Evening Star Newspaper, January 9, 1897, Page 22

22 THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 1897-24 PAGES. ABOUT BICYCLE — RACERS Everybody is interested In the purse that was given to the winners of last week's big race at the Ice Palace. The amount 1s kept a secret, though It was not near so large as was expected, due to the lim- ited attendance during the week. The agreement between the contestants and the manager of the Ice Palace was that 25 per cent of the total recetpts were to be set aside for the purse money, leaving the management 75 per cent to defray all ex- penses. It seems as though the race was a losing contest all around, the sum real- ized being far below expcctation. Instead of being higher, the total purse money was below that offered at Madison Square Gar- den, where Teddy Hale secured $1,200 for first prize. This was the first -ime that such a race had ever been held in this city, and it was supposed that the novelty would attract great crowds. Some of the riders protected themselves, and had their expenses partially guaran- teed. Waller, Maddox, Ashinger, Forster, Alberts and Shock refused to come down to this city unless a guarantee fund of 5 per cent of the total receipts was divided equally between them. Lawson, the “Ter- rible Swede,” being new at the business, knew nothing of this, and did not come in for his share. Neither did Hunter, the plucky English rider, who got fourth place. His prize was less than that of Ferster, wRen the guarantee fund was added to the latter's prize money. Plum- mer and his men lost very little, however, as their expenses were guaran‘eed while in this city, and the other solo riders re- ceived a certain compensation, previously agreed upon, for their service: Strange as it may seem, there was not @ contestant in the race who would not rather have gone into a six-day-go-as-you- please race, instead of riding eight hours per day. The difference is that while the men ride a@ certain period a day tn the last named race, in the first named they ride when they please, frequently all day and all night without rest. A ‘six-day-go-as- you-please is calculated to draw a bigger patronage than a six-day clght-hour race, and this was the statement made by most of the riders at the beginning of the race. Some stated that they had never seen a race such as the one of last week ever given where it proved a financial bonanza. On the contrary, most of them resulted in failures. The reason given is that the pub- lic likes to see the men ride long distances, and when the mileage reaches over the 1,000 mark the interest increases. Acting under this advice Manager Tow- ers ts already considering the advisability of holding a six-day go-as-you-please race the latter part of the coming spring. The Tace may possibly come off in March. while the Ice Palace is still open, or it may be arranged to come off just after the close of the skating seascn Nothing definite has been settled, though there is more or less talk. It is calculated to erect a track from the scuth end of the large hall clear to the balcony of the north end, making, approxi- mately, an eight-lap track to the mile. This would mcke it about the largest tem- porary indoor track in this country, and would prove to be a decided advantage to the contestants, in which case the num- ber of competitors would be limited to not more than twenty or thirty. Ed. F the men pe de ammer was far from satisfied with results of the race. He placed three nm the race, and he confidently ex- ed them to finish in one-two-three or- He w sadly mistaken. Hi first Dudley Marks, did not stay in the much over ope hour, while Chap- ke rider wko Plummer thought was rman in the race, dropped out af- few ys’ riding. Had Chappelle in the race he would have been to secure fourth place, through mber of accidents that ‘befell the while Hunter could have taken In the predictions of The Star, second day of the race, it was ed that the English crowd ought to be 1 if it got one place, and the fifth amed. This prediction was pretty well borne out in all respects. Plummer thought that he lost money by coming to Waskingion, and possibly he did, com- d to the sum he might have made he taken his aggregation to some ter city. With only one man of his large wd in the race he was put to as much trouble as though he had three or four. In spite of the hard ride of six days, the riders managed to get their fun while ped- g along. Forster was the joker of the crowd, and he kept all in good spirits. He seems to be a general favorite, which Is due to his jovial disposition. The favorite time for playing jokes on one another was at the dinner hour. This occurred between and 7 o'clock every day, when the au- € was out, and the work of cleaning up the place for the evening performance qd begun. As soon as one rider would seize part of his dinner some of the other riders would make a sprint, and not caring to lose any time the rider who started his dinner would either throw his food away or would hold on to it and sprint with the bunch. If he held on to it the sprint would be continued until the rider became tired of carrying the food and ld threw it away. Then the bunch would be satisfied, and would wait for some one else to take food. This was eating un- der difficulties. The men would watch each pr like hawks, and nothing would escape r eagle eyes, and as soon as the train- red alongside the track with food hands, they knew pretty well for m_it was intended. There is a story Forster took two lamb chops at one - and to tease him the others sprinted. ns one in his mouth and holding the in his hand ke hit up his pace, and ued with the burch. He could not to throw the food away, and when h got tired and slacked up in the oceeded to enjoy his morsel at ery Cay after eating his dinner would light a cigar, and smoke it we big enjoyment whtle making the rounds of the tr: nton’s great ambition is to get a Little Michael, the Welsh won- ler, who has been electrifying this country with his wonderful rt Ever since mmer and bh » been in this they have been attempting to teh race between the two, but this r was at first en- trainer has been but Tom Eck, nagzing Little what unwilling bout a match rac over and ove: swer at a certain time, has faile keep his mer has several ‘Tom Linton. t Chicago, but has reccived attempt was made to have € run off at the coming big Jacksonville, Fla., but the are ut as far from com- Livtle Michael has heen en- ar there, but whether or not xious to race Linton et that r question. Unless Plimirer favorable ans he No not his string down south, his sole ob- being to match Linton with Michael. - has the greatest of n, and extent. Linton himself is anxious for the race. He Is equally as confident as nis manager that he can defeat Michael. All he wants is sufficies time before the race, to find out how the race is to be run. If it ts to be @ competition or a paced race he is anxtous to know, so that he can start in training for either kind, claiming that ft will be a disadvantage to htm should he train one way and the race be run off in the other manner. If it is to be a paced event he will get plenty of pacing from his crowd, but ff it is to be a competition race, which is hardly likely, he will get ready for that style, though he seems to prefer the former kind. ontidence in Lin. is willing to back nim to a heavy Speaking of Little Michael, John Lawson is enthustlastic over his riding abilities. “I never saw @ man who could ride like him,” said he. “Michael can hang on to ® quint, quad or sextupiet wich almost as much ease as an ordinary rider will trail behind a tandem or triplet. I never saw @ man who could follow such a pace as he can, and in such a comparatively easy style and graceful manner. He is ahout the smallest racer I ever saw, and looks just like a boy, yet he has the greatest riding powers I believe I ever knew of. Nothing can get away from him, and ne can trail on to the fastest thing that goes around a track.” Lawson did not express an opin- fon on the outcome cf a race betweea Lin- ton and Michael, ye: by his talk he seemed to think the Welsh wonder almost invin- cible. In spite of the fact that he finished at the end of the procession, Fred Forster made a showing of which he can well be proud. He was only a few miles behind the leader, and there fs no race of the kind on record where the end man made such a fine showing. That Forster is capable of making a better showing is not denied by any of the racing men. The big race at Madison Square practically killed him, and when he came to Washington he was still suffering from the effects of his ride there. He rode a total of 1,829 miles and 9 laps— just one lap short of another mile—getting fourth place. Everybody concedes that had he been handied better there he would un- doubtedly have carried off the first prize. The first day of the race he was sick and forced to leave the track, after making 280 miles. The second day he covered’ 480 miles. On the third day he astonished everybody, and broke the world's record fer ten hours, riding 291 miles within the time and finish- ing the last mile of the distance in the fast. time of 1.58. Through the fault of his trainers he lost many hours, they having only one machine on the track for him to use, and when this broke down he was forced to He off and wait until another could be secured. One thing noticeable by those who watched the race was the large number of men unmounted during the week. There Was not a man in the race who did not suffer some accident, and all but one were forced to leave their wheels during the long ride. Within the first four days every rider but two had been off his wheel during the riding time. Ashinger was not dis- mounted until the afternoon of the fifth day, while Waller remained on his wheel the whole week. There was one bet made at the beginning of the race in which the wager was that before the week every rider would be off his wheel. The stake was $100, and the man who made the bet lost. In spite of all statements to the contrary there is a firm belief in the minds of many that a pool was formed by Waller and Maddox for first and second places, an even distribution of the prize money fol- lowing. This is denied by all hands con- nected with the race, outside of the con- testants, and it is stated that Waller and Maddox scarcely have a speaking acquaint- ance since the race. Just before the close of the race Maddox made his sprint, and after the event had closed he learned that Waller had four broken spokes in his rear wheel. He is reported as having said that had he known this sooner he would have more tan made up his two laps on Waller. Even theugh the two had made an agree- ment netween themselves it would not have injured the arrangements had Maddox fin- ished in first place. On the contrary, it would have served to have dispelled eny insinuations that have been cast up. Albert Shock, who has quite a reputation for long-distance riding, started in as a pedestrian. In 1877 he entered a six days’ heel and toe walking match at Chicago, and after 142 hours’ hard work won, hav- ing covered 421 miles. In the same year ke ran against five horses in a six-day go- 2s-you-please contest held at Chicago. Only one horse was put on at a time, and re- lieved at certain intervals. He covered 25 miles in this race, beating cut the horses, but finishing fifth. His first cycle race was in 1883, at Chicago, which was a six-day, twelve-hour contest. He fin- ished fourth with 855 miles. At Memphis, Tenn., in 1884, he enterad a six-day, twelve- hour race against twenty fresh running herses and won out at the finish by eleven miles after covering 611 miles. In 1886 he entered a six-day, twelve-hour race at Minneapolis, covering 923 miles and 120 yards, giving him the championship vf America and breaking the old record of S42 miles held by Louis R. Armaindo. Harry Higham of this city was one of the contestants in this raze. In 1886, at the same city, he rode a match race against Wm. M. Woodside for the championship of the world and $500 a side. He rode 1,009% miles, beating his opponent by nearly 160 miles and breaking the English record held by Lees by over two miles. He ran a match race in 1386 at Minneap- olis with John S. Prince for $1,000 a side end was beaten, Prince making 1,042 miles, while Shock covered 1,0285% miles, breaking Lis old record. This was a six- Gay, twelve-hour race. In 1896, at Min- neapolis, in a six-day, eight-hour race, he was beaten by Morgan, who covered 742 miles to his 711 miles. In 1886, at the same city, in a go-as-you-please race, he rode 1,405 miles, beating the world’s record by one mile, held by George Waller of Eng- land. This record stood for five years, but in 1891, at New York city, in a similar rece, Martin covered 1,466 miles, while Shock secured only fourth Place. In 1893, in New York, in the six-day Tace, go-as- you-please, Shock rode 1,600 miles even, re-establishing his world’s record and like. wise establishing all records from 89 to 142 hours ard a number of other records for lesser hours. He has held the world’s Tec- ord altogether for eigit years, it being broken recently by Teddy Hale, who cov- ered 1,910 miles. His best time for five miles is fourteen minutes; ten miles,twenty- seven minutes; fifty miles, two hours and a half; eighty-five miles, four hours, hundred miles, five hours. Peper one A good story is told of John Lawson, thi “Terrible Swede,” as he is more popularly known, when he came to this country. He was the acknowledged champion of his country, but when he first came here the American riders thought very little of him. Last yegr he managed to get hold of a ferty-two-pound machine, and entered a road race to be held at Chicago last Dec- oration day. He went to work training with a vengeance, and the other riders in training over the same course wondered who he was. The riders with little ninteen- Found machines referred to the Swede’s wheel as an fee wagon, but it was not long before they found out that the man with the clumsy machine was no ice wagon Griver, though his machine was dubbed the ice wagon. With his lumbering wheel, the young Swede, who could speak but very litte English at the time, flew past the speediest of the other riders, with as little concern as though they were mule teams, leaving them to take up the dust of his ice wagon. They could hear him some dis- tance off by the rattling of his machine, and almost immediately afterward the swift Swede would pass them without tak- ing any notice. When the big race came off everybody was looking for some won- derful work from the terribie rider, but they were disappointed. He punctured his machine almost at the start, and made no showing to speak of. He later redeemed himself, and his riding was so terrible to his competitors that the name which he now bears was given him. Lawson will remain in the city all of next week. In Sweden he was an all- around athlete, running and skating as well as bicycling. For one mile his time at skating, in competition, has been 2.52, which is quite fast. He skated 100 miles in good order, and formerly held the world’s record for 137 miles, which he covered in even twelve hours. This was made in 1893, and is still a record for his native country. His 100-mile record is 8:02:00. In a match race with James Aveling, then the cham- pion of England, he defeated him in a 500- ‘aeter race, his time being fifty seconds Mat. He also established a record for run- ning four and a half Swedish miles, equal to about thirty English miles, in 4:02:00, which was made in 1894. In 1892 Lawson's time for the same distance was 7:21:00. ———— Englishman—“parlez-vous Francais?” ¥renchman—“Oui, mais je suis Francais!” SOME CYCLE CHAT ‘Winter road riding is a subject that is receiving a good deal of attention among cyclists all over the country. There was @ time when bicycling ceased suddenly with the approach of cold weather, tut now more or legs riding is done all the year around. There is one thing that is quite certain, and that is riding in cold weather is more disagreeable than in the warmest of the warm summer weather. Nothing causes riding at this time of the year to be more disagreeable than the wind, which comes and goes without warning. It the weather was only a still cold, the cyclist could very easily dress to suit the circum- stances, but the wind knocks all calcula- tions out. The poetical side of the situation is dwelt upon by some riders, who claim to delight if hearing the crunching sound of the snow and ice when skimming over the frozen surface of a road. But there are draw- backs. While the ice on the road may not puncture a tire, it is quite apt to cause that slipping, sliding sensation, which is quite apt to be followed by a fall, if any dis- tance of solid frozen surface has to be gone over. There may be pleasure in this kind of riding for some—it being a matter of impossibility to please all cycle riders —but the vast majority of cyclists at this time of the year seem to prefer other means of enjoyment. Even if there be no ice or-snow, the ground is generally frozen in such an un- even manner, full of holes and humps, caused by wagon ruts, that riding to many seems to be anything but pleasant. It is with regret that many of the local wheelmen will learn of the death of George Edward Stratton, the well-known racing man, and in the professional ranks. His death occurred last Friday evening, and his funeral was held Monday afternoon at 8 o'clock, from the residence of his father, at 306 H street northwest. He was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene EF. Stratton, and had been married for a brief time. His death removes one of the most popular cyclists in the city. Stratton was familiarly known as Schade’s_ trainer, though he entered in several races himself. His first appearance on the track was at the recent meet of the Arlington Wheel- men, held August 22, when in the two-mile handicap he was made limit man. His riding was immensely enjoyed, though he was not in the best of form, and did not secure a place. He secured third place in one of the other races. He was also entered in the professional races at the circuit meet, but the company was too swift for him. Among all those who knew him he was liked for his many good qualities, and his good-natured and jovial disposition. Two more local riders have joined the ranks of the pros. during the week, and more are expected to follow. Ball started the move by entering the six days’ race, and Fred Sims was a close second by starting in to pace the rfders. In due time the names of both of these riders will ap- pear in the official organ of the League of American Wheelmen labeled as profession- als. Nat Mudd is another local man that will follow the bunch. Billie Sims will soon make the flop, but he is wiser than his brother. He will remain in the amateur ranks until he gets into condition, and if his riding form warrants it, he will turn pro. and race for money; but if he cannot get into good trim he will remain as an amateur. The statement has been made that Fred Schade will go over into the ranks, though just at present it is likely that this statement will be denied for cer- tain reasons. It is understood that Schade has stated that he would ride in the pro- fessional ranks immediately after the close of the intercollegiate season this spring. He may change his mind, however, but .a pressure may be brought to bear upon him to make the flop. This will leave the ama- teur field to comparatively new riders to carve out a name in cycledom for them- selves the most promising of whom is E. L. Wilson. s In response to a communication asking for the records of this country for all dis- tances under one mile, the following, com- piled by the racing board of the League of American Wheelmen, is given, being the records made during the present year, and in some instances records made in previous years, which have never been equaled: Quarter mile, flying start, paced, John S. Johnson, October 31, 1893, 0.24 2-5; quarter mile, flying start, unpaced, A. B. Simons, Deming, N. M., May 26, 1896, 0.25 1-5; quar- ter mile, competition, standing start, G. F. Royce, Paterson, N. J., July 4, 1894, 0.29 3-5; professional, flying start, unpaced, Otto Ziegler, jr., Laredo, Texas, June 8, 1896, 0.28 2-5. One-third mile, flying start, paced, A. W. Porter, Waltham, Mass., No- vember 2, 1894, 0.341-5; third of a mile, flying start, unpaced, A. B. Simons, Dem- ing, N. M., May 26, 1896, 0.33 3-5; third of a mile, competition, standing start, George Packer, jr., Denver, Col., 0.43; professional, flying start, unpaced, third of a mile, W.W. Hamilton, Coronado, Cal., March 2, 1896, 0.34 1-5; professional, competition, standing start, F. E. E. Schefski, Santa Monica, Cal., February 22, 1896, 0.45. Half mile, amateur, flying start, paced, A. W. Porter, Waltham, Mass., 0.53; flying start, unpaced, Harry C. Clark, Denver, Col., November 20, 1895, 0.59; competition, standing start, Frank M. Nryne, San Jose, Cal., Septem- ber 9, 1895; 1.01; professional, competition, standing start, Otto Ziegler, New Orleans, La., June 13, 1896, 1.00 4-5. Two-thirds of a mile, flying start, paced. Amos B. Hughes, Denver, Col., May 23, 1896, 1.141-5; two- thirds of a mile, flying start, unpaced, J. D. Parke Denver, Col., November 24, 1894, 1.25 1-5; two-thirds of a mile, competition, standing start, Floyd A. McFarland, San Jcse, Cal., July 4, 189 1.251-5; profes- sional, two-thirds of a mile, flying start, paced, W. W..Hamilton, Coronado, Cal., March 2, 1896, 0.55 3-5; professional, two- thirds, competition, standing start, Tom Cooper, Cincinnati, Ohio, May 30, 1896, 1.25. Three-quarters of a mile, flying start, paced, Amos B. Hughes, Denver, Col., May 23, 1896, 1.22 4-5; three-quarters, flying start, unpaced, F. B. Stowe, Springfield, Mass., October 20, 1804, 3 professional, three-quarters, flying start, paced, Peter J. Berle, New Orleans, La., December 20, 1895, 1.17. One mile, flying start, paced, Amos B. Hughes, Denver, Col., May 23, 1896, 1.47 1-5; one mile, flying start, un- paced, Harry Clark, Denver, Col., Oc- tober 17, 1895, 2.05 1-5; one mile, competi- tion, standing start, Frank J. Desmond, jr., Denver, Col., August 8, 1896, 2.00 2-5, professional, flying start, paced, W. W Hamilton, Coronado, Cal., March 27, 1896, 1.39 1-5; professional, flying start, unpaced, one mile, Clinton R. Coulter, Denver, Col., October 2, 1896, 1.39 1-5; professional, com- petition, standing start, Arthur Gardiner, New Orleans, La., June 13, 1896, 2.10 4-5. There appears to be no limit to the gearing of the bicycle, and at the present rate of progress it is possible that the gen- eral riding public will become used to a gear of ninety or one hundred. It is in the remembrance of most riders when sixty- tkree was a high gear, and when fifty-six and sixty were in more general use. The manufacturers, with some scientific calcu- lation, have found out that the gear can be increased without much additional strain to the rider, applying the simple facts of physics, where the lever and the fulcrum and the power come in. The crank shaft is the lever, the main sprocket wheel the fulcrum and the power is transmitted through these. With a short crank shaft it is much harder to turn a sixty-three gear, or any higher gear for that matter, than it would be if a longer crank shaft was used. The longer the crank shaft the greater the leverage, and likewise the greater the circle described by one revolution of the shaft. This is the principle adopted. By increasing the length of the shaft the gear can be changed con- siderably. In the low gear wheels the shaft was from 5 to 5% inches long, while teday the standard length of the crank shaft is 6% inches. If the gear is increased to any greater size it is most likely that the shaft will be increased to seven or possibly more inches, To those who do not-ride during the cold weather, yet who enjoy riding solely for the exercise, it 1s recemmended that the use of a home trainer be brought into requisition. The cost of these is not great, and all of the results of actual riding are secured. It used in the house, the windows of the reomcan be raised, and the rider, dressed warm enough, can:peda!l a few miles with much exhilaration. home trainer need not be elaborate, end can be bought for a few dollars, it being. unnecessary to have one th&t will register the distance ridden. If the cost is too great for the pocket a device can be made at home-that will an- swer the purposes. Take two uprights, a few inches longer than the diameter of the rear wheel, and hollow out the ends so that the nuts on either side of the axle end of the rear wheel will fit in“place evenly, Fasten them in place securely, and every- thing is in iness fcr the ride. There is no need of having the front wheel fast- ened at all. If the exercise is not heavy enough for thé rider, the wheel around too lightly, pressure can be ob- -tables and fruits: tained by getting a small wocden roller of any diameter, and about three or four inch- es long, fixing it at the bottom of the wheel so that It can be made to press against the tire as tightly as desired. This will give some istance in riding, and re- quire more st h'to push. ‘WHOLESALE’ PRODUCE MARKET. Butter and Eggxe: Down — Poultry Slightly: Higher. ‘The depression inthe local wholesale produce market. inoticed last week still continues, and Sutter and eggs particu- larly have dropped im(price to a very ma- terial degree. The open weather and the usual stagnation follwing the holiday trade are responsibleOmore than anything else, perhaps. Buttervevidences a disposi- tion to remain where it is at present, and eggs are dull and very low for this season of the year. Cheese is higher and more than that shows an. upward tendency. Poultry has advanced slightly, but game remains about as last quoted. And this is true of vegetables and fruits and meats. Strawberries have made their appearance, selling for from 75c. to $1 a box. The mar- ket is firm, however, and a healthy feeling prevails. Ir butter the following prices are pre- vailing today: Elgin extras, 21 cents a pound; choice, 20; firsts, 19; seconds, 18; bakers’ choice stock, 14 to 15; New York tubs, 18; dairy print, 16; western, 14; Mary- land and Virginia ‘creamery, 18; dairy packed, 14. For eggs the following quotations are no- ticed: Nearby fresh, 18 cents a dozen; west- ern, 17 cents, and southern, 16 cents. Cheese remains as last quoted: Full cream, large, 11 cents a pound; flats, 124s, and ponys, 13 cents. Today’s prices for poultry: Choice tur- keys, drawn, 10 to 12 cents per pound; un- drawn, large, 9 cents per pound; live, toms, 7 cents per pound; live, small, 6 to 7 cents per pound; chickens, drawn, 8 to 9 cents per pound; undrawn, 9 cents per pound; live, 6 to 8 cents per pound; spring, live, 10 te 11 cents per pound; old fowls, drawn, 9 cei:ts per pound; undrawn, 8 cents per pound; live, 6 cents per pound; ducks, dressed, 8 to 10 cents per pound; live, large, old 9 to 10 cents per pound; live, spring, young, 9 to 10 cents per pound; geese, live, 7 to 8 cents per pound; dressed, 9 to 10 cents per pound. Game: Venison, saddle, 18 cents per pcurd; whole deer, bucks, 8 to 9 cents per pound; pheasants, 40 to 50 cents; rabbits, $1 to $2 per dozen; quail, $1.75 to $2.25; wild turkeys, 3 to 10 cents per pound; wood- cock, 40 to 50 cents each. The following prices are quoted for vege- Cucumbers, per box, $1.50 to $2; cauliflower, per barrel, $2.50 to $8; kale, per.doz., 50 to 75. cents; celery, fancy, per dozen, 50 to 75 cents; medium, 25 to 40 cents; common, 15 to 20. cents; beans, per box, $1.25 to $2; lettuce, per bar- rel, $1.50 to $2; per basket, 75 cents to $1.25 potatoes, fancy, new, per barrel, $1 to $1. choice, per barrel, $1; new, per bushel, 30 to 35 cents; culls, per barrel, 40 cents; New York, per bushel, 35 to 38 cents; Mary: Jand and Virginia, per bushel, 30 to 35 cents culls, per bushel, 20 to 25 cents; sweet po- tatoes, fancy, per barrel, $1 to $1.25; No. 1, 7 to 85 cents; culls, 35 to 40 cents; yams and haymons, barrel, 60 to 70 cents; toma- tces, Florida, per crate, $1.50 to $2.50; na- live, per crate, 25 to 50 cents; egg plant, per cne-half-barrel box, $1.50 to $2.50; beets, per 100 bunches, $1.50 to $2.50; cabbage, per 100, $3 to $1.50; new, per barrel, 40 cents onions, Bermuda, per crate, $1.40 to $1.50: yellow, per barrel, $1.25 to $1.40; yellow, new, per bushel, 40 to 65 cents; turnips, per barrel, 50 to 75 cents; beans, white, New York mediums, $1.10 to $1.:15;-New York pea, $1.10 to $1. marrow, $1.30 to $ ; Virginia, white, 75 cents; white, mixed, 50 cents; ‘colored, 50 to! 60 cents; black-eyed peas, per bushel, 90: 'cents; apples, fancy table, barrel, $125 té §2; choice, barrel, $1 to $1.25; walnuts. perf00 pounds, 40 to 50 cents; oranges, Florida, fancy bright, per box, $4 to $4.50; Messina, per box, $3.50 to $5; Valencia, cades, $i to $3.50; tangerines, box, $7 to $10; lefnons, Cicily, per box, $3 to $5; cranberries, per. box, $1.50 to $2; Jersey, per barrel, $5 to 3 Cape Cod, per bar- rel, Ww to $6. © 4 The following are the quotations for beef and other meatst Live/cattle, from 2 to 2 cents @ pound; lambs,'5 to 7 cents; sheep, 2 to 3% cents; cows wth calves, $25 to $35; calves, 8 to 7 cehts a pound; dressed hogs, 3 to 7 cents a péund, © Eee gg a A PLUOKY SPARROW. It Whips a Bantam and Indulges in a War Dance: Over Its Victory. From Worthington’s Magazine. hie ‘The sparrow, in whatever part of ‘the world he fs found, seem’ to earn a reputa- tion for a degree of persistency and pug- nacity altogether disproportioned to his size. Even the climate of India does not enervate the valorous little creatures, and they make their way, or take it, with the same resolute impudence that they, exhibit in célder regions. In the Journal’ of the Bombay Natural History Soctety, Lieut. Barnes gives some interesting particulars about the house sparrows of western India. At Deesa he found that a pair had built their nest between a pair of antlers on the veranda, and another pair appropriated a soap box in the bath room, where, although their nest was destroyed several times, they persisted in building until, out of compassion for their repeated labors, they were left alone. A third pair built in an empty bird cage hanging against a wall and there reared their little ones, although the cage was frequently taken down to exhibit the family to visitors. Once their eggs were stolen, and their indignant clamor was so disturbing that the residents of the house, for their own sakes, were obliged to hunt up and restore the missing treasures. Lieut. Barnes also states that these spar- rows will attack their own image in a looking glass and will fight with it all day, only leaving off when darkness sets in, to begin the battle over again next morning, so that it was often found necessary to protect the mirrors with coverings. They are, perhaps, not more brave than the fiery ittle British American residents of this country, one of which not ldng ago dis- puted with a bantam cock the possession of a delectable tid-bit. The bravado of the Sparrow so astonished the bantam that he retreated in dismay, casting glances of af- fright over his shoulder, so to speak, at the small warrior, who, having disposed of the aelicaey7 was indulging in a fantastic war lance. oo ____ AUCTION SALES OF REAL ESTATE, &c. Monday. Thomss J. Owen, Auct., 918 F st. n.w.—Sale of dwelling No. 311 Harrison st., Anacostia, D. C., on Monday, January U1, at 4 o'clock p.m. The Land, Title and Trust Co., trustee, R. M. Parker, attorney. Ratcliffe, Sutton & Co., Aucts., 920 Pa. ave. n.w. Sale of brick stable in’ alley between 2ist and 22d, K and L sts. n.w., on Monday, January 11, at 4 o'clock p.m. Edwin Forrest and John T. Crow- ley, trustees. ‘Thomas Dowling & Co., Aucts., 612 E st. n.w.— Sale of stable, warehouse and dwelling in Corcoran alley, on Monday, January 11, at 4 o'clock p.m. Hugh Nelson and Peter J. McIntire, trustees. +Fred’k J. Brown, attorney.—Mortgage sale of Property at Laurel, Md., on: Monday, January 11, at-4 o'clock p.m. ©. G. Sloan & Co., Aucts., 1407°@ st. n.w.Sale of real estate at the corner of 36th and O sts. n.w., West Washington, Monday, January 11, at 4:30 o'clock p.m. Oscar! < and George M, Myers, ‘trustees. Immediately tier foregoing sale, Louis P. Shoemaker, try@pe, ,Yijll sell tho immediately adjoining lot. bt Duncanson .. Bros. abuets., 9th and D sts. n.w.— Sale of building on; 42tho®. near Pa, ave. e., on Monday, January 1ki.at 4280 o'clock p.m. Ciarence B. Rheem and Wm. H. Barstow, trustees, i= S. AUCFION SALES. FoyURE Days. DUNCANSONHBROA., AUCTIONEERS. TRUSTEES’ SALE .OF,< TWO-STORY. FRAME APH NO. 648 G STREET SOUTHEAST. —¢ ou By virtue of a recorded in Liber (21 feet inches (66 fest one Gel tree inebes on 9 fon uta ao es erty sold and to eS Eis purchaser. A. id at sale, wise the tras se and AUCTION SALES. MONDAY. FRED'K J. BROWN, ATTORNEY, ‘222 St. Paul st., Baltimore. MORTGAGE SALE OF VALUABLE PROPERTY AT LAUREL, MD. tek BF Coabhe Zod ‘wife to.G, W. Brown, dated om B. F. and wife to G. W. undersigned October 20, 1887, duly recorded, the will sell at public auction, onthe premises, in Laurel, on MONDAY, JANUARY ELEVENTH, 1897, AT QUARTER PAST FOUR O°CLOCK P.M., all a Se eee ae ee Property, whicl particularly Gescril a deed from Susan B, Eaton and cthers to B. F. Crabbs, dated August 29, 1883, duly recorded among the land records of PrincovGeorge’s county, containing 21.72 acres of land, more or less. ‘The land les on both sides of the Patuxent river, and bounds for 260 feet upon the north side of Main street, Laurel. The improvements consist of a large four-story stone flour mill, a two-story dou- ble frame dweil! house; also sixteen smaller two- ES aoe dwell + also four frame stores on iain street. ‘Terms of sale: One-third cash, balance in six and twelve months, or all tash. A deposit of $200 will be required at the time of sale. FREDERICK J. BROWN, Ja6,8,9&11 Attorney named in the mortgage. + AUCTION SALES. FUTURE DAYS. RATCLIFFE, SUTTON & ©0., AUCTIONEERS. (Successors to Ratcliffe, Darr & Co.) TRUSTRES' SALE OF DESIRABLE BUILDING SITES ON TENNESSEE AVENUE NURTH EASE. SHORT DISTANCE FROM’ LINCOLN By virtne of a certain deed of trust, cecorded in Liber 1974, follo 309 et seq., one of .be land ree- ords of the District of Columbia, and at the request of the party secured thereby, we will sell, at public Suction, in front of the premises, on THURSDAY, the TWENTY-FIRST DAY of JANUAR! ai HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK P.M... the’ following described land and premises, situat= in the clty of Washington, D.C., to wit: Lots thirty-nine @9), forty (40) end the north one (1) fost front by even width and full depth of lot numoered forcs-one (41) of M. J. Keane et al. subdivision of lots in square one thousand and eleven (1011). ‘Terms of sale: One-third cash, halance In equal installments, in one and two yea’ with interest at 6 per cent per annum, or ail cash, at purcaaser's option. A deposit of $100 requir sd ut time of sale. 3 to be complied with within ten days from day of sale. JQHN WALTER, Jn9-d&ds @. G. SLOAN & CO., AUCTIONEERS, 1407 G ST. CHANCERY SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROV REAL ESTATE, SITUATED AT THE CORNER OF 36TH AND O STREETS NORTHWEST (WEST WASHINGTON). By sirtue of a decree of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, passed on the 11th day of December, 1896, in a cause wherein Louls P. Shoemaker and others are complainants and William J. Ketler and others are defendants, the same bel cause No. i411 of the equity dockets of sai court, the undersigned will sell, at public auction, in front of the pemiges, on MONDAY, the ELEV- ENTH DAY of JANUARY, A.D. 1897, at HALF- PAST FOUR O'CLOCK P.M., all that certain piece ‘or psrcel of land and premises known and designated as and being Jot numbered one bundred and: two (202) in square numbered seventy-seven (77h, in Threlkeld’s addition to Georgetown, im the ‘Dis- trict of Columbia, together with the sewer privi- leges appertaining’ to said lot created by deed from Joshua A. Ritchie to Pierce Shoemaker, recorded in Liber N. C. T., No. 58, follo 195. ‘Terms of sale, as prescribed by decree: One-third of the purchase money to be paid in cash, and the ba:ance in two equal installments, payable in one and two years frora day of sale, the deferred pay- nents to be represented by the notes of the pur- cheser or ptrchasers, bearing interest at the rate of 6 per centum per anrum, payable semi-annually, and secured by first deed of trust upon the proper sold, or all cash, at the purchaser's option. A de- posit of $200 will be required of the purchaser at the time of sale. All conveyancing, recording and notarial fees at cost of purchaser. Terms of sule to be complied with within ten days from the day of sale, otherwise the trustees reserve the right to resell the property at the risk and cost of the de- faulting purchaser, after such previous public ad- vertisement as they may deem necessary. ‘AR LUCKETT, Trustee, 344 D et. ‘nw. GEORGE M. MYERS, Trastee, 1110 F st. nw. 631-d&ds Immediately after the foregoing sale I will sell, at the same time and place, the immediately ad Joining lot on the east, being the west twenty (20) feet front on 2d, now 0, street, by oue hundred and twenty (120)' feet deep, on the same terms as the foregolN€-+ ours P. SHOEMAKER, Trustee, Jat 920 F ‘street n.w. RATCLIFFE, SUTTON & CO. )., AUCTLNEERS, Successors to Rateliffe, Darr & Co. ‘TRUSTEES’ SALE OF A TWO-STORY BRICK STABLE IN ALLEY BETWEEN K AND L, TWENTY - FIRST AND TWENTY - SECOND STREETS NORTHWEST. By virtue of a deed of trust. duly recoried in Liber No. 1848, folio 390 et seq., onz of the land recerds for the District of Colum»ia, and at the request of the party secured thereby, the under- signed trustees, will offer for sale, by public auc- tion, in front of the premises, on MONDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY, A.D. 1897, AT FOUR O'CLOCK P. the following described real ertete, situate in city of Washington, in the District of Columb to wit: All of lot numbered forty-three (43), 1 juare numbered seventy-three (73), as per eubdivision of A. P. Fardon, made June 26, 1884, and recorded in Liber No. 12, folio 169, of his former subdivision, recorded in Liber 12, follo 141. surveyor's office of the District of Co: lumbia, together with al} the improvements, rights, &e. Terms: One-third cash, the balance in six and twlve months, with interest froin the day of tale, secured by deed of trust on the property sold. or all eaeh, at the option of the purchaser. A de- posit of $200 required at the time of sale. if the terms of sale are not complied with in 15 days from the day of sale, the trustees reserve the right to resell the property, at the risk und «ost of the defaulting purchaser, after 5 d: advertisement of such resale in some newspaper published in Washington, D. C. All conveyancing, &c., at the irchascr’s cost. Le EDWIN FORREST, Trustee, 317 4% st. nw, JOHN T. CROWLEY, Trustee. 920 Penna. ave. n.w. AUCTIONEER, BW. de29-d&ds THOS. J. OWEN, 913 F TRUSTEES’ SALE OF VALUABLE TWO-STORY FRAME HOUSE NO. 311 HARRISON STREET, ANACUSTIA, D. C. By virtue of ‘a deed of trust, dated September 80, 1895, and duly recorded in Liber 206%, at folfo 10 et s+. one of the land records of ‘tt Dis- trict of Columbia, and at the roles of the party secured, the undersigned will sell, at public auc- tion onthe premises, on MONDAY, ELEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY, 1897, AT FOUL O'CLOCK. P.M., the following-described _ property, to wit: Lot 594, in the subdivision of Uniontown, in Anacostia, District of Columbia, with the tm: ts thereon. One-third cash, one-third in one year and one-third in two years, or all cash, at the option of the purchaser; deferred payments to be secured by deed of trust on the premises at 6 per cent interest, semi-annually paid; a deposit of $100 at time ‘of sale. Terms to be compliad with within 15 days or premises resold at the cost of defaulting purchaser. All conveyancing and recording at purchaser's cost. THE LAND, TITLE AND TRUST ©O., ‘Trustee. M. PARKER, Atty. for the Party Secured. d:20-d&eds THOMAS DOWLING 612 E & ©O., AUCTS., Dw. USTEES' SALE OF STABLE — WAREHOUSE TRUND DWELLING IN CORCORAN ALLEY, By virtue of a certain deed of trust, dated Sep- tember 4, 1889, and duly recorded in’ Liber 1425, folio 138, et nd a certain release, dated De- cember 12, 1890, and recorded in Liber 1546, folio B11 et seq., two of the land records of the Dis- trict of Columbia, and at the request of the parties gecured thereby, we Will sell, at public auction, in front of the premises, on MONDAY, THE ELEV- ENTH DAY OF JANUARY, A. D. 1897, at FOUR O'CLOCK P.M., the following described property in that part of the city of Washington formerly Georgetown, described as follows: Part of lo seventeen (17) and eighteen (18) of Corcoran’s sub- division of lots seven (7), eight (S) and nine (9), in Old Georgetown, beginning for the same at the southwest corner of sald lot eighteen (18), formed by the intersection of the north line of a twenty (20) foot alley, with the east lne of another twenty (20) foot alley, and running thence eastwardly on said north line twenty-one (21) feet and six (6) inches; thence northwardly and at right angles with said north Hine forty (40) feet to the south line of said lot seventeen (17); thence eastwardly by_and with said south line twenty-four (24) feet, more or less; thence northwardly fifteen (15) feet! thence westwardly and parallel with the north line of sald first-mentioned alley forty-tive (45) feet and six (6) Inches, more or less, and thence In a south- erly direction fifty-four (4) fect to the place of bexinning. ‘Terms of sale: One-third cash, balance in one and two years, with Interest, secured by deed of trust on property sold, or all cash, at purchaser's tion. A deposit of $100 will be required at time of sale, ‘Conveyancing aad recording at the cost of purchaser. Terms of sale to be complied with in ten rt or the property! will be resold at risk and jefaulti rehaser. Crete i LSON, Trustee. 1GH de30-dts EL PETER J. McINTYRE, Trustee. DUNCANSON BROS., AUCTIONEERS. TRUSTEES’ SALE OF A FINE BUILDING LOT ON 12TH STREET NEAR PED NUE SOUTHEAST, HAVIN OF 55, FEET BY AN AVERAGE DEPTH OF 85 FEEP TO AN ALLEY 30 FEET WIDE, AND CON- TAINING 4,720 SQUARE FEET. By virtue of a certain deed of dated the twenty-fifth @5th) day of September, a.D.1801, and rded among the land iecords of the District of Solumbia, Liber dy9. 1626, folio 176 et seq., and at the request of the holder of the note secured there- , We will offer, at public auction, in front of the Premises, on MONDAY, THE Ei NTH DAY OF JANUARY, A.D. 1897, AT HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK 'P.M., “the following described property, situate in the city of Washington, District of Co- bered nine hundred and ninety-two (992). ‘Terms of sale: One-third of the purchase money to be paid in cash, and the<dbalance to be paid in two equal installments, respectively in one and two Zears, secured by deed of trust upon the property sold, ‘with interest, payable semi-aonually, at the rate of six (6) per cent per annum; or ali ‘cash, at the option of the purchaser. A deposit of be required at time of sole. Sale to be closed in Aftcen daya from day of sale; otherwise the prop- erty to be resold at the risk snd cost of defaulting purchaser after five days’ advertisement in some Rewspaper published in Washington, D. C. Con- veyancing at cost of purchaser. CLARENCE B. RHEEM, Trostee, 916 F st. nw. WM. H. BARSTOW. Trustee, 4c26-d&eds Ohio National Bank bidg. FUTURE DAYS, DUNCANSON BROS., AUCTIONEERS. SALE OF BUILDING LOT ON SEA- Se NEAR 6TH STREET NORTHEAST, ECK- iGTON.. By virtue of a certain deed of trust, duly recorded tn Liber ‘No. 1788, folio aol et seq., of the Innd records of the District of Columbia, and at the re- quest of the party secured > We shall geil, in front of the nieces. on MONDAY, the EIGH- KENTH DAY of JANI Y, A.D. 1897, at HALF- TAST FOUR O'CLOCK P.M., all that certain piece or parcel of land and situate in the coun- ty of Washington, of Columbia, known RATCLIFFE, SUTTON & CO., AUCTIONEERS, Successors to Ratcliffe, Darr & Co. TRUSTEES SALE OF STOCK OF RIBBONS, NOTIONS, SHELVING, COUNTERS, ETC., CONTAINED IN STORE NO. 617 ELEVENTH STREET NORTHWEST. By virtue of a chattel decd of trust, duly re- in Liber No. 2141, at folio 383 ef seq. one of the land records for the Dist-ict of Coiumbia, and at the request of the party secured thereb; the unde: , trustee, will sell, Ly public auc: on the above premises, on THURSDAY, FOURTEENTH DAY OF JANUARY, A.D. 1897, AT TEN O'CLOCK A.M., all the goods snd chat: tela mentioned in schediile “1s” attached to said FINE. LACES, HENRY F. WOODARD, Trustee. WALTER B. WILLIAMS & CO., AUCTIONEERS. AUCTION SALE OF FINE RESIDENCE Prop. BLTY ON 0 STREET BETWEEN FOURTH AND FIFTH STREETS NORTHWEST. By direction of the owner I will offer for sale at public auction, on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY THIR- ENTH, A. D. 1897, AT QUARTER-PAST FOUR M., in front of the "premises, that valuable resi- dence property No. 439 O street northwest, other- wise known as lot 39, in square 511. The ‘lot has 2 south frontage on O' street of 21 feet 5 inches by @ depth of 135 ‘feet to an alley, and is improved by brick dwelling house of nine rooms, in excellent condition. In the rear is a : ‘The purchaser to assume amount secured by a deed of trust now on the property, b about $2,900, payable in monthly install <, balance cash. $100 down when property is struck Gt, Taxce paid to day of sale. Title perfect. Ja9-d&ds WALTER B, WILLIAMS & ©O., Aucts. RATCLIFFE, SUTTON & ©O., Auct Successors to Ratcliffe, Darr & ot ASSIGNEE’S SALE OF A VERY VALUABLE LIME-KILN PLANT ON THE EAST SIDE CF 29TH—CGREEN—STREET, WEST WASHINGTON, D. C., BETWEEN THE C. AND 0. CA- WAL AND K—WATER — STREET. By virtue of a deed of assignment given to me and duly recorded in Liber No. 2051, folio 390 ct of the land records for the District of Co- , and by the written request of the owners, undersigned assignee will offer for sale, by pub- lic auction, in front of the premises, on WEDNES- DAY, TWENTIETH DAY OF JANUARY, A.D. isy7, AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M., the following de- scribed real estate, situate in the city of Washing- ton, In the District of Columbia, to wit: Lot num- bered twenty (20) and parts of lots numbered 21, 22, 11, 101, 43 and 44, in square 1193, former square 23, in Deakin’s et al. addition to Georg town, in the District of Columbia, improved hy two ironclad lime kilns of a daily capacity of 150 bar- iels, all under cover, with the necessary build! Futticient to cover the output; a four-story bri 8-room building, suitable for office and other put poses; a two-story frame siable, with private wharfage, 80 feet front, on the © ,. This property fronts 256 feet on 291 tains in all about 19.500 square feet of ground, more or less. This sale presents an excellent op: portunity to secure a valuable site for manufactur- ing purposes. To be sold subject, however, to a prior deed of trust for $6,000, the particulars of Which will be fully stated at the time of sair, Terms: Oxer and above the trust cash. ‘A de- Posit of 0 required upon accept of bid. the terms of sale are not ‘complied with in fifteen days from the day of sale the assignce reserves the right to resell the property at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser after five days’ adver- tisement of such resale in some newspaper pul- Ushed in Washington, D. C. All conveyancing, re- cording, &., at the cost of the purchaser. WALTER RB. WILCOX, Assignee, Ja8-d&ds 7a 1907 Pa. ave. nw. THOS. J. OWEN, AUCTIONEER. CHANCERY SALE OF LARGE AND VALUARLE CORNER LOT.IMPROVED BY BRICK DWELI.- INGS, Nos. ‘D 305 SECOND STREET NORTHWEST. By virtue of a decree in Equity Cause No. 16334, we will sell, as a whole, at public auction, in front of the premises, on FRIDAY, THE FIF- TEENTH DAY OF JANUARY, 1897, AT HALF- PAST FOUR O'CLOCK P.M., lot A, in Pollard’s subdivicion of original lot 4, in square No. 573, situated at the northeast corner of Indiana avenue and 24 street northwest, Washingten, D. C., im- Proved as above. ‘Terms of sale: One-third of the purchase money in cash, balance in one and two years, with inter- est, secured by deed of trust upon the property, or all’ cash, at the purchaser's option. Deposit’ of $200 required at time of sale. Conveyancing and recording at purchaser's cost. Terms to be coni- plied with within fifteen days from day of sale, or cht reserved tu resell, at risk and cost of defaulting purchaser, after ten days’ notice by advertisement in The Breaing r JOSEPH J. STON, Trustee, 410 Sth st. JOHN SIDNEY WEBB, Trustee, 918 F st. THOMAS DOWLING & ©0., AUCTIONEERS, Giz B st. 2) AUCTION SALE OF A” VALUABLE BRICK DWELLING, NO. 704 8TH STREET NORTHEAST. On THURSDAY, JANUARY FOURTEENTH, 1897, at FOUR O'CLOCK P.M., we will sell, at ‘public auction, in front of the premises, lot No.’ 56, squure 890, improved by a Ciro-story brick dweiling, 6 roums, bath and all modern improvements, being No. 704 8th street northeast. ‘Terms: Sold subject to a trust of $2,500, bal- ance cash, or all cash, at the purchaser's option, $100 deposit required at the time of sale, and ali conveyancing and recording at purchaser's cost. Terms of sale to be complied with ir fifteen days from day of sale, or the property will be resold At the risk and cost of defaulting purchaser. jas-dts OPARLES G. SLOAN & CO., AUCTS., 1407 G ST. TRUSTEES’ SALE OF THAT VALUABLE TRI- ANGLE OF LAND BOUNL B HAMPSHIRE AVENUE, V AND FIFT! « STREETS NORTHWEST, AND KNOWN AS SQUARE NORTH OF SQUARE NUMBERED 89. By virtue of a certain deed of trust to us, dated June 21, 1893, and duly recorded June 21, 1893, in Liber, 1825, at folio 320 et eeq.. of the land records of the District of Columbia, and at the Fequest of the party secured thereby, we, the un- dersigned trustees, ‘will sefl at public auction, in front’ of the preinises, on MONDAY, JANUARY EIGHTEENTH, 1897, AT THREE O'CLOCK P. the following described land and premises, situate in the city of Washington, in the District of Co- lumbia, and designated as'and being square north of square numbered one hundred apd eighty-nine (189), fronting upon New Hampeice avenue, V and 15th streets northwest. ‘Terms of sale: Ouc-third of the purchase money to be paid in cash, und the balance in two equal installments, payable in one and two years, with Interest at ihe Fate of six ¢0) per centum per a eal num, payable semi-annually, from day secured by deed of trust upon the property sold, or all cash, at the option of the purchaser. “A deposit 9f $500 Sl be, required of the purchaser at ‘the ime of le. conveyancing, recording no- tarlal foes at the cost of the purchncer. “Terms of sale to be complied with within ten days from day of sale, otherwise the trustees reserve the Tight to resell the property at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser EDWakD J. STELLW AGEN, THOMAS M. GALE, Trusteo, s $n5-a&ds 1824’ st. nw. DUNCANSON BROS., Auctioneers. By virtue of a certain deed of trust. dated the Bist of Oct»yber, A. D. 1894, and recorded among land recorda of the District of Columbia, ‘Liber 1268, folio 94 et seq., and at the request sri offer pubic auctien, ta front of the irene rat pale ae Se See 3 5 4 ra ¥ = the -described nie Bin i if i B i i AU FUTURE DAYs. DUNCANSON BROS., AUCTIONEERS TRUSTEES’ SALE OF VALUABL REAL ESTATE, Nos. Sy TEENTH STRI IMPROVED 1500 SIX- By virtne of a © us, dated August 1, 1891, and 1, sul, in Liber ‘No. 1605, he land records of the District of ¢ and at theo quest of the party secured t! we, the andr signed trast whl sell at r ic suction. in front of the mises, on TUESDAY, TRENTH DAY OF JANUARY, A HALF-PAST POBR O'CLOCK P.M, deserited land and premises, situa e elty of Washington, in the District ef Colombia, and des. ignated as and being the north fifty Go by the full depth of original lot numb, in square numbered one front ed sim (6), hundred and ninety-four (194), more particularly described in the followtug metes and bounds, viz: Beginning for the same at the rorthwest corner of said jot and running thence south on 16th street fifty fect; thence east one lun dred feet to the east line of said lot; thence north on said east line fifty feet to an alley ten feet wide, and thence west on sald alley one tundred feet ‘to the beginning, together with the improve ments, consisting of two frame dwellings, Nos. and 1509 16ih street northwest, Terms of sale: One-third of the purchase money to be paid in cash, and ¢ installments, payat interest at six (6) semi-annually, from 4: of rust pon ‘the pre option of the purcl required of the pu balance in two equal and two years, with um per annum, payable y of sale, secured by deed srty sold. or all cash, at the A deposit of £500 will be it the time of sale. All conveyancing, rec notarial fees at the cost of the purchaser. Termsyof gale to he com: plied with within ten days from day of sale, other- Wise the trustees reserve the it to resell the Property at the risk and vost of the defaulting hase-. MAHLON ASITPORD, ee ALDIS B. BROWNE, Ja6-d&ds ‘Trustees. “THOS. J. OWEN, AUCTIONEER. CHANCERY SALE OF TWO WELL-LOCATED LOTS IN THE NOKTHWEST, IMPROVED BY DWELLINGS THAT WHA "RENT TO PAY GOOD INTEREST, BEING NO. 1208 THIR- TEENTH STREET AND 1118 TENTH STKEET. By virtue of a decree of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, passed in Equity Cause No 17647, in which Charies G. Hill ts complainant and Julian Greer and others ai fondant Signed trustees will offer for sa! in front of the respective p PAY, THE FOURTEENTH 3897, AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M, commencing for the same at a point 3 ret west distant ninety fect from the southern corner 4 square and runping thence north twelve fee and four-fifths inches west one hundred and twenty feet twelve fect ar-tifths Ine with the sout aid lot st ond twenty feet to plac to use an descril . page 266, R O'CLOCK, fale the real exiate kno’ lot numbered seven hundred and sixty-nir at a point on 10th stre of 181 feet and 5 inches f of said square 360, and running (uence east 138 feet and 8 inches, thence north 15 feet and 8 inches, thence west 138 feet and 8 inches to the line of 10th street, ‘thence south 15 feet and $ Inches to the place ‘of beginning. Terms 0 as prescribed by decree: One- third cash, balanee In ene and two years, with interest at 6 per cent per annum, payable semt- oumnally, said deferred red by a deed of trust on sold, or all “ash, at the option of the pur ‘A deposit of $206 on each piece of real + n veyancing and recording at purchaser 0 be complied with in fft serve the right to resell same Corner 4% and im. av WATSON J. NEWTON, T S62 F st AUCTIONEERS. iw. ON BROS or rt NT TWO sToRY SIX ROOMS AND STREET NOK TH- virtue of a certain deed of trust + No. 2106, at folio 46 the District of ¢ in front_of the premise THIRTEENTH DAY ¢ PALF-PAST FOUR ¢ in square sev together with the improvements the One-third cash, balance in 1 ai ears, with interest at 6 per cent per payable’ semi-annually. $100 requi sale. ARLES F. BENJAMIN. WILLIAM H. DUNCANSON, Tro JANUARY, K Ja6-d&as DUNC. AUCTIONEERS. " SALE OF VALUA L ESTATE No. 69 NS T. tue of a certain decd 1a98. and daly B IMPROVED EET NOKTH- dated No. 1811, folio ords of the District quest of the party secured th signed trustees, t of the will se! premises, JAN . P.M, the follow land and premises, situate in the city District of Columbia, and designated nd being all of lot aumbered hundred and forty (140) in Ida M. Shumate’s subdivision of rt of square numbered six hundred a {een (617). as same ie duly recorded in folio 24 of the records of the said District, together with consisting of a two-sto bay window dwelling, N fro TE the and cellar pressed bri 69 N st. nw. Terms of sale. One-third of the purchase money to be paid in cash, and the balance tn two equal impro installments, parable in one and two Interest at six (6) per centum per annum, semi-annually, from day of sale, secured’ b of trust upon’ the property sold, or all cas! eption-of the purchaser. A deposit of $300 will be required of the purchaser at the time of sale, All conveyancing, recording «nd notarial fees at the cost of the purchaser. Terms of sale to be com- plied with within ten days from day of sule, othe Wise the trustees reserve the right to resell the property, at the risk and cost of the defaulting ars, with yable deed the purchaser. EUGENE CARUST, ALDIS B. BROWN $aG-d&ds ‘Trost DUNCANSON BROS., AUCTIONEERS. SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED Y, NO. 1609 THIRTY ND STREET NORTHWEST. By virtue of a certain deed of trust, dated De- ceniber 30, 1885, and recorded in Liber No, 2088, at folio 11 et seq., one of the land records for the District of Columbia, and at the request of the party thereby secured, we will sell_at suction, in front of the premises, on SATURDAY, JAN: VARY THE Si O'CLOCK P-M., situate in that ENTH, A.D. INO7, AT Pe th nwing described part of Washington, Columbia, formerly . to wi Part lot ‘numbered twenty-two (22), in Beatty and addition to Georgetown, beginning ‘ts st side of Thirty 2d) street ‘formerly High street), whe south line of a four (4) foot alley intense said street; thence northerly along the east line of the street twenty-six (26) feet; the sterly ‘one hundred and thirty (130) thence Souther Peraliel to the waid- street twenty-six (26) f thence westerly parallel to the second Avandved amd thirty 030) feet, to the place nuing. Terins: One-third cash, resid months, with Interest at six payable semi-annually ai trust upon the said pro purchaser's optivn. — $1 sale, and all conveyancing and recording purchaser's cost. ‘Terms of sale to bi With in ten days, or the property will b the risk and cost of the defaulting jure five days’ notice of such publisbed in Washington, D. in six and twelve cent per anmim, secured by a deed of SAMUEL W. RITTENIIOUSE, ‘Truste 58 La. WILLIAM F. WILLOUGHBY, Troster, Jab-dte 1505 12th st. n.w. RATCLIFFE, SUTTON & ©O., AUCTIONEERS, Successors to Ratcliffe, Daur & Co. TRUSTEES’ SALE OF A TWO-STORY AND BASE- MENT BAY-WINDOW BRICK HOUSE, 818 THIRTEENTH STREET NORTHEAST. By virtue of a deed of trust, duly rec Libr No, 2105, at folio 458 ct se laud records for the Distric the request of the party se signed, trustees, will off tion, in front of the TEENTH DAY OF FOUR O'CLOCK estate, situate in for sale, » emises, on’ FRI JANUARY, AD. ISd7. a’ the following described real elty of Washington, District of Columbla, to wit: Lot numbered one hundrod and thirty-three (133), in Joseph S. Boss” subdi- vision of lots in square numbered ten hundred and three (1003), as per plat recorded in Liber 15, folio 43, of the ‘records of the surveyor’s office Of the District of Columbia, together with all the improve- ments, rights, de. Terme: One-third cash, the balance to coe and two years, with interest from the day of sale, secured by deed of trust ou the property sold, oF all cash, at the option of the purchaser.” A’ de~ posit of $200 required upon acceptance of bid. If the terms of sale are not complied with ta 15 days “from the day of wale, the trustecs reserve the right to resell the property at the risk. and cost of the defaulting purchaser, after 5 days? advertisement of such resule in ‘some newspaper published in Washington, D. C. All conveyanc and recording at the cost of % CHARLES P WILLIAMS, WALTER HIESTON, ‘Trustees. Wash- sixteen (16) feet by ‘of Int twenty-five G5), in ‘and W. 8. Webb, trustees’ ot — as per | e E24, ous frict of Col os te Die a5" send one and two er cont oor annum, pe ‘iy ‘deed’ of trust, oF all : ancitig, ete. ‘Terms “to, ‘be Coumptiea “with, resale at rake and cost of five days” advertising in b ington, D.C. — BERT,