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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-09
Sc HEcHTs' GREATER STORES 5l355 Seventh Street.

April is three months off and 1 couldn't
wait. 1 finally secured coal at a lower fig
ure than my merchant would furnish it.
Today l heard coal could be bought on
9th street at 50 per ton. This was a little
less than l had paid / called and had
quite brisk conversation with the gentle
man In charge. He produced letter that
he had on tap" and which he was Reading
TO a couple of ladies when entered the Of
flee, which he had received from the oper-
ators, quoting coal at the mines at $50 and
$50 freight. which made coal f. o. b.
Washington $40. The ladies of course be-
Heved him and so did 7. He finally fired
me out with the remark, You are some
smart whisky seller who is making geo per
cent profit and know more about other peo-
pies business than your own
JOHN MORAN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-09
Typhoid Fever and the Oyster.
rom the New York Herald

From the New York Herald.
According to a special cable to the Her.
aid the death of the dean Of Winchester,
said to be due-to typhoid fever following
the eating of contaminated oysters, has
created very sensational scare through
out England. Although the gravity of the
situation is naturally very much exagger-
ated, there is also a FEASIBILITY in the con-
clusion that the shellflsh in question Is a
distinct and dangerous factor in fever prop
agation. II has been proved. for instance,
beyond question that oysters which are
fattened at the mouths of fresh water riv-
ers containing sewage waste are liable to
absorb the typhoid germ and thus scatter
it widecast among innocent and distant
consumers.
On general principles it is obviously i'm
possible to be sure in any given case that
an oyster is free from infection unless i'm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-09
CAPITAL Bachelors Are Scarce.

Walden Fawcett In the Smart Set.
The woful absence of the eternal mascu-
line in Washington has an important bear
ing upon the leniency Of social arbiters
The national capital comes dismally near
being an Adamless Eden, as far as single
men are concerned. Owing to the dearth
Of commercial and industrial possibilities
practically all the ambitious young men
migrate as soon as they are old enough to
come to a realization of the situation,
whereas most of the men who come to the
dream city on the Potomac, as members of
Congress or to assume governmental posi-
tions. are married. and not a few Of them
leave sons at home and bring daughters
allured by the prospect of q social career
to swell the hopeless surplus of young.
unmarried women.
How dire a disaster this death of eligi-
BILE bachelors is considered by Washington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-09

hostesses was forcefully illustrated few
years since, during the war which waged
between some matrons of high social posi-
tor on the one hand. and, on the other. a
nouveau richie from the west, who was en-
deavorng to effect a breach in the social
Notifications. The newcomer had the te-
merity to plan a series of dances for the
evenings that had been selected for a series
of similar functions by her associated
rivals. The Washington women had little
difficulty in securing promises of allegiance
from all the popular bachelors in the city,
but the invader recruited her dancing corps
of men from New York, thus securing the
attendance of not few of the Washington
girls; and, to make her victory the more
complete, she finally lured, by the sheer
magnihcence Of her entertainments, num-
Der of the bachelors who had originally
sworn fealty to her opponents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-09
The Coal, Prices.
To the Editor of The Evening Star:


lam going in the coal business. My mer-
chant forced me in and will probabIyattempt
to force and keep me out, by charging me
$12 per ton for coal in small or carload lots
and my neighbors 81 and $50 per ton-on
the same day. This did not relish, as my
coal bill has amounted to $500 a year at
normal prices and my neighbors' $50 or
500. Under these circumstances am not
willing to pay $12. Although I argued to
the best of my ability, talk did not count.
He had his lesson by heart-Lehigh. Shame
kin and dear knows how many more kinds
all at s12. Reading coal only excepted, and
that they claim they do not have.
had to have coal at once, SO had to hustle.
Called on several $3.50 dealers. but they
informed me that as / was not customer
they could do nothing for me. What am
1 to do-freeze?' Cant help it; go back
where you came from. and come around In
April and We will try to accommodate you.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-09
ROMANCES OF A BANK
===- Add to the Marvellous Price=Reductions OF the
:; Rebuilding Sale the (lreat Advantage OF Time Pay
MONEY CENTER OF WORLD IN
THREADNEEDLE STREET.
Threatened by Jacobites in Time OF
William III-How Wealthy Wo-
man Saved Rival Institution.
From the New York World.

From the New York World.
The Bank of EnglanG-that rambling,
ramshaCkle, loose-jointed structure or gray
stone blackened by centuries of London
smoke. London CRIME and London SCOT, ana
forming an almost complete square from
Threadneede street in the south TO Cole
man street in the north-does not at first
sight seem a likely place for romance, and
vet its history teens with stories of love,
hatred. ambition, rascality and adventure.
William Paterson, who at one time Of his
life had controlled every privateer that ran
the Spanish main, was the founder of the
bank He laid the foundation Of his fortune
in the buying and selling of slaves and the
clearing Of 100000 as his share of the gold
found on the sunken Spanish galleon. 1t
was with this 100000 and the profit derived
from his buccaneering expedition that
Paterson, banished to Holland by James ii,
and the impacabe enemy of the Stuarts,
found part OF the money for the Prince or
Oranges expedition across the Boyne.
A National Bank.
Concurrently with the advent of William
III on the throne of England the first plans
for the foundation of national bank were
made. and those who know of the inside
history of those times doubt not that Will
lam III was, indeed. the moving spirit OF
the scheme and that Paterson was his off,
cial tool and mouthpiece at the weekly
meetings or famous gatherings of financ.ers
known as the Wednesday Club.
Blood red in the annals of the bank lives
the story of Charles Walter Godfrey, part
ner of Paterson. Crossing the channel in
the teeth of a fierce storm and laden with
f6O,OoO $500, 900 in drafts for the aid of
King William, at that time besieging Ma
muir against the forces of the fourteenth
Louis. Godfrey insisted on his right to de-
liver the warrant for the money into the
hands of the king, who was then in the
trenches under a hot fire. And as, with
humble obedience. he handed the paper to
his taciturn majesty. saying in response to
the kings gruff remonstrance Am | then
more exposed TO danger than you, sir?'
cannon ball swept his head away.
Over the massive fireplace in the direc-
tors room stood some years ago three
rusty specimens of the old Brown Bess
together with number of roughly shaped
bullets. In these relics is embodied a pic
ture Of that dreadful night in the Novem-
Der Of 1850, when the mob OF Gordon riot
ers marched down from Newgate, setting
fire to every Catholic chapel on the line
of march ana advancing with a force of
50pO upon the bank.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-09

The block containing Houlton's Bank
the Opera House. the general stores, post
Office, lodge rooms and offices at Elk River,
Mimi. was burned. The loss is $4,000,
partly insured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-09

David Fleming, a golf player is in Jail
at Elizabethtown, N. Y, for default in
payment OF a judgment of $1,000 damages
awarded for knocking out an eye of
caddie.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-09

About a score OF lives have been lost in
Austria as the result of floods. caused by
She breaking up Of the ice in the river.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-08-18
SIERRA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

million gold bearing quartz these Mines prac
tCa nexhaube with ESQ plants operation they will
uce millions in dividends and the shares will be worth eas S25oo
each
Ti3 buy first class mines almost
ground floor prices No speculation We have the mines and the
All have do get of the ground, and
gold bullion and the profits dividends will be immense Buy
while you the chance for stock will be higher in less than
sixty days from
The SI4oo S2 500 per
in gold alone The edg the largest gold bearing edge in
Serre county California consisting of full sized gold quartz
claims 5000 feet nngh (almost three miles oag) 600 feet wide
Three mountains of gold soaring The quartz running from feet
width The manager and superintendent of these mines
twenty years experience California mines and his
integrity unmpeacabe (See letter of Commissioner of the United
Circuit bow) The above three companies
the directors held Poker Flat California July 23rd last
resolved the market shares each of their capital
stock making $4,000 shares of stock for SALE the proceeds of said
be used solely increasing the size of the machinery there
by than doubling the and increasing the dividends The
Poker Flat Co.'S already equipped with capacity
per day. have roller MILL with fumes tram
lines giving horse the wheel also black
boarding and roomg miners The Rose and Harold Co.'S mines
will be equipped with plant OF capacity day Lane
Roller MILL with fumes line complete also mill of large
capacity capable of furnishing all the mines with sufficient mbe
nominal The Iassa equipped with
stamp mill with heavy batteries engine boiler large mill build
office and boarding house 3ox6o feet capable OF taking
feet Of tunnels and slopes is the
of he in the future to increase the capacity Of
the Poker Flat Co.'S mines daily capacity of also
chonaton works OF daily capacity and also to
the capacity of the Lassiat Co.'S
With this additional machinery estimated that will increase the
dividends soc 7c each per share Fyfve thousand
dollars have already been expended machinery etc. these
critics Shares in these mines will be worth $500 per share in
year from today
The Of reducing the gold bullion is s. and
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-08-18
PRINCIPAL OFFICES
Poker Flat, California.
Eastern Offices, GUTHRIE, OKLA

tegr speak knowingly unhestating
y vouch for hsi tuness his honesty his splendid moral character
and capabilities take charge of kind of mining property and
those with whom he have business other relations
that he is worthy OF their fullest and highest confidence.
will furthermore state, that became acquainted with Mr.
asa 1890 after his arrival this state at the Young
America Companys quartz Sierra City Sierra County,
(whe he work mner) during professional eplov
there C. and NJ E. also official capacity Unte
States Land Surveyor for California He appointed by the
nendnt my principal and helper in surveying their
mines and ns for United States patents also for bitches
voirse dams pipe lines roads wire underground works
and other various engineering matter required their
ties, etc
for years and whenever visiting works officers (when
gagged by) became and acquainted and intimate
with Mr. Laa and always found him every respect be we'll
educated and generally we'll informed gentleman OF great practical
knowledge of all kinds of mining etc.
In 1888 Mr. A G. Bush the president and general manager Of
the first and second levels This responsible position he held until
1901 when ne resigned after having obtained
GOO f. of bedrock tunnel the Excelsior Drift Hydaulc
Placer Mine Cedar Grove in Sierra county which property
was the largest share and director
After completion Of his he appointed by Mr. Bsse
Mr. Be resigned his office take charge hydraulic property
for his friends III British Columbia he and myself recommended Mr.
assat the directors Mr. Bisset posi-
ton Being appointed he entire satisfaction ali share
lo the company until he resigned that position Poker
Fiat IN Sierra for his that vicinity
will furthermore that only well pleased but
very glad t be able after that him consulting mining
mechanca engineer in regard made Lucky
Gold Hill mine the Portwne ridge about miles from Poker
Flat in Sierra county, Calf.
Very truly and respectfully,
CHAs w. HENDEIo
Commissioner Of the United Circuit Court for California
(SEAI4)
Seal Of United States Commissioner
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-08-18
LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION OF /. b. La

the manager and superintendent Mr. J. B. Lassat
Mr. Lasiat, the Mine Superintendent
(SEAL)
La Porte Plumas County. California April 2sth Io3
10 Hh0m May Concern:
1t is with pleasure and testify that Mr.
John Iassiat for about During all that time have
become well acquainted with him and Of his personal
dacqunance and have had abundant opportunity
judge of his character practical quartz placer
miner foreman superintendent and general manager
OF mining properties.
1t with than ordinary pleasure that take advantage Of
this opportunity words Of
would not ordinarily write of willing write of him
He active and energetic all he undertakes and peeverng
His general reputation
ing well known to all Furthermore he of far than
ordinary ability and particular well informed along all lines Of
mining and mechanical engineering
AT Jassat is usn Of absolutely unimpeacbabe honor and
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-08-18

NHTIIlg NTITIlg
References by permission:
Guthrie National Bank
Logan County Bank.
Bank of Commerce
Ex-Governor c. NJ Barnes, president Logan County Bank
Y. c. Guss president Guthrie National Bank
Henry E. Asp solicitor A., T. and S F. Ry. Co.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-08-18

The stock offered averylow price considering the
value of hte mines Over fifty representative citizens Of Guthrie and
Logan county shareholders these mines, and their stock not
sale double the price they paid for it. Men Of good business
reputation behind the who have invested their
and reputation in the of the companies This
aon but good paying which will pay large dividends
for the practically inexhaustbe
Now is the time buy while the shares low No stock certh-
Gates made out for less than IS shares
For prices and terms apply to
JAMES S. LYON
President Lassat and Rose and Harold Gold Mining Milling Co..
Guthrie, Okla,
GEORGE II WILLIS,
President Poker Flat Cold Mining and Milling Co
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-08-18

Properties fully paid for
Titles absolutely Perfect
No debts, leins or membranes
No watered stock. No preferred stock
The Washington times., 1903-04-10
Policeman INDICATED

Mayor George L, Simpson this morn
ing. Investigated the charges brought
by Lieutenant of Police James Smith,
against Policeman Samuel Ticer, who
alleges that the policeman. while drunk.
fell and cut his head. The testimony OF
the lieutenant was to the effect that
on the second day OF April, between
the hours Of and : O'Clock in the
afternoon. Ticer entered the station
house and in the course of conYer-
sation told him that he had been drunk
for TWO or three days. The lieutenant
stated that he detected the odor Of
liquor on Ticers breath. 1T was upon
tLese grounds that Lieutenant Smith
says he brought the charge Policeman
TiceT stated positively that he was not
in the station house at that hour OF the
day and that he was not drunk. After
hearing the testimony Of DR.. T. NJ.
Jones, Captain of Police James +.
Webster and Policemen Sherwood and
Griffin, the mayor dismissed the case
The Washington times., 1903-04-10
THE COURT RECORD.

Equity Court No. Justice Hagner-
GrinnelI vs. PuTvis; pro confesso against
defendant vacated. Hord vs. Hord; ap
pearance of absent defendant ordered.
Standard Brick Company vs. Burke;
cause heard, decree TO be drawn. Lip
hard vs.. LiphaTd cause remanded 10
examiner. Trego VS.. Supreme Council
American Legion OF Honor; hearing OF
cause commenced
Equity Court No. 2-Justice Gould
O'Brien vs.. O'Brien; defendant found to
be an habitual dTunkaTd and finding
confirmed Tolson vs.. United Banking
and Trust Company receivers autnCT-
lied 10 accept offer OF Rosa 2 Suit.
Bache vs.. Rtdenour; appearance Of alb
sent defendant ordered. National Safe
Deposit and Trust Company VI. HeibeT-
ger, guardian ad litem of infant defen-
dants appointed. Ohio National Bank
Us. King; leave 10 amend bill granted
and receivers authorized to sell certain
real estate WaFmaa vs. Warman; di-
vOTCe from the bonds OF matTlmony de-
creed. Duryea vs. DuTyea, divorce from
the bonds Of matTimony decreed.
Criminal Court No. Justice AndeT-
son-United States VS. John MastOn,
housebreaking; nolle pressed and de-
fendant discharged United States vs..
Adelaide Pray. violating pension law,
bond fixed at $500 and defendant COM
mitted. United States vs.. David Murray,
embezZlement; verdict Of guilty, with
recommendation 10 mercy
Probate COurt-Justice Barnard-Es-
tate OF Catharina Ockstadt: proof of pub
lication. Estate of Nathaniel Mckay
petition OF Philip Hichborn for probate
OF Will fled Estate of Jane 'FoIson; win
admitted 10 probate and letters testa-
mentary granted to a Z. l. Leckiei
bond S., ,000. Estate Of James N. Lar
combe, viii partly proved Estate OF
Catharina Ockstadt; sale finally ratified
Estate Of CatbaTine Mccartney: order
authorizing sale. Estate of Susan T.
Cruit; order 10 sell bonds. Estate OF
William Won Schepke; order OF sale.
Estate of John ShaHahan: sale ratified
nisi Estate Of George P. Browning,
proof Of publication and answer filed.
Estate Of Charles W Barnes; will, dated
February 26, 1903, filed. Estate Of Noble
D. LaFner; petition for probate Of will
filed. Estate of Henry H Haynie; petit
tion for probate of viii fled. Estate Of
Jane Tolson; petition for probate OF
viii filed. Estate of George p. Brown
ing: appearance of Lambert & Baker as
attorneys and notice of intention of fl
ing caveat fled, order appointing Nellie
H. Browning guardian ad item. order
postponing probating Of viii until April
neT; viii admitted 10 probate and let
ters- testamentary granted 10 Annie 3.
Gardner, bond of IS, 900. Estate Of EHi-
line Brooks; notice tc creditors issued.
IN re Ruby Kline; account passed In
re William Baum; account passed. Es-
tate Of Jane Tolson; viii fully proved.
IN re William p. Harrison ct al; ac-
count passed. Estate of Martha c.
Cannon; account passed. Estate of
Wilhelm Otto AdOlpbe MOrelI; Viii,
dated September %. 1880. naming Agnes
Morell executrix, filed. Estate OF Percy
II. Simms inventory of estate not ap-
praised fled.
The Washington times., 1903-04-10

G Street northwest, between Twelfth
and Thirteenth Streers-LoTiB M Saun-
deTs Gt uX- 70 Franklin V Killian, part
Of original lot l. square 2S8, S29 600.
Nineteenth Street northwest, between
y and O Streets-GeoTge y. Kittel ct
al. executors to Mary D. Andrews, lot
30. square us, S17,0 ,0e0.
N Street northwest. between Fifteenth
and Sixteenth StTeets-Empire State
Realty Company to J. Cassin Howard
part original lot , and part OF lots D and
F. square 1876, SO.
VI Street northwest, between Fourth
and Fifth Streets-ElIen Allen ct vir.
Thomas A. TO Thomas A. Wilkerson.
part OF lot 25, square 514, SO.
n Street northwest, between Fifteenth
and Sixteenth Streets. Cassin Howard
10 Emanuel Speich, part of original lot
and part Of lots D and q. square 1875,
$40
Pierce Place northwest, between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth Streets-Lo-
renzo A Bailey, trustee. to Estelle II.
SempIe. lot 1870. square 206, SO.
T Street northwest, between Second
and Third Streets-Annie r. Mckenzie
to Pauline Rocca, part Of lot 3, square
566. s. 600
valley Street northwest, above Q
The Washington times., 1903-04-10
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Street-CharIes B. Hunter, ct ux, to
Frederick L. Moore, part lot g, square
1880, $40
Second and n Streets southeast-Heirs
OF Thomas B. Chase to Francis T. Chase,
part OF lots l and II, square 40, $40.
Second Street southeast between NJ
and y Streets-Nathan Hazen, ct Tx, to
James Kane, part original lots and 10,
square 40. SO.
Thirteenth and Streets southwest
George s. Fraser, administrator, to
Mary Martin. lot 81, square 26S. s3,4O0.
No 1916 z Street northeast-D. Darby
Thompson. ct ux, 10 Maud S Thompson,
lot 45, square 1929, SO.
Dobbins' Additionally E. Middaugh ct
al. to Annie NJ Smith, lot 40. square II,
SO
LIE Droit Park-Herman c. Ewald to
George Reisinger, part lot 8, block Q,
SO
Efnngham Place-William F. Bascom
to Cora B. Deeble. lots p and %. block
I6. $40.
Columbia Heights-HenTy II. Jacobs
ct al.. to William Parker Smith. lots
a and 25 block 81. so.
Lanier Heights-LOrenzo A Bailey,
trustee, to EsteIIe H Semple, lot 40,
SO.
The Washington times., 1903-04-10
One Womal'S Experience With a Grip,
Hampdy.

While suffering from severe attack
Of the grip ana threatened with pneu-
monia. Mrs Annie II Cooley, OF Middle
field. Conn. began using Chamberlain &
Cough Remedy and was very much bene-
flied by its use. The pains in the chest
soon disappeared. the cough became
loose. e1PcctoTatinn easy and in a short
time she was as well as ever. Mrs.
Cooley says she cannot speak too highly
ia praise Of this remedy. For sale bv
Henry Evans. Wholesale and retail. and
all druggists.
The Washington times., 1903-04-10
PROCEEDINGS AGAINST
RAILWAY COMPANIES
Rates of Missouri Pacific and Others to
Be Investigated

The Interstate Commerce Commission
yesterday issued orders in the matter Of
class and commodity rates from 81.
Louis TO Texas in force over the Mis-
souri, Pacific and other railways. the 81.
Louis Southwestern Railway, and the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway
The orders state that proceedings viii
be instituted to investigate the rates
of these roads. and that the respondents
are required to fiIe answers before the
1st Of May, and must appear at the
hearing set.
The Washington times., 1903-04-10
Suddenly Expires.

Samuel Howell. a citizen of Charles
town, W. Va, dropped dead yesterday
evening in the house at the corner of
Washington and Duke Streets. where ne
had been visiting his son. D. J. Howell.
OF this city.
Mr. Howell was for thirty years the
cashier OF the First National Bank Of
ChaTIestown. but had withdrawn from
the bank quite recently on account OF
old age, he being in the seventy third
year OF his age. He returned from
walk around Alexandria about o'clock
yesterday afternoon and retired 10 his
room, when he dropped to the floor and
soon expired. Death is said 20 have
been due TO heart failure. MIR. Howell
lived here in his early life and was con-
Rected with the firm of E j. Miller nE
Co His remains will be sent 10 Charles
town FOR burial tomorrow.