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The Washington times., 1904-11-27

the county 10 secure other claims
against HOskins
The committee found that Judge
swayne. as soon as one claim vas set
tled' allowed Boone and Calhoun fur
Their time to make a showing.
What this statement has 10 do with
the case does not appear. but we VIII
let Ii go in"
A Sharp Question.
The first question asked By Mr.. Lid
don. OF counsel for the prosecution. came
like a clap OF thunder.
He asked:
Are you under any indictment for fell
ony?"
Yes. sir; and so are YOU" responded
the witness
What is the Indictment for?"
''Embezzlemeat," was BOone's rather
sullen response.
Denies Writing Letter.
The witness denied again having
written the letter in dispute He ad-
mitted that he had used a rubber
stamp in signing his name. He claimed
&c have been In Savannah on the day
the letter purports 10 have been writ
ten. He denied having sent a tele-
gram 70 Calhoun on the same day
The telegram referred TO the sending
Of the letter.
A letter Boone had written 70 the firm
Of Rcsenheim & Sons, urging that he
be permitted TO continue bankruptcy
proceedings against HOskins was offer
ed. The letter contained statements that
HOsnns had given away all his prop
erty. was trying 10 defraud his credi-
tors, and was a bankrupt.
This letter was signed with the oeie-
hrated rubber stamp.
Swayne's Hotel Bill.
p. w. Chase. manager Of the National
Hotel. Of Tyler. Texas. testified that
Judge SWayne was a guest at the hotel
IN December, 1900. He remained there
twenty-siX days. paying at the rate OF
$50 a day. For the judges expenses
on each OF these days the Government
paid $40
W. H. Hoskins. whose bankruptcy pro-
ceedings form an important feature OF
the case, testified to the size and impor-
lance or the turpentine business he con-
Quoted al Port Jackson. Fla. The bank
AtFAN1 IA1NNfAAtAbH HtDpPE4 the DHsAi&FSfs
for fOrty-one days. During that time,
/ the busiest season of the year. he was
permitted TO do no work
Wanted to Pay Debt.
Il had the money TO pay every cent
l owed. said the witness. Il wanted 10
pay. but Judge swayne would not give
me a trial"
why didn't you give a bond at first?''
asked Mr.. Higgins
Because I wanted TO pay" said Hos
! kins.
You labored under the delusion," In
! terjected Representative Palmer. that
! II you owed debt and wanted to pay
| IL you should be allowed that privilege. "
4 am an ignorant man" said Hos
kins, simply; that was what 1 thought
The Washington times., 1904-11-27

NEW YORK. Nov. 26-Guy Roche.
who was shot on Thanksgiving Day by
Stewart A. FELTON,. after a row. breathed
his last late tonight at the New York
hospital.
Simultaneous almost with the news
OF the Kentuchans death. came the re-
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THOSE
PRESENT WERE

Secretary of the Navy Morton. Mrs.
Morton, Miss Morton. and Major Charles
McCawley. occupied "a box in the navy
side OF the field. Several o. the other
boxes were occupied by Gen. Fred
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BISHOP GETS
GOLD CROSS IN RUSSIA

MOSCOW. Nov. a6.-The metropolitan
OF st. Petersburg has conferred a gold
cross upon Robert Joseph Morgan, the
American negro bishop. who has been
visiting Moscow.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
NOTICE
EDUCATIONAL.

LEARN the real estate business. convevanc-
ing, deed writing; enter profitable oct.upa.
ton: taught by mail. CORRESPONDENCE
SCHOOL CONVEYANCING, SEES PARK ave-
Philadelphia nofs-esu-sf
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FUNERAL DESIGNS

or every description-moderately priced
GUIDE,
IZz4 + Street Northwest. Phone n. 9GJ.
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!. WILLIAM LEE.

UNDERTAKEN AND LIVERY.
20 Penn. ave. ~. ". Washington. u. c.
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SOLID SOUTH WILL
SOLVE NEGRO QUESTION

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Conspired Togetner.

Mr.. Boone and Mr.. Calhoun consplr-
Cd together [" put this man In bank
ruptcy,' h said. THE committee that
investigated this matter found this 10 be-
a fact. The committee further found
that Boone ana Calhoun scurried around
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LEE-SutienIy. Oh Friday. November s5
1874. az n 10 p. m.. az The residence Iu8 j.
street northwest. ALPHDNZO g.. LEE. be-
loved husband uf EIIa 9. Lee. %
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RICHAiOND-On Friday November -. 1904
FLORELLA BALLARD RICHMOND. wife
OF EIhert y. Richmond u
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-20
FRANK H. COOPER SUED.
Former Member of sssgeI, Cooper co;
 Accused or Breach of Contract

Former Member of sesgeT, Cooper co;
 Accused or Breach of Contract.
 New York, Feb. 1s. Frank H, Cooper. formerly of the seigel- Cooper Co, of Chicago and New York, was defendant in the state supreme court to-day in suit for breach of contract brought by Jacob H. Roberts, assignee for Charles c. Snyder and William D. Been. The action is for $25oooo. Snyder and Beem claim they were practically frozen out os a corporation formed to exploit typewriter patent obtained by Beern, and in which they and MT. Cooper were interested and that the breach of con- tract was that it was originally agreed that there should be three directors of the concern, these to be Frank H. Coop CT. Snyder and Beem. Later 1t was claimed MT. Cooper put in his two sons as directors after casting a controlling interest of the stock to make the board os directors consist of five instead of three. This the plaintiff claims was a breach of the contract, as it took the management of the concern out of the hands of Beem and Snyder and placed tt iilif those ofA { he Cegper
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-20
ORDERED BACK TO cRoNsTADT.
Russian Squadron Now Reported In
 the Gulf Of Aden.

Paris. Feb. 2o.-The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Figaro cables that the Russian squadron at Jibutil. French somaliland, on the Gulf of Alden, has been ordered to return to Cronstadt.
 The Russian squadron at Jibutil con- sists, as far as is known. of the battle ship oslabya, the cruiser Aurora, the cruiser Dmitri Donskoi and a number of torpedo boat destroyers. It was re- ported from St. Petersburg, February 15, that this quadron had been instruct ed to remain at Jibutil until further or ders.
 It has been suggested that the stop ping of these warships at Jibutil might lead to international representations, Ji- butil being a neutral French port.
 The volunteer transport Saratoff and Sour Russian torpedo boat destroyers were reported February 15 at the island os JebeI zugur.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-20
4 FEARFUL EXPLOSION.
Two Cars of Dynamite Explode KillIng g
 Over Twenty.

Ogden. Utah. Feb. 1s.-Two cars of dynamite attached to work train on the Ogden-Lucin cutoff of the South ern Pacifi railroad exploded with terri fic force late this afternoon at Jackson Station, eighty-eight miles west of Og- den, killing at least twenty-three per- sons. injuring as many more and de- stroying large amount of property. The list of the dead and injured had not been received up to midnight, but it is thought that a large proportion of the victims were Greek laborers. Among the known dead are Conductor George Dermody, of ogden. and his train crew.
 It is also reported that fireman named Burt, with his wife and three children, was killed. The explosion wrecked everything within radius of half a mile.
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CHICAGO PROFESSOR DROPPED
Dr. Tsiggs' Liberal Views Get Hun Into
 Troub.e.

Trouble.
 Chicago, Feb. 19.-The Tribune to- morrow will state that the name of Dr. Oscar Lowell Triggs instructor in Eng fish at the University of Chicago, has been dropped from the list of instruc- tors who will be notified tomorrow of their reapDointment by the board of trustees for term of three years. Af- ter July his connection with the uni versity will cease. The action of the trustees came as a surprise to Profes- sor Triggs' colleagues. The concensus of opinion, however, the Tribune will say, is that Professor Triggs' liberal views and the unusual statements he has made in his literature classes and in public lectures, have proved dis tasteful to the high authorities of the university.
 The statement of Professor Triggs that brought him most conspicuously before the public was his ranking Rockefeller and Pullman with Shake speare.
 Other incidents were his criticisms of Longfellow, Holmes, Lowell and other American poets. and his denuncation of many church hymns as 'doggerel."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-20
A BAD FIRE IN BROOKLYN.
EXTENSIVE PAINT WORKS ARE
 COMPLETELY DESTROYED.
Over One Hundred Families Evlotsd fem Nearby Tensments by Order of Chief croker-Gas Reservoirs Emp- tied as a Prsoaution-Loss Between s4oO, ,ooo and s5 O,ooo.

New York, Feb. 19-A destructive and obstinate fire broke out tonight in the extensive paint works of the F. w. Del voc and c. T. Reynolds company which occupies the center of the block bound ed by John, Plymouth and Gold streets and Hudson avenue, Brooklyn. The main structure is of brick, five stories in height, with various three and two story extensions running through to Plymouth street. The remaining DOT tion of the block facing Gold street and Hudson avenue are occupied by three story brock and fgrace tenements. The fire started from some unknown cause in the center of the plant. Alarms were sent in in quick succession and respond ed to by all the fire apparatus in the lower section Of the borough. It was seen almost at the outset, owing to the highly infammable character of the contents of the buildings, that the paint works would be destroyed and the fire men bent their efforts toward prevent ing the spread of the fire to adjacent property.
 At S:45 o'clock all the buildings of the plant had become a furnace and Fire Chiee Croker gave instructions to have the tenements on Hudson avenue and Gold street cleared. The dazed tenants were soon rushing in all directions with such Of their belongings as they were able to remove. There was a strong wind blowing from the south west and the sparks from the fire were carried in showers for a distance of half a mile.
 The buildings were stored with large quantities of oil and chemicals and an explosion was momentarily expected. It was stated that over 1000 barrels of lin- seed oil were stored in the cellar and main floor of the plant About mid night the walls of the building fell, and soon thereafter the fire department gave notice that the fire was under con- trol
 Great fears were for time entertain ed for the safety of the Brooklyn Union Gas company works located at Gold and Plymouth street, just across the street from the fire. There were six large gas tanks filled with gas, and these were sasely emptied by pumps which dis tribu.ed the gas to other reservoirs. Over 100 families were evicted from the tenements and give temporary refuge by neighbors. There was no loss of life. '. is believed that the loss will be between $4OO,00o and s5o0,0OO on which there is said to be s250ooO insurance.
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SPURIOUS DEATH CERTIFICATES
Coroner rugan, of Philadelphia, to
 Expose Sensational Conspiracy.

Expose sensational conspiracy
 Philadelphia, Feb. 19.-Coroner Dugan is certain that he is on the verge of ex- posing and bringing to justice a gang of conspirators who, declares, have for years made profit by grinding out spu- rious death certificates, making it an easy matter to bury without suspicion any human body, no matter under what circumstances death occurred.
 To substantiate this claim, Coroner Dugan has death certificate which he received the other day in manner that, to his mind. leaves no doubt of the existence of the syndicate. For some months an investigation has been going on, but so well were the tracks covered that 1t seemed almost impossi- ble to get proper proof. A short time ago, under an assumed name, the coro- ner wrote to a member of the gang stating that a young girl had died in Schuylkill county, and that he was de- sirous of obtaining a certificate so that he could bury her without arousing sus- picion. A sum of money was enclosed in the envelope, and by return mall he received the bogus certificate.
 Coroner Dugan refused to state to- day what steps he had taken to break up the syndicate. but it is said that the principals are in a position where it will not be possible for them to escape the meshes of the law.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-20
JAPANESE NOT AT THE YALU
OFFICIAL REPORT FROM ALEX
 IEFF'S CHIEF OF STATE.

Declares Enemy Has Not Been Seen Either at Tssn Gnu or Ping Yang,
 corea-Russian Officers Now Claim
 That I syo Japanese ships Were sunk
 in the ChemuIpo Fight-Eng and to be Prepared for AIi Eventuaiities- Russia Declines to Receive American Consul at Dainy.
 St. Petersburg. Feb. 1e.-Major Gen eral Plug. chief of staff to Viceroy Alexieff. has sent the following tele- gram from Port Arthur:
 Our scouts report that no Japanese have been seen either at Tsen Gnu or Ping Yang. Corea. The population is indifferent toward us. Natives say that if a high tide comes in five days the ice will begin to drift The west coast of the Liao Tung peninsula is covered with ice for distance of a mile and a quar- ter to sea. None of the enemys ships has been seen lately. There have been no fresh attempts to destroy the rail- road.'
 Paul Lessar, Russian minister at Pekin. has telegraphed that Yuan Shai Kai, commander in chief of the Chinese army. intends to send 10000 men from Pao Ting Flu to Shan Kai Kwan.
 London, Feb. 20.--The complete lull in the war news leads the newspapers this morning to discuss the political as- poets of the struggle in the far east as they are likely to affect Great Britain. No great importance is attached to the stories published in Paris and elsewhere on the continent Of alleged intrigues looking to the coalition of Russia, France and Germany, the belief being that 1t Is to the interest of all the pow CTS to take steps that the struggle be localized. At the same time it is recog- n1zed that in all three countries there is strong feeling against Great Britain on account Of her alliance with Japan. and. as Germany and France joined with Russia in 1895 against Japan it would be natural for Russia to seek similar assistance in her present dif- hculties The argument is therefore made that it behooves Great Britain to be prepared for any and all eventuali- ties.
 Russian dispatches to the London press record the rapid growth of anti British feeling. According to the Kieff correspondent of the Standard many English boys have been withdrawn from Russian schools owing to the an- noyances and insults they were subject- ed to and there is evidence in the res taurants and other public resorts that the position of the British residents of Kieff would be very dangerous should Great Britain become involved in the Russo-J Japanese issue.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-20
THE HARRINGTON PUBLISHING C0
DEATH OF DRUcKER.
Bellevue Hospital omeIaIs Relieved Of
 Amy Blame.

New York, Feb. 1s.-Because of a series of postpoenments the inquest in the case of Adolphu Drucker, the Eng fish member of parliament and owner of mines in British Columbia, who died on December last in the alcoholic ward at Bellevue hospital, was not held until to-day. Druckers life was in- sured for over s1, coo. .OO0 and at the time of his death complaint was made by James Murphy and William Otto, pa- tients in, the same ward, that the man had been cruelty treated by the nursess at Bellevue hospital After hearing testimony Coroner Jackson directed the jury to find that Drucker's death was due to causes unknown. and, as an af- ter consideration asked that the hospi- tai officials be relieved from any blame in the case. This was done.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-20
TUG ,SINMS 1T HOeH.
ssams of the Charles rfcwiiltsms
 Opened by Ice pTs.suss.

seams of the Charles Mcwiiltsns
 Opened by Ice PTersure.
 The tug Charles McWillianas, of the McWilliams Towing company. of New York, is nowe lying in fifteen feet of water at the foot of the Water street dock as result of injuries inflicted bY the ice in the harbor.
 The McWilliams came into the har- Dor few days ago with a tow and tied up at the dock. About 7:15 last night members of the crew discovered that water was pouring into her hold and they had just time to climb on the dock when the tug went down.
 It is thought that the ice, closing so tightly around her, opened up her seams and admitted the water. The McWilliams was a good sized tug and carried a crew of nine men.
 The crew, assisted by Henry Mack, night watchfnan at the dock, endeav- ored to save the personal effects on board, but were unable to do so, so quickly did she go down. She will be. raised as soon as the weather will per- init.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-20
Another Defupo, Insurance Company

Minneapolis, Feb. 19.--Judge Pond to- day, on motion of the attorney general of the state, issued a temporary injunc- tion forbidding the Millers' and Manu- facturers Fire Insurance company from transacting any further business, and ordering the company to show cause in court tomorrow why the order should not be made permanent. The company is one of the oldest in Minne- sota and it's difficulties are due to a heavy loss in the Baltimore fire. Its officials say it's assets are s165,OO0 and it's liabilities s1s6oOo, showing an inn pairment of 31,000.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-20
NEGRO BURNED AT STAKE
ARKANSAS MOB1AKESL LAWINT0
 ITS OWN HANDS.
Victim Hunted Down by Bloodhound. -Found Hiding in Well iu Hi. Fathers Yard and is Lynched on the spot-confsssed Murder of wealthy Planter.
Planter.

Little Rock, Ark, Feb. 1s.-Glenco Bays, a negro hunted down by mob. was burned at the stake to-day near Crossett. He was charged with the murder of J. D. Stephens of Ashley county. Stephens. who was wealthy planter. had a few words with Bays yesterday the negro later securing a shotgun and killing Stephens at close range. The negro then beat the body with the butt of the gun and made his escape
 BIoodhounds were brought on spe- cial train from Lake Village. They readily took the scent and traced the murderer to his fathers house, where the negro was found hiding in well> A mob several hundred strong surged around and dragged forth the murderer. who made full confession. With hands and feet tied he was bound to stake in his fathers yard. Brush was piled around him, the torch applied and the man slowly burned to death.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-20
Insane Asylum Destroyed.

Racine, Feb. 1e.vRacine county in sane asylum. located at Gatliff, four miles west of this city, one of the finest institutions of the kind in the state, was burned to the ground tonight. In the building were 1SS patients, but it is believed they were all taken out safely. It is said that eight or ten of the in mates are missing and unless they have been taken to farm houses, they have wandered away in the snow and become lost.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-20
SEVEN MEN SHOT IN RAID.
ATTEMPT TO CLOSE POOL ROOM
 RESULTS DISAsTR0USLK.

Constables and Posse of Citizens De-
 scsnd on Place Across the River from st. Louis Ordered Away and
 soon Firing Commenced of
 Wounded May Die.
 St. Louis. Feb. 1e.--In an effort to close up a pool room that has for a long time operated in the outskirts of Madi- son, H., across the river from St. Louis, three constables. augmented by posse O. citizens. and bearing warrants for the arrest Of six men, connected with the pool room, Drecipitated riot late to-day which resulted in the shooting e seven men, Two may die.
 he wound ed Lee H arian, druggist, probably mortally; William Sch0oley. posse man; Edward Harris, spectator, not seriously; Edward Downes, serious ly; Patrick McCambridge, policeman, probably mortally; two unknown, not seriously.
 Warrants have been sworn out be- fore Justice of the Peace Isenbeyer of Granite City, adjoining Madison, and placed in the hands of three constables, for the arrest of six men, charging them with being connected with the pool room. After the failure of the Madison county grand jury, which recently in vestigated the pool room, to return in- dictments. citizens took the matter in hand. with the intention of having the pool room closed Several days ago warrants were issued for State Senator David Nelson of Missouri, charging him with being a pool seller and Victor Schuler, charging him with conducting the pool room and being custodian of the funds. schuler was arrested yester- day and gave bonds of $500, pending a hearing.
 The additional warrants were sworn out to-day and three constables appear ed at the pool room to serve them. Two policemen were within, and declared they had arrested the operators of the pool room and were guarding them. Betting was going on as usual at the time. The consta bles were ordered to leave the premises. which they did after argument. Proceeding through the neighborhood for the next half hour the constahles organized a posse of armed citizens numbering about fifty persons. The constables and posse then returned to the pool room and entered. They were at once ordered out and the doors were ordered locked. The posse demur- red and words followed. One posse man. it is stated, pointed shotgun at Policeman McCambridge. who fired a revolver into the ceiling. Firing then became general. The policeman was shot through the body. The crowd in the pool room scattered hurriedly, many fleeing into a waiting Illinois Central train until it became packed. The book
 makers, however, tonight asserted that the pool room will be open as usual to- morrow. Although the pool room men are now constructively under arrest the police say they will not permit the citi- zens to interfere.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-20
CHEMULPO BATTLE.
Russian Officers Declare They sunk
 Two Japanese warships.

St. Petersburg, Feb. 19-The govern ment to-day received from the officers of the Variag and Korietz, who are now at Shanghai, their account of the fight at Chemulpo. The account shows the admirable handling of the two Russian warships in the face of overwhelming odds. The officers confirm the state fnents that when the Japanese squad ron of eight warships appeared off Che- mulpo they were met by the small tor pedo gunboat Korietz, which had been sent out to reconnoitre: that the Ko- rietz, on sighting the Japanese squad ron, immediately returned to the harbor and rejoined the Variag, and that the Japanese followed to the mouth of the harbor and sent the Russians a per- emptory summons to surrender This message, the officers add, was disre- garded, whereupon the Japanese threat ened to enter the harbor and engage the Russians there. As this would have endangered the other vessels in the harbor, including the French and other foreign warships, Captain Roudnef, of the Variag, as senior officer, boldly gave orders that both vessels steam out and meet the enemy. The fight outside be- tween the Variag and Korietz and the eight Japanese warships resulted, ac- cording to the officers report, in the sinking of two Japanese warships, one cruiser and one torpedo boat destroyer, and the crippling of third vessel. The Russian ships were repeatedly struck, but they succeeded in re-en- tering the harbor, where the captains decided to blow up their ships to pre- vent them from falling into the hands of the enemy. The survivors of the crews were taken off and the two war ships were set on fire. The Russians also blew up a small steamer, the Sun gari, which was acting as tender to the Variag.