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DUNcANseN BROS, AUCTIoNEERs.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
REAL ESTATE. NO. 943 MASSACHU SETS
AVENUE NORTHWEST.
By virtue OF certain deed of trust, recorded in
Liber No. 2423, at folio $40 ct seQ,, Of the land
records Of the District Of Columbia, the under
signed VIII sell, at public auction In front of The
premises. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER, FIFTH
1900, AT HALF-PAST -FOUR O'CLOCK 2 NJ. the
following described real estate situate in the city
of Washington, in said District: Part of original
lot 6, in square 3Te beginning Massach uset: s
avenue II feet inches westerly of the southeast
corn II Of said lot and running northeasterly and
until It strikes line drawn through the angles
of said lot which are formed between said avenue
and L street by a change in direction of the linz
Of lot, running from said to L street !;
thence with said line drawn through said angles
until point Is reached on said line which will
intersect line drawn perpendicular to said ave-
ME Y feet 2 inches westerly from beginning;
thence with said line and parallel with said east
and west lines TO said avenue: thence southeastery
said avenue % feet inches to the beginning,
together with the Improvements, consisting of
story frame dwelling with brick back building, No.
9f3 Massachusetts avenue INV.
Terms: One-third cash, balance In equal install
meLtJ ut one and two years, with interest at five
% Pc centrum per annum, payable semi-annually,
from day Of sale secured by deed of trust upon the
purchaser. deposit of $500 will be required at
time OF sale. All conveyancing. revenue charges
and recording at purchasers cost. Terms to be
complied with within ten days, otherwise the trus
tee the right to resell at risk and cost Of
the purchaser in default.
AMERICAN SECURITY AND TRUST COMPANY,
no20-d&Gs Trustee.
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REFORMED ny SURGERY.
Curious Case of Soldier Who Had
Fractured Skull.


A special to the New York World from
Oakland, Cal:, says: Frank Ludwig Ricken-
berg, who by blow from the butt of a
rifle near the base Of the skull was made
a burglar and who was operated upon by
a corps of physicians at the Alameda Coun-
ty Infirmary, will recover and will be an
honest man again.
He says himself he will be a normal man
again, and DIR. Clark, chief surgeon at the
hospital, is inclined to take the same view.
For the first time since he was hurt nine
years ago. Rickenberg was able to give the
story of his life today.
MY first experience as a soldier was in
an Indian war on the Pine Ridge reserya-
ton in 1891 I was in the 7th Cavalry and
was in every little skirmish. 1t was while
there, In a hand-to-hand encounter with a
savage, that l sustained the fracture of the
skull. I remember struggling with one In
dian for the possession of a gun, when an
other came up from behind and with a
rifle butt dealt me blow that laid me out
For nine months / was paralyzed and was
Their discharged from the service.
II have no recollection of what happened
after / was struck, but my papers tell me
that in April. $685. l re-enlisted at Leaven-
ter's sergeant and was afterward made a
sergeant by act Of Congress-. In May, 1893
! went to Cuba and was In the battles Of
San Juan and FL Caney.
When came back to California they
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LETTERS FROM LIEUT.. PEARY.
They Were Dated Last March and Dr.
rected to His Wife.

Herbert l.. Bridgman, secretary OF the
Peary Arctic Club, last night gave out ex-
tracts from letters received by Mrs Peary
from her husband, Lieut. Peary, the arctic
explorer They are as follows:
FORT CONGO, Lady Franklin Bay,
"March 81. 1900.
Just line to go down to a whaler by
returning natives. I arrived here at mid
night of the 2Sth, twenty-four days from
Etah Six and one-half days of this time
We were held in camp by heavy wind
storms The doctor and Henson each left
Etah with natives before we arrived here.
The Journey was tedious one, owing to
the storms, but not uncomfortable one
for me. A number of the dogs died on the
way, but | had an ample number for the
work ahead Twenty-one musk oxen were
killed in sight of the fort the day before l
arrived; so We have an abundant supply OF
fresh meat
After resting and feeding the dogs a
few days longer, 1 shall go on with. Mott
and the best Eskimos I'D the northeast
Greenland coast The doctor and the other
Eskimos will remain at the fort hunting.
/ am in good condition. and the journey
shows me that l am myself again. If l do
my work this spring l shall come back and
hasten down to meet the ship and turn
back with her l hope to write again by
natives. whom l shall send back from some
point up the Greenland coast. DIR. Didnok
wishes to be remembered.
The second extract follows:
CAPE D URVILLE. Grinnelland,
March IL, 1900.
II write this note on the chance of Stein
and DR.. Kahn reaching Upusauk by way of
Melville bay The fall and winter passed
comfortably at Etah, without even a days
lndlsposition on my part have husband
= ed myself carefully. My feet have given
me very little trouble, and now l feel that
[ am myself again. 1 am now at the
NindwardS winter quarters. with the rear
division. Mott and the doctor are ahead
with two other divisions, all on the way to
Conger. All but a few of the natives will
return at once from there. leaving a few
with me L shall push on from Conger
without delay; perhaps by way of the
Greenland coast. | shall strain every nerve
and, God willing. shall do my work this
spring that [ may come back this summer
send duplicate of this to Cape York for
wha Ter -
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SATTERLEE ON WASHINGTON.
The Bishop Says He Learned War
FightinG Under BraddOck.

Bishop Satterlee delivered the sermon at
Christ CHI, rch, Philadelphia, yesterday at
the seventh annual service of the Society
of Colonial Wars. He said. in part:
Few contrasts are greater than those CT
one hundred and fifty years ago and those
of today. Look at the territory owned IN
this country during those days by the Span.
lsh colonies, by the French colonies and br
the British colonies. France in those days
was developing her possessions after i'm
perialistic ideas, while England allowed
her colonies to develop in their own way.
In fact. France was spreading so rapidly
that she seemed destined to spread all over
the country. Yet in ten short years after
1850 change began The Virginia settlers,
who had been reaching out, formed the
Ohio Company and claimed the territory
to the west of Pennsylvania. To hold her
new possessions she sent representatives
into the country, and France at the same
time sent Gen. Duquesne from Montreal.
The governor of Virginia heard of the
movement of the French and sent young
George Washington in charge of a small
detachment. The latter established the
fort at the forks of the Ohio, and shortly
afterWard came report that the French and
Indians hat captured the fort. The next
move was for England to send Gen. Brad,
dock in charge of two English regiments
to defend the colonists. The little army
lie july was ueIedleQ,
Braddock declining the advice of Washing
ton, and three years later Washington
with tie Firginians, recaptured the fort
the French surrendering without strug-
gle in 11J1. These five years of life on the
frontier proved to be valuable schooling
for the man who was later destined to be
the father of his country. The experience
also taught Washington that the English
hated the men who composed her coionists
Despite this ill will. when Braddock died
1t was not one of his fellow officers from
across the water who read the burial sery-
Ice; 1t was Washington who read 1t, and it
was Braddock, who. upon his death bed,
eulogiZed Washington.
washington and his wife often attended
services In this old church, often knelt here
In PRAYER. and 1t was in those days that
the old truth was brought most forcibly
forward, that Washington believed in his
country because he loved his God"
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LEGISLATION is FAVORED
REPORT OF THE FOURTH ASSISTANT
POSTMASTER GENERAL.
War on Green Goods and Lottery
swindles-EMect of Rural
Free Delivery.

The fourth assistant postmaster general
John Bristow. in his annual report recon-
mends an amendment to the interstate COM
merce law prohibiting telegraph and express
companies or their employees from aiding or
abetting in the green goods or lottery swim
dies, or any other scheme carried on partly
by mail and partly by common carrier and
In violation of the postal laws. Other legis-
lation urged is as follows: Authorizing post
office inspectors to take out search war
rants whenever necessary; payment OF incl
dental expenses incurred by local officers or
others in the arrest, detention and keeping
of prisoners violating postal laws until
transferred to the United States marshal's
custody; construction of inspectors lookout
towers in post offices whenever deemed
necessary by the Postmaster General, and
prohibition of loose pouching of circulars,
calendars, etc, owing to small pieces OF
mail matter frequently slipping in large I'M
sealed envelopes In transit.
Postmasters Appointed.
There were 1912 appointments Of post
masters made during the past fiscal year,
14,435 being Of the fourth class and 7O7 be-
ing presidential, an increase of 53s in all
over last year. There also has been an in
crease in the number Of designations, es-
pecially Of fourth-class postmasters. Fewer
removals for irregularities were made than
last year. There were 5000 post offices es-
tablished during the year, an increase Of
665 over last year. and 1 ,912 offices were dis
continued, an increase of 4O7 discontinue
ances over last year, mostly due to rural
free delivery extension and public highway
improvements.
There were forty-seven designations and
forty-five deaths Of presidential postmas-
tiers and 919 deaths and sob designations Of
fourth-class postmasters. On June 80 last
the number of post offices was $685. as
follows: First class, 1874; second, $50; third.
3,1S7; fourth, a., 455. The total number Of
arrests during the fiscal year for offenses
against the postal laws was 1926, including
119 postmaster, twenty-nine assistant post
masters and IA post office clerks, carriers
and other postal employees. OF the total
number arrested 526 were convicted.
Private Post Offices.
A vigorous effort has been made to sup
press post Offices conducted throughout the
country for the sole benefit of some corpo-
ration, nursery company, patent medicine
firm or other private institutions, whose
operations deprive the government of it's
legitimate revenues. The company or cor
poration usually has some one connected
with it appointed postmaster, and thus gets
the advantage of the cancellations or the
salary and allowances of the postmaSt
These institutions sometimes have derived
thousands of dollars of revenue from the
government, which virtually amounted to a
commission or discount on their postal bust
ness,
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Extension of Holy Year.

The extension OF holy year into the carly
part of the next calendar year, not later
than March and possibly only to January.
1t is believed in church circles here, to be
probable. Information coming from high
officials at Rome indicate that this ex-
tension is deemed to be necessary. De-
spite the large pilgrimages already made to
Rome, thousands of pilgrims are still ex-
pected there from all parts of the world
Two Of those who are expected to be ele-
waited to the cardinalate at the approaching
corsistory-Mrs. Della Volpe and Cagiano-
are, respectively. major domo and chief
chamberlain at the Vatican. and their ele-
walton in advance of any important func-
tiOns would mean that the important duties
Of handling the pilgrimages and in arranK-
ing for the functions would devolve upon
new officials. a fact believed here to be
likely to defer their elevation until after
ward.
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AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAYS
THOS. J. OWEN q SON, AUCTIONEERS,
913 ct. NV.

TRUSTEES SALE OF FOUR DESIRABLE
THREErSToRY BRICK DWELLINGS, BEING
NOS. 2136. 2lyS 2140 AND 2l42. ON
STREET NORTHWEST
By Write of four certain deeds of trust to us.
duly recorded in liber Nc. 21e1, Mt foos 49,, 366
$40 and 3I4 ct seq. Of the land records Of the
District Of Columbia, we. the undersigned trus-
tees. will sell, at public auction. In front Of the
premises, on WEDNESDAY. THE FIFTH DAY
OF DECEMBER A. d. 1900, commencing at
HALF-PAST THREE O'CLOCK P NJ. the fol-
lowing described land and premises, situate In the
city Of Washington, In the District Of Columbia,
and designated as and being lots numbered 81, e..
63 and g. in Frederick W. Reeves subdivision
Of lots In square g, said subdivision is recorded
In the Office OF the surveyor of the District OF Co.
lumba, in book y, page a. with the houses
thereon. respectively, known Nos. 2142, 214o,
213S and 2136. on street northwest, which houses
Will be sold separately
Terms Of sale: One-third Of the purchase
money to be paid tn cash and the balance in
two equal installments, payable In one and two
years. with interest at SIX 80 per centum per an
for which notes Of purchaser to be given secured
cash, at the option of the purchaser. A deposit
of 500 may be required each house at the time
Of SALE All conveyancing, recording. stamps and
notaria1 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 defaulting purchaser
WILLIAM f. EDMONSTON
HENRY A. NESBITT,
Trustees.
no24-dts Inquire 500 5th street northwest
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JAMES W. RADCLIFFE, AucrIoNEER.

TRUSTEES SALE OF DESIRABLE BRICK
HOUSE. NO. 4s9 STREET SOUTHWEST,
WITH THE ADJOINING LOT.
By virtue OF a decree of the Supreme Court Of the
District of Columbia, passed in Equity Couse No.
2O37S the undersigned, trustees viii OTTER for sale,
by public auction. in front Of the premises. on
TUESDAY. THE FOURTH DAY OF DECEMBER,
AID. 1900, AT HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK p. NJ,
the following described real estate: Sublots num-
bered twenty co and twenty eight (2S), in
square numbered fouf hundred and ninety mine
$780, situate, lying and being in the city Of WASH
ington, in the District of Columbia, together with
all the improven rights, &c.
Terms: One-third cash, the balance in and
two years, with interest from the day of sale at
six per cent per -nnum, secured by deed Of trust
on the property sold all cash, at the option of
the purchaser deposit of 500 required upon
acceptance Of bid: II the terms of sale are not
complied with in 10 days from the day of sale the
trustees reserve the right to resell the property
at the risk and cost Of the defaulting purchaser
after days advertisement of such resale In some
newspaper published In Washington, D. c. All
coRveyancing stamps, &C., at the purchasers cost
ALEXANDER H. BELL, Trustee,
325 ~ st. NV.
]. II. ADRIAANS Trustee,
noS2d&ds 494 La ave.
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The literary department of Epworth
League Chapter NJ. 1903. of which Mr.
James A. Bethune IS chairman held its frs,
social of the season Friday evening at Ep-
worth Church. 7thrandsfA streets north
east. The program for the evening in
Guided: A song, For All Eternity" by Mrs
J. T. Moffett (Mrs. Sampson. accompanist);
a solo, 1.-The Ship Love- by Miss Nellie
Crouch, accompanied by Miss Alice Ying-
ling; an address, by Rev. W. s. Hammond
pastor of Epworth Church. on 1.-THE Great
Love Story of the Bible and Mrs. Moffett
sang Ruth and Naomi
A pleasing feature of the evening was the
presentation of flowers kindly sent by Mr.
L. D. Blackstone to the singers each of
the ladies receiving a cluster of choice
white chrysanthemums, Refreshments were
served
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NO. 9lS + st. NV.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
PROPERTY, BEING THE THREE STORY AND
BASEMENT BROWNSTONE-BASE BAY-WIN-
DOW BRICK DWELLING KNOWN AS 1907
roof ALLEY IN REAR
By virtue Of = decree of the Supreme Court of
the District of Columbia, passed May 4, 1900. in
ton ct al complainants and Angelica P. Did
Ter ct al defendants the undersigned trustees,
therein appointed. will sell. public auction. In
front of the premises, on MONDAY, DECEMBER
PM, the following described land and premises,
situate in the city OF Washington District of Co..
luEnbia. being lot south 144, in square numbered
1913, heretofore known and described parts OF
beginning fer the same at point IS feet north of
the southwest corner of lot 16: thence RUNNING.
north 20 feet: thence east 10 feet to alley %
feet wide; thence south along said alley 20 feet;
being thu north feet of lot l6 and the south 16
feet of lot IT, by depth Of ITO feet, In James Z.
Fitch and others subdivision of square 1913,
corded In Liber C. Fl. B., folio 1S0, of the land
the improvements thereon.
Terms Of sale. prescribed by the decree: One
third cash. onethird in twelve months and
third in twenty four months, or all cash. at the
ton of the purchaser purchasers the credit por-
ton bear interest at the rate of cent, and
to be secured to the satisfaction of the trustees.
chaser at the time Of SALE Conveyancing, record
icg and revenue stamps at purchasers cost. Terms
Of sale to b.. complied with within ten days from
the day Of sale, the trustees reserve the right
defaulting purchaser after at least FIVE days pre-
viOus advertisement Of such resale In some news
paper published In Washington D. C.
RICHARD R. BEALL. Trustee.
RoBT PRESTON sHEALEY, Trustee
no16-d&ds 317 4th ST. NV.
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CHANCERY SALE
of the
HANDSOrVE RESIDENCE
No. % IOWA CIRCLE,
Formerly occupied by
Commodore MawO.

:, By virtue Of decree Of the Supreme Court Of
the District Of Columbia. passed in equity cause
No. 2l6l2, on the 9th day OF November, AID. 1900,
we VIII offer for sale at public auction. in front
OF the premises, THURSDAY, THE SIXTH
DAY OF DECEMBER, A d. 1900. AT HALF-PASp
FOUR O'CLOCK PM, the following described real
estate, In the city of Washington and District Of
Columbia, namely: Parts Of lots twenty four GA,
and twenty five t25D, in N. A. Cox's subdivision OF
square numbered two hundred and seventy-nine
l2!9, as said subdivision Is recorded in Liber b,
folio 49, Of the records of the surveyors office OF
the District Of Columbia, described follows: Be
ginning for the same at the northwest corner Of
lot twenty-three (23) in said subdivision, and run
nlng thence southeasterly along the division line
between lots twenty three t231, twenty-four (24)
and twenty-five (25) TO a fifteen (15) foot alley in
said subdivision thence north said alley thirty
nine 800 feet four and three quarter inches (4S4
thence in straight line drawn to intersect Rhode
Island Avenue Circle at point on the arc thereof
twenty-five (25) feet four and onehalf inches
t412D east from the beginning. and thence along
the are of said circle to the beginning.
Terms Of SALE One-third cash, balance in one
and two years, at six per cent interest, payable
emi-annually, and secured the property sold, or
all cash, at the option of the purchaser deposit
OF 500 required at time Of sale. Conveyancins,
revenue stamps and recording at the cost OF the
purchaser. Terms to be complied with in fifteen
days, trustees the right resell at risk
and cost Of defauiting purchaser after five days
advertisement In some paper in Washington ID. c.
j. WORDSWORTH GORDON,
GEORGE q. SUMNER,
--.. Trustees, $3.50 AZ ST. NV
DUNCANSON BROS, Auctioneers. no23- d&ds
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RECIPROCAL REDUCTIONS.
I'm Railway Rates he
tween Russia and Germany.

According to German press reports nego-
tations are now pending between the Rus
sian railroads and the Prussian govern
mental railroads to carry into execution a
project of the Russian minister of finance
which, If effected, will involve a discrimi-
nation against the expectation of American
rails, locomotives and machinery to Rus
STA. BY the terms of the proposed arrange
ment, states Vice Consul General Hanauer
at Frankfort, Germany in a recent report
to the State Department, Germany is will
ing to carry on her roads Russian petro-
leum at low figure, provided Russia Will
recprocate by giving low railway rates for
German iron. The press reports have it
that this arrangement has been agreed
upon, and that freight schedules are now
being made out on that basis The differ
entail rates accorded by Russia comprise
iron ware and manufactured iron as well
as pig iron. Our American exporters"
says Mr.. Hanauer. would do well to ex-
anime closely into this matter"
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tell me committed burglary, but knew
absolutely nothing about 1t. until the sur
geons here operated on me-"
I'VE read of such cases." said DR.. Frank
Sture. .'but seldom is ons brought to a sur
geon's personal n9tice. fHere we have q
man with a splendid military record who
after years of suffering with q fracture of
the skull suddenly becomes vicious COM
penitentiary. Now he Is On the road to re-
covery and complete reformation"
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TRUSTEES SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION OF
HANDSOMELY IMPROVED REAL ESTATE
ON STREET BETWEEN SIXTEENTH AND
SEVENTEENTH STREETS NORTHWEST
WASHINGTON, d. G., PREMISES NOS 1923
1925, 1927. 1929 AND 1881.
By virtue Of five deeds Of trust dated July l.
1896, and recorded In Liber No. 21S3 at folios n
10 SO. 81 and 49, Of the land records of the
District Of Columbia, the Undersigned trustees
will offer for sale. by public auction in front Of
the premises, on THURSDAY, THE SIXTH DAY
OF DECEMBER, 1900, AT FOUR O'CLOCK PM,
lots numbered six go, seven "a, eight 49, nine A
and ten 10, in the subdivision of square No 1!S
made by Laurason Riggs, executor of the estate
Of George W. Riggs, said subdivision is re-
corded IL the office of the surveyor of the District
Of Columbia, in Libe- No. IL, at folio 30. The
are handsomely improved by modern brick dwell
inps containing the modern improvements. and will
be sold separately.
Terms of sale: One-third cash, balance in equal
instaliments at one and two years from day of
sale, the purchaser to give his negotiable promis
sorry notes. bearing interest at the rate of five per
cent "er annum, for the credit payments, secured
cash at purchasers option. 5000 down each
stamps at cost of purchaser. II terms are not
complied with within ten days from day of sale
the trustees reserve the right to resell said prop
erty st the risk and cost of the defaulting pur-
chaser upon five days notice Of the manner place
and terms of sale and publication In some news
paper published in Washington, d. C.
J. TAYLOR EILYSEN,
EUGENE CARUSI,
noCG-d&ds Trustees