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The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-30
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA

Augusta Herald: Jeffcoat. the muir
derer and horse thief. has been seen
and talked with about twenty miles
from Augusta down the Port Royal
railroad. Nj. DAILY, who is employed
by the Aiken and Augusta trolley line
TO get out electric poles. while in Au-
gusta yesterday made the statement
that while he and his men were get
ting out poles some distance down the
Fort Royal road Friday man rough
~ clad. with A brace of pistols buck
led around his waist and Winches-
ter rife on his shoulder, approached
the sang and conversed pleasantly for
some minutes. When asked what his
name was the man replied: "JeffcOat."
After the conversation had ended the
man, Mr.. Daily says, walked off to-
ward the woods and disappeared. Mr..
DAILY was asked why he did not make
the arrest, to which he replied: In
the first place l am not an officer, and
besides that man had too many i'm
plements' around his person" Since
that time nothing has been heard of
the fugitive; in fact Mr.. Days gang
seems to be the only ones whom jeff
coat has approached since the hunt
for him has been on. 1t now appears
that he has made good his escape,
Sheriff Alderman and his posse hav-
ing returned home and given up the
chase
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-30

Sailed, steamer Citta di Messina
QtaD, Massardo, St. Louis du Rhone
Fernandina, Fla, July 29-Arrived
schooner Lulie l.. Pollard. Powell
Providence.
Sailed, schooner Attractor (Br),
Montbay, Jamaica.
Pensacola, Fla, July 28.-Arrived,
bark Noreg Nor), Bjornsen. Cape
Town.
Cleared, steamer Pensacola. Leech,
Tampico; bark Saerimner (Br) Good
all, Hamburg: barkentine Herbert A
Fuller, Nash, New York.
Port Royal, S. c., July 2S.-Arrived,
steamer Rittwood (Br). from Vilaree.
Spain.
Sailed. steamer Laurelwood (Br), for
U. K.
Rotterdam. July 26.-Arrived, steam
er Wildcroft, Pensacola
Portland. July 29.-Arrived, steamer
Edale. Pensacola for Dunkirk.
Boness July 28.-Arrived, steamer
James Turpie, Fernandina.
Baltimore, July 29.-Arrived, steamer
Hudson, Savannah
Sailed. steamer Itasea, Savannah.
Philadelphia, July 29.-Arrived,
steamer Berkshire, Savannah
Cleared. steamer S. T. Morgan,
Charleston
New York. July 29.-Sailed, steamer
Arapahoe, Charleston and Jacksonville
Ciyita Vecchia, July 23.-Arrived,
steamer Scotia, Pensacola via Savona.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-30

New York. July 29-Prices were a
shade better in the early cotton mar
ket. In the minds of conservative peo-
pie figures are low enough and a fee
BILE effort was made to advance prices
While no great Roadway was made It
was equally apparent that there was
no likelihood of sellers taking an ag-
gressive stand just now. In quarters
where much opposition has been en-
countered of late great conservatism is
apparent despite the prevalent idea
that the crop is in good shape. The fact
remains that While the crop is doing
splendidly in many places it is doing
quite poorly in others and the safer
course of awaiting further develop
ments has been adopted of late and
this is likely to be observed until ap-
pearance of bureau report on Aug. 4th.
Palestine, Tex, early in the day re-
ported heavy rains. Arkansas ac-
counts were decidedly bearish as to
acreage and condition of plant. Mail
reports were mixed enough in regard
to crop in general as to cause some
abatement in the selling pressure. OH
crop months We're supported by Liver
pool early in the day. Some Texas
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-30
RAILROADS MAY DECLINE TO
TRANSFER.

Atlanta Journal: If the railroads in
Atlanta decline to accept the short
haul shipments within the three mile
limit for 81 per car, the rate fixed by
the Railroad Commission several days
ago, the Railroad Commission has no
power to enforce the ruling Secre-
tary j. d. Massey of the commission
stated this morning that it was OPP
tional with the railroad companies
whether they desired TO engage in the
transfer business, that if the roads
did engage in the transfer the Railroad
Commission had the power to fix the
charge, but if the company did not
care to accept the rule of the commits
sion as a fixed charge for the work
they had the authority to stop making
the hauls While none of the railroad
officials will discuss the matter, il is
understood that a meeting will be held
in few days and that they will de-
eide to stop making the transfer of cars
in the city unless shippers pay the
rates charged by them. The new rule
has been mixed up considerably with
the old rule of the commits
sion which was that when cars
were shipped to Atlanta from points
outside of a limit of three miles,
not more than 81 per car could be
charged for making a transfer The
new rule applies to the short hauls
where cars are unloaded and loaded in
Atlanta. Judge Spencer r. Atkinson,
chairman of the Railroad Commission,
told the members of the Atlanta
Freight Bureau at the time the ruling
was made that it was doubtful wheth-
er or not the commission could en-
force the ruling, as there was no law
in Georgia that compelled the rail-
roads to engage in a transfer business,
that it was entirely optional with the
railroads.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-30

completely destroyed. a number slight
~ damaged and a property loss esti-
mated at 100000, is the result of a fire
on Liberty street, which ragged fiercely
for seven hours.
About 100 o'clock this morning
flames were discovered in the building,
919 Liberty street, occupied by the De-
Noon Brothers Paint and Varnish
Company Owing to the combustible
nature of the stock the fire spread
rapidly, and soon the adjoining build
ing occupied by Stewart Brothers,
dealers in rubber goods, also was in
flames. About o'clock when the
flames appeared to be succumbng to
the efforts of the firemen, there was an
explosion that shook the building and
shot the flames far out over Liberty
street. Five firemen were caught and
badly burned about the hands, and
scorched about the face. Their in
juries are not regarded as serious.
About o'clock the tiremen had the
fire under control. The origin of the
fire has not been determined. The loss
is about two-thirds covered by insur-
ance.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-30
miscellaneous
OCEAN FREIGHTs.

COTTON-Savannah to Boston. per
100 pounds, Csc; to New York, per 100
pounds, zoe to dock; 2Sc lightered; to
Philadelphia, per bale. $1.OO; Balti-
more. s1.00.
FOREIGN DIRECT-Genoa, 4Oc;
Hamburg, 23c; Barcelona, 4S; Trieste,
45c: Venice, 45c.
INDIRECT-Gothen SSc; Reval
(via Hamburg), st. Petersburg, 99c.
LUMBER-By Sail-Freight, active,
to Baltimore, $425; to Philadelphia.
$4621a; to New York. $500; to Portland,
$3.50.
LUMBER-By Steam-Savannah to
Baltimore, IS; to P. R. r., or B. and o.
docks. $3.50; to Philadelphia, Is 2-3 per
cwt. a pounds to fooD; to New York,
$500 per NJ to dock; lightered, 1915; to
Boston, to dock, $S.25.
NAVAL STORES-The market is
dull; medium size vessels. Rosin-
Cork for orders, rs cd per barrel of $40
pounds, and per cent. primage. Spir-
its-3s Cd per 40 gallons gross, and 5
per cent primage. Large vessels, rosin.
Is Sd; spirits, IS cd. Steam, lie per 100
pounds on rosin; 21hc on spirits, Sa-
vannah to Boston, and 91ac on rosin,
and 19c on spirits to New York.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-30

Albany Herald: Farmers are not a
little concerned on account of the con-
dition of the corn crop, than which no
crop in recent years has had poorer
prospects. The failure, either wholly
or in part, of the corn crop is a seri-
Gus blow to all farmers, and especial
~ TO those who farm on the hog and
hominy plan. They place great depend-
ence in their corn fields, for hogs, cat
tie. horses and mules are largely pro-
vided for by the harvest of fodder and
corn. In the territory around Albany.
corn on the uplands is parched, stunt
ed and unfruitful. The ears are few
in number and their development is
poor. In the bottom lands. a better
yield is making, but on the whole the
condition of the crop is very discour-
aging. Farmers believe that it will be
necessary for them to buy from the
West before another crop can be made.
In the Western states, it is gratifying
to note, the yield is abundant. A good
many farmers in this section are plant
ing for a second corn crop. 1t is too
early TO form any idea of what this
Will amount to.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-30
CHICAGO MARKETS.

Chicago, July 29.-Bears were in full
control of all grain markets most of
the day. The decline was not con-
fined to manipulated options but the
whole grain 1ist-wheat, corn, oats and
rye, in all months, went lower under
the smothering weight of big receipts
and prospects of immense coarse grain
crops. In July, where sensational
drops were expected, the bears were
somewhat disappointed. In the other
deliveries, however, where prices were
considered on a fair commercial basis,
the declines We're sudden and disas-
trous to the bulls, and, in all, quite as
tonishing. Toward the close a reaction
set in in most grains, and especially
in July oats, which had lost cents.
In the end July wheat lost only Nc;
September wheat, 12@Sc; July corn,
&c; September corn. 214c. and Septem-
Der oats, &c. July oats closed &c up.
Provisions closed sc to 35c lower.
The leading futures ranged as fol-
lows;
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-30
WHINING EIGHr-HoUR WAR.

Jacksonville Times Union: with
three-fourths of the contractors won
over to the eigh-hour per day plan and
with about three-ffths of the workmen
back at work with the contractors, it
looks very much as if the backbone
of the strike had been broken and the
men who went out successful in their
demand. Everything in connection
with the matter has been so quiet and
gradual that only the men who have
been affected and the merchants have
been aware that there has been a
strike on While practically the strike
is over and off, yet the leaders main
tain that ii is not off, and will only
be so when all OF the contractors have
been won over. While the majority
of builders have come to an under
standing with the men, as was stated
at the Central Labor Union headquar-
tiers, yet there femain a few who will
not give in to the eight-hour move
ment. and the leaders are equally de-
termined TO declare the strike on until
these builders accede to the eight-hour
plan.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-30
AN ADVERTISING TOUR.

Milledgeville News: We notice in
the Argus that the Jackson (Ga.) mer-
chants advertise all the year round in
half and full-page spaces. We in
vestigated Jackson a little further and
we learned that there are now six
brick stores and many other build
ings in course of erection You may
say it is just an accident. but il never
fails-when you see a town whose
merchants advertise extensively you
will find there is plenty of trade, i'm
provements and newcomers in that
town, and there is plenty business TO
keep all busy. You can look over
the papers of any town in the world
and correctly size up the town. II
never fails.
Jackson Argus: Every word of he
above is gospel truth, except that
there are nine, instead of six, hand
some brick business buildings now in
progress of erection in Jackson-two
of them of immense proportions, for
manufacturing plants, and five of
them elegantly finished. plate glass
front stores. And Jackson's live hust-
lers and Argus advertisers are do
ing it.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-30
Shipping Memoranda.

Pensacola, Fla, July 29.-Arrived,
steamers Alicia (Span). Lazarraga, in
transit Tampa to Mantle Port: Golden
Cross (Br), Cameron, Norfolk; Cape
nor (Br), Rodhsm, Funchal, 0ost pro-
peller at sea, towed in by Golden
Cross; Grayfield (Br), Tysen. New
York.
Sailed, steamer Pensacola. Leech.
Tampico; barkeut!ne Herbert A. Full
Ter. Nash. New York.
Charleston. July 29.-Arrived. steam
ers Agnes (Nor), Rasmussen, Banes,
Cuba; Polarstjeinen Dan). Branth.
Taltal.
Sailed. steamer New York Watson,
Jacksonville and Brunswick.
Port Tampa, Fla, July 29-Arrived.
Mascotte. Smith. Key West and re-
turned.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-30
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.


Note-These quotations are revised
daily and are kept as near as possible
in accord with the prevailing whole
sale prices. Official quotations are
not used when they disagree with the
prices wholesalers ask.
-Springers, 25@50c; hens,
65075c; ducks. 60@7Oc.
EGGS-Tennessee Ice; country stock
1S@14c.
BUTTER-The tone of the market is
firm. Quotations: Cooking, 23c; Gilt
Edge, 25c; Eigins, &c.
CHEESE-Market firm; fancy, full
cream cheese, 12@12Ac for 20 to 22-
pound averages, % to 30-pound aver
ages, 11% d12c.
White Pea Beans. $2.25 bushel.
Potatoes, $2.75 barrel.
Cabbage, Long Island, S69c.
Breadstuns, Hay and Grain.
Patent $4.45@4 go; straights, 1880
4.3O; fancy "a 10; family, $3.50; spring
wheat, best patent, s4S5.
MEAL-Pearl per barrel, $500; per
sack, 81 80; city meal, per sack, bolted,
81 65; water ground. $1.75 (Pierce);
city grits, sacks, $3.50; pearl grits,
Hudnuts. per barrel, 81. 10; per sack,
S1,S5.
CORN-The market firm; white, job
lots, soc: carload lots. SIC; mixed corn,
job lots, SSc; carload lots. SEC.
OATS-No. 2 mixed, carload lots,
64c; job lots, CSC; white clipped, cars,
&c; job lots, CSC.
BRAN-Job lots. SIPS; carload lots,
$1.20.
HAY-Market steady: No. 1 timothy,
job, $1.00@1.05; cars, 971ac; No. 2, Csc;
job cars, 9214c.
RICE-Market steady; demand good;
fancy head, &C; fancy, SIC.
Prime ........s,r............ .....,5
GOOD ,..................... ..41@4A
Rough rice 75c-$1.OO per bushei, ac-
cording to quality.
FRUITS and Nuts.
BANANAS-75cm$125.
PlNEAPPLES- $3.50; 30's, $2.75
LEMONS-Market steady at $500
450
PRUNEs-2os to sos 1o1kc; 3os to ios,
912c; 40s to soc, nc: sos to Cos. nc;
Cos to 7Os, 6Ac; TOs to soc, 64c; SOS to
9Os. SIC; COS to zoos. SIC.
PEANUTS-Ample stock, fair de-
mand; market firm; fancy hand-pick-
ed Virginia, &c; extras, &c; N C.
seed peanuts, &c.
NUTS-Almonds, Terragona, 14c;
Ivicas, 131Ac; walnuts. French, 10c;
Naples, lee; pecans, 12c; Brazils, &c:
flberts. 12c; assorted nuts, 50-pound
and 25-pound boxes, 121ac.
Dried and Evaporated Fruits.
APPLES = Evaporated, 1Ok@11c;
sun-dried. TIC.
APRICOTS = Evaporated, 12bc
pound; nectarines, 10kc.
RASINS--L. L., $500; imperial cab
inets, $780, loose, 50-pound boxes, TIC
pound.
PEACHES - Evaporated, peeled
19c: unpeeled. 11hc.
PEARS-Evaporated 10hc.
Sugar and Coffee.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-30
FLORIDA.

Adah Lane. colored woman, was
choked to death at her home in the
center of Titusville early Sunday
morning. The woman was harmless
sort of person and sometimes appeared
demented. A white family living near
by heard her screams during the night.
but did not Investigate. From marks
of a struggle outside the door it was
evident that the crime was committed
there and the body carried inside and
thrown on a cot. There is much in
terest taken in the matter. as it is in
timated that the murderer may be a
white man
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-30
CoTToNsEED OIL.

New York. July 29.-Cotton seed oil
dull and nominal: prime crude fob.
mills. nominal; prime summer yellow.
43Ac; off summer yellow, 41h@42hc;
prime white. 4S@4S1kc; prime winter
yellow, 4IM4Sc; prime meal, 81.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-30
TIES-Standard 45-inch arrow, Iargt
lots, 81 10; small lots. 81 20.
bacon, hams and Lard.

lots, 81 10; small lots. 81 20.
DacOns Hams and Lard.
BACON-Market Arm: D. S. c. r.
sides. 1l&c; heavy bellies, 12Ac; light
Eastern bellies. 129sc; smoked C. r.
sides, 12Ac.
HAMS-Sugar cured. 14@15c; pic
mic hams, lie.
LARD-Pure. in tierces, 1850; so
pound tins and s0-pound tubs. 11Bc;
compound. in tierces. S1zc; 50-pound
tins and S0-pound tubs, sac.
miscellaneous
FISH-Mackerel, half-barrels, No. 1,
S.75; No. ,, $6.75; No. 3, $5.75; kits.
No. s1.25; No. 2. 81 10; No. 8. 90c; cod
fish, 1-pound bricks. &c; 2-pound brick.
size; smoked behring's, per box, $50
lie. Dutch herring, in kegs, 81; new
mullets, half barrels, 1915.
SYRUP-Market quiet; Georgia and
Florida syrup, buying at 271a@30c;
selling at 321a d35c; sugar house at $50
1Sc.
HIGH WINES-Basis, 81 81.
HONEY-Fair demand; strained, in
barrels, 40c gallon.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-30
Notice to Mariners.

Pilot charts and all photographic in
formation will be furnished masters Of
vessels free of charge in the United
States photographic office, in Custom
House. Captains are requested to call
at the office. Reports of wrecks and
derelicts received.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-30

towns had over Z inches rain to-day
and this coupled with reports of dam
age in the lower Brasos valley lifted
prices before noon. The weekly bureau
report made no impression on the mar
ket because it was rather mixed and
indefinite. 1t showed Texas neither
poor or splendid
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-30
Coastwise Exnor.s.

Per steamship New Orleans for Bal
timore, July 29.-514 barrels rosin, 121 =
412 feet lumber, IS casks clay, 221
sacks clay, AIS cases canned goods, so
bales linters. rs packages yarns, 100
packages mdse
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-30
Savannah Almanac. 10th Merida
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
Vessels Arrived Yesterday.

Steamship Nacoochee, Askins. New
York.-Ocean Steamship Company.
Steamship Texas. Peters, Baltimore.
-. W. Smith.
Schooner Ida Lawrence, Campbell,
Baltimore. coal.-E. b. Hunting & Co.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-30
Vessels sniIeL ,-esterdcv

Steamship New Orleans. Kirwan.
Baltimore.
Schooner Fannie Reiche. Buckaloo,
Fall River.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-30
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Local and General News of ships
and Shipping

and shipping.
The outward movement of lumber
from Savannah the past week was g.
SSS,S1S feet, of which $50 AGA went to
Baltimore, 1885, 4S to Philadelphia, and
6lS.129 by steam to New York, and
SOL 81 to New York, 597. 1886 to New
Bedford, and Ash 500 to Philadelphia by
steam. Local exporters do not un-
derstand that there is TO be any early
lessening in the demand for lumber.
and that the movement will hold I'D
for some time to come. Orders will
run mills we'll into the winter. OPP
erations in the woods are upon the
usual liberal scale, with mill men
turning out large lots.
Secretary E. C. Plummer of the At
lantic Carriers Association, has issued
an order to the effect that all vessels
OF the coal-carrying fleet must be load
ed according to the order of their ar
rival at coal ports. The order, which
was voted at the last meeting of the
ASSOCIATION, went into effect on July
Il. 1t is claimed that in the past sail
ing vessels have been forced to give
way to steamers. and that much time
has been lost in this way.
The barges Nelson Bartlett and Lud-
wig are at Mobile. Ala, being con-
verted into oil carriers and will be
engaged on regular line between Port
Arthur. Tex. and New Orleans. The
pensacola tug Monarch, which is now
being fitted to burn oil as fuel will
also be engaged between these two
points, and will take her place on the
line just as soon as the change has
been completed.
The Newport News Shipbuilding and
Dry Dock Company has just been
awarded another important contract.
this time for the remodeling two of
the Luekenbach steamers. Harry Luck
enbach and S. V. Luckenbach into
oll-carrying vessels. Upon completion
they will carry petroleum in bulk from
the Texas oil fields.
Savannah Almanac. 10th Meridian
Time.
Sun rises at 500 a. m. and sets at
6:51 D., M.
High water at Tybee to-day at 1904
a. m. and 3:43 D. m. High water at
Savannah one hour later.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-30
PITTSBURG'S CONFEDERATION.
Two EiEbt-Etory Buildings Almost
Completely Destroysd--six Fire
men Injured by Explosion.

Pittsburg. July 2s.-six hremen in
Iured. two eight-story buildings almost
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-30

SALI-DtIldHu IS IdII anu Ihe mar
ket steady; carload lots, 200-pound
sacks, Liverpool, &c; 10-pound burlap
sacks, 34c; 100-pound cotton sacks,
common fine, 35c; 125-pound burlap
sacks, common fine 42c; 125-pound
cotton sacks. common fine. 43c.
HIDES-Market fine; dry flint.
lie; drv salt, &c: green sailed, &c.
WOOL Firm; prime Georgia,
free of sand burrs and black wool,
l9c; black, Ice: bury, 10@12c. Wax,
&c; tallow, sc. Deer skins, zoe.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-30

LIME, CALCIUM, PLASTERS AND
CONCENTRATIONS and Georgia lime
in fair demand and sell at 756SOc a
barrel; special calcined plaster. s1.406
$3.50 per barrel: hair. 4A5c; Rosedale
cement, S1.20@1.25; carload lots, spe-
cial Portland cement, retail, s275;
carload lots, $1.90@2.00.
LUMBER-Marke firm. Quotations:
Sawn ties. per NJ feet $1,000; hewn ties,
C1x9xS1a), Acc each; switch ties, $3.50
minimum, easy size yard stock, s14.50
01500; car stills, S16.00q19.00; ship
stock, $500
OIL.-Perfection Signal Oil, ACC, in
barrels; Pratt's Astral, 141ac. in bar
rels; Aladdin's Security 1S4ac. in bar
rels; Water White, 1870. in barrels;
S. Gasoline in barrels, 15c; d. S. Gas
cline. in drums. 13c; Sc degree Gaso-
line. in drums. lie; Linseed oil. raw,
CSC; boiled. roc.
SHOT Drop. s1.45; B. b. and large.
$40; chilled. $40
IRON-Market firm; refined, $3.50;
Swede &c.
NAlLs-cut. $40 base; wire. s245
base.
BARRED WIRE : $40 per 100
pounds.
GuNPOWDER - Per key, Austin
crack SHOT. 81; half kegs, s2.25; quar-
ter kegs Si.25; champion ducking,
quarter keg S2.25; austin Hn1okeless,
half kegs s345; quarter, $3.50; garee
pound. $40; one pound. 75c; less 20
per cent. on smokeless.
Cotton BaEging and Ties.
BAGGING- Market firm. jute. I
pounds. 6iae; sea island bagging, l2c,
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-30

BAGGIEG-M firm. jute 2
pounds. 6iae; sea island bagglng. i2c,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-28
|I IND A Bad SMELL
Searching Party Near Fort Dodge
Followed False Scent
in Big Woods.
Found an lll.smellins Plant In
stead OF a Decomposins
Body.
Search for Young DeLaranee
Continues With No Clew
to Mystery.

Special to Times Republican.
Fort Dodge, Aug. IS. Local botanists
are shrieking with laughter over what
they term good joke on the big
searching party which has been scour-
ing the thick underbrush in an effort to
find the body of Harry DeLarance, the
miner. The posse returned
this afternoon With bloodhounds. tired
out after :, fruitless search They had
thought that the vile smell which fills
the Litchleld timber was emitted by a
dead body, probably that of the missing
man. But even the keen scented
hounds could not find the source OF the
smell. This afternoon they We're in
formed by q student of the plant sci
cnce, that the stencil VAS Very prob
ably emitted by Phallus Impudicus, or
stinkhoTn mushroom
The search for the missing man will
be continued, however. Several men
Who SAN DeI.arance Sunday night, July
6, state that he was perfectly sober
and that he struck out thru the woods
from Coaiville alone. He had previous
ly exhibited a big roll Of bills and was
in neighborhood full of
dangerous characters. The theory that
ne Was murdered and his body thrown
in the river, has many supporters and
are being made to drag
the stream thoroughly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-28
Seeks a Pardon.

Special TO Times Republican.
Muscatne, Aug. 2S.-C;eorse w Scott
of Davenport, WAS in the city yester-
day, seeking a writ OF habcas corpus
from Judge Brannan for John Sievers.
an inmate of the state reform school.
Mr.. Scott, representing the parents OF
the boy. recently applied to the state
board OF control sitting under the new
law as a board of pardons for a pardon
of John Severs. whom he described
to them as having reached the age OF
16 wears and as having been sufficient
~ punished for amy wrong he might
have committed. The board refused to
grant the request and Mr.. Scott is now
endeavoring to secure the release OF
the boy on the ground that his commit
ment was illegal. asserting that the boy
Was sent to the reform school and
thereby kept out of his liberty without
indictment or trial and without being
bound over or given Il chance to plead
that he was therefore deprived of his
liberty without due process of law and
contrary to the provisions of the fed
eral and state constitutions.
Up to this writing no action has been
taken in the matter. but it may be
the writ was granted late this after
noon.