The News and (Ibserver.
VOL. XXXVIII. NO. 72.
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THE BOYCOTT KILLED
SEABOARD *IR LINE WINS ITS
i mT ” CASE AGAINST
Oot'S vCS “ OUTHERN. *
ihe decision of the court.
The Injunction Takes Away Most of
the Power of the Southern Railway
and Steamship Association and Es
tablishes a Precedent W hich May Be
Used Against the Traffic Associa
tions Throughout the Country.-Ex
tent of Application of thelniunction.
Atlanta, Ga., April 16. —The injunc
tion agarast the Western and Atlantic
Railroad, prayed for by the Seaboard
Air-Line, has been granted.
Judge Lumpkin rendered his decision
this morning. The Judge took occasion
to say that he had devoted as much time
and care as possible to the case, ind had
endeavored to reach a just and fair con
clusion.
The material part of the injunction is
in this language :
“This injunction shall apply to and
cover all freights shipped or billed at or
from any point on the line of the West
ern and Atlantic Railroad, or at the ter
minus thereof, for transportation over
said road, and the lines of complainants
or any of them, and to freight delivered
by complainants or any of the Western
and Atlantic railroad company for de
livery at like points on its lines but shall
not "apply to freights originating and
shipped at or from points beyond the
lines of the Western and Atlantic rail
way and shipped on through bills of lad
ing originating with some other road or
roads beyond its lines; nor shall it apply
to freights sought to be sent forward by
complainants on through bills of lading
over the Western and Atlantic railroads
to points reached by other roads beyond
its line.
“Provided, however, that the com
plainants shall within ten days herefrom,
file in the office of the clerk of this court
a bond with good and sufficient security
to be approved by the clerk in the sum
of fifteen thousand dollars, conditioned
for the prompt and faithful settlement
and payment to said defendants of all
such amounts as may be or become due
to them or either t of them, on account
of freights received for transportation
by claimants or any of them, from
the defendants or which may be so re
ceived for transportation before the final
hearing of this case, and conditioned
further to pay to defendants all dam
ages which may result to them or either
of them under this injunction, should it
hereafter he revoked. Should the com
plainants fail to file said bond within
the time prescribed, then this injunc
tion shall cease and terminate.
“Let right of injunction issue in ac
cordance herewith. Further than this,
injunction is denied.
“Should the defendants be hereafter
damaged or caused loss by any wrong
ful conduct of the complainants in re
spect to freight or freight charges, or
should complainants do anything unlaw
ful or inequitable in respect thereto, or
other good cause ari e, the defendants
have leave to move for a dissolution of
this injunction.”
Effect on the Southern.
Baltimore, April 16 —The long de
layed and anxiously awaited decision in
the injunction proceedings instituted by
the Seaboard Air Line against the West
ern and Atlantic and the Nashville,
Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad
which was handed down in Atlanta,
Ga., to-day aroused great interest in
this city, where a majority of the stock
of the Seaboard company is owned.
The prevailing opinion among road
men is that the decision is a death blow
to the Southern Railway. The action
was in reality to determine how far the
courts would sustain the organisation
enforcing a boycott and by to-day’s de
cision they have taken away most of the
association’s power, besides establishing
a legal precedent which may be used
against the traffic associations through
out the country.
It is certain that the boycott of the
Seaboard Air Line has been killed.
CHANGES IN THE SOUTHERN.
There W ill Hereafter be Only one Gen
eral Manager.
Washington, D. C., April 16.--Several
important changes in the management
of the Southern Ra lway Company were
announced to day.
Heretofore there have been two gene
ral managers of the road, one for the
Eastern system and another for the
Western. An order from President
Samuel Spencer, of New York, issaed to
day and to become effective Saturday,
abolishes both the above mentioned offices
and appoints Wm. H. Green, of this
city, General Manager of the entire sys
tem. Mr. Green was General Manager
of the old Richmond and Danville road,
and since the reorganization has served
efficiently as General Manager of the
Eastern system.
Mr. Green will retain his headquarters
in this city, and will report directly to
Mr. Baldwin, Third Vice-President.
Mr. O. M. Balton, Chief Engineer of
the road, having resigned. Mr. C. H.
Hudson has been appointed to
fill the vacancy. He will make
his headquarters in this city and report
to Vice-President Baldwin. Mr. Hud
son’s first order which also takes effect
Saturday, appoints Mr. J. A. Dodson
general road master of the compauy,with
headquarters in this city. He will have
charge of the maintenance of the road
way and division roa Imesters will report
to iiim.
Mr. D. W. Lum has been appointed
Superintendent of Bridges and Build
ings, with headquarters in this city. He
will have charge of the maintenance of
bridges (including trestles and culverts),
buildings and other structures. Divis
ion bridge supervisors will report to and
receive instructions from him.
General Superintendent Green will
have full charge of all transportation
matter, including all stations and ter
minals. He will be assisted by Assis
tant General Superintendent, with head
quarters at Atlanta, Ga., who will report
to him. Division Buperintendents will re
port as directed by him. The Superinten
dent of car service and the superinten
dent of telegraph w ill report to the Gene
ral Superintendent.
Chief Engineer Hudson will have
charge of all new construction, as well
as maintenance of roadway and track,
and the maintenance of bridges, build
ing and other structnres. He will be
assisted by the General Road master and
Superintendent of Bridges and Build
ings.
BOUGHT BY THE STATE.
Gov. Atkinson Bids in tbe Northeastern
Railroad for Georgia.
Atlanta, Ga., April 16. —The North
eastern railroad was bought at foreclos
ure sale to-day by Gov. Atkinson, who
bid it in for the State of Georgia
His bid was #IOO.OOO and it was the
only one made. The road runs from
Athens. Ga , to Lula on the Southern.
The line is 40 miles long. Several years
ago the State of Georgia indorsed #260, -
000 of the Northeastern’s bonds.
The purchase to-day was to protect
the State which now owns the property.
Georgia also owns the Western and At
lantic railroad, from Atlanta to Chatta
nooga. The latter road is a fine prop
erty. It is leased and operated by the
Nashville. Chattanooga and St. Louis
railroad, which pays #420,000 a year
rental.
If no offer of lease is made for the
Northeastern, the State will operate it.
THE GEORGIA CENTRAL.
Atter Reorganization It Will Be Con
trolled by the Southern.
New York, April 16—It will be two
or three weeks at least before the plan
for the reorgan zation of the Georgia
Central Railroad is officially promulga
ted. Its terms have already been pub
lished, but it will be necessary to secure
the consent of the courts in the South to
the arrangement before asking stock and
bondholders to subscribe to it.
As the Southern Railway Company
owns a majority of the stock of the
Georgia Central, it will have control of
the road after the re-organization.
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Many Tar Heels There Sight-Seeing
—Mr. Woodard’s Contest Case.
Special to the News and Observer.
Washington, D. C., April 16.
Dennis Bimmons and wife, Misses
Pattie Biggs, Annie Biggs, Mary Hub
ble and Annie Mozell, all ofjNorth Caro
lina, have been here the past two days
sight-seeing. Mr. Simmons is a prominent
s eamboat man in the eastern part of
the State.
* * *
Woodard and Henderson are both
here. The former reports everything
progressing finely in connection with his
contest.
There is some talk that Mr. Hen
derson may be appointed on the
Commission to treat with the five civil
ized tribes, but be is not a candidate.
Mr. Woodard is busy about his evidence
in the contested election case, and is
also trying to get the Postmaster Gen
eral to appoint Capt. W. W. Carraway,
Postoffice Inspector. The Captain had
such a position under Mr. Cleveland’s
firs: administration, and filled it to the
satisfaction of his superiors.
* * *
Mrs. Vance’s coachman and ten other
negroes have been arressedon the charge
of setting up devices for gambling. Mrs.
Vance's stables was the place where the
gambling was carried on, and the police
surrounded it and caught the whole
i crowd.
RANSOM IS ELIGIBLE.
Did uol Quality Till his Term o! Office
as Seuator Expired.
Washington, April 16.—Careful inquiry
here concerning the report that ex-
St nai or Run. om, Minister to Mexico, is
not eligible to till the place to which he
was recently appointed, on account of a
constitutional provision, finds the story
without foundation. Senator Rausorn
did not qualify until his term ot office
as Senator expired and his service and
pay dates from the time he qualifies.
Senator Ransom's service as minister
began when he took the oath of office
and this was not until after his term of
office as Senator had expired.
THE SITUATION IN CUBA.
Gen. Martinez de Campos Arrives and
Takes Charge ot Affairs.
Havana, April 16 —Gen. Martinez do
Campos arrived at Santiago at 5 o’clock
this afternoon and was enthusiastically
received The vessels in the harbor
were gay with bunting, and the houses
were decorated with flags, especially in
the streets adjacent to tbe water front.
The wharves were crowded with specta
tors who gave the General a welcome.
General Compos was invited to attend
a banquet to be given in bis honor, but
he declined, remarking that he preferred
the assistance of the public in the work
of restoring peace to the Island.
RALEIGH. N. C., WEDNESDAY. APRIL 17. 1895.
CLEVELAND ANSWERED
CHAIRMAN HARVEY REPLIES
TO HIS LETTER TO CHICAGO
BUSINESS MEN.
THE GOLD STANDARD AT FAULT.
The President Fails to Consider the
Debts of the Country Which, Mr.
Harvey Says, are Steadily Increased
by the Depreciation of Priccs--Mr.
Bland Has Some Sharp Things to
Say About the President’s Financial
Views— W hut Bimetallism Will Do.
Chicago, Ills., April 16.- Mr. W. H.
Harvey, chairman of the executive com
mittee of the Bi-metallic League, whose
headquarters are in Chicago, prepared
yesterday the following reply to Pr&ri
dent Cleveland’s letter to the Chicago
business men:
“To His Excellency, Grover Cleveland,
“President, Washington, D. C.
“Dear Sir: In reply to your letter ad
dressed to a committee of business men
of this city, we wish to say that the com
mittee that waited on you and the per
sons who attached their names to the
petition, did not represent a majority of
the business men and citizens of this
city who take a deep interest in the wel
fare of this republic. They represented
the class that owns money and securities
payable in money-fixed incomes. We re
spectf ully submit that your letter does not
present the true merits of this contro
versy. You call the attention of fanners
and wage earners to tbe fact that the
rising prices, while enabling them to sell
their products and labor at a higher
price, will also cause them to pay
equally more for what they may pur
chase, but you neglect to say that >our
statement is not applicable to debts.
With prices coming down regularly and
steadily since the demonetization of
silver, our merchants, manufacturers,
and people generally have been doing
business on a falling market, so that the
time intervening between the purchase
of their merchandise or raw material and
placing it months after on the market
has removed the margin they would have
otherwise made. This shrinkage in
values, added to the ordinary rDk and
expense of business, has led to an
ever-increasing volume of debt, to a
money lending period, until it has in
creased all told, public and private, to
about #40,000,000,000, or about two
thirds of the total value of all the pro
perty in the United Slates. We have
constantly pointed the people to the ever
increasing interchangeable value of the
creditor’s dollar, aud to the reason why it
was increasing, but the influence of
these creditors have dominated your ad
ministration and you insist on such a
currency as they have established as a
sound currency. It means the confisca
tion of the property of the people by the
sale of property under mortgages, judg
ments and executions. It means that
fixed incomes will wipe out the interest
of hundreds in our railroads and corpo
rations.
“If it is an injustice to restore prices
so that people can exchange their pro
perty for a sufficient number of dollars
to pay their debts and bring happiness
and prosperity to our laud again, it was
a greater injustice to destroy the value
of property and enhance the value of
money by the demonetization of silver and
the establishment of a single gold stand
ard. The gentlemen who invited you
and who petitioned you, only represent
one class of onr people. We respect
fully submit that it was safer that all
the people should do the thinking for it,
than that any class should do it for them.
The selfish interests predominate to pro
mote selfish interest when one class does
the thinking for all. Broad views
to justly promote the commou
welfare of the people can be
best secured by a census of the views
of all the people. W e agree with you
that it is time for the people to reasou
together and to that end we respectfully
ask that you make it possible for them
to get printed copies of the act of 1792
on which our forefathers based our
financial system and subsequent acts, to
gether with the act of 1873 that reversed
the former policy and acts subsequent
thereto, as well as all statistical and
other information of an official nature at
Washington that bears thereon. We
but express our own opinion to the Pres
ident of the people when we say that all
the people should have the opportunity
to investigate and intelligently pass
upon this question.
Respectfully,
“W. H. Harvey,
“Chairman Bi-metallic Committee.”
GOLD STANDARD AT FAULT.
Blaml has uo Patience With This Talk
About Sound Curreuey.
St. Louis, April 16 —Ex Congress
man Richard P. Bland was interviewed
to-day relative to the letter of President
Cleveland to the Chicago committee.
Mr. Bland says:
“Mr. Cleveland says the line of battle
is drawn between the friends of safe cur
reucy and those of silver monometallism.
Mr. Cleveland, unfortunately for him
self, his party, and his country, from the
the beginning of his administration drew
the line sharply between the friends of
bimetallism and gold monometallism.
In doing so he has forced upon the coun
try a state of affairs that is intolerable
to the masses of our people. Sound
money and safe currency, &e., is but a
twaddle of words. We all know that the
goldites use these phrases to escape the
unpopularity and utter disgust of the
people with the single gold standard
Bimetallism—this is the coinage of gold
and silver—always gave to the people
sound and safe money, and consequent
prosperity.
“Gold monometallism is a stench in
the nostrils of the plain people. The
gold standard may do for the bond
holders and the bankers, but the suffer
ings of the industrial masses consequent
from silver demonetization will not be
endured longer without a struggle, the
like ot which this country has not seen
since the late civil war.
“Mr. Cleveland says if the sound
money sentiment abroad in the land is
to save us from mischief and disaster, it
must be crystalized and combined, and
made immediately active.
“Mr. Cleveland must reme:nber that
the erystalizition and combination of
the gold standard sentiment and methods
has brought disaster to the people of all
gold standard countries, and this policy
is now ruining this country. It is this
state of things that has made his ad
ministration hateful to the masses of the
American people.
“Mr. Cleveland suggests that the peo
ple are in an unfortunate condition.
Certainly they are, and this condition
was predicted’ to happen as a result of
his unrelenting war on silver as money.
“His insinuations that the advocates
of silver restoration are bent on wicked
aud unpatriotic purposes may do for
tho-e whose environments are such as to
prevent them from seeing and knowing
the utter poverty and disstress that is
prevailing among the masses of the peo
pie, but those who live in the midst of
this distress, and see daily that the peo
ple are suffering will repel with scorn
such insinuations. We believe the re
storation of silver is necessary for the
welfare of our country, and so believing,
no abuse from sources, however high or
arrogant, will deter us from our pur
pose.”
SHOT IIIS I'aTHER.IN.LAW.
But Latham Claims That he Used Hi**
Gan iu Self-Detense.
Special to the News and Observer.
Scotland Neck, N. C., April 16.
A few days across the Edgecombe
line, Mr. Joe Latham and Mr. Dixon,
his father in law, got into a difficulty
when Latham, thinking that Dix
on was going to shoot him, shot first,
wounding Dixon in the arm and the leg.
A colored boy by the name of Powell
broke into Mr. R. J. Shield’s store at
Hobgood a few nights ago, and stole
s.»me cigars and cigarettes He con
fessed tbe crime when he was arrested
aud said be got all he wanted. He was
tried before Justice W. K. White and
was sent to jail to await trial in the
Superior court.
At Braswell's, four miles from town,
Miss Maggie Braswell was married to
Mr. Ed. Staton Sunday night.
Rev. H. A. Bagby, of Richmond, ar
rived yesterday to assist Rev. R T. Vann
in a meeting in the Baptist church. He
preached last night to a large congrega
tion, who were greatly delighted with
the sermon. Considerable interest was
manifested, and it is confidently believed
that there will be a great meeting.
Miss Etta Allsbrook has been selected
by the Southport Leader to collect funds
at Scotland Neck with which to assist in
purchasing the present for tne United
States Cruiser Raleigh.
MARRIAGE AT TARBORO.
Mr. John W. B. Battle Weds Miss C o -
nelia Pittman.
Special to the News and Observer.
Tarbobo, N. C., April 16.
Mr. John W. B. Battle and Miss Cor
nelia Pittman, daughter of the late Dr.
N. J. Pittman, were married here to day
in Calvary church. Rev. Poffeuberger
officiated.
It was a brilliant and beautiful mar
riage. Messrs. Frank Martin and Brooks
Peters acted as ushers. The following
acted as waiters:
Elias Carr, Jr., Miss Rosa Burnett;
Jas Marriott, Miss Jacksie Daniel; Paul
Jones, Miss Ida Baker; Jas McDowell,
Miss Della Speight; Orren Williams, Jr.,
Miss Tempie Battle; Cbas. Meghan, Miss
Taylor,of Petersburg. Miss Hattie Jones,
of Norfolk, was maid of honor and Mr.
Frank L. Dancy, of Tarboro, best man.
The bride entered church on the arm of
her brother, Mr. Frank B. Dancy, of
Noifolk.
An elegant repast was served at the
home of the bride. The happy couple
left on the 2:40 train for a tour north.
Death of Speaker Crisp’s Secretary.
Atlanta, Ga., April 16.—C0l J. T.
Waterman, private secretary to Speaker
Crisp, died to-day at the residence of
Mr. Johnson, 261 White Hall Street.
Col. Waterman was stricken with
apoplexy last night aud has been un
conscious ever since.
Col. J. T. Waterman was one of the
most prominent men in the State. For
many years he was editor of the Athens
Banner, aud more recently of the Ilaw
kinsville Dispatch. He has been Secre
tary to Judgo Crisp since that gentle
man has occupied the position of Speaker.
Death of Deputy Comptroller Mansur.
Washington, D. G\, April 16. Chas.
H. Mansur, of Missouri, Deputy Comp
troller of tbe Treasury, died shortly be
fore 7 o’clock this morning, after an ill
ness of several during which time
his death has been daily expected. Early
in the night the physicians abandoned
the faint ray of hope that lingered and
discontinued admiuistering medicine.
Des Moines, lowa, April 16.—Ex-
United States Senator James F. W T ilson
is suffering from paralysis of the brain
at his home in Hairfield, lowa, and is
not expected to live tboughout t he night.
SILVER IN THE WEST
IMMENSE OPEN AIR MASS MEET
ING HELD IN THE CITY
OF DENVER.
IN HONOR OF WARNER AND SIBLEY
Both of These Agitators Received with
Cheers and Senator Stewart’s Name
is Heartily Applauded—Mr. Sibley
Paid his Compliments to the Presi
dent and hi** Cabinet, and Said that
the Free Silver Sentiment was tirow
ing in Spite of their Efforts.
Denver, Col., April 16.- The open air
mass meeting held from the steps of the
capitol this afternoon in honor of the
silver agitators, Gen. Warner, of New
York and ex-Congressman Sibley, of
Pennsylvania, was one of the largest
that Denver has ever seen.
Long before the hour which had been
set f< r the opening the people began to
gather, and at 2 o’clock there were many
thousand listeners. Excursion trains
brought in hundreds from the mining
camps. On the steps of the capitol were
gathered rnauy distinguished Colorado
citizens. The air was delightfully mild
and the sunshine brilliant. For an hour
before the time set for the speeches
bands played.
Judge A. W. Rucker introduced Con
gressman Sibley, who was greeted with
cheers.
“Any place but Colorado to talk sil
ver,” he said. “I did not come to talk
i silver. I can do that in the East where
; it is needed, but I can ask you to ad
vance the spirit of patriotism even at the
sacrifice of patriotism.
“The people of the East will think the
white ballots for silver iu 1896 will
amount to a snowstorm and will lie
down and die like the bliud mule in the
storm of popcorn. If silver had got its
rights when Cleveland took the chair,
Denver would now be the center of pop
ulation of the United States.
“The President has said the ignorant
people of Colorado have got to he edu
cated on the money question, aud I wish
he were here to see whom he proposes to
educate. Silver sentiment is steadily
growing, and even in Boston and Mich
igan it is crystalizing. It is spreading
in spite of the efforts of J. Steruug Mor
ton and other members of the Cabinet.
“But I did not come here to attempt
to educate you ou the subject of bimet
alism, but to meet the people of Colo
rado and talk with them like brothers
and fill myself up with the life and vigor
and electrical force which one gets from
breathing the pure ozone of Colorado
and shakiug hands with her people.”
Mr. Sibley was frequently interrupted
with applause from the vast assemblage
and expressed himself as more than
gratified with the earnestness of the
people in the cause of silver.
Gen. Warner followed Mr. Sibley in a
practical discussion of the subject which
has been his life study. He also read
extracts from a letter which he received
this morniug from Senator Jones explain
ing the cause of his absence. The letter
stated that Senator Jones had intended
to make the Western tour with Messrs.
Sibley and Warner, but on the day that
he was to start from New York his
physician positively forbade him to at
tempt it.
Senator Stewart’s name was heartily
cheered
TREATY HAS BEEN S GNED.
Peace Negotiations Between China
and Japan Concluded.
Washington, April 16. Late this
afternoon Secretary Gresham received a
cablegram from Minister Dun, at Tokio,
Japan, confirming the press dispatches
| that a peace treaty had been signed by
Japan and China. The message was
terse aud simply stated that “Peace ne
gotiations between Japan aud China
were concluded to-day.”
Terms ol the Treaty Unknown.
London, April 16 —A dispatch from
Tokio to the Central News says the native
newspapers are publishing extra editions
announcing that the peace negotiations
have been concluded aud that the treaty
will probably be signed to morrow. The
terms of the treaty are not definitely
know r n, but it is understood they are in
a great degree similar to these already
published. This information is appar
ently reliable, though it is not official.
Particulars Not Given.
Washington, April 16. —Official ad
vices were received by the Chinese rep
resentatives in the United States from
Shimoneseki, Japan, confirming the news
that Protocols of peace between China
and Japan have been signed. The cable
message read simply: “Peace negotia
tions have been signed.” No particulars
are given.
Official Information.
Berlin, April 16.—The Japanese min
ister here has official information that
the terms of peace with China have not
yet been concluded.
MURDERER AND SUICIDE.
A North Carolinian ami Son ot an Ex-
Member ol Congress.
Telluride, Col, April 16—Haywood
Williams shot aud killed Grace White, a
woman of the town, this afternoou, and
then shot himself, inflicting a mortal
wound. Williams’ father was represent
ative in Congress for two terms from
Louisburg, N. C. Jea'ousy was the
cause. The tragedy took place in a
house of ill fame.
TREATY
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
EMANUEL CHURCH TRAGEDY.
Further Evidence That Durant iw th*
Murderer.
San Francisco, April 16.— The Coro
ner’s inquiry into the death of Mamie
Williams, one of the victims found dead
iu Emanuel Church, of whose murder
Theodore Durant is accused, w r as com
menced at 10 o’clock this morning.
Durant was present, having been brought
down from his cell under strong guard
He showed the effects of the grea.
mental strain which he has been under,
but manifested complete indifference to
the proceedings. The streets in the vi
cinity were thronged with people.
George W. Forsythe, husband of Mrs.
Ella Forsythe, the missing woman whom
Durant is suspected of making way
with, positively denies that she ever vis
ited Emanuel Church, or knew anybody
connected with it. He believes she £•
drowned in San Francisco bay.
The Organist’s Statement.
San Francisco, April 16.—The Even
ing Bulletin got out au extra last nighr.
containing the following statement; “(ieo
R. King, 'organist of the church when
the horrible crimes were both committee...
made a statement to Chief of Polio:
Crawley late this afternoon which tendc
to fix one crime at least—the least—til#
muider of Miss lament—upon Durant
King says that on April 3, (the day Miss
i Lament, was missed) he went into
; the chuich about 5 p. m. to practice or:
| the organ. ‘I saw Durant there, ranch
jto my surprise. He came down free:
the organ loft in a highly excited and
overheated condition. I asked him what,
was the matter and he replied: I was
overcome by gas up there in the loft. ’
He was very weak and pale, and asked
me to give him a glass of bromo seltaer.
I knew he was fixing up some electrica
contrivances about the church, and
thought nothing strange about hie going
up in the loft.”
This is direct evidence o* & mow
startling nature. Miss Larnont, it wtL
be remembered, left the high schoo
about 3 p. m. ou the day she was last
seen, April 3d. She was seen with L>Or
rant. The theory now is that Durant;
had just completed his fiendish task
when seen by organist King.
The report that Durant, the ac-eusec
murderer, has broken down and wifi ooc
fess. is indignantly denied by Judge A.
W. Thompson, who is acting as Durant’#
attorney.
THE INCOME TAX MUDDLE.
J udge Show n Iter Vacates the HcHtrHin~
ing Order Granted Mondav»
Chicago, Ills, April 16.—Judge
Showalter at the opening of court thite
morning entered au order vacating the
restraining order against Siegel, Cooper
and Co., making their income tax re
turns. The Judge had sent forattorney
Binswanger, who secured the order ye®*
terday, and in open court he announced
the vacation of the order pending a
formal hearing.
“I looked hurriedly at the bill,” said,
the court, “aud did not understand thtU
it was based upon a question of nccon
stitutionality. I regarded it as a mere
formal matter. The defendants were
present iu court and consented to the
proceedings, being a motion which was
not contested, I granted it. The order
will now be vacated, and a hearing or.
the application set for two weeks from
to-day.”
Further Instructions to Collectors.
Washington, April 16.—Commissioner
Miller late thi- afternoon issued an ad
ditioual circular to internal revenue col
lectors, iu which he says:
“In cases of incorrect income tax ro
; turns now filed in your office, you will
notify the per?ons who filed snch retarnt
that they must appear with in a reasonable
| time, specifying the date and place for
I appearance, and correct or explain snefc
return, aud that on their fail
ure to appear and make snch oor
rections, you will correct and increase
I the amount of such returns, stating tin
particular corrections which shall be
made and the amounts by which said
returns will be increased.
“Whore persons and eorporaf.icmi
liable to make returns have neglected or
refused to make return, and where it.
your opinion false or fraudulent returns
have been filed, you will give notice to
the delinquents and to those who mad#,
such false or fraudulent returns, to ap
pear and show cause why penalties shall
not be assessed against them.”
WAGES OF COTTON SPINNERS.
Manufacturers Decide to Restore Hu-
Schedule in Force iu ’94.
Fall River, Mass., April 16.—At &
meeting of the cotton manufacturers as
sociation held this afternoon, it wac.
voted to restore wages in the mills to
schedule iu force previous to August 20
1894, the restoration to go into effect
April 22, next Monday.
The meeting lasted only six miautetk
There was no discussion to speak of, at
it was generally conceded there wai
nothing to do but advance.
Miners Call a Convention.
Pittsburg, April 16.—The miner# os
the Pittsburg district have issued a c*l3
for a convention to be held on Friday.-
April 19, to consider the status of th*»
present strike for the 69e rate for ruining.
It is believed the convention will deem
on declaring the strike off.
Two Killed and Two Hart.
Glovkrsville, N. Y., April ltt. —Th*
Tietz block, iu process of construction- ,
collapsed to day, burying in the mine
two painters and two plumbers. Tb*
painters, two brothers named Veoder.
were killed. One of the jplumbers named
Freeman was seriously injured, but tJb*
other was but slightly hurt.