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foreclosure Sales.

the Referee In aaid Judgment named win sell puzzle
auction. at the New York Real Estate No Ill
broadway Borough Of Manhattan, n
the Path aav of MAY. 1900 IL O'clock that
DAY. BY William NJ. RYAN ESQ. Auctnneer. premises
directed TO be sold by said Judgment and therein de-
scrfbed follows
ALL that certain lot piece parcel of LAND WITH the
buildings thereon erected situate Borough Of
haitian; In the City ~ New York. and bounded and de-
scribed follows, that Is COMMENCING n a
point in the easterly line of broadway formerly
Bouevard) distant Sixtyseven
Southery from the
the said EasterIv line Broadway s1u,herly
line OF One hundred and running
thence Easeriy line parallel with One hundred
twentyfth Street Rnd part OF the distance through the
centre of party wnll sevenyfve co, thence South
erly on line parallel with broadway Thirty-two E7al
fee and six 80 inches. thence n
with One hundred and twenty-ffh Serrnty-hv-
tIo) feet 20 Easteriy line thence
Northerly along the Esserly Broadway
ty-two f32) feet and six 80 inches place
beginning said premises being situated in Block 1919
IN Section the Land Map Of the City Of York
SAID premises being further known Number
1892 Broadway.
Dated New York. Nav end
AUGUSTUS H. VaNDERPoEI. Referee.
owen & Sturges. Attorneys for Plaintiffs II Wall
street. Borough Of Manhattan, N Y City
Inc following is diagram OF the property TO be sold:
125th
New-York tribune., 1900-05-17
!. .,-.c.- hn..ne.. frnrn here va. about Eoom

- s,-ec. business from here was about 5000o
SS-shels and New-York at the close put the sea-
ssrre seemed TO be that the business was done by
- feU concerns The local business here-about
"a DO bushels-was done by two houses. Country
sreriugs small some OF the elevator people
n+s were only ile with ise estimated for to-
-1orrow Liverpool was I'D higher on futures, but
- lever on spot; sea aboard clearances were llso00
BradstreetS aVaiaDie decreased IF"oo'cu
ss-sheIs Some of the old bear crowd had the cour-
- "a mat out q good deal Of corn the advance
E1-ysnt Phillips Page and others. II had evidently
oezI oTTtest @ a5yanced z.c and held IL July sold from
- &C and closed at 665sc: May closed at o5sc
Sro1 damage fears were the factor There was In
-sssef Interest IN the Northwestern drouth North
e. :, Minnesota and Northern Dakota had no rain.
90 h forecast promised no relief. Kansas was
- etes-over three inches at some points. There
Va xrected-4 $50 90 bushels compared with an In
.o fss- vear OF $1,000 bushels. The shipping de-
- E,s-s was slow; the seaboard claimed only g
ii1 i-1s5 I svernool features were 14d higher Sea-
e-- +sS only IT'S cars compared with 21s last
- there was a decidedly better commission
80 CuGahy conspicuous as nuyer' Ron-
- Us o. he side. Philips, on the ad-
So So aid some selling. The present strength is
igrsiv 10 last until the Northwest gets rain
Tats advanced sc 10 i2c. May closing al Z5s4c;
Estimated for tomorrow. The export demand has
beer better the last two days. oats were most IN
Npenced by the strength.
FTaxseed s feeling the effect Of the Northwestern
s-ri.rb- September up 2.c to s. -. october up Dc
closing 4 s. p Cash and May were unchahsec at
& S0 There were only Is cars Of seed at the three
points. compared with "a last year -,.x -
Provisions were strong with ARM Cuuahy ano
scr7e OF the other packers buying IneTe was more
outside trade and better cash demand Hogs
re-e Sc to l0c higher. Provisions felt the corn
was A. ne time. however. anything more than a
small market
New-York tribune., 1900-05-17

set -s and ssi, inches thence sou,ssr,y
a Saa oar- @ .r r ne "a 80 viz wsi s-e sss .as .s
nes.s thence and Da-aIl-i a~sriy
Ssvsora an Mary cox lls r-. two ncSss :1 ana
IVES, stree. sni .ianz land now formerly % Joan q
of Murray street az the point or place 81 b~xaanx
known BY street numbers l0s and ios Murray street
he ~.ss9 ae Of sssiasan 'a ,ft WE %a ne .aSs-r
souih-riy Inc of Murray street seventy t--t s.aes
.nd along land now or frmsry or s.-ens Rsnan.
or nsar So WITH hns spT5T s as an, sna
10 ne w.ster M. = 40 49, f ss 80. s.e.a nssss
along fne w--t-riv Ire % Washington thrtytv
Washinr5a st .set sna as Msr TaSn & Sz m
tan srae, a Instant 9op, On 1se sss'.Ty Inc Of was,nf
eriy ne ~ BarclsT street VII ne sss or. % ne
nson % 'ysI TannnE ,asn'e norhey along ne .sssrIy
cry in straight iine ssd al rishs angles nearly
land row formerly % May 3 N-vbold s-v-nty--;
80 wiz, to Saencs soushe,y and parallel Of nearly
y Larrs RhinsIander t-4y-on~ fset enc ncs and
thence westerly in sralsht line nHd angles or
neaFy So with the ils urn'ie5ed LIE and along anfs
and Mary L Gaatn fnche- 70 rS-
Sernnns snown ~ street Buber M ~ sar q
ss of P.sr ,'1sx PsnS On ne $50 s9Gn.ss,s.y
Y Snown as Sc - Pear street whh point Is distant
corner formed the intersection Of
herca ~unninx ro-fheas-sIv ao5 Psa-f 80. ,.--x
three feet 70 pont which is the centre % party val
upon The premises now formerly known No rs
through q party niue,y fnca.
hee sothwcstery along the tw~ntyfour feet SIT
forrnerly No. 2I3 sghy-nins
Being premises aor or formerly non as No g7s -ari
street u All those ce~tan promises formerly
known No 80 Pearl street taunde hy Pearl
70 sias lrowE IN ground belong
ing 10 Eli White and westerly lot of ground
N breadth IN 'front.' feet IN the fssr
se Iour cnes or the easteriy side hundred three
teet stx inches and on the side hundred
seven feet 10 Beginning a point sosrheas-sry
ana sx+asn ,sst - i, sa- ps. one n-Hl.sd
easterly corner Of Beekran running
thence and nearly a right anres Win
Front along nCrrhcastsry line OF premises nov
or formerly known No 2i3 street seventy
nne inches 70 the no-h-ves'ery premises
formerly south street theme. north
eastery. along The street and
me nearly parallel wiki FroTt sixteen feet eight
formerly No 2s3 F-on. street thence nor,h-
toned line along Westerly line premises 2a3
Front street seventy feet and the south
sas'ery side OF Front street thence scutnwsstey
the said side or Front inches
the place ot beginning With and subject walls
s"utnVeS'ery sice On rre nortness
known BY street number 22t Front - Beginning
hn1Tei thfee tsst ana tour snches
norJheastsrv from the southeasteriy or Beck
nearly right angles with Front along nOr'h
easter!y line OF premises f1-msrly 81
corner OF premises formerly south
street thence nortEsastsry line parallel with
known as No 10 South Sree sixteen fee nine Inches
II the sstery Inc y ant now ats Gf william
land and parallel with the hrst mentioned
side of Front feer nine inches place
number e23 Front
Dated New York. april 2eLA 100
Wells waldo snedeker, At1oTn-ys for PIsinIi- 81
torney various T~fts % 75iSay Sew YORK Cisy
New-York tribune., 1900-05-17

Jeremiah p Robinson and Isaac Robinson as rr,s-
tees Ior Elizabeth De Witt Leonard plaintiffs Against
Jonn McSweeney and others defendants. ACTION NO q
IN pursuance Of Judgment foreclosure and uiy
mace ana entered In the above action and bearing
oate the 2Ith day Of April 1900 undersigned ths
eferee IN said Judgment named az public aic-
tlon at the New York Real Sales-roono No
Broadway Borough Of Manhattan City OF New Yort on
the 18th day of May 1900 IL noon on that dav
py William M Ryan, ESQ., Auctoneer.
follows: " ~~'~--' N'0e'ioeu
ALL that certain lot piece parcel land with the
cummings thereon erected, situate Borough OF Man
marian IN tne city of New York, bounded de-
scrlned as foIlows that s TO say; COMMENCING AT
POINT IN the Easterly line Of Broadway formerly the
oueVardl distant Thirty five (35 feet Southeriy from
FORMED py the intersection Of the Easrerv line
OF oroadway with the Souhery line of One and
wenty nfth Street and running Eastery on line
Win one hundred and twenty fifth part
& he distance through the centre Of wall
- tIol Iset thence S0utherly line
thirty two (32) feet and six 6) inches
s'ery on line parallel with One hundred twenty
street and part Of the distance through
party wall seventy five T5) Easterly
@ Inc O, Broadway and thence Northeriy along
ne OF froadway thirty (32) feet to
me point or place Of beginning said premises being
Iy or New York Said premises further known bv
the street Number 3134 -
Dated New York, May 2nd
1-,--->- AUGUSTUS II. VANDER-OEI4 Referee
y" EN q STCRGES, Attorneys for Plaintiffs. II Wall
~. street Borough OF Manhattan ". Y. City.
me ioHowlng is diagram OF the property be
New-York tribune., 1900-05-17
forrrlosurc 5ales


NEW YORK SUPREME COURT. County Of
-. = New forA-John 0 Baker Plalntln against Rob
ton TsIy ana others Defendants % and ~ Hanii
@ sae duly made and entered in the above entitled
gndersgned The Referee in sad iudg4n1t 893e5 g S
Sales Room DS 40 AIi' m r,s a. the New York Real Estate
u clock noon o iJs J On me 245h day OF May 1900,
seeg sd the premises directed judgment to be
all those TWO lots pieces or parcels Of land
erected situate irg anu iIlproVenlents thereon
% b 5ae borogsh Of Manhattan city OF New Tors
foIIe1g an separately are bounded described a.
t4gstasF Win building and R q hedo Pa
Of The Borough snhataa IN the Ey of New York aFa
Doit I,dTG 90 and described follows: BEGINNING az
STar ra Is ana Airty-eieht (23o)
Py the intersection OF the No-thery side Of West one
Of sai3an 16 f0rfyrst Street with the Easeriy
asery side Of Haog errse SoTtnesy 99ps The
Norhery S ., aTt T on line drawn parallel with the
anS p9rs OF the distance through party seventy
IN southTestery direction seventeen 10 feet ana three
sid OF Hsi4 ~ inches Easteriy from the Easterly
drawn parallel with 5s rad thence Wes5ery on lire
through party wall zeventy-six as feet and eleven III
inches to the Easteriy of Hamilton Terrace ar the
Nc All that certain lot piece or parcel OF and to-
Sd te' me puainE ana Improvements thereon
Borough OF Manhattan in the city New-York bound
Pont on the Eastery side Hamilton Terrace distant
anu Sc elt5-t" III teeL and
quarter tss inches Northery the corner formed
Dy the intersection herly of
ltiaTed anc tcrty-hrst Street Of
t11Illton Terrace. and opposite party
-NortLefiy ana along the Easterly
sde OF Hamilton Terrace eighteen SIX
ltlches thence Eastery line
tle Nortlsrly side OF West fortv-drst
street and part OF the distance through a party
thence Southwesterly eighteen Gs1
SIX ana hve-eighths B9s inches point distant
slt} nine lts feet and four "a inches Easterly
tastery side Of Hamilton Terrace: and thence Westerly
or West One hundred and forty-frst
the distance through
ana -FOUR - inches 10 the Easterly side Hamilton
Terrace. at the point place Of beginning
Parcel No l above described be sold subject
the lien OF certain prior Robert
F>f14y MarE l. Fraser secure the payment o
1879 ar per cent, which said recorded
IN the office OF the Register Of the County York
In I-iber l0+. Section I. Of Mortgages page $50
Parcel NO above described viii sold he
70 Mary l. Fraser 10 secure the payment of
$4,000. with interest OF JULY
ls9S at . per cent. which said recorded
in the office OF the County OF New York
Both or the described
also 20 certain restrictions
covenants affecting the character Of buildings 10 he
erected said premises contained certain
dated November 9th 1886 in office
the Ragister or the County OF New n
c: Conveyances page So modified by agree
recorded in Liber 2OI1 Conveyances page 30s
Dated: New York, May LIST. 1900
ROILIN NJ MORGAN. Referee
DAILY, HOYT a. MASON, Attorneys for Plaintiff Office
and Postofice Address. II William Street New York
The following 4 diagram the property 10 be sold
described above. the street numbers being & 90
Hamilton Terrace
New-York tribune., 1900-05-17
forrrlosure Sales.

drrd and third Street hundred and sghseen
nins tht nee southeriy and parallel with Amsterdam
ore hundred and one feet and ten inches running
thence easfery and parallel with hundred
street one hundred westerly
OF Asier Avenue northeriy along
tae sad westerly side Of Amsterdam Avenue. hundred
ginning
Dated New York. May lerh. 1890.
GEORGE ". ELLIS. Referee.
i'EENS & SCIsrGTiAM Alto for P.dintn.
- vaIbuTfon Ave. YGnkers y. Y.
The following IL din snli
ahovs- the number being 2no eO2 and 2s
west luJd street and SIS 20 $40 Amsterdam Avenue:
1o3d Street.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-17

The approximate charge satisfy
whlch the above described properly 10 sold is
Sl9s 9'Gsl. with interest thereon Cav OF
April 1900 together m allowances amounting
10 SiI6.e0-100. with interes May fGrh 1890 to
gethsr with the OF APPROXIMATE
amount OF taxes assessments, other liens
to be allowed the
or paid by the Referee, and Interest
GEORGE ". ELLIS. Referee.
Datrd: New York. May Iath 1900
New-York tribune., 1900-05-17
NEW YORK SUPREME COURT. County o

New York. JOHN o. BAKER, Plaintiff against
ROBERT KELLY and others. Defendants no. 81 Ham
hton Terracel--In pursuance Of Judgment OF Fore
closure and Sale. duly entered n
l. the undersigned. the Referee said Judgment
Will sell at Public Auction at the New York Real Estate
haitian, City OF New York the day May. 1900
at II o'clock that day by Peter F Meyer,
toneer the premises directed by said Judgment
sold and therein described follows:
Al! that certain lot parcel OF with the
buildings and thereon erected
and being in the City Of New York bounded
scrtbed follows:
BEGINNING at point the EasrerIy side Ham
ltton Terrace. distant hundred cos
four "a inches NCrtherly from the formed
intersection Of the NortherIy OF hundred
Terrace running thence NCrtherly
side OF Hamilton Terrace G7 feet five and
three-quar;er t5$O inches: thence Egsterly
drawn parallel with NCrtheTty o West
hundred and forty-fvst and part the
through the centre of vail T5)
eight and three-quarter tsl inches thence in south
eshhs 69s) inches point distant seventvfour 80
feet FIVE and seven-eghths (57 inches Eastery from
The Eastery side OF Hamilton Terrace; and thence
Westerly severtyfOur 90 feet five and seven-eghths
go inches the Easeriy Hamilton Terrace
the point OF place OF beginning
The above described premises Will be sold subject
Affecting the character OF the buildings be erected
said premises contained between
William H De Forest and T. ". Holt Jr.. dated No
vember 9Th. 1856, and recorded office The
Of County Of York in Liner 2O05 Con
Veyances 50, modified by a agreement
recorded In Lber 2OII OF Conveyances. page 3os
DAILY. HOYT & MASON.
Attorneys for Plaintiff offce & P o. Address:
II William Street New York City
described above. the number being q Hamilton
Terrace:
New-York tribune., 1900-05-17
No. 3l34 Broadway.

The approximate Of the mortgage lien charge
10 satisfy which the above described property be sold
is no with interest April
together with the and allowance amounting
$Sj5Os. with interest April 1900 together
the expenses OF the
The approximate OF the taxes and
water rents other liens allowed
out of the purchase paid by Referee si6
Dated New York May End 1900.
AI'CIT-S1-T-S NANDERPOFI Rarar
New-York tribune., 1900-05-17

Inc approximate amount OF the mortgage charge
so, Sy when the above described property is to be
$5l IlO. with interest from
together with the allowance amounting
5000 ~ with interest from April 27th
with the OF "
me approximate the taxes assessments and
"aeI rents or other liens 10 be allowed
ss OF the purchase paid by Referee is
Dated New York Nav End 1900
AUGUSTUS II. vANDERPOEI. R.r.-es
New-York tribune., 1900-05-17

The approximate lien charge 70 sat
which the above described property sold
s.. Ss3 with interest thereon from the 18th day of
April 1900 together with and allowances amounting
with April 80 1900 together with
he expenses Of The approximate o
taxes other liens which allowed
the purchaser the purchase money paid By
the OF parcel No above Described
s223 OF parce. No
described s2ss % and interest together with the water
rates for 1900 II any, which may be lien upon the
premises al OF said sale.
Dated: New York May /, 1900
Refer
New-York tribune., 1900-05-17

l2Oth Street
The approximate Of the lien charge satisfy
which the above described property Is to be sold. is
So 6D3 II Yith interest thereon from April % 1900
and allowances amounting $28S
May l. 1900. together with the ex-
penses OF the sale. The Approximate taxes
other liens. which be allowed
purchaser OF the purchase paid by
Referee. is ss23 10 and interest.
Dated; New York. May 3. 1900
Refer
New-York tribune., 1900-05-17
NEW YORK SUPREME COURT, County Of

New York Warren p. Smith. Paintir, against
Thomas Frazer al al. Defendants
In r,rsuance OF a Judgment Foreclosure and Sale
duly made the above entitled action bear
tnx date the Tenth May 1900. l. the undersigned
the Referee sad Judgment named Will sell at public
auction Mt sales Room. No Ill Broadway
Torougf. of MANN city OF New York
Th Sav of Tne 1900 IL o'clock that day by
yJIItau, Kennedy Auctoneer, directed
said Judgment sold and therein described as follows
thar piece parcel OF land with the
buildings and thereon erected situate lying
and being In the 18th Ward OF the City Countyl OF
Na.y yorh bounded aud described follows Beginning
az h corner formed intersection Of the westerly
ar,stsraaua Tenthl Avenue with
sss az one hundred third Street running
New-York tribune., 1900-05-17

OF the Consolidated Gas Company would be willing
submit to the Stockholders proposition sell the capital
STOCK OF said Company a price which
Is far below the value said
understood what large could by any party
buying control of the above mentioned stock they
would obtain valuable franchise price far below
It's real
AS have repeatedly shown parties having large
erests in the stock OF this Company opportunity
Is now present in Baltimore make
OF the Consolidated Gas Company sell at par
higher on fts earning capacity but IL is sufficient
however to state here that within reasonable time by
the use OF progressive and this Com
pany should. and in my Judgment will. from
my knowledge OF the companies other
cities, approximately double its output gas
able 70 furnish II TO the people OF Baltimore city for
one dollar thousand cubic feet. and less
charge for fuel purposes by scaling the
latter demand according
make this appeal Consoli-
dated Gas Company any syndi-
cate at sacrifice and. representing I d great
many shares, will cheerfuy supply all information
data on this subject the Stockholders
then why make this statement, wherein would
De 10 their future advantage have the Consolidated
company managed broad and progressive lines are
other large interests in the United
CHARLES H. DICKEY Box T73 Baltimore Nd
New-York tribune., 1900-05-17
financial Gleenuns

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP coMPANy
Ails Building. = Broad Street
yr,rJr- r-rr-,-x- .,-,,,n sew York. May 3D. 1900
80 EtocAccders of the Pacific MAJ Steamship Cor,na,,
= bed a. the Office u the Company Broad sfrss;
Lis sul-elg IN the City New York
- = cay of Nay, 1900. between Sours Of 10 TO-
clock p n. for the election II rrecforr
1sas'-eil-n q such ether busness may properly
se-re II The transfer books ths Ccr.psnv vii
a. the on.ee q Un3n Trust Company an Th,,rs
49, tns lOth day Of May. 1900 3 O'clock p NJ s1o
-'peh On -rlcay. June lst, 1900. 10 o'clock A IA
JOSEPH HELEN. Secretary
New-York tribune., 1900-05-17

Inc appruxlm&te me
other liens said De
the purchaser OF the nuney.
be by Referee. are asf
n mortgage for the principal s.. coo. tn
t-r-st thereon from February
A mortgage fDT $1,000 from NO.
verrher lst.
A mortgage and interest thereon from Nay
2nG. 1890. Jess a payment ssl3O4 Of which ealt
mortgages undivided ons-eishcenta
the entire property.
Dated. New York April sosh. 1900.
PETER q. olNEY. RsfsruaL
New-York tribune., 1900-05-17

SUPREME COURT, COUNTY OF NEW
- YORK-Jereman p. Robinson and Isaac r. Robin
son as Trustees Elizabeth De Leonard plaintiffs
against John McSweeney and others Defendants AC-
TION NO. l.
pursuance Judgment foreclosure and sale duly
made anc above entitled action and bear
9th April. 1906. tho undersigned
New-York tribune., 1900-05-17
Dipi0eno Nptlres.

The Lawyers' MOrtxaHe Insurance Com mpany,
81 and 5G Liberty 81.
New York. May sth 1890
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF this Com
pany this day declared a senli-annn.i dividend
Of "a per cent payahle Company's Office
lst. The transfer Will ciosed Saturday
May 28sh, and rsopeu>c on Saturday. Juns And
ROBERT @. HONE Tr~ssnrse.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-17
finun nr1aI.
Wheeling, Lake Erie & Pittsburg
Coal Company
FIRST MORTGAGE $50 GOLD BONDS.

considerable minority of the holders Of these bonds
deposited bonds with knckerbocker Trust
Company OF this City, and have appointed the under
signed Committee of actual hondowners protect the
oepositors rights The dissenting bondhoders object
the plans OF reorganization OF this Company heretofore
suggested Tor several others that the
interests OF the oondhodes have been ubordnated to
those or the stockholders that the bondholders
offered deferred security reduced and
deprived OF the accumulated The dissenting
oondholcers believe entitled
given them by the terms Of and they pro-
pose 70 investigate the leading
me necessity for the suggested reorganization Bonds
been deposited sufficient Justify the
proposed investigation Bonds may be deposited until
rorher notice with the Knickerbocker Trust
ana negotiable receipts obtained therefor Information
may be had OF the Knckerbocker Trust Company the
New-York tribune., 1900-05-17

me approximate amount OF the lien charge
Se ABOVE described property is TO be sold.
Sl4 ooo5J with interest thereon from dav
april 1900 together with amounting
10 S3I 70 with interest from April 30th
with the expenses Of the sale fhe approximate
OF taxes assessments. other liens. which 70
allowed 10 the purchaser OF the purchase money
paid by the Referee is $3.50 81 and interest together
with the water 1900 any which may be a
Hen upon the premises the time of said sale.
Dated: New York May 1st. 1900.
ROLLIN NJ MORGAN. Referee.