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The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-06-05
IMPRISONMENT FOR
DEBT NOT LEGAL
Opinion Handed Down by
Justice Morris.
Question as to Whether Old Law On the
Subject Was Actually Repealed
by the New Code.

In the case of John F. Costello against
Aulick Palmer. United States marshal
for the District of Columbia, the Court
OF Appeals. by Mr.. Justice Morris. yes
terday handed down an opinion which is
deemed of Ear reaching Importance in re-
spect to tie construction OF the new code
In that case the plaintiff was arrested
under sections 79i and 735 of the Revis ed
Statutes relating TO the District of CO.
lumbia, which sections were taken from
the acts OF 1874 and 1S45, relating TO the
abolition Of Imprisonment for debt
Those acts abolished imprisonment for
debt. but provided that in case the plain
tiff in any action after obtaining judg-
ment should make affidavit that the de-
PENDANT had conveyed away any of his
property to avoid execution the clerk
should issue a writ fer his arrest, AID
that II upon a hearing before jury the
jury should find that the defendant had
in fact conveyed away his property he
should he sent TO ial
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Eject Of Code.

Il was contelded in the case under
consideration that inasmuch as the code
repealed all acts solely applicable to the
District OF Columbia il repealed the acts
of 1914 and 1915, and thereby restored
imprisonment for debt. Notwithstanding
the special provision for arrest in the
case of fraudulent conveyance of proper
ty TO escape execution. But the Court of
Appeals holds that the portion OF the act
abollshing Imprisonment for debt had al
ready been repealed by the revision of
1874, and that the portion providing for
the writ of arrest in cases OF fraudulent
conveyance of property brought forward
in the revision Of 1874 was repeated by
the code, and that therefore there cannot
hereafter be any writ of arrest in the
cases contemplated.
II is thought by some that the opinion
CT the court is Inconsistent in not hold
ing that Imprisonment for debt is re-
stored, for the reason that what the
court actually decides or this point is
that the repeal Of the portion of the
acts relating TO imprisonment. for debt
WAS effcLe by the revision Ci 1874. and
not by the code. And 1t is suggested
that by whatever act the repeal was cf-
fected. The result inevitably must be
to restore imprisonment for debt. But
it seems to be the opinion that both i'm
prisOnnent for debt and arreS' are
abrogated. upon the ground that the
enactment of the revision of 1874 IN
volved both repeal and re-enactment Of
the earlier law.
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Embroidered Collars in the dan cc
different Bargain Thursday ~
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Galoon a
of
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Of No beading
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Advantages Set Forth.

Among the many advantages the city
Water Street route, Mr.. Johnson emu
nerates as follows:
"First-It restores to the city in their
original state Maryland and Virginia
Avenues. thus making possible the treat
ment of these streets on lines laid down
by the Parking Commission. and in ac-
cordance with their recommendations and
suggestions. conspicuous feature of
their plan being the identifying of Mary
land Avenue and making it one of the
famous streets leading from and con-
Meeting the Capitol building with Po-
tomac Park. the new highway bridge. the
prospective Memorial bridge and the
circuit of parks provided for under the
Parking Commissions plan.
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Save Thousands of Dollars.

''Second-It will save several hundred
thousand dollars to the city and the
United States Government in the shape
of heavy costs for approaches to bridges.
change of grade and heavy damages to
private property along the railroad lines,
as is proposed under the bill Of Febru-
ary -. 1901.
"Third-If means larger revenues from
taxable property By reason of increased
land values; it will give greater revenue
from the wharf property and the water
front: it will result in considerable saw
ing TO owners having improved property
alcEg the present line of railroad tracks.
as under the present bill the property
will he continually damaged By the
heavy traffic climbing grades, smoke.
etc. requiring. as it will, an annual ex-
pendi;ure to keep the property in good
order and condition.
Fcurth-It Will increase the value OF
property in the entire section OF the
Southwest part of the city; in the CEN
trail Part OF the Southwest section, be
cause Of its removal from, and the
so,:tnarn part because of its removal to.
location where property is assessed
at a low figure by reason of little value
and which would, uLGer the changed
conditicrs. give it greater value by
reason of it's adaptability and use for
commercial purposes.
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CITIZENS
ON RAILWAY ROUTE
Houses and Homes.

an epidemic of typhoid fever and other
sickness.
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Old Law in Force.

However this may be, the important
feature Of the opinion is that i; holds
that in all cases pending at the time the
code went into effect as to all matters
of substance. whether touching the
cause of action or the procedure, the
old law is in force, and not the code
And this. It is said, must OF necessity
result III the reversal of Judge Fagner's
recent decision in Dabney VS.. Dabney.
and IN holding that all actions fcr di-
vorce pending Mt the time the code went
into effect are to be proceeded with to a
determination under the provisions of
the old law, and are not affected b. the
code
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-06-05

Automobile Persian solid
Special today for.
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outside 4
skirting widths. Qualities
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One Brush bristles;
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necesties-al complete "
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The funeral Of the late Capt. Richard
W.Wirt. who died suddenly Monday af-
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-06-05
The Case in Point.

In the case in point Mr.. Costello was
arrested for debt He was sued by the
Bokel Gwynn- McKenny Company. of Bal
timore. to recover slGO.63. and judgment
was secured against him before justice
of the peace. Before execution was
made 1t WIGS claimed that he conveyed
away his property, and op this ground
he was arrested.
Through his counsel he filed petition
for a writ OF habeas corpus to secure
his release from custody. TIE matter
came on fer bearing before Chief jas
tice Bingham # the Supreme Court of
the District who. after hearing argu-
mcnt. denied the application fer the
writ and rcnanded Mr.. Costello to the
custody of the marshal. An appeal was
taken from that order to the Court of
Appeals for the District. and SINCE then
MIR. Costello has been at large on bond.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-06-05
Making of New Town.

"Fifth-The Water Street route would
mean the making Of a new town in the
Southwest section of the city, throwing
open. as it would. and making desirable
for residence purposes large part Of
the Southwest section and increasing
the value of the other part for CONNER
cial purposes.
"Sixth-;r would mean the preserva
ton of Garfield Park. the Saving Of the
United States Government reservation
between Seventh and Ninth Streets. G
Street and Virginia Avenue southwest,
and several smaller reservations that
are given up to tine railroad under the
present bill. besides keeping open and
free fl ON railroad tracks and traffic
the following streets intersectiag Mary
land and Virginia Avenues: Third
Street. Four and half Street. Sixth
Street, Seventh street, Ninth Street.
Tenth Street. Eleventh Street. and
Twelfth Street. preserving. IS il will.
these beautiful streets and avenues, laid
cut and planned solely for the use.
comfort. and the enjoyment of the peO-
pic.
"Seventh-It will do awav with the
necessity of changing the water ard
sewer service of the city to accommo-
date the depressed system under the
present plan; it will allow the street
railroad tracks to remain as thev now
are; it Will result in no change in tho
gas main; it will do away with the
necessity Of exCavating considerable
part of Maryland Avenue, which would
be menace to health. jeopardizins. as
it would. the health and life OF those
living close to Maryland Avenue, and
bring about a condition that may cause
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At the Banquet Board.

The medical and dental faculties en-
tertained the members Of the gradual
ing classes at Rauseher's last night.
One hundred and ten covers were laid,
and the graduates made merry until
morning dawned. The event came as a
sequel TO the exercises held at the New
National Theater.
No special program had been ar
ranged, nor were ponderOus speeches
planned for the young men who had
finished their studies. The event YVES
distinctly banquet; yet the toastmas-
ter was absent. and the voice OF the
public speaker was not heard. Instead.
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Special Offering of Ladies' Duck skirts in blue polka
finished with
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The First Bargain
Thursday of June.


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Doctors of Dentistry.

doctor Of dental surgery was conferred
upon William Carlisle Barr, Frederick
Islcy Bartlett, Samuel Tompkins
Browne. Arthur Birckhead Cooper.
George W. Cox. jr., Benjamin C. Jones,
Robert E. Layton. Carl Joseph Mess.
Paul H. Miller John Craig Murdoch
" Ashford Reiss. Thomas Locke Rust,
Henry Penneracker Stevens. and Walter
Watts
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heavy Gray Union Linen Crash for roller
selvage edges both sides MOI than each
purchaser Special, yard
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40 inches wide Plain White Victoria Lawn q
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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-02-15
THE NEW NAVY
Total Amount Spent Since 1883 II
Given Out to Re $780,
147.183.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE new navy
has cost the United States 500 500, 1928
for construction, and $9,343,235 for re-
pairs on completed vessels. These fig
ures were supplied in a statement for
warded to the senate Monday by the
secretary of the navy in response to a
resolution adopted by the senate in
February, 1901. and is the result of the
labors of number of navy department
employees for the past year. 1t is con-
sidered very comprehensive and ac-
curate financial history of the present
navy. The facts are all given in tabu-
lated form. without explana tory text.
In addition to the expenditures made
on vessels now afloat there are several
ships in course of construction. These
include the Kentucky and the Kear-
sarge, on each of which an expenditure
of $4.000000 has been authorized. and
the Illinois, Wisconsin and Alabama, on
each of which an expenditure of 49,
100000 is authorized. There also are
several smaller vessels in course of
construction which will bring the total
up to a considerabl extent when the
vessels are completed. The Statement
covers the period from 1883 and begins
with the building of the Chicago. At
lanta and Boston. Of the completed
vessels the Oregon cost the greatest
amount, $6.575,032. The Massachusetts,
is second in point of cost, $6,o47,117
The total cost of the Maine was 81 ,677,-
1888,
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-02-15
ASSASSINATED.
Bulgarian Minister of Public Instruc.
tion Killed by Macedonian,
Who Commits Suicide.

Sofia, Bulgaria, Feb. IN. KANT
chef, the minister of public instruc-
ton, was assassinated Thursday in his
study, by Macedonian who pretended
he wanted to present petition. The
assassin subsequently committed sui
eide by shooting himself.
M. Kamtcheff's assassin, who had
been a student at the University o!
Sofia, was appointed to professorship
in provincial town. Disappointed at
not being assigned to a position at the
capital, he had threatened to murder
M. Kamtcheff. The police knew of the
mans threats, and were also aware
that there were doubts as to his sanity,
but they allowed him to secure pri-
vate audience of M. Kamtchef and the
minister's murder followed.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-02-15
BIG STRIKE AVERTED.
nlners' Delegates Adopt the Report
of Their joint Scale
Committee,

Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. S.-After a
stormy session lasting until after
midnight, during which there was
talk of a great national strike, the
United Mine Workers of America
adopted the report of the joint scale
committee made Friday night, there
by reaffrmiEg the scale agreement
of last year without change. The re-
port was decided upon at a meeting
of the scale committee late in the
afternoon. The miners had demand
ed a ten per cent. Increase of wages,
but their efforts in this direction
had been successfully resisted by the
operators.
The report as adopted provides for
the following rate prices for mining
coal:
Mining Coal-Pick mining, 50 cents per
ton thin vein, Pittsburg; so cents a ton,
Hooking valley; so cents ton, Indiana
bituminous; 80 cents ton, Indiana block.
Run of Mine.-Forty cents a ton, Indiana
bituminous; 40 cents a ton, Danville, ILL.,;
81 II cents, Hooking valley, when run Of
mine exists; 51A cents, Pittsburg dis
trict.
No change was made in the ma
chine mining scale from last year,
with the exception that provision
was made that where differences oc-
cur the same shall first be acted upon
by the districts. The action taken
Friday night will be presented as a
matter of form to the joint confer
ence this morning at Tomlinson hall,
where it will be ratified, and members
of both sides on the scale committee
appointed to draw up the contract
for the next year.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-02-15
ONE MAN KILLED.
Row In Capt. Streeter's ssDistrict of
Lake Michigan" Chicago, Re-
suits Very DisastrOuxly.s

Chicago, Feb. IL. - The expected
has happened. Blood has flowed in
"Streeterville," the strip of made
land along the lake shore on the
North side of this city, incorporated
as the District of Lake Michigan"
by Capt. Streeter several years ago,
and which has been fought for by
him against the millionaire property
owners along the Lake Shore drive.
Tuesday night shortly before seven
o'clock, Henry NJ. Cooper, attorney
for the residents along the drive, and
| policeman from the East Chicago
avenue station were walking along
the dead line" The dead line is
an imaginary line patroled on one
side by watchmen for the residents
and on the other by "Streeter men,"
/ They were ordered away by Streeter
and two of his aids. They refused
to go, whereupon Streeter hit Coop
err over the head with the butt of
his Winchester, knocking him down.
The policeman fled. Cooper got up
and quickly followed the policeman's
example.
Soon after shots were heard COM
ing from the direction in which they
had come. The policeman and Coop
er, after turning in a riot call, re-
turned and found John S. Kirk, a
Waterman for the residents, shot
through the head. By this time the
patrol wagons began arriving loaded
with policemen, and Kirk was taken
/ to hospital near by. His death &C.
Cured in short time.
Following this came the arrest of
"Billy" McManners, a Streeter guard,
and his two associates, after they had
threatened repeatedly to shoot Capt.
Revere, and the tame surrender of
Streeter. The police also arrested Sam
uel Protine, the Waterman, who, with
Kirk, resisted the attack of the Nc
Manners crowd. All the prisoners,
with the exception of Protine, are held
as Jointly responsible for the death
of Kirk, and will not be allowed to give
bonds until after the coroner's inquest.
Meanwhile Capt. Revere, of the East
Chicago avenue police station, will as
sumo the direction of affairs in the dis
trict. Two versions of the shooting
are given, but the police have no doubt
as to the identity of the man who fired
the fatal shot. McManners admits he
was the only person on his side of the
battlefield who fired rifle.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-02-15
.E.E.AL nllilNl"rnEN.

Legal. DIRECTORY.
'Nhl,Ah LIST or RELIABLE .AT"TOK-
NENS OF MlNNEAl'OLIS. WITH
LOCATION OF OFFICES
.Nhr'l, Nee r., 2la.o Bank of Com. Bldg.
.lrr'ahd"r, l.udvig. Temple Court.
.Nhkcny. y. T.. :n2 Globe bldg.
lihl'S, w. H.. 3ll Sykes Block.
,l'rrk'r. Geo NJ, @;il Boston Block.
hradH' NJ. c., Temple Court
hr'r', " H.. Guaranty Loan.
'allty, Thos.. ilG Guaranty Loan
'"rri@;'h, j. H.. Suite 100, ~ Y. Life bldg
davenport THAN, Phoenix bldg
l'arrliuS, \. H.. 90 y V Life H,l..
l'"ut>rh, Henry. SIG Guaranty Loan
l'"n:'h'r, w, H.. GA Phoenix bldg.
Fred II. Snyder n Ezra H. Smith,
Iol New York Life Bldg.
Forth. Geo. H., 10. Globe .ld..
tiii"ld. Fletcher n Fitlrld 90, Lumber Ex
gallagher. Chris A.. Guaranty Loan Bldg
Gj"rts"u a Rand. 7ll.7li y. Y Life nlIr
ll"rl=. Wendell. n. V Life Bldg.
Hobbs. +. H.. 80 Temple Court.
John Lind n \. ICELAND, lolG n. y. LIZ, HlJy
trnry W. G.. Anhrlis Bldg.
Munro. Weed. Loan ~ Trust nldr
Mah"nry. stephen. 5,':, Guar Loan I,ld,.
Mr'lal". John j., 30 30 E'k of Com. BLDG.
Nyr. Frank NJ. Guaranty Loan.
- i'r'rn. j. T., Oneida Block
ill.rnln, w. II. H.. 5l Temple Court.
il"r''ah Phil. j.. oneida Block
smith. SEQ H.. Go Eosrnn Block.
steele. John w.. ITO Phoenix Eldg.
Young. III. W., To- Globr .ldg.
Van FnSsrn L.. j., $50 Guaranty Loon.
Nrlrh llnharhck Tx Of Com. Bldg.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-02-15
PROBATE NOTICE

STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY or
llruncpin. Irohmtc Court
IN tlr Matter OF provin. the Alleged Inst
VIII and Testament of John Gilum. Do
ceased.
WHEREAS, Harley j. Gillum. of the
county of llrnn"rin and state OF AInnr-
sofa: has delivered to the Probate Court
or the County of ilcnnrpin, an instrument
III writing. purportug to he the Last VIII
ana Testament of John Gilum. late or snId
county and State. deceased, and filed there
with his petition 10 said Probate Court
praying that the said Instrument may be
proved and admitted to Probate. and TINT
letters trstnincntnry he granted thereon to
Jhncs c. Gillunl, ~
III is 0ItDEKED That said petition be
heard ana proofs of said alleged VIII lie
ne held nj the Court House. in the CITY OF
MINNEAPOLIS. in said County, on Monday.
the 18th day of February. 1909, ut 10
O'Clock In the forenoon, when all persons
Interested may appear for or contest tLe
probate OF II; and that notice Of such hear.
ing he given to all persons Interested. by
publishing this order once In each week
Tor three successive weeks prior TO said
day OF herring. In the Irish Standard. n
newspaper printed and published in said
County
Dated 1T Minneapolis. this Bird day Of
january, 1902.
by the Court:
II. G. HARVEY,
Judge of Probate.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-02-15
HUuFUh CONFEDERATION
IN NEW JERSEY.
Fierce Fire suaeeps It's uay Through
City Of Paterson, Destroying Property Valued at
Millions Of Dol1ars-Fully 1000 Fann-
lilies Left Homeless.
Paterson, N. j., Feb. 1O.-A great fir

Paterson, N. j., Feb. 1O.-A great fire
swept through Paterson Sunday, and
in it's desolate wake are the embers
and ashes of property valued at about
$S,O00,0O0. 1t burned its way through
the business section of the city and
claimed as it's own majority of the
finer structures devoted to commercial,
civic, educational and religious use, as
well as scores of houses. There was
but small tribute of life and injury to-
the confiagra ton, but hundreds were
left homeless and thousands without
employment. A relief movement for
the care of those unsheltered and un-
provided for has been organized, and
Mayor John Henchcliffe said that Pat
erson would be able to care for her
own without appealing to the charity
of other communities and states. The
great manufacturing plants of the
place are safe, and the community,
temporarily dazed by the calamity, has
already commenced the work ofreor-
ganization and restoration
The Burned District.
The area of destruction foots up
roughly s5 city blocks. From Main
street to Paterson street, between Van
Houten and Market streets, there is
but little left. On the block bound
ed by Main. Ellison, Washington and
Market streets not single building
excepting that of the Paterson savings
institution stands. All along the west
side of Main street property is wiped
out, and on the east side also from
Market to Van Houten streets Along
the south side of Broadway between
Washington and Church streets great
damage has been done. Van 1Touten
street is reduced to smouldering deb
ris, SO far as buildings are concerned,
for some distance. Ellison street suf-
fered from the ncighborhood of Pros
pect street, on it's north side, as far as
Church street. On the south side Of
this street there is widespread ruin
from a short distance west of Main
street to the parsonage of the Second
Presbyterian church, near Paterson
street. Market street is a pile of ru-
ms from Main street to the Market
street church on the north side and
vi CllC SoulIl SltS. ANO"nefe WIS lQe
scene of devastation more marked
than north of the Erie railroad in the
district bounded by Sixteenth avenue
and Market street. There was simply
nothing but ashes left to tell that a
busy and populous section of the CITY
had ever existed. On Washington
street, between Broadway and Market
streets, there is practically nothing
left. Church street is wiped out on it's
west side between Ellison and Market
streets. as it is on the east side.
The fire came at midnight Saturday
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-02-15
CRISIS is AWAITED.
Young Roosevelt by No Means Out
of Danger.
Slight Improvement Ii Shown In His
Condition, However, and the Pres
ident and Mrs. Roosevelt
Are More Hopeful.

Groton, Mass, Feb. 12.-The reports
from the sick room of Theodore
Roosevelt, Jr., the eldest son of the
president, who since Thursday last
has been ill with pneumonia at the
Groton school infirmary, tended to
show an improvement, and at ten
O'Clock Tuesday night his condition
was authoritatively stated to be bet
ter than it was at the same time
Monday night. The crisis of the dis
ease is still to come, and is looked
for within the next ~ or 36 hours.
The president and his wife believe
their son will meet this crisis in good
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-02-15
ELEVEN BURNED TO DEATH.
Ten Men and One Woman Lose Their
Lives in a Hotel Fire at
St. Louis

st. Louis, Feb. 10.-An early morn
ing fire, which destroyed the Empire
hotel, large three-story lodging
house at 2700 and 27O2 Olive street,
caused the death Of II persons, ten
men and one woman, and dangerous
1y injured eight others. Ten or more
who had narrow escapes from death
in the fire were more or less injured
by being frost bitten. 1t is estimated
that there were between IS and 40
persons in the building Saturday
night, and it is believed all have been
accoutedn for. The financial loss is
nominal. It is thought that $4,000
will cover the damage to building and
contents, which were totally de-
stroyed,