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District Notaries Public.

an VI me opinion 1ldt II Is advancing
these lines and deserves support.
District Notaries Public
1t is found that persons holding commits
slohs as notaries for the District frequently
leave the city, or become otherwise dis
quaIlhed without notice to the Department
OF Justice, leaving their names to be car
rted on the records and the department in
ignorance of their discontinuance as such
officials
70 obViate this. I have adopted the rule
OF calling each year upon the notaries Of
the District for Il report of the amount of
business done by them during the preceding
year, and for other data that will enable
the department to keep a more accurate
list of the notarfes III actual service
The District United States Jail.
The Jail IL in good condition and we'll con.
Quoted. Since the last annual report a new
cell room TOR females has been provided
which affords ample accommodation for
their separate imprisonment
An appropriation Of $4,000 was made at
the last session of Congress toward the
erection OF wall around the Jail yard. but
am disposed to question the wisdom of
carrying out the purpose of the measure
although recommended by my predecessors
ana the former warden of the Jail.
The cost of the proposed wall, if built by
contract, is estimated by the government
architect. who was consulted in the matter
at $lGD. 900 more. This is a large amount
10 expend fer any purpose not an absolute
necessity, and. as L have intimated. the ne
cessity for this surrounding wall al pres
ent may at least be questioned
1t has occurred to me that il would he ad-
Tsable to make the institution a Jail and
penitentlary, wherein cOnvicts from the
District of Columbia. as well as the class
now occupying the Jail, might he confined
Although under one roof the jail and peui-
tentiary would he entirely separate and dis
tnct but could be managed. doubtless. by
enc superintendent or warden. An amount
equal to the estimated cost of the proposed
wall wo I'D go far toward. or possibly be
sufficient for. the accomplishment of this
end and the inclosing wall might after
ward be provided for. to be erected, per
hapS by the prisoners themselves A bout
l2J prisoners are sentenced 10 a Deuiten-
tiary from the District every year. and il
Is believed that the plan suggested if car
ried out would ultimately result i'll a saw
Ing to the government by way of trans
portation, and at the same time avoid the
perplexities attending the selection of a
proper ard convenient place for the con-
fnement of District conyicts.
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Thousands Of

Thousands Of
sick and suffer
ing people are
like the poor
cripple in the
Bible who had
no one to help
him down TO
the life giving
pool before
some one else
slipped in
ahead of him.
So many suf-
ferers feel that
If they could
only get q little
help to over
come their ex-
tire NJ G weak
n e SIS tn { Y
Mopld thrn be
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A new building for Jhe Department of
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Population.

In these states the negro population Is
comparatively quite small. but in none of
them would race prejudice be sufficient, to
deprive any law-abiding citizen of the civil
and political rights provided for under the
Constitution, without regard TO race color
OF previous condition of Servitude-"
Dec. :, lsaS. THOMAS w GII4MER
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Pacific Railroad Matters,

The Attorney General reviews the sale of
the Union Pacific railroad giving all the
details of the matter, with history of Htl-
cation now pending
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FALSE ENTRIES WERE MADE
Testimony Regarding Baptismal Record in
Cody Blackmail Case.
Damaging Evidence Against Woman
WI" Tried to Extort Money From
Gould Heirs.

Mrs. Margaret Cody's cross-examiuatjo,,
was concluded yesterday in her trial at AL
hany, n. Y, on q charge of attempting 10
blackmail the heirs Of the late Law Gould
She denied that she had written two of the
three letters to Amasa ]. Parker of Albany.
having reference to the alleged marriage
OF Gould TO Sarah Brown, afterward An
gell. As to the third letter, In which the
writer said she could manage Mary Ann
Shields. Mrs. Cody admitted writing a
portion of it. She would not explain what
was meant by the phrase quoted above.
She denied that she was the woman in
black who, according to Mrs. Pierce daugh-
ter OF Mrs. Angel. had stealthily given her
CMrs. PIERCE a marriage certificate of Jay
Gould and Sarah Brown in 1891. Mrs. Cody
admitted that she had made INQUIRIES
among old residents of Delaware county as
to the early life of jay Gould and said that
in this matter she was complying with the
request OF Mrs. Pierce
John Angel husband of the woman who
was alleged 10 have been married to Gould
IN his youth, was the next witness He
Is about eighty years of age He tes-
titled that when Mrs. Cody called the first
time she told his wife that she was sent by
Mrs. Pierce to hunt up her mother. Mrs
Cody said she had been informed that his
wife had been married to Jay Gould. and
that Gould had left large fortune.
Mr.. Carvaiho, an expert in chirography
was placed on the stand. He had made an
investigation Of the book containing the
baptismal record of the child which was re-
puted to be the child of Jay Gould and
Mrs. Angel. whose maiden name was
Brown He testified that the original en-
try of the birth of this child had been tam
pered with.
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The Names Were Forged.

What did your Investigation amount to ?''
asked Mr. Nico1l.
II found that the names Of Mary e.
Brown and Jay Gould were forged to the
entry"
Mr.. Nicou then asked Mr. Carvalho to
tell the jury what he discovered. Witness
said that there had been an erasure of
names, and others were written over them.
An 81 had been also erased from in front
of the word ''illegitimate," SO as to make
it read Legitimate" Witness further de-
posed that the paper had become thin
from the erasure. when it became necessary
for the operator to use gum so as to pre-
vent the ink from spreading.
Mr.. Nicoll then asked Mr.. Carvalho If he
had taken photographs Of the entry as he
found 1t. and if so to produce them. Wit
ness did so, and Mr.. Nicon furnished TO
each juror photograph. 1t was an excel
lent photograph. showing plainly the al
legged changes.
On cross-examination by Mr. Dugan. wit
ness said he had first seen the record on
Friday of the week before last. The opera
tor had used iron ink, and the iron com
posed in that ink had not Yet come back
10 its metallic state. Therefore he judged
that the forgery had been committed with
i'll the past five years, as II generally took
about that period for the ink to return to
its metallic state.
Father Charbonneau was called. He said
he understood but little English and the
services of Father Constantine were
quired as interpreter.
Mr.. Nicou asked the witness if he re-
membered meeting Mrs. Cody at Rouse's
Point In the spring of 1885. He said he did.
Witness recoilected taking a carriage ride
with Mrs. Cody to Champlain to look for a
record 1t was something about a mar
riage of Jay Gould. She did not ask him to
examine any record for her at Champlain.
Mrs. Cody has sworn in this case. father"
said Mr.. Niooll, that short time after
your trip to Coopersville you brought to her
a paper purporting to be a record of bap-
tism of child Of Mary Brown and Jay
Gould; is that so?"
Yes, sir"
did you examine the record yourself at
the church in Coopersville. after Mrs
Cody had told you about it's existence? %"
Yes, sir, with Father Thomas"
''Who asked you TO make the second ex-
animation"
Mrs. Cody. She asked me whether there
would be means to look and find it"
Found on Second Search
when you looked the second time did
you find the record of the baptism of the
child Of Mary 8. Brown and jay Gould?"
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branch Of Jurisprudence novel to the Judges
and lawyers of this generation entailrd
unOn the Department of Justice largely
decreased burden of labor and responsible
ty. All but eight of the fifty cases hrous ht
in the Florida district have been heard and
decided. those still undecided being cases of
capture during the later stages of the war.
The amount realized from the sale of cap
tured vessels and Cdrgoes condemned ~
priza is s701 ,0343G
In ten cases appeals have been taken on
the part Of the claimants to the United
States Supreme Court from the decree of
the district court, and are now pending.
The Supreme Court.
The result of last years work of the Su-
preme Court of the United States was an
increase of eighteen in the number of cases
docketed on the appellate docket and a de-
crease of siXty-two In the number disposed
of, the number remaining having heeu re-
duccd thereby from 3S3 to 3l3.
Supreme Court Archives.
The recent outbreak of fire in the Capitol
involving the quarters occupied by the Su-
preme Court and its officers. whereby the
very valuable records OF the court were
endangered, serves to call attention to the
unprotected condition of these archives
To protect and preserve them. l recon-
mend that an adequate appropriation be
made to furnish fire-proof file cases III the
Office Of the clerk
The Attorney General mentions some OF
the more important cases argued before
or decided by the Supreme Court during
the year.
The Court of Claims.
The conduct of the cases involving claims
against the United States in the Court OF
Claims is under the charge of Assistant
Attorney General Pradt whose admins
tratiOn Of the business Of the government
has been intelllgently and successfully con
Quoted during the year.
Indian Depreciation Claims.
BY reference to the report Of Assistant
Attorney General Thompson it will be seen
that an important question has been raised
by the defendants in the defense OF In
dian depreciation claims.
Before March 3, 1891. these claims for
losses on account of property stolen by In-
dlanS were passed upon by Congress or bv
the Secretary of the Interior. On March e
1881, Congress passed an act transferring
all of these claims from the Department
OF the Interior to the Court of Claims, and
gave 10 the Court of Claims Jurisdiction In
hear and determine them
The Court of Claims has at all times held
that thus act was purely jurisdCtional in
its character; that it gave to that court
Jurisdiction merely 10 determine whether
VI -4't ny N'tt4tSb NolatT7 anu tue uGIenUaEt
tribes Of Indians were liable for losses UNI
der the treaties that had. prior to that
time, been made between the United States
and the defendant tribes of Indians, and
under the statutes that had been passed
from time to time.
There have been filed in the Court Of
Claims about ten thousand cases for Indian
depredatipns. In great many of these
cases the claims were never in any manner
called TO the attention of the tribe, so that
a decision either for the claimant or the
defendants. upon this question means Il de-
termination as to the expenditure of several
millions of dollars.
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agency In the governmental schemes of re-
form for criminals and detectives; and I
am OF the opinion that 1t is advancing on
thEsC lines and deserves sunport
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-12
FAVORABLE INDICATIONS.
No Restriction or Hindrance Exhibited
by Industry or Business.

No Restriction or Hindrance Exhibited
by Industry or Business.
New York, March l2.-R. G.. Dun g. Co..
in their Weekly Review of Trade. say
that IL is most gratifying that no in
dustry or branch of business shows any
restriction or hindrance, but some have
been rapidly gaining for the past week
and month. The railways are gain
ing, even while spectators are selling
their stocks, and the demand for prod
ucts OF all the great industries is in
creasing. More gold is coming from
Europe than is needed. 0s6S, 900 having
been ordered during the past week. and
money markets are nowhere alarmed
or stringent. though reasonably more
cautious. The country rests assured
that it's industries. almost all its busi-
ness, the foreign demand for its prod
ucts, and practically all its resources
are beyond the reach of any foreign
power, and that its honor and foreign
interests are in safe hands.
Shipments OF boots and shoes from the
east have tAen for two weeks Is per-
cent and for the year 14.5 percent larger
than last year, much the largest here
tOlOTe lOT lnlS IlonAil' dhb Bhi'haStS
have been the largest ever known, in
several branches covering five TO six
months production, prices being gem
orally conceded below original demands.
Open quotations for boots and shoes are
more than one percent lower than
year ago. with leather four percent high
er. Notwithstanding some decline this
week. but IL is not unlikely that con-
cessions TO large buyers have made up
the difference.
Sales OF wool for the week have been
the smallest since the week OF greatest
alarm In August. 1896. but not because
any mills have stopped work. Cancel
lations are frequent. and Jobbers evi-
IDENTIFY have failed TO sell as much as
they expected at the advanced prices
asked. but even these would not be pos
sible had wool cost the mlllers current
market prices. Little wool can be
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-12
Westminster Theatre.

The public and local managers throughout
the country have been clamoring for a new
sensation, and Manager Rider Of Night Owls
fame has struck the chord in the novel idea
he is presenting with the Moulin Rouge Ex-
travaganzs, which will appear st the West
minister Theatre the coming week Among
the dancing novelties being presented at gay
Paris during the past summer Manager Rider
has selected the Moulin Rouge Bal Cham.
reire" and the Pierott dance rs being the
real thing for his big show. This dash and vim
with which these dances are executed makes
them worthy OF hearty appreciation and there
Is q hos, OF pretty girls. Atnumber of pleas.
ing specialtes are presented. among thom
being the Urline sisters. vocal and burlesque
stars: Harris a. Walters. the favorite sketch
team; Cooper a. stewart, parody singers
the two Bernnrds. clover little team Of So
ciety sketch artists. Gordon A. Lick. in new
musical comedy, and Misses Caerbo a Nolan,
as the "BlacRberry Twins" The scenic
effects are visions Of harmonious coloring,
while tie music Is charming sn the costumes
elegant.
Bernard aud McAvoy's Broadway Bur.
lesquers will be The attraction at tins thestr,
following the Moulin ROus~
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-12
A New Business House.

\ An addition has just been made to Provi-
dtnce business houses by the advent of the
Westcott, slade & Bnlcom Co., wholesale and
reta dealers in paints, oils varnishes chemi.
cal% and glass. They are located MT IS anu a,
WI = ling gton and al Eddy streets
ne company start business in the city un-
der the most favorable auspices each mem
Der OF the firm being practical having had
years or experlence and an extended business
acquaintance in New England
Mr.. W. b. Westcott was employed I'm the
house Of Oliver johnson e Co. for a2 wears
His long and favorable connection in the pai n I
trade has made him known very largely in
this vicinity and throughout the state and
his popularity and knowledge of the business
VIII command large trade for the new
company. He VII he found always at the
companys store and at all times will be glad
TO greet his customers. Mr.. A. Il. Balcom, " no
comes from Boston IL ripe with experiences IN
the business, baving a five years business con-
nection with the house of CARPENTER, Morton
20. OF that city. Mr. Bslcom will look 10 the
compnny's interest in this state and through
ont Massachusetts. Mr.. II. X. Slade was With
the nfm OF Starkweathsr Williams & Co for
eight years and like his business associates is
Practical and IL fully in touch with the bust.
ness In all lis details. In ADDITION To giving
the chemical department of the company his
attention., he will also give business outside
the city his attention
Altogether it is strong firm, fully
EQUIPPED IN practical knowledge, carving the
best OF stock and complete in all depaf tine nts
Ihe company are prepared TO give the public
the best OF paints, and painters supplies at
the very smallest margin.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-12
S0usa's Tempting Programs.

For bis concerts at Infantry hall on
Thursday afternoon and evening. March
IL, Sousa has provided program of the
most tempting sort. Sousa is master Of
program making, just as he Is master Of
directing concert or writing march or
an opera. New features are plentiful.
here are zine Feast of the Lanterns, I"
divertimento bv Glover; an intsrmezzo
by Macbeth, "Love In IdIeness." and
Sousa's latest, "Over the FootliQhts in
New York" brilliant potpourri cover
ing the best of the music heard in New
York nt a prolific period beginning with
Carnsp Hall (Paderewski) aud ending
at Manhattan Beach (Sousa's Bald. J
Other marked features OF tho program are
from Liszt (second rhapsody, Wagner.
BorlioZ. saint SaeDs, DoEzetti and
Il chakod, ana also Sousa's new march,
:" no Stars and Stripes" The potpourri
occupies nearly thirty minutes and gives
brilliant portrayal of the greatest
music I'm New York at a rare period. in
cluding Padorswski. DE Wolf Hopper
Opera Company. the great Italian Opera
NJ the METROPOLITAN, The Belle of New
York, 1.-The Girl from Paris I'll Trova-
tore" and Sousa's Band at Manhattan
BEACH,. The soloists are Miss Maud Rsess
Davis, soprano, and Miss Jennie Hoyle.
violiuiste. and Arthur Pryor. from hone.
phe above program is. possibly, Al in
all the most prolific In important novel
ties of any that has been put out this sea-
son.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-12
BOTH MuRDERERs CAUGHT.

Columbus, o., March l2.--Ben r. Willis.
alias Charles Jerome Sharp. was ar
rested here yesterday by Detective
Roach OF the Pinkerton agency, assisted
by local detectives. He is wanted for
the murder Of David s. r. Lambert at
Wilton. Conn. Dec. IL, 1897 Willis had
a confederate in the crime, Max Brok-
haus. who was arrested several days ago
in Chicago. After Willis was locked up
In the city prison note was found which
he had written indicating that he had
intended TO take his life IL possible. The
note was directed to Nine. Louise 246
West Forty-third street, New York city.
When arrested Willis at first denied
his identity, but when put through the
sweating process he confessed. He said
he had been wild man and had run
away from home. lie and Brokhaus had
entered the house, bound and gagged the
woman and, being discovered Ly the
husband. both fired upon Mr. Lambert
and escaped. They wandered over the
country and landed at Chicago, where
Willis quarrellod with his pal.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-12
Olympic Theatre.

At the Olympic Theatre next week will be
seen one of the strongest shows put on at that
popular play house this season. IL will be
given by AL Reeves big company. and AL
Reeves himself, the well-known ban ioist and
comedian, will head the combination. The
word" big"in connection with this company is
used advisedly, for there are 30 people with
TIL. show, and every kind OF vaudeville sue
cess is represented in the diversified acts pre-
.sented.
Besides Mr.. Reeves and Perry and Burns,
the following people. many of then, Of promi.
nence on the vaudeville stage, have been en-
gagged for next week: Manning and Provost,
in clever comedy acrobatic act; Carr and
Jordan have been seen in this vicinity and
will be assisted by a cute monkey, Jocko:
Howard and Earle are clever artists and will
be seen in a character sketch; Cissy Grant,
who was recently with the DeWolf Hopper
opera company, has some bright new songs
Thatcher and Milton are good serio-comics;
Florence Wrangland is beautiful and talented
the Graham sisters. song and dance artists.
played this season. Elvin and Graham are
knock about comedians with reputation /;
Earnsy Dugan Is too well known ~ u come
dian TO require snecisl notice. and Olive Rus
sell, bessie bojCe, florence Wells, NAV Daley,
blanche Walker, Kate hvans, Ida Csrnahan,
Flossie Smith, Const ance Window. Ruth Sulli-
van and Agnes Wright
Weber and Fields Big Vaudeville Club " i'll
appear the week Of March Il Mt the Olympic.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-12
AFTER FIVE YEARS SEARCH.

New York, March i2.-Captain Frank
Bailey of Bath, Me, owner OF lumber
barge. was acquitted OF the charge OF
manslaughter Friday afternoon. He
was charged with having been instru-
mental i'm the death of Fannie Gallagher.
the 1l-year-old daughter of "A retired
fireman, Eve years ago. She and other
children were playing around the barge.
which was inOored in the North river.
and IL was alleged that Bailey called a
dog from the cabin and urged him
against the children. The Gallagher
girl. whether she was knocked into fhe
dock or fell into IT,, was drowned
Bailey disappeared. and the father OF
the girl Kept up continual search for
him until about n month ago. when he
located the captain in this city. and had
him arrested.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-12
SCENE FROM CONEY ISL AND" KEITH's NEXT WEEK.

be given the credit Of first putting to stage
uses n subject which is. or should be, prolific
of more genuine mirth- making situations than
nine-t tenths Of those which have been thor
oughly threshed by farce comedy paredisters
In the past decade. The play has been tour
ing the country for one season, and was
stamped with the seal Of approval in oil sec
tions. Ii is elaborately mounted in specially
prepared scenic equipment, and careful atten-
tion is said to have been given to every detail
One of Coney Islands most conspicuous feat
ures is the ''shoot the chutes" structure. and
this massive outfit has been adapted to stage
uses in this play for the first time.
A large and well selected company is en-
gagged in the production. and new feature
has been made of the vocal music, which is all
declared TO be original, and will be served up
for the first time In Providence by this com.
pany. The new songs include "A Jay in
New York." my Love is a Gambling Man."
"Coney by the Sea" "He Struck it Rich in
Klondike," label Skinner" 1.-THE Gentle
Football Player" and while Shooting the
Chutes." Miss Josie do Witt, the violinist, is
included in the supporting comonny, also
Miss Alice Montague. Miss Louise Montrose,
Miss Margaret Mcdonald, Miss Alice Nelson,
Miss Agnes Martyne, Miss Ada Wallace, Mr..
Joseph West. Mr.. Frank Currer, Mr.. Mark
Hart and MIR. Thomas Evans There is we'll
trained chorus and number Of graceful and
artistic dancers, and every element which
goes TO make mp an evening OF enjoyment TO
the lover of farcical entertainment.
The attraction Mt Keith's Opera House dur
ing the week BEGINNING March II will be
"The Twelve Temptations.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-12
Provldenc. Opera House.

One of the principal events Of tho cur
rent week will be the appearance Of Mr..
Herbert Kelcey and Miss Effie shannon
at the Providence Opera HOUSE In new
comedy from the pom of Clyds Fitch.
Esq, entitled "The Moth and the
Flame In this, his latest work, it is
said that MIR. Fitch has placed upon the
stage some types ard customs Of our mod
ern society realistically and amusiuRly.
The play Is full OF many contrasting
characters; the honest and dishonest man
of business; the honorable aud the dis
honorable man Of the world; the loving
weak woman and the loving strong
woman; the fippant young miss of smart
society and the sincere: the witty and
fashiopatl, woman whom trouble carries
out of the pessimism which threatens our
present age. The heroine Is the strong,
loving woman, who works for the poor
In the sIums, is interested In all sorts Of
charitable things. and who does NOS turn
her bacK upon the man who loves her be-
cause the world Is down upon him; who
loves him and will not believe him cap
able Of doing half the world accuses