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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-25
COURT SETS ASIDE
WILL OF MRS. WEEK

Justice Anderson has signed "A decree
declaring the will OF Mrs Louise A
Weik vague and uncertain, and vested
the title Of her estate in hel, ten-year-
old daughter. Dorothy Weik - weilS
was the daughter OF Capta nes. OF
the United States navy. a "a
daughter Of the late Bishop ts-
ident OF Depau University, In
Mrs Weik was formerly the OF
Wolf5auer OF Austria
Mrs Weik made will while she was
a resident of Sioux Falls. S. D.. by which
she left her estate 10 the American Sc
curity and Trust Company of Wash
ington. for the benefit OF daughter.
By the san will she devised n prop
erty 20 her daughter absolr i The
estate Is valued al about 81
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RUNAWAY YOUNGSTERS
CAUGHT IN OTHER CITIES

Captain Boardman today received dis
patches from Wilmington. Del. and
Richmond. Va. telling of the detention
in those cities of boys who rah away
from their homes in this city.
Chief Jones, Of the Wilmington force.
tells of the arrest Of Blake Lawson in
that city. The led said he lived at I1G5
II Street northwest and is willing to re-
turn home.
"A moment later Captain Boardmau re-
ceiyed a dispatch from Chief Of Police
II )Ward. Of Richmond. asking that Mrs
Mary =. Pens. Of SIS + Street southwest,
De informed that her son, Austin Pens.
was in the custody OF the Richmond au-
thorities, charged with being a fugitive
from mis- parents.
The local police have not received Il
lookout for either Of these boys, and
il is not known how old they are or for
now lcng a period they have been miss
ing.
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WEATHER REPORT.

Numerous showers and thunderstorms
have occurred IN the middle Mississippi
and lower Missouri valleys. and general
rains have fallen over the northeastern
Rocky mountain slope the DakOtas. and
Nebra ska Snow has fallen In the
mountain regions OF Wyoming. Montana.
and Colorado.
II is warmer in the lake region. and
unusually high temperatures prevail in
the midole Mississippi valley. In the
middle Rocky Mountain region. Mon
tana and tho Bakotas the weather Is
unsea asOnably cool
Showers are indicated for the lower
and Thursday and for the middle At
lantic States Thursday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-25
UNION VETERAN UNION
ORDER FOR MEMORIAL DAY

Mai Gen. John Hammond, command
ing Division OF the Potomac. Union Vet
eran Union. has issued an order re-
questing all members of the organiza-
ton to turn out with their respective
posts Of c. A. r. for Memorial Day
services. General Hammond says he
would Ike 10 see every member Of the
order I'm line on Decoration Day.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-25
NEGRO KILLS CONDUCTOR
AND WOUNDS FLAGMAN
Serious Shooting ARRAY Occurs on
Southern Excursion Train
in Alabama.

MOBILE. Ala, May 25.-A serious
shooting affray, in which a man was
killed and several people were Wounded,
occurred on an excursion train at Vine
gar Bend. The train was en- route to
Meridian.
Conductor stephen Askno attempted 20
eject negro from the passenger coach
In which white people were travelling.
The negro drew revolver and opened
fire, killing the conductor and seriously
wounding Flagman RayneId. Several
negroes were also wounded in the af-
fray.
a number Of negroes were arrested.
The dead man was a native Of BirminC
sam. The nagman lives at Meridian.
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Met by Miss Roosevelt,
Who Drives to White
House With Him.
ANUNEVENTFUL JOURNEY
Fireman and Engineer Re-
ceive HandShake at
End of Trip.

President Roosevelt returned to Wash
ington today from Groton, Mass.
whittier he went Tuesday to attend the
prize day exercises Of the school which
his sons. Theodore. jr.. and Kermit. are
attending.
The President and party. consisting Of
Miss Carow. his sis;er-in-law, ind Sec
retary Loeb. came in on the Federal ex-
press. which arrived at 1880 O'Clock this
morning.
Many gathered at the depot as spec
tators. AS he passed the engine cab OF
the train which had brought him from
Worcester the President stopped to
shake hands with the engineer and FIRE
man.
Meets Her Father.
Miss Alice Roosevelt met the Presi-
dent as he stepped off the train and
drove to the White House with him. On
arrival at the White House no time was
lost In resuming the regular business.
The President at once repaired to his
office. where he began receiving callers.
The return trip from Groton was with.
out special incident. Last night, at
Hartford. the President was presented
with a basket OF flowers by the Elm
City Lodge. Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Firemen. He expressed apprecia tion and
said he would write personally 10 the
lodge members.
History Of Clinton.
Crowds were gathered last evening at
Clinton. Mass. 10 meet the train. The
seiectmen OF Clinton presented the Piesi-
ident with book containing history
of Clinton. At Putnam a crowd cfseered
and waved hags. At willimantic the
President spoke for about five Minutes
TO the large number OF people assem-
bled ----------a--.'----- &
During the trip this morning there
were no stops and the journey TO WASH
ington was made in fast time.
The Presidents Sons viii remain al
GrotOn until June 2s. when they will &c
TO Oyster Bay. About that time IL is
expected the Roosevelt family will take
up their residence there. Mrs Roose-
welt and the youngest boys may leave
Washington for Oyster Bay on June 3.
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WATERBURY,, Conn. May 25.-"I
shall offer him as a sacrifice to the Lord.
shall put Dody' out Of the reach OF
this selfish and uncharitabie world /
shall kill him first, then myself
With this message to Mrs. NJ. a
Lounsbury. sister, John Dayton. sev-
enty. called his dog. and. taking his STAFF
and dragging his hunchback son after
him. fed from Wolcott into the sur
rounding forest.
The son feared the wrath Of MS father
ana tie fate with which the parent hac
OFTEN threatened him, but was afraid
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-25
TWO LIEUTENANTS
DISMISSED FROM ARMY

First Lieut.. II. L. Harris. Twenty-sec-
ond Infantry. and Second Lieut.. Samue,
n. Fisher. Twenty-eighth Infantry, have
been sentenced by courts-martial to de
missal from the army
The cases have just been received by
the War Department from the division
Of the Philippines. Harris was tried for
drunkenness and disorder while on duty
and Fisher was convicted Of duplication
Of pay accounts.
Harris is a New Jersey man and n
West Pointer. Fisher Is a native Of Vir-
ginia and was commissioned from the
ranks.
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ReIigion-Crazed Man
Would Sacrifice Son
John DAYTON Led Boy Into Woods to Kill Him,
But Friends Save Both at Critical
Moment

to turn back He followed his father
until farmers heard his cries.
the farmers. with dogs. guns. and Ian
terms organized to run down the old man
and prevent the double killing. In d
lonely corner Of the woods. near Louis
Cooks place. father and son were
found Sunday. the son, half naked and
friThte1ed nearly 10 death. and the old
man IN prayer before the sacrifice.
Mad the party been q little later there
world have been murder and suicide, as
the old man had a razor in his hand.
Tho Daytons are IN the care of the
Authorities now and they viii be sent
= an institution The father suffers
from religious frenzy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-25
THOUGHT STORE VALUABLE;
MAY ONLY PAY HIS DEBTS

-Four suits have been filed in the Dis
trict Supreme Court against the estate
Of the late George Milton Jones' The
plaintiffs are New York jewellers, who
sue to recover sums aggregating $4,000
for goods furnished Mr.. Jones in con-
nection with his jewelry business In +
Street, between Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets carried on under the name OF
r NJ Dobbins e. Co.
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BIRMINGHAM. England. May "a
The Post" learns from high diplo-
mat that the japanese have instituted
inquiries at the European capitals and
" Nashington to ascertain what the at
titude of the various governments
would be should Russia, desiring to get
her Black Sea fleet 10 the Far East,
force a passage OF the Dardanelles.
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WINS ONLY SEPARATION.

Bertha L. Smith was today granted a
limited divorce from Frank X Smith.
The decree is signed by Justice Gould.
Mrs Smith asked for an absolute di-
vorce The proof offered. however, en-
titled her to only a separation from bed
and boar q.
In Equity Court No. / Justice Ander-
son granted Edith Meade a divorce from
Wilbur @. Meade.
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SIX MONTHS IN JAIL.

Iam G. Garrett, otherwise known as
Paul G. Garris. a young white man.
vho today pleaded guilty in Criminal
court no. p TO a charge OF embczzic-
nent. was sentenced by Justice Wright
10 Imprisonment in jail FOR six months.
rhe prisoner was employed by a local
laundry company.
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japanese Worried by
Fleet in the Black Sea

ST. PETERSBURG. May 25--The de-
parture of the Korean minister at St.
Petersburg has given rise 10 a rumor
that the post will remain vacant TIL
tho end of the war.
HARDIN. Manchuria, May 25.-Mis-
siOnaries here report a movement
among the Chinese in northern Shan
Tune province resembling that which
preceded the Boxer uprising
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Attacks Both by Sea and Land on the Be-
leaguered City Are Reported-Japanese
Massing Troops for Final Assault.
TO TAKE FORTRESS BY STORM
AT WHATEVER COST OF LIFE
Russians Said to Be Again Evacuating
Niuchwang General StoesselAppropriates
Money in Dalny and Port Arthur Banks.

CHEEFOO May 25FOur japanese cruisers and feet Of toc
do boats and desoyers passed midway between Port Arthur and the
MaoTao Islands, to the south the port O'Clock this morning
No firing has been heard.
According reports received here the Russians again removed
their guns and troops from the forts Niuchwang.
HEAVY FIRING HEARD.
Heavy firing heard Port Arthur yesterday and nasuch
the fleet until this morning thought that land
tack occurred
Jks which have arrived here from Psewo TO the or Of Port
Arthur report that the Japanese daily landing troops Psewo
BASE ON ELLIOTT ISLANDS.
also reported that temporary barracks have been erected by the
japanese the Elliott Islands, of the eastern of the LoTmg
Peninsula hundreds of ships including Of and trans
ports rendezvous.
Refugees from Dany report that General Soessel seized all the
money the Dny and Port Arthur banks and depotors unable to
cash any checks.
Eight japanese baehps and cruisers bombaraed Port Arthur
yesterday morning
FORWARD MOVEMENT BEGUN.
ST. PETERSBURG May 2A telegram from Mukden says the
japanese forward movement begun General
Kurokfs army advancing from eng cheng.
SKRYDLOFF MAKES EXCURSION.
ST. PETERSBURG May 25-A private dispatch from Nadvo-
o states that Admiral Skryo who has succeeded the late Admiral
Makarof command of the forces made long
from Wadyostok yesterday aboard the cruiser Rossia-
JAPANESE COMMUNICATION CUT.
PARIS, May 25.-The ST. Petersburg correspondent of the
Temps reports that General Kopatin succeeded cutting
communication between the apan force under General K
oki, and the second division, under General Oku.
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RUMORS OF A BIG BATTLE
FOUGHT AT FENG-WANG-CHENG

with loss Of 1900 men. the Russians
losing 5000.
Expectation is running high in st.
Petersburg. According 10 the latest
news General Oku's army, which has re-
ceived fresh re-enforcements, Is hasten-
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ST. PETERSBURG. May 25.-The
authorities OF the Red Cross have re-
eeived a startling rumor from Mukden
that the Japanese advance guard met
the Russians at g-wang-eheng. on
the Lao Yans road and were defeated
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-25
FIRE is CONSUMING
A MISSISSIPPI TOWN
Yazoo City, Facing Destruction, Calls on
Neighboring municipalities for Aid--Jack-
son Department on the Scene.

partment is powerless to check the
spread. and and neighborlng towns are
pemg appealed to for assistance.
The entire fire department of Jack
son has left for the scene on a special
train. The loss already is more than
$500. 900.
AUGUSTA. Ga. May 25.-A million
dollar fire was reported this morning at
Greenwood, S. c.
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JACKSON, Miss. May 25.--A tele-
phone message just received from
Yazoo City, forty-five miles north Of
here. says the entire town is being de-
stroyed by a fire.
The fire started in the business dis
trict at 9 o'clock. Dozens of fine busi-
ness buildings are being destroyed.
Almost every structure on Main
Street is in flames. The local fire de-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-25
TYNER CASE GOES
TO THE JURYMEN
THIS AF TERNOON
Judge Pritchard Delivers
Charge on the Legal
Points Involved.
MAJOR CONRAD'S SPEECH
Worthington s Able Defense
of the Defendants Charged
With Conspiracy.
MAJOR CONRAD'S SPEECH

The Tyner-Barrett conspiracy case will
be in the hands of the jury when Judge
Pritchard adjourns court this afternoon,
A. S. Worthington, principal counsel
for the defense. addressed the jury this
morning, speaking from 1906 to Il:
o'clock
After a brief interval Major Holmes
Conrad. special counsel for the Govern
ment in the Postofice cases, began the
final speech OF the series. He addressed
the jury exactly at the noon hour.
At 1880 o'clock Major Conrad suspend
ed his remarks. so that the usual recess
might be taken. Resuming at 1.3O h
concluded his address
Judge Pritchard was ready tC charge
the jury Immediately on the conclusion
OF Major Conrad's speech and placed the
case IN their hands
Chunks of Hard Facts.
In beginning his address to the jury
Mr.. Worthington told them he would
confine himself TO the Chunks of hard
facts" which had been brought out in
the course of the trial.
Before entering upon a detailed dis.
cussion of the evidence he called the
jury's attention to the Importance of
the previous good reputation OF a de-
fendant in considering charges against
him
IF you should go into your house
some night and find a stranger there.
said Mr.. Worthington to the jury land
should call a policeman to arrest him
on suspicion. the first inquiry you would
make would be as TO the mans pas,
record. II you found him to be a pro-
,f.sf In
he would be convicted and sentenced
"Eut IL you found man in your
house. under exactly the same circum-
stances. but who said he had come to
consult you on business. had found yoJ
no. at home, and had sat down to wait
foe you-if he was found TO be a reputa-
bic citizen, against whom no suspicion
OF wrong intent could reasonably b.
laid. he would be promptly discharged
THAT is the relative value and i'm
portance OF mans reputation, and. IL
competition with any matter on whiel
doubt may arise. must nave due weigh
IN reaching your decision
Comment on Evidence.
Mr.. worthington declared that Of al
the men whose names were on the in
dictment. as knowing anything what
ever about the case there was only on
who could have known anything abOu
the case This man was Webster.
postofice clerk. who testified that III
two defendants had followed the custom
of the department in every way.
The testimony OF Morgan, Huebner
Mackville. and other postofiice employee
past or present was passed over b.
the defense's chief counsel as unimport
ant.
Attorney General Harmon opinion II
1886 was referred 20 in connection witt
bond investment enterprises. and th'
cases OF continued activity of these com
panies was adverted TO. The revOkint
Ol the fraud orders against them Wa
commented on.
Thomas and TyneT.
Taking up the argument made yester
dav afternoon by District Attorne.
r9,sch NJ RVorfhinrfDn referred n
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Thomas and Tyner.

Taking up the argument made yester-
dav afternoon by District Attorney
Beach. Mr.. Worthington referred TO
what ! may call the audacity" Of that
argument. He spoke Of General Tyner
as that honorable and fair-minded man
who sits over there"
Mr. Worthington compared the prac-
tice Of the Postohice Department I'm the
Issuance OF fraud orders in the terms
Of Office Of General Thomas and his
sIccessor. General Tyner. lie referred
scathlngly 10 the formers plan OF is
suing fraud orders Immediately on the
production Of evidence. without giving
such companies chance 70 bring
themselves within the law.
Correspondingly, he praised General
Continued On second PaceD
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Fair tonight Tomorrow
showers and thunderstormS;
fresh SoutherIy winds.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-25
CORNWELL CASE IN
HANDS OF The JURY
Progress of Trial Much Faster
Than Expected
PROGRAMMES FOR TODAY
Christmas VIII Be Fittingly Observed
BY the People of Bessemer-Sehed-
uIe of Church Services
and other News.

Bessemer, December 24.-(Special)
Contrary to expectations, the famous
case against Capt. T. J. Cornwell, pres
ident of the defunct Bessemer Savings
bank. went into the hands Of the jury
this afternoon. The case, which
charges the ex-bank president with the
embezzlement of large amount OF the
funds of the Bessemer Savings BANK
was called last Monday morning De-
fore Hon. William Jackson, presiding
in the court of Bessemer. From the
slow progress made at the beginning
of the trial, and, in fact, for the nrsl
three days, it was not believed that
the case would reach the jury unth
some time next week-about Wednes-
day. Progress was made, however, on
Friday. and the arguments were begun
this morning.
Attorney Pickney Scott, who has as
sisted Col. L. d. Godfrey, the solicitor
in the prosecution of the case, was the
first speaker. He made an able appeal
to the jury, and was followed by AT
torney Smith for the defense. Capt.
Frank s. White then appealed to the
jury in behalf of the defendant, ana
he was followed by Solicitor Godfrey
who closed for the state.
About $3.50 o'clock Judge Jackson
began his charge to the jury, and it
did not require very much time. Be
fore 4 o'clock the court room was
cleared and the jury began deliberat-
ing on the case.
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ORDER PRESERVED
ON CHRISTMAS EVE
HILARlTY ON BUSINESS THOR
OUGHFARES UP TO MIDNIGHT,
BUT SUNDAY QUIET PREVAILED
AFTER THE CLOCK STRUCK IL.

Christmas eve passed off in Birming-
ham very quietly Chief of Police Wier
and his men were on the alert all day
and last night they did double duty.
Just before midnight, Chief Wier, in
speaking of Christmas eve conditions,
said:
There is the best natured crowd cele-
brating this year that 1 have ever seen
before Everybody seems to be having a
good time, and up to this hour there
has not been the least trouble On Sec
ond avenue an insolent negro got a
severe drubbing at the hands of some
young men, but there were no arrests.
AT times the young men become bois-
ferrous. but all this is mere hilarious
ness. At 70 o'clock we shall enforce the
Sunday laws to the letter, and there may
! be some arrests I think, however, there
will not be many"
Noise was most in evidence on Second
avenue and on Twentieth street between
the hours of 10 and u o'clock, but the
midnight bell had hardly sounded its last
stroke when Sunday quier prevailed.
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Christmas In eessemer.

Christmas will be generally cele-
brated in Bessemer. Special Christmas
services will be held at all the churches
tomorrow. The Elks will give their
annual Christmas tree at the city hall
tomorrow afternoon, and the Salvation
Army will give their yearly dinner to
the poor
Today number of the large indus
tries closed down from two to six days
and paid off their workmen. The holt
day trade this December has been very
heavy and most of the merchants have
sold completely out of their Christmas
goods.
The Christmas festivities were
opened this evening, when the Meth
odist, Baptist and Presbyterian
churches held appropriate exercises in
connection with their Christmas trees.
Special Christmas services will be
held in the morning at the following
churches: st, Alosius church, the Rev.
Father Kelly, rector; Trinity church,
the Rev |. o. Adams, pastor; the First
Baptist church, the Rev. r. S. Gavin,
pastor; the First Methodist church, the
Rev. j. L. Britain, pastor; the First
Presbyterian church, the Rev. r. c.
Gilmore, pastor; the First Christian
church, the Rev. ID. p. Taylor, pastor
The Elks have made extensive prep
arations for their Christmas tree. In
yitations have been sent out to over
one hundred children, and Christmas
goods and wearing apparel will be dis
tributed among the young people.
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ALL MEN WILL BE
WARMLY WELCOMED
THE Y. M. C. A. PRESENTS AN Elk.
CEPTlONALLY ATTRACTIVE PRO.
CHARACTERISTICS sERv.
ICES BEGIN AT a P. M. TODAY.

A Christmas service for men has been
arranged by the Young Mems Christian
association and will be held in the new
gymnasium building at A o'clock this af-
ternoon. All men and particularly men
who are away from home will be well
come The Ariel Ladies' Quartette of
Boston is spending Christmas day in the
city and will render a musical pro-
gramme as follows:
tette
Violin solo, "Bercense" QHerman). Miss
Leavitt.
Nearer, My God. to Thee (spratt).
by quartette.
Reading, 1.-THE First Christmas Eve"
from Ben Hur, Miss Mackenzie.
Soprano solo, Lullaby Oennee) Miss
Mabelle Monaghan.
Chorus of Angels" from ortorio Eli.
by quartette
Contralto solo, Heaven My Home"
tsarwage), Miss Sampson.
"Now the Day Is Over quartette.
The Ariel quartette is one of the fore
most musical organiza tons in the coun-
try, and is composed of the choicest
voices. Inc secretaries 1eel themselves
peculiarly fortunate in securing such a
treat for the members and friends of the
association.
Following the above programme there
will be short devotional service fit
ting to the day, and two or more selec-
tions will be rendered by the North High
land Glee. club.
Seats have been provided for 400 men.
There will of course be no admission
fee