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burSIars Commit the First, Desmond.
ency Causes the Others.


ency Causes the Others.
Yesterday morning John Christian, a
night watchman at Henry Gautschy's
dye house. Paterson. n. j. was shot
and dangerously wounded by burglars
The burglars, after shooting Christian,
beat him on the head with the butts
of their revolvers and kicked him in a
brutal manner, breaking several ribs Then
they secured a number of bundles of silk
worth about $500. and got away Later a.
colored man named Allen was arrested
chaged with completely In the crime
Abram D. Brewer committed suicide at
his home In Hackensack. N. j.. yesterday
by shooting himself He had been a suf-
ferer from disease of the brain for the
past two years Mr.. Brewer was supertn-
tendent of the Passaic Chemical Company.
AT Wa.iingford. Conn, yesterday, in a
mt OF despondency, Adolph F. Roknitki
aged thirty. ended his life by shooting. and
also attempted to end the lives of his fam
liy, consisting of a wife and two youn,
children, by setting fire to their home. He
started the fire in the basement of the
mouse Mrs. Roknitki was awakened bare
~ IN time to escape with her children
Inc mousse was completely destroyed Upon
investigation Roknitkfs badly charred re-
mains were found in the basement
puiiet wound In the head and a revolver
by his side told the story of his suic;da
He presumably set the house atire and
then sent the bullet into his head. Fore
closure papers had been served on Rok.
nltkl Saturday, and he would have heen
forced to Vacate his home TODAY
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TRUSTEES SALE OF SIX-RooM FRAME COT
TAGE, WITH FRAME STABLE IN REAR
AT CORNER OF 18TH AND CONCORD
STREETS. BROpkLAND. n. C =
BY virtue of three certain deeds VI trust recnrsX
ed. respectively, In liber 2pl9. folio 35p ct seq
Liber III folio 46i ct seq. and Librr 2213, fuiO
l63 ct seq. Of the land records Of the District of
Columbia. and at the request Of the party secured
thereby, the Undersigned trustees will sell at
public auction, in front Of the Premises on
TUESDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF JULY
1900, AT FIVE O'CLOCK PM. the following
described land and premises. situate in the county
OF Washington, District Of Columbia, and i-si.-
mated as and being the twenty-five t25i feet
front by the depth of lot numbered eight ,si in
block numbered seventeen Q1p. of benjamin +.
Leighton and Richard f. Pairo. trustees subfi-
vision of tract of land called '.Brookland.'' as
the same is recorded in the office of the surveyor
for the District Of Columbia. in Liber County
provements thereon. Sold subject to prior In
cumbrance Of $500 further particulars OF which
will be stated at time of sale.
Terms: The purchaser to assume the above
mentioned prior fncumhrance of $500 and nav the
balance, onehalf in cash and one-half in one year
from day OF sale, with interest at q per cent per
annum, payable semi-annually, to he secured on
the property sold, all cash. at the purchasers
option. deposit OF $50 be made at time Of
sale. All conveyancing, recording and revenue
stamps at cost OF purchaser. Terms of sale To- be
complied with within fifteen days or trustees re-
serve the right TO resell at risk and cost of de-
faulting purchaser.
RICHARD E. PAIRO
HERBERT A. GILL.
5y19-d&ds Trustees
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it for many years. 1t was regarded as. and
was probably intended to be, a sort of
buffer between the foreign ministers and
the real government, body to receive the
hard knocks and transmit them in a modl-
fled form to those who held the power. Its
function never was to facilitate business,
but only to stave off impor:unate demands
as long as possible, and when things be-
came too importunate to yield the minimum
that would keep the peace. Latterly it has
included among its members officials who
also belonged to the grand council and to
that extent its authority has been strength
ened. but even so it has no Independent
power. everything it may agree to being
subject to the approval of the emperor and
grand council.
The other departments of the central gov
ernment. Comprising six principal boards
and several ministries of state fulfill two
fc!d office Of rendering advice to the SOW
erelSn ana carrying on the administrative
work of the country. 1t will be noticed
that nowhere is there Snything in the ma
ture OF popular representation. The con-
st1tution. however, ondcavors to provide IL
scrt of substitute in the ceEsorate which
deserves word or two The censors are
a paid body of public servants whose duty
1t is to keep the emperor informed Of any
thlng that may be tTaasp:ring in any part
OF his dominions. ard in particular to keep
an eye on malfe;lsance or oppression on the
part OF his officers. In some respects they
may be compared to tribunes of the people
VINO are expected to stard up for the BOP
u!2r cause against the officials. But how
ever excellent the theory may have been.
in practice the censorate has become simply
a huge matchmaking office. Its function
being to denounce officials, if any one wants
to ruin anosher he has only to trump UP a
story, bribe a censor and the thing is done
Or. as villainy is usually doubIe-dyed, pri-
vate notice will b. given to the accused
that the blow may be averoed by n bigger
bVbc on his side. There is no court to
which man thus wloEged can appeal for
-cyvn,- oil la, ,1ol Z.
be. 1t Is usually wisdom for him to submit
and pay the squeeze dema nded
No provision Is made for fresh legislation
as such. The penal code which Is the only
body OF statutory law in existence is sup
posed to contain enactmcnts to meet every
possible case, but If by chance some diff
Guilty occurs for which ti.crc is 10 precedent
II Is referred to the board concerned, which
in turn reports to the throne. decree or
rescript is thereupOn issued which settles
the case. Periodically the code IS revised
and these various decrces are consolidated
or incorporated and become part of the
statute law.
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Not a Christian Endeavorer

Miss Caroline E. Keyes. who pleaded
guilty a week ago in the Marylebone police
court, London. to the charge of stealing a
eoid watch. bracelet. hair brushes and
articles OF clothing, of the aggregate value
OF r. from rooms in the Norfolk Mansions
Hotel. where she had been staying. and
VINO IN the course of the hearing said she
was an American and had come to London
to attend the worlds Christian Endeavor
convention as delegate from a church in
Minnesota. has been sentenced to three
months Imprisonment. The evidence show
ed. however. that she had no connection
whatever with the Christian Endeavorerse
There were further charges of thefts com
mitted at the Hotel Cecil and elseyhers
and the magistrate, in sentencing the pris-
oner, described her as a vulgar thief
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DUNcANsoN BROS. AucTIoNEERs.

TRUSTEES SALE OF Two-SToRY AND GEL
LAR BRICK DWELLING. No sol c STREET
NORTHEAST
by virtue of u certain deed Of trust recorded in
Lber No 20so folio lis ct seq OF the land
records Of the District of Columbia We will sell
at public auction, in front Of the premises on
TUESDAY,. THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF JULY.
AID 1890. AT FIVE O'CLOCK PM the fol-
lowing described real estate, situate in the city
OF Washington. in said District: Lot numbered
81, In Mary f. Bradshaw and Eliza J. Burton
subdivision in square No; 939. per plat re-
corded In Iber 16, folio l6S Of the recrds Of the
surveyors office Of said District subject how
ever to right Of way the rear three tSD
feet OF said lot for alley purposes together with
the Improvements, consisting of two-st"ry and
cellar brick dwelling, No. Sol street northeast.
Terms: One e-third cash. balance in equal in
stallments. at ! and years. with interest 8
per cent per amman. payable semi annually from
day of sale. secured by deed OF trust NJ. n the
property sold. all cash at the option of the
purchaser. deposit of 500 will be required at
time OF sale. All conveyancng, revenue stamps
and recording at purchasers cost Terms be
complied with within ten days otherwise the
trustees reserve the right resell at risk and cost
Of the defaulting purchaser.
WILLIAM E. EDM0NSTOS. Trustee
500 5th NV.
f1o-dGls
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ADMIRAL sEYMOUR's REPORT.
Details of the Attempt to Relieve Lie
cations at Pekin.

Details of the Attempt to Relieve Le-
CATIONS at Pekin.
There Is nothing in the report of Admiral
Seymour, which was received at San Fran
cisco yesterday by the American Maru, to
prove the sensational story that was cir
cnlated in the early part of this month to
the effect that Admiral Seymour. who COM
manded the Pekin relief expedition, killed
his wounded to save them from the Chinese
Commander S. w. Very L. S. N, who re-
turned from the orient on the steamer, and
others who were at Hongkong when Ad-
msral Seymour returned from Tien Tsin
did not hear the story, and the admirars
report. which is elaboration of the ca
blegram published on the Both of June
makes not the slightest mention of the af-
fair. but, on the contrary. goes into par
ticulars of the bravery of the allies in
guarding the wounded, who were placed in
f1atboats and towed down the river by de-
tails of soldiers and marines, while the
main body of the troops fought the Chinese
off with rifles and maxims.
In the fight at Tang Fang where the
Boxers attacked the forces with great
vigor, twice the italian contingent bore the
brunt of the fighting on the right flank and
lost five men killed and a number wounded.
The Chinese retreated, leaving a large
number of dead on the field. In the after
noon detail Of British marines. who were
stationed to guard the railroad house at
Tang Fang, were attacked. and reinforce
ments had to be hurried forward to save
them. 1t was in this engagement that the
enemy lost about 100 killed An advance
was then made to Rem Ting where the
forcs halted, as the tracks for miles had
been torn up. The Chinese advanced in
great numbers, and a desperate battle was
fought. The column fell back to Yong
Song, so that the rest of the trip might
be made by stream. Seymour then said:
= Prior to our departure from Tang Fang
l ordered two trains to stop there, in order
to enable part of our men to proceed later,
but these trains We're attacked after my
departure by the Boxers and the Chinese
troops who had come from Pekin and
to 500 We're killed on the enemy's side Six
of our men were killed and forty-eight
wounded
AT Yong Song l was Joined by the men
who came there in three trains All the
trains were completely destroyed and not
a single one could be used for further work
Moreover, the want of provisions together
soldiers compelled us to retreat to T!en
Tsin. Communication with Tien Tsin re-
mained entirely suspended for six days,
and accordingly We We're deprived of the
means of obtaining supplies. We accord
irgly marched back, though constantly at
tackled by the enemy along the river es-
corting al the same time the wounded SOL
ders carried in boats
After detailing the capture of the forts
and supplies Admiral Seymour then added
that the ammunition and food would have
kept the relief column in condition for sew
eral days, but owing to the presence of so
many wounded 1t was decided to return to
Tien Tsn. On the I'D the reinforeements
from that city came to the admiral's as
reached the headquarters of the allied
armies.
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AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAYS.
JAMES W. RADCLIFFE. AucTIoNEER.
Executors sale of a Frame
House, No. 1904 I Street
NV,

By virtue Of an order Of the Supreme curt of
the District Of Columbia. heiding Il special term
Tor prti,ate business, e James y. C,.ur,y le-
Ceased, the under signed VIII Ter for sale by pdblie
. anSti. n. IN front q the premises. IN FRIDAY.
LHlRD DAY OF AUGUST. A.D. 1850. AT HALF
PAST FOUR oCLeCK PM. the following de-
scr1ted real estate. situate in the city VI Wash
ingi"n In the District rf COLUMBIA To wit: Fart
OF lot numbered twelve u2g In square numbered
iorfy-"ne ,@ll. beginning for The the nnrth-
east corner "f said bot numbered twelv.. ~,
Thence running west al"rg street north eighieen
tisl feet SIX ,6l inches: Thence suth one hun,ir.
ssri TWO 'lo2l feet eleven 1iD inches; thence east
eighteen us, feet six 49, inches; thence narth nlle
hunired and two tlu2l feet eleven Ills inches Ia
the place 81 beginning together with ali III. fn,
provements. rights DC.
Terms: one-thiId cash. the balance I'm ,.pe and
two years. with interest frpm the day Of sale M
SIX per cent per annum. secured by deed u trust
on the property sold al cash. the uption IL
the purchaser. deposit Of SloO required ufspn
acceptance of bid. II the terms Of sale are not
complied with In fifteen days frin the day n sale
The executor reserves the right to resell the prop
erty at the risk and of the defaultInS pur-
chaser. after five days advertisement cf such re.
sale In some newspaper published In Washington
u; e All c"nreyancing. stamps. &c. at the c,.st
Of the purchaser
JOHN J. PURCELL.
,>.>.,.. Executor II james r. Conroy
DoWSlNG KEANE, Stewart bldg Ctr ami m
Ets- NV, Tructors. fval
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JAMES w. RATCLIFFE. AUCTIoNEEE-
'hhr-'' W. hAItI-IFFE Z. AUJIIUNEkK
Trustees sale of valuable
real estate ON 18th street
northwest, between l.
and n streets, known as
house No. 11A3.

By virtue Of decree Of the Supreme Court Of
the District Of Columbia. passed in Equity Cause
No 2JsSb the undersigned trustees will soil At
Iub!tc auction, In front OF the premises. THU Rs
DAY. THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF JULY
lot .'B." In square 2li
Terms Of sale: one-third of the purchase money
In cash. and the balance in two elral INSTALL
ments. TO be paid in and two years with in
terest at six per centum per annum frIm day Of
sale, secured upon the property, or all cash at
purchasers option All conveyancing fnriudng
Internal revenue stamps and recording fees To he
at purchasers cost dep1slt of $500. 90 on the
property required at time of sale II terms II
sale are not complied with in fifteen DAYS from
GATE oil sale trustees reserve the right to resell
at cost Of defaulting purchaser.
X. 8. SMITH. Trustee
40 Fifth street NV.
L. SInDONS. Trustee
lyl4-d&ds Wash. Loan and Trust Rldg
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DEAD WILL CHOKE THE STREAMS
German Consul General Descriha.
What Europe VIII Qa tn ChI.

What Europe VIII Do to China
Baron Paul Merling. German consul gen.
erai to Pekin. China, and an intimate
friend of the late German minister. Baron
Won ketteler. passed through Detroit ves-
terday en- route to New York, whence he
will sail Wednesday for home.
Just before leaving Pekin he had a long
conversation with Minister Conger. who be
said, was very sure that the uprising wouIa
not amount to much. Il cannot believe !"
he added. that all the foreigners have
been massacred. 1 am quite certain that
the cipher message received by your gov
ernment from Pekin is genuine and was
written by Minister Conger. 1 have sew.
eral reasons for believing so, but I~cannot
give my reasons. for my government would
not ike to have me talk too much
fou can believe one thing that is as GER
taii, as the rising of the sun: The armies NJ
Europe Will deVastate northern China: the
dead will choke up the streams, and thou
sands and thousands of yellow devils will
strew the hills and plains and their putri-
lying bodies will poison the air."
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DUNCANsoN BROS. AUcTIoyEERs.
TRUSTEES SALE OF NO SO oI,IScy STREET
NnRTfJE.Sr 'h@SA

by virtue OF certain deed Of trust. rscoried IN
Loer no. i3o5 at folio 243 ct sel.. OF the land
Rahllc suction IN front Of the premises on MON
DAi JI-f THRTlETH 1900. AT FoI'R oCTIpCK
PM. the following described real estate stuS.s
l. the county Of Washington. in said District Lot
9i rHnrea sev.rty one t'l: In block numbered three
'ap, IN "eff Et kington. together with IN. i'm
Pro'ements consisting OF two-story brick dwelling
No s3 .incy ,trpet northeast
terms On, third cash, balance IN eIusl INSTALL
M u. al on- and two years, with interest AZ
per GEM per annum. payable semi -annual!y from
day OF sale secur-i ly DEED trust upn the uror-
cry sold or al, cash, at the option Of IN. tui--
1astr deposit f $500 will he REQUIRED ~ time
ot .dlr AL con' eyancing revenue charges And re-
.ordlng al Purchasers cost. Terms to d. ,olI,lied
wth within zen days. otherwise the trustees reserve
the right to r.e at risk and Of the i.faultnr
purchaser EUGENE CARI'SI
ALDlS d. BROWNE
Tr.s
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DUNcANsoN BROS. AUcTIoNEERs.

TRUSTEES. SALE OF TWo-SrORY BRICK STORE
and DWELLING. NORTHEAST CORNER OF Il
STREET AND FLORIDA AVENUE NORTH
WEST.
BY virtue Of a certain decd of trust recorded in
Liber NJ. 2u25. folio i31 seq. OF the land rec
'rds Of the District of Columbia, We will sell at
public au, tion IN front of the premises on WE'D
NESDAi, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF July,
1900 AT FIVE O'CLOCK PM. the following de-
scrfbed eaI estate, situate in the city OF Washing
ton in said District: All of lot numbered IL in s. L.
lltoinls suhdi ision of square Numbered 65 as Der
pia recorded in Liler W. F.. folio 35 Of the rec
oIds of thu Office Of the surveyor Of the District of
Columbia together with the improvements
Terms: One-th:rd cash. balance in equal install
mentS at one and two years, with interest at six &c,
per centun per annum, payable semi-annually from
day of sale. secured by deed of upon the prom
eriy sold or AL cash, the cpti of the purcha
deposit of 500 will lie required time of sale
All conyeyancing. revenue stamps. &c at pur-
chasers cost. Terms to he complied with within
ten days, otherwise the trustees reserve the right
to resell at risk and cost of the defauting pur.
chaser
JAMES r. WIMER
JACKSON H. RAISTON,
,tu.th Trustees.
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The formula is plainly printed every bole-hence you
just what you taking when you take Groves lmiators
advertise their formula knowing that you would buy
their medicine you knew what contained Groves contains
Iron and Qunne put and in Iaeess
FORM The Iron acts as tonic while the Qunne drives the
of the system. Any reliable druggist will tell you that
Groves the Original and that all other socaed Taeess
Chill Tones An analysis of other chill tonc shows
that Groves superior all others in every respect You
experimenting when you take Gove-its superiority
excellence having long been established Groves the
onv Chill sold throughout the entire aalara sections OF
the United No Cure, No Pay. Price. Soc
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JAMES W. RADCLIFFE, AUcTIoNEER-
Trustees Sale of a Desira-
BILE Two=Story Brick
House, No. 2Qz Sth Street
SnnnH heasf

By virtue Of a decd Of trust. duly recorded in
Ljher No. Ills. folio 2S9 ct seq-, OF the land
records for the District OF Columbia, and at the
request of the party secured thereby. the under
signed surviving trustee will offer for sale by pub
lie auction: in fr.nt Of the premises. on MON
DAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF JULY, AID.
1890. AT HALF-PASr -FOUR O'CLOCK PM. the
following described real estate situate n the city
Of Washington In the District Of Columbia to wit:
Part Of lot numbered thirteen tl3), In square num-
bered eight hundred and nineteen Csie) described
as follows: Beginning for the same at point six
teen feet ten inches south Of the northeast
Of said lot, and running thence sixteen feet
ten inches: thence west hundred and Eve feet
one INCH thence north sixteen feet inches; and
thence east hundred and i've feet one inch 70
the place OF beginning. together with all the i'm
provements, rights. &c.
Terms: One-third cash. the balance In one and
two years, with interest from the day OF sale at
per cent per annum, secured by deed Of trust
the property sold. or all cash at the option Of the
purchaser. a deposit Of 500 required upon ac-
ceptance OF bid II the terms Of sale are not COM
piled with in Is days from the day OF sale. the
trustee reserves the right to resell the property at
the risk and cost Of the defauting purchaser after
days advertisement Of such resale in eome
Newspaper published In Washington, D. c. AM
eouveyancng. stamps. &C.. at the purchasers cost
HENRY II. BERGMASN,
4H-oAos Surviving Trustee.
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DUNCANsoN BROS. AUcIIoNEERs,

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
REAL Estate, NO. 221l 18th STREET
NORTH WEST
BY virtue Of deed of trust recorded in I.fher
IlSs folio 1so ct seq. OF the land records for the
District of Columbia. and at the request of the
party secured thereby, the undersigned trustees
VIII Offer by public auction in front of the prem
ises on TUESDAY. JULY TWENTY FOURTH
At HALF-PAST FOUR PM. sublot 1856. square
2ll. as recorded In surveyors office In the Dis
trict OF Columbia, Book 13, Lfber 147
Terms: ORe-third cash. balance In six f6l and
twelve az, months. with interest at five Is, per
cent per annum. Deposit OF 500 at time Of sale.
Resale fer default in five days. risk and cost Of
defaultnS purchaser.
WALTER R. HENSEY
MELVILLE d. HENSEY
jy1T-d&ds Trustees
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GASOLINE AGAIN.
Fatal Disaster to Launch Using 1t
for Motive Power

The gasoline launch Sasco. owned by AL
f-'d F. Crow. blew up in Long Island
und. near New Rochelle. y. Y. yesterday
afternoon and killed Mrs Crow and her
f. uLrteen-y-ar-uld son Harold. Mr.. Crow
was :" severely injured that it Is thought
he VIII not recover The explosion was
heard for several miles. The boat was torn
u pieces. The launch was thirty-foot
Craft. finely finished. Mr. Crow and his
wife and younger son went out in the
launch to witness the Larchmont regatta.
They were on their way home. and the
launch was at its full speed. When off the
tt >idence Of c. Oliver Iselin the explosion
occurred The bodies of Mrs. Crow and
III boy were fearfully mangled.
Mr. Crow is forty years old. wealthy
the yacht and rowing clubs of that city.
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Capitol Hill Branch,

A Canitol Hill branch for receiving Star
advertisements has been established at
Dobyns Pharmacy, corner ID street and
Pennsylvania avenue southeast. CLASSIFIED
advertisements will be received there at
regular rateA
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AUCTION SALES.
THIS AFTERNOON.
JAMES W RADCLIFFE. AucTloNEER-
CHANCERY SALE OF VALUABLE BUILDING
LOTS AT CORNER OF SIXTEENTH AND

CHANcERY SALE OF VALUABLE BUILDING
LOTS AT CORNER OF SIXTEENTH AND G
STREETS SOUTHEAST.
By virtue Of decree Of the Supreme Court OF
the District Of Columbia. passed in equity cause
No, 1924. the Undersigned trustees will sell at
public auction. In trout Of the premsee. on TUES
DAY, THE TwENTY-FoURTH DAY OF JULY.
1900, AT FIVE O'CLOCK PM. the following de-
scribed real estate. TO wit: All Of original lots
nine ten; twelv., fifteen seventeen and eighteen
%. 10, IL Is. IL and 1S). IN square thousand
and eighty nine doss,. and also undivided fve-
sixths t3-6l interest in lots eleven. thirteen and
fourteen III. l3 and Ia. in said square 1889 Of
the city Of Washington. District Of Columbia All
taxes and assessments will be paid to day Of SALE
all conyeyancing. including revenue stamps to bs
at cost Of purchaser
Terms Of sale: 0ne-third Of the purchase money
to he paid in cash. the remainder In one ard two
years. with Interest at the rate Of six per per
annum. and cecured by deed Of trust on property
sold or all cash at option Of purchaser; deposit
OF $50 will be required each lot at time Of sale
Terms to be complied with in fifteen days from day
Of sale or the property will be resold at cost Of
defaulttng purchaser.
LEO SIMMONS. Trustee.
14l6 = St NV.
RICHARD A. FORD. Trustee
Ul3-lOt 31e ~ st. NV.
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AUCTION SALES OF REAL Estate. a..
Today.

James W. Ratciife. Auct.. 800 Pa. ave. NV. =
ChancerJ sale Of land adjoining Georgetown Csi-
leGe, on Tuesday. July "a, at 4:l5 pm George
Francis Williams and Chas W. Darr trustees.
nuncapson Bros. Aucts.. 9th and D sts NV
Trustees sale of No. 22I4 18th st. NV, on Tues
day. July "a, at 4:30 pm. Walter r. Hensey and
Melville d. Hensey. trustees
James W. Rateline, Auct, s20 Pa ave. hw.-
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Virginia bank Robber Caught 4.
Oregon.

Joseph Rapley, wanted in WILLIAMSBURG,
Va, for robbing the Peninsula Bank, on
May "a last. was arrested at Portland.
Greg, yesterday. Three men robbed the
bank of $500 and escaped after a desper-
ate fight with the officers