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FLORIDA.
Turkey Hunter Is Killed.

Mariana. Fla. April 13.--Jonathan
PeIy, a prominent citizen, was found dead
In a clump of bushes about miles from
this place yesterday. shot through the
head.
Late Friday afternoon he went out tur-
key hunting. Not returning, searching
ia rites went to look for him, He was
found dead with ''yelpcr" for initiating
the cries OF turkeys in his hands. The
coroner's jury investigated the case and
decided that ne was murdered by per-
son or persons unknown.
in the bushes and initiating the cry Of d
turkey he may have been shot by mis-
take by another hunter. who fearing the
CONSEQUENCES, did not report IT.
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Attorneys Withdraw Suit.

Augusta, Ga, April 13.-(SpeciaI)-At
lanta attorneys have withdrawn their
suit involving ownership Of about 30
acres Of Augusta land in the toll gate
section. The land is now owned by
twenty to thirty citizens. on which their
homes are built Recent supreme court
interpretations OF law knocked the suit
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DELEGATES to Cane Convention.

Governor ]. NJ. Terrell last Saturday
appointed about eight hundred delegates
from all the counties in Georgia to at
tend the great sugar cane convention
which will begin its sessions In Macon
on Wednesday, May e. From hVe TO
seven delegates were appointed from eaci
of the 137 counties in the state.
1t is expected that this will be one OF
the most important gatherings OF an u
dustrial nature held III the state in years
Governor Terrell has already consented
to be present on the opening DAY ana uv,
nvor Tho address of welcome. He will
go from Macon to Savannah, where, OF
Nav !. he will attend the meeting OF th(
Southern Baptist convention.
The list Of delegates was prepared large
~ by Hon. Dudley NJ Hughes president
of the state Agricultural Society: Hon
c. Fl. Jordan and Hon. Russell Brinson
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New Orleans. April M--An early morn
ing fire swept the cast side OF West
End. the summer resort on Lake Pont-
chartrain, destroyins considerable prop
erty today. The fire department found
difficulty in reaching the scene and buck
ct brigades were powerIess to stay the
flames.
The blaze started In the Capital hotel,
which was destroyed along with % num-
Der Of smaller business establishments
and boat houses. The most serious losses
were sustained by the members Of the
Southern Yacht Club.
A large number Of sloops. cat boats
and yachts were at anchor in the pen
when tho fire started and many were
burned before they could he moved out
into the canal Among the boats burn
cd were some of the best known In the
Southern Yacht Club feet The loss is
estimated al $a0.0N0.
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Senate Stands by Flagier Act.

Tallahassee. Fla. april 1z-(speclai)-
rhe senate today declined TO repeal the
law making iucurablc insanity a ground
for divorce. known as the Flager divorce
law. indefinitely postponing Representa-
tive Wizards repeal bill. II to H.
senator Adams offered as substitute a
hill making adultery the sole ground for
di,orce in Florida. which was tabled.
After a warm debate. the repeal bill was
killed.
If FLORIDA state college at Lake City to
the University OF Florida passed the
Both houses adjourned at noon today.
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Pail Of Beer Caused Murder.

Memphis, Tenn. April 15.Adolph
Heinz, a German subject employed at the
Tennessee brewery in this city, was to-
day shot and killed by George Morgan. a
negro with Il picturesque police record.
Heinz refused to honor an order present
ell by the negro for Il pail of beer.
The German residents in the portion
Of the city near the brewery, on learn
Ing of the tragedy, Immediately formed
posses and are searching for the negro
with the av0wed purpose of lynching
him. At Il la hour Morgan had not
been captured and quiet prevails in the
vicinity of the brewery.
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Negro Bow Is To Be Hanged.

Charlotte. n. c.. April 16.-John Broad
max, the l6-yearold colOrcd boy who
killed Sidney Blair, an aged farmer, in
Rockingham county, on March % was
today sentenced to be hanged on May %
the jury having returned verdict of
murder in the first degree. Broadnax
shot the farmer and his niece, Miss Salle
Walker, and was in the act Of plumber
ing the house when arrested. Miss Walk
er's injuries We're slight. A special term
of court convened at Wentworth on Mon
day to try the case.
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Like semmes Gunners Aim.

Pensacola, Fla, April 17.--(Special.)
The gunners of the battle ship Alabama
are now the champion marksmen OF the
American navy, having scored gen
eral average of 50 7-10 out Of a possible
100 at target practice
This covers the work OF one week with
guns Of all caliber. At no time did the
vessel steam at a rate OF less than 10
knots, or was the range less than 1,40O
yards
The record takes the championship mop
org from the Massachusetts. which made
@ s.enera1 average Of IS per cent.
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OIiveros' Books Said To Be Short.

Savannah. Ga. April 1s.-(Special)-S-
r. Oliveros for twelve years cashier OF
the Plant system and for the Atlantic
Coast Line it's successor, at the SaVan-
nah offices, was today arrested upon the
charge Of embezzlement. preferred by an
agent of the American Surety Company
The amount of the alleged embezzie-
n1ent is said to be s57T.45 Mr.. Oliveros
was committed to Jail in default OF a
bond of 5000. 1t is said. however, that
this bond will he made tomorrow, when
he will be released.
On March % Mr.. Oliveros resigned has
situation and there has since been an eX-
animation of his books, which showed the
alleged shortage.
Mir Oiiveros protests his innocence. 1t
is understood that he says the apparent
shortage is due to errors in housekeeping
which were not his own, and that ne is
really not short. His attorney mas mace
a statement. saying that Mr. OliVeros is
not guilty; that he has no evil HABITS
has never been extravagant and mas al
wavs been recognized as man OF the
greatest honesty. The attorney asks that
nublic Judgment be withheld and says
that his clients innocence VIII be estap-
liShed
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Doctors Son Near Death.

Rome. Ga. April 3.--(Special) -Elijah
Delay, the 10-year-old son of Or. Delay,
swallowed the contents of a vial of chic
reform at an early hour this morning and
will probably die from the effects.
The young boy took the bottle from
the mantepiece, whore it had been paced
bv his mother few moments before,
and drank it, thinking it was cough strip.
The best medical aid was summoned
and he was worked with most herolcal-
~. He is now in a comatose condition
and may or may not recover. Ills iather
Is one Of Rome's leading physicians.
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NE NTUCKY.
Beckham Opens Campaign.

Owensboro. Ky. April Ex-Governor
i3eckham this afternoon opened his cam
paign here for the democratic nominal
ton for governor to be made at pri-
marieS Saturday, May g. After recitins
the decisions of courts and opinion of
attorneys to show that there was no
question OF eligibility for second term,
he replied to his two Opponents. Jadge
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Courted Death Like BetrayeT.

ouitman. Ca. April 14.-(Special)-Io
day furnishes a terrible sequel % the
suicide of young Ivey Dampier yester-
day. which was reported in The Consu-
tuition this morning.
Early this morning Miss Georgia tog
ers. who. it is reported was TO have mar
ricd DamDie1. very soon, placed the muz-
zie of a shotgun against her breast and
discharged it with her foot, terribly rae
Grating her shoulder and arm. Medical at
tcntion was called for and at last ac-
counts the young lady was awe tho'sH
n is doubtful if she can recover
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Iail for Arkansas LAWYER.

Little Rock Ark, April 1S-James \.
Gillette, a prominent lawyer OF Hope
county. pleaded guilty here in the fed
eral court today to the charge of ac-
knoN-let,ging false homestead claims OF
federal soldiers in his capacity as
notary public. He was given a fine and
& term of imprisonment in the Hope
county Jail. There are numbers Of ca ses
similar to this in the district The swim
die perpetrated under the additional
homestead act of congress extended over
many of the western state Gillette was
a candidate in the last election for prose-
cutting attorney of his district.
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Farmer Shoots White Tenant.

Americas, Ga, April 1S.-(Special)-Al
Friendship, country village 10 mics
west OF Americas, this afternoon, Robert
Battle, a farmer. shot Richard Redmond,
!, white tenant four five times. the re
suit Of some business mlsunderstand-
ing.
1t is said that Redmond is in Gesper-
ate condition tonight and will probably
die of the gGnShot wounds inflicted.
Only meaEer details of the tragedy can
be secured tonight as Friendship has
neither telephone nor telegraph comnu-
nication.
Battle is we'll known lin that commu-
Oit1-
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Oldest Woman Breathes Last.

brunswick, Ga. April 1S.-Brunswick
oldest white resident, Mrs. Elizabeth Pal
mer, passed away at All early hour TINS
morning, at the home of her daughter.
Mrs Mary VandailY.
Mrs Palmer had passed the hundred
mark. having celebrated that anniversary
on January last She was native Of
Richmond county, but has been residing
in Brunswick for a number of years
A few weeks ago she was visiting in
Camden county and received a severe fall.
from which she never fully recovered and
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VIRGINIA..
For Jamestown Exposition.

Richmond Va, April 1.-THE senate
finance committee this evening decided
by a vote of to 6 to approve bill
carrying an appropria ton of 100000 Cor
the Jamestown exposition. The measure
has passed the house
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Convict Makes Escape.

Montgomery, Ala, April 15.-(Special)
The convict bureau received notice today
of the escape last Sunday night OF Jo-
seph II. Varela. Il white convict of Mo
bile county. from Pratt mines. He was
sentenced for three years, but had only
served one month He sawed through
the floor Of the hospital. lie has not
heAn rpc3DtUred
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Work on Buildings Stops.

Johnson city. Tenn. April H.--All the
work on the hospital group and the power
house at the National Soldiers Home,
now under construction. has been sus-
pended, The government inspectors have
condemned about $4,000 worth Of the
work on these buildings and it Will have
to be torn out and renutt. The loss
will be heavy upon the contractors m
less some concessions are allowed for
want Of correct specifications. which The
contractors claim. All the men who Were
on this work are now idle.
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Land Row Causes Death.

saIuda, :. C., April 1S.-Rufus burst.
a young white man. today at Pleasant
Cross shot and instantly killed John
Shaver. aged SO and the father Of q
family. The trouble grew out Of d dis
pute as to land rented by Shaver.
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Miss Roosevelt at Biltmore.

Biltmore, n. c.. April H-(Speciai.)-
Miss Alice Roosevelt and party arrived on
Mr.. Vanderbilt's private car Swannanoa
house. She YVES accompanied by a party
this afternoon and are now at Biltmorc
of friends and they expect to remain to
he charity bazaar. which will be given in
n few days In Biltmore village by Mrs
George Vanderbilt Hon. Chauncey De-
pew will arrive naXt THURSDAY.
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ALA e a M a.
To Double Capacity of Mill

Huntsville, Ala April 3.-(special)-
Preparations have been made for the
doubling Of the Madison spinning mill.
one OF the smaller cotton mills of this
CITY. The capital stock of the company
was recently increased from 100000 to
100000 for the purpose of duplicating the
plant as 1t stands now
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Stray Bullet Killed Fuller.

Dadeville, Ala, April IA serious
shooting ARRAY took place here last
night
Ellis Berkstresser, a boy about fifteen
years of age had some words with Bill!
Thompson. who is somewhat older. 1t is
claimed that Thompson struck Berk-
stresser Berkstresser secured pistol
and he and Thompson began deliberately
exchanging shot for shot.
A stray bullet from Berkstresser's
weapon killed John Fuller Both Berk-
stresser and Thompson were wounded.
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"a Sewing Machine Offers-All
Freight Charges Prepaid.

~ ~ Drop-Head Cabinet Sewing Machina
-, al, only. with Weekly year. $50 90
No prop-Hea ra cahinet Sewing MACHINE
~. frst-class weeklies, clubbing with Ths
Constitution. Orders for these are expected 70
~. trough the papers making the offer
1an,tt n them their full advertised p.!ce
AGENTS get no commIssio thereon.
ADDRESS all orders to The Constitution. never
% an Individual Send your 81 90 direct. or
through the local agent.
poni. by 0ostaI money order. express or reg
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THE CONSTITUTION,
Atlanta, Ga.
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TEN e SIS EE.
Big Purchase Of Land.

Knoxville, Tenn. April &c. n Rex
ford &. Son. of Pennsylvania, today pur-
chased 1900 acres of timber land in
Swain county. Western North Carolina,
for which they paid $4,000. 1t adjons d
tract Of 10000 acres recently bought by
the same parties.
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Convict Guard Kills Comrade.

pelham. Ca. April IA (special)-A
convict guard named Rainey was shot
and instantly killed by another guard,
Bob Graham. Sunday night
Rainy was about fifty years old and
from Kingston. lie is said to have been
Of a quarrelsome disposition and forced
Graham who is 4 young man, 70 this
method OF defense.
Eye witnesses cNoucrate Graham. who
is still mere and ready to submit to ar
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Convicted of Illicit Selling.

Huntsville. Ala. April 15,--(Special.)-
Eur Bell. a well-known citizen of Scots
boro. was tried in the United States
court yesterday on a charge of running
blind tiger, and was convicted. The
United States grand jury has made a par
tial report of twenty lone true bills.
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In Close Fight Carr Wins.

Montgomery. Ala, April 13.-(Special)
The hottest city campaign Montgomery
has ever witnessed closed here tonight,
Thomas H. Carr won over Charles p.
Anderson for ma yOr by 40 votes.
There We're 1897 votes cast. Carr re-
ceivcd 92S and Anderson $40. There were
several challenged votes. but they were
not counted, as they would not affect the
result
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Fourteen Buildings Burned.

winterhaven Fla, April 17.-Fire de-
stroyed the principal part OF Winter
haven today Fourteen buildings were
burned. including the postof1ice, two
stores and three packing houses. Loss
5000: insurance, S2.oGo-
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Forced Out by Trusts.

Raleigh. \. c.. April f4.(Special.)-
The cigar factory here intends going out
Of business because the American Cigar
Company has cut the prices low. The
latter distributed 1000 cigars free in Raj
eigh last week and Is giving bonus In
money and cigars TO purchasers, it IS
claimed Officers Of the local company
say that they cannot compete with the
trust
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ARKAN SAS.
Arkansas Invites Hearst.

Little Rock. Ark, April 13.-The senate
today adopted a resolution inviting VIII
liam r. Hearst, of New York. to address
the gene.@I assembly on the issues of the
day at such time as may suit his con-
vcniencc before the final day of adjourn
ment April So
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Will Joiner Acquitted.

Fort Valley, Ga. April 10 tSpeoiaL)-
After being out all night the jury in
the case Of viii Joiner. charged with
thu, murder Of a man named Wells, this
morning returned & verdict o. not guilty.
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LOUIS &
Innocent Man Was Killed

Shreveport April 1f-t has been 60
tablshed beyond any cause for doubt
that The negro who was killed Saturday
and whose body was buried AT an carly
hour Sunday morning as the murderer
the crime,
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Cuts from Saw Brought Death.

Rome. Ga. April S.--(Special )-Stev-
ems Johnson the man who was so
frightfully wounded by falling across a
pidly revolving circular saw near Far
rel avenue yesterday died last night in
spit of all that could be done by at
tending physicians.
Johnsons body was almost cut in
twain. and it was little short of q mir
acle that he lived five minutes after the
accident
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Death Of Mrs. A. T. Hurt.

Calhoun. Ca April 17.--(Specia l.)--Mrs.
A. f. Hurt died a. her home near Colim2'
in the eastern part Of the county, last
night at O'Clock. after an illness Of
several weeks Mrs Hurt was % wears
of age and until recently had enioyed aA-
cellent health nearly all of her life.
Mrs Hurt was formerly Miss Annie
Freeman, daughter Of Major James Free
man. one Of tho wealthiest of the pioneer
enttlnrs of Gordon county.
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Augusta. Ga. April 1&.- (Specai)-All
the buildings on the magnificent model
farm of Hon Jacob Phinizy have been
destroyed by fire. The JOSS IS very
heavy.
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Man Killed at Evergreen.

Evergreen, Ala, April 13.-(Special)-
A wind storm in the northern part of
this county today killed Henry Salter
and destroyed considerable property
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Iron Mountain Repair Shed Burned

Little Rock. Ark. April 1.-THE new
Iron Mountain shops at Barring Cross
lad a narrow escape from total destruc-
ton tonight. The freight car repair shed
was burned, including about thirtyfour
freight cars and two cabooSes. Loss,
500 900
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North Georgia Swept by Storm.
Masonic Rally in Rome.

Rome Ga. April 13.-(Special)- MAY 6
and will be gala days in Rome. so far
as Masonry is concerned.
The seventh district convention will
meet on Wednesday morning. May 6, and
will be called to order by WorShipful
Master Meyerhardt. There are fifty
three lodges in the district. and they will
all he represented. The day will he de-
voted to hearing reports of committees
and work in the first degree.
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Tennessee Legislature Adjourns

Nashville. Tenn. April 16.--The fifty
third general assembly of the state of
Tennessee adjourned sine die tonight at
S:45 o'clock.
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Oil Found in VIRGINIA.

Richmond Va. April IA New Kent
Court House, Va, special reports the
discovery of oil in an abandoned artesian
well, sunk about seventeen years ago,
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Bristol, Va. April 16.-An Immense flow
of oil was struck today at l.230 feet IN
well on c. A. Colemans farm at Hart
ford. this county. Excitement prevails
over the strike.
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Starving Himself to Death.

Brunswick. Ga. April l6 (Speciall-
Baily Chance. white man, who has been
in the Glynn county Jail for several days
for insanity. is starving himself to death.
lie seems to entertain the idea that his
enemies are trying to poison him and
refuses t. eat anything. ,Roe sheriff has
endeavOred to get the main to cat and
has offered him many delicacies. but he
absolutely refuses to swallow a ncouthfu
and is diving from starvation. The au-
thorties are puzzled as to what to do
with the unfortunate man. Everything
possible is being done to persuade him to
cat.
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ALL THE NEWS OF DlXIELHN ND

which is probably the cause of her death,
as up to that time she was in excellent
health
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Will Build 500 Cars.

Savannah. Ga, April 13.At the meet
ing of the directors OF the Central of
Georgia railway today the building of 500
coal cars was authorized They are to
be built in the shops at Savannah and
Macon.
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GEORGIA..
Killed by Batted Ball.

Newman, Ga. April 13.-{Special)-
While playing in game of baseball
this afternoon Punch" Arnold was
struck just over the heart by s"llt
ball
He was stunned for a moment, but ap.
rarcntly recovered from the shock ana
resumed his place in the game lnme-
1iatcly upon regaining his position ne
fell to the ground and expired.
North Georgia Swept by Storm.
Adairsvillc. Ca. April l3.-tSpccial.)--
This morning Il cyclone passed north OIL
here about " miles at o'clock.
The greatest damage was done on Dr.
BoWdcrns plantation, where Sin houses
and barns were blown down. He has not
4 house left standing.
A tenant house and barn on the farm
Of lin Pool WAS blown down. barn
was unroofed on Captain Fultons place.
/; is miraculous that no lives were lost.
Five people were in one of the Bowdern
houses. hut none of them We're hurt
The path of the storm was about 81
yards wide and was from southwest.
great deal of timber was destroyed
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in this place to Mr.. Peter Whitehead
aged 26. Miss Hill is probably the young
est bride in Jackson county, if not III the
entire state
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NORTH CAROLINA.
Trinity Men Won Debate.

Durham n. c.. April 13.-(Special. J.
Trinity won from Emory college in the
debate held in Craven Memorial hall to-
night.
The question discussed w9s Resolved
That legal provision should be made IN
this country for the appointment of tri-
n,nals of arbitration to settle strikes and
lockouts. such tribunals to have power,
when negctiatiors between employees anu
employer have failed, to assume Jurlsdlc-
ton and to ludicially determine ana ell
force for the industry in question Just
rates of wages and conditions of labor
Hatchet Found Not Georges.
Charlotte. n c., April 4-W. J. Moon
Sr.. of Virginia, who is now visiting ms
daughter. Mrs. j. Lee Koiner. in this
city, tells about the Ratchet that has
recently been found in the home Of Mary
Washington in Fredericksburg.
Mr.. Moon states that he once owned
the Washington property. He purchaser
the houst, and lot In 1876. The considera :
tlon was 81 500 The lot is so feet front
and 200 feet deep.
soon after Mr. Moon purchased the
house and lot he decided TO have new
roof put on the dwelling. During the time
the carpenters were at work one OF them
droppcd his ha tchct through a small
opening in the roof Owing to the fact
that the roof was about completed the
Ratchet was allowed to remain where
it had fallen.
This, Mr.. Moon states. is the Ratchet
| that has recentlv been found between the
ceiling and upper floor of the building.
Several years ago Mr. Moon sold the
Washington property to the state of
Virginia.