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TRUsTEEy sALR sF VALUABLE IMPROVE,
REAL EsTHTE No coo MARYLAND AVENili

TRgsTEEg RUST g.,I IsAL1 b VALUABLE IMPROVED
N6A+aS1SSTT N6A+ aMsISTh 10. 600 MARYLAND AVENUE
By virtue of1i cersain deed Of trust to IN, dated
issoSsuary iSaS 1884 asf duly recorded in !iber No
District Of Cambis. and at the request Of the the
tess wf1i se We the uIderssned trgs
g1smises iRnkY, THE i TaiRTEESTH a1 % DaY tHs
FOUR o'CLotK P.Ac the following described land
in the Distrs OF Houmi:ia. and Designated 'Ua: a:
and being lot;h2. M D. B. Grofs subdivision in
square s6s astpeE pat recorded in the office of the
surveyor for. the District Of Columbia, in Liner 10
folio fol- es toge,hes with the improyeTents consist
Terms OF sale: One fourth Of the purchase money
to be paid In cash, sind the balance in three equal
instaii,ments payabes IN one, two and three years.
payable semi,annually, from the day Of sale. Sc
cured by deed of trust upon the property sold, or
posit of $500 VIII Be required Of the purchaser at
the time of sale All cOnveyancing. recording and
rotaral fees at the cost of the purchaser. Terms
Of sale to be complied with within ten days from
day of sale, otherwise the trustees reserve the
right to resell the property at the risk and cost
OF the defaultng purchaser. after five days no.
ticc OF such resale.
EUGENE CARUSI,
CONSTANTINE Ii. WILLIAMSON,
Trustees.
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AUCTION SALES:
FUTURE DAYS
C. G. SLOAN 4 CO., AUcTIoNEERs.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE.

TRUSTEES SALE OF vALUkBLE REAL ESTATE.
kSeWN kSeTHwAs1N As 10 ,s2s EIGHTEENTH STREET
SatsS d ,,t the sh dsy q and recorded
Of the party secured undersigned trustees viii
HALE HaaiE-rAsT EoTk 6'SIocK il THE after;
Day OF ScrosER , TaE the f0iawiPr Se
ssribed land and premises, situate in the city of
washington. District Of Columbia. known and desig
n17l. I'm VIM. o. Denison's subdivision of lots in
square sou numbered one hundred and ifty-two u52) as
ods OF the Office of the surveyor of said District.
ment brick dwelling house, Sc No ISIS Eshteenth
street northwest.
Terms of sale: third Of the purchase money
In cash. and the balance in one and two years. for
which the notes Of the purchaser must be given.
e "easis interest payable semi annually. at the rate
OF SIX per centum per annum, from day of sale
iLa until paid and secured by deed of trust the
deposit of sioo will h be te reaused a time OF Of
sune t All c3nveyancing acknowledging and record
noi s a1 nITcsers cost If the terms of sale
& e trustees reserve the right resell at the
ana cost of def'ul'inS 1S4S HSreRassf 4 skys ru.,
ocio-lod&ds GEO. II. B. WHITE, Trustee
THE ABOVE SALE Is HEREBY POSTPONED
4n,a nIna SATURDAY. NOVEMBER FOURTEENTH,
nol1-d&ds BY ORDER OF THE TRUSTEES
c. g. SLOAN & CO.. AUCTIoNEERS, 1907 G ST.
1hNSIfIfS SALE OF TWO TWO-STDRY AND
BASEMENT BRICK DWELLINGS, BTTNl;
NuMBEittD 1919 AND lob MARYLAND AVE
NUE. NORTHEAST
BY virtue OF two deeds of trust to u.s. bearing
date July 13, 1888 and duly recorded in I.iber 1s45
ut, respectively, folio and folio 8. of the land
records OF the District OF Columbia, and at the re-
quest OF the party secured thereby, we, the under
signed trustees, Will SELL at public auction In
front OF the respective premises, on MONDAY, the
TWENTI-TilBD DAY OF NOVEM BEIt 1896 be-
ginning Mt HM4FPAST FOUR O'CLOCK PM. the
following described pieces parcels of land and
premises, situate in the city OF Washington, Dis
lots q and -, in Manns subdivision OF part Of
square 1OUG into lots 23, "a and % the same is
recorded in the Office of the surveyor of said Dis
trict in Book 20, page 125, each of said lots being
improved by two-story and basement brick dwell
ing.
Each lot with its improvements will be sold sep
arately.
Terms of sale in respect OF each OF said pieces
of property: One-fOurth OF the purchase money 10
instuNncnts, payable in one, two and three years,
with interest at the rate OF six per ceBtum per
annum until paid, payable semi annually, from day
of sale, secured by first deed of trust upon the
property sold, all cash. at the option of the
purchaser deposit Of 800 will be- required of
the purchaser at the time OF sale. All conveyanc-
ing, recording and notarial fees at the cost OF the
purchaser. Terms of sale TO he complied with
within ten days from day of sale, otherwise the
trustees the right TO resell the property In
default ut the risk and cost Of the defauting pur-
chaser, after five days notice of such resale.
GEO ii. Is. WHITE,
j. GALES MOORE Trustees.
Address. National Metropolitan Bank,
noll -d&ds
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BY virtue Of a decree Of the Supreme Court Of
the District of Columbia. passed In equity Gauss.
No 1887. the undersigned will offer for sale nj
public auction. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER
EIGHTEENTH. 1s.6, beginning at TEN O'CLOCK
A NJ. at 32il WATER STREET, the following
machinery:
! Stover Bicycle Drill. No l5inch Shaper
] Stovcr Frame Drill. l5-inch Cady Tool
! Prentiss Sensitive Drill Grinder
Snyder 2o-inch Drill 16-inch Cincinnati Cut
Iressos. ter Grinder.
J Screw Machines. l Tube Cutter.
Putnam Laths. large Budin: Machines and
sizes. Tables
Milling Machires. Rench and Floor vises.
And all otEcr machinery necessary for complete
bicycle plant, with shafting and betting for same,
full description Of which may be had time of
sale.
Also complete enamelinS plant. 'Buitns Ma
Chimes etc. L, myth Steel and Tubing and large
assortment of all bicycle parts. including Forks,
Frames, Axlts. etc. etc.
Also 4 large number OF Assorted Files, File
Brushes and other miscellaneous tools.
Also lot OF Office Furniture. consisting Of
Roll top top Desk, ofxe Desks. Chairs. Stove. Car
Also lot of mis-. cllanccus supplies. consisting Of
Acids. Solutions AEnoies. Cement. Wire. Paper,
Sacks, Bicycle Crates. Grating. Lumber. Letter
Files etc. etc.
Terms Of sale: CASH All articles to be re-
moved at the risk and cost of purchasers.
WHARTON f. LESTER.
ID. w. BAKER Receivers
roG-dSdbS 4.S la.
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RADCLIFFE. SUTTON d co. AUCTION E.EIsS.
tSuccessors 10 Ratclfe. Darr q Coz

RECEIvERS' SALE OF MACHINERY. BICYCLE
SUPPLIES, OFFICE FURNITURE AND TOOLS
LATELY CSED IND OWNED BY THE THORN
MFG. co, AND NOW on THE PREMISES
MEST. WASHINGTON IL @
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NJ. Is. LATIMER & CO., Auctioneers,
6l4 18th st,
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UTHE ABOVE SALE IS POSTPONED UNTIL.
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER TWELFTH, 1896 at
FOUR O'CLOCK PM, at the same place
GEORGE z. EMMONS I a..
ALDIS B. BROWNE
nos -d&ds 1n,stecs =.
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TRUSTEES SALE OF Ten Two-SToRY RIiIrK
ltpl SIS. Nos. !d3 To 51g SECOND STI,EIsr
SOL IHEaST, AND M. l55 + STREET SOUTH
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ooNoiANiiNE III. WILLIAMSON. Trustee
N.r,,,, ,,,,,,o, No. 40 Louisiana avenue
NAIL WILSON, Atty for party sccur d,
W. "-~-o-1 II 81. NV. ma Il
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DUNCANsoN BROS. AUCTIoNEERs

- Auuress, 5UO 9th st. a. w.
NhTH'L WILSON, Atty. for Party Secured
No 622 6o4 + ST. NV NO.: a C. A.,
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early the next morning and at once pro-
ceeded to the Exchange building on Bat
terry street, where desks were hurried into
place. and by II o'clock both houses were
called to order. The Senate was given
quart RS which were afterward occupied by
the United States District Court. and the
Assembly was located in the Circuit Court
room. which was the larger and more con-
yenient.
The session that followed was long and
exciting. and at times became strongly
dramatic OH account of the intense fe cling
nrevailing as a result of the war. There
were many men in the Legislature who
were Southern syrnpathizers. although
they made efforts to conceal the fact. ana
when any question came up that called for
support OF the National cause there was
sure to be strong language, and on several
occasions personal encounters took place.
One of the first bills before the Senate
was proposition to pay AT once the war
tax apportioned to California by the Ma
tlonal Congress. The debate was violent
one. as those members who had friendly
feeling for The South attempted 20 prevent
the payment by all sorts OF excuses. Inc
tax was 1854 .53S. and these members
pointed to the dcstitution caused by the
floods prevailing in many parts OF the
State as reason for deferring payment for
a time. They said $3.50, 600 would go long
way toward relieving the suffering. people,
while it would be very little in the vast
sum needed 10 carry on the war.
At such times great excitement prevailed
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Brown, a colored man who kept livery
stable on Washington street.
The former, on being discharged, in re-
venge poisoned the latter's horses with
strychnine. From circumstantial evidence
it appears that he put the drug in the man
gers on Saturday night, and on the follow
ing Sunday, when the horses were out on
the road, they fell sick and died. In all
twenty-six horses were poisoned. The
purchase of the strychnlne was traced to
the discharged man, and he was seen to
go into the stable by George Dennis, also a
colored man, whose evidence, of course,
could not be given in court, SO the culprit
was discharged.
The next case happened while the Legis-
lature was in session. 1t was one in which
a negro barber named George Nichols. who
had shop under the old Tehama House,
was killed by young man named Shell.
The only person who saw the shooting was
another barber named Cowes, who had
always passed for white man. But his
hair was examined under the microscope
by DR.. Toland and the roots were found to
be curly. This marked him as more than
one-eighth negro and his testimony was
barred, while the murderer was set free
'.for want of evidence"
George Barstow member of the Assem-
bly,, introduced bill to repeal the obnox-
ious law that permitted criminal to go
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thing hung upon the inner knob. but sne
could see that the doorkey had been re-
moved. From this she inferred that the
door was bolted on the inside. These cir
cumstances alarmed her and she sum-
moned policeman.
The officer burst in the door and
was confronted with scene of uncommon
horror. Not only had there been a MUIR
der, but the body had been dismem bered
and comminuted with extraordinary pains.
This work was so complete that had not
the landiady and the cham bermaid fur
nished so clear description of the lodg-
er's appearance the Identification would
have been impossible. No one but him
had been seen about the room.
There were various minor circumstances
that gave me little working ground, but
as the whole case was apparently an un-
solvable mystery it was with no hight
whatever that set about study of the
published accounts.
1t happened that my typewriter had
broken down the day before and that had
sent it to the agent for repairs. So sat
down to the unaccustomed task of think
ing with pen. but could make no head
way at all. The chaos of the murder was
supreme and overshadowing. My nerves
went astray. my patience broke down and
I left the task.
Still, l hated to give it up. 1t occurred
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news on the bulletin board. frequently
we had to adjourn on account of some
great disaster to the Union forces, as we
we're all so cast down that we couldn't do
business. There were less Southern SYM
pathizers in the Assembly than in the
Senate, possibly because we were younger
men,"
There are very few of the old citizens
who cannot recall the session of the Thir-
teenth Legislature. George K. Fitch re-
mem bers almost every days proceedings
and thinks the demonstration when the
Taxpayers Union was making its fight
was as exciting as the days of the Vigi-
lantes.
Mr.. Fitch is of the opinion that the tax
PAYERS fight was not failure as the fol-
lowing session of the Legislature passed a
law that gave the City a certain portion
out of every thousand acres. 1t is to that
law that the starting of Golden Gate Park
is due. 1t was the intention to take sew
eral large sections in different parts
of the City, but the scheme was
not found practicable for some rea-
son. There's /" peculiar thing about
that fight" said Mr.. Fitch, "and that is
that those men who had land tEen and
fought the bill have no land now. 1t also
seems strange to me that such an import
ant and turbulent part of the City's his
tory should be Almost unknown to the
younger generation. And | really believe
there is not one man out of a hundred un-
der forty years of age in the City that
knows that the California Legislature ever
met in San Francisco"
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/ had noticed this fact until certain sub
sequent happenings recalled it to my MEM

/ had noticed this fact until certain sub
sequent happenings recalled it to my MEM
ory.
The only part of our conversation which
is relevant to this story Is that which |
shall now report. In this talk the men
showed in sharp contrast. The larger man
was bold and adventurous in his ideas,
but crude and ignorant: the smaller man
was keen, lucid and profound, handling
the most abstruse matters with wisdom
that was none the less attractive because
his manner was half-sneering and wholly
cynical.
Our talk had drifted to those strange
phenomena which. with the ignorant, give
birth to belief in supernatural agencies.
Ihad mentioned the superstitions of some
marine and locomotive engineers with re-
gard to the complex machines which they
handled, when the forid man boldly an
nounced that he firmly believed in such
things and related strange incidents of
their occurrence. When he had concluded
his stories the small man, who had lis
tened with sneer on his lips, made the
following statement:
Cali this is very interesting, but quite
absurd. Nevertheless, he is bold man
who will attempt to explain all the things
peculiar to complicated machines. Has it
ever occurred to you," he asked, address
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miles from Denver, and began to make
fair profit.
while they were working this deposit
an old German prospector, whose name
have forgotten. happened to come along.
He looked at the sand the miners were
working with the pan, Investigated for a
few days, and then bought out lease
which the miners had from the Govern
ment. AS soon as he gained control he
began to dig into clay bank near by which
the others had not thought to work He
had not gone in very far before he found
what had evidently been the bed of an old
river that had been disturbed by some sort
of volcanic action. There he found gold
and last fall he sold out his mine to q syn
dicate for what was a large fortune to him.
''The cost of mining is being cheapened
constantly by the discovery of new meth
DDS, he said. 1.-THE Independence mine
at Cripple Creek, for instance, has worked
at cost of four cents on every dollars
worth of ore extracted. Out in California
free milling ore has been worked for fifty
cents ton. while hydraulic placer bodies
have been wotked for fifteen cents cubic
yard, or less than ten cents a ton. The
cheapening of production, of course, means
that many fields that have been considered
Improbable can be opened up."-New
York Times.
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encounters of violent character on the
streets.
Judge Hardy, however, was not particu-
larly disturbed during the trial, although
it meant great deal to him. He referred
to the matter as q joke, but never admit5ed
that he dion't mean what he had said.
The verdict was, of course, against him,
and after the furor had subsided that fol-
lowed its announcement he rose in his
seat and thanked the court for not finding
anything against his honor. while
deeply regret" he said, that / have met
this humiliation, I accept the verdict and
relinquish my Office. But" he continued.
II am of the same opinion still
great patriotic demonstration followed
the night after the verdict was announced.
Bontires were built in the principal streets
and speeches were made by the most prom
inent men. Everybody cheered and swore
allegiance to the Union until long after
midnight, and there was no more fuel to
feed the bonfires.
The next exciting business of the Legis-
lature was also due to partisan feeling
caused by the war. 1t seems that at that
time a law existed on the statute-book
similar to one in force in the Southern
States. 1t prohibited a person of more
than one-eighth negro blood from testify
ing in the courts of justice. The war had.
of course stirred up feeling against it, but
it was brought to q climax by several acts
of criminal character. The first case was
that of a white man employed by J. E.
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on the floor, as many members made an
attempt to speak at the same time. The
chairman raped for order and the specta-
tors cried, 1--WE have money enough Tor
both," LET US stand by our country If it
taxes our last dollar" etc. When the
question was at last put to vote it was
carried by a large majority and the State
Treasurer was ordered to pay the money
sat once"
For several weeks the session was un-
eventful until President Shafter intro
duced bill in the Senate on behalf OF the
Taxpayers Union. 1t provided for 1.-The
general quieting of title on all outside
lands and the issuing of grants to all par
ties who would make actual improve
ments." The idea of the bill was to over
come the effects of land-grabbing. Many
men had filed on 160-acre tracts of lands
within the grant of the Pueblo OF San
Francisco, and were simply holding on to
them as an investment. The Taxpayers
Union was composed of some OF the best
business men in the City, who thought
that everybody should have chance 10
secure home without paying an exorbi-
tant price. They simply intended to carry
A great deal of thought had been spent
on the bill and 80 out of every 100 people
in the City wanted to see it pass. Crowds
filed the streets while the debate was on.
As the weather was warm the windows of
the Senate chamber were open, so that
many of the speakers could be heard in
the yard of the United States Custom
house across the street. 1t was impossible
for vehicles to pass along Battery street, so
dense was the crowd that cheered, groaned
or hissed, according to the way the utter
ances of the speakers suited them. The
taxpayers made hard fight, but the land
owners, to whom the passage of the bill
meant ruinfmade money fight" in the
lobby with the result that the bill was
beaten by a small majority. The excite
meEt that prevailed when this was an
nounced beggars description. People al
most trampled over one another in their
efforts to get into the building, and could
been found there is little doubt but that
they would have sustained bodily harm.
Within few days. the Senate was called
upon to sit as a nigh court of impeaoh-
ment to try Judge Hardy OF the Sixteenth
District Court Tor "disloyalty and viola
tion of the oath of Office" 1t seems that
Hardy was strong Southern sympathizer
and was liable to be bitter in his utter
ances against the United States Govern
ment While coming down the river on
the steamer he saw Union soldier and
made disparaging remarks about his uni
form. He told the man that if he had any
sense he would wear gray suit instead of
blue one. An argument ensued in which
Hardy referred to the American flag as "a
dirty rag" He said that if he had one at
the moment he would tear it into ribbons
and throw them into the soldiers face.
The trial of Hardy was long one and it
is said that evidence not directly con-
nected with the case was brought against
him, principally the little strategy to
which ne resorted to avoid trying Terry
for the killing of Broderick. Intense feel
ing prevailed among the people and the
discussion of the case often led to personal
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was
N once, to all intents and purposes,
4 N the capital of California. The
Governor had his office, both
houses OF the State Legislature held their
sessions and all the business pertaining to
the management of 'affairs of state" was
transacted here. Most of the old-timers
who were middle-aged at the time
have passed away, but those still living
remember the circumstances well.
lt all happened in that memorable wear.
1862, the first day of which broke SO
omlnously. Clouds of war lowered over
the Nation, and large sections of Cali
fornia were being devastated by the ac-
tlons OF the elements. Hundreds of people
persisted III floods and thousands were
brought to the verge of starvation through
the ruin wrought to their ranches and
homes.
When the Thirteenth Legislature met in
Sacramento on January g. 1862, things
were most discouraging. The city was
partially flooded and the American River
was still rising. Streets were like lakes OF
liquid mud and it was almost impossible
for the statesmen to get from their hotels
to the legislative halls. On the 7th, Sth
and 9th of the month the rain came down
in torrents and the rivers Kept crawling
up higher and higher. On the 10th Leland
Stanford was inaugurated Governor. Ii
was a most dismal affair, IN spite of the
efforts OF those present to put off the de-
pressing effects of the gloomy, tenacious
dampness. Only ten ladies were present
as it was imp 5ssible, on account of the
weather, for others who intended to come
to leave their homes. There was no in
auguration ball, as that night food came
down upon the city and there was several
feet of water in the streets.
The next day, the 11th, the leg1sla tors
went to the Capitol in boats and were so
discouraged that the Senate, by vote OF
20 to 13, adopted concurrent resolution
to adjourn the meeting of the Legislature to
San Francisco for the remainder of the
session. The Assembly refused to concur
by vote of Sc to 40. This caused great re-
ioicing among the people of Sacramento,
who feared that if the seat of government
was once removed from their city it might
never be returned. The Senate then took
a temporary adjournment until the 21st,
by which time the members of the Assem-
bly, had changed their minds. so that on
the "a DOIH houses dSIeeu " duJOuiA "
San francisco.
AS soon as the affair was settled the
statesmen acted as if their lives depended
on getting out of town as quickly as possi-
bIe Less than two hours elapsed after
the passage of the resolution before the
steamer Chrysopolis started down the river
with some 100 out of the 120 members on
board In addition there were the families
of some of the mem bers and an army Of
clerks, so that the vessel had about all it
could carry. There was not accommoda-
ton for more than half the number, but
all seemed to take on new life at the pros
pect of getting away from the rain-soaked
capital.
The next day, the 22d, the few remaining
statesmen followed, accompanied by the
desks, chairs, etc., belonging to both
houses. They arrived in San Francisco
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speaker was Stephen B.. Pratt of Denver,
an old mining man, who was at the Min
ing Exchange. yesterday.
1.-The first settlers on the present site OF
Denver" he continued, "were gold hunt
ers, who found gold in Cherry Creek, and
stopped there for long time trying to find
place where it would pay. Ever since
the men. have found Cherry Creek and it's
tributaries to have gold. In the panic,
when SO many men were thrown out of
employment in Colorado, good number
of them made bare living by washing out
gold almost in the hear of Denver.
Nobody could make these deposits pay,
however. The gold was rusty and small,
and attention was given to an attempt to
find where the original gold had come
from. Some men finally found some
ground in Newlins Guloh, about twenty