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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-27
To heIp Moody Hebrews.

Rev. Benmosche. of the Cumberland
Street Jewish Synagogue. has perfect
ed an organization known as the
Jewish Board OF Governors, of which
he was selected president by the mem
bership. numbering about 100. The OBJ
ject of the organization is to search out
and care for all needy Hebrews who
reside or come here. All such unfor-
tunnlcs will be supplied with necessi-
ties. such as clothes. food and lodging
until their condition is bettered. The
dues are five cents a week, and volun-
tary subscriptions will be thankfully
received.
Rev. Benmoschc. aided by five trus-
tees, will have charge of the work of
the organization.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-27
COURT DECISIONS.
UlGESTED BY w. B. MARTIN
EXCLUSIVELY FOR
AN-PlLoT.
Notes of Cases Recently Decided
Which Are of interest to
Our People.
WISE v. coMMoNwEALTu

supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia,
June 81. 1900.
ONE REMOVING A FENCE Under
a BONA Eide CLAIM OF RIGHT
IS NOT LIABLE TO PROsECU-
TON UNDER CODE. SEC. 1929.
ON SUCH A PROSECUTION EVIL
DENCE OF A VERBAL AGREE
MENT TO TRANSFER TO THE
ACCUSED THE LAND ON WHICH
THE FENCE WAS is ADMISsI-
BILE.
The court says:
section 1929 of the Code provides:
II any person unlawfully, but not
ieloniouSly. take and carry away. or
destroy, defacc, or injurc any property.
real or personal. not his own, Z.
ne snail be fined not less than five nor
more than five hundred dollars"
In support of his plea OF mot guilty.
prisoner offered to show that the land
upon which he resided had formerly
belonged to White. who sold to Counts
Wnen n survey was made with a view
10 the making of a deed to Counts nv
White, the lines of the survey we're
run at one point upon land claimed by
ii. A. Mann, the prosecutor I'm this
case. He making objection, White
said 10 Counts that he would not con-
Ney 10 him any part OF the disputed
land, not because he meant to abandon
any right lie had, but because he did
not consider the subject worthy OF
controversy. but at the same time
agreed verbally with Counts to trans
Ter TO him any claim he might have to
the parcel of land in dispute. Counts
Sold to Lilly and Lilly TO Mitchell. the
Immediate grantor of the prisoner. At
the trial the prisoner offered. but was
not permitted. To prove by Counts that
ms verbal contract with respect to
the disputed land had been transferred
To MIN. Ii Is not pretended, of course
that this verbal contract or under.
standing passed title, but It does bear
upon the bona fidcs Of a claim of right
asserted by the prisoner. and should
have been admitted.
The prisoner asked the court to in
struct the jury as follows: THE court
instrusts the jury If they believe from
the evidence that the defendant John
Wise, pulled down the fence and left
II down under n claim OF right. he
lievinS it to be his own. and believing
that he had bona fidc right thereto.
then the jury shall Tind for the de-
PENDANT"
This instruction propounds the law
correctly and should have been given.
The County Court seems to have re-
cognized this principle in the instruc-
ton which IL gave. ana ii might have
been unnecessary TO have reversed it's
Judgment upon this ground if it stood
alone. but as the case must go back
for new trial on account of the error
committed in the exclusion of evidence
1t will be proper upon subsequent
trial to give the instruction as request
ed by the prisoner. Reversed.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-27

:, Sick headache Is cured by Hoods Pills.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-27
BRIEF ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The stock OF the Gemmel Art Com
nany has been purchased from the as
Signce. Mr.. John G. Tilton. by Mr.. NJ.
q. Nusbaum.
Norman Smith. aged 10. of 25 Falk-
land street. was slightly injured by a
horse on Main street yesterday morn
ing.
The Fire Department was called
about o'clock yesterday morning to
quencli q. blaze in Morris Fivers Junk
store, Cos Water street.
The annual physical examination of
Uncle Sans life savers for this dis
trict was concluded at the Office of
the Marine Hospital Surgeon yester-
day. About fifty were examined.
The lawn party which was to have
been given on Holt street last night
was postponed until tonight on ac-
count of the inclement weather.
The Loyal Temperance Legion met
mt =. III. Thursday. July 26th. in the
w. &. Il. u. Hall. and n very inter
estirc program was rendered. In the
absence of the leaders one of the OIL
GERS conducted the meeting
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-27
SUPPLIES FOR ALMSHouSE.
NOTTINGHAM G. WRENN co. AND
AARON MARX SUCCESSFUL
RIDDTCT2S

At the meeting of the Almshouse
Committee. consisting of Mcssrs. w
NJ. Hannah. c. O. Wrcnn and J. CT.
Tilton. at the Market house committee
room. at o'clock last night. the bids
were received as follows:
For 100 rations for the almshouse for
one year from August. 1900. to August
1901 as specified in the proposals. The
bids are:
Aaron Marx. by the 100 ..........S $40. 20
John Stroud. by the 100 ............ 1926
ID. S. Baum. by the 100 ........... 1919
At the same time bids were opened
for hard and soft coal for the use of
the almshouse. as follows. by the long
ton:
Geo. w. Taylor & Co.-Egg coal. $40
a ton: Pocahontas. S3.79 a ton.
Nottingham & Wrenn Co.-Egg coal,
s349 a ton; Pocahontas coal. s4.94 n ton.
Virginia Iron and Coke Co.-Egg coal,
$5.32 a ton.
Norfolk Coal and Ice Co.-Egg coal,
$40 ton: Pocahontas coal. $3.50 q ton
AS the bid of Aaron Marx was the
lowest 1t was accepted subject to his
fulfilling the conditions for rations at
5000 hundred. The bids of the Not
tingham e. Wrenn Co. was the lowest
for both kinds OF coal, hence that was
accepted. also subject to conditions, for
hard and soft coal
After this the committee adjourned.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-27
Virginia Baptist.

The Virginia Baptist, mn organ of the
Baptist Church in this city and sec
ton. OF which Rev. l.. r. Christie is
editor and proprietor, has made its ap-
pearance. 1t is well gotten up. and Is
rerlete with valuable religious matter
that VIII be of interest to the baptist
denomination. The temperance cause
is also we'll represented in its columns.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-27
EorIdeaI Council.

Ideal Council No II. Jr. o. U. a. NJ.
were given n pleasant surprise Wed
nesday night by Brothers Storminger
and Odend hal. Damn. Fenshaw, Chas
tine, Davis and Edwards.
These gentlemen had arrangd for
charming refreshments for the council
at the hall after the meeting
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-27
ATLANTIC CITY.

Yesterday afternoon about o'clock
n crash of lightning struck the barge
Hagerty, of the Acknowledgement
Wrecking Company. lying at their
wharf in this ward. tearing the top
mast completely off. About 6 o'clock
another crash struck n large tree on
Fort street. completely demolishing it.
Miss Cora Mcdonald and cousin.
Miss Nina, are spending few days
at the Page cottage at Ocean View.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-27
O-day is
PrimeIy Good

for shopping and twill
probably be more pleasant
than yesterday. Do your buy
ing, then, to-day.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-27
"Perseyere and eroener +"

Take Hoods Sarsaparilln faithfully and
s: Will cure scrofula. salt rheurl. boi!s.
p.mplcs and all blood humors: also dvs.
nepsa. rheuma tism. catarrh and that tire;
feeling. 1t never disappoints
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-27
Special Sale OF
Sample Hosiery
Tomorrow.
be ginning at 9 clock.

beginning at 9 o o'clock.
The lot is composed Of
goods for Men, Women and
Children. They are from one
Of the best wholesale houses
in the land. Values at regular
prices are repreSentative-or-
thodoX-right.
But when such a magnificent
assortment of styles-better
than we can possibly hope to
have-is offered for less than
3 what you would usually
pay us there's great oppor-
tunity for profitable, satisfac-
tory buying.
Here's the way they'll 60.
10 cent goods at 7.
12H cent goods at s.
Is cent goods at II.
80 cent goods at Is.
5 cent goods at 81.
The West Window
isWorthYOur Notice
Things shown, that, when
placed on sale, will interest
you.
JOSEPH BROWN, 220 nalN ST.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-27
We Were
Greatly Pleased

with the attention given the
Sample Knit Underwear. Gus
toners who came an hour af-
ter the sale opened, found
some lots entirely closed out,
and were much disappointed.
The general and early response
caused that disappointment.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-12-14
ON BEHALF OF MRS. SELLS.
VIM. Bott, One OF the CO-RespOrd-
ents, VIII TaIxo the StandAThe
Reading OF Dispositions.

Columbus, o., Dec. 13.-The reading
of the deposition of w. f. Mongar
was continued in the hearing of the
Sells case Wednesday morning. In
the cross-examination Mongar gives
more details of what he called the
conspiracy" to suborn witness on
behalf of Mrs. Sells in Chattanooga.
Mopgar. said he was working for
both sides in the case and was being
paid by both plaintiff and defendant.
Mrs. Sells and her attorneys held a
long consultation Wednesday morn
ing. VIM. Bott, correspondent, who
has been excluded from the court
room, called at the court house on
Wednesday morning and also held an
interview with the attorneys for Mrs.
Sells. He viii go on the stand for
Mrs Sells. Both Mrs. Sells and Bott
will go on the stand for the defense,
but it is hardly probable that either
will be reached this week.
In his deposition Mongar said that
he was to get 500 for the work done
for plaintiff and as much more from
the defense. He gave list of wit
nesses who were to testify for Mrs.
Sells, but said some OF them had been
dropped because they were in Jail on
the night, it was claimed that Peter
Sells was at the Schultz house.
The reading of Mongar's deposit
ton was suspended While Rev. z. Will
lis Souder, of Clinton, Ind, took the
stand. Rev. Mr.. Souder was an old
friend of the Sells family and is a
minister of the Presbyterian church.
He was at Clayton, ILL.,, when it is
alleged that Mrs Sells was intimate
with Ned Raymour and Harry Lyons
at that place. He knew nothing OF
this, however, although he recalled
visits Harry Lyons had made to Clay
ton He said that until this case came
up he had never heard anything de-
rogatory to the character of Mrs.
Sells. He was excused without cross
examination.
The reading of the Mongar deposit
ton was resumed, deponent giving
more details of the Chattanooga con-
spiracy.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-12-14
CIVIL WAR IN COLOMBIA.
Advices From That Country Tell of
Desperate Fighting in Nearly
Every State.

New York, Dec. 13.-Advices re-
ceived Wednesday from various parts
of Colombia, and confirmed by pas
sengers who arrived from Panama,
tell of desperate fighting in nearly
every state. The government troops
are in poor physical condition and
suffering from several forms of tropi-
cal fevers. Senior Arturo Brigard, Co
lombia consul general in this city.
has been ordered by his government
to, purchase and ship Immediately
a large quantity of quinine for use
of the army. The most desperate
fighting is now going on in the de-
partment of Bolivar. In a battle
fought at Tolu Viejo on November 25,
the revolutionists lost, among 100
killed and wounded, two able Off
GERS, Gen. P. Camacho and Col. En-
rique Pinedo. The rebels took 200
prisoners, besides which the govern
ment force lost 100 in killed. Five
cannon were also taken by the rebels.
From the department of Magda-
lena comes the news that Gen. Var
COS Santos, president of the revolu-
tionary movement, with his force,
has arrived at the port of Rio Hacha
and established the government
there.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-12-14
LIEUT.. GEN. MILES.
While Heading the Centennial Pa
rade a Break i'm His Horses sad
die Girth Gave Him "A FAN.

Washington, Dec. 13.-Lieut Gen.
Miles had slight accident while
heading the centennial parade on
Wednesday,, a break in his horses
saddle girth giving the general a fall.
The head of the parade had just
passed the presidents reviewing stand
and Gen. Miles, having saluted the
president, had turned his horse to-
ward the house wing of the capital.
The saddle girth suddenly parted, per
hitting the saddle to turn on the an
imal, and Gen. Miles was seen to fall
sideways. The horse did not plunge,
and an officer sprang forward. Being
a good horseman, Gen. Miles saved
himself from being thrown with force
and suffered nothing save the incon-
venience and annoyance of the acct
dent. He soon afterward appeared
with the other distinguished officials
in the house of Representatives and
took part in the exercises.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-12-14
FEDERATION OF LABOR.
There Will Be Little or No Oppose
ton to the Recollection of Samuel
GOmpCNs as President.

Louisville, KY, Dec. 13.-Wednes-
days sessions of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor apparently disclosed
the fact that there will be little or
no opposition to the reelection of
Samuel Gompers as president. Two
propositions, the votes on which may
be regarded as tests, resulted in de-
cisive triumphs for the ideas advo-
Gated by Mr. Gompers. Max Hayes,
of Cleveland, led the opposition in
both. instances, but the battle did
not at any time become personal or
bitter. One Of the resolutions was to
limit the term of the federation's
president in the future to two years;
the other provided for the election
of officers of the body by the initia-
tive and referendum, instead of vote
ia mass convention on the last day
of the annual session, as prevails at
present These were defeated.
The contest for next years con-
vention appears to lie between Mil
waukee and Scranton, Pa.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-12-14
THE CANTEEN SYSTEM.
Several Members of the Senate Com
mittee on Military, Affairs Are
Favorable. TO Its Retention.

Washington, Dec 13-In connec-
zion with its consideration of the
army reorganization bill the senate
committee on military affairs We'd
nesday listened to an argument by
Adjt. Gen. Corbin for the continual
ton of the present canteen system
in the army. The committee has ia
ken no formal vote on the subject,
but there has been more or less ex-
change of opinion among members,
the result of which has been favora-
BILE to the retention of the present
system and the elimination of the
house canteen provisions. The COM
mittee expects to conclude its hear
ings on the bill Thursday.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-12-14
BURNED TO. A CRISP.
Three Children Lose Their Lives in
Their Burning Home During the
Absence of the Parents.

Tionesta, Pa, Dec. ia fire oc-
CURED at Golinza, about u miles from
this place, Wednesday,, which resulted
in the death of three children of E.
w. Grubbs. The mother had gone to
call on a neighbor, leaving the chill
dren in the house, when an unexpect-
ed pressure of gas came on, over
heating the stove and igniting the
building When discovered the fire
had gained such Roadway that it was
impossible to enter the building, and
the little ones, aged and years and
months, were burned to a crisp.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-12-14
MISTAKE ALL AROUND.
Revenue Officers Mistake a Party OF
Men For MOOnshiners-In a Fight
Four Men Were Shot.

Nashville, Tenn, Dec: ia fight
between revenue officers and a party
of men whom the officers mistool1
for illict distillers, in Madison county,
Alabama, Wednesday, resulted in the
shooting of four men. Deputy Col
lector jolly Rainier, of the officers
party, was fatally injured, and three
men-Drenem, Lloyd and Johnson, of
the other party-received serious
wounds. The officers, thinking the
men in the wagon were Tennessee
moonshiners with load of moon
shine" en- route for Huntsville, or
dered them to halt. They mistoolz
the officers for highwaymen, and both
parties opened fire.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-12-14
CONVENT DESTROYED.
Several of the Sisters Were
Slightly Burned.

TT. Dodge, Ia, Dee. 13.-The Sisters
of Mercy convent, the largest frame
building in the city, was burned to
the ground early Wednesday. A high
gale was blowing, and the flames
spread so rapidly that several of the
sisters were slightly burned before
they could escape. All of their per-
sonal effects and the large library
used in the parochial school, where
$50 pupils attended, and all the fur
nishings were consumed. Only $4,000
insurance was carried on the build
ing, which was valued at $4,000. 1t
is thought the fire was incendiary.