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Fine Furniture at auction
Within our sales rooms,
H4oz G Street, Saturday,
February 2, 1905, at no

o. NlHes .--."
SUCH AS COMBINATION OAK CASE HALL.
CLICK AND HAT RACK, SINGLE ENGLISH
BRASS BEDSTEAD, EXQUISITE OAK FOLD
ING BEDS, MASSIVE AND ELEGANT OAK
MIRROH-BACK SIDEBOARD AND HALL
RACK, LEATaER-COEERED MAHOGANY
DINING CHAIRS, ESCRETOIRES, OAK IL
BkARY TAELES 4ASS rNl WaLSTT ASR
BOOK Boo CAsFS AND stT nj LARGE
BUFFET, RECEPTION 0iiAIRs, FANCY ROCK
Eks ODD MAPLE, 4UREAU. FINE LACE
TOILET SETS. OIL PAINTINGS AND EN-
CRAVINGS, MIRH4RS, soFFICE FURNITURE.
METROPOLITAN CLUB, PORTIEtES, MAT
Ti;EssES, P1LL0Ts ANp =, B0I .SI NEW
JAP. RUGS, LOT ~ FURNITURE FROM
AMERICAN SECURITY AND TRUST CO.,
FUR CAPES. MUFFS. BOAS, COLLARS. NECK
s SGARFs p ETC STOVES cRockERY AND
And ut TWELVE NJ, at 18th and New York
avenue, Horses and Carriages. Terms cash.
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ETHE ABOVE SALE IS POSTPONED UNTIL,
THURSDAY, JANUARY THIRTY-FIRST, 1885,
same hour and place.
JOHN B. LARNER
ja15-eo&ds GASHERIE DEWITT
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AUCTION SALES.
THIS AFTERNOON.
DUNcANsoN BROS. AUcTIoNEERs

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
DWELLING PROPERTY ON FIFTEENTH
STREET BETWEEN MASSACHUSETTS, AVE
NUE. AND STREET NORTHWEST AND
NUMBERED 1929 FIFTEENTH STREET
By virtue Of deed of trust to u.s. duly recorded
in Liber 1874 folio 80 ct sea-, one of the land
records Of the District Of Columbia, we Will sell
THIRD DAY Of JANUARY. AID. 1885, at HALF
PAST FOUR O'CLOCK PM, the following de-
scribed land and premises, situate in the city Of
Washington and the District of Columbia, and dis
tinguished as and being lot numbered one hundred
and seventeen Q1O Of Rudolph Goldschmidts SUBJ
division Of part OF original lots numbered eight
and nine Is and %. in square numbered two hun
dred and twelve GI2), as the same appears Of
record in the Office of the surveyor Of the District
of Columbia, in Subdivision Book No. 13. at folio
90, together with. all and singular, the improve
purtenances to the same belonging in any wise
appertairing subject to certain deed of trust for
$1,000, dated December 1st 1883. and recorded De-
cember 21st 1893, with the accrued interest due
Hereunder. amount Of which will be stated at the
sale.
Terms Of sale: One-third of the purchase money
in cash, the balance IN and two years. at six
(6 per centum per annum interest, payable semi
annually. notes secured by deed Of trust upon the
property sold all cash. at the option of the pur
chaser. deposit Of $500 required at the time of
sale. Conveyancing and recording at the cost of
the purchaser. Terms of sale to be complied with
within ten days from date Of sale, otherwise the
trustees reserve the right to resell the property
the risk and cost o. the defaulting purchaser after
newspaper published in Washington D. d.
JOHN B. LAitNER
d,a.asd. SAsahhi iss bGws 81 Trustees.
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UTHE ABOVE SALE IS POSTPONED UNTIL,
TUESDAY, JANUARY FIFTEENTH, 1885, same
hour end place.
JOHN B. LARSER,
GASHERIE DEWITT. Trustees.
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RADCLIFFE, DARR & CO., AUCTTONEERS,
go PA. AVE. n. ".
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MAGRATH & KENNEDY, Auction
JAMES w, HAHN, Salesman. ia
PEREMPTORY SALE OF
TWO NEW 'PERKlNS'' WINDMILLS,

RADCLIFFE, DAIsis 4 CO., AUCTIONEElsS,
Y2U PENNSYLVANIA AVE NV.
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FUTURE DAYS,

!. G. SLOAN & CO., AUCTIONEERS. 1407 G ST
Successors to Latimer & SIoanl
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. DTHE ABOVE SALE Is POSTPONED UNTIL
THURSDAY NEXT, JANUARY THIRTY FIRST.
1895, at the same hour and place, of the
inclemency Of the weather
TIIOS. E. WAGGAiAN,
JOHN w. PILLNG,
jazz d&ds Trustees
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DUNCANsoN BROS, AUcT1oNEERs.


n. F. WAGGAMAN, Auct. ja30- d&t
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DTHE ABOVE SALE IS POSTPONED UNTIL
THURSDAY NENT, JANUARY THIRTY FIRST,
1895, at the hour and place. account of the
incleinency of the weather
THOS F. WAGGAMAN
JOHN w. PILLING,
New-York tribune., 1895-10-14
~ A JAPANESE THEATRE.
W. E. Curtis in Chicago Record

W. E Curtis in Chicago Record
The plays now presented az frSt-class houses are
usually from the classics of ancient Japanese hteFa-
ture although there are some popular dramat4s IS
rary events. Ike incidents in the war WIN en- Snha d
is presented. The stage r. still and VIII continue 70
old Japan.
restaurants from which refreshments are sent IN.
m bdTI r1per o ' for breafas and
arrange for the OF box. All the boxes ana ne
the proprietors OF the houses for the accommo-
dalton of their patrons No gentleman ever puyS q
to obtain there anything except admission TO the
galleries which filed with hoSdums similar
lean theatres The performance begins at 10 OF Il
osoek in the mosng doc ana IN Il the an fvenn with IN
tervals Of half hour or so between the acts
when walters from the tea houses where tickets
are obtained serve tea and sweeimeats. and at
noon and sunset more substantial refreshments
The floor is divided into little pens about SIX leei
square covered with mating and red blankets, and
surrounded by raings eighteen inches or TWO lest
and at the rear Of the house in the first and sec
ond galleries are rows OF boxes similarly arransel
Theatre the price is s. a box in the gallery and
81 on the oor each box M Se nsbers for
small fee Admission to the galleries is 2o p and
our money The actors reach and leave the stage
by long platforms or passageways over the he4us
their dressing rooms are over and under tAe en-
trance instead OF the stage ,--,..... u.-,roho is
costumes
valued al thousands OF dollars and is protected In
a kura or freproof vault In the garden that sur,
rounds his theatre. II includes old brocades ana
embro.deres that worth many times the-T
weight in gold, and his armor and swords are SAID
70 he the finest In Japan The scenery Is elaborate
but after the Japanese style OF arr which Is con,
snicno,s for an entire absence OF perspective ana
he violation OF all physical laws. Electricity has
been introduced the best theatres ior spectaeu
lar affect but the fOotlghts are suspended upon
frame which is hoisted and lowered during the per
formance as the stage manaser directs. Wnen ne ne
wants to represent darkened room he does not
,nrn off the lights but hOsts The Wnole business
g. a most a HkwArd manner to the ceiling.
THE ordinary actor assumes most unnatur9i max
nv md ne most exaggerated strut that can De mag
ined He never speaks IN natural tone OF VII,
fi,, roars and rants in prepOsterous manner III
80. are Interesting and when he endeavors 10 be
tn,nree.ive ne is usually comical Formerly masks
u,eTe used with abundant wigs or long RED OF puI-
rlc silk hair but OF late the more accOhp4isheu
bsrs OF the profession nave learhea me ar ra va
nakinp-un'' their faces. which IL inuch more IA
tionaI but ls stu far from nature Inc propeiTr1es r
80 eoaually unnatural. but often ingenious J. ne
nonusr nlay is a mixture OF blood and thundsr
snG millinery sensations. and the play oiiis a."ays
announn@ the presentation Of historic brocades'
armor and weapons
New-York tribune., 1895-10-14
he PAID HIS 90 FIVE ~ PENNIES.

From The Chicago Inter Ocean
Randolph Wernicke was hned 10 ana no Sos1s ord Dy
Justice Underwood yesterday morning Ior u-s"iuei
~ conduct. .o.. ia,a Tuasdav
Wernicke promenaded the streets re,d NOR fba y
Le looked for when an officer from the Armory
Police Station headed him on ana oo"'e''" "'''' ~
the lookup. .,o-r,rg whan the
ane had been imposed IN settle up. ana WAXING
10 cierk Heller who sat in his wire cage ne ,hr
,bree shot bags filled with pennies inrough 'he
There clerk" said the prisoner you'll ma
that correct" 1.,.,.,,,as snanued
r4aar 40 ne no,red the contents 10 the nesh pc
Tore him and then looked with indignation Al the
II took one hour and twenty minutes Dy ,T oioO ~
10 count the money at the end OF Wn.cH n r.e -, :.
the dav Clerk Heller walked one mile anu ~" !
trying in vain to dispose OF the PeH,htes mar
o'clock he returned hump shou dsred 10 'ns "a "a % ~,
and after putting his ballast In the safe eu 70 ~
duce Desk Sergeant Mike" White TO ISSUE ~ ~"a -
rant for the rearre1t OF WeTnicNe u" -
ms miEchiAf.
New-York tribune., 1895-10-14
PRISOYERS wIYR THE NAHDL

Father !gnoli, In The Frankfurter Zeitung
When saw Herr Neuteld In August last he was
morally rather depressed, but not pnyslcalIy ia
He was still in irons. but they only consisted OF one
chain which did not prevent his movns tie nVed
in the mission hOuse-not a nice dwe!iihe iot ~ -
very dirty. He is always In want OF money %, ior
the Khalifa only allows him SIS month But
Father Ohrwalder at Suakim. with the ne.p OF me
sh-Egyptan Government now ana ,r tn,n so,n. as
siss him. Not long ago Ohrwalder sent MIN some
money and letter written in onion water throuin
my Arab guide Father Ohrwalder thinks nlsht
and day OF how 70 save him. and he told me a fort
night ago In Cairo that he hoped to bring about
Neufeld's flight before this year ~ out III VIII De
al great risk for Neufeld himself causes MN
ORANGES He will not consent TO leave the Aoyssin-
ian slave whom he has married and MS two chii-
dren and will only fly II they 20 with him
Neufe.d made himself very usefu; he not oh,y
collected saltpetre prepared powder. and made
bor.ngs FOR salt but acted as editor. Having an
excellent knowledge of Arabic. he wrote DOCKS ahn
illustrated them himself He decorated the TOMB
of The late Madhi 40 beautifully that the khaIisa's
Wives were cutie touched and begged that his fet
ACCOMPLISHED BY means OF money. though the fate
OF the merch ant who saved Satin Is not tempting
You know how-betrayed by Stains women-he was
whlpped twice day for a fortnight ana then
hanged but II be managed with money. Ny
npht cost 200 his will doubt cost 1900
but that viii stlll be cheaper than s!atln's escape
which cost fl,Oo0 Do you know how Neufeld
escaped death? When he was captured he was
taken FOR a spy and was TO be hanged; things
went so far that only the last act was necessary
When he vas asked how he would die and he an
swered Like a Mussuman the hempen rope was
Immediately loosed from his neck and he was put
IN chains. forgot TO say that lately Neufeld be-
came a mechanic: he tried all sorts OF Inventions
and took the greatest trouble TO construct ma
chine for making coins
New-York tribune., 1895-10-14

nel Albert Hartsuf, Deputy Surgeon-General OF the
Department Of the Missouri. has been detailed by
Major-General Merritt for that duty.
Major-Cieneral Merritt has d!sapproved the
quittal of Private Henry O. Dorntge Troop !. 81
Cavalry, by cOurt-martal at Fort sill. after trial
on a charge Of conduct 10 the prejudice Of good
order and military discipline"
The second specification to the charge alleged that
the prisoner. when ordered by the corporal accom-
pany the latter 10 the troop commander refused 10
do so. In justification Of this refusal the defence
set up the facts that the corporal used abusive
Language and was at the time under the influence OF
liquor The court by It's findings. sustained this
defence.
In passing upon the case. General Merritt said
THE court permitted the prisoner to plead guilty.
but without criminaiity., This is improper and a
contradiction In terms. In OF virtual acquit-
tai the phrase truly expressive OF the judgment
Of the would be Not guilty or The facts
found as stated but no crimnaAty attached there
to-
Under the evidence adduced the reviewing Off
cannot approve such erroneous View OF the
obligations OF a soldier The order in this case
was rational and lawful. and Il therefore the
duty Of the soldier promptly to obey H. and then
appeal to superior authorities for redress for any
wrongs he may have suffered.
In the opinion OF the reviewing officer the testi.
mOny adduced susta'ns a conviction OF the second
specification The acquttal is disapproved'
New-York tribune., 1895-10-14
UNION LEAGUE DININGROOM

trio globes encircling a large hemisphere at the
centre. The finish Of the chandeliers Is in bronze.
over each writing table Is a trpex light, and
around each Of the columns are rejecting lights.
The effect OF this varied illumination is brilliant
This is greatly augmented when the large fire.
places aglow during the colder season Of the
year At the north end Of the room there is a
clock with dial three feet in diameter. The
frame is carved mahogany. and the hands and
letters are OF bronze Beneath this is also a spa
clous fireplace.
This room has been remodelled on the original
lines selected by the architect in 1850. there hav-
ing been no improvements made since that time
in wall decorations The effect is exceedingly
rich The chairs used at the writing desks are of
mahogany frames and dogskin. and combine
solidity with comfort There are numerous arm
chairs and some tail chairs with straight backs.
the leather on which g Of claret tint
ARRANGEMENT OF PICTURES.
In supplying the pictures for this room it was
recognized that more closely than with any other
era the origin of the club associated with the
Civil War hence it was deemed proper 10 so treat
the artistic features Of the walls 10 keep in
mind the ideas that led 70 the clubs existence.
AS one enters this handsome salon from the
east he finds Just above him. on his right. the
portrait of General Sheridan. with magnificent
three-quarter length portrait OF President Lin
coin. by Huntington. directly over the fireplace.
and upon its right ful-length portrait OF Presi-
dent Garfield. On the left II the entrance Is
portrait Of General Sherman. with one of General
Grant over the fireplace upon that side of the
room and next to him on the left one OF President
Chester A. Arthur In the panels on the south
end OF the room are. 10 the eastward. a portrait
OF Or Cornelius X. Agnew. and westward one OF
the Rev DIR Henry ". Bell ws on the western
wall beginning at the corner Of Thlrty-ninth-st
and Fifth-ave and extending north ward. are
the portraits in order named. OF Edwin NJ Stan
ton. Secretary II War. Senator John Sherman
Henry CLAY Major General George II. Thomas
and Peter Cooper on the north end o. the salon
10 the left Of the clock. H. the portrait OF Major
General George @. Meade, the hero of Gettys-
burg. and % the east ~ the clock Admiral David
G. Farragut Of the United States Navy. Thus
New-York tribune., 1895-10-14
TO REpLEyIsH THE MISSION FUND.
DR. PARKHURsT SAYS 1T WAS DEPLETED By THE
WORK AT THE UNFORTUNATE CHURCH
OF THE SEA AND LAND.


OF THE SEA AND LAND.
At the morning service at the Madison Square
Presbyterian Church yesterday Or. Parkhurst an
nounced that the collection OF the day for the bene-
At OF city church extension would be dispensed
with and a collection taken instead for the mission
work of the Madison Square Church.
without going into the why and wherefore OF
the matter" said DR.. Parkhurst, "the officials OF
the church have decided that the collection to-
dav shall be for the benefit OF the missionary work
Of this church instead OF for the city church exten
sion Ii will be in that line anyhow. The work
OF the unfortunate Church OF the Sea and Land has
depleted the mission treasury The collection tnen'
will be for missions administered by the Madison
Square Church"
The Church OF the Sea and Land. It viii be re-
membered has been for more than a year bone
%e%York wy. Presbytery. After the Presbytery mad
decided 10 abandon mission work at the historic
which under Dr. Parkhursts lead, is one OF tbs
most active mission churches in the city, sougnt
the Church Of the Sea and Land. The agreement
was last until october !, 1895 with an under
standing that it should be renewed IT, in the judg-
men; Of the Presbytery. the results Of the mission
work should warrant It, ~ & ms ms
Henry-st. property and use part OF the proceeds
for the benefit OF the New-York Presbyterian
Church. upon which mortgage was ABOUT 10 De
In reaching this determination the Presbytery
declared that the continuation OF mission work or
religious services at the Church Of the Sea and
Land was "inexpedent.' Any arrangement for its
sale however. had to be made subject TO the ar,
Iangement with the Madison Square Church until
October !. In the mean tinle Dr. Parkhurst and
his associates bent themselves the work OF show
ing how much could be accomplished by mission
work at p point at which the Presbytery had de-
clared II 10 be 'inexpedient."
Or. Parkhurst's sermon yesterday was the second
of a series Ideals" You can't t,l. from
mans opinions and actions keep separate house.
Prlghtness is not even third cousin TO goodness.
The consciousness of ideals does render one
capable of living up to them. You- o~n experience
must have shown you the powerlessness or Ideals
They have not only lifting power, but are Often
d!scouraging. The who has no high ideals
gets along more comfortably with himself and
with Others than those who have high ideals. The
latter worry themselves and others. Morality be-
gins with the man, and IS not the thing that man
Is pleased TO say Amen to- Ii Is the province
OF the preacher not point out ideals to man. be-
that has been done since ne was one ana one
half years old but to give him power 20 reach
them"
New-York tribune., 1895-10-14

the historic associations Of the club are orougnt
into constant view within this room vi ue si~-
teen persons thus hon0red by places on THESE
walls, John Sherman is the only one living
Ever since the Union League Cluphouse "@s
constructed It's entrance hall ard main slar"dV
have been attractive features. The entrance j.
from Thirty-ninth-st, and the first feature WhiCh
attracts the eye after passing the vesuouie IL
the magnificent stained glass WlndOW at 'He
head OF the first landing on the north size Oh
the building. The real beauty Of this feature VIII
be fully developed by electric light under the
plan OF improvements.
The reading-room extends the full length OF
elghty-four feet on Fifth-ave, with a frontage
of thirty-hve feet on Thlrty-ninth-st The man
hall extends eastward 10 the entrance or the
biliard-room To the left OF the entrance Is the
reception-rOOm and T. the right the superln-
tendent's office. The spacious hall. from the cen
tie of which ascends the main stairway, mas Tor
some time been utilized in certain portions as
a cafe This hall affords a view Of the rear
eastern wall Of the billard-rOOm Of ia feet
Objections have frequently arisen and the
House Committee decided To dignity the main
entrance by bringing the entire space into
hallway between the reading-room on the west
and the billiard-room on the east end Of the
building This change has resulted In the re-
decoration OF a corridor twenty feet in height
about twenty-five feet m width, space for
the massing Of men directly beyond the thresh-
hold OF the main entrance 70 the clubhouse
New-York tribune., 1895-10-14

theology. history biography fiction. poetry and
the drama dictionaries. encyclopedias scientific
and technical treatises on almost every question
Of interest to ,he ordinary student.
WORKS or FICTION
1t il difficult to carry OF the shelves any but
limited number Of the leading novels for which
there is more or less constant inquiry To meet
the demand for fiction the club has subscriptions
to the Mercantile Library. The library Is pos
sessed of many illustrated works Of great value
The library room IS conducted on the same prin-
ciples which govern the most exclusive libraries
in the city. no smoking or talking being allowed
In the reading room beneath men may talk or
smoke.
In the old Jerome building at Madson-ave. and
Twenty-sixth-st.. one feature was theatre, so
called. When the Union League removed To its
present home a space was allotted for monthly
meetings. and this also styled theatre
The stage in the Thirty -ninth-st house was az
the north end OF the east room on the second
floor but has now been removed Between this
theatre. now a hall and the library on the Fifth
ave. side ls a connecting hall portion Of this
hall has long been recognized "a the art gallery.
Under recent changes the stage ~ the theatre
has been transferred from It's north end 10 the
east side, and II ia movable. Ever since
the establishment Of the house this theatre
has been retained only as a meetng-pace It is
now proposed 10 introduce lounges and tables and
to adapt the space to the uses OF a cafe. and when
meetings require 1t to clear this space OF tables
and chairs.
House Committee. namely. Thomas B. Clarke
chairman: WARREN NJ Healey ard Alfred T.. NJ
Purdy The improvements in the library have
been in accordance with the Views of Horace b.
Fry. chairman. and 7. Monroe Davis. secretary
OF the Committee on Library and Publication
The Union League Club has for its superintend-
ent p. McGregor Cumming who has served In
that capacity for two years. and who for many
wears previously was similarly associated with
the Manhattan club. The regular list Of en-
ployes under Superintendent Cummings charge
Is about one hundred and twenty-five
New-York tribune., 1895-10-14

alterations have been made in the b.lliard-room
or bowling alley beneath.
Ascending the main stairway the Danlsters OF
which are OF massive oak, one finds on the
west end II the building. directly over the read
ing-room on the first floor. a library Of the same
size as the salon beneath. The architecture or
this room is Roman. 1t has a groined roof with
arches springing from columns. The prevailing
tint is mahogany. The lower half Of the columns
correspond In height with the bookcases. Above
that poinr there is a gradual lessening OF di-
ameter to the roof and the color is rich choco-
late The roof at each end OF the room Is blue
So also il the interior Of the arches The decOra-
tons are simple. and here and there are little
carvings and frescOngs. suggestive OF japanese
chrysanthemums and the like. There are six
acoves on each side on the room. where readers,
with desks for their use, may sit Elaborate
chandeliers hang from the arches. Rich ma
hogany mantels are on the north and south sides
OF the entrance t. this room Conspicuous on the
walls are a portrait Of President Lincoln, by f..
Leutz Of philadelphia. executed in 1865: portraits
of General W l.. ]. Strong Governor L. ID. Nor
gan. Charles II. Marshall, Jonathan Sturgis. John
BRIGHT, John Pierp0nt. Thomas Hicks Edward
Lab0ulaye. Colonel Robert Shaw Hamilton Fish,
Jackson :. shuttle, Richard Golden Salem II.
Wales and others. There are about 1000 vol
umes In the bookcases. The chairman Of the
the purpose Of that committee 70 make the IL
bvary suitable for club composed Of men Of
varied occupations. The library is regarded as
one OF exceeding value. embracing the leading
works on philosophy law, medicine, chemistry,
New-York tribune., 1895-10-14

site at the northeast corner Of Fifth-ave. and
Thirty-ninth-st was secured.
During the history Of the club the fact that it
was so closely identified with National affairs and
interests had caused to be contributed or acquired
portraits OF many eminent men Identified with the
history OF the Government. When the appropria-
ton referred to above made. the House Com
mittee saw an opportunity for a general rear
rangement Of pictures and portraits and work in
that line in conjunction with the Art Committee.
has been carried forward with most gratifying re-
suits This Is especially notable in the arrange
ment OF the pictures in the reading room. which
extends the full length Of the building on the
Fifth-aVe. front.