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Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-05-31
Good and desirable Farm

Situated on east side of Shenandoah river
miles from Wildwood, containing 600 acres
loo acres of river bottom and most of the
upland GOOD LIMESTONE land Fairly i'm
proved, and desirable for cultivation or
grazing.
VIII divide and sell in two tracts OF 300
acres each.
For Prices and terms apply to
SNYDER Il Crown
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-05-31
A Peculiar Discovery.

A little surprise awaited two women
who recently met in the office of Chi
cago lawyer. They had never seer each
other before. but ere they left the Office
the discovery was made that each had
called to begin proceedings to obtain a
divorce from the same man.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-05-31
Won't Always Work.

"When in Rome, do as the Romans
do" he quoted.
II you intend to act upon that theory
throughout life" she returned, "let az
hope that you never will have occasion
TO visit an insane asylum for any pur-
pose. "-Chicago Post.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-05-31

Rev. Frank Stringfellow has re-
ceived and accepted call to Orange
Court House, and will leave for his
new post of duty about the first of
June.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-05-31

The Lynchburg Ice and Refrigera-
tor Company's plant, the extract
works, owned and operated by Schil-
ling & Brunlng; the tobacco factory
of Sailing, Hancock & Co., and a
number of small dwellings in Lynch
burg were destroyed by fire recently.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-05-31
Beauty IL Blood Deem.

Clean blood means a clean skin. no
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, BY
purities from the body. Begin TODAY to
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents. All drug.
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, l0c, Csc, SOC.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-05-31

Mr.. VIM. /. Wilson, president
the Washington and Lee University,
has been appointed by the Smithso
Man Institution at Washington to
represent that institution at the GEN.
tenary celebration of the Royal In
stitute of England. which begins
June 5.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-05-31
Farms for Sale.

$50 ACRES-Located near Wildwood and
the turnpike road. Nice smooth land-35
acres in timber. Good Dwelling, stable
granary, &c; shedding for 90 or so head of
CATTLE two large cisterns and stock pond:
good old orchard and new one i'm bearing.
small fruits such as apricots, pears, peaches
grapes. Price $40 an acre
900 ACRES-Located on east side of Shen-
andoah river, miles from White Post. 300
acres cleared 80 acres of Island and river
bottom and 40 Acres of run bottom, equal TO
the river bottom. Good Dwelling; Barn, Sta
bling, corn crib, &c; running water and well
division, and If desired will be sold in sepa-
rate tracts. Price for whole tract SJ2 per
acre. Apply to SNYDER a. GROWN.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-05-31
HOUSES AND LOIS.

VALUABLE
o. thetow
lot 100 stretha
HOUSE
dyardsbe tbe6
HOUSE
has
HOUSE LOT OF 2
Prices
ebaemen
Lille on Liberty rthed
TkAME HOUSE
- "A''o" A'dress SNYDER q CROWN. BerryvfI va
One Minute Cough Cure.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-05-31

Educate Your Bowels with Cascarets.
Candy Catharttc. cure constipation forever
I0c. 2oc. IL G. @. G. fail, druggjs's refund money
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-05-31

One Minute Cough Cure. cures.
THAT 10 what u was made Tor.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-05-31

DeWitt's Little Early Risers,
The famous little pills.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1899-05-31

FAhM ACkES
=. miles from Berryville Large square modern but
buildings. Running water through the
kitchen door. Tenant house. Price $I3 30 NV '--
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-16
CHAVEZ DIES ON
THE SCAFFOLD
Condemned Man Was
"Game" to the Last.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN QUENTIN PRISON, April 15.-
Manuel Chavez was executed this
morning for one of the most brutal and
cowardly murders ever recorded in this
State Indian blood flowed in the mur-
derers veins and, true to the traditions
of his race, he walked upon the scaf-
fold and went to his death with the
resignation and Indifference of stole.
The condemned man waived the read
ing of the death warrant, and with
Guards Arbogast and Merritt on either
side walked firmly up the steps of the
scaffold and took his position on the
trap. He was preceded by Rev Father
Lagan of San Rafael and Rev. Father
Vallidamat of San Francisco. Guard
Arbogast proved himself the worthy
successor of Amos Lunt as hangman,
and no bungling marred the fulfillment
of the laws decree. The trap fell at
1892, and life was pronounced extinct
in ten and a half minutes. The body
twitched and jerked so conVulsiVely for
five minutes that the majority of those
present were convinced the fall of five
feet and seven inches was insufficient
for ChaYez's light weight, and that he
died of strangulation.
In addition to DR.. Lawlor, the prison
physician, Drs. w. j. Wickman and ].
Keck of San Rafael were present at the
execution.
A peculiar incident occurred during
the progress of the execution, which
was especially marked by the supersti-
tious. AS Chavez entered the execution
chamber little English sparrow fitted
silently in at a window and, perching
upon rafter near the scaffold, ap-
peared to watch the gruesome specta-
Gle. AS the trap fell it gave a faint
"cheep" and ten seconds afterward
darted out again into the sunlight.
The crime expiated by Chavez was
the murder of Gregoria Rodriguez in
San Diego County on May IA, 1897 FivA
days previously the woman, who had
lived with Chavez for some time, left
him and went to the house of a neigh
Dor. He followed her and, upon beins
told she would not return, slashed her
on the arm. She ran and fell faintinA
on the rear porch. Chavez then cut
her throat and stabbed her a dozen
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-16
MOSS PROBE ENRAGES
RICHARD CROKER, THE CHIEF
OF THE TAMMANY TIGERS
GOtham's Bourbon Boss Declines to Answer
Questions Concerning Tribute From Cor
pOratiOns and Arrai9nS Mr.. Platt.

ments and we are responsible to the people for
them. You find one of the city departments
or any one in the city department who Is do
Ing wrong and tell me, and l will be one of the
trst persons to help get them out
Croker said he was not afraid of convicting
himself of discriminating himself, but thought
there was no law or reason for Moss to come
down and examine into his private affairs.
Croker admitted that he had instructions that
Assemblyman Reddng ought to be reprimanded
for the Amsterdam grab
Have you not since January l been short
1000 shares OF Manhattan stock in one office at
Broad street?' asked Moss, changing the sub
ject.
Croker declined to answer
Moss said the questions as TO Manhattan
stock were asked because OF the movements OF
the Tammany organization with regard TO the
Manhattan elevated question which are mat
ters of Federal knowledge" said Moss, and
Will be proved at their proper time
Did you not sell Manhattan stock in antici-
patton of an attack upon the Manhattan Com
pany? Did you know that the departments of
the city government were going to make an
attack on the Manhattan elevated road? Did
you consult with members of the city govern
ment. the heads of the departments. in refer
ence to actions against the Manhattan Elevated
Railroad Company?'
To all of these and other similar questions
Croker refused to make any definite answer.
He did not know If his friend Andrew Freed
man, had lost money in Manhattan stock. He
did not remember when George Gould came
to see him (Croker) at Lakewood in 1898, and
discussed the extension of the elevated road.
1t was about five weeks ago. Croker stated.
that ne spoke to Mr. Gould about allowing the
pipes of his air and power company to be sus-
pended from the Manhattan structure He be
leved $1,000 was the sum offered to the elevated
road for the required privilege.
In answer TO unexpected question Croker
said he did not lose money on Manhattan stock
How is it, asked Moss. that you will
ing to say that you did not lose money on the
stock and you were not willing to say that
you We're not short of the stock?'
Il did that Just to please you" said Croker.
Croker denied that investigation in the
elevated road had been ordered with the OBJ
ject of compelling it to allow the stringing of
air and power pipes along its structure Again
and again Croker refused TO tell of his rela-
tions with companies
I'VE have a right to know how man who
controls the municipal actions is able to go
and put his hand business men and put
their stock in his pocket for nothing. You
dare not say that you have not done ii, do
you?" said Moss.
Dare said Croker, his eyes flashing; then.
in quieter tones. he added: NO, I won't tell
my private affairs" and Moss said:
You dare not. Isn't it fact, Mr.. Croker.
that simply because you the leader of
Tammany Hall, and because. as such leader,
you control the city departments. you have
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-16
WILD GAMBLING IN
ENGLISH SOCIETY
One Lady Loses a Years Pin Money
and Another Loses Herself to
Win Husband.

Special Cable 10 The Call and the New York
Herald Copyrighted, 1889, by James Cor
don Bennett.
LONDON, April 15.-Reference has been
made in a previous letter to how society
people have in large numbers taken to
speculating on change. Large sums of
money have been lost and won in that
way, but card parties, which have been
very numerous of late, have had more
startling results Whist and poker have
been responsible for much of the trouble
and the new game of bridge is exercising
remarkable fascination over the ladies
in particular. AS an example of the in
discretion to which some are rushing a
society journal narrated the story of how
q lady lost $1,000, representing the whole
OF her pin money for a year, during holy
week.
Apropos of this showing of the other
side of the picture hitherto unpublished
a story is told of an interesting card play
ing tourney. a very rich man sat playing
escarte with pretty girl whom he in
tensely admired. She went on recklessly
stalking her money until ruin stared her
in the face.
Doubles or quits said the tempter
She aSsented, knowing that she could
never pay She lost
yourself or quits" said her opponent.
AGAIN the girl summoned all her wits and
looked him straight in the face.
asked.
He nodded He won the game and the
pair made one of the happiest unions
known in England at the present day
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-16

NEW YORK, April 15.-The Mazet In
vestigating Committee continued its sit
tings to-day. The hearing took place in
the United States Criminal Court room,
scarcely large enough to accommodate
800 persons. There were present eighty
four reporters and stenographers, leaving
little room for the many outsiders who
were anxious to hear what more Mr..
Croker had to say and what Mr.. Moss had
to ask him.
When Richard Croker the Tammany chief
tain, again placed on the witness stand
Mir. Moss recalled the assertion made by him
yesterday that if it should be proved that he
had received dishonest money from the city
he would allow his right to be cut off.
Are you willing to make the proposition
that If dishonest money or dishonorable tran
sactions are laid at your door you VIII part
asked Mr. Moss
Yes" said Croker.
That is more to the point" replied Moss.
Croker declined to talk regarding his fnan-
cial connections when he returned from Europe
in 1897 1t was, he said. his personal affair
The same reason was given about his giving
his son money TO 90 into the railroad con-
struction business.
While my son has been in the Roebing
ceived a contract from the city. so that it does
not concern this committee at all.
Il have the utmost confidence in that boy,
and If you can destroy him in the city. as you
working to do-this committee, 1t seems
destroy him and not allow him to go into busi-
l suppose you Will do so. Go on and ex-
anime Mr.. Platt's firm" Croker said hotly,
and find out what his boys in If you want
to be honest. You go and examine the people
who brought you here to examine US. That is
the gentleman (Mr. Plato who puts you here
TO examine You go and examine his firm.
They are at the foundation of all the corrup
ton in this city. I say there is more cOrrup
tion in that firm to-day-and II is by all
or mostly all the corporations in this State
there is more corruption in that firm than any
els pn hat firm
to be fair and bring their books here
Moss said the matter Croker had spoken Of
was in no way concerned with the local gov
ernment.
You make that matter in any way pertinent
to this inquiry and y will examine into it,"
said the lawyer.
The committee will throw 1t off," retorted
the witness.
Croker continued to declaim against the Platt
influence and the Plat firm, which, he said,
was to pay Moss fee. Continuing, he said:
Mr. Platts firm is taking all the corpora
tions by retainer. 1t could not get the city de-
partments-the people would not give them.
The people put US in charge of the city depart
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-16

been taken into the Auto-Truck Company and
given large amount OF stock to secure your
Croker laughed. no" he said; you are
away off" Croker said that he was practi-
cal locomotive builder. He not worth a
million dollars. He declined to answer when
asked If he not given SAC, 900 of the Auto
Truck stock without the payment of a dollar
In reply to a question regarding the con-
troll of street franchises, Croker placed the
responsibility upon the city departments
Croker said he did not interfere in patron
Il never ask for place for a person." he
declared.
not to object don't they?' asked Moss.
mo, sir" said Croker.
Croker said he thought the police ought to try
to close gambling houses in the city by
real and earnest effort.
You secured the closing of poolrooms once.
did you not?" asked the counsel.
Il don't know whether 1 did not. 1 said
they ought to be stopped" replied Croker.
not -
yes. sir"
And they stopped?'
Il don't know.
Croker denied he had spoken to Byrnes be-
cause the poolrooms interfered with his rae
ing matters. He said he had talked to Devery
about poolrooms, as he did to Byrnes, and
would say it again.
I'VE win wait and see If they are closed
Croker replied that when Moss was presi-
dent of the Police Board ne wouldn't close
Croker declined to say if he owned 5000
shares of the Huckleberry railroad at a time
when there legislation pending at Albany
affecting that railroad.
Moss asked Croker If he did not receive. from
Bourke Cochran part of the latter's fee for
getting a resolution through the Board of AL
dermen at the time when the Broad-street
Railroad changed its motive power from
horsepower to cable. Croker did not remem-
ber that ne received any money. Finally
Croker said he would only swear that he did
not remember receiving IL.
when you received from Cochran a sum
of money, did you not have a further CONVEX
sation and ask him for more?' insisted Moss.
Il object TO answering"
And did not he refuse to give you more?''
Again the witness objected TO answer
"I don't remember anything about it, There
is foundation at all for that Cochran
wanted to be a United States Senator, and
If you want to know, 1 opposed him because
we thought he was not a man fit for the
place. We had a man whom we preferred.
1 decline TO answer was Croker's answer
to many other questions as to whether he had
sought money from various corporations.
The session then adjourned until Mon
day morning, when Croker's examination will
be continued.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-16
TRAIL TO DAWSON
BESET BY DANGERS
Alarm for the Safety of Hundreds of
Persons Now Travelling to the
Klondike

VICTORIA, B. c., April 15-The steam
er Amur. which arrived this evening.
brought number of Klondikers, among
whom were John de Land and DR.. J. T.
Kelly the latter formerly a dentist of
San Francisco DR.. Kelly has been in the
interior for eighteen months, during
which time he has been very successful,
both In the Dawson and the American
districts.
DR.. Kelly and those who came out with
him are much concerned for the safety
of the hundreds OF people who are now
on the trail en- route to Dawson, many
of whom are not further along than Carl
boo and Tagish.
At Marsh Lake five days ago there were
ten inches of water on the ice. and the
same condition existed at Fifty-mne
River where it was necessary to get out
on the banks in order to get around the
water. Between Big and Little Salmon
rivers the water was several inches deep
on the ice.
While the party was crossing Summit
Lake on Saturday John de Land, who
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-16
MANY KINDS OF TROUBLE
IN THE CZAR'S DOMAIN

LONDON, April l5.-Advices received
from Russia seem TO confirm the stories
Of trouble in the empire, including local
instructions caused by the prevailing
scarcity Of food. artisan troubles and dis
JurbanCes among university students. The
latter, it appears, have combined in pro-
test against brutal treatment upon the
part Of the Cossacks, and it is asserted
that between strikes and expulsions about
80 900 students have left the universities,
which are said 10 be closed in St Peters,
burg, Moscow. kieff, Charkoff, Odessa
KaZan, Tomsk and Warsaw.
1t is added that the ringleaders have
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-16
BELIEVE THEY ARE ON
THE TRAIL OF MOORE
Nevada City Officials Following a
New Lead in Bear River
Canuo0

NEVADA CITY, April ia courier
reached here late last night with the
news that a rancher in the lower part of
the county; while searching through the
thickets along Bear River Canyon, near
Placer County line, had come across a
camp fire that was yet smoking The
tracks of a man and dog were found and
as the camp was in an almost inaccessi-
bic locality, far from the line of travel
for tramps, 1t is confidently believed by
the Bear Valley settlers that Moore the
fugitive murderer of Policeman Kilroy,
and his faithful dog are haunting the
canyon.
Early this morning Sheriff Getchell
City Marshall Tompkins, Deputy Sheriff
Pascoe and Captain Mitchell of the Ma
tonal Guard hurried to the point of dis
covery. At a late hour tonight they had
not returned and the opinion is that they
have the outlaw of Little Deer Greek
corraled in the canyon or have struck
his trail leading to the southwest and are
following it.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-16
BEFORE THE BEEF COURT,
Army Officers Testify Concerning the
Meat Supplied.

WASHINGTON, April 15-The Wade
court of inquiry did not conclude the ex-
animation of witnesses before adjourning
to-day, as had been hoped, but when ad-
journment was reached there were only
two more witnesses in sight. The wit
nesses to-day included Inspector General
Breckenridge, General Gilmore and Colo
nels Bird and "A. l.. Smith of the commits
sary department and Professor W. O. At
water. The officers called related their
varied experiences with the beef supplied
to the army, and Professor Atwater gave
the results not only of chemical analysis
of the canned beef but of experiments
made with it upon persons in his labora-
tory. He found the beef wholesome ac-
cording to the chemical tests, but in one
of the experiments the subjects expert
enced failure Of appetite and aversion to
the food.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-16
SAW MRS. GEORGE FIRE
THE FATAL SHOTS
Sections Slayer Positively Identified
as the Assassin by Two
Witnesses

CANTON, Ohio, April 15.-Attorneys for
the State regard this as the red letter day
in the trial of Mrs. George. They pro-
duced eye-witnesses to the firing of two
of the shots which took effect in Saxton's
body. One of these claimed to have iden-
titled Mrs. George positively and the
other testified that the woman she saw
do the shooting closely resembled Mrs
George, whom she knew only as she has
seen her in the courtroom
The State also qualified a witness on
Mrs. Georges handwriting to identify a
letter which they want to introduce in
evidence They want to prove that Mayor
Rice, as counsel for Mrs. George, told
where to find the weapon and sent
after It
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-16

it against that action of the parasite itself
to the maadies it engenders by the
same paraste-this method, say. is abso-
lutely rational, and il is probable that if DIR.
Bra has discovered the parasite of cancer, he
is following at this moment the best means
for arriving at the successful treatment of the
disease But-for there Is a but-has he really
discovered the parasite Of cancer?
1t cannot be denied that the objections of
Professor Curtis are extremely important. The
care with which Dr. Bra has conducted his
experiments cannot be denied, but, weigh
ing judicially the pros and cons. one cannot
help being skeptical in regard to the discovery
OF the microbe of cancer. We believe. however
that fresh Investigations are being undertaken
in this direction by a very competent man Of
scienCe.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-16

been arrested, that many of the female
students have followed the example Of
the men, and that the authorities regard
this as a serious matter. as experience has
shown them women malcontents quickly
become revOlutionists. The students re-
naming demand amnesty for their fellow
students and a reorganization Of the sys-
TEN of university inspection. The pres
ent movement, ii is further asserted, in
wolves not only the universities through
colleges
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-16

was guiding a sled, slipped through the
to the sled, to which five dogs were at
tached, and was pulled out after having
been in water up to his waist 1t was a
was quite deep. Owing to the present
condition of the trail both Kelly and De
Land said 1t was now extremely hazard
Gus to start for Dawson, expecting to
make the trip by the winter route
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-16
INDIANS MAY ENLIST.
But No Two Red Men Can Serve in
the Same Command

NEW YORK, April ia Washington
special to the Herald says: Instructions
have been issued by the War Department
to army recruiting officers advising them
to enlist Indians of education. Six young
men from the Carlisle School have -aie
ready entered the service, two of whom
and one to the Philippines. The depart
ment has no intention of forming anv
Indian. organizations such as were formed
several years ago and proved to be fail
distributed among the various regiments
SO that there will not be two red men in
the same command.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-16
New Landing at Santa Ana.

SANTA ANA, April 15.-Bids were open
ed this afternoon for the construction of
a cannery building for the Cutting Fruit
Company. The bid of F. H Masow of
San Francisco for $4,000 was accepted The
Cannery will have an annual capacity of
80 900 cases of fruit
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-16
Prison Board to Meet.

SAN QUENTIN PRISON, April THE
monthly meeting of the Board of State
Prison Directors, scheduled for b-day,
has been postponed until next Saturday,
the 22d inst, because of Chavez's 3xecu-
ton and the indisposition of Directo Dew
lin. AS a new Warden is to be sLected
at the meeting it is looked forwrd to
with keen interest by the prison osicials.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-16
BID FOR
RUSSIA'S FAVOR
Orders q Special Performance Of q
RussiuD PIuy and Attends in
Russian UDiform.
Special Gable The Call Copyrighted 1899
ar Gordon 20

PARIS April 15The Kaiser established a
in
he add of
Of
h ay he became general
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-16
night, and the first performance

nIght, and, the. first performance f Sar-
dous "Robespierre Both playr and
playwright appear to have scored a tri-
umph, the actor making one of tie pro-
fOundest impressions of his caree and
the French dramatist's work being de-
clared his masterpiece. Sardou's latest
play is TO be brought here next autumn.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-16
sARDoU's LATEST HIS BEST
Sir Henry Irving Scores a Triumph
in "Robespierre -

NEW YORK, April 15.-The HeraId,s
special cable from London gives an inter.
eSting account of the re-entry of Sir
henry irving on the Lyceum stage to-