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the THE KNOXVILLE SENTINEL, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 18, 1908. SHERIFF HAD WHISKY AT POLLS Investigation of Charges Against Patrolman Wm. E. O'Connor Begins. SUFFRIDGE ON THE STAND Had Taken Whisky Before Struck by the Police Officer.

The board of public works will not render Its decision in the case of Patrolman Wm. O'Connor until Thursday morning. The board spent all morning today hearing the proof on the charges preferred by Atorney Rogers as conduct of Patrolman O'Connor at the seventh ward election precinct August 6. Eugene M. Webb, represented Mr.

Rogers, stating to the board that he knew nothing of the merits of the case and had simply been asked to appear. The charges were read as follows: Charges In Full. the honorable Board of Public "Tor Works of the Municipal corporation of Knoxville, Tennessee: "I hereby make the following charges against Will O'Connor, a policeman of said corporation, to-wit: "Said Will O'Connor, in violation of the statute of Tennessee (Section 1279 of the code) tried to prevent the electors, in the south seventh ward of Knoxville, from witnessing the count of the votes at said voting place, at election, August 6, 1908, after said the was closed. The statute, code section 1279 says, "When the election is finished, the returning officer and judges shall, in the presence of such of the electors, as may choose to attend, open the box and place in trying to prevent the and read aloud the names of the percons which appear on each ballot, etc." "Said Will O'Connor at said time electors from witnessing the count of the votes cast at said election, without any excuse, or provocation, whatever, struck George Suffridge two heavy blows on the head, with a police club, and drew his pistol, to intimidate said electors, to prevent them from the count, in violation of the laws of Tennessee, to the disgrace of seeing the city government, and on account of which, the killing of a number of men was narrowly averted. the peace and safety nf the people and the public welfare of the city demand a thorough public investigation of said O'Connor'8 misconduct, which was in violation of his oath of office and contrary to the statutes of Tennessee.

S. I. ROGERS. Aug. 12, 1908." The defendant was put on the stand as the first witness and the prosecution through Mr.

Webb overruled objected to his testifying. The board objection and Chief Chandler who then did the withdrew Patrolman O'Connor not testify in his own behalf, permitting the case to close without his testimony. Later Mr. Webb stated he wished to be fair to all and would withdraw his obJection but Chief Chandler stated they had objected first and Mr. O'Connor Sheriff George Suffridge adwould not testify, mitted Deputy that he had a bottle of whisky on the election grounds and he and his brother and others drank one or two drams each that day.

The room Was crowded spectators and friends both parties, the majority of the witnesses being non-residents of the ward and deputy sheriffs. The first witness was O. M. Carson, who stated that he lived in the eleventh ward of the city of Knoxville and was a deputy sheriff. He first gave a brief description of the election booths and the ballot box in the south seventh ward, how they were placed, and stated he was present when the polls closed.

That when they closed, Mr. Suffridge and others went into the election booths. "I saw Wm. E. O'Connor strike Geo.

Suffridge," he said. grabbed O'Connor and he tried to secure his pistol. O'Connor said, "turn me loose or I will shoot The trouble then was stopped. I did not see Geo. Suffridge do anything." On cross examination he swore they took a bottle off Geo.

Suffridge. "I heard no statement made about certain parties seeing the count. Every person tried to get in when the polls were closed to see the count," he concluded. L. H.

Ferrell was sworn and testifled as follows: "I live on the Dandridge pike and I am special police officer 88 watchman at the City Mills and was requested by Mr. Suffridge to come and help them out. Suffridge had stepped in side the ropes some six or eight feet when he was hit by O'Connor. All I heard George say was 'come on VOTE For the church, lodge, society, club or individual that you prefer should receive the mammoth $275.00 VASE which will be awarded on the night 01 October 3. 1908.

You will remember that this vase was drawn by ticket number 74, last January, but never was called for. hence, as it has once before been used for money making purposes, it will not be so used again, but everybody is Invited to call at 217 Gay street and cast their ballot FREE for the church, lodge, society, club or individual which they consider to be the most popular. Only those 15 years old or upwards will entitled to vote, and no person will be allowed more than one vote. The vase will be used for a ballot box and ballots furnished free Those wishing to make a canvass among their friends to solicit votes will be furdished plenty of ballots if they will call at the store. 217 GAY STREET.

Next Door LUCAS to THE Beamans. "HUSTLER." POLLS NOW OPEN. he entered the door and I saw 88 O'Connor hit him." On cross examination he swore he there as a special policeman to was order and see the count of the keep votes but only saw one gun drawn and that was by Wm. O'Connor, the policeman. "Was Suffridge drunk?" asked Mr.

Webb. "No, sir." "Were you with Mr. Suffridge all day?" was asked. "Yes." "Did you see him drinking?" "Yes, he and his brother Alfred Suffridge had two or three drams out of a bottle." Dow Rule on Stand. Dow Rule was called and testified he was a registrar in the south seventh ward.

That there was a rush made the the door and Wm. O'Connor struck Suffridge two blows. He could not state positively what caused the troublemate said that it was always in the ward to announce that certain parties can see the He did think that this was announced. He said that all the whisky saw was in a bottle taken off Suffridge. Suffridge Makes Statement.

Geo. Suffridge was the next witness called. He testified: "I was at the south seventh ward at the polls all day and when they were about to close the polls I stepped inside and said 'come on meaning my brother and others who were with me. Some one tried to stop my brother and let him come in; he is a said, deputy About this time, Patrolman O'Connor struck me twice with his billy. Friends on both sides had no hard feeling against Mr.

O'Coninterfered and we were separated. nor and thought he had none against me. I had been drinking that day. I had taken two or three drams with my brother and as the polls were about to close I picked up the bottle and stuck it in my pocket thinking it would be late and I would want a drink after the votes were When cross-examined by Chairman Flenniken, he said: "When the polls closed I was on the steps and started in the door and said 'come on went there with a determination that some of us should see the count. I was not drunk but had taken two or three Alfred Suffridge Heard.

Alf Suffridge testified that he lived near Fountain City and was a deputy sheriff and was at the seventh ward voting place with his brother Geo. Suffridge, and when the polls closed his brother went in first and he followed to see the count. t. Patrolman O'Connor struck his brother, twice with his billy. "I never saw anyone with a pistol out but O'Connor.

George and myself had taken two or three drams together out of the bottle." Questioned by Chairman Flenniken. "You say you live at Fountain City?" "Yes." did you not stay there on election day?" "Well. I had no vote there and George had asked me to be with him on that day." "Yes, I got inside before any attempt was made to close the doors." The prosecution had several other witnesses which they said they could prove the same facts by and it was agreed not to call them. Election Officer on Stand. Thos.

O'Connor was the first witness called for the defense. He testified that he was the officer of the election and had gone to the door to announce the closing of the polls when the rush came, headed by Geo. Suffridge, who said: "Come on boys." He was knocked to one side and did not, and had not yet announced the closing of the polls. That Suffridge acted as if he were under the influence of whisky. His aim in going to the door was to ask certain parties representing both sides to witness the count.

Also that the crowd rushed by him and he did not see the trouble. On cross-examination he stated he was not a relative of the defendant and the police obeyed his instructions in keeping those out of the house whodid not belong there. Rice Witt, republican judge in the south seventh ward, stated that the election opened up in good shape. That he was one of the judges when Harmon Kreis was elected sheriff and that he stated to his associates in the election when the polls closed that anyone should be admitted. He asked Gen.

G. W. Pickle when Kreis. was elected, whom he wanted on the inside and he told them Frank J. Callan and J.

Fisher Chumbley. That the officer had agreed to this method so they would have no trouble at this time. When the polls were about to close August 6, he went to the door with Tom O'Connor, the officer of election, to make 'this statement, that three could see the count. Just as the offcer was about to a make the statement, Geo. Suffridge and others rushed past him and Mr.

O'Connor. He called upon the police to clear the room and that Wm. O'Connor caught Deputy Sheriff Suffridge and Suffridge pushed him back twice. The next thing he knew was that O'Connor had hit Suffridge and when he hit him Suffridge, the latter had his hand on something which he thought was his pistol. The witness said: "Alfred Suffridge, brother, drew his pistol and he war asked to get out and be refused and I called two policemen to put him out.

It appeared to me that Suffridge was intoxicated. The police were requested by me to keep order. The election officers never announced the polls closing but after the trouble was over we counted the votes. "Patrolman Connor hit Mr. Suffridge over the head as he was trying to keep the crowd back and Suffridge had drawn a gun.

In a short time they had peace restored and a bottle of whisky was taken from Mr. Suffridge's pocket. Suffridge acted as if he was intoxicated." The defense closed. having several witnesses that they did not examine. Mr.

Webb stated that he had nothing to say on the case but that he thought that it had been made out. Chairman Flenniken and Mr. Ragsdale both asked him as he had the code to please give them the statutes on having whisky on the grounds election day. Chairman Flenniken then Mr. Webb to state what was an elector the seventh ward.

That those the officer had kept out according to the charges were residents of the eleventh ward and second district. Patrolman Yarnell on Stand. P. M. Yarnell was called and testified that he was asked by the officer to clear the house.

He continelection ued, is "George Suffridge was leading the way, called Wm. O'Connor and made a gun play, and O'- Connor hit him over the head. I then caught a fellow named Ferrel and him out. Alfred Suffridge had out pistol which the police took away from him and we put him out. George acted like he was intoxicated and cursed, calling to his friends on the outside come in, that they were cowards.

After everything was quiet, Mr. Moore stated that if Suffridge had not been drunk there would have been none the trouble. Yarnell stated that his Instructions from the chief were to preserve at the election and obey the instructions of the election officer. Lieut. Ed Connor who was in charge of the police in the ward in question was called.

He stated that acting under the instructions of chief that he and the men wen to the south seventh ward. In the afternoon the officer called them and they took a man out of the 'house where they were holding the about to election. That he said when to the the pols men: were close, "We ought to get close to the door. As the officer was fixing to announce the closing of the election there was a rush headed by Deputy Sheriff Suffridge, and the police were asked to clear the room which was done." REFORM SCHOOL BOYS Negro Inmates of Nashville School Are On Way to Baltimore. A compay of negro boys passed through Knoxville today and stopped over in the city for about six hours.

The boys were dressed in gray uniforms and soldier's caps, and had the appearance of a colored troop, although they were not more than twelve years old. While here they paraded the streets singing songs and beating drums, and caused i many people to wonder where they had come from and who they were These boys are inmates of the colored reform school at Nashville, and were on their way to the National Business league convention of colored people which meets In Baltimore, Wednesday, and which was organized by Booker T. Washington. The reform school to which these negro lads belong was organized one year ago by Rev. W.

M. Anderson, D. pastor of one of the leading Presbyterian churches in Nashville, and has had a phenomenal growth. Dr. Andersoon began the school one year ago with fifteen cetns capital.

Now, at the close of just one year's work, the school has six acres of land, one large seven room building, and about sixty students enrolled. A wonderful change has been made in the boys who have been taken to the school, and already good results. can be seen which have been complished through its work. The lads who apssed through Knoxville today, nineteen in number, were in charge of Rev. J.

E. Purter, D. one of the teachers in the school. and he will take them through to Baltimore. After the convention adjourns it is the purpose of Dr.

Purter to take the boys through New York and other eastern states before returning to school. The little band of negroes travel in special car, and in every city where they stop, they parade the streets in a special car and take up collections to help pay expenses. Several of the bovs carried banners with attractive sentences printed on them. and they attracted a good deal of attetion while in the city. FOR NERVOUS DISORDERS Take Horsford's Acid Phosphate Especially recommended for the relief of nervous headache, exhaustion and insomnia.

OBITUARY. OBITUARY. Marion Blackard. Marion, four and one-half months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

W. T. Blackard, died this morning 1033 at the home of her parents at Broadway. The funeral will be conducted from the home Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Interment will be in Old Gray cemetery, Nina Anderson.

Nina, the six months' old child of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Anderson, died Monday night at the home of its parents at 1211 Dameron avenue.

The funeral was conducted the home this afternoo nat, 3 o'clock by Rev. George W. Perryman. Interment was in New Gray cemetery. Mrs.

Cyrena M. Evans. The funeral of Mrs. Cyrena M. Evans who died Monday afternoon at 3:20 o'clock at 904 Ferry street, was conducted this morning at the Thorn Grove cemetery.

Mrs. Evans was a widow and was seventy-eight, years of age. Mrs. Mary Fox. remains of Mrs.

Fox, wife of T. Funeral services were, held over the W. Fox. this morning at 10:30 o'clock at the Beaver Ridge Methodist Episcopay church. Interment in the Beaver ridge cemetery.

OBESITY BANE OF EITEL FRITZ. Kaiser's Son Determined to Work Like a Beaver to Remove His Fat. Prince Eitel Friederich, second son cf the emperor, has decided that hard work and plenty of it, is the best cure for his threatening obesity. At the present moment he is staying at his summer residence, Ingenheim Castle, near Charlottenburg, where from morning to night he engages in the most strenuous labor. He applies himself with the utmost assidulty to tree felling, cutting hedges, sawing wood, carpentry and the building of potting sheds, says a Berlin dispatch, The gardeners and other workmen connected with the estate, which consists of a fair -sized natural park on the banks of the Havel, obtain little leisure when the prince is in residence, as he exacts from them a full day's work every day in the week.

For several weeks past he has taken a leading part in the construction of a riding school. and off one occasion during the great heat, gently remonstrated with by the princess for working $0 hard. "Oh," he replied, of work is a splendid cure for obesity," and he continued his task as he were a paid laborer. When not working in the grounds he and the princess set out for long rides on horseback, leaving the house before 7 in the morning without a groom, taking a light lunch with them, which tey eat in the forest and return to castle just in time to dress for the evening dinner. Sometimes they drive together in a dog cart with a tandem team and picnic in the woods.

The princess takes her sketch book with her, and, as she is a trained artist. she has made quite a collection of landscapes of her own work. On these occasions the prince, after his return, always applies himself for some hours to manual labor about the castle. Life at the castle, on the whole. is very simple.

There are no superfluous lackeys in attendance, and the household is conducted more in the manenr of a villa, than like that of a Prince the blood. G. A. R. GIVEN AN EXCURSION RATE Because of the national meeting of the G.

A. R. which meets in Toledo. 0.. September 1, announcement has beee made by the Southern Railwav that a round trip fare of $15 will be made from Knoxville to Toledo.

Tickets will be on sale August 27. 29 20 and 20. EARTHQUAKE SHAKES EUREKA, CALIFORNIA Two Sharp Shocks Were Felt by Coast City Early This Morning. BUILDINGS WERE DAMAGED Sleeping Inhabitants Startled, But No Casualties Are Reported. Eureka, Aug.

Two sharp earthquake shocks were felt here this morning. The first at 3 o'clock and second at 5:45. The first was heavier and did some damage to the wails of old buildings, but no one was injured. Crockery in many houses was broken and the sleeping inhabitants were startled into It is not believed that any serious damage resulted in the town, although the walls of the court house are slightly cracked. Eureka is in Mendocino county, on the coast 215.

miles north of San Francisco. SHOCK REPORTED VERY HEAVY. Chicago, Aug. A. H.

Bell, government forecaster at Eureka, telegraphed the Chicago weather bureau this morning that there had been a heavy earthquake at Eureka, about 3 B. m. The dispatch contained no mention of damage. The Postal Telegraph company reports that up to 10 a. m.

central time the Postal offices in San Francisco had heard nothing of an earthquake. 3,000 FROM WASHINGTON. Washington, Aug. The coast and geodotie survey reported an earthquake yesterday three thousand miles distant from here. No Records Made In Washington.

weather geodetic ham, ords made ported from Aug. Neither at the bureau nor at the coast and survey observatory at Cheltenwas any seismograph recof the earthquake shock reEureka, today. Was. a Local Disturbance. San Francisco, Aug.

The weather bureau here has no report of earthquake anywhere except at Eureka, which seemed to have been a local disturbance of slight severity. HALF CENTURY OF CABLE. Fiftieth Anniversary of Completion of Cyrus W. Field's Work. Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of the laying of the Atlantic cable.

The completion of the work of Cyrus W. Field was the occasion of a great celebration in New York, says the New York Tribune, of last Sunday. In the spring of 1857 the American frigate Niagara, commanded by Captain William H. Hudson, and the British frigate Agamemnon, began taking the cable on board. On August 11 the wire on the Niagara parted during a heavy sea, 40 Omiles cable being lost, The vessels returned to Ireland, and later the Niagara came back to the United States.

In March, 1858 the Niagara again reached England, and she and the Agamemnon took on board sections of a new cable. On August 4, the Niagara arrived at Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, and the British frigate the same day steamed into the Bay of Valentia, Ireland. The cable had been successfully laid on the sea bed, and the only work that remained was to make connection between the short ends and the main wire. When this had been accomplished, Captain Hudson sent this message over the cable to his wife in Brooklyn: "God has been with us. the telegraph cable is laid without accident, and to him be all the glory.

All are well." Queen Victoria presented a gold snuffbox, with a crown inlaid with diamonds, to Captain Hudson in recognition of his services. The czar of Russia presented a diamond brooch to Mrs. Hudson, as a mark of appreciation of her husband's achievement. Captain Hudson died in Brooklyn in 1862 and was buried with military honors. One of his, daughters is now living in New York.

JILTED BARON AND GAVE MILLION TO CHARITIES The will of Mrs. E. C. Sibthorpe, a millionaire septuagenarian who died last April, bequeathing $1,000,000 to London charites, has just been probated. Behind Mrs.

Sibthrope's unexpected benevolence lise an unusual romance, says a London dispatch. The will was, not made until a month before her death. Mrs. Sibthorpe told her friends that, naving no relatives she did not know what to do with her money. "I'd marry again," she told a friend, "If a Baronet came along and offered himself." The friend did not think the old lady was serious and justingly repeated the conversation at a dinner.

party. A 80- ciety man who was the dinner and who had relations a noted London matrimonial agent reported the remark to this agent, who coincidentally had been approached a fortnight proviously by a penniless Baronet who wanted to marry a rich woman. The Baron was a widower and also a septuagenarian. The matrimonial agent and the society man conferred with Baronet. who agreed to marry anybody, provided seh Immediately settled £25,000 ($125,000) 00.

him. and agreed further to pay the agent and the society man $25,000 In the event of the marriage. Through the 80- ciety man the Baronet was presented to Mrs. Sibthorpe, and, after a brief wooing, a marriage was arranged. The day before the wedding the prospective bride received an anonymous asking if she knew that the marriage had been arranged through a matrimonial broker.

Mrs. Sibthorpe immediately summoned the Baronet and accused him of dealing with the broker. The Baronet frankly confesed, and Mrs. Sibzthrope dismissed him angrily, canceling the arrangement for the next day's wedding, and on the day she was to married she made the will bequeathing her esatte to charity. ONLY SIX ARRESTS IN ONE DAY Andy Barn Charged With Selling Whisky Without License.

The desk sergeant's report for the past twenty-four hours shows only six arrests have been made by the police department. They were as follows: Earnest, Tucker, drunk. William Wilson, larceny. Beeler Anderson, fast running motor cycle, fined $10. Whack and Ew Stewart, negroes, disorderly conduct and fighting.

Andy selling whisky without license. GONE ON A VACATION. John Matlock, manager of the clothing depae meat of the Miller Store company, left today for his vacation in New Mexico. Mr. Mallock will visit his brother in Alherquerque, New Mexico.

Fem there he will visit other western cities while his vacation lasts. DECOMPOSED BODY OF WILLIAM E. ROBINSON Prominent Railroad Man of Chattanooga, Found Dead in His Home. BIBLE LAY BESIDE HIM Complaint of Stench -Caused Search Which Led to Ghastly Find. Special to The Sentinel.

Chattanooga, Aug. -Neighbors living in the vicinity. of 150 East Terrace, this city, this morning entered complaint to the authorities about a stench which apparently came from the house at the number An official was sent to investigate, and obtaining a key, opened the door. Going Into an Inner bedroom, the searchers found the decomposed body of William E. Robinson, aged 30, who, with his family, occupied the house, laying on the bed partially undressed.

By the side of the dead man was a Bible, As though he had dropped it from his hand when death overtook him. The dead man was commercial agent at this place for the Atlantic Coast Line railway, and was well known among the railroad men of the south. Mr. Robinson came here from Atlanta, where he was connected with the coast line. Inquiry at his office in the James building elicited the fact that he has not been seen by any of his acquaintances or assistants since last Friday, and they were under the impression that he was out of the city.

Mr. Robinson was complaining the last time seen by friends, and it 18 supposed his death was al natural one. He was a native of Covington, where his father now resides. NOW IN ASYLUM George Henry Smith Has Been Taken to Lyons View. I temporary, ANOTHER EXCURSION IS PLANNED.

Geo. H. Smith, the New York literary man who Jumped from the Wed- eastbound pasenger train on lats nesday morning, has been taken to the Eastern Hospital for Insane for treatment. Special arrangement was made for his care at the institution and his friends hope. that his insanity is only An excursion will be run by the Southern Railway Tuesday from Bristol to Chattanooga, The train will leave Bristol at 7:30 o'clock Tuesday morning and will pass through Knoxville at 12:25 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.

Returning, the train will leave Chattanooga at 6 o'clock. Wednesday night. The round trip fare from Knoxville to Chattanooga will be $2.00. PRINCE TOWED ACTRESS Prussian Prince Will Disregard the Wishes of Em.peror William, A Boersen courier telegram from Zurich announces the putting up of the banns of Prince Joachim Albrecht of Prussia and the divorced Baroness von Leibenberg, says a Berlin dispatch. From this it would appear that the romance, which has passed through many strange vicissitudes, is to be brought to the conventional happy conclusion before the altar.

The prince, who is a grandson of the brother of the first emperor, son of the late regent of Brunswick, nephew of Count William Hohenau, and cousin of the present emperor, was a couple of years ago a familiar figure in Berlin. He was an officer in one of the guard regiments which form the garrison of the capital, and was on duty at the watchhouse with Count Cuno von Moltke when the burgomaster of Kopenick was consigned thither by the shoemaker Voight. It was, however, particularly in places of amusement, theaters, restaurants and public dancing rooms that the handsome young prince was most frequently noticed by the public, and he won the reputation of being a cavalier of very conspicuous gallantry. Falls In Love With Actress. About this time he was much seen in the company of Marie Sulzer, A young actress attached to the Trianon theater, a diminutive playhouse which specialties in adaptations from French farces.

The woman in question, it should be mentioned, enjoyed great esteem among her colleagues, and was marked by a certain sweetness of disposition, rather than by' special physical beauty. Her meetings with the prince became more frequent, and one day it was learned that the had been to London with him and had there been married in his presence to Baron von Liebenberg, an impecunious Austrain nobleman. No secret was made of the fact that this was intended to. be a marriage only in name; that the bridegroom had undertaken to supply without delay the evidence necessary to secure a divorce, with judgment against himself, and that the sole object of the ceremony was to provide the woman with a title which would make her a fitting mate for a Hohenzollern prince. The publicity given to the affair, however, suspended the fulfillment of the plan, for the emperor intervened, transferred the prince to the colonial troops, and had him shipped off to southwest Africa, to assist in the suppression of the rising, which was still dragging on there.

But love, which laughs at locksmiths nowadays, thinks nothing of an Atlantic voyage and it was not long before the banished prince in his exile was joined by the lady of his heart. Moreover, when he returned to Germany he showed not the slightest inclination to tire of her fescinations. Finally emperor took the drastic step of dismissing him from the army without the right to wear uniform. Obtains Her Divorce, But Prince Joachim Albrecht was little disconcerted, and went off traveling with baroness. Meanwhile, unanticipated obstacles to the divorce had presented themselves.

Both Baron von Leibenberg and his lawful spouse excluded being of Catholic faith, they were as Austrian citizens from the possibility of a divorce. The only thing to be done was for the husband to did, acquire Hungarian citizenship. This he and a decree of divorce was pronounced against him a few days ago at Budapest. Marriage Licenses. Kirk Lee and Minnie West.

Samuel W. Llewellyn and Iva. Cald- well. Michael McCormick and Frona J. Wooten.

TAX CASE HEARD AS TO PARK CITY Involves Payment of Electric Railway Tax for Year of 1907. PARTITION OF LAND SUIT Instituted in Chancery Court Over Property Located in Fifteenth District. In the chancery court this morning, Judge J. W. Sneed heard argument in the CASe of the Knoxville Railway Light against Park City, on the legality of the tax for 1907, that the company had paid.

It was on the mat-1 ter of a demurrer that the case Was heard. the city holding that the law provided that the assessment tf the property of the Knoxville Railway Light Co. should be assessed from April 1, of each year and therefore the city was in force and effect before April 1, 1907. The company contends that an assessment for taxation dating from January 10, 1907, could not be collected by the city for the year 1907. Clerk and Master John W.

Sneed, states that the demurrer was overruled by the court and an appeal to the supreme court was granted. Orders and decrees were as follows: Martha C. Godwin, et al. vs. Thomas M.

Carter, et demurrer disallowed. W. B. Sullins, assignee vs. Burgin Carson, et judgment for $815 in favor of Daniel Briscoe Bros.

Co. First National Bank, of Williamsburg, Ky. vs. Cumberland Coal Coke order to file peition, John F. Gentry, et al.

vsfl May Grills; order of referance. Robert Cruze, guardian VS. Roda Hines: order appointing guardian ad litem. Indian eHad Coal Co. vs.

New Cumberland Coal order pro as to H. B. Lindsay. George R. Tarver, et administrator vs.

Mary M. Tarver. Order filing petition. Gaston C. O'Brien vs.

C. O. McCarley. Defendant given 20 days to answer. Ella Andes Tipton, et al, vs.

Albert L. Bell, et final decree and appeal. East Tennessee Brewing et al. vs. Sherman R.

Maples; decree pfor sale of lots, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 in Galbraith Maloney addition. Partition Suit Filed. A partition suit in chancery has been begun by Samuel T. McMillan et al, against Gid Luttrell et al, over land, 131 acres in the present fifteenth district. All of the parties are colored.

Real Estate Transfers. C. B. Atkin and wife conveys to. C.

S. Keplinger, lot 13, block 23, Oakwood, 50 feet on Morelia avenue, for 650 Elizabeth W. Luttrell, widow, conveys to John W. Anderson. part of lot 122, Moffett's addition, 50 feet on Detroit street, for 400 Sadies Bayless and husband convey to Crown Lumber Manufacturing company, 37 1-2 feet on Franz.

street, for exchange of property and DIRE PREDICTIONS BEING MADE. There is no falling off in the number of disasters predicted by "Old Moore" in his almanac for a London dispatch. The sudden striking down of a statesman, a very destructive city fire, most terrible railway disaster, and a "violent storm in the office of a city newspaper," are some of the cheerful happenings. predicted. for January, but no hint is given as to the nature of the last-mentioned eruption.

February is earmarked for a dreadful theater or public building catastrophe in the Manchester district; March will be a bad month for rulers; April will bring disgrace and death to a prominent financier; a tube accident for New York is predicted for May, and the discovery of mountains of silver ore in Mexico will upset the bullion market in June, a month. which will witness alarming riots in Liverpool. In July an earth tremor will shake Birmingham, there will be a railway disaster and an excursion boat disaster and an excursion boat calamity in tne Irish sea. Many members of parliament will pass away in August, "causing much election excitement," and there will be a terrible disaster in Hull or Grimsby, and "fashions will run very eccentric this month--with the ladies." An earthquake in the West Indes is promised for September, explosions may be expected in the north during this month. The American eagle is expected to scream loudly in November, but otherwise the month be comparatively quiet, and the year will end with hard times on the east coast.

VALUABLE MARE STOLEN. Police headquarters have been notifled to offer a reward of twenty- five dollars for the return of the mare and the capture of the thief who took the same from the harn of M. 8. McClellan at Fountain City. The mare is a bay 15 1-2 hand? higo, very et holds her head high.

Anyone seeing a mare of hat discription is requested to notify police headquarters. POLICE DOG SQUAD A FAILURE. M. Lepine, Prefect of the Paris police, 18 a radical reformer and admitting one, moreover, who is not above when he has made a mistake or when a scheme to he his has expectations, says a conceived does not come up Paris special to the New York Herald. At the present moment, for example, giving every possible the extension to the police dog service of city, while he has just, admitted that his river dog brigade has proved a failure.

It has consequently been disbandoned, members In fact, only one of the canine has survived to be disbanded. in 1900, The bridgade was created just after M. Lepine had started continues his river police service, which to do such good work. For $200 each a couple of magnificent Newfoundland to dogs use them to rescue persons who fell were purchased. The idea was into the river and would-be suicides.

Later on the brigade was increased by Sultan, Paris, Pelvoux, having Medge been Ture and Diane, the first two and Caesar. The dogs were carefully trained In the beginning, and brilliant results seemed certain. In fact, when Diane actually did save a would-be suicide from drowning by fetthing the man out of the river near the Pont Louis Philippine enthusiasm The over dogs the brigade the became intense. were heroes of the day, on receiving a medal and many poplo wishing to visit the kennel where they were kpt. Th trainer of the dogs tells me it was not the animals' fault that were not a success.

They were full of pluck, he said, but they soon learned that the river had perpendicular sides, not sloping blanks, and their own instinct kept them from jumping hand in unless there was a spot near at for them to land. This led some people to say that they but such was not the case. They proved their pluck when the occasion offered. The fact is, they have more sense than human beings. Paris is the only one of the brigade left.

The others have died or been given away. Paris is to be drafted into the police dog service, place the daily. extension of which is taking COAL OPERATORS ARE DISCUSSING SCALES Joint Meeting of Miners and Operators Will Be Held Wednesday. TO DISCUSS THE SCALE Wage Committee Will Be Appointed to Draft Contract for New Year. The meeting of coal operators of District No.

19, is now in session in this city Only a few. however, 'are present, and very few of those usually found at the meetings are in attendance. This was also true with the United Mine Workers which met two weeks ago. The operators are in session again this afternoon going over the conditions of coal mining and what wages they consider they ought to pay for another year. Very little is given out for publication.

Arthur Groves is president and Joe Vasey, secretary, in and the meetings are being held Mr. Vasey's office, in the VanDeventer building. It is stated that during the past year several mine operators nave gone out of the operators' asst dation, and do not now employ union men. This has reduced the number of operators that might have been in attendance, and has had the same result upon the mine workers. Some of the other operators are considering the matter of placing their mines on the list of nonunion, or "open" mines.

It is said that the majority of mines in East Tennessee and Southeastern Kentucky are now "open" mines. This is likely to cut some figure upon the rate scale this year, it is claimed. Wednesday representatives of the operators and miners will meet in joint session at the courthouse. They will discuss conditions and each side will select members of a joint scale committee, which will meet and go over the matter. When the committee is ready to report, there will be another Joint session, and the matter will then be further discussed Mines Are Busy.

Operators give different reports on the condition of mining operations at presently, and regarding demand and sales. Let it is said most of the mines are working and doing about as good business as they did three years ago. It is only recently that the domestic coal dealers of the south began to stock up and their orders are not as free and liberal as a year ago. The strike in Alabama has opened new markets for Tennessee coal, of which a large amount has been shipped there. The railroads are not "stocking up" with coal as in the past, but are beginning to take considerable coal for future use.

One matter that usually sets the pace for the Tennessee and Kentucky operators as well as miners, in fixing the sale scale of prices for mining, is the rate that has been fixed in Alabama. In that state no scale has been agreed upon for the coming year, and a strike Is on. Just what effect this will have upon the scale in District No. 19, remains to be seen. Some of the operators are predicting that later on there will be a strong movement of coal, and then the railroads which will be moving cotton and other crops will have all they can da LATE MARKETS New York Money.

New York, Aug. Money on easy 1-4 per cent; ruling rate act closing bid and offered at 1. Time loans dull; sixty per cent: 90 days 2 6 months, 3 New York Cotton Futures Closing. New York, Aug. -Cotton futures closed steady; closing bids: August 10.10; September 9.40; October 9.31; November 9.03; December 9.04; January 9.01; February 9.03; March 9.06.

New York Money Close. New York, Aug. Close prime mercantile paper 3 to 4 per cent Sterling banks bills at 484.85 sixty days exchange easy with actual, business in bills and at for demand. Commercial bills Bar silver 51 1-4. Mexican dollars 45.

Government bonds strong; railroads bonds irregular New York Stock Market. The market closed steady and active, Special stock made continual progress upward which imparted a stimulating effect on the market and offset the traders realizing. Union Pacific was. run up a point, Northwestern 2 and Third avenue 4 1-2. Around 2:30 Reading and American Smelting fell back over a point and other stocks also became reactionary.

Near the end buying was resumed. New York Spot Coteon Close. New York, Aug. Cotton spot closed quiet 10 points decline: middling uplands 10.40; middling gull 10.65. No sales.

WHO ARE PARENTS OF BABY? S. L. Cate Handed a Mysterious die, Which He Turned Over to Palise. Monday night about 11 o'clock, on Bell avenue, S. L.

Cate was handed a bunde by a man who was driving along in a buggy, and when the bundle was unwrapped it was found Cate had presented with a baby about three hours old. Cate took the baby to Lieutenant Conners, of the police force, and it was taken to the Crittenden, Home where it will be cared for. RACES AND TOURNAMENT POSTPONED FOR A MONTH Elks Will Not Give Program at Johnson's Track Next Friday, As Planned. The races and tournament nounced by the Elks for next Friday, the reception and dance, also and planned for Friday night, have circum- been postponed. A combination of the posthas made necessary ponement.

The invitations but that will have be been issued are recalled, renewed at a later data yet to be determined. Wants. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. WANTED -First class room, board and bath; state this office. 8-18-3t.

DIAMOND STOLEN- I will pay $500 reward for return of diamonds stolen from my residence April 22. 1908, or for information leading to their recovery; no prosecution, Dan DeWine. 8-18-3t.