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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-22
Birthday Anniversary Celebration.

The friends of DR.. F. D. Power, pastor of
the Vermont Avenue Christian Church. have
arranged to give banquet this evening In
honor of his birthday anniversary. The
function will be given In the lecture room
of the church at o'clock. 1t Is expected
that large number of his friends will be
present to celebrate this event. There will
be brief addresses by Rev. W. ]. Wright,
Mrs. Schell, Rev. w. s. Hays, Andrew
Wilson. Rev B. A. Abbott, Justice Pritch-
ard and Representative Champ Clark.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-22
Seeks Divorce for Alleged Cruelty.

Minnie A. Coulter by her attorney, Fran
els Carroll Mattingly. today filed bill for
divorce from bed and board against Louis
e. Coulter. The couple were married Oc-
tober 10. 1902, and lived together until Oc-
tober 8, 1903, when she was forced, the COM
plainant claims, by reason of the alleged
cruelty of defendant, to leave him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-22
Slight Blaze Today.

An alarm of fire was turned in about noon
today for fire in the shed in rear of the
home of George Hunter, 1923 18th street
northwest The fire caused about SO dam
age.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-22

Negroes living near Bigbee, Washington
county Alabama, are terrerized by actions
attributed to a self-styled Dalton gang.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-22
RAIN TONIGHT.
Clearing and Colder Saturday; Fresh
Winds, Becoming Westerly.

Forecast till 8 pm. Saturday: For the
District Of Columbia. Delaware and Mary
land, rain tonight; clearing and colder Sat-
urday; fresh southeasterly winds. becoming
westerly.
For Virginia, rain tonight; colder in west
ern and central portions. Saturday fair
and colder, except rain in southeast por-
ton; fresh to brisk southerly winds, becom-
Ing westerly.
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Woodward s. LOthrOp

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. KEELER'S WONDERFUL
seances for ladies and gentlemen Mon, We'd and
Fri. nights, also Thurs pm. 9lS st. NV;
materfal.zat ton, voices, messages. Telephone 1891
+, front seats Private interviews every day.
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For Financial Ads See Page Is.
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DISTRICT COURT-Justice Gould
In re condemnation of lands for water
main; award of commission confirmed.
In re condemnation of square 600; audi
tors report confirmed and titles adjudged
to be good by adverse possession, and pay
ment by clerk of certain sum to L. A.
Humphreys, executor, ordered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-22
THE COURT RECORD.
United States supreme Court.

|. Present: The Chief Justice, Mr.. Justice
Harlan, Mr.. Justice Brewer, Mr.. Justice
White, Mr.. Justice Peckham, Mr.. Justice
McKenna, Mr.. Justice Holmes and Mr..
Justice Day.
No. 139-David r. Julian. sheriff, ct al.
petitioners. agt. the Central Trust Company
ct al; argument continued by Mr.. Lee 8.
Overman for the petitioner and by Mr..
Charles Price for the respondents.
Proceedings after The Star went to press
yesterday:
No. 134-Cosmopolitan Mining Company,
plaintiff in error, agt. Thomas F. Walsh;
argument continued by Mr.. Charles g..
Thomas for the defendant in error, and
concluded by Mr.. Carlton M. Bliss for the
plaintiff in error.
Nos. 1876 and 136-William L. Elkins ap-
pellant agt. the city Of Chicago ct al;
passed.
No. 13SLThe Minneapolis and st. Louis
Railroad Company, plaintiff in error, agt.
the state of Minnesota ex rel. the railroad
and warehouse commission argued by Mr..
Howard H. Dunn for the defendant in error,
and submitted by Mr. Albert e. Clarke for
the plaintiff in error, with leave to him to
file an additional brief within three days.
No. 139-David r. Julian sheriff, ct AL,
petitioners, agt the Central Trust Com
pany ct al; argument commenced by Mr..
Lee s. Oyerman for the petitioners
The day call for Friday, January o. is as
follows: Nos. 139, i'll, 143, LAG, LAT, 14S,
149, $50, ISL and 153.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-22

Minimum temperature past twentyfouI
hours, 49, year ago, "a.
The Lamar register., 1904-04-20
Graders Have a Fight.

Denver, April 16.-A Republican spe-
ciaI from Central City last night says:
AS a result of a drunken quarrel
among graders and vagrants at Ben
son. in Boulder park. on the Moffat
road, this afternoon three men were
shot. none fatally and haif-breed
Mexican is in the custody of deputy
sheriff at Rollinsville and will be
brought to the county jail in this city
tomorrow morning.
During the shooting A ID. Thomp-
son. the bartender. was shot in the
collarbone. the bullet being extracted
later. DR.. Baughman, deputy sheriff.
was shot in the fleshy part of the right
arm, and an unknown grader was shot
twice in the right hand.
Most of the shooting was done by
the half-breed, who was severely
dubbed over the head with a gun. and
put under arrest Five men were depu-
lied at Rollinsville. who went to the
scene of the trouble, afterwards taking
the prisoner to Rollinsville.
The Lamar register., 1904-04-20
CHINESE EXCLUSION.
Attorney General Knox Says It Will
Continue.

Washington, April 17.-Attorney
General Knox has handed to the Presi-,
dent his opinion regarding the validity
of the Chinese exclusion law. While
the opinion has not been made public,
il is known that the attorney general
holds in effect that the denunciation
OF the treaty by China does not oper-
ate to nullify the existing laws and that
the exclusion can be enforced as rigid
ly hereafter as under the treaty.
After the denunciation Of the exist
ing treaty by China the subject OF the
exclusion of Chinese was considered
by the President and his Cabinet. The,
President also discussed the matter
with the leaders in Congress. In ac-
cordance with the action of the Chi
nese government the treaty will expire
December 7th next. II was manifestly
necessary therefore. that 1t should be
determined before the adjournment oil
the present session of Congress wheth-
er or not the law enacted originally IN
1892 would continue in effect after the
treaty lapsed This question was re-
ferred to the attorney general by the
President. and it is on that question
that he has prepared an opinion.
In its effect the exclusion law is
more drastic than the treaty. While
the treaty is in force the points OF dit-
ference between the law and the treaty
are decided in accordance with the
terms of the latter. 1t is the hope of
the Chinese government that new
treaty will be negotiated which Will
prove more favorable to Chinese immi-
grants that is the present treaty. In
deed. such a treaty is now being con
sidered. but the negotiations have not
progressed sufficiently to indicate what
the precise nature of the convention
may be eventually.
A bill which seeks to strengthen ev-
ery. weak place in the Chinese exclu-
sion act, drawn by the Department OF
Justice, was introduced in the House
to-day. 1t covers all points which might
by any possibility be affected by the
denunciation of the treaty by China.
The Lamar register., 1904-04-20
HABEAS CORPUS
GRANTED FOR PRESIDENT MoYER
Validity of Martial Law Will Be Test
ed in Supreme Court of
Colorado.

Denver. April 16.-The Republican
this morning says: The Supreme
Court yesterday granted an original
writ of habeas corpus for Charles
Meyer, president of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners, who is being held
by the military at Telluride. The writ.
which is returnable next Thursday,
April 21st, at o'clock in the after
noon, was sent to Sheriff Rutan at
Telluride last night and service will
undoubtedly be made on the respond
ents, Adjutant General Sherman Bell
and Captain Bulkeley Wells, tonight
or tomorrow morning.
The plans of the state authorities do
not contemplate any effort to avoid
service of the writ at this time. Meyer
will be brought before the highest
court of the state next Thursday and
General Bell and Captain Wells will
have him in their custody. An at
tempt will probably be made by Moy-
er's attorneys, Richardson & Hawk
ins, to have him released on bail dur
ing the court procedure in this city,
but this move will be vigorously COM
batted by the state. If bail should be
granted Meyer by the Supreme Court
that would perhaps end the whole pro-
cedure, as the principal struggle OF
the state is his detention at this time.
The matter of bail for Meyer is ex-
pected to be the principal issue in the
contest Thursday.
Both sides are anxious to have the
rights of the military passed upon by
the Supreme Court. Attorney Rich
ardson, who appeared in the proceed
ings yesterday, stated that his side IS
ready for the contest. Attorney Gen
eral Miller who is acting for Governor
Peabody and the state. said yesterday
afternoon that he wanted the entire
matter thoroughly threshed out. and
that the orders of the Supreme Court
will be regarded as final, whatever
their nature.
There will be no hitch in the pro
ceedings," said Attorney General MIL
Ter yesterday. "Moyer will be brought
to Denver in military custody. We aim
to keep him in military custody until
the whole thing is over with. Attor-
ney John NJ. Waldron, formerly oil Pu-
eblo, has been employed by me TO act
as leading counsel for the case.
"A settlement by the Supreme Court
at this time as to the rights OF the
governor to declare martial law, and
the other problems which have been
hanging in the air for so long VIII 40
more than any other thing possible
to settle the strikes for all time. II the
governor is sustained his rights Will
no longer be matter for debate, con-
tention and strife. and we are now
prepared for the test"
The Lamar register., 1904-04-20
DENVER TICKET
DEMOCRATIC CITY NOMINATIONS

Robert W. Spcer for Mayor-No Fu-
sion Attempted.-Judse Lindsey
Renominated for County Judge by
Acclamation.
Denver. April IA straight Demo-
cratic convention yesterday named
straight Democratic ticket for the city
and county of Denver. Most of those
named are already holding office by
election or appointment.
Judge Ben B. Lindsey. whose work in
the Denver Juvenile Court has given
him a national reputation, was renom-
irated by acclamation.
Following is the city and county
ticket:
Mayor-Robert W. Speer.
Clerk-Elmer E. Sommers.
Recorder-Robert j. Byrne.
Sheriff-Hamilton Armstrong.
Auditor-Charles f. Wilson.
Treasurer-Charles S. Elder.
Assessor Schuyler il. Alexander
County Judge (four-year term)-Ben
b. Lindsey.
County Judge tshort term)-Henry
V. Johnson.
Superintendent of Schools-Emma NJ.
Herey.
Coroner-William p. Horan.
Justices of the Peace-William f.
Hynes, Benjamin f. Stapleton, William
A. Rice.
Constables-Joseph Berger, Michael
j. Geary. Patrick Reid.
Supervisors-First district (Wards
Fifteen and Sixteen. Roady kenehan'
Second district WARDS Six and Seven),
George E Smith; Third district wards
One, Two and Eleven, Ben Il. Wood
ward; Fourth District wards Three
Four and Five). John N. Stoddard;
Fifth district (Wards Eight and Nine),
A. ]. Spengel; Sixth district wards
Ten and Fourteen), Dennis Murto;
Seventh district wards Twelve and
Thirteen), Albert II. Aronson.
Aldermen-First ward. James 4.
Coates; Second ward, Johnnie =. Jones;
Third ward, James +. Maloney; Fourth
ward, Andrew Horan; Fifth ward, MI
chael Maloney: Sixth ward, John Con-
lon; Seventh ward, James Connolly;
Eighth ward, Charles J. Holland;
Ninth ward, Charles A. Smith: Tenth
ward, C. NJ. Coe; Eleventh ward. Jo-'
seph H. Berry: Twelfth ward. M. J.
'Kenney: Thirteenth ward. John w.
Jones. Jr; Fourteenth ward. Charles
l.. Mauff; Fifteenth ward, Edwin w.
Brown: Sixteenth ward. Charles G.
Pitschke.
The Lamar register., 1904-04-20
Gallant officer Killed.

Manila, April 16.-Capt. David P.
Wheeler and Corporal Percy Heyveit
of the Twenty-second infantry, while
reconnoitering the Moro works along
the Taraca river in the Lake Lanao
district of the island of Mindanao,
April II, were stabbed in the abdomen.
Captain Wheeler died at Marahaui
April 13. Corporal Heyvelt is fatally
wounded.
Captain Wheeler had a splendid
fighting record gained during his ser,
vice in the Philippines. He was en-
gagged in the action resulting in the
fall of Manila in 1898. and in the Fill
pino insurrection which occurred in
February, 1899. He fought at Tondo
and Bulacan in 1899. and in the en-
gagements of Sanisador, San Pablo.
Santo Tomas and Paceol in 1900 He
entered the academy at West Point in
1894 from Ohio and was commissioned
as captain in 1908.
The Lamar register., 1904-04-20
Wyoming Water Phenomenon.

Laramie, Wyo.. April ia strange
natural phenomenon occurred upon
the John McCue dairy ranch. two
miles north of this city, Thursday
evening. Mr.. McCue was busy feed
ing his stock when he heard strange
roaring sound, which also brought his
family running from the house. Look
ing in the direction of the sound. they
saw a column of water spouting into
the air four feet high or plot Of va
cant ground. The column was the
size of a stovepipe, and it soon inun-
dated the land around it.
The place in which the water ap-
peared was dry and hard. and it is
difficult to account for the spring. The
Pioneer ditch runs about half mile
away, but has contained no water this
winter, nor has the water been turned
into it as yet this spring. The flow
still continues, but with diminished
force.
The Lamar register., 1904-04-20
Change of Venue.

Denver, April 16.-A Cripple Creek
dispatch says that Judge Lewis. in the
District Court Wednesday granted a
change of venue in the damage suits
which have been brought against
Governor Peabody, Adjutant General
Sherman Bell. F. J. Campbell. presi-
dent of the Vindicator company;
Brigadier General John Chase, 7. e.
McClelland and others. by miners who
were incarcerated in the bull-pen and
county Jail during the socalled quail
Ned martial law. Three suits are
brought by w. F. Davis, one by Sher-
man Parker. two by Charles G. kenni-
son, one by w. F. Foster. one by
Charles Adams. another by William
Brown, and one by p. II. Mullaney, and
also one by John M. Glover.
The aggregate amount foots up 81
25O,0OO. Sam ID. Crump, representing
the mine owners and the militia, made
a plea to have the cases tried in Ell
Paso county. and Frank J. Hangs
made a vigorous protest. They will
be tried at the next term of court at
Castle Rock, Douglass county.
The Lamar register., 1904-04-20
SUDDEN DOWNFALL
Denver Society Leader Railroaded to
Penitentiary.

Denver, April lion Friday Her
bert F. Mellen was welcome guest
in the best social circles OF Denver.
Last night he was locked up in the
penitentiary at Canon City. dressed IN
convict, stripes, to serve n term OF not
less than four or more than hve years
for embezZlement from the Interna-
tional Trust Company, for which he
has been teller during the past nine
years. His shortage of about $4,000
was due to the expense OF keeping a
place in the smartest social set. which
made demands on his purse that his
salary could not meet. Therc are
reports that he lost money at bridge
whist and poker but. If so, the fact
has not been verified.
No such spectacular occurrence as
tonished Denver for years as the rapid
arrest. trial and conviction OF Mellen.
Arrested on Thursday. his trial and
conviction followed within eighteen
hours. and in twenty-four hours he
was on his way to Canon City.
He pleaded guilty as calmly and
firmly as though giving an order to a
waiter at a club.
The Lamar register., 1904-04-20
Filipinos Coming.

4, Washington. April 16.-Arthur Fer
gtison of this city, secretary of the
Philippine Commission, sailed yester-
day from Yokohama in charge of par
ty of fifty of the most prominent ma
tfves of the islands. for San Francisco
The party is sent to the United States
at the expense OF the Philippine gov
ernment, the purpose being to afford
these men of influence an opportunity
to study American institutions and
methods, so that they may Impress
their fellow countrymen upon their re-
turn with the truth of American civil
iZation.
The Lamar register., 1904-04-20
Money Saved on State Printing.

Commissioner of Printing w. A.
Platt has made a report to Governor
Peabody, covering the first quarter OF
the current year.
The report demonstrates the wisvom
OF the last Legislature in putting one
man in charge of the state printing.
Previous to the last session which ere
ated the Office of the State Commis-
sioper of Printing the matter OF
making contracts for printing had been
placed in the hands of clerk in the
Secretary of States office: but as a
matter of fact the various departments
/, did their own contracting.
The report states that during the
year Just ended the total expenses for
printing have been $2O,644.59. Inc
books Of the department show that the
expenditures for the previous year,
1902, was $50 2,1S4.43. more than two
and a half times as much. The reduc-
ton was partly due to the smaller
amount of printing ordered by the de-
partments of state, and parity 10 the
smaller amounts paid for printing. "A
careful estimate of the cost OF print
ing for the last year at the rates palu
during the previous year would nave
raised the amount from S2o,644'oo 10
s37. 700 In other words there has
Dttl u lOldl Vi F"'f'"'
the new administration, sl4,5OO OF II
due to the smaller amounts ordered by
the departments, and $4,000 leakage
on prices paid during the previous
year.
The total cost of printing for the bl-
elnial period, including the years 1901
and 1902. was about $13O,OOO. Ihe TO-
tai cost for the present biennial period,
as nearly as can be estimated at the
present time, will be about S6O,ooO,
considerably less than half the former
cost A portion of Mr.. Platts report
reads as follows
''If the amount paid for printing OF
House and Senate Journals. Session
Laws, etc, be taken from the totals
for the two years under comparison
the difference is even more striking. In
the year April, 19O1-02 the cost Of
printing. aside from those items, was
more than $4,000; in the year April.
10000 II is less than S13,5OO-just
about one-third.
"The excessive prices paid in pre-
vious years for printing were largely
due to the fact that so many articles
of quite common use were not speci-
fed in the contract. In some OF these
cases, / have been able to bring them
under the present contract without un-
duly stretching its provisions, ana IN
cases where articles ordered We're
clearly not within the contract, l have
obtained bids and let the contract to
the lowest bidder. In former years II
was a general practice to order letter
heads. blanks. circulars and the like,
on a higher grade of paper than was
specified in the contract, thus running
up bills for extras. There is general
disposition in all the departments now
to avoid these extras and to keep down
the cost of printing as low as possible
When the new contracts are let, next
fall. | shall see to it that they are
made as specific as possible, and that
all articles of common use are
brought within their terms.
The Lamar register., 1904-04-20
PLEADED GUILTY
eALRRAlTH TO BE TRIED IN JUNE

Murderer Faces a Great crSrrd in the
Court Room at Central City and
Confesses That He Killed His Wife
and Son.
Denver April 16.-A Central City
dispatch last night says: His features
quivering and his knees shaking Wis
IDLY, Azel d. Galbraith was led into
the court room to-day in the presence
of fully 500 persons, men and women.
who had gathered to witness proceed
ings at the preliminary hearing. The
hearing lasted just ten minutes and at
the end Magistrate Thomas Hooper
bound the murderer over to the Grim
inal Court without bonds The quiet
demeanor of the large crowd was very
marked. 1t is now thought by those in
charge of Galbraith that he is anxious
to escape the full penalty OF his
crimes.
As Galbraith entered the court
room at 80 O'Clock he cast one hur-
ried glance about the room and saw
the faces of those he had known for
years looking at him with open hatred.
He then sat down with his back to the
spectators and in voice so low as to
be hardly audible. he answered the
questions addressed to him by Deputy
District Attorney L. C. Miles.
Two separate charges OF wilfully.
unlawfully and with malice afore-
thought numbering his wife and young
son were addressed to Galbraith and
he was told to answer guilty or not
guilty.
For a full minute after the first
charge the murderer stood in perfect
silence. then he said; 'To the best OF
my knowledge and belief | am guilty
of the charge" The charge was that
of numbering his son, Azel Donald.
The next charge was that OF the
murder of his wife. Jennie Lamb Gal
braith. The answer came quickly. the
prisoner answering that he desired to
answer that charge in the same terms
as the first.
Deputy Miles then went to where
District Attorney Thurman was sitting
and they held a short conference. at
the end of which the deputy asked
Galbraith to plead specifically, guilty
or not guilty.
AS far as / can recollect am guilty
of both charges" answered Galbrnith-
The names of the witnesses were then
read off and Galbraith was hurriedly
removed by n side door to his cell by
Sheriff Cody and Deputy Sheriff Matt
Ryan.
So intense was the Interest centered
on the preliminary hearing and curl
osity to see the prisoner was SO great
that many of the stores here were
closed. The disappointment at the
non-appearance OF Mrs. Lottie Russell
was marked. She has excited great
curiosity in the minds OF Galbraith 3
former acquaintances and they regard
her to a large extent as the cause or
his downfall.
After the names of the Witnesses
who will appear at the coming trial
had been read. their presence noted
and the court had stated that II would
be unnecessary to place any or them
unaer bonds. Magistrate Hooper called
upon the murderer to stand up. Gal
braith did So his agitation as marked
as before. and was told that as he had
pleaded guilty he would be hetd
without bonds until his trial should
come up in the Criminal Court next
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