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AUCTION SALES.
JAMES ". RADCLIFFE, Auctioaeer.

EXECUTORS SALE OF FRAME DWELLING
Nos 3e0S, 36l0. AND 1912 STRET
NORTHWEST; ALSO FRAME DWEILIS
No. lo2s JEFFERSON STREET MORT
WEST
BY virtue Of powers vested in me, ] viii of
Tor sale by public auction, in front OF TIE
spectIve premises. TUESDAY, the 18th Da
OF MAY, \. d. 1903. at $3.50 O'CLOCK 2. y
the following described real estate situate in
clty Of Washington, District OF Columbia. 70 vi
Part OF lot numbered % in square 1903, il
proved By three frame dwellings.
ALSO.
ON THE SANE DAY, at O'CLOCK P.
part Of lot "a in square numbered 100, Il
proved b. frame dwelling
Terms OF sale: All cash A deposit Of
on each house az time OF sale. Terms OF 81
to be complied with in fifteen DAYS from d
OF sale, otherwise the undersigned reserves
right TO resell the property at the risk and G.
Of the defaulting purchaser. Title good or
sale. Taxes, etc, apportioned to date Of
livery Of deed. All conveyancing, recordin
etc, at purchasers cost.
THOMAS c. MILLER, Executor
ap29-d&ds
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NOTICE OF MEETING TO INCREASE II
CAPITAL STOCK
AMERICAN SECURITY AND TRUST Co.
no. I405 G STREET NORTHWEST.
" ASHINGTON d @ Anil DO 1902
To The STOCKHOLDERS Of the

WASHINGTON, d. C., April 20, 1902
To the Stockholders Of the American Securi
and Trust Company:
Notice is hereby given, pursuant TO law and
the bylaws of the American Security and Tn
Company OF Washington ID. c., that a sDeci
meeting of the stockholders OF the company II
been duly called and appointed By its board
directors and will be held at the Office OF q
Washington, D. c. Monday, the 18th day
May, 1903. at Z O'Clock noon. The object
business OF the said special meeting is To subm
to the stockholders OF the company for the
sanction and approval proposal TO increase q
capital stock OF the company for the pnrnos
for which the company was Incorporated, fro
81, 250 900, consisting Of u, 800 shares OF the
value OF 500 each to $1,000 go TO consist
1880 shares OF the par value of 500 each, al
the ratification OF the action Of :he presidcn
executive committee and beard of directors
the company IN accepting. subject 70 the 4
proYal of the stockholders, . written PROPS
such increase IN the capital stock, which pr
posal may be seen at the Office CO the compan,
The transfer books of the company viii I
closed on Saturday, the 18th day OF May, 100
at noon and VIII be reopened On Monday, II
LIST day OF June, 1908. at 10 O'Clock j. m. II
stockholders Of record at the date Of such NEE
ing viz, May IS, 1903 viii be entitled 10 an
rights arising from the action Of the stockhOit
ers at such meeting.
By order OF the board OF directors.
G. j. BELL, President.
HENRY r BLOUNT.
". Y. cox.
WI NJ COATES
ROBERT DoRNAN
JAMES f. FITCH.
DANIEL FRASER.
JOHN E HERREIL-
H. HURT
JOHN A KASSON
GEO t. KNOWLES
JOHN R MCLEAN.
CLARENCE +. NoRMEST.
MYRON ~ PARKER.
ROBERT PORTNER.
F. c. STEVENS.
a A. THOMAS
WARD TH0R0N.
~ VIII ARD.
JOSEPH WRIGHT
JAMES f. HOOD, Secretary.
o,,oe 9o+
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The New Rule.

This is the new rule that will en-
able MIR. Murphy 10 be the real thing in
New York politics:
AT any meeting Of the members Of
the county committee OF each assembly
district and the annexed district each
year for organization. there shall be
elected by q majority vote member
of the executive committee from each
district, which selection shall be sub
mitted at the last meeting of the exist
ing executive committee held in such
year, and from the list Of such there
shall be reported to the first meeting OF
the general committee each year the
names in such list approved by such
executive committee. and upon approval
by the county committee the same shall
constitute the executive committee. In
the event of members from any dis
trict being unable to agree upon mem
Der for the executive committee or in
the event of any name submitted being
rejected, the executive committee, as
approved by the county committee, may
iaPpOint one of the members of the coun-
ty committee to act as executive mem
Der.
Thirty-six lawyers we're named as
members of the law committee, with
Charles II. Knox as chairman. A num-
Der of lawyers who have not acted with
lTammany In recent years were appoint
ed on this committee
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CHARLES F. MURPHY
NOW TANNANY AUTOCRAT
DespOiIs Former Leaders OF
Their Power.
GIVES EXHIBITION OF POWER
Can Throw Out Amy District Head.
Croker Old Guard Completely
Routed.
GIVES EXHIBITION OF POWER

NEW YORK, May 2.-The wire fence
on the Chambers Street side of City Hall
Park will have to be strengthened be
cause Whispering Larry Delmour. cap
tain of the Croker Old Guard, leaned
heavily on it this morning as he sighed
and whispered: The chief-he amt
never comm back no more!"
The Old Guard were last night routed
Charles F. Murphy, the new leader of
Tammany. stepped out on the firing line
in the limeIight of the Wigwam, threw
out Croker subcommittee in punches
and clinched his control of the organi-
cation by putting his friends on guard
at every point
He had his personal friend, former
State Senator Frank A O'DonneIi, elect
ed treasurer. threw out the committee
on municipal affairs bodily, and had the
executive committee adopt a new rule
that will enable him TO throw out any
district leader who opposes him and put
In 2 man OF his own selection
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Guard of Honor.

4 special feature of the escort will be
The guard OF honor, made up Of the sur
vlving associates of Governor Shepherd
in the territorial government. Members
Of the common council end board Ct al
dermen. officials and employees of the
government of that day, including
school teachers and members of the
trustees OF the public schools TO the
number of one hundred or more have
signifed their intention OF joining this
escort They Will meet DR.. A p. Far
don, chairman OF the subcommittee hav-
ing the matter in charge, at the rooms
of the Beard OF Trade al S:45 O'Clock to-
morrow The guard Of honor will be
under command OF DR.. FarGon, assisted
by Col. f. b. Townsend, DR.. Franklin p
Howe, and Major NJ. E. Urell
Twenty-Five Of the District firemen VII
form part of the procession. under
command OF Senior Assistant Chief En-
gineer William T. Belt.
BY order of the Commissioners tht
District Building will be closed tomor-
row, except those Offices required by law
TO be kept open. The public schools
will also be closed out of respect TO the
memory of Governor Shepherd.
Business Mems Association.
The Business Mems Association WI
be represented by the following on tn,
occasion OF the funeral parade: william
f. GUIDE, president; f. K. Raymond
first vice president; James +. Oyster
second vice president; c. II. Syme. gen
eral COUNSEL Fl. F. Woodland. associate
counsel; o. c. Staples. treasurer; Barry
Buckley, secretary; Il. p. Andrews, Chap
I in Brown, John Doyle Carmody. J. II
Crawford, w. w. Danenhowcr E II
Droop, William Hahn. Thomas e. Hen
| sey, V Baldwin Johnson, Charles ia
cobsen. w. s Knox, Wilton j. Lambert
Allison Nailor, s, c. Palmer, E G
Schafer. L. p. Shoemaker. b. f. Saul
L. NJ. Saunders. and Thomas F. Walsh
I A number of the citizens association:
| will have committees TO represent then
! in the procession. The following wer,
| selected yesterday from the BrightwooC
Park Citizens Association for that duty
| William NICK. Clayton. president; Franz
J. MetcaIf, secretary; DR.. George F
| Heinecke, vice president; W. 5. Bet
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VREELAND CHARGES
FALL TO THE GROUND
"Not Guilty of Criminal Libel,
Says Judge.

NEW YORK, May I'll. H. Vreeiand,
Railway Company, was discharged today
by Magistrate Barlow in the Center
Street police court. He was charged with
criminal libel by William n. Amory
formerly secretary OF the Third Avenue
Railway Company.
The charnaS Of w Araor... ,..cr.c hase
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Amory, in charging the officers Of his
company with defaIcations. vas actuated
by desire to be bought OF. He also
charged Mr. Amory with starting rumors
calculated to Gepreciate the value of the
company's stock for stockjohbing pur-
poses.
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DIED

FfoULKE-At Silver City, New Mex, al
5:3o a m, Saturday, May ., 1903. HORACE
CUSHING FFOULKE 1t
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Placed in Control.

Then Mr. Murphy had himself placed
at the head of committee 10 confer
with the Democratic organizations OF
Queens, Kings and Richmond counties
to fix the basis of representation in me
next city convention. Richard Croker
in the days OF his greatest power never
had rules of his committees that would
sustain him in the exercise of such
autocratic power as Murphy may eXer-
else under the new organization.
The committee on municipal affairs
that was dropped was composed of men
who held city Offices under the Van
Wyck administration. They were near
ly all Croker men and the abolition Of
THE committee was the hardest blow
that has been struck at the Old Guard.
Deyery's application for recognition was
laid on the table without comment, and.
under the new rule adopted, he can
be kept out of the executive committee
If he should win the primary OF his dis
trict next fall
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a POSITIVE CURE for the morphine and DR.
fee, ap3o-4t
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SPECIAL NOTICE-The annual meeting Of Il
Of Washington D. c., viii be held ar IN
company's Offices, 1905 seventh Street northwest
on THURSDAY, the 7tI DAY OF MAY, 100
at 7:30 O'CLOCK p VI. Books for the transit
Of stock viii be closed IN May l, 1903.
ap23-I4t CB. RHEEM. Secretary.
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Route of Procession.

Carriages Tor relatives Of the late governor and
for the Commissioners OF the District OF Column
Tia viii be Immediately in rear OF tie hearse-
The hears- Will Toe stationed the baggage
fii0ln entrance Ia the station.
The representative If the Association Of Old
est Inhabitants will take position on the north
side Of Pennsy lyania Avenue Immediately east
Of Sixth Street: other delegations viii form
ia their IN the order above named. Dele
cations on foot viii march four abreast. The
interval between organizations will be six PAGES.
Tie route viii be west on Peunsy lYania Ave
nue. 60 Fifteenth Street, TO New York Avenue.
thence east 10 the New York Avenue Presby-
rfe-ian Church, where the remains viii lie until
a1he close OF the services there TO lie held in the
afternoon.
= Upon arrival AZ the church the military cs-
eoFt viii form il line OF IN close column
essn the south siSe Of New York Avenue. with the
s-4enter directly opposite the entrance 10 the
ssehnFch. The military escort VIII present arms
during the passage Of the Iearse along its front
and until the remains have been removed within
the church, when the escort Will be dismissed
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Edward Sommers all my interest in shoe b,l
ness sos 7th 81 NV Edward Sonmners viii D
all debts and collect all money due HerTn
SoInmers. LENA SOAf8iERS Executrix OF II
man Sommers. my2-Z
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Death Of a Son-in Law.

One of the saddest parts of the home
coming of The Shepherd family is the
fact that since the start from Batopilas
Edward 4. Quintard, Son-in-law Of
Governor Shepherd. has died. Mr.. Quin-
tard came TO Washington on account of
the health OF his wife. After his arrival
he purchased here and sent to Mexico
the lead casket in which the remains are
being transported.
One OF the last acts of his life was to
arrange with a local railroad representa~
tive FOR the special car in which the
family have Travelled from El Paso At
ter completing the arrangements he call
ed on Commissioner Mcfarland at the
District Building 10 confer with him rel
atiye to the funeral arrangements. Co
ing TO his home, Mr.. Quintard succumbed
10 pneumonia. dying three days later.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

SPECIAL NOTTCE-WiIl the colored man nan
Chase who saw automobile strike a bicy,
rider at the corner OF l4tli and Corcoran Sire
about March please call ut ROOM 403, Bo
Buildingl my2-3i
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William Tindall, Samuel Cross. James
H. Breslin, James E. Fitch. T. E. Roes-
sic.
At 4 O'Clock p. N. the funeral services
at the church will begin. The Rev S. S
Mitchell, who was pastor OF the church
when Governor Shepherd was a member
of il, will pronounce the eulogy. He
will be assisted in the services by the
Rev. Wallace Radcliffe, present pastor OF
the church. Music will be furnished by
the church choir, and Mrs. Nellie Wilson
Shir-Cliff viii sing a solo. An anthem
and other selections will be sung by the
choir quartet.
To Rest at Rock Creek.
The intcrment will be in Rock Creek
Cemetery and will be private.
Major Richard Sylvester, Superintend-
ent, yesterday issued the following or
der relative to the suspension of traffic
along the line of the funeral procession.
That on the occasion OF the trans
fer Of the body of the late ex-Gov. Alex
ander K. Shepherd from the Baltimore
and Potomac depot TO the Presbyterian
Church at the intersection of New York
Avenue and H Street northwest, on Mon
day, the 4th inst, the Major and Super
iLtendent Of Police Will cause the sus-
pension of vehicle traffic and street car
traffic on the following route, between
the hours OF $50 and II a. m. on that
date. so far as may be necessary to pre-
vent interruptions OF the procession:
Sixth Street from the Pennsylvania
Railroad car sheds TO the north side of
Pennsylvania Avenue; Pennsylvania
Avenue from Sixth Street to Fifteenth
Street northwest; Fifteenth Street 20
New York Avenue northwest, and New
York Avenue TO Thirteenth Street north
west
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The PallbeaTe-s.

The active pallbearers will be Thomas
Francis, Sidney Bieber, Charles Hume,
&c. G. Harris, w. T. Meyers, L. P.
Bradshaw, c, F Proctor. William Wood
willie. jr., E. f. Jones. Hugh Kelly, md
fsE. E. Helm. These men will report to
Undertaken Speare at the Pennsylvania
depot at O'Clock on Monday morning.
= The honorary Dallbearers. appointed
By the District Commissioners. will be
William f. Mattingly, Theodore w.
Noyes, Il. II. Warner, Beriah wilkins,
W Y. Cox, NJ. c.. SeckendorfT. Thomas
". Smith. w. F. GUIDE, Henry w VIII
lard, Crosby S. Noyes. s H. Kaufman.
William r. Smith, S. Thomas Brown, Dr.
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SPECIAL NoTICE-The regular annual meetin
of the stockholders OF Fort Myer Heights Ian
Company will be held al y O'CLOCK NOON
on the 9Th DAY OF MAY, 1908, at the Cour
House at Fort Myer Heights. Alexandria county
Va for the purpose OF electlng directors for tb
ensuing year and attending TO any further bus
ness that may properly come before said meet
ing. GEO. r ROblNSON, Secretary
ap2S-St
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wiler. treasurer; w s. Torbert, Edwin
H. Perry. the Rev. I. j. Smith, George
H. Preston, James W. Baird, William
Thomas, W. S. WaIsmith, w. r. Van
Horn. A. NJ. Coudra, Homer Smith John
P. Richie.
The Brookland association will also
be represented by committee.
The following order was issued yes
terday concerning the regiment of High
School cadets:
Cadets of the Washington High and
Manual Training schools are ordered to
assemble in full uniform at their respec-
tive schools on Monday morning. May 4,
promptly, as follows: Western High
School, SIS a. NJ. Central. Eastern. and
Business High Schools and Mckinley
Manual Training School, $50 a. M; NJ
Street High School and Armstrong Man
uaI Training School, $50 a. m. Com
panies will leave their armories imme-
diately after assembly, and proceed by
shortest route 10 their rendezvous,
Eighth and F Streets northwest, right
resting on F Street, facing wcst, in
regimentaI formation. BY direction of
Percy NJ. Hughes, superintendent of high
schools
Governor Shepherds Death.
Governor Shepherd died on September
y, and two days later his remains were
temporarily buried in Batopilas. il being
decided TO wait until spring to carry the
body across the Sierra Madras Noun
tains 10 chihuahua. the nearest railway
point After two weeks of travel Mrs
Shepherd arrived at the mining village
in the heart OF The great mountains to
ind her husband dead and buried.
Three weeks ago q company OF Next
cans, under the eye and orders of one OF
Governor Shepherds sons. left Batopilas
20 convey the casket across the noun
tains- It was borne by, carriers. The
pathway through the mountains is a trail
over which travellers must walk or ride
the little Mexican donkeys. Passage was
slow and the cavalcade consumed two
weeks going 200 miles from Batopilas to
Chihuahua.
\ week after the remains started, the
family including Mrs. Shepherd, took the
trail. and journeyed by quicker stages,
overtaking the company with the cas-
kot a few miles below Chihuahua
There the funeral party took the train
TO El PasO. and thence over the Rock
Island route 10 Chicago. Cincinnati, and
Washington
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me of q
on. The
Holmes
mes over
got away,
him.
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spade he explained by saying he had
brought 1t from home, intending to use II
to fill q flush at the Commercial club
continuous performance.
So far as the diabolical attack on Mr..
Priest is concerned, the Press club dep
recateS such methods and would not dis
cuSs it were it possible honOrably to ig-
more It. Mr. Priest, 1t Is true, was drlV-
en- from Kentucky for failure to settle
chief of staff, not chief of scouts, to Jesse
James. But all that was in his younger
days. No one should now attempt 70
tear down the character edifiCe ne has
been long years in upbu1lding, and II
comes with particularly III grace from
an organization which has Tor It's sec
rotary the very man, Harris, whose
crooked work in the crap game made II
necessary for Priest as gentleman to
raf17sa ~ nav sv.rfD3Ifnor LOSSES Tho anne
Harris served as high private undef
Priest in Jesse James band and has ever
since nOurished the bitterest rancOr be-
cause on one occasion. Priest caught him
attempting to turn a jack from the bot
tom in a friendly game OF Old SledSe for
$. As to Mr. Priests ability as writer,
the Press club is violating no confidence
in stating that he has for years written
the speeches for Mr.. Harris, upon which
the iatter's reputation solely rests.
The Press club viii go out to win the
game on the square this afternoon ana
is permitted TO umpire. which is not GER
tain. The matter viii be submitted to
the crowd at the ringside-
The Game Is a Cinch.
The Press club has reputation to
maintain and proposes TO maintain it. We
give the public the definite assurance that
it viii not be a question: of who wins but
what is the majority We have a battery
which is invinclble, sn infield fast fur
iOus and indefatigable, and an outfield
that cannot be duplicated anywhere on
earth. AS hitters we are the hammers
As to the contemplate part taken by
the Commercial club team We prefer to
say nothing The public has been nut
in possession of the correspondence and
may judge. We feel that our course in
this controversy throughout has been dig
nified fair and hOspitable- We purpose to
demonstrate to the friends of the schools
and lovers of good sport at Walkers
field this afternoon that we are SuperiOrS
of the Commercial club, not only in COM
pany manners, but in baseball. We assure
all lovers of baseball that no such game
as the one we shall play was even seen
anywhere before. The game viii start
promptly at 800 this afternoon The reg
uiar admission of p cents to the grounds
and % cents additional to the grand
stand will be charged. The money will
be handled by reputable men and all the
proceeds will 60 to the schools. We can
not too strongly emphasize the point that
the Commercial club team will have MOTH
ing further to 90 with this matter than to
run after balls. The money will be
handled by the other people.
THE PRESS CLUB OF SALT LAKE
CITY.
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TRIALS OVER
FOR SHAMROCK
Challenger Will Be Made Ready
For Ocean Voyage.
GREAT FAITH TN HER SPEED
ENGLISH THINK SHE WILL
BRING HOME THE CUP.
GREAT FAITH IN HER SPEED

London, May 16.-The introduction 10
the story OF the Americas cup races of
1903 viii be closed when the Shamrocks
are locked at Greenock for dismantiinS.
An expert analysis of the new chal-
Ienger's work during the trials on this
side of the Atlantic proves that this IS
the best challenger ever built, and her
friends go even further and assert that
under the weather conditions prevailing
during her trials she IS the fastest cup
no opportunity. however, TO judge of her
sailing qualities in heavy sea and wilma
The trials were One-Sided, all being fine
weather sailing, with occasionally treSn
breeze but never wind enough to break
spray over their bows. Hence winds Of
over ten knots strength may find the
chalienger's weakness.
Her out-and-in form stin puzzles out
siders, but the best judges are usually or
The opinion that this is proof that the
fine fora shown might have been i'm
proved had the skipper and designer so
desired. Comparisons based on the trials
show that the challenger in going to
Eindward in fresh weather is better than
the Shamrock II by a minute on the
mile. and in a hard breeze and smooth
water twenty second better, and that
running down the wind she is probably a
minute better than the old boat, while
in reaching in a moderate wind she eX-
cells the Shamrock by about half a min
ute.
Considering that under similar condi-
tons the Shamrock I off and on was
good as the Shamrock II. calculations
can be completed with the Shamrock II ;
must be remembered, however, that the
challenger has a largely increased sail
area over that OF any cup racer, and that
unless the Reliance has gone to the same
a heavy time allowance penalty.
The ShamrOcks were tOWed to GreenOck
this afternoon Sir Thomas Upton says
he expects a fortnight will easily cover
their fitting out for the Atlantic voyage.
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UTAH AMATEUR LEAGUE
Teams From Ogden, Salt Lake
and Provo Will Play Series
For State Championship.

The Utah Amateur Baseball league
Eprang into existence last evening with
teams entered from Ogden. salt Lake and
Provo. This is the first organization of
the kind ever effUeted in the state. but
as It is backed with enthusiasm. it ought
10 be success. The new organization
proposes to take advantage Of the days
in salt Lake and Ogden when the pro-
fessional teams are away from home
and thinks If il puts uD a good article
of bail. enough receipts can be taken in
20 nay the railroad fares and expenses
Of the teams. The schedule has not been
completed. but viii call for one or two
games week. The opening date has
been set for next Friday at Provo. be-
tween Ogden and Provo. The managers
OF the teams present at the meeting
were Wessler OF the Wessler team in og-
der. Knowlden Of Provo and T. Gum Of
Calders Park
Manager Knowlden says his team has
PLAYED three games this year. winning
all Of them. Only eight tallies have been
scored against IL, which, together with
sixteen hits and four errors. is a good
showing
The Calder's team VIII play a practice
game with the Fort team at Fort Doug
las today. and Manager Gum requests
that all players be on hand at $50 r. m.