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FUTURE DAYS,
JAMES W. RADCLIFFE, AUCTIoNEER.

TRUSTEES SALE. or A FRAME HOUSE, NO
lll5 BOTH ST., WEST WASHINGTON, DC
BY virtue Of a decree of the Supreme Court of
the District of Columbia, passed in equity cause
No. 2UiIi, the undersigned trustee will offer for
sale. by public auction, i'll front of the premises
on THU ESDAi. FIFTH DAY OF OCTOBER, A D.
1899, AT HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK Z NJ, the
Following described real estate situate in the city
of Washington, in the District of Columbia, wit:
Part of lot numbered hundred and eighty
eight 1SS) In square eleven hundred and ninety
six $780, and beginning for the same at point
on the east side of Thirtieth street formerly
Washington street, one hundred and ninety two
Q92l feet seven % inches. measured south from
the intersection of Washington street ard Bridge
street (n3w street.. and running thence south
twelve I'D feet three t3t inches thence east
eighty 800 feet; thence north twelve 12) feet
three t3l inches. and thence west eighty (S0)
to the place of beginning, together with all the
improvements, rights, etc.
Terms: One third cash, the balance in and
two years with interest from the day of sale at
six per cent per annum, secured by deed Of trust
the property sold. all cash. at the option of
the purchaser. deposit of $50 required upon
ceptance of bid. If the terms of sale are COM
piled with in fifteen days from the day of sale the
trustee the right to resell the property at
the risk and cost of the defaultfng purchaser
after five days advertisement of such resale In
some newspaper published in Washington. D. G.
All conveyancing. stamps, etc. at the cost of the
purchas .r. A. f. L. LECKIE Trustee,
seq Equity bldg. 31T Az st. NV.
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St. Charles.

On the Beach. Atlantic City, N ].
Finest Hotel on the Coast Open all the year;
Golf Links ~ minutes h0el- Dry soil, well
adapted for fall and winter going. Write for
Booklet aud particulars.
sell-52t JAMES II. REILLY, Prop.
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OCEAN TRAVEL.

CHINA, JAPAN
And the
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS,
BY way of the
Canadian Pacific.
Information and Pamphlets at 1229 Peuna.
A. IA L
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-28

Perhaps Armenia needs a new advertis-
ing agent
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-28
WORLDS BIGGEST THINGS.

The largest insect known to entomolo-
gists is "a Central American moth, called
the Erebus strix, which. expands its wings
from II to 1Sinches
The longest word in the English Ian
guage Is "Proantitransubstanti
"a jointed word Of twenty-eight letters.
Observation-Disclosures is the next
longest
The largest cask in the world is the
Blather cask of Nuremberg, Germany. 1t
Is -1O5 feet in diameter and 81 feet deep.
and its completion a few years ago was
celebrated by a ball. at which over 500
persons were on the floor Of the cask
The longest wall in the world is the ia
nous stone defense made by the Chinese
against the Tartars about 200 B. C. 1t
Is 20 feet high, 27 feet thick at the base
and stretches for 1880 miles over hills.
valleys and rivers
The greatest bell in the world is in an
edifice before the great temple Of Buddha
at Tokyo 1t weighs 100000 pounds, and
Is four times greater than the great bell
at Moscow, whose circumference at the
rim is nearly 68 feet, and whose height
is q feet
The highest monument in the world Is
In Washington, d. c.. 1t was erected
In honor of George Washington. 1t is
55O feet high, 55 feet square at the base
and contains $4,000 blocks of marble two
feet thick. In the interior is an eleya-
tor, and so flights Of stairs, 18 steps each.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-28
RAILWAY NOTES.

At meeting of the directors of the
Minneapolis aaataea & St. Louis in New York
first frs preferred stock. This will reduce
II the e. fixed charges s250,0OO per year. The
$2,5oO.00O per cent cumulative stock is
retired by per cent bonds.
The low all-rail rates are said to be
responsible for the large shipments Of
corn during the past two weeks from
Minneapolis to Baltimore. 1t is estimat-
ed that 4,oOO, GOO bushels have been moved.
ana is, to q large extent, used as ballast
In steamships bound for Liverpool
1t is reported that c. l.. Wellington, G.
A. Parker and H. L. Shute commission
ers of the Western Trunk line counties.
will be dropped out the first Of Juiy' NV
and that H. H. sCourtwright will become
sole commissioner.
1T 1t Is reported that the motor trains Of
the union depot, instead of stopping on
the public highway at the foot Of Jack
son street.
J. P. ELMER, general agent of the pas
senger department of the Great Western,
went to Chicago last night to attend
the meeting of the Western Passenger
association.
The Minneapolis & ST. Louis has Sc
cured the contract for bringing to Min
;neapolis and st. Paul seventy pupils Of
the deaf and dumb institute at Faribault.
The gross earrings of the Omaha for
the month of March were $S11, ,972, being
an increase of ,179 over the same
month in 1893
Articles of Incorporation of the Den
yer & Montana have been filed In Col
oraqo by the auditor of the Burlington
road. >ee eSe-
y. g. Allen. st. Paul agent of the
Beaver line of steamships, Is in New
X ork, and will return Sunday
freight representatives of the Western
ana Central lines meet in Chicago Nav
! to discuss grain export rates.
The CitV pa SSepparr of1ioao of +I,o
sern Pacific are being renovated and re-
fitted
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-28
Gold Deposit. In the philippines.


DIR. David T. Day, in Engineering Maga-
zine for May
AT this distance and with the slight
exploratory work which has been carried
on in the Philippine Islands, the miner
ais that can be profltably exported are
best known Mr.. George F. Becker In
his recent investigation has given very
clear view of the present mineral explor-
alton In the Philippines, and has shown
that gold Is found in great number Of
localities In the archipelago. from North
ern LuZon to Central Mfndanao. In most
cases the gold is detrital, and is found
either In existing water-courses =or in
deposits now deserted by the current It
is said that In Mindanao some of the
gravels are In an elevated position and
adapted to hydraulic mining. There are
no data at hand which indicate decisively
the value Of any of the p1acers, but tho
fact that they are washed largely with
cocoanut-shelIs for pans by the natives
is an Indication of either rich deposits
or quite coarse gold In the province OF
Abra, at the northern end Of Luzon,
there are pIacers, and the river Abra It
self yields aur1ferous gravel. In Le
Planto there are gold-quartz veins as well
as gravels, and here also is the best-de-
veloped deposit of copper ores, although
these are also reported from a great num-
Der of localities on the islands OF Luzon.
Mindoro. Capul, Masbate, Panay and
Mindanao. This last island is practically
unexplored and full Of possibilities.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-28
SMART SHORT STORIES.

An Instructor was drilling company CT
volunteer recruits, who did not pay much
attention to his orders. He noticed one
man in particular who was passing sly
remarks about him. The instructor held
out for some time, but at last could stand
it no longer. and said to the man, a
Scotchman, sarcastically: "You seem to
know all about the drill, my lad Suppose
you come out and take my place." Mac,
being very thick skinned, came out of the
ranks, and, facing the company, gave the
order: Company, 'tention!" Then, after
a pause: Right turn! Dismiss!' Leav-
ing the astonished instructor, who was
too amazed to speak, the company raced
back to the canteen, delighted at having
escaped an hours tedious drill.
The colonel of a certain regiment, who
was very strict on his young officers, was
continually inspecting their troop rooms
to see If everything was clean, and also
to see if he could find fault with any
thing. One day he inspected the room of
an officer who was noted for his wit
He had nearly finished his inspection
when he noticed cobweb in one of the
corners, and thought to himself, Now
have got him. "What does this -mean?'
asked the colonel. The young officer
coolly replied: 1--WE always keep one in
case a man cuts his finger"
Up near Ponca, Neb., lives a man who
Is noted for his absent -mindedness. A
recent visitor from there declares this
story is told and believed among his
neighbors: HE was over at our house
one evening when a heavy rain set In,
and he was invited to stay all night
rather than take the drenching he would
get on the half-mile trip home. He ac-
cepted the invitation. Later, he took his
hat and stepped out Of the house. In a
short time he came in again, bearing a
bundle under his arm. He explained by
saying: I didn't want to give you folks
too much bother, and so / thought /
would just get my own nightshirt, and /
have been over to the house after it.
And there never was any indication In
his manner that he realized the ridicu-
lousness Of the trip under the circum-
stances"
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-28
GOOD WORD FOR THE GOVERNOR
For the Work He Is Doing to Get the
Thirteenth Home

For the Work He Is Doing to Get the
Thirteenth Home.
To the Editor of the Globe:
The pictures in yesterday mornings 8
Pioneer Press Of members of the Thir.
teenth regiment were very amusing. no
doubt, for people who have no bows in
the Philippine islands and are not Quick
to sympathize with other peoples trou-
bles. AS for myself and a great MANY
others who have suffered greatly from
having their boys in the islands. we see
nothing in the pictures but desire to
convey a wrong idea to the public mind
There are great many boys among the
volunteers who have no '.mommies" to
come home to. but they are just as anx-
'1ous to come home as others are T
think If the party who wrote the article
In Tuesday mornings Pioneer Press was
In the boys position he would only be
TOO glad to be sent home. OF course the
boys af the Thirteenth Minnesota yolun-
teers were and are only too glad to serve
their country, but there are a great MANY
of them whose families have suffered
greatly during the past severe winter
and, looking from a different point of
view, there are a great man others who.
now that the War for which they enlisted
is over, have duties to perform that are
of far greater Importance and a great
deal pleasanter than those that the gov
ernment are making them perform in the
Philippines. l appreciate Gov. Lind 9
services in trying to get the recall of the
thirteenth Minnesota volunteers.
MRS. T. C. FERNALD.
St Paul April 26
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-28
coGHLAN Is SAFE.
President Has Not Thought of Pun
fishing the RaIefgh's Commander.

President Has Not Thought of Pun
5ishing the Ralefgh's Commander
PHILADELPHIA, April 27.-An authen-
tic statement was made this afternoon
after his arrival in this city. that Presi-
dent Mckinley has no intention of remoy-
ing Capt. Coghlan from the command or
the cruiser Raleigh. The president, 1t
was stated, reports to the contrary not
withstanding, has not even considered
such action. 1t was also learned from
the same authentic source that the ad-
miration held by the president for Capt.
Coghlan's participation with Admiral
Dewey in the destruction of the Spanish
feet at Manila, completely overshawods
any desire on his part to administer re-
buke to the Raliegh's commander Should
Capt. Coghlan retire at all, as now seems
unlikely, it will not be because of the
German incident, but In keeping with
usages Of the navy department. or In
the event of the captain himself desir-
ing shore leave. This information comes
almost directly from the president him
self. His personal and official gratitude
to the captain of the Raleigh VIII be
further demonstrated tomorrow when he
will visit the captain on board, and con-
vey to him the gratitude of the nation
for his brilliant work in the famous en-
gagement on May !, 1898, which set the
pace for the subsequent defeat of Span
iards on land and sea.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-28
a POLICE STATION TRIAL.

a good deal of discussion, which seems
entirely unnecessary, has prevailed re-
garding the circumstances of the arrest
of a man named Ranger by a mounted
officer in Merriam Park. Whether the
arrest was or was not warranted, it was
made. There is no authority qualified to
pass upon the rightfulness of the arrest
excepting a local police court Two spe-.
cific charges We're made against Ranger.
one that he resisted an officer and an
other for fast driving.
On the statement imputed to Lieut..
Budy, in charge of the Merriam Park
substation, he released Ranger on his
representation that he had been suffi-
ciently punished for his misconduct In
being arrested and dubbed by the officer,
and on the further representations that it
would be very inconvenient to him to be
compelled to lose further time on the
matter.
Lieut.. Budy has authority we believe.
to release a prisoner on bail who has
been charged with msdemeanor There
his power in such a case ends BY what
authority did he assume judicial func
tions in releasing Ranger and practically
acquitting him of the charges made?
They were of a public nature, and were in
no sense the outcome of personal dis
agreement. They could not therefore be
Withdrawn. Nor were they withdrawn.
1t would relieve the taxpayers of con-
siderable expense to have criminal
charges thus summarily disposed of. IT
would effectually remove all difficulties
about the reorganization of the munich
pal court, and perhaps be altogether sat-
fsfactory in operation. 1t is worth while
pointing out, however that the police
force of this city exists for no such DUR
pose, and that 1t is gross breach of
public duty and obligation to do as Lieut
Budy did in this case If Chief Goss does
not see the matter in this light it should
De made plain to him by his superior Of
ncer, the mayor, and such steps taken
as will prevent a recurrence of anv sucb
high handed proceeding.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-28
Long-Lived Popes.

Leslie's Weekly.
The recovery of the nonagenarian pom
tiff, after an illness followed by an opera
ton. which within day brought 10000
kilograms to his bedside, reveals his mar
velous vitality and recalls the fact that
out of total OF 263 >pontiffs sixteen
only have seen their eighty-f1rst year.
Plus TX, Leo's predecessor, lived until
he was ninety years old, and was the
only one of all the popes who surpassed
Peters quarter of a century on the papal
throne. Clement XI. died in his ninety
third year; Paul ". at ninety-three, and
Gregory TX. was all but centenarian
Commenting on these facts, the London
Lancet says that Pope Leo's example
adds another to the many instances of
patrfarchal years attained by hard-work-
ing men, professional and other, in whom
mind and soul according we'll" with "a
physique unbrolSen by excess and braced
by manly exercise, have resulted in that
'old age" immortalized by Wordsworth
as beautiful and free"
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-28
HARDWARE TRUST NEXT.
Combine to BE Formed With u Cap
ftaI of S4O,OOO,OOO.

NEW YORK, April 27.-The report that
combination of the manufacturers of
hardware is being erected was confirmed
today The principal promoter of the
new company, which is to take over the
existing interests, is Charles r. Flint, Of
Eddy & Co., the well-known steamship
owner and capitalist. Mr.. Flint declined
to speak of the matter today, but 1t was
learned that the new company would
probably be orgaized under the laws of
New Jersey and would include all the
principal manufacturers Of hardware,
locks, etc. The aggregate amount Of
capital involved in the new compay will
be about $40,OOO0Oo ad the authorized cap
ital stock will be at least that amount,
divided equally into preferred and COM
mon stock. 1t is expected that the char
ter of the new company will be field in
few days. The new company will be
financed by well-known banking firm
in this city, having a London house. from
which fact it is inferred that foreign cap
ital is to be invested In the undertaking
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-28
Stop Coddling the Trusts.

New York Journal.
attorney General Griggs protests that
!. rs iIpossiple Tor him to suppress the
trusts because the law cannot be made TO
reach them. "
Well. let us assume for the sake of
a6g9m}eat az ggaa} that i Is. II the government
Is f obga 70 1as essoHrag aass Totae, at Least
subsidize them. Is it?
Why should We give the $7,O0G, 900 borax
trust the power to tax American consum--
aers nYe cents a pound on boraX?
Gould not the $50, O,0OO,OoO Knit .Goods
Company and the s5O,0OO,O00 Print Cloth
pool get along without duties Of so per
cent and upward on the things that peo-
pie must wear?<
Would it not be possible for the United
states Cast Iron on dPi Pipe be- and Foundry COM
without So a ton protection?
Is the $50, ,0000 900 National Lead company
In dire need Of the proceeds of a tax Of
a cent and half a pound on lead?
Could not the s45, 100000 western Lum-
Der pool destroy our forests fast enough
without the stimulus of a duty of 81 per
thousand feet on pine boards?
Do the consumers Of sugar feel morally
bound to pay tariff taxes of s20,0O0,00O a
year to the sugar trust and its allies,
with their capital of $l2S,OOo,0OO?
Are the various steel trusts, total cap
ftalization 1851, ,65O,6OO, SO poor that they
must have outdoor relief in the form
Of duties of from $6.72 per ton upward
on steel and its products?
Is not the $4,000, 900 American Tin Plate
company a sufficiently robust infant by
this time to be able to dispense with it's
pap Of 11s cents aspound on tin plates?
Put every article controlled by trust
on the free list.
This is a simple, practicable policy It
needs no litigation. Its execution would
not depend on the zeal and good faith
Of prosecuting officers and courts
"But that would mean free trade"
somebody objects. ''The trusts control
everything now, and if their products
are put on the free list there will be no
tariff left"
= sWell, what Of it? If trusts are the
only abenefciaries Of the tariff we can
certainly dispense with it as far as pro-
lection is concerned. AS to revenue, we
can get that from : a graduated income
tax.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-28
SAMOAN sAvAGERY.
How Ensign Monaghan Was Be-
headed While Yet Alive.


headed While Yet Alive.
AUCKLAND. N. H.. April A.-Particu-
lars Of the fighting in Samoa, contained
in the advices received here from Apia,
under date of April IS. show that the bat
tie between the friendly natives and the
rebels took place at Vallejo and that the
rebels lost 100 men in killed and wounded.
Further details Of the deaths of Ensign
]. r. Monaghan and Lieut.. P. v. Lans-
dale. of the U. s. cruiser Philadelphia,
have been received. They show that
Monaghan was beheaded before he was
dead. A deserter from the Mataafan
forces says Monaghan and Lansdale were
retreating when they were discovered by
q chief and his wife, who were looking
for wounded men. They gave the alarm
and Monaghan was shot while continuing
the retreat. Later, it appears, the rebels
returned and killed Lansdale. Monaghan
fought until he was wounded and he was
then beheaded. The doctors examined the
remains and confirmed the statements
made.
sumtele, the principal rebel chief, ran
away and told his people 100 British had
been killed Mataafa deserters assert
that the Germans sent cartridges in bags
of rice and sugar along the coast in De-
cember.
Admiral Kautz, it is asserted, fired a
blank shot on April s across the bows of
a German schooner which was leaving
Apia without reporting.
Manga ftash sss ss fSSs4 y 4pia =
About 1900 rebels attacked a Gaunt land
ing party consisting of about 100 men.
The latter were subjected to hot fire,
and retreated to the shelving beach.
where they defended themselves bravely
for a time, and afterwards swan back
to A shslg 1F hestg , snasE 2 e hssvy s fire; sc,.
at Vailelema The fighting was desper-
ate, the rebels holding strong fortifca-
tions, which were ineffectively shelled by
the ships.
Ten SHELLS from the ships burst close
behind the rebel lines, but the rebels sang
war song after the explosion of each
shell.
Gaunt again returned to the attack and
heavy and continuous firing on both
sides followed, during which the attack
ers suffered fruther losses. Gaunt sue
ceeded in crawling to within fifty yards
Of the fort, but found it too strong to
capture, as the friendly support was un-
reliable The party then retired In good
order with four men killed and eighteen
wounded, of which number three were
zmortally wounded The rebel loss was
not ascertained, but was probably small.
The Tauranga and Porpoise shelled the
position at sundown, but the result of the
firing Is not known.
Gaunt's brigade and portion of the
friendly supports stood the fire spien-
didly.
During the engag agement Gaunt's brigade
succeeded in capturing a German nag
which was flying over the first fort.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-28
N. p. EARNINGS.
They Still Continue to Show an In.
crease Every Month,

They Still Continue to Show an In
crease Every Month.
The gross earnings statement of the
Northern Pacific for the month Of March
was vas made public yesterday. and is as
Gross earnings-March, 1898, 81, ,s47, ,346 13:
lSss, s., ,o61 ,So4.T; increase. S2l4,45S64
Operating eXpenses-March, 1898 $751;
63s2S; 1899, s95S, 1888; Increase. asS, 400 50.
1ass Met s. esFHR1l7nggsMareh s nj e. 1sss
Taxes, rentals and improvements
March, 1898, F$241, 465.1S: 1899, $239, 1927.
Net operating income-March, 1888, sS14,-
244;67 1899, $685. 1852; increase, $40, 694.9 95.
Miscellaneous income not including land
sales-March, 1S9S $55;971.94; 1899, S12, ia. 81.
Net income-Main system-March, 1893,
$S7O21e.e1 1892 sS7s la 4a Increase, IS, ,ss7 81.
Proprietary IinesrMarch, 1898, s25, ,135 IA
1885, 17,400.1S. Total, March, 1898, $685.
351.75 1899, 1898, ,514.61
For the nine months ending March
81 the gross earnings were SIS, 100, 1892 62, an
increase Of 81, ,753. $40. .7s.: The operating ex-
penses were sS,124.145lO, an increase of
$70O, "a. Net earnings for the nine
months, s10056, "a. 49,, IN increase of ST.
053. 49,. GA. The net income of the main
and proprietary lines increased, $505, ,974 49,