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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-29

CHARTERs.-.Judge Norton to-day
granted charter to the Fairfax Con-
struction Company, the objects Of
which are to construct railways, dams,
power plants, sc. The capital stock is
to be $4,000 and Mr.. G. L. Boothe i:
to be agent in this city. G. S. Candy.
of Philadelphia, is president.
Judge Norton also granted charter
to the Virginia Beef Extract Company
mention of which has heretofore been
made.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-29

REPUBLICAN MEET1NG.-The repub-
lican meeting of the Mckinley and Ho.
bart club will take place tonight al
Shiloh Baptist Church Hall under the
auspices of the Marching Club. No
tees were given out at all the colored
churches last night and big crowd IS
eXpected.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-29

Mothers will find Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy especially valuable for
Group and whooping cough. 1t will give
prompt relief and is safe and pleasant.
We have sold it for several years and it
has never failed to give the most per-
feet satisfaction. G.. W. Richards, Du-
quesne, Pa. Sold by L. Stabler & Co.,
druggists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-29

DEATH OF MRS. STANDIFoRD.-Mrs.
Josephine Stsndiford, wife of Mr.. John
Standiford, died at her residence, on
upper King street, this afternoon. The
deceased had been in i'll health for some
time. She was daughter of the late
John Waddey,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-29

moderate at 3lsa5Ac per lb. Mich cows
were dull at S25a4O per head. Dressed
Beeycs were in fair demand at 61ha71Ac per
Id for stoors, and at 5 ACC per lb for cows.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-29

ARNoLD's BRoMo.CELERY. Try this
unrivalcd remedy for Headaches, Neuralgia
Sleeplessness. 10 cents.
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,rs,rgER PRoBABILTTIEs.-For this
rir tonight and Tuesday; slight
e',@ ,. IN temperature; westerly winds.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-29

PHILADELPHIA CATTLE MARKET, June q.
Beef Cattle.-The run Of cattle was lighter,
and considering poorer quality the market
appeared firmer, although prices were I'M
changed. The quotations were as follows:
Extra 81 40a4 62la. good $4.25a4.37 y,
medium $4a4 %, common So. 75a4 per 100
lbs. Sheep were in ample supply, though
common stock could not be sold at any price,
The quotations were as follows: Est--
4l4c, good a1saaa mcdi"~' ,.soas . 90 "a
I MN La ~ Per ID. Lambs 2a41hc per ID
logs were in fair demand; Westerns STA
5lac per lb, State 41as4aac per lib. Fat cows
were fair at 2lha31ac per lb. Thin cows
sold at $Sa15 per head. Veal calves we're
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-29

NEW YORK, June 29.-Flour-state and
Western quiet and weak Southern dull
and weak. Bye Flour dull and easy; super.
fine So 4Oa2 so. Wheat-No 2 red de.
cliued &C; more active and steady; July
60 13-16a61A Bye quiet; State 40Sa
Western 80. Corn-No 2 dull and easier;
July 33 5.16a33as. Oats-No 2 dull and
weak State 211aa261b Western d 1aa26l y
July 20Ss Sept 20lsa. Pork eesy new mess
SO 50as rs; old mess 81 75as 25. Lard
dull and nominal steam rendered 81 20.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-29

n.p.oxAL.-Mr. Meade Minnige-
IL a' of Paris. France, son of the late
g :. Ninnigerode, of this city, Is in
.,.bington, stopping at the Metropol-
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At the auction sale of the Phoenix Silk
Co., the assignee sale of the Jno. D. Cutter
|Silk Co., and the sale of the Midway Manu-
featuring Co. of all Silk Ribbons, we were
large purchasers and offer now most extraor
binary values. Some particulars below:
All Silk White MORE Ta4eta Ribbons aoc value at 1oc
All Silk MORE Taeta Ribbons cream and white &c value
lat 15c.
We ARE CLOSING OUT The PURCELL STOCK AT And BELOW COST
FOR CASH.
All Silk Satin and Gross Grain Ribbons aoc value at 2Jlc
All Silk Satin and Gross Grain Ribbons CSC value at 15c
We closing the Purcell Stock and below cost for
cash.
Wide All-sIk Satin and Gross Grain Ribbons Coors
black white, pink olive and 3oc value at Sc
large line of csc values in Dresden Ribbons at 15c
We are closing out the Purcell Stock and below cost for
cash.
Fourinch, Allslk Ta4eta Coors-back white, pink and
blue for this sale 22c
Five-nch Black Taheta 2sc.
large line Of Fancy and Pnt Warp Ribbons regular soc
and Coo values for this sale 2oc and soc
Extraordinary values in Plain and Fancy Black and Coored
Silks from the above Auction Sales Fuller particulars in
other advertisements
We selling the Purcell Stock and below cost for cash.
EXTRA VALUES IN WASH GOODS,
Don't miss SC and 1oc Wash Goods
All CSC Foreign Dmites nc. New line at same price
Best l2Hc line of Wash Goods shown this season.
@oNE PRICE, a
IAckEIT & MARSHALL,
&&Closing out the Purcell Stock at and below cost
for Cash
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-29

BALTIMORE, June Colour dull. Wheat
weak; No 2 red spot June, July and Aug
59a.a6O; Sept 6o14aG0la outhern wheat by
sample 5Ga61; do on grade 5Sa61. Corn
weak; mixed spot and June 321aa32as; July
S2a32A; Aug 321aa32a4 Sept 32$ bid ;
s osts Unsettled and lower No white West.
ern % asked No 3 miTed do 21a21 y.
Rye inactive; No 2 nearby 35. Hay quiet st
Sir 90 bid. Coffee steady at ID. Sugar
steady; granulsted S4.95. Other articles
unchanged
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-29

The market opens with declining price
for Whest, tho ugh offerings OF grain ar
light Country Produce is dull and quie
without change in quotations.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-29

CHICAGO, June 29.-Wheat-July 54asa
54A; Sept 55aaa554s. Corn-July 269s
Sept OTIS Oats-July 15ssa15h; Sept
16a157s. Pork-July Sc So; Sept ST O5.
Lard-June So S5; July 81 90. Ribs-July
So 60; Sept So 771s. Wheat and Corn
opened easy and moderately active.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-21
HOW THE RACCOON
STRAITS WERE NAMED
Told in Letters Submitted by
Professor Davidson.
In 1914 a British Frigate Stopped
There for R pairs-She Spelled
1t With Two C's.

"Speaking OF Raccoon Strait, between
Angel Island and the shore OF Marin
County," said the secretary of the Califor-
MIA Historical Society, in conversation
few days since, reminds me that L have
among the papers here one that bears
upon the naming of that strait, and the
secretary produced the document, which
proved to be copy OF letter written oy
Professor George Davidson to General w.
W. Duffield, superintendent of Coast and
Geodetic Survey, and is as follows:
The matter OF the spelling OF "Raccoon"
Strait, San Francisco Bay, having been sub
mtted to me by Henry Gannett, chairman OF
the Board OF Geographical Names, answered
that the name was applied after the British
vesse[oi-war Raccoon, which was repaired IN
Raccoon Strait in 1914.
AS matter of record beg to make the fol-
lowing report to you:
called upon the United Sta tes Surveyor
General for California for such information as
he could give from the Spanish archives.
Through the assistance of R. C. Hopkins, for
many years keeper of those records, have OBJ
tanned the following memoranda:
FRIGATE RAcCooN, PORT OF SAN Fco.,l
Men 4th, 1914.
VIM Black, Captain, to Corr ArrtIIaga: Soma
seamen have deserted; asks assistance TO have
them returned. Has lost number of his crew
from sickness and death. Is short of men.
FRIGATE RACCooN, PORT OF SAN FCo.,l
Mch 29th, 1914.
To His Ercellency Governor Joaquin ArriHGgd:
His British Majesty's ship Raccoon having un-
fortunately struck on the bar in getting out of
the Columbia River and great part of the
powder being damaged and rendered unit for
use have to request that your Excellency let
me have supply of 400 or 1900 pounds of
powder, to be furnished, for which l will give
receipts or bills on the British Government,
that may be able to put the remaining part
of my orders into execution.
l am happy to inform your Excellency that
the Raccoon is now repaired and Is getting
ready for sea again. l hope within ten or
twelve days, with your Excellency's assist
ance, to be perfectly ready.
am, with great respect, your Excellency's
most obedient humble servant,
WILLIAM BLACK, Captain.
The following is letter from Senor Don
Luis Arguello to the Governor of Cali
fornia
April 2s, 1914
On the 18th of the present month the British
frigate Raccoon, commanded by Black, at o'clock
in the afternoon sailed from this port, bound Tor
Monterey, and, as the commander informed me.
from Monterey he would proceed to the Sandwich
Islands, in pursuit of the Anglo-A mericanos
Mr., Hopkins informs me that the report among
the old Caifornians was that the vessel was re-
paired at RaccoOn Cove, Angel Island, Raccoon
Strait.
From these letters it appears that Cap
tain Black has considerable difficulty
with the name of the then Gov
ernor, and that the amount of powder he
wanted to secure, probably a considerable
amount for an English frigate, would in
these days make but three loads 1or
modern piece of United States ordnance.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-21

able firewood by the sixth year. The tree
will thrive where it is too cold for any
eucalypt, and will grow on alkali soil too
strong for E. globulus."
At the Southern California station, near
Pomona, the plane tree has shown itself
to be one of the most satisfactory of shade
trees out of some fifty species which are
well tested. Here, as elsewhere in Cali
fornia, the plane grows rapidly, withstand
ing wind and drought While there are
trees that grow with less rainfall the
plane is notable for it's power TO push its
roots deep into underlying gravel and seek
out the needed water supply. In this it
resent bles its California relative and some
of the desert willows, which grow where
even pine finds a start difficult. Still
fairly good soil and moderate rainfall are
necessary for growth. The plane is not
tree of the arid belt, but it has great
adaptability to harsh conditions.
Turning now to a more minute account
of the species we find that the Oriental
plane, so celebrated in history and litera-
ture, is one of the finest trees of Asia
Minor, growing to height OF from sixty
to eighty feet, with wide branches and
massive trunk, forming altogether noble
tree. The growth is very rapid, and young
trees have an especially we'll balanced and
shapely appearance. If it grows too large
for shade or street tree in the place de-
sired the trunk can easily be cut off and
new shoot be allowed to rise from the
roots. 1t is found wild in Greece, the
Caucasus and as far east as Persia.
The most famous plane known in the
world is the great clustered tree which
until recently stood at Buyukdere, in Ash
attic Turkey, described by many travellers,
and estimated by DeCandole to be over
1000 years old. 1t presented tn appear
ance of seven or eight closely united
trunks growing around the decayed base
of still older tree. The circle thus formed
was 141 feet in circumference.
The Oriental plane tree is remarkably
free from lichens, fungi. insects and dis
ease. The wood is valuable for cabinet
work ana furniture and the Persiaps con-
slider it one OF the most beautiful of
woods for finishing purposes. The grain
is smooth, and takes a bigh polish. When
oiled it resembles walnut. In most re-
spects the wood can be classed with that
of the beech. Hardly any deciduous
shade tree excludes the sun as well in sum-
mer, or admits as much sunlight in winter
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-21

When we think of the system of public
schools we usually think Of the grammar
aud high schools and their elimination in
the State University, but on the gentle
slopes of the Berkeley hills, overlooking
the fair cities of the bay, is the purest
jewel in the crown.
1t is thought by many that the institu-
ton for the deaf and the blind is a half
charityhalf-pay place, where these af-
ficted children are taken care of and
educated. It is as truly a part of the
public school system of California as the
grammar schools. No tuition fee is ex-
pected or accepted.
There are in all fourteen instructors
eleven for the deaf and three for the blind
During the past year 21S pupils have been
received, ana class of six mutes gradu-
ated and one blind pupil was honorably
dismissed.
Pupils are given seven years instruc-
ton. The rule used to be seven yeays
after the age of u, but with the modern
idea they are taken at seven years, or even
younger, at the discretion of the man
ayers. If child has a good home. and is
under good influences, the principal would
rather let him remain at home until the
age OF 10.
The principal, Warning Wilkinson M
has been with the institution thirty-one of
the thirty-six years of its existence. He
has seen the school moved from a crowded
lot in the Mission to the large and loyely
quarters they now occupy. He saw it de-
stroyed by fire in 1875, and the present
buildings are Of his planning. Not only
has he studied the best institutions of the
kind in the Eastern States, but he has ex-
amined those OF Europe IN search of the
best methods No one who comes in con-
tact with his strong and genial nature can
doubt that he is the right man in the right
place.
His brother, Charles Wilkinson, who is
the head of the blind department, has
printed many textbooks for his pupils in
the raised type.
Professor Otto Fleissner of San Fran
cisco is, as one of the teachers saws. The
head of the wind department. He teaches
music.
The instructors of the deaf are C. s.
Perry, MA, Theodore Grady, B.L..
Frank O'Donnell, Henry Frank. Miss
NJ. A. Dutch, Miss L. Nourse, Theophilus
d'Estrella, n f. Whipple, Miss L. Moffat.
Those OF the blind are Charles Wilkin-
son, Miss a. Parker, Miss Mary Eastman.
Now, as to what these teachers do and
how they do it. Those who were present
during the exercises last Tuesday, or who
read the account of them. know some
thing OF the result, but could know from
them absolutely nothing of the force and
machinery that produced the result. Miss
Moffat, the teacher of articulation, could
tell them story OF the patient endeavor
the constant repetition and the concen-
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-21

ing the vowels. The alphabet taught
them is one of sounds and resembles the
alphabet of stenography.
1t used to cost $4,000 to equip printing
office for the blind. The modern Office
fitted up in the Berkeley institution cost
$780, Formerly the letters themselves
were raised and one who was not blind
could read them. This system is being
superseded by the Braille system of raised
points, which is all Greek to one who has
not learned the Braille ALPHABET WORD
signs are coming in, too, reminding one of
stenography again.
There is typewriter which makes copy
IN the Braille points. 1t has only six keys
combinations of which make all the SIGNS
and letters. One blind girl, whose soft,
brown eyes looked as if they could see,
wrote on this machine for me thirty eight
words minute.
In the printing Office there is a stereo-
typer of marvellous simplicity, taking up
no more room than boys turning lathe.
and manifolder, which Is an exaggerated
wringer.
sheet of zinc is slipped into the stereo-
typer. which has treadles to work little
pointed punches; then the keys are PLAYED
upon as in typewriting, and out comes a
zinc sheet from which endless copies NAV
be made. Three sheets of dampened pa
per are placed over the stereotyped zinc, a
pad of Rubber put on top and the whole
run through the wringer. This gives three
finished copies of page.
The music is written the same way and.
strange to say takes up much less room
than ours, because they have many little
signs for repetition, change of key, etc.
Twelve OF the sheets for the blind contain
often twenty-six sheets of our music.
Here let me correct popular mistake,
The blind are not taught to play by ear.
They learn music by note, just as other
people do, only more thoroughly, for ey-
cry piece must be learned by heart before
it can be played. Think of the memory
work when listening to the wonderful har.
monies falling from blind players fin.
gers.
A musician from this school is AZ conn
petent to teach music as a person with
sight.
There are trades classes, cooking classes
sewing classes; there are kind voices
loving faces, beautiful surroundincs'
Truly He does temper the wind 70 the
shorn lamb"
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-21

as does the plane. Like the Salisburia, it
is particularly we'll adapted to harmonic
with architectural effects, presenting a
combination OF gracefulness, variety of
color and peculiar dignity. The grayish-
white bark goes well with walls or rough
stone, roadsides and pavements. The
grayish green foliage also harmonizes with
prevailing summer tints, while always
fresh and healthy. The large roots OF this
tree clog drain pipes and sewers to much
less degree than do the eucalypti.
There are number of nursery varieties
of the plane tree varying considerably in
shape and size of leaves, or in mode of
growth, but the ordinary upright type is as
satisfactory as any, and is the most popu-
lar in Europe. Trees can be produced
cheaply and rapidly by nurserymen, and
to any desired extent, SO that planting on
a large scale is easily possible.
Platanacea, the order to which the
plane belongs, includes six or seven
species, al natives of the temperate zones,
chiefly of North America and Mexico. P.
Orientslis, the subject of this article, is
European sycamore, as previously stated.
P. Occidentalis, the American sycamore,
w
valuable for avenue purposes, has little re-
sistance to alkali, and is subject to serious
leaf disease. As tree, the latter is also
less hardy, seldom grows so straight and
l-proportioned and furnishes timber of
less value. P. racemosa is the California
species, much resembling P. Occidentalis.
1t would be easy to continue these notes
upon the plane tree and its relations, but
enough has been said to give the reader
an idea of the value of the Oriental
species. There are many trees which the
landscape gardener would name before it
for lawns and the home acre; there are
many more charming blossom bearing or
fruit-bearing trees for single specimens;
there are many finer and grander trees
for the amateur and the specialist; there
are many trees which will produce more
valuable timber. But the street and shade
tree for the everyday use of everyday
communities in California viii be tree
like the Oriental plane. 1t is certainly
worth the attention of our citizens, for it
will thrive equally weIlin the Coast Range
valleys in Southern California in the San
Joaquin, ard in the Sacramento valleys
In fact it has wider climatic range than
either of the American species, while its
decided alkali-resisting power is worth re-
mem bering. CHARLES II. SHINN
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-21

encouraging her with little snatches of
song, and seems to spare no pains for her
entertainment. He even relieves her in
her maternal task while she goes for an
occasional brief outing. He has not her
conhdlng nature, however, for if 1 ap-
proach the nest while he is on it he is off
like flash, while she, albeit maintaining
an alert head and watchful eye, will let
me come close beside the nest. Once,
when J. came nearer than she liked, she
half arose and greeted me with an inter-
rogatory ''cheep" whereupon ! retired
feeling that her right in the premises ex-
ceeded my own.
An interesting and beautiful bird that is
unusually plentiful about the bay this
summer is the Lazuli Bunting. 1 have
never before seen them in such numbers
as bave appeared this year. They have
even invaded the City, nesting in the trees
about Russian Hill. The Lazuli Bunting is
one OF the handsomest birds we have about
here. "Bluecap" the country boys call
him. He is somewhat smaller than a spar
row, with head and shoulders of a beauti-
ful lazul blue, and q necktie of orange
red under his chin. The wings and tail
feathers are deep blue, shading into black
and the breast and underparts are light
gray. The female might almost be mis-
taken for sparrow. so plalr is she in her
garb of soft Quaker-gray, but despite her
sober coloring she is one of the most daint-
lily graceful creatures to be imagined. I
have come across a great many of their
nests this spring, carefully constructed of
grass and soft, pliable twigs, cunningly
shaped and lined with horsehar, of which
they use great deal in building, but in
nearly every instance the nests are so care
lessly placed that the chances for the
young birds coming to maturity seem very
slim.
They build beside pathways and among
the thistles and in wayside bushes, with
no attempt at concealment and their
pretty blue eggs are a constant temptation
to nest-hunting schoolboys. The birds,
too, seem to find their own beauty peril,
for they are being shared by the hundred
for the dealers, who dub them the "Indigo
birds" perhaps on the same principle that
Lord Dundreary called his brother Robert.
because his name was Frederick. for the
Lazuli Bunting has nothing whatever
not even his color-in common with the
Indigo bird. Moreover, he is not
specially sweet singer and he does not take
kindly to captivity. ADELINE KNAPP
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-21
ASsasSinatiOnS Of a Century.

l. Gear Paul. cboked to death in 1901.
2. Sultan Selim III, strangled in 1903.
8. Count Kapodistrias, President of the
Greek republic, murdered at Nauplia in
1881.
f. Duke Charles of Parma, murdered in
1854.
5. President Abraham Lincoln, shot in
1865.
6. Michael Obrenovic, Prince of Servia,
stabbed in 1868 in Belgrade.
7. Salnave, President of Hayti, shot in
1870.
s. Dr. Garcia Moreno, President of
Ecuador, murdered in Quito in 1875.
9. Sultan Abul-Aziz, stabbed in 1876.
10. President James A. Garfield, shot in
1881.
IL Czar Alexander II, killed by bomb
in 1881.
II. Sadi-Carnot, President of France,
stabbed at Lyons in 1894.
13. Shah Nazr-ed-Din of Persia, shot in
Teheran in 1896.