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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-12

So widespread has become the
public Indignation against the pro
posed plan % the arfnorS board to
eoist an Inaccessible goat pasture
apou the Taxpayers % the county
AZ a suitable site for an afmofy, that
even n the sliding cliff "a West >
sru avenue and tenora street is Hs
Isrtsd by the county commissioners
the tight against " Nni be taken to
the courts.
Several business men who siEura
the petition ~ 500 IN favor Of the
Howell street site. and who want
the arfuory focAtsd y here u can be
reached without an aiFship Ut al
alpine aaouk Informed The star to-
day that lutunciiun proceedings
would he instituted forthwith " the
commissioners attempted 10 pay
faa. ooo Cor the site which - on the
tar duplicate fur tssee,
In fact. the proposed steal II eir-
ger than aa first stated Ia The star.
for the original four lots. izesz.e.
which q IL proposed 10 purchase.
are on the tax duplicate for only
$3.50 Figuring this At SO per cent
Of ia real value. this piece 81 prop
EHNN ~ AANAAANN EHNNA tNAAH AAaHHAHaNH e.
This would make the contemplated
coo IA clean cash.
The records show that the sur.ss-
ulent against the four lots has been
the same f7st9 since 1893 The
board Of equalization never changed
tha assessment during all this time.
witch Naa as much a. saying they
did not believe tho property had In
creased In value The beard Of
equalization 10 composed ~ three
county commissioners Although b.
their action GA the board Of sguAliE-
alton they showed that they did not
think that the four lots at the time
the heard e cquailsa ton met were
worth more than iiz.tissT IN
August 1909. they have come 90 the
conclusion that Il has advanced IN
value to ,1z coo since that tirne
The Columbia a Puget Sound
railway. or the Pacific Coast COM
pany. which controls tho former. has
owned the lotU for the past 40 years
The lots have not been used for any
purpose. which u pretty good proof
that the owners did not think they
we're worth using The . a =. s.
railway got the lots together with
some others ga the district. In pay
nant on a debt from tho Seattle 4
Walla walla railroad The latter
company was the original purchn ser
81 the land. after Il vas plated by
= A. Denny on August Il. ts71
Mfr Denny sold block %. which In
cIudcs the four lots chosen for an
afmorY site lots 90 ~. 80 and a.
10 the Seattle = Waila waila rail-
road. for 81 zoe.
George u Kiftirger the man who
negotiated the d-al with tho armory
board for the purchase ~ the site. cr-
planned today that the railroad com
pauy was not Enins to sink the wells
ia the sifc and make Sc owu recon-
ueudation AZ 20 the character Of the
suhstrata. as u would appear from the
statement made "a The Star Yesterday
hv County Commissioner Baker. hut
WAS merely going to d. the work uns
der the supervision Of city Engineer
Thomson The latter said this morn
iug that he would probably make his
iuvestlsa tion Monday
Ths county commissioners have not
vet fixed the date nc which they will
decide 20 accept or reject the site
However. as Commisriauer Baker SAYS
~ Hes between the Western avenue
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-12
If County Commissioners Accept
Western Avenue Goat Pasture
They VIII Have Legal Fight
on Hand

cite and the city site IN North seat
tie there viii br only one choice The
cts viii ~ithsat aouht. refuse 10 give
aaAY the sortn Seattle block for
RrnuFy purposes. committee visited
Mayer Humsn In regard 10 the matter
ard the latter told them positively
that he would not consent 20 such
pfepositlen.
They told me that they had nxsd
Il iAp with the governor Go let the pub
Nc II Seattle ase the building when
ever desired. said the mayer this
meFnln tbut l told them thai such an
Asrsstpent Was not ct all necessary.
The ryrssns governor wtii not last an
ionk - tss @FmeTS -iii last The stat.
ute prevldins that the arInosy can he
ug.iy usesa fof puhiir purposes with the
ceussnt % the governor rtlt stands.
Il oasiect 10 EisanE away home Tor
tbs states soldiers when Ne haven't =
doesn't hcms for our city fathers ard
oer susrdians. the policemen. The
stat. hoif. the title 70 the property
ktns eeuRty proposes 20 bus a site
foe fs4s1. kins county pays one
fourth sf The tNs af the state. which
IL furnishing the iE.ooo for the Artnory
building Ths city pays ~ per cent u
the cosHsfy'E takcs. besides iir own
tar"
Mayer Iiumes would not Discuss
WHISTLER % not he favored the West.
srp avenue site. because he had not
seen a.
The following are IS OF the sites
picked Unfortunately out of
total Of q offered 20 the board for
sale
Howell street. $50 by 1876. So. 900.
Euufhasst corner Of Seventh aV-
snue and Lemon. street. 10 by gao
feet. SO. $40
Fsyiston avenue. Fast Howell and
netmons no by roo feet. 90 900.
CEDAR street Third aVeuu. and
Vine street. ito by go feet. $50. 600
Ninth avenue and Pine street. 10
by go feet. tsseSo
John street. First avenue west and
Denny way. SIS. eo0
John street. Queen Anne avenue
and First avenue west. tts e00
Fatfyicw avenue. John and Thorn
az street. az ACRES. $4,000
Yeslsr way and Spruce street,
tib.uao
East srrinr street Eleventh nv-
enue. EHNt Marion street, Tenth av-
enue and Madison street 10000
Denny way. East John street.
Howard avenue aud Pontius avenue.
Sc. 600
Vowel street. Minor. olive and
Horsn. 80 by 100 $4,000
John street. Queen Anne avenue.
Denny way and First avenue Vest.
SIS, 600
+ Columbia street. East Cherry
street. Thirteenth aud Fourteenth
aygnusa. 2se hy 1G0 feet t20.000
tnia4 street. Terry avenue and
Ninth avenue $40 200,
Madison street. Eleventh and
Twelfth avenues. 1870 by 80 feet,
81. 900
Howell street. Olive street. Minor
and Roren avenues. t60. 200.
Ninth avenue, Terry avenue and
Pike street $4,000.
Ninth avenue and Pine street, 100
bN go feet. $40. 600.
Ftrrt avenue Broad street. Second
avenue and clay street. th6.e00
Third avenue, Cedar street. Fourth
avenue and Vine street. stS coo
Fourth and Firth avenues. Vine
aud Wall streets. SIS 600.
Columbia and East Cherry streets.
r'e irfrentH and Fourteenth avenues,
$50 COO.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-12

Consumers ~ the Citizens Light A.
Power company have found q gro
tnsque joke while carefully examining
their Bills On the back Of many Of
the statements IN big rcd type is tho
following legend.
s-Citizens Gas has made living
lighter. brighter and cheaper"
Acting Manager Hutchinson of tho
Citlzens' company. explains the raise
Ia the price 81 gas as follows:
The price Of gas per cubic foot in
creased 81 November a great deal ever
that IN October he said That &C
counts for = great part Of the increase
IN the amount 81 the hiiiE. The prin-
clpAl complaint has come In from
North Seattle. Other bills about the
citK have been raised however. IN pro-
portion. In November the days were
much shorter than IN October and the
time that gas was burned In business
houses and residences was much
longer. Probably many people did not
take this into account.
"Arain there were many meters
read ia October a little earlier than
usual and in Sovetnbc they we're read
late in the month. In some instances
the November bills were for as many
an g. DAYS. while those for October not
more than the regular month.
When the committee q consumers
from North Seattle called on me ! ey-
planned an Of theEe things They
asked " u we're possible for them to
secure a lower rate on gas or II 10
were possible for them to in any way
cut down their bills.
4 explained 20 them that n the
pressure was cut down. the gas con-
stunned would not be 80 great, but that
the light would not be 50 coed. ! be-
lieve that the men understood the
situation"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-12
ARMORY SITE STEAL WILL
BE STOPPED BY INJUNCTION

T. Five aercs east shore Lake Union.
s. .oa9
Union street. Ninth and Terry ny-
snuea. Sc. 900
Madison street Eleventh ard
Twelfth ayeuurs. 81 0dQ.
Republican street. Harrison ner-
ter and Seventh avenue north,
~. 600
Lat Olive street, Tt eifth avenue
ana Past Howel street. 2oee.
Eighth and Ninth avenues md
University street, tii co.
Southwest corner Bell street ard
Western avenue. iss Oea
Corner 800 ~ TO feet Harrison
street and seventh avenue north,
no 900.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-12

MUST PAY
A FORFEIT

Franchise Inspector Wheeler today
sent a communication a. the board u
public works reeomms udinE that the
Seattle Electric company be made %
pay it, forfeit u ilso for failure 20
complete the building u the double
tracks on Union street IA time. or that
the matter b. referred 60 the corpora
tlon counsel The board referred the
communication "a the council The
company was u have the track com.
picted Dee. n. n extends from Third
and Union 10 Eighth and Pike The
connections at each ~ the terminals
have not been completed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-12

kan cruise He failed TO do no. not
withstandinE the fact that she
claims to have remained single sole
~ on account OF her reliance on his
promise.
Mrs. Fohs was reluctant TO allege
seduction ia her complaint, and did
20 only At the earnest request OF At
torney RoHnubsum. Who claimed u
vas necessary In order to give
weight to her case.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-12
STRENUOUS
MIR. MELSE

John Euiliyan.a uniform may not III
Edward ". helse. but the rotBud
deputy city comptroller has other
qualifications Tor the office Of police
chief lie Il a. strenuous az they
make 'em and last night he proved ~
BY going out single handed % cap
turc a burglar.
Ed turned his trustg Rlx-nhootar
loose on the cracksman and aimoat
hit him. Anyway the buRlar fled
Meiso lives at "a Yesisr Way. The
burglar was In his backyard
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-12
GRAVE
CHARGE
SENSATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
IN The FoAs. NAMES SUIT

A sensational development In the
Fohs-iiaiues breach OF promise suit
was the filing IN the superior court
this morning Of an amended com
pluint in which the plaintiff. Mrs.
Fannie Fohs. demands $4,000 and
alleges that she was seduced by the
defendant. Lieutenant Oscar Haincs.
OF the United states revenue cutter
service. Mrs. Fohs has retained
Lawyer l.. ~ Rosenbaum 20 repre-
sent her. +. u. Hughes was formerly
her attorney. Roth the original COM
plant and the amended btu were
filed this morning.
In the first complaint SO 600 dam
ages for alleged breach Of promise
are demanded.
Lieutenant Haiues IL now at sea
on the revenue cutter Manning.
Mrs. Fohs alleges that he agreed
to marry her here last November
when he came down from an Alas
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-12
M'C0vERN
HEARING

The hearing OF the habeas corpus
application Of Walter '. McGovern
was begun at 2.So clock this after
noon before Superior Judge Bell.
McGoyeru was the first witness
placed on the stand. He told the
story Of his connection with the
poker-room gambling cases substan-
TALLY as related in The Star at the
time.
Prosecuting Attorney Scott and
Deputy Sheriff Callaghan. whom
McGoNern accuses OF serious mis-
conduct in office. are present.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-12
G. o. CONVENTION

WASHINGTON. n. e. Dec. "a
chicago VAS chosen this morning By
the Republican national committee
as the place for holding tho nation
al Republican convention. which viii
convene at noon. Tuesday. June I,
1906 The vote was Chicago "a
81. Louis /. PitfaburR !.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-12
OFF TO MAKE
A RECORD

NORFOLK. Va. Dee i3-i.isut
chandiern torpedo fioiiiia passed out
- the NirEinia rapes this morning on
a record iEip II lkeaa miles Tor Manila.
A burglar entered the home Of A.
q huii. a. 100 Past Thomas street
last night rs forcing open i ain
dow in h cellar. and took Kaluahic
suddle and bride The door lead
ing np from the cellar 10 the kiteh-
IN had been tampefcd with. aud a
broken key wHs found in the losk.
There was little If value ia the eel
lar. as II Was used az "a store room
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-12

WASHINGTON. y. G. Dee. Z 1t
" now declared on high soma tartsl aa-
tharity that Congress Will rsmalu IN
session until Tuesday. December -
II will then take a recess for the
Christmas holidays until January &
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-12

v ARLINGTON u. 9. Dec q Sen
atnr harun yesterday introduced a
resolution providing Tor an invsstixa-
iion a. 60 shat protected goods are
seid cheaper abroad than At home.
THE resolution Il especially directed
against manufacturers ef iron and
steel and other materials. KiAs. asd
crueksry textile goods. wearing ap-
rarei household goods. etc
Senator Patterson. % Colorado yrs-
tersfay introduced = resolution IN the
setate provtaias for a government b.
CURRY into the strike conditions Ia his
state.
Senator Cuiber~an Yesterday intro
dueed a resolution providing for CON
srsssionsi inquiry into the Panama
affair
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-12
SENATE ROUTINE

rector general u the Amsricar
Exposition At Banaio
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-12
WILL CHAMPION THE CAUSE
OF The WORKING GIRL

THE SOCIOLOGICAL SOCIETY WILL ENoEAVoR TO GIT SHORT
Err HOURS AND SATURDAY NIGHT CLOSE FOR rAE wo
MEN WHO WORK IN THE BIG DEPARTMENT STORES
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-01-02
To Cure Cold In One Day s7~ss*s. ss;Ss*
rAs Laxative bromo Quinine Tase.. * nh eas:sy

leading college. They have one
child.
At Aberdeen Mr.. Wilkinson was
one of the most popular and be-
loved ministers the Methodist
church there has ever had, and ex-
pressions Of regret at his departure
and appreciation of his services
were hesrd on every hand when
Bishop Key decided to send him
to Louisiana.
Upon his arrival here Mr.. Will
kinson was met by S. 81. Meyer,
Col. David Fable and j. A. Snider,
who accompanied him to the home
of the latter, l543 Henry Clay Av-
enue, where he is stopping tempo
rarily. - New Orleans Picayune,
Dec. 26.
Rev. DR.. Richard Wilkinson, the
new pastor of the Rayne Memor-
ial Methodist Church, preached his
first sermon yesterday morning.
ae had large audience, and the
sermon was very much liked by
everyone who heard it. It was
agreed that Mr.. Wilkinson is one
of the best speakers and most en-
thusiastic men in the city pulpits,
and his determination to start y
forward movement and largely in
crease the membership of the
church is backed by q record az
one of the best men in that line of
work in the country. His style of
preaching is more conversational
than oratorical, and he frequently
stops to explain something in an
of-hand way that is attractive.
DR.. Wilkinson is short, rather
heavily built, with dark hair and
eyes, and smooth face, and is q
good elocutionist naturally as we'll
as by training.
The text for the morning SER
mon was in line with the expressed
determination to work on the lines
of progress. It was "GO Forward
Exodus xiv, Is. last two words
OF the verso. Before beginning he
said by appointment Of the Bishop
he come with his wife and little
one to take up the work 90 success
fully carried on by Rev. DR.. La
Prade. and if ct the end Of his
term Of service he could have the
affection Of the people a. his pre-
decessor had he would Be grati6ed.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-01-02
Rayne's New Pastor.

Rev. Richard Wilkinson. the
new pastor of Rayne Memorial
Methodist church, has arrived in
the city and will preach his first
sermon in his new pulpit Sunday
morning at 10 O'Clock. The con-
gregation will turn out to hear
him, for Mr.. Wilkinson has al
ready become widely known as a
gifted preacher and pastor. He
succeeds Dr. w. 81. LaPrade. who
has filled the Rayne Memorial pull
pit four years. and who is now Pre-
sidiug Elder of the district.
Nj. Wilkinson is q young man.
one O. the youngest to hold a po-
sition like that Of pastor at Rayne
Memorial, which is one of the most
desirable appointments in the gift
of the Conference. He was born
thirty-one years ago at Lancaster
shire, England. and received his
early education at that place. He
came to the United States in 1892,
three years after he began preach
ing. Wonderful success attended
his special services held in Mis-
souri,, Arkansas and Tennessee.
After preaching here q year he
entered Central College, Fayette.
Mo-, and remained there until
1897. when he graduated with the
Bachelors Degree. In 1898 he
was given the Masters Degree.
While in college Mr.. Wilkinson
held q regular pastorate in the Mis-
souri Conference, preaching with
marked success for three years.
In the fall of 1897 Bishop Will
son transferred Mr.. Wilkinson to
st. Louis, where be served two
years. In 1899 Bishop Gambler
transferred him to the North Mis-
sissippi Conference. and he was
stationed at Aberdeen. Here he
remained until Bishop Key re-
Gently transferred him to Louis
lana and stationed him at Rayne
Memorial.
In the fall Of 1897 Mr.. Wilkin-
son married Miss Mary Catharine
Barnes, Of Newark, Ohio, . gradu-
Ate Of Weeleyan University, Who
for four years had charge Of the
department Of mathematics in :
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-01-02

Au unusual number of casualties
and conhagrations are reported as
incidents to the holiday season,
and Mississippi comes in for a lib
eral share. Many of the cOnfla-
grations are chargable to the care
less handling Of fireworks, and one
of the heaviest losses in our State
was the destruction of large por-
tion Of the town of Raymond.
which is said to have resulted from
the explosion of fire crackers. Here
in Aberdeen we have entirely es-
capped any casualties, owing no
doubt to the vigilance and deter
mination of Mayor Acker and Mar
shall Mckinney who strictly on
forced the ordinances bearing upon
that subject, and who deserve CON-
mendation for their action. It was
not desired to curtail the pleasures
of the small boy on the festive hol-
iday occasion, but the risk of great
loss was too imminent to justify
trusting his discretion in the prem
ises. Possibly We may have build
ings standing unimpaired to-day
that would have been a mass Of
ruins bat for enforcement of the
fire cracker ordinance.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-01-02

Some would-be linguists in at
tempting TO use the old-time negro
dialect arrive about as nearly to
success AS they would in endeavor-
ing 10 quote the Chinese language.
1T il needless to say that they are
not of the South and have little
knowledge of the peculiar express
sions. authorizations and originsli-
ty Of the negro vernacular in the
days of slavery. Most Of the stuff
that we read in print these days is
a slander on the negro, and utterly
fails to picture his sentiment, hab-
its or words.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-01-02

The Yasoo City Sentinel and
vioksburg Post doubt the claim
Of Mr.. Lamar Fontaine to the au-
thorship Of the poem "All Quiet
Along the Potomac" In . recent
article in the Memphis Morning
News Mr.. Fontaine asserted his
claim in very positive language,
supporting it with details of inci-
dent that would seem to be con-
vinoing. There 10 no controversy
We believe as to date of first ap-
pearanoe of the poem. the date be-
ing approximately the same on
both sides. Can it be q case of
''great minds running in the same
channelf" Mrs. Beers, Of Ohio, is
the other claimant.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-01-02

Col. w j. Bryan says that the
fear of the party's return to Cleve-
landism has had more to do with
the falling off in Democratic votes
in the West than industrial condi-
tions. The falling off was also aug
mented by the return of the popu-
lists and fusionists to their first
love, the Republican party.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-01-02

During a sudden and terrible attack ol
Group our little girl was unconscious from
strangulssiou, says A. l.. Spadord, post
master. Chester. Mich, and = doso OF
One Minute Cough Cure was administered
and repeated often. II reduced the swell
ing asd IA fiamatiou, cut the mucous and
shortly the child was resting easy and
speedily recovered Il cures coughs,
colds. iagnppe and all throat and lung
troubles One Minute Cough Cure lin :
gers IN the throat and chest aud euabIos
the lungs to contribute pure, hsalth-giv-
ing oxygen to the lungs. Phoenix Drug
Co.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-01-02

The largest shipment OF raw oys
ters ever made from this place was
that of yesterday, when over zoe
buckets of the luscious bivalyes
were shipped to different parts
throughout the country. The total
valuation of this shipment amount
ed in round numbers to the neat
sun of over $4,000, and exceeded
that of any previous shipment by
over 15O buckets. The shipment
today promises to be equally as
large, and may be increased some
what tomorrow.-Biloxi Herald.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-01-02
C0nSu|llp lpti0n

Salt pork is a famous old
fashioned remedy for con-
sumption. :" Eat plenty of
pork" was the advice to the
consumptive 50 and 100
years ago.
Salt pork is good if a man
can stomach it. The idea
behind it is that fat is the
food the consumptive needs
most.
Scott sEmulsionisthemod-
ern method of feeding fat to
the consumptive. Pork is too
rough for sensitive stomachs.
SCOTS Emulsion is the most
refined of fats, especially
prepared for easy digestion.
Feeding him fat in this
way, which is often the only
way, is half the battle, but
SCOTS Emulsion does more
than that. There is some
thing about the combination
of cod liver oil and hypophos-
phites In Scott's Emulsion
that puts new life into the
weak parts and has a special
action on the diseased lungs.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-01-02
One Hundred Dollars a Box

is the value II A. Tisdale, Summertcn. s.
C places or DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
He says: II had che piles for 20 years.
tried many doctors and medicines, but al
failed except DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
1t cured me-" 1t is a combination of the
healing properties of witch hazel with an
tiseptics and emollients: relieves and pei
maneptly cures blind, bleeding. itching
and protruding piles, sores. cuts. bruises
eczema, salt rheum and all skin diseases.
Phoenix Drug Co.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-01-02

The local committee on arrange
ments for the Confederate Reunion
in New Orleans next May, are
busily engaged planning for the
building and perfecting other de-
tails, and estimate the crowd of
visitors and veterans at $50, 600.
Capt. James Dinki1s, we'll remem-
bered az . former citizen of Aber-
deem, il . prominent figure in ar
rangement of the programme, and
il chairman of the committee on
Parade Review.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-01-02
w. M. Hicks of Mckenzie, Te

w. NJ. Hicks of Mckenzie, Ten
nessee, is out for a religious con-
troversy, and in the Memphis
Morning News invites an open dis
cussion Of the subjects mentioned
in the two following paragraphs
Affirmed that the modern cus-
tums of the churches are making
more infidels than the avowed in
fidel arguments are making"
Or
Affirmed that the genius and
spirit of Christianity are fast dis
appearing in modern church GUS
toms"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-01-02

One good thing resulting from
the speck of war occasioned by
the Venezuelan imbroglio, is that
it keeps President Roosevelt too
much engaged to admit OF overly
meddling with Southern politics.
If international complications last
very long the Southern situation
will adjust itself to the satisfaction
of those most concerned without
the aid of his prejudiced interfer-
ence.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-01-02

Governor McMillin of Tennes-
see, granted a number of pardons
and reduced sentence of severrl
penitentiary convicts last week, as
Christmas gifts to them.