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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-05

kempster VIII Try To Prove That
He IL Not Insane.

A novel proceeding. a trial by fury In
an insanity case. ia 10 be had in Judge
Jacobs department OF the superior court
tomorrow. Thomas l.. kempster. an old
resident ~ Seattle and well known In the
northern portion % tss city IS the de-
PENDANT n the case. complaint charg-
ing him with insanity having been filed in
she PROBATE court several dayr ago. He
claims that the charge ia false and ma
Nrtous. and on thst account yesterday de-
man5ed a trial by jury. TIE charge IL
made by one u TIE old gsuf.eu1am's sans
ami IL Is said that the father VIII en-
dsaSDr 70 prove tomorrow that a family
Quafrei Is responsible for an alleged al
tempt 10 Sou;nit him tn the asylum
kemTs3Tr ~ an architect by profession
aua y said Ia have been very wealthy al
nss@ time. having 6es xness and erected Il
nufahTF % large buildings ia Chicago dur
ing she hposn succeeding the great FIRE
HE Also claims. u IS sail 90 have de-
signed rusnhsr 81 large public buildings
in The East. Later he went 10 Victoria
where he = SAID 10 have los, CONSIDERABLE
came 70 Seattle atsaus the time % saa IRE
oe june. S>S.
since coming here he has rot practice 4
his professor. ewing - nE-health. alca
has, his wife and Cn.ldTen alsege- $3.50 az
scctea ais Tnl8a TAey c.a5fa ne. n.ss fsas
been wei BALANCED mentally sDT several
years, and 81 late has &sssn occ&z 0rl4A.lSr
Ns0leNs.
kessps~e- Will t. defended sss- Attara.v
g. Ward Kemp aiao yesterday procured
ss}ap0S0as Fur a large number ~ witnesses
by waeu. &c expects 70 prove keupx,ev' $
Sanity.
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didate for the postmastership- He, too.
IS supporter OF Senator Wilson, and
would have received the appointment had
not the position of chef OF the assay Of
fee been created and accepted by him in
preference to that of postmaster. Mr..
Wings remova. from the race left Mr..
Stewart as Senator Wilson'S only candi-
date, and il was foregone conclusion
that. if Senator Wilson had the power of
appointment, AIR. Stewart would be
named. 1t turned out that Senator wilson
did have that power. and therefore Mr..
Stewart will be Mr. Mems successor.
Il expect to be in my new office by
April L. said Mr.. Stewart yesterday aft
ernoon. When asked If w. J. CoIkett,
who has been assistant postmaster for
over ten years. would be retained in his
position, he replied:
THAT is a matter do not feel like dis
cussing at the present time. You may
state. however. thar there will not be any
immediate changes after 1 assume control
of affairs
IL is sad that Mr. Stewart holds MT
Coikest In high esteem. and that he will
probably be retained In his position
The Washington correspondent OF the
post-Iuteiligencer telegraphs as follows:
The appointment and confirmation OF
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Stewart as postmaster OF Seattle was the
biggest kind of q surprise 10 al who were
opposing = Congressman LEWIS. speak
ing for the friends OF Gen. Meem, said
only a few hours before the appointment
was made that they had positive assur-
ancss that the appointment wcald not be
Foster, apparently resting upon the as
surances given him. had gone to New York
last night. Meanwhile. Wilson Was not
idle. and the president was willing 10 do
him friendship. Chairman Scfliveiy,
who was 20 have been here yesterday.
and presented the case against Stewart.
was delayed IN some unaccountaoie man
nsr. He was no farther tnan chicago to-
day. Ii Is claimed on behalf OF Stewart
that the postponement of his nomination
was only promised till Friday In order TO
give Chairman Schiveiy an opportunity TO
be heard, and his failure to put in an ap-
psarance released the promise wilson
is inclined to take all the credit TO him.
self for the result. and naturally feels Jubi-
a;it over it,
Mr.. Stewart Is about 4s years old. He
was born in Eimira. -. Y, but when he
was a child his parents moved to Listo-
years young Stewart started out TO make
his way in the world. He encountered many
obstacles. but never thought Of giving UP
and returning home. March is. 1866, he ar
trip from New York city by way OF the
isthmus. His first work was carrying mail
TO TnOrn mill, near oakland TWO years
later he moved 10 Washoe, New, where he
remained a year. He next lived in Reno.
Ney, until $50. when he settled In Virginia
City, New, and opened a store. During his
ten years OF life In Virginia City he be-
came one OF the bes. known men in the
state. although he was not unusually ac-
tive in politics.
From 1850 to 1886 he lived in Sacramento.
Cal. travelling for Hall, Luhrs & Co.,
wholesale grocers. Then he accepted a po-
sitson with F. Chevalier. of San Francisco,
which he retained until 1859, when be came
to Seattle and purchased O. G. Shorey's III
terest in the undertaking firm OF Shorey &
B0rney. The firm name was changed to
tina: OF Bonney & Stewart. and has re-
manned 50 for ten years.
Since coming TO Seattle Mr.. Stewart has
been prominent in Republican politics. For
four years he was member of the coun-
ty executive committee, and is at present
treasurer OF the state central committee.
having held the position three years. He is
also very prominent Odd Fellow.
Postmaster Meem said yesterday: 'Ac-
cording TO strict Interpretation of the
laws. | presume my time is out whenever
my successor appointed qualities and wants
the office. but took charge for full four
years term, and that will not be up until
next May. However, l have no complaint
10 make. My successor can have the Of
fee whenever he wants it. providing he
comes with the proper credentials.
without fattering either myself or my
assistants" said the postmaster. II think
my successor will find the office in first
class condition In every respect"
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George NJ Stewart. treasurer OF the
Washington state Republican central COM
mittee received a telegram from Senator
John l.. Wilson yesterday morning, an
nouneing that he had been appointed post
master at Seattle. and that the senate had
confirmed his appointment
A B. Stewart. brother OF the successful
candidate for Gen. Gilbert S. Meefn's Of
fee also received telegram TO the same
effect.
The news did not become common prop
erty until Well along in the afternoon. but
from that time on congratulations were N
order When Mr.. Stewart Went home last
evening he was fairly worn out from
Misunderstanding.
Mr.. Stewart owes his appointment TO
Senator Wilson. OF whom he has been an
ardent supporter. Frederick Wing. the
present head of the government assay Of
fee in this city was before his appoint
ment as chief Of the assay office can
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LANDLORD A>pERso>'s DEFENSE.
says the ahtstrams Were Only
Tren~trnts as the Bellevue

n \ Andersen ef ire Regle4.sse hazel
aSaspss waena a Si.sssi sssaasgc Sute ~ al
legged w~aaRss8 sv4cs2nss e now ga tglsl
sm tire Ya2er3aT ge-Esf> aaa written a letter
t0 BE fsass~I nes, xeF2sssr o9Sf.nsnx lsts de-
sessse ~ tSs sAis ~ M. ard Ms Jaha
NAntSsrawa.
lie asusss that tire Ssshsssscazs were hl<
tenants. And alleges that thev wege Glass
81 a. transient FcSE3efSs ssd fks9atere net
entitled - SpS&s.4sss@t ssaa as tenants He
states that trey p@g hss4s or asrs after
week whva hs ascxsass fsstse7 reaae-l Yegs asad
fass SDAG1y lie was compelled 90 gexasm
.ssssSs = 8ofs - sMY r2stna tAsy sssssezsg,ess
t.~nftnazEs D. sayHs
'Thx Bellevue Is rvsesctAAle an
rsvS~lg a fvxsg raan- / arr CAY a tenz2nt
a. :Ar AelHxsSs beef Aasi uo3es< ssse
g@eSss asss eons@ 10 The aosgsae sAAy ne
for gA@&z gsAssa@z [ w5ia sssse.t ~ sasfnssxs
A4t AID sSs ssxGisF Nsssse* IN eslssa4 s,4sessse
Ia Justice 20 Tus family / am obliged. 4
gS0Kss ~ - take nay fsosrzS So naE gay
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convicted felon was that given Roy Ma
son yesterday morning-four months in
the penitentiary. Mason is the young
man who was charged with burglary com
mittei at Palmer last December.
AT the trial il was proved that he had
uninwfuliy entered the residence of a
Well-kno~H citizen of that town in the
night time and had been discovered in
the sleeping room OF the latcer's 15-year-
old daughter. The state claimed that the
entry had been made for the purpose OF
committing a crime. not larceny, but
worse. and asked n verdict of guilty. This
verdict the jury returned.
A burglary ca4e OF the character men
toned had neydr before been known in
the superior court.
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WAS BORN N SEATTLE.


just because All Nune looks old for his
ayr. The United States custom officers
would not allow him 10 land when he
arrived I'm Tacoma "A few efsvr ago en- orr.
or the Asiatic liners. returning as he
SAYS after Ri ahssnce of seven wears in
the Flowery Kingdom All Wvoe Is b,
sntuese. bet protested Tn the officers that
he first saw the light OF aav IN a Sea,,is
"asnhcase seventeen years ago In urnof
~ his statement he Produces a ce~tlsl
cate VIII photograph attached emitting
MN 70 visit ihe land nj his farnFath.rs
ed - N'is-
Tue tale sounded plausible but the ems
ten nfhecrs hsid lsf'on fooled before. and
TREY Thought An Wstra locked an lea a. >.
years 81 arH An Wune's alleged father
= Seattle sAsnaman named All Don re
faiFeI tnas tar young FHan should nn, hs
saneH BACK 10 CHINA by tho steamship
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There is every probability tina. tsae 4,00o.-
ods bushels Of receipts accredited to have
been resolved. each. by Tacoma and Port
land should be - per cent. more. but II Is
the Intention to be conservative.
..T1le wheat yield CT Eastern Washing
ton In 1851 amounted 10 from 2o1c. GO 10
81 .nsj.ob bushels. ard ali eeflssds that the
1ss. crop fell or somewhat. The maxi
NUN estimate = l.eoo.vg, There is. there
fore. al the h;gfses; estimate. .opa 80 bush
els saii. waiting 70 be scld. instead OF H.
H1.g9 or over, the general estimate IL S
believed II vii. not bs long before the ex-
sforseFs realize taaf the Washington farm
<rK are not 10 o. dra wn into dispoSing Of
Their product at iess prices than they have
demanded since iast harvest. and when
That point $ reached. Instead of ths farm
efs falling over themselves 10 unload the
buyers VIII h< doing TIE failing, and uuo-
fassdns NIL advance above the 80 cents a
hslSaei ira: WAS fsle announced minimum
the xrgwsrs would take at the beginning
OF the p-ss-nt sss1@3a.
The foregoing opinion was expressed yeS-
terfay By n man who is WEI acquainted
with the state @Eeat situation. ana sfho n
believed 90 be cite of the best authorities
In this part OF waSll.ngtoa. lie continued:
There ls mot bali Of the wheas IN store
Al some Of tue important points OF East
srH washington that there sas az this
time las; year. The crop or the Zig Bend
country has Largely been moved, ard the
only comparatively large Quantities OF
grain ssh unsold are in the Paiouse and
"One Of the agents az Rosalia which liz
the leading interior Shipping point of the
STATE, Told me few oaya ago that the
stored wheat ~ the elevators there was
only about half of what IL was in 1898 al
this time. and that the crop in that neigh
boriood was only 20 per cent. of the lse.
yield IL ~ further known that the wealth
~r last fall WAS In every way favorable
Tor the handling of wheat 10 warehouses
and Erauaries. ard that the farmers
placed mos. of their crops In storage II
Is known that these warehouses and gram
aries are not at all taxed to their capacity
which goes To show more than ever ms
contention that the estimates OF unuoyed
grain are far too great
AS the storage contracts were renewed
IN most Instances, at the end Of the year
Tor the remainder Of the season &, viii
not cost the fxfSners any more TO hold
their grain for Ave months than IL the,
sold row. and they will. therefore be-. in
position 20 realize the benen; of any
advance that may come later In the
spring"
The exact receipts of the year IN Seat
tie nave been SIS. 100 bushels of which
s.wD bushels have been received this
month Quotetiens are stiii stationary
.se aud SIC btans offered for club and
biuesten. respectively.
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Spring Ina miGratios.

Moses Fo2ous. immigration agent Of the
Grea. Northern - preparing fer a rush
Of immigrants tn Montana and other 20 u5s
on the line this spring. THE foreFun-
ne-s of The spring sn1m grafton movement
have afre ady started westward, said the
agent - a reporter CT the ST. Paul Globe,
but the movement xii no; ge: in fuli
swing until the latter part " Ma~eh and
ihe beginning Of April. Farmers from al
over tao country are looking To the North
west AF. Folsom II receiving many in
qnir.es from people n Enrane.
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Southern R.ilrond. troubled.

The hosneseeker rates put ea by the
Great Northern and Northern PaC-lic
thr1stsn To disturb the rate sitliatIna
throughout liz. Wess. Southwest and
South. The Union and Central Pacific
Santa Re ard Colorado roads comp,airl
wes. an Undue advantage over the terri
i1rses covered by slsos. rods. and caSlse-
qasgsily lacy are reported 10 t,e abou. 10
make spec AL rates with the Ira % ira1-
!Wg INN grafton from the Northwest. TO
nlAsr $1,000 OF "a. county,
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GREAT NORTHERN AGAIN OPEN.


The Great Northern track has been
cleared of all obs .ructions wnicn for the
last several days have impeded traffic be-
tween here and Spokane. and yesterday the
first train departed over that line since
early in the week.
President Hin left with his special train
at 80 o'clock in the afternoon. direct for
ST Paul. The other Great Northern off,
eisls who came out from the Twin Cities
with him are expected to arrive from Vic
tozia on the steamer City of kiHgston this
morning. They will proceed from here TO
Portland, and depart thence for the East.
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company. and sued on; a writ of habeas
corpus for his release. Yesterday Judge
Hanford in the Federal court heard the
application for the writ. and granted il,
thereby deciding that the stolid young
celestial with the face Of a man of ~
was indeed the son OF All Don. and en-
titled 10 remain in the United States
The court had much difficulty tn recon-
CLING the testimony in the case with All
WuTies appearance Four weli-known
white citizens testified that All Don did
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Fl. u ChamlSsrgasa. aSsS%faft: genera
freight traffic manager OF the Erie an
A,frs1 W. Booth and Charles = Arss...t
Ne~ YORK capitalists. vAc were w.tA hlg.
an Has acSfeTn irip. departed with tsagl
wives FER Portland yesterday morning
They 49, gToc~ed t1snce oxsr :Ae Csrexes
Na road Il SavsSas-sn. OEyg1zz esnari
Lane. RSa Gssu3e " e.seerr1 ard lie aver 4
Gso ssFssuie Ia the E-aS;. They az sx.
psssssy4 siaeyn@ els'sr aes delgAEet We. xas.,
SaHr a{ tA5s pszrt % The Pacific coast
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Estimstes Of tho Unsold Crop Are
Far Too Great.
ONLY as PER CENT. IS LEFT.
Gxporsers, and Aot Farmers, VIII
Spgfng - Conservative Statement
ohOws That There IL Not More
{ Thau 1000. 600 Bushels Of the
e 1SOS Crop stiil In store.

In tbs opsnsoss o. some O. the besf-as-
1oruseG wheat men In Seattle. tas farmers
- Washington are going 10 make more
cut OF their determination 10 bod ihs re-
nainder OF the UNFOLD grain for higher
pr1ces In the spring than has yet appear-
Cd II 10 bei!e9e4 that t1e-e has Dssn
somewhat Of an intention on the part OF
extensive exporting firms 20 bear the mar
ksf. In the hope thai taey viii get this
grain IT their own Offers ard In HE with
tfsss, II - cad. that has been the cause OF
the general impression that az seas. 70
per cent Of the 1855 crop Was stti In the
1yanaries and warehouses og Washington
uuUo4d.
A. matter OF fact. and tisis Is borne
cut BY al the figures available OF the chip
uasTss OF wheat thus far IA tbs sFzson.
there il NC. more than nalf ina; quantity.
or 81 per cent q the yield that can be
placed osa tne market. In support OF this
statement. the following conservative fig
ures Of tns receipts Of the Iass crop Of
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An entirely nas Iae ~ Asxh~xrss1e Amer.
scaa and Swiss watches tuAs Tsts4svfs8 nv
4sesssts k1e1t. sswe2srs No S~i S~casal ave-
IAs7x. ssFg4eE AA-taxf- Asvsat ix7 zsA.s NAT
ie~f.s q Jas TssQSss beautiful designs % &C.,
sfgs Frs,fa. II yoa are intending ptsrh, a.
eT. s&43 ca hssS, = 49, 94S N9A High
grade American asl@a MATCHES from S1A
- ard 81 ~. SeS4a eoa SWISS ~ascsges
sfNss sA9 aR a0x
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Licenses TO wed were Issued yesterday
for Luther X. jerks t23b and Helen Rice
s.e). both OF Seattle: Delatino Bra t2ip and
Caesarina Dugani tlsp, both of Franklin.
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LIGHT SENTENCE FOR MASON.
Palmer Burglar Escapes With Four
Months 1t Walln WallA.

One OF the highest sentences Judge ia
cohs OF the criminal department OF the
superior court, has ever imposed upon q
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me. TO turn them out: IL do not myse,c
and family VIII be turned out IN the
street
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GRAY HAIR.

Some people do a whole lot of worry
ing when few gray hairs make their
appearance. They pick them ont care
fully, use all sorts OF hair tonics. and in
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pure blood running in the veins. its
owner cannot be sick. He won't be
nervous either, and his food will agree
with him. His lungs will he strong, and
there viii he no chance for consumption
to &c; footing. His head will be clear,
and there will be, within him. an aubi-
ton TO work. Good health is s:,cii a
simple thing 81 easy 10 have. Dr.
pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is the
medicine that iuduces good heath II
strengthens the stomach when weak,
purifles the blood. toTes ~ the nerves,
strengthens the lungs. ard cures all dis
eases that. II neglected or badly treated,
end n consumption. Il is a temperance
uiessicine-no alcolsoI or whisky III IL
Its protrscted use does not create q crav-
ing for intox,cants. II afflicted. better
write ahou, yoCr case 20 Dr. K. Y Pierce.
at Buffalo, " u lie charges no fee
for consultation BIZ mail
- wifi f9r~w~f .hsax yosa for advising rnc 20
take d. picrr-~ Csoii~n Medical Discovery +"
wTs.-S Mrs. Jas MeTpiIv. a FONDA. Po~eahofsas
Co lows " Z has Cared usc os ssroase Sc.Otsa
ct twelve years Standing ] bad docto-ca so- The
sfsssaAse unsI vas caEsssseseiy dssco<.raS ca-
also had chr0rsc dtarrkcz Ec- .wIsse wears 7
good health uuw-bcst-~ sha- I ever was
II -sv hic. OWING 20 D.. pse:c-'s Golden Me1s.
Discovery before stopped ~
Take Or pir-cc'$ Pellets IL vou want to
be permanently cured of constipation
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S[LT1lF'S mem POSTMASTER
George n. Stewart Carries Off
the Plum.
NAMED BY SENATOR WILSON

Expects to Take Once Abo1t April
Ne Made In Personnel Of the LO-
cal DepaPtnent-Assista Post-
master Colkett May Retain POSI-
tioa-History Of . Self-Naae Man.
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STEAMER D.rsso .e4ves Tor Alassla To-
nEhl
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s Try TO hide the
| time. If they
V as much atten-
the stomach as
hair, they would
tetter Judgment.
They would get
It the starting
point of the
: { things that
make people
look old. If
. the stomach
ri works W ell,
n the blood will
/ naturally be
pure. Wit h
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-19
FIFTY YEARS FOR MURDER.
Mrs. A. E. HAMBLIN CONVICTED IN
BELL COUNTY.
Rnnney ut the Home of the Muir
dcress at snlado.

Bolton, Texas, February 1s.--The jury s
verdict In the Mrs. A. e. Hamblin case
was murder in the second degree and fifty
years in the pententiary.
The trial of Mrs. Adra Il. Hamblin has
caused more interest than any case ever
tried In this court, as 1t Is the first time
in tho history of the county that woman
was ever tried for murder.
The evidence brought out ia all circum-
stantial aud briefly is, that Mrs. Hamhlin
and Miss sall!o Ranney lived alone in the
town of Salado: that on December IL Mr..
|. w. Mathews. who is administrator or
the Schafner estate (Mr. Schafner, de-
ceused was the father OF Mrs. Hamblln),
called to consult her about matters per-
tanning to same. After getting through
with the business In hand. Mrs. Elamhlin
said to him that Sallle Ranney was dead
and asked him II he would like to see her;
he went into the room Indicated and there
found Miss Ranney lying on lounge cold
in death with n bloody cloth around her
face. In another room evidences of a ter
rlhle struggle were found; the walls VI
the hall were bespotted with blood, also
cloth were found in the room where the
girl was, and bloody spots on the floors
had been washed with a wet cloth; her
clothing showed the same on examination
of the body It WAS found that she had been
beaten over the head with both blunt and
n sharp instrument a shove! and hatchet
We're found with hair and blood on them,
the hair corresponding With the girls hair:
the girls wrists and ankles showed marks
of rope. as though tightly bound, and a
bloody rope was found. The physicians
testified that the girl had been dead from
twelve to twenty-four hours when found,
which was 10 a'cloclS a. m
Mrs, Hamhlin, In defense, says Miss
Rnnney was subject TO fits and the even
ing before while she was in the barn loft
feeding the horse. she had II fit and fell
to the floor below. which produced the
cuts and bruises found on the head aud
body and that both retired at the usual
time the night before. and that she did
not know she was dead or even sick until
she found her dead,
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Austin. Texas, February IS.
BOTH HOUSES wers short on talk and
long on work today and. as viii be
seen from the routine reports, transacted
morn business than a. any single sit
ting SO Tar held this session. Some COM
mittce work was done also, one feature
OF which was the favorable reporting of
Schluter's bill providing for the con-
solicitation OF the Gulf, Beaumont and
Kansas City and the Gulf, Beaumont and
Northeia railroads. House judiciary
report on wooten's joint resolution pro-
viding for the appointment Of a COM
mission to prepare and report measures
designed TO correct, cheaper and sim
pity the practice and procedure obtain
ing under the existing judiciary system,
and house committee on judicial dis
tricts reported eavorably on the bill
regulating terms of the district court In
Jasper, Newton, Jefferson and Tyler coun-
ties. Favorable committee reports were
also received on Powells resolution pro-
viding for the submission of constitu-
tlonal amendment to fix the ratio of
contract interest at per cent and upon
Senator Loyds bill prohibiting the sale
OF cigarettes and tobacco to persons UNI
der IL years of age. House committee on
State affairs Killed the resolution by
Henderson of Lamar having for It's OBJ
feet she submission TO the people OF the
question whether constitutional con
vention shall be held. The Joint senate
and house committee appointed at the
suggestion of Governor Savers to visit
and report upon the condition and past
management Of tho reformatory at
Gainesville will leave tomorrow to per-
form the duty assigned it.