Evening Star Newspaper, March 2, 1900, Page 15

=~ THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1900-16 PAGES. A WORD FOR BOERS "The Cause of the Transvaal Exploited and Upheld. ‘JOHN HAYS HAMMOND ANSWERED "The South African Republic Not an Oligarchy HE JAMESON RAID io ihe Pattor of The Eveping Start Mr. John Hays Hammond may be, as he asserts in his statements appearing in the press at this time, an American citizen, but that he is without prejudice in regard to the situation in South Africa 1s more than his most ardent admirers would be wfling to belfeve. Of course, the reform committee had no idea of making “con- quest of any territory"—the members of it bad no Interest whatever in the mines, Jands, railroads, &c., of South Africa; they ‘were noble, high-minded and patriotic citi- zens of the United States and England, ‘whose sole object In the Transvaal, as Mr, ‘Hammond would have us believe, was to show the savage Boers how to manage their own affairs, and incidentally right the wrongs of some of their fellow beings who are struggling in a faraway land to gequire as speedily as possible all the fvealth above and under ground. Mr. Hammond finds {t convenient to for- that the so-called reform committee in- ‘vited Dr. Jameson to co-operate with them jn the monstrous plan they had formed of ppsetting the Transvaal government—had gtranged with him the date of his entrance jnto Johannesburg, &c. A part of the well- Jaid plans of this noble reform committee niscarrying, the date of the Intended revo- fasion was changed, and word hastily sent © Dr. Jameson not to come as previously arranged, but await further instructions. But Dr. Jameson, either misunderstanding gr knowing the reform committee better than they thought, distrusted the message pnd pushed on, fedring the uprising was fs to oceur and he, perchance, be cheat- J out of participation in ft and its results, th is trua, as Mr. Hammond states, that the raid was made against the advice and protest of the so-called reform committee, EF for the sole reason that the committee not ready to act as arranged with Dr. Ae The Revolutionary Committee. « least said the better of this shame- ful and disgraceful affair, and especially by ® conspicuous a member of the revolution- pry committee as Mr. Hammond. That he dan and his companion conspirators got off With their-tives should be a matter of con- Eratulation to them—a matter of regret to the Boers. They must know that in any other country in the world they would have been shot. Good taste, to say the least, sbould not only forbid Mr. Ham- mond placing all the blame now on Dr. Jameson, but forbid him misrepresenting % country which gave him his life. nders did not invest in mining en- yrises in South Africa upon the invita- on of Kruger in 188% any more than Americans are now investing in the Klon- the invitation of the queen. mmond would have us betieve the could not have worked the mines ~ experience.” Had not the Boers m the very wealth of their land, “engineer- even so famous an en- Hammond, I taney he iven his services to Boer or ¥, afid probably upon a con- . too? Mr. Hammond states that England for “no taxation without which she learned from 3 his American history. When gated that God-given principe cvlonies of Great Britain, not an t republic, as the Transvaal, w a right to demand all that we «id. Why do not hundreds of foreigners pew owning property in this country upon hich they pay taxes demand representa- and at the same time insist, as the =h Outlander does, upon retaining al- to his queen. revious Statement by Hammond. -s Mr. Hammond forget the statement made a few years ago by Mr. Lionel Phil- lips that the franchise was not what he or any other Englishman really wished? Why has Mr. Hammond the right to de- mand that in the South African republic— @ Dutch settlement, a free and Independent state—English as well as Dutch should be » language, Why not demand or state in this republic where any Germans, sh that German as well uld be the language of the sl and as Mr. Hammond himself States, per cent (over one-half) of the mines owned by others than English, n why should the minority English Out- demand their language? rse only burghers were allowed on Are Frenchmen allowed on the ju- ngland? Mr. Hammond's statement that Dutch is the only language taught in the schools is entirely fa There are a numbe En. glish sche where all that is asked is that Dutch be taught five hours a week. Mr. mmond_ or- that the language entirely discontint forth be taught and lage of nine-te n, Mr. id no doubt create from there I recom- of nd to pro re for the Ou volée in the Canadian par! of the mine! ws of the Trans- be com- and as ed re- Hammond of 2. A refor Mr. Hammond would be eful ly. | suggest that Mr. Hammond return South Africa and persuade the colonial secretary. Mr. C Rhodes, to give Cape e of the low taxes the Trans- . the former levying of mines of 3 per c a tax on nt, the lat- Not an Oligarchy. The South African repubile not an chy.” Even if it were, what of it? ple have the same right to select rm of government as the United Russia or France. Mr. ind oligarchies In South if he has any special an- that form of government. and vice president of the 1 republic are elected every y the people. The members of are flve—appointed ee are of the prest- + own political party and the remain- {nx two of the opposite political party, for it must be known that even in the Trans- vaal two parties exist—the progressives, Jike the liberals of England, and the co: servatives. QOutlanders can become mem- ers of the lower volksraad, corresponding house of commons, at the end of two rs. and at the end of seven (or as Mr. uger recently offered, five) years a seat the upper volksraad, corresponding, we Mt say. to the house of lords, with the that an Outlander might be in jousand years without gain- “to that august body, population of the South African re- tublic consists of about 150,000 Boers and bout 120000 Outlanders, and of this lat- jor about one-third are English. Why is ib hat neither France, Germany nor the “nited States are at war with the Trans- yaal now to protect the interests of their espective people? Why should England ake war for the rights of people of other ations? Why if Englishmen are denied the fran- hise and all rights, are there now as offi- hae! the government of the South Afri- nm republic men who were English, but ho have become members of the republic d elected to high positions? Why have only Englishmen been the com- ners. the disturbers, the falsifiers? Why have almost all Outlanders of other nations, with exception of England (although even a few Englishmen are fight- ing with the Boers), gone to the front with the men of the South African republic? Englishmen in Office. Why are French and German flags even now flying over mines owned and operated by men of these nations, and the English mines the only ones closed? We know Germany protects her citizens well all over the globe, especially where much is to be gained and procured. Mr. Hammond tells us himself that the United States was quick to act and pull one of her chestnuts out of the fire in his own person in 1884. Why, I say, if the laws of the Transvaal against the Outlanders were s0 unbearable and terrible, why should only one voice be raised, and that England's? A Century of Wrong. The reason is plain. A century of wrong and dishonor marks. England's page of his- tory in regard to this Httle South African republic, robbed in the beginning by Eng- land from their natural protectors} Holland abused, drained of every cent for salaries paid to English officials, taxed without rep- resentation, deprived of their slaves, and paid in drafts payable in London, so that not one Boer out of a thousand could get their draft cashed; driven finally Into the wilderness, to be destroyed by savage and beast: solemn treaties broken like the Eng- lsh wind, of which they were made; forc- ibly annexed {n 1877; gaining in 1881 their freedom, with the hated suzerainty string tied to them, which in 1884 England sol- emnly withdrew, as evidenced by the re- moval of the “resident” who had resided in the Transvaal from 1881 to 18s4, to rep- resent the British crown in its suzerain pacity, this resident being replaced by a consul not a@ representative of a suzerain protector, but, on the contrary, himself to receive the protection of the republic: evi- denced by Chamberlain himself, who during the Jameson raid declared the South Afri- can republic in a dispatch to be a “foreten state, a foreign power, with which her maj- esty is at peace and tn treaty relations: evi- denced by the declaration of Lord Salisbury very recently that Mr. Kruger had in 1884 parted with valuable lands in consideration of this suzerainty clause being stricken out: evidenced by England's official blue book, where tt is shown that Lord Derby marke?! out himself every line relating to the suzer- ainty in the preamble of 1881; evidenced by too many and numerous acts these long fourteen years. All this and more, more— and England never forgiving one she has injured—never forgetting Majuba Hili—has at last determined to crush once and for all this republic. God grant that the time has arrived when right is might! Ready for War. If the Transvaal has been so ready for war—so anxious—England so loth to have it, why did not Mr, Chamberlain correct the false impression his last dispatch to Kruger made, not only on the press of Eng- land, but on Kruger himself? If he had been anxious to avert war, could he not then have said what he meant, viz., that he would accept Kruger’s offers, and not walt until this late day te declare openly in parliament that he had intended to con- vey in his last dispatch to Kruger an ac- ceptance of the terms offered by the South African republic? Why did England, under Chamberiain, and not Kruger, refuse to ar- bitrate? As for you, Mr. John Hays Hammond, You come too late. We have informed our- selves, we have heard both sides, and with our hearts we say, Godspeed to the little republic fighting. as did our forefathers, against the greed, wealth and arrogance of Great Britain. You _have been out of your country too long. You have allowed En- glish gold, as pala you for your 5 as an engineer of English compante: make you see and feel as your empl do. If you have grievances, if you h been denied rights, brow-beaten wronged, now {!s your chance to ave yourself. Buckle on your sword of T1 vaal gold and diamonds and to the front. Nine-tenths of Americans are in deepest sympathy with these Boers, with that struggling republic which from the begin- ning, and again like us, has had to fight but one foo—England. Let Englishrhen remember that they are not attempting to crush a Latin race, but men whose blood strengthens their ‘own. Should we not a nation marvel at these quiet farmers of South Africa who sudden- ly found themselve< obliged to frame laws and enact them for as difficult a class of men as exist, viz., miners—and how well they did it history will tell you—found themselves forced to curb and restrict the demands of capitalists, a race of men ‘and puffed with ease, Whom no man can conquer, No God can please.” February 28, 1900. U. D. P. SS “FIGHTING MAC.” ES ns- Some Interesting Stories of Gen. Mac- donald’s Fearlensnes: From the London Mail. - Brig. Gen. Hector Macdonald—“Fighting Mac’ has gone to the front, and it is to be hoped that his proverbial luck will follow him. Hector Macdonald's career 1s known to need repetition. From the be- ginning, when he walked into Glasgow, some say barefooted, to his Omdurman days, it 1s nothing but a splendid record of strength of purpose and personal heroism. In appearance he looks just the vigorous soldier he is—moderately tall, broad of chest (though of not suffictent breadth to carry all his medals), and with a square, upright and downright look about him. His face ts typically Highland in its hard, re too well ular contour and the straight, fearless eves AS one of his countrymen’ sald of him, “Macdonald's face, it strikes you, could in a tense moment, when t h was on or the battle song going, become a perfectly cut square, a challenge to every side, hard almost relentless. The chi bones are prominent » base as well as at the top; they = » strenuous, determined, In- domit You think of the tramp of armed men, who have no sort of idea of turning back.’ Macdonald has never forgotten Majuba Though taken prisoi that unhappy day, 1 to the end unbeaten, fur wh ra stance. he was at t unarmed and a couple of Boers ran at 1 1 met them with his naked fists, and his assailants went reeling back. Finding him so hard to tackle, they were for put 1 but a Boer with an appreciation of pluck he said. “this is a braye man, and hall spare him ke him pr at al] hazards.” Bennet F hat Macdon- ald has just that touch of genius which distinguishes the great soldier fi good one. Undoubtedly he hs for taking infinite pains. work he has been through in the Soudan. making “riflemen from mui,” probably no but himself knows. It is t on like him that the new s its existence today, 2 for all the worid to at Omdurman, on him and to pian the re: at the Atk and He is a stern disciplinarian. man. himself least of all, but he 13 ajored sparing no t y black Soudane: nd brown “Gip- py" who ever followed him into battle; for he is a leader after their own hearts, As to the affection with which his fellow-off- cers regard him, Gen. Hunter's charming little message to the Macdonald banquet in Londor ¥ best love to Comrade Mac- donald"—speaks for ftself, In spite, however, of the warm liking he inspires in those above and under him, it is on record that some of his dusky Soudanes: ence mutinied against him. Macdonald’ method of dealing with the outbreak once again {llustrates the man. H's regiment had of necessity to make long forced marches under the fierce desert sun, and the condi- tions were so hard that the men became mutinous. One day during the march Mac- donald overheard two or three of the native soldiers saying, “Wait til) the rext fizht, and I will take care that this slave driver of a colonel does not come out alive. L myself will shoot him.” Macdonald recognized the ‘men by 3 s. called a halt and sternly ordered the culprits to step out from the ranks. Facing them. he cried, “Now, you are the meni who are going to shoot mein the next fight. Why wait so long? Why not do it now? Here I am, shoot me—if you dare!" The rebels grounded their arms in sullen silence. “Why don’t you shoot?” asked their col- one!. _ “Because you don't seem to care whether you dfe or not,” ‘and that reluctant answer exp'ained the secret. of Macdonald's power over a Coe get There was oe more grumbling. a same men, au others like them. followed him devotedly through the battles of Gemaizah, Toski, Afafit. Ferkeh, Atbara and Omdurman. Many stories are told of his ways of deal- ing with his excitable and childlike Soudan- ese battalions, and in the anonymous “‘Sou- dan Campaign,” just published by Chap- man & Hall, is a new one. “after the Abu Hamed fight Col. Macdon- ald had soundly rated the men who: began their the independent firing without orders. Well,.| one night at Berber, Macdonald, ran! sleeping as usual in court yard around bis hut. was waked by a eee roperly oe in a opt TOs. what te ime ‘afy battalion is very PPS h you t are with them ¢ “without or- lp phe nls 2a mg) what to do; We ‘have been fighting since we were boys, we know the dervishes, and we know the best way to turn them out of @ place: so Just you leave things to us, and we'll pull you through!” . + “The black then turned about, and was outside the court yard before Macdonald re- covered ‘from his surprise and exploded.” Though he has been through so-many ac- tions. though the scream of shell and the whirr of the Maxim are mere common commonplaces to him, Brig. Gen. Macdon- ald is rather a retiring man, and when once asked what it felt like to be in the midst of battle. he quietly and characteristically an- swered. “I don't think you feel anything in particular.” A brave man Macdonald's record proves him to be. but that in itself is not enough for the present miHtary situation in South Africa. No one doubts the courage of our officers out there, but some of them haye blindly walked into Boer trap. c The soldier of whom Bennet Burleigh wrote this just panegyric is the sort of man wanted in South Africa: Had the brilliant, the splendid deed of arms wrought by Mac- donald been done“under the eyes offa sov- ereign, or in some other armies, he had surely been created a general on the spot.” As commander of the Highland Brigade, which so recently and so-sadly lost the gal- lant Gen. Wauchope, Macdonald will have = large and splendid sphere of action before —————_+2+—____ WASHINGTON’S UNIVERSITY. A Plea for Its Establishment in the Capital’ City. Charles W. Dabney in the Forum. On the Mth of last December just 100 years had elapsed since the death of the father of our country. In his will he left a fund for the establishment of a national university tn the capital city of his found- ing. His grateful people have erected many monuments to commemorate his noble deeds In war and his nobler example in peace, they have set up statues in all parts of the country; they have given his name to the national capital, tofone sovereign state and to many counties and town: they have erected at the seat of govern- ment a collossal shaft of white marble—fit symbol of the purity and dignity of his character, but they have still to complete the monument appointed by Washington himself in his last will and testament. To this memorial, the only one, apparently, he ever really desired, and which he consid- ered most necessary for the permanence and progress of the government he had es- tablished, Washington devoted — much thought during the years of his civilian ‘vice. The time seems to be a fitting one te consider his plans for the university, which he designed to be the monument to his fintshed work, and at once the safe- guard and crowning glory of the republic. What {fs wanted now is not another gen- eral university to be a rival to the estab- lished institutions of the country, but a graduate university, for science first, with schools, possib'y, for the soctal sciences, jurisprudence, international law and espe- cially for training diplomats and consuls. The place to begin is with the department of science, for which we-have nearly all the laboratories and men ready in Wash- ington. An actual canvass shows that tie men and facilities are here, and that we could begin the instruction In a department of science within a month, if only the build- ing, a central organization, and a few thou- ind dollars for current expenses were pro- vided. The George Washington Memorial Association is collecting the fund for the central building. Is it possible that. this Rreat people cannot provide the small an- nual Amount necessary to inalgurate the first department of. Washington's univers! ty, the only monument he desired? Is not t present time, which marks at the anniversary of the death of the father of his country and the beginning anew century of progress for that coun- . the proper time to open to all the peo- United States the university. shington founded? We are des] 1 to know that these questions are now being considered by a committee of the regents of the Smithsonian Institution. May we not. hope that this institution, whith has already been the parent of sev- eral great national establishments of se ence, will begin its work in the new cen- tury by organizing this the greatest estab- livhment of them all and opening, not merely to America, but to all the world, the universliy of the United States ——_—_+ TLIPINO se ——— POLICE. First an Experiment, They Are Now Regarded as a Fixture. Correspondence Chicago Record. Native police were an experiment once. w they are a fixture. They carry their olvers and swing thelr clubs in an in- ient manner, hold their heads high and wear yellow shoes with all the dignity one te the mannen born. Colonel Wil- liston, the provost marshal, hesitated a long time before he would permit the na- s to carry arms. But at last Major n, who belongs to the Ist Artillery rights and who 1s chief of police by virtue of his appointment and ability, per- susaded the colonel to select a small num- of the natives to patrol the streets that re not as prominent as the Escolta or as public as the Luneta. Khaki, in a different shade from that worn by the soldier, was chosen as the uni- form. At first there was a question as to how they should be armed. Of course, it was ne y that they should carry something to enforce the laws of the high- way and the city. So they were given clubs. Now, a club Is effective so long as it is within reach of the evil-doer, but as there was more or less rob! ‘yY going on among the natives it became a necessity to arm the police with something that would shoot. ‘That is how it came about the nat lice were armed with re- as as those carried by the n soldiers. policeman wears a cap, and that His ‘uniform ts made and fits him perfectly. The s are long enough to reach below ns af yellow shoes and sometimes stuffed Inside the lacings. On the breast is a silver badge showing a number Each gives him a military air. nd precinct. The officers are designated much as they are in the army, either by stripes on the sleeves or straps ot the lders. They travel out of their sta- os, one walking along each side street! Some were assigned to the ts and others to public buildings which are patronized by the natives. The mark: were great places for gambling, and may be yet, but that business ts carried on jin as when the dice er. Time * i rolled out in the streets in bropd™ light. Occasionally a native is arrested. however, and a Chinaman dogs not dare 10 show his face if he has ever been guilty of throwing the dice. The police seem to pay" no attention to pitching npennies—in they indulge in that pastime them- But the way the game Is played in Manile it becomes one of skill rather than of chance. One thing these uniformed men do is to keep the streets clean of all dirt and refuse. A garbage wagon daily comes along every street, the native driver rings a bell and the householder is supposed to send a servant out with the day’s accumulation from the kitchen and the stable. It is one of the duties of the police to see that the carabao cart is not kept waiting too long before a door. These men sometimes be- come oversensitive. Once, while driving along Calle Nuevo, I saw a policeman kpoek with his club at the window of a residence. The woman came to see what was wanted and she was ordered to take from the front fence some clothes she was airing. ‘The men comprising the force are brave. They have been compelled to rush into houses where robbers were at work. More than one has been carried away to the hos- pital badly wounded in the fights which have followed. Besides this they have the confidence of the natives and have been able to inform the officials of dangerous plots or the presence of insurgent agents. All this has resulted in the appointment of more native policemen and the establish- ment of more stations. Colonel Williston is satisfiéd that the experiment has proved a success. Among other things it shows that the work of reconstruction will be made easy, for there is growing confidence in the ability of the native to administer his own affairs, ——— rege ‘What are you doing nowadays?” I live by my pen.” - . “And what do you write, if I may ask?" “Letters to my friends, to borrow money.” ~Polichinelle, = ll CONDITIONS IN CUBA Talk of an Office Halder on the Situ- atign. . THINGS ARE’ SIMPLY - DRIFTING TooMuch Amesicanand Not Enough . Cuban Administration. GENERAL RESTLESSNESS Special Correspondence of The Evening Star, (Copyright by.J. D. Whelpley.). HAVANA, Cuba, February:27, 1900. “Cuba is.simply deifting along now,” said a Cuban officeholder recentiy. ‘It will never be known whether the Cubans. are capable of governing themselves until they have a chance to do it. It cannot be sald this chance has been gtven them until the re- straining authority of the Americans has been removed and the Cubans are thrown on their own responsibilities. What is more, there will be no advance at all until the American administration announces some definite policy. As I said, so far as we can see, things are. just drifting along, and there is a natural inquiry on our part as to what the United States intends to do.” The man who said this holds an impor- tant office in the present government, but who, ke nearly all ‘his confreres, dees not curb his views or language on that account. There is little servility toward the Amer- icans among the Cuban officeholders, for they take these offices as thelr natural right, and begrudge to the Americans those they are not allowed to hold. His eenti- ments are those of nearly all the Cubans now in power. “Do you not think Cuba is well off under tthe American administration of affairs?” asked him. He shrugged his shoulders. “The Americans did well for us when they intervened in the war with Spain. ‘Their power is now good for the preserva- tion of peace. Their administration of Cuban affairs, however, is not successful.” IT asked him why and where the fault lay. He was apprehensive of being quoted. The factional differences among the Cubans are so great when it comes to officeholding that each one 1s careful not to give cause for complaint politically, but he finally said: Too American, Not Enough Cuban. “The*American administration of Cuban affairs has been too American and not enough Cuban. The new methods are too violent. The Cubans are — not original, though they will follow readily when shown the way. But the customs of the country, the habit of thought of the people and their disposition are so different from the Amer- ican that what may'be good in New York is not good in Cuba; what may seem good and wise and perfect to an American does not always appear s0 to the Cuban; and who shall say that he, knowing his own people so well, is not the best judge? The Cuban people are capable and intelligent. The world is filled with Cubans occupying high positions, where honesty, | skill and industry are required. There ’are many Cubans in the United States..This is especially trua of South America, "where you will find the Cubans eccupying many responstb'e posi- tions. If they can do such things for oth- ers, they can do them for themselves if they are given the chance. The Americans are acting in Cuba’ on the supposition that American ways are the only ways which ean lead to certain results which are de- ysired. They are mistaken in this, in the judgment of man¥ Cubans, against whom the Americans camisay+ nothing as to thelr fitness for. the highest offices. “The Americans seem to think that be- cause a Cuban {s small in stature, thin, and, as you say, ‘rsignificant looking, he must necessarily be ineompetent. We know, and every man familiar with life in the tropics knows, this !s not so. When the Americans took hold of the telegraph lines of Cuba they discharged many Cubans and put Americans in their places. The results have not been good, asx. you will find by asking the business men of the island. The Americans criticised because the Cuban operators took their messages on the tape, and said this was done because they could not read the instrument. They did not know, perhaps, that the Spanish law -re- quired the tape record in every office. The Cuban can hear as well as the American, Then there is the post office, about which the Americans have claimed so much. There are many complaints now from the merchants of Cuba. We hear them every day in this office, and they do not originate with any fault of the old system, but with the American way of doing business, which is not sufted in some ways to the commer- cial life of Cuba, Cuban Lawyers Could Remedy De- fectn. ~ “American laws are good in the United States, but Americans cannot reform the laws in Cuba. Laws made by the Americans for Cuba will fail. There are many Cuban lawyers perfectly famjHar with the defects of the Spanish law in Cuba and who would be more competent than are the Americans to correct the defects in these laws if*they were given a chance. The Americans are modifying the laws of precedure in the Cuban courts, but it is known to lawyers that none of these laws can be changed without affecting and‘disturbing other laws, about which nothing has been done: in brief, disarranging and confusing the whole |, legal system. The Cubans believe that all this work should be left until after some representative body has been elected to sup- ply the legal needs of the island and that civil laws should not be issued‘in the shape of orders from American army headquar- ters. “Do you think Cuba is ready for that?” I asked. “Why not? We see no reason why Cuba cannot enter at once into her right of self- government. If we dre ready to elect local bodies we are ready to elect a general legis- lature. We will neyer know whether. we can govern ourselves until we try, and so long as the responsibility can be thrown on the Americans there it will rest. We do not obiect to the presence of the Americans here. It insures order ufitil such time as real order is established by the Cubans; but we believe we should be allowed to go ahead and govern ourselves without the Americans trying to teach us, The Cubans are not children or fools. We have capable md wise men who would take up thé: bar kW of government and carry it on tevthdi sdfisfaction of the people most interested=a h¥ Cubans. There will hever be any fal! test of Cuban government until there is one without an Ameri end.” “Do you think ‘will be any trouble ‘at the coming eléftions?” : “No, T do not-AWHA® should there be? ‘here was never ‘tpy‘trouble at the eleo- tions In Cuba und¢f SAgnish rule, and then there was univers#f'snffrage. There is talk of these local or thw; ivernments electing delegates to a ger embly, Dut T un- derstand that it is” American plan for the Cubans to govi hemselves in that way. We are 46; and see if Cuban statesnien will n there fs nothing 't is an expectation “There are no ines in the coming election. It will * condiicted on the personality of thgycandidates, except that J do not believe a siagleman will be elected to office in Cuba unl e 18 an ardent and open advocate of complete independence. There is a smalk,Amprican protectorate party, but it is vgry ginpopular with the masses of the peonte. Not Pleased With Limited Suffrage. “This talk of limiting the suffrage ts not especially pleasing te the people of Cuba, for even under Spanist rule we had univer- sal suffrage, but it Is rather a matter of indifference just now to a good _many who believe that the results of the impending elections would be just the same one way or the other. “The Cubans have-no great leader to the front just now, but the opportunity would produce him. There is no chance now for a leader. There are Mke Palma. Terry, Estervez and Gi who, we ‘thlieve, would rise to an occasion. With the best intentions fn the world, the Americans are underestimating the,ability of.the Cubans to govern themselves. The government could be turned over to the natives today and no trouble would result. The American governor could stay here for a while to watch matters in the interest of the United a but Pret — American governor would soon Imself useless. “The are better aware ti of the ob; features of their and Present government than are the Ameri- and better able to correct the wrongs wit it doing injustice to the people at large or bringing about confusion in the system of government of this country.” “Whet has caused the trouble in the past between the Cubans and the Americans in charge?” “Too indefinite lines between the civil and = military power," was the prompt re- ply. “General Brooke,” the speaker continued, “was not unpopular with the Cubans. He was honest though perhaps inactive and military in his way of thought, but he gave Uttle or no offense to the Cuban peopie. General Ludlow’s troubles can all be traced to two things. One of these I have stated, and that is, the confusion existing between the civil and military authority which has been in his hands. The other cause of his trouble is a statement he- gave out when he was in Washington some time ago to the effect that he did not believe the Cubans were capable of self-government. He was rather popular with the Cubans before, but by that saying he alienated tho friendship of many. I think all of his troubles have come from these two things, and they are getting rather serious of late. When the friendship of people is Jost they are quick to find fault. General Wood has made no mistakes as yet. He ds a strong man, full of courage and desire to carry out the pur- pose of giving the Cubans a government of their own according to the American idea of what that government should be. The Cubans have considerable confidence in him, though they are beginning to think that he did not come here to give them freedom from the control of the United States quite so quickly as they thought he would. A Party Forming. “Is there any possibility of a party form- ing In Cuba which will demand the with- drawal of the United States from Cuba be- fore the United States government thinks it is proper to withdraw?” “Such a party 1s already in existence. It is small as yet. It may grow to great size, for the Cubans will in time become restless under American control, and demand free- dom of the kind they fought for, and which the Americans have not yet given them. I do not believe this party would ever lead to an armed conflict between the United States and Cuba. but if it did not accomplish its purpose there might in time come a great agitation and gonsequent d'sorder, which would undo all accomplished by the Amer- ieans during their occupation of the island. This constitutes, in my opinton, the prin- cipal and perhaps the only question at issue. The United States must let Cuba rule her- self without so much interference, and must shortly announce a definite plan for the complete independence of Cuba. If neither of these things come to pass within reasonable time there is trouble ahead for both countries, and the difileulty is that there is a vast difference cf opinioa between the Americans and the Cubans as to what constitutes a reasonable time.” —-—— FOUR KILLED IN TRAIN WRECK. Disaster Due to Washout Near Piain- ville, Conn. A passenger train on the Northampton division of the New York, New Haven and Hertford allroad ran into a washout about two miles north of Plainville, Conn., last night. Four persone were killed and seven more or less injured. The dead: Stephen Searles, engineer, New Haven: Edward Barrows. baggage master, New Haven; two unidentified passengers. ‘The body of one passenger killed has been recovered, but the other is still in the wreck. : The injured: Jacob Corpre, fireman, New Haven, probably fatally; C. W. Phelps, ex- press messenger, New Haven, injured about head: William Seymour, mail clerk, New Haven, right leg hurt: George H. Merrill, Bristol, internal injuries; J. T. Newton, ice dealer. New Haven, right arm and lee in- jured: Charles Hills, Hartford, cut about the head and right arm injured: Charles Neale, conductor, New Haven, slight in- juries. The injured were taken to the Hartford Hospital. The wrecked train was made up of en- gine, baggage and mail car, combination car, passenger car and the pay car in the rear. The train was nearly one and a half hours late, and was proceeding cautiously when it struck the washout. *Th® two pas- sengers killed were In the smoker. ‘There were no women on the train. AUCTION SALES OF REAL ESTATE, &c. Today. Duncanson Bros., Aucts., 9th and D sts. n.w.— ‘Trustees’ sale of No. 1240 Wylie st. n.e., on Fri- day, March 2, at 5 p.m. Charles F. Benjamin and William H. Duncanson, trustees. Tomorrow. Walter B. Willams & Co., Aucts., 10th and D sts. D.w.—On Saturday, March 3, 1900, at 10 a.m., auction sale of household effects, &e. ©. G. Sloan & Oo., Aucts., 1407 G et. n.w.—On Saturday, March 8, 1900, at 10 a.m., within our auction rooms, sale of household effects, office and lunch room furniture. ©. G. Sloan & Co., Ancts., 1407 G st. n.w.—On Saturday, March 8, 1900, at 12 m., one pair of binck carriage horses, one Victoria carriage and set of harness. ©. G. Sloan & Oo., Aucts., 1407 G st. nw— Chancery sale of valuable property, situated on M st. and 15th et. n.w., on Saturday, March 3, 1900, at 4:30 p.m. James W. Ratcliffe, Auct.—Trustees’ sale of a desirable brick welling, No. 617 2d st. n.w., on Saturday, March 3, 1900, at 4:30 p.m. Thos. J. Owen, Auct., 913 F st.—Trustees’ sale of the tracks, roadbeds, rolling stock, franchise, plant, ete., of the Capital Railway Company, on Satur- day, March 8, 1900, at 4 p.m. C. G. Sloan & Oo, Ancts., 1407 G st. n.w.— ‘Trustees’ sale of land in the county of Washington, D. C., fronting on the Potomac river near Shep- herd’s wharf, on Saturday, March 3, 1900, at 3 p.m. S. Bensinger, Auct., 940 La. ave. n.w.—Sale of 30 head of horses, within sales room, on Saturday, March 8, 1900. Magrath & Kennelly, Aucts., 205 11th st. n.w.— Sale of 75 horses Saturday, March 3, within sales rooms, at 10 o'clock a.m, AUCTION SALES. THIS AFTERNOON. DUNCANSON BROTHERS, AUCTIONEERS. TRUSTEES’ SALE OF TWO-STORY BRICK DWELLING, NO. 1240 WYLIE STREET pNORTHEAST. nee y virtue of a certain deed of trust, recorded in Liber No. 2446, at follo 38 et seq., one of the land records of the District of Columbia, we s! in the auction rooms corner 9th and D. Washington, D. C., on FRIDAY, THE SECU DAY OF MARCH, A. D. 1900, AT FIVE O'CLOCK P.M., lot seventy-three (73),'in square one thou- sind and three (1003), together with the improve- ments thereon, One-third cash, balance In one Terns of sale: aac and two years, with interest at 6 ‘* annum, able semi-annually, $100 required Bt the ct , and the purchaser allowed ten days from date sale to complete the purchase. CHARLES F. BENJAM WILLIAM H. DUNCANSON, ‘Trustees. 1S fe23-d&ds FUTURE DAYS. JAMES W. RATCLIFFE, AUCTIONEER. EXECUTOR’S SALE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, CARPETS, CHINA, GLASS AND PLATED WaRE, UPRIGHT STEIFF” PIANO, DIA N ING. RCH F! 5 a AT TEN O'CLOCK, I will sel at the residence of the late H. Ws rt, No. 1753 Penna. a' B.w. lot of. Household Furaiture, Upright Pian see eet ete., té which the attention of Terms cash. 5. W. = . WALTER BRANDENBURG, fe27-d&dbs acute J. G. Sinclair, Auctioneer, » Seal: buyers ‘To whom it mi Bat ganie cua: Geel Gant : Conway, Mr. J. A. Stanfield, Mr. J. 8, Belt, to Day Bl and other charges, tendote-d 33 3. 6. SINGLAIR, Auctioneer. AUCTION SALES. TOMORROW. Horses « % Sold At Auction! ioc ae THIRD, we will sell to highest bidders, Bend cr torte! Little money will buy a fine lorse tomorrow! Attend. > Private Sale OF HORSES, gest bre dour est. These will be sold at private sale. Bensinger’s Bazaar, 940 La. Ave., mh2-f,m,w-20 S. BENSINGER, AUCTIONEER. JAMBS W. RATCLIFFE, AUCTIONEER. TRUSTEES’ SALE OF A DESIRABLE BRI DWELLING, NO. 617 2D STREET NORTHWEST. By virtue ‘of a deed in trust, on February 23 3900, in the Jand for the Dis- trict of Columbia, and in pursuance of the direc- tong [and authority therein contained, the under ‘There has been con- signed to us to sell a signed trustees offer for sale, by public auc- tion, in front of the premises, on SATURDAY. THE THIRD DAY OF MARCH, A.D. 1800, AT HALF-PAST FOUR O°CLOCK P.M, ‘the following described real estate, situate in the'clty of Wash- fngton, in the District of Columbia, to wit: All of sub lot 35 im square 567, together with all the rements, rights, etc. ‘rms: Oa¢-third cash, the balance fn one and two yeurs, with interest’ from the day of sale at six per cent per annum, secured by deed of trust on the property sold, or all cash, at the option of the purchaser. A deposit of $200 requi: at the time of sale. If the terms of sale are not com- plied with in fifteen days from the day of sale the trustees reserve the right to resell the erty st the risk and cost-of defaulting purchaser, after five days’ advertisement of such resale ip some newspaper published in Washington. D>. All conveyancing, stamps, etc., at the purchasec’s iy cost. MASO: RICHARDSON, Fendall butlding. WILTON J. LAMBERT. te2s-d&ds > ‘Trustees. Horses and [Piules. Big Sale Tomorrow. 75 Head. TOMORROW, TEN O'CLOCK, at our auction stables, 205 11th st. n.w., we will sell the best lot of Horses ever sold at auction. This stock is shipped direct from Virginia and Maryland, and will be sold for the high dollar. Magrath & Kennelly, AUCTIONEERS. JAMES W. RATCLIFFE, AUCTIONEER. REGULAR SALE OF FURNITURE, CARPETS, BIC.; ALSO DOUBLE SODA FOUNTAIN &. LARGE CIGAR CASE. TOMORROW (SATURDAY) MORNING AT TEN O'CLOCK, F will sell within my sales rooms, 920 Pa. ave. ‘n.w., Furniture, Carpets, Large Double Soda Fountain ‘and Cigar Case, ete., ete. AT TWELVE M., In front of sales rooms, Horses, Carriages, Wa- gons, 1“Breweter Brougham, Harness, etc. it JAYES W. RATCLIFFE, Auctioneer. It C. G, SLOAN & CO., AUCTIONEERS, 1407 G ST. Large Sale of Household Effects, Office and Lunch Room Furniture, and large lot of goods for storage charges, etc. On SATURDAY, MARCH THIRD, 1900, AT TEN O'CLOCK A.M., within our auction rooms, 1407 G st. mav., we will sell at public auction the. above” mentioned goods, including: 5 or 6 Handsome Parlor Suites, odd pieces of Parlor Furniture, Fine Leather and other Couches, Morris Chairs, complete outfit for lunch room, almost new; several R. T. Desks and Revolving Office Chairs, Mahogany, Oak and other Bed Room Sets, Folding Beds, Wantrobe Extension Tables, Dining Chairs, Sideboards, fonters, Mirrors, Pictures, Hair and other Mat- tresses, Mattings, Carpets, Rugs, Portieres and Cur- tains, Stoves, Kitchen Utensils, &c., AND AT TWELVE M., Horses, Carriages, Harness; also one Pneumatic Roundabout, Horse, Harness and Robes, &c. ©. G. SLOAN & 00., Auctioneers, 1407 @. t- mhi2t C. G. SLOAN & CO., AUCTIONEERS, 1407 G ST. Sale of Household’ and Personal Effects, for ~ Storage Charges. To Whom It May Concern: Notice is hereby given that on SATURDAY, MARCH THIRD, 1900, AT TEN O'CLOCK A.M, witbin the auction’ rooms of ©. G. Sloan & Co., 1407 G st. u.w., We will sell at public auction, "to enforce lien’ for storage charges, &c., due and unpaid, all Goods, Furaiture, Housebold abd Personal Effects on storage with us in the names of A. Thompson, M. M. Ingram, G. M. Lockwood, G. I. Teonard, L. P, Miles aad Dr. 8. V. Young. ARMY AND NAVY STORAGE ROOMS, fe24-6t-21 C. G. SLOAN & CO., Props. © G. SLOAN & CO., AUCTIONEERS, 1407 G ST. We will sell at our rooms, 1407 G street. on SATURDAY, MARCH THIRD, aT TWELVE O'CLOCK NOON, one pair Black Carriuge Horses, ety broke; one Victoria Carriage and 4 double set of Coach Harness. ‘This team is the private prop- erty of a U. S. officer now on duty in Manila, and is sold entirely for want of use. Will be on ex- hibition at 11 o'clock a.m. on day of sale. mbl-2t ©. G. SLOAN & OO., Auctioneers. ©. G. SLOAN & CO., AUCTS, 1407 G ST. N.W. CHANCERY SALE OF VALUABLE PROPERTY SITUATED ON M STREET AND FIFTEENTH STREET, IN THE CITY OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. By virtue of a decree of the Supreme Court cf the District of Columbia passed in ait use No. 21012, the undersigned trustees will offer for sale at public auction, in front of the premises, ON sattRpAy, THD THIRD DAY OF Stake A.D, 1900, AT HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK P.M., the following real estate situated In the city of Washington, District ef Columbia. and known and designated as and being sub-lots num- bered 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 and sub-lot D, all in square’ numbered 214, Improved by a large brick dwelling house on’ M street and a large brick stable on the rear of said lots 6 and 7, which front on 15th street. ih Also, on the sane das, at FIVE O°CLOCK P.M. in front of the premises, part of lot 1, iu equa numbered 245, in the city of Washington, District of Columbia, beginning for the same at a point 45 feet west from the southeast corner of sald lot on M street and running thetice west 18 feet, thence north 90 feet, thence east 20 feet, thence south 68 feet, thence west 2 feet, thence south 22 feet to the point of beginning, improved by premises 1207 M street northwest. ‘Also, on MONDAY, THE FIFTH DaY OF MARCH, A. D. 190), AT HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. ‘within the auction rooms of C Sloan & Co. Washingto i407 G street, % 5a east, and’ designated ‘Mun: son's Circle,” according to the plan of Oak Hill cemetery. in the District of Columbia. Terms of sule: One-third of the purchase price in cash, and the balance in equal installments in one and two years, with interest from the day Ne, The deferred paymenta to be secured ca erty sold, or the purchaser may pay al his option. A deposit of $300 on each nentioned lots will be required at the thue of sale. If the terms are not com- pied with in fifteen (15) days from the date of sale the right 18 reserved to resell the property at the tisk and cost of the defaulting purchaser After ich readvertisement as the trustees may deem proper. ‘The property will be sold free of all taxes und Incumbrances. All conveyancing, recording and revenue stamps at the cost of the purchaser. UNION TRUST AND STORAGE COMPANY Of the District of Columbia, b; GEORGE E NG, Secretary, 14th and ¥ sts. B.w. H. W. VAN DYKE. . THOS. J. OWEN, AUCTIONEER. Trustee’s Sale of the Tracks, Roadbeds, Rolling Stock, Franchises, Plant, Etc., of the Capital Railway Company. fo20-d&ds virtue of a deed of trust, dated the Ist day Heer Sere ok ts Dei ot cman ee will, at the “of bondboldere 2 ma- Jority-of ‘all the bonds Seeued and outs and secured by the terms of (de- AUCTION SALES. TOMORROW. WALTER B. WILLIAMS & CO., AUCTIONEREN OUR REGULAR SATURDAY SALF Ga TOMORROW, MARCH THIRD, AT THY OCLOCK A.M.. we shall sell, in front of our sale® from, corner J0th sud Penna. avenue northwest, @ General assortment of Household Effects, Carpeting rc. it WALTER B. WILLIAMS & ©0., Ane FUTURE DAYS. ————————— el" ©. G. SLOAN & ©0., AUCTIONEERS, 2407 G ST. TRUSTEES’ SALE AT AUCTION OF LAND 1 THE COUNTY OF WASHINGTON, DISTRIC OP COLUMBIA. FRONTING ON THE POTO- MAC RIVER, NEAR SHEPHERD'S WHARF. On SATURDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH D ° FEBRUARY, Ai. 1800, AT THREE O'CLOCK P.M., the undersigned, as trustees, und deed’ of ‘trust, bearing date the i3th day of Aus t. AD. 1RO1, and recorded august, A-D. 1881, in Liber No. seqg.. of the Sa, wilt ofter fer sale. at pablic suction. on the Premises, and will geli to the highest Snd eo touch of the land described’ iu sald deed or trust_as lies within the District of Colambls, and described as foliow#: called “Bellevne’ “Parts of the iracts formerly and “Blue Plains,” and the whole of that tract call- ed “Addison's Good Will,” the same being sleo Known as and being lots numbered one (1) four (), five (5), except the part of lot five (3) lying West of the railroad, sever (7), elght (8), mine (9) ten (10) leven (11), fn the subdivision of “Blue Plains’ and part of “Belierne,” plat whereot fs recorded in the land records of sald District and Prince G 8 court; e of Maryland, as will at large moze fully ar by the reference to the deed of the same to Horace S. Cummings, ae Fecurded in Liver No. 1062, follo 81 et wed. at land records of the said District, which for the s of description is wade “a part of said sect of trust. cas the three (3) tracts er ‘parce reof heretofore conveyed by the said Cummil by deed to purchasers, Simpson, ‘Littlefurd and Sweeney, a8 recorded.” ‘Terms of sale: One-third of the purchase money in cesh (of which $500 must be ited with the trustees at time of sale), and the balance in two equal installments, mt one and two years from date of sale, with Interest at wix per ceutum per arnum, payable cemi-annually, and secured by firet en on the propects wold. or all casb, at purchas- er's option, ‘and if terms are not complied with Witkin ten ‘days from date of sale the trustecs re- aerve the right to resell at risk and cost of de- fculting purchase, after five days’ advertisement. Conveyancing and ‘stemps at purchaser's cost CHARLES P. WILLIAMS, WILLIAM K: ELLIS, Trustees, $229,fc3,thend&ds C7 THE ABOVE SALE Is POSTPON bb SATURDAY, FEBRUARY TWENTY-FOURTH, 2900. st same Lour and place. By order af the trustees. fel6-d&ds UFTHE ABOVE SALE IS FURTHER Post. pened until SATURDAY, MARCH THIRD, 1900, By order of the trustees. CYTHE ABOVE SALE IS STILL FURTHER pestponed until SATURDAY, MARCH TENTH, 1900. at same hour and place. By order of the trustees. mb2-dte JAMES W. RATCLIFFE, AUCTIOD TRUSTEES’ SALE OF U ERTY, SOUTHEAST CO) MASSACHUSETTS AVES CONTAINING ABOUT 15. R. ‘NIMPROVED PROP- ‘ER OF 18TH AN E SOUTHEAST, SQUARE PEET, By virtue of a decree of the Supreme Oourt of the District of Columbia. dated April 4, 1883, and a supplemental order, February 24, 1900, in kt Cuuse No. B4553, wherein James R. E Td are complainants and Sarah FE. Bright et al. are defendants, we will offer for sale by public mur. tion, in front of the premises, on MONDAY. THE TWELFTH DAY OF MARCH. A. D. 1900, at HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK P.M, the following described real estate. situate in the city of Wash- ington, District of Columbia, to wit: Lot 6, iu square 1113, together with all the improvements, rights, ete. : Terms: One-third cash. the balance in one amd two years. with Interest from the day of sale at 6 per Cent per annum, secured by a deed of trust on the property sold, or all cash, at the option of the purchaser. “A deposit of $100 regatred upon accept- ance of bid. If the terms of «ale are not complied with in 15 days from the day of gale the trustees reserve the right to resell the property at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser, after 5 days’ advertisement of such resale tu some newspaper published In Washington, D.C. All convesancing, stamps, ete... at the cout of the purchaser. ORRIN B. HALLAM, Troster 458 La. ave. J. HOLDSWORTH GORDON. Trustee, 330 4% st. Bw. AUCTIONEERS. A HANDSOME AND AT- STORY AND D STONE DWELLING. K 2823 FOURTEEN NORTH WEST. By virtue of # certain deed of trust. dated the 5th day of January, A.D. 1895, and recorded in Taber 1984, folio 229"et Req. one of the land rec- ords of the District of Columbia, and at the request of the holder of the notes secured thereby, we will offer at pubile anc TUESDAY, THE 1900, AT HALF-PAST following described ceal .stinate in the coun ty of Washington, District of Columbia, to wit: Ail that certain, piece oF naroel of land sim prem ises known and distinzuished as nnd | trustee's, subdivision of lund bia Heights, a8 said Barr & 8 recorded tn County Book page 129, 01 ords of the surseyor's f the District lumbia, together with the improvements the Terms of rule: Ope-thind of the purchase money to be paid in cash and the balance to be paid in he, two ana three years, respectively, secured by a deed of trust upon the property sold, with interest payable semi-annually, at the rate of six per cent per anaum until paid. or all cash, at ihe <ption of the purchaser. A deposit of $200 _ will be required at the time of sale. Sale to be closed in fifteen dars from day of sale, otherwise the prop- erty wilt be resold et the risk and cost of default- ing purchaser after five days’ advertisement in some paper published in the city of Warhiacton, D.C verancing and revenve at cost of pure chaser. LOUIS D. WINE, CLARENCE B, RHEEM, ‘Trastess, M16 F at. fem-d&ds JAMES W. RATCLIFFE, AUCTIONEER. TRUSTEES’ SALE OF A NEARLY STORY AND CELLAR BRICK § DWELLING AT THE CORNER OF 771 F STREETS NORTHEAST. FOR SPECULATION, MENT. Under and by virtue of a certain deed of trust to us, dated January 30, 1899, recorded in Liber 2366, folio 347 et seq., one of the innd records of the District of Columbia, and at the request of the party secured thereby, we, the undersigned trustees, will sell public sanction, in front of NESDAY, THE SEVENTU |. 1900, AT HALF-PAST POUR -M.. the following described land and Situate in the city of Washington, Dls- f Columbia, and designated as and ‘being t sixty-two (62), in J. D. Crolesant’s subdivision lots in square eight hundred and_ nine «son jed tn Liber 15. f of the records of the survesor’s office of the trict of Columbia, ether with the improv. ments thereon, now under rental to month feuants, and known us 60S 7th street northeas: and 700 F street northeast. Terms: One-third cash, balance In eq mts in one and two years from day of sale, purchaver to give bis negotiable promissory notes for the credit payments, bearing fate the rate of six (G) per cent per annum, semi-annually, and secured by a first deed ou the property sv the purchaser. neing and ty yancing hue stamps at cost of purchaser. 1! required at time of sale. If terms of sale are not compiled with in ten (10) days from” des of sw the ‘Custers ‘reserve the riglit to resell at pure chaser’s risk and expe after not Jess than five dass” public advertising. . CHAS. W. ‘AIRFAX, Trustee, Sa Fst. J. SPRIGG POOLE, Trustee, 23-d&ds ‘ous Fs JAMBS W. RATCAIFFE, AUCTIONEER. ASSIGNEE’S SALE OF THE ENTIRE STOCK OF GROGER FINTU &e., TAINED IN PREMISES NO. 529 VA. AVE. § By virtue of a deed of assignment given to me and duly recorded, I will sell, by public puction. within the above’ premises, on TUESDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF MARCH, 1900, AT TEN O'CLOCK A.M. the entire stock of Groceries, Fixtures, &-.. coutained in the above store; also Wagan and Harness, to which I invite tbe attention of the trade and private buyers, The above will be Grst offered as an entirety and if a satisfactory bid is not obtained it will then de immediately sold in detail, ‘Terms cash. CHAS. M. TITUS, Assisnee. BARTHEL, Attorres. miit-d&dhs iS & CO., AUCTIONEERS. SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION OF FIFTEEN NEWLY BUILT BRICK RESIDENCES ON F STREET BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND STREETS SOUTHEAST (FRO! GAR- FIELD PARK), IN WASHINGTON CITY, D.C. Under and by virtue of a certain deed of ‘trust dated February 15, 1898, and recorded in Liber No. 2287, folio 373 of' the land records of the District of Columbia, and ty direction of the parties secured thereby, the undersigned trustees ‘will offer for sale af public auction, ON MONDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF MARCH, 1000, AT HALF-PAST POUR O'CLOCK P.M., in front ‘of the premises, lors sum. dered nine (@), eleven (11). twelve (22), thirteen (13), fourteen (14), fifteen (15), sixteen (16), seven- teen (17), eighteen (18), nineteen (19), twenty (20), twenty-obe (21), twenty-two (22), twenty-three (23) and twenty-seven (27), In A. B's subdivision of square numbered seven hundred and thirty-six (736), a8 said subdivision is named in the office of the surveror of tue District of Columbia. in Liber No. 17, at follo 167, together with the improve- ‘thereon. Each jot has a front of sixteen