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The Washington times., 1904-03-20
DECISION
IN ELLIOTT CASE
Gait Will Issue Awaits
Higher Courts Action.
FOR ALLEGED CONTEMPT
Moss Matter, Too, Will Be Adjusted in
Appeals Court, Probably
on Tuesday.

Another week has passed and a de-
cision has not been announced by the
Court Of Appeals in the Henry r. Ell
lott and John A Moss contempt cases.
Because of the fact that the Gait will
case is suspended in the air. as it were,
awaiting a decision by the upper court,
and also because OF the public and
private interest in the matter, the
opinion of the Court of Appeals is anx-
iously awaited.
The court was occupied last week in
hearing the De Arnaud-Ainsworth case.
and also appeals in patent cases. 1t is
understood. however that d. cisions Will
be announced on Tuesday next in sew
eral cases, and among them will be
those in the Elliott and Moss contempt
cases.
Henry r. Elliott was a witness IN the
Gait Will case. Before Justice Wright
who presided at the hearing. he refused
to answer a question when directed TO
do so. For this disobedience he was
committed to jail After remaining in
custody for three days. Elliott was re-
leased by order of the Court OF APP
peals on bail. pending inc result Of
his appeal to that court from the judg-
ment OF Justice Wright.
John A. Moss Is the negro lawyer who
was committed 10 jail by Justice Wright
for contempt of court for alleged tam
pering with jury sitting in a murder
trial
Moss was fined and also sentenced to
Imprisonment in the District jail for a
period OF ten days. He paid his fine.
and after serving eight days Of mis- SEN
tcnce he was released by order Of the
Court Of Appeals. pending the result Of
his appeal to that court.
Twice In the past two weeks have the
proceedings in the Gait viii case been
postponed 70 await the decision Of the
Court OF Appeals in the Elliott case.
The last time IL was postponed It was
until Wednesday next. IN the hope that
/ a decision will be announced before
l that day
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NEGROES LYNCHEG
IN MISSISSIPPI
Mob Storms Jail and Over
powers Sheriff.
TWO PRISONERS TAKEN OUT
Were Awaiting Trial for Murder of An
other Negro and for Attempting
to Kill Conductor.

MEMPHIS, March 19.-Information
reached here this afternoon from CIevs-
land. Miss. that the jail there Was
stormed by masked mob. who over
powered the sheriff and his deputies I'M
der threats Of blowing up the jail with
dynamite. unless two negro prisoners
Fayette Sawyer and Burke Harris. were
delivered 10 them.
The negroes were awaiting trial FOR
the murder Of Sid Killum, a negro port
er. and for shooting and attempting to
kill Conductor Miller. on a passenger
train during Christmas week, near
Hushpuckna. Miss.
The mob succeeded in getting tie ne
gTOes. and taking them TO the scene Of
the crime. they swung ;hem from a
bridge where their Hfeless bodies were
found dangling this morning.
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SUPERIOR COURT RULES
LIQUOR LICENSES VOID
Potter County, Pa, in Consequence, VIII
Return 70 Condition When It
Had Nc Saloons.

WILLIAMSPORT. Pa, March -
Potter will again become a cry county.
Word has been received from Couders-
port that the superior court has declar-
ed all liquor licenses illegal and void.
BY a special act of the Legislature,
the county was without a saloon for
forty-five years. -Four years ago the
law was repealed. Forty-siX saloons
were affected by the ruling, which IS
based on a technicality, the claim being
made that the recent action OF the
Legislature does not repeal the local
gDtlOu laws
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EPHRAlM DUCKETT
D0CKED AT LAST

For the alleged larceny OF "a in cash
from Louis Lepreux, OF al Sixth Street
northwest, Ephraim Duckett, a negro,
forty years old, and a well-knOWn char
acter in police circles. who the au-
thOl.ities say has been in the clutches
Of the law hundreds Of time on charges
OF larceny. was taken into custody by
Policeman Owens. Of the First precinct,
yesterday afternoon
He win be given a bearing in the
Police Court on a charge OF petit lar
ceny tomorrow morning.
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SAVINGS BANK CHARTERED.

The State corporation commission has
granted a charter to the United Work
mems Savings Bank of Alexandria, Va.
The capital stock of the new company
is limited to 100000 and the officers
are II. w. Sherman, president; c. A
Pau. Emmett L. Adams, John II.
Brinkman, NJ. c. Sprague, Charles Z.
DIETRICH, Jere r. Mccarthy, z. A. Bach
rack, John II. .Dickman, and Lou J.
Silverman. directors.
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FAILED TO GET BAIL.

Carrie NJ Grobe and p. G. Barry,
who several Gays ago were bound over
to the grand jury by Police Justice Ca
ton, on the charge of having suspicious
transactions with business men of this
city, were today sent to the city jail,
they being unable to procure bail. They
have been held at the police station for
the past few days.
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MILITIA INSPECTED

Capt. w T. Johnson, T. s. A. to-
night inspected the Alexandria Light
infantry. at their armory, in South
Royal Street. The armory was filed
with admirers of the company, to wit
ness the inspection. 1t Is understood
that the Alexandria company passed a
very satisfactory inspection.
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of his color. recalls to Alexandrians the
fact that Powell was for many years
public school teacher in Alexandria He
taught Snowden School, No ?, for ne
gro boys at the school house in Pitt
Street and was esteemed an excellent
teacher. but resigned TO enter more
lucrative employment at the North.
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MR.. GOODS FUNERAL.

The funeral of the late Robert Goods
will take place from his home 1877 King
Street. tomorrow afternoon. The Rev.
J. P. Stump. pastor Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South. will officiate.
and the interment will be made In
Bethel Cemetery.
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ONCE IN ALEXANDRIA.

The public statement that Assistant
Secretary LOOMS. Admiral Dewey, and
other officials when at Santo Domingo
refused to have even the shadow Of So
cial relations with William e. Powell.
United States minister there, because
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LETTER TO CONGREGATION.

1t is understood that the letter Of the
Rev. DR.. Wray. which Will be read to
the congregation OF the First Baptist
Church at the morning service tOmOr-
row, will set out the condition upon
which he is willing 30 assume the charge
Of the pastorate Of that church, TO
which he has been called.
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Y. M. C. A. MEETING.

A meeting under the auspices of the
society for the reorganization Of the
Young Mems Christian Association will
be held in Trinity Methodist Church to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock The
Rev. W. I. Pierson, of Washington
viii address the meeting, and a solo
will be sung by Henry D. Gordon, di-
rector OF the Central Union Mission,
Washington
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MARRIED ON THE QUIET.

James T. Daniels and Masie z. An
derson, Of this city. were quietly mar
ried in the parsonage OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church South last Wednes-
cay. The Rev. J. P Stump, the pastor,
performed the ceremony.
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IMMENSE STOCK ISSUE.

LONDON. March 1s.-The government
today announced the issue of $4,000. 600
in pa per cent stock created under the
Irish land act of 1903 The issue price
IS s.. The list closes on or before March
q
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Mr.. and Mrs. James n. Nails have re-
turned from a wedding trip to St.
Augustine, Fla.
Mrs. William Domaine left Alexandria
today for Wellington. Va. where she
will visit her sister, Mrs. Compton.
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A SILVER TEA.

silver tea will be given by the
board of managers Of the Alexandria
Library. at the library in Lee Camp
Hall. next Monday afternoon. from
TO 6 O'Clock
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Was Half Convinced.

look Inem-
Was Half Convinced.
I had heard such gum before, de-
clared the sleuth, and could not re-
frain from laughing. Ny mirth seemed
to really hurt the woman's delicate feel
ing.
on sir she said in pathetic voice.
4 see you do not attach any weight
to this revelation. But If you knew
the power OF the remarkable woman l
got it from as 1 do, you would regard II
differently. / have consulted her De
fore in matters OF great importance To
me. She did not fail me then, and l
know she has not failed In this rob
berry affair l do not grieve about the
money worth of the diamonds. But one
OF. them was token from very dear
friend, and l am willing TO pay any
price to have ii returned. Please, sir,
go and bring II to me.
The womans wealth. social stand
ing, and intelligence and her evident
slnC Gritty in the belief that the clair
Ycyant had dreamed out the mystery
of the theft Of her diamonds, aston
ished and touched me, and even made
me skeptical for the moment, and 1
promised to visit the alleged thief Tor
Der
''She Their went on to give me from
notes she had made at her pow-WoW
with the clairvoyant, the supposed rob
Ler's name, and where she lived, and
declared the missing diamonds would
trunk. in the garnet of the house desig-
Eated.
Proved a Hoax.
THE rest of the story is short Care
ful search Of the premises revealed no
red-halred trunk and no diamonds, nor
anything that looked like a diamond.
And my visit. and Information gained
later showed conclusively that the
woman accused by the clairvoyant had
not come to Washington until three
weeks after the robbery occurred. and
that she never had been in Washington
previous to that time
Il communicated the result of my in
vestlgatiou to the victim &c the rob-
berry, but whether her childish faith IN
the supposed superhuman seeing pow
ers OF her clairvoyant acquaintance was
rudely or otherwise shaken l was un-
able to discern from her conduct.
This, concluded the sleuth, lis but
one OF hall 4 dozen cases in which fer
tune tellers have played a part. The
fortune reader may do at figuring oui
results in love transactions and family
ruCtiOns tut when IL comes to giving
reliable da Ia for detectives to go on II
murder or robbery cases he is a eeaC
rank failure ! have known men In oul
! line Of business to barely escape seriOu;
! consequences to themselves by following
tips given by such people. l want M
more OF them.
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Detectives Contempt
For All CIairpoya1tS
intelligent People Put Confidence in Them,
But the Best Can Give No Data to
Ferret Out Crime.

scribed the latter perfectly to me ano
told me just where they could be found
and who the dreadful person Is who
took them
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-07

appropriation for new departmental
building into which can be gathered
all the bureaus now scattered in var
ious sections of the city in rented
buildings
Ground was broken yesterday NOR
ming for the new Department Of
Agriculture building. There will
be . main building 256 feet in length.
65 feet deep and five stories high, and
q wing on either end Of like proper
tioEs forming three sides of square.
The two wings will be constructed
first and then the presens building in
which the main work of the depart
ment is now done will be Demolished
and the new main building erected
upon it's site. The material used in
tile construction will be marble and
granite and it will take two and one
half years to complete the structure.
The estimated cost is $4,000, 900.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-07

It is said Kansas farmer came to
the pastor Of his congregation and
asked that his name might be taken
off the church books. "What's the
trouble. Brother JONES'" asked the
surprised pastor, ~ supposed that YOU
were faithful follower Of the lamb.
"Well, sorter supposed thot myself.
but there is no use talking, man
can't serve the Lord when he has to
milk four COWS in fly time. After the
first heavy frost I'll try this church
business again, but just now either
have to sell the COW, give up the
church or be burned hypocrit.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-07

The great worlds fair at st. Louis
came to close amidst blaze of glory
last Wednesday. It has given to the
world the largest and grandest exhibi-
tion Of the accomplishments of man in
every field Of labor that it has ever
seen. One OF the most gratifying
features of all is that it has paid fnan-
cially. The total attendance was IS.
8OO,0 Receipts from admissions
and concessions were SO. 600, 900. The
company expended ga, ,0c0, 600 and the
states and territories 50. 900, 900. It is
authoritatively announced that all
debts have been paid except few cur
rent accounts and that these will pro-
badly consume nearly all the surplus.
Il is believed that oncessionaries took
in at least $40, 900. 900.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-07

The dream Ut years Of Postmaster
Generals to make the United States
Mail self.supporting branch of the
Government service is approaching
realization, according to the annual
report Of Second Assistant Postmaster
General Schallenberger. just issued.
Over go, 00O, COO was expended in in.
tarnal and foreign mail service in the
last fiscal year. While this was an
increase in the annual expenditure, it
was greatly exceeded Dy the increase Of
revenue. For instance. the railway
mail service figures are rs follows
Average expenditure In four-year
term 1898 to 1901, $50. 1873. alO. aS; at
present time $42, 458. 145. 50. an increase
of 1875 per cent. Average revenue
(l898 to l90l,) 900, ,5O4. as. at present
time. $l89. .78l. 80. an increase Of 40. AZ
per cent.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-07
OF Course She Knew.

A little girl became go accustomed
to exaggeration and misstatement that
nobody could believe her and her par
ents were greatly annoyed by the IN
fortunate reputation that she was
acquiring. One afternoon her mother
said to her: "Now. listen. Lillian,
and heed my words. What has hap
pened to one sinner may easily happen
to another; you know what happened
to Ananias and Sapphira. don't your"
"Yes'm, I do; they fell dead on the
street corner saw them carried into
q drug store"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-07

Among the many good things to be
had at the Iowa Agricultural college
at Ames the coming winter are
Short course in grain and stock judg.
ing and corn exposition. from Jan.
2-14: short course In domestic science.
covering salne period; while the State
Drainage convention will be held Jan.
13-14 In connection with the first
course q portion of each day will be
devoted to discussions OF the best
methods Of harvesting. storing, select
lug and improving seed corn. and of
the cultivation ana maintaining the
fertility of the land. $4,000 in prem
iums Is offered for the best corn ex-
hibited at the corn exposition held at
the college during the short course.
A strong program has been prepared
for the Drainage convention. O. G..
Elliott. drainage expert Of the depart
ment of agriculture, will speak on
points of special interest to the coun-
ty Supervisors and engineers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-07

The local paper is not regarded with
the degree of Importance to which it
is entitled. The 1.-Two local ps per has
q great Influence in the community in
which it il published. 1t may be safe
ly assumed that the editor is not cnly
honest and industrious, but he must
have ability or he could not success
fully conduct newspaper. Too often
in arranging for picnics or open meet
ings the value of the local paper is
overlooked. The committee on ar
rangements many times will cheerful
ly pay the regular price for flaming
posters but neglect to buy space in the
columns of the local paper. Quite
frequently the committee will send to
some large city for the posters. then
expect the editor of the local news
paper to donate space in his paper
"for the good of the cause" This is
pour policy. The wise committee.
when the camp is to have public
meeting. will call first on the editor
Of tho local paper and buy some space.
If IS or $40 is handed to the editor
with request that he give the coming
event q good send off, he can be trnst-
ed to do the generous thing and it
will be known that the meeting is to
be held. Then, too. if there is to be
banquet see to it that the editor and
the editors wife have tickets and in
sist that they use them usually il the
tickets are sent around in time. they
will arrange to be present. The re-
suit. good write-up afterwards. II
you are not to have a meeting, yet
would like to "stand in' with the
local paper. have your camp card in
serted. This will only cost IS or $40
q year, but it will be money we'll ex-
pended. We know whereof we speak.
Country editors are only human and
the members Of the wise camp keep In
close touch with them anu the best
thing is to patronize them. Buy camp
stationery of them and pay for some
space in the columns Of their papers.
Tho Modern Woodman.
The probabilities are that if an
editor here was handed $5 or $40 in the
manner indicated he would fall dead
and then the Order would be in for an
assessment. Don't try 1t; it is danger
ous. What, run q card in the local
paper? MY stars, what is the editor
Of "the Modern Woodman" thinking
about? He has certainly gone daft.
There are half dozen merchants or
more in this city who haven't expend-
ed SO for advertising in ten years and
are still alive OF at least they think
they are, and ask o Camp to spend 30
or SO to advertise their meetings, etc
Well. we'll, wonders will never cease
AZ long as people have these spells of
mild lunacy. But the Editor say" "We
know whereof we speak, May be he
does but my optimistic friend You
should buy u automobile and take .
trip into the country and have talk.
with some of the village magnates and
get some ideas of how to run q country
newspaper entirely for the good of the
town and not q mercenary sheet just
for the money. New Hampon Courier.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-07
Christmas Presents.

Miss Mather has ready for sale.
painting and fancy articles for Christ
mas presents, designs for burnt work
and china painting. Stamping done
for waists and fancy work. 60S East
Main street. 47-S
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-07

Poor Rockefeller! Owing to cir
oumstanoes over which even he had
no control he gets only. $l4. 900. 600 in
nome from Standard Oil this year.
However, he is thus increasing his
chances Of getting through the needles
eye.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-07

The cost Of the recent political cam
paign to both parties 10 estimated at
422. 500. 600. which, while not up to the
record Of 1896. compares strangely
with the 5000. 600 spent by the two
national committees in 1854.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-07

And now the farmer is having au
electric bell placed in connection
with his rural mail box where the
box is located some distance from the
house, the mail carrier ringing the
bell when he delivers the mail. What
next?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-07

Andrew Carnegie has rendered as.
sistance to fifty three public libraries
in the state nf Iowa in the past few
years. and when those under way now
are ready there will be eighty-two
free public Libraries in the state. Mr..
Carnegie's gifts aggregate about $1,-
O76, 900 in Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-07

The Iowa worlds fair commission
has about $40. 900 unused to return tc
the state. which speaks we'll for the
careful administration of it's duties.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-07

The supreme court Of Iowa has de-
cided that saloon men cannot main
tain warehouses from which to supply
their saloons. without paying the
mulct tax and operating the ware
houses under the mnlo Law.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-07

A second ward youth is said to have
sprung the following en- his father
IF boy is a lad. and his father is a
step. father. is the lad q step ladder?''
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-07

The one bright spot for the demo.
cracy in the recent election, from the
viewpoint Of their leading newspapers
is that things are as bad as they can
possibly get. and that any change
henceforth will be in the line of I'm.
provament, says an exchange.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-07

The Iowa Dairy Association and the
National Dairy Union will meet at
Mason City, Feb. 1.3, 1905.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-07

The fiftieth anniversary session oi
the Iowa State Teachers Association
will be held at Des Moines rec. ~, %
and 20.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-07

Rev. DR.. W. F. Barclay, conference
minister Of the NJ. E. church and Ep.
worth League evangelist of Iowa. died
at his home in Cedar Rapids Saturday
morning, after an illness Of hut fe Y
weeks. DR.. Barclay was one Of the
bast known and most highly respected
members Of the Methodist ministry Of
northeastern Iowa. and his death will
be greatly mourned by q legion Of
friends, both in and out Of the church.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-07

There were sixty thousand divorces
In this country last year. or an aver
age Of nearly seven for every hour Of
the day and night, Sundays included.
This business of making and unmak-
ing misft marriages appears to have
become q national industry.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-07

Federal court convened at Dubuque
Yesterday. with Judge Reed on the
bench.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-07

We want Your holiday trade this
year. We have the stock. the prices
are right, and we will treat you
oourteously. Come In and SEQ us
often, N. N. Qusndahl & 90.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-07
The prospects are that within year

The prospects are that within . year
or two Unole Sam will have BY all
odds the largest navy in the world.
He has now at for service. inolud-
ing those under repair, S65 vessels.
In addition he has in course Of con-
structiou:
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-07

-Bruess' A. B. O. Liniment cures
sprains, bruises, cuts. But that ism (
all. 80 cents. Wangler Bros. 49.4
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-12-07
Current Comment.

All eyes on Washington. Congress
il in session.