduction of
interest yearly better than waiting roany
jetrs ?or profit?? Borrowers under the pian
represented by me assume absolutely no risk
as every dollar paid on ?be loan is credited
on the mortgage, thereby reducing it in :TO
ponion to the amount pniii.
Building Association? have benefitied
hundreds of thousands, so did the old cus
that were propelled by horses. Our pian is as
far superior to Building Associations as the
trolley cars are to the old antiquated horse
car system. My time is roo much occupied
to answer questions for the curios, but those
seeking information for the betterment of
their condition will receive full information
promptly. We offer an investment to ihose
who have a smail amount to save monthly
that has no superior as to safety and seldom
equaled for profits. Call or write.
HENRY L. 13. WELLS,
Jan 30. Attorney, Sumter, C. H. S. C.