Deseret Evening News | 1903-04-13 | Page 1 | Repeals Stamp Tax

STAMP TAA Dowager of or ChIna Issues to ci Hint Pekin April 13 Tha lowa er cm em empress press has Issued an e l repealing the comprehensive taxation which Yuan Shi K Ku ii governor of the tho province of Chi LI v wits us about la q In iii Inaugurate throughout this i provIno The Tha edict assigns the lie poverty poorly of the p people as the reason fur tin repeal pf pt lie tha scheme but It Is ved Yuan Slit Shi Kals Kats enemies 1 It for ih lie pair pur Pose of crippling hl bi i r p reforms One of the effects of lh the i plan would have been to honest returns for taxes i amid to a de do der r minor officials of 1 ig perquisites The degree of the Iho poor is evinced by th the costly Junket the h U is taking