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of times and is In charge OF all the
court Of claims matters in three
Southern States
Testimony Is now being taken in
five small cases where the claims
range from 81 900 to $500.
AiT Crusselle has been eminently
successful in working at these claims.
having collected within the past three
years something over $4,000.
The money for these and similar
claims Is appropriated BY Congress
In an omnibus bill. and every session
when this bill is before Congress the
names of the claimants and the
amounts OF the claims are included
Al these times publication Is given
out all over the country that these
claims are being paid. and 10 the gen.
eTal public IL seems as II an immense
sum was being sent into Georgia ey-
cry year 10 pay for the depredations
made by Sherman. As a matter Of
fact. the amount that has been collect
ed is comparatively small. One
claimant in Atlanta has seen in the
newspapers for three consecutive
years that she had received $4,000
from the Government. when as a mat.
ter OF fact she has not yet received
a cent. although the claim for that
amount has been established.
II Is problematical when these
claims on which Mr.. McRercher and
Mr.. Crusselle are nov working will
reach the court Action may be had
within a few months. and theE Il may
readlre as many years.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-08-12
LocHLoosA NEWS NOTES.
Fish Frys and Chicken PiIisus ENJOY
ed by Young People.

LOCHLoOSA, Aug. lie A
Tompkins of Fort Mccoy spent few
days with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
W r. Tompkins. last week.
A. c.. J. c. and J. o. Haymans spent
last Sunday with friends at islam
Grove.
Four gentlemen from NnthOny were
up Tuesday enjoying themselves fish,
ing They had fine luck and caught
a nice bunch OF fish to take home with
them.
o. W. Sykes of Island Grove spent
Sunday w!th friends here.
J. A. Williamson of Fort Mccoy Is
spending some time with friends here.
Miss Lois Tompkins. one Of Loeb.
lOosas most charming ar accomplish.
ed young ladies. entert !ned quite a
number of her young ir.eL Is Friday
evening in the WY of a earl party.
Many different games were played
and all expressed themselves as hav-
ing a most enjoyable time.
Saturday night crowd of the boys
Of this community gathered at the
lake for a fish fry When the fish
We're fried We decided there was not
enough. so We bought couple Of set
ting hens and begged them up in
rice. but when We came down with
the chickens a few of the boys desert.
ed. supposing. We guess. that 1t would
De- too late when the pillau vas ready
20 devour.
A FISH fry was given by the HsW.
thorn citizens at Garrison HammoCS
saturday. Fish were plentiful, and
after dinner J. ~. UpthesrOVe took
us all around the lake to Hillear'
sulphur springs. which is the best sui
phur water in the state. After our
return 10 the hammock all departed
for their homes. expressing themselves
as having had a nice time
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-08-12
Divine Sarah" Is Loved
By Little Girls Of France

PARIS, Aug. IA pleasing spec
iacle In which a great actress and ten
children played their Parts. was wit
messed In the boulevard Pereire Sun,
day. In this boulevard resides Nine
Sarah Bernhard. and whenever the
actress returns home from q lengthy
tour she Is welcomed at her door by
the little girls OF the neighborhood
who present her with boquets.
The Divine Sarah" had Just finish
ed a successful tour In the north OF
France. She made II by motor car
for the first time, determined tn be-
independent OF trains and time tables.
Hut while this mode OF locomOtion had
charm for the tragedienne. II was not
without some Inconvenience for her
youthful admirers. for they did not
know when their heroine would re-
tern.
They took up their position in
front Of the actress house at II
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-08-12
Combine Is Working to Get
Control of All Water Power

SPOKANE. Wash, Aug. ll.-Clifford
Pinchot evidently found out where he
stands At the National Irrigation Con.
gress yesterday when the 1900 dele
gates in the big armory gave him an
ovation lasting fully Ave minutes and
winding up with a burst OF three
cheers.
A spell OF silence fell over the con-
gress when Mr. PinchOt directly
charged that there Is a water power
trust In process OF formation.
Not only this" said he. but this
water trust does not have any hest
fancy about appearing before this
congress in the persons OF It's attor-
neys and thus seeks TO break down
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-08-12
MANY ALIENS BEING
FIRED BY The GOVERNOR
Four thousand Foreign WOrkinGmen Have Been Ex-
PEELED For Various and Sundry Reasons.

BERLIN, Aug. ll.-Germanys dTas.
Ideally efficient method of dealing
attn undesirable aliens Is strikingly
Illustrated by an official report issued
this evening. announcing that during
1908 1000 foreign workmen were ex.
PEELED from the country.
The authorities were animated by
various motives In carry ing out q csc
explosions. Numerous foreign work.
n, n were exp. ia fer 40 other reason
han tina, they we've guilty OF breaches
u contracts into which they had enter
ed with their German employers.
These foreign wOrkmen who had fail.
ed to fulfill the conditions of their
agreements with German employers
oi labor were ordered by the police
10 leave the country. and were kept
under strict police supervision until
they had .een elected beyond the from,
tiers of the country.
Other foreign wOrkmen were expell
e because they conducted themselves
N disorderly way. thereby becoming
4 public nuisance. Others. again. were
ordered Ia leave the country because
hey perpetTated different offences
which brought them into collision with
the German law.
The majority OF the workmen thus
expelled were men Of Polish nationals
~ from Russia. Poland and Galicia.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-08-12

Fraud was discovered in the June
examinations conducted in this city
and Duval county. and State Superin'
teudent Holloway and County superin'
teudent J. l.. Kelley have been hard
at work sitting the matter down to
the real perpetrators.
As a result of their investigation
VIM. MadisOn's certificate has been
revoked. while the certificate of J. j..
DeBose is suspended until his case
Is investigated more fully. Both are
negroes and the fraud was confined
solely to negro applicants.
Il will be remembered that I. T.
DeBose had already been dcposed a
principal Of Union Academy, nut he
has made an appeal to State Supefin
tendent Holloway. and his case II
under adviscmort.
Just how Madison managed to get
hold OF the questions and answers ~
a mystery. for the officials have not
been able To obtain any clue thar
would give them the least Hight upon
the subject. They, however, found
his mode of working. which was rath.
or well planned. and shows that the
negro was making a great deal more
out Of the sale OF these certificates
than he was out OF the profession.
He would arrange for excursion
parties. take a number tn Siarke.
Jacksonville. Madison. McCIcnny. o.
other points. and while away imp9rt
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-08-12
FRAUD PERFORATED
In JUNE EXAMINATION
Copies Of Questions We're Obtained By Negro Cul-
prits and Sold to Other Applicants.

20 them the information. charging. II
Is stated, all the way from S25 to $40
for each person. He worked his plan
we'll by not punching his people. for
II would have then been a very easy
matter for the superintendent to have
suspicioned something wrong.
While II is not known Just who
Madison's confederate was for other
parts Of the State. IL is known that
he had one. and DIR. Kelley and Su-
perintendent Holloway believe that
J. J. DeBose was the one who engi-
neered this section for him. while he
looked after other counties.
Superintendent Holloway stated
hat DIR. Kelley was proving quite a
detective in working up evidence
yainst the perpetrators of the fraud
md he looks for further developments.
NJ any rate. he believes that a strong
case has already been worked NJ
against both DeIIose and Madison,
md criminal action is very likely "a
We taken. for he proposes tn push H.
The fraud was SD extensive In Du.
al county that Supt. Palmer threw
lut the entire examnatiCn Of negro
applicants for certificates In that
,ountv.
Only written copies of the ques
tons were sold. rs far as can be
earned. which indicates that the per.
petratOrs OF the fraud obtained copies
at too late day to have them print.
=
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-08-12

ership Of all the power In the country.
In fact" he continued. Il know
one genial and urbane gentleman who
is'here now helping the trusts cause.
The time for protest Is very short and
the water power trust will show but
little consideration 20 the common
people II once the power OF the com
pany is centralized. In power there
is life and the power trust will event
ually control all other trusts"
Mr.. Pinchot named one power cor
poration which he charged IL after
the control Of water power. He paid
a tribute 20 the Roosevelt policies and
brought another storm Of cheers by
saying that the Taft administration
Is irrsvOcably pledged 10 the support
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-08-12
When the CurfeW Rings
Children Must Go Home

has made a study OF Juvenile delin.
quency, says, in an open letter, urg.
ing parents to take a hand in the mat.
ter Of enforcing the law. that the
chief good in this legislation lies in
its preventive character. rather than
its punitive provisions. adding:
III temptation, too frequently the
result Of promiscuous association,
free from supervision or restraint. can
be thus removed. many n grevious
fault will be prevented. IL rests
largely upon the people OF Spokane to
insist upon the enforcement Of the
curfew law. II parents and guardians
will look after the children under their
"are there will be less work for the
authorities.
Parents aud guardians have IL In
their power TO prevent while the duty
OF the authorities is largely TO punish
violatOrs of the provisions OF the law
l trust that every parent in this city
will awaken to the responsibility he
owes 10 his child"
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-08-12

SPOKANE. Wash. Aug. ll.-Chil.
dren under Is years of age will not
be permitted to frequent streets or
public parks after $50 O'Clock be
tween April and October 1. and s
o'clock in the fall and winter months,
and boys and girls between the ages
OF i6 and Is years must be- under the
supervision Of their parents or guar.
dians after $3.50 o'clock and one hour
earlier from October I to April |, &C.
eording to Spokane's new curfew law,
elective July %.
No direct penalty Is laid upon de-
Inouents. nor will arrests be made.
Instead police officers will report In
fractions Of the ordinance to the Coun-
" PROBATION officer for further action.
Conviction carries with 1t a fine not
exceeding $40 and costs OF the trial.
70 be paid by the parent or guardian
OF the offender
Judge William A. Huneke, OF the
spokane county superior court, who
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-08-12

o'clock in the forenoon. Twelve aud
then ! o'clock struck. and still the
actress did not appear In her 4O-horse.
power automobile. The possibility OF
n long wait did not dampen the en-
thusiasm Of the little girls Rather
than dessert their posts they decided
to lunch on the beach. The foliage
Is thick at this part of the boulevard
and the sight OF the girls eating their
frugal luncheon suggested n picnic
They waited until 4 o'clock. Then
the noise OF a motor horn fell on
their ears. An automobile appeared.
and in IL sat the actress. looking the
picture of health. The ten girls seized
their boquets aud rushed to the car
when IL came to a standstill, The
girls presented their floral offerings
I'm turn. and each was rewarded with
a charming smile. Than they trooped
on. satisfied that their Ave hours
vigil had not been In vain
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-08-12

the attorney-generars office In the de-
partment at Washington. Is I'm Atlanta,
and. with Edward Crusselle. is en-,
gagged In taking dispositions In a num-
Der of minor claims that are before
the court. Mr.. Crusselle Is not an
attorney in the case and is not a law
yer. He simply represents Brandon
burg & Brandenburg OF Washington.
d. C.. who are the attorneys OF record
the Atlanta and other
Georgia claimants. Mr.. McKercher
the Government Mr.. Nc
sIercher has been In Atlanta q number
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-08-12
Slow Process Of Paying
For Property Lost in War

ATLANTA, Ca. Aug ll.-Whlle
she affairs OF the United States court
VI claims. like the mills Of the gods.
sa'nd slowly, In the due course Of
human events they sometimes mate
IlAiiEe. A number Of claims OF peo-
.V~ Who lost stores In 1864 at the
1ne General Sherman made his me-
"faole raid through Atlanta on his
p.edatOry march to the sea. have had
'nS pending In this court for years.
sae OF them have been paid and no
"esot others will be.
clArk MeKercher. an assistant in
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-08-12

which bordered on a catastrophe oc-
CURED late on Friday night at the lit
tie Mestphalian town of Hoerde under
remarkable circumstances.
The main gas pipe. which connects
the smelling furnaces with the mines.
had been cleaned. and some one forgot
to close one Of the ventilators. When
the gas was again turned on the fumes
escaped In a terrible volume and with
great swiftness. filling the entire
neighborhood. All the persons In the
street at the time fell 10 the ground
insensibie and those Fastening 20 their
assistance met the same fate. Soon
the whole street was filled with appar.
emily dead and dying people.
The fumes even penetrated the
houses in the vicinity. More than one
family at supper fell unconscious from
their seats. The panic was indeserib-
able. The alarm signals were sounded
and the gas was finally turned off.
Doctors. assisted by firemen. convey
ed the victims. numbering over 100.
In cabs. carts and furniture vans 70
the hospital. which was besieged
throughout the night by anxious rela.
tiVes. Happily no case proved fatal.
though many were several hours re.
galnging consciousness.
All we're considered able TO leave
the hospital today.
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SENT UP FOR ASSAULT.

negro from Lacrosse 10 6ivcn OH
Months by Justice Stokes.
Jim Smith. a negro of Lacrosse
was brought here yesterday. having
teen given six months by Justice
Stokes upon ! charge Of assault anG
artery.
Deputy Harris, who brought the
man here. stated that the evidence
was very strong against Smith and
showed that he was "Oyer-zealous.
with the result that the Justice de-
cided to give him about what he de-
served. His fine was 500 and costs.
hut not having the cash he will do
time for the next six months to- pay
for his meanness.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-08-12

a case OF wholesale gas poisoning
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-08-12

Read the want ads. in today's suA
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-04-10
No. 0313

Mo- 0313
 United States Land Office, Juneau, Alaska. Jan. 2l, 1909.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
 That William A. Cornell, whose postoilice address is Ketchikan, Alaska, the legal assignee for Jackson Griffin, beneficiary under section 2306, Re vised Statutes of the United States, granting additional lands to soldiers and sailors who served in the army or navy of the United States during the war of the Rebellion, has applied to enter the lands embraced in U. s. Survey No. Sl6, situated on the east shore of Helm Bay, Alaska, and more particularly described as follows
 Beginning at Cor. No. l, a stone at high tide line on the northeast shore of Helm Bay, marked s. N. SIG Beg. Cor. 1. whence U. $. L. M. Mo-. SIG bears N. 57o , % min. w.. IS. 13 chs. dist. thence North, 40. 00chs to Cor. No. 2, a stone marked s. N. .S16 Cor. 2 thence East, 20. co chs. to Cor. No. }. stone marked 5. N. Sl6 Cor.3; thence south 40 co chs. to Cor. No. 4, stone marked $. N. S16 Cor. 4; thence West, 20. % chs. to Cor. No. l, the place of beginning. Area 5000 acres. Mag netic variation at all corners 29 deg. b min. East.
 As additional to said Griffins original homestead on the north west quarter of the northeast quarter of section l, in township 56 north of range b west, which he entered February 9th, 1867, per Homestead No. 5009, at Boonville, Missouri
 Any and all persons claiming ad- versely any portion of the above des- cribed tract of land are required to file with the Register and Receiver of the U. $. Land Office at Juneau, Alaska, their adverse claim thereagainst un- der oath, during the period of publi- cation of this notice, or within thirty days thereafter, or they will be barred by provision of the statute.
 William A. Cornell.
 It is hereby ordered that the fore going notice be published for the stat utory period in the Ketchikan Miner, a weekly newspaper printed at Ketch- ikan, Alaska.
 .Jonh w. Dudley, Register. Maurice D. Leehey, Attorney for
 Claimant. 1201 Alaska Bldg, Seattle Date of first publication Feb. 9th, 1909. Date of last publication, April, 9, 1909.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-04-10

SALE OF TIMBER. Ketchikan, Alaska, April 9, 1909. Sealed bids marked outside "Bds Timber Sale Application March %, 1909, Ton gass National Forest" and addresse q to w. A. Langile, Ketchikan, Alaska, will be received up to and including the 10th day of May. 1909, for all or any part of the live timber marked for cutting by the Forest officers, and available for hand logging, on the shores at the head of the south arm in Tebepkof Bay, Kuiu Island an ap- proximate area of so acres, within tine Tongass National Forest. and extend- ing in an easterly direction, estimated to be 150, coo feet B. M, log scale of green spruce hemlock and red cedar saw timber No bid for less than one (Sl 00) dollar per thousand feet E. NJ will be considered, and a deposit of $50,0 must be sent to w. A. Langlle, Special Fiscal Agent, Forest Service, Ketchikan, Alaska, for each bid submitted to the Super visor. The right to reJect any and all bids is reserved. Timber upon valid claims exempted from sale. For further information and regulations governing sales address the undersigned.
 w. A. Langlle, Ketckikan, Alaska.
 First publication April 10. 5t
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-04-10

In the United States Commissioners Court, Wrangell Precinct, First Division, District of Alaska. In probate.
 In the matter of the Estate Notice
 of to Credi- John Norten deceased tors. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That l William E. Lloyd of the town of Wrangell, District of Alaska have been duly apponied Administrator of the above named Estate; That letters of administration we're granted to me on the 24th day of March 1909.
 All persons having claims against said estate are required to present the same to said administrator at his place ol business, or at the Office of U. s. Commissioner Wrangell, District of Alaska, First Division with proper vouchers herewith within six months from the date of this notice.
 Dated at Wrangell, Alaska this 26th day of March A. D. 1909.
 Wm. E. Lloyd. Administrator of the Estate of John Norten Deceased.
 First publication April 3-5t.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-04-10
March 20 to June 26.

SALE OF TIMBER. Ketchikan Alaska, Apri, 1, 1909. Sealed bids marked outside "Bids Timber Sale application March p, 1909, Tongass National Forest" and addressed to w. A. Langille, Ketch ikan. Alaska, will be received up to and including the 3rd day of May, 1909, for all or any part of the live timber marked for cutting ny the Forest officers, and available for hand logging, along the shores in Spacious Bay from directly south of Square Island to Yes Bay, a distance of approximately twelve miles, also from the shores of Square Island, in the Tongass National For est, Alaska, estimated to be 600, 900 feet B. NJ. of green spruce, hemlock and red cedar sawtimber. No bid for less than One ($l.00) Dollar per thous- and feet B. M., will be considered, and a deposit of $200 % must be sent to w. A. Langile, Special Fiscal Agent, Forest Service, Ketchikan, Alaska, for each bid submitted to the Supervisor. The right to reject any and all bids is reserved. Timber upon valid claims exempted from sale. For further information and regulations, governing sales address the under signed. w. A. Langille, Ketchikan, Alaska.
 First publcation~~A April 3rd.
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-04-10
SERIAL No. 03l6,


 United States Land Office, Juneau, A laska. Jan. 21, 1909.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That William A. Cornell, whose post office address is Ketc tchikan, Alaska, the legal assignee of Thomas Maxwell, beneficiary under Section 2306, Re- vised Statutes of the United States, granting additional lands to soldiers and sailors who served in the army or navy of the United States during the war of the Rebellion, has applied to enter the lands embraced in U. s. Survey No. S20. situated on the east shore of Helm Bay, Alaska, and more particularly described as follows:
 Beginning at Cor. No. l, stone marked $. N. S20 Beg. Cor.l, whence U. $. L. M. No. Sl6 bears s. Is deg. 3( min. E., l6. SS chs. dist. thence North, 21.54 chs. to Cor. No. ?, stone marked s. N. S20 Cor. ?; thence West, 2O.OO chs to Cor. No. 3, a stone marked s. N. 820 Cor. 3;thence South, 11.96 chs. to Cor. No. f, on high tide line of Helm Bay, stone marked $. N. S20 Cor. f; thence, along high tide line of Helm Bay, s. 34 deg. .00 min. E., J1.55 chs. to Cor. No. ,, on said high tide line, stone marked $. N. S20 Cor. 5; thence East, 0.50 chs. wit ness corner to Cor. No. 5, 13.54 chs. to Cor. No. l, the place of beginning. Area 39.9S acres. Magnetic variation at all corners 20 deg. 15 min. East
 Any and all persons claiming ad- versely any portion of the above de- scribed tract of land are required to file with the Register and Receiver of the U. S. Land Office at Juneau, Alas ka, their adverse claim there against, under oath, during the period of pub lcation of this notice, or within thirty days thereafter, or they will be barred by provision of the statute.
 William A. Cornell.
 It is hereby ordered that the fore going notice be published for the stat utory period in the Ketchikan Miner a weekly newspaper printed at Ketch- ikan, Alaska.
 .Juhn w. Dudley, Register. Maurice D. Leehey, Attorney for Claimant, 1201 Alaska Bldg, Seattle Date of first publication Feb. 9th, 1909. Date of last publication April, 9th, l909
The Ketchikan miner., 1909-04-10

In the United Staies Commissioners Court, Wrangell Precinct,
 First Division, District of Alaska Tn Probate.
 In the matter of the Estate Notice
 of to Cred Amelie Felq Schuler Decd. itors. Notice is hereby given; that 1 John Schuler of the town of Wrangeil, Dis trict Of Alaska, have been duly ap- pointed Administrator of the Estate of Amelie Felq Schuler aforesaid ; That letters of Administration were granted to me on the 18th day of March A. D. 1909.
 All persons having claims against said Estate, are required to present the same to me or at the Office of the U. $. Commissioner Wrangell, First Division, District of Alaska, with pro- per vouchers there within six months from the date of this notice.
 Dated at Wrangell Alaska this 16th day of March A. D. 1909.
 John Schuler. Administrator of the above named Estate.
 First publication April 3-5t