National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-03-25
LOCAL MENTION.
Prominent Official OF the Interior De-
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Yesterday bought the can of tea that contained
the $500, and after II was placed on the counter,
the clerk standing with one hand on the cnn and
the other hand extended for the requisite dollar,
he Qhe Officially changed his mind and took
another can. Had he taken the first can he would
have been $500 ahead this morning; US It's, he
got an excellent can Of tea and 10 cents. A more
disguised individual has not been III our store
since we opened here. He tried hard to convince
the clerk that he iRcdod to take the first can after
he had seen Its contents, but II would not work.
By special request we omit his name April 10
we shall discontinue our present plan
family O In the city and Ticlniy viii
try at least one can each Of our tea and coffee
before we leave here, firmly believing IL they do
they Will continue to buy from our agent after we
are gone, Our tea tean and contents weighing "a
pounds) is the very best quality of tea that money
will buy. Our eonee-a pure Mocha and Java
the best coffee in America, Every can contains
sum of money Of from 10 cents to s2j0--one can
and only one-cOntains $500 which will be put on
selecting that can for one dollar. We have but one
price-vlz Il can, cans for 6. II cans for $40,
% cans for $50, or 60 cans for $50, with sum of
money in every can.
little can containing the $500 should happen TO
be sold ut any time during the day, another can
containing the same. amount will be at once
placed in stock, and the person selecting that can
gets II for 81. Below we give Il partial
t of SeS Se who his @ Sa e Or TpTEs d b
names of those who find less than s.. A great
many find SlS2 or So in the cans they buy.
MONEY FOUND YESTERDAY ny
Charles Evans Treasury Department, residence
90 L street northwest, so, in coffee William IL.
Martin, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company,
$40, in tea Nathan RGseneld, Cincinnati, SIS gold,
In tea; Henry Reid Evansville, Ind, So in coffee
Michael Mnloney, West Washington address not
known, So, In tea; Thomas Jones, ii street, near
sixth, SO, in coffee.
MONEY FOUND MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND
THURSDAY BY
W. II. Bayne, agent Adams Express Company
branch office, residence 40 Eleventh street north
west, $500, in coffee; Henry Austin, Eagle Hotel,
Tenth street northwest, diamond ring, value $50
left by mistake in eau of tca Il. a. woodward,
Adutant. Generals ONCE, War Department, IS, in
coffee; Hon. A. H. Cotroth, attorney law, Me-
tropolitnn Hotel, $50, gold, in tea; s. W. Hum
phries 2lls street northwest; So IN tea; Mrs Ed
Schwartz 500 Chestnut street, Philadelphia $40 in
tea; Phil Brown, Baltimore $40, in coffee Maria
Curtis cGlOrcdl servant, d2i or 4S street, $40 in
coffee Mrs, g. g. G.. Barnes, near Leesburg Va
$50, in tea James Simpson (colored), SwampOodle
70, i'll coffee; Mrs. Rchie address not KNOWN,
diamond ring, value. $50, in tea "a mIstake);
Charles Flanders 300 Ninth streetnorthwes 500 III
tea; John 7, Harris, waiter National Hotel, S.,
In coffee W. Harmon, waiter National Hotel, So,
SF6w Naen So9 Sc FoG s ~
Shearn. 1900 Maryland avenue, Sl0O, gold in cof-
fee; Mrs. G, Glaze Oh street south
Nebraska stopping at National HoteD SO, in tea ;
Edwin L. smith, Philadelphia, $40, gold, in coffee
Frank Palmer, Pittsburg, $40, in tea, aud soli-
ury Department So, in coffee. (Mr. c. hNs had
several nrescnts(. Samuel II. Hunt address not
known, GO, gold in tea; G. s. Reed, 1888 T. evcntb
street northwest, So, in coffee; Will, pcs,ttS
plumber 0O3 Fourth street norIs ;' a. nHsO go
Miller d Jones' inrs m ypffnnWcst, 30 Ill tea
vania Observation-Disclosures 1898 to 1927 pennsyl.
.p--I.sfit .ci10, S. gold. In coffee; William ii.
Crook, executive clerk to the President 50, gold,
| in coffee; Mrs. $. l.. Smith, Treasury Department,
$500 gold in tea Ehbitt House Club, Ebbtt
House, IS, gold, and diamond ring (by
mis,ake), both in coffee; William G.
Scrbncr bicycle school, HOS l. street northwest,
$40, in coffee; NJ. 6. Mccormick, 2l6 Sixth street
northwest, IS. in coffee; Thomas Jacobs, No. +
street northwest $3.50. in tea; S. c. Raub l4lG Ohio
avenue, $40 in tea Mrs. NJ. Patton 1907 street
northwest, So, in tea; NJ. v. Casey, Treasury De-
partmont, $780, in coffee (third or fourth present for
MIR. C.l; Lizzie SprOhs, 1888 street northwest anne
thyst ring alue;lO, in tea tmistakel George Paris
culored, IS street northwest, So gold, in tea and
| ~ q. Symmetrical, chief clerk Railway Mail Ser
vice, $500, in coffee
Look for additional names tomorrow Orders
| by mail promptly forwarded to all parts of Tho
| United States. Address
| IMPORTERS TEA COMPANY,
$40 Market Space, Washington, ID. G.