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10 THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, JULY 18, 1898-12 PAGES. Mcknew’s DAILY LETTER. 933 Penn. Ave. “Follow the Trend of Fashion.” NEW SUITS, NEWSKIRTS. = it is sure to be st everybody in trictly up- mor MeKne air Skirts. ding—here it jobair Skirts at $6.75 and $8 of Tulip-flounced de of sell 64 New a in line splendid qvality, and ¢ Tulip” Crash Skirts. ne of ‘Tully Crash Skirte_and Cord h Skirts-$248 an «se $200 here only her- New Serge Suits. 5 sbipmeat of those Handsome F rater-proof Black and Navy ge Suits—with fly-front weight Hard-twisted W er jucki ¥ silk—latest shape Bice skirt well worth $15 and §$18—our on snes ee tvet ne nent P-Po lL, ‘A few more of the $1.50 Duck Skirts at $1, and $2.30 White Pique Skirts at $2.75. . McKnew, 933 PaAve. od as THE RAPID-FIRE GU It is One of the Great Modern Pro- ducts of Man's Ingenuity. From the Independent. The new weapon about which one hea: the most durirg the present war is the so- called “rapid” or “quick firing” gun. Th is especially the gun of tod since chief development has taken place within the last ten years. Of course, all guns which throw projectiles in rapid succession are quick-firing; but a distinction is made between the machine guns and the rapid- firing guns, the former being literally ma- chines having many moving parts which co-operate to throw a great many smail shells In a very brief period of time, and the latter being simply single-shot guns, which use what is termed “fixed” ammur tion; that fs to say, instead of their being Yoaded at the breech successively with a shell and then one or more cartridges and finally provided with a primer which is i nited when struck by the hammer of lock, they have their projectile, charge and primer all combined, just as in the ordinary revolver or 3 and hence but one operat in loading. But compared with little metal! its the cartridge of one’s pistol, the load of a big quick-fire gun is rather gigantic. For @ gun of a caliber of five inches the combined projectile and case measure nearly four feet in length and wei J pounds, while for the total weight of the comp rtridge about one hundred and thir pounds. Fixed ammunition saves time in loading, end still more time is saved by arranging the door in the breech of the gun, which is closed after the charge is put in, so that it can be very rapidly opened and shut by means of hand levers; and, lastly, the gun itself is so supported that it can be trained quickly upon its target. So that the “quick- bess” depends first upon the fact that you put in the whole charge at once instead of | in separate parts; gecond, upon the celerity with which the breech can be opened and closed, and, third, upon the ease of point- Ing. And as a consequence of all this, two hots can be fired in much less time than Jt would otherwise take to fire one; and for War purposes the man who does that is more useful even than the much-vaunted hero who coaxes two blades of grass out of the reluctant earth which ordinarily yields but a solitary stalk. From what has been said it will be evi- dent that the rapid-fire gun is by no means Becessarily a small affair. True, there are little rapid-fires which throw projectiles ranging in weight from one to six pounds, but the big ones of calibers of four, five and six inches are powerful enough to arm the lighter crulsers and gunboats all by them- gelves. The six-inch gun is over twenty feet long and weigh six tons. With the so- ealied Dashiell breech mechanism this gun has been fired ten times In two minutes and fifty-six seconds, or in about half the time required to deliver the same number of shots when the ordinary breech-closing devices were employed. But, of course, speed of shooting will de- pend upon many factors. With such great cartridges as are required by the six-inch gun the supply of ammunition is necessarily ™much slower than when the light charges of the one-pounder pieces are handled, and the thorough drilling of the men in the ch guns t operations of loading also increases the rapidity of fire. On board ship the quick-fire guns form the principal part of what is kr .wn as the secondary battery. Thus the Ivwa in her main battery carries four twelve-inch, eight eight-inch and six four-inch guns, and in her secondary battery twenty six-pounder and four one-pounder quick-fires. They are used to the ends of ve: which are 4 only over their boilers and engin able unshielded guns and gun mach: and, with the machine guns, they are the great safeguard against attacks of torpedo beats; for it is well demonstrated that these light craft are powerless when confronted with a conce trated hail of quic © projectiles. two Spanish boats which rushed upon Ad- miral Dewey's squadron at Man: a were lit- erally torn to pieces; and even the much larger and faster torpedo destroyers which attacked the Texas off Santiago de Cuba Were driven back aimost as soon as the searchlight revealed them. HEROES IN THE HOLD. Unsurpassed Bravery of the Stoker and the Engineer. From the Baltimore Herald. While we are showering unlimited praises on the gallant man who stood on the bridge of the fated Merrimac, and on his com- panicns who wer: at their perilous posts of duty on the upper deck on that memorable morning in Santiago harbor, let us not for- get the heroes in the “stoke hole. If Lieut. Hobson and his associates were brave, what is to be sald of the sublime courage of the engineer whose hand was at the throttle 2nd the firemen who shov- elead 1 into the blazing furnaces as the good ship sai into the jaws of death A Here were heroes, indeed—heroes of song and story, of roman nd rhynie, such as might inspire poets to the !oftiest flights, and the pea of the glowing imagery. On the bridge the great lotter: tood a man wh+« for the grandest prize of Mfe. Whether he lost or won, enduring fame was bis. Success meant the Is.ing of his name on the roll of immortality along with those of Dewey, Paul Jones, Decatur, Perry and Farragut. What a laurel wreath of everlasting glory for one sing!2 act in the great drama of war! But down in the hold, twenty feet below the surface of the roiling billows, in omi- nous darkness relieved only by the light of Rickering lamps, no sounds save the drone of the engine, the creaking of the hull and the swash of the lashing waves came to tell aught of what was transpiring above. Nothing but the saul of valor to inspire such men! No place for them on fame’ eternal camping ground! Nothing but the self-same spirit of Jim Bludsoe to keep “her nozzle fo the bank” till all but him- self were sufe on shore. ‘The man with his hand upon the valve and his Kten ear intent upon the warning bells, the men, grimy, sweating, blackened, furiously piling coal into the yawning, roar: ing furnaces—neither knowing when the dread explosion wquld come that might send them, torn to fragments and scattered upon the four winds, to their fearful doom —these were the real heroes of the Merri- mac! They knew there would be no lasting re- ward for them, no gicrious heritage which they could transmit to their childten, no fenown such as would envelop the leaders at Thermopylae, at the Alamo, or the cool and daring lieutenant on the bridge above them.’ To them it was duty, p'ain and simple, humble and obscure, witn the full knowledge that their reward must be the consciousness of duty well performed. No substantial promotion, only a fleeting no- torlety, no pointing to the way where glory Waits! All honor, say we, to the intrepid engi- neer end firemen of the Merrimac! Long tnay thelr mem»ries be preserved by th-ir admiring countrymen! All honor to men whose only reward is the consciousness of uty performed! AT THE SURRENDER Ceremony Worth All the Blood and Treasure It Cost. THE STIRRING SCENE AT SANTIAGO Hearts and Pulses of Our Soldiers Thrilled With Joy. OUR FLAG OVER THE CITY [Coprright, 1898; by the Associated Press.] SANTIAGO DE CUBA, July 17, noon.— Amid impressive ceremonies the Spanish troops laid down their arms between the | lines of the Spanish and American forces at 9 o'clock this morning. Gen. Shafter and the Am2rican division and brigade commanders and their staffs were escorted by a troop of cavalry and Gen. Toral and his staff by 100 picked men. ‘Trumpeters om both sides saluted with flcurishes. Gen. Shafter returned to Gen. Toral the latter's sword after it had been handed to the American commander. Our troops, lined up at the trenches, were y es of the ceremony. Gen. Shaf- ter and his escort, accompanied by Gen. Toral, rode through the city, taking formal Sacked the City. had been sacked before they ar- rived by the Spaniards. At the palace elaborate ceremonies took place. Exactly at neon the American flag @ over the governor's palace and ed by twenty-one guns by Capt. battery. At the same time all the reg.nental bands in our line played “The St.r Spangled Banner,’ after which Presiden’ McKinley’s congratulatory tele- gram wa- read to each regiment. The 13th ani Sth Regiments of Infantry will remain in the city to enforce order and exercise municipal authority. The Spanish forces are 1) encamp outsids of our lines. Gen. McKibbin has been appointed tem- porary military governor. The ceremony of hoisting the stars and stripes was worth all the blood and trea ure it cost. A vast concourse of 10,000 people witnessed the stirring and thrilling scene that will live forever in the minds of all the Americans pre: rat was Capron ni A Thrilling Scene. A finer stage setting for a dramatic epi- scde it would be difficult to imagine. The palace, a picturesque old dwelling in the Moorish style of architecture, faces the Plaza de la Re the principal public square. Opposite rises the imposing Catho- lic cathedral. On one side is a quaint, bril- liantly painted building, with broad v2ran- s—the club of San Carlos; on the other, a building of aicch the same ¢escription, is the Cafe de la Venu. Across the plaza wi infartr drawn up the 9th d by the 6th Cavairy Band. the palace stood a iry, with drawn of Cant. Brett. flagging, between men, were . Shafter's the > band and e bri division, On the r Capt. McKittrick, Wheeler; immediate! alace stood y and Gen, them upon panish arms nso XL" All nst the veranda rails, crowding to Windows and deers and lining the ruofs, were the people of the town, incipally wemen and non-combatants. Hoisted Old Glory. As the chimes of the old cathedral rang out the hour of 12 the infantry and cav- alry presented arms. Every American un- covered and Capt. McKittrick hoisted the stars and stripes. As the brilliant folds unfurled in a gentle breeze against a fleck- less sky, the cavalry. band broke into the strains of “Tie Star Spangled Banner,” making the American pulse leap and the American heart thrill with joy. At the same instant the sound of the distant booming of Capt. Capron’s bat- tery, firing a salute of twenty-one guns, drifted in. When the music ceased, from all directions around our line came float- ing across the nlaza the strains of the regimental bands and the muffled, hoarse cheers of our troops. The Infantry came to “order arm a moment later, after the flag was up, and the band played “‘Ral- ly Round the Flag, Boys.” Instantly Gen. McKibbin called for three cheers for Gen. Shafter, which were given with great en- thusiasm, the band playing Sousa’s ‘The Stars and Stripes Forever.” The ceremony over, Gen. Shafter and his staff returned to the American lines, leaving the city in the possession of the municipal authorities, subject to the con- trol of Gen. McKibbin. THE TERMS OF CAPITULATION. ng There Are Nine Articles—General Toral’s Grief. (Copyright, 1808, by the Associated Press.} SIBONEY, Cuba, July 16, 7 p.m.—Official indorsement of the terms of capitulation Was received this morning from Madrid. The agreement consists of nine articles: 1. Declares that all hostilities shall cease pending the agreement of final capitulation. 2. That the capitulation includes al! the Spanish forces and the surrender of all War material within the prescribed lini 3. The transportation of the troops to Spain at the earliest possible moment, each fcrce to be embarked at the nearest port. 4. That the Spanish officers shall retain their side arms and the enlisted men thelr personal property. 5. That after the final capitulation the Spanish forces shall assist in the removal of all obstructions to navigation in San- tiago harbor. 6. That after the final capitulation the ccmmanding officers shall furnish com- plete inventory of all arms and munitions of war and a roster of all soldiers in the district. 7. That the Spanish general shall be per- mitted to,take the military archives and records wh him. 8. That all guerrillas and Spanish irregu- lags shall be permitted to remain in Cuba if they so elect, given a paroie that they will not again take up arms against United States, unless properly from parole. %. That the Spanish forces shall be per- mitted to march out with all the honors of war, depositing their arms, to be disposed of by the United States in’ the future, the American commissiorers to recommend to their government that the arms of the sol- diers be returned to those who “bravely de- fended them.” The articles were signed yesterday after- ncon after a four-hours’ session of the com- missioners. Gen. Toral’s Grief, Gen. Torai, the white-haired commander of the Spanish forces, was present through- out the session, and appeared to be utterly heartbroken. He spoke bitterly of the fate which compelled him to sue for peace, but had no word to say against the gallant men who had conquered his army. He de- clared that he had little chance to win. “I would not desire to see my worst ene- my plgy with the cards I held,” he said to one of the commissioners. “Every one cf my generals was killed or wounded. I have not a single colonel left, and am surround- ed by a powerful enemy. We have counted completion of the agreement yesterday, and a copy of the article was sent him by Gen. Shafter this morning. “That is splendid,” he said; “we have got everything that we came after.” FUTURE OF SHAFTER’S FORCES. Eager to Go to Porto Rico, but the Surgeons Are Opposed. [Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Preas.] SIBONBY, Cuba, July 16—What will be done with Gen. Shafter’s fore? is not yet fully decided. The physicians declare that the army, owing to the hardships and the fever, will not be fit for active duty for some time to come, and Gen. Miles is be- lieved to be seriously considering the prop- csition to leave only immune regiments to hold the conquered province, and r2turn the body of the corps to the United States, sending other immunes from there to rein- force the Santiago detachment if n2ces- sary. Many of the trcops are eager to partici- pate in the Porte Rico campaign, which, it fs rumored about headquarters, will imme- diately follow, but this is strongly opposed by the surgeons. As Holguin and Cibara have not sur- rendered, beth arc filled with soldiers. Any evacuation or weakening of the army sur- rounding Santiago would invite Gen. Luque to march across the country and attempt to recapture the city. The whole of our forces are to be moved forward to the ridg>s surrounding Santiago, as they are swept by sea breezes and are considerably more healthy. ‘The rains have thoroughly set !n, and during the next few weeks twelve hours 0? wet out of twenty-four may be looked for. New Yellow Fevee Casen. New cases of yellow fever continue to appear daily, and fully 600 are now under treatment, but the disease is of a very mild form, and the physicians say it 1s now well in hand. Only five deaths have cecurred up to tonight, the low mortality being remarkable and most encouraging to Dr. Guiteras and the other fever experts, who had grave fears when the disease first appeared that the death rate would be very heav Gen. Miles, in an interview today with the correspondent of the Associated Press, id he beiieved the danger from the pest was over, and that the men do not seem to fean it in the !east, owing to the mild- ness of most of the cases. Gen. Miles went to Guantanamo today, and it is reported that he will remain there until the Washington government definitely decides about the Porto Rico campaign. A large number of troecp ships are lying off here, and it is generally believed that a large part of Gen. Shafter’s army will be moved soon. The camp at Juragua contains nothing now but hospital tents, with a guard of two companies. The blackened ruins of a few burned buildings are still visible, but in most places the dcuris has been re- meved, and the white tents of the hospital corps are pitched on th2 sites of the burned buildings. The fever hospital is situated about half a mile across the railway bridge, to the northeast of the town, and is well isolated. Two hundred and hfty wounded men are still on the hospital ship Relief. All are recovering rapidly. ————+ e+ —____ CERVERA ATTENDS CHURCH. Curious People From Other Cities Went to Annapolis Yesterday. Annapolis, Md., was crowded yesterday with curlosity seekers, who came from Baltimore, Washington and elsewhere by rai! end by water ih the hope of getting a peep at Admiral Cervera and the men who fought and lost in the great naval fight eff Santiago. Those who reached there early in the morning were rewarded for their trouble, ag nearly all the prisoners, including the admiral, attended divine services at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, where they offered up thanks for their deliverance from the fate that overtook so many of their less fortunate comrades, who fell be- fore the relentless fire of the American guns on July 3. The church embraces among its m2mbers some of the most prominent and aristocrat- ic of Annapolis people. The morning ser- vices were conducted by Rev. Father Cooke in the presence of a congregation which taxed the capacity of the edifice to its utmosi. At the close of the services the officers returned to the Naval Academy and spent the balance of the day in strolling about the grounds or lounging on the broad plazzas which surround most of the butld- ings in which the prisoners are quartered. Capt. Eulate of the Vizcaya is the only one of the ofticers who has thus far re- fused to sign the parole pledge. His rea- sons for it are that Admiral Cervera was only required to give a verbal promise, and that his (Buiate's) rank entitles him to the same privilege. The authorities hers have no dcubt that the matter will be amicably arranged and that the scru- ples cf the galiant officer may be over- co! Som? of the Spanish officers thought they could mail their letters without cen- p, and a number were dropped Into the city boxes. They were returned to the academy authorities for inspection. CONDITION MP THOMAS, Brooke Does Not Favor a Re- moval. A leading topic of discussion between Secretary Alger and Gen. Brcoke at their meeting Saturday was the sanitary con- dition of the camp at Chickamauga. Gen- eral Brooke stated that there were eighty cases of typhoid-fever in the camp when he left. This is not regarded by the mili- tary surgeons as an exceptional number of cases when it is borne in mind that there are no less than 50,000 soldiers in the camp, mostly green men and without a soldier's knowledge of how to take care of themselves. General Brooke was firmly of the opinion that the conditions were not such as to require any change in the camp, and he believed that conditions would im- prove rather than deteriorate as the men improved in their methods of living and as the sanitary arrangements were per- fected. ORDERS TO ARMY OFFICERS. Gen. The following named officers of the ord- nance department have been ordered to examination for promotion: Captains 8. E. Blunt, Frank Heath, E. M. Taylor and G. A. Lyre, First Lieutenants C. B, Wheeler, W. S. Pierce and G. W. Burr. Private C. L. Stearns, Company A, Ist District of Columbia Volunteer Infantry, now in Cuba, has been discharged. Officers of the army have been assigned te duty as follows: Acting Assistant Sur- geon O. W. Rash, to Fort Monroe; Maj. Allen Smith, 1st Cavalry, to Santiago de Cuba; Acting Assistant Surgeon A. P. Eb- berd, to Atlanta; Acting Assistant Surgeon *. L. Le Roux, to Pass Christian, Miss.; Capt. T. U. Raymond, assistant surgeon, to San Francisco; Maj. C. J. Allison, chief engineer, to Chickamauga, Ga. Major C. H. H2yl, inspector general, to Washington, D. C.; Majors G. R. Fowler and J. D. Hall of the medical department, to this city; Captain William Larabee, com- missary of subsistence, to Santiago de Cuba; Acting Assistant Surgeons J. S. Davidson, W. R. Savage, E. T. Hancock and W. E. West to Tampa; Acting Assistant Surgeon R. E. Bell, to Fort Monroe, and Captain Carroll Mercer, commissary of subsistence, to the transport Mississippi. Brigadier Generals W. S. Worth and E. H. Liscum and Lieut. Col. J. H. Patterson, 22d Infantry, have been granted leave of absence fcr twenty days on account of sickness. The following named officers have resign- ed: Capt. J. D. Walton, 9th New York In- fantry; Capt. B. M. Wagner, 14th New York Infantry; Lieut. L. C. Smith, 20th sixty-seven ships off this port. “And, besides,” he concluded, wearily waving his hands toward the city, “I have secret troubles there.” Speaking of the battle of the 24th of June, in which the Rough Riders and a part of Gen. Young’s command partici- pated, Gen, Toral said that less than 2,000 Spanish troops were engaged, his loss be- ing 265. He would not say how many Spaniards were killed at El Caney and be- fere Santiago. “Heavy! heavy!” he said, dejectedly. In response to an inquiry, he said that transportation would required for be- tween 22.000 and 25,000 men, there being that much of a force in the capitulated dis- trict. He informed the officers that San- tago harbcr had been again mined since Admiral Cervera left. Gen. Miles remained at Juragua during the Kansas Infantry; Lieut. W. H. Hallock, Sth New York Infantry; Lieut. W. H. Klopf, 3d Wisconsin Infantry; Lieut. C. C. Huff, 14th Pennsylvania Infantry; Lieut. M. J. Buckline, 9th Pennsylvania Infantry; Lieut. H. F. Cannon, ist Pennsylvania In- fantry; Lieut. W. B. Swafford, 524 Iowa Infantry; Lieut. I. R. Southard, 14th Min- nesota Infantry. In 1896, Japan had 12,000 miles of land tel- egraph pole line and 1,122 telegraph offices. ‘The number of messag2s sent received in the interior was 22,250,000. At the end of 1896, there were six local telephone ex- change systems, with 540 miles of pole tins, and 3,282 subscribers. Lighting stations and street railroads are » and 30,- 000-horse-power is about to be transmitted fifty miles at 10,000 to 20,000 volts, derived arfalle, from wat: ENTERS :THE HARBOR Fak <¢a¥ + Red Cross Steainer State of Texas the First at ‘Bantiago. WINES TAKEN’ UP OR EXPLODED Six Spanish Steamers and One Gun- boat Became Prizes. PLIGHT OF THE REFUGEES SANTIAGO, July 17.—Steam launches from the New York, Brooklyn and Vixen entered the harbor this morning gnd ex- amined the batteries, the wrecks of the Merrimac and the sunken Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes and the torpedo-firing sta- tion. They discovered six Spanish mer- chant steamers and one small gunboat in the harbor, and a prize crew was piaced upon the latter. This afternoon the torpedoes were taken up or exploded, after which the Ked Cross steamer Stale of Texds entered to give as- sistance to the sick and wounded in the city. The warships may not enter the har- bor for several days, probably not until after the arrangements have been complet- ed for transporting the Spanish prisoners to Spain. Nearly all the American men- of-war are now in Guantanamo Bay. Watson’s squadron is preparing to go to Spain, and several vessels are preparing for the expedition to Porto Rico. The auxiliary cruiser Yale, with Gen. Miles, will probably leave for Porto Rico in the course of a day or two. Gen. Miles says a sufficient force will be sent to the island at once to take and hold it. The Host of Refayees. Since 4 o'clock this morning a stream of refugees has been pouring into the city, some naked and all hungry and footsore. Many had fallen by the wayside. The town of Santiago presents a dismal sight. Most of the houses have been sack- ed and the stores have all been looted, and nothing to eat can be had for love or money. In the streets of the city this morn- ing, at the entrenchments, at the breast- works ard at every hundred feet or so of the barbed wire fences were the living skeletons of Spanish soldiers. Among the arrivals today were the Ger- man, Japanese and Portuguese consuls and their families, the British and French con- suls having arrived day before yesierday. Gen. Pando was never here, but 3,500 men from Manzanillo arrived on July 3, making the total garrison here 7,000. The contact mines in the harbor were re- moved the day Admiral Cervera left. But two chains of electric mines, one from Es- trella Point and the other from Socapa, are still down, The armament of the shore batteries of Santiago consists of five brass 6-inch muz- zle-loaders, in the Morro fortifications; two 6-inch Hontorias, from the cruiser Reina Mercedes, and three, 21-centimeter mortars —never used—in the Socapa upper battery; two useless 21-centimeter mortars, two 8- centimeter muzzle-loaders and four 8-centi- meter field pieces, in the Estrella battery; one 67-millimeter and_one 25-millimeter Nordenfeldt, and one 37-millimeter Hotch- kiss, in the Socapa lower battery, and two 6-inch Hontorias, two 9-centimeter Krupps and two 15-centimeter mortars, at Punta Gorda. Four Spanish merchant steamers, the Mortera, the Reina de los Angeles, the To- mas Brooks and the Mexico and the gun- boat Alvarado are now in the harbor. The market place has been sacked by the troops. Twenty-two thousand refugees are quar- tered at El Caney, 5,000 at Firmeza and 5,000 at Cubitas.el Boniato and San Vin- cente, wheré they have been living for a fortnight. Admiral Sampson's Jast bombardinent of Santiago wrecked fifty-seven houses, caus- ing heavy damage. ad OTHER HOBSONS READY. Two Heroic and Daring Pians of Sampson's Men Frustrated. OFF SANTIAGO DE CUBA, July 16, 6 p.m.—The news that the surrender of San- tiago was an accomplished fact was wig- wagged this morning from the army sig- nal station at Aguadores to the flagship New York. As far as the navy is concerned its work off Santiago has been done well, and the unbroken blockade kept by the fleet and the consequent hunger and distress among the Spanish troops had much to do with their surrender. These are the negative causes that contributed to the victory. Throughout the campaign before Santi- ago, owing to poor facilities of communi- cation and utter inability to see from the ships what was going on ashore behind the hills, there has been some lack of co- eperation between the army and navy. It is now known that twice, since Sampson's pennant has flown outside Morro Castle, an expedition to blow up the mines in San- tiago harbor has been almost ready to add another chapter to the annals of American naval heroism. The first time this was frustrated by Admiral Cevera’s dash and the second by the truce which General Shafter arranged with General Linares. Naval officers and surgeons with years’ experience in tropical countries and with thelr fevers suggested strongly the burn- ing of all the houses at Siboney the mo- ment the troops landed. Their advice was not acted upon, however, until three weeks later, when the yellow. fever had already broken out in one of these houses. At Guantanamo the first thing Commander McCalla did was to burn everything, and there has been no fever there. The blockade of southern Cuban ports will be kept up more strictly than ever. Santiago will have only a small force for an emergency, a8 no blockade will exist there. The armored ships are coaling at Guantanamo preparing for more serious work, If the President intends sending a fleet to Spain the opinion of naval officers here is that several of the ships should be docked and repaired before going. Lieutenant Hobson last night went to Kio Tarquino to again inspect the Cristobal Colon. The Merritt Wrecking Company reports that it is impossible to float her. Naval officers are inclined to believe that there is a chance of saving this splendid ship, and no effort will be spared to do so. Lieutenant Hobson, in his capacity of an expert on naval construction, may be able to suggest some plan by which the Cris- tobal Colon may be added to the American navy. ——+—+e+—______ WILL NOT BE EXAMINED. Baggage of Representatives of For- eign Countries. Assistant Secretary, Howell of the Treas- ury Department: has issued a circular to collectors of eWstoits that hereafter the baggage of secretarits of legation, and at- taches of any foreign military, naval or diplomatic service Who are traveling on the official business of their respective govern- ments will be allowed free entry without examination on the ae aceton ug the own- er that such baggage contains only his per- sonal property and effects. The Treasury Department has, found that the courtesies extended in foreign ports to persons travel- ing on official business for this government are more widely ‘granted than is the prac- tice in this country. » eisai District League in Conference. The second general conference of the district league, embracing the eastern ter- ritory of eastern New York, eastern Penn- sylvania, Delaware and Maryland, last night concluded its seventh annual session at Saratoga, N. ¥. The following officers were elected: President, Rev. J. W. Mar- shall, Camden, N. J.; vice presidents, Rev. E. N. Gonge, Watervliet, N. Y.; J. J. Hol- den, Brooklyn, N. Y.; William meAyice. Stamford, N. ¥.; Rev. C. 8. Kemble, Ber- gen Point, N. J; Rev. C. 8. Pitts, Allen- town, Pa.; Aubrey Var Dever, Clayton, Del.; Rev. J. A. Richardson, Philadelphia: secretary, Rev. H. A. Monroe, Phitadel- phia; treasurer, Rev. R. Irving Watkins, Neweastle, Del.; superintendent Junior ‘work, Samuel H. Thompson, Cam- | League den, N. J. The conference will hold its} $00 & at Philadeipt ; ? SPAIN’S DARING ENEMY. A Dramatic Episode in the Career of the Insurgent Aguinaldo, From the Philadelphia Record. . Pancho Aguinaldo, the native dictator of the Philippines, is a very picturesque per- sonage. He is the son of a very prominent native chief. Anxious that his boy should be educated, this chief confided the lad to the Spanish priests, who thought that Aguinaldo’s influence, when he grew up, would help to maintain Spanish authority among the Malay population. The father is rich, for a native, and-Pancho Aguinaldo, after being taught In the loca! schools, was sent to Madrid to study theology and quali- fy for the priesthood. After a year or two of study the young. man boldly declared he would not be a priést, but a soldier. So he was drafted into one of the native regi- ments, in which a few of the subalterns are Manila men, but all the captains and field officers are Spanish. Nearly two years ago Aguinaldo and a compatriot, named Alexandro, also a lieu- tenant of native troops, organized a revolt in the native corps. Aguinaldo’s regiment: one morning, while on parade, shot all the Spanish officers, except a few lieutenants, and took to the savannas—great trackless prairies, swampy, with occasional high bits of land, cailed ‘‘mattes.” Here Aguinaldo made his headquarters. At one time he must have had 4,00 or 5,000 men under arms of some sort hidden in these fast- nesses, raiding the rich settlements when- ever they felt like it. The political gov- ernor general of the Philippines, Senor Don Basilio Augustin y Davila, offered a reward of $20,000 for the head of Aguinaldo. With- in a week he received a note from the in- surgent chief, saying: “I need the sum you offer very much, and will deliver the head myszelf.’’ Ten days later the southeast typhoon was raging. The hurricane—for it was one— . was tearing things to bits, and it was rain- ing, as it can rain only in the orient, a sheet of black water flooding the earth. The two sentinels at the governor general's gate made the usual reverent sign as a priest passed in, who asked if his excel- lency was within and unengaged. They answered yes to both questions. Don Ba- silio did not turn his head as some one en- tered. It was his secretary, he supposed, come to help prepare an eloquent state- ment upon the condition of the colonies. It was not the secretary, but a priest, who said: “Peace be with you, my son.” The cleric locked the door, and, dropping his cloak, sald: “Do you know me?” Don Basilio did not know him. It was Aguinaldo, also a twenty-inch bolo, a na- tive knife, sharp as a razor, carried by every Malay in time of trouble. They can lop off an arm with one blow, as though it was a carrot. “I have brought the head of Aguinaldo,” the chief said, touching the edge of his jewel-hilted bolo to ascertain its condi- tion, “and I claim the reward! Hasten, else I shall have to expedite the matter myself.” Don Basilio was trapped. He had to open his desk and count out the sum in Spanish gold. Aguinaldo punctiliously wrote a re- ceipt, coolly counted the money and walked backward toward the door. He suddenly opened it and dashed out, just ahead of a pistol bullet that cut his locks on the tem- ples. Captain General Polavieja offered him and Alexandro a free pardon and $200,- 000 each to quit the colony. They accepted it and got the money, only to learn that they were both to be assassinated the next night at a festa. The two men who had undertaken the job were found dead, stab- bed to the heart, in their own beds. On the kriss handle was a bit of paper with a line saying: ‘Beware of the Malay’s ven- geance. 5 Polavieja resigned and returned to Spain, being succeeded by General Augusti, for- merly captain general of Barcelona. Aguinaldo is about twenty-eight years old. He and his comrade, Alexandro, hold the future of the Philippines almost in their hands. ——____+e+____ Andrews’ Resignation Received. The resignation of Dr. E. Benjamin An- drews as president of Brown University, to accept the position of superintendent of schools in Chicago, has been received by Rey. Thomas D. Anderson, secretary of Brown University corporation at Provi- dence, R. I. Dr. Anderson said that Dr. Andrews’ resignation was regarded as final and would be accepted. No action has been taken as yet in regard to a successor of Dr. Andrews. Louisa Marshall, colored, eighteen years old, Jiving at No. 5 Brown's court, was taken to the Eastern Dispensary by the police yestercuy to be treated for an injury to her face, which had been inflicted by a stone thrown at her. John H. Spriggs is alleged to have thrown the stone. aes ees AUCTION SALES OF REAL ESTATE, &c. C. G. Sloan & ‘Trustees’ sale of Monday, July 18, and J. D. Burrs, , 1407 G st. nw.— 740 Corcoran st. n.w., on at 4:30 p.m. Jas. F. Dubamel trustees. C. G. Slean & Co., Aucts., 1407 G st. n.w.— ‘Trustees’ sale of No. 626 K st. ne., on Monday, July 18, at 5:30 p.m. Henry H. Bergmann and Ernest L. Schmidt, trustees. Tomorrow. C. G. Sloan & Co., Aucts., 1407 G st. n.w.— Sale of real estate, in the District of Columbia, on Tuesday, July 19, at 4:30 p.m. Jullan Taylor, trustee. J. G. Sinclair, Auct., 628 La. ave. n.w.—Sale of furniture, &e., on Tuesday, July 19, at 10 a.m; also, at 12 m., sale of fixtures of cigar store and barber shop. = AUCTION SALES. THIS AFTERNOON. ©. G. SLOAN & CO., AUCTIONEERS, 1407 G ST. TRUSTEES’ SALE OF DESIRABLE LOT IM- PROVED BY A TWO-STORY FRAME DWELL- ING, NO. 626 K STREET NORTHEAST. | ~ By virtue of certain deed of trust, dated March 1, 1897, and duly recorded in Liber No. 2191, folio 462 et seq., one of the land records for the District of Colt'mbia, and by direction of the party secured thereby, we will sell, at pub- Ue auction, in front of the premises, on MONDAY. THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF JULY, 1898, AT HALF-E AST FIVE O'CLOCK P.M., the following described land and prewises, in the city of Wash- ington, in the District of Columbia, known and distinguished as lot numbered sixteen (16), in J. N. Callan’s subdivision of square numbered eight hondred and fifty-six (856), as per plat in Book C.H.B., folio 75, 1n the surveyor's office of said District, fronting tweuty (20) feet on K street by a depth of one hindred (100) feet to Callan street, and Improved by a good two-story fraire dwelling. Terms of sale: One-third cash, and the bal- ance in one and two years, secured by deed of trust on property sold, with interest at six per cent from day of sale, or all cash, at the option of the purchaser. A ‘deposit of $100 will be re- quired when bid is accepted. Terms to be com- plied with within ten (10) days, or the property will be resold at the risk and cost of the default- ing purchaser. All conveyancing at purchaser's it. a HENRY H. BERGMANN, Trustee, ERNEST L. SCHMIDT, Trustee, Sy6-d&as Fendail. building. C, G. SLOAN & CO., AUCTS., 1407 G ST. N.W. TRUSTEES’ SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED PROPERTY, BEING NO. 1740 CORCORAN ST.; 8-STORY BRICK DWELLING. By virtue of a certain deed of trust, dated the 27th day of June, 1395, and duly recorded in Libor No 2043, folio 187 et’ scy., one of the land tec- ords for the District of Columbia, and at the re- quest of the party secured thereby, we will sell, at public succion, in front of the premises, on MONDAY, JULY EIGHTEENTH, 1898, AT HAL¥- PAST FOUR O'CLOCK P.M., the following de- scribed land end premines, situate iu the city of ‘Washington, Dietric. of Columbia, and designated as lot one hundred end fifty-three in T. F. Schnel- der’s subdivision of lots in square one -bandred and fifty-five (155), as said subdivision is recorded in the office of the surveyor of the District of Co- Jumbla, in Book 16. page 163. Made known at sale. A it of, $100 will be required at time of sale. All convefanc- ing and recording at cost of purchaser. JAS. F. DUHAMEL, J.D. BURN! SyG-d&as Cor. Oth and G sts., Trustees. FUTURE DAYS. MORTGAGEE'S SALE OF VALUABLE PRoP- ERTY IN| PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Bp whos oft ie power tained in a mortga; y virtos ‘cent a ze from David M. Lea, the undersi will offer, at Public sale, tn front of the dw on the a SATURDAY, JULY TWEN- es, in. sald count TY-THIRD, AT HALF-PASB TWELVE O'CLOCK P , now in the of Mrs, Maria B. Evens, sitvated on the Sot six mise trom. Westingion, The tepee, e rs ments consist. of a dwelling.” bara Recesniry }. Terms easy. For ‘particu- lars aj to PHIL. H. TUCK, No. 207 N. Calvert Md. Sy18-at “WALTER B. WILLIAMS & CO., AUCTIONEERS. x rts of lots 7 8, in square No. ving ‘37 fect front by 50 feet deep, Berd ‘Terms: knewn at WALTER B. Auete. ——s AUCTION SALES. TOMORROW. "PION SALES. J. G. Sinclair, Auctioneer. We invite the reli T dealers and private to our large conel vf Furniture, to de sold TUESDAY, JT ETEENTH, TEN O'CLOCK, without resery mament con sists of Hovseheld Farnit description, Bed Room, Parlor and Di Rockers, Folding Beds, ¢ Bookcases, Typewriters Tabl tresses. Also, at TWELVE Suites, Chairs, Koll-top Desks. t donble Mar LOCK, we will sell the stock, good will and Sxture of cigar store amd | p located at 602 La. ave. barber s C. G. SLOAN & CO., AUCTIONE! VALUABLE REAL ESTATE IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AT PUBLIC AUCTION By virtue of a deed of trust, dated the Sth day of October, A. D. 1895, recorded in Liber No. 205 at folio 354 et one of the land records of th District of Columbia, the uudersigne therein, at the request of the party secured there- by, will sell at public a ite 1407 G ST. subdivision of part of Roseda Pretty Prospect, as per plat Book County No. 7, page 59, of the records of the office of the surveyor of the District of Columbia, known as “Clevela id Heigh: Terms of sale: One-half cash, balance payable in six months from day of sale, for which purchaser shall give his, ber or their promissory pote, wit interest, secured by a deed of trust upon the prop- erty sold. A deposit of $200 will be required when property 1- sold. Terms of sale must be complied with within Sfteen dave after day of sale, other. wise the property will be reschl at the risk and cost cf the defaulting purchaser. JULIAN PAYLOR, Trustee, jy7-d&ds State’ Department. ° FUTURE DAYs, OF A VALUABLE LOT ON RQ STREET) NEAR BIGI® EET. IN GHORNGETOWN. D. @ STORY y SALE K By urt of the District of 1894, tu Equity | © Crown et al mplainanis snd defendants, the audersigned. truste for-sale, at public in front of i | ises, on WED: X TWENTIETH. 19s, | AT FIVE 0 the following deseslved perty. situate in sq 110, Im the city of rgetown, District of Columbia: Beginning at 2 point feet west from the nerthwe ner of Valley street and Stoddard thence running northwestwardiy 360 the rear of lois 1 | the rear of lot 9. 145 feet street et oT id te point In west side of said Valley street; thence west in a Phe parallel to Stodd 300 fer a Tine parallel with seid lin northwest w ardly from said Stoddard street, and thence southeast wardly and in th ‘of lots 21 ¢ anive, and part of lot nting on High street 366 eet to sald Stoddard street, and thence with the line of Stoddard strect east’ 100 feet to the place of beginning, containing 33.499 square feet of more or lees, with the improvements Terms of sale: One-third cash. Perit of $200 must be made at time of «ule, and the balence in two equal installments, In one and twe years, for which notes of purchaser, te interest from day of sale. and secur of trust on the property sold. will be t of which a de. cesh, at the option of Furchaser. All conveyancing and ‘recording will be at purchaser's cost. If terms are not complied with in ten days from day the trast the right to resell at sk and cost ting purchaser EDWIN FORREST, Trustee $4 SHARES CAPITAL STOCK NEW ENTER- PRISE ORANGE GROVE COMPANY will be sold at public auction for nc ment of assess ments, JULY TWENTY-FIRST, building, third floor, cor. 11th and By order of directors. B. VAND! Secretary. * JAMES W. RATCLIFFE, AUCTION (Successor to Ratcliffe R. Sutton & Co.) TRUSTEES’ SALE OF ABLE UNIMPROVED REAL ESTA’ © AND D STREETS SOUTH BETW! EUSTEENTH AND SIX TEENTH STR By virtue of thre duly recorded in Liber N folio 283 et seq. and folio 247 et. seq., of the lat records of the District of Columbia. signed trustees, will sell at public ‘auction, in front of the ‘premises, on THURSDAY. THE TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY OF JULY, A.D. 1808, be- tuning at FIVE O'CLOCK "P.M! the following lescribed land and premises, situate in the city of Washington, in the District of designated as and being lots 1, 14, 15 and 16, in square 107 sold separately. 5 ‘Terms of sale: One-third of the purchase money in cash, and the balance in two equal installments, payable in one and two years, with Interest at six (8) per centum per annum, payable semi-annuslly, from day of sale, for which notes of purehaser to be given, secured by deed of trust upon the property sold, or all eash, at the option of the purchaser. A deposit of $50 on each lot may be required of the purchaser at the time of sale. All conveyancing, recording and notarial fees at the cost of the pur- n deeds of trust to us, 1822, folio 279 et seq. we, the under- chaser. ‘Terms of sale to be complied with within ten days from day of sale, otherwise the trustees reserve the right to resell the property at the risk aud cost of the de: WILLIAM JOHN D. aser. E. EDMONSTON, COUGHLAN, ‘Trustees. SALE OF VALUABLE REAL TATE ON TENTH STREET EAST AND ON “®" STREET NORTH. By virtue of a c2-tain deed of trust to us, dated February 11, 1893, and reccrded among the lap recerds of the District of Columbia, in Liber 1778, fclio 261, and at the request of the party secured thereby, ‘we, the anderaigned trustees, will at public cuction, jn front of the respective prema” ises, on WEDNESDAY, JULY TWENTIETH, 1888, beginning et FIVE O'CLOCK P.M., all the follow: ing described real estate, situate in the city of Washington, District of Columbia, and desiguated as and being lots 36, 37, 28, 29, 40, 41 and 42 of Davis’ subdivision of lote in square 962, as said subdivision is recorded in Book 18, page i81, in the office of the surveyor of said District. Said lets 86 to 40, both inclusive, are situated on the east side of 10th street east between D and E streets north, and Jots 41 rnd 42 re xitueted on the south side of E street ncrth between 10th and llth streets east. Each of the sald lots will le sold separately. ‘Terms of sale: ey to be cash, One-fourth of the purchase mon- the balance in three equal install- in one, two and three yeare, with erest, payable cemi-annually, secured by deed of trust upon the property sold, or all cash, at the option of the purchaser. A Cenosit of $50 will be required on each lot. All < ing, recording, stamp texes and notarial charges at the cost of the purchaser. Terms of ssle to Le complied with within ten dass, or the property io Gefault to be resold at the rick and cost of the defaulting purchaser, after five days’ advertise- GAPSBY. Trustee. ment. Z J. EAKID 526 13th et. nw. GE). H. B. WHITE, Trustee, Nat. Met. Ba THOS. J. OWEN. Auctioneer. Jy9-d& JAMES W. RATCLIFFE, Auct., 920 Pa. ave. nv. TRUSTEES’ SALE OF BRICK DWELLING NO. $18 T STKEET, LE DXOIT PARK, D. ¢. By virtue of a certain deed of trust recorded in Liber 2009. folio 147 et scq., one of the land rec- ords of the District of Columbia, and at the re- quest of the holder pf the vote, ‘we will sell, at lle auction, in front of the premises, on FRI- AY, J TWENTY-SECOND, 1:98, AT HALF- PAST FOUR O'CLOCK P.M., ‘the following de- scribed real estate, situate in the eounty of Wash- ington, District of Columbia: Lot numbered thirty- eeven (37), in Will A. Coulter's subdivision of lot two (2), in block three (3), “Le Droit Park,” as per plat recorded in county subdivision book 7, page 57, of the records of the surveror's office of the District of Columbia, together with the {m- provements, consisting ef a two-story and base- ment brick dwedling, known as No. 518 Maple ave. (T st.), Le Droit Park. Terms: One-third cash, balance in one (1) and two (2) years from day ‘of sale, with interest at the rate of six (C) per cent per annum, payable semi-annually, and to be secured by a first deed of trust on the said property, or all cash, at the op- tion of the purchaser. Taxes to be pzid to June 3C, 1898. Deposit of $100 required at time of sale. All conveyancing and abstract at purchaser's cost. Terms to be complied with within ten (10) days, otherwise the trustees reserve the right to resell at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser. CHAS. W. FAIRFAX, CHARLES V. MALLET, Trustees. veyane. Jy12-d&de DUNCANSON BROS., AUCTIONEE: TRUSTEES’ SALE OF VALUABLE Ri L_ES- TATE, IMPROVED BY A MODERN TWO- DWELLT x ONE TRIMM S. STREET NORTHWEST, AT AUCTION. By virtue of a certain deed of trust, duly re- corded in Liber No, 2250, folio 240 et seq., one of the land records of the District of Columbia, and at the request of the holders of the netes secured thereby, We will sell at public auction, in front of the ’ premises, 5 WHE TWENTY- FIFTH DAY OF JULY, A.D. 1898, at SIX O'CLOCK P.M., all of sublot numbered ‘thirty-four (34), in square’ numbered feur hundred and forty- five (445), as per plat recorded in Liber C. H. B., folfo 341," of the records of the office of the sur: veyor of the District of Columbia, said lot having a frontage of nineteen feet six inches, with a deptn of one hundred feet to an alley, and improved by an almost new modern style and well-built two- story brick dwelling, containing eight rooms, re- ception hall, bath and cellar. ‘Perms of “sale: One-third cash, balance in one, two and three years, with interest at the rate of five per cent per annum, payable semi-avnuully, and secured by deed of trust, or all cash, at op- tion of purchaser. Conveyancing and ‘revenue Stamps at cost of purchaser.” $200 deposit at time le. ft es ALBERT F. FOX, LOUIS P. SHOEMAKER, Trustees, Jy15,16,10,21, 23625 920 F st. nw. ©. G. SLOAN & CO., AUCTS., 1407 G ST. N.W. TRUSTEES’ SALE OF IMPROVED PROPERTY, BEING TWO-STORY FRAME AND TWO! STORY BRICK, ON REEVES STREET. BE- TWEEN 1ST AND 3D AND Q RK STREETS NORTHWEST. By virtue of a certain deed of trust, dated April 20, 1883, and daly recorded in Liber No. 1808, folio 170 et seq,, one of the lund records of the District of Columbia, and at the request of the party secured there! we will sell in front of the emises, at public auction, on THURSDAY, THE WENTY-EIGHTH DAY OF JULY, AT A QUAR- TER PAST FIVE O'CLOCK P. M.. the following real estate, situate in the city of Washington, Dis- trict of Columbia, and designated upon the ground at or plan thereof as and being part of lot num- Berea eight (8) in sencare numbered five bundred and fifty-one (551), beginning for said part of lot numbered eight (5) the northwest corner of said lot end running thence east sixteen (16) fect four and one-half (4%) inches, thence south seventy- five (75) feet, thence west sixteen feet four and one-half inches (16 ft. 4% inches), and thence north to the place of beginning. ‘Terms casy and made known at time of sale. ELON A. WOODWARD, JAMES WHITE, Jy16-d&ds ‘Trustees. DUNCAYSON BROS., AUCTIONEERS. ‘TRUSTEES’ SALE OF VALUABLE UNIMPFOV- ED REAL ESTATE, VRONTING SEVENT ee ON WHIINEY AVENUF NORTU- By virtue of a cartain decd of trust recorded in Liber No. 2014, foliv 181 et seq.. one of the land of the District of we will sell, at iblic auctivy, in front of the premises, on FRI Y¥, JULY IWENTY-SBCOND, 1898, AT FIVE O'CLOCK P.M... the following 464 La. ave. nw, M. D. BRAINARD, Trust els a DUNCANSON BROS.. AUCTIONE) SALE OF TWO-STORY BRICK LING. NO. 109 CALIFORNIA STREET NORTHEAST. By virtue of certain deed of trast reéorded tn Liber No. 1675. folio 249 et seq., of the land records of the District of Columbia, we will sell. at public auction, in front of the premises, on THURSDAY, JULY TWENTY-FIRST, 1898," AT FIVE O'CLOCK PM., the following described real estute, situate tn the-city of Washington, ip said Dietrict: Lot numbered one hundred and ninety two (192), in King and Emmons’ subdivision of lots seven bundred and rveyor'e office of Columbia, with the consisting cf # store brick 103 California street northeast third ersh, balance in equal in- one and two years, with interest at 6 per cent per aunum, payable sem!-annually. from, day of sale, secured by deed of trest upon the property sold, or all cash, at the option the purchaser. A deposit of $100 will be required at time of All conveyancing at pu cost. ‘Terms to be complied with whbin t otherwise the trustees reserve the right resell at risk ond cost of the defaulting purchaser. MAHLON ASHFORD. B. BROWN %, NORTH- SHINGTON, D.C. By virtue of a derd of trast dated Ist April, 1895, rded in Liver No. 1998, folio SUS, of the d records for the District of Columbia, I, ee surviving trustee, will sell at public auction, in ¢ premises, on WEDNESDAY, I DAY OF JULY, A. D. 18u8, 2 the following ‘real estate city of W: ston, in the District of « tamely: All of lot’ numbered seventy-two in Wiliam F, Hellen and others’ subdivision of lots in square punitered ninety-seven recorded in Liber No. 1%, £0 of the office of the surveyor of th front of TWEN District of Co- lumi Terms: One-third cash, balance in equal install- ments in one and two years, with interest at the rate of 6 per cent per annum from day of sale, payable semi-annually, snd secured trust, or all cash, at the option of thi A deposit of $250 required nt time of sale. y and recording at cost of purch Terms to be complicd with within ten Wise the trustee reserves the right to res and cost of the defaulting purchaser. WILLIAM A. GOLDON, Surviving Trustee. Is8-d&ds deed of EACH IMPROVED , BASEMENT AND K BUILDING BRICK DWELLIN NOS. 1314, 1320 AND 1322 FLORIDA AVENUE NORTH By virtue Liber No. 16 of the Dist if 2 deed of trust, duly recorded im ; folio 41 et seq., of the land records of Columbia, snd at the request of the party thereby secuted, we will sell, at public auction. ‘Ip front of the premises, on TH AY. JULY TWENTY +4 i ? FIVE O'CLOCK P.M., the following described reul estate, in the city of Washington, District of Columb Lote 130, 131 in F. T. Browning's vision in ‘square 234, as plat recorded in Book 18, Page 180. of the records of the surveyor’s olfice of fad District. with the improvemeute above stated Terms: One-third cith. of which n deposit of $100 on each Jot must be made at the time ale, and the balance iu three equal ins: ot ments, ene, two and three years, from day of sale, for which notes of the purchaser, bearing intcicst from 4: sale (peyible quarterly), and ae by deed of trust on the property taken, or all cash, at the option of the purchaser. All conveyancing” aud recording at purchasers cost. If terms are not complied with in ten dare from sale, the trustees reserve the right to resell the property at the risk and cost of the default- ing purchaser or purchasers, after eight vertisement in The F: : sold, witt be Sy 18-&ds WALTER B, WILLIAMS & CO., AUCTIONEERS. TRUSTERS' SALE, BY PUB! UNDIVIDED ONE-THIRD INTEREST IN ALLL OF SQUARE NO. 765, WASHINGTON. D_¢. BOUNDED BY SOUTH CAROLINA AVENt IC AUCTION, OF AN BSTREEL AND 2D AND 3D STRE SOUTHEAST, WASHINGTON, D. C. By virtue of a certain deed of trust, recorded tn Liter No. 1883, follo 54, of the land records for the District of Columb porties secured thereby, the the 1 od reques I trustses Will offer for sale, by| public anction, the premises, on SATURDAY THE TWENTY THIRD. DAY OF JULY, 1898, AT FIVE O'CLOCK PM, an undivided one-th.rd interest 7 Teo. in the city of Washington, D.C ‘Terms of sale: One-third cash, balance tn equal Uments, at one and two years from date of sale, the purchase to give bis promissory n for the deferred payments, bearing interest at (be rate of 6 per cent per aorum, and secured deed of trust upon the property sold, or all « at the option of the purchaser. Five bundred lars down at time of fale. Ail conveyanc internal revenue stamps at cost of pure terms of sale are not complied with within tea days of day of sale the trustees reserve the right to resell the property at the cost and risk of the purebaser. C. G. SLOAN & CO., AUCTIDNEERS, 1407 G ST. TRUSTEFS’ SALE OF VALUARLE PROPERTY, : BY A_ Th TORY BRICK KNOWN AS NO. 601 L STALE NORTHEAST. By virtue of a certain deed of trus ST. 10, 1894. and duly recorded in Ls folio 362 et seq., on of the land re f th District of Columbia, and at the req ‘ parties secured thereby. we will sell, at y auction, in front of the premises. on’ MONDAY, THE TWENT H DAY JULY, 1805, at FIVE O'CLOCK P.M, the fellowing described land and premises, situate in the city of Washivgton, District of Columbia, and designated ws an Jot rumbered one hundred and seventy-eigbt (178), tn Joseph T. Byrne's subdivision tp square pum- beréd eight “hundred and ‘ifty-six (856). as sata division is recorded in Bovis 20, e of the surveyo~ of the Distrh Terms third cash, balance tn onc two (2) years, with interest at 6 per cent per annua, payable semi-annually, and secured by deed of trust an the property or all cash, at the option of the purchaser. A deposit of $100 will be required at time of sale. All ee and recording at purchaser's cost. If 1 not complied with in fifteen days from sale the trustees reserve the right to reecll risk and cost of defaulting purchaser, after 6 days’ notice of such resale, published’ in some Washington newspaper. CHARLES B. MAURY, Treatee, FRANK T. RAWLIN ante, Pa. ave. anc, 1505 iy13-d&ds STREET NOt? AND NU. 623 M SiREET NORTHW By Virtue of a decree of the Supreme Cou:t of the District of Columbia, passed in equity cause No. 19058, wherein William O'Donnell complaipant and Charles W. Hewett and others nd the undersigued trustees will sell at tion, in front of the premises, on TUBSDAY. TWENTY-SIXTH DAY OF JULY, A-D. 1838, FIVE O'CLOCK P.M, ail “the interest of ‘suid Obarles W. Hewett (being a vested remainder tu fee after the death of a life tenant, now fitty- seven years of age) in and to lots numbered eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen” and fifteen, in Newert subdivision of part of square numbered three bu dred and ninety-six (296), in_the city of Washi ton, District of Columbia. Said lot eleven is im. by a three-story brick dwelling, clve, thirteen, fourteen and fifteen

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