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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-06-08

SUICIDE.-John A. Downs. hfty'nine
years old. well-known member OF
Washington Commsndery, Knights
Tsmplsr, and familiar figure 10 Ma
comic circles, is supposed to have CON-
mitted suicide by jumping from the
steamer Charles Manchester on her last
trip, about 8 o'clock last night. A bat,
coat, and cane belonging to Mr.. Downs
were found lying on the deck OF the
Charles Manchester just after the ely
mont wharf was passed. Capt. Blake,
the commander of the boat, took charge
of them. The steamer did not stop
when the clothes were found, but CON.
tinued Oh its way to Washington, and
after ell the passengers bad gone OIL
search was made for the missing man
No trace OF him could be found. Mr.
Downs had given the pureer letter te
m sil Just before the Manchester left the
wharf 10 Washington yesterday after
noon. Mr.. Downs lived at ola street
southeast with his nephew, John Tin
dali, and 1t Is said has not been home
since Thurs lay. Up TO six months age
Mr.. Downs was cigar sslesmen, apf
had large trade. He was formerly i1
the commission business, but retired
from sctivs business last year. NJ
reason can be assigned for his rash act
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-06-08
Z 4. Knox, Auctioneer.

DY VIRTUE OF a DEED OF TRUST,
ID dated November 15. 1897, and recorded
In deed book 80, page 1868, OF the land
records Of Alexandria city, Virginia, executed
by X. B. Robinson and vie to Lewis McKen-
x:e Bell, ct ais, trustees to the Alexandra
Perpetual Building Fund Association, and de.
fault hsvir g been made In the payment Of
the debt secured thereby. and being theTeunto
ordered by the Board Of Directors of the raid
Association, the undersigned Trustees OF said
Association will, at ~ o'clock N. on
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-06-08
SATURDAY,
the Dad day Of June, 1901.

in front Of the Royal street entrance to the
Market Building, in the city OF Alexsldris.
Virginia, sell at public auction for cash, all
those LOTS or PARCELS OF GROUND
situated in the city Of Alexandria, Virgins,
on the north side of Montgomery street and
the east side Of the old Georgetown road, and
designated az lots 1 and 2 Ia Jones's and
Pickford's subdivision of the parcel or lot Of
ground bounded by Montgomery and Patrick
streets and the old Georgetown road and John
Msndevilleis line. recorded 10 deed book No.
81, folio 148. OF said land, records with the
rights and sppurtensnces to the same belong
ing. COsveyanciDg Of the cost Of the pur.
chaser
LEWIS MCKENZIE BELL
SAMUEL b. FISHER, Trustees.
WILLIAM e. LATHAM,
jpe7 I'd
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Free Daily Deliveries to AIexandrIa.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-07-19
Do You KnowP

Do you know that every cruelty
inflicted on an animal in killing or
just before death poisons to a great
er or less extent its meat?
Do you know that every cruelty
inflicted upon n COW poisons to q
greater or less extent it's milk?
Do you know that fish killed as
soon as taken from the water by a
blow on the back of the head will
keep longer and be better than
those permitted to die slowly2
Do you know that birds destroy
millions of bugs, mosquitoes and
harmful insects, that without the
birds we could not live on the earth
and that every little insect-eating
bird you may kill and every egg
you may take from its nest means
one less bird to destroy insects?
Do you know that a check rein
which will not permit a horse to
put his head where he wants to
when going up a hill is cruel tor
ture to the horseP
Do you know that the mutilation
of horse by cutting off his tail
compels him to suffer torture from
flies and insects every summer as
long as he lives?
Do you know that every kind act
you do and every kind word you
speak to a dumb animal will make
not only the animal but yourself
happier, and not only make you
happier but also betterP
GEO. t. ANGEL.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-07-19
Met Their Commander.

Samuel II. McEwen of Chicago,
who is now visiting in Milford, was
recently made very happy by visit
from his former commander, Captain
Clark, of the Oregon, on which ves-
sci ne was during the famous fight
with Admiral Cervera's feet Off San
tiago during the war with Spain.
The captain had gone to Chicago to
visit the Illinois state militia train
ing ship, Dorothea, and its captain
as a surprise had quietly assembled
ten of the men who were formerly
under Captain Clark Of the Oregon
and had arranged to have them row
him out to the training ship in gig.
His joy at meeting his former sea-
men was only surpassed by theirs at
being afforded the pleasure and honor
Of meeting their former commander,
who recognized and gave them a
most hearty greeting. Mr.. McEwen
was one Of the men in the gig and
the captain expressed especial sur
prise and joy when he saw him and
cordially grasped his hand exclaim
ing, "And McEwen, too" The cap
tain complimented them by saying
"No better men ever put to sea thar
these Illinois boys. Why, they
were ready for anything. A dozen
of them wouldn't have hesitated tC
tackle a whole Spanish fleet if they
had been given the word. They ar'
sailors and fighters from start t
finish"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-07-19
How He Was Converted.

At the close of the recent Nation
al Suffrage convention in Miuneap-
oils, a number of the delegates went
on nm excursion TO the Y ellowstone
national park The park is in wy
oming and Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait, president of the National Suf-
frage association, in IN address
given during the journey, told a
curious incident that once happened
there. She said:
Before the equal suffrage amend
ment was adopted in Idaho, all four
of the political parties put suffrage
planks in their platforms. 1 was
present at one party convention.
The candidate for governor in his
speech Of acceptance strongly urged
the insertion of the equal rights
plank in the platform He said he
had been converted to suffrage by
what he had seen in the Yellow
stone park many years before He
was there on an election day. At
that timo there were only thirteen
women living in the park. It got
noised about that these thirteen
women meant to vote. The an
nouncement so disgusted a gang of
thirteen low grade laborers that,
after talking it over angrily among
themselves, they decided they
would not demean themselves to the
level of woman and that if the
women voted they would not. On
election day the women cast their
ballots and those thirteen men stay.
ed away from the polls. Then and
there made up my mind, said this
gentleman, that if the votes of thir.
teen ignorant drunkards could be
exchanged for those of thirteen
good women the country would be
a gamer every time, and / have
been in favor of equal suffrage ever
since.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-07-19
VOL. vi.
THE WASHINGTON LETTER.
lFrom ON Regnlnr oorte.pondent.l

fFrom Our Regular Correspondent.l
WASHINGTON. d. c.. July 10, 1901.
Secretary Gage and other treas.
ury officials have been surprised by
tho receipt from internal revenue
for the first half of this month. 1t
was naturally expected that the
reductions which won't into effect
the first of the month would make
the receipts considerably smaller
than for the corresponding period
last year, bat instead of that they
have been little larger every day
and for the half month in round
figures $1,000, 900 greater than for
the first half of July st year.
Some think that this may be nc
counted for by the fact that changes
were made in n number of classes of
revenue stamps and that large users
allowed their supply to entirely run
out by the first of the month and
have consequently purchased large
quantities since then. Whatever
the cause, the receipts have been
larger when they were expected to
be smaller.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-07-19
Deny Being Aggressors.

The Holden boys, who have been
charged with being the aggressors in
the difficulty which occurred here
July 4th, when three Matamoras and
Port Jervis boys were arrested, say
that the allegation is not true and
they are fully able to disprove it by
abundant testimony. Later the same
evening James Holden was mixed up
in a fight in the Vandermark Hotel
with some outside parties who he says
picked the quarrel with him. AS
evidence of their innocence in being
the instigators they point to the fact
that Officer Wood who came on the
scene in the afternoon, soon after the
fight, and made enquiry did not take
any Of them in custody but did take
some other parties to the lookup.
They desire this statement made to
counteract the effect Of the statement
that they were wholly TO blame as
being the offenders at the beginning
Of the trouble.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-07-19
PERSONALS

DR.. J. B. Lung of Brooklyn, N.
Y, was in town Monday.
Mrs. Percy Lyman and family Of
New York are sojourning in town.
Alfred Chatillon of Newark is Wis
iting his family up in Dingman town
ship.
Miss Millicent Crissman of Bergen
Point, N. j., is visiting with the
family of her grandmother, Mrs.
Sarah Crissman.
Rev. Harvey lklaer, pastor of the
Olivet Presbyterian church, Easton,
Pa, and wife have gone to Ocean
Grove to spend their vacation.
S. H. McEwen and wife of Chica-
go are east on visit to the parents
of the latter, Arthur B. McCarty
and wife, and will remain until
Aug. 1.
David M. Wells, who is connected
with a road machine company in
South Corolina, arrived home Sun
day on a visit to his mother, Mrs.
Ann Wells.
Cal. Puck, proprietor of Busches
Hotel, Hoboken, N j., and 'augh-
ter Alice are spending a few days
with the family of Robert Struthers
on Water street.
Miss Happy Van Wyck has re-
turned to town and is at Brookside
Villa Her mother, Mrs. Kate B.
Van Wyck, who has been quite i'll,
is slowly improving.
George Armstrong left Wednes-
day night having the Klondike re.
gion az his destination. He has one
or more promising claims staked
out and hopes to dig much gold.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-07-19
NO. 36.
THE RAMBLER'S PICKINGS.

Our boys have improved. They
beat the Matamoras ball players last
Saturday, but then turn about is
fair play.
j. Victor Rosenoranse, a leading
druggist of Newton, was in town on
business the first of the week.
B. E. Brown is putting in full
time in canvassing the county. He
does not mean to get left if work
will help him out.
Joseph Sohanno, proprietor of
Chestnut Grove House, has pur.
chased a neat two seated wagon.
Business is booming. Our stages
are busy, the liverymen are rushed
with work, farmers have all they
can attond to and good prices for
their products prevail Potatoes are
30 cents a peck, berries 10 cents a
quart, eggs 1s cents a dozen and
vegetables of all kinds scarce and
high. Those so lucky as to have
anything TO sell should feel salts
fed.
The golden rule, do unto others as
you would have them do unto you,
is evidently forgotten by some peo-
pie judging by the mean things
they occasionally do. They would
not like it probably if the tables
were turned.
Will the Editor Of the Press kind
ly inform us as to what constitutes
cruelty to animals in this stateP
We have pamphlets defining the
meaning in New Jersey and New
York and would like to know the
definition in Pennsylvania.
1t doesn't seem right that public
official should overwork himself in
the interests of the people this
warm weather. Some of the labor
should be taken off his hands.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-07-19
Railroad Matters.

Associate Judges Houck and Klaer
met at the court house Tuesday and
we're asked on the part of the Della
ware valley railroad to appoint
viewers to assess damages for
piece of land in Delaware township
395 feet long adjacent to Cave bank,
same being a part of the property of
one, Jacob Van Auken. The judges
declined to act in the matter for the
reason that the act of 1898 provides
only for such proceedings being
done in court and as this was not q
regular or adjourned court they
had no jurisdiction.
A bond in 81, 900 for lands of j.
Victor Rosencrance in the same
township proposed to be taken by
the company was also offered for
approval but objection being made
that the ten days notice provided
by the act not having been given
nor the names of the proposed
sureties having been mentioned in
the notice the judges could not act.
They accepted this view and de-
clined to approve the bond.
The following appeared in the
New York Egeniag Journal of July
18th presumably regarding. the ac-
cident On Mott, street this town:
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-07-19

Representative Cannon of Illinois,
who is hustling in Washington for
his constituents, says he hasn't
made up his mind whether to be-
come the fourth candidate for the
senate in his state-Senator Mason,
Comptroller Dawes and Mr.. M. P.
Madden are already in the field.
Asked what he thought of the pres
idential outlook, Mr.. Cannon said
''It is too early to talk with any
certainty. The only thing that
seems to be certain is that it will be
an old fashioned sort of convention,
with the result uncertain until after
the delegates have assembled and
some ballots have been taken. No
man at present appears to be pop
ular idol, and 1 do not think any
thing Is likely to occur which will
give any one person a commanding
position In the race. There are any
number of men that want it, but
which of them shall be chosen ]
shall not undertake to predict.
Mr.. Cannon disposed Of the cock
and bull story alleging the existenoe
of a conspiracy among republican
members of the house to prevent
the reelection of Speaker Hender
son by saying, San such talk is alb
sOlute rot. "
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-07-19

1t was highly complimentary to
Consul General Stowe, who recently
rendered his resignation because of
his inability to live at Cape Town,
South Africa, on the salary of the
office, $1,000, for the large mer-
chants of that city to unite in a pc
tition to the department of state
asking that MIR. Stoves resignation
be not accepted and pledging them.
selves to pay MIN enough, in addi-
tion to his official salary, to enable
him to live as he should, but Secre-
tary Hay promptly informed the
signers of the petition that this
government could not allow a con-
sular officer to be paid from private
sources Congress fixes the consul
lar salaries, 1t may be remarked
in this connection that the German
consul general at Cape Town re.
celves $4,000 a year more salary
than Mr.. Stowe for precisely the
same class of work.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-07-19
Real Estate Transfers .

Helen Conwell TO Bernard ], Con
we'll, 12O acres, Dingman township.
Consideration $500.
Henry zigler to John Schaler, 4
acre, Greene. Consideration $50.
j. A. Brown and wife to C. H..
Carle, land in Blooming Grove, part
of S. W. Hunt, 81 acres. Consider
alton 81.
Edward Luokey and wife to Dim
mick Detrick, one-sixteenth interest
in No. 92, Porter. Abraham Dills.
Consideration s25..
The popular Homestead has all
the rooms engaged and is fast filling
up to its utmost capacity.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-07-19

Representative Hepburn, who is
in Washington on business, says
that Senator Allison was in dead
earnest when he started that Presi-
DENTAL boom for Governor Shaw of
Iowa that the republicans of Iowa
are solidly behind Governor Shaw
and will present his name to the
national convention, although they
fully recognize the handicap that
tho big and certain republican ma
jority always given by the state
will be to HIM, owing to the natural
-tendency of conventions to give
greater consideration to close and
doubtful states in choosing a candi-
date.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-07-19
Excursion to Binghamton.

The Erie railroad has arranged a
delightful family pleasure trip to
the beautiful Parlor City and its
picturesque Ross Park on Sunday.
July 21. The fare is so extremely
low that everyone can go and take
their entire family. Children will
be taken at half rate, Do not miss
this first enjoyable outing trip this
season. Grand special train will
leave Port Jervis at 7.3O a. IN.
Fare, round trip, only s1.25.-7-19.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-07-19

Consul General Mason, at Berlin,
in a report to the department of
state called attention to the tricks
of German customs officials to in
jure American trade in Germany,
especially that in manufactured ar
ticles. He cites two instances in
which a change of tariff classihca-
ton has resulted in a practical pro-
hibition of the importation of two
American articles, a snap hook
which been has imported for years
under a duty of s2.3s per 100 kilo-
grans. reclassed and put at So II,
moro than double, and ice cream
freezers, which we're changed from
81. 38 per 100 kilograms to $7.14. He
advises American manufacturers to
ascertain by actual shipments how
articles are to be classed before con-
tracing to deliver large quantities
in Germany.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-07-19
OBITUARY.
DANIEL w. FISHER.

After an illness of considerable
duration Mr. Fisher died Tuesday
at the home of Geo. H. McCarty in
Dingman township where he was
temporarily boarding. He was
born near Mystic, Connecticut,
about sixty eight years ago and for
many years has resided in this vi
cinity. He lived for come time in
Montague, N. and also in Port
Jervis and latterly has been farm
ing in Dingman township until de-
clining health compelled him to re-
linquish. He is survived by a half
brother, Benjamin Van Auken, of
Mystic, Ct, and by nieces, the
Misses Williams, of Port Jervis.
The funeral occurred yesterday,
Thursday, and interment in Laurel
Grove cemetery, Port Jervis, where
the remains of his wife who died
several years ago repose.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-07-19
Unclaimed Letters

List of unclaimed letters remain
ing in the post office at Milford for
the week ending July 20, 1901:
Rev. Theo. Irving Reese, d. A.
Marteeny, Mr.. E. Blake, Mr.. Emil
Hoffner, Mrs. A. G. Billings, Miss
K. Brown, Mrs. W. Boemeoke, Miss
Mary Fisher.
Persons claiming the above will
please say Advertised" and give
date of this list.
CHARLES LATTuioRE, P. NJ.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-07-19

To expel mosquitoes, take of gum
camphor piece about one-third the
size of a hens egg, and evaporate it
by placing it in a tin vessel and
holding it over lamp, taking care
that it does not ignite. The smoke
will soon fill the room and expel the
mosquitoes, and not one will be
found in the room next morning,
even though the windows should be
left open at night.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-07-19

Secretary Hitchcock takes no
stock i'm the numerous stories of the
intended crooked use of the names
of soldiers and sailors by land spec
ulators in entering claims for home
steads in the Oklahoma Indian res
ervation. He is confident that the
regulations will make it impossible
for such crooledness to be carried
on to sufficient extent to make it
pay, and his advices from Oklahoma
indicate that the stories are largely
imaginary.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-07-19

Mr.. John G. Freeley of Scranton,
Pa, who has just returned from a
business tour of Great Britain
said while in Washington THE
sale of American agricultural inn
plements is increasing every day in
Europe The people who do the
buying over there are as sensible as
any other people on earth. They
don't buy our plows and hay rakes
and steel rails just because they are
American, but because they are
really the best in the world and far
cheaper in the long run than the
best articles made elsewhere. "
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-07-19
RUNAWAY JUMPS INTO
WAGON, 3 MEN HURT.

Port Jervis, N. Y, July 12-The three
men who were badly injured by runa-
way horse plunging into their wagon on
top Of them, are being taken care Of at
private houses Miles Giveans, a New
York man, who was one OF the party In
the wagon, will lose one Of his eyes.
That correspondent must have q
wonderful Imagination. 1 wonder
what size hat he wears?
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-07-19

Lately starved in London because
he could not digest his food. Early
use of Dr. Kings New Life Pills
would have saved him. They
strengthen the stomach, aid diges-
tion, promote assimilation, improve
appetite. Price 25c. Money back
if not satisfied. Sold by all drug
gists.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-07-19

The J. W. Pepper Piano Music
Magazine, published at 8th and Lo-
Gust streets, Philadelphia, is one of
the newest magazines in its field.
Nobody can complain of not getting
the worth of their money, as It pub
lishes 21 pieces-10 vocal and II
MISUNDERSTANDING ga pages of
the best music and all of it original
and written by the most popular
composers Of today. Price $1.00 per
year.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-07-19
Sulphur a Preventive of Mosquito
Bites.

Bites.
One of our readers informs us
that, having seen a statement in
some English medical journal to the
effect that sulphur. taken internally,
would protect person against flea
bites, it occurred to him to try 1t as
a preventive of mosquito bites. Ac
cordingly he began taking effervesc-
ing tablets of tartar-lithine and sui
phur, four daily. He provided
himself with several lively mos
quitoes, and having put them into
wide mouthed bottle inverted the
bottle and pressed its mouth upon
his bare arm. The mosquitoes
settled on his skin but showed no
inclination to bite him. If this gen.
tleman's experience should be borne
cut by further trials, it might be
well for persons who are particularly
sensitive to mosquito bites to take a
course of sulphur during the mos
quito season, especially in view of
the growing opinion that the mos
quito is the common vehicle of
malaria.-N Y. Medical Journal,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-07-19

P. C. Rutan, the bicycle dealer
and repairer, is prepared to sell
wheels from S. up on the instalment
plan at both his Port Jervis and
Milford rooms. A discount given
for cash payments. His shops are
the resort Of all wishing bicycle sun
dries and needing repairs to wheels,
which are made in a skillful, work
nanlike manner. r.-5-22-tf.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-07-19
she pidnlt Wear a AEask.

But her beauty was completely
hidden by sores, blotches and PIN
pies till she used Bucklen's Arnica
Salve, Then they vanished as will
all Eruptions, Fever Sores, Boils,
Ulcers. Carbunoles and Felons from
its use. Invaluable for Cuts, Corns,
Burns, Soalds and Piles. Cure
guaranteed. 25c at all druggists.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-07-19

years old, he has been regarded for
some years rs the leader of the re-
publican party in South Dakota and
is known to have been largely in
strumental in restoring his state to
the republican column
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-07-19

Right Rev. Cortland Whitehead,
Bishop of Pittsburg, and Right Rev.
Leighton Coleman, Bishop of Della
ware, are expeetedsto take part in
the special services to be held in the
Church Of the Good Shepherd here
Wednesday, July "a.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-07-19
MRS. PHILENDA ST. JOHN MALvEN.

Alhos EhlLENDA 81 JOiiN MAlN I'm
Mrs. Philenda st. John Malven
died at her home in Port Jervis last
Saturday afternoon, July 18th, aged
nearly "a years. She married Geo.
Malven of Stroudsburg Oct. 81, 1S4S,
where she resided for about nine
years, when they removed to Port
Jervis, which had since been her
home. One sister, Amira, wife OF
DR.. S. w. Mills, and the following
children survive her; Anna, wife
of E. NJ. Gordon, Alice, wife of DR..
w. L. Cuddeback, Henry H. and
Lizzie of Port Jervis and Rev.
Frank Malven of College Point.
The funeral was held Tuesday.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-07-19

The appointment of Mr.. A. B.
Kittredge by the governor Of South
Dakota 20 fll the vacancy made by
the death Of Senator Kyle has been
we'll received in Washington. Al
though Mr. Kittredge is only 40