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SIXTY-FIRST YEAR. NO. 303.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1912. FOURTEEN PAGES.
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REBELS SLAY
U.S. MARINES
INNICARAGUA
Six Americans Are Also
Wounded in a Battle
at Coyotepa.
HAS LITTLE MONEY
TO RUN CAMPAIGN
BRAGG LOOKS
LIKEAGRAND
PRIXWINNER
Teddy Tetzlaff, Leading in
Last 100, Breaks a
Rod.
ANOTHER HAS
THE BALKAN SITUATION
TOLD ALL IN
WRECKJ'LOT
NOT ENGAGED IN A WAR
Rear Admiral Sutherland and
Forces Merely Protecting
Foreign Interests.
Washington. Oct. E. Four Ameri
can marines were killed and six
wounded yesterday when Amerlcaa
forces took the town of Coyotepa from
the Niearaguan rebels, according to a
cablegram received ear'.y today by
M Ulster Castrlllo, from Chamorro,
minister of foreign affairs in Nicar
agua. Early today neither the state
or navy department received any word
of a fight at Masaya and Coyotepa or
of the death of American marines. Offi
cials were shocked at Castrillo's ca
blegram. .i:KHAI. .EI.CDO.N' KII.I.KU.
The cablegram to Castrlllo. dated
Managua, Oct. 4, follows:
"Masuya was taken today by as
sault. We hud 100 dead and 200
wounded. The Americans eariy tuott
Coyotepa, with four dead aud Blx
wounded. Correa simultaneously took
Barranca. Zeledon fled with his fol
lowers, and was captured eight
leagues from Mayasa, wounded, and
died Inter. Today I visited the Atnei
lean legation to rxpresn aeepest sym
pathy for the marines' death. The
Gm tuida municipality requested the
marines' bodies for burial in that city.
I bfg you to express to the depart
ment if sine my deep sympathy."
'Minister of Affairs Chamorro."
jtijjtxl Ja spoknn of in the TafrKggtiriTT,
is a rebel gn'il, a llounduran. In the
employ of Mfiin, the fallen dictator
recen'ly cij'.ured and taken to Pan
aina as an exile.
M' I I M IS l'IIII.M)l i .
Though liven of American marines
have been lost and others bounded
in what appears fco have been one
of the mopt HHJiKiiiii'try battle fouKht
in Central America in many years, ytt '
fui.htuii'.ll.i I. m. I".. ; 1 '..... I - -
iiii.-u ,-inet is uoi ;
engaged in war. As defined by
tbe j
sta'e department, the status of rela
tions between the I'niten SiTaies anq
'Nicariigua Is one of friendship. What
Hear Admiral Sutherland done in at
tacking Nlcaraguan rebels is declared
to have been purely in pursuance of
a duty imposed upon the navy many
times In the stormy history of Cen
tral America that of forcibly pro
tecting American lives and property
as ell as citizens of Kuropean na
tions. HKFR4IVH FROM lTK.RVKXIfi.
The admiral strictly refrained from
intervening in any war between the
warring
confined
factions in Nicaragua, and
himself entirely to opening
railway communication and main -
taing it free from interruption, that1
the large foreign element scattered
In Nicaragua;! towns might be able
. . . t.jA l.Vtr nrarlu a U'epk
f, .-... mv,1 force, had man-
Agea 10 open me y iiuiu umunpua i nuoacf leai remainea. lie immeaiate
to Granada, where the conditions of j ly did a little detective work and
foreisnern were pitiful, Zelodon s rebel
force, entrenched on two hills at
Barranca, actually in command of the
line of communication by rail, in
terfered with the free movement of
rtipplie and prevented the unfortun
rte sufferers of famine making escape
tot placet of safety. Zoledon deter
mined to retain the position he occu
pied threatening the railroad.
PKOM1SB IS R K IT.
The admiral was obliged to deliver
an ultimatum, warning Zcledon that
after 24 hours the s American force
would undertake to drive him from
the Barranca bills. The time limit
expired at 8 yesterday morning, but
today's cablegram indicates the Amer
ican marine did exactly as they bad
undertaken to do even at the cost of
a few lives. Slate, naval officials are
anxious to have it appear what ha
been done by the American force was
in response to a formal request from
the titular government of Nicaragua,
an important consideration in esti
mating the result of this display of
force by American marines. It is be
lieved the bodies of the me a will be
brought home.
VKIT7KI. 1IEIHD FROM.
This government's first advices
cnie today from
Managua. The
Minister Weltiel at
dispatch said the!
Amer.cans had driven Zeledon and the
reneis rrom Barranca nuis in 31 min-,
utcs It taid nothing of Correas' !
participation in the battle. From the)
vording of the dispatch officials think
bluejackets from some warships under
Sutherland were in the fight.
Dispatches said it was rumored
Aiuerican marines bad bt-en killed and
nouudtd, but sve nothing definite.
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Eton H. Hooker.
"Word comes from New Tork that
Elon H. Hooker, treasurer of the pro
gressive party, is having difficulty in
collecting funds with which to run the
campaign. Always In the past each of
the big parties has received big dona
tions from a few Individuals. This
year it seems none of the parties has
received many large donations, and all
are having trouble in meeting the cam
paign's legitimate expenditures.
The Weather
Forecast Till 7 p. m. Tomorrow for
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline,
and Vicinity.
Fair tonight and probably Sunday,
continued warm.
Temperature at 7 a. m., 67; Uijrhest
j yesterday, T7; lowest last night, 5C.
j Wind velocity at 7 a. rn., 3 miles.
. .v.t.u..uu iu i uuu. j, uuii. j
neiuuve uuniiuuy last, evenntr. tj.;
this morning, 76.
Stage of river at 7 a. m., 16, a fall
ol .1 feet in 24 Injurs.
J. M. SHERIEIt, Local Forecaster.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
(From noon today to noon tomorrow.)
Pun aetH B:2.". rises i: Evening
tar: Mercury. Venus. Mars. Jupiter.
Morning star: Saturn.
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miEUTEALSJUU
ENTIRE GARDEN
.After carefully raising a choice crop
of vegetables in the yard of his resi
dence, 2408 Sith avenue, caring for
them, watering them daily, and spend-
u8 bouraa pulling weeds, August
t , - i. .
nsoye, aecioec to cnancr uis niace
of residence Friday of tast week and I
- - -
moved to Fifth a euue. Satur-1
day morni ig Henry Van de Martel. a 1
Kimntv hnat riw..Her ihp riv fr.nt
at Twenty-fourth street, passed the
house and saw It vacant. He nan oeen '
watching that garden with covetous '
eyes during the long summer months,
and was then and there sejzed with
a great itinpiration. j
Hurrying away, he returned with a
horse and wagon a few minutes later, ;
and calmly backing the vehicle into '.
the yard, proceeded to take every-
! thing that remotely resembled a vee-:
: table out of the garden plot aud tra.is-!
! fer it to his wagon. Vcnsoye still!
1 had possession of the place, as his '
rent was -paid up until the l"th of i
( this month, and returning Monday j
mornirig to get his garden truck was'
t. n n 1 t i , ..... ; V . . . t . 1
hnt... tn ,h ..n-t
found where the fruits of his labor
were located. This mornlnir ho un.
peared before Police Magistrate C. J.
Smith and swore out a warrant
, against Van de Martrf. charging him
irh larconr
Strikers Are Quiet.
Des Moines, Iowa, Oct. 5. James
M. Pierce, progressive leader and
prominent agricultural publisher,
helped unload his owa print paper at
his office here today, as the result
of the teamsters' strike. The Pierce
I'tiblioutions are printed in an "open
shop" and the teamsters objected to
members of their union hauling the
pr'nt paper supply. A crowd or sev
eral hundred people gathered to wit
ness the demonstration, which, how
ever, was quickly quieted by the po
lice. BISHOP TALKS ON
BALKY MINISTERS
Chicago. Oct. 5. A minister and a
it001 norse mu6t nave similar qualm-
cations, in the opinion of Bishop Me
. Do well, who again addressed the Rock,
river conierence at t-vanston. He
spoke on "The Price of Leadership."
"Some ministers work all right in
the lead," said the speaker, "but balk
when placed in any other position."
Four ministers were made members
of the conference today. They are
! Horace C. Smith. W. j. Snueman, John
E. Rogers and Herman Litherland.
IS FORCED TO DROPOUT
j Crowd of 75,000 Cheer Favor
ites When Three-Cornered
Contest Develops.
Wauwatosa, Wis, Oct. 5. The
fourth American Grand Prix automo
bile road race started at 10:08 this
morning. Bob Burman was first of the
12 contestants to start. Barney Old
field was the last to get the word. The
biggest crowd of the week gathered
to witness the $10,0u0 event. Weather
and track conditions were ideal. Be
fore the start Burman had consider
able engine trouble.
CARS AND DRIVERS.
BURMAN Benz
FONTAINE Lozler
TETZLAFF Fiat
HUGHES Mercer
DF PALMA Mercedes
WISHART Mercedes
CLARK Mercedes
BERGDOLL Benz
BRAGG Fiat
HORAN Benz
ANDERSON Stutz
OLDFIELD Fiat
Burman was forced to withdraw at
the end of 15 miles by a broken piston.
ReckleBS brushes between the big cars
ktpt spectators on their feet almost
constantly. ,
At the end of 30 miles Tetzlaff was
leading. Bragg, second, has driven the
third lap at a speed of 77 miles an
hour. Wishart was third. On the j
I fourth lap Wishart broke a crank shaft!
I and was forced out of the race.
At the end of 75 miles Tetzlaff was
I rinB Bragg by 15 seconds.. Pa,Un
was third. The 9peed was 75.5 an
hour.
At the end of the 86th mile Tetzlaff
j made h'.s first stop at the pits. Bragg
took the lead and began a terrific
drive.
! Fontaine ran through a bunker of
baled hay. Neither Fontaine nor the
I mechanician was seriously hurt and tors relied on the people's representa
i resumed the rac At the end of Jrt0:tlves doing their duty. It has been re
miles Bragg led Tetzlaff by 1 minute
j i n r,ima o n.i-H
At tyn or A rf ko milna Pro tr woo
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leading, a minute and 26 seconds
ahf-a1 of Tetzlaff. I)e Talma was third,
a mijute and 10 seconds behind Tetz-
laff. Anderson was fourth and Berg
doll fifth. Hughes' car threw a wheel
while he was going a 70-mile c.ip. He
kept the car in the road, and saved
himself and mechanician. He resum
ed after a brief delay.
Hughes withdrew from the race at
the end of the 17th lap on accou.it of
a broken, gasoline feed pipe. Foun
taine a second time drove through the
bunkers of hay. crashed through a
fence and landed in a pond or water.
Fountalne and his mechanician were
reported not seriously injured.
Tetzlaff, closely pressed by Bragg
and De Falma, led at the end of 205
miles. Tetzlaffs average was 72 and
a fraction. He had made three stops.
' A three-cornered fight between Tetz-
ff. Bragg and De Palma for first place
kept the crowd of 75,000 at a high
, pitch of excitement.
I TKT7LAFF BREAKS ROT).
! Fon,aine withdrew at the 22nd
lap
; 'tn a oroKen steering Kn.cKie. j
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I leaa ana me race wnen a roa Drove,
second at 275 miles. Bragg was still
leading at 310 miles. Bragg led De
Palma more than six minutes.
RAILWAY CO. PAYS
$10,000 FORFEIT
The Tri-City Railway company, as
owners of the Watertown interurban
line, has been forced to pay to the city
of East Moline the sum of $10,000 as
the result of the failure of the com
pany to extend its line to Geneseo.
When the company secured a fran
chise in East Moline five years ago,
one of the clauses called for the com
pletion of a line to Gene6eo prior to
August 15, 1912. on pain of a forfeit 1
of $10,000 if the line was not built!
The company several years ago de
cided to let the amount go by default
and no attempt was made to build the
line. Accordingly .East Moline has
- ' u,mw, ,d received the 110.000 for-
feit.
Powder Mill Explosion.
Peoria, 111., Oft. S. A corning mill
and press at the Western Powder
company at Edwards' station, blew
;up at H:iQ tcis morning. A work-
man was badly burned. The explo-
slon caused residents here to think
,lt was an earthquake.
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GREEKS SAIL
PREPARED TO
ENTER FIGHT
New York, Oct. 6. The steamer
Macedonia, which was commandered
by the Greek consul, and the steamer
Martha Washington sailed for Pirae
us today with 1,400 Greek reservists.
tons of powder and 10,000
ammunition. r -
TiMU-iu of
- CtmBtauo.OU't? crowd of
Turkish demomtnorf fcmadhed win
dows in the Italian embassy nd the
Greek consulate last tpvenlng. S
Sofia, Oct. 5. King Verdinana in a
speech today opening an extraordinary
session of parliament, referred briefly
to military measures taken by the gov
ernment. He said he and the minis-
ported war would be declared. The
deputies, however, merely approved a
proclamation for martial law and pro-'
ceeded with other legislation neces
sary to mobilization of the army.
London, Oct. 5. The situation in the
Balkans has not undergone any change
today. News from various centers
were meager. Speeches from the
throne of the Servian and Bulgarian
parliaments, however, Bhow no cessa
tion of preparations for war.
Berlin, Oct. 5. The German foreign
office today manifests "conditional op
timism" in the Balkan situation. It
is believed in official circles if the dec
laration drawn up in Paris, with Ger
man collaboration, is presented in
time to Turkey and the Balkan states
it probably will avert war.
Lausanne, Switzerland, Oct. 5. The
Turco-Italian treaty of peace awaiting
ratification provides for Turkish rec
ognition of Italian sovereignty in Trip-
cli, according to the Lausanne Gazette.
The Italian government is Day indem
j nity to Turkey and also recognize the
religious authority of the Khalif over
Musselmans in Tripoli.
AW HI I mUPAMY'5 RflWrVQ
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iiew luift, ubu u. i.uui i o u l tuuu-
6el for the
Waters-rierce OH com
pany to trace the ownership of the
bonds of the indicted Magnolia-PetroW
eum company of Texas were success
ful when it was testified that $2,404,
000 worth of the bonds were purchased
by' John D. Rockefeller. This revela
tion and the fact that John D. Arch-
bold failed to obey a subpoena sum-
moning him as a witness were the
principal features
in the hearing Inl
the litigation over the attempt of Stan
dard Oil interests to gain control of
j the vaters-Pierce company
Mr. Archbold s failure to appear was
certified to the court by Commissioner
Jacobs and the question of taking pro
ceedings against the Standard Oil ex
ecutive for contempt of court is be
ing held in abeyance, it was stated,
foi a possible explanation from Mr.
Arctbold
MOLINE WOMAN
FOUND WOUNDED
Roqkford. I1L, Oct. 5. A woman
who registered as "J. W. ' Bowtor"
was found unconscious in a room In
a hotel with a bu'.let wound. She
was removed to a hospital and is said
she will recover. At the hotel it waa
inouht she came from Moline.
$10,000 TAKEN BY
3 TRAIN BANDITS
Westville, Okla., Oct. 5. The loot
secured by three bandits who held up
a Kansas City Southern train near
Poteau last night is estimated at
$10,000. A bank at Heavenor is said
to have had $7,000 on the train.
William West, 12 years old, who re
sides near by, saw the men climb
aboard. Two men went into the ex
press and baggage cars. Young West
saw the men who entered the express
car brandish their revolvers, and call
ed to the passengers that robbers were .
aboard. His cries were disregarded.
Two miles further on a man on Uae
tender cut the air hose and brought the
train to a stop. As he did so he leap
ed to the ground and the bandits in
side the express car started to work.
L. H. Kerr, express messenger, and
J. L. Williams, baggageman, bth of
Kansas City, at the point of revolvers,
were driven behind a pile of trunks
and were forced to turn their backs
while the bandits worked.
There were two safes aboard a
i local safe containing packages to be
delivered along the route, and another
containing valuables for Kansas City
and points beyond. Both were wrecked.
The top of the local safe was blown
through the roof of the car. During the
explosion the mask of one of the rob
bers was blown off. t Kerr believes he
can identify the man." The passengers
were not molested.
WILSON FAVORS A
LABOR MINISTER
Omaha, Neb., Oct. 5. Woodrow Wil
son promised big crowds of working
men he addressed today, if elected, he
would have associated with him a
minister of labor to look after the in
terests of labor.
WILL OF A MINE OWNER
CALLS LAWYERS CROOKS
New York, Oct. 5. Ezra C. Bart-!
lett, a mine owner who dropped dead 1
in, me gymnasium at tne New York) letters to preachers asking them to
Athletic club on Aug. 29, devoted a cooperate with him In his attempt to
paragraph in his will to warning his stamp out vice by having them an
executor against having any dealings ' nounce from the pulpit next Sunday
with lawyers. ' that he win be glad t0 ,-eceive any
me m u.sposing or a du,uuu es -
tate has
jubi Deen niea tor proDate;
here.
"I hereby
particularly warn you '
fgal.n8t "neys at law and sincerely
"u"f"u -" occaswn 10
" mew u regara io
this instrument. My personal expert
ence nu lawyers nas been extensive
l l T , !' BreJaa" -
gerous crooks, expressly educated and
. fv. .one's confidence in
order that they may defraud and rob
with impunity
Masons Convene.
Chicago. Oct. 5. The annual con
vention of the Most Worshipful Grand
Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted
Masons of Illinois, wil be held here
next Tuesday at Consistory Temple
on t'ae north side. It is expected
more than 1,200 Masons of the state
will be in attendance. Preliminary i
committee meeting were todav held
at a downtown hotel and others will
be fcetd tomorrow and next Mondav.iof the President; Chairman Hilles,
I chairman of the republican commit-
Wanted in Kankakee. i tee, and Judge LovetL head of the Har-
Gromat Boltrus of Moline was today jriman railroads, will testify Wednes
anested by sheriff's deputies on the ; day.
strength of a warrant sent here by the! Roger Sullivan of Illinois will testify
Kankakee police authorities. The na:Thur&day and Medill McCormick Frl-
lure of the case is unknown here.
PASTORS' AID
IS SOUGHT IN
WARON VICE
Chicago, Oct. 5. The crusade against
vice conducted in Chicago by State'
Attorney John. R W. Waym'an took
startling turn when, at the request of
the state's attorney, 'Judge Henry C.
Morean of the municipal court, issued
subDoenas -duccstecum for the product
tion of the key to the report of the
vice commission, which was made pub
lic about two years ago.
The key has since remained In the
archives of the commibsion. When the
report of the commisision was pub
lished it contained much information
of a startling nature regarding vice
conditions In the various levee dis
tricts of the city, all names being can
celled by the use of numerals in place
cf names.
In order to have the benef t of this
information the subpoenas were issued
against Dean Walter E. T. Sumner of
SS. Peter and Paul cathedral, and Ed
win W. Sims, former United States
district attorney here. Mr. Sims was
the secretary of the commission.
In reseponse to the 6ubpoena, Mr.
I Sims appeared in Judge Moran's court
and made a vigorous effort to prevent
the production of the vice report kef.
It finally was agreed that Mr. Sims
should speak to the other members of
his committee to see if they are will
ing the key should be given the prose
cutor's office.
In renlv to Mr. Sims. It was artrued
by Assistant State's Attorney Arnold
that in view of the fact that the key
contained the names of all property
owners who lease their property for
immoral purposes, it was desired by
the prosecutor's office so that evidence
may be obtained on which prosecutions
may be based.
Judge Moran terminated the argu
ment by continuing the case until Mon
day, when, if the commission still is
determined not to release the key,
legal arguments would have to be
made. State's Attorney Wayman sent
; complaint regarding disorderly places.
Thirty-five resort keepers were ar
rested by the police as a result of
State's Attorney W'ayman's vice cru
sade.
Made Desperate by Two Loves.
Canton, 111., Oct. 5. Bert Eve, 21
vpar. old. attemt)ted Bulf,,de tav Rhot -
ii:ighimself because he loved two girls
Rnd coujd not choo6e beta them.
, DoctorB 8ay he wil, tecov.
G. P. TAFT IS TO
TESTIFY MONDAY
Washington, Oct 6. Charles R.
Crane of Chicago; Ogden Mills, New
York, and Charles Edward Russell
1 111 te8tify Monday before the Clapp
i committee. Charles P. Taft, brother
day.
Herbert Hockin Said to
Have Betrayed Asso
ciate Conspirators.
DOUBLE-CROSSES THEM
Is Alleged to Have Gone Back
on Ortie McManigal and
His Union Also.
Indianapolis, Ind., Oct 5. Herbert
Hockin, said by McManigal to have
been one of the organizers' of the
dynamiting crew," has given evidence
against other defendants in the trl
of the "dynamite plot," according to
District Attorney Miller in court to
day.
Hockin has been double-crossing ev-
erybody," said District Attorney MiUer.
Not only has be double-crossed Mc
Manigal, but he even double-crossed
the union." Miller said he would tell
the jury all about It later.
Hockin was acting secretary-treas-
urer of the International Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers. According
to McManigal, Hockin is the "inven
tor" of the alarm clock scheme by
which the Los Angeles Times was
blown up some, time after a bomb had
been lighted and J. B. McNamara had
escaped.
Miller's statement caused a sensa
tion in court. All the 45 other defend
ants looked toward Hockin, who sat
in their midst burying his head in a
newspaper.
CHECKS AS EVIDENCE.
Indianapolis. Ind., Oct. 5. Extracts
from a little green check book in
which the executive board of the In-
ternational Association of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers Is charged
with having kept an account ot money
paid out for dynamiting Jobs, were
read yesterday at the trial ot the de
fendunts in the "dynamite case."
District Attorney Charles W. Miller
told the Jury the executive board had
met regularly and appropriated money
for explosives. The money, he assert
ed, was paid by checks signed by
President Frank M. Ryan. One of the
stubs read: "Expended for organiza
tion purposes, $233 at Clinton, Iowa."
It would be shown, Mr. Miller aid,
that Ortie E. McManigal was paid that
sum for causing an explosion at Clin
ton and that "the whole system of
explosions throughout the country was
carried on with the approval and sup
port of the officials and executive
board of the union."
"We will show,", said Mr. Miller,
"that the finances of the iron workers'
union were juggled so that the funds
were used for buying explosives.
"McNamara wrote to Ryan suggest
ing that the constitutional provision
for publishing the accounts In the
union magazine be suspended that no
outsider might learn what was done
with the money. Ryan put.it up to
the union's executive board, which sent
out a circular letter announcing it
waa considered wise to suspend publl
cation.
BLOW IP NO-V7UO!f JOBS.
"This shows the executive board
members to be parties to the conspir
acy. Before a strike was called there
were no explosions, but as soon as one
was called they began."
In outlining the state's case before
the jury, Mr. Miller also said that
McManigal had been blowing up non
union jobs in Chicago when be was
summoned to Indianapolis. Here he
was told by Herbert S. Hockin, ac
cording to Mr. Miller, "We have de
cided to use nitro, the strongest stuff
ever invented." Then the district at
torney related that Hockin and Mc
Manigal purchased nitroglycerine in
Muncle, Ind., and rented a house in
which to store it for use by the "dyna
miting crew."
While the "crew" was on duty, Mr.
Miller asserted, Charles N. Beum of
Minneapolis, Henry W. Legleltner, then
In Pittsburgh; Eugene A. Clancy of
San Francisco, Frank C. Webb of New
! York, John T
Butler of Buffalo and
Michael J. Young of Boston were send
ing information about nonunion jobs
that were to be blown up and where
the "dynamiters" were to go. Ryan, .
president of the union, he said, car
ried on the arrangements by mail.
When McManigal hesitated about
blowing up jobs in Peoria, according
to Mr. Miller, Edward Smythe, busi
ness agent here, wrote: "Don't fear.
I have friends on the police force here.
In fact, I control the police."
The first witness probably will be
heard Monday.
Eight-Year 8entence.
Cherokee. Iowa, Oct. 5. E. P. Hes
senius, a wealthy farmer, convicted
of murdering hia wife, was yester
day gven an eight-year sentence and
fined $800. His motion for a new
trial was denied. His attorney served
notice of an appeal and bonds were
fixed at $25,000, which ware furnished.