Evening Star Newspaper, September 20, 1898, Page 11

» THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBE” ——— = meteteaeteteeetetectentetecteetetecteeteteteeecteteteeted “Your Credit is Good.” a aval mo foe of ee Soe sefoion es sof sg soe og Sef 6=foot Heavy Pol- k [Extension e. The regular price is $5. Such is the special bargains with which we will endeavor to entice you into our store to- morrow. When you get here you will find such a bewildering profusion of bargains that you will resolve never to buy an- other piece of furniture with- out first consulting us. cote eos OMANI GIN ANS A SL PPVIVIVIFVD I a Your Credit is Good. Make use of it. It makes it easier for you to buy what you & want, and it adds nothing to ¥ the prices. Avoid Typhoid Fever. We sole aj for the new lumbla Filter, the most perfect filter % known. We have three sizes, in your house ut al. It is a c Ith Lansburgh Furniture Co., 1226 F St. N.W. a a aa a a eR N KING OF BAIT CASTERS. of Sk That Did Not End Pleasantly. From the Chicago Inter-Ocean Smith Wright th king of the bait casters of the Sand lake region. He is an angler who belongs to the same class as t poets who are born, not made. His father was famous as a hunter and angler, and Smith inherited the fishing instinct. Aimost any hour of the day he will lounge carelessly out on his front porch, jam his A Trial hands into his pockets, chew on his cigar a min ff the air, up the wind, look at the clouds and say: “The bass ought to bite in Fourth lake this morning,’ or “Slough lake is the place to get a good string t af noon,’ or “You ought to grt some big pickerel in Sand lake in a « of hours from now.” A few years ago County Commissioner s M. Munn thought he knew how to h black bass. He invented a weedless k that bears his name, nd for a long Jim” Munn was looked to as an r He was the boss of Crooked uple of miles north of sa autiful summer nds the ishing i Wright but they < suprem- jay Murn trial of ould eens and r who is distinet th 1 outfits nds. mselves w nd shied thei » the lake th used Munn hooks, h had a pair of them fastened to frog's he and the ether his legs. Roth men used the same unn caught the first bass and Wright the next two. Munn Janéed a four- Wright went a half pound trike.” Then Wright two or three hours 2 fish to Munn’s eight tting rattled and losing his when Wright made a cast and a ler seized the lower hook and oat of thi "s legs. A two-pound } moment the frog and himself on t er hook. As landed the two fish he held them “Jim,” see what your hooks 1s, and either purposely tipped the boat, throwing The men were fishing feet deep, and Smita 1 p to his armpits. He t e water out of his nose and went on ca with swing as if r I ten minutes “st r but Munn had rowed home, the de nd dethroned monarch of Crooked lake res ~ His Opinion. berrowed fifty from him two i I haven't seen him since.” out of his way?” k he's been keeping out When you have a sick horse you do not hitch him up to asulky and take him to the race track for a little healthful spin. You doc- You cannot work or recreate a man into good health any more than you can a horse. "Bicycling will make healthy men more healthy: it will make unhealthy men more unhealthy. When a man has been living in too big a hurry, when be has worked himself out, when he has got so that he does not sleep or eat, or rest, nd the whole world looks gloomy to him! it is time for him to take medicine. Then, when he is braced up a bit, it is time enough for him to take to the bicycle. When a man’s nerves have an edge om them, so that the least little disappoint- ment rasps on his temper like a file, when his stomach and liver and nerves are de- ranged, and he is continually gloomy and melancholy, he should take Dr. Pierce’ Golden Medical Discovery. It makes a man as hungry as a fisherman and sees to it that all the vital elements of the food are absorbed into the blood. It braces up the liver and puts it to work in the right way. It drives all bilious impurities from the system. It fills flesh, nerves, brain cells, sinews and bones with the life-giving ele- ments of rich, red, pure blood. It makes a man healthy and then a bicycle will make him stron Medicine dealers sell it. and have nothing “just as good.” Through your skij!ful treatment I am once rea well man,” writes J. N. Arnold, Esq., of dy. Logan Co., Neb. “1 suffered for years wit’ constipation ‘and torpidity of the liver, i the prostate and inflammation of I took six bottles of ‘Golden al Discovery’ and ‘Pleasant Pellets’ and em permanently cured. You have been the meaus of saving my life.” A man or woman who neglects ‘ constipation suffers from slow poisoning Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets cure constipation, One littie “Pellet” is a gentle laxa- tive, and two a mild cathartic. All medicine dealers sell them. No other pills are “‘just as good.” EIGHT-HOUR LAW|THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS! Report Made to Central Labor Union Last Night. OVERTIME WORK AT THE NAVY YARD Both Officials and Men Said to Be at Fault. TRANSACTED OTHERBUSIN President Szegedy occupied the chair at the ing last evening of the Central Labor Union and Mr. J. L. Feeny was sec- retary. ‘The principal topic discussed was a re- port submitted by a special committee on the subject of the violation of the eight- hour law by certain government officials. and was in these words: “The committee appointed by the Central Labor Union to investigate the reports made to that body that mechanics and la- borers were being worked in excess of eight hours, in alleged violation of law, the Washington navy yard and the new city post ‘office, report that it was ascer- tained that the mechanics working on the construction of a machine shop at the navy yard are required to work four hours over- time each day, without the extra compen- sation of 50 per cent, which is always paid on private work. On this building, which iS approximately 150 feet in depth and 60 feet in width, only sixteen bricklayers and about the same number of stone masons are employed. These mechanics, with the requisite number of laborers, are required to work from 6 o'clock a.m. to 6 o'clock p.m., with an interval at noon of twenty minutes for lunch. “The work is of such character that dou- ble the present force could be very con- veniently worked, there being at this time mee eighteen pilastered piers with stocked scaffolds and an additional thirty fect ready for scaifolding. These piers are about 5 feet wide, 22 inches thick, with interior joints struck. “The reasons given, so far as could be learned, why a larger force is not worked, thus requiring the mechanics to work twelve hours, is the desire of those in au- thority to have the work completed by January 1 of the coming year. This de- sire may be made to constitute an emer- the ever convenient piea when the law is violated—yet it is not evident that at this time to work twelve hours dally on this construction, as under proper man- azement by those who had any regard for the law, by the employment of a small number of mechanics additionally and working them eight hours per day, the same amount of work could have been done and the building would have been as far advanced as it is at present. Additional Men. “Why these additional men have not been employed can perhaps be satisfactorily an- swered by those having the work in charge. There ts no question that at least double the number of mechanics and laborers now employed could b2 easily secured; but at present it scems there is no desire to in- crease the force. At the labor employment u at the yard it was stated that a large number of applications were on fil but at this time no additional mechanic were being employed on the construction of the machine shop. “The committee the : bure visited the various shops and ascertained that in some employes are worked ight in others ten hours and in oth- ers a us twelve These d ences . it Was si was beca of it need for the products of several ents, the fi employed not being Hicient to produce the necessary supply if only worked eight hours. It was also stated there was not sufficient shop r mn to in charge a sufficient numbe . und that those u crease the fc were unable to pre of efBcient workm tements, however, dis- were urgent conditions than these ailing the entire force was em- th eight-hour shifts, until the ring to make more time and thus increase their earnings, prevailed upon those in charge to work them twel shifts. When we consider t hi previous con- ditions and those under which the men now work, the question of necessity is elimin- ted and the violation of law is aggravated nd inexcusable, both employ and em- ployes being equally guilty. At City Post @iiice. “Previous to instigating the reported vio- lation of law at the new city post office, the committee was informed by a foreman who has full knowledge of work at that building that he was not aware of any me- chanics or laborers being worked in excess of eight hours. The committee, however, visited the building at 5 o'clock p.m., and after a thorough investigation could find no one at work except the engineer who runs the elevator and four laborers, who were placing sind on an upper floor to be by the plasterers on the following day. ‘These laborers stated that they had been working two hours overtime daily for sev- eral months, it being necessary to do so, as during the day, when the elevator required for other uses, a sufficient stock of material could not be supplied, and that after 4:30 p.m. they had the exclusive use of the elevator. The report was adopted and the secretary irected to communicate the facts to the ry of the Navy and to protest in the me of the Central Lavor Union against practices referred to. which are regarded as flagrant viola- tions of the eight-hour law. Other Business. A formal protest against the re-election of Representative J. W. Babcock, who has been renominated for the House from the third district of Wisconsin. was adopted and a large number of copies ordered to be printed and circulated among the voters in Mr. Babcock's district. The cause of the complaint against Mr. Babcovk is that, as alleged, he refused to report to the House @ bill on the question of suffrage in the District of Columbia, whicn had been re- ferred to the commuttze of which he was chairman. It was also charged that Mr. Babcock Was an active agent in introducing meas- ures in the House favoravle to corpora- tions A communication read from Stove Mounters’ Union, Local No 4 of Belleville, IL, reciting their ~rievances against the Belleville stove wocks and naming sixty- two brands of stoves and ranges made by the concern which they request dealers to stop handiing. Delegate McCormick of the committee to sist returning District of Columbia vol: unteers who are out of work to get emplo ment stated that the committee had se- cured places for quite a number of me chanics, and that the committee hat head- quarters in the Atlantic building, where those desiring employment were requested to report and make their wishes known. President Szegedy stated that he made a visit to Cabin John bridge recently and a: certained that no unlou-made cigars were sold at the hotel thera, although the pro- prietors of the place nad signed an iron- clad agreement to seli che union produc The matter was referred to the “igar Makers’ Union. W. R. Bradford of Columbia 'Typograph- ical Union was elected tinancial secretary and was duly installed. oe Webster Davis’ Campaign ‘Your. Assistant Secretary Webster Davis of the Interior Department has started on a cam- paign tour under the auspices of the repub- lican congressional committee, making his opening speech this evening at Detroit, Mich., where he inaugurates the state cam- palgn. From there he goes to Marion, Ind., where he speaks on the 22d. Then to Terre Haute, Ind., 23; Evansville, 24th; Sedalia and Clinton, Mo., 26th; Joplin and Car- thage. Mo., 27th; Springfield and Monette, Mo., 28th; Enid, Okla., 30th, and Guthrie, October 1. Mr. Davis will’ then go into Kansas for five days and then into Nebras- ka for five days, South Dakota for three days, Wyoming for three days, and will spend the balance of the time up to elec- tion in California and state of Washington. na the continuance of the Their Strategic Importance Described by Ensign Hayden. Favors Retention by the United Statcs of the Control of the Entire Group. Ensign Everett Hayden, U. S. N., retired, has prepared a paper giving a history and description of the Philippine Islands, show- ing their great strategic importa’ The paper was prepared at the instance of the American peace commission and copies of it were printed for the benefit of the mem- bers. It received the approval of Capt. J. R. Bartlett, retired, chief of the office of naval intelligenee. “Strategically the Philippines are admir- ably located,” says Ensign Hayden, “for commercial and naval operations, in peace or in war, but every consideration of offen- sive or defensive war, as well as the pres- ervation of peace, seems to me to require that the entire group shall be the property ce. of a single power. Indeed, it were far bet- ter for that power to own also what is now Bri forth Borneo, bounding the Sulu is uuthward. ppines are very nearly as iarge e British Isles. They are larger thai Zealand, and as large as Italy, with her own Sicily and Sardinia and French Corsica and British Malta added. Indeed, the eastern archipelago may be roughiy compared to beautiful, fertile, vol- canic Italy, only more so, and the strategic importance of the archipelago in peace or war is clearly manifest. “One might think from a casual glance at the map that the defense of this great in- land sea, with its intricate channels ar numerous islands, exits and entrances, would be difficult, if not impossibic. A closer examination of a chart, however, shows but seven clear channels, four on the ast (San Bernardino, Surigao, Basilan and Sibuta) and three on the west (Verde, Min- dora and Balabac). Good harbors, timber, iron and coal are prolific even now, when the ultimate resources of the islands are not even estimated. “Hemp, the best in the world, is the prod- uct par excellence of this region. In fact, the entire material of modern naval war- tare is at hand, awaiting only the person- nel to utilize it. Coal, the very life of mod- ern commerce and naval war, is abundant in many islands of the group, and may oc- cur in all “The ownership of such in resources, near at hand, by a commercial rival and possible enemy, and the establishment close so by of naval coaling stations and dock yards, would not tend toward the preserva- tion of peace or the successful finish of a prospective war. “It is not, probably, either desirable or necessary to go into details here regarding the strategic value of the various islands, harbors and channels, better shown on charts than in type, nor to discuss the rela- tive value of each. In fact, all are so in- timately related that it is practically im- possible to disassociate them in any scheme of offense or defense. Control of the Group. “It will be better for the welfare of the native inhabitants, for the commercial {a- terests of all nations and for the peace of the world if the control of the entire group of the Philippine Islands rema:ns perm: nently in the hands of the United States. ‘The more one studies the subject, in the light of past history, and the certainty of a vast future expansion of our trade with China and Australia, the more convineed does he become that sovereignty over tne entire group, from the little isianis north of Luzon to the further coral reefs that stretch toward the equator from Pel: and the Sulu Islands, fs essenticl to future potential energy in the iar east “Even the wild and unexplored Palaw which forms a natural breakwater for # miles agai the sweep of the southw. monsoon, is capable, if occupied, developed and fortified during long years of peace, of becoming a formidable base of operations in time of war. “The importance of Manila is due largel to its being for centuries the capital of th archipelago and the reservoir of its produc- tions und supplies. Divide the group, and you cut off streams of wealth that help fill the reservoir. With a rival established at Tacloban, Hoilo, Cebu or even . the enormous resources of the Visa3 and Mindanao might, and probably would, be diverted to build up a metropolis that would surpass Manila in wealth imp Strategically the Philipp seem, like our Union, to be “one inseparab “The great in sea, Sulu or Mindoro sea, if once well charted, its channels light- ed and buoyed, its Malay pirates suppress- ed, its fertile islands cultivated, and their mineral wealth explored, must become the scene of an enormous commerce, composed net merely of the vessels of a local coast- ing trade, but of the seagoing ships and steamers of every nation engaged in the Asiati st Indian and Australian trade. Effect of the Nicaraguan Canal. “The completion of the Nicaraguan canal may result in the establishment of an equa- torial steamship line whose vessels will cir- cumnavigate the globe on schedule trips in eighty days, and the great circle route from Brito, Nicaragua, to Singapore via Honolulu and Guam Island passes diagonally through 50) miles of the Sulu sea, from Surigao rait to Balat milarly, the shortest route from Hong Kong to all Australian and New Zealand ports, from Tonquin to New Caleconia, irom the Yellow sea to eastern Japan, Celebes and West Australia, and from the entire North Pacific ocean to the straits of Sunda und Singapore, is by way of the channels of the Philippine archipelago and its great in- land sea. “It seems safe to predict that with the opening of the Nicaraguan canal the dawn of a new and glorious era of prosperity will succeed the long night of nearly four cen- turies of Spanish domination.” res What Becomes of Pins. From Tit-Bits. An old gentleman in the nerth of London has been making a series of interesting ex- periments with a view to finding a solu- tion to the question often asked: “What becomes of the countless myriads of pins, etc, that are annually lost? As he expected, he finds that it is the disintegrating effects of the air which re- solve even these intractable little instru- ments into their elements. He put some hundreds of brass and steel pins, needies, hairpins, ete., in a quiet corner of his gar- den, where they would be subj&t to ail the destructive agencies of dampness, earth, wind, etc., although secure from the | predatory hands ard disturbing feet of in- quisitive intruders. ‘The results are curious. Ordinary hair- pins were the first (taking 154 days, on an average) to oxidize into a brownish rust— ferrous oxide—which was scattered by the wind as it was formed, and not a trace of a single one could be detected at the end of seven months. Common bright pins took as long as eighteen months before their combustion was complete, but vrass ores had been entirely turned into green verdigris long before that. At tne end of fifteen months an ordinary penholder had had its nib entirely rusted away, but the wooden stick was still al- mest unaltered. It Is probable that the paint on it had somewhat of a preservative effect. Some used wax vestas were al- mest gone, with the exception of fhe cot- ton wick, in less than eighty days frcm the time they were deposited, but the sul- phur heads of some unlit ones were as perfect as ever. Polished steel needles of a small size lasted a very long time (over two years and a half); but a black lead pencil proved itself to be practically indestructible, both dar and plumbago being almost as good as when new, even though harder thirgs had quite rotted. ———+0+ We'd rather you'd have the profit, and more too, than to let stock hold over. Hoeke's is a real Clearing Sale.—Advt. - o Death of Private W. G. Enos. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., September 20.—Wil- son G. Enos, aged twenty-six years, son of David Enos, Cumberland, a member of the 5th Pennsylvania Volunteers, died at Mercy Hospital, Pittspurg, from typhoid fever contracted while at Chickamauga Park. His body was brought here and buried today with military honors. % 20, 1898-12 PAGES. li SPLENDID, RF/.oRp Career of the Piatrig Signal Corps in - Bitco, x oa * Review of the Werk of Captain Lamar's Command. EXCITING EPISODES Captain William H. Lamar, who was commanding officer of the United States Volunteer Signal Corps during its connec- tion with the Ist Division of the Ist Army Corps, Major General James H. Wilson commanding, in the Porto Rican campaign, is in Washington on business with the War Department. Captain Lamar’s commend is known throughout the service as “the District Signal Corps,” having been enlisted in this city, and a very large proportion of its members are residents of the District and nearby Maryland and Virginia. The record made by the command was a particularly brilliant one. In a fecent communication to the adjutant general of the army Gen- eral Wilson states that in all respects the work of the company had been efficient and thoroughly accomplished, and at no time had his lines of communication been other than the most satisfactory possible. ‘The greatest credit, declares General Wilson, should be given to this efficient company and its officers, and he especially recom- mends Captain Lamar for promotion and that he be retained In the Signal Corps of the United States army as an officer of the regular military establishment. Wonderfal Work in Two Months. The command !eft Washington barracks in this city when it was organized, July 9 last, and reported next day to Mai. Gen. Wilson at Charleston. The time allowed Capt. Lamar in which to prepare for leav- ing Washington, orders having been tssued July 8, was so short that it was impossible to get all the equipments required, but at Charlesten, where a stay was made until July 20. the deficiencies were supplied, and signal stations were established in’ and around Charleston for practical ‘purposes day and night, with the effect of improving the efficiency of the men in a marked man- ner. When the start was made for Porto Rico, by direction of Gen. Wilson, the company was divided into three detachments and as- signed to the three transports, No. 21, No. 30 (the Obdam) and La Grande Duchesse, in order to keep the transport fleet in com- munication during the voyage. A signal station was maintained on each vessel during the voyage, and the signal- men did very satisfactory work transmit- ting and receiving official messages be- tween the boats both by day and night. The 1st Division disembarked at Port of Ponce July 28, 29 and 30, the signalmen rendering Valuable service from stations ov shore and aboard the ships. Destruction by the Spaniards Captain Lamar and a detachment of the men took possession of the tele- graph and cable office at Port of Ponce July 28 and found that the Spaniards had cut the cable, demolished the telegraph and cable instruments and the battery. The men were equal to all emergencies, ho ever, as they comprised telegraphers and electricians of wide experience. Some of the battery jars remained Intact and a bat- tery of twenty cells’ was reconstructed and a party of linemen sent out to repair the ine to the city of Ponce and established immediate communication with the port. The city was the terminus of seven tele- graph lines, two to the port, three to San Juan through various towns and cities, and two others to other Porto Rican towns. Capt. Lamar immediately ascertained the availability of all these Yines for military operations in all directions. July 31 he es- tablished a telegraph station at division headquarters and from that time until the final surrender there not a moment When the headquarters at Ponce was not in perfect communication with the picket lines of the army and all intermediate points. Everywhere that a Spanish tele- ¥raph station was found it was discovered that all instruments had been removed or destroyed and a general wrecking had been indulged in. Received Surrender of Adjuntas. August 1 Capt. Lamar, with Lieut. Lenoir and fourteen mounted men, had a thrilling adventure. They went to accompany Gen. Ray Stone on a reconnoissance of the coun- try in the direction of Arecibo. Capt. Lamar was directed by Gen. Stone to proceed to Adjuntas without delay, join him there and establish communication with Ponce. With Lieut. Lenoir and his fourteen men Capt. Lamar, all on American horses, made a rapid ride to.Adjuntas, which was eighteen miles outside of the American lines, and arrived there about 4 o'clock, ex- pecting to find Gen. Stone and part of Gen. Henry’s command at Adjuntes. When the small detachment dashed into town they found they were the first American soldiers to arrive there. The regular Spanish troops had evacuated Adjuntas a few days pre- viously, but about a hundred volunteers, armed and equipped, were still there. Capt. Lamar’s smali ‘party was entirely unsup- ported and armed only with revolvers; but the people, who were favorably disposed, were told there was a large force near at hand, and then the Spanish volunteers soon came and surrendered their arms and am- munition. Gen. Stone, accompanied by an orderly and several newspaper men, arrived three hours later and a company of infan- try the following day. Frequently in Great Peri There was continuous hard work for the District Signal Corps all the time, and when the fighting began around Coamo and Aibonito the men were engaged in signal- ing, running telephone lines and operating them frequently under heavy fire from the enemy. This was particularly the case Au- gust 10, when the American artillery was engaged in shelling the Spaniards’ position on Asomantee his. ‘The artillery took a position a short dis- tance in front of the telephone and signal station Capt. Lamar had established under the brow of a hill, putting the station and its attendants directly in line of the en- emy’s fire, who returned the fire of our ar- tillery very promptly. Their guns were aimed a little too high, however, and about thirty shells fell close to the signal station, one of them striking about eight feet from where Capt. Lumar stood, two pieces of it imbedding themselves in the tree upon which the telephone was hung. Private Henry J. McKenney-of this city had charge of the telephone at the time and had step- ped away from it only a moment before, or he would have been certainly killed. From the close of hostilities on August 13 to August 31, Capt. Lamar’s command was engaged In operating telephone and tel- egraph lines, taking inventory of property, etc. Capt. Lamar was assigned to special duty on Gen. Wilson's staff August 31, and the command devolved on Capt. Henry H. Canfield. The men of ‘the command are greatly scattered, as many were detached for signal duty on transports and other duties, but it is believed they will all be to- gether within a week or ten days.’ From the District. The residents of the District who are memb=rs of Capt. Lamar’s company are as follow Corporal Albert S. Fuger, First Sergeant James B. Anderson, First Ser- geant C. E. Delaplane, Sergeant Alfred C. Pickells, Corporal Edwin C. Andrews, First Sergeant Wallace A. Worseley, First Ser- geant Harry A. Swigert and First Sergeant William F. Denny, Corporal Lawrence B. Burford, Private John Faid, jr., Private James Sebon Rains, Private Frederick S. Hall, Private Morris Ketcham, jr., Private Preston B. Ewing, Corporal Joseph V. Birch, Private John P. Faye, Private Hen- a J. McKenney and Private Jesse H. Gra- am. From nearby Maryland points Capt. La- mar’s company embraced Private W. Rus- sell Brewer, Sergeant James E. Abbott, Corporal J. B. Mudge, Sergeant Addison D. Edsall, Sergeant Albert J. Gore, Corporal Roger Shaw, Sergeant Joseph T. Stewart, Private John McConnell, jr., Private Ros- = C. De Lauder and Sergeant George L. ine. AN ANCIENT SCOURGE. Some Countries Where the Dreaded Leprosy Still Prevalis. From the London Mail. Few things offer more satisfactory food for reflection than the banishment of lep- resy from the British islands. Its ravages are now for the most part confined to the great oriental population, but in mediaeval England the disease assumed gigantic pro- pertions, Leprosy is believed to have existed in Egypt as early as 1500 B. C. Herodotus knew of it in Parsia, and the early Chinese writers refer to the disease. It is improbable that leprosy afflicted early Greece and Rome, as the ancient writers of these countries invariably speak of it as a foreign disease. It, however, ap- peared in both countries in the first cen- tury before Christ, and accompanied the Reman colonists into Spain, Gaul and Italy. in England a leper or lazar hous? was established in Canterbury in A. D. 1096. The crusades are credited with being an important agent in the dissemination of this terrible diseas>, for during this period it made rapid sirides throughout Europe In 1226 we hear of the existence of 2,100 leper hospitals in France alone. The number of leper houses in Europe was estimated by Mathew Paris at the terribie total of 19,000, while it is certain that between the first leper house built and the year 1472 mo less than 112 institutions were built in this country. The leper houses of the middle ages were for the most part religious, and dedicated to St. Lazarus. In the 2ye of the law the leper was dead. The church adopted the same view, and read the burial service to the poor unfor- tunate on the day of his removal to the lavar house. This was perha, scarealy less charitable than the modern act of reading the burial service to a condemned man on the scaffold, but the church in those days went further—it thr>w a shov- elful of earth over the poor wretch as a symbol of the grave that was yawning for him. ‘The lepers wore a special costume, usual- ly a long gray gown with a hood drawn over th face. Instead of the heartrending Jewish cry, ‘‘Unclean, unclean,” the med- jaeval leper announced his approach by means of wooden clappers. From the year 1420 there was a decided decrease in the number of lepers in Eng land. A commission appointed in the reign of Edward IV reported that few lepers re- meined in any of the lazar houses. Be- fore Henry VIII came to the throne lep- rosy had practically disappeared, and Italy and France saw the last of the scourge about the same time. In Norway, Ireland and Russia a trace of this mediaeval blight is found today, while it lingered in the Shetland Isles until the clcse of th last century. Rare cases are also found in Portugal, Spain, Turkey and Greece at the present time. While the dis- ease was thus dying out of Europe isolation Was everywhere strictly enforced. Leprosy followed the Chinese immigra- tion into America, appearing as far east as Chicago. In South Africa and Australia it is encountered. The disease was carrizd into the Sandwich Islands in 1850, and has been spreading with alarming activity. It is rampant in the Hawaiian Islands, where the immortal Father Damien went to min- ister relief to the lepers, and who by his death has left a monument of devotion that will last for all time. It is a curious fact that leprosy among the lower animals is unknown, and this renders any demonstration of the bacillus extremely difficult. In man, however, th> disease has been communicated in this manner. Keanu, a Hawaiian criminal, preferred having a por- tion of a leprous tubercle grafted beneath the skin of his left arm rather than suffer death on the scaffold. Members of Keanu’s family were leprous, but he himself had given no indication of the disease. In six months l>prosy developed, and in six years the man was dead. The cause of the disease is little known, but cualified observers believe it to be strongly hereditary. Som? think that fish food, especially when salted or decom- posed, is the main cause of its origin. Dirt and bad sanitation are, of course, favor- able to its growth. But whate cause, Ist us be thankful for its departure from these islands. soe Close Observers. From Puck. Jack—“Let's play house. I'll be ther, and you'll be the mother. Dolly—“Yes; and I'll come to you and ask you for money to buy a new dress.” Jack—"Yes; there you go! That's just u! You always want to do something to raise a fight. ————_—+-o+-—_____ AUCTION SALES OF REAL ESTATE, &c. the fa- Today. Dereansen Br Aucts.—Peremptory sale of very valuzble building lots on 12th st. between ‘Mass. ave. and M st. n.w., Tuesday, September, 20, 1898, at 5 p.m. if ‘Tomorrow. Thomas Dowling & Co., Aucts.—Trustee’s sale of valuable unimproved real estate, being lots 43 to 55, both fuclusive, in sqnure 962, situated on E st. between uth and 11th sts. and on 11th st. between D and E sts. ne., in the city of Washing- ton, D. C., on Wednesday afternoon, September 21, ut 5 o'clock. James W. Ratcliffe, Auct.—Trustee’s sale of a large frame dwelling, No. 1411 29th st., West Washington, D. C., on Wedresday, September 21, at. 4:30 p.m. “AUCTION SALES. FUTURE DAYS. — JAMES W. RATCLIFFE, AUCTIONEER. (Successor to Rateliffe, utton & ) ENTIRE STOCK OF GROCER- IBS SHOWCASES Pac. CONTAINED IN STORE N.W. CORNER OF 26TH AND I STS. N. W. On ‘THURSDAY — Mor: TWENTY-SECOND, 1898, ATT will sell at the above store, a well assorted stock of Groceries, &c., to which the attention of the trade and vrlvate buyers is called. ‘Terms cas! JAMES W. RA'ROLIFFE, Auct. 8e20-d&dbs ‘THOS. J. OWEN, AUCTIONEER, 913 F ST. N.W. TRUSTEES’ SALE OF DWELLING NO. 42015 P STREET NORTHWEST. By virtue of a deed of trust to us, duly reco-jed among the land records of the District of Colum- bia, in Liber 2008, folio 417 et seg., we will, at the’ request of the holder of the notes secured thereby, sell at public anction, tn front of the premises, at HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK P. ON TUESDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF OCT RER. A.D. 1898, the following described property, situate and lying in the elty of Washlugton, Dis- trict of Columbia, namely: Lot numbered fo Wm. Doherty and Samuel H. of lots in square numbhé hundred and eleven (511), as sai corded in the office of the surveyor of the District of Columbia, ia book 15, page $6, with right to the use of the north five (5) feet by the width of lots seventy-alx (76) and seventy-seven (77), In said subdivision, ard of the west four (1) feet by depth of said lot seventy-seven (77), as am aller, with the improvements and appurtenances thereunto be- longing. ‘Terms of sale: One-thinl cash, balance tn one and two years, represented by notes of the pur- chaser, bering 6 per cent Interest, payable semi- annually, and secured by a deed of trust upon the property sold, or all cash, at the option of the pur- chaser. A deposit of $250 required at the time of sale. All conveyancing, recording and_ revenue stamps at the cost of the irchaser. ‘ms 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 and cost of the de- faulting purchaser, after at least five days’ adver- tisement of such ‘resale In some newspaper. pul lished in the city of Washington, D. C. ALRERT A. WILSO: JOHN B.” LARNER, se20-d&ds Trustees, 1835 F st. pow. MARCUS NOTES, AUCT., 637 LA. AVE. BEAUTIFUL FOLDING BED WITH F. P. MIR- ROR, OAK AND WALNUT BED “ROOM SUITES, SIDEBOARDS, COMBINATION BU- REAU_AND WASHSTAND. BEAUTIFUL PATL LOR SUITES. WARDROBE FOLDING BED. COUCHES, HAIR AND C. 7. MATTRE: H. C. AND OTHER CHAIRS, BOOK CASE: HAT RACKS, EXTENSION AND OTHER SEPTEMRER O'CLOCK, I BLES, BEAUTIFUL ENAMELED BRA TRIMMED BED (SINGLE) WITH WAS: STAND AND TABLE TO MATCH, AROUT 25, BRUSSELS AND 600 YARDS INGRAIN, 3- PLY AND COTTAGE, CARPETS. FROM CAMP ALGER ABOUT 400 W. S. CHAIRS, ALSO 20 SMYRNA RUGS, 4 WOOL ART SQUARES, 8 CLOCKS FROM INSTALLMENT USE B3 On Thursday morning, September 22,at 10 O'clock, I will sell at my salesrooms an excellent collection of Household Effects and Car- pets. Terms cash. meu-2t AUCTION SALES. _AUCTION SALES. THIS AFTERNOON. DUNCANSON BROS., AUCTIONEERS. PEREMPTORY SALE OF VERY BUILDING LOT TWEEN MASSACHUSETTS AVE STREET NORTHW THE ASCENSION. SDAY — AFTERNOC rH, 1898, at FIVE 0° sel! at tublic auction, tn front of the premises, LOT 10, SQUARE 2 | having a frontage of 23 feet on 12th street by a depth of 110 feet. A fine lot in a splendid sre tion. ‘Terms: Liberal and will be made known at sale. $300 deposit required at time of sale, and all conveyancing aud revenue stamps at coat of pur- charter. Sale te be closed in ten dass. resale at risk and cost of sel4-c&ds = DUNCANSO FUTURE One hundred valuable and very desirable building | lots in Center Eckington to | be sold at auction to close a syndicate. ON THURS AY, SEPTEMBER OND. 198, AT FOUR O'CLOCK UES ‘aulting pui THOS. J. Ov TIONEER, 913 F ST. NW At TH HIGHEST BIDDE : LY LOCATED BUILDING SIGN KNOWN AS CEN NO WILL Rie Lor. VERY SY MADE KNOWN AT SALE. POSIT OF $50 WILL BE REQUIT CH LOT AS SOLD. CONVEYANCING AT PURCH T. THEY WH FERED SE THIS SALE APFORDS TO CONTRACTORS A RARE OPPO! BUILDERS on BUYERS TO SECURE AT YOUR OWN PRICE. DO NOT FAIL TO. ATTEND THIS SALE, FOR ANY DESIRED IN- FORMATION APLLY TO THR AUCTIONEER, WHBPRE PLATS CAN BI THOS. J. OWEN, AUCT., 913 FST. N.W. JOHN E. CLATOR, ‘Atty., 913 F ST. Be19-3t THOS. J. OWEN, AUCTIONEER, 913 F NW. Assignee’s Sale ofthe Entire Contents of Hardware Store 820 7th st. n.w. BY VIRTU * AN ASSIGNMENT MADE TO ME, AND DU ECCRDED, T WILL SELL, AT PUBLIC AUCTIO! ON THE PR , SS TH ST. NW ON THURSDAY, IMM, AT ELEVE: L-ASSORTED AS IS US FOUND IN A REL AS A WHOLE, AND IF A SATISFACTORY KID IS NOT OBTAINED IT WILL THEN BE SOLD IN DETAIL. SALE POSITIVE. NO RE- SERVE, Terms cash. . Assignee. SLOAN & CO., AUCTIONEERS. TRUSTEES’ SALE OF FIN DWELLING, NORTH LARCH AND MAPL PARK, LOT 50x100. By virtue of a certain deed of trust recorded in Liber 2295, follo 166 et seq, of the land records of the District of Columbia, we will sell xt public avetion, In front of the premises, on MONDAY, the TWENTY-SIXTH DAY of SEPTEMBER, A.D’ 1898, at FOUR O'CLOCK P. M., the following described estate, sittate in the county of Washington, in said District: Lots numbered nine- teen (19) and twenty (20) In H. M. Brush's sub- division of part of block numbered four (4), “Le Droit Park,” 28 per plat recorded in Liber County 9, follo 127, of the records in the office of the surveyor of’ the District of Columbia, together with the improvements, consi«ting of three-story brick dwelling. containing nine rooms and bi ‘Terms: One-fourth cash, balance in two (2) Fears, with interest at six (6) per centum per annum: payable semi-annually from date of sale, secured by deed of trust upon the property sold, mi ash, at the option of purchaser. A deposit of $150" will be required at time of sale. All con- veyancing, revenue stamps, recording, &e., at pur- chaser's cost. Terms to be complied with within ten days, otherwise the trustees reserve the right to resell’ at risk and cost of th ulting pur- ROOM BRICK CORNER OF LE DROIT ST AVENUES, chaser. CHARLES JOHN Y. se17, 19,20,21,22°2: w ILLIAMS & CO., AUC EE SALE OF ROOM AND | BATH BRICK DWELLING, NO. 513 FLORIDA AVENUE NORTHWEST.—By virtue of a deed of | trust, recorded in Liber 1835, follo 244. ct seq. | land ‘records of the District of Columbia, and by | request_of the holder of the note, we will sell je anit n_ front ne MoSia » SEPTEMB! ry- AT HALF-PAST FOUR P.M., ail that certain p! r parcel of lind and mises known as “Lot number twenty two (22), in Gillett's. subdivision of lots in block 3, Le Droit Park,” as per plat record in Libe Connty. No. 7, folio 28. of the of the surveyor's office of the District of Terms of sale: $500 in cash, remainder four years, with interest at'S per cent per annum, secured by deed of trust, or all cash All papers at cost of the purchaser. "Ad $200 required at sale. Terms of sale to plete In ten dase from date of sale, trustees will sell at the risk and cost THOS. G. HENSEY, JACKSON 1 TRUSTEES SALE OF ALES STREET N.E. By virtue of two decds of trust, reco-ded, re- ctively, In Libers 1700 and 1883," fol of the land reconis for the Columbia, ‘and at the request of the part thes the undersigned survivi offer for sale by public auction, premises. on WEDNESDAY, NO. 1505 tn THE FIGHTH DAY OF SI NYS, PAST FOUR O'CLOCK P.M., ‘the follows Teal estate, situate in the city ington, District of Columbia, to wit: Lo in Wm. H. Claggett’s et ux. subdivis twenty-eight @S), being part of a tr known as Long Meadows, together with all the Amprovements, rights, &c: ‘erms: Stated at time of sale. A deposit of $100 required upon acceptance of bid. Terms to be plied with in fifteen days. All conveyancing, stamps, &e., at purchaser's cost. JOHN WALTER, Jr., sel7-d&ds ds ‘urviving Truste THOMAS D WLING, AUCTIONEER, 12 E st. nw. CHANCERY SALE OF A LOT 50 FEET FRONT BY 70 FEET DEEP, IMPROVED BY A FRAME HOUSE, NO. 1820 33D STREET N.W. Under a decree of the Supreme Court of the Dt trict of Columbia, in equity cause 19,459, the un- dersigned will sell by public auction, in’ front of the premises, on “TUESDAY, THE TWENT" BENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, ISS, at PIV O'CLOCK P.M, the south 50 feet front on 334 street by the Gepth of the lot of lot 234 in Beatty and Hawkins’ addition to Georgetown, in what is how known #s square 1290, in the city of Washin, ton, D.C. Said lot bus a ‘uepth of 70 feet, aud is improved by a large frame stable and barn, and a frame dwelling, No. 1820 33d street now Terms of sale: One-third cash, and the bala in equal instalments in one and tw day of sale. with interest at 6 per seml-annualiy, and re notes of the ‘pure on the property sold . payable esented by the promissory set, secured hy deed of trust or all cash, at the option of the purchaser.’ A deposit of $100 will be required at time of sale. All conveyancing and stamps at cost of purchaser. JESSE U. WITSOX. Equity bull # HENRY W. SOHOS, ‘Trustse Fendall “building, 344 D_a.w. CANSON BROS., AUCTIONEERS. seld-dts DUD TRUSTEES’ SALE AT AUCTION OF BRICK DWELLING HOUSE NO. 1007 MLtRYLAND On WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER TW! EIGHTH, 1898. AT’ FIVE O'CLOCK P.M, in front of the premises, the undersigned, as trustees, under the deed of trust recorded in Liber No. 2086, folio 204 et seq., of the land records of the Dis: trict of Columbia, will sell at public auction all that part of lot D in Wililam B. Todd's subdivis- ion of square numbered three hundred aud fifty-two (352), In the city of Washington, D.C.. contained withip the following metes and bounds: Beginning for thc same un Maryland avenue, at the southeast corner of said lot, and running thence westerly along said avenue eighteen (1S) feet rine and one- half (9%) tacbes; thence northerly, at right angles to said avenue, fifty-five (55) feet eleven and three- fovrths (11%) ‘nches; thence north sixty-one (61) feet eight and one-half (8%) inches, to the reat line of said lot; heuce east on said rear Hue twelve (12) feet four and one-balt (44) iuches to the north- east corner of said lot; thence south forty (40) feet five (5) inches, and thence southerly seventy-one (71) feet eleven (11) inches to the place of begin- ning. Witb rght to use an sliey opening on Mary- land avenue and adjoining the west part of said above described nart of lot, being two (2) feet ten (10) inches wide, and running back that width With the im- forty-one (41) feet six (6) inches. ited with the trustees at time of sule), end lance fu three equal installments, payable one, two and three years from date of sale, with inter: est, payable semi-annually, at 6 per ceut per an- hum, secured by nrst Hien’on the property, or all cash, at purchaser's option. And if terms ‘cre not complied with in ten days from date of sale, trus- tees reserve the right to reacli on five days’ public advertisement, at risk and cost of ‘lefaulting pur- dey bal chaser. All conveyancing and stamp taxes at cust of purchaser. GEORGE E, FLEMING, 470 La. ave., E. WELSH ASHFORD, 1410 G st. nw. sel5-th.s,tuéds ‘Trustees JAMES W. RATCLIFFE, AUCTIONEER. (Successor to Rateliffe, Sutton & Co.) CHANCERY SALE OF A HOUSE AND LOT, No. 62) DELAWARE AVENUE. By virtue of a decree of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, passed in Equity Cause No. 19486, we will offer for sale at public auction, in front of the premises, on MONDAY, THE TWENTY-SIXTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 189s, AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M.. lot 29 in William B. Todd's subdivision of square 642, und the rear 16 feet of original lot 8 Iu said square, improved by a frame dwelling. Terms: One-third cash, the balance in one and two yeurs, or all eash. A deposit of $100 will be required at time of sale. Terms to be complied with within teu days or deposit forfeited. CHARLES EARL, Trustee, Bis 4%4 at REUBEN 8. SMITH. #215, 17,20,22,248:26-6t 420 Sth st. ow. TOMORROW. JAMES W. RATCLIFFE, AUCTIONEER, (Successer to Katcliffe, Sutton & Co.) TRUSTEE ALE OF A LARGE DWELLING. NO. 1411 29TH STREE WASHINGTON, D.C By virtue of a decree of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, passed in equity FRAME . WEST No. 19552. the undersigned trustee will offe re public auction in front of the premise WEDNESDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBE D. tus, AT HALF-PAST FOUR oe ok OE the following di situate in the city of Washi mbia, and be th of the northwestern corner south on sald Twen b emp square, ts St. twenty-eight (SF fer to the middle of a partition wall betw use@ on lots 102 and 108, thence east along the middie of said partition wall of said middle line ninety «se. b twenty eight feet or lesa, to late De drawn from 4 point one hundr aty-fonr fect south from northwest corner of sald e West tn said line ninety (a) feet kK. together with all the improve DIB, Mehta, ete ‘One-third cash, balance in twe equal in. ete, pasable and at 6 per cent annum property at t aulting purchaser af nt of such resule i ublished in Washington, DOC. A con: Veyancing, staups, ete. at the cost of the pur- chase ned-d&ds CF THE ABOVE SALE IS POSTPONED UNTY WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, ‘1898, at sume hour and place WALTER A. JOHNSTON. Truster, 412 Sth st. nv AUCTIONE! WALTER A. JOHNSTON, Trustee, 412 Sth at. now. seld-chds THOMAS DOWLI lz 00. oF VALUARLE UNIMPROVED. BEING LOTS 43.-TO 55, ROTH IN SQUARE #2. SITUATED RETWEEN TENTH AND BLEV- STREETS. AND ON ELEVENTH STRE BETWEEN D AND EF" STREETS NORTHEAST, IN THE CITY OF WASHING. TON, D.¢ "ader ‘and by virtue of a certain a dated the 25th day of June, A. D. corded in Liber No. 2141, £ 5 Lond Records of the Dis at the request of the part undersigned trustees will well in front of the premises, at FIVE U'CLOCK THE AFTERNOON OF WEDNESDAY, TWENTY-FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, A 1898, the following described land and premi te in the city ef Washington, 1 LUSIVE, E sTRi ENTH A of trnst, INVA, and ve: roby © auction, lumbia, known aud designated #s ered forty-three (43), forty-four (44), forty (45), forty-six (46). “forty-seven (47), fonty- eight (45), forty-nine (49), fifty 150). fifty-two (G2), ‘Bfty-three (53), fifty-four fifty-five (55). in Scaggs ond Hoover's, subdivision of lets in squa dred and sixty-two (962), Liber 12, folfo 84, of ¢ the surveyor of said District frontage on E street of frontage on Lith abont ms of sule: One-third cash, in one and two years, notes of the purchaser must be giver ing interest, peyable semi-annually, at the rate of #ix per centum per numbered balance annum from the day of sale uptil pall, and to be secured by deed of trust on the property. sold, er all ccsh, at the purchaser's option. A deposit of $500 will be required at time of sale. All con- veyauncing, recording and acknowledgiig at pur- cbaser's cost. If the terms of sale are not com. plied with in ten drys from date of sale the trum. tve the right to resell the property, the risk and cost of defaulting purchaser, uft three days” public noth resale th some bewspaper published in Washington, < Indiana avenne, at MAHLON ASHFORD, Trastee, se0-d&eds _____ 470 Lonisiana avemie, FUTURE DAYS. THOS. J, OWEN, AUCTIONEER, 913 F ST. NOW. TRUSTEE'S SALE OF OVED PROPERTY, NO. 3207 17TH ST. N.W By virtue of a certain deed of trust, duly re- rded in Liber No. 2100, folio 441 et seq.. one of the land recosds for the District of Columbia, and at the request cf the parties secured therrhs, we will Public auction, in front of the prem ises, on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER TWENTY. PUIRYY, T THI CLOCK PM south front by depth of lot 17, a frent by depth of lot 11s, division of part of Pleas division is recorded in the offic District page 17. a: M Cob mtia with the in proveu koown at time of $250 requized at time of apd recording at purchaser's cost JAMES E. FITCH W. HENRY WALKE sel4-d&ds Trostecs ATCIARPE, AUCTIONEER. essor to Rateliffe, Sutton & ©.) OF UPRIGHT PIANO, FINE NING ROOM AND PARLOR URE, MIRRORS, CARPETS, ETC of a chattel deed af trust, duly se- corded in Liver No. 2185, folie 3M et seq. one ul the land reewds of the Distriet of Coluuiia the i sell, request of t by party se auct ‘on are within the public r of ox WR W Pa. ave. now, oa SATURDAY MORN MBEW TWEN TY-POURTH, 1sus, AT O'CLOCK, a collection of ‘Household Furnitu Carpets, ete., mentioned in schedule attached to said trust ‘Terms cash. T. E. BENNETT, J. W. WILSON, sel9-d&dbs ©. G SLOAN & 6O. “AUCTS,, 1407 G ST TO CLOSE AN ESTATE ALL THE FURNITURE IN TILE LARGE RESIDENCE, NO. 170y 21ST ST., BET. R. AND S. N.W., AT PUBLIC AUC- TION, THURSDAY, — SEP- ORIENTAL REGS, <T. TABLE, FORMERLY BRUSH MINISTER, LACE RTE MIRGOR, COUCH, $. SCREENS, OLD "ENGRAV" > CARVEL YLDING BLD, RUCKEKS, OAK 5 ETARY. SIX HANDSOME WATAUT SUITES. FINE MAT: TRESSES. PELLOWS, PLUSH PARLOK SULTE LEATHER-SEAT DINING CHAIKS. MANL LIE WALNUT SILEBOARD. OAK LIGLAKY TALLE, OAK KITCHEN UTE! P.S.—Tuke Metropolli ms cash, HA, RACK, SUNDRIES, + et to R street dts C.G. SLOAN & CO., Aug JAMES W. RAT AUCTIONFER (Successor to E Sutton & Co) TRUS BRICK HOUSE, NO, 2142 NORTHWEST, BETWEEN M HAMPSHIRE AVENUE AND f a deed of tust, duly recorded tn fo 316 et seq. p of the land records for the District of Columbia, and at the request of the party secured thereby, the under- signed trustees will offer for sale, by in front of the premises, on THURSDAY, Sf¥-NINTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER. A.D) 1898, AT HALE-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK PM, the following described real ests te, situ: of Wachington, District of Columbia, that certain piece or pare kiown and distinguished # ed one husdred and thirty W. Bedford's cubdivision of i ie in the city ator k 15, page 13), equare seventy (70), as per plat recorded in Bock eighteen, page ops hundred and six (106), tm the surveyor's office of the District of Columbia, together with all the im- provements, rights, etc Terms: One-third cash, the balance in one and two yours, with Interest from the day of sale at six per cent per annum, payuble semi-annually, so cured by deed of trust ou the property sold, or ell cush, at the option of the purchaser. A deposit of $200’ required upon acceptance of ‘bid. If the terms of sale are not compliee with in fifteen dx from the day of sal. the trostees reserve the rizbt to resell the property at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser. ufter five days’ advertise. ment of such resale in some newspaper in Washington, D.C. AU conveyancing, recot stamps, ete., at purchaser's cost LEWIS H. FINNEY, Jr., HENRY ©. MACK ALL, Trustees. DUNCANSON BROS., AUCTIONEERS. TRUSTEES’ SALE OF A NEAT AND aTrR4C- TIVE TWO-STORY AND CELLAR BRICK DWELLING. KNOWN AS PREMISES NO. 67 “N" STREET NOKTHWEST. By virtue of a certain deed of trust, recorded ancng the land records of the District ‘of Coluin- bia, Liber 2033. folio 51 et seq., we will offer. at auction, in front of (he pretmises, on MONDAY, THE TWENTY-SIXTH DAY OF’ SEPTEMBER A.D. 1888, AT FIVE O'CLOCK P.M. the follow: ing described property, situate in the District of Columbia, to wit: All’ that certain piece or parcel of lend and premises known and distinguished ax and being lot numbered one hundred and thirty- nine (139), of Ida M. f bumate’s subdir! rate of six per ceut’ per annum. ‘Terms of sale: The above named deed of trust of $3,000, with interest from July 2, 1897, to be sumed,’ one-half of amount over the trust of $5000, snd interest, to be paid ti cash, and the Dulance to be paid ‘in one yeur, secured by deed of {rust upon the property eid, with interest thereon, payable xemi-ennually, at'the rate of six per cent per annim, or all cash, over and above the incumbrance aforesaid. at the option of the purchaser. A deposit of $100 will be required at the time of sale. Terms to be complied with in 10 days, otherwise the property will be resold, at the risk and cost of defaulting purchaser, after five days’ advertisement in some newspaper pub- lished in Washington, D. C. Conveyancing, stainps, &e., at cost of purchaser. J. EDGAR SMITH, Trustee, 408 Fifth’ st. nw. CLARENCE B. RHEEM, Trust: 916 F st. nv. se15-d&ds