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(^ /Ba/aalaf im You nol onger need wearyour
\n/ OUSa I self out with the weakening
Comfort
heat of an intensely hot kitch
Here is a stove that gives no Otltside heat. All its heat
is conccntrated at the burners. An intense blue flame (hotter than
either white or red) is thrown upwards but not around. AU tho
heat is utiUzed in cooking ? nono in outside heating.
New Iter/Sctioit
H'ICh BLUE FLAIHF.
Oil Cook-stove
entif ely removes the discomfort of cooking. Apply a match and
immediately the stove is ready. Instantly an intense heat is pro
jected upwards against the pot, pan, kettle or boiler, and yet there
is no surrounding heat ?no smell ?no smoke.
Why? Because The N*w Perfection
Oil Cook-Stove is scientificjdly and
practically perfect. You cannot use
too much wick ? It ia *utomatlcallj/
controlled. You get the maximum heat
?no?moke. The burner l**imple. One
wipe with a cloth cleans it?con?e
quently there is no omell.
Tho New Perfection Oil Cook-Stove
i* wonderful for .year-round ute, but
especially in summer. Its heat oper
otes upward to pan, pot, or kettle, but
not beyond or around. It ia uselesa
for heating a room.
It has a Cabinet T*>p witb shelf
for keeping plates and food hot.
It has long turquolse-blue enamel
chlmneys. The nickel finiah, with the
bright blue of the chimneys, make*
the stove omamental and attractive.
Made with 1, 2 and 3 burners; the 2
and 3-burner stove* can be had witb
or without Cabinet.
E?f ry dealer ererywlier*; If not at yoore, wrll*
for DeacrlptlTe Circular to th* nsarestaatney otiUa
that the name-plate
read* "New Perfection."
Standard Oil Company
(taeorporated)_
The New Perfection, Sold by Effiott, 428 KingjSt.
Onc burner. ?5.00. Two burner. 17.25. Three'tburner. ?9.50.
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Regular Prices, $20, $22.50, $25.
We are selling them at $14.85
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for it will took ao pretty you will
hate to take it off. Brwy nnp.
brooch, 1'in, locket, etc., ia ?
work ol mi bo fw as deaign and
workmanahip are oonaerned. As
\m guarantee the quality all yo?J
have to do is to r,i('k ,,ut ,lu' ar"
inlc you adiniri' rnost, having
perfect confldence iu the reliabfl
itv of your choloe. Thia ii ?
"aafe" jewelry atore to buy '"?
H. W. WILDT & SON, Jewelers.
106 NORTH ROYAL STREET. BELL PHONE 34!.
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FOR RENT
Wwhiugton, 8 rooma ?d 527 N. Alfred, ? room*.$10.60
219 Wolfe, 6 room*. lO.w
1118 Pru^Trroo'rna'an'd bath.'. 2 8. Patrick, .5 room. 9.00
3168 Patrick.8 rooma and bath 15.00 224 N. Pitt, I rootw. J.80
511 Wolft . 6 room*. 18.00 328 Commerce, B notm. 6.50
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REALTY, INSURANCE, BONDING.
THOS. W. ROB1NSON
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For Sale by GEO. H. ROBINSON'S SONS,
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WKDNKSDAY EVLNTM i. Jl'NE &
Continuation of Testimony Hcard
Before Special Committee of
City Council to Examine Into
Electric Light Situation.
Tcstimony in Beai'i ol Alexandria
Electric Co:i:piny.
Alexandria. Va . . the City
Auditor, Tueaday, June 21, Ifl?.,
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The cominittee C ut night niet pur
suant to tha call of tha Chairman.
Present: F. F. Muibury, Esq.. Chair?
man; J. M. Hill. Baq., F. C. Spinks.
Esq.. and John T. Harriaon. Baq.,
members of the < mmittee; 11 No.!
Garner, S >f the said com?
mittee, Samuel P. Fishor.
Corporation Attorney of Alexandria
City, Leo P. Harlow, Baq., on be
half ot' the Ahxandria Electric
Ligb Compaay, P. C. Panght, I
Pbflander Betu, Baq., L s. Klrby,
Baq., and F. R. Weller, Baq., and
offlee r, of Ibe Alexandria _1<
Light Coa pany, and the PJuperia
tendent of tho said company.
The Chairman: 1 will state this
meeting was called for tonighr by
agreement with Mr. Harlow from
whom I received a letter on June n;.
requeetlag that he be given permls
slon to appear before the oomu
You have had all the papera whl
erence to our actlons and prooet
and our recommendations to Council,
and tho matter was referred back to
us for a consultatlon with you, for
which we are here tonight. We
to make a report on next Tu<
night, the 24th, and we are here ti
listen to you, to know what you ean
do in referenee to helpiag us make
tbis report.
Mr. Harlow: I understand that ln
this hearing by agreemenl between
the committee and the attorney lor
the Alexandria Electric Compan;
are to have a BtenographtC copy ol
the eridenee, the company, of co
paying for Ita copy. There was
miannderstandlng witb regard to oar
gettlng a copy of the teatimony taken
prevlously.
The Chalrman: You ware fm i
ed with printed copiea of the teatir
mony.
Mr. Harlow: We only received tbe
teatimony on'the day tha eommittei
reported to Council, and I nndei
in my converaatlon with tbe commit?
tee a few day- ago tliat tbe I
grapber would take the teatl
and give us the report. or | OOpj ol
ii. i would like to bave thal under
standing with. the commltb
The Cliairinan: You want ? COPJ
of the atenographer'a raporl ol
meeting tonight?
Mr. Harlow: Yes, sir. I pn
of course. tbal most of this teatlmon]
will be teatimony of our wltneaa
Tbe Chairman: Is it the wish oi
the Committee thal a copy be rarnJab
ed to the company?
Mr. Hill: Yes, sir.
Mr. Spinks: Certainly, so far (U I
am concerned.
Mr. Harlow: You will recall that I
wrote to the committee and req
ed thal thay polnl oul the facts upon
which their report of defectlve aer
wa based. ! understand that it
la ihe deslre of the committee to ad
just. if poselble, the dlfferencea be?
tween the City council and the
andria Electric Company, If there ar.
any, and it is almost impo.
ihi'i anleaa we can have a working
baaia. if the committee will fnrniab
us with a list of the specific defecta
tbal exlat, thal is tbe defecta ahlch
they thir.k have m far been proven,
are Will take that ap with the com
mittee and endeavor to adjuat It.
We deaire to have your advlce as to
what, in the opinion of the comfl
as shown hy the evidence they hav
taken, are the defecta which ihould
in the opinion of the committee be ad
justed.
The Chairman: I would like to
?tate tbal you are not furnlabtag us
with proper lights. Your lamp
not working properly. Last night we
had three lamps out on two blocks al
one time. On the corner of King and
Royal Street tbe lamp had to be
down and another one put Up. 1
things are occurring every night. Tim
lampa are said to he sluggish: I
don't know what is the matter with
them. That is for you ro find out
Mr. Harlow: 1 understand tbal
yonr view of the situation is, I gather
this from tbe teatimony thal baa
taken before thia thal the system
as a system has been changed. and
tbal ii ta all right, hut the di
conhlal ln tha behavlor of the lampa
The Chairman: We don't can
what kind of a plant you have,
get the lamps and the light.
Mr. Harlow: I understand thal the
difficulty seems to be in tbe behavlor
of the lamps, and tbe lamps seetn to
be sluggish. I would like to a.-l, y.m
whether (he committee found any
other defecti than that some of tbe
lampa did not coatlnnoaaly lighl
thal the lamps were sluggish.
The Chairman: What more do you
want than that?
Mr. Harlow: There was some con
alderable diacuaaion In the teatimony
with regard to the amperage of the
lamps, and also witb regard to wheth?
er tbe plant was capal.le of giving the
city proper light and at the same
time lighiing the aaborba
The Chairmat:: I don't think tbe
capacity of tha plant la ln rjui
Tiie lamps are not perfonning their
duty.
Mr. Harlow: I understand tbal the
princJpal defecta and the oul
feel is that the lamps are not giving
proper light?
rt te Chairman: That'a the trouble.
Mr. Spinks: 1 would !ike t
that tbe contentlon of this comml
has nfever been that tbe lamps a
seven and one-half ampere lam|
that they were nol the proper lampa
to givo the servlce thal such lamps
could give, bat our contract in 00
puv e ? tatea aaythiag about
aad one-half ampere lamps or six and
six-tenths ampere lampa The con?
tract says that the company must fur
Ut wi'h an up-to-date lai l]
enclosed alternating lamp of
candle power Our COBtentloa
been that tbough the lamp i
have been B seven and one-half am
pere lamp. it was not a two tbousand
candle power lamp. and we have
aever accepted the lamp as being sat
isfactory or as fulfilling tbe requlre
ments of th? contract.
Mr. Hill: 1 have beard a grc,.
of talk that this committee was not
rary friendly to the Alexandria I
tric Light Company. that we wanted
to throw some obstacle in its way. II
is false. From the beginning to tbe
end this commi: Bdljr to tbe
Alexandria Electric Light Company.
They could stop all this argument
and trouble, and we have it from a
very reliable source, that if you peo?
ple would spend a little money for a
proper lamp that would give a proper
light, that that would stop all this
controveray. I know positlvely that
it can be done. You have it in the
contraet what should be done, and
all you have to do is to carry out the
ut. and lhat ends the trouble,
and I don't think anybody will say
that It cannot be done.
Mr. Harlow: If I may be permltted
to sa> jnsi a word in reply, I want to
bat thia company is now and has
always been rnorc than willing to livr
np io its contraet with the city, and lf
Mr. Hill or any other member of the
committee arill produee proof which
will ahow that :n law the present
lamp d . ith the contraet
reejalrementa, we will be willing to
pal i:i such a limp as will nieet with
requirementa If Mr. Hill has
any n-siimony of exper. To the effect
that in law ?he preaent lamp does not
iu.-.i wiii. iiu' reqniremeate of tii"
contraet, aM uny other lamp will do
so. wa will be glad io hetr it. v..
hai i noi understood and Wt <l
thia contraet re
qntrea aa i<> glr* 1,000 candle p
oo Boeh lamp mai
taa be ahown thal our laanp doee noi
;iiir< ?
rnenta and speelficatlons we will
one that will. The contraet does noi
io furnish a :.'."<"'
candle power light
The Chairman: What doea ll
Mr. Harlow: Tho lateal Improved
type of encloi d alternatini
lamp of 2.00 I candle power, and we
are prepared to show thal
on the atreet* here raeel with
requiremeute.
Mr. Hill: Do you claini that yoi;
Ing that light today?
Mr. Harlow: Yes. sir: and that i'
thaJ rfcqulrement* of the con
tracl with the city.
Mr. Hill: Is this light here loda>
of the lateal improred typa on the
market.
Mr. Harlow: I could not tell you
ihat for the reason that I und< rsian.l
thal tbe entire aratem cbaa
ri\.? or ten yeara. bul al the tlme this
rjtered Into thal lial
? ll|l to it. You could Dl
fl the lattst im?
prored llghl on the market today, and
thai they raeel the eontraet requlri
rnenta we are prepared to pn.-.-e.
tainly the committee does not think
that, aeauming that there Is a lat<i
type of lamp on the mafkei now, thal
ompany could be reejulred to
give the city the lateal type as of thia
time
Mr. Hill: H there li any improvi
miMit ln the are llghl ayetem,
vou think 'liat Abxandria lias :?
I suii jusi becauae of thia con
'.at yorj are readlng from'.'
Mr. Harlow: No. ;,ir; they eai;
? in of*llghl tbey waal t" bare,
provided, of eourae, they pay f<
i'or ail i know the lateal Improred
oi. the market today might
bankrupl thia oompanj If it nnd- r
took to furnish such llghl to the city
al tbe aame coal thal they are fur
Dlahlng theae light*.
The Chairman: if you claini that
improved lamp,
why don't they give us light?
Mr. Harlow: You can't expei
tO know tbal or aiiything about that.
I am in th< Itlon you are. I
an a utyman. i can aay ihis to you.
i can only give you my personal opin
of eourae, if you will Inveel
rou will lind that no lightlng a]
ln the entire country will burn w4tl ?
onl Interruption. This corn]
the new company has been in
charge, has made ? detennlned efforl
10 make improvements. They have
? man wbOM duty it is to make
cull of the itreeta thras tline befofi
U o'clock and examine the lam;
to how liiev are burnlng.
The Chairman: Do you think
are girtag good service when la
,i for an hour at a lime?
:,H\ Harlow : If it is inn
? man there In leaa tlme than
, i,;,., ii || D#. As BOt
they are reported aa being out, > man
is s'eiii ai once to see what the trou
Mr. Fisher: Ia any actual ln*
gation made, or do you pepend on
gea io *bow you where there is
trouble with lamps?
M '? Harlow: N'o, sir; the new Su
perintendent'a first act after be
to employ ? man v. hose duty it ll
io Inapecl the lamps that lllumlnate
the city.
Mr. Fisher: ls he doing it?
Mr. Harlow: Yes, sir.
Mr. Fisher: Hen is this lici
the corner of King and Royal Btl
which has been defectlre for a
or more io my knbwledge. Whj
dldn'l he Inapecl thal one and make
B repor: or remedy li before now?
Mr. Harlow : 1 don't know. He has
been ao Industrioua la this bu
tbal be haa worked until one or two
o'oloch during the two months that
be baa been here.
Mr. Fisher: How often does he in
ach lamp?
Mr. Harlow: lt lakes some tlme i
< i all of them. He has not only
been inipeetlng theae lamps, bul b
repalring them when lt i
:; ry.
Mr. Fisher: Has that been W
.-;:ry?
Mr. Harlow: It must ho. I pr<
I bave seen hir.i myself np
there at II o'clock at night worklng
OU lati
Mr. Harlow: Centlemcn, may !
ed now?
Mr. Splnks: I want to read froi
Mr. Betta' report. from this reporl <
whal .'.ir. Betta teatified to. Here .
OW ItTatea to II l readlng):
Mr. Spinks: I said lhat what I did
noi want to accept was the atatr
about theae being the highest type
lamp
Mr. Betta i Interrupttag): I ai
talklag abotat ihe lamps. I havo noi
anytJajBag about the lamps. !
am talklng aboul ihe ayateii.
Mr. Vou had noihing
i r. commending what hrli
bouM be pqrebaaed?
Mr. Hen
touch with the General Electric Com
and the Wegtmgboti
Here's a letter addresaed to (read?
lng) R. <'?' PaUght. Haliimore, Mary
land. Dear Mr. Faughi: For the
ne*l fea montha at least i shall
charge of all ph'yaical matten
i with tbe Alexandria Electric
Company and In this conm
would aay lhat the Fort Wayta
lamp* naed for Btreet lightlng pur
riea alternatfag em
m hare n<
mperatire that
thing be done in the near future to
ly the situation and I would like
io lake op ihe matter with you at
ience, ihe qnestion ol
"stiiuting for the present are lamp*
other lamps to operate on the
ayatem.
Mr. Spinks: That is ihe same lamp
that we have today. There is the
recommendatioa made by your con
siilting engineer to your company. 1:
the present lamp was not a Batlafac
lory lamp and if a better lamp could
he pnrchaeed as la recommeaded
an see ;!ia' ihore must be
wrong. \Ye don't even admit
rhat the other lamp Mr. !'? 11
r would have been satisfac
we don't know whether it would or
not. Tlie Alexandria Electric Cora
panv has never since it came to Alex?
andria tried to give us
' could give fur tne money. You asked
tu* to state some of our objeotion*?
this is sorne of the testimony brought
out by your own experta?"it ia lm
peratrre that something be doae la
? ar future to remedy tbe situa?
tion." Tha: m What Ke said then, but
il never was done.
Mr. Harlow: What is the date of
that report?
Mr. Spinks: I don't know. but no
new lamps have ever been put ln
since that recommendation was made.
Mr. Harlow: I desirc to call your
attention to two facts: Tha' tbal ra
port of Mr. Betts' must have
made after the contract was enl
into with the city, and tbal Mr. I
If has t.-siiiied that I
have b.en . Dtirely changed aJace that
report was made. He tbought that
these lamps could not now be coneld
U a Fori Wayne lamp 11
that the whole raslde of tbe UUB]
i.een changed, aad tbal it could not
be considen-d as the same lamp, and
f herefore
Mr. Fisher (interriiptingi: Mr.
has never atated tbal the whole
Inaide bad been ehani
Mr. Harlow: He said tbe reeom
niendations with regard t"
chaagaa in the lampa bad been car
rie.l out, and (hat they could not.
tberefore, be eoaaidared as Fort
Wayne lamps.
Mr. Fisher: Does the committee
understand Mr. Harlow to say that
tbe lampa aoa here are not Fon
Wayne lamps?
Mr. Harlow: No, sir; they an
Fort Wayne lamp improved as recom?
mended i.y the city'a expert,
Mr. Spinks: I aaked Mr. I
(reading): if you bad tbe purchas
lng of tboae lamps if you would not
have adopted some other lamp ihan
the Fort Wityne lamp. You don't
know what tbe present company has
done anytbing al all, Mr. Bette, do
you?
Mr. Bette: Weller h:is nol
anytbing ao far a i know. i don'l
understand thal Weller haa done any?
tbing. He has heen trying to stand
ground tbal it la all right.
Mr. Bplnfc i: That was his reply,
thal Weller was trying to stand OU the
ground tbat it was all right. II
the n ^ of Mr. p. tta' answer i read?
ing): I think Kirby is mistaken in
saylng that tbe carreul waa kept
down, beeauae i doal tblak that
VVIcker would do II for him, but then
I don't know who is on at the plant
.1,1. Wicker la thare in the daj
linie. Put ii' they had le m cutting
down the currant that might he .1
on why th have not given
satlsfactton.
Mr. Spinks: Accordlng to the stau
ment made here by Mr. Betta, even :!'
Ii wa:. | 7 '_? ampere lamp tha:
n..i sattafactory; he had recommend
ed thal tbe lampa be changed and
liew lampa be gotten: Ciill tlle
lamps were uoi accordlng to the con
trad roqulremeate.
Mr. Harlow: lt seems io im
all this disctission is ;i WMte ol' time
Mr. Betta will be here, am!
?rhatever he watus to say. I want to
my that if this committee has anj
doiibt as to whether the present lamp
tairlj reqnirementa of tbis
company'a costraH with the city, i
predd Ir. Betta is aakt d
aamiag thal the Improvementa which
be recommended haa been made.
aaaumlag that the Improvementa
whicb he recommended had been
made, which Improvementa we are
i repared to prove have been made, If
the lamp doea noi fairly tneel the re
qulrementa of tlie oninraci wltl
city, i rentare to say he will anawer
v, s. He made reconiiuendations
wbich bave been eanied oal to the
?
Mr. spinks (Interrupung): fou
don't tblnk tbat Mr. Betta will come
down here aml make stal an' Dl - di?
rectly oppoaite to the onee ba made a
week preiloua, do you?
Mr. Ilatiov : No. sir. lb- bad not
made any exaininat ion ot' tbe I"
cooditlona beeauae he bad not been
here for thirteen months.
Spinks: You sa> you will be
lieve whatevcr statements he makes
toaigfat Then you ought to belleve
ever statement he made the
otber night. Here is what be said
then. Tbis question was asked by
Mr. Hill:
Mr. Hill: Do you think the Alex?
andria Electric Company is furnish
ing tho city proper light accordiag to
ihe contract made with the city? Mr.
1 do not.
Mr. Spinks: Yet you say when he
comea here tonlghl he will say |
lamps ar.- ;ill right. HOW can bi
tbat?
Mr. Harlow: You cannot conteml
thal the company has got to furnish
vou with what may be the lateat Im
:i the market today.
Vou were only entitled to the |
ived lamp at the time of the
contract,
Mr. Spinks: We ftTC (onfrontinR
rou with your own witneeaea, who
have teatlned againal you.
Mr. Harlow: Xone of our witnes
ses have teetUled.
Mr. Spinks: Mr. Hetts was your
witneaa.
Mr. Harlow: He was your w
and was called by you when we ware
ren iiresem. Mr. Chairmai
el like to proceed now, if it can
lone, and I would likl t" I
lowed to croaa i aamiae Mr. Kirby, If
Mr. Betta is bete now.
Mr. Kirby: I will nol make any
statemant bare now.
Mr. Harlow: Do I uml. istiiml thal
;,,,!, refnae to make any statement
now?
Mr. Kirby: Tea, sir. I BB not
?nmmoned here u a witneaa, aml
there la no raaaoa why i ahould
tifv any further that 1 know of.
Mr. Harlow: I ask you, Mr. Kirby,
if you will refnae to anawer anj que -
tions tbal may t>.> prupouaded to you.
Mr. Kirby: When you brin^
and thay testlfy, that
will l.e time enoagb.
Mr. Harlow: Are you tinwilling to
allow us lo cross examine you upon
th.- teatimony which you have ;
'onely given before tbis commltl
Mr. Kirby: I don'i think you have
any right io do that.
Mr. Harlow: I asked you if you
.1 to be exaniiii
Mr. Kirby: I don't think He |
any law to eompel me to do tbat. I
not been summoned hen
wttneaa. You have the statement I
made. That ought to bc enough.
Mr. Harlow: You were summoned
as a witneaa when you gatve testf
monv to this committee before?
Mr. Kirby: No, sir; I nev..r was
aummoaed.
Mr. Harlow: And do I understand
that having at that time voluntarily
appeared and given your teatimony
vou now refaae to be cross-exaniined
on it?
.\lr. Kirby: I don't think you have
aay rieht to do anytbing of the kind.
Mr Harlow: I am asking you If
vou refuse to cross-exaniined?
Mr. Kirby: Have I any right to be
\amined?
Mr. Harlow: If there in no right
now in any one to eroea-examine you
who had tho ricbt to insist on your
giving the you gave prev
Mr. Fisher: 1 ruggest that you ask
whate\er queatlOU you want and let
him answer or not. as :.
Mr. Kirby: Now I ask >ou for ad
vice. Mr. Fisher; am I conipelled to
r tbeae questions or not?
Mr. Fisher: The committee has no
authority to summon you here.
Mr. Kirby; Then I don't think I
will answer them.
Mr. Spiuks: I think Mr. Kir:
right. Tonight we have not even an
electrieal man here representing the
citv. Mr. KIrhy had been Informed,
I suppose. I was told, that Mr. i
would be here tonight as a witnes*
for the company. I don't see any
other witnesses here who knows any
thing about the existing corcumstan
ccepl 'hose Intereated directly in
the company at (his time.
Here Mr. Betls enters the room.
linucd in theSiipplernent.]
nr.Moc katic rtumrtu w.
Tiioinas F. Byaa, who arrired in
London yeaterday, tteultj denied
runiors of ill health. He said:
''Ekiiineai in the United Btah
gOOd, If tlie I'.oliticaiis let it almie the
country will take care gf itaalf. The
republican party is braa-ing up. Were
,i not for Mr. Hoosevclt's popularity
among the maaaea oi tbe people the
democrata could l.y the nae of ordi
naiy judgment eject a president in
"What should be the iamesin I912,as
far aa the democrata are cnoeernedf1
"Firal stop making biisiness subser
vicnt to polrtkan ambithm.
OHd, adjiist the tariff in the in
tereet of aml for the l.etietit of al!
American people, inatead of for a com
parativel) amall number.
I'hird, rigid cconomy in the axpen
rhtureeofthegoveramant
'Fourth, building up tbe navy till it
is suix'rior to those of any otber two
natioiis put together.
"Our Pacilic coast is praclically un
prote. ic.i. No we don't fearJapan. but
it ia a wiae policy t" be prepared for an
emergency."
IIICI, IN TIIF. STRFI'.T.
One man 1 di ad, one is dying and
leveral other persons are in hospitaN
with more or laaaaeriouawounda aa the
reault of a duel foughl on one of the
moatcrowded tboroughfaree of Cleve
liiii'l. Ohio. about eight o'clook lasl
night.
The trouble atartedina nuarrel l"
tween Frank Viciia and Antoiue Mer?
curio, over the allegeil ili treatment by
Mercurio of his wife, Viena'a -
Tbe men were atanding in front of a
saloon at Twenty-tliifil aml Broadway,
when they ilrew revolvers and COm
menced Sring at each other. a num?
ber "f peraona ruahed fbrward to aena
rate them but, before the abootlng
ciiM be stopp.il. Vieiiit waa dead,
Mercurio fatally injured aml BOVen
itray buUeta had found lodgment in as
many ?>f the byatandera.
In the meantlme a riot call had been
turned in and poaaCereeervcefrom three
-tiitions rusliei! to the aBene. H was
witb the uimost iliiliculty tliat they
were able t.. quiet the frensied mob,
which amounted to several bundred
people.
Apart from the two princtpala aHof
the wounded will recotar.
John Ahern & Co.,
Corner Prince and t'olllliieree Streets.
WHOLESALE 6f RETAIL GROCERS
aml dealera in
PURE WINES AND LIQUORS.
Ciinlrv pro.luce received daily. Our
Btoch oi" i'liiin aml Fancy Groceriea em
l.raees evorythlng to be bad in this line.
We hold largely in UnitedHtatesbond
ed warchou.se and carry in stock various
liraml- of tbe beat
PURE RYE AND MALT WHISKIES
made. Have alao ln atore mperiorgradea
of Poreign and American
WINES. ALES. BROWN STOUT. Vc
DaHsIketluii Onaianloodaa to Price and
Quality.
W. A. Johnson & Co.,
x. E. Corner Cameron and Royal Btreeta.
WHOLESALE GROCERS
General Commiaaion Mcrchants
and dealera'?
ALL KINDS OF LIQUORS.
Have on hand Qlbsoe'fl XX, XNX.
XXXX and Pure Old Rye, Old Oablnet
and Monogram Wblskles; alao Baker'a
aml Thompsoii's Pure Rye Wblskles, to
which they invite the attelitioli of the
trade.
Orders from the country for merchan
.11 reeelve prompt attention.
Conslgnments <>f Plour, Orain and
Gountry Produee aollclted, f?.r which
theyguaranteethebtgbest market prices
aml' prompt return--.
For the Fourth,
Soeial eventa and picnica will And
that QUALTTY tCI CBEAM goea
the farthest. Inrau.se of Us j-uaran
teed ptirity.
Special prices on large qunntitie-. :ill
fJavora. Hail orders will ba prompt
ly lillc'l. Wholesale amJ retail.
I~L BlOCh Both Phones!
Special for 10 Days
Seariet Bage,Coleos,Qeranlnms, M"ea
turtiimis. Asters. .Ve. in amall
:?.',<? per d07.cn. Assortmeiit of larger
plant-. lOc tubOr per do/.en. Cardm
Rosebushes, '** far 'l'*r.
The Kramer Floral Co.,
Xbeee prioea only at greenbei
?Tlli: PAaaWlfG SIKW."
Bltating rinks and daUtetag halla and
music of many braaa banda
In tbis -Vaiiity Fair" 'mld din and Ware
i lasue tbis command.
Stop a momeiit aml hear me. pan-e
thougfa pleaaure is rirc,
Aml spare from your frivoloUS exp
a dillarforay.-arof ?lliiman Life."
Anv Alexandriaii vialting Allantie
i ii\ and oalltng at VVaahittgtoa
Vminfr'" Oeeaa Pler, orat
Bootb nt. Exposluon Building, Board
walk aml Keiituekv Avenue, can bave
I'r.e :i aample ofthUexcelient magaaine.
Anv patron of Cameron Dalry Lunch
droppingJ. T. Henshawa postcard can
bave a copy free maUed to their addre
( t.MI-'IKiN' D.WKV IJM H.
905 King- Street._Open all night
Culpeper Herse ibaw, Cuipcp?r? "?'*??
Julv4-.',, IIIIO.
\.unt the above occa.-ion. Soitlbem
Railway will aell redueed_reround tnp
tickets July 8rd, 4th and 6Ch, IWO, from
all Btatlons between Washington. Blue
mont, Ilarris.inbiir-. Front I'oval, W ar
ruiton am! l.yBehburg. Mnal return
limit July '.th.
For i.eii.iit of patrona attendlng above
n special trains will be operated
? ? n ( iilpi per aml show grounda be
glnningat MWa. m. July ^tm and every
hour(approxlmateryi mereafter until 6
p. ni.. Incluaive, ou the 'th and 5th.
FordetailedlnibrmationeallonneareBt
iiL-cnt or write. P. s. Brown, (4en. Agt.,
705 rTfteeatfa Bfc. >>'? W; Washington,
D. C.
READ THIS
If you want an ideal home
This is one of our new houses at
ROSEMONT
FIRST FLOOR.
Large Living Room?with den and windind
stair opening off in separate alcoves, largtl
open fire place, hardwoodfinishing. Beau-|
tiful Dining Room?triple casement -win?
dow, beautiful outlook, separate butler's
and cold storage pantry. Large kitchen,
every convenienee, back porch, wide front
porch, red concrete floor.
SECOND FLOOR.
Three large bed rooms, tiled bath room,
large closets, inclosed porch.
THIRD FLOOR.
Two good bed rooms, trunk room.
HOT WATER HEAT.CONCRETE CELLAR
F.L.SLAYMAKER
313 KING STREET.
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA.
Authorired Capital. $1,000,000.
Paid in Capital. ?300.000.
DIRECTORS
C. J. Rixey. John P. Robinaon. Thomas J. Fannon. C. C. Leadbeater. Henry K.
Field. Henry Baader. George S. French. J. K. M. Norton.
We act as Exccutor. Administrator and Trustee. Issue Fidelity. Contraet.
Official and Judicial Bonds. General Banking and Trust Busines* Tranaactod
Interest paid on Savings Accounts. We solicit the accounts of Bank*. Corpora
tions. Firms and Individuals. and promise liberal treatment consistent with
sound banking methods.
For Rent
612 King Street.
Fine store room.
$37.50
319 King street.
Large storc room.
$25.00
301 Cameron street.
Storc and dwelling.
$25.00
1227 King street.
9 room brick and bath.
$20.00
226 north Royal street,
6 rooms brick and bath.
$18.00
1011 Duke street.
7 room brick.
$15.00
Further particulars at my office.
JOHN D. NORMOYLE,
KING AND ROYAL STREETS
For Rent
427 King Street.
Second floor office rooms.
$15.00
427 King street.
Third floor office rooms.
$1400
1923 Duke street.
6 room frame and bath.
$14.00
1101 Prince street.
7 room brick.
$12.00
312 south Henry street,
6 room frame.
$7.00
621 south Patrick street.
5 room frame.
$.700
LUNA PARK
NOW OPEN
New RiU
New Shows
Come Out and Dance
Music by Band of Fifteen Pieces
Free Gate Special Inducements to Picni'
i?-i -in
?<:.!?-. IVII ITI.V.. ?l\\ \<l
Our i:-P> summer prteaa o* Antkndte - oal.aaaa **?***?* Monday, May
,:""ti,?v *a never I.? - ??? ??*$ ^^Z SS l?l>\?J2l
we arere able to alve better value* ln Anthraelte toa i ti a ;
we bave ,,....,.l.ie.i our[."^^^^^^^o^n^ltl aareaeoal srbtl
hn.rthe very best eoUlertea in l "'nv,'r'. ' |,r *' ';, ,. tat better reaulta ttae
b uniform iuquallty, well p?pared,andeaal atsaawiai a;*
be average. . ....l,.,.., t>,.? pan iie had, and i
UI*ourdealretog|veeurtrada the beat vaiue*m?i
estly s,,iicit the ordera of our frienda and euatomers,
W. A. SMOOT & CO., INC.
BELL TELPHONK I9and67.
HOME TELEPHONE ISCaad 5
'. >I'.I>1
,. oFFK '?' No.? KING BTEEE
If You Want a
WAKEFIELD RYE
ia what you want. Also try some
of our fine Imported Wines and [Gin.
Lowenbach Bros.f
King and Alfred Street*.
Both Phone*.
PARK AGNEW. Proprietor.
The Bromilaw Brick Co.
Building, Paving and
Sewer Brick.
Frontand Building Sand
WORKS: Hunting Crcek.
Telephone 107.
Phone 281. (I reenlioii.se-'S. i'mriH. Rfc
D. R. Grillbortzer
Bedding Plants and Gera
niums, $1.00 per dozen.
Funeral work |.n.ni|.t!y attended I
liverad toall partaofwaaity.
>A I i>r A< T",S '.L ARAN'TEED.
feb22 if
Pure Food fttore.
MIOLANO BUTTER.
Freah from the churn to
you. For year* Midland
Butter haa been recognized
as the best that comcs to
Alexandria. Special deliv
cry every Friday.
Call. phone. or write.
St. Asaph and Oronoco Street*.