Show IN DISTRICT la the district court yesterday afternoon judge howell rendered a decision n fue matter af pf michael cusack vs G W cook which was before the court on an appeal of tho case from the court A motion was made to dismiss the appeal and to affirm the judgment of the lower court at the morning session when the matter was taken un dei consideration by the court SG the arguments presented pre by counsel jn the case it appears that the ap pe t was not properly docketed in the district court and for this reason the coart held that it had no jurisdiction I 1 appears that the proper filing fees had not been paid and for this reason the cas was not given a file number an could not be considered by the court TO investigate EQUITABLE w york august 2 district attorney jerome told justice davy la tho branch atthe new york supreme court today that he might need a special grand jury to investigate the equitable life assur ani an i Socie tys affairs before the leg is committee has finished its 0 o tl gation of life insurance condi ati r which Is soon to begin ahr has been kept sitting to m n possible action by mr jerome ho informed it today that he was not c aln whether he would rant the s cial jury or not and would not as or it how but requested the court to september which 1 hd in meantime he baid any justly of i he court could grant the order for 0 sp erial jury n the request for an ad mr jerome said As d result of the investigations ol 01 he aate superintendent of ansur unac which called attention to the condition of the company I 1 haap discovered tn the investigation an enary condition of affair abich affects not only this country bur all parts of the world transact one have bean of such a character hi tuy require ky the attorney of this county tho slate of insurance Is not a prosecuting office and the hinves he conducted was not with a view of finding whether the company has conducted its business in a crim ina manner stockholm auguar 2 A german squadron consisting of seven battle eight cruisers and eleven torpedo boats arrived here tonight |