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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1900-03-29
ATTENTION.
Democrats and Republicans.

You are hereby notified to bring with
YOU every deed you haven't ALREADY bad
registered 70 court on the first Monday
in April. and have them registered at
once for the purpose OF perfecting your
chain Of title.
You can all vote intelligently on this
proposition Your interest your heirs,
your assigns, and the public welfare de-
mand H.
Respectfully submitted,
81 G. BfRNE,
Chairman Registers Ohce,
Marion CUuuty, Team. =
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-07
A MATRIMONIAL MIDDLE.
LIston {. ketchum Petitions for "A
Review of Divorce Case.

LIston {. ketchum Petitions for n
Review of IA Divorce Case.
BALTIMORE. March THE suit in the
Circuit Court brought by Liston C..
Ketchum against Mrs. Laura Richardson
Ketchum. from whom he has been divorced.
for the custody OF their child. was post.
poned yesterday in the hope that an
amicable settlement may be reached out Of
court. Mr.. ketchUm was married TO Miss
Richardson on Christmas Day. 1894. 10
Brattleboro Vt. without the knowledge Of
her parents. Mrs. Ketchum shortly after
wards went abroad with her parents. the
marriage being kept a secret. Subsequent
" Mr. KetChum. while residing in Balti-
more was granted a divorce on the ground
OF abandonment ana the decree Of di-
,orce was affirmed, Mrs. Ketehum shortly
afterwards was married TO Lieutenant
Julian L. Latimer, Of the United states
Navy.
Recently, upon the ground OF newly dis
covered evidence, Mr.. Ketchum fled a petit
ton for a review alleging that at the time
he filed the bill for divorce he was unaware
that his wife had given birth TO a daugh-
ter. Whether MIR. Ketchum exercised due
diligence in not discovering the birth OF
the child is one of the principal grounds
now interposed against review OF the de-
cree. Another phase OF the case is the
suit now pending in the City Court against
Mr. Richardson. in which Mr.. Ketchum
sues for $50 000 damages for the alleged
alienation of his wife's affections
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-07
NORFOLK WOMEN TERRoR1zED.
Mysterious Assaults Almost Of Night
" Occurrence.

NORFOLK, Va, March For some
defencsless woman to be brutaIly attacked
in her own home by mysterious burglar
is now an almost nightly occurrence in
Norfolk
Early Sunday morning Mr and Mrs.
George w. T. Miller were nearly murdered
while asleep. Then Miss Alice Connolly
was nearly killed Sunday night.
Early yesterday morning Mrs Elizabeth
Jones, who discovered a man in her house.
was knocked down and terribly injured
Later Mrs. Gather Burgess. wife Of Mail
Carrier Burgess. was. while standing in
her front door struck by a brick thrown
by an unknown assailant. at whom, as he
fed. Mr. Burgess fired several shots
The police and detectives are mystiiad
by the frequent assaults. They believe
they arc all committed by one man. as
the method Of attack is the same In only
one instanCe-at the Miller home-has
anything been stolen, and then only a
small sum CT money
Suspicion points to James Agerton a
negro. The police say they have strong
evidence against him. which will appear
today. when he viii be arraigned in the
Police Court. IN Agerson's possession a
bludgeOn was found. This was made Of
wood. In it spikes have been driven to
make it heavier. To this he had affixed
a spade handle
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PAUPER WITH BANK BOOKS.
Ellen Dun Preferred Starving q
Spending Her Money.

NEW YORK. March Starving and
ragged, but with six bank books in the
pocket of her black skirt. with deposits
amounting to nearly $1,000, Miss Ellen
Duff, who has forgotten her birthdly. but
thinks she may be about sixJy-nine years
old, is in the Municipal Lodging House for
the Destitute, at Twenty-third Street and
First Avenue, where she says she is quite
content to remain so long as the city will
let her. shes a miser born" says Mrs.
Griffin, the matron. But deary," p o.
tested Ellen, why should spend the
money? / need it against ~$he time wht
I grow old"
When a policeman took Ellen to the
lodging house on Monday night she WIS
half famished. She wore badraggIed
bonnet and a ragged black cape and skirt.
She was in such a pitiful state that Super
iItendent York ordered the matron TO
provide her with new clothing When the
aged woman. who seemed on the verge OF
beggary. was drinking a bowl OF coffee
the matTon gathered Up the old cl-thing
10 have il fumigated. Miss Dun. who was
cycling her. at once dropped the bowl Of
coffee and cried. My books, What
bccks2" asked Mrs. Griffin. Have you
got prayer books in your pocket2' No.
my bank books. mumbIed the woman. as
she clutcted her old black skirt She drew
from the folds six bank books, in which
the following sums stood to her credit:
Emisraat Industrial Savings Bank 1915;
Bowery Savings Bank 81. IS5-59; German
Savings Bank. S50S.I2; CniCn Dime Saw
ings Bank. SlO37.S7: Dry Dock Savings
Bank, S10O12, and Scamen's 3Ink for Saw
ings. $l191.74
The books were silent witnesses Of the
parsimony Of the old woman. who would
rather starye than spend her income In
most Of them the interest had been CON-
pounded since 1888. ard the interest en-
tries hlled the entire pages Of the books.
In a shabby black purse she had $4.S0 sic
had also a lease for a burial plot in Cal
vary Cemetery she COufited to the matrcn
that she had already engaged the under
takcr who should bury her when her time
came.
Miss Dun. in the lodging house. yester-
day said She had saved the money. viii a
represented the wages she had earned
while serving as cook IL many old New
York families. Il cane TO this country
MY years ago said the aged woman.
I've got a sister, Mrs. Maggie Coleman.
In Far ROcEaway. where her husband owns
the Coleman House. Why don't l live
with her? On. they want me 10 give
them money Il used 20 be cock for Gov.
William Sprague Of Rhode Is and. aud Sec
Rotary Chase. in Washington. AID Wander
hi't allen. in New York"
She admitted that she was starving when
she arrived al The shelter f0s destitute per
SOILS On Monday night She said she had
stayed IL lodging houses. paying a dollar
for eg't days lodgings. ana living as hes,
she could Superintendent York said he
WCuiC probably keep her for q day or so.
TO see whether her relatives claimed her.
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8 CHARGE OF PERJURY.
An Allegation That Three Witnesses
GnVc False Testimony.

NAtAhf uANe testimony.
NEW YORK. March 7.-Robert J Irwin
who describes himself sn an accident aJ-
jus,cr." with Offices at : Beesman street.
was summoned before Judge NcAdam. u
the supreme Court. yesterday. to show
cause why he should not be punished for
contempt upon a charge Of having induced
three witnesses TO swear falsely in the tri-
al OF an action against the Metropolitan
Stree, Railway Company.
L. IS charged b. ID. ". Patterson. one OF
the attorneys for the railroad company.
that Irwin supplied Paul Saffron. George
Jenkins. and Arthur T. Webb. who testi-
fed in the suit brought by Kiejiy Ncste-.
as adminis.ratriy OF her sister. Loft. with
typeTrittou statements Of the evidence
that they were TO give. ard which was
false. The case was tried on February s.
Miss NOster was killed by falling from y
Madison Avenue car en- June last The
three persons named were called as Wit
EessCs for the piainUm. and In their uestI-
mOny stated that the car stopped near
Eleventh Street and as Miss kGStcr was
about TO alighr IL started up suddenly with
a jerk. throwing her violently to the
ground. She received injuries which caus-
ej her death. Witnesses for the company
testified that Miss Noste- jumped of while
the car was in motion.
Nj Patterson declared the testimony OF
the three witnesses had been manufacture
ed. and he produced a copy of the type
written statements which. he said. had
been furnished to them. He said the three
witnesses admitted having received the
typewriter statements. and that the evi-
dence contained in them was false Judge
NcAdam reserved his decision.
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Charles Fcebuer. Assistant General So
Ifcitor Of the Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad Company. did not appear before
the Industrial Commission this morning
to answer the charges against the eom-
uaav. as testified to yesterday by num-
Der Of its employees.
As|tared in the Times this moin.7g the
evidence given before the Commission yes
terday was To the effect that the Phil
adeIphia and Reading Railroad Company
was hostile toward organized labor. and
showed its dissatisfaction by discharging
a number Of employees who were members
Of the Brotherhood Of Railroad Traiumeu-
Mr.. Heebner said after the hearing yes
terday tina, in the event OF his not ap-
peariug before the Commission tO5ay a
statement would be submitted in writing.
reciting the company's side OF the matter.
It was said by member Of the Commi--
sion today that this probably would not lie
permitted. as il is the desire OF the Com
mission to receive oral evidence. The day
for the hearing has not been set.
When the Commission meets on Fri
day witnesses Will be examined relative
TO the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
COmpany's connection with the Anthracite
Coal Trust Ii is stated ua0fhcially, that
the Reading Company net only has the
monopoly Of transportation 10 the anthra-
cite coal regions Of Pennsylvania. but that
it controls the mines and is thereby en3-
bled to fix the freight rates 10 suit the
company
4 number Of prominent coal operators
OF Pennsylvania have sisniGed their vii
HngnCss to testify before the Commission.
They are. John C. HaddCx. Plymouth Pa;
W. H LOOMS. Scranton. Pa; c. z. Marcy
Iuzerne Pa. J. Veith POJt5ville. Pa. aad
p { Tvther. PottsvillC. Pa.
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ALLEGED FORGERY OF A WILL.
\ Water MARI, Exhibited ~ Proof of
Crime.

RITEBHEAD. l. l.. March by means
CT water mark in the paper on which
was purpor,ed to be written the last will
and testament Of John B. Glover. who died
in Cutchogue. L. l., in 1890, the authori-
ties OF this county believe they have dis
covered a glazing forgery. and the matter
is being investigated BY the grand jury,
now In session in this village.
The document in question was submitted
TO Surrogate Petty by Chauncey Glover. a
son OF the testator. who engaged J. NJ. Bel
ford and T. NJ. Grifing to begin proceed
ings 10 set aside the will Of his father.
which had been probated about three years
ago. BY the provisions Of the viii al
ready probated the testator bequeathed the
homestead farm. valued at about $4,000.
to his widow for life. and then TO his
daughters. Miss Georgiaua Glover and Mrs.
Fannie Virgins.
This will was probaIed in 1887. and now
ChaunCey Glover comes forward with
new will. which he informed his counsel
be discovered two years after the proDar-
ing Of the first will Through the provls-
ions Of this later will the homestead farm
is bequeathed to the son. The will was
I'Hti p "a lttA 40 ia VI Lfru Nlillt5>'l Dk 2.
Hazard and Sidney =. TuthuI both Of
whom are dead.
Upon investigation County Judge Reeve
who made an examination OF the will at
the request OF the other heirs. who charg-
ed forgery, discovered that although the
document bore date Of 1880, IL was evi-
dent the paper on which il was written
was not made until 1899. as the water mark
read L. 5. Linen, 1899" Judge Reeve at
once communicated with the manufacturer
Of the paper. and John Polhemus. Of New
York. identified the document as one OF
the blanks turned out in his firms plac>.
Mr. Polhemus showed that the will was
written on a blank printed by the John
Polhemus Printing Company. Of 12l Full
ton Street, New York which was not in
existence until 1897, although the will pur-
Mr. POlhemus said in 1890 he was doing
business simply under his own name. and
that he lid not locate in Fulton Street IN
Ill 1892.
Mr. Bedford notified Judge Reeve that in
view Of the discoveries made he would
Withdraw the case from the surrogate and
would abandon the suit.
Judge Reeve. John PolhemUs and y o.
Petty Clerk TO the Surrogate were before
the grand jury yesterday. and it was ru-
mOred this evening that an indictment had
been found Chaunccy Glover is about
thirty years old. His family is well known
on Long Island and is reputed to be
wealthy.
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ANHOLT-0u Monday March .. at II.I2 D. n.
FREDERICK W ANHuLT. beloved husband o.
Maggie Auho,r.
a tear within the clillryu's eve,
4 fond UIig's breaking heart
CJu only tell the agony
How hard 20 is -9 part.
Passed his suffering. passed lis pain;
Cease ID weep tOr teas are vain
Calm the tuuuit of bis breast.
For De who suffered Is 40 rest
Loved by many, but most hy Cod
Funeral from his bate residence. l9u+l- I st. So,
Thursday. March :, 40 T. m- Relatives and
friends invited 20 attend Item
GATCHEII.- Suddenly. on March 6. 1000,
CHARLES O. GATCUELL
Funeral feom rc-iucvre Of De-, brother DR.. W.
r. G1tcLsIt 61t r Street northeast. Tlursdly.
Narch : a, 20 p m- F.icads and relatives IN
NireJ IL
pom ERS-Furcrll services over the remains OF
the late T.. NJ tEDplE) POWERS, Formerly OF
Company ID. sixth Minnesota Volunteer Iuilutry.
VIII take place % Lees undertaking rooms. NJl
CuuSylvIc.I ATcUUe northwest. Thurssiay-
March S. 90 p. m- lUteImcHt at Arlington
Cemetery. O.. 8 r. comrades invited.
Minneapolis papers please notice. mh6-'t
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chips FROM PLAGUE PORTS.
Sugar CarGoc- Expected From the
hawaiian Islands.

NEW YORK. March President Muir
ply Of the Board Of Health, was puzzled
today by an unofficial letter which he re-
ceived warning him that there are lot Of
ships loaded with sugar bound to this port
from pIague-iufected ports IN Hawaii
The letter does not give the names Of
the ships" he said nor tel when they
are due here. and I have not received any
confirmation Of the report from official
sources / do not know whether the report
is genuine or not. There are so many Tas-
Gals in the sugar and coffee trades that I
am afraid 60 have anything TO do with
them
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CARRIED THE YELLOW FLAG.
The Training ship Lancaster Arrives
From Jnnlnicu.

NEWPORT NEWS. Va. March The
United States training ship Laucast ar
rived in the Virginia CaDes yesterday
from Kingston. Jamai a. She carried alolt
the regulation yellow flag. customary
when a ship comes from an infected port.
Surgeon McClintock. Of the Marine Hes
pital Service. boarded the ship on her ar
rival, had her thoroughly Gi=iulectel and
satisfied himself that the vessel i thor
oughly clean. lie permitted the orderly to
come ashore with mail
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Kicked to ncnth Nv q ,rr1e

RED BANK, y. J.. March Matt
Poole was kicked TO death by a mule
which he was driving last night. Po5le
leaned over the dashboard and struck the
mule with a whip. The animal responded
with a terrific kick. one Of its feet hit
ting Poole in the forehead. The nan old
not regain consciousness and died early
this morning. He was twenty-five years
old and leaves a family.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-07

4 csrdiGate for county treasurer oat in Indiana
carries around . machine which relieves him of
tEc labor e talking TO The people. He gives them
frsr cylinder which contains his sentiments
respecting TIE political situations and then he
gives them one continuing a popular sous Hi
c7r,raign l. 3ttgacfinR mach attention. and II Is
believed he is making votes which he would NOT
Esvc otIrry.iso obtained. IN this case the phon5-
gfsDh i, winning she votes FOR the capdidafc b,It
II takes a case e lIcurich's beer 10 win the pe3
pie II +. extremely interesting that when a glass
of Maerzcn. Senate. or Lager l. drank Hc,lr.cll's
is alwsvs drank because II ouly requires ou@
clas, Of these superior beers 90 convince the pco-
Bic thar thex are pure AND wholesome ana are
brewed Of The bcst max s;.l ACps.
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Found for the Defendant.

NORFOLK. Va. March Judge Wad-
dill yesterday found for the defendant in
the SlG.COO damages salt CT Stewards ed
rin.ztratrix against the Old Dominion
Steamship Company and the libel was dis
missed. Steward. an employe, lost his
life when the steamer Northampton was
burned. in 1898. The court he'd that neg
ligeuCe On nc part OF the defendant CON-
pany had rst been Sufficiently proved. and
that the deceased had 70 right on the
etear,cr al The time
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PARITY OF MONEY INVOLVED.
\ Writ Of Error Issued in an IIIi-
nOis Suit.

Justice Brown. Of TIE Supreme Court
yesterday issued a writ OF error TO the
Supreme Court of Illinois by which the case
of Eliza and George ". Dorr VS.. Amy
Hunter. will be reviewed here. The DORIS
made note for $4,000, payable in the gold
coin of the United States to Amy Hunter.
and when default of payment was made.
set up the defense that the contract to pay
gold coin was against public policy, and
therefore void
The specifications of the defence were
that so much Of the act OF February 2S.
1888. as permitted parties to make special
contracts requiring debts to be paid in
gold coin. was null and void. and that it
violated section 2 OF the act Of July IA.
1890. declaring il to be the established poll
cy Of the Government to maintain the pari-
~ OF all the money Of the United States.
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College Strike Ended.

ALLEGHENY. Pa. March THE strike
OF the students at the Western Pennsyl-
yania Unjversity was settled yesterday by
Chancellor W J. Holland paying the SIS
imposed IS q penalty by the faculty en- the
members Of the junior class who damaged
furniture on The night OF ST. Valentines
Day. All the classes then held meetings
and decided TO so back TO their studies
The FIVE girl "s0phs" went with them
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-07
English Trade RETURN.

LONDON. March THE February trade
returns, which were issued today. show
that the imports for the month increased
G2.GS5 SOS. OF this increase over e1. 500
600 was in textiles. The exports for the
month increased IS, S37. 443. of which over
e ] .2oOoC0 will be in metals, and over eI,-
coo, Geo in raw materials.
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To mild a rInntinE Chanel.

NEWPORT NEWS. Va. March Rev
Thomas J. Mackav. pastor Of Second BsD-
been offered the shore supC-iEteGtcucy o.
the Gospel Yacht Association. which has
REPRESENTATIVES in this Sc ton LoN end
which viii build a yacht. rrcra5iy az Rich
moud for the purpose OF holding servicel
among the sailors and fishermen a,O-g The
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-07
Railroad Men,

Owing to the nervous strain which they daily
subjected, the physical hardshps of
joting exposure to all o weather and irregu-
lar meals break down in health, nature is
H. - ed in the unequal struggle Eighty per of
railroad men who have been in service any length o
--- time, afflicted with o kidney disease
and the standard remedy n by is Warmers
---
Kindly read the subioned testimonial
= Charles r. Ross, Of St. New York city.
railroad conductor the Metropolitan Railway,
which is sample OF hundreds o voluntary
statements received by Warmers Safe Cure Co.:
-- - the use o
I homa severe att o 4
veryb bad condition Eyerym oemen o y
I pain. and al last was o abandon
oum this seyera specialists o n
but my ned hen
+ he 0 marvellous medicine
-H-- able Eakab bout n a
proved be able to atu o andI suf-
H. oned since
i Cureas the esau salest cueh can Be
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Bubonic I'Iague nt Cape Town.

CAPE TOWN. March "A case Of bu-
bonic plague is reported TO have been dis
covered on transport which arrived here
from Rosario and Buenos Ayrcs.
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SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, March 1t is
feared that the bubonie plague is here.
Late yesterday afternoon the body Of
Wong Chut King. Chinese laborer, was
removed from the basement Of the oh
Globe Hotel TO the rooms CT a Chinese I'M
dertaker. at $40 Clay Street DIT. Wilson.
an assistant police surgeon. was Teque- ted
to issue a death certificate The sUspi-
cions Of The surgeon were aroused after Al
examination. and he reported the case to
Health Officer OBrien. DR.. Wilson in
formed DR.. O'Brien that he believed the
case to be one OF bubouic plague. The
Health Officer sent for Or. Kellogg. bac-
teriologist Of the Health Department A
post norton was held and at midnight
President Williamson, Of the Board OF
Health. and Health Officer O'Brien de-
cided to place the Chinese section under
quarantine until such time as a re -Ult Of
a thorough examination could be known.
BactCriologicaI and mi -rosccpic exami-
nations, which require from forty 10 sixty
hours. are necessary TO determine a case
Of bubonic plague. and until these ex7mi-
nations are made ;he health officials say
there is no cause fer public alarm No
person other than health or police officials
are to be permitted TO enter Climate Sn-
The Health Office also gave orders that
no street cars should pass through the sus-
pected district, which shuts OF the service
Of the Sacramento AMI Cay S,re lines
Health Officer O'Brien made this state
ment. We have no history OF the case,
but there are indications which arouse sus-
picion that il is Asiatic plague, ana until
all suspicion is removed we zee justified
in adopting strict precautionary measures.
When DIT Wilson examined the body lie
found swollen glands in the g-oins. s. mp
tom of the plague. This excited the dee
tors suspicion and be consulted with re
and Bacteriologist kellogg. We removed
a portion Of the glands for examination
which resulted in progressive reports after
partial tests. These reports aroused suf-
icient suspicion 10 warrant the pre-aU-io1l
We have taken. BY tomorrow we sha.
know what caused the Chinamau's death. %
Surgeon General Wyman up 70 noon had
received no official despatch from san
! Francisco concerning the alleged plague
case. He wired to the medical officer az
that port directing an invest cation and
report. 1t is very natural" said General
[ Wyman. speaking e the report THAT
| when q Chin8man dies on the Pacific Coast
/ from scme cause not plainly apparent and
: well known, 10 attribute his death 10 the
plague. About year ago when the plaEu-
| was raging in China and Japan. reports
/ were occasionally circulated thar eases o..
the plague existed On the Pacific Coast
/ but Investigation proved their fai1ity 30
{ each instance. I am not ready wiJhOu.
( official information on the subject TO ac-
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SENATOR lodge SPEAKS
He Declares That the Philippines
Should Be Retained.

Hesitation on the Part of Americn
Regarded by the Asiatic Mind ns
Proof of WeaIness-An Appeal
for the Government 10 Outline n
Definite PoIIcy-The Matter of Betty
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-07

The State Department has issued a war
rant of surrender in the case Of Noa Asch-
ner. a German wanted in Mecklenburg
Schwein for forgery He was arrested in
New York city and at the request Of the
German Government viii be extraditod
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CHARGES NOT ANSWERED
The Accused Railways RepreSen-
tative Fails to Appear.

The Philadelphia and Reading Like
], 10 submit It's Statement in " rit-
ing TO the Industrial Commission.
Allegations Wade That the Com
pany Controls Coal Trust
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