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$65,000,000 per annum, on which the total annual income tax would be $1,300,000. The Constitutional Points. He then took up the constitutfonal points involved, dwelling upon the fact that the Constitution required the apportionment of direct taxes and uniformity in excises and imports. He also dwelt upon the question of representation and taxation, which was, he said, a foremost one when the Consti- tution was adopted. He then took up the question of the tax on rents, and in so do- ing discussed at considerable length the question of direct taxes as considered at the time of the framing of the Constitu- tion. ‘The framers of the Constitution were, he said, well versed in the forms of govern- ment of the colonies and of the European countries, in the literature of the period, including works on political economy, and well caiculated to pass intelligently on this question. He quoted various Supreme Court decisions, and sought-to show that while the question had been before the court It had only been considered as ap- plying to the question at issue in the par- tieuiar cases. Passed in a Time of Peace. Coming down to the present tariff act, he said that the law was passed in a time of profound peace, and it was to be taken as evidence that Congress had sought in this matter to form a precedent and a de- parture from established lines, and it there- fore became important to inquire into the cireumstances, with some attention to de- tail, and for the purpose of comparison went back to the enactment of an income tax during the civil war. He quoted from the decision in the Springer case, giving a history of the case and devoting much attention to it, as, he said, it was upon this case that the defense had apparently relied more generally than upon any other precedent. It is, he said, conceded in all the cases, from Hylton to Springer, that taxes on land are direct taxes, while in ome of them it is determined that taxes on nts derived from land are indirect taxes. Was there, he asked, any ‘istinction be- tween a tax on the land or the income de- rived from the land? What, in cther words, was the land but the profit cn it? The name of the tax is important, and the court had been un- able to see any distinction. He closed this part of the cpimion by saying that the court had reached the conclusion that the tax on rents was involved. State and Municipal Bonds Exempt. The chief justice then took up the ques- tion of the taxation of municipal and state bonds, and the decision was also adverse te this part of the bill, as repugnant to the Constitution. The court is of opinion that the act is invalid’ so far as it attemp-s ‘0 levy a tax upon the income derived from municipal bonds. ‘As a municipal corporation is the repre- sentative of the state, and one of the in- strumentalities of the state government, the property and revenues of municipal corporations are not the subjects of federal taxation, ner Is the income derived from stat2, county and municipal securities, since taxation on the interest therefrom operates on*the power to borrow before it is exercised, and has a sensible influence on the contract, and, therefore, such a tax is a tax on the power of the states and their instrumentalities to borrow money, and consequently repugnant to the Con- stitution. Equally Divided. Upon each of the other questions argued at the bar, to wit: First, whether the void provisions cs to rents and incomes from real estate invalidates the whole act; sec- end, whether, as to the income from per- sonal property as such, the act is uncon- stitutional as laying direct taxes; third, whether any part of the tax, if not con- sidered as a direct tax, is invalid for want of uniformity on either of the grounds sug- gested, the justices who heard the argu- ment are equally divided, and, therefore, DO opinion is expressed. . The result is that the decree of the cir- cuit court is reversed, and the cause re- wanded, with directions to enter a decree in favor of complainant In respect only of the voluntary payment of the tax on the rents and income of its real estate, and that which it holds in trust, and on the income from the municipal bonds owned or so held by it. The announcement of the foregoing con- clusions was preceded by a review of many opinions of the Supreme Court from the time of Chief Justice Marshal down to the celebrated Springer case, brought by ex- Representative Springer of Lllinois, and by an exhaustive review of the nature of direct and indirect taxation, in the course of which the chief justice reviewed the debate as leading up to the framing of the federal Constitution. In conclusion, the chief justice stated that his opinion upon the Pollock case covered the two other cases. The delivery of the opinion consumed just one hour. Chief Justice Fuller began at 12:05 and concluded at 1:05. Justice Field’s Dissent. He was followed by Justice Field, who read the first dissenting opinion, speaking in a low tone that contrasted noticeably with the clear delivery of the chief justice. Justice Field declared his opinion that the whole law of 1894 is null and void. Justice Field laid stress upon the fact that the law does not exempt judges of United States courts from the payment of the tax. It was not right, he said, that the reme Court should remain ‘silent and make ro protest when many United States judges drawing small salaries weuld be affected because of the law, and he called attention to the letter oncg writ- ten by Chief Justice Chase to the tleasury officials protesting against the deduction of an income tax from the salaries of United States judges. Justice Field's opinion was largely de- voted to a review of the provision regard- ing rents, and was a vigorous denunciation of tha principle sought to be established by the f me tax law, his conclusions being in con@mity with those announced by the chiet justice. He also attacked the law on account of lack of uniformity, and dwelt upon its exemptions and discriminations, which was, he said, class legislation. He devoted especial attention to the exemptions of saving banks, mutual insurance compa- nies and building and loan associations. He quoted census figures to show the ex- tent of the operations of these companies and said that if these facts were not con- vineing, Congress could not be convinced, “though one rise from the dead.” He took issue with those who contended that there could be no legitimate limitation = the power of Congress to impose axes. Justice White's Dissent. When Justice Field concluded Justice White also delivered a dissenting opinion. It seemed, he said, that long dissents were a custom more honored in the breach than in the observance He thought the court in its decision today had overthrown a long line of decisions and the uniform practice since the foundation of the government. The bill was, he said, a prayer for in- junetion of the trust companies from mak- ing its returns. The practice had been that an action for injunction before the payment of a tax would not lie. It was an effort to accomplish by indirection what the statute of the United States forbids @ man to do by direct process. While the main opinion asserted that there were numerous precedents, he called attention to the fact that only two were cited. He thought, therefore, that the re- lef granted was in violation of the prac- tice of the court. He regretted that this line of decisions was to be overthrown for annulling an act of Congress which he con- sidered in the line of the former opimions of the court. He affirmed that Congress had as un- limited power of taxation as is exercised by any government in the world. He said the great question at issue was whether the Income tax was a direct tax, and that question had been, he thought, decided a hundred years ago in the Bylton case, and in that case the judges practically decided that direct taxes were confined to taxes on land, as such, and to capitation taxes. He said he considered that if there had previously been any doubts they had been set aside in the Springer case, and the question of the validity of an income tax established. He could not see that there was a hair’s-breadth of difference between those cases and those now under considera- tion. He agreed with his colleagues that the tax was unconstitutional as to state, county ond municipal bonds. Justice Harlan Also. Justice Harlan followed Justice White tn @ dissenting opinion, and the case was closed. Nothing was said to show how any of the justices stood save the three who read dissenting opintons. The Cases Decided. ‘The decision rendered today applies to three cases, the first of which was brought in the courts of the District of Columbia by one Moore to enjoin the commissioner of internal revenue from the collection of the Income tax, while the other two were those of Charles Pollock against the Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company and Lewis H. Hyde against the Continental Trust Com- pany, both appealed from the decision of the United States cfrcult court for the southern district of New York. The ac- tion in these two cases was brought to enjoin voluntary compliance with the law- in he payment of tax, and when the circuit court sustained the law, Pollock and Hyde appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States. The cases were then. ad- vanced on the doeket and were argued on March 7, 8, 1i, 12 and 13, Attorney Gen- eral Olney, James C. Carter of New York and Assistant Attorney General Whitney appearing for the government, and Messrs. Choate, Seward, Guthrie and ex-Senator Edmunds for the trust companies and Moore. The argument attracted more at- tention than has been given to any case in the Supreme Court for years, and the interest then manifested appears not to have diminished since. The lawyers for Moore and the trust companies attacked the constitutionality of the law on broad grounds, while Messrs. Olney, Whitney and Carter defended it. Will Not Ask for a Rehenring. Attorney General Olney said late this af- ternoon that he does not think that the government will ask for a reh2aring in the income tax case before a full bench. He thinks that the decision will be accepted as final. Suggested by Mr. Olncy. The decision today appears to have fol- lowed very closely the lines suggested by Attorney General Olney. When the Attorney General was arguing the income tax cases for the government during the progress of the hearing in the Supreme Court he suggested that parts of the income tax law might be declared in- valid without affecting the law as a whole, and mentioned the incomes derived trom rents and from state, county and municipal bonds, which might be excepted by a de- ciston. Mr. Wilson’s Views. Postmaster General Wilson and his pre- decessor, Mr. Bissell, have spent today as they have several other days, in trying to catch up on the mail of the office, which in the transitional interval since Mr. Bis- sell resigned has accumulated to a large amount. Mr. Wilson, when asked what the effect of the decision of the Supreme Court on the income tax cases would be upon the revenues of the government, said he had read no more in regard to the decision than the headlines in the papers. “As- suming that it is true,” said the Postmas- ter General, “I believe there will be reve- nue enough without the tax, or without that which ts affected by the decision.” AT THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Serious Embarrassment Expected in Enforcing the Law. Treasury officials admit that the decision of the Supreme Court on the income tax law will make the execution of that statute extremely difficult, and that it will lead to endless litigation. The division of the court on the main question of constitutionality is expected to result in a general legal re- sistance to the collection of the tax by the majority of persons with large personal incomes. : Secretary Carlisle refused to talk about the effect of the decision. Commissioner Miller said he wanted to read the decision before making any comments. slightly disfigured,” he remarked, in the ring,” and he added that he proposed to do the best he could toward the execu- tion of the law. All the returns for in- comes in excess of $3,300 should be in by next Monday, and persons failing to file returns by that time will be subject to a penalty of 5 per cent. The tax for the year 1894 is ng collectible until July 1 next, but the returns have to be made before the 15th instant. The Loss of Revenue. ‘The deductions from Incomes on account of rents, municipal bonds, etc., will prob- ably deprive the government of ebout one- half the estimated coltections, or $15,000,- 000. No offtclal estimate has yet been made at the Treasury Department as to the effect of the decision, but it is gen- erally conceded that it will reduce the cs- timated revenue from income fully 50 per cent. Many compiications will undoubtedly rise in the enforcement of the law, and the treasury ofticials are apprehsnsive as to the result. The remcyal of rents, etc., as taxable items will necessitate a re-examination of all the returns already made, and result in a general overhauling of the records of the office. Commissioner Miller has not yet decided what to do in the matter, but will probably t2legraph instructions to all col- lectors temorrow as to the course of action to be followed in view of the court’s de- cision. —____-e—. IN A SEA OF MUD. Racing Going on at the St. Track. As a result of the heavy rain which set in last night and continued all day racing at St. Asaph was resumed on a track which was a sea of mud. The weather had no effect whatever on the attendance. The card presented for today was a good one, including the Monti- cello stakes for $1,000. Scratches were heavy. Eighteon books weighed in. ‘The Potomac stakes of $1,000 for three- year-olds will be run on Wednesday. First race, five furlongs—Pontlear (Reiff), 3 to 1, urst; Foundling (Dorsey), 8 to 1, second; Golden Gate (Keefe), 8 to 3, third. Time, 1.02%. a DEPUTIES ON GUARD. Asaph Shots Were Fired at a Mine Engineer in Western Pennsylvania. PITTSBURG, Api¥l 8.—An attempt was made today by the railrcgd coal operators to break the strike of the miners of this district, but up to ncon the attempt had proved a dismal failure. The Jumbo and Midway mines of the Robbins Coal Com- pany were scheduled to resume work this morning at the 60-cent rate. Few men ap- plied for work, however, and there was no demonstration on the part of the strikers. The company claims to have fifteen men at work at the Jumbo mine, but the strik- ers say that‘only five are at work there. "There are five deputy sheriffs on guard there, but they are not armed with Win- ehesters and have had no trouble in pre- serving order. The only excitement this morning was occasioned by three shots be- ing fired at the engineer at the Jumbo mine from the hillside. None of the shots took effect, and the man who fired them made his escape. . The operators refusg to make public their plans, but it is evident that they intend to make determined efforts to start a num- ber of mines with non-union men. The Monon and Shipley mines of the Youghiogheny Gas and Coal Company re- sumed today at the 60-cent rate, but it is not known how many men are at work. When running full these mines employ about six hundred men. The Consolidated Coal Company has issued a circular to its men reminding them of the contract that they made with the company last Decem- ber, in which they agreed to work until May 1 at 55 cents per ton. The circular says that large contracts were taken on the strength of this contract and that the company will hold the men responsible for losses. ‘The operators who mine for the local market held a meeting here this morning. ‘They blame the lake shippers for the low price of coal in this market, and the meet- ing was taken up with a discussion of prices and a means of rectifying them. An- other meeting will be held during the week. The Railroad Coal Operators’ Association is in session here today, and the strike will be the principal question under discussion. No information wHl be given out until after the meeting. — Presidential Postmasters Appointed. The President today reappointed Frank W. Joplin postmaster at Elizabethtown, Ky., vice Emily T. Helm. This is one of the appaintments made during the session of Congress. which failed of confirmation. Mrs. Helm is a sister-in-law of the late President Lincoln, and has held the office for years. Other presidential postmasters were ap- Pointed as follows: At West Brook, Me., Edwin E. Mayberry; at Wrightsville, Pa., Robert S. Magee, and at Seattle, Wash., Gilbert 8S. Meem. LATE NEWS BY WIRE Demand for an American Military Officer in Hawaii. TROOPS IN NEED CF A TRAINED LEADER Recent Converts to the Annexation Movement. SPECIAL ELECTION CALLED —_+—___ SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., April 8.—Advices from Honolulu per steamer Peru, dated March 30, received this morning, are as follows: The most important event of the past week was a mass meeting of annexation- ists, under the auspices of the American League. C. B. Wilson, the ex-queen’s agent, and C. L. Hopkins, a so-called con- vert to the new annexation movement, were among the speakers. They advised the natives to favor annexation as the only remaining weapon to overthrow the present government. The natives were secretly warned to keep away from the meeting. President Dole is expected to issue a proclamation summoning the legislature for May 1. A special election for repre- sentative In the fourth district has been called. The candidates are Deputy Attor- ney General A. G. M. Robertson (govern- ment) and Paul Neumann (independent). The conservative element and the Ameri- can union party Eplit on Robertson. Neu- mann may possibly be elected. The line officers of the military ani the cabinet at a joint meeting agreed on the desirability of obtaining a United States officer as col- onel, the recent revolt showing a lack of mnilitary skill on the part of the officers und the necessity for a trained leader. The suppression of the rebellion is ascribed to the idiocy of the enemy rather than the skill of the government troops. Mail Advices From Tokio. The following advices were received today per steamer Peru, from Tokio: Early peace is still confidently expected by the leaders of the Japanese government, although not as unqualifiedly as ten days ago. Then the conviction of the minis-ers was so positive that activity in military circles materially relaxed and the departure of several bodies of troops previously or- dered to China was delayed until the out- look should become clearer. Now these troops are again in readiness for an im- Mediate start. Count Ito and Viscount Mutsu, whose opinions are of first importance, are strong- ly convinced that China earnestly desires to close the war at once. If the Chinese ambassadors’ powers are curtailed it is in consequence of a deliberate intent to de- ceive, but it is almost incredible that the Chinese government should invite further disasters by needlessly irritating their an- tagonist at this stage. The unconditional and almost abject sub- mission of the Pekin rulers, their open disavowal of blame, and the promptness in yielding every preliminary suggestion, have aroused some distrust, but Ito and Matsu zo believe in the validity of Li’s mis- sion. Prince Komatsu, chief of the imperial staff, has been appointed commander-in- chief of the Japanese forces in China, and ordered to proceed to Port Arthur. A considerable part of the staff now at Hiro- shima goes with him. This step is regarded as preliminary to the emperor’s progress to China. ——— DIGGING OUT TRAINS. Snow Drifted Over Thirty Fect Deep in Colorado, DENVER, Col., April 8.—Not a train ar- rived in Denver from the east yesterday, and all roads traversing the eastern por- tion of the state were impassable as a result of the great storm of Friday. The snow has melted and the delay to trains now comes from sand on the tracks. Every cut is filled, some to the depth of four to eight feet. Rotary plows are the only im- plements that can make an impression upon the obstructions. Belated travelers report that the storm through Kansas was the worst ever known in that section. Many of the passenger trains are now more than forty-eight hours late and are battling with snow and sand on the prairie. Superintendent Bogard of the Union Pacific, with headquarters at Cheyenne Wells, has a large force of men clearing the tracks. In places within sixty or seventy miles from Denver the snow was found in drifts from thirty to forty feet deep, being near the top of telegraph poles in some instances. ‘ The Rock Island experienced more trou- ble, perhaps, than any other line. The first train from the east over this road in sixty hours arrived today. The Missouri Pacific, the Kansas Pacific division of the Union Pacific and the Santa Fe were also much hampered. Trains are getting through on all the roads today. The reports from northern Colorado and Wyoming are to the effect that the wind and sand storm was so fierce that men at work cleaning the way were obliged to wear a covering for their faces, the sand cutting even through the cloth like a knife and lacerating the shovelers in a horrible fashion. The loss of range stock in some portions of eastern Colorado, it is said, will amount to twenty per cent of the total. Many cattle wandered into Colorado and perished. They had been driven before the north wind for over 200 miles. STICKS TO HIS BRIDE. A Young Medical Student Who Re- fuses to Desert Her. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., April S.—The sensa- tion created by the marriage of J. N. Bay- lor, a young medical student here, the son of Col. J. G. Baylor of the United States army, to Nina Rowe, an actress in a va- riety theater here, has brought forth some new developments today. Young Baylor is connected with one of the most prominent families in Maryland. He kept the mar- riage a secret for a week, telling his bride that he would be cut off from his inher- itance if it became public. The groom’s mother and brother-in-law arrived here yesterday from Baltimore, and made a fruitless effort to induce the young man to leave his bride and return home with them. This he positively refused to do, and it is stated that his mother returned, with the understanding that the young man would find a welcome at home only on condition that he left the girl behind him. The bride claims to be the daughter of Mrs. M. J. Rowe, a wealthy widow of Ha- gerstown, Md., who was the wife of the late Dr. Rowe of the Un:ted States army. She ran away from home, she says, and married a man named “Red” Graves in 1889, from whom she was divorced two years later. She went on the stage-as a chorus girl in Philadelphia, and, drifting from place to place, landed in a theater here. —- BURNED OUT THE BOXES. Fire Alarm System Disabled by Trol- ley Wire. It was only because of good fortune that the overhead trolley wires did not cause serious loss by fire recently. The trouble was caused by the presence on the street of the overhead wires of the Georgetown and Tenleytown electric railroad. On 32d street near the canal last Friday one of the overhead fire alarm wires broke and fell across the heavily charged electric road wires. The current of electricity was so great that six fire alarm boxes on that particular circult were totally disabled. There was nothing left of some of the burned instruments, and the six boxes were rendered useless and had to be taken down. They are now being put in order by Super- intendent Miles. ‘Had a fire occurred near one of these boxes a serious delay might have resulted, which would have caused the wholesale destruction of property and perhaps lives. Fortunately no fires have occurred which necessitated the turning In of the alarm from any one of the six boxes, and the break was discovered in time to prevent any such trouble in the future from this particular break, although there may be a Fepetition of it at any time. 0. H. Douney, of Albion, Ind., an acknowledged expert in mat- ters relating toadvertising, pro= nounces The Washington Evene ing Star_one of the best six daily papers inthe United States for advertisers’ use, because-= to use hisown words-~‘‘because it comes néarer to covering its field entirely than any other Paper orreasth.”” SUPREME COURT LEAKS Several Decisions Have Recently Been Published Before Promulgation. Jadges Looking Into the Source of the Unlawful Information—Is It Contempt? There has been much interested com- ment among the Washington newspaper people for the last two days over the publi- cation in Chicago last Saturday morning of what purported to be the decision of the United States Supreme Court in the income tax case. ss There have recently been several in- stances in which the decisions of the Su- Preme Court have been communicated to the public in advance of their announce- ment in the court itself. Such publications have, however, occurred only within recent years. They have been more frequent, within the last few months than ever be- fore in the history of the court. Only a few weeks ago the decision of the court in the Oakland, Cal., water front case (a suit of vast importance on the Pacific coast and because of the precedent which it established almost as important else- where) was published ten days in advance of its promulgation in the court. The de- cision of the Bell telephone case was known in speculative circles before it was ren- dered. There have been a number of other cases in which the secrets of the court have been published by the newspapers or have been known on Wall street in advance of the decisions. It undbdubtedly is a fact that the Supreme Court justices are making thorough in- quiry as to the manner in which its se- crets have become public. The persons who have knowledge of the proceedings of the court, when they have reached the form when they are communicated to print, are the justices themselves; in some in- stances the private secretaries of the jus- tices, but not in all instances; the mes- senger who carries the copy to the prin- ter, and who returns it from the printer to the court offictals; the printer, who is a private printer, and not the public printer in the government printing office, as is generally supposed, and the compositors w® set the copy. It !s, of course, physical- ly possible, that information as to these great secretm,cowld escape from any or from all of the persons indicated. But it has seemed impossible that these secrets could be divulged by any of these per- sons. It of course is not for a moment to be supposed that:any of the justices would communicate to any person the decisions which they have reached. The statements which have gained cur- rency that a justice of the Supreme Court had communicated to the President of the United States the decision -which was reached in the income tax case is suffi- ciently answered by the fact that no jus- tice of the United States called at the White House’on the day that he is report- ed to have given the information, or at any other time within the week. Nor is it fair to assume that any of the secretaries of the justices have betrayed their trust. They are all gentlemen of high character; they are gerterally young lawyers ambi- tious for a eareer, and pleased. with the+ chance for association with the justices of this great court, which gives them an op- portunity to secure a start in their profes- son. It is incredible to think that any of them have been guilty of such a breach of faith. Indeed, in cases of great import- ance, where speculative and other interests are involved, the justices, in order to re- move these young gentlemen from sus- picion, have frequently and laboriously written out their opinions in their own hand, so that these young gentlemen have had no personal knowledge of the subject. The printer, it is said, has never been suspected, and the compositors who set up the copy are not furnished Individually with enough of it to really form a clear opinion as to what the decision may be. No printer, unless it be the proprietor of the establish- ment himself, ever sees all of the original copy in important cases, and the utmost care is taken with all the proofs. The Remedies. Some lawyers are of the opinion that the power of contempt 1s broad enough to per- mit the Supreme Court to punish those who publish a decision ithout taking the troubie to make inq! y as to the source from which it may -have been obtained. ——_———_+-o-+____. THE COURTS. Court of Appeals—Chief Justice Alvey and Associate Justices Morris and Shepard. Brown et al. agt. Cole et al.; petition for writ of mandamus, prayed by J. C. Chaney, ordered to be printed and heard April 16. No.- 423, Carusi agt. Savary. Equity Court No. 1—Judge Cox. Moore agt. Shoemaker; time to take tes- timony extended fifteen days. Washington Beneficial Endowment Association agt. Commercial Alliance Life Insurance Com- pany; leave to withdraw motion to aceept offer granted. Ball agt. Washington Bene- ficial Endowment Association; Geo. H. Rip- ley allowed to intervene. Soper agt. Vaughn; decree dismissing bill. In re Alice Green, Malford Gregory, Walter Brownell, Martha C. Polly, W. R. B. Atkinson and Sodosia Butler; inquisitions in lunacy con- firmed. Equity Court No, 2—Judge Hagner. Winter agt. Winter; testimony before R. E. Lee, examiner, ordered taken. Strauss agt. Strauss; diyorce a vin mat. granted on cross bill and original bill dismissed. Circuit Court No. 1—Judge Bradley. Middle Sates Loan, Building and Con- struction Company agt. Lawrence; judg- ment for plaintiff on motion. Sarah M. Waycott agt. Jas. W. Pumphrey, executor; verdict for plaintiff for $5. Lansburgh agt. Wimsatt; appeal bond fixed at $50. Fisher & Co. agt. Hawks; defendant called and judgment for plaintiffs. Whelan ast. Purner et al.; ordered on stet calendar. Portsmouth Savings Bank agt. Tulloch; A NEST OF THIEVES The Police Raid Some Jackson City Resorts. ONE ALLEGED BURGLAR CAPTURED With a Man Arrested Here Charged With Safe Blowing. COLLECTIONS OF TOOLS Jackson City was raided yesterday morn- ing, and the outlaws there are now aware of the fact that they may be interfered with by officers other than the sheriff and his deputies. The police of this city, as- sisted by the Alexandria police, made the raid, and succeeded in arresting one man thought to be a dangerous crook, while an ex-convict was arrested here soon after- ward. Sheriff Veitch, the law officer of Alexandria county, tas not present when the raid was made, nor did he know any- thing of what had happened until the place had been raided and the prisoner taken. This raid was the result of an investigation of the safe robbery in the office of the Alexandria Ferry Company, at the foot of 7th street, last week, and the Washing- ton officers are reasonably certain that they have in custody at least one man who knows some little about the daring robbery, when the watchman was bound and gagged, the safe biown open and nearly $1,000 taken. Detectives Horne and Weedon have been investigating the robbery, and they learned of the conduct of men across the river that led them to belleve that the safe-blowers were making their headquarters on the soil of the Old Dominion, where little or no effort is made to prevent violations of the law, but where, it is said, crooks and gam- blers of various descriptions are welcomed. In making this investigation the officers learned that there wére two strangers stop- ping in Jackson City, and according to their information these men had a kit of burg- lars’ tools, which would assist in making an entry into any place from a river sloop to the treasury vaults. Then, too, the officers learned that “Billy” Williams, ‘an ex-convict, who served time for the killing of Policeman Arnold in Alex- andria, had been visiting lawless Jackson City and holding conferences with these strangers, who were known about the saloons as “Eddy” and “Jac! While all this was going cn Williams was visiting police headquarters in this city, and was endeavoring to get indorsements of an application for a position as watch- man, claiming that he had concluded to reform and lead an upright life. Raid Arranged. This information was communicated to Inspector Hollinberger, chief of the detec- tive ccrps, who concluded that he would make an effort to have Jackson City raid- ed at a time when the men would probably be found at Harry Candler’s saloon, where they had been stopping. Tney-had been stopping there nearly five months, so the officers were informed, and had net made many acquaintances. It was also known that some persons had been seen crossing the river at a late hour in a small boat, and the police believe that this is the way the safe blowers reached the ferry wharf on the morning of the robbery, and then Teturned the same way. Aid From Alexandria. When Inspector Hollinberger concluded to have the raid made, he sent for Capt. James Smith of the Alexandria police force, who is known to be a sincere and capable oficial, and revealed to him -his plans. Lieut. Emith, in addition to being connect- ed with the Alexandria police force, is a state cfficer, and he readily agreed to lend all the assistance in his power. Arrangements were made for the raid, and the officers agreed to meet in front of the place knuwn as “Harry’s” saloon, at 2 o'clock yesterday morning. Some time be- fore the hour appointed the police put sev- eral cfficers on guard at this end of the bridge, and prevented persons going over there, as they did not intend to have any one go over there and give the Jackson City people a “tip.” The Raid. About midnight Inspector Hollinberger, Sergeant Johnson and Detectives Horne, Weedon, Lacy, Boyd, Boardman, Carter, Gallaher and Rhodes met and concluded they would cross over the bridge to Jackson City in order to reach there at exactly 2 o'clock. These men walked over the bridge and later the first precinct patrol wagon fcllowed to do service, if necessary. Lieutenant Smith and three Alexandria officers drove up in a buggy and reached the front of the saloon at the appointed hour, while the officers from this side were there to meet them. Candler’s saloon was lighted and a rap at the front door was followed by the withdrawal of the bolt. The man known as “Eddy,” who afterward gave his name as Edward Desmond, was there. A man known as “Sud” Donaldson, once a private detective here, was apparently In charge of the saloon. The people in the all-night saloon made no effort to give the officers trouble, be- cause Lieutenant Smith produced his search warrant, which directed a search for the money taken from the safe and also carried with it power to make arrests. Whtn “Eddy” Desmond had been arrest- ed and the officers learned that “Jack” was not in the house they made a search of an old scow on the river and in this was found a first-class machine shop, where it is possible to make implements for com- mitting robberies of every description. And it was on this boat that the officers found what may prove an important piece of evidence later on. It was a bundle of twine of a kind not in common use, and it is exactly like the twine used in binding the hands of the watchman in the ferry company’s office when the safe robbery was committed. The cord found fn the boat as well as that used on the watchman shows about the same amount of wear, with fresh cut er.ds, and the police are thoroughly satis- fled that the twine used by the safe blow- ers was taken from the bunch of twine found on the boat. Williams Arrested. After this was accomplished the officers turned their attention in another direction to arrest “Jack” if possible. They were informed that he and a man named Wells had Jeft the saloon together after taking a drink, and the officers drove off to the plaintiff allowed to withdraw original note |esidence of Wells, about three miles dis- on filing copy. FE. G. Aukam agt. Aaron Bradshaw; on hearing. Gilbert agt. Ley- han; demurrer to declaration sustained, with leave to amend in ten days. National Express and Transfer Company agt. Win- ston; suggestion of death of defendant, and summons ordered against executrix. Ports- mouth Savings Bank agt. Tulloch; judg- ment for plaintiff on motion. Criminal Court No. 2—Judge Cole. United States agt. John E. Colbert, em- bezzlement; defendant arraigned; plea not guilty. United States agt. Joshua Ray and Harry Gray, housebreaking; verdict guilty; sentence reform school. Probate, Court—Judge Hagner. In re Robert Slaughter, minor; petition for appointment of guardian filed. Estate of Lewis Bell; will proved. Estate of Pat- rick H. Coffee; exemplitied copy of will filed. Estate of Mary C. Shamwell; will admitted to probate and letters testament- ary issued to-Caroline S. Shamwell; special bond $170. 2 —— New Trustees. The women school trustees appointed Fri- day afternoon by the Commissioners ap- peared at the District building this after- noon, ready to take the*onth of oMze. Mrs. | Stowell was the first to arrive erd she had only been seated a few minutes when Mrs. | Terrell put In an appearance. She was ac- | companied by ex-Congressman lynch. Tho two new trustees Were Introduced to each | other, and talked over thetr respective work. Later in the day they thanked the Commissioners for th ppointments. . ——— Senntor Proctor Better. Special Dispatch to The Evcxtng Star. i KNOXVILLE, Tenn., April §8.—Senator Procter of Vermont, who has been confined to his room with a slight attack of pneu- mona, is much better today and hopes to be out in a few days. tant in the direction of Arlington. Wells was at home and he allowed the officers to search his house, but “Jack’’ was not there. As Desmond had been arrested on what is thought to be Virginia soil he had to be taken to Alexandria. As soon as this was accomplished Inspector Hollinberger tele- phoned here and caused the arrest of “Billy” Williams at his home on N street southeast, and he was placed behind the bars. : Refuses to Come. Desmond was brought before Mayor Strauss in the police court at Alexandria this morning, but was recommitted for further examination, Young James Forn- shell, the watchman at the Washington ferry house, was in the court room, but was unable to say whether Desmond was one of the men or not. He told The Star representative that his only means of recognition would be by the voice of one of the men, as they handled him too quickly for him to see them. Desmond is a young man, with smooth face, and is not over twenty-four years of age. He is supposed to hail from Baltimore, though he has told several stories on the subject. Detectives Weedon and Horn went to Alexandria this morning to try to get Des- mond to go to Washington, but this he re- fuaed jo without the proper requisition papers, and they returned on the 12:20 boat withou it Is sald, te will- ing to go if he ts advised so to do by a“ Washington, and the deteatives wt! probably arrange this 1 Insists and that he utter, though ly positive that he Is ited. Gov. Muarvil Dying. WILMINGTON, Del., April 8.—A dispatch from Laurel to the Every Evening says: “Governor Marvil’s death is momentarily expected.” j Deposit and Tr BUSINESS HIGH SCHOOL. Plas to Move It to Old District Build- ing. When the next school year commences it is quite probable that the Business High School will be in a new home. Tae build- ing, which will likely-be‘used in a most im- portant factor in the educational system of the District, is the one which is just now being vacated by the District Commission- ers. For & week or so some of the scigol authorities have been discussing the ad- visability of such a change, and up to this time there has been absolute unanimity of sentiment in favor of transporting the now badly housed institution io the larger and in every way more desirable structure on 1st street. Informal conference has been had with Mr. Thos. W. Smith, owner of the District building, and discussion as to the rent is said to be still proceeding. Inspection of the District building makes it evident that nineteen or twenty good rooms can be ar- ranged for without the removal of many of the partitions, or considerable disar- rangement of the present building plan. Official action will possibly be taken at the meeting of the school board tomorrow afternoon, and as things now appear the chances are favorable for the removal from the northwest to a location almost precisely central. Should the District Commissioners decide to continue the renting of the fireproof vaults which are beneath the building there will be no trouble at all in arranging the rental figures; there are several small buildings rented in various parts of the city and it will be possible to let one of these go by using two or three of the surplus rooms in the present District building. —— CHOSEN AS SPONSORS, Mies Snowden Will Look After the Fencibles at Memphis. Miss Imogene Snowden, daughter of Gen. R. B. Snowden, commandant of the en- campment, has been chosen as sponsor for the champion National Fencibles during the big interstate drill and encampment to be held in Memphis May 11 to 21 next. The Indianapolis light artillery, which has never failed to carry off first honors in the artillery class at every interstate drill, will participate in the Memphis con- test. The members of the Fencibles and those of the Indianapolis battery are warm friends, and the reunion at Memphis ts looked forward to with pleasure. The Sealy Rifles of Galveston, Tex., who stood third at Little Rock, will also engage in the contest. The Hibernian Rifles have rented the Center Market Hall for a drill ground, and will begin practice therein this evening. Rumors to the effect that the Hibernians have decided not to enter the drill are de- clared to be false by Capt. Walsh, who is very enthusiastic over the prospects of his company. Among the distinguished persons who have accepted invitations to attend the encampment are Gen. E. C. Walthall of Mississippi, Gen. John M. Stone of Missis- sippi, Gov. Culberson and staff of Texas, Lieut. Gen. Stephen D. » Gen. Joe Wheeler and Gen. John B. Gordon of Georgia. ———>_—_. CONDUCTORS’ UNIFORMS. The Metropolitan Men Will Not Be Obliged to Bay New Ones. ‘The question of uniforms that arose be- tween the conductors and drivers of the Metropolitan Railway Company and Pres- ident Phillips of that road has been satis- factorily adjusted. A committee of the Railway Protective Unicn, consisting of Messrs. Amiss, Dent and Sturgis, chosen at the meeting last Thursday, had a long interview with Mr. Phillips yesterday, and the whole matter was considered. The conductors and drivers who have double-breasted coats will be permitted, after inspection and approval, to wear them. In case any new uniforms are neces- sary, the men will buy them through the committee of the union, the officers of the company acting with the committee in choice of material and the firm to be pa- tronized. The men expressed. gratitude to Mr. Phillips for his action in the matter, as it means a large saving to them. BILL OF EXCEPTIONS. Efforts to Have It Signed in the Cole Will Case. In the Court of Appeals today Mr. J. C. Chaney, representing the contestants in the contest over the will of the late Maria Cole, petitioned for a writ of mandamus to compel Judge Bradley to sign the bill of exceptions taken at the trial during the October term of Circuit Court No. 1. The Court of Appeals set the matter down for argument on the 16th instant. The will of Mrs. Cole was sustained, and it is claimed by the successful parties that the contestants did not submit their bill of exceptions for Judge Bradley's signature until during tke latter part of the Jan- uary term of the court. Judge Bradley then refused to sign it, holding that the time during which he could have signed it had long since expired. —— On the Sick List. Dr. Samuel C. Busey, who was seriously injured by falling down the elevator shaft at the Concord Hotel Friday last, is de- cidedly better this afternoon, having passed a comfortable night. Dr. J. Ford Thompson, who has been very ill for some days, also passed a restful night and his condition was described as slightly improved this afternoon. ———— Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m.—U. S. 4s, reg- istered, $50 at 11114. Belt Railroad 5s, $1,000 at 86; $1,000 at 86; $1,000 at $6. Washington Gas, 2 at 495 23 at 49; 25 at 49; 25 at 49; 25 at 40: 33. Colum- mS 4s, Sn ao ally s ‘SS. 4s, coupon, 112 bid, 112 asked. U.S. 85, 115% bid, “el District of Columbia Bonds.—20-year fund 5s, 106 Did. 30-year fund Gs, gold, 114 bid. Water stock 7s, 1901, currency, 115 bid.” Water stock 7s, 1903, currency, 116 bid! 3.658, ‘funding, currency, 1104, Did. 3i4s, registered, 2-us, 100 Did. Mi —-Washington and Geo 1zy bid, 136 asked. Was! Railroad conv. 68, 2d, 129 bid, 136 asked. Metropolitan Railroad conv. 100 bid, 101 asked. Belt Railroad 38, 86 bid, asked. ’Eckington Railroad 6s, 103 bid, 106. aske Colum Railroad 63, 109% bid, 111 asked. V: jas. Company 6s, series ‘A, Gas Company 6s, series By 3as Company conv. Gs, 133 bid. U. S. Elec- trie Light conv. 58, 133 bid, “Chesapeae and Po- tomae Telephone 5s, 100 bid, 105 asked. American Security and Trust 5s, F. and A., 1001, bid. Amer- ty, and ‘Trust 53, A. “and U., 100% bid, ington Market Company ist Gay i10 bid, 115 asked. Washington Market Company imp. 6s, 110 bid, 115 asked. Washington Market Company ext. Gs,'105 bid. Masonte Hall Association 3s, 103 bid. Washington Light Infantry ist Gs, 101 bid. Wash- ington Light Infantry Zs, 100 bid. ‘ational Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 290 , 30) asked. Bank of the Republte, 250" bid. Metrypolitan, 282 bid, 300 asked. Ci 266 bid, 300 asked. Farmers and Mechanics’, 183 bid, 20 1. dd. Cit! 00 a: bid, 150 asked. 135 bid. Columbia, 135 bid, 142 asked. CG: 118 bid. West End, 108 bid, 110% asked. ers’, 102 bid, 110% asked. Lincoln, 100 bid, 105 asked. Ohio,” 80 bid. Safe Deposit and Trust Compantes.—National Safe 20 bid, 126 asked. Washington Loan and ‘Trust, bid, 121 asked. American Schailroad” Stocks’—Washlogton and Georg: road Stocks.—Washington a etown, 275 bid, 290 asked. Mi litan, 62 bid, 70 ask Columbia, 62 bid, 70-asked. Belt, 27 asked. Eck: ington, 25 bid. Georgetown and ‘Tennallstown, 35 asked. Gas and Electric Light Stocks.—Washington Gas, 48% bid, 49% asked. Georgetown Gas, 50 bid, 554% asked. 'U. S. trie Light, 133 bid,’ 133% asked. Insurance Stocks. Firemen’s, 38 bid, 404, asked. 45 bid, 55 asked. 68_bid. Arlington, jean, 135 bid. National Union, Columbia, 13% bid, 15. askell '% asked. Teople’s, 5% bid, 5% *5%4 bid, 8% asked. Commercial, 4% asked. ‘Title Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 106 Ma; 116 asked: Columbia Title, *77 bid. District 10 bid, 13 asked. ‘Telephone Stocks.—Pennsylvania, 36 bid, 50 asked. Line bid, wpeake and Potomac, 96% ‘bil, 50% asked. American Graphophone, 2% bid, 34 ‘asked. “Pueu- matic Gun Carriag 27 bid. Miscellancons St. Washington 14 bid. Great Falls Ice, 130 bid, 146 Bull Run Panorama, 30 asked. Norfolk and Washington Steaboat, 90 bid. Lincoln Hall, 80 bid, 90 asked. Aigrgenthaler Linotype, 160 bid, 180 asked. Bs iv. —— Washington Grain Market. Reported by the Grain Exchange. Spring patent flour, per barrel, 3.60a3.80; spring straight our, per barrel, 330a3.50; winter patent flour, per barrel, 3.1523.30; winter’ straight flour, per barrel, 2.00a3-00; winter extra flour, per bar Market, asked. rel, clipped white oats, per _ bushel 39) i 2° white oats, per. bushel, 4 No. 2 sulted oats, per bushel, 2 yellow corn, per bushel, 52; No. 2 white corn, per bushel Ba; No. 1 timothy hay, per ton, 12,75a14-50; No. iy hay, per ton, 1 hay, per ton, 11.00a13.00; ton, 9.00a10.50; No. 1 cut hay, ‘ 14.60; bulk bran, per ton, 17.90a18.50; ‘bulk tide lings, per ton. '18.0019.00; ve atrai, te 13.00a14.00; wheat straw, per ton, 5.506. abore quotations for ear lots ‘Washington. FINANCE AND TRADE Talk in Wall Street Regarding the Income Tax Decision. THE PRICES WERE NOT INFLUENCED Effect of Jersey Central's Lower Dividend. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatck to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, April 8.—Speculative sen- timent was decidediy mixed this morning, owing to the uncertainty relative to the in- ecme tax decision and the dividend on Jersey Central. London's prices were prac- tionally higher, as the result of a more favorable rate for Americans, but the buying of foreign houses was not in sym- pathy with the local sentiment. The pes- simism of the professional element was especially pronounced in Jersey Central. Western Union and sugar. As to the former, its action and that of its higher- priced neighbors, added convincing color to the rumors of a reduced dividend. Lib- eral selling of the stock during the early trading forced a reduction of 2 per cent in price. At this point the official announcement was made that the decreased earnings of the road would necessitate a 2 per cent re- duction in the rate, putting the property on a 5 per cent basis. The announcement re- sulted in a spirited covering movement, which forced the price back to opening figures. The management of the property is to be congratulated upon its recognition of the action best suited to the future pros- Perity of the road. The weakness in this stock encouraged selling in the balance of the group, Dela- ware and Hudson leading with a decline of 3 per cent, part of which was subse- quently restored through covering. Balti- mere and Ohio declined.2 per cent on sales based on the opinion that the dividend on that property is in doubt in spite of the announcement that the usual 2 per cent has been earned. Manhattan was weak on realizing sales early in the day, but stead- jed up considerably during the afternoon on_ moderate purchases. Western Union was influenced by the ru- mors prevailing at the close of last week, and to which attention has already been directed. The street was confident that the income tax law would be defeated during the Morning and wagers of two to one were offered to that effect. The result of the de- cision was, therefore, better than was gen- erally anticipated and prices were not in- fluenced by the announcement. It is prob- able, however, that an attempt will be made to depress prices on the belief that the treasury will be seriously affected by the decreased revenues caused by the exemption of rents and certain classes of bonds. It is stated, however, that there will be no extra session of Congress and no further issue of bonds, owing to prospective in- creases in revenues from other sources. On the face of this opinion it would seem to be a strong argument in favor of pur- chases of real estate on which there is no tax and sales of stocks and bonds on which incomes are either limited or taxed. The courts of the country will shortiy be filled with litigants who will demand a full bench opinion on this subject, and it is not likely that the market has been entirely withdrawn from the “influences of this much-mooted question. . Sugar was the feature of the industrial lst, selling down 1 per cent on professional operations, and sul ently rallying on gocd buying for long account. The next rise in this property, it is said, will eclipse all recent records. At a meeting of the sales agents of the agthracite coal roads a schedule of rates Was announced, which is likely to stimulate some activity in the stocks of these prop- erties. With the announcement of the dividend policy of the new management of Chicaxo Gas, which is expected shortly, the ee nity oeege es serie d uncertain- les ~whic! ve latel ad a depressing influence on values. A ———— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 30 Broadway: Stocks. Low. Close, American Sugar. 99x 10136 ‘American ips co] 96 9636 26 — <i R. Grande Pf and Cattle Feeding. General Electric. Ullnois Central, Lake Shore. Tenn. Coal and Iron. Union Pacific. Wav: Wheeting and i. Erie. Wheeling and L. E. Ptd. Western Unton Tel. Baltimore Market: BALTIMORE, April 8.—Flour quict—western su- 002.10; do. extra, 2.20a2. . family, fer wheat patent, 3.00a3, spring spring wheat straight, 3.3523.50— ie rrels; shipments, 56 barrels; eat dull—spot and month, 61 401 bushels; sales, 15,000 bushels; ellow corn, 50a51.” Oats firm— ‘37% asked; No, 2 mixed, 34a 343y—receipts, 1,738’ bushels; stock, 162,689. bush- els. Rye dull—No. 2, 58a59—recelpts, 1.571 bush stock, 18,507 bushels. “Hay firm—good to choice timothy, $13.000$13.50. Grain freights rather quiet, engagements small, unchanged. Sugar firm—granu: lated, 4.20. per 100 Ibs. Butter steady—fancy 22;'do. Imitation, 16a17; do. ladle, 14215} 0 12; store packed, 810. Exes steady— fresh, 13.” Cheese firm—fancy New York, 60 size, 11%; do. 85 alze, 12%; do. 20 to 25 size, 12%. a Grain and Cotton Markets. Cotton and grain markets, rej Hibbs, stock, grain and cotton bral els; stock, 3 southern White and No. 2 white western, ed w. B. er, Ta21'F street, BS Ff * yi * 28%. 12.62 12.20 ost 6: 705 7 62 6: 6.40 6. CorTon. Open. Hizh. Low. Close. 6.34 6.35 6.28 6.30 ¥ 5. 28 6.81 6.35 681 6: Presidential Appointments, The President made the following ap- Peintments today: William A. Brady, to be surveyor of customs for the port of Mexi- can City, Ind.; Joseph J. Morrison, to be assistant appraiser at New York; Henry C. Kitfield, to be assistant appraiser at Bos- ten; J. C. Leary, to be special examiner of drugs at Boston, and Henry Herwig, to be cblef engineer in the navy, with the rank of lieutenant,