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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-06-29

THE NATIONAL GUARD.-The statute
providing for the arming and squipping
of the militia of the United States YVES
amended at the last session OF Congress,
so ss to provide for an annual appropri
alton OF 81 ,0OO,0 900 for the purpose OF
providing arms, ordnance stores,
ousrtermesler stores and camp equip
age for issue to the militia"
In order to guide the secretary Of war
the sdjutant general has called upon the
in making allotment OF this fund, the
adjutspt generals Of the various stsses
for q statement giving the number OF
companies, troops, batteries and reei-
msuts regularly organized and uniform
ed in the service Of the states ~ this
time. Information also Ia desired By
the war department ss to the numbsl
of troops for eaoh organization In actual
attendance at drills aud parades during
the wear. This Is the only significance
tnst attaches TO the call upon the adju
tsnt general of the Tennessee Nstiena
Guard for a report as to the number anG
equipment of the troops OF tha
state.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-06-29
MEETINGS.
.IONAL BUILDING AN

INTERNATIONAL BUILDING AND
l. loan ASSOCIATION OF WASHING.
TON, D. C.-Notioe is hereby given that the
annual meeting OF the international Build
ing and Loan Association of Washington, ID.
c., will be held at the office of Judge ]. K.
N. Norton, No. 1913 south Fairfax street,
Alexandra We, at 10:45 a. m. WEDNES.
DAY, July 1s. 1900, for the election Of d.
recton Tor lhe ensuing year and the transsc-
ton Of any other app opriate business.
jA21 I'd enables LYMAN, President
NOTICE The annual meeting of the
IN stockholders of the C. G. SMOOT &
SONS GO. will be held st their Office, No
500 south Washington street, MONDAY.
July q. at 10 a. 10.
ie18 2w ROBERT 6. JONES' Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-06-29

HAvE YOU GIVEN Us THAT FAN
Al ORDER YETI We've already sold
more fans this season than have been sold In
Alexandria during the past Eve years Our
suggestion that fan ia summer Is as neces.
sary ss stove in winter was 8 clincher. Old
SOILS guns are aiming this way. Better let us
fortify yon. sR.l
THOMPSON ELECTRIC COMPANY,
427 King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-06-29

ARNOLD's BROMO-CELERY. Try this
unrivaled remedy for Headaches, Neuralgia
glssplssEnsss. 10 capss.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-06-29
Leave Washington Leave Alexandria.

N. B. Same schedule Sundays, commencing
Vt 3 30 8. m.
POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS-STE,AM
ER WAKEFIELD leaves Washington Mon.
days at z 90 o. m, and Alexandris at OC
a. m, for landings as far rs Nomini and on
Wednesdays and Saturdays at same hours fol-
st. Clements Bay and Leonardtown.
G. w. RIDLEY, General Manager.
John B. PADGETT, Agent
DAILYL LINE TO NORFOLK AND FORT
REss MONROE
Tine Norfolk and Washington Steam
boat Company
| Will run 8 DAILY LINE, commencing on
Monday, March 80, with their new and pow.
| srful iron steamers
NEWPORT NEWS,
WASHINGTON AND NORFOLK,
Leaving the wharf at the foot Of Prince strss
att O0p.m.
Returning will leave Norfolk st 5.45 p. m
Single ;srs 81. Round trip IS.
CIV. WATTLES, Agent,
| no. 2 Prince strsst.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-06-29
AUCTION SALES.
A UCTIoN SALE OF VALUABLE BOOKS

BY virtue Of an execution In my hands, !
will sell at public auction, on
WEDNESDAY,
the 9th day Of June, 1900, at 10 o'clock am
in the Court House Building in the city Of
alexandria, Virginia for cash, AZ Law Books
g volumes Applston's Cyclop@dia Of Ameri
can Biography, 4 volumes Condensed Amer
can CyClop@Aia, Charles Dickens's and Ma
csulay's History of England, and severs
other books
VIM. A. MOORE, Dep. sergt.
for VIM. II. SMITH, Sergeant
@s- The above sale has been postponed
until SATURDAY, June 80, 1900, at thu
same hour ard place.
ie1 g cots
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-06-29
CRoss-EYED ToMCATs NOT RARE

CROSS-EYED TOMCATS NOT RARE
Mary Ann O'Brien, of Bunker street,
is the owner of oross'eyed cat named
"Tom." She thought there was no
other feline of the kind In Chicago and
felt proud of her pet. A Jew days ago
the animal disappeared and ell Bunker
street was in mourning, as "Tom" was
o fsvorite. Mrs. O'Brien waited emo
waited, but the cat failed to come DacK'
Then she offered reward.
The next day the street was crowd-
ed with children of the ghetto carry II
cats and kittens of all sig s, breeds ait
oolors. So many cross-eyed cats mao
never bsfore been seen IN one ooll'C-
ton. Mrs. O'Brien was delighted
when she discovered one which sh'
thought was her pet, aod she gladly
rewarded the freckl ed-fsceo boy. who
handed him over, with several pennies.
Then came BeDjsmi Finklestein o.
Ewing street. Finklestein had also
been the owner of cat suffering from
astiematism and he is said to have
sverred it could see six different ways
at one time. Like Mrs. O'Brien's Cat,
his soft-coated friend and pet bad mys
,eriously departed. he asserted thai
there was but one really good-iooking
crosseyed cat and that WAS the one be
owned named lake"
FinklesIeiu tried 10 convince Mis-.
O'Brien that she had secured possession
of Jake" instead OF Tom" and then
the trouble began which ended In the
two preferriug couuser-chsrges before
Justice Dooley. The disputed cat was
10 court, hut didn't seem TO care who
secured Ownership. Several other pei
sons in the nelgbborhood were In couri
to claim the same cat and the matter
became so complicated his Honor
threw The csse out and advised the
warning ones to fight 1t out in civil
tribunal.-Chicsgo Daily News.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-06-29

THE PEN CARBON LETTER BOOK.
The simple act of writing letter produces
the copy at tie ssme time without further
trouble. Use your own paper, your own ink,
your own pen, write ycuI litter and it is
copied. For sale by
ROBERT W. FRENCH,
All and 419 King street, Alexandria, Va.
Let rs quote you prices On Letter and Bill
Heads, Statements, Cards, Checks, Drafts,
ETC. 1t will be to your interest. Blank Books
and Stationary our speciality. Modern office
devices Of all kinds.
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OHOICE CHEESE AND BUTTER ju.t
~ received BY 10. MlLBURN.
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DRUGGISTS.

CLARA L. LEADBEATER. O. @. LEADBEATRt
n. 4. LxADBEATER. J. LEADBEATER,
E.S LEADBEATER & SONS,
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-12-01

ton works. which win commences Opera.
lions about January Is. win be doubled
IN the spring. This means a daily ca,
pacity OF COO tons. He added that the
capacity OF the plant viii ultimately
b. increased to 1000 tons day. a
matte converter viii be Installed next
May. Mother Lode shares. which have
q par value OF e6, reached 5000 per
share in New York Monday.
The annual meeting Of the st. Eu.
gene Mining Co. was held In Toronto
last week. A dividend Of 3 per cent for
the three months enaing December 81.
and payable January /, was declared.
The reports Of the mine were satisfae-
tory. The following directors were
elected. President, George GOoder.
ham: vice president, T. @. Blackstock::
w. H. Beatty, W. q. Gooderham. John
A. Finch, Of Spokane, James Croman OF
Moyie. J. c. Drewry Of RosaIand. z. p.
Heaton and George Sumner Of Mon
treaL Il Is expected that the same
quarterly dividend Of per cent win
be continued.
Parties who have recently visited
Camp Mckinney believe that Il will
see q revival In mining this winter.
Everything points that way. and con.
siderable more interest In being mani
Tested In properties there.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-12-01
NORTHWEST NEWS ITEMS
BRIEFLY TOLD IN NOTES.
N interesting csissefien % Item.
SSs~ ths Ssss Northwest ssate.
% Miseslisnssss Eaaupe Gath-
erred the Past Week.
IDAHO.

A chantauausa circle has been or.
ganixed In Boise.
Boise has just shipped q carload OF
, apples TO Lincoln, Neb.
Several points In north Idaho ana In
tne Palouse are aroused over the pros.
pect Of securing stRawbOard factory.
The total shipment Of prunes ana
pears from the vicinity OF Boise during
the past season was the largest for any
single year In the history Of the fruit
business In that part OF the state.
The Bnneh boys who live at the head
OF Garden Valley on the Payette, came
into Boise one day last week with the
hides ~ nineteen bears. whleh they
have killed nj odd times within the
last 50 days.
The secretary Of the interior has dis
missed the appeal Of William 8. Adron
from the deciaion Of the commissioner
OF the general land once. rejecting his
application 70 make homestead entry
OF four lots in Lewiston.
Burglars entered the barroom Of the
Hotel Casey, At Bonner Ferry, last
week and broke open the safe. About
$500 In money and checks was tsken.
Tho ofhoers have been working on the
casa. but without success.
George Steward. q druggist was held
up BY two men rs he was on his way
home a. Wallace. last week, He was
stopped with . command 70 throw IN
his hands. There we're two men wear
Ing masks. one Of whom covered him
With . revolver while the other went
through his pocketa. taking his watch
and chain and . dime. There Is no
clue as 70 who the criminals were.
Justice Johnson Of Gem has ordered
the release Of Richard Adams. who had
HE preliminary hearing lat week on
q charge Of numbering William Kenne-
dy and Dan kildee. assigning as the
reason for dlachArginE him the fact
that q ooroner's jury had decided that
be had acted In self defense and the
further fact that the evidence before
the court In the preliminary hearing
aAoSed the same condition Of matters.
The only crop that has shown any
material shortage during the past sea-
son in the RosAateh il the potato crop.
The lack Of rain n the proper time has
resulted In only about half q crop being
gnthsred As q consequence the price
has reached 81 per sack In the Kend.
rick market The bean crop 10 smaller
than In recent years owing 70 the small
acreage and a. usual the price Is 100
per cent higher. Potlatch farmers un-
al this season summer falloWed their
ground with beans and ccrn and rcaped
q decided bencat both from 4 financial
and agricultural point Of view.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-12-01

San Francisco. Nov. SEAS a result
OF the most horrible catastrophe that
ever occurred in San Francisco, Is Eco
pie were killed and fully so badly in
jured by the collapse Of the roof Of the
Pacific glass works, on Fifteenth street.
About rs people fell through the roof
upon the red hot furnaces and glass
watts below. All were horrible burned,
and it is feared that, in addition 70 the
Is deaths already reported, there win
be several more. The list OF dead and
injured Is as follows:
J. A MulrOoney, w. H. Eckfeldt Ed
gar Fiahren. I. J. Rippon, William Val
eDeia, NJ vandina, TaIleyrand Barn.
wall, Carroll Harold. Frank Lewby.
Four bodies have not yet been idenu-
fed.
Two hundred people, all men and
boys, had gathered on the sheet iron
roof Of the glass works to obtain a free
view OF the annual football game be-
tween Stanford and University Of Cali
fornia About 20 minutes after the
game had commenced there was a crash
plainly audible from the football
grounds. and portion of the crowd on
the roof went down to a horrible death
below. The fires in the furnaces had
been started for the first time today
and the watts were full of liquid glass.
1t was upon these that the victims fell.
Some were killed instantly and others
were slowly roasted TO death. The few
who missed the furnaces or rolled on
together with workmen in the glass
works saved the lives of many who lay
unconscious by pulling them away from
their horrible resting place.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-12-01

The last OF about thirty carloads OF
sugar beets are being loaded at Gar
Held for the beet-SugaF factory ct WAY.
erly. The crop this year has averaged
as high as 20 per cent in sugar, and
yielded between four and Ave tons TO
the acre.
The gold deposits n the Seattle
assay once from July / to November
18th this year amounted TO SIS, s27. 900.
For the entire fiscal year ended June
80 last the deposits At that once were
slS.e30. 32e and for the previous fiscal
year t6,504,s06
The body OF Charles Kramer was
found recently hanging TO z ropes end
In Meyers old Strengthening house be-
low Republic. He was generally des-
pondent He lost 500 on the late cleo
ton and IL 10 supposed this fact Undue
ed him to take his own life.
At South Bend the jury last week
brought in . verdict Of guilty Of muir
der In tho second degree as TO ]. II,
Gates and acquitted Louritz Olsen. The
jury recommended Gates to the elem
ency OF the court Gates and Olsen
we're accused Of murdering Captain
william BeesOn OF the gasOlens sehOon-
er LeonOre on the Willapa river on the
nigh Of August last
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-12-01

Replanking OF the bridge across the
Willamette at Salem began last week.
Grass in Morrow county lie covered
with snow and range sheep are now be-
ing fed.
A petition for rural mail delivery is
In circulation for a route from Albany
to oakville.
e. J. McClanahan last week shipped
$500 pounds OF live chickens from Eu.
gene 70 Seattle.
According to present indications
there will be turned loose In oregon's
waters this season over il.o00. 900 Of
small salmon.
Marion county real property valua.
lions have been lowered 10 per cent,
causing reduction OF about $500, 900.
It IL reported that in he counties OF
Benton. Linn and Lane jack abbits are
becoming numerous and are damaging
young orchards.
August and ]. II. Rehkopf. who rails
ed nearly 10000 pounds Of choice hops
In Josephine county sold them last
week for l6 cents pound.
The creamery buik by the Co-opera-
tive Creamery Co. OF Milton was form
ally opened recently. Despite the snow
and cold many farmers were present
and were entertained at the opera
house not only by q literary pro
gramme. but by banquet At the noon
hour.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-12-01
BRrrrsla COLUMBIA.

It Is reported that the Wonderful, in
the SLOGAN. will be In position to re
sumo shipments this month.
The ore shipments received at the
Trail smeIter during the week ending
November IA, amounted TO ASIA tons.
It Is reported that = big deal has just
been closed by James Breen, represent.
ing himself and a New York syndicate.
whereby he secures the control OF the
5000. 900 shares OF the Dominion Cop
per company. The consideration is
withheld.
One OF the cases arising out OF the
famous poker game played at Sandon
two years ago has been settled by the
British Columbia supreme court, which
has decided that as Mr.. Henley got
possession OF the stock In good faith
he is entitled to have IL transferred to
him on the company's books. Several
other suits OF a similar nature are
pending, Harris having repudiated his
debts contracted In the game, claiming
that he was robbed"
Crawford bay, so called, IL really the
east arm Of Kootenay lake, being fully
i've miles long and from one to two
miles wide. Il Is about midway be-
tween the north and south ends Of the
lake and lite waters penetrate portion
OF the Purcell range OF mountains. It
Is a rich young mineral territory, and
ores are Of high grade.
The Canadian Goldfelds Syndicate
declared dividend OF per cent at lis
meeting held In Montreal on November
IA. The dividend is payable on Janu-
airy next The once Of the company
Is at ISL st. James street, Montreal.
Transfer books will be closed from De
eember - 10 81.
The annual report OF the War Eagle
will be made. L IL said. In December.
The reported discovery Of ore on the
eighth level at 1850 feet seems 10 be
authentic, according to the Toronto
World, though the management Is
somewhat retlcent. Il is well known
that the main War Eagle vein forks In
on the sixth level and that some time
ago the SHAFT was sunk to the seventh
level. and that very recently work was
started on the elgth level, which struck
ore. although the drift on the seventh
level was In barren rock. The indica.
tons point TO the widening Of the ore
body on the eighth level or rather that
the forks again unite.
Paul Johnson. superintendent OF the
Mother Lode smelaer az Greenwood,
states that the capacity OF the reduc.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-12-01

A shift Of two men Is sinking shaft
on the Spokane. which lies west OF the
Old Town and north OF the Palo Alto.
Superintendent NickersOr reports
Improvement In the Butte q Boston
and says the quartz fills the full breast
The superintendent OF the Palo Alto
Is sinking q shaft on the claim. He
reports that he Is making good prog.
ress. The values. he says. are good.
The ledge Is about eight feet wide.
There was some trouble last week at
the Chico, owing to the cold snap.
Some OF the pipes burst. which caused
the hoist to be shut down and work in
the drift TO be stopped.
Superintendent Hodge Of the PrIn-
cess Maud reports good progress on
that property. The Wine is down
about 2ss feet below the tunnel level
and the vein Is from four 70 ave feet
wide.
The Gold Leaf tunnel contract Is
nearly completed. The rock is very
hard. The belief Is expressed by the
engineer who made the survey Of the
sAsAAACA NAAoA NAAG ANNkEC - lACig " BC G4~
c0untered in the next Is feet.
James Elliott was in from the Gold
Ledge mine and says that the vein on
that property was being interested by
crosscut from the south end OF the
south drift on the l30 foot level, and
shows as good looking quartz as could
be found in the mime.
Trhn Can THaAn A~ffa q q, % fo.A T-kn
walls are perfect and have shown no
evidence OF fracture during the entire
distance the drift has been run. The
ledge Is about Ave feet wide, but the
quartz is not more than az feet on the
average. Some Of the assays have
shown better values than $40 per ton
The Morning Glory mine IL looking
well and producing q very high grade
OF ore. There are chunks OF solid ore
weighing 20 or 30 pounds that carry
seams In which the gold is visible to
the naked eye. Work Is progressing
favOrably with force Of 10 men.
There Is no reason 20 change the opln-
ion often expressed that the Morning
Glory Is q mine. and Is iudIeiously and
economically handled.
James p. Harvey has returned to Re
public from Davis camp. on the South
Half. where he had been to restart ope-
rations on the Park and Central mine.
He let q contract for $50 fest OF work,
which force Of men has already been
started on. A tunnel has already been
driven about 500 feet 20 tap the Park
and Central vein, and e has about 60
feet more TO run. which Is included in
the contract The balance OF the zoo
feet win consist in driving on the vein
In the most desirable direction, TO Be
decided on after u has been crosscut-
The tunnel win give about 200 feet OF
depth on the vein, whicL crops At the
surface from 10 20 Is feet In width.
The ore on this property runs chiefly
in silver and lead.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-12-01

TIE IRE equipment Of walla wAllA
10 reported inadequate
II vas thirteen degrees below zero
In Spokane last week.
SNOW has made the alfalfa market
active In Yakima valley.
The Russian government will on Jan.
l put . duty Of 90 cents . barrel on
aour.
Oregon capitalists have been granted
. franchise for an electric plant At Wal
h walla
J.F. Davis was found dead in bed
at his home four miles from Prescott
last week.
Gov Rogers has granted = pardon TO
Geo. W. Boggs, former city treasurer
Of Tacoma.
Mr.. orendorf, living at Princeton,
Ida. was found dead In his doorway
BY nelghbors.
A counterfeiter's den was discovered
last week in an old building In Spo.
kane. Part OF the outfit was captured.
A report comes from Tacoma that
traina will be running through the
Great Northern tunnel within q week.
Nels p. Peterson Of Little Falls,
MINI. while temporarily Insane. shot
and killed himself az Tacoma last week.
John Bradsky fell dead in the post
once al Palouse last week. Mr.. Brad
sky was q pioneer Of Whitman county.
Il is reported that wallA wAllR will
try 70 influence the legislature to move
the state fair from North Yakima 10
that city.
washington's total hop crop yield is
put AZ $1,000 bales. OF the $4,000 bales
shipped. fully $4,000 bales were export
ed 20 London.
Il IL reported that there 10 consider
able sickness In the vicinity Of COlfax
al present, including . number Of cases
Of pneumonia.
The next legislative assembly viii be
asked 10 create new county to be
known a. Riverside, with Prosser as
the county seat.
JameA the il.year-old son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. John 0'Leary, Of Mount Vernon.
met death while coastlng on the side
walks last week.
All japanese laborers have been TAX
en- from the construction work OF the
Great Northern yard at Everett, and
now e5 white laborers are earning ~
per day.
According TO q statement submitted
TO the public by the Ladies' Relief So
cIety Of walia walla there was bal
ance IN the treasury up to November 1
OF t66S7l.
Up TO date twenty-one carloads OF APP
ples have been shipped from Garfield.
some Of the apples are marketed ~ mar
/ east a. Kansas. with the bulk going 70
= Montana points.
state Auditor Cheatham has issued
lis state bonds Of 5000 each on the
permanent school fund for the redemp'
lion Of state general fund warrants
!. The total amount Of state bonds now
issued Is t1SO,OOO.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-12-01

London, Dec. Lord Roberts ca
bles from johannesburg:
The Dewetsdorp garrison OF two
guns OF the Sixty-elghth field battery,
with detachments of the Gloucester
shire regiment. the Highland Light In
fantry and Irish Rifles. 400 In all, sur
rendered at 5:45 p. m, November rs.
Our losses were Is men killed and ~
wounded. including Major Hansen and
Captain Digby. The enemy Is said to
be $500 strong. Four hundred men
were dispatched from Edenburg to re
lieve Dewetsdorp. but they did not sue
coed in reaching there in time. Knox
Joined this force and found Dewetsdorp
evacuated. Seventy-five sick and
wounded had been left there. Knox
pursued. and is reported TO have been
fully engaged with Steyn and Dewet
near vaalbank. They retired west and
southwest. Knox's messenger failed 10
get through. 50 have no details"