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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-09
District Supreme Court,

EQUITY COURT NO. 1-Justice Anderson.
Bliss agt. Bliss; proof before Albert Har-
per, examiner, ordered; compliments So
hcitors. Werthington, Head & Frailey; de-
PENDANTS solicitors, Douglass & DOUGLASS
and R. Ross Perry & Son.
mcfarland agt. Maloney; supplemental
decree granted; compliments solicitors,
Wells & Wells; defendants solicitors, Geo.
H. Lamar and Douglass & Douglass.
Mattingly agt WetZel; order Of publica-
ton; complainants solicitors Newton &
Gllett.
Travers agt. Travers; defendant ordered
to make additional deposit for costs; COM
plainant's solicitor, c. w. Darr; defend
ants solicitor, Edw Forrest.
EQUITY COURT NO. 2-Justice Gould.
Eugene agt. Schwartz; commission to take
dispositions ordered issued; complainant's
solicitor, e. H. Thomas.
Richardson agt. Hensey: appearance of
absent defendants ordered; complainants
solicitors, NJ N. Richardson o. H. Merrill
lat and E. Carusi; defendants solicitors. J.
T.. Hendler and j. B. Larner.
Tucker agt. Tucker; payment of alimony
in arrears ordered petitioners solicitor, II.
L. B. Atkisson.
Dee agt Dee: prooonfesso as to defen-
dants ordered; compliments solicitor, P. r.
Hilliard.
Burgi agt. Burgi; rule as to alimony dis
charged: compliments solicitor, Stuart Nc
Namara; defendants solicitor, A. A. Bir-
ney.
Clark agt. Fidelity Trust Co.; trustee to
release appointed: compliments solicitor,
8. T. Thomas.
Dee ast. Herfurth; sale by trustees rat,-
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Detective Father is investigating burg
larry committed Saturday night at the laun-
dry Of James Ellsworth 500 14th street
northwest. An entrance to the office was
gained by forcing open q rear blind and
1870 taken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-09
4 DOZEr GOOD REASONS WHY YOU
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WITH THIS BANK.

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whose good word carries weight
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and which can help you at the
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in the greatest number of ways
either in your business or per-
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word may be of the greatest
value to you. Continued in
next issue:)
Capital ............ $3,o47, 200
Surplus and Undi-
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motif
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WARMER TONIGHT.

Tuesday Warmer, With Increasing
CloudinesS.
Forecast till pm. Tuesday-For the Dis
tr1ct Of Columbia, Delaware and Maryland,
fair and warmer tonight. Tuesday warmer
with increasing cloudiness; light variable
winds. shifting to fresh southerly.
For Virginia, fair tonight. with warmer
in the interior. Tuesday fair and warmer;
variable winds, shifting to fresh easterly.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14

Washington, March 13.-The Weather
Bureau tonight issued the following
special river bulletin:
The lower Ohio river will not change
materially during the next thirty-six
hours, although there will be a slight
rise at Paducah and Cairo. At the
latter place the stage tonight was
50.4 feet, a rise of 2 foot since Thurs
day night. The rain that will fall to-
night and Saturday in the central val
leys will probably hold the water at
or near the maximum stage. The Ten
nessee and Upper Mississippi will fall
slowly.
Y In the Memphis district the rise
will continue for five or six days, as
before announced, but will be Less
rapid after Sunday. More rain is in
dicated for Saturday and this, unless
very light, will tend to render the
situation somewhat more serious. At
Memphis the stage tonight was 1854
feet a rise of g foot since Thursday
night.
In the Vicksburg and New Orleans
districts the situation remains un-
changed, and the rise will continue
steadily Preparations for the stages
previously forecasted should continue
vigorously, as more is indicated over
the threatened districts.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14
NEWMAN AND LYMAN
WERE ACQUITTED.
Cotton Merchants Not Guilty of EN-
bezyIement.

Cotton Merchants Not Guilty of EN-
bexzIement.
New Orleans, March 13.-The trial of
Henry Newman and Harris Hyman for
embezzlement ended tonight in acquit-
tai.
They were at one time among the
wealthiest and most prominent cotton
firms in New Orleans, and are still do
ing large business. A year ago Col.
Buckner, a leading cotton planter of
North Louisiana, accidentally discov-
cred that some cotton which he had
consigned to the firm, and which their
return to him showed had been sold at
81 cents a pound, had really brought
91a cents. He asked settlement to
cover all his dealings for some years.
The firm paid him $25,000 but soon aft
erward the Cotton Exchange expelled
them and the grand jury indicted them.
The defense was that the money was
paid only to avoid litigation as the firm
had a million dollars outstanding
among cotton planters. The firm also
claimed that when cotton was sold in
bulk at a uniform price, it was aver
aged the cotton worth more getting
above the sale price. 1t held that some
cotton sold with Buckner's at 91bc was
paid for at the rate of SIC, while Buck
ner's was worth only 9Ac, and so cred
tied.
The state held that the transactions
were separate, and the returns falsi-
fed. The jury evidently believed the
defense and promptly acquitted the ac-
cused.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14
BOLD BANDITS KILLED
SIX PASSENGERS.
Yaqui Indians Held Up the Stage to
Secure Booty.


Tucson, Aliz., March 13.-Yaoui
Indians held up the stage which runs
between Potam and TORN on the Yaqui
river, in Sonora, last Tuesday night,
killing all of the five passengers, in
Guiding three women. Among them was
Hitherto Alverado, wealthy Mexican,
who owns a number of ranches along
the Yaqui river.
The authorities at Guayamas were at
once notified.
Alverado and his wife had taken the
stage from Potam to TORN, and the
bandits thought he carried a large sum
of money with him. The hold-up took
place about half way between the two
towns, but just how the stage was at
tackled probably never will be- known,
as all the passengers and the driver
were killed. They were picked up the
afternoon of the tragedy, and the cir
cumstancial evidence is that they put
up fight.
Advices from Hermosillo, Mex, to-
night state that the body of a woman
has been found near the point of the
holu-up ana massacre OF the passengers
of the stage. 1t was terribly mutilated
and afterwards was dragged distance
of fifty yard sinto the bushes. piece
of rope was found around the neck of
the body, showing that the woman had
been cboked to death. 1t has been
definitely confirmed that the bandits
We're Yaqui Indians, numbering fifteen
to twenty. They evidently were we'll
armed, as the bodies of the dead were
riddled with bullets.
Two companies of soldiers are on the
frat
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14
MAY TAKE A CENSUS
TO DETERMINE NUMBER OF
SCHOOL CHILDREN IN GEORGIA.
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
NET, BUT DID NOT DEFINITELY
DECIDE UPON THIS.

Cost of Taking the Census Would Be
About $37 ,OOO-If Done. 1t VIII Be
During the Coming summer-Dis-
tribution of the school Fund IN
December Would Be Based Upon
It-COI. Obear Coming to savannah
10 Muster in the Naval Militia.
News From Atlanta.
Atlanta, March 13.-The State Board
of Education, of which the Governor
is chairman, met to-day for the pur-
pose of considering the question of
a school census. After some discus
sion it was decided to postpone final
action for a week or two, when an
other meeting will be held.
1t was stated, however. that the
chances are in favor of the board
ordering a census of the school chill
dren of the entire state, instead of es-
timating the number, as it has au-
thority to do. The cost of taking the
school census will be about $4,000.
If the board decides to have the work
done. it will be done during the sum-
mer months, as the figures are not
needed for a distribution of the school
fund until next December.
Mrs. Wakefield Wants Divorce.
Mrs. VILLA Little Wakefield filed suit
for divorce from her husband in the
Superior Court to-day. Her husband.
Henry D. Wakefield, is manager of
the Atlanta Newspaper Union. Mrs.
Wakefield, who was formerly a Miss
Holt. has been quite popular in At
,lanta society. They were married in
1897 and were separated on March 4.
1903.
Bank For AbbeyiIIe.
Secretary of state Phil Cook to-day
granted charter to the Citizens Bank
of Abbeville, of which s. z. Lasseter
and others are the incorporators. The
capital stock of the new bank is $780,
900.
VIII Vote on April ~.
April % has been fixed as the date
for Atlanta's bond election, and on
that day the people will vote on wheth-
err or not 100000 of bonds shall be
issued for water works and sewer inn
provements. The bonds will be strong
ly opposed.
Obenr Comes ON Monday.
INSPECTOR General w. G. obear ex-
poets to be In Savannah Monday for
the purpose of mastering In the naval
militia of that city. He win probably
go to Statesboro on Tuesday to muster
in the new company at that place.
Hart Will Argue IL.
Attorney General John c. Hart left
the city to-day for Washington, where
he goes to argue before the Supreme
Court of the United States certiorari
in the case of Controller General Will
liam A. Wright. for the state, against
the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
and others. In this case the state
tried to make the Georgia Railroad
pay taxes on 100000 of the capital
stock of the Western Railway of Ala
bama, which 1t owns, and the Louis
willie and Nashville fought the pay
ment being the lessee sof that road. The
Circuit Court of Appeals decided
against the state.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14
RIVER is ON The RISE
NOT YET HAS THE HIGH WATER
MARK BEEN REACHED.
FEARS OF PEOPLE INCREASING
ENGINEERS STRIVE TO ALLAY
THEIR ALARM.

Rain Is Promised. and the Weather
Bureau Thinks the Highest Re-
corded Marks viii BE Passed by
the booming Mississippi-Every-
where Work Is Going ON on the
Weakening Levees-Near NatcheH
the Water Is Already Sweeping
over the Bank.
Memphis, Tenn, March 1S-The river
guage tonight is 36.5 feet and rising.
This is an advance of seven-tenths of
a foot since o'clock last night, and
the weather bureau predicts that the
rise will continue at the announced
rate until tomorrow night. when a
stage of more than 81 feet is expected.
The bureau still continues to anticipate
a stage of more than SS feet. and pos
sibly more than 80.
Capt Lucas. United States engineer
in charge of the First and Second dis
tricts, to-day received a telegram from
Assistant Engineer Nolty at Caruth-
ersville, Mo, saying that the situation
there is unchanged, and there is moth
ing alarming in the situation yet, as
all embankments in his jurisdiction.
which extends from New Madrid to
Pecan Point, are in good shape.
Steamboats, Must Take Care.
Capt. Lucas has issued notices to
steamboat captains and masters, CIV
ing a list of all exposed points along
the levees and requesting those in
charge of the steamboats, to avoid APP
preaching the embankments at these
places, to run at reduced speed to pre-
vent undue strain upon the embank-
ments from the wash of the boats.
Capt. Lucas has just returned from
a trip of inspection down the river and
reports the levees on both sides of the
Mississippi in good shape, except near
Modoc, Ark, where a serious break oc-
Cured in 1897, and which has never
been completely repaired. Capt. Lucas
says the engineers are hopeful that
the embankments will hold, despite
the fact that higher stage of water
is looked for than that of 1897.
Will BE Fired Upon.
Chief Engineer Plrarr of the st.
Francis levee board to-day issued a
notice to all engineers in charge of
districts, asking them to post notices
prohibiting persons from appearing on
or approaching the leyees at any point
during the night under pain of being
fired upon by levee patrols. All boats
approa ching the levees are warned to
carry lights, and, If possible, to secure
permits before hand.
All steamers arriving to-day brought
in large numbers of refugees, and it is
estimated that several hundred persons
and much live stock arrived to-day.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14
AFFAIRS OF METROPOLITAN
Are Being Investigated by Expert
Accountants.

New York, March 13.-District Attor-
ney Jerome to-day made public a state
ment in reference to the affairs of the
Metropolitan Street Railway Company.
which his Office is investigating. The
complainant in the case is William NJ.
Amary, a former employe of the Third
Avenue Street Railway Company, who,
Mr.. Jerome said, produced mass of
statistics confessedly compelled from
the quarterly reports of the officers of
the company made to the state railroad
commissioners. The matter was refer
red to Deputy District Attorney Schur-
man, who secured reports of the COM
pany to the State Railroad Commission
and Stock Exchange. and statement
made by Mr.. Vreeland in a litigation
in which are reports of two accountants.
"It appeared from a close COMPARE
son of these documents" says Mr.. Je-
rome, that there were apparently in
consistencies in the reports made by
the company to the state railroads COM
missioners, which were not readily ex-
plicable from the reports themselves.
Mr.. Jerome therefore sent for the
counsel of the company, who at once
placed at his disposal all the books and
papers of the company and the inves-
tigation is now proceeding, expert ac-
countants being engaged.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14
Grave Fears at vicksBurG.

yicksburg, Miss, March 13.-The
river gauge at p. m. was 48.1 feet, a
rise of two-tenths since II a. m. The
flood situation in this section is stead
lily growing worse 1t is greatly in
'tensifed by the continual heavy rains.
While the engineers and officials of the
levee boards are keeping up a brave
front, it is plain to be seen that they
fear the worst.
4 new short levee just north of Lake
Providence is causing the most con-
Germ. On the Lower Lazoo several of
the fine plantations in this (Warren)
county are submerged.
Specials from Donaldson and Baton
Rouge tell of intense excitement pre-
vailing at those points. as the Airing
ton levee, near the Louisiana capital,
is feared toNbe in grave danger.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14
Rains softening the Levees.

New Orleans, March 13.-Although
the river is now seven-tenths of a foot
below the record of 1897 the serious
ness of the situation is increased by
the continuance of heavy rainy wealth
er, which is softening the levees along
the Louisiana line. Large forces con-
tinue to sack the city front, and the
engineers are still hopeful that the
local line of embankments will stand
the strain imposed on them.
Both banks of the river above the
city are being guarded to prevent the
cutting of levees.
Rumors of a break in the levee at
Arlington are untrue. Gov. Heard was
in communication at noon with the
forces in charge of the work there.
They reported that the levee was be-
ing sacked and that there was hope
of holding 1t.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14
MOORE, THE BADGER,
WANTS HIS LIBERTY.
He Says He Has New Testimony i'm
His Favor.

His Favor.
New York. March 13.-William A. E.
Moore, who is serving a nineteen
years sentence in Sing Sing prison
for robbery in the first degree and
who was convicted of having forcibly
robbed the late Martin Mahon, proprie-
tor of the New Amsterdam Hotel at
the Hotel Metropole on the night of
Nov. 4, 1898, is making another effort
for liberty. District Attorney Jerome
was served to-day with a notice of
motion, returnable before Recorder
Golf Monday, to renew a motion made
in 1899 for a new trial on the ground
of newly discovered evidence. The mo-
ton to renew the motion is made on
the ground that Moore. since being sent
to prison, has secured the affidavits of
three men, whose testimony would
have been valuable at the first trial
could the witnesses have been pro-
duced at that time.
Moore was indicted with his wife,
Fayne Moore. He was convicted, but
the jury in Fayne Moore's case dis
agreed. She was not brought to trial
again.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14
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BACK FROM ISLE OF PINES.
sauiers Looked Into the Claim OF
American Residents.

Havana. March 1S.--Minister squiers
has returned here from four days
visit to the Isle OF Pines. during which
he made note of the reason the Amer
lean residents have for urging United
States sovereignty over the island. He
viii report TO Washington on the sit
uation.
lie found the Americans 10 be ex-
tremely anxious for American soyer-
eighty, the general contention being
that they purchased land or stock In
the four American land companies OPP
Grating IN the isle, and on the alleged
representations Of an American Off
cial that the United states would as
sumo sovereignty over the Isle 0f
Pines.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14
INQUEST ON THE DEATH
OF THE PENCILS.
VIII Follow That on the Death of
Burdick at Buffalo.

Buffalo, N. Y. March 13.-It was
announced by Justice Murphy to-day
that an inquest on the death of Ar
thur R. Pennell and Mrs. Pennell
will be held soon after the conclusion
of the Burdick inquest.
The Burdick inquest will begin to-
morrow. Everyone whose name has
been mentioned in connection with the
mysterious murder of Edwin L. Bur-
dick will be brought to the witness
stand, if he can be reached with a
subpoena.
nell were taken to the New York Cen
trail this afternoon, after brief fun
eral service, and placed on board a
train for Brunswick, Me. The wish of
the relatives of the family for quiet
service was respected, and few peo-
pie were on the street in the vicinity
of the house when the two collins
were taken away.
Justice Murphy said to-day regard
ing the probable date of the Pennell
inquest:
1--WE shall have to await the outcome
of the Burdick inquest. The interests
of PenneI and Burdick were so inter-
woven that the final outcome of the
Burdick inquest may or may not have
an important bearing on the inquests
into the deaths of Mr.. and Mrs. PEN
nell.
II have issued subpoenas for every
one who has any knowledge of the
accident. / shall issue a subpoena for
Gyger the man who says he saw Mrs.
Pennell drinking li0uOr from a flask
a few minutes before the accident. l
shall issue a subpoena for Lawrence
Martin, the foreman who took the
empty flask from Gyger and now has
it in his possession. There must be
no mincing of this matter. / shall
get at the facts if they are obtain
able. Entirely apart from any official
action l may take in the case, l am
not inclined to place too much depend
ence on the suicide theory so far as it
relates to the Pencils"
BurdiclS Cut OF His Wife.
Buffalo N. Y, March 13.-The will
of the late Edwin l.. Burdick was
made public to-day. Burdick cuts off
his wife, whom he was suing for di-
vorce, without a cent. He leaves 81
500 to relatives and the rest of his
property to his three children.
The petition for probate gives no
definite idea of the correct valuation
of Burdick's estate.
The will was admitted to probate
with the stipulation that the objec-
ton of Mrs. Burdick to the clause pro-
viding for the appointment of testa-
mentary guardians for the children be
determined by the surrogate at fu-
ture date. Mrs. Burdick expressed per-
feet satisfaction with the other Sec
tions of the will.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14
SHE TRIED ON A TRAIN
TO END HER LIFE.

Charleston, S. c., March 13.-Guisep-
commit suicide on an Atlantic Coast
Line train near this city early this
morning. With an ordinary pen knife,
she jabbed her throat six times, and
but for the interposition of the con-
ductor would have killed herself. This
evening the doctor reports her condi-
ton very serious, but not hopeless.
She was en- route from Jersey City to
Tampa, Fla, and told an interpreter
here that she had two sons working
at the Charleston waterworks, but eff
forts to locate them have been so far
futile. The woman was accompanied
by 9-year-o1d boy.
Italian Consul Sottile says that she
has two sons at Tampa, and that the
passport found among her effects is
dated at Bovine. Sicily.
After being carried to the city hospi-
tai she made further efforts to COM
init suicide, and the physicians resorted
A passenger who was on the train,
but who left ii at Savannah, says that
probably the man most shocked by the
tragedy was the colored porter who
had lent the woman his knife. After the
cutting he was told to stand by the
woman and watch her until she could
be turned over to the hospital author
tiles at Charleston.
The man did as he was told, said the
passenger, but looked like he would
rather have had any other sort of job.
He had the appearance. said the mar
rator of the incident, of expecting the
woman to rise every moment and point
an accusing finger at him as response
BILE for the deed.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14
BlTTINGER INVITED
TO RESIGN HIS PLACE.

Washington, March 13.-United
States Consul John L. Bittinger, at
Montreal, has been invited to resign.
He will be succeeded by Maj. A. w.
Edwards, a North Dakota newspaper
man. Consul Bittinger, while on leave
of absence at his home. talked very
freely of the relations between the
United States and Canada. This was
i'll received in Canada. and has led to
the present action.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14
EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS
ON PACIFIC COAST

Sssympia, Wash. March IAN I'M
usually perceptible earthquake was
felt in this city at 6:25 o'clock tonight.
Buildings were shaken so that the &C.
cupants ran into the streets in alarm.
The principal shock was preceded by
tremor of a few seconds and follow
ed by slight tremor. the entire dis
turbance lasting nine seconds.
Slight rumblings were heard.
Two distinct shocks were felt in Sc
attic about $40 o'clock tonight and
Tacoma also felt the tremors.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14
BLOCKADE is RAISED.
The OrinOcO Is Now Open to All
Ships For Commerce.

Washington, March 13.-The State
Department has received a cablegram
from United States Charge Russell at
Caracas, announcing that the blockade
of the Orinoco river, declared by Presi-
dent Costro March 7, has been raised.
The action taken by the Venezuelan
government in raising the blockade
was received here with great relief,
for although there were no outward
symptoms of trouble, it is now known
that the enforcement of the decree
probably would have resulted in Sc
rious friction, perhaps involving a re-
newal of hostilities.
The United States were prepared to
recognize the blockade, but Great Bri-
tain gave Venezuela to understand that
if the blockade was persisted in, Great
Britain would recognize the belliger-
-ency of the rebels of Venezuela, and,
moreover, applying the laws of neu-
trality with strictness, would close all
British ports to Venezuelan warships,
allowing them only the small privilege
of putting in in time of stress for a
very limited period.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14
WILL VISIT THE PORTS.
Savannah Is a Point on Gen. Giles
pies Itinerary.


Washington, March 13.-Gen. Giles
pie, chief of engineers, left here last
evening to make an inspection of the
important works in progress in the har-
bors along the coast of the Gulf of Mex
leo. Boarding the lighthouse tender Ar
butus at New Orleans and accompanied
by Maj. Craighill, the engineer officer
in charge of that district, he will visit
in turn, Mobile, Pensacola, Tampa and
Key West, at which point he will leave
the steamer and come back to Wash
ington by way of Jacksonville, Savan-
nah and Charleston.
The trip will consume about three
weeks, and will be the first time Gen.
Gillespie has visited the Gulf ports
since he became the official head of the
engineer department of the army.