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The morning call., 1890-11-30
TEN PER CENT
A MONTH PLAN.
Pensioners Robbed by a Wash
inston Usurer.
EztoFtionate Rates Of Interest ChafSed
Unfortunate Veterans.
Exposure Of an Unlawful Scheme for Loan
Ing Honey on Pension Certificates.
The State Troops.
Special to THE MoRSINe CALL.

NEW York, Now 29-The Tribune's
Washington correspondent brings to light
another scheme for bleeding pensioners. w.
j. La Tourette, who shaves notes for Gov
ernment employees ON the 1Q-per- er-cent-a-month
plan, is said to have adopted methods Of
usuTy which are forbidden by law. When a
pensioner borrows money he takes his pen
sion certificate as collateral. At the next
quarterly payment he returns the certificate
long enough for the pensioner to secure his
check from the Pension Agent. The check
is then made payable to La Tourette. who
again receives the certificate. Later the
pensioner receives his pension money from
La Tourette less the interest for the loan. 1t
is charged that La Tourette has over 100 un-
fortunates on his debtors list, and that his
rate Of interest ranges from 70 to $50 per
cent year. Theodore f. Wilson, a pen
sioner, borrowed $50. the amount of his
quarterly pension. from La Tourette in
July. 1889, and by December 9th he will have
received $50 interest on the original loan of
$50. Similar cases are cited.
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THE ASSAULTED WITNESS.
A Statement That Was Made on Beha
of Edward Kelly.

Statement That Was Made on Behalf
of Edward Kelly.
In yesterdays issue OF The CALL was
published one side Of story relative to an
assault said to have been committed by Ed
ward Kelly upon James Donovan Jr., be-
cause he had testified truthfully as to what
he knew about the murder of Chinaman
on Pine street, near franklin. The other
side of the story is told as follows: Kelly,
on Thursday morning, was walking along
Franklin street. after having taken a
horse and buggy to a customer, when he
met the man whose name has been given as
Donovan, but whose name is Conlin, a son
of special officer. Conlin was under the
influence of liquor, and, accosting Kelly,
called him an improper name and threatened
to put the whole Kelly family in hole.
Kelly sought to avoid him, when Conlin
struck him on the nose, and he in return for
this gave Conlin shove. In
turned, he fell, and, striking his
face on the sidewalk, bruised himself. This
is claimed to have been the extent of the
asserted. are hard-working people, and
they were in no way concerned in the
assault upon the Chiraman. They are rep
resented rs peaceful and none of them have
ever been arrested for any Offense. AS to
the stable, which was described as rendeZ-
is said that the place is frequented by
a class who would not associate with such as
were engaged in the murderouS attack on
the Chinaman. To show that Edward Kelly
could not have been actuated by any motive
of revenge, it is stated that at the time the
Chinaman was struck he was in different
part of town and did not know anything Of
the attack
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STATE TROOPS.
Captain Tsylor's Recommendations for In-
creasing Their Efficiency,

Captain Tsylor's Recommendations for 1n-
creasing Their Efficiency.
WASHINGTON. Nov 29-Captain Taylor
OF the Ordnance Department, in charge of
supplies to the militia, in his annual report
strongly urges the passage of the pending
bill to promote the efficiency Of the militia.
He calls attention to the disparity in the
number between the cavalry and infantry
militia, and says the cavalry is the most
difficult arms to improvise, and some steps
should be taken TO encourage the formation
and foster the existing cavalry organiza-
tions in the militia. He recommends that
Congress approximate for the placing in each
Stata which has more than 5000 organized
militia, where stables and forage are pro-
yided at the expense Of the State, of suffi-
cient horses, not to exceed sseventy-five for
each State, TO mount troop Of cavalry,
with detachments of regular cavalry soldiers
to -care for them and non-commissioned
officers as instructors. Captain Taylor
speaks Of the necessity of reserve of
horses in our service; also touches upon the
feasibility of horse census and legislation
to prevent the country being depleted of
animals, which may be urgently needed in
the event of war. AT prese mt there is moth
ing to prevent foreign agen is getting all our
1sai, able animals, and large numbers have
been shipped out Of the country. The diff
Guilty of obtaining suitable cavalry horses
has alarmingly increased the past fifteen
years. Captain Taylor also urges the passage
of bill authorizing the issue to States and
Territories Of field guns TO encourage the
formation of artillery companies.
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A Mummy on Exhibition.

The museum Of the State Neurological
Bureau in the Pioneer Building had its list
of attractions increased yesterday by the
addition of an Egyptian mummy. which has
been loaned to the institution by John p.
Young, to whom it was presented several
months ago by the Hon. jeremiah Lynch.
The mummy is in an excellent state Of
preservation, ard is that of priestess
in the Temple of Ammon-Ra, at Lycopolis,
who died during the reign of the fourth
Ptolemy (222-205 B. c. and the hier0glyphics
from which her history is obtained. were
deciphered by Professor Brooks. the cele-
brated Egyptolosist of the Bulak Museum
of Cairo. The mummy has been placed in q
case, glazed on all sides and on the top, and
reposes in its ancient receptacle, with its
feet toward the rising sun. The lid of the
coffin rests on supports Immediately above
those curious enough to study Egyptian
hierOglyDnicS,
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Swinburne at table. AT Astley's, where
boncicault had just failed, she drew all the
vast auditorium would hold, and in the
PDvinces she was equally successful Thence
ooa aor,n Europe was her chosen country. She
1860. to get an Indiana divorce from "Or-
pheus z. kerr," and once in the spring of
1866 to visit Barkley, who had returned to
his gaming-tables. He was still fond Of
her, and she repaid him by marrying him
at last. He gave her house on Seventh
avenue, aud she was good enough to call it
"Bleak House" in honor of her friend and
admfrer, Dickens. In a few months She
and the gambler quarreled. BLEAK House.
was sold. Menken sailed back to Europs
as nearly broken-hearted as she had ever
been. Barkley eventually went back to
California to die.
Tue end was near. Menken had deter
mined to conquer Paris. A French version
OF .:'.'
THE PIRATES OF THE SAVANNAH"
Was made for her, and ON Sunday night
December 80, 1866, she appeared at the
Gazette. The Princess Jerome and Lucien
with their suites. applauded her. The elder
Dumas followed her with manifest admira-
tien. In eight nights she had played to
346, GOO francs; and on her one hundredth
performance, royalty itself, IN the person OF
the Third Napoleon, eompiimented her with
his presence. The Dumas picture is a,tell-
tale of those Gaiete triunphs. The novel;
ist made OF the actress companion of his
pet daughter. BE was in failing health, he
was kind to her, while she was famous.
When the last act came, when the King OF
Terrors called her and found her penniless,
frail, wasted and haggard, that king found
her also alone. Fewer people followed her
to Pere la Chaise Cemetery than would
mourn for "a griSette. Dumas, Swnburne,
Dickens, NapoleOn-all had vanished. Shs
had earned and sqnandered a fabulous for
tune, and had lived in nine years lifetims
Of royal luxury. Yet for three. years her
bones lay in Pere la Chaise with only a
wooden board to tell her name. The leeches
of prosperity had had memories, you see.
Now she lies in Mount Parnasse. under a
granite monument erected by Barkley and
Ned James, the latter an old man and a poor
one, but faithful friend.
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Run over by a Butchers Cart.

Frederick Nagle, man of some 60 odd
years and the driver of a butcher-wagon,
was arrested last npht ON Twenty-first and
Mission streets for having run over j. c.
Traver Of the Bodine Livery Stable. The
specific charge preferred was battery. 1t
seems that about 7 o'clock, Travers. who is
an aged man and very deaf, was crossing a
the junction of the streets named, when
Nagle drove into and knocked him down.
Trayers sustained a fractured arm. bruised
shoulder and was cut about the head aud
face. He was taken to his home for treat
ment. Nagle is driver for his son, Otis,
who has butcher-shop on Twenty-sixtli
and Mission streets. He was released on
S1O0 hail
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Was Bsrttelot Insane ,

LONDON, Nov. 29.-In letter to the Lon
don papers Surgeon Major Jackson says
that Major Barttelot consulted him prior to
joining the Stanley expedition, concerning
a diff ulty he had with his head. all the
symptoms being those of sunstroke. Bartte-
lot had sunstroke while he was in Cyprus
with his regiment. From all that passed at
the consultation Jackson is positive that
Barttelot had become insane from heat,
privation and worry, thus accounting for
his extraordinary course in Africa. =.
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OBITU AIRY
j, p, HARDY,

j. P. Hardy, a pioneer of SacrameIs.
died recently at the home of his widow
daughter, Mrs. Stephen Holden. ColOraC :
Springs, Colo. He was Justice. of 1th:c
Peace in San Francisco during 1876 AM
lived here many years. He attained great
age. and died after painful Illness OF five
months. He was the father of Judge James
H. Hardy. a lawyer Of wide. celebrity
Stephen Holden, brother of Lieutenant
Governor Holden, married his daughter. mt.
whose home he died Another daughter
was the wife of Horace Smith. the lawyer,
who killed Newell, the printer, In this city
on New Years day, 1861. Az only son. liY-
ing at Sacramento, survives him, but he
left a large number of grandchildren. -: :.
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FARMERS ALLIANCE.
Its Platform Endorsed by the Coast

Its Platform Endorsed by the Coast La
borers' Union.
The Pacific Coast Laborers' Union, No. /,
is taking great interest just now in the
platform of the Farmers Alliance and In
duStrial Union.
In all other respects the union indorses the
platform heartily, and, at last nights meet
ing, dwelt with special emphasis on certain
plauks in the following resolutions:
Resotred, That we are In heaNy accord with
the alliance IN all its demands but especially the
first, in favor OF Stanfofd's Land Loan Bill, and
the eighth demand that places The elective iran.
chise upon the educational qualification, without
regard TO sex.
ResolUed, That We urge upon the laborers OF
the city 10 second the farmers demand by the
addition of demand for reduced hours OF toll.
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HARRISON'S POLICY.
How the President Hopes to Increase the
Circulation.

How the President Hopes to increase the
Circulation.
NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-The Commercial
Bulletins Washington special says: Window
will not recommend in his annual report any
plan for increasing the volume of the cur
rency. The President favors the Secretary's
scheme Of interconvertible bonds, but thinks
it better to leave the subject untouched for
the present and leave Congress to discover
for itself the need for more money. Their
idea is that after the session has lasted long
enough to make it evident that something
must be done to increase the volume of cur
rency, bills shall be introduced by leading
Republicans of both Houses embodying the
scheme OF interconvertlble bonds. ii the
situation seems favorable the President can
then Sc nd In a message referring to the ne
cessity of a larger circulating medium and
intimatiDg that the bills pending embody his
idea. II is hoped with this Endorsement
and approval of the scheme, which Window
would give before the committees of the two
Houses. the bill for interconverti5le bonds
would probably pass
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Of your CUrICURA REMEDIES. It described my
exactly, that thought, as last resort to
give them trial WhenI first applied them was
all raw and bleeding, from scratching myself, butI
went asleep almost Immediately, something L. had
not done for years. the effect was so soothing In
about two weeks could stand straight. hut not
walk was so weak; but my sores wereneariy well.
As near as judge, the CUTIcURA REMEDIES
cured me in about six 10 eight weeks, and up to this
have not been sick in any way, or have had the
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Markh,m,s Socrato-,

Los ANGELES, Nov 29-Governor-elect
Markham has appointed NJ. r. Higgins of
this city as his private secretary while he
remains in private life. and announces his
intention of giving him that official designa-
ton when he shall become Governor. Mr..
Higgins is native of Ohio, 81 years of age
and was Secretary Of the Republican Cam
paign Committee. Before coming to Cali
fornia, five years ago, he was several years
clerk Of court in Ohio.
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Yesterday afternoon double team at
tached to an express wagon that was beins
driven on board the ferry-bo Piedmont, nj
the foot of Market street. became fright
ened and ran away. Befoie being stopped
the horses ran against the side Of the cabin
on the lower deck and n dentist who hap
pened to be in the way had his hand badly
squeezed.
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A Water.Lrgged Bark.

New YORK, Nov. 29.-The German
steamer Standard, Captain Sanger, from
Hamburg, has arrived. and reports that on
the evening of the 18th inst. she sighted a
vessel showing signals Of distress and found
her to be the bark Claudine from Miramichi
for Larne, water-logged. The Standard
launched boat, and after much difficulty
rescued all hands. thirteen men. and
brought them to this port.
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The Sugar Trus..

New YORK, Nov. 29.-Before Justice Cul-
len in the Kings County Supreme Court this
afternoon another phase of the sugar trust
matter was argued, a motion for stay of
proceedings pending the appeal from an
order refusing to vacate an interlncutory
judgment The Judge took the matter under
adViSement.
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The FIRE Bell.

An alarm was sounded from Box %,
about 3 o'clock yesterday morning, for a
fire in the rear of the plumbing establish
ment Of w. d. Hobro, at 730 Washington
street The loss amounted to $50; cause
unknown.
The alarm from Box. 274, at 5 :37 o'clock
last evening. was for a fire in the house Of
John Slater at 1887 fwenty-fourth street.
1t caught from candle. The dama ge
was $40
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KNIGHTS OF LABOR.

A Convention of Labor Leaders and Workers
to B. Held in February.
SCRANTON (Pa.), Nov. 29.-Powderly to-
night said in an interview that the General
Assembly had authorized him to call con-
vention of labor leaders and workers in
February next to frame a platform of prin-
ciples to be presented to the people of the
country for ratification. 1t will bear an
issue to be voted for in the Congressional
and Legislative electi0as. He limited that a
new party would not result from the Florida
convention next week, but that thereafter
the Alliance members and Knights OF Labor
will vote, as well as work for, their principles.
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sn I,vitation From DR.. Koch,

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-The German
Government has invited Surgeon-General
Hamilton of the United States Army to
send over one of his staff to learn DR.. Koch's
treatment for consumption. DR.. Hamilton
will send one of his men over next week.
He thinks that no lymph will he sent to this
country, as it will lose its efficiency in trans
portaton, but the formula will soon be
given out and it can be made here.
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The Ordnance Foundry Site.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-Major Clarence
E. Dutton has not yet completed his report
Of the commission appointed to select an
ordnance foundry. 1t was stated at the
Ord ance Division of the War Department
to-day that tile report might not be ready
for two weeks yet. 1t is generally believed
that Benicia will be the place, as heretofore
telegraphed exclusively by the California
Associated Press
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DAMAGING TESTIMONY.

Interesting Developments in the P,ettyman
Private Bank Failure Investigation.
CHICAGO, Nov 29-There were more en-
tertainiUg developments in the investigation
of the Prettyman Private Bank failure to-
day. The wife of the banker testified navely
that on Monday Mr.. Prettyman gave her
S2500, which she converted into draft and
forwarded to her mother in New York
Steps have been taken to stop the payment
ii. III. Bishop, partner of Prettynan in the
lumber 6rm, told with great unconcern how
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The Chief Heunes,y Murder Case.

NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 90. - When the
Italians now under indictment for the MUIR
der of Chief Hennessy were called before
the bar to-day their counsel moved to quash
the indictments on the ground that an out
slider, John T. Michal, not entitled to be
present, was iE the Grand Jury room during
the investigation. The matter Will be argued
next week.
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RICHARD HOI,RROoK.

e. A. Holbrook, General Traffic Agent Of
the Chicago and Northwestern, has met
with severe bereavement in the loss of his
little son, Richard. who died very suddenly
on Friday afternoon from heart disease:
The funeral services will be held at o'clock
this afternoon from the family residence, at
107 Thirteenth street, Oaklnad. The inter
ment will be at Mountain View Cemetery. !:
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MORE FAILURES.
Suspension Of Pittsburg Bankers-Run on a
Minneapolis Bank

Minneapolis Bank.
PITTsBURG, Nov. ga dispatch from
Ebensburg. Pa, says Johnston, Buck &
Co., bankers, have closed their doors.
Their assets and liabilities are not known.
The failure is a result of that of Jameson
s. Co., the banks correspondents. A state
ment has not yet been made public, but the
firm expects to be able to pay all the de-
positors in full. The heaviest loser is the
County Treasurer, who has deposit Of
$4,000 in the bank
The failure of B. K. Jameson & Co.
divided the attention of tho street this MORN
ing with the startling publication of John
A. Baker Jr.'s gigantic fOrgeries. The gen.
eral opinion seems to be that the failure OF
Jameson 81 Co. will prove worse than at
first reported. The firm is said to have been
large borrowers lately, and several financial
institutions in this city are thought to have
been heavily hit. The liabilities of the firm
are variously estimated at $50. 600 to 81, ,500,
900, but such estimates are the merest guess
work. Beyond the statement given last
night, no information iD regard to Bakers
enormous speculation will be made by the
absconder's family. The general impress
sion is that Baker has made good his escape
from the country and will not be appre-
hended.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov 29.-From figures
obtained tonight, the indications are that
the liabilities of Jameson q Co. will exceed
81, 100000.
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov GA Duluth special
says the private bank Of Hall & Co. closed
its doors this morning temporarily. In a
run yesterday $4,000 of $4,000 of the de-
p0sits were drawn out No runs were made
on the other banks. The bank expects to
pay in full.
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Death in a Bath Tub.

NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-Alexauder Schus-
sci, local agent of FleIschner. Mayer & Co..
clOthiers Of Portland, Oregon, was found
dead in bath-tub this evening in the MARI
borough Hotel, where he has lived since
September with his family. The death was
due to natural causes. He was 50 years of
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he had purchased various pieces of real
estate with money drawn from Prettyman's
he sold two houses worth $4,000 to Treas
urer Stinson of the lumber company for
nominal consideration, and Mr.. Stins on at
once turned them over to Bishops wife for
a like smnunt
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Sacred shr,n.s or Europe.

Very Rev. Father Shane, Superior of the
Vincentian Fathers, will deliver lecture
at st. Brendan's Church this evening, the
proceeds to go to the fund of the new Cathe-
dral. The Rev. Father. who has recently
returned from Europe. will tell of his visits
to the sacred shrnes
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Rev. r. c. Barrow, for twenty-five years
State evangelist of the Christian Church,
and one of the most widely known div;nes ia
the Western country, died al Lincoln, Nebr..
last evening, aged IS years.
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Severe Earthquakes.

VIENNA, Nov. ga series OF shocks OF
earthquake ere felt at Gauners lori, Lower
Austria, to-day. Some were very severe.
Houses oscillated and the spires oil churches
swung, causing the bells to clash. The ln-
habitants of the town were panic-stricken
and fled to the Open country.
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up entirely, and from contiHu-
ally sitting on the floor on a pill.
low, my limbs contracted so.
that | lost all control of. them,
and was utterly helpless. My;
mother would have to lift ms
out and into bed. l could. get
around the house on: my. hands
and feet, but 1 could not get my
clothes on at alf,. and had; to
wear a sort of dressihg-gown. :
My hair had all matted down. or.
fallen of, and my h lad, face aud:
ears were one scab. The disease
continued In this manner until
p l was seventeenayears old, and
one day in January. I979;.- Il
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A Terrific snow.storm.

LONDON, Nov. 29.-The snow-storm
which has been raging in England is the
heaviest for many years. In many places
traffic is almost suspended. Sheep are
dying by, thousands from starvation and
exposure. The snow is so deep that it is
impossible to give them food or shelter.
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Eira I'll Yala C.n,nns

NEW HAVEN Conn, Nov. pa fire
in the south-midde dormitory on the Yale
campus tonight created quite panic for
awhile, but the fire was subdued with loss
of $40 600
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The Rev. ]. Elias Hughes, NJ. A.. of Lon
don, England, who is visiting his brothers,
Ialydd and Humphry Hughes,vof Oakland,
Will deliver sermon in Welsh at the CAM
brian Hall, 1888 Mission street, this even
city.
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Nav Have Been Hurt In,oru,llv,

Yesterday afternoon, while Dennis Vic
tory, teamster. was driving his coal-laden
cart off Broadway Wharf the axle broke and
he was precipitated to the ground. His
back and hips were badly bruised and he
had to be removed to his home in a carriage.
1t is feared that he is hurt internally.
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NOVEMBER

that ON and after December 1st they will
dismiss all members of the boot and shoe
makers union until such time as the strike
against the Cox Company shall have been
abandoned.
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THIS WAS THE WOMAN

Whose diuners Dickens helped to eat;
whose champagne Swinbarne helped to
drink. She had her team with llveried
coachman and footman, and a horses head
Barkley must have smiled at that grim sa-
tire, and when she drove out in her broug-
ham little silver bells tinkled. the approach
of 'The Royal Bengal Tiger" as she
humorously called herself in those gay days
al the Westminster, within the very shadow
do The petty amours of modern actresses
stand for, measured by the victories of this
fascinating woman? SheconQuered London
. on the stage as she had won Dickens and
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NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-The weekly bank
statement shows the reserve has increased
$2S2.O00. The banks now hold $3.50, 900 in
excess Of the legal requirements.
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ELECTRoCUTIoN STAYED.

The Warden Of sing Sing Cited to Appear in
Court in January.
SING SING, Nov. 29.-Arrangements for
the electrocution of Wood, the colored mur-
derer. are about completed, but tonight
Warden Rush was served with citation to
appear before the United States Supreme
Court the first Monday in January and show
cause why an error in Woods trial should
not be corrected, the murderer's attorney
appealing on the ground Of the exclusion OF
colored men from the jury.