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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-03
Trunks.

As this is the time of the year that persons
are thinking about leaving the city for the
Seashore or Mountains, we must not omit to
add that we arc carrying a large and well Sc
ected stock of Trunks, ranging in prices as
follows: soc, $1.00, S1.25, So. 90, $3.50 up
TO 81 90.
Ask to see the Roller Tray Trunk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-03
AUCTION SALES.

pY VIRTUE OF DEED OF TRUST
ID dated February 10th, 1891, and record.
ed in liber L, No. 4, folio 139, of the land
records of Alexandria county, Va, executed
by John 81. Bose ard wife, and at the req rest
of the parties secured thereby, the UNDER
signed trustee will sell at public auction in
front of the County Court House, on JULY
9Th, 1896 at II o'clock, for cash, and de-
scribed as follows: Being LOT NO. 5, sub
division of the town of Nauck, containing 1
acre roods and 2S poles rs shown upon the
survey and plat of said subdivision recorded
in liber B, No. 4. p. AL, in the Clerks Of
fee of the Alexandria County Court and To-
Gated at the southeast corner to the W., o. &
W. 3. 3. and Fairfax Seminary road in said
county. VIC. WIBIRT,
ie22 ids Trustee.
COMPULSORY SALE BY PUBLIC AUG.
" TION OF A VERY VALUABLE
TRACT OF LAND CONTAINING ABOUT
AZ ACRES, LYING IMMEDIATELY
SOUTH OF THE VILLAGE OF ROSSLYN
IN ALEXANDRIA COUNTY. VA, AND
NEAR THE AQUEDUCT BRIDGE AND
WITHIN TWO MILES OF TIE WHITE
HOUSE.
By virtue of authority given in certain
deed in trust to US, dated May 14th, 1891,
and r, corded among the land records Of Alex
andria county Va. in liber M" No. 4, folio
324, we, The undersigned trustees, in accord
ance with our agreement with the contribu-
tors TO the purchase money for the land de-
scribed in said deed in trust and their as
signs, will sell at public auction, on the prem.
ises, to the highest bidder. on
MONDAY,
the 18th day of July, 1896,
at o'clock p m., THE TRACT OF LAND
described in the said deed in trust subject to
tho rights of way of the Washington, AleIan-
dria and Mount Venom Railway Company,
and the Washington, Arlington and Falls
Church Railway Company through said tract
of land.
Terms: One-third cash. and the balance
in one, two and three years, evidenced by
notes of the purchasers secured upon the said
property, and bearing interest at the rate of
six (6) per cent per annum, payable semi
annually, or all cash Mt the option of the pur-
chaser. A deposit of 81 900 will be required
from The purchaser at the time of the sale.
Terms to be complied with in ten days from
date of sale. otherwise tho trustees reserve
the right to advertise and resell the said prop
erty at the risk of the defaulting purchaser.
II. ROZIER DULANY, r,.,o,
HOWARD P. MARSHALL, iiu''0'''
jeS tjy13
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-03

E7OR SALE.-A VALUABLE HOUSE and
Il LOT on south Royal street, between
Prince and Duke streets, formerly the resi-.
dence Of the late Mr.. Allan c. Harmon. This
property fronts on Royal 23 feet 9 inches, by
dopth Of 125 feet to a large lot in the rear
which is about 80 feet wide by 90 feet deep
the 10 cation Of the property makes it very
desirable for home. The lot in the rear will
be sold separately if desired.
MARIO If O,NEAJ, & LINT
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-03
E.J. MILLER & cos

Before you purchase your SUMMER
HOUSEHOLD NECESSITIES do not forget
that we have the Largest Stock and the Low
est Prices on Refrigerators, Water Coolers,
Ice Cream Freezers, Lemonade Squeezers,
Shakers and Lemonade Glasses, Patent Paper
Straws, ETC., to be found in the city. All
fresh new goods, bought direct from the
manufacturers, and for sale at prices to suit
these hard times. Note the following figures
high Grade Water Coolers, gallons, 81 so };
gallons. $1.90; 6 gallons, $2.40;S gallons,
$3. % each.
Engraved Table Tumblers, four styles, at
SC each.
The cheapest Ten.Piece Toilet Set at 1928
ever offered in Alexandria.
Thin new fat shape genuine China Cups
and Saucers at 81 .35 per dozen.
Large Plain White Waste Jars at 75c each
"a rare bargasn).
A new line of Terra Gotta Cuspidores 25c,
30c and 35c per pair.
A new line Of Nine.inch Jardinares. four
styles, at 25c each.
Families moving to the country for tho
summer will find good line of articles suit
able for summer use at very low prices Let
US bid on your outfit.
b. j. MILLER & co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-03
EoR RENT.

FOE BENT.
SIX ACRES OF LAND at Lochaber, jus
north of the city limits. Good place for
profitable market garden. Apply at this
office. dec23 If
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-03
DRY GOODS.
BEyDRE[NS'
Bargains That Will Arouse the People.

AT O'CLOCK MONDAY MORNING.
100 Ladies' Best Quality Print Wrappers
full sleeves, wide skirts, and lined to the
waist. Positively worth 69c. To 60 on sale
at 8 o'clock Monday morning at 39c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-03
FOR SALE OR RENT.
ENOR RENT.

FOR RENT.
THREE-sToRY BRICK HOUSE, GOT
Queen street Modern improvements. Ap-
ply to VIM. P. WOOLLs & SON,
je6 If ROYAL and Wolfe streets
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-03

AT 9 O'CLOCK MONDAY MORNING.
200 Ladies' Laundered Shirt Waists with
full sleeves, and over 25 different patterns.
Our SOC and 75c Shirt Waists on sale Nor
day morning at 8 o'clock for 39c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-03
FRUIT OF THE LOOM AT 6gc.

FKUIT OF TIE LUUM AT bT4c.
so pieces of the well known brand Fruit of
the Loom Bleached Cotton. Recognized
value 1Oc per yard No remnants ALI full
pieces and as many yards as you want Mon.
daY at 631c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-03


100 Ladies' Best Quality Print Wrappers,
full sleeves wide skirts, and lined to the
waist Positively worth 89c. To 60 on sale
| at o'clock Monday morning at 39c.
AT 8 O'CLOCK MONDAY MORNING.
200 Ladies' Laundered Shirt Waists with
| full sleeves, and over 25 different patterns.
| Our SOC and 75c Shirt Waists on sale Mor-
day morning at 8 o'clock for 39c.
EMBROIDERIEs FOR CENTS
1000 yards Cambria Embroideries in
strips of 41b yards that sold for SC, Sc, and
10c. To be sold in strips only at &c per yard
FRUIT OF THE LOOM AT 6g.c.
SO pieces of the vel, known brand Fruit of
the Loom Bleached Cotton. Recognized
value 1Oc per yard No remnants ALI full
pieces and as many yards as you want Mon
| day at 6aac.
BERKLEY OAMBRICS AT 8Ac.
25 pieces Fine Berkley Cambrics, one yard
wide, and worth 121bc. For Mondays sale
Sac per yard.
oSC WASH SlLhS zoe.
Every yard of Fancy Wash Silks in our
house, about 300 yards in beautiful designs
Sold for 39c this season. To be closed out
Monday at 23c per yard.
ABSORBENT COTTON DIAPER 49c.
25 pieces of the new Absorbent Cotton
Diaper, 10 yards in piece, and worth Soc,
on sale for 49c piece
25c INDIA LINEN FOB 12hc.
1000 yards Fine Sheer India Linens that
DO itiyely could not be cut from pieces for
less than 25c. In lengths from 2 to 10 yards
at 12lbc pct yard.
soc MEMS NEGLIGEE SHIRTS 25c.
% dozen Gents Fine Cheviot Shirts with
yoke back, in neat patterns. Positively
worth SOC at 25c.
BOYS SHIRTS 49c
10 dozen Boys Lauudered Percal Shirts,
sizes ~, 121a, 13, 131a and ID, at 49c.
1Oc INDIA LINENS SC.
Is pieces (4O inches wide) India Linens
that you cannot duplicate under 10c, at 5cper
yard.
121hc REFULGENT SILKS AT sac.
% pieces Refulgent Silks in cbangeab'e
grounds of pink blue, lavender, etc., some
with figures. Worth 12lhc at sac per yard.
25c LADIES Isle VESTS 121bc
25 dozen Ladies' Isle Thread Beached
Vests, with ribbons at neck and arms. Worth
25c at 121hc.
19c CORSET COVERS 121hc.
Is dozen Ladies' Corset Covers, square
necks, worth 19c at 121hc.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-03
EMBRoIDERIEs FOR 8 CENTS

1000 yards Cambria Embroideries in
strips of 41s yards that sold for Sc Sc, and
10c To be sold in strips only at 3cper yard
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-03
BERKLEY oAMBRICs AT s%c.

25 pieces Fine Berkeley Cambrics, one yard
wide, and worth 121bc. For Mondays sale
$40 per yard
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-03

1Oc INDIA LINENS Sc.
is pieces (4O inches wide) India Linens
that you cannot duplicate under 1Oc, at sc per
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-03

19c CORSET COVERS 121hc.
Is dozen Ladies' Corset Covers, square
necks, worth 19c at 1215c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-03

soc MEMS NEGLIGEE SHIRTS 25c.
25 dozen Gents Fine Cheviot Shirts with
yoke back, in neat patterns. Positively
worth SOC at 25c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-03
BOYS SHIRTS 40

10 dozen Boys Lauudered Percal Shirts,
sizes II, 121b, 13, 131a and Ii, at 49c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-03
39c WASH SILKS 23c.

Every yard of Fancy Wash Silks in our
house, about 300 yards in beautiful designs.
Sold for 39c this season. To be closed out
Monday at 23c per yard.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-03
ABSORBENT COTTON DIAPE
25c INDIA LINEN FOB 12lAc.

1000 yards Fine Sheer India Linens that
po itively could not be cut from pieces for
less than 25c In lengths from 2 to 10 yards
at 1215c pei yard.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-03

DANNER HAMS, small sizes, and Of gu
D perior quality, for sale by
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-03

The Peoples Common Sense Medical ADVISER
giyes more plain useful information about the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-03

NTEGLIGEE SHIRTS, LAUNDERED, at
AZ al pf'SS' A1 Ac. aAYMAKKRa
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-03

ESINEsT MOCHA JAVA, MARACAIBO,
II la Guayra. Santos and Nuita Rio Coffees,
freshly roasted, st !. G MILBURN'S.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-03

A SPECIALLY GOOD VALUE, MEDI.
ACATED UNDERWEAR st 81, just re-
ceived at
Mesa free press., 1896-03-20

The Interior Department will
recommend that all the arid lands
in the several states be turned over
to these states for irrigation pur-
poses, and to be disposed of, the
proceeds to be applied to such irri-
CATION projects as the individual
states might recommend.
Mesa free press., 1896-03-20

One of the news items this week
notes 9he sale of street railway in
the City of Mexico for 81, 100000
The principal news about street
railways in this country in the last
three years has been in relation to
foreclosures, Silver standard Mex
leo seems to be away ahead of
gold standard Clevelandville.-
Pueblo Chieftain.
Mesa free press., 1896-03-20
TWO ron ONE.

Send for free sample and Judge
thereby.
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MATT WEEKLY ENQUIRER
both one year for only 1926
The Enquirer is a 9-column, g.
page paper, issued each Thursday
Largest in size, cheapest in price.
most reliable in news, all large
type, plain print, good white paper.
IF our readers want another live
paper, the Enquirer is that paper.
Call or send orders to the FREE
Pass OFFICE.
Mesa free press., 1896-03-20

Counterfeit So and $5 bills are
afoat through the country. Those
bearing the portrait of Gen. Grant
can be detected by the spotted
conntenance and the shirt front is
plain instead of open and bulged.
A 80 bill ii signed "W. s. Rosce-
rams" instead of "W. s. Rosecrans,"
and another with the portrait of
ex-secretary Window has sunken
cheeks and a faulty chin,-Ex.
Mesa free press., 1896-03-20

One of the United States geolo-
gists who has been to Alaska re-
ports that rich deposits of gold ex-
list there. but he advises no one to
60 to that region without funds
enough to pay expenses for year.
The sufferings of those who venture
nto the Arctic wilds with but lit
tie money are likely to be severe.
Mesa free press., 1896-03-20

Mohave county mines are On the
boom. Where formerly silver held
sway gold has taken its place.
Silver mines are abandoned in the
general scramble for gold. From
every section comes the report of
new gold strikes and before another
year rolls around many mills will
be turning ont bright bars of the
yellow metal.-Mohave Miner.
Mesa free press., 1896-03-20

A Tombstone lawyer wrote as
follows to the widow of deceased
friend: 81 cannot tell you how
panied I was to hear that your
husband had gone to heaven. We
were bosom friends, but now we
shall never meet again - Pros
pector.
Mesa free press., 1896-03-20

The aggregate amount of coin
and currency, notes and money of
the United States of all forms. Jan.
l, 1896. was $2,l9S,00O, 1886; the
amount in the treasury was $617,-
793,512. and that outside l,579,-
206, ,724.
Mesa free press., 1896-03-20

In the report of a fashionable
funeral appeared the sentence {:
"Before the casket was closed for
the last time the grief-stricken
mourners passed around the bier"
and everybody was scandalized upon
reading the paper the next morn
ing to find that the compositor had
substituted an ''s" for an 81" in the
last word.
Mesa free press., 1896-03-20

One thousand rose trees are or
dinarily required to supply two
ounces of altar of roses.
Mesa free press., 1896-03-20

It isn't the biggest tree that
bears the best fruit. !.
Mesa free press., 1896-03-20

Golden opportunities do not trav-
Ell by time table.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-21

fact n Il the commonest OF all sleeping
attitudes. Many persons. both men ana
women. sleep with the cheek pllloweu
upon the hand. The little trick ~ being
tried by many OF the Lenten devotees.
and Is working so well that they VIII
look for unusual compliments when the
fortv davs are past The Princess OF
Wales sleeps pillowed upon one soft hand.
AT one of New York's finishing schoois
the Young women are scnooled III INC
care OF their compilations as wen as III
ia, matter OF brains. one OF the nrst
rules OF the school l. that no young wo-
ma shall bring with her IRON nome
a fo,,n nillow. This is necessary II dis
c,pIins Is TO he maintained in the luxury
loving institution. Deprived OF down. the
young bellies are given featner pillows
stuffed into the hardness OF WatermeiohS'
They accept the pillows without grasping
their significance and soon get used 10
sleeping upon them. This Is complex
ion preservative. Their second complex
icr rule Is against eating candy between
meals. They can stun themselves with
sweets once a day at the dessert at DIN
reT. tu. at no other time. ms WORKS
M a,lc with the complexion
There Is a beautiful Frenctwoman.
Nine. Fare. whose forehead developed
at the beginning OF the present season
an obstinate little wrinkle between 'iie
oyes. Every night II would be massaged
avav and every morning II would return
bv the time Nine. Fare had partaken
OF her luncheon. In vain she cohsu''e'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-21

sWEET-sEED BOLSTER USED
ideas and has advised other beauties con
corning their looks, he is worth listening
10.
.srhe principal cause Of wrinkles says
this man, who, though baby Wili'h'e.
himself. knows all about the credses Oh
the face. lis in a faulty way OF sieepins;
II women would sleep right they woild
never have wrinkled iorehcaas'
\ HARD PILLOW.
Many advisers claim that the way to
avoid wrinkles is upon hard pillow. nc
soft pillow is only matter OF haoit' IL
is a luxury because We are used 10 H.
But throw aside the down or leather ph-
low and substitute the haircloth, the pine
needle or the bran or seed pillow, ana jill
a weeks time you would not return 10
the old soft smothery thing. At least
that is what the specialists VINO nave
studied such matters say. in support OF
This they urge the fact that Inc women
lnf the Orient. and OF very cold countries
90 without soft pillows and do not KNOW
what II is TO be wrinkled until so old as
| O be decrepit and void Of muscle.
Soft pillows will wrinkle any face. TAKE
he check of "a baby and see how iull or
ccases 10 is after q nap I'm pillow o.
AVN. Law the child's head comfortably
mon its afghan. or on roll OF CLOTH
all il will sleep as well, run no danger
If smotherng and awake without Wink
lie I'm its soft little skin.
eut there are other ways Of treating
wrinkles or preventing them that are
kr WIN 10 those who treat. If not Lady
Boosford lust as beautiful women as
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-21

she. The Countess Gas .llane. though
young woman. has never been called "a
pretty one. She IS pleasing, neat. stylish
and delightful 20 meet, as thorough
gentlewoman. But IL Is only by the incest
art that she will retain her youth,
and no one knows II better than She.
4 clever little French woman who at
tends the Countess at her extra fine tot
les tells OF the wonderful amount OF
ma sage undergone by Dor 10 make
clear. -ci;N face Her skin is gone over
with brush until it is Iarlectly clean.
il Is then cold-creamcd. sptngcd with hot
water and sweated polished and mas
saeed until 10 is as free o., clouds as
babv's face. 30 makeup is necessary
after this. but a half-houf nap upon
soft couch with 4 .-rah itiow.
Several of the pretutst Young women
Of the season have discarded the pillow
during Lent. partly as a penance and
partly TO try the complexion cure. Their
pillow substitute is a bag Of lred clover
tops. gathered last summer ft- the pres
ent occasion The clover tops are SOFT
and the eject in appearance IS like
feather pillow. but the head does not
sink so deep.
HEAD on HAND.
The approved way Of sleeping Is 70 rest
the head upon the pillow and support il
partly with the hand and arm. When
living upon the back the hand holds the
cneek from the pillow. Lying ON either
side the hand still keeps the check from
touching the soft surface. This rs not a
dinicuit pose 10 maintain in sleep. In
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-21
orsTER USED BY TITLED AMERICAN BEAUTY.

y TITLED AMERICAN BEAUTY.
specialists, and in vain she advised with
her maid. one evening, at reception
Madame was talking with noted oculist
Madame is very beautiful said the
oculist. but what would you 10 II ! were
to tell YOU something that would make
YOU many times more lovely
BANISHING \ FURROW.
II should adore you forever" said the
beautiful Nine. Fare.
Then. Madame" replied The oculist
wear spectaces when you read. l ven
ture TO say that by the time you have
finished your morning newspaper That
little wrinkle upon your brow is a deep
furrow.'
\ little trouble with the eyes is the
cause OF Ellen Terry's furrow, which Is
considered becoming 10 her.
As a rule. though. the way OF sleeping
is responsible for ugliness or beauty, II
the word Of those who have studied looks
can DE weighed. Amelie Rives Chanler,
now the Princess Troubetskoy, regards
the way of sleeping all important. Her
method Of sleeping her beauty sleep Is TO
begin an hour before she goes to bed win
a hath i'm cool cologne %ater, deepening
ia chilled water more highly perfumed
than the first. The alcohol cleanses the
skin and the cold water prevents the
bsther from taking cold In the skin next
day.
When sleeping the head rests upon
pillow OF flowing hair not twisted upon
curriers' or touched by hairpins. The pill
low is a pine needle one. with down un-
derneath TO make softness. The room IN
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-21

which the beautiful young authoress
sleeps is a cold one, made hot an hour
before time TO rise. Another cold bath
I'm perfumed water and the beauty sleep
IS over. and with most beneficial results,
for none more beautiful than the newly
married Princess.
BONHEUR'S PILLOW.
Rosa Bonheur, whose face at seventy
is like a peach leaf and smooth as a
child's. has always declared when she
could be prevailed upon 10 speak OF her
self that her freshness was attributable
TO the fact that she has for years made
a practice of sleeping with her animals.
Her object primarily in doing so was 10
watch them awaking from sleep for the
poses OF her wonderful animal pictures.
A lion stretching and yawning like a
big tabby cat is a sight worth sleeping
anywhere 10 see.
The benefit TO the complexion came in
from the fact that animals never sleep
I'm draught or In q close spot In follow
ing her lions around. until they chose
a spot for the night Miss Bonhour, with
her blanket. was sure to sink down In
some nicely sequestered spot. wellarod
and tempered right. Half the time she
forgot 10 take her pillow with her. The
great lion Nero. who died with his head
I'm her arms. was for years her pillow.
Sleeping is a remedy Tor all heartaches
and headaches, both OF which cause
wrinkles. And sleep Is. besides. beauu-
fer because it allows the face 10 rest
from it's contortions OF laughter and
speech. And II you learn TO take sleep
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-21
The seabosrd Trying y Experiment
which saves Fuel and Ia smoke

Seaboard engine No. 54Oulled out Of
the Union depot this morni putting less
smoke than did ever an enne do before
in this city In fact 80 h on a new
tangled arrangement that 3 other en-
ginc in the South has Jbt1fd
10 is tho fuel saving ana sike burning
apparatus, which its invcnu claims de-
strOys 90 per cent Of snoke1d saves
remarkable amount of fuel.~he inven-
ton has been accepted and doDted by
all the great railway systts Of the
North and the SeabOard IS therst South
ern railroad TO experiment wi il.
The inventor. Mr.. a. i. hgsley, Of
Washington. -. c.. was at thNepot this
morning, and watched the tachment
as It worked on the engine. 'sry little
smoke came out OF the smokes ok
Mr. Kingsley's patent IS two sars old.
II fits on an engine near the tck and
r. not observed unless by an eiineer or
expert BY Mr.. Kingsley's arrtgemcnt.
the escaping gas and smoke with ordi-
narily flows from an engine IS s'ed and
converted into steam. Then IN smoke
from coal. which Is very objeciic,ble. Is
done away with. In utilizing IN gas in
smoke which ordinarily escapes, great
per cent. Of fuel Is saved
The Seaboard Is making an exoiment
with the fuel saver. The test nbeing
made under the direction Of Va WI
Harding lie has tried the engine EhOut
the fuel savers. and is now tryit one
with IL. The test. II satisfactory. WIN
result In the equipment Of all the;ea-
board engines with the new dev.ce.ita-
leigh Press Visitor.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-21
INDIAN MURDERER 10 BE ShT
Given Liberty Until March 27th. WhenIe
VIII Die Standing on His Coffin.

VIII Die Standing on His Coffin.
GUTHRIE. Ok. March l9.-At e
Doggy Creek court ground. In the Ch.
taw nation, Charles Homes. a full-bloo-
ed Indian was yesterday convicted Il
murder and sentenced to be shot
March 25th. Homes went to the hOiis
Of his wifcs son-in-law, Wilson Kata
tuhbi near Stringtown. November Il
last. and while he and his wife wer
in bed asleep crept into the house. and
with an axe chopped his head open. lie
then forced tho wife TO go with him,
threatening 10 kill her II she refused
She made her escape, however, and told
what had Happened.
Homes was arrested and when brought
TO trial wanted 10 plead guilty. but the
Court would not allow him 10 do So lie
will not take an appeal. as he says he
is guilty and wants to die According
10 Choctaw custom, Homes is not in
prison. nor in the custody Of officers.
but will be allowed TO roam about at
his own will until the day of execution.
THIS is an old law Of the Choctaws, and
only one case OF violation Is on record.
ON the day of execution Homes will be
dressed I'm a black robe and stationed
in the court ground. 4 tin star two inches
square will be placed over his heart as "A
target, and he will stand on his own
coffin. Twelve Indians. stationed thirty
PAGES away. will shoot nj the target. Only
court attendants will be allowed to wit
ness the northumberland Chronicle