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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-22
FORGERY CASE DISMISSED,
D. neEwln Will Not be Held 10 Answer the
Charge.
Dewitt Nichols aud Henry voEel Ar
raigned before Judge Norrcil
this Morning,

In Judge Norrcl's court this morhlng.
there were two arralgnmonts and ono
case dismissed.
DE witt Nichols came forward.
lIs ~ one ~ the i've committed by JUS
tics McMastcr. FOR the crime Of bur
glary committed on tho 18th OF June,
upon Iudeout & Grapes store at
Sandy
Tho prisoner entered plea 81 not
guilty Hc viii be defended by Attor-
ncy b. e. Eichnor.
Henry Noscl was next called up. He
had beon committed by Justice Morris
snmmcr for tho crime of forgery all
legrd 10 have been committed ON the
18Th day NJ May. 1899. lie IL accused of
making ana passing "a forged note to
the detrlment OF Rrichnrd Stcnsnl. the
Commercial National Bank. :. W, Nell
son and George Good. The amount Of
the note ~ six dollars,
Whom tho prisoner was asked by the
court N ne WAS ready To plead he be-
gan hy making a. curious statement,
"Mr Stcuscl' said he, promised, N
I would settle with him, that he would
not prosecute me"
The court eat this announcement
short by asking the prisoner " he
wished 10 plead, and he entered plea
90 NOT guilty. j, N. Hamilton Is his at
turnuy
Mr. Van Colt addressed tho court
saying. ~ tho court please, the prose-
cutlun moves the state 10 dismiss the
case against ID. McEwUn, charged with
f1rEUry, n ls learned that tho defend
ant IN this uasc was, nt the time ~
tho commission Of the offouHc charged
against him, under the influence OF
liquor and morphine. ilo ~ in poor
health md has already been confined
for some time ln the county jan, The
Injured parties desire not tu prosecute
him. Bs they believe his not was due
IN hls unfortunate condition rather
than Co criminal motive. Ito has mo-
previous bad record. so fnr as we can
learn"
Judge NOrrol instructed the clerk IN
view uf the statement ~ the prUsrcu-
ton, 10 mako an order Diminishing tho
cuso against -. Mclwnn.
The court wuH then adjourned tlll to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-22
RAILWAY IS AFTER HIM.
Oregon Short Line Begins Suit Against J. R.
Nichols.
Says uc Has Tall Brick BuIIdIng
which L. PeriIous TO Passing
Trains.

4 suit was filed In the Third district
court today by the oregon Short Line
Railroad company against Joshua r.
Nichols, The complaint alleges that
the said defendant owns lot q, OF block
no. plat e.. Salt Lake city survey and
maintains upon the lot "a tall brick
building near 20 and adjoining plain
TINS right OF way, so near TO the rail-
road track ns 10 cndanrpr. u Il should
fan. the trains which pass; that the
SAID building was constructed lu 1873.
but has never been completely finished
nor has u been devoted 20 any use
whatever. The plalutln believes the
building 20 be- In "a dangerous state Of
delnpidntipn. and asks that II be abat-
ed and removed us nuisance.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-22
AMONG THE THIEVES.

Some hungry fellow paid nm early
morning visit TO Eph Itnowlton's rosie
doncc at % Canyon Road today, Ito
cut the screen ana entered a window
but was frightened away by Mr..
Kuowlton. After the visit a pan Of milk
ana cake was non est, The police
say % was the family cat.
Mrs, King OF oasis told the police "a
story regarding the loss Of pocket
book containing $40 that was skllllully
llftCd out OF her pocket by some light
fingered 'Artful Dodger" yesterday
some entcrprislng burglars endcuv-
orcd 10 break into the Gardo House at
un early hour yesterday. They were
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-22
G. W. RUDD PLEADS NOR GUILTY.

George W. Rudd of this city was arr
raigucd before Justice Nelson this af-
trrnuon ON the charge uf rmbezzlrmcnt
ana entered plea uf not guilty The
cumpluinunt.=Carl Muttrrup-cl
that the defendant omhezElpl the sum
OF 81 from the arm " Bruuswick-u
CollondCr company Justice Nelson re-
leased Rudd on his own rcCUgulzhucc.
His preliminary hearing ~ achg dulod
for tomorrow.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-22
II Thinks Things are Going its Way
and Against 0reyfus,
GEN. FABREs TESTIMONY.


New York. Aug. g7-'rhe Rennas cor.
respondent Of tho Tribune. discussing
Mondays session Of the Drsyfus trial.
says;
Stirred By Sundays events In Paris
the crowds In Rcnngg gave vent 10 their
feelings yesterday by shouting "Viyc
larmec,' "A has lCs irultros." mingled
with few cries ~ Mort nrCyfuH."
Gems Billut and gousc. na thoy passed
through the streets wearing uniforms
ana decorations were received with
concentrations " approval.
The prosecution 40 The close M to-
days pruceedinga seemed fiated OFF the
encct produced nn the court martial hy
two statements iu tho testimony %
Con. FHbru and Col. - AhpvlUp. Con.
Fubre was chief uf the fourth bureau
OF the general stan when the boruerouu
was discovered and when D4oyfus was
one uf six officers, 1tuElairca. undergoing
Instruction thcrc. Gen. Fabro In
brusque denunc .atory phrases declared
that 10 Drryfus had been entrusted a
plan comprising tho details OF the COM
contrutiun of troops IN tho eastern tor
rltoflal region Ia ease Of mobilization.
Great value ~ attached 20 this point
by the prosecution as proof that ORGY
fuH Notwithstanding ha dcnlals pus-
srsscd knowledge OF the plans OF con-
'NNNiNNlou MNlru ne o. accused OF iluH
parting 20 German agents.
Tho second point. which had "a marked
eject on the court. was the evidences
of Col. D'Abovillc who was sub. chief
of the fourth bureau Of tho general
stan when Drcyfus was staglairc Col.
p'Abeville gave full details ~ tho In
NeyitigutlOna made M tho time OF the
discovery 81 the borderonu. which by a
PROCESS Of elimination indicated TINT
the author OF the b0rdercuu must boz an
officer Of artillery. q stagialrc OF the
general stan having Access 60 morn
than one hur~au 81 tho stan, and that
brcyfuH being the only officer fulnllinF
these conditions, therefore. he must be-
tho criminal. II ~ greatly 20 b. rr.
GREETED that Col. DAhevllis's state
meuta were not subjected 90 n rigid
cross examination. for M his testimony
now stands n cannot fail 20 have crush
ing weight with the members Of tho
court martial who, after an, are sol
dioua rather than iurlsts. and ua such
arr prone TO punish nH soon nH a serious
suspicion fastens IN their hands.
The testimony N Grlbolln. Cochefort
LAuth and especially that OF JuuCk
referring to Irregularities In prcyfuH'
social life. was scarcely listened 20 hy
the court. md rccmcd to make no Inn
preston upon H. Tho two points al
tNudy mentioned mark "a heavy SCORE
In favor " the prosecution,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-22
Document is Filed in Third Dis
ttlct Court Today,
CLAIM OF THE PROSECUTION
~ IL that the Defendant Committed
the Onensc OF UnIswfui
Cohabitation.

This afternoon tho county prosccut-
Ing attorneys office took another step
In the case against n. J. Grant. Esq.
on the charge instituted by g. NJ owen.
The following document was nlcd with
the clerk OF the Third district court.
being the Official information" In the
Caari
Ia the District Court ~ the Third Ju-
dlcinl District of the State of Utah.
in ana for the County uf Salt Lake.
The State u Utah W liebcr j. Grant.
ant-1nformation.
iiebcr J. Grant having heretofore
been duly committed by Morris aom-
MGR. "a committing magistrate of this
county 20 answer 10 this charge. b. uc-
cuScd by Graham y. Putnam. county
ana prosecuting attorney for the couu-
~ u Salt Lake. state OF Utah. By this
Information. OF the crime OF unlawful
cohnbitntion. committed as follows;
That the said iiebor j. Grant on tho
first day Of January. A. y. one thuuH-
ana Clght hundred aud ninotysolrht
and on diverse other days and Cuntin-
unlly between the said first day ~ Jan.
uarY a. u. one thousand eight humid
rcd ana nlnoty-Clght aud the fifteenth
day of July. a. ~ one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-uiup lt the county
Ui salt Lake. state Uf Utah. ala un.
lawfully cohnblt with moro than one
woman, tp-wit; one Augusta W. Grant
and one Emily Wells Grant. contrary
20 the form ~ the statute In such cnHs
made ana provided and against the
peace ana dignity of the State ~ Utah.
GRAHAM ~ PUTNAM.
County and Prosecuting Attorney Tor
the County Of salt Lake, State Of
Utah
Hy RAY VAN Colt. Deputy.
@. NJ. owen ~ the complaining Wit
ness.
Ne Grant will not be- arralgncd to-
morrow. nor probably until the return
NJ bis attorney. Mr.. Richards, who IL
uuf az town.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-22

You will always be- pleased N your
baking is done with Three Crown Bak-
ing Powder na a leaycnlnE influence. II
is the best baking powder ever put on
the market Tor the price. Every can
contains fun weight u high grade uN-
colencc. Every time you buy "a can NJ
this excellent grade. you nre sure u
having satisfaction ln using Il nH wen
as pleasure OF saving iu the purchase
price II means much 10 have this
kind Of material.
Three Grown IL sold Tor 2fo "a pound
and every can 10 guaranteed TO give
Satisfaction, or money refunded
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-22
is BEATEN AND ROBBED.
I'd. RushiOn Sci Upon at he Back Of a
Saloon.


Edward Rushton Of 2i9 West Flfth
South was held up and maltrcatod last
night. by some parties unknown, at
about o'clock. at the rear of the Lone
Star saloon. Buahtou, who had been
the saloon and was making his way 90.
wards Stac street. when Dc was set up
on badly beaten ana relieved N s.,
During the encounter DO received a
heavy blow ON the Jaw which rendered
him partially unconscious. Later he
who repaired Co the saloon. but could
not get anything from the patrons NJ
the place one and all denying that they
had ever seen Nushtun. The injured
man. although considerably battered
up. ~ not seriously injured.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-22

Notice Is hereby given that sealed bids will
hc received by the undersigned up tn u
Wrluck noon u the 18th day ~ September
~, flr the materials required aud labor 90
be- performed on four principal buildings on
University site Just east uf ana adjoining SAT-
Lake CITY Utah for steam heating pluut, Tor
plumbing and sewerage and for boiler house
and tunnel, all according 10 plans, spucliicH'
TINS uud drawings, which nru open Tor ln.
sPccilnn o. hiddgta AZ the nnieo u llehAlt
klcttlng IN Tho Hooper Eldrudso block. un
Main street between South Temple and li.i
south streets, In SAT- Lake Oliy, utah y!
,nllds mus, mus, % addrcs,,,ed e. "Unl,erelly 20,
lower left hand corner "lllds" ilds must
not cOutaln conditions, qualifications. prop
usltlons or any other thing In addition 20
those mentioned In the plans, spocihcati2ng
drawings contract aud bond, aud bidders
must use tho prlutud forms OF bids WiihulE
change, which viii be- found at tho once ut
Richard hlettiug, and no other form OF bli
will be- rncrlvcl. Zach bid must b. ace
compnnlod by certified cherk on some hlns
In salt Lake CITY, Utah, ut tl,S10 Tor ~ ~
ot the four principal buildings, "a Wlti Noi-
mai Physical, Museum and Library q llhN
chcck Tor lOo0ul on Steam Heating flanG
like check Tor ;jo0oo on Plumbing aud T,g,w',r.-
age, aud like cheek Tor $1,000 on lnN,f
House and Turmoil each check payhhlU ~
tho University uf Utah. and % DO fnHrIipl
u Il In case tho bid II accepted ana wv WV
der does not enter into tho contract
aud bond within ton days Hftor It. nceuplhhln
for the faithful execution u the contract aug
bond hereinafter mentioned Inc pf9Pl'vt
NAutlNHA ANN NNNNA MNN hAHlN ~ wv
Richard klrttlng and can thoru be- ehamln,N,
There must bB 10 separate bid ana cglNuNA
cheek Tor each uf the snyun ple'ea ~ N"lAl
to-Witi a. Normal building, 81 ihysi,At
building. CD Museum llullding, N lAulag
Rullding tai Steam Heating Plant lb lluMnii
Ing aud Sewerage. aud % Boiler House ana
IuuuDl al, Aha
a bond must be- furnished for one-hait w
amount OF tho bid, with good AMI sum tlou,
surutios. an satisfactory aud ucccptAu' O"
Tho four principal buildings must be- enln-
pleted on or before July l.. lHu' tly hi,aa.
heating plant must be- completed nn or b'lu.u
August l. 1905 tho plumbing % 7rNN..7I
futi.t be- comm etrd on or bUfuUu fnsl y,
1905 aud boiler house aud tuN.n N','' ~
rnmplutod on or before July I, lh ala,
Tho undersigned Reserve, Nul Nl' IN
rleht 10 reject any aud AN bids ut tn uea'ps
UNIVERSITY Nl UTAH.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-22

Aud IN accordance with law aud the order
N the board uf directors made iuly 0th is1
M many shares ~ each parcel uf the above
stock us may le necessary Will be- sold nc the
office Of the secretary aud treasurer. iUi Enst
second South salt Lake city Ituh, ut g
o'clock o m., ON Wednesday, september ON,
on, together wlth tho cost Of advertising aud
expense u sale
Dated ga August, 100,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-22
GRANTED A Patent.

ESPECIAL TO THE "NEws."l
Washington. u. C.. Aug. flames r.
Dunno Salt Lake, has been granted "a
patent on q locomotive cab platform
walter A. Sells, of salt Lake. Is az the
ST. James.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-22
ELKS AT SALTAIR.

was perfect ana the bathing just right.
The Elks were there In force and an
Immense crowd of people were present.
Trains Will run tonight tlll eleven
o'clock.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-22

and Samuel =. Parrish Of ooutreviilc.
Samuel W. Parkinson Of franklin. Ida
DO. Thos McMaator OF brigham city
also other Utah passengers.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-22

NortCE or sALI ~ HrAL rsrArr
AND Personal PROPERTY.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-22
PROBATE AND GUARDIANSHIP
NOIICLs

Consult County Clerk or the R..,.,-
tive signcra for Further
Information,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-22

In the Third Judicial District Ciurt .t.t. ,
Division
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-22

Ia tho District Court, Probate Division. IN
and Tor salt Lake County,
state NJ Utah,
In the Matter ~ tho Estate uf Joseph ".
Wilson, Deceased.
The petition ~ Alice g. wilson administrnt-
rlx ofthucstnteu ~ Joseph ", Wilson drcUusud,
praying Tor tho settlement ~ nuul account ~
said ndmlulstTutrlN aud Tor Decentralization OF
the residue ~ said estate 90 tho persons Uu-
Titled, has hvun vet flr harrington Saturday,
the Second day NJ September A. ID. isll, at
pian o'clock q. W. ut tho County Court House,
IN the Court huum NJ said Court, In salt Lake
oily, salt Lake County Utah.
Witness the clerk of said court with the seal
t.,.,t thereof uniNed this .,nd day uf
t''N"l August, a. ~ isH.
DAVID q. DUNBAR. CLERK.
by Geo. Blair Deputy CLERK,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-22

In tho matter 90 tho Estate ~ Abr,b,,., O,
cannon. dpcuasrd.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-22

"Gct your Purple on"-Euks Purple
Day. Sultair, Aug %,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-22

u1rholomow's Horses stn show at
Lagoon every day,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-22

nnrtbolomou's Horses Htrn show at
Lagoon every day
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-22
CLEARING HOUSE RE9ORr.
ORE AND BULLION REPORTS.

Following are today's ore and bullion
receipts as reported by the Institutions
below indicated.
BAMBERCER q MCMILLAN.
Bullion '..,. 90, &c, .,"...,..S3,i92
MCCORMICK & co.
Silver and lead ores .....,,,,.,..,..i3,jO 800
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-22

..INKs"
by gallon quart OR pint, FOR office use,
News. books. stationery, legal blanks,
T. ., MANUEL
81 West Second South Street.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-22
WANTED HELP.

YOUNG MAN TO CnoRE MUST ~
able lo milk. eau go TO school II desired.
hHthIs once.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-22

The bonneville Mining Co, principal place Of
business salt Lake city. Utah Mines
situated ~ Lakeside Mining Dis
tflct, Iouole County, Utah.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-22

X rifi
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-11-17
The Dime Novel Condemned.

Chief Wilkie, of the secret service
bureau, is the latest authority to raise
his voice against the dime novel. 1.-The
boy who reads ten-cent literature" he
declares, describing the DISCUSSES
made by alleged sleuths of the govern
ment imagines these stories to be true.
and the impression remains with him
. long time. As q matter of fact. no
such thing as disguise for secret
service detective is known, and do
not know of case ever worked by an
operator in which articles of this kind
have ever been used"
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-11-17
BOUNTY FOR DEwEY,s FLEET
Tho Court of Claims Asked to Find That
the Amount of Money Due Omcers
and Men Is $3.50 800.

Washington, Nov. 14.-On behalf of
Admiral Dewey and his officers and
men Washington attorneys have asked
the court of claims to find that the
amount of bounty money due them is
1882, 500. The decision of the court
will establish precedent which will
affect the amount of bounty to be dis
tributed among the officers and men of
the North Atlantic fleet, which de-
stroyed the squadron of Admiral
Cervera. If the finding of the court is
in accordance with the request the
admiral's share of the bounty will be
S19, 1914.
Attorneys base their case upon the
claim that the defeated Spanish force
was superior to the American squad
ron. It is not contended that the
enemy's fleet was superior, but that,
taking into consideration the guns at
Corregidor, Ell Fraile and other forts
at the entrance of the bay and those at
Manila and Cavite, which fred upon
the American ships continuously, the
enemy's force was superior. Land
batteries comprised rs guns, ranging
in caliber from 500 inches to 9.45
inches, and their weight of fire is COM
puted at 5,s26 pounds. The enemy's
vessels we're also supported by mines
and torpedoes in the entrance to Ma
nila bay and the bay itself, and some
of these, the brief states, exploded dur.
ing the action.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-11-17
ugly Record for Cornell.

Cornell university has an ugly record
in murderous foolery. The recent
drowning of a student from st. Louis
as the result of a hazing trick is by no
means its only instance of taking hui
man life for the fun of the thing. In
1873 student was killed by falling
over precipice to which he had been
led blindfolded by party of hazers.
Five years ago some of the undergrad
yates of the same college killed an at
tendant through a trick with chlorine
gas.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-11-17

There II more Catarrh in this section Of
the country than all other diseases put to-
gether, and until the last few years was
supposed to be incurable. For great many
years doctors pronounced it a local disease.
and prescribed local remedies, and by con.
stantly failing to cure with local treatment,
pronounced it incurable. Science has proven
catafrh to be constitutional disease, and
therefore requires constitutional treatment.
Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only
constitutional cure on the market. It 10
taken internally in doses from 10 drops to .
teaspoonful. It acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. They
offer one hundred dollars for any case il
fails to cure. Send for circulars and testi.
monials. Address F. j. Cheney & Co., To-
ledo, 0. Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-11-17
STATEMENT BY BRYAN.
The Presidential Candidate Gives His Views
on the General Results of the Re.
cent Election.

Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 13.-After re-
fusing number of times to make any
comment on the results of elections in
other states than his own w. j. Bryan,
under pressure of personal and political
friends and New York newspapers IA
vorable to him, gave out an extended
statement Saturday night on the gen.
eral results. Mr.. Bryan claims to be
well satisfied with the Tuesday verdict
as indicating marked movement on
the part of the voters toward the Chi
cago platform. He says in part:
Taken as a W lole the election returns from
all the states give encouragement to those who
hope for the overthrow Of the republican party
In 1900 It is evident that those who believed in
the Chicago platform in 1895 still believe in it.
1t is also evident that the hostility to the Chi
cago platform among those who opposed it is
not as pronounced as it was in 1895. 1t is ap-
the monopolies which have grown up under a
republican administration. It is safe to say
that the American people would. by large
majority, prom ounce against the attempt to
raise the standing army to 100000, and 1t is
equally certain that upon direct vote upon the
issue large majority Of the people would pro-
nounce against an imperian >tic policy which
would develop here colonial system after
the pattern of European governments. We
made considerable gain this year among the
foreign born voters on the questions of mill
tarism and imperialism, and I am satisfied
that the gain in 1910 will be far greater II the
administration pursues its present policy on
these questions.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-11-17
BIG DIAMOND ROBBERY.
Three Men Enter jewelers. Store II
Cleveland, o., and Steal Thirty Thou
sand Dollars Worth Of Jewels.

Cleveland, O., Nov. 14.-Thirty thou
sand dollars worth of diamonds were
stolen yesterday afternoon from the
store of Sigler Bros, at No. S54 Euclid
avenue. Three men entered the store
which is on the second floor. One of
the trio stood at the elevator cage and
the other two entered the Office of Mr..
Sigler. One of the strangers engaged
the attention of one of the clerks and
the other talked to Mr.. Sigler, at whose
side was black box, four by ten
inches, containing the diamonds. Mr..
Sigler says his attention was distracted
for moment and upon turning to his
supposed customer both had fed and
the box of jewelry was gone. The po-
lice have no clew save q description
furnished by Mr.. Sigler.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-11-17
PENSION LEGISLATION.
dent Mckinley and Asks for Certain
Mobilization Of Existing Laws.

Washington. Nov. 1A-The commit
lee on pension legislation appointed at
The recent encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic at Philadelphia
Jailed at the white house yesterday and
presented to the president the report
adopted at the encampment asking for
modification of certain regulations
relative to pensions.
The report asks the president if he
leems it within his authority SO to do
10 issue an executive order to the eff
fect that in determining the pension
able status of a soldier and in fixing
mis- rate of pension the several disable
tiles which he may have sustained
shall be grouped and taken into con-
sideration. The report further asks
,he president to direct that the prac-
ice of refusing pensions to widows of
soldiers who have incomes of 500 q year
or more be discontinued and that the
limit of income in such cases shall be
.aised to $3.50 a year.
The committee was with the presi-
lent for more than ~, hours. The
committee stated that Mr.. Evans, the
commissioner of pensions, was heartily
N accord with the suggestions, he
maintaining, however, that the remedy
lay entirely with congress, as in his
Judgment the existing pension laws
did not warrant such construction.