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VOTING PROXIES DECLARED LEGAL Contentions of the Defeated Stock- holders Not Upheld. > LINE OF DECISION Juige Cox, in Equity Court No. 1, today announced his decisicn in the Mutual Fire Insurance Company case. The court signed a decree denying the injunction asked by Andrew Archer and Louis P. Shoemaker to restrain Timothy W. Murphy, Albanus L. Johnson, George T. Deariig, William A. H. Church, James W. Barker, Matthew G. Emery, Jesse B. Wilson, James T. Petty and James F. Oyster from organizing, or acting, or attempting to organize or act, as a board of managers of the company by virtue of an election held the 17th of Jan- vary, and from interfering in any way with the managerrent of the affairs or business of the compeny and from assuming any authority whatever in respect of the ar- fairs of the company. A large number of persons were inter- ested in the case. The matter was taken into court, it is said, because of the substi- tution of Mr Murphy for Mr. Tallmadge A. Lambert on the board of managers. it is further said tist the position of Mr. Wilson as president and of Mr. Lambert as attorney of tre company were at stake. It was claimed in court that the elec- tion mentioned was void upon the ground that the judges of election received the ballots cast by virtue of proxies instead of being cast by the policy holders them- selves. Voting by Proxy. “The validity of the election in this re- sfect,” Judge Cox said in deciding the riatter, “depends upon the question, first, whether the company has a right to au- thorize the judges of election to receive ballots by proxy; and whether, in the next place, they did, in point of fact, authorize it. The policy holders are said to be 4,000 in number. Practically, it ss impossible that they should te convened in general neeting for the purposes of election or for any other purpose. The consequence woeld : that the electicn of officera and iness which is transacted in general meetings must fall into the hands of a few who find it convenient to be per- nt, or else the mass of the must be represented by From th necessity of the case voting must be by proxy, and it would be tly reasonable and legal that this ecmpany should enact a by-law authorizing in terms that policy holders should vote by proxy. That the general power to enact by-laws would include power of this kind seems to be pretty clear, I think, from the authorities. “We find the propesition laid down rather breadly in the English and American en- eyclopedia of law, to the effect that the mbers of a corpcration may adopt any reasonable by-laws within the scep2 of the purpose and regulating the manner of vot- ing and of having meetings and directing the order of proceedings; and again by- laws authorizing voting by proxy are vali “In the first cas2 a broad distinction drawn between corporations which are for benevolent or charitable purposes, in which ial confidence is placed upon the per- of the corporators, and mere money corporations. In the latter class of cases it is held that by-laws authorizing voting by proxy are perfectly legitimate, while in the other class of corperations, in which special corfidence is reposed in the per- sonal qualities cf the corporators, they might not be. So that I take it for granted there would have been no finpropriety in a by-law of this corpcration authorizing vot- ing by proxy. “It appears that it has been the invari- able usage of this corporation to conduct its elections in that way, and I, for the life of me, cannot see why this usage is not as cqually authoritative as an express Fy-law. The question is whether the judges of election were authorized to receive bal- lots upon the proxies. Would Be Bound. “Suppose any question were made about the validity of a past election, such as that of January, 1897. Is it conceivable that that could be called in question at this date en the ground that the voting was by proxy? Would not a corporation, and would not every member of a corporation, be equally bound by the result of an elec- tion conducted in that way? Suppose, for exampie, a corporate body should under- take to question the validity of the elec- tion of directors, or that any member of the corporate body who had participated in the election should undertake to question proxies. the validity of the clection on the very ground that the voting was by proxy. Would not the corporation, and would not every member of it, be bound by the result of that election, and would not the author- ity under which the election was conducted be inferred from the uniform usage of the company? Unquestionably it would be ing on the corporation. Suppose they took to question a dealing with a third person by a board of directors who ad been thus elected. Could they make any question about the validity of the elec- tion which had been authorized by this long-continued usage? * “We find several cases in the books which recognize the protection of this long usage, going very far, and holding that the by- law zld even be repeaied by usage. It seems to me that this long-continued been prevailing for a usage which has pericd of thirty or forty years was com- plete and competent authority to the judges of election at each election to proceed in this manner, until the authority was in some way revoked. And that is not even contested in this case—that is, to tne broad extent that the election was void. It is claimed, in the protests that were made here, that the election by voting by proxy was void unless by unanimous consent. Was by Consent. “Does not this case present onc clement of unanimous consent? As I said before, elections had been heretofore conducted in that manner. On this occasion there was a meeting of the policy holders—a gencral meeting, an annual meeting—the president of the corporation presiding. Judges of election were appointed and authorized to proceed with the election. Undoubtedly, that was by implication an authority to them to proceed according to the usages of the company. No suggestion was made then of any departure from the customary mode of conducting its elections. There was perfect acquiescence in the appoint- ment of three judges, and the implied au- thority to them; and that was, to all in- tents and purposes, a unanimous consent and authority conveyed to them to conduct this election as the elections had been con- ducted before. As I undersiand, these com- plainants entered into the election and voted certain proxies; but before the election was over, and during its progress, they under- took, as two individual holders of policies, to revoke this authority conferred by unanimous consent of the corporation upon the judges of election. “That cannot be done. It ‘s simply pre- posterous. General authority, to hold this election according to the customary method, is conferred, either expressly, or by implication, upon the judges of election. ‘That any one or two members of this com- pany could, in the midst of the election, break it up by revoking their authority, seems to me to be utterly out of the ques- o much for the general proposition that the election must be void because of the re- ceipt by the judges of these ballots. “It does not follow that the election was void beca: there is no showing made here that the result would have been differ- ent if these ballots had been rejected. That is one defect im the case made by the com- plainants. The Remedy. “But I pass from that subject to the question of remedy. We all know that remedy for intrusion upon a corporate of- fice is, ordinarily, a proceeding in common law, either by information in the nature of a quo warranto, at the instance of any- bedy interested, or, perhaps, a mandamus, < trustees or airectors could take possession and control of corporate affairs, to pro- hibit them from dcing so by injunction, because if they are once in vossession all the mischief that can be done may be ac- complished before title can be decided. There is a great deal of common sense and plausibility in that contention, but it does not seem to me that the authorities cited ge to that length. There are undoubtedly cases in which courts of equity may inter- fere, and in which they may inquire into the validity of en election; but all those are cases in which there is some distinct and specific ground for equity interfer- ence, independeatly of that question, ar in whick the court can only incidentally inquire into the validity of an election; as, for example, where a complainant is threatened with an immediate injury to his property interests, under color of au- therity of a corporate office, which could not be inflicted otherwise than by « son clothed with authority. There t may incidentally inquire into the ex:stence of that authority, the validity of that elec- tien to office, and enjoin against a wrong; but they cannot go further and decide the title to the office. “It seems to be the extent of the rule thot a court of equity will not undertake to interfere with the possession of a cor- porate office generally, to declare it vacant, to declare an election void, although they might proceed to interfere with tue parties claiming to be elected, but who are not legally so. : “So it seems to me that while the court could, in a proper proceeding, inquire into the legality of the votes, and reject those that were iijlegal, a court of equity, in an injunction suit, could not undertake to en- join, generaily, parties claiming corporate offices from acting in that capacity. If it were true, as alleged in thisebill, that par- ties holding proxies snJj authorized to vote for certain directors had filegally cast those votes for other directors, those votes would have been czst without authority, and in a proper preceeding those votez could undoubtedly be challenged and thrown out. Bui that proceeding ought, ordinarily, to be according to the course of common law, and rot in equity. “This beirg the rule, that equity wiil only interfere where there is an independ- ent cause of equity in interference, from the auestion of validity of elect! there any such case presented here? Shs Megas in question was valid ‘or not. end of the complainants’ case. If it was not valid, then s1x of these seven fend- ants remain in office, huld over under their prior election in January, 1807, and have just exactly the same control over the af- fairs of this company that they had before. No charge is made against then: iadiviiu- ally of unfitness or inability to per‘orm their duty, and none ceuld be made in this form of proceeding. It is not sought to dis- place them, and tha: could not be done by this form of proceediug. So that, so far as they are concerned, the case stands @x- actly as it did before this election toon place; and the enly thing in controversy, in reality, is the election of Mr. Murphy in place of Mr. Lambert. Injunction Denied. “Does the bill allege that any property in- terests of these complainants, as property holders, are jeopardized or threatened by the election of Mr. Murphy as one of the seven directors of the new board? Does it show that he has any such control as would probably result in injury to them, that there is any danger that he is unfit for the place, or that if he had any disposition to injure them he has any sueh control that the six other members could not control him? Does it show in any way that there is a case for equity interference rt from the mere fact of an illegal election “It does not seem to me that the case presents anything whatever of that sort. if the mere theoretical injury of an illegal election is the only ground complained of here, the bill, it seems to me, is defective. These complainants here are not the only persons interested in that question. All of the policy holders have an equal interest, in that event, and they ought all to be made parties, either as co-complainants or as de- fendants. “But upon all the grounds that I have stated, I think the bill does not present a case calling for equity relief. The decree, therefore, will be that upon the hearing of this motion, as fixed by an order passed the other day, upon the bill, rand affida- vits, the injunction is denied. The complainants were represented in court by Attogneys A. S. Worthington and Jere Wilson, the defendants by Attorneys R. Ross Perry and W. Mattingly. either If it was valid, there is an TRAINING SCHOOL FOR WOMEN. Establish One in the District. Mr. Skinner has introduced in the House the following bill: “That there shall be established in the District of Columbia a school to be known as the National Training School for Women for the purpose of promoting and inculcat- ing such industrial and scientific knowledge as shall more adequately prepare the wo- men of the United States to perform the duties of making homes and rearing chil- dren. Within ninety days after the ratification of this act the President of the United States shall appoint fifteen women, selected from the women of the United States who have become distinguished in educational lines, or who have developed special ucness for such worx, no two of whom shall be from the same state, who shall constitute a board of regents. The board of regents shall submit a plan in detail for the administration of the school, including the scope of instruction, the admission of pupils, site, building, ex- penses, and such other details as may be necessary to carry out the purposes for which the school is established. A report of the plan shall be made to the President of the United States, and by him transmit- ted to Congress at the earliest day prac- ticable, and when the report shall be ac- cepted ‘and approved by Congress, such ap- propriation as may be adequate for the proper and economical support of said school shall annually be made. The benefits of the school shall be open free to the women of each and every state and territory and the District of Columbia, under such regulations as said board of r gents shall determine. Within thirty day after the appointment of the board of re- gents, they shall meet at the call of the President of the United States for the pur- pose of organizing for the execution of the trust herein commitied to them, and that for the necessary expenses of such meeting and organization and preliminary work the sum of $10,000 is appropriated. ARMY AND NAVY. to Proposition The Brooklyn Leaves Hampton Roads for Key West. Naval movements were reported at the ‘avy Department this morning as follows: Raleigh, arrived at Singapore; Newport, arrived at Limon; Marblehead, sailed from Key West for Dry Tortugas; Nashville, arrived at Key West; Marietta, arrived at La Libertad; Vicksburg, arrived at St. Thomas; Brooklyn, sailed from Hampton Roads for Key West; Foote, arrived at Norfolk; San Francisco and Bancroft, tailed from Genoa for Lisbon. Chief Engineer J. Lowe has been ordered to the Continental iron works at Brooklyn, relieving Chief Engineer A. F. Dixon, who lias been ordered to resume duties at the New York navy yard. Ensign P. N. Olmstead has been detached from the Iowa and ordered to the Indiana. Assistant Engineer S. S. Moses has been crdered to the Norfolk navy yard. Chaplain G. W. Simpson, U. 8. A., re- tired, is at the Soldiers’ Home. Lieut. E. J. Timberlake, 2d Artillery, and Lieut. W. F. Lewis, assistant surgeon, are at the Ebbitt House. Col. John I. Rodgers, Sth Artillery; Maj. E. H. Ruffner, Corps of Engineers, and Capt. C. P. Miller, quartermaster, have been appointed a board to meet at Fort Monroe on the 12th instant fof the pur- pose of recommending the precise loca- tion of sites for the erection of perma- nent barracks, quarters and other neces- sary buildings in connection with seacoast fortifications. ——_——_-e.—_____ : ‘Will Hurt American Reputation. Consul Jenkins at San Salvador has in- formed the State Department that the iron bridge erected over the Lempa river by a United States firm in San Francisco col- lapsed on the 4th instant and now lies at the bottom of the river. It had been fin- ished but a short time, and, regardless of the cause of the accident, the consul says it cannot but be injurious to the reputation of American constructors, Perry Carson Released Today From the District Jail. CORPUS 'PROCURED Further Hearing to Be Had Friday Before Judge Cole. ——_>——. WARDEN LEONARD IN COURT ——_>_—_—_ WRIT OF HABEAS A number of letters bearing the address, “Col. Perry H. Carson, United States Jail,” were delivered at the prison this morning. Some of these missives were from personal friends of the party to whom they were delivered, while others were from persons who had always been identified with fac- tions opposed to the big colored political leader. When a Star reporter called at the jail this morning he found Mr. Carson seated at a table in the rotunda discussing prison life with the guards. He had been sur- prised, he said, at a statement in a morn- ing paper which gave the information that he was going to pay his ‘fine this morning. “I never said I was going to pay my fine,” he declared. “I am waiting for my counsel now. A petition for a habeas cor- pus is being filed and I expect to leave here at 1 o'clock.” Attorneys Tracy L. Jeffords and Perri Frisby had the writ prepared, which the prisoner signed. The Petition. It reads: “Petitioner says he is unlawfully held in custody and deprived and restrained of his liberty by John R. Leonard, warden of the jail In the District of Columbia. “Petitioner says that on the 5th day of this month he was committed to the cus- tody ef said jail warden by virtue of a pre- tended commitment of Samuel R. Church, a justice of the peace in and for the District of Columbia. 5 “Petitioner says a justice of the peace in the District of Columbia has no lawful right or authority to commit any one to jail, and has ro lawful right or authority to commit any one to jail for contempt, and had and has no lawful right or authority to commit this petitioner to jail. “The said Samuel R. Church, justice of the peace, has in his pretended lawful commitment of this petitioner to jail ex- ceeded his authority and power and exer- cised unusual, unwarranted and untawful discretion in the name, place and stead of judicial discretion. “The paper called a commitment upon which this petitioner was lodged in jail and is now held there was not regular or lawful in form, was not duly authenti- cated, was never lawfully executed and is no authority or warrant to the said jail warden for holding any one, or for holding petitioner.+ “The execution of said paper called a commitment was irregular, unusual and unlawful. The petitioner was adjudged in contempt in his absence, and without be- ing heard in person or ;by attorney, and has been lodged in jail as for contempt without having had any hearing or any opportunity to purge himself of said pre- tended contempt. t “Petitioner did not amd has not com- mitted any contempt. % “Petitioner prays that:a writ of habeas corpus issue out of this, hongrable court directed to the said jail, warden, John R. Leonard, commanding him to ‘have the body of the petitioner, Perry H. Carson, in this court at a time certain, and that this ccurt will then and there discharge this petitioner from the unlawful, custody in which he is held.” The Prisoner's! Friends. rson’s incarceration’ was_ commented upon yesterday in several of the local churches, At the meeting of the Lyceum at the Second Baptist Church, Rev. Bishop Johnson, pastor, the matter was discussed at length and resolutions were adopted de- claring “that the Lyceum of the Second Baptist Church views with deep concern and alarm the condition of government in the District of Columbia which permits an upright and honorable citizen to be de- prived of his liberty and incarcerated in jail without due process of law, and that the sympathy of the Lyceum is extended to Perry Carson, the fearless leader of our people, in his fight for the maintenance of constitutional government and in defense of the liberties of the people. “Further, that the following committee be appointed to present these resolutions to Mr. Carson: Bishop Johnson, D.D., G. L. Marshall, J. A. Perdue, J. L. Phillips, J. 'T. C. Newsom, H. J. Davis and J. T. Davis. There was also a largely attended meet- ing of the Blaine Invincibles held yester- day afterncon. It had been the intention of Mr. Carson to attend the meeting, but locks and iron bars were in his way, and he could only send his friends a verbal communication. The club decided that a public reception would be tendered him hursday, end the club also adopted some resolutions to the effect that “the Blaine Invincible Club, assembled in special meet- ing, does hereby indorse the actions of Perry H. Carson, its president, in taking the part of Hiram Walker, the old colored Taan who was about to be deprived of his asheart by Justice Church some days ago, and who is now confined in jail for con- tempt of court by said Justice Church. “Also, that we encourage the said Carson in his action in going to prison in the de- fense of a deserving man and of his race, and that we do also condemn the action of Justice Church as severe and unjust.” ‘A Memorable Day. Yesierday will always be a memorable day in thé career of Perry Carson, It was the first day he had spent in prison for forty-six years, and while he disliked being deprived of his liberty, he said he had only one complaint to make against the jail. nd that is,” he remarked this morning, “that none of my colored brothers are rep- resented here except as prisoners. “The bed was too short for me,” he added, “but, then, my room was warm, and I could let my feet hang over the foot- board.” “What about ghosts?” he was asked. “I looked for ghosts Saturday night,” was his response, “but I couldn't find any. I didn't get to sleep until 2 o'clock in the merning, and then I was awake at 4. When I woke up and turned over against the wall I didn't know where I was. I reached over to see if my wife was there, and when I saw the bars I came to myself. Carson says if he had to remain in jail very long he would become a good wfiter. for yesterday he wrote three letters, simply because he was forced tg it. “What about the meals?” he was asked. “The corn bread down here is fine, and the eating would make any man fat. Next summer, when other people go to the springs, I'm coming down here instead, if Capt. Leonard will take me in. Yesterday Mr. Carson received a number of callers, and attended religious services three times during the day. The Catholic services were new to him, and he regarded them as very impressive. “Presbytcrian ser- vices were also held by white church people, while the Rev. John Roberts, colored, con- ducted the Methodist services: The Case in°Court. In obedience to the order of Judge Cole issued on the petition for writ of habeas corpus, Warden John R; Leonard of the District jail appeared at tha City Hall building with his “star boarder,” Perry Carson, shortly after 1 o'clock tifis after- noon. The pair, accompanied by Attorneys Tracy L. Jeffords and Perri W. Frisby, at once proceeded to Circuit Court No. 1, when Attorney Jeffords called the attention of Judge Cole to the matter. “Is any one present representing Justice Church?” asked the court. No one responded, but it was explained that no return had been made to the writ, other than that of the warden ‘of the jail, setting forth that Carson was held at the institution mentioned by yirtue of a com- mitment of Justice Church. “I will not have time to hear the matter. fully now,” said Judge Cole, “so will fix ee “APENTA,” THE BEST ‘Water, "Fur the particelarty ‘| any damage whatever, as established by a EXPLANATORY NOTE: Observations taken at 5 a.m., 75th meridian time. Solid lines are isobare, or lines of equal air pressure, d:awn for each tenth equal temperature, drawn for each ten degrees. Sha during preceding twelve hours. The words "Hig! barometer. Small arrows fly With the wind. of inch. Dotted nes are isotherms, or lines of ded areas are regions where rain or snow bas fallen and “Low’’ show location of areas of hi GENERALLY FAIR, Increasing Cloudiness Tuesday, With ‘Warmer Weather. Forecast till 8 p.m. Tuesday.—For the Dietrict of Columbia, eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Vir- ginia, generally fair, followed by increas- ing cloudiness Tuesday; warmer; variable Winds, becoming southeasterly. Weather conditions and general forecast. —A storm appears to be developing off the north Pacific coast. Moderate weather conditions prevail over the whole country. It has grown coldgr in the middle and north Atlantic states and in the Red River of the North valley. It is generally warmer in the lake regions, the Mississippi valley and the southwestern states. For the twenty-four hours, ending 8 a.m. Sunday, light snow or rain fell in the lake regions and in the Atlantic states, except feir weather in Florida. For the past twenty-four hours light snow has fallen in the upper lake region, and light rain in the Pacific states. Gererally fair and warmer weather ma be expected from New England southwest- ward to the gulf, with light rain or snow in the lower lake region Tuesday after- noon. Rivers.—The following changes in the rivers (in feet and tenths) have occurre: Risen, Vicksburg,’ 0.4. Fallen, Memphis, 01. Above the danger line and_risin: Vicksburg, 1.0. Above the danger line an falling, Memphis, 0.5. The following heavy precipitation (in inches) was reporte During the past twenty-four hours—Port- land, Oreg., 1.08; Tacoma, 1.02. Tide Table. Today—Low tide, 2 a.m. and 2:02 p.m.; high tide, a.m. and 8:11 p.m. Tomorrow—Low tide, 2:37 a.m. and P.m., high tide, 8:34 a.m. and 8:53 p.m. The Sun and Moon. Today—Sun rises, 7:02 a m.; sun sets, 24 p.m. Tomcrrow—Sun rises, 7:01 a.m. The City Lights. Gas lamps all lighted by 6:36 p.m.: ex- tirguishing begun at 6:08 a.m. The light- ing is begun one hour before the time named. Arc lamps lighted at 6:21 p.m.; extin- guished at 6:23 a.m. Condition of the Water. Temperature and condition of water at 8 a.m.: Great Falls, temperature, 82, condi- tion, 34 Receiving reservoir, temperature, 34; condition at north connection, 36; con- dition at south connection, 36. Distributing reservoir, temperature, 35; condition at in- fluent gate house, 20; effluent gate house, 15. Records for Twenty-Four Hours, The following are the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau for the past twenty-four hours, beginning at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon: February 6, 4 p.m., 38; 8 p.m., 30; night, 27. February 7, 4 a.m., 22; 8 a.m., 21; 40, and 2 p.m., 44. Maximum, 44, at 1 p.m. February mum, 20, at 6 a.m. February 7. The following are the readings of the barometer at the weather bureau for the past twenty-four hours, beginning at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon: February 6, 4 p.m., 30.3 midnight, 30.33. February 7, m., 30.40, and 8 p.m., 30. 8 a.m., 30.40; 12 upon Friday morning next at 10 o'clock for the hearing on the petition.” “Will your honor in the meantime r>- lease Mr. Carson on his personal recogni- zance?” asked Attorney Jeffords. “I know Mr. Carson very well and am sure he will appear here at the prop2r time,” replied Judge Cole. ‘Mr. Clerk, take his personal recognizance.” Carson arose, raised his right hand and listen2d closely as Clerk Bushman said: “You acknowledge vourself indebied to the United States in the sum of $100, to be levied on your gcods and chattels, lands and tenements, in the event that you do not appear in this court Friday next at 10 o'clock?” “I'll be here, ‘cept in case of death,” promised Perry, and all present, including his honor, smiled. In the corridor outside the court room the late prisoner held a general reception for several moments. He then departed from the building, saying he was going to the office of Atiorney Frisby to look after some matters that required his attention. DISTRICT DISBURSING OFFICER. Enlarged Powers, According to a Bill Introduced by Mr. Babcock. Mr. Babcock has introduced a Dill in ihe House amending the law relating to the disbursing clerk of the District Commis- sioners’ office, so as te provide as follow: “The disbursing officer shall be appointed by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, and shall receive a compensation at the rate of $8,000 per annum. He shall sive bond to the United States in the sum of $50,000, conditioned for the faithful per- formance of the duties of his office, and the disbursing and accounting according law for all moneys of the United States and of the District of Columbia that may come into his hands, which bond shall be ap- proved by the Commissioners and the Sec- retary of the Treasury and be filed in the office of the Secretary of the Treasury; and hereafter advances of money shall be mace, on the requisition of the Commissioners, to the disbursing officer, instead of the Com- missioners, and he shall account fer the same as now required by law of the Com- missioners.” The bill was referred to the District com- mittee. —_—_—_—_+ e+ —___—_ WARSHIPS IN THE GULF. ‘The Battle Ship Maine Will Not Go to New Orleans. The battle ship Maine, now at Havana, is not to go to New Orleans during Mardi Gras, as has been reported. Secretary Long has been arranging a program for the participation of some of the warships in the season’s festivities in the south, and has assigned some of the smaller craft to the work, deeming them much better adapted for such service than the big an unwieldy battle ships. According to orders Sent today to the commander-in-chief of the North Atlantic squadron, Admiral Sicard, at Tortugas, he will send either tae Detroit or Marblehead, cruisers, to New Orleans. The Texas, second-class battle ship, or the Nashville, gunboat, is to go to Galveston, Texas, and one of the torpedo beats is to go to Mobile. It may be that seme of the remainder of the torpedo beat flotilla will also go to the places named in company with the larger craft. The ad- miral is l2ft to select the most suitable and available of the craft named. The detailed report from Admiral Sicard of the recent movements of the ships of the North Atlantic squadron, just received at the Navy Department, clears away the reports that have fcund circulation of dam- age sustained by the big ships while on the drill grounds in Florida. The admiral Says that the Iowa and the Texas touched an unknown shoal in the harbor of Tortu- as while drilling, but came off without court of inquiry. This shoal had an area of about seventy feet, but the ships were unfortunate enough to find this compara- tively small spot in the large harbor. The Indiana had* made some repairs to her tubes, a routine proceeding that is always going on on a man-of-war when time serves, but the ship was in perfect cruising condition, according to the admiral’s report. ee Money for Fortifications. ‘The fortifications appropriation bill pass- ed the House Saturday afternoon. The bill carried $4,144,912, against $9,517,141 last year. —_—_+e The Argentine Minister's Trip. » Senor Martin Garcia“Merou, the Argen- tine minister, will leav> Washington early this week for Buenos Ayres. He will go via England. Examiner Kessler Resigns. ‘The commissioner of pensions has accept- ed the resignation of Special Examiner George R. Kessler, at pres2nt on field duty, with headquarters at Cincinnati. ——__- o+_____ Only. Trivial Irregularities. LOSE SOE DO etna SOW Dn ee Ae aaa a ee THE COURTS. Equity Court No. 1—Justice Cox In re Theo. Payne, Vesper Isabel, Lucy Taylor, Benj. Taylcr, Catherine Smith; in- quisitions in lunacy ordered to ue. Ament agt. Eckingten and Soldiers’ Home Railroad Con-pany; rule on defendants, re- turnable February granted. Sis agt Boarma.; auditor's report confirmed and distribution ordered. Johnson agt. E’kins commission cidered to issue. Waiter agt. Walter; divorce granted to defendant. Jack- son agt. McNett; t tee directed to make payment to infant. Archer agt. Murphy; decree denying injunction. Delaney Delaney; testimony before Jas. examiner, ordered taken. Equity Court No. 2—Justice Hagner. Gentry agt. Gentry; rule to show cause, returnable February 14. Goddard agt. God- dard; decree dismissing bill. Circuit Court No. 1—Justice Cole. National Bank of the Republic agt. Milne et al.; flat on sci. fa. Hyde agt. Wheless judgment by default.. Robinson agt. Di trict of Columbia; on trial. Cireuit Court No. 2—Justice McComas. Hyer agt. Washington and Great Falls Electric Railway Company; on trial. Criminal Court No. 1—Chief Justice Bing- ham. United States agt. Geo. W. Taylor, vio- lating section 3894 of the Revised Statutes of the United States; on trial. Criminal Court No. 2—Justice Bradley. Rosenzweig agt. Sh2a; motion for new trial filed. Estate of Hugh McCaffrey; ver- dict sustaining will. Rachel M. Warwick agt. Jno. N. Crossman; demurrer to decla- ration sustained and judgment for de- tendant. —-+ CONDENSED LOCALS. The District_ Commissioners have ap. pointed John Trader, Philip J. McHen Hanson Stewart and W. H. Byers as ad- ditional privates on the police force. Policeman Gee found a dead infant in the gutter near 12th and M streets north- east about 5 o'clock Saturday afternoon. It is supposed the body had been thrown there during the snow storm, and was exposed to view by the melting of ihe snow. Coroner Carr gave the necessary death certificate. James Carrico was today convicted be- fore Judge Scott of the larceny of $1.85 from Alexander Carver, and was sent to jail for thir da) Carrico was also sent down for sixty days for striking Flora Beach in the head with a hatchet, inflicting a painful but not dangerous wound. ante MILLS IN THE COTTON STATES, Their Increase a Feature of the Last Deende. A circular issued by Statistician Hyde of the Agricultural Department gives consid- erable information concerning the cotton crop of 1896-97, its value, the amount pur- chased by mills and the acreage planted. it shows that the total cotton crop of 1806- 97 amounted in commercial bales to 8,532 made up by the following states: Ala- bama, 833,789; Arkansas, 605,643; Florida, Georgia, 1,299,340; Indian territory 87,705; Kansas, 61; Kentucky, 414; Louis- jana, 567,251; Mississippi, 1,201,000; Missou- ri, 24,110; North Carolina, 521,795; Okla- homa, 35,251; South Carolina, 936,463; Ten- nessee, 236,781; Texas, 2,122,701; Utah, 1 Virginia, 11,539. It is stated that the large and increasing amount of raw cotton taken directly from the current crop by ‘mills from the cotton growing states is more than ever an im- portant factor in estimating the annual Production. Ten years ago only about 6 per cent of a crop of six and one-half mil- lion bales was used by those states, while during the year 1896-07 they used over 11 per cent of a crop of over eight and one- half million bales. The number of mills in operation during the year was 402, the num- ber of spindles 3,344,327, and the number of bales bought 981,981. The investigation of the production of Sea Island cotton shows that the crop of 1896-97 was the largest cn record, the states of Georgia, Florida, South Carolina and Texas having ‘produced 104,368 bales. The next largest crop was that of the preceding year, estimated at about 93,000 bales. The pro- duction of Georgia was 64,668 bales; that of Florida, 26,431 bales; South Carolina, 10,- 769; Texas, 2,500. The total value of the upland crop was $285,810,608, which save an average price of 6.65 cents per pound of that sold, and the total value of the Sea Island crop $6,000,958, an average price of 16.58 cents per pound. The total acreage during 1896-97 was 23,273,209, the number of bales raised 8,532,705—an average of .37 bales per acre. —2-—. Death of Capt. Rollins. The adjutant general of the army today received notice of the death of Capt. James H. Rollins, U.S.A., retired, formerly of the ordnance department, which occurred at St. Louis on the 5th instant. Deposit Vaults for Silver and Valua= bles in Owner's Case, Under Abs soluteGuarantee, A special wagun transpe vaults of charge. Am. Sec. and Trust Co, Storage. Packing. Hauling. Shipping. FIREPROOF WAREHOUSE, 1140 15th St. "Phone 463) Washington Loan & Trust Co OrFric (it) COR. 9TH AND F sts. PAID APITAL, NE MILLION, Interest pan ox nrrosirs. Loans "24 0 Beal Estate and Collaterals. or, Administrator, ow Guardian and Committec 8 as Registrar, Tr al Agent of Corporati: Takes full « fe Deposit Boxes for rent. Sterage Vavlis for trunk deres, &e., containing valuables, silver and glassware, bric-a-brac, ete. 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