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Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-13

In kin the assessments upon certain
mercantile establishments the greatest difh-
cIlty encountered has arisen from the. fact
that their owners neglected or refused TO
give accurate for the guidance
OF the hoard. They seemed to prefer to
send their lawyers as missionaries 10 in
struct us al TO our duties I'm the premises
and the methods we should pursue. and
when the suggestion was offered that the
toard preferred information to advice they
refused to furnish the Information. COM
pelling us TO secure the necessary facts
was disclosed by our inquiries that the
paid In capital stock of our business houses
! affords no invariable Indication of the real
amount OF capital invested or the stocks
Of merchandise carried that SHOULD be
| listed for taxation. MANY mercantile con-
Germs whose assessments for personal prop
erty may appear low are paying taxes also
7 Up0n real estate in this city as we'll as
| property In other taxing jurisdictions. The
board made Il a rule to require sworn
statements In all cases affecting personal
unon Information furnished by the owners
OF the property under review, In other
cases the %,canital stock figures were found
to be too low because the institutions were
carrying permanent SURPRISES which are as
much a part Of their Capitalization as the
face value OF the. shares OF stock. The
greatest ditncalty was experienced in get
ting information as to surplus and undi-
vided profits; and the. presumable reason
the information desired by the board was
not furnished in these cases Is that II
furnished Il would have justified still larger
"S5Tsi the otbt saa hsH weT Ie h r. only h iai1 by s gS;
that by far the great majority OF Arms
and corporations cited by the board came
forward promDtlv and courteously with the
information desired and did all IN their
power to assist US in arriving at fair valu-
ations OF their property You may be sure
also that these establishments feel salts
fed with the treatment accorded them by
us and will not be among those beleagur-
ing the Board OF Equalization for reduc-
ton OF their assessments.
The National Hnnka.
TIL national banks have in previous
years complained that because OF the eN-
posed condition Of their capital stock and
assets, being compelled to make periodic
The courier., 1903-01-24

pose, and not to fight the Afghans. This
is important as a distinction, because it
has been said that, If Lord Beaconsfield
was distinguished for his knowledge Of
men, why did he send out a man of Lord
Lyton's stamp to fight Russia in Cabul?
1t was never contemplated. It was hoped
that an imperial durbar at Delhi would
settle once and for all Engiand's prestige
in Asia.
A suitable Persian title must be found
to express the English word emperor. A
wide search was made and 1t was found
that all the emperors had claimed the
title Of SHAH Shah" or king Of kings
1t was a title with which the native mind
was accustomed. But an objection was
raised by the bishop of Calcutta, who
called attention to the fact that In the
Hindustani prayer books this term was
applied to the Almighty, in the prayer for
the queen.
DR.. Leitner, an nglo-German educa-
tionalist, and the founder of the Punjab
Oriental university, came to the rescue.
He suggested the title Of 'Kaisar-i-
Hind" or the Caesar Of Hindustan."
The title commended itself to every one.
and almost every one has claimed to be
the originator of 1t! But the credit be-
longs exclusively to my old friend the
late DR.. Leitner, and to no one else.
Then an imperial salute had to be
fixed. The ordinary royal salute Of
twenty-one guns was given to certain
native princes, such as the nizam Of
Hyderabad, the rajah of Mysore, and the
maharajah Of Cashmir; and so a great
imperial salute of 101 guns was assigned
to the viceroy. What blazing away Of
powder there was! Each of the forty
two native rulers entered Delhi under
The courier., 1903-01-24
Che DMrbdr..Wbdf
N Us and Means

BY Fellow of Punjab Oriental University
/ was present at the Delhi durbar in
the year 1877. and as remniscence Is one
Of the consultations, IL not one of the vir-
tues. of age, should like to trouble you
with a few observations on that great
historic event.
That great oriental pageant was the
creation OF the semitic mind 1t origin
ated with Lord Beaconsfield, the prime
minister Of England, and was carried
out by his secretary for India, then Lord
Salisbury, strictly In accordance with
the prime minister's wishes. 1t is well
known that Lord Beaconsfield had hoped
to make Queen Victoria empress Of Great
Britain. But the British people thought
such title contrary to constitutional
government The case was otherwise with
regard to India The title was singularly
suitable, and the prime minister said he
had discovered that in certain almanacs
the queen had already been styled EN-
press Of India He set about to make her
one In great earnest. The good old queen
who was always imperial in her concep-
lions Of things. was immensely fiattered.
Lord Beaconsfield rose In favor.
For such a distinctively poetic concep-
ton Of imperial rule in India, II was
necessary to have q poet viceroy, and 30
:. came to pass that the author Of "Lu-
cile" was intrusted with all the details
Of the great imperial durbar at Delhi.
He was made viceroy for this very pur-
The courier., 1903-01-24
This Picture

was made from a kodak
photo of a Nebraska baby
whose parents reside at
Fairfield, Nebraska, and
own a
Schaf Bros. Piano.
The Schaff Bros. Co. are
using this cut for a catch
lad" all over the United
States. and call it Cupid
at Play on the Schaff Bros.
Piano." By the way, have
you seen the new 2Oth Cen
tury High Grade Schaff
Bros. Piano? 1t is one of
the finest Pianos made, and
can be seen at the ware.
rooms of the
The courier., 1903-01-24

MISS LIPPINCOTT,
Studio. Room 6. Brvwnell Block
Lessons in Drawing, Painting. Pyros
raphy. Wood Carving. Improved China
Kiln, China decorated or fired.
Studio open Monday. Tuesday, Thurs
day. Friday, to s p. m. and Saturday.
to II q m.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-06-02
WEsO KNOWS
When His Kidney Trouble Haa
Fastened and Reached the
Chronic Stage? II 1t Has it is
~Incuraaeie by Anything Known
E:xcsrt the Fulton Compounds.
We Ere TIac Sole AGENTS.

As an evidence of the unusual character OF the
Fulton Compounds that company does not pub.
iisa or invite testironials except those report.
Ing rscover:cs Il kidney diseases that have
reached the chronic stage, alleged to be incura.
BILE. Here is another recovery in q case iucura-
BILE till the advent If the Fulton Compounds,
reported by Johns s. johnson, the agents Of the
Fulton Compounds il Los Gatos:
w. II. Fri5ley, u resident OF Los Gatos,
having chronic kidney disease (Dright's Dis
easel had, like everybody else, found all treat
ment futile. Is commenced on Fulton's Renal
Compound in February, 1902, and on December
10 OF the same year reported the total disap-
pearance OF tho disease. He writes that he las
gained fifteen pounds in weight and Is again
able to do a good hard days work. Johns e.
Johnson, the Los Gatos druggists, confirm this
recovery and know of several other recoveries in
similar cases Of chronic kidney disease in Los
Gatos, all of which were incurable by anything
S Else nao srnes 81 t Of santa Cruz. 4. Il. NAV MAYNARD.
the Pc aluma druggist, the Ferry Drug Com
dany of No. & Market street, San Francisco, w.
r. eHna, tna s arnsafst. e Wiiiis i N Ma MaIsi Il:
Sacramento druggists, and scores OF other Call-
fornia druggists all report specific recoverles
In chronic kidney diseases that were posltlyely
incurable by anything known except the Fulton
Compounds.
Dropsy. rheumatism from uric acid. govt AND
bladder troubles are proofs Ina the kidneys
stage OF kidney trouble is Bright,s Disease: II
you feel languid or miserable. II your kidney
centage Of recoveries nearly 90 per cent among
purely chronic cases. Fulton's Renal COMPOUND
for Bright's a-d Kidney Diseases. 81; f9l
Diabetes, 81 $50. John J. Fulton Co., 400 Wash.
ington street, San Francisco, sole compounders'
Free analyses for patients. We are the SOLE
agents for the Fulton Compounds IN this CITY
CHAPPLE DRUG CO..
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-06-02
FED STEERS.
Consignment Brings Good Price on
Chicago Market.

NOuCd9O MdTNSIs
J. B. Murphy of Livingston, Mont,
was here today with three loads OF
hay-fed steers from his range in that
vicinity, the first cattle to be shipped
to Chicago from Montana this year.
The cattle were not of choice quality,
but landed a good figure, selling to
a feeder buyer at $4.60, averaging
900 pounds, says the Chicago Drovers
Journal. Mr.. Murphy says many cat
tie have been fed there this winter,
but haze been sold to local butchers,
his shipment being the first to leave
the state.
The winter was very severe in that
section and ranchmen were forced to
feed their cattle all winter, most OF
them throwing out hay in December.
Mr.. Murphy's cattle had been fed since
the first of December and made good
gains all through. He says the sup
ply OIL range slOch W uo AloiA01oe
this summer will fall considerably
| short of the number shipped last year,
when prices we're very high, as then
stockmen disposed of many more than
! they would have done under ordinary
! circumstances. The general quality
Of stock promises to be good this
year, many having graded up their
herds in recent years. The shipping
season will open about September l.
Mr.. Murphy says cattle on the range
| have made considerable improvement
| in flesh since April, but that the re,
| cent storms there were very severe
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-06-02

S. Slomowitz, representing j. e.
Hample, now has the warehouse be-
tween Twenty-ffth and T~wenty-sixth
streets in shape for business and is
in the market for hides and pelts in
earnest. Parties having anything in
that line should not fail to see Mr..
Slomowitz and find 'out what he is
paying. He is bound to do business.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-06-02

The members of the class are, Lola
Blake Tomlinson, Minnie Miller, Ella
Frances Goetschius, Edith Estelle La
yigne, Lulu lnez Railsback, George
Francis Baker, Charles Hoe, Roscoe
Finkelnburg Allen.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-06-02
Retention This Evening.

Tonight. the junior class of the high
school will tender a reception to the
seniors and teachers of the school
1t will take place at the home of the
Honorable o. F. Goddard.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-06-02
LOCAL AND

IOOZ Az VA VIZ
g. A. Whipple Of Townsend is a
guest at the Grand.
Mrs. w. L. Heyde of Bridger is
a guest at the Grand. II
A regular meeting of the city coun-
Gil will take place tonight.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Strait of Mus
selshell are registered at the Grand.
Joseph Sims, the Lavina flockmas-
ter, is among today's visitors in the
city.
Editor Snyder of the Tri.County
News was down from Columbus yes
terday.
Dan Fisher and James Fullerton,
both of Red Lodge, visited the city
yesterday.
Louis Hoffman Of White Sulphur
Springs was among yesterdays visi-
tors in the city.
Mrs. Charles F. Stocker of Terry
arrived in the city yesterday on a
visit to friends.
P. M. Gallaher, formerly OF this city,
but now registering from Bozeman,
was a visitor in town last Sunday.
An admission fee of IS and 25 cents
will be charged tomorrow evening to
~~;%nooc tho C1oco dow nv0roicnc of
the opera house.
Among Sundays visitors in the city
MI. and Mrs. w. r. Westbrook, drove
down from Laurel.
County Commissioner Jacobs ar
rived in the city yesterday morning
and for several days will be a. tenn
porary resident of Billings.
c. w. Ling of the Burlington has
returned from Pittsburg, where he
has been as delegate to the annual
convention of the Brotherhood of Con-
ductors.
From Miles City comes the report
of the sale of 5000 head of yearling
sheep by Gould Bros. to Samuel
Glover. The price paid is said to have
been 81. 4
ROBBIE Holmes is temporarily doing
duty as letter carrier, having been
appointed substitute for w. H. Hop
kins, who is taking the annual vaca
ton granted by the department.
H. A. Firth, referee in bankruptcy,
left this morning for Livingston
where the first meeting of the credi.
tors of A. O. Newton, an involuntary
bankrupt, will take place today.
Yesterday was the opening day OF
the regular June session of h board
of county commissioners. The board
will remain in session five days, that
being the limit allowed by law.
At yesterdays session of the board
of county commissioners the Honor
able Paul Mccormick raj appointed
as Yellowstone county's member Of
h board OF state Ia1r commissioners
Mrs. A. C. Logan and children re
turned yesterday from Chicago, where
they have been since last fall attend
ing the conservatory of music. They
will spend the summer at home ano
return next fall.
Mrs. Frank Buchanan, Miss Blu
chanan and Master Frank have return
ed from Glendive, where they have
been sojourning for a number O
months, and will make their homf
in the city once more.
June 2S is the date fixed for tn
last auction wool sales at Cody, whe1
the regular season will close there
The buyers who will be present vii
then come to Billings to remain unit
the end of the shipments.
J. H. Martin. whose store was closet
on an attachment during his absence
has returned from the northern par
OF the state 1t is said that he is al
ranging matters with a view to Al
early resumption of business.
AS a result of blood poisoning, cor
tracted while performing an opera
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-06-02

A stock OF SHRUBS, climbers and
other blooming roses, two years old
Billings greenhouse. S-tf
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-02-28
The Supreme Court Will
Decide as to
$4,000.
humphreys and Davis Make
Counter Charges Again.
Hearing on Monday.

John X. Summer is about to come
have been mixed up in the notorious
case are to be given a chance to ex-
plain their conduct to the Attorney
General The Supreme Court yesterday
ordered that the case be advanced on
the calendar and it will be argued on
Monday.
The old charges against the various
attorneys, Davis, Magoon and Hum
phreys. were referred by Chief Justice
Frear to the Attorney General he to
bring disbarment proceedings if he
finds from investigation that this
should be done.
After reading the affidavits already
filed Mr. Humphreys asked that the
Supreme Court investigate the charges
which had been made against counsel
in these affidavits. He asked that op-
posing counsel join with him in this
request and added IAN honest man will
always court an investigation"
Davis said he was willing for an in
vestigation, and Magoon later made the
same statement. Humphreys said he
also wanted an allegation made pre-
viously charging Davis and Magoon
with blackmailing and extorting SIS, 900
from John K. Summer, $4,000 of which
went for four-day's trial of probate
case" to be also investigated.
Mr.. Stewart said he would like to
butt in" to ask that the grand jury
investigate the charges.
i Humphreys stated that he had asked
Judge De Bolt to do this very thing,
and has also employed A. C. NJ Rob-
ertson as counsel to call upon the At
torney General to investigate.
Davis said that the Ellises had been
paid $4,000 apiece besides the attor-
ney's fee 10 Humphreys, and then had
refused to give a release TO the old
man.
After consultation with his colleagues
Chief Justice Frear stated that the
court could not very well proceed to
an investigation. as it was very un-
usual proceeding. He stated that the
(Continueo on page 81
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-02-28
While the House Spends Almost
an Entire Day in the Discussion
of Matter Much Apart From
Legislation.

Senate got Yesterday passing
this of the Legislature pay
This protect hortculurs
Islands from imported fruit and expected great
to the Territory The Senate appropriation BILL way
the House committee is said will stay
the House appropriation bill
The House unfortunately, has Nearly
whole of the day report
appointed appointment
OF Chester Doyle be japanese interpreter Court
the of whom Judge De Bolt displaced ncompe
tency to the words OF the Judge himself special
the majority of the speakerseemed that hing
with which the House had nothing One member
Knudse that the House being used
air private grievance protest against
of the dignity of that body.
story Capitol yesterday
would supplemental Legislature calling
passage special appropriation pay present
bs pl period already incurred the chief of these being
fyenses o the
Two notable introduced yesterday
One of these bill by Cabbe permit all
doing of take
license sell liquor thus enabling
This said
designed give every grocery attachment
AS a fact but
grocers Territory doing sufficient
license under the Crabbe bill.
particular interest the bill
McCandess granting c. Winston his
Kahuku go hills
by way of Kalhi
Of House, owing the that
Mr.
shall be made result of the work of the Bar Association
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-02-28
TWENTY SIX FEET OF
WATER BY TOMORROW ON
THE PEARL HARBOR BAR

Today there will be the bar
the channel leading Pearl Harbo and the will have
approximate length of 1900 feet and width of from 90 feet
The working almost the end
tomorrow will have the channel dredged clear through with
depth Next the expect
change the location of the dredging barge the inner end and
swah down the feet of cnne When this
Is completed the channel will have width of
The contractors have had all kinds accidents and the
time have been largely experimenting they have
fected apparatus by which they taking approximately
three loads muck day They have removed altogether
cubic yards spite weather of
week have done the best days work of their contract
channel Sunday will vessels the
other habor and
entirely Ford's Island
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-02-28
The Instructions We're
Favorable to
Him.
Nevertheless He Was Found TO
Have Committed the Crime
Charged in indictment.

B. Haywood Wright, formerly chief
clerk of the Public Works Office, was
found guilty by jury yesterday of
the embezzlement of the check for
$4,000 from the Hawaiian Electric Co,
and acquitted as to the shortage in
his office Of s4,sS21O There was no
evidence in defense and Wright did
not take the stand relying on the in
structions from the court. which were
exceedingly favorable to the defend
ant.
The statute on the Hawaiian books
is an old one and the crime of embez-
element Is not specifically covered as
it is in the older states and territories,
so that ]. w Cathcart for the prose-
cution had a hard fight from the very
start.
At the opening of court yesterday
morning Mr. Dunno announced that
the defense rested and the remainder
of the morning was consumed in the
argument over instructions.
In the afternoon there was brief ar
gument to the jury in which the de-
fense sought TO show that there had
been no evidence as to Wright's guilt,
referring also to the Instructions which
would be given of the extreme care
to be exercised in considering circum-
stantial evidence. 1t was charged
also that the government had no case
and for that reason employed Mr..
Cathcart to prosecute.
The courts instructions were ex-
ceedingly lengthy and the jury did not
retire until four o'clock. Judge De
Bolt instructed that lit must be man
ifestly apparent to you, beyond all
reasonable doubt that there existed in
the mind of this defendant a wilful
and felonious purpose to violate the
law, before you can find a verdict
against him.
Il feel it my duty" said the court,
''in the language of the learned Chief
Justice Shaw, to warn you that great
care and caution should be exercised
by you in drawing differences from
proved facts, because the chief danger
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-02-28

to be avoided when dealing with cir
cumstantial evidence arises from
proneness. natural to man, to jump to
conclusions from certain facts, without
duly adverting to other facts which
are inconsistent with the hypothesis
which the first facts seem to indi-
cate"
The jury was also warned not to
convict him on suspicion, and also that
intent must be shown on Wrights
part to wrongfuny convert the money
to his own use The jury was instruct
ed also that the showing of a deficiency
in accounts without wrongful intent
was insufficient.
The jury was instructed also that de-
fendant's failure to take the stand
could not be used against him.
There were further instructions as
follows:
Il instruct you that the meaning of
the word .embezzIement' is the fraud
ulent removing OF secreting personal
property which includes money, with
which party has been entrusted. for
the purpose of applying it to his own
use.
There can be no embezzlement,
within the legal meaning of the word,
unless the party when he takes the
or money does :; secretly
with an intent to defraud the owner.
II instruct you that TO constitute
the crime Of embezzlement a felonious
intention to convert the property to |
his own use must have existed after |
the money came into his possession |
and under the statutes OF this Terri /
tory making the unlawful conversion |
II property 10 his own use by clerk /
the crime is not made |
1ut by merely showing a conversion |
IF the property 10 his own use by the /
official, but it must further appear |
hat such conversion was with fraud
llent and felonious intent TO appro
1riate the same to his own use.
81 further instruct you that the un-
awful taking or conversion of money /
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-02-28
SUPREME COURT
MORE CAREFUL.

The Supreme Court is getting to be
more careful about declaring newspa-
pers to be OF general circulation" than
formerly. The Independent filed a petit
tion to be declared a newspaper for the
purpose of publishing legal notices, AMI
the Supreme Court asked Attorney
General Andrews to appear and ex-
anime the witnesses.
F. ]. Testa went on the stand and
testified that he printed 1000 papers
csily. and his circulate :, ne thought.
was about 500. He wasn't very definite
about it. A. V. Gear, Dan. Logan. A.
n. Kepoikai, c. B. Wilson and Others
testified to reading the paper ana hav-
ing seen it in public places
Mr.. Andrews asked for time to get
the opinion Of attorneys as to the
matter. Mr.. Stewart. who appeared for
Testa. asked that the petition be grant
ed. He said the Independent shouh-
MT be judged by the standard of the
Advertiser which had the largest cir
cuIation in the city. and other papers
should not be compelled to come up
to it,
Testa testified that the policy Of his
paper had alienated many people. and
suggested that there was no
reason to believe that the policy would
be changed. The court took the mat
ter under adyfsement