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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-11
Samuel II. Lunt. AuctiOneer.
YALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE.

Pursuant to DEGREES of the Corporation
Court of the city Of Alexandria. Virginia,
entered in chancery suit therein depending,
and Mary Baker ct ais. are defendants, the
undersigned will sell at public auction, on
the premises, at IL o'clock a. m, on
MONDAY,
the 31st day Of October, 1904,
A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND lying on
the north side Of King street extended and
bounded on the west by the lands Of Baggett
formerly being the lands Of Hoof, and the
heirs of John Ramsay; on the north by the
lands formerly belonging to Townsend Bag
gett: on the east by the land formerly belong
ing TO Wesley Summers, and on the south by
King street. aforesaid, extended.
The said lands were for many years, and
until about 1898, fenced in on each and every
side. and contain between four t4) and SIX
(6) acres, more or less.
The property will be offered as q whole and
also will be offered in lots, and the best bid
or bids upon the property as whole or In
lots will be reported 10 the court. The prop
erty has been subdivided into lots by extend
ing Cameron street and Peyton street through
the property. A plat showing the dimensions
and locations Of lots can be seen at the once
of Messrs Norton & BOothe
Terms Of Sale :-One-third cash ana the
residue in two equal payments az SIX % anu
twelve (l2) months from date OF SAFE, fearing
interest and evidenced by notes of the pur-
chasers and secured by retention of title or
nv deed of trust. or all cash at the option Of
the purchasers. -
w." JOHN NJ. JOHNSON,
GARDNER l.. BOOTHE,
Commissioners of Sale,
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A DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.-Haying
n qualified as administrator C. t. a. upon the
estate Of WIN. X. CRUMP, deceased. this is
to notify all persons indebted to said estate to
pay their indebtedness 10 me, and all persons
holding claims against said estate to present
the same to me properly certified for payment.
ROBERT II. cox, City Sergeant,
sep30 lot Administrator.
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CODFISH.-New Boneless and Shredded
~ Goldfish just received by
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THELMA SAFETY and REDUCA
SQUARE FOLDING, HOT AIR and VA
FOR BATH CABINETS. Latest, best, cheap
est. Greatly reduced prices, $3.50 and $500.
Por sale by
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A DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.-H Having
~ qualified as administrator upon the estate
of KARRENHAPPUCH CRUMP, deceased,
this is to notify all persons indebted to said
estste to pay their Indebtedness to me, and
all persons holding claims against said estate
TO present the same TO me properly certified
for payment.
ROBERT II. cox, City Sergeant,
sep30 lot Administrator.
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OTTERBURN LITHA WATER.-This
" water is indicated in all affections due TO
Uric Acid, Diatbesis, Gout, Rheumatism,
Stone in the Bladder, Kidneys or Liver
Bngbt's Disease and Kidney Diseases Of
very form For sale by
WAKEFIELD x HALL,
Sole Agents Cor. Prince 4 Fairfax SIS.
CHERRY COUGH CURE-A safe. pleas
ant and efiectusl remedy for Coughs, Colds
and all affections Of the throat and lungs.
Contains no morphine or other injurious
chemicals. Price, 25c. For sale b.
T.. s. LEADBEATER q SONS.
CAMPBELL'S SOUPS cases Tomato
Chicken. Vegetable, Clam Chowder, and
other varieties Of soups just received by
J. c. MILBURN.
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GREEN GINGER.-One barrel selected
Green Ginger just received by
/ G. MILBURN.
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xTIRGINIA.-In the Clerks Office Of tie
V Corporation Court Of the City Of Alexan-
dria. on the oath day Of September, 1904.
Lewis Z. Rauterberg
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NORWAY SMOKED sARDINEs, in oil
just received by ,urprpN
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BY NEWELL s. GREENAwAY, ID. c.
Mumford, Hunton, Williams and Ander-
SON n o. Oct6 w4W-th
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03
POLICE SEARCH
FOR HUMAN FLY
J. L. Bronsted Accuses F. S.
Sutherland of Obtaining
Coin by False Pretenses
LOSES ALL HIS MONEY
Claims He Has Contract
to Tear Down and Rebuild
Part of the Eiffel Tower

F. S. Sutherland, known as the
human fly" from his fearlessness in
climbing the dizzy heights of fagpoles
and steeples, is wanted by the police
OF felony charge of obtaining money
by false pretenses. The complaining
witness is j. L. Bronsted, a car
penter, living at S2S Eddy street.
Bronsted alleges that Sutherland
called upon him January 15 and
told him that he had entered into
q contract to tear down and rebuild 800
feet of the famous Eiffel tower in Paris.
He asked Bronsted if he would ac
company him, as he needed a good car
penter. Bronsted consented and the
following day he and Sutherland signed
a contract in which it was agreed that
Bronsted should be superintendent of
the Eiffel tower job at a salary of $40
a day.
Bronsted and his wife left this city
for Paris accompanied by Sutherland,
who, it is alleged, on the strength of the
contract, borrowed at various times
sums aggregating $1,000 from Bronsted.
After getting all the money Bronsted
possessed Sutherland disappeared and
Bronsted learned that the Eiffel tower
story was a myth.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03

General Lew Wallace's penned mar
ration of the chariot race in Ben Hur''
has just been pronounced a radiant
gem of literature, but there were folk
in Judge Mogan's courtroom yesterday
who opined that it was paled in thrill
ing effect by Patrolman joys recountal
of sprint in which he participated
night before last on the Barbary Coast.
This verdict may have been Influenced
by the fact that the novelists effort was
purely imaginary, while the policeman
told of an actual occurrence as he saw
it. Truth is always more impressive, as
well as stranger, than fiction. Then,
too, the printed page lacks the direct
force of the recitation. Policeman joys
diction may have been less elegant than
General Wallace's, but any defect in
that line was more than compensated
for by his eloquent delivery.
The footrace had origin in a Scrap
that disturbed the peace of Gomez's s
saloon and dancehaI on Pacific street
The patrons of the establishment are
Afro-Americans and when L. r. Wal
lace. piano mover, dropped in for a
drink and a pas deux there was nothing
QASllilCllNt dDOul his COlOT. Louie
Smith and Ruby Galindo, bellies of the
dusky district, divided the visitors
terpsichorean indulgence while the
liquid refreshments were set up C. o. d.
by Frank Silvey, the night bartender
According to the story told in court
by Mr.. Wallace, the first shadow of dis
cord was cast upon the gathering by
Miss Smith. Mr.. Wallace could assign
no other reason for her '"obstrepelous'
conduct than her jealousy of the atten-
ton paid by him to Miss Galindo
Whatever the cause, Miss Smith sud
denly informed Mr.. Wallace that he
couldn't dance enough to keep himself
warm-that he was awkward as a crab
and she could not torture herself by
tripping another measure with him.
Mr. Wallace, who prides himself upon
his grace and agility as a cakewalker.
resented Miss Smiths criticism AN
den, yo honah," he concluded, "suthin'
wuz stahted an we all mixed When
de bahtendah busted in seen dar wuz
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03
FORMER PREACHER HELD
FOR CRUELTY TO HORSE
With Twelve Children to Provide For He
Abandons the Pulpit for the More Lucra-
tive Vocation of Working Small Farm

F. F. Young, a former expounder of
the gospel according to Presbyterian
tenets, was the stellar defendant of a
large and varied galaxy that passed in
irregular procession before the tribunal
Of Mogan yesterday morning. The
charge against Mr.. Young was cruelty
TO animals and the prosecuting attor-
ney depicted him driving a horse of
enfeebled physique and ramshackle
equipment. His defense was a COM
plete denial of the accusation that his
treatment Of the animal had been
wantonly inhumane.
Policeman Knight swore that the
horse appeared to be anaemic and un-
kempt, that his rear feet were shoe
less, that his harness was a mass of
patches and knots, that a piece of
loose chain fiogged his heels as he tot
tered along and that the vehicle to
which he was attached had a piece of
rough scantling serving for a whiffie-
tree.
Where do you dwell?" inquired the
court fixing a penetrative eye upon
the mild countenance of Mr.. Young.
MY home is at the southwest cor
ner of San Francisco County. two and
half miles south of the Southern
Life-saving Station, on the ocean
| beach," was the deliberately delivered
reply.
And your occupation"
4 am a ranchman."
Further questioning incidentally
elected the information that Mr..
Young had labored in the spiritual
vineyard until he found the pecuniary
rewards therefor inadequate TO sup
! port his ever-increasing progeny. His
I children now number twelve and he
wrests a livelihood for them from the
stony and sandy soil at the southwest
/ corner of San Francisco County. In
/ his agricultural pursuits the equine ex-
hibit in the case had been his faithful
/ and accomplishing co-worker, and if
/ the quadruped were not in as fine fet-
! tie as Lou Dillon or some others of its
: species the fault was owing to the i'm
pecuniosity instead of to the malice or
! carelessness on the part of its owner.
Several witnesses testified that to
/ the best of their knowledge and belief
! the horse had been shod when 1t really
needed shoes and had been as well
/ cared for as the average work horse
belonging to a ranchman of moderate
means.
With this testimony stored away in
/ the judicial memory the case was con-
tinued till tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03
Jumps FROM
STOCKTON BOAT
Los Angeles Man Takes Fa-
tai Leap at Night From
Steamer Captain Weber
OFFICERS ARE AT WORK
Man Had Plenty of Money
and Seemed to Fear That
He Would Harm Himself

STOCKTON, March 2-Albert ].
Walters of Los Angeles jumped from
the steamer Captain Weber this morn
ing on its way up from San Francisco
and was probably drowned. George
L. Price of Alameda states that Wal
ters said he had been on a spree for
five days and was so afraid that he
would harm himself that he offered
Price $10O to remain with him all night
He seemed to have plenty of money.
He also asked Price to inform his wife
in Los Angeles and a sister, Rebecca
Walters, in Randallstown, Md, if any
harm came to him. Early in the morn
ing, dressed only in his trousers and a
silk shirt, and apparently suffering
with delirium tremens, Walters sud
denly jumped from the cabin window.
A search was made for him on the boat,
but without avail. One of the steamer
employees declares that he had seen
Walters take a life preserver.
According to Price, who left for Oak
dale to-day, Walters was we'll dressed
and seemed well-to-do. He gave his
age as SO, and said he was employed
with the Pacific Coast Borax Company.
/ Price, who is a member of the firm Of
| Price & Son, Alameda photographers,
says that Walters took his money with
him when he jumped from the window.
( Price declares that he gave the alarm
at once, but the boat was not stopped
and no attempt was made to rescue
/ Walters.
i One of the deck hands declared that
/ he had seen Walters go over the wheel.
which, if true, would cause his death
almost instantly. The authorities are
| investigating.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03
$4,000 Fine Bedroom Suit for $4,000
This Week.

All this week at the PATTOSIEN'S
the entire line of $4,000 Bedroom Sets
will be closed out for $500 at PATIO
SIEN COMPANY, corner Sixteenth and
Mission streets
The above advertisement appeared in
bedroom Suit for $500" The copy fur
nished by Pattosien Co. read plainly
$4,000 Fine Bedroom Suit for $500"
and the error was made by The Call
through the use of a discarded COPY.
This explanation is made by the paper
in justice to Pattosien Co., as the firm
had no such offer to make and the ad-
vertisement as printed was misleading.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03
SUPREME COURT GIVES
WATER RATES DECISION
San Joaquin and Kings River Canal
and Irrigation Company Is Al
lowed Per Cent.

In obedience to the mandate of the
United States Supreme Court United
States Circuit Judge Morrow yesterday
dismissed without prejudice the bill
of complaint in the suit of the San
Joaquin and Kings River Canal and
Irrigation Company against the coun-
ty of Stanislaus. The decision of the
Supreme Court was as follows:
That hereafter. in case the counties OF
Merced and Fresno shall fix rates in such a
manner that, taken a whole, the rates in
the three counties of Stanislans Merced and
Fresno would not insure income of at least
per cent. the complainant would not be bound
to accept such rates, and this court would not
bind 1t In regard TO the proprtety OF rates for
the future.
Costs were awarded to the defend
ants.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03

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q APTAIN CHARLES A. DeARNAUD.
- Washington. d. g. the man of whom
President Lincoln said. Congress and
tie nation owes Captain DeArnaud a
debt II gratitude for hfs services TO
General Grant" and whose damage suit
Tor 100000 against General FarnswOrth
has attracted such wide attention. says:
7 was a. great sufferer from vertigo and
could hardly walk. A Grand Army COM
rsde induced me TO try PawPaw, and
the results have been marvellous. de-
sire 10 thank you in behalf OF all suffer
crs for the good you are doing.
-Siguedl CHAS. a DeARNAUD.
want every weak and debilitated per-
eon 10 give. Paw-Paw a trial.
7 want every doctor carefully to test
this remedy and then honestly tell the
public the results.
I want every clergyman. when he feels
exhausted. 10 take Paw-Paw and then
felf his friends what he thinks of ii.
SOLD by all druggists. Large bottle 81.
Paw-Paw Laxative Pills. 25c bottle.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03
ASTHMA CURED

To stay cured. Health restored Attacks never
rctErn Write for Book 60. free 10 any
Asthma Hay Fever sufferer.
Address J.. HAROLD HAYES, Buffalo. N J.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03

/: Any one knowing the
. whereabouts OF CLARA
MOUNCB or MRS. BERG
:OTA please communicate
at once with Box 2422 Call
Office. News to her advan-
ia oe.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03

no posserble chance for me ter win out,
so 1 retreated an de gang follered me.
Den we wuz pinched."
Policeman joys stirring story of the
chase came next. He saw the quartet
dash along Pacific street. and he pur-
sued AS the details of the hunt fell
from his lips the courtroom crowd was
spellbound. Lady Gay Spankers de-
scription of how she captured the fox
brush, as recited by Rose Coghlan,
never held the audience more complete
ly enchained. And a great sigh of re-
leased souls followed the final sentence,
Then l scooped in the bunch"
His Honor dismissed Mr.. Wallace,
held the women for disturbing the
peace and vagrancy and pronounced
the bartender guilty of peace disturb
ance. They will be sentenced to-day.
Robert Mckay is only q years of
age, but he has a record that makes
him a veteran in crime. His latest
exploit in law breaking was when he
entered Minna-street saloon last
Tuesday evening and robbed chair
warmer" whose sole cash in pocket
consisted of 75 cents. Oncer Small ar
rested the youth, and Judge Cabaniss
yesterday held him to the Superior
Court with bail fixed at $4,000.
Judge Fritz held Patrick ]. Riordan
in $4,000 to stand trial on a charge of
robbing his sister-in-law, Myrtle Ju-
lien, Of a diamond ring valued at $500.
Riordan sold the ring for $50 to a per-
son in Oakland.
Arthur E. McCooley hired horse
and buggy at Conlan's stable on Cali
fornia street and drove the animal al
most to death. Judge Conlan will SEN
tence him to-day for cruelty to ami
mails.
About twenty-five stablemen are de-
PENDANTS in the police courts on charges
of blocking the streets and sidewalks
by allowing vehicles to remain upon
them over night. There is some talk
of getting the ordinance amended to
make conviction for such an offense
more certain.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03
The Best of ALI.

To bring your friends mother or
family from Eastern ice and snow to the
glorious climate of California is to do
the best Of all.
Santa Fe cheap colonist rates are good
the money here and the ticket will be
delivered in the East by telegraph. Why
not send? If interested. ask about it at
641 Market street, San Francisco.
Moral: The Santa Fe runs all the way;
see that the ticket reads Santa Fe."
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03

Labrade Morales. a middIe-aged Mex
lean woman, who resides in Hinckley
alley, will be compelled to explain to
Judge Mogan why she refuses to re-
store to the custody of his mother a
l1-year-old boy, with whom she has
become infatuated. Mrs. Floss, the
mother, yesterday swore to the COM
plant, charging the other woman with
unlawfully OBTAINING a minor, and
superfluously added that the moral
character Of her sons abductor is not
above -reproach.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03

Mrs. Gill repeated Il didn't" and Mr..
Gill retorted. You did," until the
bailiff sternly silenced the lady and the
Judge shouted, stop it," TO the man.
And you must stop your nocturnal
bowling and slaughtering slumber in
the 500 block of O'Farrell street" added
the court, shaking an admonitory finger
at the defendant. IF you ever come
back here on a similar charge I'll see
to it that you don't indulge in vocal
gymnastics for week or two, at any
rate"
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-03

George Derocavich resented his dis
missal by Restaurateur George Spar
row, whom he had been serving as
cook, by standing outside that gentle
mans rotisserie on Howard street, near
Ninth, and twisting his countenancs
into fend-like expressions every time
his former employer looked at him
through the window. So distressing did
these facial distortions become to Mr..
Sparrow that on Tuesday last he sailed
forth and attempted TO straighten out
Mr.. Derocavich's features by vigorously
punching them, whereupon the assailed
one had him arrested for assault and
battery.
After hearing the testimony pro and
con Judge Mogan decided that M.
Sparrow had been sufficiently provoked
by the defendant to make the assault
/ justifiable and instead OF obtaining re-
venge Mr.. Derocavich was made the re-
cipient of a stern reminder that if he
did not keep his face in its natural
shape he would be temporarily de-
prived of right of way to the Sparrow
| restaurant.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-08
His Snecinl Brand.

"Speak king of ze:lots," said q college
professor, "tGere was an eminent
Scotch scientist whose especial delight
mania. In fact-was insects and bugs
There once visited this Scottish profess
or young scientist. The visitor re-
manned overnight. and IN the morning
his host said to him:
"'And how did ye sleep the NIGHT"
"'Not very WE'LL the visitor answer
ed 1t was the strange bed, perhaps;
but, he vcntured, I must confess
e "'4Ah.' said the professor encouras-
ingly, we were just bitten by some
thing, eh?'
".Well, to tell you the truth. pro-
fessor, was the visitor admitted.
.Just think of that cried the pro-
fessor Bitten. war ye? Moo, man.
can ye say 1t was anything at all note
worthy that bit YEP
.''Fleas, think said the other. But
such feas for biting I never met in my
life before
81 should think so. indeed. said the
professor in great Glee. They re
Sicilian feas. I imported them my
SELF" .E
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-08
A cre.,.ome 1<nnir Custom.

A writer on the knffirs Of South AZ
RIGA says: "a Pondo chief in very old
en- days on accession to the throne
would kill one of his brothers and
wash in his blood to strengthen him
self and then would keep his medicines
in the skull of the dead brother, a
practice which raised the power OF the
medicine to the nth ms mathemati-
clans would say. If warrior of con-
spicuous bravery is killed in war his
body is made into medicine and admin
istered to the young men to make them
brave, n practice which may well have
tec:a the basis Of cannibalsm.'
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-08
The X ks q ii GGS.
TT, oss OF III n eadishs Hue IsettersIii.sIfs
$S$ the PM sYeIloyv. WA

~, 8 u. 81 u Reddisrs Hue better Tisr
the PAL 1'eIIoys. ;3SSs
There is most proba 81 Sss&an t1llrortssnt8
diefet.c difference between two eggs
the Solk OF one OF which is u cry psi ie .s
yellow color and that of the other q
rich, almost reddish color. It is y :ro,-1
torious fact that the country produced
egg may usually be placed under the
latter description. while the egg pro
duced by the hen that is under an IN
healthy and limited environment shows
nm anaemic color, generally u very pale
yellow. The eggs OF wild birds-ns.a
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-08
THE ENGLISH TAILOR.

He. Used to he TIurml,ic- isut Now Eie
Is rIaTtrlsty- Vampire
or late. be it noted. the tailor has be-
come quite an ,lnrcn souabe and glatui-
to,1s drain on ali mems purses,
Formerly you We're his patron lie
vns very civil and gave you uninter-
,rlittcnt opportunities for seeing the top
OF his head and the back of his neck
He rubbed his hands and crawleu De-
fore YOU for suIileus 4 suit. IL You
paid any time before the death or the
senior partner In his business hc
bowed you to your equipaGe and SAID
In his heart that You We're u great gen
tleIran-
Today he is vampire, he sucks your
blood, he walks erect, he chooses c!oth
for YOU, you must have what he tells
Won TO have, his terms are cash on de-
livery, his credit will last you SIX
months. and as often as not be IS a
member OF your friends club.
He is the person who makes you or
mars you With his bit of soapstonc
he can turn you out Just so or not just
SO. Re civil to him, I adjure you. You
are only n poor, soppy, brainiess, dry
cling rascal of q man. If you be not
well dressed you will become wreck.
Il hulk Il derelct, Il cnstaway on the
misty shores of business and society
London Gentlewoman.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-08
Earthvorms versa. Gopners.

Darwin concluded that the earth
worm in five years brings up soil
enough to cover the ground one inch
thick, and that. therefore, the result of
its labor is of vast Importance.
reckon that the pocket gopher does
this in five months. 1t does not do it
in the same way or so effectively, be-
cause the earthworm actually diSests
the substance of its castings. but it is
evident that the pocket gopher's method
answers the purpose of fully disin-
tegratinG and mixing the dead veSeta-
ton with the soil to produce rich and
fertile black loam- The gophers sell
dom cease their laborS. | have found
the foSsor and the nonticola active
both night and day, excepting during
the hottest weather. I have known Il
continued heat Of ninety odd degrees
in the shade to stop all upheaval for
several days. They are most industr1-
Gus. however at dawn and sunset
Ernest Thompson Seton III Century.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-08
The CLEVER GIRL

Say, that girl was awful chatty!
Talked so much some thought her
batty,
But she had the men all crazy with
her ever-ready talk;
Always talked just to amuse EN-
Stuck so tight she couldn't lose 'em.
They would fight with one another,
just to take her for walk
Men mistoOk her conversation,
For a certain Indication,
That she was by far more clever than
the other girls they knew;
So at last the little sinner
Let the richest fellow win her,
Just as any other maiden with level
head would do.
Still the others think her clever,
For her tongue wags on forever,
But the gentleman who won her is de-
pressed and glum and blue;
Life for him is sad and dreary,
OF her sabbiness he's leary,
For of clever, chatty women he has
learned thing or two