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now has his headquarters. We are eighty
three miles north of Manila and within
forty miles of the end of the railroad on
the Gulf of Lingayen. This island reaches
for $50 miles north of that point and below
Manila its tail extends out to the south
east, distance of at least $50 miles fur
ther. From this you may get some idea of
the great size of Luzon. If railroad were
TO be built from its southernmost point to
the extreme north it would be longer than
the distance between New York city and
Pittsburg. The biggest part of the island is
north of Manila, where it is on the average
over 100 miles wide and longer than from
New York to Washington. 1t has an area
fully as great as that of the state of Ohio,
and an enormous amount of good land l
have met during my stay in the Philippines
men from nearly every part of it and all
speak of its fertile valleys and rich rolling
foothills. 1t has mountains covered with
valuable timber and deposits of copper and
gold. Some of the officers who have just
returned from the extreme north tell me
the savages there showed them gold mug
gets and qulls Of gold dust and coarse
gold They say the people wear rude rings
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THos. J. OWEN, ArcTIoNEEE. sls Z ST. Wv.
TRUSTEES SALE OF DESIRABLE StErRRAN
PROPERTY, SUITABLE FOR SUBDIVISION
a

TRUSTEES SALE OF DESIRABLE StET-IBAN
PROPERTY, SLITABlE FOR SUBDIVISION
by virtue Of the power and authority contained
IN certain deed of trust the Undersigned
trustees. hearing date the 10Th dag OF February
A. ID. 1893, and recorded in Iiher J. A.. No 81
of Montgomery county. Marylaud. will. na
TUESDAY. THE THIRD t:tdi DAY oT AII:II.,
front Of the premises, clrcr f.. sale. puiic
auction. tha Land conveyed hy sad decd Of
trust, ana therein fully Ges'I ed except scl por-
tlGns thereof as haze been re'eas from ihc lion
of said de OF trust snce TIE dite OF its rzect:-
ticn il being pa:t 4 Iact "f laiI Gated IF lend
ship and also knD Somerset Ici -hts" anI
Ing l32 and $40 ares of land. or less in
single tract, a plat Of Which viii be exhiaiteI on
the day Of sale.
This land is situated in Mun: comery comfy
Maryland, and fronts ia pat the t:por,etawn
and :o kv;lie IN nli&e. within shpr: d!sf1n OF
the lire of thS District Of Columbia. aal il also
has Il frontage the River rod. l. is an ,lr-
walton OF 800 feet above t.leIatcr. ia a country
noted fer lis hea.; hfu!ness and m al i,snpcis
admirably adapted for Icoaiable Development as a
sIIbG, ision II IS within three t3l nliIrs OF the
city of Washington, with which il is connect I'd hy
two separate lines Of electric rnilroad. VIZ: The
Glen no Railroad and the Washington and Rock
vile Railroad.
The sale will lie made subject to the right Of
way of the Glen Echo itaiiruad Complny VII re
operated line aud tracks through the Irot,tty
Terms OF sale: onr-thrd cash Oh m, tlay Of
sale. the ratification thereof by the circuit
court for Montgomery county, as court of epiiiy
The balance in TWO equal instaInIcnts uayall, re.
spectircly, in on. and two years from the dar Of
sale to lear interest at the rTe OF siN PR centum
annum, and 10 be secured TO the satisfaction OF
the trustees; all cash. the option Il Ibe pur
chaser deposit Of fifteen hnTdr.d dollars Isl 5Oo,
will lie require "n The day Of sale. uyeyancIna
including internal revenue stamps. the expense
AIDIS r. BROWNE. Trustee
1919 street northwest. Washington n q
PHILIP ID. LAIRD. Trustee
mh9. 10, % then dts Rockville. Nd
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made of pure gold. and that the Chinese
travel to the north and trade with them
for the precious metal. I expect to make
an expedition north before / leave the
Philippines when / shall be able to give a
fuller detail of its mineral resources.
The Valley North of Manila.
i wish I could show you the rich valley
which extends all along both sides of the
railroad from Manila to the Gulf of Lin
gayen. 1t is vast fiat rice field from
thirty to fifty miles wide and more than
one hundred miles long. Here and there is
a little patch of corn, and above Calumpit
some few plantations of pale green sugar
cane, but the rest Is all rice, rice, rice.
There are few fences. / saw none except
some about the cane fields. You can look
over miles of level fields now gray with the
harvested rice, but green where the vege-
tation is sprouting up through the cut off
stalks.
Near the railroad at least there is no ir-
each is surrounded by little mud grass
grown wall to keep in the water. but the
water comes from the floods of the rainy
season, when II rains for days and days.
sometimes dropping the water almost in
streams. 1 am told that the rainfall in
parts of the valley is as much as eight feet
In n year, so that if all the water was
held In it would almost cover the head Of
the average Filipino standing upon the
shoulders of one of his brothers. Now
everything is comparatively dry.
The walls about the fields are usually
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under their feet. That is the human thresh-
ing machine of Luzon. They are treading
out with their weight the rice left in the
straw. The crop itself is thrashed when
the grain is first cut. The little bundles are
stacked up about the hut OF placed. with
their heads downward. on the ground inside
an lnclQsure to dry. When thoroughly ripe
the heads of the stalks are put in a mortar
made by following out block of hard
wood, and men or women pound upon them
with great wooden pesties. thus threshing
she rice from the straw. The winnowng is
zone Dy the wind. the rice being thrown
INTO the air again and again caught in a
tray. "
Birds and Buffaloes.
We look in vain for cows and horses in
the fields of this valley. The ponies of Idl-
zon are raised in other sections, and the
only animals visible are the water buffa
loes or carabao and now and then an upIv
., niack pig. The carabao are everywhere
1hey drag great farm carts with wheels a
yard in diameter; they haul seds through
the rice helds, for the ground is so soft
that no wagons are used there. You see
them plowing, going along with their heads
those of the Scriptures. They are ridden
as well as driven. The men usually mount
their backs to go home from the fields. You
see them ridden by the children and, still
Every other buffalo you see in the fields
has bird on its back. There is a black
carabao now with a great white crane
roostins on him. Further on there is an
other with a crow on it's back Each bird
Is pecking at its buffalo, but the buffalo
understands it. He realizes that the birds
are good fly catchers and that they live
on the insects which are trying to live off
him.
The Only Railroad in the Philippines.
The railroad which goes through this val
ley Is the only railway of the Philippines.
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JAMES W. RATcL1FFE, AUcrIoNEER.

TRUSTEES, SALE OF Two STORY BRICK
l!,v1.1 DMEdLiNG, Sc; CORNER 18th AND
BY virtue Of deed of trust. duly recorded in
Liber No 24l2 folio 80 ct seq, of the land records
for the District Of Columbia, and the request of
the part secured thereby, will offer for sale by
public auction, in front of the premises on FRI
PAY THE j., SIXTH DAY OF APRIL. 1900. AT
HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK PM, the following
described real estate situate in the city of Wash
ington, District of Columbia, wit: Lot one hun
dred and forty-six GAG in the Washington Brick
Machine hi Csmpanys subdivision of lots in square
in Liber 16. at folio 10. of the records of the
surveyors office of the District of Columbia, to-
gether with all the improvements. rights etc.
Phs property will be sold subject. however, to
prior deed OF trust Of which full particulars will
be stated at time Of sale.
Terms: tover and above the trust Cash A de-
post of $1CO required at time of sale II terms
Of sale are not complied with In fifteen days from
day of sale the trustees the right resell
Mt risk and cost of the defaultBg purchaser after
fye days advertisement of such resale in some
newspaper published in Washington, DC. All con-
veyanctng, stamps, etc, at cost Of purchaser.
EDGAR g. MOORE.
HARVEY r WINFIELD.
mhZI-d&ds Trustees.
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LEGAL NOTICES.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TIE DISTRICT
OF columbia. IL ldins Special Tenn for Orphans
dec eas+d. Ne. @:s2 Administrator DocKet -"
Application having been made TO the supreme
Term for orphans Co'If; business for probate Of
the last will and testament and for letters tesla
executor in said viii. 1t is ordered This 18Th
day Of March. AID. 1890. 1hat notice is hereby
ot said Josephine BroGhsad. deceased. and to ell
Others conceTnsd. to appear in said Friday
the ith day of May. \ II. 1900. at 10 o'clock a. m
10 show aus why such application shoul,i rot be
gsrantterd This nGtiee shall be published IN the
the Boston Journal once in each Of three
W. TteEs Is. "Il%rf shG return day therein entcnsd
GsfHte Sd ;.,.,i return day EE he court CAS g
Of Wills. JOHN RlDoUr. Attorney for Applicant.
mh2p law3t
IN rHE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
Of Columbia Annie r Budd VS. TEaddeus -Budd
ct al No 2UsS9 Equty.-This being
ferred I" me TO report the proper distribution of
liam Budd 'iied seized notice is hereby given all
Pcrs9rs having SlIiIns against the said William
at-law Of William Budd to present the same al
The auditors r9"nis in The tnired states court
1900 JAS e. PAYNE. Auditor. mh2a 20 81 81
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
of Columbia. holding u special term Orphans
Court bnsiness-In re estate Of John F. ArzeI. Ce-
ceased; No. y39J. administrator docket 26.-Appii-
cation having been made the Supreme Court of
for Orphans Court business, for probate Of the
lsst will and testament. and for letters Testament
tary said estate, by Achille Burkln. Il is or
derei this iath day Of March. 1890. that rotiee is
hereby given Louis Atzel. and all others CON
cerDsd. 10 appear in said court Friday the 2Oth
day OF April. A-D- 1900. at 10 O'Clock am. TO
show cause why such application should not he
granted This notice shall be published In the
Washington Law Reporter and The Evening Star
once in each Of three successive weeks before the
return Day therein mentioned the first publication
10 be not less than thirty days before said
day By the coCrt: CHAS. e. COLE Justfce Ar
test: NJ J tihIFtIrH. Acting Register Of Wills
CHAs- W DARR JOSEPH SALoSioN Attorneys
Ior APl'ueAnt- mh1Jl law3w
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
OF C"lumbia--gtchard RothweIl ct al VS. Frank
BClswin Nillam c. Peake ct al No 2o2oT
Eccfty Docket 45--rhs cause being referred to ne
TO report the claims against the firm OF Raid
win X Peakes or either OF them. and the eoutabls
distribution Of the funds and assets OF the SAID
6rn1. notice Is hereby given all persons having
claims against the said firm. either of them TO
present the same TO at the auditors rooms In
the United States court house in this CITY on or
before Saturday. March 81; 1900, AZ 10 o'clock
trioution. JAMES G. PAYNE Auditor
EAls-tn. .ru.s. .te3Qth
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AUCTION SALES.
THIS AFTERNOON,

BUILDING LOT ON EAST SIDE OF HARDWOOD
AVE. NEAR MAPLE AVE. LIE DROIT PARK.
AT AUCTION. ON MONDAY. MARCH
TWENTY SIXTH, 1900. AT HALF-PAST
FOUR O'CLOCK PM. TRUSTEES SALE.
By virtue of a deed of trust to us, recorded in
Liber 24o4, at folio 326 ct seq, of the land
records of the DISTRICT Of Columbia. the under.
of the premises MONDAY, MARCH TWENTY
SIXTH. 1900. AT HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK
PM, the property described in said deed of trust
namely the southern 3s feet front by full depth Of
lot s. in block IL, in A. L. Barber & Company's
sub, Of lie Droit Park, as per plat of said sub
division in Book Gov. Shepherd, page IS, Of the
Surveyors records Of the District Of Columbia
Sold subject to a prior deed of trust securing a
debt Of 81 500 and interest. Terms ANNOUNCED at
sale. Conveyancing and stamps at purchasers
cost. Right OF resale for default of purchaser is
NEWTON C. PRICE, Trustee,
W. WALTON EDWARDS Trustee,
No. 319 Az street NV.
THOMAS. ]. OWEN, Auctioneer.
No. 913 street NV. mh15-d&ds
VTHE ABOVE SALE is POSTPONED ON
account of the weather until THURSDAY,
MARCH TwENTY-NINTH. 1900 same hour and
place, by order OF the trustees
NEWTON c. PRICE, Trustee.
w. WALTON EDWARDS, Trustee.
mb2I dads
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JAMES ". RArcLIFFE, AUcTloNEER
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE I'NINPROEED
LOTS IN "WHlTEHANEN,'' NEAR THE CON.
It'fT ROAD

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE rNDIPROTED
LOTS IN ..WHlTEHAVEN,'' NEAR THE CON.
BtfT ROAD.
BY virtue of certain deed Of trust, dated April
20. 1891, and Icccrded in Liber 1G15. at folio I96
ct seq.. of the land records Of the District #
Columbia, ard at the request Of the tolder of the
note secured thereby. The undersigned. trustees
ises. on the SIXTEENTH DAY OF APRIL, 1890
COMMENCING At FotR O'CLOCK P.M.. the
following described pieces parcels OF real estate
situate in the county of Washington. District Of
Columbia, to wit: Lots one ~, two t2). three a.
fcur az, riye t5). six 20, seven Ia, eight 49,,
twelve (12t thirteen G3D, fourteen u4l, fifteen
15,. sixteen 16J. seventeen 40, eighteen tlsl.
nineteen 19,, twenty 60, ard twenty-one I21l in
block s. in the subdivision made by Jacob +. Clark
and Edward B. Cottrell, trustees. If lot three 49,
and part Of lot t2l, in 'Whitehaven. - for the
Palisades of the Potomac Land Improvement Com
pauy said subdivision being recorded in the office
of The surveyor of the District Of Columbia in Book
County No. I. page 90.
Terms of sale: One-third Of purchase money N
cash, balance in equal installments. in and
two years. after date of sale with interest the
rate of six per ccntum per annum. payable semi
nually, rnIil paid. secured hy deed Of trust
the property sold all cash, the option Of the
purchaser or purchasers. A deposit Of SIUo on each
lot will be required the time of sale. All con
purchasers Terms CT sale be complied
with within fifteen days from the day of sale.
the trustees will resell at the risk and OF
the defaUlting purchaser purchasers, after five
days previous advertisement Of such resale In
some newspaper Of general circulation printed AID
published in the city of Washington, District Of
Columbia.
WILLIAM W. AYRES, Trustee.
WILLIAM Z. LEWIS. Trustee.
mh2S-d&ds IlCtchns building.
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c c. SLOAN CO., AUcr1oNEERs, lso7 G ST

TRCSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE FOIR-SToRT
BRICK HOUSE. NO. 1905 STREET NV
BY virtue of the authority given under the will
Of the late Lloyd Moaley will offer for sale at
public auction, MONDAY, THE NINTH DAY
OF April. 1900. AT FIVE O'CLOCK PM, In
front of the premises the following described real
estate In the city OF Washington District OF Colum-
bia with the aforementioned Improvements there,
on Part of original lot two (2) In square numbered
three hundred and forty-seven t347l, beginning at
the southeast of said lot and running thence
west on street twenty-five t25l feet one-half t.l
inch; thence north nnetytwo 92D feet; thence east
twenty-five l25) feet onehalf n@D inch, and thence
sOuth ninetytwo (92l feet to the place Of begnninS
or So much thereof as is covered by the said i'm
provements. The above property will he sold sub.
ject TO a deed Of trust TO secure eight thousand
t$S.O 600 dollars.
Terms OF sale All cash above said deed of trust
Taxes and interest paid to date of sale A deposit
of two hundred $500, dollars will he required at
time of sale All cOnyeyancinG recording and rev.
enue stamps at purchasers cost. Terms OF sale TO
be complied with in days from day OF sale, or
the trustees reserve the right to resell at default-
ing purchasers risk liter such Reimbursement as
the trustees may think proper
FRANCIS HUFTY.
mh2S-dSds Trustees.
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FUTURE DAYS,

c. C. SLOAN & CO., AUCrIoNEERs, 14o7 G ST.
ATTRACTIVE SALE OF FUR
NITURE, NOW ON VIEW
WITHIN OUR ROOMS, 14o7
G STREET QN THE BASE
MENT, SATURDAY, MARCH
THIRTY-FIRST, 1900, AT TEN
A. NJ; ALSO SOME GOODS
FOR STORAGE CHARGES.
MAGNIFICENT OAK SIDEBOARD, OAK CHINA
CLOSET, WITH GLASS DOORS AND SHELVES
OAK EXTENSION TABLE, WITH FINE DIN
ING CHAIRS TO MATCH; FINE PARI.OR
FURNITURE BEAUTIFUL OAK AND WAL
Nut CHAMBER SUITES, HAIR MATTRESSES
PILLOWS AND BOLSTER IMMENSE HOTEL.
CARPET, TWO LARGE ORIENTAL CARPETS
GILT RECEPTION CHAIR, FINE GLASSWA ARE
ONYX LAMP TABLE, FINE ENGRAIINGS
LOT CARPETS. LOT CHINA AND GLASS. COT
TAGE FURNITURE, CURIoS, LOT LAW
BOOKS AND WALNUT BOOK CASE, FINE
CHEST OF TOOLS. FINE WALNUT FOLDING
HED, LOUNGES, FANCY CHAIRS AND ROCK
EHS, MATfINGS. OFFICE FURNITURE. FLAT
TOP COOK STOVES, LOT SUNDRIES ETC
AND AT TWELVE NJ
HORSE, BUGGY AND HARNESS ETC
G. q. SLOAN & Co, Aucti"neers.
mh-e-Zt 1907 u st.
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PENDING PENSION LEGISLATION.

commissioners Evans Expresnes His
views to the Union Veteran Legion.
Some days ago the Union Veteran Legion
OF Pittsburg sent to Commissioner H. Clay
Evans OF the pension office. as well as to
the chair1nen of both pension committees
OF Congress, copies of resolution passed
at recent meeting of the Legion denounc-
Ing the bills for the relief of deserters and
bounty jumpers. Commissioner Evans an
sWered the kindly expressed letter accom-
panying the resolution, and said:
A glance at the many bills that have
been introduced in Congress which have
for their object the removal of charges
OF desertion and the granting of PEN
sions to those who now have no legal
status VIII convince you that a per-
sistent and organized effort is being
made TO secure special legislation for the
reilef or individuals, as well as general
legislation, which will operate to place upon
the pension rolls the names of many, of
those who are now barred therefrom by
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THOMAS DOWNING. AUcTIoNEER.
TRUSTEES SALE OF TWO VACANT LOTS
1iTH S-IREEyr EYsTIINDIl

TRUSTEES SALE OF TWO VACANT LOTS ON
17TH STREET EXTENDED.
By virtue of certain deed of trust TO us, DAT ed
July Is: 1895. and duly recorded in Lber No. aOiO
folio 374 ct seq of the land records of the
District of Columbia and at the request of the
party secured thereby we, the Undersigned trustees
will sell at publicauction the premises on MON
DAY, APRIL NINTH. 1900, AT FOUR O'CLOCK
PM, .he following described land and premises.
situated in the county of Washington in me
District Of Columbia and designated as and being
i lots numbered six lel and seven o. in block two
surveyors office for the district of Columbia, In
County Book No. o.. folio No. 146.
Terms of sale: Cash. A deposit of $500 will he
required Of the purchaser the time Of sale. All
eonveyancing. recording. revenue stamps and
tnr1al fees at the cost of the purchaser Terms OF
sale to be complied with within ten Q0) days from
day Of sale, otherwise the trustees reserve the
right to resell the said property at the risk and
- LOUIS p SHOEMAKER,
ALBERT F. FOX,
mh27-d&ds TrusteeA
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reason OF dishonorable discharge or deser-
ton.
In addition to the above, numerous bills
have been introduced and are being pushed
In Congress for the purpose Of granting
pensions to teamsters, telegraph operators.
employees of military railroads, employees
of the lfe-saving service and others
whose service was rendered as civil em-
ployes and who were never connected with
the army or navy. These men were paid
good wages while SO employed ard to
place them on the pension rolls alongside
of the veterans who composed the ranks
OF the organization which you represent
would be an act of injustice.
"One Of the first bills introduced in the
present Congress was to grant an honor
able discharge to all soldiers who were at
any time in the service of the United States,
and who have for more than thirty years,
been held to be ineligible for such dis
charge. The number of deserters at large
at the close of the civil war is estimated
at 117.247 Under the operations of this
bill honorable discharges would be granted
to ALL"
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THos. J. OWEN, AUcT1oNEER, s1s ST. NV.

TRUSTEES SALE OF BRICK DWELLING NO.
72s FOURTH STREET SOUTHEAST
BY virtue of a deed Of trust TO US, duly recorded
among the ianL records of the District Of Columbia
in Liber 21S7, folio 262 ct seq, WILL at the
request Of the holder Of the notes secured thereby.
sell at public auction. In front Of the premises
at HALF-PAsT -FOUR O'CLOCK PM. on FRI,
DAY. THE THIRTIFTH DAY OF MARCH. 1900.
the following described property, situate lying and
lumhia and described as and being lot numbered
forty-one Cd, in Michael j.. Cobert's subdivision
OF lots in square numbered eight hundred and
twenty-three (s23, as per plat recorded in Liber
IT. folio l49, OF the records Of the Office of the
surveyor of the District Of Columbia.
Terms Of sale: One-third cash, and the balance
in one. two and three years, represented by notes
Of the purchaser end bearing five ~ per inter
est, payable send-Lnnually, and secured by q deed
OF trust upon the property sold all cash at the
option Of the purchaser. A deposit of two hundred
dollars is required at the time Of sale All con-
veyancing. recording and revenue stamps at the
cost OF the purchaser. Terms of sale to be COM
piled with within ten days frCm day Of sale other
wise the trustees reserve the right to resell the
property at the risk and cost of the defaulting
purchaser, after at least five days advertisement
Of such resale IN some newspaper published in the
city Of Washington, District Of Columbia
A1BERT A. WILSON.
JOHN B. LARNER.
mh19-d&ds 1895 St, Trustees.
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Angeles in November and at Banban his
troops were under fire directly in front of
the enemy's Notifications. He was in a
number of skirmishes; and it was a great
regret to him that he was not given Cen
erai @ Lawton's command in the south after
Ihe fact that General Wheeler has kept
wen. notwithstanding his age, is an evi-
dence. SO he thinks, of the salubrity of the
climate of the Philippines. He says these
Islands are as healthfui as any part of the
ohlted states He tells me he has not had
a sick day since he came here and that
Notwithstanding he has marched for days
WIN MS clothes wet to the skin, has slept
hardships. FRANK a CARPENTE1 u