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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-06-26
CORPORATION NOTICES.
NvOTICE TO CITY TAN PAYERS.
COLLECTORS NrrIcE.

COLLECTORS OFFICE, June 21, 1893.
Notice is hereby given that the tax bills for
1898 are now in the hands of the collectors.
The attention of parties interested is respect
fully called 10 the following extract from the
revenue bill OF that year:
Upon all bills paid i'll full By the st day
Of July, 1898. the Collectors of Taxes shall
allow i discount of ten per cent, and on all
bills paid by the 1st day of September, 1888,
they shall allow discount Of five per cent,
and on all bills not paid on the 1st day OF
December, 1893, there shall be assessed and
collected penalty of five per cent. npon
the amount of said bills, and on all bills
remaining unpaid on the 1at day of June,
1891 damGges at the rate of six per ccntum
per annum shall be paid"
Tax payers would do well 10 call and pay
at once in order to avoid the rush and crowd
usually present on the lust days in which the
discount is allowed.
Office, room No. 0, Cameron street side of
Market Building.
p. F. GoRNAN, Col North. Dist.
A. f. Cox, Col. South. Dist
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CITY LICENSES

CITY LICENSES.
All persons carrying on any business re-
quiring license will make application for the
same; to wit:
All liquor dealers, commission merchants,
lertiizing agents, land agents Presidents or
non-resdentsl, insurance agents, agents for
renting houses, brokers and bankers, private
entertainment, eating houses public rooms,
theatres shows, circuscs, flying horses, swings,
etc, attorneys, physicians, dentists, dagucr-
rcan and photograph artists, agents livery
stables, dealers III coal and wood, i'll posters,
shooting galleries and similar games, hcarses
and vehicles of every description, oyster and
fish dealers, with all other classes and sub
iccts embraced in the corporation ordinances
and laws of the State.
GEO. DUFFEY,
Commissioner of the Revenue.
Office No. Market Building, or 324 King
street. ie2 tjy1
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MEDICINAL.
STRANGE CASE.

"Our daughter was
so terribly afflicted
W | I Ii nervousness
that she lost the use
OF her right arm and
had To give up all her
studies. We feared
ST. Nitus dance, and
but for Or. Miles
Restorative Ncrvinc
she would have had
t h at Il I'll 1 C t | o II.
Physicians did her
no good. Three bot
ties OF Ncrvine en-
tirely restored the
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NOTICE.

N N011OH'
House keepers and others are hereby re-
questcd to report all cases to police
headquarters of the failure of the garbage
cart to call for slops which may accumulate
Oh their premises. Names and addresses
should be left and the cart will make the
necessary calls.
HENRY STRAUSS,
ie2O 1w Mayor.
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OROSSE & BLACKWELL'S JAMS in one
" pound Glass Jars, 18c each at
T. g MILRITRN
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By R. F. Knox, Auct:oncer.
TRUSTEE'S SALE.

By virtue OF the deed of trust from Thomas
NJ. Fairfax and wife TO the undersigned, re
corded in deed book No. %, page SOD, at the
request of the creditor thereby secured the
undersigned will sell at public auction ON
Royal street, in front of the Market Building
in Alexandria Va Oh
SATURDAY, July % 1898.
ut or about II o'clock m, the following real
estate in the city Of Alexandria, Va, situate
OH the northeast corner of Duke and Henry
streets fronting on Duke street 81 feet 2ia
inches. and on Henry street SS feet with the
use of the alley in rear thereof. The said
pror rty is the BRICK DWELLING AND
ST IRE on the said corner.
Terms Of sale : Enough cash to pay the ex-
pcnse of the sale, and the principal and inter
est due upon the note secured by said deed
say 81 $50. and the residue in two equal pay
lnonts at six ana twelve months from day Of
sale with interest secured by deed Of trust or
retcutiOn of title.
HENRY SMOOT,
i.1 fs Trustee
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NIEDICTNAt..
all WISE HEADS

W SS&S Wv eoe
OF q liver pill after
dinner, or to ac-
complish special
results, is an i'm
portant step in
civilization. DR..
Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets are better
than other liver
pills in almost ev-
rA FINt
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THE MAKERS OF Or. Sagc's Catarrh
Remedy will pay you $500 if they can't
give Won q complete and permanent cure.
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NOR RENT-A THREE-STORY (9-room)
A BRICK HOUSE with modern improve
mcnts, situated on Queen street. between
Washington and st. Asaph streets. Also
NEW (6-room) FRAME HOUSE, situated on
st. Asaph street, between Queen and Princess
streets. Apply to
WM. P. WOOLLS & SON,
Corner Wolfe and Royal strets.
ie5 If Alexandria, Va.
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OWNERS, 61O F STREET
WochinUton n T.
Or R. F. KNOX or O'NEAL & LUNT, Alex
nndria. Va. ie15 I'm
A FARM FOR SALE TO SETTLE AN
"A ES'rATE

A FARM FOR SALE TO SETTLE AN
IA ESTATE.
THIS FARM situated on the Telegraph
Road one and a-half miles southwest of
Alexandria, Va, and belonging to the estate
of the late David A. Windsor, is now offered
for sale, sixty acres with dwelling and al
outbuildngs. There is a peach orchard vf
three hundred trees, two years old in full
bearing, grapcry aud other fruits. There are
six acres of woodland.
The whole tract contains one hundred acres,
the remaining forty acres more or less sub
jcct to the option of the purchaser. 1t is
well fenced and all buildings are in good
repair.
Land rcry fertile. Parties desiring to pur-
chase will do well to inspect the premises, as
no fancy prices will be asked, the same being
sold to settle an estate.
r. f. KNOX,
ir1O IF Alexandria Va,
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C7OR SALE-A nice STORE, COUNTER
l. and oval oak SHOW CASE Also an
IRON BATH TUB. Apply at w. Ii. STEUER-
NAGEI. or 422 south Fairfax street. ie6 II
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Z. BYRD LEWIS,

r. BYRD LEWIS,
416 9TH st n. w., Washington, d. c. rr,.,..oo,
SAMUEL S. BURDETT, iiu''e''
625 st. n. W., Washington, d. C..
ie14 dts
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-08-30
THE DAY IN tCONGRESS.
Not Much Done in Either House During
tho Day.

Not Much Done in Either House During
tho Day.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 29.-In the senate To-
day Woo hees chairman of the finance COM
nittee, reported back the house bill repeal
ing a part of the Sherman law. with an
amendment in the nature Of q substitute.
He asked that the bill be placed on the
calend ar and gave notice that he should ask
the senate to take IL mp Immediately after
the morning business from this time on
until the Anal action be taken. The substi-
tute, he said, is exactly tho bill heretofore
reported from the finance committee. On
objection by Teller il went over till to- mot
row, Harris, member of the finance com
mittes, said the substitute Just repo ted
was majority report. in which the
minority Of the committee did not concur.
ferred TO the committee on TO eien rela-
tions, appropriating $500, 900 to enable the
SEQ, etary Of the treasury to enforce the
Chinese exclusion act, and said he would
seek an opportunity of addressing the sem
ate on the subject.
Teller add, essed the senate in an argument
80 D, owe tho sherman law not responsible
for the financial disasters of the country.
In the house Catchings called up the re-
DO of the committee on rules, and debate
followed An animated discussion oc-
Cured between Speaker Crisp and Ex-
Speaker Reed, the latter critioisinR tue
report. For the first time this session the
speaker took ths floor. having called Ri0h-
ardson (Tennsssee) to the chair. and re-
plied to the criticisms OF the gentleman
from Maine. Al times the debate was
somewhat personal and each speaker re-
ceiyed the plaudits of his party friends.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-08-30
TELEGRAPHIC BRENIrIES.

LONDON, Aug. 29.-Ths prince OF Wales
vnoht Britannia wen the queens cup to-
day.
TuNIs, Aug 29---A swarm of locusts. so
immense as to obscure the sun three hours.
rassed over this CITY.
JERSEY CRY. N. j., Aug. 29.-A woman
said to bs sutfar;n1 genuine Asiatic cholera
was taken to the hospital this morning.
BLACK RrvKR FALL,. Wis. Aug. 20
Heavy frost visited the cranberry region
last night. The crop is considered a total
loss.
DENVER. Aug. 29-The &c man National
reopsned its doors this morning anu re-
ceived large deposits. The other two fRiled
national banks expect to resume this week.
BRooKLYN, Aug. pa rnoeivsr was ap-
pointed for tho Hillis Plantation Coffee
company. capital S5Oo.0O ON the ohsrge of
insolvency and fraudulent practices by the
secretary and treasurer.
SEATTLE, Wash. AaR. 29.-aov. Mo0rRw
Gays he will not call a special session of the
le egisiHturs to fill the vacancy caused by the
refusal of the senate 20 seat }. II. Allen.
unless u majority Of the people Of the state
demand 10.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-08-30
AN EXTRA SESSION.
A Correspondent Suggests That Mass
MsstiEEs AR.tate For 1t.
fr,.u

a Correspondent HugQests That Mass
MsstiEks AKitate For 1t.
To The Independent
Your article In this mornings INDEpEN-
DENT demanding the immediate election Of
n United States senator for Montana. was
timely and to the point. There probably
will never again arise an OCCASION when tho
need Of full representation In congress will
be as pressing AZ II Ia juat now. Mon may
talk as they will abous the resources OF
Montana, but whom they tell us that onr
citizens will prost or with the mining in
dustry wiped out they are talking through
their hats. The leading indust y of any
country IL the foundation upon which ia
reared tho entire business snperstfuctnre OF
that country. Wreck the foundation
and every portion OF the building must
fall with II. Silver mining is the
leading industry of Montana. Touch thnt
and you touch every business interest of
the state. ! need not 90 into details to
convince your readers of this fact. They
all know It. They all sec the disnntrons
effect already produced by the closing OF
the mines. They see 1t in Helena; they see
1t In Butte; they see IL in Or At Falls; they
sec IL in Nehart, In Granite. in Philips
burg. in Bozeman, In Dillon; they sss it in
every city. town and hamlet, in every min
ing camp and in every agricultural distSict
| in Montana.
Auu Wuns are We gong 10 90 AOOub bf
Are we going to fold our hands and COM
placently trust to providenoe2 Are We
going to ask other states TO fight our bat
ties for Us? The great battle for silver is
yet to be fought in the senate. single
vote may decide the question whether the
silver industry of Montana shall survive
or perish. A single vote may decide
| whether or not the farmers Of Montana
shall have market for their produce. A
| single vote may decide whether the work
ingmen OF Montana shall bs furnished
steady employ msnt al good wages. or
whether they and their wives and children
shall be reduced to absolute want. And
when that saving vote is sought for shall il
be found wanting because Montana has
failed in her duty to elect q United States
SENATOR by virtue of his Office the respon-
sibility of answering that question devolves
upon Gov. Richards, but it is scarcely Just
that he should be made to bear the burden
alone. The governor has intimated his
Willingness TO be guided by the wishes of
the people. The need of an extra session
of the legislature is imperative, and not a
moment should be lost. Tho people shoud d
Immediately be called together in mass
meetings and by resolutions declare their
will. Respectfully, J. W. BUsH
| Helena Aug. 29.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-08-30
ASLEEP FOR TWO YEARS.
Bridget Pendergast Is Now Awake, bu
She Is Dying,

Bridget Pendergast Is Now Awake, but
She Is Dying.
INDIANAPOLIS Aug. 29.-Bridgst Ponder
CAST. aftes having been asleep at the Cen
trai hospital for the insane for two years.
is awake. She is dying. Hsr case is 90 re-
,narkable that it has been the subject of
much investigation and examination by
phi, sc.a ans. She was admitted to tho Gem
trail hospital in September. 1890. In Feb
ruary, 1891. she fell into cataleptic slum-
Der that has lasted uninterruptedly until
last Thursday. When admitted she was 26
yea o.d. She WAS first treated at ST.
Nincents hospital. whore she WAS istless
and would scarcely talk with any one. AZ
ter her rsmoval to the insane hos pital she
took food for a short time. She became
moro cheerful aud expressed desire to 90
to her home and relatives in ireland. At
ter she sssed into the sturor she had to be
fed Hrtitoally. D.. Frank Kay has given
her from sixty to ninety ounces of milk
daily. The attitude she. maintained WAS
that OF quiet, peaceful sleeper, with the
eyes closed and uptnrned pupils cont acted
and not responsive to light. The doctor
thinks that she may 1.-Two few days longer.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-08-30
BEAUTIFUL FAIR SOUVENIR.
An Illustrated Folder just Issued by til
Northwestern Railway.

An Illustrated Folder just Issued by tho
Northwestern Railway.
One of the most artistic publications is-
sued by the railways in connection with the
Worlds fair is n folder published by the
passenger department of the Chicago q
Northwestern railway. 1t contains CON
densed list of the attractions in the Mid
way Plaisance. and fine engraving of
some of the scenes there. an illustration
entitled From No way to the Worlds fair"
an interior vi W of the manufacturer and
liberal arts building. Dainty Enough for
q Queen is the title of a very entertaining
cha, ter on the private compartment cars
run by the Northwestern. berth in which
costs the same ns in an ordinary sleepe
The folders are for distribution and any
one that applies 10 !. ". Teasdale. general
lasssnger agent G.. st. r.. NJ. d o. ky.. st.
Paul, will be supplied,
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CONDITION OF TRADE.


Very Marked Improvement in the Busi-
ness situation.
New York. Aug. 29.-Bradstreet's state Of
trade embodies the following: There is
reason to believe the tendency toward i'm
provement has extended f'om the west and
northwest south. There are actual in
creasss in She sales of staple attieivs ol
merchandise reported from New
York. Boston. Chicago. Louisville,
St. Louis. st. Paul. Minneap-
phis and New Orleans. Still more
significant is the Information that banks at
Cincinnati, Cleveland, Chicago, Louisville
and st. Louis in the west are mAnifesting q
disposition to extend lines OF discount
somewhat, while the like is true In mod
crate degree ct Little Rock. Dallas and
Galveston in the southwest. Bearing in
she same direction are statements from
Buffalo and Duluth that less boarding of
currency is manifesto in some instances
funds which had been withheld
from circulation have been deposited
in bank within the week. The stock
and loan markets at New York are both
more ohee full. Relief is afforded by the
fnct that the DANCE OF forced liquiIation
by lerge stock and mum icipal bond house
has been averted, combination of lendsrs
being TO med to extend the process. Cur
reney Is more plentiful, ana the receipt OF
national bank notes lately taken oot by
certain Institutions has helped the situation.
Tho premium; for currency ls AM14 per
cent. with a light demand.
There was anoths. large decrease in
European aud American stocks of wheat
available last week, nearly 100000 bush
els, exceptional when the lnteness of the
season is considered. Exports Of wheat.
flour included, both coasts of the United
| States anl Canada this week aggregate
4,960.000 bushels as compared with 6. 129.
600 bushels last week, 4 COG. 600 bushels in
the week a year ago. 6,34S.OO0 bushels two
years ago, and much smaller quantities
three and fout years ago. respectively.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-08-30

TO-DAY the American Bar
Association opens its annual
national convention at Milwau-
kee, Wis.
The sessions will close to-
morrow, and the most famous
legal luminaries on this side of
the Atlantic will lend the dis
tinction Of their presence to the
assemblage. J. Randolph Tucker
of Virginia is President, and will
open the proceedings with an
address. The reading of papers,
discussions, and the election Of
officers comprise the proceed
ingses
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-08-30
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Date for the Opening and Time Fixed for
Examinations.
The public schools of Helena will open
next Monday morning, Sept. 4. In view
of the fact that Monday is Labor day.
there will be no school in the afternoon.
The principals Of tho various buildings
will be in their respective rooms Friday
and Saturday mo nings to examine pupils
for admission to the schools.
Surt. Young will be in his Office from
nine to II o'c.ock a. m. each day this week
mattors should call du ing these hours.
The kindergarten schools in the Haw-
thorne nnd Central schools will open for
the year next Monday morning. The most
excellent work done i'll thess departmeptl
during the past year should insure full
ttendan ce during the pleasant fall mon this.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-08-30
Sentiment Is Almost Unanimous at
Various Places for an Ex-
ira Session.
The Further Degradation of Sill
yer Must Be Prevented by
It's Friends.
Laboring Mon In Particular Becoming
Indignant-Mu of Discon-
tent Are Heard at Butte.

Special to Tho Independent
BUTTE, Aug. z9.-Capt. Couch, OF Sha
Boston and Montana mines and smeiterS,
publisher a strong endorsement of an extra
session In the Miner Tomorrow morning.
The Boston and Montana now has the
larasat pay roll of any mining company in
Montana. and tho captain says that unless
an e1t,a session is held and the further
degradation of silver prevented by the cleo
tion of senators 70 fill The vacant seats
from the western states, general decrease
in values must follow. and all Montana
mines will be closed or the miners com
pelled to work for a reduction of waRea.
The laboring men are becoming very in
diQnant at the delay in calling an exta
session and the mutterings Of disosatent
are growing louder hourly.
Special to The independent
GREAT FALLS, Aug. 23.-The silver inter-
est of Montana 10 predominant and the
prosperity of that interest should not be
impsrilled FOR all time to come BY consid-
Grafton Of the few hundreds OF dollars an
extra session would cost. This is the CON-
sensus of opinion among business men and
workingmen here.
Special to The Independent.
KAL1spELL, Aug. 29.-Some twenty five
of the principal business men OF this city
were asked their opinion of the wisdom Of
calling an extra session of the Legislature to
elect a senator who will vote for free COIN
age. They were unanimous in favor Of the
extra session.
Special to The Independent.
BOHEMIAN. Aug. 29.-M ontana should have
her foil representation in the senate.
Public sentiment here is practically unani-
nous on that point. The people Of Gala
tin county favor an extra session. and that
| at once.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-08-30
Like Our Bnse BAH Gam %.

MADRID. Aug 29-At bull fight a. sar-
agossa the audience, dissatisfied with the
quality of the performances. smashed the
seats and set FIRE 10 them. The police
quelled the riot with difficulty, after
wounding number of the mob. Al san
Sebastian the audience at a concert at
tackled the musicians because they refused
10 play the Basque hr mn, proceeded to the
hotel whore the prime minister was stop
ping. and stoned It. Troops were oslled
out and forced to fire on the mob, killing
two and severely Woundina several
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-08-30

Sensational Talk Of Cleveland's Health
PnlLApELpHIA, Aug. 29.-Tho Press pub
fishes a four column article reiterating
the ststemsnt that President Cleveland
submitted to An operation on the yachs
Oneida for the removal of cancer. reQuir.
ing the cutting away OF q considerable part
of the upper jawbone. SO far no serious
,ssrlt has followed. The Press SAYS Cleve-
land is still very sick and his physicinns
fear a IN o. tai disease 10 still lurking in his
system.
A few days ago Col. Lamont said In Now
York: 1.-The president is a sick man; how
siok We cannot tell" The Press says tho
oueratiou took place at the time of the
presidents previous visit to Buzzard's Bay.
The wound seemed to heal easily. Natu-
rally now the physicians hope all the virus
was removed. and that full recovery wAl
result, He ia said to be improving daily.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-08-30

WON BY DOMINO.
The Great Futurity, Worth &40,7 10 to the
Winner.

sHkErsuEAD BAY. Aug. D.-Domino
to-day. by winning the great Fsturity
stake from field Of nineteen competitors.
He carried the top weight. too. and was
delayed Ut the post nsnrIy half an hour.
Besides this. the track was heavy and
sticky. The value OF the stakes was $G5.-
G60. divided ss follows: Forty-nine thou.
eand seven hundred and fifteen dollars to
Domino and $4,000 TO his breeder; $5.334
TO Galilee. $500 TO his breeder; $2,GG6 to
Dobbins $1,000 to his breeder. Eight
thousand people saw tho great event. The
field was the largest ever started in Fu.
turity race. Domino was public favorite.
Taral took Domino TO the 'front.' at once
and led NJ the first dump OF trees. hot
dressed by Galiler. Al the turn At tho
head of the home stretch Galilse took the
lead and Dobbins held his head on line
with Domino's saddle girth. II looked
desperate for the favorite for a moment,
but the Rreatest Jockey in America was on
his back, and he began riding him with oil
| his power and skill.
In tho last furIong Griffin aasd avery on
deavor TO keep Gatilee in the van, but 1t
was lilliputian against a giant. and Taral
| outrode both him md McDermott md
drove the gallant Domino home under such
hail of punishment that ho won by a nose
on very post. Griffin. by one last despair
ing effo t, landed Galilse a head befo.e
DobbIns.
II think Dobbins can beat Domino same
weight md rnce over again, and wouldn't
mind b, ttinR S25 600 on it," said Dwyer.
Mr.. Keene expressed a Willingness to make
the match. but there Was a misnnd eratand-
ing as to jockeys. both parties expressing a
preference for TarAl. Taral ia under en-
gage ement with the Keenes. and they could
hardly be expected TO give him up.
Five furlongs-M ehaha. Perrier Jouet
To mento 24-5; Futuri:v cou se-Fac-
totum, Ascot. Teardrop. 1:14 As; mile and
one ne-sixteenth-Rama Count, Pick
pocket. 1A8 1-5; Futurity stakes, futurity
courss-Domino Galilee. Dobbins. 1:12 4 s.;
Rubicon, Will Fonso. Ameer, Fondoline
Hydernbad, Himyar. Pria. Appomattox.
Sam Lucas. Fatality. Jack OF Spades. Illu-
aion and Figaro also ran; futur'tr cou Sc
Roche. Hammle. Cactus, 1:12 3-5; mile and
bres-sixteent ths-Orchis. Madrid, Aloha,
2:06
SARATOGA. Aug. 29.-T,ack fast. Five
forlongs-MelanRe, Factician, Carmen.
l:0014 five and half furIongs-Frede' icks,
Ed Kearney. Blue Garter. 1:13; six and a
half fu 'lonos-Polydora, Wanderer. Wood
craft, 1:2S1i; mile-Manhansett. White
Wings, Ocean H., 1:46; six furlongs-Pan-
handle Leigh. Miss Bass. 1:221a.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-08-30
Horsehnir not Used.

Horsehair Ia less used now than for
merly for the padding of military coats.
Probably one cause for it's abolition il the
troublesome wound it makes when a bullet
passes through the stuf1inG before entering
the flesh. TO- the hard. stiff hair is driven
tefore the bullet and sets up n constant ir-
ritation there. Several such instances oc-
ourred in the civil war. where soldiers were
shot by mnrksmen perchsd in trees.