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The Washington times., 1905-01-19
JAPS CAPTURE
BRITISH COLLIER

TOKYO. Jan. I9.-The British steamer
Maklcy. from Cardiff. with 500 tons of
coal for Vladivostok, was captured yes
terday.
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MISTCHENKO RAID
A BLOW TO JAPAN

TIENTSIN. Jan. Is-Except AT Yin
kow where the Japanese were strongly
intrenehed, General Aistchenko was
wholly successful. burning transports.
cutting the railway and returning in
perfect safety
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THE WEATHER REPORT.

A disturba nee has moved rapidly east
ward over Canada with greatly increas-
ed intensity, and is central this morning
over the lower St Lawrence valley. 1t
has caused local rains and SHOWS from
the lake region eastward, accompanied
by much higher temperatures.
Another disturbance from the South
west has reached the east Gulf States
and there have been quite general rains
in the Gulf States, the Ohio and lower
Mississippi valleys with warmer wealth
er- In the West the weather has been
fair. except in the Pacific coast States
and the northern plateau, where rains
continued
There Will be rains or snow tonight
and Friday in the middle Atlantic
In the east Gulf States The weather viii
be fair and coIuer. 1t Will also be colde
tonight IN the Ohio valley and lower
lake region, and colder Friday IN the
south Atlantic States.
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s1.a5 to Baltimore ard Return, s1.as

PENNSYLVANIA Railroad. Saturday and
Sunday tickets good on all traips ex-
cept Congressional Limited. and good
for return until Sunday niGht.-Adv.
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The Committee Devotes
Much Time to It's
Consideration.
TO HOLDPUBLIC HEARING
Opportunity for Citizens to
Give Their Views Upon
Amendments.

1t is confidently predicted at the Capt.
toi today that the House Committee on
the District of Columbia viii favorably
report the bill authorizing the Great
Falls and Old Dominion Railway Com
pany to build and operate crosstown
railway in the District OF Columbia.
This impression is caused by the fact
that without a formal vote having been
taken by the committee in its meeting
today it was declared to be the sense
of the committee that the tracks of the
proposed road should run along n Street
from Fifteenth Street to New Jersey
Avenue instead Of going around Thomas
Circle and thence along NJ Street to
New Jersey Avenue.
The commission was in session two
and one-half hours, and devoted the en-
tire time to consideration OF the bill.
All but three committee members were
present showing the close attention
that is being paid TO the railway propo-
Sition
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SMOOT WITNESS
VERY T|RESOhE
Prof. Talmage Makes Com
plicated Replies.
AN ORDEAL FOR TAYLER
Quibbles Over Meaning of Common
English Words Tend to Provoke
Cross-Questioning.
AN ORDEAL FOR TAYLER

The Suioot inquiry today developed the
most tiresome ordeal for Senators and
counsel alike, that tie Senate Commit
tee on Privileges and Elections has ex-
perierced since 1t began its sessions.
The cross examination of Prof. James
E Talmage, OF the University CT Utah.
was the work in hand for Attorney r.
w. Taylcr. He asked many questions, as
did Chairman Burrows but invariably
received such indefinite or complicated
answers that the testimony was useless
to either side.
Following IN the steps of otf1er wit
nesses recently before the committee,
the professor declined 10 divuIge any
thing about the endowment Obligations.
His chief object seemed to be 10 cloud
the issue, ana so far as the printed tes-
umony will show, his efforts ..ese not
unsuccessful By persons present at the
hearing, however, plain InIerences were
drawn in connection with his testimony
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CHICAGO MAY ERECT
100000 CITY HALL

CHICAGO. Jan. 1s.-Such emphasis
was given TO the need for a new city
hall and county building by the fire
Of Monday that President Brundage, of
the county board announced that with
in short time the commissioners would
consider plans for the erection of Il
structure to cost 81. .G00. 09G. The amount to
be raised by bond issue.
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Approve Pending Bill.


League; Mr.. Murray. of Cincinnati. and
several others spoke in favor OF the
adoption of the resolutions, and after
considerable discussion they were
passed with the amendment that the
board exert every effort toward the
passing, in their present form. of the
treaties now before Congress.
The anti-opium resolution, urging tha;
the opium traffic be stopped, not only
in this country but in China and the
Philippines as well, was also unani-
rnousiy passed. The resolutions We're
offered by Dr. Wilbur F. Crafts. who
said in part.
THE anti-opium resolution has both
a humanitarian, and a commercial side,
a moral and a national aspect The
opium traffic is not only detrimental to
but IS also a hindrance to the COM
merce of the world at large. Opium
traffic should be abolished
Resolutions were also adopted recon-
mending the Improvement of waterwa ys
In the Ohio Valley, and the report of the
agriculture committee, complimenting
the Department of Agriculture on the
After considerable discussion il was
agreed to make the yearly fee of an as
sCciate member of the board not more
than $40. The fee for active members IS
decided according 10 the size of the
board OF trade with which they are af-
filiated. For 100 members or less, the fee
IS $50 for each member. For each fifLy
or major part in addition, a fee OF So
will be assessed.
At / 80 the board took a recess
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Evaded Many Questions.

AdvertIng TO obligations 10 the church.
Attorney Tayler had hard time get
ting answers.
Witness qualified his answers to such
an apparently unnecessary extent that
Chairman Burrows interrupted to re-
..uest more direct answers. \ dozen
questions we're necessary before NJ
Burrows received an unquahned yes. -
Mr.. Tavler's next question was a brief
inquiry as TO Obligations taken
Your question suggests to me abSo-
luteIy nothing concerning any cere-
monies | have passed through" answer
ed witness.
rs there any reference to the proph-
ets?' asked Mr.. Tay1er. rs your at
tefition called anywhere TO the early
leaders OF the church,
To these and similar questions wit
ness ansfered laconically- Il remember
none"
The marriage by Apostle Merrill of his
son TO a wife II 1891. while the son had
q plural wife living whom he had mar
ried in 1883 was taken no by Senator
Dubois.
Witness. under certain limitations, dis
approved such actions
After a good deal of rambling testi-
rnony. witness read what he represent ed
to be the only oath On record as taken
by an apostle II was of date 1885.
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Proposed PUBLIC Hearing.

At the close of the meeting the COM
mittee announced that at 10 o'clock next
Tuesday morning it will give a public
hearing lasting thirty minutes at which
citizens of the District will be given an
opportunity TO express their views on
the Cowherd's proposed amendment to
the bin providing for Scent fare on
all street railways in the District
Mr.. Cowherd also gave notice to the
committee today that he would at the
proper time submit an amendment to
the bill giving the District Commission
ers better authority than they now
have TO regulate the schedules. kinds of
cars, the sanitary arrangement of cars,
etc, on ali street car lines In the Dis
rrict
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Piso's Cure for Consumption also cures
coughs. colds. sore lungs. and ssthma--Ady
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Had Taken Endowments.

Witness said. in answer to Mr.. Bur
rows. that he had taken the endowments
in 1Se2. that he had been married IN
the temple at Manti, and that from
1Conttnnad ON Second PaoeA
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For International Arbitration.

The resolutions for international arbi
tration were brought up at this morn
ing's session, and after considerable
discussion, were passed with an amend
ment. The subject was opened by Mr..
Mahoney, of Ohio. Mr. Mahoney de-
clared that he had seen Senator For
aker several times and discussed with
him the subject of international arbi-
tration Senator Foraker pointed out
several objections" he continued, and
President Roosevelt has considered the
matter of sufficient Importance to have
gone over it with the Ohio Senator, and
has taken steps to counteract the OBJ
jections offered by Mr.. Foraker and
other Senators
Il have not been able to ind Senator
Dick" continued Mr.. Mahoney, but /
shall see him before l go home.
would also suggest that every member
of this board see the Senators from his
State, and convince them that arbitra-
ton, rather than war, is needed by the
country ut large"
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Urges Repeal of the
Timber and Stone
Law.
DISCUSSION OF SUBJECT
Body Takes Advanced Stand
on International Ar
bitration.

protest against the annual swindling
of the Government out of millions of
acres of valuable timber lands, brought
out in the report of the Irrigation and
forestry committee, was the main fea-
ture of this mornings session of the
National Board of Trade.
The report, read by William s. Harvey,
of Philadelphia. urged that the board
do all in its power to promote the rec
ommendation for the repeal of the tim
Der and stone law. The recommendation
was made by a special public lands COM
Inittee, appointed by President Roose-
velt to investigate the timber and stone
law and it's workings. The appointment
of the committee, Mr.. Harvey declared,
was caused by the recent investigation
by the Secretary of the Interior into the
wholesale timber frauds. These investi-
cations showed that the best of the Gov
ernment lands were yearly being absorb
ed into great speculative holdings, at
the rate of 1850. coo acres each year.
The land is sold by the Government
for $3.50 an acre. The Secretary of the
Interior declares that the land is actual
1y worth $50, and in many cases, $1Ge an
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Amend Homestead Law.

The repeal of the Communication clause
of the homestead law, and the desert
land" law. was also favored by the re-
Port, as was the bill to prevent the ex-
change OF worthless scrip land in
forest reserves for valuable public
timber, and the bill for the consolida-
ticn of the different branches of Govern
ment forestry work in a, single bureau
in the Department of Agriculture All
of these bills have passed the Senate
and are now on the calendar of the
House of Representatives.
That the Government is annually be-
lag swindled out of enormous tracts of
land. the report declared to be shown
by the hundreds of bills presented and
passed at each session of Congress, pro-
vicing for homesteads OF 6d0 acres ratI-
er than the usual 160. The bills are from
every State in which homestead lands
are granted.
1T is the most wholesale raid on the
uncultivated lands of the West ever
Instituted" declared Mr. Harvey The
plan is insidious, since it accompIishes
gradually what could not be done gen
orally. -
The report also set forth resolution
approving the establishment OF a ma
tional forest reserves in the southern
Appalachian Mountains, and in the
" hite Mountains of New Hampshire.
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Quibbled Over Meaning.

The witness continually asked Chair
man Burrows and Attorney TayIer to
be more explicit, to the slightest
shades of meaning, in questions easily
intelligibIe 10 others present at the ses-
sion. Regarding the reissuing OF the
Book of Doctrines and Covenants from
year to year. without including the
manifesto against polygamy, witness
insisted upon such minute explanations
that the examination degenerated INTO
qulbbllng over the meaning of English
words
Finally witness demanded OF Attorney
Tayler a definition OF what the latter
meant by the word reissue
This Was too much for Attorney Tay-
Ter, and he peremptorily refused 10
uons of common English words
Cross Begun.
Prof. Talmage. in the opening of the
cross-examination, was asked concern
ing the practice in Mormon Church
courts in Utah.
II cases in the church courts were OF
civil sort. the church officials would
probably try to settle them, witness
said If the cases were OF d criminal
nature, they would be referred to the
State courts.
~ hen dld the church introduce into
its ceremonies a secret ritual? was Mr.
1ayIer's next line OF inquiry. Witness
said he did not know, and additional
questions failed 10 elicit anything on
the point
Il confess my ignorance as TO the
tenets ana practices of the reorganized
branch of the church, and | take no
interest in it" said witness next.
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Sims Eas an Amendment.

Representative Sims gave notice that
he would propose another amendment
deprivfng the District Commissioners of
the right to designate other streets for
the roads route in case the streets
named in the bill should be found un-
suitable for a duct line"
Another proposition was slightly dis
crssed for the purpose of compelling the
railroad to pay damages for all injuries
TO property resulting from the excava-
tons in connection with the laying of
tracks
Representative Pom notified the COM
mittee he would offer an amendment
compelling he Great Falls and Old Do
ninton Company to yestihule its cars
for the protection of motornlen and con-
ductOrS
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Harnes in the Corridor.

George H. Harries. vice president of
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company, who has been strong In his
opposition TO the passage of tho bill. sat
in the corridor just outside the commit
tee room while the meeting was in
progress. He had heard that the meeting
was to be a public one. and was much
surprised to find the committee in ex-
ccUtiye session with the door barred
Capt Jay J. Morrow, assistant Engi-
neer Commissioner for the District. was
with the committee during its session
and gave desired information as TO the
width ana general character OF certain
streets.
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Leaders Control Men.
Yesterdays Developments

Employees of the Neva Shipbuilding
Works 20 the number of 12.09o struck
Yesterday morning. joining the strikers
from the Putiloff Iron Works. who
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-11

one Of the largest and most interesting realty
Fisher. Mooney & Co 1t involved nearly million
dollars They sold for the L,enox Realty Company
the Hotel Oxford at the northwest corner Of Park
ave and 5oth-st.. ten story granite, brick and
limestone building, plot fronting sos
Park-ave. by 100 feet 5Sth-st. The same brokers'
about ten days ago, leased this hotel years
at net annual rental Of $1,000 and the present sale
is the result Of this lease. The purchaser. David
II. King jr., who owns the Hotel Renaissance paid
about $4,000 for the property.
The figure at which the property is is
per cent net this Mr.. King gave in part
payment the FIVE lots at the northwest corner OF
Central Park West and 75th-st.. plot fronting
1922 feet in Central Park West by 1239 in 18TH
ST. The lots figured in the deal $35o00o. The
corporate is the LenoX Realty Company. in
tend to erect twelve story freproof apartment
house. whose distinguishing feature will be large
suites of extra large rooms the plot of lots.
Another important transaction Yesterday the
sale by He'll & Stern for the Engel-ITeler Company
Of Nos 81 and 80 East 10th-st., eight story and
basement freproof business building. on plot H6x
949 feet. The purchaser is investor. He paid
about sos 0J0 for the parcel. The building is be-
tween Broadway and University Place.
Plans were filed yesterday for eleven story
freproof office building TO be erected for Albert
be 242 feet front and 90 10 deep. with facade
OF brick, with trimmings of ornamental limestone
and terra Gotta The cost is estimated 500, 600
by Louis korn. the architect
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MANHATTAN BUILDING PLANS.

Madison-a ave Nos /. 456. SIX story
brick fathouse. 5Ox9O " Lane. owner;
1OSth ST. No AZ 10 43i East. for two story
frame storage building. 20xj0. Harlem indie
Raus ManGfscturing COM any architect...,- $500
m " : S3t. 10 It Of la0Jh for
a one story frame tobrgEau slide. G2x@4, T
Patton owner; Iowenthal architect 5000
Audubon ave : S3l 10 It of 199th 81. for
story frame Carousal, S2XS2; Patton
owner: W Lowenthal architect. 1000
5 140 fl OF Lenox for three SIX
story brick harhouses. Al sxS6. Il; Goldberg &
Smith owners; Horenburger & Straubss archi-
Chrystle Nos 1874 and 1876, for a six story brick
and stores. TxSI; E A Cohen.
owner; Horenburgs- Strsub, architects $1,000
Maiden Lane. . -. for eleven story brick
Offices 2L2x931O A Lorsch, owner; L koTn,
ShtHe
3d-st No S11 to East. story brick
fathouses Is -exS&: Fish
Sass SnnaIihAsar. architects. 10000
66th-st n 5 70 II e 1st ave. for two six
oTnsrs s.'y Sass smalheiser architects ~ 10000
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BIG SUIT IN COPPER WAR.

suit FOR 100000 has been brought by the
Johnstown Mining Company against the Boston and
Montana Mining Company in the courts Of this
State 70 the value Of copper alleged TO
have been taken by the latter company from lands
On which the other claims prior location and patent
The JohnstoWn company operates the Rarus Mine
n Montana. which the Pennsylvania claim OF the
Boston and Montana Company adjoins. The Johns
Town is a Heinze property and the Boston and
Montana an Amalganafe6 concern.
samuel Untermyer. counsel for the Boston ana
koTtana Company. said yesterday that no papers
SO yet been served on the company. Inc SUIT,
ne ADDED, was probably nothing more than the tag
~ Of d number OF unsuccessful suits by f1einZe'
.Dtlng the same purpose. and the company al
lscted no Importance 70 II.
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One Admits Retaining Fees
Others DEM Charges.

Tie Investigation into the conduct of Theo-
dore 4 Hamilton. Part 1; Thomas Carroll Part
II; Henry P. McGovn, Part II. and John c.
Foley Part III assistants clerks of the City
Court vas begun before Chief Clerk Thomas
2 Smith late yesterday afternoon. Justice
Seabury. then sitting in Trial Term. Part v,
suspended John Courtney, the clerk, on a charge
n receiving Illegal fees. Courtney was dis
missed after d hearing. The Justice last Sat
urday ordered MI Smith TO bring charges
against the other clerks The assistant clerks
collect Si4 fees when case is called; 81 for
The slierif's trial fees and So for the jurors
who hear the evidence. If there is disagree
ment the fees are returned. In second trials
The sherif7s fees are not allowed. but ii is al
Legged that the accused clerks have collected
this fee on all cases Of second trials
Carroll admitted taking Illegal fees in the
three casss he was charged with In two OF
ne cases. he said. as soon as he found out that
ne case was second term case, he Immediately
oHered the 50 that had been paid him in eX-
cess 70 the lawyer. and the lawyer said. oh
Keep i and buy cigars for yourself and the
DOVE Mr. Carroll said that he had been IN
able to return ;he money 70 the third lawyer
Because hs was out Of town.
TIE other accused clerks made denials 10 all
the charges. They showed that they had not
Lot recoIlect the Instances when. il was charged.
they took the extra fees. Hamilton said that for
1Nenty-seven years il had been the custom 10
colsct Sl4 for every case called. That had oeen
us instructions, he declared, and be had FOL
loVeo II until ordered 70 do otherwise on March
. last As 70 whether the case was nrst or
second term case Hamilton explained that no
cierE or justice could tell until the end OF me
term. He said that Re had kept the extra
money % turn over 70 counse! when called FOR
Hamilton then made the following statement
never asked any attorney in any case for
any particular sum Of money The jury Zee " Is
brought u either by the attorney or oy the
"flcer attached 10 my part Attorneys were &C
custoned 70 pay. and did pay, Sl4 in every case.
such has been the custom for over twenty years
N this court At the end Of the term, when
vas about 70 make up my report would tnel
investigate whether a was on for the nIst
the, whether II had been tried before, ana
pursuant 10 the facts as ! then learned them
correctly made my return
The assistant clerks received until next
Wednesday TO file afidsvits from lawyers as to
money taken and returned.
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RECORDED MORTGAGES.

!sq' to !, f2RH ss1 pf i
cssg ras s % Ne $50 yea1s per- Cent 1900
Tq samuel ELI, P: 70 5.T cent aoooo
Sfhes 100 # Of Madison instruments.
B Rs5 cent isdore to Cohen ii2th-'' os
Of st Nichoas-aye per bone, ana L. '0
rs otSer; M I42a-s Ga 3 100 # Of
R ss6r w R 6 ana another 70 Loop
sfF ia It Of. PARK prior mortgage
c EsGIs aR Rd another to
2Ro.hsT 9ss2-' nsr s l9o IT OF central $4,000
e 1.. Fews Per $4,000
Igsa Gn.t' aa f to 5tR ave Ao
vind PER- hs4. Emiii, k to Harlem savings
same to same soaihsr PEI B9Hevard
yaep n.cnb ave to saT Iad5in n
Nos lisa and isa5: mortgages. each $500 ,ooo
August alnsteT No a: 4ss yearp per 10000
ne 81 b Glib nve nor'sasss S1' 10000
c3 and a, 5ss Fast, a:G@ 200
s5ein no F FSt%e to LANCER: BroadTay
Gs S as to " ms G # S9SF9@ on
weesr frances nSF NJ to broadway savings
ton 2eth-s No Is West Tear Psr cent $500"
''' so and A % wes, YEAR. per 5000
same to same Broadway. W 5, 20 # Of 155th- . 90,
Hsaiy Mary TO East River savings institution:
wynne John: 70 STATE Realty and Mortgass Com
pan pan p elS ce3t .+r..- $3.50
oc Far Margaret TO = FIesehman. 47th-sr.
$50 It Of shave; as pe1 bond 5000
Bo.hmsF 'e 4 fG s2ths ears
1e sem Louis to P j owens: Forrest-ave
2S3 u It Of wall,st year. per chi: 500"
f 1D.15ns e raT Sn{, q pa
Nadison-ave; per bond .-..--.--. 7o0SH
ZONE" dornsr ls7th-st as per bond 100
M 1s5s 'oss9 e t. PaE s3n5 5sa Sq5
SANE T 70 same: same property: prior mortgage.
$500, 2 years, ner cent l''"
Mayer Paul . :. T 3alb ys K4ranq per sqSE sooo
recntsu2n Moses to Berel and another south 900
same 70 cSsSrg. F Jofnson property p,r
same 70 same southern boulevard corner $50
sans Teroi nd ID ana,sr ~ same property ooo
saTns ,b to Gr rsT bond Fl 1'anso $4,000
same to BeTei and another; same properly:
prior mortzase si5ooo per bond - 20"
sS iSs,hs per- bond 5000
Bsrel and doo another n same property 700
sa fa'ot to George johnson 100 Of
Same SHs TO Berei and another. same property:
same 20 George F Johnson 100 #
same to Tserei and another property; per
same 2'' to George F johnson. Fox-st. leo IT
same 81 to Rersi and anotheT property per
ss p9n' to George F Johnson Beck-st 5 100 II
n Of LangWood-ave per bond a5oNo
s1 bond 70 berf. ana sumo 5000
GT Tsearoo Corner Fe1sf per bond 25s25
sd peT bond eS 5000
Psat, ), e sP = wsEns5
cent 81 $500
sa mortf "a So zoo II. years per $500
Wsi u Ii q, ave. years per 1900
r ] somervia Webster ave = ihl
rr:,sa RI Rosie 10 Charles HaTi. "a No
mt p''o' '4'. 5000
i-s sSnd iAf'en n 10000
veinstein Charles l. Mandehaum and
other iOsth ITO Il OF 18th ave, Dc
Cd. EdN aFt T. 10 william Z HamiltoA a.