The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-20

have amounted s2.46. There will be stu
a small fund left In the treasury, which
the directors say Is too small to apply TO
a dividend. They are holding 1t 10 cover
the cost OF possible litigation, and Will
ask authority 10 apply any sum that may
be nnally left to some public object.
The testimony taken last week oy tho
Senate committee now incidentally n-
vestigating General Woods conduct In
Cuba was very damaging to the Doctor
General and his friends are demanding
that he be brought home to set matters
straight, II he can. The Atlanta Constl-
tuition comes to his rescue after thia
fashion:
The pity Of 1t all is that General Wood
Is not present In person to give his own
story and to show members of the conf
mlttee how to probe for the truth and
the faslehood. In many OF the stories re-
tailed by some interested and prejudlced
witnesses, who arc now appearing before
It. 8a3
But when General Wood shall get home,
as he should be ordered to do as speedily
as possible, the public will see with how
plain and unimpeachablc testimony he
will put down and grind to refuse much
OF hearsay and Misrepresentation ny
which his good name as O. man ana MS
honor as a soldier have been traduccd,
The Steel Trust announces It's purpose
to make New Year present to Its en-
ploycs by reducing their wages from to
90 per cent. which causes the Hunalo
Times to rise and remark:
If the truth were known, 1t would
probably be found that this corporation
is tho most mammoth swIndle In ex-
lstcnce. Having induced It's employees TO
invest their little savings In tho STOCK,
1t now reduces their wages 80 they can!
not recover their investments. AND car
negie continues to discourse OH the
curse Of wealth."
'The appeal Of the Northern Securities
Company from the Judgment Of the c;F-
cult Court for the District Of Minnesota
is now In the hands OF the Justices OF
The Supreme Court for final decision, the
arguments having been concluded or
Tuesday last, "A decision is not looked for
before the latter part of January, and
it Is possible that 1t may not DO forth
coming before the middle OF March, Inc
Attorney General Of the United States
is being praised on every hand for MS
effort In presenting the governments SIDE
OF 1t the Hartford Post says:
Tho impression made by the argument
OF Acknowledgement Knox Is very favor
nDle,h NHIlyft WllO llcttl ~ P'SA'SN''S~
unans werablc Fills manner was impress
siye, his matter profound, Ills logic search
ing, One commentators says that Whilo
there is wide diversity OF opinion among
tho lawyers as to the impression maze
upon the court by the arguments, ny
preponderance Of sentiment seems 70 20
that tho court will sustain the govern
menps contention. However. tilat may
be. no one can say that the governments
case was not ably handled by the unle,
alcrt and astute sAttorney-Genera1 ana
his assistants.
The supreme Court Of Missouri, has
rendered a decision, on law points N,
yolved.. which releases from prison one OF
the Chief boodlers convicted IN the ~
Louis courts. A paragraph from the
| Kansa S City Times Gives US q peep az
curious turn tho case may take. Ihat
paper says;
There would beja curious lnlnglins of
thu church and state II the supreme
Court should fine for contempt me
protestant ministers, the Catholic priests
and the Jewish rabbis who have protested
against the release Of Ed Butler, But
probably the court will not attempt that
procedure. It Is perhaps reasonable
enough to understand that WAea theFe y
a very general DISSATISFACTION with ~
rulings, 1t is1 no contempt 70 express ",
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