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Potosi journal., 1904-07-06
Cos,,~ FIR. ut cI,bUru. Tor.

Cleburn. Tex, July 3.-Froperty val
ned 1T $2nh, was DESTROYED by fire
saturday r'ornins in the Santa re
shops. Forty minutes after the flames
were discovered. three buildings built
Of stone. were in ruins and everything
they ccntaiied lost.
Potosi journal., 1904-07-06
Sir William Ratixam killed.

London. July Sir William Henry
Ratiean, member of parliament for
northeast Lanarkshire. was killed Mon
day in a motor accident near Bicycles
wade. Berforishre a tire burst and
the car was overturned.
Potosi journal., 1904-07-06
The Public Debt.

Washington. July 3.-The monthly
statement of the lDiic debt shows that
at the close Of lusiness on June &c,
1904. he debt, less cash in the treasury,
aiHounred Ia saE7 .221 ia, decrease for
the month ef SS.U69 SEQ.
Potosi journal., 1904-07-06
Will Vote Democratic Ticket.

Denver. Col. July 5.-The ways and
means committee of organized labor of
Colorado has adopted platform for
the fall campaign and pledged support
of the Democratic state ticket if the
Democratic platform shall embrace the
provisions of the labor platform.
Potosi journal., 1904-07-06
THE PRESIDENT
JOINS HIS FAMILY
The Seat of Government Tem2orar'
lily Removed to Oyster Bay.
PRESIDENT WILL SEEK REST
WIZ HrmaIn lntil Ec Receives
Formal Notification nf HIS
Nomination for the Presi-
dencH, Jul. -.

Washington, July 3-Presldent
Roosevelt left for Oyster Bay at III
O'Clock Saturday morning. The trip
was made on the special car NayfioWer
attached to the regular train for Ne"
York on The Pennsylvania road. Inc
presidents arrival at Sycamore Hill
will complete the family circle at tEA
Roosevelt residence. He will remain
| there, seeking as much rest and recre-
alton a. possible. until after lie has
been notified of his nomination, July
-, He then viii return to Washington
tor q hret period.
Called to Say G0od-Ry.
With the president. on his special
car. were Secretary and Mrs. Loeb, AS
siStant Secretary Barnes and the reg
Ilar corps of White House clerks.
Stcnc2raphcrs and messengers. Oyster
Bay was reached at 5:;H;' p. m.
Score aries Hay and Hitchcock called
At the White House tc say gOod-by to
| lhc president before his departure.
| secretary Elmer Dover, of the republic
! an national committee. was al the sta
| tor to sec the president off.
1t Is President Rnoscvelt's intention
| To make his oyster Pay soiourn as FREQ
| from official and political cares as pos
| gihle. Al the same time he will devote
| the necessary time daily required for
| he transaction of executive business.
| This routine will he gone through pre-
| cisoly as il is conducted AT the exec
| utivc office of the White House. It
| will require several hours daily. Sag
| amrOe Hill. however. is not to be "a
| accessible TO callers as the White
| House
| VIII Receive Few Visitors.
4 has Eeon planned that comp1ra-
| tiv'iy few people will be received by
| the president. Official calls will be
| limited according To their impora'ive-
ness and Importance. Such political
callers as are sent to the president by
| Chairman Cnrtelyou of the Republic
! an national committee will he received
| The president Will, of course, receive
| mis- persoral friends as usual.
PRECEDENT Roosevelt will he nt>tjfed
| Of his nomination for the presidency
on .luly 81. at His Sycamore Hill resi-
| dence He Will leave Oyster Bay for
| Washington tho next morning.
Potosi journal., 1904-07-06

81; Louis, July 3,-WiIiiam Hilbert
20 years CID, coffee roaster. com
mitted suicide at his home. Friday
night hv drinking carbolic acid II is
alleged, he auarreled with his wife
pnd later, went TO his room, where he
Tror,; 10 EOicOn.
Potosi journal., 1904-07-06

Bl1zzards Bay. Mass. July 5.-Grover
Cleveland spent the Fourth on fishing
trip down the bay with Joseph Jeffer-
son. 1t was understood Mir Cleveland
.0uld leave here by Friday to join his
family at Sandwich, n Fl.
Potosi journal., 1904-07-06

ST Louis. July 3.-George Hickman,
IS Yeas Old, was arrested by officer J.
s. Sh ari,!an. of Newark. O., who had
traced the 10y to ST, Louis from his
home, whore he is wanted for the theft
of 1925 from his grandparents
Potosi journal., 1904-07-06
EOMrth of .IMIN CNSualtx

Great Falls, Mont. July 5,-Misn
Margaret Fink. aged ~. of Box Alder,
is dying as d result of Y wound intiict-
cd by Arthur Gies. 4 years old during
IL Fourth of July celebration. who dis
charged shotgun in the girls face,
blowing off part of her head.
Potosi journal., 1904-07-06

Waco. Tex, July 5.-Hcavy rains
,,-cr practically the entire agricultural
belt OF Texas has placed the corn be-
yonI DANGER ana growers say it in
syrcs q bumper crop. The acreage IS
about average, Cotton has had lit
tie too much rain, but is doing very
we'll
Potosi journal., 1904-07-06
Kelly still in Jail.

St. Louis, July 3.-Mrs Charles F.
Kelly is still tying to get bondsman
TO become surety for her buocler hus-
band. who was locked in Jail after Ed
ward Butler withdrew from i.is oond
on Thursday.
Potosi journal., 1904-07-06
One Pound Baby Dead.

Columbia Mo. July 3.-The one
pound baty that was born to Mr.. and
Mrs P. NJ. Beatty near Stedman is
dead The child was so small that an
ordinary fifeer ring would go over its
hand and arm as far as The elbow.
Potosi journal., 1904-07-06

A lawyer has no right to do any
thing as a lawyer which he would
scOrn TO do as man and citizen.
His obligation to the court and to the
public is and must be paramount to
his obligation to hi; client.
Potosi journal., 1904-07-06

The General SlOcum disaster, as
well as the Iroquois tragedy. shows
how great are the responsibilities Of
those intrusted with the safety of hu-
man lives. The lesson is Il costly one.
How soon will it be forgotten?
Potosi journal., 1904-07-06
Notifications E.xcI;a I. - Il

Washington. July 3.-Secretary Hay
end Mniste, Quesada have l:'haneed
between IN" United States ann Cuba,
erohodyir" the 2'ctt amen lment
Potosi journal., 1904-07-06
Order Of Sale signed.

Trenton, \. J., July 3.-Justice Ian
ming signed the decree ordering the
sale under Foreclosure of the properties
of the United States Shipbuilding Co.
Potosi journal., 1904-07-06

Washirgton, u. G.. July 5.-Secrc-
tary OF he Navy Morton has appointed
John NOrdhaus. of Nebraska, as his
private secretary.
Potosi journal., 1904-07-06

A Cleveland professor advocates teach
ing reel and jig dancing in the public
schools. II the pupils want to learn how
t" dance let tlrem play hockey and get
caught.
Potosi journal., 1904-07-06

TE>rs ShOOIin;. ANrrN.

Patson. Tex. July 5.-B. Best and
Joe Munec shot and killed each other
Monday with pistols. The shooting
grew out Of quarrel of three years
ago
Potosi journal., 1904-07-06

One difficulty in estimating ROckefcl-
ler's wealth is that by the time the e-tI
mator has finished his computation the
figures upon which he based it have be
come obsolete.
Potosi journal., 1904-07-06

Turkey has shown a CONNIE endable in
terest in the preservation of Russia :
Rlack sea fleet by refusing to pei nit ii
to pass through the DardancIlcs.
Potosi journal., 1904-07-06

An astronomer at the Lick obscrva
tory has found 100 double stars. Some
people are likely to wonder what they
have to drink at the Lick observatory.
Potosi journal., 1904-07-06

The steeraSe rate from Europe to
America and return Is only $2i.G now
It's about time for the rival companies
to begin to give trading stamps.
Potosi journal., 1904-07-06

The Sand Ridge railroad, q branch OF
the Illinois Central on the ST. Louis
division, has been opened to both
freight ard passenger traffic.
Potosi journal., 1904-07-06

King Edward of England made no
descent from his royal dignity when
he received Gen. Booth Of the Saliva
tion army.
Potosi journal., 1904-07-06

Canada is ahead in one statistical item
In "a years its divorces numbered GO
while those in the United States Tor the
same period footed up 700 600
Potosi journal., 1904-07-06

Mrs. Farba nks is feeling the benc.
fits of being the wife of Il vice prcsi-
Dental candidate. Her articles are
being printed in the newspapers.
Potosi journal., 1904-07-06
1904 JULY 1904
sun MoN TUE WE'D mo FF1 Sal
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stA i2th isth 27rh
|3 Il s 6 7 s 81
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u 25j 20 2Z 28 %! 80!

A japanese magazine has been start
ed. This will give the Jap generals and
admirals something to do after the war
is over
Potosi journal., 1904-07-06

It Cures Colds, Coughs, Sore Throat, Group, Infu-
cnza, Whooping Cough, Bronchitis and Asthma.
A certain cure for Consumption in first stages,
and sure relief in advanced stages. Use at once.
You will see the excellent effect after taking the
first dose. Sold by dealers everywhere. Large
bottles rs cents and so cents.
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-31
THOSE WHO DO THEIR BEST.

"Youll find, In lie. one thing, my boy"
said Uncle Hiram, low
An wclghin each word carefully, "there's
haste In goin slow,
! trust you'll never grow too big to rumln.
ate with care
on that old fable mentionIn' the tortoise
an the hare,
An rocolccL my boy that fame an fortune
ism all
That spells succossHits shoutln' Here"
when Duty delEns to call
| say, although no laurel wreath upon his
brow may rost,
The fellows don' might well who always
docs his best
perhaps he'll never walk wcalth's road,
perhaps ne'cf scale famo's heights,
But then he'll keep his conscience clear AN
likely rest well nights,
For those Sho'Ne fought with main an
might whore those less strong had
qualled
Though fuisomc glory be not theirs, II cant
be said they've failed,
Achievement isn't alw 4ys writ lafge.lct'
tered on ones brow,
while simple poaco and sweet content oft
lowly lives cndow,
An so, "a say, though on HIS brow no
laurel wfoath's been pressed,
The fellorH doln' mighty well who always
door his best"
=Roy Farrell Greene IN Success,
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-31
Want Gov. Jones for Mayor.

Petitions are being circulates at
Little Rock asking ex-governor Dan
". Jones to become an independent
candidate for mayor of that city at the
eity election next April w 4. Lemon
IS the unopposed candidate for the
democratic nomination for a second
term and the primary will be held
January 3. 1t is said that there is
objection TO him because he Is an
outside" man, having moved to that
city some years ago from Iowa The
petitions have not yet been presented
so the governor, but he says that
when they are he will give them due
consideration
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-31
January commu;ation Lls,.

The January Communication list of
,onyicts has been issued as follows.
William Hatch, Howard county. one
pires February l6, 1905. 10 be com
year grand larceny, sentence eX-
muted January 3; John Ford. Little
River county, four years, grand lar
ceny, sentence expires July 4. 1905,
to be commuted January 1 Ike Har
4, 1905, to be nJnmuted January 4
Carry Wallace, Jackson county, one
year, sentence expires January 4,
1905. to be cOmmuted January 4;
Zack FurlOw, Pike county, six months
obstructing railway, sentence ex.
pires January 81, 1905, to be commut.
ed January s. Matte Wells, Craw.
ford county three years. forgery, sen
tence expires July ), 1905, to be com
muted January 8; Wilson Canson,
Hampstead county, two years, mur-
der, sentence expires April Z. 1905,
10 be cOmmuted January 7; General
Conway, Hampstead county. two years
1905. to be commuted January 10,
John Patterson, Lee county, two
years, grand larceny, sentence ex.
pires April 10, 1905, to be commuted
January 1O viii Davis, Jefferson
county, two years, forgery. sentence
expires April l3, 1905, to be commuted
January 70; Sidney Tatum, Cleve-
land county two years, grand larceny
to be commuted January II; viii
Jones, Jackson county, two years,
grand larceny, to be commuted Janu-
airy lS; S, Nj. Burnett, Jefferson coun-
ty, three years, burglary, term expires
July 2l, 1905, to be commuted Janu-
airy 81; Richard Odom, Garland coun.
ty, burglary, three years, term ex-
pires June 10, 1905, to be commuted
January 29; Nelson Glenn, Perry
county, one year, grand larceny, sen.
tence expires February 20, 1905, to
be commuted January %; Alonzo
Spencyer, Lincoln county, there years
arson, term expires July 81, 1905, to
be commuted January 81.
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-31
TIE WEEK N ARKANSAS.
STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
WILL MEET AT ROGERS.
gEEIS OF A WEEK BRIEFLY CHnOHlGlED
January Commutation List Contains
Sixteen names-PersonneI Of Of
fce Force Of State Auditor Avery
{. Moore.
Decided Against Furth.

An important decision touching on
the liquor laws of the state, relative
10 the issuance by county judges of
licenses, was handed down by the
Arkansas Supreme Court December "a
4a the case of A. A. Whissen, ct al, of
the Anti.Gambling association, against
z. A. Furth The effect Of the deci-
sion was to cancel the license for
1904 issued to Furth. which had but
. week more TO run and to set a
nrecedent for future action The
contention was that Furth was not
man of good moral character in that
ne had allowed gambling in his sa-
hon. He contended that there was
no gambling in his place when he
applied for the license. The supreme
court held that this was 10 defense
rs gambling was stopped by the city
refusing to accept fines longer, The
opinion given by Chief Justice Hin
Is the most farreaching ever handed
down upon the liquor license ques
tion. II sets the standards of moral
character which are required of an
applicant for license and lays the
burden Of proof as to his moral char.
ecter upon the applicant for license
rather than upon the remonstrants.
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-31
OUTRAGED and Murdered.

airs. Maudlin of Newport was out
ragged and murdered and her mother,
Mrs Kincannon is supposed to have
met the same fate. as she is missing
and no trace OF her has been found.
The two women started from Newport
TO Iacksonport to visit Mr. Maudlln,
who was i'll. They were last seen as
they crossed the river on the ferry, A
white man and a negro are said to
Aaye followed them. An hour later
the body Of the younger woman was
found some distance from the ferry,
With evidences that she had been shot
and assaulted The bonnet OF her
mother was near but she courd not be
found.
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-31
Umpires Appointed.

President W NJ. Kavanaugh OF the
southern baseball league announces
the appointment of his staff Of um'
pires as follows; Dan Pfenninger
who ofhciated last year and has since
made his home in Little Rock; X.
w. Black of Camden, n. j.; Joe Burke
Of the South Atlantic League and
Frank Bassett. Of the Cotton States
league. rfenninger is the only old
umpire retained, II is understood
that Arle Latham will be the fifth UNI
pire. The schedule committee con
sists of Abner Powell of Atlanta;
Newt Fisher Of Nashville and Chas.
Frank Of New Orleans.
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-31
elaekmal Charge Against Three.

Frank Murtha and his wife, of Lit.
lie Rock, and $, II Blackmer Of Fay.
etteville, father of Mrs Murtha, were
arrested on a charge Of conspiracy
and blackmail preferred against them
by Or, j. NJ. Young, physician TO the
blind school and deaf mute institute,
The charges grew out Of q claim
made by Mrs. Murtha that DR. Young
was guilty Of unprofessional conduct
during slight operation performed
on her The doctor sent for them to
come to his Office and In the presence
Of hidden witnesses the woman said
that she would drop the matter for
$1,000 Then the three were arrested
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-31
Pardoned Thirty-Five Christmas.

Thirty-fiye Christmas pardons were
issued by Gov Davis as follows.
Albert Finn, Pope county. robbery
four years: Josephine Evans, Pike
county murde rim the second degree,
FIVE years: Lille Johnson. jefferson
county, murder, sixteen years; Sam
Smalley. Miller county burglary and
grand larceny. four years; Jim Nick,
Phillips county. grand larceny, one
year; John Terry, Garland county,
murder In the second degree, FIVE
years. II. G. Clark, Jackson county,
criminal assault, three years; Annie
Reed, Sebastian county. murder, TWEEN
ty-one years;O. l.. Payton, Cleburne
county, carnal knowledge; Dan Stu
art, Howard county, bigamy; c. S.
Adcok, Drew county, assault to kill;
Sing Williams, Lincoln county, muir
der in second degree; Chas. Johnson
Pulaski county, forgery; Robert lir-
win, Drew county, murder in second
degree; w ID. Henry. lzard county,
murder in second degree; G. w. vii.
moth, Yell county grand larceny;
Phillip Flitman. Drew county, assault
to kin Ben Wilson. Jefferson county,
murder in second degree N II, Bled-
soc. Lee county, murder in second de.
gree Lee Carroll, Pike county, MUIR
der in second degree; Tobe McGub-
bin Scott county, manslaughter; Wes'
ley Plunkett, Logan county, carnal
abuse; John Terry, Garland county,
murder in second degree; VIM. NJ.
Green, Miller county murder in sec
ond degree; Ed Taylor Clark county
involuntary manslaughter; Sam
steele, Sebastian county grand lar
ceny: Emory Garland Van Buren,
county involuntary manslaughteri
Lee Hays, Van Buren county grand
larceny; Henry Boerner, Pulaski
county. manslaughter; Albert Nelson,
Franklin county. forgery; Harry S.
McCord, Sebastian county, grand lar
ceny r. L. Kane, Logan county, for
gerry; Sam McFall, st. Francis coun-
ty, manslaughter; Clarence Nolen, Ne
vada county. murder in second degree;
j. Pendleton, Columbia county, man
slaughter
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-31
State Capitol Expenditures.

Secretary Lehman Key, of the state
capitol commission, has prepared his
annual report, showing the total ex-
penditures to date to be $3.50 ,094.54.
The expenditures during 1904 were as
follows:
Commissioners salary and mileage,
2,303.50; secretarys salary, $1,000!
freights and stone. S64767; architects
fees, $GS34.5l; employees, sl,ll2,5O;
Caldwell & Drake, contractors, $l67,-
Sl5.02; Office stationery, $3745; con
yict labor sG,3S5,S9; sand, 96l.75;
coal, $333O7; brick, s3S,339.51; cover.
ing building for pententiary, $3.50;
cement, s3,2O6; lumber, $59l, 10;
crusher plates, castings and repairs,
$5231O; machine oil, s22SG; publish
ing annual reports for last year, s4S;
telephone, s4S90; hardware, $l72,26;
miscellaneous, $56G1.
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-31

war put into Stanley under command
OF Capt Lynch, The captain, hearing
that an American citizen had been
clapped into prison by the governor.
demanded his release, asking the gov
ernor, II unprepared to comply, TO re-
move his women and children, as the
town would be bombarded, The gov.
ernor released his prisoner and pre-
sumably the pig and sent an account
to the colonial Office, and the British
legation at Washington was directed
to insist upon an apology Mr., Marcy,
secretary OF state, explained that
Lynch was nervous because he had
had domestic trouble, Britain could
not accept this excuse, but dropped
the discussion, for with war with
Russia on her hands, II was Just as
wei not to get into hot water with
the United States,
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-31
MIGHT HAVE CAUSED A WAR
Falkland Island Pigs Nearly Raised
q Conflict Between Uncle Sam
and John Bull

Ia the tew York World Is a curl.
Gus, but almost forgotten tale of tho
Falkland islands. On one of the main
islands is Stanley, whore the governor
and few British reside The island
produces grass, turnlps and pigs
These pigs ugcd to be much sought by
American whaling captains Tho gov
ornor always insisted that they were
British property The captains insist
I'd that they were wild pigs, During
the Crimoan war an American wheler
Appropriated pig, and then put into
stanley The governor elaaeed the
pig as British, aud when the captain
refused TO give II up, imprisoned him
A few days later AN American shlp OF
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-31
Thirty Four ParGons Refuses.

Gov. Davis made a clean up Of tbs
pardon petitions on his desk two days
before Christmas and granted four,
refusing thirty four Those granted
we're to j. Y Mannn, who was con
yicted in Bradley county of the IL
legal sale OF liquor X. l.. Stackhouse,
who was convicted in Randolph cOun-
ty of carrying brass knucks; Grace
Seiger, who was convicted in Garland
county of grand larceny; Henry Wea-
yer. who was convicted in Perry coun-
ty of killing a dog
The applications refused were:
A. H. Leaptrot. Cross county, muir
der in the second degree, Roe Pat
terson, Phillips county, grand larceny;
Cook Meek, Lafayette county, sell
ing liquor; Tom Meredith, Drew
county. carrying a pistol; A. Stancill,
Jefferson county. burglary; f. and
NJ Sipe, Cleburne county assault and
battery, Geo Phillips, Garland coun-
ty, forgery; Mike Whitkay, Franklin
county, selling liquor; T. F. Sorrells,
Jefferson. pistol B. Osbourne, Pike,
gaming; Tom Ford, Mississippi, muir
der in the second degree; o. d. Fost-
er, Franklin county, selling liquor;
c. j Hickey, Johnson county, carry
ing pistol w. Lawrence, Lee county,
carrying pistol; Carl Hollis, Union
county. selling liquor; Enoch Step
hens, Little River county, carrying
pistol; James Elliott, Little River
county, carrying pistol; Robert Turn
er, Little River county murder; Bud
Farris. Stone county, grand larceny;
Arthur Campbell, Ouachita, carrying
pistol; Elwood Adams, Sebastian
county, counterfeiting; Frank Cooper,
Lincoln county robbery; Henry Bush p
by, Lee county carrying pistol; w. J.
Baker, Union county selling liquor;
w. T. Clark, Sebastian county, grand
larceny; John Carter, Lee county;
communication Of death sentence; VIII
Collins. Arkansas county, grand lar
ceny; Tom Burk, Hampstead county,
assaultm Green Brewer, Lonoke cOun-
ty, accessory to murder; w. T. Nix,
Drew county, arson; G. f. Miller,
Washington county, libel; A. o. Mey-
ers, Craighead county dsposing Of
property; John Mullin, Sc
bastian county carnal abuse,
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-31
More politeness, That's All,

Representative Cooper OF Texas,
tells n story about Gen Sam Houston,
Of his state, and practicing physi-
clan, who did not like the old lencral,
being strenuously opposed to him po-
lItcaly, One day, after n heated 20.
lItical discussion, the physician said:
General like you well enough 80.
clally but politically would not
believe you under oath" II would
believe you, doctor" was the quiet
reply Of the general "Then, SIR" ve.
homcntly exclaimed the durter you
have a much better opinion of mo
than have Of you" mot better
opinion doctor, but simply have
little moro polteness than you have"
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-31
Attack on Nearo Preacher.

r. W. Alexander, a negro Baptist
preacher Of Cotton Plant, was fatal.
N wounded by James Lott, another
negro, at Brlnkley The men quar-
relied on the depot platform and Alex
ander is said to have fred at Lott,
striking a bystander. Lott took the
pistol from him and shot him three
times, then beat him over the head
With II. Alexander was formerly sta.
toned at Argenta and gained noto-
viety by stopping negro funeral in
ais church on the ground that the
songs being sung were not approprl-
ate.
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-31
Secretary crocketts Biennial Report.

In his biennial report Secretary of
State j. w Crockett recommends that
additions be made to the clerical
force of that Office; that the charter
fees for foreign corporations and rail-
roads be increased; that such volumes
of the supreme court reports as have
been exhausted be reprinted that BET
ter provision be made for the care
Of the state library, and that an ap-
preparation of $3,125.25 be made TO
pay each newspaper which published
the constitutional amendments bal
ance Of S4IG7 due. The receipts from
all sources for the two years ending
December Is, 1904, have been S52,-
1920. an increase of $S.99999 over
the preceding two years and $l5,-
S0G.j5 over the two years preceding
that.
The Van Buren press., 1904-12-31
Contempt May be AlIeaed.

Attorney General Murphy may file
in the supreme court contempt pro
ceedings against W, b. Jackson Of
Logan county and Crayens and Gov.
ington of Clarksylle, attorneys for
b. G, Perrymore, convicted of the
killing of Houston Taylor in Logan
county In May last The sentence
was affirmed by the supreme court
December 3, but while the appeal was
pending Perrymore was pardoned by
the governor Col Murphy claims
that the attorneys should have dis.
missed the appeal instead Of allow
ing IL to be argued and decided