VOL. XXXII
CORVALLIS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1895
NO. 7.
TRANSPORTATION.
East and South
VIA.
The Shasta Route
OF THE
Southern Pacific R'y Co.
EXPRESS TRAINS RUN DAILY.
6:15 P m Leave Portland Arrive 8:20 H
10:20 P M l-eave Albany Arrive 1 4:25 A u
10:45 a m I Arrive 8. FranclhCO Leave 7:00 pm
A bove trains m en at all stations from Port-
laud to Albanv, Un at Tangent, Shedda, Hal
sey, H rrisbarg. Junction City, Irving, Eugene,
Comatoclr, Drain and ail station! from Rose-
Dari to Asuiana, inclusive.
ROSEBORQ MAIL DAILY.
8:3- A M Leave Portland Arr ve 4:30 pm
12:45 p m I Leave Albany Arrive 1 12:S0 p M
6:50 f M I Arrive Ros.-barg Leave I 7:00 am
Pullman B -ffet sleepers and second-class
sleeping cars attached to all inrougn trains.
WK SICK BlVISIOf.
Between Portland and Corval'.ls. Ma 1 train
daily (except Sunday).
7 -30 A M I Leave For. laud Arrive 15 3pm
12:15 P M Arrive CorvaUts Leave 1 .00 P M
At Albany and Corvallis connect with trains
ol the Oregon Pacific railroad.
EXPRESS TRAIKS DAILY (Except Sunday).
4:40 p M 1 Leave Portland Arrive ' 8 25 a M
7.25 P M Arrive MeMinnvllle Leave 5:C0 a m
statec, Canada and Knrooe can be obta'ned at
lowest rate from A. K. Miller, agent, Corvallis.
R. KOEHI.ER, Manager.
E. P. ROGERS, A. G. F. 4 P. A., Portland, Or.
E. McNEIL, Keceiyer. .
TO THE
EAST
GIVES THE CHOICE OF
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IR O TJ T B S
VIA
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SPOKANE
MINNEAPOLIS
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PACIFIC RY.
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AND
ST. PAUL KANSAS CITY
LOW RATES TO ALL
EASTERN CITIES
UlybAN SlkAMtrO
LEAVE PORTLAND EVERY 5 DAYS
...FOR
SAN FRANCISCO
For full details call on or address
. W. H. HURLBTJRT,
Gen'l Pass. Agent,
Portland, Ob,
Oregon Pacific Railroad Co.
CHAS. CLARK, Superintendent
Connecting with Sir. "HOMER" between Ya
quiiia and San FrancUco.
steamer leaves San Francisco and Yaqnlna
abont every nine days.
Rights reserved to change sailing dates with
out notice.
For freight and passenger rates apply to any
agent.
CHAS. J. HKNDRY8, BON & CO.
Nog. 2 and 8 Market St , Ban Franc sco, Cal.
J. P. BERGIN, G. F. 4 P. A.
Corvallis, Or.
' CHAS. CLARK, Superintendent.
Corvallis, Or.
BENTON COUNTY
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ABolKAU : UUIYirANY
Complete Set of Abstracts
of Benton County.
Conveyancingand Perfecting
. Titles a Specialty.
Money to Loan on Improved City and
Country Property.
J. B. MARKLEY & CO., Proprietors
Main Street, Corvallis.
JOS. H. WILSON
ATTORNEY - AT - LAW
OfBre orer First National Bank, Corvallis, Or.
Will prac ice in ail the state And federal courts.
A bbtrai-ting, collections. Notary public. Con
veyancing. THE NEW
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library observation cars, palace sleeping and dining cars, family tourist sleepers
and first and second class coaches. . . .
Having a rock-ballast track the Great Northern Railway is free from dust,
one of the chiel annoyances oi transcontinental travel.
, Round trip tickets with stop-over privileges and choice of return routes.
T fni-f.hnr information call noon or Write. -
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FARRA & WILSON
Physicians, Surgeons and
Accoucheurs.
Office nstairs in Farra and Allen's brick.
Office hou s from 8 to 9 A. M., and from- 1 to 2
and 7 lo 8 P. M. Calls promptly attended to at
ail hours either day or night.
DR. L. G. ALTMAN
HOMOEOPATHIST
Diseases of women and children and general
practice.
Offlca over Allen A Woodward's drug store.
Office hours 8 to 12 A. M., and 2 to 6 and 7 to 8
P.M.
At residence, corner of 3rd and Harrison after
hoars and on Sundays. . . .
BOWEN LESTER
DENTIST
Office upstairs over First National Bank.
Strictly First-Class Work Guaranteed
Corvallis, Oregon
F. M. JOHNSON
ATTORNEY - AT - LAW
Corvallis, Oregon
Does a general practice in all the courts.
Also agent for all the first-class insurance com
panies. NOTARY-PUBLIC.
JUSTICE PEACE.
E. E. WILSON
ATTORNEY - AT - LAW
Office in Zeiroff building, opposite postoffice.
M. 0. WILKINS
Stenographer and Notary Public
Court reporting and referee sittings made
specialties, as well as type-writing and other
reporting.
Office opposite postoffice, Corvallis, Or.
E. HOLGATE. H. L. HOLOATE.
Notary Public. Jastice of the Peace.
HOLGATE & SON
.i. ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Corvallis - - - Oregon
J. R. Brtson W. E. Yates J. Frsd Yam
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Street, Portland, Oregon.
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ANOTHER ON DURRANT
Sensational Evidence Said to
Have Been Discovered.
A DOCTOR GIVEN "AS AUTHORITY
The Alleged Murderer Said to Have
Induced a Child Into the Belfry
and Ruined Her.
San Francisco,! April 30. Another
sensational rumor is afloat regarding
Durrant, the accused murderer of two
girls in Emanuel church, and should
the rumor prove true it would throw
much light on the murders. This re
port oomes from an Oakland citizen
who avers that a high official of that
city has communicated to Chief Crow
lev a statement that a San Francisco
physician had informed an Oakland
fellow-practitioner that some time ago
he had been called on to attend, pro-
fessionaly, a 15-year-old girl, daughter
of a San Francisco man, who claimed
that she had been lured to the belfry of
Emanuel church and ruined by Dur
rant. The physician, it is said, be
cause of the ethics of the profession,
had not informed the police hitherto.
Chief Crowley was asked this evening
as to the truth of this rumor. He first
evaded replying and then said the police
had found no such doctor. When
pressed for a positive answer Chief
Crowley refused to either affirm or deny
the report.
A blood spot has been found on the
knob of the door Of Pastor Gibson's
study. The police do not attach any
importance to it, however. It is not
sufficient to prove connection with the
murder of Blanche Lamont or that of
Minnie Williams. The spots are on
the inside of the knob which is on the
outside of the door. In fact it is not
surely known whether the spot is of
blood. The police say there is nothing
to show when the spot was placed there
and that it wonld be evidence of no
value. In fact it may have been put
there by friends of Durrant or some
unknown persons desirous of creating a
sensation. Durrant is supposed to have
gone into the pastor's study the night
of the Minnie Williams' murder for a
chisel in the table there in order to pry
open the belfry door, so that he could
take Minnie Williams' body upstairs
and place it beside that of Blanche La
mont. Failing to do this he took back
the chisel and in opening the door may
have left the supposed spot of blood on
the knob. -
A CHANCE BLOW DID IT.
McCarthy Knocked Out in Less Than a
Minute.
Galveston, April 30. By a chance
blow Dan Creedon knocked out Billy
McCarthy in the Tremont opera-house
tonight, in less than a minute. . John
Duffy was the referee; McCarthy was
a little slow in putting up his hands.
Creedon took advantage of it and land
ed on the side of his chin with his left,
which dazed McCarthy. He followed
it up with his right, knocking McCar
thy against the ropes and nearly upset
ting the post to which the gong was
fastened. McCarthy still stood his
ground, but was too dazed ' to defend
himself. He stood up again and was
promptly knocked against the ropes.
Again he came up dazed and a tap on
the chin put him out. Referee Duffy
put his arms around McCarthy and he
fell and counted him out. McCarthy
recovered immediately and walked to
his dressing-room. Nearly 2,000 peo
ple witnessed the fight The crowd
was much dissatisfied with the out
come, having expected a long fight, for
both men were in excellent condition,
evenly matched and had the middle
weight championship honor to settle
between them, since Fitzsimmons has
gone into the heavy-weight class. Pro
fessor Duffy said that he very much
regretted the outcome, adding:
"I expected it to last twenty rounds
at least, but it was a chance blow which
first dazed McCarthy, and Creedon
followed it up until he finished him."
CLAIMS AGAINST HAWAII.
Damages Asked by Americans Who
Were Expelled From the Island.
Washington, April 80. United
States Minister Willis, at Honolulu,
has transmitted to Secretary Gresham
a number of statements sworn before
Consul-General Mills, of American
citizens who were arrested by the
Hawaiian goverment for complicity in
the rebellion, and were permitted to
leave Hawaii only under promise not
to return during their lif etima Claims
for damages were made in each case
and are included in the statements.
The names of these Americans are:
P. M. Rooney, born in Duchess
county, N. Y., late manager of the
Daily Holumna in Honolulu, who
claims $50,000 damages. H. A. Tuen,
born in Stamford, Conn., a painter,
customs-house inspector and chief of
police nnder the provisional govern
ment, who claims $5 per day during
imprisonment and exemplary damages.
Henry von Worthen, born in New Or
leans, general business agent, claims
$65 per month during forty-three days'
confinement. Charles F. Molteno, a
Hawaiian,-naturalized in San Fran
cisco in 1878, a barber, damages $4 per
day during confinement. James Dur-
eel, born in New Orleans . in 1858,
shopkeeper, damages $25,000. John
Ross, born in Scotland, naturlized in
New York, nlanter. damages 8100.000.
. Tif secretary this afternoon also
made, public the oath signed by v those
who left the islands under compulsion.
The signer promises not to return with
out the consent of the authorities at'
Hawaii.
LANDING OF MACEO.
Baraooba, Where It " Occurred, Now
Strongly Guarded,
Gibara, Cuba, April 30. Your cor
respondent has just arrived from the
town of Baraooba, which awoke April
1 to find it had gained prominence by
the landing of Maceo and his party.
The town has subsided again into its
tranquility, excepting that 150 govern
ment soldiers arrived from Guantana
mo April 2, and were followed a few
days later by 200 more, who came over
land from Santiago. The soldiers are
guarding the fortifications and entrances
to the town both day and night. Be
sides the regulars, there is a volunteer
focre of 300 men that patrol the streets
at night, and any effort on the
part of the insurgents to enter or cap
ture the town would be almost an im
possibility, unless, perhaps, they were
in very large numbers. The party that
landed on the 1st donbtless have found
it somewhat unpleasant around here
and have evidently sought more con
genial quarters. The few that left the
town to join those that landed are
mostly mulattoes. ; It is said they are
not many miles from Baraooba, and are
desirous of returning to their homes,
but fear imprisonment.
Last night official telegrams were
received from Guantanamo stating that
regulars and insurgents had exchanged
a few shots, which resulted in the kill
ing of Alor Crombet and another insur
gent and the capture oft seven rebels
and all their arms. The dispatches
further state that Maceo, with his few
followers is said to be so surrounded
that he will be either killed or starved
to death.
It is rumored Maceo is very much
dissatisfied with, the conditions of af
fairs on the island and says he has been
deceived in coming to Cuba. He ex
pected to find the entire island np in
arms, but upon his arrival he finds
things entirely different. The two
English sailors captured from Off the
steamer Honora, which landed Maceo,
were sent to Santiago some days ago on
the man-of-war Conde de Venadito.
The very latest news today states
that all Maceo's forces, except two,
have been captured.
A COMPOSITE DOLLAR.
Suggested as One Solution of the Pres
ent Money Question.
Detroit, Mich., April 30. The Tri
bune will tomorrow publish an editor
ial leader which will declare in' favor
of the solution of the present money
questions by the creation of a new dol
lar, to be composed of proportionate
parts of gold and silver. The article
quotes the declarations of the Republi
can national platforais of. 1888. and
1883 in favor or bimetaiism ana points
out the dangers of a practical . silver
monometallism through the throwing
open of the mints to unlimited coinage.
It calls upon the party to fulfill its
platform pledges by formulating with
out delay a practical scheme for bimet
aiism. Continuing, the paper advo
cates the composite dollar as a measure
easiest to effect and with the least dis
turbance to business of any plan sug-
sted. As to the question whether the
proposed dollar would be available for
export, the Tribune says:
"It would not be necessary to export
the coin while uncoined gold could be
procured which would be just as avail
able. If at any time it became neces
sary to separate the gold from the silver
it could be done at the mint at a cost of
less than 1 per cent. The cost would
be a protection against the exportation
of coin while unused bullion was ob
tainable."
FUMIGATION OF MAILS.
Opening of Yellow Fever Season Leads'
Officials to Take Action.
New York, April 30. The beginning
of the yellow -fever season in the tropi
cal portions of Central and South
America and the West Indies has re
vived the annual question as to the
danger of infection being conveyed to
the United States in letters or newspa
pers mailed from those countries. The
New York health authorities have re
quested that all mails from tropical
countries shall be fumigated before dis
tribution. The immediate cause of the request
was the recent arrival in New York
of a mail steamer from Brazil, one of
whose crew died of yellow-fever on the
voyage north. Postmaster Dayton in
fowarding the health authorities' re
quest said that he did not know the
exact extent of his powers, and -ftaked
instructions. Personally he regarded
the chance of infection as exceedingly
smalL
Second Assistant Postmaster General
Neilson replied today that in view of
the small expense and labor involved
and the amount of loss and' grief that
might be occasioned by only one death,
it seemed to him advisable to begin a
system of fumigation of mails from
tropical countries during the yellow
fever period. This extends from Jan-
nary to September.
Mr. Neilson invited suggestions from
Mr. Dayton on the subject before issu
ing any orders in the matter. -
Bowgate's Ball Reduced.
Washington, April 80. A motion
made in criminal court No. 1 for a re
duction in the amount of bail in the
case of Captain Henry W. Howgate,
the ex-army officer acccused of embez
zling money from the government, was
granted by Judge Cox .today.' He re
duced the bail from $30,000 to $15,
000. It is probable that Howgate will
secure a bondsman. His second trial
was fixed for May 13.
- Patronise Home Industries.
San Francisco, April 29. The manu
facturers' Association has issued an ap
peal to the people of California, asking
them to buy and use goods made in
California instead of Eastern manufac
tures.
ON THE RESERVATION
The Court's Order Further
Complicates Matters. ,
SETTLERS WILL BE EJECTED
The Court Befused to Order the Land
Company and Settlers to Vacate
the Disputed Lands.
Lincoln, Neb., April 29. The fed
eral court has refused to grant the in
junction requested by the government
to restrain the Flournoy Land Com
pany from issuing more leases on the
Winnebago reservation to settlers.
This complicates the trouble. Captain
Beck now declares that he will at once
eject all the settlers now on the reser
vation. The decision was rendered by
Judges Dundy and Riner, sitting to
gether. Several months ago an order
was issued restraining the land com
pany from making any more leases.
This injunction was continued until
such time as the case wonld be heard
on its merits. It is said tonight the
ruling of the court will not deter
Agent Beck from proceeding with the
eviction of the tenants who claim their
farms under the disputed leases. Beck
said tonight that he would at once evict
all settlers. A conflict of authority is
possible.
In 1880 speculators began operating
in these lands nnder illegal leases, and
have continued to do so ever since.
The Flournoy company leased 57,000
acres of land of the Indians for about
20 cents an acre and snblet it for from
$1 to $2. All these original leases from
the Indians were clearly illegal and
for years Indian agents have attempted
to break up this system. In the five
injunction cases being brought the
same questions were raised. Attorneys
for the government preferred to proceed
by civil process instead of employing
the military force at its command. All
the government wanted to do was to
enforce collection of a fair lease and
get rid of the speculators. The Indians
were to be permitted to lease the lands
in accordance with the established rule
of the deapartment at Washington.
The courts decision today in refus
ing to order the land company and set
tlers to vacate its disputed lands makes
the trouble more complicated than be
fore. WILDE'S TRIAL BEGUN.
It Will Be on All of the Counts of the
Indictments.
Lbn6n,'tApriI"29. Oscar Wilde and
Albert Taylor were brought for trial
today to Old Bailey and pleaded not
guilty. :
Men and women fought for standing
room near the door through which the
prisoners must enter the court. The
jury, composed of highly intelligent
appearing middle-aged tradesmen, was
polled at 10:20 A. M., and a few min
utes later Wilde and Taylor were
placed in the prisoners' dock.
Wilde's face was drawn and hag
gard. His hair had been cut and his
wagger had entirely disappeared.
Justice Charles opened court at
1Q:25. A lengthy discussion followed
as to whether the prisoners should be
tried on all of the twenty-five separate
counts of the indictment.
Sir Edward Clarke, Q. C, for the
defense, objected to such a course, but
the jury overruled him. The prisoners
then pleaded not guilty.
C. F. Gill, in behalf of the treasury,
opened for the prosecution, reoiting
the known history of the case, dwell
ing upon the association of Wilde with
Taylor, and giving a graphic descrip
tion of Taylor's darkened, perfumed
rooms, where Wilde was in the habit
of meeting his associates. Counsel
went in detail through the various
charges, reviewing all the testimony
already presented.
Charles Parker was the first witness.
His testimony was most revolting, but
the judge held it to be necessary that
charges against Wilde should be ex
plained in detail.
THE DEBS TRIAL.
Action on the Conspiracy Case Has Been
Indefinitely Postponed.
Chicago, April 30. The Debs trial
on the conspiracy charge has been con
tinued indefinitely. This announce
ment was made yesterday afternoon by
General - Black, United States distict
attorney, after a conference with C. S.
Darrow, one of the attorneys for the
defendants. General Black's action
was the result of instructions contained
in the telgram received from Attorney
General Olney. General Black said:
'T he government is not willing to
appear in the attitude of a persecutor of
any of its citizens. At this time the
case of these men is pending before the
supreme court. All the vital facts
presented in the record are before the
court. The court cannot and will not
render . a decision which will involve
questions other than those of jurisdic
tion. Henoe the postponement."
Hetty Green's Personal Property Tax.
New York, April 27. Hetty Green,
the richest woman in America, who
has been assessed on $1,500,000 worth
of personal property, will not be made
to pay a personal tax in this city.' The
corporation counsel has . informed the
tax department that the assessment is
illegaL Mrs. Green has proved that
her residence is in Bellows Falls,- Vt
Richest Strike In Two Tears.
"Lander, Wyo., April 29. The rich
est gold strike that has been made dur
ing the past two years occurred today
on the Anderson property, near Lewis
ton. The vein Is twenty feet wide,
part of which will run nearly $10,000
per ton.
AN EX-CONSUL'S LETTER.
He Charges All Nicaragua's Faults to
the United States.
. London, April 29. The Standard
will print tomorrow a letter signed
"Ex-Consul," which says:
"During my residence in Nicaragua,
the intrigues of the United States were
at the bottom of all Nicaraguan diplo
macy. JThe states regarded the. Central
American countries as their proteges,
some day to be annexed. They made
special exertions in Nicaragua with a
view of controlling the canal and ex
pelling British influence from the Mos
quito coast I do not doubt that Nica
ragua's recent actions are due to the
suggestion, if not the direction, of the
United States."
The ex-consul speaks favorably of
"Nicaragua's unfortunate inhabi
tants" whom he always found friend
ly to foreigners, especially Englishmen.
He adds:
"But the system of government id
bad. They go into trouble with for
eigners because they submit their af
fairs to utterly inexperienced men,
while they continue always to be the
very easy prey of the intrigues of
skilled diplomatists. It behooves the
European countries, especially Eng
land, to keep a watchful eye on hostile
influences."
FORTUNE SEEKING THE MAN.
Detectives Still Searching for Informa
tion Regarding Ansel White
Santa Cruz, CaL, April 29. Detec
tives are still searching for informa
tion regarding Ansel White, who left
here in 1865 and has not been heard of
since, and for whom an estate worth
$4,000,000 is waiting in New York.
Today a man was found who threw
more light on White's disappearance
than anyone has thus far. S. Wash
urn, of Felton, had an adjoining farm
to White thirty years ago, and they
had been companions. He says that
when White was here he gave $500 to
the keeping of a lady and then wont to
San Francisco, accompanied by a young
man named Jordan, who left him there
and returned to Santa Cruz. White
says he was going to Washington,
which was then a territory. A few
years afterward Washum went to Ore
gon, but did not hear of White. On
his return to Santa Cruz the lady who
was keeping the money had Washum
write to persons in the place where
White intended locating in Washing
ton, hut the reply was that White never
reached there. Washum - is satisfied
that White is dead, or he would have
written to him years ago. ,
AGAINST CANNERYMEN.
Eastern Wholesalers Wish a Cash Sis
count on Salmon Sales.
Astoria, April 29. Efforts are being
made by New York and Chicago whole
salers to force Columbia river salmon
canners to allow them a one and one
half per cent cash discount on sales of
salmon. This is believed to be by the
cannerymen another move in the per
sistent attempt of middlemen to drive
the cannerymen down to the lowest
possible margin short of absolute loss,
and is warmly resented by local pack
ers as an unwarrantable encroachment.
Owing to the fact that a firm front on
the part of the cannefymen will defeat
the scheme, all the packers on the river
will doubtless " stand together on the
question. Steps to that end were taken
as soon as the news of the action of the
Eastern grocers was received here to
day, and there is every probability that
the wholesalers will be worsted.
ROBBERS AND MOONSHINERS.
They Mistook Each Other for Detec
tives and a Battle Followed.
Montgomery, Ala., April 29. A re
port comes from Tower, in southeast
Alabama, north of the Florida line,
that about 9 o'clock today "Railroad
Bill," the desperate negro robber, and
several of his pals came upon a moon
shiners' camp and concluding that the
campers were .the posse of detectives
who had been in search of them for
weeks, opened fire on them. The moon
shiners were making whisky at the
time. They supposed that "Railroad
Bill"' and his party were revenue of
ficers and returned the fire. Both sides
thed retreated under fire and escaped
from each other. Several men are be
lieved to have been fatally wounded.
"Railroad Bill" is among the number
supposed to have been shot. His body
is said to have stopped six bullets.
Both sides carried off their wounded.
To the Realms of Eternal Bliss.
Little Rock, Ark., April 29. The
first legal hanging in Conway county
in twenty-two years occurred at Mor
rilton at 10 this morning, when George
Whitaker, colored, paid the death pen
alty for the murder of his father-in-law
October 8, 1894. Whitaker died as
serting that the gallows wonld transfer
his soul to realms of eternal bliss. In
throwing the trap Sheriff White's foot
caught and he fell with Whitaker,
breaking his wrist.
Thought to Have Died of Glanders.
Spokane, April 26. Physicians are
deeply interested in the death of Geo.
Steinbach, who is believed to have con
tracted glanders from a horse. The
disease seldom appears in the human
body, but when it does there is no cure.
Highest of all in Leavening
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AOSOEJUTEMX PURE
A REHEARING GRANTED
Entire Income Tax Case Will
Be Reopened.
DEPENDS ON JACKSON'S HEALTH
This Explanation Has Been Made by
the Court of Its Order En
tered Tuesday Last.
Washington, April 27. 'When the
supreme court on May 6 again takes up
the income tax question it will once
more go into the merits of all the
points involved and will not, as its or
der made Tuesday apparently stated,
confine arguments to the question of
whether the hearing of the cases shall
be granted. This unexpected explana
tion of the court's order shows it in
tended to state that it had granted the
petition for a rehearing, and if the
bench were full on the date named it
would reopen the case. Attorney-General
Olney and others directly inter
ested in the trial of the suit understood
the court's order in the same manner as
did the public.
The complete reopening of the in
come tax case will necessitate contin
uous hard work on the part of the coun
sel so as to be prepared for court. Attorney-General
Olney and counsel for
the government on this occasion will
go most fully and elaborately into all
points involved and especially into the
question of direct taxation. The gov
ernment will represent that the import
ance of the cases, in the light of views
expressed by the court in opinions al
ready rendered, makes it desirable that
a week should be allowed for argument
on each side. If allowed, the argu
ment in the matter of length may bear
comparison with the exhaustive hear
ing before the Paris arbitration tri
bunal on the Behring sea question.
The explanation now given officially
by the court of the meaning of its or
der indicates a probability that before
finil adjournment of court for the pres
ent term a final determination -of the
full court on the mooted income tax
question may be expected.
While it is the purpose of the su
preme court to have the whole case re
argued and the merits gone into at full
length in order that a final disposition
of the question may be speedily reached,
yet there is reason to believe the vague
ness of its recent decision was due to
some donbts still remaining as to the
condition of Justice Jackson's health.
The action of the court in fixing upon
Mav 6 for the beerinninir of the rearero-
ment was something of a surprise to
the officers of 'the department of jutsice.
While as a matter of course, the gov
ernment will be as ready that day as is
possible in the limited time for prepar
ation, yet it is realized it will be ex
tremely difficult to do in a few days
the work which rightfully calls for a
month's close application.
WORK SOON TO START.
Hearst School for Girls, the First of
Protestant Episcopal Buildings.
Washington, April -27. Ground
will be broken this summer for the
Hearst school for girls, which is to be
the first of the proposed group of build
ings for the Protestant Episcopal cathe
dral of the District of Columbia. The
charter conferred by congress in
cludes within its scope not merely the
cathedral proper, but adjunct institu
tions of all benevolent character, to
gether with a broad eductional scheme.
Before sailing for Europe Mrs. Phoebe
Hearst, widow of the late senator from
California, made to the cathedral trus
tees a donation of $175,000 to provide
for the girls' school to be called after
her name. Three years from next au
tumn it is expected the school can be
opened for pupils. A department for
the higher education of women will
ultimately be a part of the scheme.
The board of trustees hope that gener
ous persons will now come forward to
give money to increase the various en
dowment funds, each fund to bear the
donor's name, and that other persons
will build other parts of the whole
cathedral scheme, such as the boys'
school, the chapel, the bishop's house,
the seminary for higher theological
education, the convention hall, resi
dences for the clergy, etc., and the
cathedral itself, which is to crown the
whole.
Waller Sent to St. Pierre.
Marseilles, April 29. Ex-Consul
John L. Waller has been placed in the
civil prison of St. Pierre, the military
authorities refusing to keep him .any
longer in Fort St. Nicholas, where he
had been detained since his arrival
here. Waller is now awaiting his
transfer to some fortified place, prob
ably to the Isle Marguerite, where the
late Marshal Bazaine was sent. Mr.
Waller is much distressed at the posi
tion in which he finds himself.
The Sutro Tunnel Company.
New York, April 27. Franklin
Leonard has purchased Sutro's interest
in. the Sutro Tunnel Company (50,000
shares of stock and $5,000 in bonds) for
himself and associates. Sutro and three
directors will resign at the meeting to
be held this afternoon, and Franklin
Leonard, -Gordon McDonald, Henry-H.
Truman and R. Hobart Smith will be
elected in their stead.
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