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The times., 1899-12-03
new CONSPIRACY CASES
Evidence Prepared in Savannah for
the Federal Grand Jury.
The United states District Attorney
Working for Indictments Against
Criminal Action in Connection
With the Harbor Frauds.

SAVANNAH, Dec. 2-Marion Erwin,
United States District Attorney, arrived in
Savannah this morning from Macon, and
all day has been busy preparing indict-
menjs against parties accused Of con-
spiracy against the Government in connec-
ton with the operations of Oberlin NJ.
Carter, the United States engineer now in
prison. For some time it has been thought
the Government would proceed criminally
against the men alleged to have conspired
with Captain Carter while expending over
$4,000 600 in making the Improvements in
the Savannah River, and the district at
torney's visit at this time proves that this
is the correct belief. Mr. Erwin and Capt
C. E Gillette, Captain Carter's successor,
and an attache of Captain GiHette's Office
have been at work all day preparing eyi-
dence 10 submit 10 the United States grand
jury when ii meets in Savannah on Tues
day OF next week. When this jury gets to-
gether it IS going TO have placed before it
evidence upon which Il is expected 10 build
the biggest criminal case the United States
Government has had 10 deal with in years.
II is said il viii rival in Importance the
famous star route mail cases of years ago,
and that il viii be OF more than local in
terest.
The court martial which sat for three
months and finally convicted Captain Car
Ter, tried TO bring cut many things which
could not be legally handled in a court
martial proceeding. but they can be
brought TO The surface in a court Of JUS
tice Important witnesses cannot refuse
to answer questions in a civil court and
escape punishment as many did at the
court martial The men whom II is be-
leved Will be indicted are John f. Gay
nor and Capt B. D. Green. These gentle
men comprised 10 a great extent the At
lantic Contracting Company, which did the
work in Savannah Hsrbor. They are both
ia New York, it is understood. Mr.. Erwin
today would not talk much about the work
OF the grand jury, but said he believed the
coming session OF the court would be an
important one over $1,000, 600. il is all
legged has gone 10 waste in the Savannah
River contract. and the Government is 60
ing TO try and find out who has the money
and the means employed 10 get it.
The indictments are not to stop with
those against Green and GaynOr, If in
dictments are found against the two. II
they are guilty others must pass in judg-
ment. This is the general opinion. The
district attorney is q fearless prosecutor
and a tireless worker. and when the grand
jury sits Tuesday he viii have some facts
20 lay before them that must cause the in
dictmeut OF somebody.
The times., 1899-12-03
NATIVES OF MAINE.
General speare Elected President of
the LncaI SncfcfN

well attended meeting Of the Society
of the Sons and Daughters of Maine was
held at 419 Tenth Street last night Vice
President o. H. Briggs called the meeting
to order and announced that the annual
election OF officers was in order. Gen.
Ellis Speare was unanimously elected
president. and was escorted 10 the chair by
Mr.. Briggs. General Speare thanked the
society for the honor conferred upon him,
and expressed his hope that the society
would grow in numbers.
The election of the other officers was
then held, with the results as follows:
First Vice President, C. H. Ellis; Second
Vice President, William F. White; Third
Vice President, Mrs. c. A. Metcalf; Re
cording Secretary, Charles z. Cruett; Cor
responding Secretary, Mrs. George w. Hall;
Treasurer, Walter Higgins; Orator, Judge
l. G. Kimball, and Usher, o. H. Briggs. At
the conclusion of the elections former
Governor Chamberlain was introduced by
the President, and he made short speech,
eulogizing Maine and Maine people.
Judge KimbalI also made an address,
after which a very pleasing musical pro-
gramme was rendered by Misses ingalls,,
Ross, and Simpson, and Messrs. Briggs and
Cromwell.
The times., 1899-12-03
A PoNTIFIoAL HIGH MASS.
The Reopening of ST. AIoysIus
Church TO BE Celebrated.

Ihe HeOUenInS OF St. AIOySlUS
Church to BE Celebrated.
A solemn pontifciaI high mass will be
celebrated this morning at st. Aloysius
Catholic Church. and solemn vespers will
take place at O'Clock. The officers of
the mass will be: Celebrant the Most
Rev. s. Martinelli, Apostolic Delegate;
deacon, the Rev W. S. Caughey; sub
deacon. the Rev. Ambrose Beavan: dea-
cons of honor. the Very Rev. ]. F. Moran,
o. P; the Rev. Father Boniface, o. S. F.;
assistant priest. the Rev. E. Y Fink,
S. j.; master Of ceremonies J. A Muller,
S. J.
The sermon will be preached by the
Right Rev. Mgr. Thomas ]. Conaty,
D. d.
The music of the mass will be 'Asperges
Me, " Dessert; mass Dachauer, No 2; Of
fertory, "Domus Israel" MendeIssohn. At
the Benedictus, duet for flute and French
horn. After mass. 'Laudate Dominum"
At yeSpers the celebrant will be the
Right Rev. DOnatus Sbarretti, Bishop
elect of Havana; deacon, the Rev. Joseph
Ham, S. j.. subdeacon, William ].
o'Gorman, S. J. The sermon will be
preached by the Rev. William O'Brien
PardSw, S. J.
The music will include Marcos Third
Vespers, Magnifieat No 2, Mario; hymn
alma RedemptOris" Granier; benedie-
tion, % Salutaris," Phueger; "Tantum
Ergo" Smart; "Laudate Dominum, "
Gounod.
The times., 1899-12-03
SPANISH WAR VETERANS.
Admiral Dewey to BE Invited to At
tend a Cnmn E'Ire.

The Richard J. Hardin Post Spanish
War Veterans, at meeting December /.
passed appropriate resolutions upon the
death Of John F. Harrington, son of Col.
F. H. Harrington.
The report of the camp shows satisfac-
tory progress. a committee. composed of
c. E Marshall, Col. NJ. E. Urell, Dr. Will
liam L. Robbins, Charles J. Harlow, and
F. F. McAnally, was appointed to wait
upon and invite Admiral Dewey TO attend
the next camp FIRE on December 10.
Second Lieut.. c. e. Marshall, formerly
Of the Rough Riders. entertained the camp
with a narration Of the fight at San Juan
Hill
The times., 1899-12-03
MRS. NICHOLS PENSION.
Widow of n Naval Captain Granted
Thirty Dollars Monthly.

Juliet F. Nichols. the widow of the late
Capt. Henry E. Nichols, who died quite
suddenly while in command Of the Z. s. 5.
Monadnock at Paranaque June 10 last, and
whose body was inferred at Sangley Point.
Cavite, was yesterday granted pension Of
$50 a month
Captain Nichols was graduated from the
Naval Academy on October TO- 1865. and
during his active service was attached to
the Frolic, Swatara. Idaho. Despatch, Pinta.
Nipsic, Ranger. Bennington, Severn. Lack
awanna, and Worcester. His widow is
chiIdless
The times., 1899-12-03
Eridence Agninst Funk.

Detective Weldon, Of headquarters, who has
been assigned to the District Attorneys office in
connection with the preparation Of evidence in
the case Of Frank Funk, alleged murderer Of
William H. Brooks, has nearly completed this
special work He has collected q vast amount Of
circumstlntial evidence 10 be used by the Gov
eminent during the trial Of the case. Justice G.
c. Cole, who viii preside at the tsial, yesterday
issued two summonses for witnesses for the de
fence 10 be brought here irom Allegheny and
Altoona, Pa, at the expense OF the Government
The times., 1899-12-03
READING MATTER WANTED.
Captain Lenry Says the Soldiers at
Guam Need Literature.

Capt. Richard P. Leary, the Governor OF
Guam. has told the Navy Department, in a
report that the United States officers and
marines and inhabitants CT his far-away
island are badly in need Of reading matter.
Their life would be more bearable, he says,
if they had magazines and periodicals TO
help pass away the time.
The Bureau of Navigation, Navy Depart
ment will be glad to forward TO Guam
any magazines or other reading matter, no
matter how old, sent to it for the use of
the people there The collier Scindia will
go out to Guam from San Francisco In jan
uary, and the reading matter snOuld be
sent to the bureau al once.
It is believed that plenty of reading mat
ter Will do much to improve the meagre
educational facilities in the island.
The times., 1899-12-03
CHARGED WITH LARCENY.
luke Redmond Held by the Police
for an Alleged Robbery.


Luke Redmond. colored, an alleged mem
Der Of gang OF three thieves, was ar
rested last night by Detectives Herndon
and Lacey at the corner Of Seventh and
@ Streets northwest, on q charge Of lar
ceny from the person. Monroe BUrrin and
Burt Robinson. said 10 form the remainder
OF the gang have been under arrest for
several days. and are both confined At the
District Jail. Against Redmond and Bur
T1ll indictments are pending, 1t is said
while Robinson viii be arraigned for a
hearing IN the Police Court tomorrow
morning.
The police claim. it IS said. that the
dhree prisoners, working together are re-
sponsible for the robbery OF William Hen
derson and Harry Johnson the 7th Of
October last. At that time il is stated
both the victims OF the robbery were
drugged, and then robbed OF everything
4hey. possessed including portions Of their
clothing and their shoes. The crime Is
said 10 have been committed near the
corner Of Seventh Street and Grant Avenue
northwest.
The times., 1899-12-03
CRANK AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
A Woman Endeavors to Get an Audi
dence With the President.

Mrs Matte Johnson, colored, arrayed in
a soldiers cap, blue jacket with brass but
tons and medals, and a blue skirt, called
at the White House yesterday TO see the
President. She called herself the Divine
Healer" and said that she was sent by the
Lord to warm the President that he would
not be reelected.
She spent some time in trying to obtain,
an audience with the President, and fail
ing, turned her attention to the attaches,
Offering to pray for them. She was re-
strained with difficulty from going on her
knees In the East Room. She finally left,
promising to call again TO see Mr., Nc
KinleY.
The times., 1899-12-03
Ban1=
boo
Corner
Chair,
Sl.33O.

There's a wonderful variety Of
the always popular bamboo fur
nfture here, and the newest ideas
and designs are included in the
patterns.
There are corner chairs, win
dow seals, stools, India seats,
tables. screens, and wall cabinets
in many styles.
The pattern chair illustrated is
q stout chair and is priced at Sl.30
10 introduce our bamboo line to
you.
". B. MOSES & SONS. I ST.. Cor. Ilth
The times., 1899-12-03
Isaton Much ImrroNcd.

The coHditien OF L. K. Eaton, a student
in the Georgetown University Law Depart
ment who sustained severe fracture OF
the right leg November =, while engaged
IN a practice game Of football with the
college team. shows marked improvement.
He Is stiH in q ward az the Georgetown
University Hospital, where nc was taken
after the accident
The times., 1899-12-03
DEBATE ON THE TRANsvAAL.
Georgetown Law Students Discuss
the War With the Beers.

the War With the Beers.
The Debating Society of the Georgetown
University School of Law held its first pub
lie debate last evening at the rooms of the
school, SOS Street northwest, and argued
a question that is now occupying a promi-
nent place in the public mind namely:
Resolved That the Beers are justified
in their present stand against Great
Britain"
After an interesting argument of the
various phases of the South African situa-
tion, the judges rendered their decision in
favor of the affirmative.
The participants were: Chairman.
James H. Higgins, Rhode Island affirma-
tive, John NJ. Carr, Indiana, Charles Dene-
gree, Louisiana; negative John J. Brosnan,
District of Columbia; Daniel W. O'Dono-
ghue, District of Columbia; judges, Hon
Mark S. Brewer, Commissioner Civil Ser
vice; Hon. Maurice d. O'Connell, Solicitor
United States Treasury; Hon. Dominic l.
Murphy, former Commissioner of Pensions.
The times., 1899-12-03
MR.. DOWNS SUCCESSOR NAMED
Harvey Given TO Succeed Him as As.
sistnnt Clerk of the Court.


There will be several changes in minor
offices at the City Hall during the present
month. These changes will result from
the resignation of Mr.. y Carroll Downs,
one of the assistant clerks OF the Supreme
Court of the District, who yesterday in
formed the clerk Of the court, John r.
Young, that he would vacate his position
December IS. 1t is stated on most reliable
authority that Harvey Given, chief clerk
in the District Attorneys Office, will be ap-
pointed to succeed Mr. Downs.
The resignation of MIR. Given as chief
clerk will cause a vacancy in that office,
which will probably be filled Immediately,
as he viii enter upon the discharge of his
duties as Mr.. Downs successor during the
coming week
Mr.. Downs resigned his clerkship to as
sumo the duties Of private secretary to
Louis E. McComas, United States Senator
from Maryland with whom he has been
closely associated for many years. Fifteen
years ago, when Mr.. McComas was chosen
a member of Congress from the Sixth
Maryland district, he selected Mr. Downs
as his private secretary, and this assoca-
tion continued during eight years. When
Mr.. McComas was chosen as associate
member of the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict Mr.. Downs was appointed one of the
assistant clerks of the court, which posi-
tion he has held for seven years.
The times., 1899-12-03
Your Doctor,s Advice has

been according to has conscience because for years
he's been schooled in prejudices which dub every
proprietary remedy as "qu8ckery he
knows better and practices better and such worthy
remedies as DR.. Won STAINS Pineapple Tablets are
among the constant prescriptions in his daily
practice because he has proved them SO potent
in stomach troubles-1s in box, 10 cents Sold
by f. : Williams, Ninth and f Streets; Edmonds
x Williams, Third and Pennsylvania Aveuue.-2O.
The times., 1899-12-03
MR.. CHAMBERLAIN TALK
Loose Use Of The Word Alliance"
in His Leicester Speech.

How References to AnEIo-Ciermnn-
American Relations Caused Alarm
in EuroPe-sOne Excuse for De-
nouueinE French PaPers-Attacks
On the Queen Might Provoke War.
The times., 1899-12-03

A man IS known by his enemies snd woman
by Ler discarded lovers and Heuricts beers by
their superior qusiities Phone 634, Arlington
BottliHs Co, tog a case oi M1e4zlH, senate, or
Lager.
The times., 1899-12-03

There is more Catarrh In this section
9f the country than all other diseases put
together, and until the last few years was
supposed TO be iHcuTable. For a great
many years doctors pronounced it a local
disease, and prescribed local remedies and
by constantly failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced it incurable. Science
has proven catarTh 10 be a constitutional
disease. and. therefore requires constitu-
tional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co,
Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional
cure on the market 1t is taken internally
in doses from 10 drops TO a teaspoonful.
1t acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system. They offer one
hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure.
Send for circulars and testimonials
Address, +. J. CHENEY & CO..
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists Zoe.
The times., 1899-12-03

Ozark" or light" beer is not what you want
but it is Heurich's Maerzen, Senate. or Lager.
Ask for Heurich's by their names Phone 6S4
Arlington Botting Co., for a case
The times., 1899-12-03
ES.,MOSFSssoa E, ,. soa.. saa

Natures ana Couch FactoFy, a52 Penna, ave.
Furniture FACTORY, I2t and B. s.orsge. 2ad and N.
The times., 1899-12-03
DIR. Lyons Tooth Powder, l2C.

For one day only-weH let you have
DR.. Lyons Tooth Powder for Il cents.
Another saving.
The times., 1899-12-03

Sold by Druggists, Zoe.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The times., 1899-12-03
Boys Suit Special.

For Monday We offer a lot OF boys
strictly all-wool cheviot suits, in dou-
ble-breasted style and a good variety
of neat and dressy patterns-we!I tai
lored and stoutly finished 20
which are worth S2.50-for. r.. 'i.JJ
The times., 1899-12-03

AlI-wool eiderdown Dressing Sacques.
in pink. red blue. and grey
which sell at So cents usuaIly-go for
40 cents tomorrow. Finished with
crochet edge and ribbon tie srings-in
all sizes.
The times., 1899-12-03

Monday we put on sale 900 pairs of
ladies' fashionable mocha gloves. in
greys, tans, and browns-2-cla style.
with silk stitching which sell Tegu-
larly at a dollar-for 73 cents a pair
They are perfect-fitting and of soft,
pliable quality that will give infinite
satisfaction.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1899-04-06
MEN AND METHODS.

THE man who, by neglect of business
and general laziness, having failed to
accumulate any money or worldly
goods, often looks with green-eyed
Jealousy and envy upon others who
have, by their industry and frugality
succeeded in amassing some thing.
Poverty is no badge of honor in this
country, but oftentimes an indication
of thriftlessness and bad management,
and worse still, bad habits. We have
heard whisky drinking men in Marietta
speak disparagingly of the success of a
sober man, when the difference was
the sober man had only one family to
support, saved his earnings, and by ju-
dicious investments had made financial
Roadway, while on the other hand the
drinking man had his own family to
support and the whisky sellers family
therefore he saved not nything and of
course could not make investments.
The difference is in men, their methods
and habits.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1899-04-06
PECULIAR FREAK OF A CAT.

Sylvia Burton reliable colored wo-
man who lives with her husband and
children on little farm just beyond
the corporate limits on west side of
town, tells of the peculiar freak of her
cat. For the past seven months the
cat has abandoned the house and
keeps company with the chickens. All
through the day the cat can be seen
walking along with the chickens in the
field. At night when the chickens 90
INTO the chicken house to roost, the cat
goes with them and perehes herself
alongside the chickens on a pole and
sits there as complacently as if she was
with the natural order of her animal
species. Sylvia said: Il missed NV
cat at night and didn't know what had
become of her. My children said.
Mamma, you take the lamp and go out
to the chicken house and you will see
the cat there roosting with the chick
ems l didn't believe it at first. but
went there and found the cat roosting
with her feet on the pole right along
side the chickens. / never heard of
such thing before in my life, and I
am little superstitious and afraid
something is going to happen bad. +
thought first would kill the cat, but
lsguess better not"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1899-04-06
FRANCHISE GRANTED.

At a call meeting of city council on
Tuesday night, a franchise was granted
to Mr.. G. Jerome Simmons, President
of the Collins Park & Belt Line Rail-
road Company, to build an electric car
line over the streets of Marietta to
Elizabeth, from Atlanta. Restrictions
as TO grading, excavations and damages
to property were placed in the fran
chise. The time limit is twelve months,
but Mr.. Simmons says they will have
the line built and in operation in four
months The line is already to Bolton
at the Chattahoochee river.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1899-04-06
LECTURE.

DR.. THOMAS P. HUMAN, of Atlanta.
has consented to deliver lecture on
A-Ray for the benefit of the Clarke Lii
brary Association. Shortly after the
startling announcement by Roentgen
that a method had beer discovered
whereby the bones Of the body could
he both seen and photographed, the
lecturer secured an apparatus and be-
gan experimenting with the wonderful
force. During the lecture a thorough
explanation will-be made of the anna
ratus used, as well as an actual demon
stration of its power, The apparatus
will be in full view of the audience
and. after the explanation, the rays
will be thrown on and number of in
teresting things shown, Among them
the bones of the hand and arm. n coin
INSIDE OF large book, and many other
objects, The light will also be shown
to. pass actually through the BODY. AZ
ter that the Tesla coil will be brought
into play and the lecturer will take
enough current into his body to illumi-
nate Geisler tubes as we'll as the ordi-
nary incandescent lamps, the force Of
the current used being several hundred
thousand volts. A demonstration will
also be made showing Nicola Tesla's
latest Invention, i. e. the transmission
OF large quantities OF current without
wires. Wherever this lecture has been
delivered it has created great deal Of
interest. DR.. Human is President Of
the Southern Branch of the Nationa
Association and is, perhaps, the only
dentist in Georgia making use of the
X-Ray in his practice. The place anG
date of the lecture will be given'in the
next issue.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1899-04-06
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY ELECTION.
For Sheriff, Saturday, April goth.

The Executive Committee Of the
Democratic party of Cobb county at a
meeting at the court house last Tues
day passed the following resolutions:
Resolved, By the Democratic Execu-
tive Committee of Cobb county that a
primary election of the white Demo-
cratic voters of the county be and the
same is hereby ordered held on April
10Th inst. for the purpose of nominating
Democratic candidate for sheriff.
Said. election shall be held by the
members Of the executive committee
of each militia district, at the usual
place of holding elections, and all white
citizens who are qualified voters, and
WHO will agree to support the nominee
of said primary, shall be entitled to
vote.
Resolved, That the executive COM
mittee is hereby called to meet at the
court house at 10 o'clock a. M, Tues
day, May ID, for the purpose of declar-
the result of said election.
Resolved further, That any candidate
who shall use money or whisky, either
directly or indirectly, for the purpose
OF influencing voters in said primary
the same being proven to the executive
committee, shall not be entitled to the
nomination, even though he should re.
ceive the highest vote, but the next
highest. shall be declared nominated
r. @. IRWIN, Chairman.
n. NJ. MAYEs, Secretary.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-13
BRINGS RUIN.
Stevens Point, Wisconsin, and Boardman,
Minnesota, No Longer Exist--Three !.
Hundred Dead--Relief PartiesSe =
From Milwaukee and Mime &4
apolis-All Wires Down.

Milwaukee, wis, June PA message
was received at the Wisconsin Central
offices here late tonight from Stevens
Point, from Mr.. Horn, division superin-
tendent of the Wisconsin Central at
that place, as follows:
Stevens Point, Wis, June 12.-It
commenced to rain on the st. Paul di-
vision about o'clock this evening and
the wires went down west OF Jewett
Mills. about $50 p. m. At S.45 we got
a message from Robertson of the Oma-
ha, via Marshall, that cyclone struck
New Richmond about 7.3O killing and
wounding from $50 to 500 people. We
have started a special from Irvine,
leaving at 10 o'clock with surgeons and
with orders to pick up what other sur
geons they can between there and New
Richmond. Also sent section men from
Jewett Mills with what help they can
carry on their cars. I will leave here
on special as soon as can get crew out,
and will take all assistance / can get
in way Of surgeons. am trying TO get
St. Paul to start from there
A second message from Mr.. Horn
reads: Stevens Point, Wis, June r.
Party just came from Jewett Mills and
reports that DIR. Wade was killed and
Dr. Eply has both legs broken and that
they are much in need of doctors. THIS
received at 10 o'clock. Don't you think
we can start a special from Milwaukee
with nurses and surgeons.