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Friends One Meets.

! Ethel - Do you meet many people
| while wheeling?
| Tom - Oh, yes; I run across friend
occasionally. - Adams (Mass.) Free
| man.
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FURNISHED ROOMS, WITH
or without board. The Pleasanton. 9OS L.
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1909 ELEVENTH ST.-LOWER FLAT OF
rooms. Apply next door.
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PHRENOLOGY AND PALMIsTRY
PROFESSOR FRED RErJ, THE EM1-

FRED BELL, THE EMI-
nent astrological palmist phrenologist
teacher of practical occultism. The
pr1nce ,f,fo of orators and peer of teachers
ling lecture of the nineteenth century
at Pythian Castle on SUNDAY EVEN
ING ni5t Jsngary sdaneg IL ss Ss Subject MD
York" From three years personal ex-
perience as midnight missionary. Mr..
Bell will also sing five or six of the
midnight. He will at the close OF the
lecture examine both hands and heads.
Mr.. Bell sings better and grander than
ever, and renders several solos at each
lecture. Brooklyn Eagle, New York. -
Admission. % cents. to all parts of the
house. Doors open open at 5:3o CON-
none better" Professor Bell. who is
without peer as palmist, phrenoIo-
gist, physiognomist and astrologist, is
convinced that I'll, Il Is the duty Of parents
through these exact sciences Young
men and women in order to be success
they are adapted for lawyers, doctors,
.nercial pursuits, mechanics, etc.
Professor sr ReR RS1 makes nna nerton it perfect,
failure while another succeeds The
professor is acknowledged to be the
most successful teacher of astro-
logical palmistry, phrenology and prac-
tical occultism of the present day He
is also an electro-mental healer OF great
power Pain and disease disappear
under his touch and the sunshine of
his philosophy as if by magic Com
plete reading in palmistry and phre-.
nology. In which your entire life will
be fully revealed without asking a ques
ton. Also advice about business. do
mestic life, etc. Lowest fee, SEC Les
sons privately given in manuscript
form Horoscopes scientifically written.
Callers received daily at his parlors.
Nos and 4, at the Davis Building. All
K street, Sacramento ONCE hours, 10
a. m to p. m. Sundays. to D. nj.
Psychic consultation and diagnosis free.
Everything strictly confidential. n r.
Professor Bell can be engaged for re-
ceptions and parties during the holi-
days and win give private reading at
your homes by appointment. Terms
moderate.
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DRESS AND CLoAKMAKING.

LESSONS IN DRESSMAKING GIVEN
at the De Lamorton School, 231 O.
MRS. PAULY, JUST FROM THE EAST.
solicits dressmaking. 423 Tenth
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FOR SALE.

BEST NEW HAY, AND CHEAPEST.
at c. E. ADAMS, 1106 street.
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PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.

DIR. CARL MURRAY, SURGERY AND
cialties, all catarrh diseases; nose, ear
and throat; diseases of women and chill
dren. Rooms IL and Is, Breuner Bldg,
* st. Res. 1516 o ST. Phone, red $50.
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LOWER FLAT, VERY CENTRAL. SIX
large rooms. bath. electricity and gas.
1106 / street. d1S-7t*
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! GROCERIES.

MINCE MEAT IN BULK; CITRON.
lemon and orange peel, new stock: port
wine, 75c per GAL; claret. soc; sour mash
cigars, the best in town, SC; good
coffee. 15c Pacific Cash Store, JOHN
RILEY, Tenth and +.
r. NOBEL HAS ALL XMAS GOODS AS
cheap as anyone. Tenth and l.
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1901 LA 5-ROOM FLAT, WITH ALL
modern conveniences. Apply 1903 L st.
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SPIRITUALISM.

MRS. DARRALL, CLAIRyOYANr,
trance medium 626is / street. Test
circles Sunday evening, s o'clock.
MRS. FREDA WILL READ YOUR EN-
tire fate past, present and future by
the turn of the cards; ladies only adj
mitted; 25c and SOC. Room 12 32215 K
street. dl4-t%
NINE JOHNSON-TEST AND BUSI-
ness medium; room 16. Mansion House.
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TOYS AND GAMESAs big lii Ii

and so per cent discount on all purchases
OF 81 or over. Sawtelle Book and Station
cry Co., 81 street.
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Is. F., No. 93s-Department one-Filed

December 16, 1889
marion ]. Mcdonald, appellant;
Mayor and Common Council of city
OF Placerville, respondent. Suit on
judgment Affirmed.
Where a plaintiff demands relief in
addition to a recovery of money due on
a judgment, he is beyond the provision
OF the statute allowing judgment by
default in actions arising on contract
Tor recovery of money or damages
only.
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ANY PERSON WISHING TO BOND A
quartz mine, with free-milling ore pro-
QQclng S6 per ton, address FRANlA
County. Cal.
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M. MURCELL, ARCHITECT AND
builder. III l. street.
HOEN, ARCHITECT, rs J STREET.
Telephones, Sun. blk 81: CAP %.
f. H. SCHARDIN, ARCHITECT, BREU-
ner Building X ST., bet Eth and 7th.
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COURT DECISIONS.

SYLLABT
tSac., No. 141-In Bank-Filed Decem-
Der 16, 1889
william H. Smith, respondent; Will
IAN Williams, defendant; Jacob Tenn
plery, appellant. Action for injunction
against diversion of water Affirmed,
6eatty, c. j., Temple and Henshaw, j.
j., dissenting.
Heid, that deed may be correctly
construed by considering the evident
intention Of the instrument from its
language and also the practical con-
sCructlon put upon it by the parties to
the deed.
Where the findings are justified by
rhe evidence they will not be disturbed
upon appeal.
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Eastman'S Royal Perfumes

Petal odors and special odors
in 1a-pint Is ounces) glass stop
pered bottles, 20 odors to select
from. There are no better
goods made; they are seldom to
be had at 50 cents per ounce in
bulk, as goods costing less
money are just as easily sold
on calls for small amounts.
Regular price per bottle, $3.25.
Our price, $1.75.
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DuvaI'S TRIPLE Extracts.

An average handkerchief per-
fume, put uD in 1a-Dint g
ounces) glass stoppered bottle,
II odors to select from, is usu-
ally retailed at % or 80 cents
per ounce. Our price per bot
tie 81
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GOOD CORNER STORE AT TWEEN
tieth and j streets Inquire 1015 Twen-
tieth
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S11 H ST-NICE FURNISHED ROOMS
with or without board. Mrs. H. Barber
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PACIFIC GROVE BAKERY

GENTLEMEN, HAXE HAZE YOUR % = R
laundered at the UNION LAUNDRY, and
it will be perfect in all particulars. Both
phones. Tenth and o streets.
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AUTOGRAPH ALBUMS,
WOOD AND COAL YARD

All kinds at the very lowest rates. A.
MENDIS, 1915 Front street. Both phones.
Carpets cleaned by steam process.
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HALVES & HARKIN, GENERAL CON-
etc. 1121 c street ard PIG Eleventh street
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THE CROCKER HOUSE-THIRD AND
p streets. Furnished rooms and board
Cars pass the door. Mrs A G. Remick
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MIS-. T. P. FORD HAS FURNISHED
rooms and table board. 903 Tenth st.
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NEWLY FURNISHED ROOMS. SIN
gle or en- suite; electricity bath, etc;
near State Capitol. 920 Eleventh street.
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1911 IA FRONT ROOM AND BOARD
for / or people; no children.
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$40 EIGHTH sT.-RooMs WITH GOOD
board MRS. NJ. Z. HESSER.
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TO LET OR RENT.

FOR RENT-FURNISHED HOUSE. s
rooms; all conveniences; 1106 H street.
HAWK & CARLY. 1014 Fourth
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ROOMS WITH BOARD.
opposite the Capitol 1016a N street.
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SELECT SCHOOLS.

SHORTHAND SIMPLIFIED; PRIN-
ciples taught in ten days. California
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CARPET CLEANING. T Es,t RX

for a first-elass job of cleaning, laying or
renting. We seem to please every one
else. why not you? Telephone, Cap. 292:
Sunset, white 721. Southwest corner
Twelfth and o streets.
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4O1 K-A FINE SUITE OF ROOMS, Suit
able for doctors, lawyers or dentists
ofhce. Apply Hammers Drug Store.
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WANTED-TO RENT TO TWO GEN
tlemen, two pleasant furnished sunny
front rooms, near the Capitol; gas and
bath. 1909 Eleventh street d14-7t*
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ALBION HOUSE, 519 K - CHANGED
hands. Rooms by day, week or month.
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.LODGING-HOUSE FOR SALE AT 1117
. Fourth street; steady roomers d14-1mos
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920 M-2 FINE LARGE UNFURNISHED
rooms; close to the Capitol.
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once to Norfolk and reorganize the cor
poration.
Frank Immediately took a train for
New York and from there went to Nor
folk. Every effort was made to retain
the directors in their original positions,
but without success 1t was found nee
essary to amend the original articles
of incorporation, and on July 3, 1893, the
articles Of incorporation were amended
and the number of directors was re-
duced from seven to five. The new Nc
Donald Company was organized by the
old banker and his son, Frank, with
the following directors: R. H. McDon-
aid of San Francisco, Frank S. Edmin-
ster of New York, Charles E. Putt
farchen of San Francisco, F. v. Nc
Donald of San Francisco and ]. Car
roll Montague of New York. Notwith-
standing this reorganization of the Nc
Donald corporation it was impossible
for DR.. Mcdonald and his associates to
regain the confidence of the people Of
Norfolk. Everybody in the town un-
derstood thoroughly that the corpora
ton had been organized for a dishonest
purpose and DR.. Mcdonald, fearful of
an expose, determined to transfer his
viduals. The records of Norfolk show
that most of his property, which was
situated in what was known as At
lantic City Ward of Norfolk City, and
in Norfolk County, outside of the city
limits of Norfolk. was transferred di-
rectly to Horace w. Carpenter and ].
B. Haggin. The records show that this
transaction was made on October IS,
1S93 The consideration for the transfer
was named as $1S0,000. There is on rec
ord at Norfolk a receipt indicating that
this sum of money was paid by Carpen-
tier and Haggin to the old banker.
Three years later, however, on May
8, 1896, Carpenter and Haggin trans
ferred this very property to Theodore
N. Ramsay of Norfolk. The ostensible
consideration for this transfer was
s150,OOO, and in payment for the prop
erty Ramsay gave three negotiable
.promissory notes, each note calling for
$33, $685. All Of these notes were dated
January IA, 1896. The first was made
payable on May A. 1897, the second on
January IA, 1885, and the third on Jan
uary Ia. 1899. In order to secure pay
ment of these three notes, Ramsay. who
was then the ostensible owner of DR.
McDonald's property, executed a deed
of trust to Cortland Van Rensselaer, of
New York city. Ramsay, who was an
agent Of DR.. r. H. Mcdonald, having
come into possession of valuable Nor
folk property. lost no time in again
transferring 1t, SO that all trace Of 1t
might be lost in the maze of legal tech
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attorney that it was his purpose to so
arrange his property that it would not
be subject to attachment The down
fall of the Pacific Bank was known at
that time to be inevitable, and DR.. Nc
Donald, in his own words, did not in
tend to be caught in the trap.
On June Is, 1893, the banker and his
attorney were at Norfolk and made
application to the State authorities of
Virginia for a charter for the McDon-
aid Company. In asking for this char
ter Dr. Mcdonald declared that the
purpose of the corporation was to ac-
quire, develop, improve, hold, lease and
sell real estate, water and gas and tele-
phone property, to acquire and con-
struct ship yards and build ships and
factories of various kinds. The capital
stock of the corporation was fixed at
not less than 100000 nor more than
S. 600, 600.
In this connection it should be re-
membered particularly that the ma
nipulation of telephone stock was men
toned in the articles of Incorporation.
At that very time DR.. Mcdonald was
exercising every endeavor to protect
his possession of very valuable tele-
phone stock in this city. When he or
ganized the company he made himself
as matter of course president of the
corporation. Alfred P. Thorn Of Nor
folk was made the vice president,
Charles G. Ramsey Of the same city
was selected as treasurer and William
A. Wren, also of the same town, was
elected secretary. The directors of the
concern were as follows: r. H. Nc
Donald, Alfred P. Thorn, +. s. Edmin-
ster, John B. Whitehead, William A.
Wren, Charles G. Ramsay and Frank
v. Mcdonald. The charter for this
company was granted by the State au-
thorities on June 16, 1898, the day after
DR.. Mcdonald arrived at Norfolk, and
held his first meeting of organization.
A copy of the charter and articles of
incorporation was sent to the secretary
Of the commonwealth of Virginia and
placed on file at Richmond.
Six days after this important tran
saction the Pacific Bank failed.
Several of the directors, who were
very prominent citizens of Norfolk, re-
allied that they had been duped into
a scheme to rob the creditors and de-
positors of the Mcdonald banks. They
then declined to be parties to such
fraud and in indignation withdrew.
Among those who retired from the cor
poration was w. A. Wren and John B.
Whitehead Wren is a member of the
prominent firm of Nottingham & Wren,
an influential firm which deals in coal
at Norfolk whitehead was at one
time president Of the Exchange Ma
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tional Bank Of Norfolk It is more than
a coincidence that DR.. r. H. Mcdonald
was interested in the affairs Of this in
stitution, which failed in 1885. The
cashier and one of the directors Of that
institution were convicted of fraud.
After the collapse of the concern Dr.
Mcdonald was sued for $120,000, and
that sum of money was by legal action
obtained from him. In payment of the
judgment the old banker agreed to
make six payments each of $40, 1000.
Some of these payments are still due
and must be satisfied within a year.
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DR.. Mcdonald, was transferred to this
corporation. This property was 10
Gated in the suburbs of Norfolk and in
cluded about one hundred and sixty
acres.
After the Norfolk Company was
formed DIR. Mcdonald determined to
organize another corporation. fearing
at the time that his connection with
the Norfolk Company would become
apparent and that his creditors would
levy upon the property already trans
ferred. He therefore organized the
Mcdonald Company" This concern
was the product of his own brain and
was established for no other reason
than to defraud the creditors of the
Pacific Bank. In planning the great
corporation DR.. Mcdonald informed his
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banker and his attorney left Norfolk.
The fact that the Mcdonald Com
pany'' was organized simply for the
purpose of defrauding the creditors and
the victims of the wrecked banks has
been public property for over five years
How the company was organized, how
ever, has never been exploited. The
fact that even at that stage of the pro-
ceedings DR.. Mcdonald did not dare
show his hand in the transfer of his
property has never been published. The
records of the courts of Norfolk, how
ever. show that Mcdonald and his at
torney disguised all Of their movements
and did not record any of the transfers
made by Mcdonald to the company
bearing his name. It was known in
this city as a matter of gossip that Nc
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MCDONALD AND HIS C0NFEDERATES
BROUGHT TO THEIR KNEES.

The attorneys for the Peoples Bank
set forth in their complaint that it was
their purpose to set aside as fraudu-
lent every transfer that related to the
McDonalds' Norfolk property, begin
ming with the conveyance of this prop
erty to James B. Haggin and Horace
w. Carpenter. This suit, which should
have revealed all the intricacies of Nc
Donald's legal jugglery, was never
pressed to a conclusion. There is in the
court of Norfolk County a record that
shows that on May 2, 1898, the lien
placed upon the property by the Peo-
pies Home Savings Bank was released.
This decree of the court means simply
that DR.. R. II. Mcdonald, J. B. Hag-
gin, Horace W. Carpenter and the di-
rectors of the Park Place Company
compromised the suit. The attorney for
the Peoples Home Savings Bank had
worked upon the case for over a year,
and while he had begun without hope
of profitable result he concluded by
gaining possession of most important
evidence in reference to certain per-
sons in these questionable transfers Of
property.
When the suit was first instituted
DR.. Mcdonald and his associates pro-
fessed to be highly indignant at the
charge that they had made fraudulent
conveyances of the property. When
the records and the evidences of their
transactions were presented, however.
they sought to secure compromise.
The basis of compromise was fixed at
s25, 900. Subsequent negotiation, how
ever, reduced this amount to $4,000,
which was paid to the Peoples Home
Savings Bank. In consideration of this
payment it was agreed that damaging
evidence, discovered by the attorney
for the Peoples Home Savings Bank.
be withdrawn from the court records.
Frank s. Edminster, 1t appears, was
the person who supplied the damaging
evidence. AS The Call has already in
dicated Edminster and his associates
disagreed and the old parasite of DR..
Mcdonald gave up the information
that proved of such great value to the
Peoples Home Savings Bank It was
understood at that time that Edminster
in consideration for the Information
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RANK MCDONALD HASTENS TO SAVE
HIS FATHER FROM RUIN.

Shortly after the Incorporation of the
Mcdonald Company, as already indi-
Gated, the Pacific Bank failed. and the
directors Of the Norfolk corporation
realized that they had been used for
a dishonorable purpose. They there
fore resigned their positions and it
seemed inevitable that the Mcdonald
Company must collapse. DR.. Mcdonald
was equal to the occasion. however, and
telegraphed to his son. Frank V. Nc
Donald who at that time was in this
city. The old man informed his son
that the original directors of the cor
poration had resigned, and that 1t
would be necessary for him to come at
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HALF A MILLION DOLLARS SUBJECT TO
ATTACHMENT BY MCD0NALD'S CREDITORS

nicalities that DR.. Mcdonald had
created to protect himself. AS might
have been expected certain considera-
tion was named for this transfer. The
property was at that time valued at
least at $5000Q0. Carpenter and Hag-
gin had received it for the ostensible
consideration of $1SO.oOO. They had
transferred it to Theodore N. Ramsay
for a nominal consideration of $3.50, 900,
and when Ramsay again transferred it
the consideration was So. Ramsay
transferred the property to the Park
Place Company, in whose name the
property now stands.
The Park Place Company as a mat
ter of course is Dr. R. H Mcdonald
himself. and in the name of this con-
Germ the vast bulk of the old bankers
property is recorded.
In the last few years some of the
land has been sold to laboring people
and investors of moderate means on the
installment plan. Most of it, however,
has been retained by the old man, who
has received since the collapse of the
Pacific Bank and the Peoples Home
Savings Bank all of the profits that
have resulted from sales and rents.
1t will be remembered that DR.. Nc
Donald made flying trip to Europe
after the collapse of the Pacific Bank.
He returned very recently to America
and is supposed now to be living at
Montreal, Canada. 1t has already been
indicated that at least one suit was in
stituted to recover from DR.. Mcdonald
some of the property that he had pro-
tected under the guise of these cor
porations.
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]. B. HAGGIN AND HORACE CARPENTER
WERE McD0NALD'S ALLIES.

One of these actions is of exceptional
| interest. 1t was instituted by q, real es-
tate firm of Norfolk and proved con-
| clusively the dishonest organization OF
the two companies and the guilt of DR..
! Mcdonald. An action was brought for
payment for services rendered by Tie
| bault & Co., real estate agents Of Nor
| folk. This company was employed by
| DR.. Mcdonald as his agency in trans
ferring his property to ]. B. Haggin
and Horace w. Carpenter, and after
| that transfer to Theodore N. Ramsay
and the Park Place Company. In con-
sideration for its service in these trans
! fers the company demanded d commits
sion Of $500. Payment of this sum was
| resisted and the real estate company
| sued DR.. Mcdonald for the amount.
Rather than have the suit pressed to
conclusion, DR.. Mcdonald compro-
missed and Tiebault e. Co. released the
attachment that had been placed on
the old bankers property. The second
suit that was filed to recover something
of the property that DR.. r. II. McDon-
aid had transferred to cheat his credit
ors was instituted by the Peoples
Home Savings Bank. The suit and it's
history are of exceptional public i'm
portance at this time.
The action was filed on October 15,
1897, by the Peoples Home Savings
Bank of San Francisco, and the follow
ing were made defendants: R. H. Nc
Donald, James B. Haggin, Horace w.
Carpenter, Theodore N. Ramsay, Cort-
land S. Van Rensselaer, and the Park
Place Company. The purpose of the
suit was to recover from DR.. R. H. Nc
Donald $252, 900, with interest at per
cent from September 80, 1895. In or
der that there might be no misunder-
standing in reference to the character
of the suit, it was stated that the legal
action instituted by the Peoples Home
Savings Bank was intended to affect all
land standing in the name of Richard
II. Mcdonald on October II, 1893, and
which by him were conveyed by deed
of October Is, 1898, to James B. Hag-
gin and Horace w. Carpenter.
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The Old Bankers Valuable Possessions at
Norfolk Will Legally Be Seized
and COnfisCated.
J. B. Haggin and Horace ". Carpenter Assisted the
Dishonest FnanCier to Cheat Ills
Victims.

The Call this the facts that enable the de-
the creditors
the Pacific million dollars R.
Mcdonald This the old
held
of dishonest corporations These
Norfolk Place Title
McDnalds acquired by these through
crooked
organized Norfolk the Mcdonald
of Norfolk All of his valuable holdings, aggegating
This
only the of the dishonest manipulation which
Mcdonald creditors
Haggin Carpenter
little turning the Park Place Company whose
belongs II Mcdonald legally subject
hsoa+ +ion Ky the O Donald banks