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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-14
WOULD. ENLARGE J. !:
MURPHY |! !: HOTEL i | II.
Colonel Murphy, Desires til 'sBE''u,ly
ne Cathedral .to Build More.
Hotel 4 R oo1n. NJ IN sa 5s
SOME s; II i Q q }. INVOLVED I.
Church May N st Have AZ Right
IS Is Dispo se 81 the
Property. 81

5A :rumorIh Is failoat that Colonel J Ohm
Murphy had made an Arrangement ~ TO-
purchase vs. from III the 81 Roman Catholic
Church, tho present Ca thedral anu
ecclesiastical residence on he corner Of
Eighth and Grace Streets. Il was stated
that the bishop 81 Richmond. VERY. n
u Bishop " an . Do Yyver would move his
otflcial residence from the present loca-l
ton to the new, episcopal palace n the
rear Of tho new Cathedral, and tina t the
old Cathedral might therefore be noved5
to some other loca Il ION. "a 4, 554$ # N
m the event OF such 4 an ARRANGEMENT
being completed. Colonel Murphy will
\ build an Z addition to his hotel, with a.
handsome frontage Z on Grace Street.
gi A representative OF The Tinles-Dis
patch saw Colonel John Murphy and
asked ihmsif the runlors had any founda-5l
&tlon. 81 3 2E 3ly 5 t4t 3 Il & Il
Colonel Murphy z alks.
655.iIt is true that. j have for some time
been. a e,ideavorlng to purchase the;
property now occupies by, the Cathedral
and the bishop S residence, said Colonel!
Murphy 10 ..'N1y ( plan was TO erlar rye my
hotel and to erect a magnificent building
fronting On Grace Street. I offered ssto
move the Cathedral to the corner e OF Of,
Seventh and Grace Street and i,S 70 pay
ali Z costs Of every kind. The proposed
new building would have been far hand and
somer than the old one. Ny offer was y ilsI !!
refused. not only for the laats ns5 thu
the bishop desired retain the property
but also because there is q grave doupt
whether or not the church AZ Is I aple n 9
dispose Of the property q " 3, z
have therefore had to relnquils ' 2 me
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-14
INSTRUCTIONS / ] !! 6 / [ \ I.
CLUB |MEM.B|||.E|:..R|}.s'I
Huntsnien and wv hippers-in for.
Deep Run Are 4. a APP ~
533i pointed, a4a8

The following not WI De I1plIed vi
day TO every mem ber- OF he. Deep q w
Hunt Club '.{s
At a; fmeeting OF the board OF cover ''.f
::nors, held January laths the following
/ gen,lclnsn%Were apo lnted Officers OF sthe
shunt for thegrest OF tho e sS S
the nastcr:Mr. q gorge Cole scot = mis-
man 4 Mf. otto Noting nd ~
sydnor awhippers,in II bsolu!teliy 81 neg rs
essary in order insure So tisfacsto :,
snort and proper management OF ri ne
hounds that members w III obseLY NJ le
directions az these otficers ana "a 9ll = 2 2
account ride ahead Of hem |, :V8 x B,
Members S ii1'o M especta y Y cav toHel
against riding over gro wins crops q " y
there has recently been g sfeh. uaa I. ~
$critIeIsm from farmers over hose Slat ANS
ia slag "a, s,$B uFoR p. u
f Hounds ts Viii meet o-day q srook
Bridge a $50 i, M y On behalf d g q! lle
subscribers to the eWl En- sllSh IA eN,l.n.r
K George Cole Scott lorna y y presenls
gthepto the club. AZ these e, w Y, "
sproEed B SO y satisfactory ste ps ~ spe
taken $lmme lately Id inlPoTt 81 ano Their
draft Of eight ar ton couples ana w y
con expected tina II during the COM
Ing seaspl, of horse shows 4 he ll-oecp = WI
Hunt Will ne Represented by ~ pa ck 4sfe-
8ond Id none Sjnsthis country. sJt,ss N /. L J,
Tho tbus serYire Will be Ina gu ra'o ~
this Afternoon md ed {! Ies uipta%
Of, every Stature fternoon and Oh every
holiday, from the Hill monument 70 y le
Eclib-houso. III UNFORTUNATELY, on ~ ones.
day afternoon. a ring thssS eS erelss y g
the hounds. ro III cery aoR from / e
BadsWorth pack lost Ais va Y 9 MN nD !,
son 81 wood !, nd as yet has no NJ uFncd
up The kennels u \.
sfTRe sGlub, however, feels no illne lesss
AS ia his ultimate return, ~ his aristoS
cratic 1nppeara zee. as we'll ms the indelible
brand, IA b, AZ. Of the RalsWnrth to too,
finShsir,ght oar, Will 4aentl Z, Y
hin ". heleyelss seen as PRO peIt 3o q
h Deep Run H unt. h 81 S. II ssSssj 81 q IL 4,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-14
Friends of#the Friendless.

I The Society for tho Preventlo VI Of
Cruelty to Animals held "a meeting We'd
inesday night ut No, X $40 East franklin
Street. Nearly every member OF the board
was present. Captain Bossieux and nd Ca,
tain w. Ben. Palmer We're a appointed to
audit the books. 4, " q Il ssl5 "
\ Following is agents report; Il. m
L Horses and mules Unfit & for work, llN-
Ihtched and sent to stable 81 q overloaded o' 90
teams, 1856; horses and mules sent to be
ishod, l64 drivers sreported for cruelty q;
horses saved fromiaffire, 5; ssent tn hos
Eptal, 4; admonltlons, 1874 large animals
destroyed. 3a; small animals desttrso yed,
81; fines for cruelty. S12. 60. Il IN i,a5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-14
A B|A||.'TT|.L|...| b ROYAL.
FOUGHT .|.G||;' ! | over.
Three Negroes Who WHO 5: ATTACK
\ Residents House GO TO s
u Grand jury
'GGERs' AN D sTELEP 2 ! ( } s
Jasticc John O(.ppor,sEe q lite t.. Sol a
orcd l@P opulatiio.n Using
l53 tile Phone.

Il Il
The star ca Sc in His Ionors court yes
terday was the Eighth Street brick as u.s.
sault. 81. Undertake, W. Rs Evans ans
an ana u ohm Brown (''whose body lies L a. 4
moulding in the PEN filled themselves e
5tns tho Adam's apple with hilarious sliquor
4 ana set out in quest OF Wild adventure rt
Reaching the pleasant regions Of Eighth
{ ana Cary Streets, whose confines ' Na 81
Z marked By picturesque gin joints and l'
where thirst is ever rampant the molly
trio Of 4 land pra ties cspied q pile OF
bricks and cobble stones, that seemed
good in their sight. Having loaded them
selves, apart from booze. with these IN
strumonts Of prehistoric warfare, they
approached With strategic movement, lAe,
castle ot one NJ. n. Childress, and like
men Of war, & as they were, delivered II
sbroa dside. s5i
boa Good Master Chlldress received two
cobble stones full upon his grizzled
locks. which bore him to the earth.
Strusty friend, John Leadbetter, by name
rushed TO the rescue, only to pc sadly
wounded Ill his sword hand by q we'll
directed brick. # s33
y Thus the battle progressed until the
cohorts of Hulcius gathered in the sol-
diers Of fortune q ad leg them away to
Il the police station. y, 81 4 81 Il
Mr. Leadbet tier requested some one,
any one to hold his hat while he address
ed the court. ID :5 " n II "a 5E,5
& The case was sent on 70 the grand
jury. NJ Il. rs MI
Timberlaks got sixty days for curslng
an officer.
Cribbed Cigarettes.
Joseph Courtney, u thick Tipped, cigar
cite smoking negro was charged with
stealing a number OF cigarettes from the
emporium Of one Rosenstein. Joe insist
ed that tho smokes In question We're an
amcrous remembrance from dark-hued
Edamsel, 81 named Ella, but better known
as j. IIyperia." The classical named ne
& gress was mt on hand and Joe Went
down for two moons,
jsgs Eddie Jones, from the wilds and woods
Y OF Hanover, had been absorbing BEN
/ Zine and red pepper end was feeling the
effects. tsa
Eddie pleaded hard for the rural life
q OF beans and broomsedge, but avail. Ed
ward will sojourn for one score OF days
y In the brick house under the hill, 4.
sSAdonia Cox a buck negro, with q fe-
male name, pnched the luncheon Of Mr.,
Il r. III Brown. Mr.. Brown, sporting a large
Willard button. related a pileous tale
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-14
ARMSTRONG I 2yl)lNl PARDoNl;EE7'Dl-',.
Governor Gives freedom 70 Man an
Declared Innocent,

+ Governor Montag, ne esterday granite %
an absolute pardon 70 FAC nara ' q rms
strong, the young white man Who was
Sentenced II 10 a term OF seven and one
.hclf years from Goochlands county for
alleged criminal 3asgault Tho man was Hs
.p5faroled In March,, 1901, but was only
givenan absolute pardon on yesterday,
THE action OF the Governor was la sed
on a dying statement made BY thegyoung
woman upon whose testimony Armstrong
Ind been convicted declaring him to be
an innocent lnana The petition for pa Y
don was prepared and presented by +
torney cps Cardwell Of this ci 81, who
took great Interest In this ca No. AZ ss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-14
Gets OutSAncient Books.

Speaking OF the applications for books
at the Congressional Library tho WASH
ington Post Of yesterday says; 5
Most of the statesmen are too busy
TO read extensively at the short session,
Since the death OF Senator Hoar there
are no calls Tor Greek and Latin books,
except that Representative John Lamb.
of Richmond. one OF the most omnivorous
readers at the Capitol, asks sometimes
for an ancient volume. Senator Elkins
still requests on occasion a book IN Span
ish, which Language lie reads as readily
as English" ~ $l$ .l f8
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-14
The Supreme Court,

Proceedings OF tho Supreme Court OF
Appeals yesterday We're:
Johnston, trustee. VS.. George D.. witt
Shoe Company, fully argued by Fl, Y,
Hail for plaintiff In error and submitted,
Richmond Passenger and Power Conn
pany VS.. Allen argued by II. Taylor, Jr.,
for plaintiff in error and Gordon for de-
fendnnt and submitted
Savage VS.. Bowen and Company. par
tally argued by l3.R1, ThorpS fors appel
Liant and continued until Monday q
The next cases to be- called arc Powell
VI. Pierce, Blair vs. Security Bank of
Rthmond, Prison Association Of Virginia
vs. Russell's administrator and others,
being Nos, 80, 81 and 50 oil argument
docket, ts6 n n Il 3 81
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-14
Mrs Cornelia Henry Stern.

a telegram was received a vest erduy
morning announcing he death THURSDAY
night at sRuthcrs Glen, Va of Mrs Corr
5nella Henry Stern tho widow ct the
late Lewis Henry Stern. OF Richmond, Il
Mrs, Stern was the daughter$of the late la
DIR, Norborne Henry Of Augusta county,
and leaves surviving her four CHI ldrell,r--
Mrs, Granville Burrus, OF Rand olpll-Na
con Academy, Front Royal a Va.; Mrs,
e. M, Chumbley. OF sI1ancas ter, liy.i Jo'
Lane Stern. JrITof Chareston WI Va,
and Miss Cornelia lSansfoM Stern, 81
jRuther Glen ls 81 q 4 u Is
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-14
II. HONOR A' A HERO, O. #5s
Capt. James E, Phillips Elected q 81
y President Grays' ASS alton.

aThe Richmond Gruys'30Yc yAssUc!u-
ition5met last night and elected the folllo w
Ing oftlcers:sffE Y, j, |, \.
Captain james e. phillips president;
Il, "A. Crawford, vice. pres ID Alex. W &
Archer, recording secretary "a Louis RaH-
Estetter, financial secretary and IS tre g, g
guler a. II. Davis coll ctor; II Goode,
isergeant-at-arn,s. 1, ]. /, III ],
Captain Phil lips. who Is a Sbat tle-scea az
veteran or fifty fields, was not present
lat tho meeting, owing to the fact nat
Ihe has bees confined to his room by slg ), !,
ness for several days. He. therefore, did
not know last night Of the honor that i|
Ind been conferred upon Ihinl,s 3la
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-14
Virginia Exhibit Here,

Materials composing the Virginia en-
hibt at the ST. Louis Exposition have
arrived In this city, and are being stored
In u vacant storerhouse on Governor
Street, just north OF Main. The OK
5hhils which won such high lonors nre
valuable, and especially to tho State. On
completion of the State Capitol they will
be placed In the hall formerly used for
the House OF Delegates. and there kept
as the nucleus Of n museum to be ac-
cumulated by the State.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-14
Busby suit Again:

ne II not ed u suit Of J "! +. IS Bus by and
Dawson, Bio onlberg and Mar ks.s Tor S5o,-
900 alleged DANA ges, vice Il led In II he
Law and Equity Court. vii Il come be fore
TINT .trihunal agai pniarY ad g. y,
90 fort he plaintiff, which was set asi do
bye the court he sccond time here was
5aSilung jury. 5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-14
Colonel Potts Here.

ts# Mr.. John -. 81 Potts asststant general
pa $50 Il gel. "a gent & Of the ci.,esnp AXE and
Ohio Ra L way. a with headquarters Mt Gins
cinnnti and formerly located II this City,
arrived In Richmond ycsterda'y.8ssss He ls
at the Jefferson. Mr.. Poi It's has q host
Of friends here and was kept busy n shalt.
ling hands wherever he went ye sterday,tg
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-14
Cali 81 the Banks

The State Corporation Conlmisslon has
called upon the banks of the. state for
statements up ta8 the close Of business,
on January It'll, This is ~ aee 60 q 6,
Banks By the United States frrcn s.lry De-
inartmGnt 5gis iaH4 ~ S5ls7ftt
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-14
Indian River Oranges

Some oranges from JMdge " TAham's
grove, OIL Indian, River, Fla Which ARE
probably. unsurpassed In this on any
lothei, eolntEs haye i'ea clled ,tlle Times
and arc as lay ge ms grape fruit
and as juicy us wa ternl q Ions, 81 y, Il ~,
NJ Judge Graham liza s ma g "a. sh pn'ent Of
these oranges "a rect fr9nltlsls grove II to
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-14
To Bring Cox Back.

Governor Montague has issued a re-
one John Cox, who is wanted In Ports-
mouth for grand larceny. The man Is al
legged to have left the State pending his
trial while out on ball. 5SH 5@
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-14
Judge cher & Here

# Judge S. Houston Letcher, OF; the dis
QUIT which Includes Rockbrtd &c and All
gusta count les. y arrived In the 81 ty55 yes
tcrday and, was ;visto rga It the Sta to- IL
brary building. The Judge had blu siness
with the State treasurer He \ Is atll in
the .city; and has been greeted by ma ny
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-14
Failed 81 Quorum. 81! ! i j!

The1 Special Joint Committee. to whom
were retired the q uestionS Of q n eH h n
school building. failed Of ~ Quorum. q st
nigh. 4 The only members pres ent were
Messrs. Il. c. Glenn (chnirmnn). 5 Morgan,
II. MI Ills. The comm tteo Will be Ca lied
to meet at some ear dat n .s 4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-14
State Bonds Active "

Transfers of State bonds are partic'ly
larly active Just now, BUSH ness being ht |. VI
bergers, Tranpfers yesterday aggs n gated
Between $4,000 ana $50 0tl0, rs, ~, 4. a gB
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-14
Two Acuuittals.

In the Hastings Court yesterday I'D
ward Wanzcr was acquitted Of the charge
OF malicious assault, and ID. g. johns
san mas also acquitted Of shooting In the
streets.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-14
:,,,iIiWlIHEN 10 Go. Il ONE. q

# ETroill ,.ne Blnffton. Ind. Banno r:f''5IYhe
tired out, sd home. % When you want
fro,plss'olatIon, go home. Whom YOU want van
fun, 90 home, When you want 70 show
others that you have formed, u 80 homo
and let your family get acauainted With J.
the fact. When you want to show. your
self at your best, 90 HON g and do lie act
there When YOU feel y Ike being s extra
LIBERAL SO home and practice on IN your
wife and children first, When YOU y,
Ia shine Will, extra bFIlliancy, 20 home
and il ght .un the whole llousehold. VISA n TO
which we would add. wllen YOU have q
had cold 81 20 homo and take Chamber
Glainls fough Ra,ne,ly and ~ llpick cure is
certain: II eounterac cts my - endency iiof
IN cold Il oasresnlt AZ pneumonia, For sale
SbysSalllS ld Fpgsists,
III q HAM az RLAlN' IS coUa II 37EME ~
AHsoLl r LY n N LES SIS.
Every mpther Z onld KIN W, that Cham
sterlaln,s Coug i n medy lis perfectly SAFE
for children to III ke,j I eorltairls nothi
harm fnl, and for gu NJ colds alla group
i tunsr. passed II or sale by all drps'f
.Sist li3S a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-14
FINE. TOBACCO.
SOLD YESTERDAY !.
5Lot ofE Cherry rapper; q S ,il]t:'58
q Brought tic IIigh a ig Sc vi
Z. 81 Thirty. Cents.
PECT LARGE RECEIPTS E. q ! 5,
seasonablc Weather and Good Good
Prices assure 2 hem i.
# Unusually Fine Sale.

n: Ttbn eco "a les for the week closed
Il rda II. VII sales Tor the day of about
10 80 pound ). divided among { 80 ware
houses ia follows: shockoe. g cog; s she Ell
burrne.s i, 80 COO Crensh WIS co.,. ana No
8 onewall, %. CO., Sales for N he week
4 ggreEa ted about ~, 900 pounds II
Thc weeks sales we re- mark 81 ed \ byt an
y yyn "a trend & II, prices, which carried
Il e;n almost up TO the hlg, leYe q, prevail
Ing lust before tina slump nrec edl'ig me
ho,idays. Prices are rcpo rted tas UP; toSS
TIA highest level on comnlo ana rnedlulfl
q iars scl = be low S TO- and on fine SUI
cured wrappers; On the ine1 ~ lers RI So
ara still d tit or. but WI II improving y; I
demand and steady MOD crate gu supply WIZ
rise still further. ri ss 4 n,
Unusually Fine Weed.
.ycst erd a Va sales were marked by the
of1crine M sorne Of the. finest tob accos,
n not the finest {, Il Of he al Elttlle the
wa reholses having some very u ga tis g g. g.
tory sales and making 5000 q ~ vera g 81.
W.,8D Butler and compa n y, OF q oheWl
Ware house. yestcrday sold q lohd iof MI.
Al Good Ia ~ So
hiRh 3 average the on req,
ING load wa q one Of 4, $40 10 unds ard
brouRt TIA tot al OF $2S6,42, an average apsrl
bound az over eli h teen cen Is. III ,e best
9rad g OF this loa III lot of ,lS5 poun NOS q
na rt icularlyI fine fancy sun cured w
fpers, sold for $40 per lund about ttle
best price of the season. rms va 9 an 4
unusually ystine Slot of da rks chcrry-r
wrm q, ers, Vel II cured and sweet as can I
Ia found II was on Q tho 9 hottest
( specimens OF leaf tobacco q fered Eon thls I
}market ring the season. NJ 81 SioouNYil.a
sold other lots at good v s atno ny
themthe blowing: sl5 pounds at VS. soo u
at SCI; 30 at SO; at sl3 60 a ~ e
80 100 a t IS. and 6 at g. t$
IN Other ehouses s,
83. Al the shockoe warehouse ~. SI.. HAZEL
ana Company sold AZ lllg as S27 for sllt
cured wrappers. and mad q number q y
{flne crop Averages. NJ Thursday SO 10 ~ o.
SO 06O pounds average IS, IS for IN eiltlre
sale. The house sold about ~, ogo pouinlds
the week +. " Il Is s & } /,
q Crenshaw's ~ Warehouse vest erdas'3 SOLO
about 35 900 ounds, a Gro n SOLO OF ~ ~
Writ Walsh, or Flaroye pr. vera $50
The best lot Trough Otller8 gooa
ayerage ss were repor ID. III (,
q helburne's Warehouse had n good ~
round sale hut 1t included no "a q anoy
stock, 53g "a 81. 81 vs. !, 81. d,
II Sales ont'ruesduy begin i shelbyrn 9 So
8thonce going to Cransha w g. SHOCK % q NJ
Stonewull, instbn order r'a med, I'm sea-
sonlble weat leTl this 8Wecs pro M 500 lAl rye
receipts next week. and tlie 4 ed
In prices viii have further tel erlcy 70
make the weed roil in, II y a 5Ss y
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-14
Nressrs, r. L. Christian and Com any.5 OF
Richmond, and those who get them must llst:
agree that they X have "a u ever seen any

b The indian | River oranges have long
been celebrated for their superior dual
Sity5 and they have been know u on he
Richmond market for years. but these
seem 10 be a bout the best that have ever
f,rat, rod ~ {spRa }Ss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-14

Burnett's e xtract Of Y anil s S5, n
ihparts u superior dallcaoy . 81 flavor; tly
Iii use it,--Ad y, 81 ie33ss /. n n HI FL
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-14
Other Warehouses.

tSthe3S hockoe Warehouse w y a 90
an a Company sold AZ high rs s27 for sun
cured wrappers. and made 2 number y O. O.
tfinc crop Averages, 1hursdny's 50 $of o.
So 0GO pounds averaged $S,es for the$entlire
sale. The house sold about 10 oQO POUNDS r!lf
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1905-09-29
II. Kapitel.
Ct Srsp, bporom Ser er forifelisc T1eninser.

Sutitsraaben og hans @ip befanOt fig MI mibt
SOebebrsbsbusenes gbOeffe. Oct piIbe bore %Ounifelist /
tels 8rpbe og 9ps6jerg 6erreb meb at inoe en- l~bttelissre
eGetemanb enb bise 6errebers 6ppbing. Sans Suitrus
eiGI ipntes Dam at bore iom ct Spell, Der neO sroifub
senqab bans tareFe 5dntsr, fenbes Gale bar ct Gttp al
hans, og bGep enb Reiultatet al here's fortroIige 6orbunbs
finger gsrne bet, at bun og life ban fit i'm Billie, iaa bleO
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-27
PROSECUTION OF AMERICANS
Matter of Holding Young Men for
Trial Comes Up in Par
lament.

LONDON, July 26.-The shooting case
involving ]. S. and II. c. Phipps, sons of
Henry Phipps of Pittsburg, was again men
toned in the House of Commons this after
noon, J. Galloway-Weir, representing Ross
and Cromarty county, Scotland, wanting
the lord advocate for Scotland to take
steps to prevent the defendants from flee
ing from justice. The lord advocate, how
ever, said he had every reason to believe
that the Phipps would be ready to meet
any charges brought against them. One
Of the men, he understood, was now in
Paris.
The two sons of Mr.. Phipps were recently
charged at Inverness with the reckless
discharge of firearms on the Beaufort es-
tate in the highlands of Scotland leased
by Mr. Phipps from Lord Lovat. by which
the young men wounded three persons. on
July % they were committed for trial and
were released on $500 bail each Mr..
Galloway-Wer called the attention of the
House of Commons to the case July %,
when he asked the lord advocate whether
the defendants were still in the United
Kingdom.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-27
BUILDING AND LOAN MEETING
National Association Hears Reports
President and Secretary and
Omaha Man Talks.

NEW YORK, July 27.-There was a large
and representative gathering of officials of
cooperative banking institutions of The
United States at the opening session today
of the annual convention of the United
States Cooperative Savings and Building
Loans association. The annual address of
the president of the league, was delivered
by A. l.. Gutteil of Shelbyville, Ind.
The reading of the annual report of the
secretary, II. F. Cellarius of Cincinnati
followed.
H. f. Cellarius of Cincinnati, o., secre-
tary of the United States league, said in
his annual report today:
The last year has been a successful one
for the local building and loan associat tions
OF the United States. The total assets OF
the local building associations in the United
States is now $500, ,342. .56S. which is a net in
crease for the year OF $50, 474. The total
membership is 1,631,Q6, net increase of
g. 346.
Pennsylvania made the largest increase.
gaining over S5.500.000 in assets and over
5000 in membership New Jersey increased
nearly 100000 in rssets' and Massachu-
setts over ST. 500, ,O0O
The number of separate associations is
now 5,265.
Treasurer J. X. Gamble read his annual
report after which George F. Gilmore of
Omaha, Neb., read paper on "withdraw-
ais of Money from Building and Loan AS
sociations."
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-27
Scattered showers and Thunder
storms Thursday and Friday.
MORTON is NOW PRESIDENT
Former Cabinet Omcer Is OhciRI
Head of Equitable Life As
surRnce Society.

NEW YORK, July Cat a two hours
session of the directors of the Equitable
Life Assurance society today the resigna-
tions Of former President James w. Alex
ander and Nevada b. Stranahan as direc-
tors were accepted. Paul Morton was
elected president of the society. retaining,
it is understood, the Craftsmanship as well.
A special meeting of the directors will
be held tomorrow, at which additional
directors will be elected and amendments
to the charter of the society adopted.
At todays meeting of the directors
George f. Vieter of this city and Ernest
B. Kruttsschnitt of New Orleans were
nominated as directors and will be elected
at tomorrow's special meeting. Mr.. Vieter
is prominent dry goods and commission
merchant of this city, and Mr.. Kruttschntt
is one of the leaders of the bar in the
southwest. Chairman Morton reported to
the directors In pursuance of his policy
Of retrenchment the society would effect
savings of $4,000 year. He submitted
a financial report for the first six months
which was pronounced very satisfactory
the position Of chairman may be abolished.
The matter Of pensions to the widow OF
II. b. Hyde and others was referred to a
committee consisting of Directors McCook,
Whitman and Zechnder who will probably
report thereon tomorrow. 1t is also under
stood that Mr.. Morton's salary as presl-
dent of the society will be $50, 900 a year
+. r. Thomas was elected member of the
executive committee. which has not yet
been fully organized