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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-03
Committee Meetinrs
INTERESTING TAX CASE
No Relief Can Be Afforded Mr.
Williams.

Commissioner John W. Ross recently
called to the attention of the District as
SCISSOR an interesting tax case John NJ.
Williams of 80 NJ street southeast stated TO
MI Ross that he came to the assessor
office last March for the purpose Of re-
deeming his property from tax sale; It
having been sold April 13, 1900 to G: H.
Wiltsie of Rochester for SASS Mr.. VIII
Hams says he asked for the bill for which
the property was sold, as he wished to re-
deem it. Instead of giving him that bill.
however, he declares the clerk gave him
one for the tax Of 1901. This bill he pa Id.
He discovered afterward that he had not
redeemed his property and that the time
for redemption had elapsed. He says
Eltsfe now demands S1O6.43 from him to
clear his claim from the property.
Inc acting assessor. E. w. W. Griffin
reported on the case today, saying:
This office knows Of no relief which can
be consistently granted to Mr.. Williams,
who asks that he be furnished with bills
for the year 1901. Mr.. Williams was aware
sold, as is evidenced by his statement that
he made application for the same but not
Wtthstanding this knowledge on his part
he received the bills for the year 1901 and
paid them, which cannot be attributed to
any fault on the part of the Office
This case Is one of the many In which
the office has no evidence but the state
ment of the applicant. and while no re-
Election Is intended to be cast on Mr.. Will
iiams by refusing the request. the Office
cannot with any degree Of justice COM
ply Herewith. and the application must be
returned with an adverse recommends
ton"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-03
Boy Badly Hurt.

serious accident occurred this morning
about Gas O'Clock at Az and D street south
west. small colored boy named Frank
Merby, whose home is at 1917 Temperance
avenue northwest, being badly hurt. The
boy jumped from q southbound electric car
and got in the way Of car moving Ii, the
opposite direction He was knocked down
and rolled over the rough pavement a short
distance. When picked up 1t was found he
head and one leg was injured. 1t is pos
sible he may have also been hurt internal
iy.
The ambulance was summoned and the
boy was removed to the Emergency Hos
pital. The surgeons at that institution re-
port that he win recover
Motorman Bramlett, who was In charge
of the car, saw the boy after he. got of the
southbound car. but he was SO near the car
that the accident could not be AVOIDED
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-03

BY the terms Of the with Of Ellen J. Camp
bell. dated June II. 1902. and filed today,
the testatrik beoaeathed to her husband
DR.. T. B. Campbell. premises 1860 Sd street
and ene-half Interest in seven lots on 4th
street between street and Florida avenue;
to her brother. Charles w. Critchfsld one
fourth interest In the lots referred to. and
to her brother. Whson Critchfeld. the re-
manning one-fourth interest It d stated
that DR.. Campbell died since the will was
executed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-03
'1s'svDs FOR $s6, 900.
Mrs. Hhnt Alleges False Arrest and
Claims Damages.

Suit at law To recover damages in the
sum of ~. O00 Was Instituted late yesterday
afternodHii III the Supreme Court Of the Dis
trict of Columbia by Mrs. Martha C. Hunt,
through Attorneys John c. Cuttings. D. w.
Baker and Iehn. n. Shields against James
w. Fox and Ella M. Fox for alleged false
arrest. Mrs, Hunt was acquitted yesterday
morning In Criminal Court No. OF a
charge OF larceny,
The PLAINTIFF alleges that the 18th of Octo-
her. 1901. the defendants maiiciously caused
her to be arrested. charging her with steal
ing certain shefts;, blankets, a cut glass
bowl bed spreads and the like.
The court. Mrs.. Hunt adds, instructed the
Jury to render q verdict of not guilty, .the
plaintiff having by anftmaeachahle evidence
established her, innocence.,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-03
DECLINES THE CALL.
Rev. z. 8. Rousmanier Cannot Serve
st. Johns Church.

1t was officially announced this morning
that the Rev. Edmund 8. Rousmanier, REG
tor of Grace Episcopal Church Of Prov-
dence. r. l.. has declined the call Of the
vestry Of st. Johns Church in this city
to succeed Bishop Maekay Smith as rector
here. 1t is said the vestrymen will at once
consider the matter of calling another
clergyman. so that several weeks will prob
ably elapse before definite selection can
be agreed upon. No information can be
obtained as to the probable choice In
fact, 1t Is said the vestry has not con-
sidered second choice
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-03

house. Her guest. she said. Is only three
weeks old. and. according to her statement
the child's mother resides In Alexandria.
A week ago, she said. the mother came to
her honse and asked her to care for the
child for an hour. She consented. and the
mother has NOT yat returned. Precinct De-
tectiye O'Dea investigated the case. The
infant win be cared for by the board Of
chfidren's guartianG
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-03

denial OF the statement that Father Fran
cisco Aunox was expelled form the Central
American republic for political reasons. a.
he alleged, after his arrival here In April.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-03
couau,dtted 10 as,.r,dians.

Complaint wss made to the police of the
sixth precinct yesterday afternoon by Mel
lie Bolden. eeiored. Of 128 Madison alley,
that she had an unwelcome guest at her
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-03

The Secretary OF the Treasury has trans-
nitted to the Senate communication from
the Distrfct Commissioners submitting an
estimate Of $500 for equipping Garfield
Hospital with appliances for escape and
protection from IRE. The estimate includes
ten nre alarm gongs, i've Gre escapes,
twelve three-gailon chemical fire extin-
guishers and other IRE apparatus.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-04-24
HIS REGARD FOR TRUTH.
Wu Ting Fang's Rebuke to a News
paper Reporter Who Lied About
His Salary.

The reporter who lied to the Chinese
minister at Washington, WI Ting-fang,
about his salary, no doubt deluded him.
self with the thought if he gave the
matter a thought at all-that it was a
"white lie" that would hurt nobody.
But let us see the sequel:
On the first occasion, when he called
to interview the minister, he was
asked what salary he received. "One
hundred and fifty dollars a week" "
glibly replied the youth. "It is too
much. 1t is altogether too much, said
the more candid than polite WI Ting
fang. 'You are not worth more than
S25 a week."
learned later through other newspaper
men, that the reporter had not spoken
the truth, and that, instead of $15L
a week, he received but $50. Conse-
quently, says Success, when he again
presented himself to the Chinese lega-
ticn for information for his paper,
he was CURLY dismissed by WI Ting
fang with these words: "You lied to
me about your salary. If you will lie
about such thing as that. you will
lie about anything. do not trust you.
I have nothing to say to you. l want
to revise my former estimate of your
value. Instead of being worth s25 a
week. you are not worth anything,
sir"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-04-24
A Spendthrift's Wise Course.

Lord Francis Hope, who has man
aged to spend So, 900, 900 since coming of
age, has just assured himself of a GER
tain income for the rest of his life, saws
the London correspond of the New
York Herald, by turning over all his
property and expectations to life in
surance company, which guarantees
him an income of $4,000 year for life.
Lord Francis is now at Brighton,
where he is recovering from the ampu-
tation of his foot. performed some
time ago. He is to be fitted with an
artificial foot next month.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-04-24
Answered..

A certain learned professor was in.
structing a class of schoolboys about
the circulation of the blood. To make
sure that they understood, he pro-
ceeded to question them.
Can you tell me- said he, "why
it is, that if / were to stand on my
head there would be a rush of blood
to my head, and that there is no rush
of blood to the feet when 1 stand upon
them?"
For moment there was a silence,
and then small boy answered:
''It's because your feet are not emp
ty, sir."-Detroit Free Press
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-04-24
GODS WORLD.

He thought he loved the world God made,
He thought he stood for brotherhood;
He heard the little winds that played
Among the reeds, and said: ''Tis good"
He preached good cheer to all mankind,
He heard the birds sing hopeful songs,
And thought that most men who repined
Were merely nursing fancied wrongs.
He sang of fair, blue skies above,
And bade the weeping ones be gay;
He preached of universal love
And of coming glorious day.
A foolish maiden fed, one night,
From one DER whom she'd cast a spell,
And with another took her flight
Who knew the art of wooing well.
One who erst thought that wrongs were
rare
And that the world God made was good
Now sees wrong spreading everywhere,
Ard SCOTS at pleas for brotherhood.
S E. Kiser, in Chicago Record-Herald.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-04-24
BENTON, LOUISIANA, THURSDAY, April. a. 1902.

so entirely bereft of his faculties
that it would have been quite i'm
possible for him to have said wheth-
er he was afoot or horseback.
| Ashamed of eavesdropping, Spen-
Ger CROPPED his way back through the
dark of the quiet September night,
The moon had sunk behind the copse
that fringed the hill that ran along
the old turnpike, and Spencer felt a
corresponding sinking within.
Another evening Bob and Spencer
sat on the little rear veranda which
overlooked the starlit lakes. The
night chorus had just begun. KATY
dds ashore were sounding their
shrillest tones to outvoice the lustv
basso of the bullfrog in the spatter
docks. A very much respected frog.
this fellow, and his brave voice cas-
lily won him the leadership of the
amphibious contingent of the night
chorus. The mourning dove, from it's
vantage point in the tree ton.
crooned out its mournful minor. r.
was rare contest between denizens
of the wood and of the water but
| the humans on the veranda contrib
! uted not one sound in aid of land
/ forces. They were wrapt in thought.
| for it was the last night for the en-
| joyment of the veranda and the cool
breezes. They silently reviewed the
moonlit rides on the lakes of the
dark, deep shadows and every Incl
| fyn yet
Bob was the first to break the
spell. Leaning forward, he tapped
the ashes from his pipe, barked in
that queer little way which he called
coughing, and began: "Ted, do you
mind that mackerel sky? 1t reminds
me of night in '9s. Bill and I were
lying in the trenches. He was about
the fourth man from me, 1 reckon.
We had been "a hours constantly
expecting the order to move for
ward. The sky was just like that
over yonder and the moon shone
through the Honey Mosquitoes much
as it does through those cedars. Ed
Cutter, our second lieutenant, the
same who was so desperately in love
with Bess, started the word along
the line to make ready. Bill changed
places with long geared Harry
Marsh, the cigarette fend, whose po-
sltlon was next to mine, and as we
lay hoping for and at the same time
dreading the order, Bill unburdened
himself to me. He had sort of pre-
sentiment that he was half ashamed
| of, yet inclined to need. Said he:
Bob, if it should happen that you
go back alone, have an eye on Sis.
AS you know, Cutters been very per-
sistent, but 1 can't think that he
quite suits. There's another. You
know who | mean; but I'd rather a
thousand times over that Ed be the
man than that Sis take up with some
| fellow who cares one whit less. Bess
and I came up together and under
stand each other to a T.. You see,
we used to talk these things over.
It's my opinion, and it was hers for
that matter, that a man should be
| put to the test. A woman has so
much at stake, and true lowell stand
a jilt or two. She wouldn't tolerate
a lukewarm lover; her natures too
ardent for that
Just then an orderly crept along
the line and moment later, we
heard the word 'Forward!' AS he
stumbled over palmetto root, l
heard Bill say: I've always looked
out for her, but it's up to you now,
Bob, it's up to you"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-04-24
He Knew Them.

Kind Lady-Do you know your let
ters, little boy?
Boston Prodigy Jagged seven)-If
you mean to ask. madam, whether or
not l am able to recognize at sight
the 26 fundam entail characters upon
which the English language is based.
I should rerly to you that learned
those when / was mere child Co
lun.bus to- State Journal.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-04-24

The speaker paused and was about

The speaker paused and was about
to continue when a rap at the cot
tage door aroused them both. Two
gypsy women appeared; the one tall
and gaunt and sharp of feature, car
ried beneath the coat of tan the
mark of years, and Spencer thought
that he had seen her somewhere be.
fore. The other, not poorly formed,
was of youthful step, but of thought
full mien and her head was bowed
down.
''Tell our fortunes? Well, you
might tell that gentleman's. I don't
care TO review the past, and as for
the future, less said the BETTER" an
swered Bob. He resumed his seat
and Spencer concluded by the tense
expression of his mouth and the
fixed eyes that he had taken himself
charge.
The younger of the two women pre-
sented herself, and Spencer mechan-
ically reached forth his hand, but he,
too, was thinking of San Juan and that
last injunction and hoped that Bob
would continue. The gypsy drew her
chair close to his and he crossed her
palm with silver as he whispered:
"Now, little one, go ahead, and softly,
for that great-hearted fellow over
there is thinking of past experience
quite as weird as any you can see in
the future for me, be you ever so
ina ginative." But | am not imag-
inative," she answered as she scanned
the lines of his hand, NOR do | see
anything weird in past nor in time to
come. I see only good, long life, un-
eventful, unromantic; spent for the
most part in a great city, perhaps.
There's only a trace of sorrow-I
doubt if your nature could experience
an all-absorbing grief-and that's
made up for in the tranquility that fol-
lows. You have lost a friend, dear
friend, perhaps?"
Spencer answered: Every"
"And there seems to be something
more, rather indistinct; possibly love
affair in the city. There's nothing to
indicate grand love, more likely a
childlike fancy inspired by doll face
or less important matter and"
''Stop there" said Spencer Lets
start right" He glanced at Bob and
thought of the expressions: "She
wouldn't tolerate luke-warm lover" "
then continued: eff a man, who for
ten long years had eyes for no face but
one; if a man who knows no love save
that which he has carried with him
through hardship and grief from child
hood days, may be said to possess a
childlike love only, then you have made
no mistake; but | thank God for this
child love. 1t is purer, sweeter than
any other
Spencer did not look up, but he was
conscious of an uneasy shifting about
in Bob's corner and a pair of honest
eyes fixed on him. He looked down
upon the little fortune teller, but she
said not a word. Something like a
sob shook her frame and she clasped
his hand unnecessarily tight. He no.
ticed that hers was firm and white
and smooth, and he wished, for the
moment, that he also was fortune
teller. He stopped to raise her to her
feet, murmuring to himself: ga soft
spot in a gypsy heart? Well, who'd
have thought it?" She raised her
flushed, tear-wet face to his and he
staggered back, for he looked into the
wistful eyes of Bess, into the eyes Of
the girl who romped.-Radford Re-
view.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-04-24
keeninG Him RuAY.

''You ought to be more econom-
ical," said young Mrs. Torlsins'
mother.
Perhaps / ought" was the an
swer, "only, you know, I'm afraid it
might lie temptation to idleqess
for Charley. Wa shington Star.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-04-24
Mutual ReiIeft.

Young Wife-I ANAL run doE~n. l
think I'll hire a cook, and husband
my strength.
Husband Yes, Go, dear, and
strengthen your husband. - Smart
Set
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-04-24
.The Spring song"

In spring, saws the St. Lo'lis Star,
: yoang mans fancy lightly turns to
thoughts OF how muck i-s ca get or
his winter oyereaat.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-04-24
Not Any Q. rnfallnhIe.

Any man car teach wisdom; few are
able to learn it Chicago Joarnal.
Newport daily independent., 1902-06-06
B. F. SIMMONS Assessor of Jackson County.

First published May Daily Independent ct
Newport daily independent., 1902-06-06
Gro BE CONTINUED
APPROVE SUIT INSTITUTED.


 The directors of the Newport Oil Prospecting company held meeting Friday morning and ratified the &C., tion of the committee appointed for the purpose of bringing suit against Malang & Cowan for non -fulfllment of their contract.
 Phillips & Campbell, the attorneys for the oil company are enthusiastic in their opinion that the contractors have not in any degree complied with their contract and that by pressing the matter, the court in equity will give a judgment against them for the full amount of money that they have received, which sum will have to be returned to the stockholders of the company, unless the contractors should see fit to and find themselves better able to begin another hole and put it down two thousand feet, as they agreed to do in their original contract.
 So the way the matter now looks the stockholders will get all of their money, or get a two thousand foot hole to show for the money that they have spent. No one expected to strike either gas or oil within depth of one thousand feet, and all are very anxious to see what may be found below, between one thousand and fifteen hundred especially. The di- rectors mean business this time and the stockholders may yet have some- thing to show for their money or have it all returned to them.
Newport daily independent., 1902-06-06

Before giving my final quotation from Dr. George Campbell I wish to express my astonishment at the ut ter disregard of the scholarship of the world everywhere manifested in the sermon of Mr. Richardson. Since many of his brethren and sisters did not follow his example in absenting themselves from my meeting but were quite regular in their attendance I thought it but just to them as well as to the general public, to let Presby terian scholars reply to MT. R's ser mon first, to be followed by the reply of Episcopalian authors, and then to present in a brief article the whole of the bible teaching upon the two acts, "sprinkling" and ''dipping'' which he has so unfortunately blended into 1.-two modes of baptism"
 Dr. w. D. Powell of Mexico, writing from Athens, Greece, says, 1T found that all churches in Greece the Pres byterian included-are compelled to immerse candidates for baptism, for as one of their professors remarked, the commonest day laborer under stands nothing else for baptidzo but immersion.o
 5. DR. GEORGE CAMPBELL in Lec- ture 10, pp. 294- 295, speaks of such defenders of sprinkling as MT. R. in these words, eI have heard of a dis putant of this stamp, in defiance of etymology and use, who maintained that the word rendered in the New Testament, baptize, means more properly to sprinkle, than to plunge; and in defiance of all antiquity, that the former method was the earliest, and for many centuries the most general practice in baptizing."
 Such is the defiance of "etymology and use and all antiquity" pervading Mir. R's. sermon, but Dr. Campbell had not heard of MT. R. He proceeds to give this opinion of such defiance. cone who argues in this manner never fails with persons of knowlege to betray the cause he would defend; and though in respect to the vulgar, bold assertions generally succeed as we'll as arguments, sometimes better, yet a candid mind will disdain to take the help of a falsehood even in sup port of truth"
Newport daily independent., 1902-06-06
PICNICKERS RETURN.

The Episcopalian Sunday School picnickers returned from their out ing Friday morning, missing their train through a misunderstandin with the railroad company. They had fine time and were not bit sorry their stay in our hospitable sister city was prolonged.
 The picnic was held at the fair grounds and of all the basket dinners that have ever been heard of, the partakers from Newport assert this was the best. Mrs. J. E. Roseborough gave party that evening in honor of the young people, and the homes of Batesville were thrown open to their guests.
 Those takilg the trip were Messrs. and Mesdames c. k. lite, Gustave Jones; Mesdames J. l.. Sells, Narcie Minor, Wm. Gregg, T. D. Kinman ST. and Jr., L. B. Young; Misses Noreene Kinman, Mary Bailey, Stella Echols, Nellie Terry, Jennie McCauley, Lucy Brandenburg; Edwin Carter, Tom billiard, Leah and Ellen Jones, Minnie Willie and Charles Minor, Bertha and Ralph Hirsch, Lucille Taylor, Mary and Ella Hobday, Hortense and Charlie Hite, Margerite Gregg, Ethel Johnson, Laura Mosby, Thadese Kin man and Lucy Bailey.
Newport daily independent., 1902-06-06
PRESBYTERIAN SCHOLARS ON THE
 ORIGINAL MODE OF BAPTISM.

1. JOHN CALVIN says, "1'he word baptize means to immerse, and it is certain that the rite of immersion was observed by the ancients. Inst. book 4, chap. 15.
 2. BEzA, a colleague of Calvin says, "Christ commanded us to be baptized, by which word it is certain immersion is signified. To be baptized in water signifies no other than to be immersed in water, which is the external cere- mony of baptism"
 3. ZwINGLE another of Calvin's associates said, "When ye were inn mersed into the water of baptism, ye were engrafted into the death of Christ; that is, the immersion of your body into water was a sign that ye ought to be engrafted into Christ and his death"
 DR. LYMAN COLEMAN said, "We cannot resist the conviction that this mode of baptism was unquestionably the common mode of baptism"
Newport daily independent., 1902-06-06
SURPRISE WEDDING AT
 FORREST CITY.

Forrest City, June 4.-A quiet home wedding was celebrated at the resi- dence of Sheriff w. E., Williams at 5 o'clock p. m. Wednesday. His beau tiful daughter, Miss Mabel, was united to Fred Atkins, Rev. Dyer officiating. It was quite surprise, the newly wed leaving at once on their honeymoon.
 The groom is from a Memphis fam fly and is proprietor of store in Forrest City, while the bride, who has visited in Newport, is young lady of many charms of beauty and character, whose friends are cordial in their good wishes for her future happiness.
Newport daily independent., 1902-06-06
INSURGENTS PROMISE TICKET

At the conclusion of a conference held Wednesday by Messrs. B. M. Foreman, H. F. Auten and c. D. Greaves, the Republican insurgent leaders, the first-named gentleman made the following statement to the Little Rock Democrat:
 ''Our faction will hold state con- vention in the statehouse on June 26, the date of the convention called by the Clayton crowd, and we will nom mate candidate for governora. We don't propose to go into their convsn- tion and be denied admission as is the programme outlined by those fellows. Messrs. Clayton, Remmel and Whip pie have repeatedly stated to Presi- dent Roosevelt that our following did not amount to 300 voters, and we now propose to see which side has the largest following by making the vote for governor the test.n