Evening Star Newspaper, February 21, 1898, Page 14

14 FORM AN ALLIANCE Woman's Press Associations Combine as In- ternational Union. Officers of the New Organization Chosen Saturday—Reception and Collation—The Guests. ‘With the close of the annual convention of the International Congress of Press Wo- men, Saturday afternoon, the organization was merged with the Woman's National Press Association, and thesnew organiza- tion will be known as (he Woman's Interna- tional Press Union. This action was the outcome of a paper by Mrs. H. B. Sperry on “The Outcome of Press Congresses,” which caused a great amount of discussion, in which many of the members tcok part. The constitution adopted by the new or- ganization is very much akin to that of the Woman's National Press Association, the purpose of the organization being to further social intercourse among its membérs, who are to be recruited from the ranks of wo- men engaged actively in newspaper work, magazine writers, authors and illustrators. The charter members believe that to meet once a year and hear of what thers are doing in the same field will serve to 7d- vance the welfare of all members of ibe Profession and to give members far re- moved from literary centers an opportunity to keep abreast of the times. Election of Officers. After the organization had been per- fected officers te serve one year were elected, as follows: President, Mrs. Mary S. Leckwood, Washington; first vice presi- dent, Mrs. Ellen S. Cromwell, Washing- ton; second vice president, Mrs. Helen E. Day, St. Louis; third vice president, Kath- een Blake Watkins, “Kit,” of the Toron- to Mail, Toronte; fourth vice president, Mrs. Agnew Smith Lewis, Cambridge. Eng- land; fifth vice president, Mrs. F. O. Mc- Clelland, Chicago: sixth’ vice president, Mrs. Lucy Leggett. Detroit; seventh vice president. Mrs. William King, Atlanta, Ga.; eighth vice president, Frau Morgen- stein, Berlin, Germany; ninth vice pres- ident, Miss Hulda Lundin, Sweden; tenth vice president. Miss Frances Graham French, Washington; eleventh vice pres- ident, Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood, V ton; corresponding secretary, Mr: M. North, Anacostia, D. r secretary, Mrs. Hannah B. Sperry. Wash- ington, and treasurer, Mrs. M. W. Em- erson, Washington. ‘These officers will serve one year. Saturday night at the Strathmore Arms a reception was tendered the members of the congress and their friends. The officers of the association, including: Mrs. Ellen S. Cromwell, Mrs. Mary S. Gist. Miss $ Graham French, Mrs. H. B. Sper- ‘. Mary M. North. Mrs. M. W. Em- erson, Mrs. Mary S. Lockwood, Mrs. Patty Miller Stocking, Miss Lilian Pike and Mrs. Belva S. Lockwood, received the visitors. Mr. John Hutchinson sang several old songs during the evening, and Miss Vir- ginia Culbertson again charmed the dele- gates with recitations of her own poems in dialect. Mary C. Cooper of Lon- don als veral songs and recita- tions htful lunch was served in the refreshrent room. The Guests Present. At 10 o'clock a collation was served. Among the representatives to the congress aml others present were: Mrs. E. A. Wil- lard, Mrs. E. R. Gilman, Mrs. Virginia D. Young. Mrs. Florence O. McClelland, Mrs. Ida B. Boyer, Miss Bessie Murry, Mrs. Lucy Leggett, Mrs. Wm. King. Mrs. Hollen E. Day . E. P. Mustin, Mrs. Elroy Avery, Miss C. S. Colby, Mrs. Vir- ginia S. Hodg: H. H. Little, Mrs. Ora Langherne, lcNeil, Mrs. Minnie Horning. M . L. Coohidge, Mrs. Frank L. Hubbard. Mrs. Almina Springer, Mrs. Claire Kendrick, Mrs. Dr. Wilcox, Mrs. M. S. Lockwood, Mrs. H. B. Sperry, Mrs. E. 3. Cromwell, Mrs. M. S. Gist, Mrs. F. G. French, Mrs. M. M. North, Mrs M. W. ‘son, Mrs. P. M. Stocking, Mrs. A. M. Hamilton, M‘ss Lilian Pike, Mrs. Belva kwood, Rev. Amanda Deyo, Miss Theda orth, Mrs. Charles M_ Pepper. Mrs. Emily Eisen Briggs, Mrs. Edwin Brandt, Miss Venable. Rev. Joseph B. North, Mr. John in, Mr. Childs, Mr. Wm. Holtz- John Hutchinson, Mr. Warder, an. Mr. Mr. Paul Sperry, Mrs. Peachin, Miss Stone- road. J. W. Turner, Mrs. S. Craig, nite, Mrs. Day, Miss Day, Mi Mrs. Belva Lockwood, Mr. Settle.Mr. rrett. Mrs. Reynolds, Miss C. L. Ransom, French, Miss Ellen 's. Mary Lewis, oorhis and others. HARD COAL IN THE BUNKERS. Possibility of Spontaneous Com- bustion Therefrom. Although the officers of the construction €epartment of the navy are almost unani- mous against the theory of spontancous combustion or boiler explosion as the of the destruction of the Maine, are equally at a loss with almost every one else for a clear explanation as to the origin of the disaster. Mr. W. A. Dob- son, principal draftsman of the bureau of construction, who was prominently ident!- fied with the work of preparing the de- signs of the wrecked battleship, said to a Star reporter today that he was not fully Prepared to accept the theory of many of the ordnance experts that the explo- sion could not have been caused by a torpedo from the outside. What may be the effect of a torpedo,” said he, “exploding outside a vessel in proximity to a magazine upon the powder stored therein I do not know, but I am convinced that tae explosion which wreck- ed the Maine was not due to a fire from the spontaneous combustion of coal in the bunkers adjacent to the magazines. In the first place, the Maine trimmed by the head. with full coal on board: there- fore the coal would be first used from the forward bunkers, which are those ad- jacent to the magazine. These bunkers Were refilled at Key West with anthracite or bard coal. As there is no possibility of Spentaneous combustion in hard coal, the likelihood of the magazine being exploded from fire which originated in the cual bunker is very remote. The gun cotton and the war heads of the torpedoes are Stored aft of the ergines, so that the gun cotton seemingly does not become a factor in the cause of the explosion. As to the exact cause of the explosion I am unable to express an opinicn upon the meager information now at hand.” eo The First Volunteer. To the Editor of The Evening Star: A triend residing in your city sent me the copy of your paper of January 28 last, in which appeared an article entitled “A Mod- €si Soldier.” I desire to reply to that por- tioa of said articlg where the comrade of Kit Carson Pest makes the following state- ments: First, that this modest soldier's name is registered as the first volunteer from the state ef New York. This I grant. Second, that for thirty years he has been the ndisputed” first volunteer in the United States in the war of the rebellion. TLis is the portion of said article that 1 deny, and I call on the comrade of Kit Car- sen Post to prove his assertions by giving the date and place where the modest soldier enrolled his name as u volunteer. it may not be generally known, but it is @ fact that Minnesota has the honor of be- ing the first state in the Union to make a tender of troops to President Lincoln for the war of the rebellion, and the writer of this article also has the honor of being the first volunteer in the state of Minnesota, and also that he nas repeatedly, through the newspapers and otherwise, claimed to be the “first volunteer for the rebellion in the United States.” Knowing that the National Tribune, the Grand Army paper published at Washing- ton city, was seen and read by the largest number of old soldiérs than any other pi per, some ter years ago I wrote an article, which was published in the Tribune, in which I challenged all my old comrades in the war of te rebellion to beat my record “as being the first volunteer for the rebel- lion,” giving the date and day on which I enrolled my name as a volunteer. My object in writing this letter is simply to find some comrade who can honorably ciaim the title, but something more con- vincing must be produced than the asser- tions of my comrade of Kit Carson Post before I surrender my claim to this honor. J. R._ KING, Company A, Ist Minnesota Volunteers. St. Paul, Minn., February 15, 1898. GAMBLING ACROSS THE RIVER. One Who Has Tried It Gives His Ex- perience. To the Editor of The Evening Star: In regard to the article in Friday's Star, telling about the experience of your re- porter among the gambling saloons on the Virginia side of the river, just across the bridge from Georgetown, I would like to speak a little more definitely on the evils of these places. All gambling is demoral- izing, and one who insists on keeping it up will eventually die a pauper, but a man who goes against a regular tiger will experience pauperism much sooner. The games a man will find across the river from Georgetown are, as- stated in your article, keno, crap, poker, roulette and faro, and still another game, called “hazard,” which certainly deserves its name. The older set of men who frequent these resorts play keno or faro. In the former game each player deposits ten cents with the “bank,” which entitles him to a card. The banker then proceeds to register each card, all of which contain five rows of numbers. After this is done the game begins by the clerk calling out numbers from a revolving disc, and continues to call them out until some lucky man has covered a horizontal line of corresponding numbers on his card with dirty suspender buttons, and immediately yells out, “Keno! The winner is then given the “pot,” which consists of ten cents from each player, and generally amounts to from ¥8 to $15, less 10 per cent commis- sion, which goes to the bank, then the game begins again, the bank making 100 per cent every ten games, or about every half hour. Most men who play this game think it perfectly square, but just let them notice how many employes of the estab- lishment join in the game, also let them see how many times these employes rake in a pot. and then they may try another game. The bankers being the judge, noth- ing is said, and not once in a thousand times is a winning card “challenged.” Now, faro is a square game, with the exception of the banker having an ad- vantage of about 5 per cent, which is based on the fact that any man making a bet has the disadvantage of doing the guessing, and the other reasons are too leng to explain. The older men play faro in preference to other games, because they depend on their knowledge of the game, and really have a better chance of winning. The crap game, one will notice, is sup- perted by the less experienced patrons, and especially by the younger men who frequent such places, and they nearly al- ways lose. They may win at first, but in trying to make a small fortune at once they will increase the amount of their bets ten times in excited moments, and lose in five minutes all that it has taken them hours to win, besides losing the amount they brought with them to invest. The dice. being handled entirely by the play- ers in this game, they think, of course, there is no crooked business for that re: son, but just let them take a rock and split one open, ard then their eyes will also be opened to a shameful fraud. As soon as the player catches on to the way the dice are turning he will try to take advantage of it, only to be fooled by the hawk-eved banker, who will, almost by sleight of hand, produce another set of Gice right before his eyes .and not be de- tected. This is usuall done when the banker olds the dice while settling bets. ‘All the other games are more or less crooked, and it is a fact that the operator of a roulette wheel can make any number win that he chooses, yet the enthusiasts do not know this until they come home again, and again “broke.’””’ Many a man have I seen who has gone up to these gambling dives with two weeks’ salary, that “Uncle Sam” has paid him for serv- ices in the departments, and come home without even car fare. I might mention that it is a long way from the foot of 324 street to the homes of some of the patrons. Gambling in itself is bad enough, but gambling where you are virtually robbed is too much. I have come down on the boat that takes the passengers to and from Holtzman’s old landing, and many a time have heard many a man say: “What fools we all are to play these games up here. You can bet your life this is my last trip.’ But I always see them the next time I go. It has cost me a lot of money and lots of remorse to learn that there is nothing to be gained, but lots to lose, by ying the games already men- tioned. What not let some other boys abide by my experience? There are a few n who manage to win a few dollars on the results of the races, which are tele- graphed to a pool room between here and Alexandria, and these same men, instead ef going home satisfied, will transfer on the electric cars to Rosslyn, and visit a gambling dive and virtually give the pro- prieior their winnings. by playing an ever- losing game. Just let a man notice the different looks between the regular patrons and proprietors of these resorts. The former is apt to Icok like a vagrant, while the latter wears fine clothes and diamonds galore. These places are raided about twice a year, but it amounts to nothing. It is only done to bluff the higher authorities and make them think the lecal authorities are doing their duty. When a raid does occur the proprietors of the gaming houses are notified in ample time, and all business is closed, and the patrons are told to come back later, or “next Sunday,”’ and ever, thing will be going again. ‘Consequently there is no prosecution except in rare cases. This goes to show what money will buy. I am not much on writing an article, this being my first attempt, but I do it to try and keep other boys from degrading themselves and losing all their friends who are worth calling friends. 1 certainly would be better off today myself if some one had only explained things a little to me as they really are, in time, but I went with the wrong set and was only urged on. I know a thing or two now, though, and will keep away from little “shell” games, and still I am only a kid. A man who could write a good article on this matter would not likely be a man who goes often enough to these low dives to learn ex- perience, which is such a good teacher. These clerks at the gambling dens throw dice and shuffle cards so much that, after a while, they get them almost under per- fect control, and it is a hard thing to beat a man at his own game. Drinking leads to gambling, and gam- bung is a sure road to destruction, not because preachers and saintly people say ‘oO, but it is because gambling gets to be a passion, and you can guess the rest. Let men take care of themselves, but I hope some mislead boys will abide by my ex- perience. Some people may think young boys know nothing of these places, but if they didn’t, I know of a few dives that would be bankrupt in a short while. Hop- ing you will see fit to give this a place in your paper, even if it isn'st well written. I am A REFORMED SUBSCRIBER. February 19, 1898, —_ School Building Wanted. The patrons of Grant School are so aroused over the prospect of not getting school accommodations for their children that they sent a delegation to the trustee, Sterling N. Brown, urging him to advocate their interest: The delegation was com- posed of Rev. C. R. Champ, James. R. Thomas, David Banks, Thornton Lewis, David R. Reed and John S. Hyson. Mr. Brown informed the committee that he meant to secure the building if possible. He said the fact that there is an enroll- raent of 156 and only room for 74 and that the third grade children are getting but partial instruction each day, when under- stood, ought to be convincing. > Vega Club Meeting. The fourth meeting of the “Vega” Club was held at Miss Bessie Jolby’s, 1809 Low- ell street. After playing cards for some time, refreshments were served. The head prizes were won by Miss A. Denison and Mr. D. Edmonds, the booby prizes by Miss I. Emmert and Mr. W. Jolly. The club ad- journed to meet March 4 at Miss Bessie Wilson's, 952 Westminster street. Those present were: Misses B. Jolly, B. Hine, B. Wilson, M. Crews, M. Clarke, N. Castell, C. Darby, T. Shoenborn, L Em- mert, A.“Denison and Stutz and Messrs. W. Jolly, J. Gray, F. Garnett, J. Gunnell, D. Edmonds, C. McCartie, 8. Morris, W. Tisdell and J. W. Boss. —_—--—_ Leonard Welles Kills Himself. Leonard G. Welles, formerly a police commissioner in the city of Brooklyn, was found dead in the woods of Plain- fleld yesterday with his throat cut. He had committed suicide through disappoint- ment at failure to receive an appoinment on the pol board of Greater New Yorh. Suit Aguinst District. James McCarthy and Mary T. McCarthy have filed a bill m equity naming as de- fendant the District of Columbia. The court is asked to decree lot 4, square 450, to be free from the liens claimed by virtue of certain general and water main taxes. } February 19, THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1898-14 PAGES. - THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY Work of a Committee in Oharee of Pro- posed Washington Memorial. Chairman Host’s Estimate of the Progress Made—Addition of Names to Membership. In reply to an inquiry into the present status and prospects of the National Uni- versity enterprise, ex-Gov. John Wesley Hoyt, chairman of the national committee, Says good progress seems to be making in all quarters, unless it be in the Senate. Op- pesition has occurred there, he says, of ecclesiastica] origin in the committee; and this, in connection with other circum- stances, has simply delayed action. Never- theless, the friends of the measure are confident of early and favorable results. Meanwhile the work of the national com- mittee, says Mr. Hoyt, has been vigorous and fruitful of good to the cause in many ways. This is seen in the addition of many distinguished names to its already formid- able list of members, including those of eminent statesmen, and of some sixty col- lege and university presidents besides the great number already enlisted, among them the heads of the University of Virginia and of a dozen 01 more institutions of the re- ligious denomination for a time supposed to be against the national movement, but now known to be, for the most part, in sym- pathy with it; in the awakening of deeper interest among men and women of leading influence-throughout the country, as well as among public journals in all sections; and finally, in the enlistment of a number of patriotic men and women of fortune, some of whom are seriously considering the offer, in advance, of endowments of departments, professorships, lectureships and fellowships in the coming university. The Aids Received. The most notable of the aids actually rendered to the National University com- mittee in the recent past are these: 1. The voluntary gift of $1,500 by Mrs. Phoebe A. Hearst of California and District of Columbia for the salary of the chair- man’s secretary during the year just passed. 2. Tae support accorded by the George Washington Memorial Association, under lead of Mrs. Ellen A. Richardson, Mrs. Phoebe A. Hearst, Mrs. Brice, wife of the ex-Senator of Ohio, and other distinguished women of the country—an association which has among its officers the presidents of the National Council of Women, the World's W. C. T. U., the General Federa~ tion of Women’s Clubs, the National Uni- versity Committee of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Columbian Daughters of America, the General Society of the United States Daughters of 1776-1812, the Dames of the Revolution, the ladies of the G. A. R., the King’s Daughters and perhaps yet other national organizations. President Charles A. Bell of the American Security and Trust Company, Washington, D._C., is acting as treasurer. The immediate object of this George Washington Memorial Association is the raising of a quarter of a million dollars for the first National University building, to be erected on the site selected by Wash- ington himself, and reserved for university purposes in the pending bill. To this end and for the further support of the Na- tional University cause it has formed state and congressional-district committees of in- fluential women in nearly every one of the states, all of which are preparing for spe- cial contributions in small amounts on Washington's birthday and until the whole amount is raised. It is believed by Mr. Hoyt that they will succeed, and that ere the final date, December, '99, Congress will have done its part also. Ex-Senator Henderson's Offer. 3. The offer just made by J. B. Henderson, LL. D.. late United States Senator from Missouri and now of this city, to be one of one hundred to pay into the treasury of the university $1,000 each when Congress shall have done as much. His object is to en- courage the creation of a special fund of one hundred thousand dollars for some {m- portant chair in the university, and there is no objection on his part to the taking of any number of such shares by any one contributor, while preferring, in the inter- est of the cause of the university, that the distribution shall be as wide as the coun- try itself, The national committee assumes that this example of General Henderson will be promptly followed by other liberal friends of the enterprise, and that thg in- stitution, when once established by Con- gress, will, as Washington believed, become so popular a center for vatriotic gifts as for the most part to relieve Congress of demands of government appropriations. Chairman Hoyt expresses a willingness to furnish all desired information concern- ing the proposed university. aoe MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE. John H. Smith Fades From View, Leaving No Trace. John H, Smith, the colored hod carrier whose disappearance about ten days ago was reported to the police, is still among the missing. He is a member or the Odd Fellows, as well as being connected with other societies. He was well known in the city, and the fact that he has not been seen for so many days leads the police to the belief that he has either left the city or has met with some mishap. Smith is about forty years old. He has a wife and three children, living at No. 430 3d street northeast. A week ago last Satur- day he left home at 5 o'clock in the morn- ing, and went to work for Mr. Phililps on a house near the Zoo. Saturday was not pay day, and Smith had no money. When he left work he went with some friends to the neighborhood of 2l1st and K streets, and later he was secr. going in the direction of the river from Washington circle. Nothing has since been heard of him. The police. were notified of his a\sappear- ance and Detective Lacy has assisted in the search for the missing man, but this rp he had not received any tidings of him. ———— CONTEMPORARY ART. A Course of Lectures by Lena Louise Kleppisch, Lena Louise Kleppisch of New York will give three lectures on celebrated paintings of contempcrary art at the Washington Club on the following dates: The 24th in- stant, at 4 p.m.; the 26th and 28th, at 11 a.m. Mrs. Kleppisch is said to be the best- equipped woman for the work she has un- dertaken of any now in the field. She has traveled extensively in Europe, has obtain- ea the best information possible as to her subject and has the latest appliances for displaying her pictures. She is a young woman of pleasing presence, a clear and musical voice and makes her tatks inter- esting. The lectures are to be delivered un- der the patronage of the following ladies: Mrs. Sherman, Mrs. Gary, Mrs. Alger, Mrs. Long, Mrs. Gage, Mrs. Bliss, Miss Long, Mrs. Fuller, Lady Pauncefote, Senora de Mendonca, Baroness Hengelmuller, Mrs. Nelson A. Miles, Mrs. Philip Sheridan, Mrs. Geo. Westinghouse, Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page, Mrs. Jobn Russell Young, Mrs.. Har- riett Lane Johnston, Mrs. James McMillan, Mrs. S. B. Elkins, Mrs. G. P. Wetmore, Mrs. H. Cabot Lodge, Mrs. F. E. Warren, Mrs. Wm. Lindsay, Mrs. C. W. Fairbanks, Mrs. Cc. D. Clark, Mrs. John 8. Ward, Mrs. A. C. Barney, Mrs. Chas. F, Ffoulke, Mrs. John F. Hurst, Miss Kauffmann, Mrs. M. 8. Quay, Mrs. Hitt and Mrs, J. B. Henderson. a An Institution for Girls. To the Editor of The Evening Star: Knowing that the columns of your val- uable paper are always open for sugges- tions of iuterest to the public, I take the liberty .of asking you to kindly publish this article. One of the long felt wants of the class of women and girls who work for a living is an institution similar in its work to that of the Y. M. C, A. A place of this kind would give many the opportunity of an education and @ much needed physical training at.a price within the reach of all. would. bvoome perfectly’ self-supporting, sopme pel iy self- : In the hope that any suggestions may cause some one to work. ment, I am, * HER CLAIM REJECTED. Adverse Decision Mn Br. Margy Wal- ker’s PensiomiCase. > Webster Davis, asnistamt secretary of the interior, has renflere@ an adverse de- cision in the famouaiDr. Mary E. Walker case, which has been pemding in the de- partment for many ayears. Dr. Walker, who is pensioned asa contract or acting aceistant surgeon, ati$8.@ia month, on 1c- count of diseases ofzeyeé, filed February 7, @ second motion for reconsideration of a decision rendered March 6, 1897, wherein the action of the bureau was sustained in the rejection of her claim for increase of pension. This claim for irercase was based, rot alone on the actualrincrease of dis- ability from impairedzeyesight, but also cn other alleged results of disease of eyes, namely, disease of lungs, ‘heart. and -stom- ach, and {t was insisted that she was cn- titled to a rating of $50 per month, as pro- vided by the act of July 14, 1892, because she was not only totally disabled for the performance of all manual labot, but re- quired the frequent and periodical aid and attendance ‘of another person in conse- quence of the disabilities named. Assist- ant Secretary Davis says in his decision: ‘In the first place the pension granted as being due to appellant's service in the army was for disease of eyes alone, a simple opthalmia ar blepharitis, produci1g Pkotohobia and lachrymation, which some- times impairs the eyesight, but there has been no evidence at any time showing that the deeper structures of the eyes were affected, unless from some congenital de- fect, causing asthemopia, or astigmatism, “hich could not be included in the pension- able disability,.and which as ‘shown could be readily corrected with proper glasses. The rating allowed for the admitted dis- ability was $8.50 per month, or one-half total of the rank of assistant surgeon. The first decision eet out in full the description of appellant's disability from. disease of eyes, as given in-the medica} examinations held under the claim for increase, also the opinion.rendered by the medical referee that no increase of disability from pen- sicned’ cause was shown, andthe error’ of refraction caused by hyperopia was not prcper matter for consideration in the in- crease claim. “It is admitted that the evidence filed shows that appellant has had several at- tacks of sickness in the past few years, two or three from lung trouble, one or more from stomach trouble, and one from a brcken leg, and there is no doubt but she suffered much pain of body and distress cf mind at these times, but to allow that these were caused or in the remotest way induced by the disease of eyes for which she is pensioned, cannot be thought of for a moment. Therefore, the former deci- sions, which hold that no increase of pen- sioned disability and no special special re- sults thereof are shown, must be reaffirmed. “Then again, the appellant is laboring under a misapprehension as to ‘the scope and provisions of the act of July 14, 1892, which grants the $50 rate of pension. That grant is only on account o? the injuries re- ceived or disease contracted in service and line of duty, and then only when such ‘n- jvries or disease produces total incapacity for performing manual labor and makes necessery the frequent and pertodical aid and attendance of aucther person. Under this law appellant's disability from disease of lungs, heart and stomach cannot enter into the consideration at all, because, as already séen, they are not shown to have any connection with the military service, and as the disease of eyes alone does not entitle to increase, there is no authority for granting the rating of $50 per month.” os GOOD TEMPLARS MEET.- Perseverance Lodgd Meurns the Loss of n Member. Th2 meeting of Perseverance Lodge, I. O. G. T., in Maccabees’ Temple Saturday evening had a good attendance of members and visitors. Mrs. Bawer-and Miss Hodg- son furnished the meetiag with some ex- cellent music, and Messrs. Ph2lps, Frear and Bryson spoke on:the work of the order. Chief Templar’ Corby referred in feeling terms to the sdeath of Mr. L Adams, a former memb2teof the lodge and one of the crew whosperished by the dis- aster to the ‘ill-fated’ U. S. S. Maine in Havana harbor. Resolutions of condolence and of respect to the:memory of th2 de- parted member were passed and placed in the records of the lodges ———— Bishop Quintard 1 the University. To the Editor of The Evening Star: In the notice of the death of the much be- loved bishop of Tennessee—the Rt. Rev. C. 'T. Quintard—in your issue of- the 16th, the statement is made that the University of the Soutn was founded by the late bishop and General Polk of Louisiana. This State- ment Bishop Quintard never accepted, The original idea of a university, under the charge of the Episcopal Church, was sug- gested by Bishop Otey of Tennessee, the foneer bisnop of the southwest, whose jurisdiction embraced Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Indian territory and parts of Louisiana and Florida. As early as 1832 he advocated the foundation of such q@ school for spiritual-and secular education. Jie was warmly and cordially supported by Polk-Elliett, Greene and Cobbs. In 1860 he saw his long-cherished vision assume “a local habitation and a name,” for he was selected ‘rst chancellor of the University of the Sovth, of which the corner stone was then laid by Bishop Polk In 1861 the civil war began, and when, in 1865, Bishop Quin- tard succseded Otey in the epi pate, he found nothing left except that corner stone. Otey died-in 1863; Polk in 1864. The noble Elliott of Georgia was the sole survivor of the three great bishops. Quintard took up the work then, and with heroic courage faced the “chaos come again’? of recon- struction, Those who had subscribed thou- sands in 1800 were often unable in 1866 to do more than give their children bread. ‘The buildings, such as they were, no longer existed; there was no organization, no cer- tainty of a single student, and only the poverty of a desolated country to draw upon. Undismayed by difficulties that might well have disheartened the most sanguine, Bishop Quintard believed with Napoleon that there is no such word as “impossible,” and today the University of the South graduates ripe scholars and useful citizens, and the barren table land of Sewanee mountains swarms with young collegians and is covered with handsome buildings. Such is the monumént of Otey and Quint- ard, whose triumphs over every sort of ob- stacle in the pursuit of learning are such as should make every American—north or south—proud of their achievement. The story may be verified in ‘‘Appleton’s Ency- clopedia.” Indomitable energy and un- shaken faith in a pure and good man de- serves recognition, and such success should be an inspiration to others. February 21, 1898. CORDELIA. ——— Big Cave Discovered. A special dispatch to the Baltimore Sun from Hagerstown, Md., says: A party of men and boys have discovered and partly explored a cave along the Potomec river, near Sharpsburg. The cave contains several large rooms, in one oft which a number of bones, supposed to be those of Indians, were found. : —___+-2+—___ AUCTION SALES OF BEAL ESTATE, &c. Today. ‘Thomas J. Owen, Auct.) 913 F st. n.w.—Trns- tees’ sale of dwelling No.:902'G st. s.w.,'on Mon- day, Feb. 21, at 4 o'clock pam. Joseph R. Ed- son and Charles B. Baileyg:trustees. Duncanson Bros., Aucts.; 9th and D sts. n.w.— ‘Trustees’ sale of dwelling: No.+405. Kentucky s.e., on Monday, Feb. 2%, at 4:30 o'clock p.m. Eugene Carusi and Aidis B: Browne, trustees. Chancery sale of subldts 27, 18, 19 and 20, squure 389, on Monday, February 21, at 4:30 o'clock p.m, R. Ross Pewy, trustee. AUCTION. SALES. ; FUTURD Days, OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE DIS- |, Washington, February 16, 1808.—Notice is ven that on MONDAY, FEBRUARY '-EIGHTH, ~ the “lease of the wharf and fish stalls in the cities of Wa: and Georgetown will be the term of one year i E i fica? HbearlGlis bo Tani ullvilitotee ngilsbiveelbeliden 8 i in E Be ae ; AUCTION S§. . THIS AFTHRNOON. DUNCANSON BROS., AUCTIONBERS, TRUSTEES’ SALE Oo dis 405 KENTUCKY VENUB . By virtue a certain of trust, recorded in Liter No. 1811, at follo 305 et seq., of the land records of the District of Columbia,’ we will sell at pablic auction, in front ‘of the ses, AY. FEBRUARY EIGHTEKNTH, 1898, AT FOUR-THIRTY O°CLOCK P.M., the following described real estate, situate in the city of Wash- ington, in said District: All of lot numbered thirty 80), in William A. Vaughn's subdivision of square cast of square numbered ten hundred and z two (B. of 1042), as per plat recorded in Liber No. 20, at folio 120, of thé records of the surveyor's office tn sald District, together with the improve- ments, consisting of a two-story brick dwelling, No. 405 Kentucky avenue southeast. Terms: One-third cash, balance in equal in- staliments, at one and two years, with interest at six (6) centum per annum, payable semi- 5 day of sale, secured by deed of trust upon the property sold, or all cash, at the option of the purchaser. A it of $100 will be required at time of sale. Ail convey at Durchaser's cost. Terms to be complied with within ten days, otherwise the trustees reserve the right to resell at risk and cost of the default- ing purchaser, EUGENE CARCI, t ay ALDIS B. Snow aE SF THE ABOVE SALE IS POSTPON NAC: count of the weather untll MONDAY, FEBRU ANY TWENTY-ONE, 1898, at the same time and place, EUGENE CARUSI. ALDIS B. BI NI fe19-d&de nO Trustees. CHANCERY SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED AND UNIMPROVED REAL ESTATE IN THR CITY OF WASHINGTON, D.C., BEING SUB- ors, 17,38, 19 AND 20, IN SQUARE NUM- By virtue of a decree of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, made on the 3d day of October, 1889, in a cause therein pending, number- ed 11830, equity docket 29, I will, as trustee in said cause, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder therefor, on MONDAY, the TWEN- TY-FIRST DAY of FRBRUARY, 1895, at HALF- FAST FOUR O'CLOCK P.M.,' in front of the premises hereinafter named, ail of these lots of ground, situated in the city of Washington, Di trict of Columbia. and known on the ground \ereo! 8 lots numbered 17, 18, 19 and 20 ie square numbered 389, according to the partition of said square made by Daniel Brent et al., com- missioners, upon petition of Notley Young. and re- corded in partition docket No. 1, folio 38 et seq. of the records of the Cireuit Court of the District of Columbia. These lots will be sold separately. They are at the northeast corner of 10th and G streets southwest, and are very desirable. Lot 18 is improved by a two-story and attic frame dwell- ing. "ne terms of sale, as prescribed by law, are in each case one-third ‘of the purchase money on the day of sale, one-third in one year and one-third in two years thereafter, with interest at 6 per cent per annum. The deferred payments to be ‘se- cured to the parttes according to their respective interests by good and sufficient mortgage upon the premises so sold, which shall be subject to the approval of the court. All conveyancing and re- cerding at purchaser's cost. The trustee will re- sell at purchaser's risk and cost unless terms of sale are complied with in fifteen days from date of. sale. R. ROSS PERRY, ee, fe8-eod&ds Fendall building. FUTURE DAYs. ©. G. SLOAN & CO., AUCTIONEERS, 1407 G ST. TRUSTEES’ Ss. COMPORTABLE ST E OF TWO FRAME DWELLID SITUATE 0} SIDE OF POLK 8’ s H OF JEFFER- SON STREET, ANACOSTIA, D. C. By virtue of a certain deed of trust, dated June 10, 1897, and duly recorded in Liber No. 2236, folio 3 et seq., one of the land records of the District of Columbia, and at the request of the PAY, secured thereby, we will sell at public, aue- Uon, in front of the premises, on TUESDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF MARCH, 1898, AT HALF-PASC THREE O'CLOCK P.M., all that piece or parcel of ground and premises situate in the county of Washington, in the District of Columba, known and distinguished as and being all of lot numbered ‘one hundred and fifty-nine (150) of the subdivision known as Uniontown, according to a plat recorded in the irvevor's office of eaid District in Liber Levy Court No. 2, folio 83, exclusive of such part thereof as is excepted in suid trust. ‘Terms easy, and made known at t HENRY H. GEO. ne of sale. BERGMANN, Trostee. M. EMMERICH, Trustee. fe21-dts C. G. SLOAN & CO., AUCTIC TRUSTEES’ NEERS, 1407 G ST. OF SUPERIOR DWELLING, SITUATE NO. 613 B STREET SOUTHEAST, WASHINGTON, D. C. By virtue of a deed of trust, dated Jannary 14, 1897, and duly recorded in Liber No. 2197, folio 75 et seq. one of the land record the District of Columbia, request of the party secured thereby. sell, in front of the remises. at FIRST DAY 3 FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. round and_premis . on TUESDAY, THE . 1898, AT HALF-PAST li that’ plece or parcel of in the clty of Wash- ington, in the Dis mbla, and known and distinguished cs and being p lot numbered four (4), in square numbered eight hundred and seventy-one (811), beginning a street southeast twenty-four feet (24 northwest corner of said and running thence east on said B street twenty-five feet (25°); thence south sixty feet (60'); thence west twenty-five feet (25'), and thence north sixty feet (60°) to the Place of beginning. ‘Terms easy, and made known at time of sale. HENRY H. BERGMANN, Trustee. GEO. M. EMMERICH, Trustee. fo21-d&ds RATCLIFFE, TRUST. SUTTON & CO., AUCTIONEERS ALE OF VALUABLE FE SOUTH SIDE OF M_STRE! TWELFTH AND THIRTE! STREETS NORTHWEST. By virtue of a decree of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, passed in Equity Cause No. 18882, the undersigned, trustee, will offer for sele, by publi ion, in’ front of the premises, on FRIDAY, FOURTH DAY MARCH, A.D. 1898, AT HALF T FOUR O'CLOCK P.M., the following described real estate, situate in’ the city of hingten, in the District of Columbia, to wit: The €ast half of lot 29, in the subdl- vision of square No. 282, beginning for the same at a point in the south line of north M street ais- tant 180 feet and 3 inches east from the north- west corner of said square and running thence east 12 feet, being the front on said 3 thence south 90 feet to a public all west with the Mne of said alley 12 feet north 90 feet to the place of beginning, together with all the improvements, rights, &. Terms: One-third cash, the balance in one and two years, with interest ‘from the day of sale at six 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 $100 required upon acceptance of bid. If the terms of sale are not complied with in 15 days from the day of sale the trustee reserves the right to resell the property at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser, after 5 days’ advertisement of such resale in some newspaper published in Washington, D. C. All conveyancing, &¢., at purchaser's cost. JULIUS A. MAEDEL, Trastee, fe21-d&ds Fendall building. ME Ta AUCTION SALES. TOMORROW. AUCTION SALES. - HORSES. TOMORROW (TUESDAY), TEN O'CLOCK, At our auction stables, 205 11TH ST. Mr. FRITZ of PLAINFIELD, N.J., will sell a lcad of nice drivers and workers. Several fine horses at private sale. Load of good, heavy workers for Thure@ay’s sale. Magrath & Kennelly, AUCTIONEERS. SUTURE Dars. ©. G. SLOAN & ©O., AUCTIONEERS. ASSIGNEES’ AND ‘TRUSTEES’ SALE OF VAL- UABLE UNIMPROVED PROPERTY AND ALSO FARM PROPELTY. ‘The ed will, on MONDAY, TWENTY- EIGHTH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1898, AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M.. offer at public’ sale, ‘at the auc- tion rooms of €. G. Sloan & Co,, Auctioneers, No. 1407 G st. ing described property: No. 3, lock 22, oma Park subdivision, Montgomery’ county, Maryland, the same con:ain- ing 19,700° square feet of land. Also ‘the south one-third (1-3) of criginal lot 8, square 611, and the north 15 feet 10% inches of original lot 14, square 677. All the above vamed percels of land being unimproved. Also on the same date and at the same hour and place, we will offer for sale tract of land, con- taining about 149 acres, situate in Prince William ‘ate of Virginia, situate near Thorough- fon, cm the Southern railroad, the same Pun grad and — outhouses. above nai rties Wil be given at the time of sale. ae e trustees reserve the right to reject any and all bids, and will, at the tlme of sale or upon ap- plication prior thereto, give complete and full de- scription of the properties. Title to be goud and satisfactory to purchaser. Deposits will be required in such sums as sball be stated at the time of sale. GEO. E. EMMONS, No. 1416 F st. n. JAS. E. PADGETT, No. 317 4% st. fe19-dts at RATCLIFFE, SUTTON & CO., AUCTIONEERS. CHANCERY LUABLE REAL ES. TATE, KNOWN AS NO. 541 4TH STREET SOUTHEAST, IMPROVED BY A FRAME DWELLING. z By virtue of a decree of tre Supreme Court of the District of Colum! in equity cause No. 18133, I will sell, at public auction, on the premises to the highest bidder, on MONDAY, THE WENTY-EIGHTH DAY OF FEBRUARY, ‘A. D. 1898, AT FIVE O'CLOCK P.M., the f ing de. scribed real estate in the clty of Washington, D. C., to wit: The north fifteen feet of lot num- bered one by the depth thereof in square uum- bered seven hundred and ninety-five (795). ‘Terms of sale: One-third of the purchase money in cash, balance in two equal installments, payable in one ‘and two years, respectively, with luterest 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 $100 will be required at the time of sale. All conveyancing at purchas- ers cost. If terms of sale are not complied with in twenty days after sale the trustee reserves the right to resell at risk and cost of defaulting pur- chaser. THOMAS B. STALL, Trustee. fel6-co&ds No. 319 4% st. n. THOMAS cet nes & CO., AUCTIONEERS, 612 E st. TRUSTEES’ SALE OF VALUABLE PROPERTY AT NORTHWEST CORNER OF JEFFERSOD AND PIERCE STREETS, ANACOSTIA, D. C., IMPROVED BY A OD” THI: FRAME DWELLING AND LARGE STABLE. By virtue of u decd of trust, dated April 2, 1897, and duly recorded in Liber 2194, folio 404 et seq., of the land records of the District of Columbia, and at the request of the party secured thereby, ‘we will sell at public auction, In front of the premises, on SATURDAY, THE TWENTY- SIXTH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1898, AT HALF- PAST FOUR O'CLOCK P.M... the following de- scribed real estate in the county of Washington, Dnstrict of Columbla, to wit: Lots numbered one hendred and seventy-elght (178) to one hundred nd eighty-two (182), both inclusive, in John Fox and others’ subdivision of part of Chichester, now Uniontown, as per plat recorded in the office of the surveyor of the District of Columbia, in Book Levy Court No. 2, page 83, together with the improvements thereon. Sold’ subject to a prior deed of trust for $4,000. bearing interest at six per cent, falling due October 9, 1898, further Particulars of which will be announced at sale. Terms: All over and above the amount of said prior deed of trust A deposit of $200 required at Conveyancing at cost of purchaser. Terms to be complied with within fifteen days, otherwise the trustees reserve the right to resell the property at risk and cost of defaulting purchaser. RICHARD E. PAIRO, Trustee, 482 La. ave. n.w. JOUN C. HEALD, Trustee, ‘900 F st. n.w. nw. fe16-d&ds THOMAS DOWLING & CO., AUCTIONEERS, 612 E st. nw. TRUSTERS' SALE OF FIVE TWO-STO! NI BASEMENT KRICK DWELLINGS, STUATE NOS. 1203, 1205, 1207, 1200 AN] STREET SOUTHEAST. Rees By virtue of a certain deed of trust. dated July 9, 1896, and recorded in Liber 2140, folio 161 et seq., one of the land records of the District of Co- lumbia, and at the request of the parties secured thereby, the undersigned trustees will sell at Public auction, on FRIDAY, FEBRUARY EIGH- EENTH, 1898, AT FOUR O’CLOCK P.M., in front of the premises, sublots 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27, in square 1021, ‘together with the improve- ments thereon. ‘Terms of sale: One-third cash and balance in two equal annual installments at one and two years, with notes of purchaser, bearing interest from ‘date of sale until paid, said notes to be se- cured by first deed of trust'on the property sold, cr all cash. at the option of the purchaser. Ali conveyancing and regording at purchaser's cost. Said lots will be offered first separately, and then as a whole; it being understood that if they bri more as a’ whole than the aggreguto amount of the bids separately, they will be gold as a whole. If sold singly, 2 deposit will, be required be time of sale ‘of $100 on each lot; if sold whole, a deposit of $200 will be required ut thi time of sale. If the terms of sale are not com- plied with in 10 days from the date thereof, the trustees reserve the right to resell the property after five days’ previous advertisement in this pa- Der, at the risk and cost of the defaulting pur- chaser. RICHARD W. TYLER, Trustee, ROBERT G. RUTHERFORD, ‘Trostee, fe7-d&ds 1307'F st. n. {THE ABOVE SALE IS POSTPONED, ON 4 ocunt of rin, until WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY See ES i898, at the same hour and Jace. RICHARD W. TYLER, Trustee. ROBERT G. RUTHERFORD, Trustee. fe19-d&ds DUNCANSON BROS., AUCTIONEERS. TRUSTE 0 STREET WEST BETWE: STREETS NORTH, WASHIN On SATURDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF MARCH, A.D. 1898, AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M., tn front of the premises, the undersigned, as tru tees under the deed of trust to them, daied Febru- ary 4, 1895, and recorded February 5, 1895. in Liber No. 1980, folfo 245 et seq., of the land rec- ords of the District of Columbia. ‘will offer for sale at public auction the following described real estate, in the city of Washington, D. C., namely, lot numbered fifteen (15), in A. E. H. Johnson’ subdivision of lots in square numbered four bun- dred and one (40: sald subdivision 1s recorded in Liber W. B. M., follo 5, of the records of the office of the surveyor of the District of Columbia; the north one (1) foot eight (8) incbes in front by thirty-three (33) feet in depth of said lot, subject to alley privilege in favor of the owners of the lot on the north, and excepting the rear two (2) inches by the width of said lot. Terms: One-third cash (of which $200 must be deposited with the trustees at time of sale), and the balance in {wo equal installments in one and two years, with interest from date of sale at six per cent per annum, payable semi-annually, and secured by first len ‘on the property, or all ‘cash, at purchdeer's option. And {f terms’are not com- lied with inside of ten days from day of sale the rustees reserve the right to resell at risk and cost of defaulting purchaser. All conveyancing chaser’s cost. Se erat J. ROBERTS FOULKE, J, BARTON TOWNSEND, ‘Trustees. M, ASHFORD, Attorney, 470 La. ave. fe21-eod&ds ©. G. SLOAN & CO., AUCTIONEERS, 1407 G ST. TRUSTEES’ SALB OF VALUABLE BUILDING LOT, SITUATED CORNER MARSHALL STREET AND SHERMAN AVENUE. nmbia, request of the party secured thereby, I at public auction, .in front of the on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY “TWENTY-FOURTH, numbered eight (8), of Todd 1898, AT FOUR-THIRTY P.M., twelve (12), in block & Brot ‘subdivision of parts of “Mount Pleas- ant’ and ‘‘Pleasant Plains.’ ‘Terms made known at time of scle. FRANK T. RAWLINGS, Trustee, fel2-dts 1505 Pa. ave. THOMAS J. OWEN, AUCT., 913 F ST. N.W. 2 i Bat a nb 233 382 C. G. SLOAN & ©0., AUCTIONEERS. ASSIGNEES’ AND TRUSTEES’ SALE OF VAL- UABLD IMPROVED AND UNIMPROVED PROPERTY. ‘The undersigned. acting under a deed of assign- ment from Edwin F. Jones and wife, dated Decem. ber 8, 1396, and duly recorded on the land record: of the Digtrict of Columbia, will offer, at publiz auction, following improved and unimproved property: On FRIDAY, TWENTY-FIFTH DAY of FEB- RUARY, 1898, at FOUR P.M, five (5) two-story brick and stane dwellings, situate and being Nos. 9, 11, 15, 23 and 27 Quincy street northeast, West Eckington, and also the southeast corer of Lin- ccln avenue and Quincy street northeast, West Eckington. These houses will be sold subject to certain trusts and upon very easy terms, all of which will be stated at the time of sale. Also, on the same day, and immediately there- after, house No. 18 Quincy street northeast, West Eckington. The same will be sold subject to a dced of trust of $3,000. Terms to be made knowa at the time of sale. = ‘On SATURDAY, TWENTY-SIXTH DAY of FEB- RUARY, 1898, at FOUR O°CLOCK P.M., house No. 1639 Marion street northwest. ‘The same will be sold subject to a deed of trust of $2,500. ON THE SAME DAY, at HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK P.M., house No. 1820 13th street norch- west, the same being sold subject to a deed of trust of $5,500. Terms on all of the above houses will be made known at the time of sale. ‘The trustees reserve the right to reject any and all bids, and will, at the time of sale or upon ap- plication prior thereto, give complete and full Je- scription of the properties. Title to be good and satisfactory to purchaser. Deposits will be re- quired in such sums as shall be stated at the time of sale. GEO. BE. EMMONS, N JAS. E. PADGETT, fe19-dts RATCLIFFE, SUTTON & CO., TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, PAY STOR- AGE CHARGES, ETC.: » ON SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY TWENTY-SIXTH, 1898, AT TEN O'CLOCK. we will sell, within our sales rooms, 920 Pa. ave. n.w., lot Household Gecds, etc., stored with us in following names: 8. ‘J. Phillips, Mrs. Sarab Allen and Miss Jennie Smith, to pay storage charges, ofc. All parties interested will please take notice. fel0-d&edbe RATCLIFFE, Si & ©O., Aucts. # RATCLIFFE, SUTTON & CO., AUCTIONEERS. TRUSTEES’ SALE OF A FRAME STORE AND DWELLING, NO. 1839 H STREET N.E. HEAST CORNER JERSEY AVENT! 218 NEW YOR! decree of the Supreme Court of Passed April a ree, passed June 8. 1806. idee” faaned “Etre num! 14961, whe b. Soe By virtue of the District of ¢ and of a supplem and a suppleme 1898, in Eg Jobn Howl on FRIDAY, BRUARY, tow of lot numbered eleven (11), in square five hundred and fifty-seven (857) the northwest corner of said lot e Tenning thence on the lne of thirty-three (33) feet seven (7) inch southeasterly and parallel with the div between lots eleven (11) and square one hundred (100) feet @ point in the western Hine o ea winety-three (93) feet eleven and one -balf a) inches southeasterly from the northwest eorer of said lot, and thence northwestwardly along said west line ninety-three (#3) feet eleven i ome- half (11%) inches to the point of beginning. con- taining three thousand and eight hundred (3.800) square feet, more or less, and improved Ly. brick dwelling known as No. 218 New York a) ue rorthwest. Terms sale: One-third (1-3) cash. balance tr one and two years from date of sale. the payments to be represented by promisse the purchaser or purchasers, with tnterest et the 6 per cent per “anhum, Interest para anally secured by deed of trost om the Property wold, or all cash, at the option purchaser or ‘purchasers. “All| taxes will beg xo December 31, 1 AM conveyancing and cording at the cost of the purchaser or purchasers. A deposit of $250 required at the time of sa Terms of sale to be complied with within ten days from date of sale, otherwise the irusters right to resell the property at the risk and the defaulting purchaser or purchas is. JOHN B. LARNER, Trustee, 1835 Fst CHARLES H. BAUMAN, Trnst 325 iy at naw. DUNCANSON BROS, Auctioneers. fel4-dte nw. SIVER'S SALE OF VALUABLE REAL BS. TATE. NO. 216 NEW YORK AVENU NORTHWEST. By authority of the decree of the Supreme ‘our of the District of Columbi in Byuts Geune No. T6132 {Hume va. Natlowal Life. Aavuse ity Insurance Company), Ml offer for saic, on PRID. FEBRUARY Y 1RgS, AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M., in front of the prem: ines, and in counection with sale of the sdjotnt premises, No. 218 w York ie, “t a original dot 11, in square 557, In Washington rity . C., 22 feet tr ¥ 100 feet deep, iruproved by_hottse No. 216 enue. Terms: | One-thi the belencs tr one snd two years, with interest from day ef sale. or all cash if desired. A Cit at time of sal leporit of B10 required 1 Convera at purchaser's cost, 500 Mth xt. wrt acts TC ENS EE OF SUBURBAN HOUSE AND FOURTH ACKES OP LAND, AT BRIGHTWOOD, De ea By virtue of a certain decd of trust, dated Fy ruary 15, 1895, and recorded in Liber No. 3981, folio 362 et seq., one of the lid records of the District of Columbia, avd by the written directign of the holders of the notes secured thereby. TRUSTEES’ SALE ©) will sell at auction, in front of FRIDAY, ‘S. THE TWENTY-FIFTH D A.D. 18u8, AT HALF-DPAST ICK P.M., the following deseribed reni estate, in the couaty of Washington, District Columbia, being that portion of the real es formerly “owned by Elizabeth Butler, deceased, lying (fronting) south of the Milk House Ford road, Wn as lot numbered two (2). Beginning at ® stone on Wilson King’s northeast commer aud run ning with his line, (et) north 55 degrees, west 25.80 perches to a stone, aad a reserved ee trarce to the primary school 6) wide: thence (2d) north 17 ees, east 1S per Stone and to the south side of the Milk House road; thence Gd) with said road south Gv ¢ rs east 11 perches to a stone; (4th) south G14, degrees, east 19 perches to a stone; thence (otb] south 28ly degrees, west 17.27 perches to a ®t and beginning, coutaining two and three-fourths (2%) acres of land, more or less, together with the improvements, consist li f a dwellis i seoprovement ing of a dwelling Louse and ‘Teams of ssle- One-half in cash, the balance one ycar from date of sale, with interest at 6 pe cent per annum, payable sersi-conuelly, 10 be s¢- cured by firm of trust vpon the property or all cash, at the option of the purchaser. A de- yosit of $200 will be recuind at time of sale. Corveyoncing at purchaser's cost, Terms be con lied with within ten days, otherWis- the tras- tees reserve the right to resell, at the mak and cost of defaulting purctaser. ROBT. E. L. WHITE, ‘Trastee, fel7-d&ds i 505 D st THOS. J. OWEN, AUCTIONEER, 013 F ST. \.W. TRUSTEES’ SALE OF BRICK DWELLING NO, 423 2D ST. SOUTHWEST. By virtue of a certain deed of trust, recorded in er 2036, follo 48 et weq., ame of tlie land rec- of the District of Columbia, at the request of the party secured there e will sell at p le in front mises, on SATUR- lowing described real estate, situate in th » District of C E,” in William B. lots in square numbered fi (551), a8 said subdivision The Surveyor Todd's subdivision of bundred and eighty-one sls recorded in the office of Matriet of Columbia tn hor ined within the Pollowing. mictes running thence south along said street nin teen feet; thence west eighty feet, and thence gether with the improvements, consisting of a twoe story brick dwelliu 423 24 street southwest. Terms: One-third cash, balance in one and two years, with interest at six (6) per centuin per age hum, "payable semi-annually, from day of sale. se- cured hy deed of trust upon the property sold or all cast, at the option of the purchaser. A de posit of $100 will be required at time of sale. Al Stract and conveyancing at cost of purchaser. Terms omplied with witlin ten days, otherwise the tees reserve the richt to resell at risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser. CHAS. W. FAIRFAX, Trustee, N06 F st. now. JOS. A. O'HARE, Trustee, 1006 F st. nw, BLAIR ROAD AND BRANCH B. ANDO. - COD ABOUT 20.900 FEET. IMPROVED 5 STORY FRAME ELLING; W! GOOD WATER ON PLAC By virtue of a deed of trusi duly recorded fn Liber 1637, at folio 55 et seq., one of the la records of the District of Colimbia, the under- signed trustees will sell, te front of the jemices, on MONDAY, THE TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY OF FEBRUAR 3898, AT HALF-PAST POUR O'CLOCK P.M, all of lot 4, in block 2, of SOUTH TAKOMA, in the District of Columbia, as the same is recorded on a plat in Liber 162%, at folio said land records. oO Terms of sal hird cash, and the balancé in one and two years, with interest at six per cent per annum, payatle semi-annual deferred payments to be ‘secured by deed of trust on the Property sold, or all cash, ut the mf pune chaser. $100 ‘cash deposit at tine of 6 RUTLEDGE WILLSON, CHARLES R. NEWMAN, fe16-d&ds ‘Trastven. DUNCANSON BROS., AUCTIONEERS. TRUSTEES’ SALE BRICK DWELLING NO, 1619 MARION STREET. By virtue of a certain deed of trust, dated Fobs, ruary 25, 1897, and recorded in Liber 2201. folio 111 et s¢q., one of the lund records of the Dist of Columbia, and at the request of publi m FRIDAY. TH FEBRUARY, 1898, A’ the followit “33 and roperty, situate, lying and being Washington, District of Colum) city of \ Gesignated as ot. numbered one hundred twenty-seven ¢127), of Eugene Carvsi and William John Miller, trustees’, subdivision of part of square numbered four hundred and forty-four (444). acy cording to the plat of said subdivision, as the same appears of record in the office of the surveyor for the District of Columbia, in Subdivision Book No. a4, at page 161. Terms of sale: One-third cash, the balance in me, two and three years, with interest from 2 date of sale at «ix per cent per annum, payable semi-annually, secured deed of trust on the property sold, or all cash. at the option of the purchaser. A deposit of $250 req at time of sale. If terme of sale are not complied with within ten days from the day of sale, the trustees reserve the right to resell the property he risk and cost of = a — a days’ notice Bu resal in some Dev ee te es cesecting af pevcouanta cost velng ing at purchaser's cost. converancing 20 BERT A, WILSON. "Trust JON B. LARNER, Trost fei! dads 1885 F street. THOS. J. OWEN, Auctioneer, 913 F st. n.w. Xue BETWEEN L AND M STREETS NORTH- EAST. virtue of @ records for the District of Columbia, and at request, of the a DAY, RUARY TWENTY-FIFTI, ar Four 0" Peat, lots 36 and 87, 10 6 WW, Fitugerald’s subdivisioi of lots in equire Ni E 7 secured by) a deed ‘or years, with int of trust on the Hi iat sf i i f