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THE.BRMSWCK
VOLUME 4, NUMBER 419,
INTERESTING MEETING
WAS HEED LAST NIGHT
BY THE CITY COUNftt
MANY MATTERS
DISPOSED OF
Applications lor License
Received from Many
Saloon Owners
inak nit REGULAR COURSE
A Number of Reports from Different
Committees Were Rendered and
Other Ros tine Matters were
Handled.
The regular weekly nioctng of mini
til occurred last nipln and Coiisidern
llt business < i a routine naluri was
tiHiisno.ied. Ti-.osu present were Aider
men Aiken, Wood, Robinson. Topper,
and Me.vmun. uh.om Mayor Hopkin
nnd Aldermen Downing Golden un i
Watkins
before the ronfiimni ion of tin min
uft-u, which tu i ■ road in reyulHi id* ,-
i>\ the fieri, the cily aiiorncj cjll'-J
tiMention to an erro tin mm- in wlieh
)l was made *ll appear that at tie la
inciting it wa> inwr.i .u..| •.•tinied I >
Ja.vti one hundred copi,--. of tee ,o icin',
merits to tlio city code printed, rite
ity attorney ninted out that lie mo
turn was tliat otic hundred enpie e.
the amendrueaf. to the chart' r he prim
i '± instead ii tin* cotie. On mtitlt at!
cark was iririrmtrtd to so chan: ■ lie
minutes .
The clerk also called attention to tie,
tact that at the last meeting of the
council a board of equalized s was i let
el lint tlteir term of oll'tv \va- in’
named . On motion til Vlderman Xee
nian. ttl< hoard was elected for Ihe
following term.. I’. W 1 leniin: 1 . fot
~ period of tluec year. K. ii. .Mason,
for a period of two yea's and f. I>.
Cgg, for a period of one year
After these mi changes the minutes
for the last meeting wen approved.
Under the head of eomiminh ai ions
and petition* Mrs S, V. Taylor asked
council to have lane oportd adjoining
Ni w Tom, lns L>:i;e 07:1, 2:574 ami
237a owned oy Dr .1 M. Vladderi and
the peiitouer, who alleged that Me
•Mndtleii he - 1*f■ i m oima‘.im,”
thereby inflicting serums
Die value of her property. Referred to
the committee on public work?.
Jackie Wiit'e .sexton of the coloi-m
ci metery, asl 'tig for an inert a 1 In
pay. ilo stated thai his duties were
manifold and felt that council .-uould
~> more money for the work Filed.
Airs. Maty A. I.ambrtgbt asla .1 tor
permission to make certain repairs on
Old Town lot No. I n t! the building rm
which lot was recently destroyed by
hre. Refused.
From H. lv rwon, asking for invesli
gatoin and relief because of <•< i-ruiri
complications in 11,tax sales of let
.No. 1401. Holt rrH io c ity attorney
From \V. C. Hacther, physician
.uanstnttling bill of s2ll against C‘llm
tiin Brown, >•*t > jaiior. Dr. Haulier
[olntetl out that the- bill tea long pa*'
duo anil that as Mr. Drown was lit
the employ o) the city garnlslino nl
proceeding could not be sued out and
avked that council- see to ii that Mr
Drown paid the claim. Te petition
was referred to the committee on po
lice, tire and l milling permits.
J-robably tlio most important com
rintnication of the evening came from
Kev. W. F .Hollingsworth, acting for
the owners of the auditorium on Kg
cut street, 'llie petition pointed out.
that two years ago petitioners ashen
for permission to erect the auditorium
ana that this time the same petitioner
desired the permission'- of council to
sel! said building. Tin- petitioners si-r
tortli that tile bull-ling was a -mure*
at expense and cure and 'hat It could
be sold for an amount sufficient to pay
all expenses and proh/iby leave a
residue, which, it was desired, should
te used for a city hospital. The peti
tion was granted.
In regular order the following com
munications for license to retail liquor
wi re received ami under the law gov
erning such cases, same were ordered
received and published;
Julius May. 2uß Hay street; C. 0.
Califf, 214 Fay street; T. Newman, 218
Fay; Morgan 4c Davis. 226 Bay; K.
Dahltn, 300 Bay; Burns & Dickey, 206
Monk; H, Sc-lig, 2U Grant; P. Horan,
112 Bay, \V. A. O. Andetson, comer
Cgletnorpe and Gloucester; Burns &
Dickey, 600 Bay; Willis Moseley, 22G
Oglethorpe, B<-n McLendon, 230 Bay,
Sol Can way, i'j7 Monk; J- S- Peterson,
112 Moult: Tom Thomas, 216 Day;
l’Vince .fames. 326 Ogethorpe; Gilbert
Williams. 318 Oglethorpe, Alex tfhep
: id 316 Llay: t:. Lowenstein 200 Monk!
big 1.(0Ison 310 Bay. Tom Foley 61S
Day, li. 1). Ponder, 100 Hay; P. Keller
200 Gloucester K. Levisoil, 310 Monk:
James Golden, 401 Oglethorpe; Hugh
Porter, Oglethorpe hotel; G. W. Beach,
corner Gloucester and Grant; S. D. Ge
\adis, corner Monk and Oglethorpe.
Bids were opened from Keunon Motf
asking for privilege of repairing city
cioek. at rate of $7.50 p r month same
rate as paid last month. There were
no other bids and Mr. Mott was award
ed Hi.
Tim drug for the year
brought forth lliree bids as follows:
Hunters’ Pharmacy ,$8.50; Atlanta
Pharmacy. $9.7,V, K .Joergcr. SO,OO.
On motion etm contract was awarded
u Hunter’s Pharmacy, the bill of that
concern being the smallest,.
Under the Iliad of seports the follow
ing business was transacted :
irons Use commit lee on police, are
and building permits, having in charge
the petition of T. J. Wright, agent
A C. 1.., asking privilege to install tire
a.arris box on 1 0:1st Gine docks Grunt
1 a under condition that the box in
c.nestion be under supervision of the
ire chief.
From the same committee, with ref
-1: i'iii'c to the petition of Hiobston, Fen
■ip k Go., .lsi.ing for permission to
make repairs on frame building on Old
; own lot. No. 13 recommending thill
ame be not granted. Adopted,
From the same committee iu the pe
litlon of it. F .Owenst assistant chiei
r.' jsoliee .asking for allowance t’o r
. i r>.e ie. .1 for Use year lilisf. The re
j ml pointed out ihai the officer has
in alio e.i feed for his nurse for
pri'setil '’ear and recommended
pay for last year be not granted
Adopted.
A resolution was Introduced by Al
derman Robinson rind was adopted,
p.ovitltng that rule No. 20 be amended
sc as to mak' the committee on ordi
nances a standing commit tee. Alder
r inn Ne vman Introduced a resolution
, Inch was also passed providing that
ten car loads <d Augusta gravel lie or
> t red at once to be used to repair and
ft, leh the evt ra! streets ot the city.
A resolution was also Introduced by
Alderman Newman, providing for a per
manetti diain to lake, the place of the
1 tesent A str< el ditch. it was pointed
, at that lit* present difeb wav an eye
-..-re ami entailed various expenses to
the ,-i'y and ilir.l Uie cost ot in.'.falling
tt e drain would not be over SIOO.
_ Alderman I upper introduced an or
dinance which was placed on its tirs;
K-ading, providing lhat Die cty prtnt
, 1 he retpiir ’i to give a bond in the
rm of $.700 for the fait In ul perform
:r;ai op all duties a.tacked to bald of
lice.
An ordinance was also introduced by
Ahierutaii Newman, providing fur the
mooting with power'and various other
duties devolve lg upon the recently ap
pointed board ot equalizers.
Among oilier things tic- ordinance
provided tha< the hoard shall meet 3d
days after the lneouug of city tax as
sessors and that their work shall be
ci,; iet. 1] within forty li'ivs after their
l ist meeting. It is also prescribed
v ariiiii.-, and undry rournine matters
tor the board.
tide 1 lie- ;p; roving of a liurabor
of accounts council adjourned to meet
Thursday night next.
GEORGE EDDINGS ENDS LIFE
Despondency, Due to 111 Health Pre
cipitated Deed.
Charlotte, N. Jan. in.—George Kl-
IB Kddiits ,a well known young mart
o; this city committed suicide at his
loom In tie* piedmont Inn at an early
hour this morning. Despondency caus
ed by codiuii 1 ill ncatth, is said to
have been resiamslble for the msh uci
Eddlng* was last seen at the supper
table at the Piedmont Inn last nlglu.
lit- left the dining room saying I bat he
was going to his room, thai he felt
worse than usual and expected to re
tire early ,hoping that sloop would ben
efit him. Abo il 7 o'clock this morning
a colored girl, who is employed by Mrs.
Hamilton, proprietress of Piedmont
inn went lo Eddfns’ room to call him
lor breakfaux'. She knocked but re
ceiving no answer opened in-; door.
Lying hi a pool of Ills own blood,
she found the body of the unfortunate
ycung man.
FREE MAIL DELIVERY
18 SECURED FOR DUBLIN
Congressman Brantley has secured
a promise from the post office depart
ment for fi'ee n ail delivery for Dublin
and an inspector will be sent at once
i arrange the street numbers and oth
er details.
Dublin’s receipts have been Increns
ng rapidly and in tha January showtng
Mr, Brantley secured the new faculties
| for tp* thriving Georgia city,
THE MIDIIOm
_ ISIO BEBQLB
Large Structure, Usedrfor
Revival MeetkißS, will
be l orn Down
10 PAY IHE INOTBItDNtSS
Permission to Sell the Building Was
Given Council
Lj^to^a^Vdyer
w Mi ■
The at corner
ed a ago for the 1 •pose of
holding revival meetings, wjKbc sold.
t he
for cash.
It seems that all of the indebtedness
ms Use building lias not been paid and
those in charge are desirous 01 settling
same, there! nc the only eoneoivanb'
way to do 'hiS is to dispose of Use
building.
Her. W. I Hollingsworth, represent
ing the iiwsse .-; .last night aasked the
permission of tho city council to de
pose of the building, which was, grant
■ and, and, when . 4 i:esUoneil on t.tu sub
jed by a New report or, Kov. Hoßlsiss
worth Elated l;al bids would iso ai.ivi.-i
t sed for and Inat Hie building tvmiW
lie sold as soon as possible.
A sufficient amount, to pay fit en
tire lndebtslinest of ib.e bulbling w li
st,bsenbetl by tillfs ten' people m the
< ity a few years ago, tm all ol tin
amount has neves been paid although
efforts have ' ten made >0 collect fi
Several mcoic.s have recently i.eeis
lu Id by those who-(darted the move
ment for Use audit.,l'sum or tab.
mil it was finally decided to dispose 01
it
Mr .Hollingsworth could not 01
course state just who th. association
hoped to sell the building to. lull it
will probably lie bought ami torn down
the material in It being used again.
The auditorium Is not a very hand
some building but It lias the largest
scifing capacity of any building or Imli
in the city, and has accommodated
large crowds ol several meetings, etc.
It was erected especially lor the hold
ing of revival meetings.
MRS. CHADWICK WILL
(iETOUT ON BAIL
Bond Was F ta at $40,000 Yesterday
and it will Boon be Secured for
the Prisoner.
Cleveland. O. Jan lit. It Is Ij.di "cd
mat .wiiliitt the course of a ic • . -
Mrs. Chadwick -vim has I? ■-n in jail
l ore Sind In 'V* York for some time
will be given her freedom tor t
a* least. .
Hoi hail was today llxed al *!" ‘" ,fl
and attorneys representing the .• • • ■
announced to - she would have
hiulty ill pT'.tng up Hie tie'-". ; y
amount.
Sin- was gr<r.tly rlaii-d when * n i ; ii‘ic
id that the h til had been fixed.
MISS GRACE VAN STUDDIFORD, SINGER,
WILL BE SEEN AT THE GRAND TONIGHT
The theaier-goi-rs of Brunswick will
tonight have (he oportunlty of witness-
Ing one of the he* comic operas that
has ever vlsi'ed ihe south, wi'n one
of iho best known singers on the
American stage as the Far.
The attraction la “The Jted Featlnu
and the star Miss Grace Von Si.udilt
ti rd, a singer with a repulsion well
known in Ihe. ‘lieatrleal world in Bur
land and the t'nited States.
Mr Harry navis, who was 'seen here
with the Gran Opera company a tew
canons ago and sang with splendid
nice e.m, “Goodnight Sweet Dreams is
the tenor of the company playing tin
right and an effort will be made to
pave him sing litis beautiful song again
The attraction has been royally re
ceived throughout the south and has
made a decid 'd hit in all of the large
lilies. The Savannah News or yester
day had the'following to say about
Miss Sitnldiford and the attraction:
"W'e in Dixie have so many good
musical comedies and frothy operas
this season that we too, art- able to
jcatlfy our little vanities by muking
something betier suited to our itullvidu
ul tastes mix'd have been used with
effect but as a whole, “Red Feather
'for many reaton..,#.houhl bo classed
'at the best production of the kind
this season.
“De Koven employed his most be
witching scores .with ever and anon
cne of those spnorou# surprises in eho-
GA.. FRIDAY JkORNING, JANUARY 2^9o^
VMN{P
TIME
sqpM*. ~ V
(treat Southern Leader
Honored by Old Soidiers
Last Night
CAMP I IRE WAS A SUCCESS
Old War Songs Music, Dancing and Re
freshments Mad e the Evening a
Very Enjoyable One to the a
Veterans, eJflB
Wl.at was pronounced by all who
- n.i Lvrl .innuali 1 I
the most enjoyable niecsing pf the
h-nds of the "Gust Cause" ever held
occurred at the Rifle
men's armory last night.
Ai a Hioeiul meeting of I'amjßack
sell. No. 806 lh r .V., held hist week
it was resolve. 1 1.0 have a Vamp fire'
a which everybody should rlo just, as
m ariy a., possible what they would
mv. done a t camp tiro iinhe days of
1 1,1 war between the stale*, There,
was to he no program, no ••orators",
m everything of a formal nature. The
■oca I chapter ol ike DaugnlursAot the
,'onfederac.s wore asked tu provide
rein-- iituents .for tlio oecasion, amt
ley did. Tin- .Marine Iv-ind was ash
•and 1.0 fmiiish music for (ho evening,
and they did.
ilnue v.as an hour 01 short talks
11 peri in. ot tuples, inlerspi i sOd with
-* - ice tious b> 1 iie hand and oeeaAymu
"ii, .; of the 'We're Old Confederate
eteiana" variety and then refresh
m nis yore served. After Dial the real
sn 1 van. 1 hose who saw a prom
li-al couple, liolh of whom arc well
vsu 11 in t.’onl'i-derate circle... dance n
-r, 10 t; . in 11.- 01 Dixie, wilili the lady
,ang 1 In- words, will 1101 soon forge;
. enthusiasm of the hour ' ’Ronnie
leu, Hag jimi simply form'd every
body into iht- chorus, fjJven a ooftain
clergyman prevent joined,-in, although
we violate ttu ooiifld<>tiro. 7ml- will’ fluff
bis feeling by saying lhal he knows he
cannot sing a note.
The history ot the Brunswick Kiite
•v on was rehear,sod by a sister of the
company's firs; captain and many sin
’■Ues id camp and army lit,- were told.
Si me of them w. n- very comical anil
many were thriilingly imeresting. On
ttie whole ii was ju-t surlf an evening
as was planm-d some lime ago and it.
1 . probable Thai it will lie repeated a
number of times each yea: hereafter.
A note of tnanks was tendered the
.Marine hand, and the proposition to
give thorn a return anteiialnirienl was
. i tiiiuonsly T.eered and will probably
m carried into effect.
A Few Snapshot*.
Dr. liur'Hughs can sing ''VS o re Old
'lime Confederates." lie proved it at.
last night s camp lire.
Dr. Joerger had the veterans lined
, j iii-l night .ilid 1 resell tod etteii of j
Hu- old boyr. with a sample of hard
t..eli as a perpetual and everlasting
r uvi iiii of evening. Urio of the
limy teamed .Ml too soon that it was
, ot the kind f Hard tack he thought it.
I'.wTj’-.lim Lambright. can stand be-!
lore a crowd of ladies and tell a good I
rtory when b, has the moral support I
of his, oi l I'me comrades
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GRACE VAN BTVDOIFORD,
fflflONOMk *
p£br ve)r
of h'ciifM£s
will be VisaWe in North
America
Win BE 10EAI l\ CANADA
i
Prof. Otis Srhemore, of Savannah
Talks Entertainingly of Three
jjjwii'nemena of Morning
and Evening Stars, t
I Lovers starry e^Hß^
win Ho lieres>*ed iu the heav
tiomenon lor the new year. There will
hi'-four eclipses of special Interest to
as: rouomeis. Two of these will be in
pail visible m IHo United anti
. cnee the iiue’est i>> Two of
'-Rose eclipse.; will be of Uni sun and
I'.vo of the 111 ecu .One of each .will he.
''slide at leas' in part ail over North
America.
Bier .Otis Ashmore, of Savannah,
has (he following to say of the heaven-
G phenomenons for Hie new year:
I hi' annual eclipse of the sun in
At arch will be plainly risible in Ana*,
i.inlia only, '.'here will f,e a partial
eclipse of the moon iu February which
also will noi be visible here. The par
-1 a! eclipse of the moon in. August, how
ever .will b- generally visible here
It. the .!th- month there will be a par.
t al eclipse of the sun which will ne
visible lu re, t hough (lie eclipse will he
y.'eater hi the north In Canada tills
eclipse will lit a total one and 110
doubt, : mile v ili cross the border to
wHuess (he 1 dutiful phenomena of
c. magical tu-ntng the day into ulgbt.
Prote am for 1905.
file program ol' the planetary pile
noniona begins with g short dialogue iu
a Isioil Uranu -and the moon are the
prmcipaJe actors. The separation 01
almost file degrees auiUs of too much
•'pace to form a striking i ctute, even
veiiltl wo tin ! iln l planet. On the last,
day ol the- month this event is reperat
eci. but alas, with 110 better luck as
tt.t as our entertainment is concerned
than will he the case the brat time.
I rnnus Is on, of the morning stars
and is only :-i short distance from the
"fa. having hi.l rccertiy deserted the
banner of lair Venus
Mercury Is also a moving star, and
movos gradually away from tin sun
until Jan. 22, when lit; reaches his
farthest elongation west. A lew days
abend of this date anil a corresponding
number'of days after can he seen with
unaided vision a short while before
sun up, shining like one of the smaller
magnitude sta-s not. far from the spot
v. here Old Hoi first w inks bis eye in
tl morning. .Mercury and the moon
are al their nearorst for the month on
the Itll.
Saturn Is an evening star anil is on
his way toward conjunction with the
sun. where be will arrive about (lie
middle of ne-o mouth. We .shall see
I tit little of hin: for some time to come
as be ii. not at his best, and when with
i > a few weeks of a meeting with the
sun it Is lan ! to find him without a
glass.
The Evening Star.
Venus is now about three hours be-
tai effects for which lie Is so famous
Claries Klin - tickTfcd his risibles to
the point of p; in in preparing his por
tions of the por pourrl and Charles Km
erson Cook won fame enough derived
from his lyric contributions did he
have no other.
“Miss Van Studdiford works hard
: lid intelligently. Equipped with every
natural qualification for the title role
■ he added a charm ul manner and a
voice 01 rare c'lltilro. Hei singing w-as
full and true mwl from the moment she
veiled the first note ol “Entrance of
Hilda she had the responsive audi
one- in low-. with her. It was in the
duct wiih .Mr .Davies, "To Cal! Thee
Aline" that the real strength and beau
ty ot Mis-t l an Studdlford's voice
vh re brought out and she was encored
again and again .
Miss Studdiford's was not the only
voice in the company above in the or
dinary. Miss Caro Tracy, in Anil a, a
punish viri wed a rare connalto with
entrancing effect. "The Rose and the
Breeze " one ol Cook’s lyrics gave op
l.oriunliy for the display ot his mar
velous voice mi tin- lower register.
The lun way in the hands of Wil
liam j. McCarthy, lads Cassnvaui and
Myron F. David. Mr McCarthy us
Baron Jtulverstruus, a fi ii u.l of lieu
Feather, 1h a comedian of the Sam
Bernard type but is possessed of much)
individuality. The aitemlunce lust l
night was unusually large.“
TMKy'oyrpHHiNG
JUDdRWN PARDEE
FOR YSfITING LETTER
hind the situ ;C setting, and graces the
vjjrly eyeuiiig hours .with her radiant
beauty. We shall have her with us
throughout the remainder of the win
ter, hut each succeeding night alter
reaching her extreme eastern limit
she will reduc 1 her stay until the latter
fart of .April when she will be iu con
junction with the sun, aud will then
become the morning star.
Jupiter ie still very conaticuous dur
ing the greater portion of the night.
Neptune is h o one of the evening
stars an.t is moving on toward the sun.
This planet aud the moon have a some
what distant meeting on the 19th.
Mui'k i nnil •• Oiuo Jj Ijiii it) I lio uonlir
summer months it will he about three
times its present slap. In May Mars
will he in opposition with the sun, ris
ing in the east al about the same time
the stm is setting in the west and his
beautiful ruddy light will make him
easy to find in the diamond setting
that serves but to enhance bis beauty.
ISAAC WAS MADE CHAIRMAN.
Eiunswickian Honored at Odd Fellows
Meeting in Walcrosa
The Brunswick delegates to the Odd
Follows meeting, which was iidfd in
\\ averoHM Wednesday, returnin'-; o
ti e city yesterday and they till reported
a peasant tint'; in the Alagie City.
Ibe district meeting was made per
Dumont and officers wore eoeted: W.
I Porter of tl is city the district grand
master, was ill and unable to attend
U.c meeting, and on account of the bo
-1 ions illness of his brother Grand Mas
ter Bennett was also unable to preside
at the meeting and Judge Max Isaac
of this city, was elected chairman and
presided at iho meeting. In the elec
Pun of permanent officers lie was also
chosen as the ihatrtrian of the organt
ration.
It was decided at tin- galdering in
Way cross to hold these istrict meet
ings quarterly hereafter, the city to he
f looted by the district grand master
7 lie next meeting will in all probabt!
xty lie held in this city.
To be Hanged for Assualt.
Muskogee. I. TANARUS„ Jan. 111.—A jury in
the federal court has returned a ver
dict of guilty against Joe Vickers,
charged with committing a criminal
assault upon Mrs. Bessie Duban. white
near Wagoner, last May, and he will
be hanged .
MINISTER M’CORMICK
HAD A CLOSE CALI
With Number of Diplomats He Came
Near Being Injured in St. Peters
burg.
SI. fvterslmrg. Tan. lit.—l,ator ac
count:-. of the tiring at Hie Czar state
tint a Shrapnel shell was tired from
(lie battery, firing a salute with blank
ct rl ridges.
One policeman kill* and and four men
wounded. The empress, a number of
diplomats .including American Minis
ter McOarmirr, narrowly escaped in a
nearby saloon ,
PHYSICIAN INDICTED FOR
NOT HAVING LICENSE.
Chauauoogfl. .bin. Hi. Late yesler
dry evening (he Hamilton county
grand jury returned an Indictment
against. Dr. Gibson O’Neil of tills city,
for practicing without license. This
action has been brought by the state
end county medical associations foi
the purpose of testing the law against
such doctors us O’Neil advertises him
m if to be.
He has offices in Chattanooga and
Momphl and treats rheumatism and
kindred troubles by Hashing colored
lights on the diseased portion of the
body.
Training Ships at Charleston.
Charleston, s. C .Jan. 19. —The Ger
man training ship Molake, Captain
At leer, arrved In port from the West
Indies lliis afternoon and will remain
about ten days. Officers are ashon.
tonight attending the one hundred anu
thirty-ninth banquet of the German
Friendly Society and officers, sailors
and apprentice.-, will he entertained
while hero.
SOLICITOR 3ENNETTS
BROTHER S D.INv
The many Brunswick trends ol yo
licitor General John \V Bennett, will
regret to lean, ol the serious illness of
lis brother, J. K. llenneli. A special
sent out from Way cross published yes
terday, says
“J. K. Dennett lt> dying at ihe lev
deuce of Ills brother. Solidtor ,i. Wal
ter Bennett.
"Mr. Bennett has been ill for same
Lille but conn- ,!■; >n df:M, g tl I-, > urn
U g.”
I Air. Uenne'-t. like the so'ieitor, Laa
many friends ir this city who hops he
is still alive ai 4 will recover.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
ANOTHER JUICE
II THE HACK
Republicans and Democrats
are Busy Discussing
the Affair
HE MAY HAVt IROLB I*
Bec.ufi*, of Writing Letter Advising
Against Impeachment of Swayne
De Armond “in Sham e and Sor
row’’ Because of fiction of
Federal Judge. ;
Washington. Jan. 19.—Tim letter of
~'udge Pardee to General Grogvenor
again figured prominently in the debat.
in the holism
has beeti mucU
citicised by for hav
ih; made pubhe the letter of Judge p r
(lee on the gr,.-uud that this action was
most, unjust to Judge Pardee. Gener
al Gro.sv.ntor ahum., that under the au
tiiority given him by Judge Pardee
tmo hi.-, own discretion in the matter
, ’ a: ' right to read the letter
ITio action of Judge Pardee in writ
ing tlm letter was severely scored by
'udge Do. W'raoud, of Missouri, who
saiii it was with sorrow and shame
ti nt lie had ‘"itnesued the exhibition
made by- u Pardee letter. It was, he
aid the first time in tbe history ot
lie country- that it had been furnished
" lU '#i slJec: ‘ lcle of a Jutlge attempt,
nag t.mnfiuence by political consldera..
non.-; t.iii- action of the house acting in
i's pi, soul judicial capacity, as Judge
Pardee does in hi s letter, in which lie
ays; "1 do not think that a republican
mjtme -should vote impeachment
against him.'
Judge Do Arniond said he had al
ways understood Judge Pardee to be
an up right judge aild he regretted to
; <’<• him in this way place a stain upon
himself, which could not be eradiated
;..v an hundred years of usefulness. He
likened this a -t. to that ot a man who
. Quid write -1 similar letter to a juror
n. Judge Pardee’s court and pictured
Die righteous indignation Over any
su, '.h act, even on the part of the most,
ignorant man who might be presumed
k- known no better.
Referring to Die date of the lector,
which was written in March fast,
Judge lie Armcnd .said, employing that
sarcasm lor which he Is famous .that
if p w.. r e not for the date it might
have berm suspected that tlio letter
was written by some of those otTicr
judges who according to recent diseio
ure.s have been reported In the habit,
ot charging the miximum expense ac
counts; bin of course he would make
an such insinuation against Judge Par
dee.
The lei ter has been widely dlsctissod
y,| d a good many men have suggested
it as in itself warrant for the impeach
ment of Judge Fardoe. Of course, so
lar this is only talk and it is doubtful
il anything more will he heard from It
on (hat line, a good many men seem
u- think ihere Is reasonable grounds
for doubting the friendship of General
Giosveiior for Judge Pardee, in view
l Ills action in making public tills let
ter.
lie Armoml (.Missouri) declared that
i Judge -Swarm- was not Impeached
it will be because of the blindness ot
partisanistu, hate and zeal.' 1
Mr. Do Arlond tMissouri) said there
had been a effort to dispose of this
case not on it: - merits, but by drawing
a fine down the center aisle of the
House. "If." he continued, "wo knew
that In- (Judyc Foidoo) was one of
those like Jrdge Suayne, who has
ecu siuing u.-eie llio law regarding
his expense allowance for the purpose
01 drawing. ti\,m the treasury money
which does ot. belong lo lam, we
could timl a reason for that letter
where no r-. a-on now can be found to
exist unless P should he the narrow
partisanship."
Mr. Do Arntond expressed surprise
that inasmuch as three charges had
been made against Judge Swyne tnero
should lie objection to having him plac
ed on trial hotore Ihe senate that his
guilt or Innocence might he ascertain
reviewed the differ
ent Judge Sway no Unit
ing cause for impeachment in all and
said the record of the case would be an
impeachment ol Judge Swayne as long
as time shall last aud memory shall
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