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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-16
GENERAL MAURY'S TACTICS.
A Bill To Pay Him Ten thousand iar
Their Use.
The BANK OF VIRGINIA GOLD CASE.
Tho Biii Only Needs tho Presidents sigma
ture To become Lava Claim That
Has Been Pending for lears-Iiow
the Money Was Lost.

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Jan. 0.-spo-
cial l.-Ropresentauvc Elliott to-day intro
ducod "A bHl 10 pay 10 General DAoncy
Maury $1,000 for bis cavalry tac'.cs'
which have been adopted by the war De-
partment.
Mr. Elliott also secured to-day the pas
sage OF the bin 90 pay 20 the heirs az
W. B. lsaacs a Coz OF Richmond. siD.-
9S7. 81. the amount belonging TO The Bank
Of Virginia. and seized oy fcderAi uoop5
i'm 1876. The claim has been pending TOT
Il number OF years.
The bin passed the Senate last session.
aud only requires the Presidents s'S-
nature TO become a law.
The facts concerning this claim. as set
forth ia the report of the Committee on
Claims. are as follows.
HISTORY OF THE CASE.
Certain banks Of Virginia sent their
coin to tho town Of Washington. IA the
state of Georgia. for safe Keeping, and
after the war-to-wit. on the I'D or Nu-
gust. lS65-the sum Of about SlV0Oo was
taken possession of by the troops sent
10 Georgia after the war. The Union
generals commanding in the South and
iu Virginia had given to The claimants
protection and safe conduct OF their
money from Washington 20 the city or
Richmond. and en- route about the sum
above named was taken possession OF by
the Federal troops. which WAS covered
into the Treasury.
4 controversy having arisen as 10 the
ownership Of this specie. Congress passed
a Joint resolution directing the Court
Of Claims 10 ascertain and report who
were the owners of the coin in question.
They reported that the Bank OF Nir-
ginia, whose assignee the claimants are.
was the equitable owner OF part OF
tho fund in the Treasury. prop0rtionate
20 lthe amount Whlch 10 contributed
thereto. such proportiOnato part being
the sum of SIG. .gs1.SS. The claim there
for and the right OF property therein
passed 20 and is now owned by the claim
ants I'm this suit who are cqultably en-
titled 10 tho same.
The remainder OF the fund being the
sum of $500 40. is the property OF the
United States. the title never having
passed 90 said banks. and the claimants
not having derived any claim or title In
and through said judicial proceedings.
by THE COURT.
June p. 1893.
Thus it appears that neither the United
States nor amy other party has tho
slightest claim 90 the said sum OF $685.
ss and that it is the rightfu property OF
the claimants. Therefore. We feel that
the Government is lon duty bound 10 re-
turn this money 10 the just owners
thereof. as uscortainod by the Court OF
Claims. Therefore. your committee rec
omuond that the bin do pass, without
amendments.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-16

Ncw York Bankers Could Not Maintain
tiip Evu Per Cent Rate.

tlD tWu Per Cent Rate.
NEW YORK. Jan lJ-Thc weekly
statement OF the Associated Banks. TO
Ns ISSUED tomorrow VIII show a large
increase BOO the cash on hand ass the con-
sequence OF an unusual state OF affairs
in the money market About a month ago
the pr, .llDuts and other leading officers
of some forty banks belonging TO tho
Clearing House. attended dinner AZ the
Union League club given by Henry W.
Cannon. president of Chase National
Bank AZ this gathering an understand
ing was reached that no call loans. or.
boo other words. loans rcpayhale on de-
maud. should Dee made at ID rate less than
. per cent. per dunum. For three or four
weeks previously most of the call loans
had been made at % per cent.
Az this ratio the banks did not consider
that they wore receiving an adequate
return ON their money During the pres
emf week the borrowers found that th'y
could obtain money from the trust c0m-
painless insurance companies. and other
large lenders at ~ per cent According
ly they shifted their loans to largo
extent that is they paid on fhe loans
to the banks aud got accommodated from
the tender-. whose rates were Oue-half
por cent lower Tho banks secured only
small part Of The now loans. The rtplt
accumulation Of money Boo their vaults.
which WAS earning nothing at all, finally
brought them tO realization that their
agreement 90 keep the call money rate up
tO por cent. could no longer Doe adhered
tO with advantage. and to-day most of
thom were accepting offers of ~ per
cent. Although the tendency OF money IS
downward 400 over the world DO is cheap
en- in New York than anywhere else.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-16
SPOILsMEN 1T WORK.
a Contemplated Raid on the Provisions
,fthe Ciyil service Law.


wAsuINGTON. ID. c., Jan. l0.-spe-
cial.-rhere Is likely TO bee strong pressure
after the lth of Match 10 bring ABOUT
modification OF the civil service law 20
as 10 remove from the classified service
man, OF tho Offices which can now Dee OBJ
talued only through civil service eAami-
nation. The spoLsmen in tho Republican
marty are looking for spoils with ~hleh
10 discharge some or their political debts.
and they md nearly AN the Offices hedsed
about with civil service regulations.
Mr. Mckinley is being urged. it Us un-
derstood, 10 define DIS position regarding
the civil service in his u1-urA address.
DISAPPOINTING REPORTS
Recent resolutions passed boy the House
calling upon the heads of the various
executive departments for statements.
showing AN the changes made among the
onceh04Qers since March p 1873. was in-
tended 20 produce material to.be used as
the basis of an attack upon the civil scr-
vice
IL was confidently believed that the
roports of the different secretaries would
show that the spirit of the law had boon
violated hy tho members Of Mr. '.cNc-
lands Cabinet in removing Republicans
from office ana appointing democrats n
their places.
The reports however show that the
removals have been comparatively few.
and inasmuc1 as they fail to show
whether the persons removed We're Demo
Gratis or Republicans. they havs proved
absolutely raiuciess as forming an arr
gumont against the Jaw.
AN ILLEGAL MOVE.
Tt is now proposed 90 pass another rcso-
luton calling unon the heads of the dee
partmonts for The names of al employees
removed and those appointed in order
that au effort may be made to ascertain
their politics Und>r the civil service law
n IS Illegal TO inquire into tho politics ~ %
Government clerk So b. may he seen that
tho investigation about 70 Doe attempted
hy the House is in itself n virtual yio'a-
ton Of tho law.
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handle. than whom they are permitted 10
work
II is not right 4 man does NOT lose
his claim upon humanity because ne mas
done wrong Who IS scatholess from N
II is harharizing 10 take away thls i'.
dccmlng and disciplinary measure ana
Mace the haro OF idlencss upon COM
v.cts. II is deblsing the human BEING 10
the level OF a Gagged beast, whose oon"y
wants. and nothing more. are suppHeo.
Idloness ls the greatest proNocauNf vi
crime Man IS demoral.zed without iauo'.
The SPEAKER said he was not disposed
so much 10 blame the workingman as ,ne
legislators. The former were acting under
the imnulsc of sclf-prcscrvaiion. ana
were not sufficient students Of social
economies 20 see that their action ia TINS
direction was shor,sighted. and had ul-
terror evil res ats Tho latter had yield
cd 10 tho demands through ignorance or
policy.
OUR DEBT TO CHILDREN
The sneaker said he was slad that such
conditions did not obtain here in virginia
and hoped they would not hut there was
one thing he wished TO mention. chiu
had been born 10 one of the female con-
victs I'm tho nententiary THANKSGIVING
Day. IL was wrong that this shouiu ue
permittod 90 occur. The State had no
right TO nut this fearful handicap upon
human being entering tho race ot NE
n was sent forth into the world win
the brand OF Cain upon it's brow HOW
easv would be for IL. the descent into
the avenues of evil life. How difficult
the path 20 honor and rectitude. The
child is innocent OF wrong, and IL IS IN
human TO permit &c TO draw It's hrst
breath i'm prison walls. TO see the light OF
day first through the grated window OF
a cell. Some provision ought 90 bc made
against the recurrence OF such thing.
The mother should ho permitted 20 go 10
some place outside the prison during that
period.
We owe this 20 the Unborn child. We
owe il 10 humanity. not 10 degrade IL IN
its innocence. We cannot shirk the re-
sponsibilitv. for we are each our brother S
koaner. aud from our hand will Sod de-
n1ond our brothers life Crimc is moral
rickncss. and our penal institutions must
he regarded as moral hospitals and rot
as mere cages.
The speaker quoted statistics from FL
mira and Concord which showed that "a
large nercontage OF criminals are reform
cd and declared that if was an inhum1n-
itv 10 degrade and dcbase men, solely
because they had violated the 'aw. He
closed with an earnest appeal for "a bet-
ter recognition of humanity's Obligations.
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woRK or rHi iInmIRrES.
inquiry "a to Why Patents Have Not Beer
Granted on itud.

Granted on land.
WASHINGTON. ID. O.. Jan. lj-Alr. Al
Zen Glep. of DtaM starfee huaine boo tho
House to-day ly presenting o. resolution
clllug On tnc Secretary Oi tnc Interior
for information ls 10 why patents had
not been issued for lands secured hy
bOna-ndc purchasers from the Union Pa
cInc Railroad Company the lands having
been given tue company under Goveru-
men- grants. IAe resolution was agreed
10.
Mr. Johnson G,cp. OF lndiana) secured
the adoption Ol "a resolution providing
for cxpelltug the contested election case
OF Bon0it against BO1Htr from the
Wuh District of LouEana. so that Dc
m sht be disposed of at ue present scs-
sion.
quite "a little opposition developed oyjr
"a resolution from the Committee on Ace
counts for tho employment OF fifteen fo.d-
ers for two months 90 ref0l documents
that had been injured On the Lili of a
building during tho hurricane no Sep
tcmber Gth last and nnally the yeas
and nays were ordered on an amendment
TO distribute the places among the States
that had no appointments on the f0ll at
present
The amendment was rejected ana the
resolution adopted without another roll
call.
The regular order was then demanded.
This was the consideration or private
bills and The House spent fla rest OF the
days session. nearly five hours in 10
posing ~ this class ~ bills principally
pension BILL and other irItine matters.
A recess was taken until O'Clock the
night session being devoted % tho cone
siieratiOn ~ pension bills.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-16

DR.. Cyrus Thomp on Chosen on the second
Ballot.

RALEIGH y. g.. Jan. l5.-ihe Popu-
Dist caucus at midnight nominated Dr.
Cyrus Thompson for senator on the
second ballot. THOMPSON. D0ckcry.
Mott. Huemau. and Guthrie were voted
for on the first ballot ON the second
ballot. AN except the hrst two were
withdrawn. Thompson and pockery re-
cciviug 3 and @ votes. respectively.
senafor Parker. of Randolph.
ono Of the holters. returned 10
the caucus last night. n is understood
that Doe will vote Tor the nominee.
~ i5 not believed that llard.son. who
went into the caucus with Parker. Will
desert Pritchard. The situation yirtl-
ally remains unchanged. -Four PODulist
votes, in addition 20 tho Republican
vote. will nominate Pritchard ~ IS
claimed that at least eighteen VIII stand
by him 10 tho last.
40 this hour there appears 10 be- no
reason for changing the prediction that
Prtchard Will be bis own successor.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-16

WASHINGTON d c.. Jan - Senator
Martin to-day. accompanied hy Represent
tative Tyler called on Pos'm sier-'i ien-
eral Wilson and c0ncurrri % the latter g
Recommendation of Nr Walter sharp u
Norfolk. % Doe postmaster OF that city.
TO suct eod Mr. Degge resigned
Colonel T. NJ Henry was also present
ana haH an interview with Mr. Wilson.
While the latter viii express no opinion.
IL is we'll known hero that Colonel Henry
Is i'm no way responsible for the recent
unfortunate condition of an1irs 10 the
Norfolk office. lie will no doubt bee fully
eNOncrafed
senator Martin and Nr Tyler also called
on Secretary Lamont with View Of haV-
ing the case Of Cadets Marshall ana Mor-
rissatt referred no the Academic Board,
with A view 10 their reinstatement.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-16
OF HUMANITY'S OBLIGATIONS
Rabbi CaliSCh'S Eloquent Appeal for a
Better Recognition.
PRISONERS SHlULD NOT Be IDLE.
He Says Provision should Be Made Ag"ins,
the Birth of Children within the
Prison walls-Criminals of In
terest TO society.

Rabbi Z. y. Callsch spoke last night
on the subject, "Civic humanity tax
ing his text from Genesis TX .. He said
that the teachings Of Judaism emphasized
above many things the obligations Of our
common humanity. When the ancient
Jewish state was formed IL was theoc-
racy. it is true. but every man stood as
a responsible lnteger of the whole. The
legislation Of Moses was supreme In us
day. and in many respects unapproached
I'm our day. Not IN the special ana in-
dividual enactments. Many Of these are
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-16
A CONFLICT OF YERACIqY.
The Mayor Says Mr.. ROuntree Said 1t
and the Latter Flatly Denies It.
EXCITING SCENE At The CITY HALL.
Mayor Taylor charges the Committeeman n
with Being Orerrealous for Reform In
That lie Volunteered Not TO Cut ihe
Mayors salary-Ihe Interview

There was a most exciting interview IN
tho Mayors Office ri y o'clock yesterday
between Mayor Richard VI. Taylor and
Nr. Henry ". Rouniree. su0-cheirman
OF the Committee on Retrenohment and
Reform. during which each ono contra
dicted the other in most positive man
rer. and blows at one time seemed not
at an improbable
The whole affair grew ont Of tho oc-
curreuce I'm tho Board Of Aldermen last
Tuesday night. when Mr.. Evan sneal
member OF the Board from Clay Ward.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-16

if.of would 'e thrown away iI you were
gong 20 Eeto %. eia.nt,ices !e,oinnelq,
600 uf iNth. 1ol lo-u ine iuhl ID j MoH'u
come io your once you Mouii Ten me
why you had NrlpDd lNe ordinance re-
uu.ins inc stiaiy oi AIi. hno".r7
OF VIII swear. continued air. louniree
.mprass.veiy rising TO bis feet. that
never DOB my lir nave / referred % lhc
ner nave mentioned.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-16

BROOKLYN. Jan. l5.-The jury I'm ,h-
suit OF Joseph 4. Trapp against the New
York World for libel. in which damages
were laid al 100000. to-day rendered
verdict for 5000 The caae WAS tried
before Judge Keogh in the Supreme Court.
Trap was "a Juror in the case 0f John
Y NckHne tie former chief 81 the
Conoy Island police when the latter was
convicted OF election frauds. After Ne
Kane's conviction thc paper charged
Tramp with having trltd o. briDe tho
other ilror1
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-16

WASHINGTON u. G., Jan. lJ.-Second
Tiautenant charles y. HAYS OF the Elgh-
teenth Infantry who Is a native OF lili-
nois. and rose from the ranks I'VE year
ago. has resigned his commission. IN
me President to-day. 10 date from Janu-
ary Gfh. he made no reference 20 his
movements. but IN transmitting the resis-
nation TO the Colonel he said that he was
Daing 10 lglt for Cubs's freedom.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-16

WAsHINGTON. d. c.. Jan. lj.-Fore-
cast for Saturday.
Nir.inia C.ordv. followed hy fair.
norfherly winds. becoming varlahle.
warmer IN the interior.
North Carolina taIr possibly nfer"dtd
by showers on the coast. r0rihefly winds,
warmer In the interior.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-16

The following was the range of the
Thermometer az The Tines oitce yest-i :
day. . A. ~. -. II NJ. ~ I. VI, -
p. NJ 80, 4. NJ, 81. uiidIJshL ~. ANss'
age. q.
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4 PREVIOrs INK.

"At the time that the conversation oc-
CURED between us on that street." went
on Alr Rountrce "the ordinances reduc-
lng the salaries Of certain city officials
were not in existence, and I could not
therefore. have Said anything 20 you
about not yet0ing taem They were
then being considered 0y the sub-c0m-
mittce I knew that YOU had vetoed the
ordinance reducing the salary OF Mr.
Knowles. and / asked your reason there
for as 1 knew the subcommittee was
working alous tho same line. and their
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-16

OF deny emphaticaliy." said Mr.. Roun-
tree. with great emphasis that / ever
said anything about the Mayors salary.
"Honry. you did said Mayor Taylor
I'm a loud tone. III I were never going
10 see my wife and children again L
would assert that 10 is s0."
eI most omphaticaiiy deny that I re-
frrrod 10 the salary oI the Mayor" said
Mr. Rountree again. "I DO not sec how
I could have done SO for 1 have criticised
the salary Of the Mayor more than any
office i'm the city Government. For SER
vices rendered, the Mayor should not
eet any salary, but 81 the Mayor would
do his duty as laid down by the city Or
"Did ! ever come to see you while
the ordinances were In your hands?" con-
tinued Mr. ROuntrcc
"No. sir. you did not" replied the
Mayor.
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Continued on Second Page1
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Tp 10 this point Mr.. Rountree had lis-
tened TO the Mayor IN silence. only eiv-
ing evidence OF his feelings by the pallor
and asked:
Where did that conversation between
Us take nlscc?'
Il think Il was at the corner of Govern
or and Franklin" replied the Mayor.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-20
46 Edward Savoie
AZ J H BoNers
4S TX Aitkens
40 TIP Blanchard
SO Abel Thibolamx

llaving placed the names of the
foregoing fifty persons drawn as j urors
tor The First Week ofsaid term ofCourt
IN an envelope we have sealed and
signed the same and endorsed it for
the week for which they were drawn
and placed it in a Lox prepared for
that purpose and known as the Jary
Box on file in said CIrri, = 0fles.
And the SAID Jury Commissioners
being OF opinion that Jury will he
required t0rtho second and third week.
Of said torn Of Court we proceeded
under Section of the above ecited
act to dhaw from said General Venire
Box 81 additional names for the Sec.
ond week of said term, for Monday,
April 18Th, 1897, said names being
drawn one at time by the said Ed.
muud Mcclellan, as folio as.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-20

Having placed the names Of the
foregoing thirty persons drawn as
Jurors for the Second Weeks said
Court in an envelope we have signed
and sealed the same ard endorsed it
for tile week for which they were
drawn and placed it in a box prt pared
Tor that purpose and known as the
Jury Box on file in the Clerks Office,
After which we proceeded to draw
from the General Venire Box the
names of thirty persons to tscrve as
Jurors for the Third Week Of said
Court, commencing on Monday, April
10Th, 1897, the names "t said thirty
persons being drawn from the box on
at time by said Edmund McCollam,
one of the Jury Commissioners, and
nro 90 fOIlnus to-wit.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-20
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
18Th. Judicial District Court Parish Of
Terrebonne.

Mrs. Victorio Bergeron, aite, rs. No.
57o7, Latcson Bergeron, husband.
This case having been regnla,ly
fixed for tlial for this day. was called.
taken up and tried, and the law and
the evidence being ia favor OF plain
tiff and against defendant;
It is therefore ordered adiudged and
lecreed that plaintiff, Mrs, Victoria
Berger0n, wife of Lawson Bergpron.
do have acknowledgement gainst
her said husband, Lawson Bereeron.
dissoiving the community of acquets
and gains heretofore existing between
them, decreeing said plaintiff separa
in property from her sail HUSBAND.
and fnlly authorizing her to take nm
der her own seperate control and
management allher paraphelnal prop
erty both present and prospective.
1t is finally ordered that defendant
pay all costs of snit.
Thus done, read and signed in open
Court at I1oumh, La, this Sth. day Of
February, A. d. 1897.
LSignedl l.. p. CAILLOUET,
Judge 18Th. ind. Dist. Court,
A true copy
Clerl;'s Office, Honma, La, Febrng
AIRY 27th. A. D., 1897.
GzysN A. boURG.
@sas Clerk.
Il
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ASsrR AY.

Fnnnd an the Belle Grove plantation
Of Mr.. j. NJ. McBide. SOrrel Mare,
about twelve hands high, with Star in
Forehead, if said Mare is not claimed
in thirty days she Will hesolaat public
sale to pay the expresses thereon.
A. F. CHAuvIN. j. p.
Glendale. March l0ts, 1896.
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Aubin Boure, Clerk Of said Court 10
be BY him kept On ilIe as TIE law pro.
yides.
III Faith Whereof we have signed
this Process Verbal Of Jury drawiux on
the day. month and year first above
written.
Witnesses Signed
Il. LoUviERE, AuRELIE THERJor.
E, G. WuRzLow, EDMuND MoCoLLAsf
PETER BERGER,
j. ARTHUR DAePir.
Jury Commissioners
FN7S a. BQURG, Clerk Of Joars
sB ExOflcio Jury Commissioner IN
and for the Parish Of
Terrebonne, La.
Filed March LIST, 1897.
[Signedl A. BouRe, Clerk.
A true copy:
Clerks Office, Houma, La, March
lst, 1897.
GN A. BoURG,
Clerk.
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NOVICE ro THE PUBLIC

From aud after January Ist, 1897,
no trpspnss will be allowed on Resi-
dence Plantation or swamp lands.
Any and all cattle, hOraes, mules,
Otc,. found on said plantation after
above date will be penned and held for
damage. All hogs aud other damaging
animals will he killed when found on
lands Of the above plantation.
decl9-95lyr. MRs. " r. Woors.
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SpNcinl NO1ice.

The public is hereby notified not to
hunt, trap, pick moss, or trrspass on
any land belonging To CamhOn Bros
in this Parish. ViOlatOrs will receive
the fullest extent Of the law.
CANNON Bros.
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Trespnss Nntice.

The public is notified not to hunt,
pick moss or in any wise trespass on
estate of ) G. Jackson, bayon Black
underline penalty Of law. NJ. jack
sou.
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To Tho Public.

All persons are hereby warned and
notified not to trespAss and hunt an
my laHds without my permission
under penalty of the law.
JOHN. BABIN.
June 81 6mns.
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To 1he Public mnd 10 Hunters
Elepceimltys
All persons are hereby notified. not
to hnntor IN any wife trespass on tlr
Honduras plantation under penalty OF
the law. j. o. DAsPTT,
marl0lv a
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