Evening Star Newspaper, November 10, 1894, Page 12

12 THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1894-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. : MONEY WANTED & TO LOAN FOR SALE—MISCELLANEOUS PIANOS AND ORGANS. MONEY TO LUAN— U0 ~ Sw $3,000 $2,500 at 6 per cent. We also have 5 per cent money. No delay. THOS. G. HENSEY & CO, 1300 F st. a. ROVED CITY REAL ol0-Tm EY TO LOAN ON A estate at 5 and 6 per cen Mt al0-im S.w. 01 MONEY TO LOAN ON CiTY & per cent; installment. loaas about $9 a $1,000, including pri: terest; loans on’ life insurance pian wh cancels debt. Room 5, 1201 Va. ave. nlo-at* WANTED— TO BORROW $7,009 ON $20,000 WORTH of real estate, for tr to 5 years; will allow 4 per cent cominission pay 6 per cent interest. OWNER E, Star ottice. nolo-3t* MONEY TO LO. $50,000. In sums to suit. NATIONAL LIFE-MATURITY INSURANCE CO., Central National Bank Butlding. No commissions, n9-s, tu, MONEY TO LOAN AT 5 AND 6 PER CENT 'N sums to suit on spproved real estate ja Wash- ingior and Georgetowf. ». W. LINKINS, 800 19th st. ow. 1m MONEY T) LOAN ON CITY REAL ESTATE, IN suins to suit, at 5 and 6 per cent. Houses and lots for sale in all sections. no 3t OSCAR W. WHITE, 900 F st, now. 8 AND 10 PER CENT PAID YOU AND GUARAN- teed for your idle money; security safe U. 3. treasury. Persons having money drawing simali interest, with only bank security, communicate stance with SAFE INVESTMENT, Star office. no?-6t* IN SUMS TO SUIT AT VERY LOWEST le security. FRANK T. Inzton Stock Exchange, (Arlington Fire Ins. Co.'s office. KAWLINGS, Member W: 1505 Pa. av nol-tr WARD LOANED ON FURNITURE, ; also policies, ware- receipts, interests in estates, Ist and 2d trust notes or other securities. 1202 N. Cup. st. au20-3in* HONEY ALWAYS IN HAND TO LOAN IN SUMS to suit, on approved District real estate. ALBERT F. FOX, oc26-1m 920 F st_ nw. MONEY, MONEY—SHORT-TIME MONEY PRO- pon av hour's notice on stocks, local or remote; tite Insurance policies (old line com- nies only), certificates of deposit, loan associa- fon certificates, and all classes of bonds, not in default; uo chattel trusts taken. ocotr | YERKES & BAKEK, 17 Sun butlding. MONEY TO LOAN—WE HAVE A FUND OF $5.000, which we will loan op first-class business or rest- dence property at 8 cent for 3 or 5 years; her larger o- smaller sums to joan at WM. H SAUNDERS & CO., bE 1407 F st. TO LOAN AT 3 AND @ PER CENT, ON approved real estate seo no delay. . HEISSELL & McLEiRan, eis tone F st. WONEY YO LOAN—IN ANY SUMS DESIRED, AT 5 AND 6 PER CENT, ON WASHINGTON REAL ESTATE. ALSO BUILDERS’ LOANS. WALTER H. ACKEK, eel-tt 704 14TH ST. N.W. MONEY TO TOAN IN SUMS FROM $1,000 UPWARD. AT LOWEST RATE OF INTEREST. REAL ESTATE IN THE DISTRICT. Rg HOLTZMAN, terest on Washington real estate. ALLEN W. MALLERY & CO., auti-tt 624 F st. nw. IF_ YOU WANT TO BORROW, LOAN, BUY on SELL real estate, let me bear from you. 1 can save rou time and money. J. EAKIN GADSRY 526 18th st. 21 MONFY TO OAN ON APPROVED CITY REAT. estate at 5 per cont Interest. Special privileges with respect to prior payments. Larze amounts Zenent- TYLER & RUTHERFORD, 1807 F st. nw. WASHINGTON MORTGAGE LOAN €O..610 F XW. Joan yon any snm you want. large or small. on fnrnitnre, planos horses, wagons, etc... withant removal or publicity. Any bnsinoss with ne strictly confidential and you can get the money the dey von ask for it. Loana can be paid tn part or in full at any time to snit the convenience of the borrower, and any part pold reduces the cost of carrying the nin _nronertion to the amount patd. STON MORTGAGE LOAN ©O., o10 F at. MONFY TO LOAN ON REAT. FSTATE OR FIRST. class security at lowest rates of Interest: no de- lay where the security Is cood apie ©. ©. GREEN, 203 7th st». POR SALE-CHEAP--A STYLISH EVENING GOWN; never been worg; bust weasure 36. Address K. |., Star office. a 24 Tr Foi SALE—A FINE BRUNSWICK WARDROBE folding bed, ‘with mirror; price, $30; a_barguin. ate HOUGHTON'S Ur WN SLOKE, 1710 14th. LE -$450 UL GRAND UPRIGHT piano; used 5 months; first-class make; three pedals and all the latest improvements; only S456; warranted 7 yeaa: 17Aity Ttb-et. mw. FOR SALE—UPRIGHT PIANO—MUST BE SACKI- ticed by lady needing woney; maguiticent case aud tone; Bearly new; hughes? grade instrament. Ap- _bly SS. 8., Star ollie nold-3t* FOR SALE—CH@AP—1 NO, 2 CHALLENGE ®) ery griader, 16 assorted ieys, 14 ft. of shaft ing, S hangers, 100 ft. deutier” and cotton bel , & numver of electrical iittings, 1 No. 3 fle: Jule, shaft. Tue above. practically as good as new. nolu-2t* Ww. C AHILL é& CU., 1800 Pa. ave. FOR SALE-GRICKS, ULD~ DOORS. WINDOWS, frames, &c., cheap.’ Appiy to MANNING & Plc SONS, ‘36th"st. aud “ruspact ave., Georpecown. _ wd SE FOR SALE—CHEAP—ENGLISH POINTER BIDCH; broken; fine pedigree; cau't be beat; also D. B: B. L.’12-gauge shotgun; bargain; $25. Apply after 8 p.m, 1448 Biorda ave. mw. nod-3t* FOK SALE—COMBINATION-LOCK SMALL “HON wate, good as new; also Seated Daytow, gual; both will be sold ut half value. Inquire of D. CL SMITH, s.w. cor. Sth and Md. ave. nc. nod FoR SALE—T) SAVE ‘STORAGE, WE WIL. sell cur plano, as we have no further use for it, ad canvot pay storage; only $25; worth $100; will uccept $3 down and $3 per ‘mo. from re- sieuvible family. Box 1, Siar oiice. n8-38 For CY PIGEONS AND POULTRY, goldfishes, aquariums, singing canaries, moeking birds, monkeys, parrots, Augora aud Maltese kit- tens," rabbits jad Guinea pig ete. SCHMID'S ikb STOKES, 1221 Pa. ave. aud 712 12th st. _ hw. oc smn FOR SALE-EOUNGE, $2.50; COOK STOVES, 35; oak desk, $5. $1 per Week for bed room and par: Jor suites; low prices. REDMOND'S CHEAP CASH AND TIME HOUSE, 818 7th st. nw.my4- FOR SALE—“OT10" GAS ENGINES, BOTH NEW and scond-band; any size. Send for circular or call on ei2tr D. BALLAUR. Agi 721 Tth st. nw. _ HORSES AND VEHICLES. _ WOR, SALE-A| WELL BRED VERMONT HORSE hands high; pound; thoroughly ‘acclimated broken for single or doubie baruess; wil” travel without effort at twelve miles an’ hou! can be seen at OWNER'S STABLE, in rear of residence, 1651 Pa. ave. ate FOR SALE-CHEAP—A FINE SORREL HORSE, mediuih size, 5 years old, well broke; suitable for buggy or delivery wagon, at the stable in rear of 1104 Vermont ave. niv-2t* FOR SALE—ALMOST COMPLETED NEW VIS A FOR SALE—A BEAUTIFUL Lic business ‘wagon; also fine y Bess; cheap; oo further 1301 G st. nw. horse and har- use for them. Apply 1t' FOR SALE—ONE FINE SPIDER PHAETON; ONE sorrel horse; set silver mounted harness, new one year ago; cost $750; will be sold cheap: everything In very fine condition; horse is sound and can be driven by a lady. Call at DOW. EY'S, 1622 L st. nw. nol0-8t FOR SALE—A TWO-SEAT (REVERSIBLE) KEN- sington wagon; been used half dozeu times; good as new; price, $175, if sold at once. ‘This is a ecided bargain. Please call on CAPITAL LUAN GUARANTEE 60. nod-2t FOR SALE—A FINI ARE, LD; splendid saddler and driver; warranted sound and erfectly gentle. Price, $125. Can be seen at Evecy stable 1309 G st. uw. JUST ARRIVED FROM LENINGT head of fine horses; not afraid of ci 1 palr of bay horses, 16 bands one ine 1 pair of brown horses, 16 hands; 1 pair of 16 bands high; 4 coupe horses, 10 driving horses; 1 bay, can trot a mile im 2.40; 1 brown, ean trot in 2.50; 1 brown mare, cay trot mile in ; 1 bay mare, caa pace wile in 3 2 com- ‘All to be seen at JOHN TABLE, 1210 Ohio ave., D.C. nos- blacks, ete; Ces $700; for ‘$350, Adlress Bi n8-3t° FOR SALE-CHEAP—3 SECOND-HAND COUPE rockuways; 4 secoud-hand five-giass landaus; ali in first-class condition; also a tine line of light aud heavy business wagons, suitable for grocers’, bakers’ and butchers’ use. WM. WALTEK'S SUD 14th and D sts. n.w. FOR SALE—16 HEAD OF YOUNG HOKSES FROM Va.; several fine draft and varriage horses; one 7 mare, trot in 3 min.; one saddle ho: HUGH QUIGLEY’S STABLE, 1405 E nw. 030-2 EWSTER, Star office. D buggies at cost cr cash n Tuesday and Trureday nishts, 6:30 to. 8 o'clock. aK & JAKBOB, 3295 M st., W. Washington. oc3-3m MONEY TO LOAN AT 8 AXD @ PER CENT ON pproved District tate: no delave kK 2 eet M. PARKER mbo 1418 st. MONEY TO TO’ TX ANY SOM DESTRED, AT LOWFST RATES OF TVTEREST, ON WASHINGTON RPAT. PSTATE No delar tm closing trineactions THOS. J. FISHER & 00. ap2s-tf 1824 F st. nw. MONTY TO LOAN AT 8 PER CENT ON AP- proved District real estate. Also {Installment loans wade. F. BH. SMITH & SONS, apld 1418 F st. hw MONEY TO LOAN IN SUMS TO SUIT ON REAL estate seenrity in the District of Columbia: no delay: charges moderate. WASH'N) DANENFOWER, apls-tf Cor, 123th and G sts. nw. MONEY TO LOAN oN FURNITURE. PIANOS, HORSES, &C., Without ssmoval from your possession. Low rates: easy terms; no publicity: loans mare the day vou apply for them. Please call ou CAPITAL LOAN GUARANTEE CO., apis-tr woz F main floor. ~ OFFICIAL NOTICES. _ OFFICE OF TEE COMMISSIONERS OF THE DI trict of Columbia, Washington, November 9, 189 Ordered: That the regulations made October 1S4, to preveut the spread of smallpox, are het amended by adding thereto the following: Section 13. That the aforesaid regulations shall apply to all cases of smallpox, varioloid or suspicious cases of disease not distinguishable from the aforesaid dis eases; provided, that the flag or warning placard shall ‘be displayed only upon such premises as_ ai Known to be infected with smallpox or variololf J._W. ROSS, GEORGE TRUESDELL, CHAS. F. POWELL, Commissiouers, D. C. at Upright Pianos For Rent, $4 Month. Drop a postal and we'll pick you out a handsome upright piano in good conditiou musically and otherwise and send it up to your residence. $4 mo. and up. F. G. SMITH, Bradbury Pianos, 4235 Pa. ave. and 1216 E st. n.w. ‘HONE Tél. W. P. VAN WICKLE, MANAGER. We Sell High Grade Pianos. At Moderate Prices. Ten($10)Monthly Payments | Special pecial. A magnificent upright, In one of the rich- est styles made, and one of the best stand- ard pianos; inust be sold at a great sacri- fice. Don't ‘miss it; a great snap. Cost $400. Spot cash gets it for only $225." Handsome stool and rich scarf cover goes with it. Also a superb toned upright at a ‘great bargain for ‘ 50; $10 per month. Cost $375, and just like new. The Piano Exchange, 913 Pa. Ave. “KRAKAUER PIANOS,” SWEET, POWERFUL, durable: the urtist’s ‘choice: thereat Ip other well-known pianos, KUHN'S TEM MUSIC, 1209 6. Tuning, repairing, storage. n3-3m Absolutely the most durable. Not a low-priced Piano, but BUY A STIEFF and you're DONE The Stieff ‘TRUSTEES! SALE. (fe a EWwo-sTORY AND BASE- MENT BKi DWELLING, No. 1700 FList STREET NORTHEAST. By virtue of a certamMitved of trust two us, bear- ing date March 17, A. D. 189%, duly recorded in Liber 1790, folio 80g ek,geu., of the records of the surveyor's office of ‘the District of Columbia, and At the request of Whe ‘party secured thereby, we Will sell, at public, auctis front of the ‘prem- fees, ou FRIDAY, THE TVENTY-THIRD DAY OF DOVEMBER, A. "DT sya) AY HALE-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK P:M., ull that gertain piece or parcel of land aud premises, pytuate. in the county. of Wash- ington, District of Columbia, known and distin- Rushed ax and beiug-tbe nimbered, 25, in Geo, ruesdell's subdivishs of, lots in block in West Eckington, a suldivisionot patt of YOUNGSBUI- OUGH, uiade by Horses) J. Gray and others, as said ‘Truesdell’s suvdivigion is recorded in the ollice of the surveyor of the District of Columbia, in book 8, ge U6: together with the im: ents thereon, copsisting of a two-story basement brick dwelling, No, 1700 Ist street north- east. ‘Terms of sale: One-third of the purehase money to be paid in cash, bulance in three equal pay- ments, payable in one, two and three years, with interest, ‘payable semi-annually, and ved of trust on the property sold, or at option of purchaser. A deposit of be required at thine of sale. Ail con- Yeyancing and recording at purchaser's cost. ‘Terms of sale to be complied with in ten days from date of sale, otherwise trustees reserve the right to ALDIS B. BROWNE, W. E. EDMONSTOD nol-cod&ds ‘Trustees. 6. G. SLOAN & ©O., AUCTIONEERS, 1407 G ST. (Successors to Latimer & Sloan.) CONTINUATION SALE OF NEW AND SECOND- HAND FURNITURE AT 639 LOUISIANA AVE- NUB, NEAR SEVENTH STREET, ON TBES- DAY, NOVEMBER THIRTEENTH, AT TEN AM. ising Onk, Walnut and Cherry Bed Room . Rugs, Ollcioths, Carpets, Dining Chairs, Rockers, Parlor Furniture, Stoves, Wardrobes, Hall Piano. puyive r1axos tor a titetime. D. G. PFEIFFER & CO. 417 11TH ST. N.W. 208 Stief Plano Agency. An Elegant New Upright Piano at $200. Henry White, 935 PF. Piano Tuning. Persons including m: customers will receive THREE COPIES OF THE LATEST MUSIC FREE by se.ding their tuning orders to GEO. J. BECKER, ith st. nw. ne2+-3in POR SALE-SUPERB $450 UPRIGHT PIANO; “standard make; 1 year used: will be crificed for ¥250, THOMSON'S MUSIC STORE, 521 Eleventh st. cl -3m IDEAL PIANOS. IDEAL PIANOS. IDBAL PIANOS. —The WEBER, DECKER BROS., FISCH- ER, IVERS AND POND and the ESTEY ta- struments, Any musical ear can find te perfection of tone in one of these makes, Stop in and try them and see which suite you best. * While you're here ask to have the “AEOLIAN” explained to you. It's the most wonderful musical instrument of the age. Any one can play It. We also have the exclusive agency for the famous ESTEY ORGAN—the only or gan that’s ever considered by wusical people. Easy terms on all instruments. SANDERS & STAYMAN, Parlors, 934 F st. And 18 N. Charles st., Baltimore, Md. FOR_SAEB— We here offer you a chance seldom offered tu fr piano bargain: A double-veneered mahogany-case upright, sent to us as a sample, and gua. .nteed for seven, years; price, $258; $10 cash and $7 ver month. If you ‘want & snap’ bar-. Mat once. HUGO WORCH & CO., 925 234 Sopme plano Pianos moved, |. Pianos for rent. Oc2T ‘H ORGAN: FINE TONE; STERLING ed from $100 to terms, $5 cash; . HUGO WORCH & Co., 925 7th st. Pianos for rent. ocl6-tf ANASE Onequaled in Tors. Touch, Workmanship and Durability. Pianos at_ Bargaips. 4e29 WM. KNABE & CO.. S17 Penna. ave. o.w. OFFICE OF THE COLLECTOR OF TAXES, DIS- trict of Columbia, Washington, November 1, 1894, —Taxpayers of the District will take notice that the undersigned has received the statement of tof personal taxes for the District of ia fo: the year ending June 30, 1895, and will be ready to ‘Tecelve payment at’ this ‘office from and after the first day of November, 1Si4. One-half of said tax is due November 1, 1894, the other half May 1, 188. On so much’ of the first half of sald tax due November, 1894, as shall not be paid during said month, a penalty of 2 per cent Will be added on the first day of each succeeding month thereafter until the same is paid, or otherwise proceeded with as the law di- fects. The law also imposes a like penalty for non-payment of second half, due May 1, 1895, if not paid within said month of May. G. DAVIS, Collector of Taxes. nod-6t BOARDING. a OS. FOR SALE—PIAN ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE SPLENDID $450 3. ‘Sommer Co. Grand Upright Pianos for only $195. A nearly new Smersou Upriglt, in perfect con- dition, for $1 AtG. L. Wild) Ss BROS. & CO'S, 709 Tth st. n.w. nob-6t® TALLET,& DAVIS PIANOS—IMPERA- “five different styles at cost; Do reservation; agency to be closed and removed; lr ft agent retiring. U. L. SUMNER, i — i oclé-tr band wheels, $5 im the District. ue HIGH FRAME: WOOD Ligh grade pneumatic tires; $50; guaranteed, Nothing but bargains in our bicycle department; Jd tor. WOODWARD & LOTHROP, nod 1m 2+ COLUMBIA BICYCLE; GOOD FOR S. as new; price, $100, Address Box 155, Star of- fice. n9-3t* FOR SALE—OUi SECOND-HAND WHEELS MUST be closed out, Frou now on we will give extra inducements. CLINE BROS., Victor Agts.. 715 b st. nw. nod-tt ; all higo fio ALE Is, $75, wit! PALL kits fo: 226 A ST. 8.F., NICELY FURNISHED OR UN- furnished south-front rooms; en sulte or singly; near Capitol; near eable and East Capitol ears md herdics; house first-class In every reapect.1t® TABLE BOARD; GOOD FAMILY COOK; WITH ‘or without rooms. 1129 17th st. n.w. no10-3t* 728 A ST. N.E.—DUMARS HOUSE, FOR FIRST- class board, is just opened. Conducted by Mrs. DUMARS and Miss HOYT, formerly of Erle, Pa. no7-3t® NORMANDIE ANNEX, 1015 CONN. AVE., APART- ments, with board and private bath; adults; ref- erences. u6-6t* COUNTRY REAL ESTATE. ; EASY TERMS; 75 ACRES; good water; cutbatldings; good 7 miles from city. DUCKETT, nol0-3t FOR SALE—35 ACRES PRIME LAND: 4-ROOM house; barn; excellent water; young fruit; 1 mile “from depot; 12 miles from city; excep- tionally cheap; $1,500. DUCKETT, DENT & CO., 685 F st. nol0-3t FOR SALE—4 ACRES; 8 MILES FROM CITY. from station; fine water; 4-room dwelling and outbuildings; | fruit; 4 acre in kale; $900; easy terms. DUCKETT, DENT & Ov., F st. nol0-3t FOR SALE—194 ACKES, WITH HOUSE AND burn, 18 miles from Washington, for $6 per acre, it Pought within 10 duys. J. EB. CLEMENTS, 132f F st. nw. FOR SALE— 5 ST. LEONARDS. This well-known stock farm, containing §17% acres of cholee grass lands, especially well wa- ; situated in one of the most beautiful aod vi one imile from Sulphur Springs; all necessary improvements; could be divided into two beautiful farms. Address W. BE. HURXTHAL,, Warrenton, Va., Or R. N. BROOKE, 00 Pa. ave., this city. n8-6t* and fully gusranteed the oldest in city; all needed parts quickly had from fae- tory; also in city. H. S. UWEN MFG. CO., 1433" N ve. Bw. PROPOSALS. GARDEN, TON, D. wel for U.S. ing June 80, TO PHOTO-ENGRAVERS ment, Offic — TREASURY DEPART- ® Lighthouse Board, Washington, Nove in| als will be received at this office until O'CLOCK P.M. on THURS- DAY, the ‘TH DAY of NOVEMBER, 1804, for furnisiing bard copper printing blocks, photo-engraved in half for illustraging the annual report of the I board Wor the cal year ending June 30, Specifications, ‘and form of proposal may be obtained on applica. where the illustrations re to be made mu ti ‘om which the blocks be - The right to reject apy or all bids and to walve any defects is reserved. JAMES A. GREER, Rear Adwiral, U. 8. n0S-3t triet_ of Columbia. No. 6366. Doe. Appliation having been made to the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, holding Or- ans’ Court, for probate of a last will of Nicholas te, and ‘for letters testamentary on said es- tate, by J. Blake Kendall, this ts to give notice to ail concerned to appear in said court on Friday, the 23d day of November, A.D. 104, at 10 o'clock a.m., to show cause why such application shoyld not be granted. Attest: L. P. WRIGHT, Register of Wills, D.0. WILLIAM B. POULTON, Proctor for Applicant. oc27-law3w val J ‘a ACCOUNTANTS. ACCOUNTANT PUBLIC.— LARGE EXPERIENCE bighest references; books written up; balance sheets; Investigations; executors’, assignees’ and complicated acc a specialty. Terms mod- rate. JOHN W. TWAWNINS, 1113 11th st. iW Oc 2Rnantmne SUBURBAN PROPERTY. ING; 9 ROOMS, CEL id water; furnace heat; ; at station 6 miles asy terms... D. EB. ave. _nglo-3t OR SALE—S0 ACRES; 1% MILES FROM ARD- wick; ¥% clear, bal. in wood; good soil; water; FOR SALE—FINE DWEL 2 dwellings of 4 rooms each; price, per acre, or 230 acres, with one dwelling, per acre. D. EB. GRAVES, 494 La. ave.’ nol0-3t )% SALE— WITHIN 10 MILES OF WASHINGTON, in Maxyland, smal! farms, houses and lots; neat both B. ard O. and electric R. R.’s; at reason- able prices and easy payments. Address SHAN- ARRCOK, Charlton Helghts, Md., or NOURSE, 404 La. ave. nl0-6t* TO WHOM TY MAY CONCERN: I MAKE A spectalty of buying, selling, renting and insur country and suburban property. BENJAMIN, 61 F st. ow. nlo-6t FOR SALE INCE PROPERTY in Hyattsville; 12 rooms; a.m.i.; nearly four acres; beautiful lawn; magnificent old trees; fruit of every description; all necessary outbuildings; Will exchange for city propert nl0-3t® COMBS & W FOR SALE—-NEW STORE AND POST OFFICE AT a.m. next day. POTOMAC RIVER BOATS. STEAMER T. V. ARROWSMITH, For Lower Potomac River Landings, p.m. m1. On Monday and Wednesday at. On Saturday at... p.m, Returning, arrive Weduesday ‘and “Friday morn- ings, end Sunday about 10 p.m. C. W. RIDLEY, General Manager. See schedule, se28-tf W PALACE STEAMER HARRY RANDALL Leaves River View wharf, 7th street, Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday, at 7 a.m., landing at all whorves as far down Maddox ‘creek, includtag Ciapel Point and Colonial Beach. Returping on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 3 p.m. Passo. ger accommodations first-class. Freight received until hour of sailing. Telephone, 1765. ¥. A REED & 00., | E. &. RANDALL. ex. roprietor and Manager. Agents, 20. 0. CARPINTER, en. Aho 3y26-tt Washington, D. 0. STEAMER “WAKEFIELD. From 7th st. ferry wharf. On Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, at 7 a.m., for river landings, to Colonial Beach? thence to Wicomico river, Colton’s and Nomini ‘creek, On Saturday, all above landings and Leonardtown and St. Clement bay wharves. Returning on Tuesday, Tiupeday and Sunday, (See schedule), Je25-t €. W. RIDLEY, Gen'l Manager. NORFOLK AND WASHINGTON STEAMBOAT CO. DAILY LINE BETWEEN WASHINGTON, D. G, FORTRESS MONROE AND IRFOLK, VA. ‘The new anu powe: ful Iron Palace Steamers WASHINGTON AND NORFOLK. SOUTH BOUND. Leave Washington dally at 7 p.m. from foot of 7th st wharf, arrive at Fortress Monroe at 6:30 Arrive at Norfolk at 7:30 a. where raflroad connections are made for all points south and southwest. NORTH BOUND. srlgare Norfolie daily at 8:10 Leave Fortress Monroe al B ). a. at shington oMcksts nent a: 513, 619, 1851 a a on sale at 513, 619, ayivank ve. G15 Sth ‘st. nw. pasa Ank for tickets via new line. ‘Telephone 750. JNO, CALLAHAN, aplé-tt Gen. dupt. LADIES’ GOODS. Racks and other Miscellaneous Furniture too nu- merous to mention, is cash, nold-2t ©. G. SLOAN & CO., Aucts, DUNCANSON BROS., AUCTIONEERS. TRUSTEES’ SALE OF PROPERTY IN ISHER- By virtue of a deed of trust to us, bearing date June 28, 1890, and daly recorded in Liber 1505, folio 295 et seq., one of the land records of the Distriet of Colun and at the request of the will sell at public auc. nises, on MONDAY, THE OF NOVEMBER, A. D. I O'CLOCK P. M., all those certain is of ground known as and being jots numbered 5, 6, 7 and 8, In block numbered 15, the subdivision of the tract of land called formerly known 28 part of “Long as said suldivision is recorded in ber folios 12 and 13, of the ree- of the surveyor's office of said District, to- ther with the improvements thereon. ‘Terms of sale; One-third of the purchase money In cash; bala In three equal installments, pay- able In ‘one, two and three years, with interest at 6 per cent per annum, secured by deed of trust on the property sold, or all cash, at the option of the purchaser, "A deposit of $300 will be required at time of sale, if the lots are sold as a whole; or, if sold separately, a deposit of $100 on each ‘All conveyancing and recording at purchaser's cost. Terms of sale to be complied with in ten days from date of sale; otherw trustees reserve the right to resell the property at risk and cost of de- faulting purchaser, MAB LON ASHFORD, ALDIS B. BROWNE, nol0-eo Trustees. 6. G. SLOAN & GO., Auctioncers, 1407 G ¢ sors to Latimer & Sloan). TRUSTExS’ SALE OF VALUABLE UNIMPROVED PROPE AT THE NOKAHSAST CORNER OF SEVENTH AND LINCOLN — STREETS NORTHWEST, WASHINGTON, D. C. By virtue of a certain deed of trust, dated the Ist day of April, A. D. 3891, and duly recorded in Liber No. 1575, at follo 284 et seq., one of the land records of the District of Columia, and at = ‘Ol the request of the party secured thereby,” we will sell at public anction, tn front of the premises, on SATURDAY, CCTOBER TWENTIETH, 1804, ' AT. HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK P.M., the following deseribed land and premises, situated in the county of Washington, in the District aforesaid, and known and distinguished ag lot numbered six (6), in block numbered five ©), fh the Howard University sub- division of the farm of Jobn A. Smith, commonly krown as Effingham: Place, east of the 7th «treet road, on Brookville tumpike, containing 8,400 square feet of groung, as the said subdivision was made by the county surveyor of Washington county, Distriet of Columbtt. Terms of sale: One-thin! of the purchase money in cash, the balance in'one and two years, wit! Interest, and secured by a deed of trust on the property, or all cash. A deposit of $200 will be required’ at time of sale. All conveyancing and recording at purchaser's cost. Should the terms of sale be not complied with in fifteen days the trustees reserve the right to resell the property, at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser, after such public notice as they may deem necessary. MICHAEL J. COLBERT, Trustee, ‘512 F et. nw. HENRY M. 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The democracy, in the popular phrase, has gone up Salt river. This is the mythical journey imposed by fate on the party los- ing at the polls. It is the penalty for per- mitting the other fellow to carry off the honors of the offices. The figure, as worked out in the present case, makes Mr. Cleveland the captain of the craft, Senator Hill the first mate, Chairman Faulkner the purser, the defeated candidates for Congress the cabin beys and roustabouts, and the rank and file of the party who rallied un- successfully on election day the grim and wretched passengers. The Real Stream. While the trip is a myth—though one of the taking humors of American politics—the reference 1s to a real stream. There is a Salt river, and it has been immortalized by this reference. It flows, too, through a sec- tion famous in American history. Not far from its banks Abraham Lincoln was born, and those early neighbors of the elder Lin- coln who were thrifty enough to raise pro- duce for the markets of the lower Ohio and Mississippi rivers loaded it on to huge flat- boats tied to convenient landings on the Salt river, and started it thence on the way to the south. And those were great days. Flat- boating on the western rivers was one of the most picturesque features of the period antedating the common use of steamboats. The crafts were flat-bottomed affairs, roofed ever, and tw» enormous oars, one at the stem and the other at the stern, served at once for rudder and propeller. ‘They were mounted high on top of the boat, had a wide sweep, Were worked each by half a dozen men, who stood up and walked a beat of forty feet or more at the task, and at a dis- tance they looked like the mammoth horns ofa mmoth animal swimming in the wa- ter, This snggestion gave tc those boats the name of ‘“broad-horns,” which came into general use. Flat Boating Prospered. Flatboating in those early times pros- pered in the Salt river country. Ambitious youngsters, anxious to put farm life behind them for @ season, and take a ivok at the outside world, pleaded with the oid folks,] to be permitted to make one of these trips. Frolic and hard work were about equally divided, and the fiddler, the singer, the story telier and the “hoe-down” dancer were in great request. Mr. Lincoln, it may be remembered, made several of these trips, though aiter the removal of his father to Indiana and to Illinois. But that his taste for such a journey was acquired while he Was @ young rustic, living in the Salt river region, there can be little doubt. He had heard in the Kentucky cabin of the flat- boatmen's songs and stories, of the danc- ing on the boat's roof in the evening after the day’s work was done, and of the numerous adventures possible along the lower céast and at New Orleans; and when he grew to man's size, and was permitted to have a voice in his own movements, he shipped as a “hand” on several of these journeys. A Curious Association. This bit of history serves to show how curious is the fate that has associated the name of a small and altogether attractive stream with a political fiction, telling of disaster, and suggesting the severest hard- ships. Salt river has thus been made the waterway equivalent of the Jordan road, and the rocky road to Dublin. But one’s experience on it is very different from that of the traveler on the other two routes. It is a smooth little stream, taking its rise in the hill country of Kentucky, and emptying into the Ohio river about twenty miles below Louisville. Its banks, for the greater part of the way, are fringed with timber of good growth, and the section watered by it is in the main fruitful and highly cultivated. The flatboat days have departed, although the traditions linger, and # few ferries and farmers’ skiffs now have the right of way up and down and across those historic channels, As a matter of fact, no steamboat of any si though bearing a President of the States and his party friends in defeat, could make its way any distance up the stream. But if one could, the experience for those on board would be very far from the unwelcome or the uncomfortable. The passage would be smooth, the reception by the natives cordial, and the provision for enjoyment ample for the most exacting. Where the Tariff Docs Not Disturb. ‘The woods on either bank are at this sea- son of the year full of small game, and It 1s not far in any direction to establishments that no tariff bills ever disturb, and where the finest of table whiskies are produced In abundance. Really, the people of ihe Salt river country have it in their power to revolutionize the whole principle of political winnings and rewards. They have only to dredge the channel of their little river, widen it a bit at the mouth, where a rall- road bridge now obstructs a free entrance, and insist upon an actual trip up the stream by some party in defeat, to make that the most desired of journeys. From the day of the return of the first boat load the poll- ticlans would revise their scheme, and fash- jon it after the mule race at the county faft, when the last mule under the wire Is de- clared the winner. The majority party in that event would make the Salt river trip, and the boat would always be crowded. The Village of West Point. At the mouth of the Salt river, on the Hardin county side—the stream at that point divides Hardin and Jefferson coun- ties—is the village of West Point. It ts a clean, pretty place. The view of the Ohio from the landing.commands that river, on a clear day, for a long distance in either direction, and is very fine. The light house board keeps a strong lamp trimmed there to guide the pilots in the time of low water. ‘The hills on the Indiana side just opposite are high, and this fills the air with echoes at night, when the swift packets, with their musical whistles and flying paddle wheels, are running by. The village, while clean and pretty, is thoroughly unprogressive. It positively refuses to grow. The large and commodious brick residence built by the “lord of the manor” seventy years and more ago Is still the most imposing, and the only imposing, structure there. People who pine for hurry and worry, and elbow room for the accumulation of large fortunes, move away. Those Who remain content them- selves with their modest environments, and enjoy life after the village fashion Numerous Traditions~ Cluster, Around this village of West Point cluster numberless traditicns, and gced stories of the old flatboating days. Here the start was mad from all that country round after the boats had been lcaded and the supplies for the crews laid in; and here again the crews reassembled after returning from the trip, and divided up the profits and spun big yarns out of their individual experi- ences. This was the very atmosphere, there- for, that attracted and developed the stroll- ing fiddler, the yarn spinner, and all those hardy fellows who ‘followed the river” after a careless humor of their own. Rivalries were sharp but good-natured. The contests were frequently between the hoosier and the corncracker. Wrestlers ploughed up the earth in their efforts for supremacy, and in the dancing frolics, where the fig- ures were a backwoods mixture of the live- ly reel and the slow and stately minuet, couples achieved great reputation for out- footing competitor» Two Local Story Tellers. But the story teller was the local hero, and West Point at one time numbered among its population two of the best that evr set a crowd aroaring. Vene P. Arm- strong—the given name pronounced Venny —and Lyman R. Burk were equally ad- mired by both rivermen and landsmen. Peoh axcalied j= hin cwn way. apd both told the stories of happy application, and of the Lineginian quaintness and flavor. Armstrong, in that day, was clerk on a trading boat, and measured calico for rustic beauties, and weighed out flour and sugar for their mothers. He was a thrifty as well as a companionable man, and amassed a large fortune. He moved to Louisville, be- came a leading merchant, and was the fourth husband of the famous Sallie Ward, the belle of the south before the war. Mr. Burk had been a sailor before the niast on the great lakes, a driver of a stage over the Alleghanies, and now was settled down, with the instincts of a waterman strong within him, as a fisherman. He af- terward pullef@ up stakes and floated down to a little town nearer the mouth of the Ohio, where he spent the remainder of his days living in a little boat propped up on stilts, like that of Mr. Peggotty on the sands at Yarmouth. He continued to the end one of the best of story tellers, and was the hero of school boys, whom he was ac- customed to take out with him in his skiffs and teach the waterman’s art of feathering an oar. He was a stanch republican; and the most interesting figure at the local polls on election day was the old gentieman, well dressed and smiling, and acting as one of his party’s judges. But his party was always defeated. The town was over- whelmingly democratic. “How is it, Mr. Burk,” one of his demo- ratic friends said to him one election day, ‘that although we send the republican party up Salt river so often it always man- ages to get back?” “Because,"’ replied the old man, “it has a pilot who knows the river. § always take the wheel, and I make it my business to see that the trip is a safe one.” The First Republican Elected. Salt river takes on an additional interest just now by reason of the political revolu- tion effected in Kentucky. The Louisville district, through which the stream runs, has elected for the first time a republican to Congress. Mr. Walter Evans is the man, and his past experience in politics has made him altogether familiar, with the Salt river trip. He has been his party’s leader in the state for years; has run for governor and for Congress, and 1s now for the first time successful. Precisely how he feels about the Salt river outing is not of record; but probably the country will hear from him on the subject when he takes his seat in the next House. The subject 1s at least worthy of his attention. JAMES W. ALLISON. es BICYCLES AT SECOND-HAND. They Look Cheap, but There is a Sale for Them. “Where do you get your second-hand bi- cycles?” asked a Star reporter of a man whose place of business was adorned in front with many signs offering wheels for sale at what seemed to be remarkably low figures. There were bicycles in all stages of dilapidation on the s.dewalk and inside the shop. Some of them, however, were in fair condition, and two or three were evidently brand-new. A wheel marked “$65, worth $150,” was in a skeleton wooden box, and had evidently just come from the factory. To the eye of one not expert it seemed to be a great bargain. “I aia’t givin’ information to news- papers,” said the rather filp young man who had declared himself the proprietor of the business. “I sell bicycles at one- third of the prices you can get them for anywhere else. How I collect them is trick of the trade. That's enough, I guess.’ The reporter's curiosity was aroused. Why this mystery, he wondered. So he went to the establishment of a bicycle- making concern and spoke about the mat- ter to the manager. “It’s very simple,” said the manager. “To begin with, as to the new wheels. You want to know how they could be sold so cheap. They are back numbers. A bicycle that is worth $135 today will sell for $100 next year—the same machine, that is to say, brand-new. That is because a person buying a bicycle usually wants the very latest improvements, and is willing to pay for them. The wheel you speak of that was offered for $65 and worth $150 could be purchased in New York very likely for $45 or $0. Probably it is of a type half a dozen years old.” “Where do these bicycles come from?” “Many wheels of old patterns are still be- ing manufactured for what they will bring. In every big city, also, there are people who collect such bicycles as they can get at a bargain, new or second-hand. In New York there is one dealer iu wheels who buys thousands in this way. Suppose that a small shop is going to close out business. The proprietor has a dozen new bicycles unsold. To get the cash for them he ts willing to take for the lot less than half what they are worth. The dealer buys them up. He has agents in Chicago and elsewhere tc collect wheels."” “Does he buy second-hand ones?” “The New York dealer I speak of pur- chases only new wheels. There are other men who do business in second-hand bi- cycles. They get them all sorts of ways. Some come from pawnshops, others from persons who want to sell their wheels, A young man, for example, gets into a finan- cial hole. He has a bicycle worth $75. The pawnbroker would only give $10 or $15; he takes it to a dealer instead, and gets $80 for it in cash.” “Hence the comparative cheapness of sec- ond-hand bicycles, I suppose?” they are bought up cheaply, but you pay at least fair value when you get one second-hand. They are shipped from one city to another, and, of course, there is @ great demand for wheels of all sorts in Washington—a larger demand than in any other city of the United States. The New York man who collects new bicycles told me he was satisfied to make a profit of $5 on each wheel that passed through his hands. By the way, the second-hand bi- cycles you find for sale are, in many in- stances, deposited by the owners with dealers, to be disposed of on commission. ed VACCINE POINTS, Men Were Frantic to Get Them a: Children Cried for Them. During the recent smallpox scare one apothecary in this city sold 18,000 “vaccine points” withia twenty-four hours. On a Friday,when the general fright was greatest, the supply gave out. Physicians telegraph- ed in every direction for points. In the drug store referred to a big crowd was waitirg. A small quantity arrived, and the people scrambled for them. The scene was a most extraordinary cne. Holding their money in their hards over their heads, men, women and children struggled like anxious betters at a race track. One would have supposed that their lives de- pended on procuring the points, of which there were not nearly enough to go round. “Here's my money!” yelted one man. “You promised me four points yesterday cried a woman. “Ill pay you a dollar apiece for six points!” shouted another man, evidently the anxious father of a family. In cne day of the scare the apothecary said that he had made more money than he had ever made in two days out of his business. Somebody came to him and o: fered to buy out his entire stock of points at the figure he charged for them retail. The druggist refused, because there was reason to believe that an attempt was be- ing rede to corner the supply. A well-known physician here in town ascertsined that a patient of his possessed an extra vaccine point. He went and beg- ged it of him. One little colored boy called at the Emergeacy Hospital and asked, with tears in his eyes, to be vaccinated. “You go and get one of those things,” said the surgeon in charge, “and I'll vac- cinate you.” The boy went to the apothecary and - ged a vaccine polat. Then he pil ined the hcepital and was operated upon. ——__ Sweaters for Women. Sweaters have been adopted by women with athletic proclivities, though they were originated solely for the men. The idea was suggested, so the story goes, to the stroke oar of one of the big college boating clubs by a man, after which they soon be- came the fashion. The sweater is de- scribed as a garment similar to the jersey, though the resemblance ts certainly not very strong. If athletic girls find the sweater comfortable and appropriate while engaged in certain kinds of exercise, they will perhaps make it as popular as the jer- sey was a few years ago, but it does seem ridiculous to add any feminine touches to this mannish-looking garment. A white wool sweater, girdled with a black silk sash, is spoken of as the favorite autumnal bicycle suit, though why a sash it would be hard to say. Girls belonging to cycle clubs are said to favor a leather belt, fast- ened with a silver buckle, wrought with the monogram of the club, WILL BE NO CHANGE President Young on Alleged Defeo- tions in the National League. COMING MEETING IN NEW YORK CIty Mr. Wagner to Give Up the Sell- ing of Players. LAST SEASON’S DIVIDENDS While at league headquarters a few days ago a Star reporter asked President Young for an explanation of the impression pre- vailing in certain quarters to the effect that there will be a reduction in the member- ship of the league before the playing sea- son opens next year. With his characteristic frankness, Mr. Young repliea that so far as he is informed there is not the slightest foundation for any such impression. “My honest judgment is,” said he, “that there will be no change in the membership of the league during the next eight years. Some of the clubs in the west had a bad run of luck this season, but on the whole the league succeeded in paying every dol- lar it owed and besides declared a dividend of about $3,100, which was paid in four in- stallments. There were a number of old claims against the league, which were in the nature of gratuities. They were paid, so that there fs not a dollar of outstanding indebtedness after an existence of twenty- four years. Such a statement is aot only gratifying to the gentlemen who are com- mercially interested in the administration of the league, but it demonstrates the pru- dent and businesslike manner in which the organization is conducted. There are many great business establishments which can- not present such a clean balance sheet after an existence of a quarter of a cen- tury.” In the midst of this interesting conversa- tion a new contract from Mr. Wagner was laid Upon his desk. It was with Herman Collins of the Columbus, Ohio, club. The new aspirant for senatorial honors is sald to be a catcher and an infielder. He comes highly recommended and is a young and ambitious player. At the same time Mr. Young entered up the contracts of eleven members of the Louisville club, includ Jack Glasscock, who is to be a Colon: next year. The mention of Mr. Wagner’s name in- duced President Young to say in behalf of the Washington manager: “If there is to be a fight between the league and any oth- er organization, we are very fortunate in having the Wagners with us. They are the best fighters we ever encountered, for they are not only tactful, but they have courage and determination that knows no ending. I want to say for Mr. Wagner that in view of the criticism that has been made upon him for selling players who were dissatisfied with Washington, that he has determined to discontinue that practice. In the future he will not under any circumstances dis- pose of desirable players, no matter how flattering the offers may be. If he has players that refuse to do their duty to the Washington club, because they are offered larger salaries, he will not humor them by disposing of their release to the highest bidder, but he will release them outright rather than sell them. The league has duns and is doing everything in «ts power to prevent the traffic in players. It is hurtful to the organization and the constitution is not in sympathy with such transactions.” Return! to the suggestion that there may be so wettintical in the membership of the league next season, Mr, Young went on to say that under the constitution it is impossible for a majority of the clubs to force one or more clubs out of the or- ganization. There ts but one way by which the membership may be reduced, and that is by the resignation of one or more of the clubs. If there is an impression abroad that the league is going into the business of buying up the franchises of unsuccessful clubs there will be a disappointment in that direction. It is not expected that all of the clubs in the league will be as pros- perous as was Baltimore last summer, but there Is an incentive for the clubs like Washington, Louisville, Cincinnati, St. Louis to make improvements in their re spective teams. A. G. Spalding, one of the ablest and most prosperous of the long line of base ball magnates, will probably return to active duty in next season's campaign. He has signified his intention to be present at the annual meeting of the league, to be held in New York next Tuesday. “Al” Spalding, as he ts familiarly remembered in base ball circles and throughout the sport- ing world, in connection with fleld and out- door games, has been directly and indirectly identified with the National League since its organization, twenty-four years ago. The veterans remember him as pitcher for the Forrest Citys of Rockford, Ill, the only club that was able to win a game from the famous Nationals of Washington, when the latter club made a tour of the eastern and western country, and sustained but a single defeat. “Grandpap” Henry Chadwick accompanied the Nationals on that event- ful tour, and he occasionally overhauls his copious ‘scrap book and gives the base ball cranks of the present generation a peep st its contents. Al. Spalding was one of the organizers of the Chicago Club, and it was during his administration of that organization that the championship pennant floated from the flagstaff of the “Windy City” base ball park more than one season. It was Al. Spalding who organized and equipped two complete ball teams and personally conduct- ed them on a tour around the world. It was after he returned from that memorable excursion that he retired from the active management of the Chicago Ball Club. In the meantime Dame Fortune had smiled most bountifully upon him in the sporting goods business, and he delegated his brother and “Uncle” Anson to look after his in- terests on the diamond. Like all true lovers: of the national game he has caught the fever again, and he probably proposes to assist in putting a winning club in Chicago next season. His prospective appearance at the league meeting is not generally known, but he Is already assured of a cordial greet- ing from his old comrades in the league and the new recruits who have been en- listed in the service during his temporary retirement. Without violating confidence, it can be stated up»n the highest authority that a pleasant surprise awaits Mr. Spalding and the other league magnates, who are to as- semble at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, in New York city, next week. The surprise will be the financial statement of Secretary Young. 1t will show that atter twenty-four years of existence the league has met every financial obligation, and will enter upon the next season entirely free from debt and a comfortable surplus on hand. It will be re- called that during the period mentioned the league has encountered some very severe financial storms. Other base ball assocta- tions have come and gone, after a gallant but unsuccessful attempt to either equal or surpass the parent organizaticn, The Americar Association, the Union Associa- tion, the Brotherhood and other organiza- tions marchea upon the diamond and chal- lenged ths league to mortal combat. The carcasses of the defunct rivals of the league have long sine? been scattered to the four winds of heaven, and the veteran or- ganization is still doing a legitimate busi- ness at the old stand. it is understood that New York is n tlating for the services of a young man played short stop for the Norfolk club, in the Virginia league, last season. President Young and several good judges of playing material went down into Virginia last sum- mer to watch the work of the youngster. It is said that he is one of the most ising young players seen in this vicinity for many yea.s. —__—_—+e+—___ Mr. Snegmuller’s Dinner. A dinner was given Thursday evening at Reuter’s by Mr. George N. Saegmuller to @ number of invited guests, and the employes of the firm of Fauth & Co, under which name Mr. Saegmuller carries on business, im celebration of the completion of the final astronomical instrument of one thousand manufactured by this frm. Among those present were B. A. Calonna, Lieut. Beehler, Lieut. Nahrath, William Windeman, Mar- shal Wines, E. Sommer, H. Bayer, W. Wil- lenbucher, Prof. Kirshener, Dr. Strack, Dr. Selhausen, Paul Schulze and Wm, Burchard,