Evening Star Newspaper, September 30, 1898, Page 15

THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1898-16 PAGES. 15 NATION’S CAPITAL Our Only City Worthy the Object of a Pilgrimage. THE MONUMENTS OF POWER Some of the Principal Features Graphically Described. HISTORIC ASSOCIATIONS a Henry Loomis Nelsen in the Churchman, biy it will not dwellers and natives of other citie progressive country if 1 begin this bri ssertation on their national capital by saying Wash- ington fs our « that is the worthy » the ate- it may be uttered ik thus of Washington, since but sin well ject of a pi ment is true I a a city which esses both the tents of m 1 power and the b a time, and it is the only one e te to make the and pu the city. Here pita 4 great free nation ing its in the social and political rder of mu on its very fac ere are the outward signs and the very of the civil and milit nic You may u go to Rome—t ower. In the eternz the footsteps of a and empire, and of becoming and upon the tem- r ity is 2 c me was Rome was mistr world, as V ouis XIV; for he seat of govern- parent everywhere ington is 1 . but the at every The ireat Dome of the Capit zing sense of arriving which »proaching the city by railroad n is the gre: f the Capitol, and, s the train runs in, although the dome is again and ¢ ith each nea iew, something more of the beautiful build- ing comes within the range of vision, until whole fair white fabric bursts upon is ro public building the t is more Impressive. There are bigxer buildings, and much more perfect for if you will remain long enough ! pital city ¥ earn of de stately pile which could not ve been discovered except b: of contemptuous familiarity eye a knewledge of all th white this arly morn- or in the glare of the noon, or in the you will never ning to you in th ng twil that you will not rejoice eyes acious| its stately col- the older and dows of its ines As I 1 have nd whi miliarity does nc ward-seeming respect affection, and those t love corners pottom of the down from it— in shrubs ke, are farer. Here in home of th halls a maker: s, and whe nen ¢ the » building in the land. place of demoecr: mporary politics, ft oblems, the enormous exten territory and in om, the most im: world. The Washington Monument. At other, the western end of the city, is another -the Washington mon- ument—which one sees, perhaps, to best age on approaching the capital on r in the early morning, through the t rise from the water, and from which are now growing, all too 8 into a park, so that this memento test Amer! . Which began amid rugge to tir to is soon in an on. monu- jevem: for, one: of its resemblanc as it stood for ye: through its ry of the who won our . and 1 as the ooden huts wh power i numbers s of the forceful great strides by its way from slave vernment history to the ugh shaded y rich in trees, for of country is, very m so kind- they grow to enormous size and to of form: and among the trees rks, besides other interesting tions of the character and power of the country, {s the bi of the Agricul- tural Department. the department which concerns itself with that which tends most to the meking of our wealth, which is the su ng force of our land, with that means homes and food, and which years has furnished the bulk of es for our foreign commerce. Un- der these trees, a Smithsonian In- and the } nal Museum, gather- 3 for the ethnological history of -ntry and for much else which sug- “After I was Induced to try CASCA- BETS, | will never be without them in the house. My liver was ina very bad shape. and my head ached and I had stomach trouble. Now. since tak- ing Casearets. I feel tine. My wife has also used Shem with beneficial results for sour stomach.” Jos. KREHLING, Wi Congress St., St. Louis, Mo. CANDY CATHARTIC TRADE MARK REGISTERED Potent. Taste enol Hever sicnsne eaken. oF Gripe: 108, 2. DS. CURE CONSTIPATION. ... Sterling Kemedy Company, Chicago, Montreal, New York. S18 NO-TO-BAC fac bE ie. Hae | gests the devotion of the republic to educa- tion and to cultivation. ow that I have finished what I have to y of the two suggestive structures of shington, inadequate as it must seem even to the casual visitor after once com- prehending the real significance and beauty o¢ these monuments, I want to make it known that they should be looked at from every point of view, like all large things that are worthy of being looked at at all; that is, that the man or woman who finds these things impressive at first glance should go across the river to many points, and to the hills on the north and the north- west, and sce the Capitol in its full glory in the remote atmosphere, or catch glimpses of the dome hanging in midair, through Stas which friendly and appreciative hands have cut through various woods. It is a pity, a sad pity, that the spirit of the youth who fired the Ephesian dome entered into the minds of the architects of the Congressional Library, inspiring them to top their structure with a small gilded deme which, being neighbor to the larger dome of the Capitol, dwarfs it by inter- feri th it. But although the great iome will probably never again hang t the end of these framing vis- sight of it, even with its imperti- nent small comrade, is beautiful enough to warrant a search for the spots from which it may be seen—a search that will be vastly facilitated by any intelligent cabman. The White Lot. Back of the Washington monument stretches the White Lot, which, by reason of growing shrubbery, is changing its char- acter from a common to a park, and the White Lot runs to a street that is always Uke a roadway within private grounds from its apparent immunity from city trav- el from its real stillness, and on the other side of this street are the grounds of the White House, or the Executive Ma sion, as it is known officially, and then we have the White House itself, which Mr. Bruce Price has called the most beautiful of dom architecture in the It is a noble whether it north, or the or from the south, which you to the graceful south porch and » domestic side of the buil The of the Pre not is its fault, ‘ave is. Only a Pre nt with a small family n lodge there comforta A whole win: is given over to sights ‘The house is so small that nt all general in their hospitality, ings or afternoons of al struggh fraught are naval The nation ow it to itsel and executed 2 a man to make this home 4 ymmodious as its artistic lity de} is, and so te enlarge it that charming architecture may cease to be a fragment, and become a complete and worthy thirtg. And in doing so the historic traditions of the old house will be pre- served, and future Presidents will continue to look out upon the Washington monu- ment and down the great river which wash- the land on which stands the home of the first President, preserved for us and for future generations by the thoughtful and reverent patriotism of good women. Historic Associations. Part and parcel of the capital are the ions of the vicinity—Mount ing within such easy distance of the city that one may ride there in a short time, or sail there and back within the day on the Potomac; Fort Washington, selected for a defense of the capital by its neighbor whose name it bears; Alexandria, the mar- ket town of the Washingtons, the Custises and the Lees, and especially rich in its old church where Washington worshiped; Ar- lington, once the home of the widow Cus- us’ children, whom Washington cared for when he murried their mother, afterward the home of Gen. Lee, and now the final ibode of thousands of dead soldiers, some of them, like Sheridan, among the greatest, and some of them so lowly as to lie in their aves unnamed. These historic memort fall naturally into comradeship with the White House and with the memories of the great men who have upied it. Across wide Pennsylvania nue is a park— of the loveliest of small parks in the ld—laid out by Downing, our first di hed landscape gardener, and filled th trees of the south and the north, which meet here on the line between the tempera- tures, some of the southern varieties being unable to grow further north. The park is also a memento of our and at one of its angles is adorned by a statue of Lafayette—it is named Lafayette r P: while at its center is bronze horse, the like of which vehicle or furnished a mount t the bronz This statue of Gen. Jackson. the As f the mischief-loving Thack- een sorrow of Charles Sum- sthetic host. f this park, one of the largest it is natural to think stems of small shrub- Washington's plan f ble Where the id avenues ¢ their various spokes, opportunity for herbage and trees has been taken ad- sity renders vantage of, and for statuary, too, which the heroes and sages of the na- urally, there is mu bad stat ashington. That public statuary must often be bad is one of the inevitable consequences of an expression of official taste—whether the official taste be mo- narcinical or democratic—it being admitted, of i that democratic ta: ded and therefore nec: taste, is likely to be much than monarehical taste, cc many-he average wretched may end may have had some instruction thr} upon it. There is some good statuary’ in Washington. The Lafayette statue, for e ample, with its somewhat disturbing groups at the pedestal, is an admirable specimen of French sculpture. There are Ward’s Thomas, Story’s Chief Justice Mar- shall, and, in the Congressional Library, me beautiful specimens of the work of - Gaudens, MacMonnies, French, Bartlett and other Americans. The statuary of the however, is of men whose that they have deserved well of the republic. more which 2 single-minded and single-purposed, The Congressional Library. Who shall s ter looking at the heroes army and navy, and at some of the of the judges and lawmakers in the and in Statuary Hall, that a repub- arily ungrateful? It may be that its taste in art and its judgment as to men often go astray, but what infallible monarch has the world ever known? The statues may some of them commemorate the wrong men, and n be the work of rude chiselers, but the spirit of gratitude for is done for the nation suggested the commemor: of the doers in marble and bronze, and it is in this, as in other matters, with the motive that we are chief- ly concerned. But as to art, if the visitor to the capital desires to feel a thrill of in the fner achievements of the coun- he must go to the mew library of Con- S. not to see a vast wealth of books and prints, although the Mbrary is far from being poor in these essentials, but to see hat art muy accomplish under the repub- lic. There is no building in the country prid with so beautiful an interior as the Con- sressional Library. There was never so confident and weil-justified a trust shown in American artists as that which Col. Casey displayed when he asked our native artists to decorate this public building. The response to this invitation is inspiriting in revealing more than the rich talent of our home-born painters and sculptors, for many of the best among these almost gave their work to the government, which was ap- parently unable to pay a just price for the beautifying of the brary. But this is a view of the government which can be best reserved. We are intent now on pointing out the spots and the buildings and the monuments which make the mation’s cap- ital worthy of a pilgrimage. The air of power pervades Washington. It is the dignified and beautiful seat of government. It is as distinctly different from all other cities of the country as is the cecupation of its people from the voca- tions of the peonle of other cities. Com- merce and manufacturing do not disturb its cleanly physical atmosphere. Drays do not lumber its streets, and the business thoroughfares are those which are given up to the small trades which satisfy the domestic wants. What little commerce is necessary for the countryside you will find across Reck creek on the old wharves and in the quaint old brick warehouses of Georgetown. Some places that ought to be sacred have been invaded by the clacking “tickers” of tne stock broker's office; but, as a rule, what one listens. to on the Streets, In society, at the hotel, is not talk of prices, but tall of politics, sometimes of high politics and sometimes of low, some- times of men and sometimes of principles, sometimes in high vaices of excitement over the persenal wrongs of the speaker or over the vices of his opponents, sometimes in the low whisper of diplomatic cajolery or of covert threat, sometimes with the accompaniment of the vulgar nudgings of hypocritical and self-seeking amiableness, sometimes in the calm voice of wisdom and experience, sometimes in the most flagrant tones of ostentatious argument employed by reasoners who talk to be ob- served. Most Beautiful City in the Country. But whether your fate casts you in the swim of the hotel among those who know little and guess much, or in the more re- tired spots where dwell the men and wo- men who know all that is to be known and who are able to divine the future, the talk of Washington is the talk of politics, the business of Washington is obviously the business of politics, the men of Washing- ton are, or hope to be, men of politics. Here the capital, and here you shall see the signs and portents of what the repub- lic is, of what it may become, and here also you may note the beginnings of the republic, and, if you do, you will be struck by the outward monuments of the earlier time, which remain monuments to the sym- metry and dignity of the conception of the fathers, of their conception of the new government and of its abode. You will realize, too, that you are in the most peau- tiful city in the country, There are cruel- ly hideous architectural monstrosities in Washington. I would not cast doubt upon my opinion of ihe beauties of Washington by failing to admit the monstrosities. But some of the government buildings are dig- nified, and although Pennsylvania avenue is too wide for 2 skyline, there are the handsome, weli-shaded, well-paved streets in the northwestern section of the cit: which are year by year growing more é ticing, inciting men of wealth and distinc- tion to make the pital their winter home. The great Richardson began a movement in domestic architecture in the city, best illustrated by the houses of Secretary Hay, Mr. Henry Adams and the late Mr. War- dor, which has resulted in a fashion for building houses to suit those who are to live in them, in: ad of their neighobrs, or instead of attempting to satisfy an exact- ing rule of red brick or brownstone con- ventionality. It may be true that some yeung architects have imitated Richardson with direful consequences to their own rep- utations, and with unpleasant mural_re- sults; but, as a whole, the city has profited by imitators and followers, and especially by the perfect freedom to do as they like which owners and architects feel, knowing that if they do their own work in their own v they will do only what their neigh- bors are doing. And this individuality in house construction makes Washington not only the most interesting city of residences in the country, but, outside of the older parts of continental European cities, one of the most charming cities in the world. I have not spoken of Washington society —to my mind the most delightful and American in the country, for it reflects not, perhaps, what is best, but what is well above the average of every part of the republic—because my wish has been to sug- gest what it is that makes the charm of Washington, and to try to interest the readers of the Churchman in the city it- self, in showing what it is and what it stands for, and what it has become and is becoming. Not many Americans know their capital at all; very few know it well. It is well worthy of a close acquaintance, and of the respect and pride of every citi- zen of the Union of whose sovereignty it is the capital. ——._ _—_. SLAYERS OF KINGS. A Melancholy List, With Only One Gratifying Featur. From the London Mail. Looking over the records of regicide, it is highly gratifying to perceive that the crime is almost wholly continental. Hero Is a catalogue of the most celebrated ruffians who have attempted or accom- plished the murder of kings, presidents and other great men. There is not an English name in it. Nobiling, a man of thirty years, who tried to kill the Emperor Willlam on Sep- tember 10, 1878—twenty years to a day be- fore the latest iniquity—had the degree of “doctor” of a German university, and !s assed by the alientsts as a “political m: The weapon he used was a gun, and his own end was death in a hospital. Damiens, a man of forty-two years, at- tempted to assassinate Louis XV with a penknife, on January 5, 1757. He was an- other “political mystic,” and his occupa- tion was that of a servant. They had no merciful theories about irresponsible crim!- nals in those days, so Damiens was be- headed. Ravaillac, a man of fifty-two, assassi- nated Henry IV on May 14, 1610. Although he acted uader “the influence of a voice from heaven,” being a “religious mystic,” he was executed. His weapon was a knife. Clement, a youth of twenty-two years, who killed Henry III with a knife on Au: t 1, 1589, was also a “religious mystic,” and he ended his days by being murdered. “Mystics,” by the way, are people who are born with a good intellect but an ill- balanced judgment. As they grow up they get some idea inte their mind—such as anuarchism—which is always present and enforcing attention, and, sooner or later, it drives the unfortunate possessor off his hea Under its influence he hears voices, has supernatural dreams, end fancies himself chosen to fulfill some great mission. Those mentioned above are only a few out of a long catalogue. There are also: Mariotti, fifty-nine years old, who pre- tended to attempt the life of M. Freycinet, in December, 185, with a révolver. He was an employe on the Panama canal, and his real design was to draw attention to the persecution ef which he imagined he was the victim. He was put in a lunatic asy- lum. Aubertin, a mechanic and clever inven- tor, at the age of fifty-two, tried to assas- sinate M. Jules Ferry with a revolver, in December, 1887. He was a political mys- tic—that is to say, he had some insane notion of how countries ought to be gov- erned, and thought M. Ferry’s notions on the subject altogether wrong. But he also thought himself the victim of a persecu- tion. sanante, a young man of thirty, es- sayed_ to kill King Humbert on November 17, 1879, with a knife. He was imprisoned. Guiteau, a journalist, forty years old, as- nated President Garfield with a re- volver on July 2, 1881. Although he was both a political and religious mystic, ac- cording to the doctors, he was executed. Gerard, twe ix years of age, assas- sinated William of Nassau on July 10, 1584. ‘The weapon used was a pistol. The mur- derer was a soldier, and a religious maniac. He was executed. Cecile Renault, a |good-looking young woman of twenty years, armed with two knives, embarked with others on the enter- prise of slaying Robesplerre in 1704. She Was a political mystic and was beheaded. Karl Sand, twenty-four, murdered Kotze- bue on March 28, 1819. He was a student and a political and religious mystic. The weapon he used was a poniard, and he himself was executed. Jean Verger, at the age of thirty-one, as- sassinated M. Sibour with a knife, on Jan- uary 3, 1857. His profession was that of priest, and he was the unfortunate victim of the persecution mania. Still he was executed. Galeote, another priest, shot the Bishop of Madrid on April 18, 1886, with a revolver. He was a religious maniac, and thought that all the world was engaged in perse- cuting him. Instead of hanging him, they mercifully put him in a lunatic asylum. Louvel, thirty-seven, a saddler, and a political mystic, assassinated the Duc de Berry on February 13, 1820, with a knife. He suffered the utmost penalty. Aliband made an unsuccessful attempt on the life of Louis Philippe on June 5, 1836, with a cane gun. He was twenty-six years old, and his occupation that of a commis- sion agent. He was beheaded. Flesch! was one of the exceptions to the curious psychical law that regicides nearly always work alone. Fiesehi was forty-five years old when he attempted the life of Louis Phillippeon July 28, 1835. He was a seldier, a spy and a draper; his weapon was an “infernal machine,” and he had ac- complices. He was executed. ‘The famous Charlotte Corday, aged twen- ty-five, who, with a knife, killed Marat on July 13, 1798, ts classed as a “political mys- tic.” She was executed. Hielairand, a handsome commercial traveler, tried to assassinate Marshal Ba- zaine In June, 1887, with a knife. He was both a religious and political mystic, and his punishment was imprisonment. It will be seen from the above that the favorite weapon of the regicide is the knife, and that the most fatal months for rulers are January, June, July and De- cember. ee The queerest mescot on the government ships is a swarm. of “carpenter bees” that bas mace .ts home for three years in the mast of the lighthouse tender Mangrove. They took up their quarters voluntarily, and have stuck to the tender during ail its travels and blcckade duty. Though they browse around on shore when convenient, they never lose sight of the ship. HEADS FALLu IN CHINA au ae Six Reformists Exednted’ by Order of the Dowage? Empress. ‘The Downfall of ‘the’ Emperor Was 39 Completed Whew He Wore Euro- ple pean Cloties tm Court. Sales te A Pekin correspondent, telegraphing Thursday, says: aes Six reformists—namely,, Kang Yuwei's brother, one censor and four head clerks of the cabinet, including a son of the gov- ernor of Hu Poi—were executed today for alleged conspiracy against the dowager em- press. There is no excitement here and every- thing is proceeding as usual. The developments of palace affairs con- firm the belief that the emperor, by the radical reforms which he had decreed, pre- pared himself for the blow struck by the dcowager empress. The successive edicts furnish a history of the trend of affairs. The emperor’s chief advisor, Kang Yuwei, obtained unbounded influence over him, and inspired the reforms. The official classes opposed him and consulted the dowager empress as to means for nullify- ing these reforms. The current story is that the immediate cause of the emperor's downfall was that he appeared one day fn European clothes. ‘This offense, it appears, was aggravated by the arrival in China of the Marquis lio, the Japanese statesman, which alarm- ed the palace officials as foreshadowing Japanese domination in the empire's coun- cils. Thereupon the dowager empress acted with wonderful promptness and de- posed her nephew before the Pekin peo- ple were aware that she had left the sum- mer palace. Kang Yuwei, foreseeing trou- ble, fled two days before the cri His followers were arrested today. Hsuying-K’Ouel, whose’ dismissal from the Chinese foreign office was secured by the Pritish minister some time ago on the ground of bad faith, has been reappointed. ‘The announcement of the emperor’s death is expected soon, and the dowager empress is likely to appoint a figurehead as his successor, retaining the real power herself. One report says the empress has strong views regarding Russlan aggression in Manchuria, and that, though she is likely to restore Li Hung Chang to power, she is not likely to countenance his Russian leanings. the Shanghai correspondent of the Daily Telegraph says: “Yu Man Tze, a brigand chief of Sze Chuen province, threatens to attack Chun King tomorrow. The natives are greatly alarmed.” A dispatch from Bahan announces the ar- rival there of the Chinese refugee Kang Yuwel, the Canton reformer, who recently escaped from Pekin, and also his arrest by the Japanese authorities. ———-e0-____ GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS. Acknowledgment of Them by Treas- urer Isabel Chamberlin. To the Editor of The Evening Star: It is natural that cittes should fete their own soldiers on their return home, but in no other city has such hospitality been shown as in Washington. The pension office ladies’ and their friends at work at Potomac Hall have every means of knowing this from the cash con- tributions and valuable donations in kind received by them daily,.enabling them to provide for 25,000 soldiers during the last month. Volunteers from all the states and “the reg’lar army man," who does not ex- pect thoughtful attentions, send back the most grateful acknowledgment of “‘a good supper and a welcome that will never be forgotten,” and the timely aid to the sick by the Misses Neumeyer and Mrs. Dent sustained many soldters’ lives. And nearly ail of this work has been done by a loving people, who spent the summer at home, forfeiting some luxury to make a donation or inventing a splendid plan for raising money. ‘ Apropos of the last was the concert at Albaugh’s Theater by. the ladies of the choir of Westminster Presbyterian Church, by which they made $641 and turned over to the treasurer $614.65, their expenses of the whole affair being only. $26.35, which is another of the many proofs of the generos- ity of Washington talent and business men. When the art loan committee, whose con- tributions have been far-reaching and al- most inexhaustible, heard of the work through Mrs. F. B. McGuire their treasurer sent a check for $200, and so this money, earned by a great social event, has been appropriated in a philanthropic way to Washington's credit. The chairman’s report which was ren- dered September 22, shows a balance in bank of over $88.42. That was almost a week ago, however, and, of course, the moneys will be quickly consumed by outstanding debts. The following is a continuation of the moneys received by the treasurer: 3 Previously acknowledged...... ~ $801.27 Ladies of choir of Westminster Presbyterian Church. 614.65 Washington Art Loan Committee... 200.00 Robert R. McKahan. . 5.00 Mrs. H. S. Graves. ‘ _ . 1.00 A friend (through Miss Reagan).... 1.00 Miss_ Brahd. 50 We RoW. 50 ISABEL 8. September 27. 1808. pactesc Sea Conservation of Energy. From Tit-Bits. A young foreigner had recently arrived In London from his native country, and some friends of his family arranged a dinner in his honor, ‘The evening arrived, the guests Invited to meet him were assembled, bat the young fellow did not appear. A friend celled on him the next day and, reminding him that he had accepted the invitation, ir quired why he had not been present. Hi: reply -was ingenious. “I vas not hungry, he said. +e —______ AUCTION SALES OF REAL ESTATE, &c. ‘Today. James W. Ratcliffe, Auct.—Assignee’s sale of the entire stock of gents’ furnishings, on Friday, September 30, at No. 205 Pa. ave. Duncanson Bros., Aucts.—Trustees’ sale of undi- vided one-third tnterest in property in Hillsdale, Barry Farm, District of Columbia, &c., on Friday, September 30, at 3 p.m, Tomorrow. C. G. Sloan & Co., Aucts., 1407 G st.—Account of trustees and executors to settle estate, a lot of household effects, on Saturday, Oct. 1, at 10 a.m.; also, at 12 m., horses, carriages, one boy's and one gent's saddle, ete. Walter B. Willivms & Co. Auets.—On Saturday, Oct. 1, at 10 a.m., they will sell, within their les rooms, a gcneial essortment of household furniture; ulso, at 12-m.,:ihorses, carriages, bi- cycles, ete. i3 I Magrath & Kennelly, ‘Auet#.—On Saturday, Oct. 1, at 10 a.m., 50 head ‘of borses, at 205 11th st. = Gu? & 3. Bensinger, Auct., 938-04) La. ave. n.w.—On AUCTION SALES. FUTURE DAYs. ‘THOS. J. OWEN, AUCFIONBER, 913 F ST. N.W. aeky: TRUSTEES’ SALE. OF. iG NO. 42015 P STREET NORTHWEST. By virtue of u deed of trust to us, duly reco-ded among the land records of the District of Colum- bia, in Liber 2098, folla 41% et seq., we will, at the’ request of the holder “of the ‘notes secured thereby, sell at public auction, in front of the promises, at HALI-PART DUR O'CLOCK P. N TUESDAY. THE FOURTH DAY OF OcTO: BER, A.D. 1898. the following described property, situate and lying im the etty of Washington, Dis: triet of Columbia, namely: Lot numbered ©: ($0), in Wm. H." Doherty and Samuel H. wood's subdivision of lots in sguare numbered fire hundred and eleven (511), ax said subdivision is re- corded in the office of the surveyor of the Distelet of Columbia, in book 15, page $6, with right to the use of the north tive (G) feet by the width of lots seventy-six (76) and seventy-seven (77). tu aid subdivision, ard of the west four (4) fect by depth of said lot seventy-seven (77), as ab alley, with the Improvements and appurtetiances thereunto be- longing. i Terms of sale: One-third cash, balance in one ard two years, represented by notes of the pur chaser, bearing’ 6 per cent interest, payable yem{- annually, and secured by a deed of’ trust the Property sold, or all cash, at the option of the pur. ebaser. A deposit of $250 required at the time of All conveya: ‘and stamps at the cost of ‘the r. sale to be complied with w! ty AUCTION SALES. TOMORROW. AUCTION SALES. FUTURE DAYS. AUCTION SALES. FUTURE DAYs. Horses! Horses! S. BENSINGER’S BAZAAR, 940 LA. AVE. SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER FIRST, AT TEN O'CLOCK, we will’ sell, within the bazaar, 25 head of Horses. Among ‘them will be found some good workers and drivers, suitable for all purposes. ALSO, AT ELEVEN 0°CLOOK For the District. governme: ARV. ‘one Sorrel Horse. ory. it S. BENSINGER. A JAMES W. KATCLIFFE, AUCTION (Successor to Rateliffe, Sutton & Co.) REGULAR Pa. ave. n.w., Furniture, Carpets, ete. AT TWELVE M., in front of salex rooms, Horses, Carriages, Wa- gens, Harness, ete. it JAMES W. RATCLIFF! WALTER B. WILLIAMS &€ CO., AUCTIC OUR REGULAR SATURDAY SALE. On TOMORROW, OCTOBER FIRST, AT TEN O'CLOCK .. We skall sell, at our sales room, cor. 10th and D sts. n.w., a general assottment of Housekeeping Articles, consisting of Parlor, Li- brary, Chamber and Dining Room Furniture,’ Car- pets, ‘ete. ALSO, 200 lots of Carpets, Mattings, Of Cloth, Platform Scale, Heating Stoves, Bicycles, &c. ‘Terms It WALTER B. WILLIAMS & ©O., Aucts. Horses. 50 HEAD. ‘TOMORROW (SATURDAY), AT TEN O'CLOC! at our auction stables, 205 11th n.w. Fagan & Jones will sell a car load of good Workers and Drivers. 25 Head, sold for want of use, by persons in the city. Also Wagons, Buggies and Harness. It MAGRATH & KE ELLY. C. G. SLOAN & CO., AUCTIONEERS, 1407 G 8’ NT OF TRUSTEES AND EXEC s TLE ESTAT M. B. OAK COMBID . 6 OAK CHINA CLOS! ADS, IRROR, it . BOOK ©. BOX B FRIGERAT AND OTH SED HAIR A PILLOWS, BOLSTERS CLOTHS,” MATTINGS, RU FOLDING BEDS, TOILET. SKERY, REV. BOOK CASES, MAN’ LOT CLOTH SUITINGS “AND J 50 NEW AND SECOND-HAND CAR- PETS, ALL WITHIN OUR AUCTION ROOMS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER FI 1898, AT TEN O°CLOCK’ A.M., COMMENCING WITH CARPETS. ALSO, AT TWELVE M., HORSES, CARRIAGES, HARNESS, &c.; ALSO ONE BOYS’ AND ONE GENTS’ SADDLE. TERMS CASH. se20-2t C. G. SLOAN & CO., AUCTIONEERS. BUTURE DAYS. MARCUS NOTES. Auction, Furniture and Storage Warerooms, 637-639 Louisiana Ave. Important sale of Car- pets and a small lot of Fur- niture, being the first of our regular twice-a-week sales, Tonday, October 3, TEN A.M. Particulars Saturday. 1t THOMAS DOWLING & CO., AUCTIONEERS. 612 E st. n. TRUSTEES’ SALE OF VALUABLE DPROVED PROPERTY ON B ST. BETWEEN 10TH AND UTH, AND ON N ST. BETWEEN 1TH AND 12TH SOUTHEAST, AT AUCTION. By virtue of a certain deed of trust, June 3, and duly recorded in Liber 2132, folio 119 et of the land records of the District of Co- and ut the request of the party secured + We will sell, at public auction, in froat of the premises, on THURSDA )BER. THIR- TEENTH, 1808, AT FOUR © P.M., the following deserit i] znd premises, situate in the elty of Washington, District Columbia, known “and designated ‘as being lot numbered thirty-fi (35), in Chark Gessford’s subdivision of lots in square numbered nine hundred and sixty ing (O60), as pes plat of said subdivision. re- corded in Book 20, at page 121, of the records of the office of the surveyor of the District of Co- Jumbia, belng No. — B st. s-e. A SAME DAY, AT HALE-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK P.M., parts of lots twelve (12) and thirteen (13), in square numbered ten hundred snd one (1001), ‘be- ginning for the same ut the northeast corner of sald original lot twelve (12), and runping themze east on N street thirty-six (36) feet; thence south sixty feet (60) six inches (6); thence east twenty- four (24) feet ten inebes (10): thence south thirty- one (1) feet six inches (6); thence west forty (40) feet ten inches (10); thence north twenty-two (22) feet; thence west twenty (29) feet, and thence north seventy (70) feat to the place ‘of beginning, being No. 1109 N street southeast, ‘Terms of lot 35, square 969: Sold subject to trust of $2,750 and Interest: balance cash. ‘Terms of lots 12 and 13, square 1001: One-third sh, balance in one und two years, secured b; deed’ of trust on the property, with interest, or al cash, at the option of purchaser. A deposit of $100 required on each piece of property sold. All con- veyancing and récording at cost of purchaser. Terns of sale to be complied with within fifteen days, or trustees reserve, the right to resell at risk ‘and cost of defaulting purchaser. JONN E. HERRELL, National Capital Bank. HENRY K. SIMPSON, se80-dts DUNCANSON BROS. TRUSTEH'S SALB OF AUCTIONEERS. BUILDING LOT ON G STRE BETWEEN 21ST AND 22D STREETS NORTHWEST. 5 By virtue of a decree of the Supreme Court of th: District of Columbia, passed in equity cause No. 16301, I will sell,’ in front of the prem- ‘TUESDAY, OCTOBER ELEVENTH, O'CLOCK P.M. all “that cer? tain piece or parcel of ground, situate in Wash- ington, District of Columbia, and designated on ground plan’ or plat of said city as the west thirty- ons feet six inches front by the depth thereof of lot twelve (12) in souare eighty (80), together with the improvements, ways, easements, -ights, priv ileges and appurtenances to the same belonging. ‘Terms: One-third purchase money cash, balance in two equal installmen: payable in one and two years after date of sale, with interest at rate of 6% ee annum, payable’ semf-annually, to be se- eured by deed’ of trust on property sold, or all cash, at option of purchaser. Conveyancing. rev- epue stamps, etc., at purchaser's cost. A deposit of $200 required at time of sule. Terms to be ecmplied with In ten days, otherwise right reserv- ed to resell at risk and cost of purchaser. HENRY P. BLAIR, Trustee, se27-d& Is 412 5th st. nw. + chat DUNCANSON BROS., AUCTIONEERS. PUBLIC SALE OF DESIRABLE BROWN STONB FRONT RESIDENCE, BEING PREMISES NO. jslg K STREET NORTHWEST, WASHING- On WEDNESDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF 0c- TOBER, 1898, AT'TEN MINUTES PAST FIVE O'CLOCK P.M., the undersigned, as trustees under a deed of trust bearing date February 19, 1895, and recorded in Liber No. 1984, folio 824 ct seq., of the land records of the District of Columbia, Will sell at public auction, ‘ront the premise: weste:n half of original lot numbered five (6), in square numbered one hundred end seven (107),’ be- fag premises No, 1819 K street northwest, Wash- ‘erms: One-third cash (of which deposited with the trustees at the thme of sale), balunce tr three equal installments, at one, two and three years, respectively, with interest’ at 5. er, cent per antium from date of sale, secured by rat len on the property; or all cash, at pur- chaser’s option. If terms are not complied with within tei days from date of sale, trustees reserve the rigtt to res.l on five days’ public notice, at Hist, and cost of defaulting, parchaser. |All conyey- ancing, ‘neluding stamp duty, at purchaser's cost. MAJILON ASHFORD, ALDIS B. BROWNE. se2i-d&ds Trustees. JAMES W. RATCLIFFE, AUCTIONEER. ‘Succesaor to Ratcliffe. Sutton & Co.) VERY DESIRABLE BUILDING SITE ON 13TH STREET BE- TWEEN LYDECKER AVE. must be AND LAMAR PLACE, HOL- MEAD MANOR, BY AUC- TION. On MONDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER THIRN, 1898, AT HALF-PAST FOUR O°CLOCK, I will of: fer for sale, in front of the premises, Lot 30, block CHANCERY SALE OF STORE AND DWELLING ON SOUTHEAST CORNER OF 5TH AND B STREETS S.#. By virtue of a decree of the Supreme Coort of the District of Columbia, in equity cause No. 15 I will sell, at public auction, In front iscs, on TUESDAY, OCTOBER ELE AT FIVE CK PM city of Washington, D. square S43, improved iy Story brick store and dwelling at sontheast of Sth and B streets s.c. Terms of sale: The purchaser must third cash, and the balance in equal in one and two years from terest at 6 per anpually, and re of burchaser, x property sold, or all cash, at the chaser, A deposit of $100 will be required at of sale. Conveyancing and stamps at cost of pur- chaser. HENRY W. sone se29-10t Fendalt Butiding. DUNCANSON BRO: SALE OF VALI TRUSTEES’ A FRONTING ON 14TH STRE! YORK AVENUE NORTHWEST. By virtue of a certain deed of trust recorded in Liber 2043, at follo 214 et seq., of the land records of the District of Columbia, we will sell in front of the premises, on TUESDAY, THE EIGH- TEENTH DAY OF OCTOKER, A. D. isos, AT HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK PMC, the following described land and premises, with the easens rights, ways aud appurtenances thereunto belong: ing, situate and lying in the city of Washington, in "the District of Columbia, namely: All of criginal Jot numbered seven (7), !n square number- cs, ed two hundred and twenty-three (223), excepting |) the southern part thereof, fronting thirty-two (32) feet on 14th street northwest, which was conveyed Brooke Mackall and wife to the American t Co. by deed dated October 30, 1804, and reccrded October 31, 184, among the land’ records of said District of Columbia, and excepting the northeastern part thereof, on which the building formerly known as the “Palace Mar: ket” now stands, and the stuall triangalar plece of said lot (about 50 square feet) ia front of the northeastern entrance to said building. This prop- erty has a frontage on 14th street northwest of about seventy-five \75) feet and a frontage begin- ning from the northwestern corner of sald lot of about seventy-seven (77) feet on New York ave- nue. ‘Terms of sale: to be paid in cash, the balan ments in one, two and three er annum interest, payable seml-arn by a deed of trust on the property cash, at the option of the purchaser. $3,000 will be roquire One-fourth of the purchase money in equal instali- veyancing, recording enue stamps at of purcl Terms of sale to be complied with in ff om date of sa herwise trus- tees reserve the right to resell the property at the risk and cost of the defaulting pure after five days’ advertisement of such resale in some newspaper published in Washington, D. ( FRANCIS HL SMI MARTIN L. KOHLE S-déeds Trustees. DUNCANSON BROTHERS, AUCTIONEERS. TRUSTEES’ SALE OF DWELLIN PETWE, LOR! Q STREET NORTHWEST. By virtue of two certain deeds of trust, recorded among the land records of the District of Columbia, Liber 2200, folio 426 et seq., and 438 et seq., ree spectively, we will offer separately, at public aue- tion, tn front of the premises, on FRIDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF OCTOBER, A.D. 1898, COM- MENCING AT FIVE O'CLOCK’ P.M., the ‘follow- described property, situate in the county of shington, District of Columbia, to wit: All those certain pieces or parcels of land and premises known and distinguished as and being lots num bered twenty-nine (29) and thirty-one (31) of James H. Merriwether's subdivision of part of block num- bered three (3), in “Kalorama Heights,” together with the Improvements thereon; subject, however, to a deed of trust of seven thousand (37,000) dol- lars each, on the above-named lots, with interest thereon, paycble semi-annually, at the rate of six per cent per annum until paid. Terms of sale: The above mentioned incumbrance on each lot to be assumed with tnterest from Feb- ruary 14, 1898. One-half of the balance of the purchase ‘money to be paid in cash, and the re- mainder in two equal installments, payable re- spectively in one and two years, secured by deed of trust upon the property sold, with Interest there- on at the rate of 6 per cent per annum until paid; or all cash, at the option of the purchaser. A de. posit of $200 will be required on each lot at time of sale. Sale t6 be closed in 15 days, otherwise the property will be resold at the risk and cost of de- faulting purchaser after five days’ advertisement in some newspaper published in Washington, D. se! Conveyancing, revenue stamps, &c., at cost of pur- chaser. BRAINARD H. WARNER, LOUIS D. WINE, se22-d&ds Trustees. H. K. FULTON’S AUCTION SALE OF UNREDEEMED PLE JOHN DOYLE CARMODY, AUCTIONEER. I will sell xt public auction, at the store of H. Fulton, 1218 Pa. uv new. commencing on TUES , OCTOBER FOURTH, 1898, AT TEN "CLOCK A.M., all redeemed pledges in bis » on which is duc yeur's interest or more, ting of Gold, -filled and Metal se Watches, Pla. Seal and Set Rings, sold Chains, Charms, Lockets and Fobs, Badges, Medals, Studs, Cuff Button: Lace Pins, Earrings, Bra glasses, Diamonds and other in fine ‘mountings in every Silver and Plated Ware, Guns, Revolvers, Clocks, Meersci Field and Opera Glasses, Umbrell. Goods, Musical, Mechanical and yele, Typewrite old and pus articles, enings until all JOHN DOYLE ©. DUNCANSON BROS. AUCTIONEERS. TRUSTEES’ SALD OF VALUABLE UNIMPROVED REAL ESTATE ON 21ST STREET BETWEEN Q AND R STREETS NORTHWEST. By virtue of a certain deed of trust, recorded in Liber No. 2293, at folio 140 et seq.,” of the sand records of the District of Columbia, we will sell, at public auction, in front of the premises, on THCRSDAY, OCTCBER SIXTH, 1898, HALi"- PAST FOUR O'CLOCK PM., the following de- scribed three parcels of real estate, situate in rho city of Washington in said Distr PARCEL A —The north twenty-two ((22) feet front on Twenty first street by full depth of lot numbered Thirty- one (31) in C. J. Hillyer's subdivision of aquace nimbered sixty-six (66), as per plat recorded. in Liber No. 12, folio 55, of the records of the office of the survefor of the District of Columbia. PARCEL B—The south one (1) foot front on Twen- -first street by full depth of said lot numbered thirty-one (31) and the north twenty-one (21) feet front on said street by full depth of lot numberod thirty-two (82) in sald C. J. Hillyer’s subdivision of said square numbered sixty-six (66). PARCEL C—The south two (2) feet front on Twenty-first street by full depth of said let num- bered thirty-two (82) and the north twenty (20) feet front on raid street by full depth of lot num- bered thirty-three (53) in said C. J. Hillyer’s aifb- division of said square mumbered sixty-six (68). The ground presents three fine building sites, cach twenty-tw> (22 feet front by depth of more than one hundred (100) feet to a wide alley. Terms: One-third cash, balance in equal install- wents, at one and two years, with interest at o% per annum, payable sem!-arnually, from day 0: sale, secured by deed of trust upon the property sold, or all cash, at the option of the purchaser. ‘A deposit of $200 on each parcel will be required time of vale. All conveyancing and reveuue amps at purchascr’s cost. Terms to be complied with within ten drys, ytherwise the trustees 1¢- serve the right to reseil any parcel at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser thereof. MAHLON ASHFORD, ALDIS B. BROWNE, se24-d&ds Trustees. DUNCANSON BROS., AUCTIONEERS. TRUSTEES’ SALE OF A HANDSOME FIFTEEN-ROOM BROWN-STONE DWE! IN A CHOICE PART OF THE NORTHWES SECTION OF THE CITY, KNOWN AS PREM- ISES NO. 1735 TWENTIETH STREET. By virtue of a certain deed of trust, recorded amoi the land reeords of the District of Colum- bia, Liber 2290, follo 446 et seq. we will offer at Lie auction,’ in front of the premises, AY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF OCT¢ 1898, AT HALV-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK P.3L following deseribed property, situate in the c Washington, District of Columbia, to wit: that certain plece or parcel of land and premises known and distinguished as and being lot nuin- dered twenty-three (23), in G. W. and J. 8. Hop- kins’ subdivision of square numbered one bundred and ten (110), together with the improvements thereon, subject, however, to a certain deed of trust of eigh thousand (38,000) dollars, with inter- est thereon, payable quarterly, at the rate of six per cent ner annum until paid, Terms of cale: The above mentioned incum- brance to te assumed, with interest from Febra- ary 14, 1898. One-baif of the balance of the pur- chase money to be paid in cash, and the remainder in two equal Installments, payable respectively in one and two years, secured by deed of trust upon the property sold, with interest thereon at the rate of six per cent per annum until paid, or all cash, at the option of the purchaser. A deposit of $200 will be required at the time of sale. Sale to be closed in fifteen dass, otherwise the property will be resold at the risk’ and cost of defaulting pur- chaser, after five days’ advertisement in some newspaper published in Washington, D. C. ‘Con- veyanclig, revenue stamps, etc., at purchaser's cost. BRAINARD H. WARNER, CLARENCE B. sels -déeds THOS. J. OWEN, AUCTIONEER, 913 F ST. N.W. A VERY NEAT, NEW AND ATTRACTIVE SIX- ROOM AND BATH BRICK DWELLING, WITH ALL MODERN IMPROVEMENTS, BE: ING PREMISES NO. 2413 7TH ST. N.W., TO BE SOLD AT AUCTION. On MONDAY, OCTOBER THIRD, 1898, at HALF-PAST FOUE O'CLOCK P. M.. I will, at of the owner, sell, at public auction, the in front of the premises, this very desirable new brick dwelling, containing all modern conveniences, with cemented yard. Lot 16x60, to a 10-foot pri- vate alley; situated on the Brightwood and Ta- kema car line and within a few minutes’ walk of the Met. R. BR. . ‘Terms: Sold subject to deed of trust of $1,500, dslanco one-half cash and remainder in one’ and two years, with interest, secured by deed of trust, or ail cash, at option of purchaser. A it of $100 required at time of sale. Com and recording at purchaser's cost. se28-diids THOS, J. OWEN, Auctioneer. ©. G. SLOAN & CO., Anctionvers, 1407 G st. SALE VALUABLE iMPRUVED FrROI'! ‘On dra “StREET METWEEN G QNDE On MONDAY, OCTOLER TUIRD, 1898, aT LY-PaST FOUR P.M. in froat of the sate —= JAMES W. RATCLIFFE, AUCTIONEER, {Successo- to Ratcliffe, Sutton & Co.) Trustees’ Sale of that Well-pay- ing Fireproof Flat known as the ‘‘Tavistock,” adjoining the corner of 3d and G sts. n.w., con= taining about 40 rooms. By virtue of a decree of thi the District of Columbia, we will offer for sale at of THE EIG ¥-VAST F © principal June. 1Nvs, in the wing de bounds ai Third street weet 100 f e: AN A deposit of three ed (300) Gollare will be required of the chaser, or purchasers, at the time of ms ‘of salem plied with wh dave of sale, otherwise the property e risk abd cost of the defaulting purchasers. All conveyanelng, re cording, revenue taxes, ete. at pu or pure chasers’ cost WILTON J w.. LAMBERT, T: TDDONS. raster Lean and ‘Trust bldg. RATCLIFFE, ave le Ratcliffe, Sutton & Co.) VALUARLE BRICK & 3 NO. 431 MASS. AY By virt ie of a cert aly recorded In Liber No, the d records of the Dé dat request of the parties se the 1 trustees, on, In nt of the promi SEV OF OK - ST FOUR O°CL Seribed land and. pre Washington, in the Distric ignated as ‘and being parts square south of square ginning for the same at a point avenie 23 feet 9 inches west corner of said lot @; thence along sald aven <=. right angles to th said lot sontbeasterly with of sald lots to a polut which will be drawn from with sald line ther with e-smention- installments, interest at emis from day of purchaser to be gi upon the prop=rty sold, the purchaser. A deposit of the purchaser at the cn recording, stamps and w user. ‘Terms of sale u ten days efwise the trustees reserve the property at the risk end rost hi WILLIAM E. H. ye :oUM, payable at Soo Sth st BERGMANN, aw. H. Trusteos, By virtue of a decree of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, passed in equity No. 14 I will offer for sale, by in “frout of the premises, on ‘TH SIXTH DAY OF OCTOBER, A.D. LOCK P.M., the following described re situate in the county of W Columbia, to wit: A part land called “Meridian “Hill, Columbia, and designated as sublot thirty Stevens’ & Ogle's subdivision of lots six en (7), of block six (6). as said sw cored in Book No. 6, subd ivis: e office of the surverur of the Distt ia, together with all the 4 & Terms: One-third cash, the balance in installments, one and two years, day of sale, at 6 per cent per deed of trast « the option of the pui quired on acceptance of bid. vot complied with It t are in fifteen days from the day of sale, the trustee reserves the right to resell the property at the risk and cost of the defaulting pur- er, after ten days f such re e in’ some new © publ Washington, Al conveyancing, 8 at pur- chaser’s Cost wow oN EDWARI Se24-d&ds Rooms 34 and 35 EB DUNCANSON BROTHERS, AUCTIONEERS. y IM 719 S NORT H, BETWEEN NEW HAMP- SHIRE AVENUE AND EIGHTE TH STREE By virtue of a certain deed of trust to us, da February 19, 1895, and duly recorded in Liber No. 2004, folio 3 et aq. of the lund nm of the District of Columbia, and request of the party secured thereby, we, undersigned (rus- tees, will sell, (at pulitie in front of th MONDAY, NTH DAY OF AT HAL 2 UR OCLOCK PM. t ing de: scribed dand and pi . situate in the city of Wasbingtou, in th thet Cohumbia, and designated as and being lot numbered seventy four , in Gardiner G. Hubbard's su visien of lots im square numbered one hundred and fifty-two (152), as per plat recorded in Liber Nv. folio 2s, of the records the office of the surveyor of the District of Columbia, with the improvements, there- on, Terms of sale: One-third of the purchase money to be paid in cash, and the balance in two equal ipstallmen' payable in and two years, with Interest at 6 per cent per annum, payable’ seumi- aanvaliy from of sale, secured by deed of trust upon the property sold, or all exsh, at th of the purchaser. A deposit of five bandred dol ($000) may be required of the pu at time of sale. All conveyanc! a tarial fees at the expense of purchaser, Ty of sale to be complied with within t day of sale, otherwise the crustees reserve the right to resell the property at the risk end cost of the defaulting purchase: a n days from STORY AND BASF. DWELLING. NUMBERED 1714 TENTH SYREET NORTHWEST By virtue of a deed of t duly recorded in Taber No. 1248, at fclio 4 seq., of the land records of the District of in front of the premises, SIXTH DAY OF OCTO! QUARTER-PAST FIVE ¢ Towing reul estate, sit ton, District of Colun to wit: inai lots eleven (11) and twelve (12), In square three hundred and thirty-five (385), beginning for the same at a point cm loth strect fifty. feet sovth of the dividing li lots 10 and 11; running. thence south along 10ch street eighteen’ (18) feet etx (6) inches; thence westwardly slong a line at right angles with 1th street ninety-four (4) feet nine (9) Incher to a ten (14) foot alley; thence along sald alley north eighteen (18) feet six (6) Incbes; th to the point of beginning. Being Miiam Wall's subdivision of square three fi dred and thirty-five (885), together with the e ments, hecidituments and appurtenances to same delongiag or in wise appertaining. ‘Terms: One-third cash, balance in one and two years at 6% per annom interest, payable seml- arnually, to be sectred by deed of trust on the property sold, or all cash, at the option of the pur- chaser. A dsposit of $200 required ut time of wale. g, revente stomps, ete., at purchasers cont. f sale to be complied with within fifteen days from date of sale, otherwise trustees reserv the right to resell the property at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser, after sive days” advertisement of such resale In some mews lished 1p Wasbirgton, D.C. a W._ CLARENCE DUVALL, GEORGE E. EMMONS, s022-d&ds ‘Trustees. THCMAS DOWLING, AUCT., 612 E st. now. TRUSTEE’S SALE OF TWO-STORY BRICK DWELLING, 1600 SIXTRENTH STRBET NORTH WEST. By virtue of a certain deed of trus* recorded in Liber No. 1830, folio 346 et seq., of the land ree- ords of the District of Colombia, and by the 4i- rection of the ag thereby secured, I will sell ublicauct! in front of the premises, on WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER FIFTH, 1808, at FOUR, O'CLOCK P."M., the following’ described real estate, situate in the city of Wi in the said District: Lot numbered one (1), in Yohn B. ‘columbia, we will sell, THE aT on THURSDs¥ ER, A.D. 1808, CK P.M, ein the cit, rts of orig- origtaall