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CHICAGO, Feb 1.-Emn Gilbert Bensinger
one Of the best known billiard men I'm the weS,,
died Saturday night. MIR. Bensinger came "a
Chicago Is years ago 10 represent the j. NJ.
Brunswick Billiard company, and remained
with the firm after the consolidation with tho
Bake company.
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Did Not Refuse Co Draw the Cars.

Troy, y. ", Feb. Lit Is officially denied hy
the Delaware * Hudson Canal company that
the engineers have refused To draw out from
Green Island the cars with the stoves OF the
Fuller and Warren company OF this city, whose
goods have been boycotted 10y the knights OF
Labor
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Fatally Burned While I'm Bed.

CHARLOTTE, n. c., Feb. lon Sunday morn
ing, at $50 O'Clock. fire discovered in a
room in the Charlotte hotel. Investigation
showed that the bed on which Alex. Heinowsky,
a painter, slept was on fire. He was badly
burned and died this morning. The fire is sup
posed to have originated from cigar or from
matches in his pocket. Three other men in the
same room were nearly suffocated by the smoke.
Hainowsky was Russian, and has been living
here about a year.
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A Minister stricken with ApopIcxr

ST. Louis, Re Rev. Dr. e. l.. Goodell
pastor of Pilgrim Congregational church, had am
attack of apopleNy about midnight last night
and lis not expected TO recover.
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THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY will ac-
company Mrs. Bayard's remains to Whining
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DESTROYED BY FIRE.-Information has been
received at the Treasury department that the
internal revenue Office at jackson, Miss, has
been destroyed by fire.
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District Government Affairs.

BUILDING OPERATIONS JANUARY.
The report of the building inspector for the
month of January shows that 33 new buildings
were erected, 4S repairs and % park ratings
constructed during that time.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Messrs. w. j. Cowing, A. NJ. Clapp and Chas.
White, representing the Belt Line Railroad
company, had . conference with the Commits
sioners Saturday regarding the proposed extern
sion of the Belt Line through the northwestern
section OF the city to West Washington.
Mr.. r. b. Taylor, In a note to the Commits
sioners, states that President yelling. of Colum.
bian university, informs him that a certain
street now called Stoughton should be Staugh-
ton, 1t having been named after an ex-president
of said institution.
Mr.. Geo. L. Arnold, 721 East Capitol street
southeast, in q note to the Commissioners calls
attention to the fact that two dilapidated
buildings at TIC East Capitol street, and ON the
southeast corner OF East Capitol and 9Th streets
southeast, are still standing there.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwisle: Conrad Becker
erect two two-stOry dwellings, alley between
and and 10th and 11th streets northwest;
$500 Geo. Ruhle, repair brick dwelling 1916
NJ street northwest; $500.
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BILL INTRODUCED IN THE SENATE FIXING
100000 AS THE LIMIT OF COST
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Hale introduced
bill providing for the erection of a new naval
observatory upon the site already purchased, in
accordance with plans approved by the Secre-
tary of the Navy, but that the total expense tor
the building and the removal OF effects etc.
shall not exceed $500, 900. For the purpose of
beginning the work the sum of $3.50, 900 is ap-
prOprlated and made immediately .ayailable
Referred to the naval committee
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POST CHAPLAIN NJ. N. Adams has been re-
lieved from duty in the department Of the
Platte and will proceed to st. Paul, Mimi, and
await retirement
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Official Changes.

The following fourth-class postmasters have
been appointed in Virginia: VIM. H. Nash,
Burnt Quarter, Dinwiddie county; Jos. X. PEN
dleton, Cuckoo, Louisa county; Braden Ham.
mer, Langley, Fairfax county; j. F. Wheat
Potomac, Prince William county; Mrs. II. F.
Herold, Valley Center, Highland county
Miss Erna Rodenstein, of New York, has
been promoted from 5000 to 81, 900 in the Pat
York, has been appointed copyist at 5000 under
the civil service rules
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Sunday, Tom Fullerton shot John Gas hattie, in-
nicttng wound from which GashAtte died In
Q short time. Fullerton was jailed.
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POSTMASTER GENERAL Villas was at the de-
partment to-day after an absence of several
days, having been kept at home by a severe
cold.
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SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Feb. 1.-The Inspector Of
the state board of health has returned from
Richfield, Adams county, where he was sent to
investigate q supposed case OF CHAMBERS which,
IL is said, had been contracted by a farmers
son who attended a glandered horse. In his
opinion the boy is not suffering from the DIS
ease, although, as matter OF precaution. he
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CHIAGo, Feb. Ia special from Lincoln Neb.,
says: A prominent railroad contractor gives OUT
that the Union Pacific company has let the con-
tract for q somewhat extensive line from Fuller
ton to North Platte, Neb. Sucn y line will not
tap any territory not now tributary TO that COM
pany's lines, but il is claimed will shorten the
distance between Omaha and Ogden about forty
miles, It Is not the intention OF course, TO aban-
don the present line.
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Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-lnternal
revenue, 1851, 947; CUSTOMS $664,459.
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THE NEW COMMANDER OF THE QU1NNEBAUG.
commander George w. Coffin was to-day Or
dered to command the U. S. S. Quinnebaug, of
the european squadron, vice Commander Hay
ward deceased. He will sail on the Cunard
steamer of the 10th inst. for Liverpool. Com
mander Coffin commanded the Alert, of the
Greedy relief eXpeditiOn
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BONDS RECEIVED FOR REDEMPTIoN.-Eighty
nine national banks hold about 6,14OOOO of
the S1O,OOO,OOO in three per cent bonds en-
DTaced In the call issued on Friday last. About
s6,oOO,OOO of the $4,000, 900 in three per
cents, included in the call which matured to-
uay, nave been received at the Treasury depart
ment for REDEMPTION
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THE EVENING STAR.
PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday,
AT THE STAR BUILDINGS,
Northwest Corner Pennsylvania Ave. and 18th st. by
The Evening Star Newspaper Company,
GEO. w. ADAMS, Prest

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Entered at the Post Office at Washington, ID. c.
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81 All mail subscriptions must be paid in advance;
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Rates of advertising made known application
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"A HUNDRED REsIGNATIoN.-TheB Baltimore
papers this morning state that "Post Office In
spector VIM. T. Henderson announces his in
tention of handing his resignation to Postmas-
ter General Villas in May" Nothing is known
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-02-01

SUITS FOR DIvoRCE.-Alice r. Condor has
filed bill for q divorce against John Il. Con-
bill against Nicholas F.. Cleary.-The petit
TONER In the Condor case sets forth marriage
At Baltimore on November 18th last under her
maiden name OF Ryan, and charges that her
husband treated her with cruelty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-02-01

THE SECRETARY of War and the Attorney
General called upon the President to-day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-02-01

NAVAL CADETS EXAMINED.-The semi.an-
nual examination at the naval academy closed
Saturday. Between six and twelve second-class
men and a like number of fourth-class men will
probably be dropped from the rolls. The result
among the first-class men Is not known, but it
is not expected that more than one is below the
required two-five mark, and not more than
three or four in the third class
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

CENTRAL UNION MISSION 9O9 PA
- ave- Series ofspecial Gospel Services C n
tinued every night this week at 100. conducted by
pastors OF the city Services led this Monday g.t by
Rev b. sunderland, ofthe LIST Presb'n church To-
morrow tuesday night, the Rev. W. A Bartlett of
the N. Y ave. Presbn church. will conduct the ser
vices. Daily MONDAY prayer service at IL O'clock
Mothers meeting o'clock TuesdayafternoOn Every
oouy lnVHed. Its
7~ HOWARD ALUMNL-A SPECIA L
- meeting OF the UNION ALUMNI ASSOCI-
alton Of Howard University will be held in the Law
$50 O'CLOCK pm; when the roll will be open for the
n-2t JAMES NJ GREGORY. President
lH~ X. OF PAN ADJOURNED SESSION
- OF the Grand Lodge will be held on TUES
DAY, February ., 1885, at Washington Division
Hall (Uniform Rank. X of Pr, No. $50 Pennsylvania
ave. NV, at o'clock pm.
BY order:
I1-2t* RICH'D GooDHART G. K. of r. Is.
TES PERPETUAL BUILDING ASSOCIA-
- TION.
The business of this Association is RAPIDLY increas-
Ing, amounting in the last three months to S,T SOB
1t Is giving an advance OF 81 $50 for a monthly paw
ment OF STA being 81 for stock and 81 for interest
1t pays D per cent per annum to those Withdrawing
their money 1t has surplus and interest account of
SIoOOO and the profits now amount to per cent per
annun Shares 81 per month. and can be taken at
any time Next meeting on WEDNESDAY EVEN
ING, FEBRUARY THREE, at 81 18th street
e. e DUNCANSON, Presdt. Z. NJ LAWTON Treas
LEWIS ABRAHAM. v. Presdt JOHN cook. Sec
JAoONot &lS 10Th
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ADJUSTMENTS

ADJUSTMENTS.
a LBAUGH's GRAND OPERA HOUSE
"A HER MAJEsTY's OPERA COMPANY.
Debut u Mfie n xIM IniFF oHsfRoM sno
f1s biaveo Sig Ravelii: Torenuo sig sieietfo:
Lord keOG sga sg an % M kpSqTsr M%s
Nine. CALAyZZIA
Mm nsd M S2IPs IL hi aarK.
Mile. DOrTI-
Don Jose Sig Raveiii; EscamiIio CToreadorJ. Sig
Del Pnents zuR,gs sig Ne vaseh 1; panssaaro
aIcss ms po aaa NAE rar
Mime. MINNIE HAUK Cher original eharacter).
Mms and ff foLPs e S So16f5
Wednesday. Feb s. ..-.-.-.-----.LA TRAv1ATA.
Alfredo, Sig. Giannni; Germont, Sig. De Anna;
AnniR ma Nile Bauermelster; Flora Nile Lablaehe,
A Nine and Corps de- Ballet
Director of the Music, sig ARDITI.
first row - 90: do other rows 81 balcony first four
rows sl56 do.oiher rows 81; family circle reserved
Feb 4, 5 and 6-JennIe Winston Comic Opera Co.
sale of seats opens Monday. 1t
NEW NATIONAL THEATER
Every Evening Wednesday and Saturday Matinees
&c 6GfFs cG,f M9 oP4RI c Hn
In Gilbert and SuIlivans Brightest and Best,
HE MIkADO-
Mr. GuStayus It. The Mikado.
Mr.. Harry Nanki Poo.
MI + Ih IL kyI MbTsr as poo hok sS
Mr. Francis Gaard Pish-T ush.
MIS- MIS- Verona t pm,l um.
Miss Lulu Peep BO.
s az m IN AM IA
scenery from standard Theater. New York.
Prices-sl5O. 81. .oc.. SOC. and 2oc. according to
Next week-A PRisU PRISM. FOR LIFE II
NATIoNAL RIFLES HALL,
St, bet 9th and 10th sts. NV,
WASHINGTON IsRAELITEs' FAIR and BAZAAR.
Open from Monday tn Thursday Evening from $50
ADMISSION TEN CENTS.
COSTUME NIGHT, WEDNESDAY EVENING.
Auction of unsold Articles FRIDAY MORNING at
10 clock All goods TO be sold 10 the highest bidder.
without reserve. fiat
HERzoTs NINTH STREET OPERA HOUSE
one wEEk-FEBRUARY l.
THE BANKERS DAUGHTER
As played over 200 times, with carefully selected
GRAND Daily MATINEEs AT p NJ
Sexi as inr p fen ne6ss
nIME MUSEUM.
- Pa ave. near 11th street.
u1xxr The rs BE sRoW ok THE sEA aTp saxs
with a spIenaid Dramatic Company,
and their WONDERFUL EDUCATED DOGS,
HERO, ZIP, MAJOR, LEO, ROMEO and BOY,
In their great Spectacular Drama of
HANDSOME JACK.
Wonderful Mechanical Effects, aud O carload of
beautiful scenery
Admission to all only lU cents. n-6t
FINHEATER COMIQUE-
Il Week commencing Monday, February /.
r.very evening $50 Tuesday. Thursday and
Saturday nls.tinees at I'D Two Big Shows, Two
Little Prices. Balcony, Toe Parquet. 25c. AS.
founding attraction. Three nights only, Monday,
TUESDAY and Wednesday, Mile. E.stee's Pa slan
Folly troupe and silk stocking Serenaders Acme
Variety Company. . Sensation Ianseuse s, from
Chateau Maone. Paris Beautiful girls pretty
TUNES, commencing with loung I4adies' Club Mid
summer Festival Women on the Ends Brass Band
and orchestra OH the St.ge Note the prices-lU and
- Cents Thursday. Friday and Saturday, extra
Shange of company. An arrival from the flowery
hingdoin Poole Pets Chinese Minstrels and Jap
anese Festival. the fnrore New York city Chinese
ana japanese Inaldens f1-6t
4 NAPITAL CITY COUNCIL, ROYAL. TEN
- PlArs OF temperance Grand Army Hall
.th and stS, February L. Programs tickets and re
rEed seats al Metzerotts. 9O3 Pa. ja.Stp,5ts
LECTURES.
NEW NATIONAL THEATER
SUNDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY :. 1856.
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FH~ MBER"
CASH DISCOUNT FOR 80 DAYS
HardwOods 10 per cert off market prices.
Georgia Flooring ~ per cent Off market prices.
Georgia Dimension 10 per cent Off market prices
Virginia Joists 10 per cent off market prices
Virginia Flooring per cent of market prices.
Virginia w ainscOting 10 per cent of market prices
Virginia Partition 10 per cent of market prices.
White Pine shelving per cent off market prceR
White Pine Casing per cent off market prices.
prices.
Having made arrangements for all my mill work, In.
Gd Guiding sash, Doors Blinds, Mouldings and Trim:
material required in building and will estimate the
building.
Hoping to share part of your orders will endeavor
70 please you In quality and promptnesa
WIN. r. MCLEAN
%
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GOING TO ST. LoUIs,-Commissioner Colman,
OF the Agricultural department, will preside
over the conventions of the National Sugar as.
ISOLATION and the Mississippi Valley Dairymen's
week at st. Louis. Prof. Taylor, the microscope
list OF the Agricultural department, will also at
tend the convention and make an address upon
MS discoveries regarding the detection of coun-
terfeit butter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-02-01

LADIES ATTENTION
LATEST PARTISAN MODES IN HAIR GOODS
MILE VI. j. PRANDL
1909 STREET
OPHELIA BANGS LOUIS XIV RANGS
ENGLISH BASKET PIAITS AND EVENING
COIFEUkES
Hair dressed and Bangs Shngled S-lms
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-02-01

QUEER CLASSIFICATION OF CREMATED
BoDY.-Assistant Secretary: Fairchild: has in
structed the collector of customs at New York
to allow free entry of a box containing the
ashes of a lady who died abroad and whose
oody was cremated and which box is described
In the consular invoice containing "sam-
pies OF phosphate of lime," and also allow it to
be forwarded to the relatives in PHILADELPHIA
without being opened for examination
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THE ATTENTION OF VISITORS AND
l11T Residents u particularly called to PHOS-
VIE, the new and popular Brain and Nerve Tonic
a ,n against Maara For sale sreaed BY
sento5 and MANUFACTURE 1429 Pennsyivanis ave-
l6~ CHAS S. PRICE, DRUGGIST, 426
a. !th st. 1w.-We keep constantly In stock q
iuu hne OF PURE Drugs Patent Medicines, Perfhmery,
&C Fnyscians Prescriptions n specially. Night bell
R~ SAMUEL s. SHEDD
Gas Fixtures. Mantes. Crates, Latrobes RangeA
Furnaces.
Plumbing aud Heating
Job work promptly done
JAP 400 9th street northwest.
IE~ LOUIS CHAPUIs, PRACTICAL COOK
ana :, deception No lab T st NV, nea. 14th
IL All orders addressed 70 M. HEBNER, Con-
fectioner, 1908 1Ath st. NV, VIII be promptly
attended to. d6-2mS
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order of the Board of Directors notice is hereby
held March 3, 1886, at O'Clock D. m at National
Knes, Armory; to consider an amendment to Sec. 1,
ART Kill. of the Constitution providing for an in
crease OF stock above 10000 shares The 18th
monthly meeting of the Association for making pay
ments and advances will be held WEDNESDAY,
February 8, 1885, at O'Clock p. M, at National
Rifles Armory.
THOMAS SOMERvILLE. Pres't
JN0 JOY EDISON, Secy. Office. 9I7 + st., I'd floor
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FOR HYPoTHECATINGP POSTAGE rAMPs.-B.E E.
Morrison, postmaster of Newton, Pa, was ar
rested Friday charged with hypothecating post
age stamps to the amount of $50. He gave the
stamps to secure a note but afterwards re-
deemed them. United States commissioner
bound him over in $500 bail for trial in the
United States district court at Pittsburg
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-02-01

u. M. BuRcHAEb & BIO
oter butted hooks 10 the Public caunot nay ON,
business expenses without making reasonable proi
upon our goods
The man who offer goods al less than living pro6,
Is forced TO cheap substitute good cualiry
and the expectation cheating customer
ends with defrauding the creditor.
We sell the best Of Groceries al prices within tbs
reach Of all >
J23,m.w,s Penn. Ave cor al. 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-02-01

O>-A1 OFlICE OF COMPTROLLER OF THE CUR
RENCY,
WASHINGTON, December 2Sth, 1885.
Whereas by satisfactory evidence presented TO the
undersigned, 1t has been made to appear that THE
NATIONAL BANK OF WASHINGTON" in the
CITY 81 OF WASHINGTON, in the COUNTY OF
WASHINGTON, and DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
has complied With all the provisions of the Revised
Statutes of the United States required be complied
with before association shall be authorized to COM
mence the business of Banking
Now, therefore, I, HENRY w. CANNON. Comp
troer OF the Currency do hereby certify that THE
N1r I l., BANK OF WAsHINGTON," In the
CITY OF WASHINGTON, in the COUNTY OF
WASHINGTON, and DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA is
authorized to commence the business of Banking
provided il Section tftyOne hundred and sixty-nine
OF the Revised Statutes of the United States.
In testimony whereof, witness my hand and seal of
IL S. office, this 18TH DAY OF Dt.CEM BIER, 1885.
II. W. CANNON,
d3lOOt Comptroller of the Currency
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-13

csttle-owner who furnishes range for
their cattle and boards and
furnishes lodging. My opinion Is that
the law should be changed, making
persons who own stock Of any descrip-
ton az chaitols, over and above the
statutory exemptions, legal grand and
petit Jurors. The same difficulty In OBJ
tanning jurors exists In adjoining coun-
ties TO this. IL Is also my opinion that
the code q criminal procedure, Art. $50,
should be amended sc as 70 give the state
the same number u peremptory chat
iepges as the defendant. That IL, they
both ekould be allowed not more than ten
each. As 1t Is, the defendant in criminal
cases has the advantage Of ten chal.
lengcs, which is frequently taken adj
vantage OF by criminals in this portion OF
Texas, and quite a number escape justly
merited punishment, for the challenges
for cause and peremptoy challenge
would exhaagt any panel In this and other
counties as sparsely settled. II Is mat
fer OF great trouble TO obtain sufficient
iarors to tn persons Ia this county, In the
inferior courts, guilty OF misdemeanors.
HOWELL II JOHNSON,
County Attorney Pecos County
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-13
pREsIDo COUNTY.

Fort DAVIS, TEX, Feb. ., 1886. Ed.
itor GAZETTE Your letter of Feb. re-
questlng opinion in regard to needed
changes in the jury law is received. In
reply would say.
/. Jury in felony cases should con-
sist of n panel of twelve men, but nine
out Of said twelve should be sufficient to
render verdict. The rule requiring a
unanimous verdict liz founded on neither
reason or common sense, and frequently
makes the flnding of verdict impossible,
even when the defendant is grossly guilty
or clearly innocent.
The state and defendant should be
entitled to an equal number Of perempto-
ry challenges to the panel OF Jurors in all
classes OF criminal cases. The present
system, which entities the defendant TO
double the amount Of challenges above d
to the state, favors none but the guilty,
and Ia the prime cause OF hundreds OF
guilty criminals escaping the penalties of
the law, while 1t affords to the innocent
defendant no real advantage.
MARION Il. BRowN,
County Attorney Preside county.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-13
FANNIN CoINTy

BoNHkM, TEN, April 2s.--Editor GA
zErrE; In reply to your circular to
county attorneys in regard 20 the present
jury law, viii say, am now serving my
ilrst term as county attorney, and my
experience thus FAR leads me To the fol-
lowing conclusions, TO wit,
J. In the district courts abolish alto
gether the petit Jury. Substitute there
Tor three well-qualitled judges, well paid
Tor their services, to remain in Office six
years. In the county and other inferior
courts let the present system remain.
2. Under the present law when special
venires are exhausted, require all Jurors
present for the week to be first tried, be-
fore an officer is required to 70 out and
select taliamen, the object being TO
carry the present law little further by
lessening the chances for corrupt officers
to "put up jury"
B. To make the present or any other
system Of jury or other law effective,
there must be some radical changes made
Ia our present court OF appeals, either to
change the law governing the court or TO
reset the court with all due respect TO
the present Judges, as the extreme
technical ruling Of the court has become
so well understood that II Is q well settled
rule among lawyers To appeal an cases
where II client can fee lawyer. The
great succ(ss In reversing cases
causes so many appeals that now about
twenty volumes OF decisions made In a
lew years stare a man fun In the face,
decisions both thick and thin and by the
thousands being expressly reallrmed and
overruled until now II Is amusing 60 hear
the 'learnedn Judge complacontly ask the
lawyer who has Just read a decision to
his honor SIS that the very latest de-
oision by our court on that polntYi
4, errors of the court In his CHARGE,
is the great monster that fops over SO
many cases. From nfty 20 100 rulings on
the ''charge OF the court in each volume
OF decisions, and the latest volume seems
TO Indicate 40 increase OF the ''errors,n
Now this, OF course, may be caused by
eleetIng fool district Judges all over the
state, or II may be caused by 80 much law
that confusion Is caused, or Il NAV be
that tho laws enacted are complicated
aud indefinite, or II may be that the
district Judges are not such fools after
all, for II is funny, real funny, TO read the
errors complained OF IN the charge Of the
court "thAt were calculated To inislead
the jury when, In fact, tho little clause
complained OF would not have been no.
ticed by one Jury In hundred II thew haa
made the charge a study for years. No
one out the criminal lawyers, after DAYS
OF bard study, could see the microscopic
error that mislcd the jury, who were
specially noted for their ohtuseness.
nave three ludgesi then reversing cases
on error OF the court In his charge"