Evening Star Newspaper, July 27, 1889, Page 11

CITY AND DISTRICT. ELECTRIC WIRE CONDUITS. Power of the Commissioners to Author- ize Opening of Streets to Lay Them. DOMMISSIONER RAYMOND APPROVES THE CONTRACT WITH THE ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER COm- PANT—ATTORNEY-DAVIS OF OPINION THAT THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE THE REQUISITE POWER. There promises to be « contest over the action of the Commissioners in allowing the Electrical light and power company to tear up certain of the streets of Washington and lay their conduits for the purpose of supplying the city with electric lights. It will be remembered that during the term of office of the last board this company submitted a proposal to light the city at a rate greatly below that paid at that time to existing gas and electric light com- panies. Their offer was refused, the Commissioners holding that they would give no permission to tear up the streets without express authority from Con- [ ave Some days che company above re- erred to made anot attempt to ints _ system and. as heretofore stated in Tux "AR, Was snecessful. The matter, however, before the Commission- ers decided to allow the introduction of the ays- tem, was first submitted to Maj. Raymond for ke report upon the subject. major looked into the ‘subject at great ngth, studied the advantages and vant to’ be derived from it, and, after several, days submitted the following opinion to the Commissioners, with the recommendation that the attorney for the District be called upon for an opinion as to the Commissioners’ power in the premises. MAJOR RAYMOND'S RECOMMENDATION, The following is Major Raymond’s recom- mendation in full: “I return herewith the let- ter of Mr. C. H. Jackson, president of the Electric light and _— company of the United States, dated June 19, 1989, offering to furnish public electric lights ‘for certain por- tions of the city of Washington, with the fol- lowing remarks: I have no doubt that a tem of incandescent electric lighting is the system best adapted to the illumination of the residence streets of this city such included in this —_ proposit Westinghouse system is not excelled by any yatem in the world. It has been employed in very large number of cities with the most satisfactory results. The possibility of operat- ing the lights by underground conductors has been thoroughly demonstrated. .The cables and conduits pro) d are in all ts satis- factory. The price of $18 per light per year is less than the District pays for gas and kerosene lamps. The lowest offer for incandescent light- ing which I have been able to obtain from the United States electric lighting company, which holds the existing contract for public lighting, is $53. — Year—nearly three times as great as this offer. The illumination proposed is 25- candle power in place of 16-candle power,which we now obtain from gas. “TI believe this company to be thoroughly re- liable and capable of executing satisfactoril the work it proposes to do, Furthermore. al- though the great privileges enjoyed by the ex- isting company of furnishing ‘private lights cannot be granted this company under existing law, I am satisfied that the service they pro- pose can be rendered at the price named with- out loss and probably with a moderate profit, If the law permits, I believe it tobe very eatly to the interest of the people of Wash- ston that this offer should be accepted. If be accepted I recommend that the condi- tions i d in the specifications recently to the United States electric lighting ¥, So far as they are applicable to an in- candescent system. be insisted upon. “I request that the following questions be sub- mitted to the attorney of the District for his opinion: 1. Have the Commissioners the power to authorize the laying of electric wires under the streets for pab fic purposes only, or aro they rohibited by the Provisions of the appropria- ion act of March 2, 1889, from authorizing the laying of such wires even for public purposes unless they are now overhead? 2 The pro- posed contract would be made under the para- graph of the act of March 2, 1889, making ap- propriations for gas lighting, which provides hat the Commissioners their discretion, to subst ting material at the same or less price, and to use so much of the sum hereby appropriated as may be necessary for that purpose.” If the Commissioners desire to employ as the illumi- nating material a carbon filament heated by a current of electricity, does this provision of law empower them by implication to autho: such stractures under the public streets as may be necessary for this purpose?” OPINION OF ATTORNEY Davis. Assistant Attorney Davis looked into the matter and submitted the following opinion relative to the Commissioners’ power. “I have considered the offer of the Electric light and — company to furnish public electric lights for certain portions of the city of Washington and the memorandum of the Engineer Commissioner of the 20th instant in reference thereto. “The opinion of this office is the question whether you have authorize the laying, for public electric wires under streets in whic! do not at present exist her underground or overhead, notwithstanding the provisions of the act of March 2, 1889, which appears to au- thorize the laying of such wires underground only in case they existed overhead at the time of the passage of the act, “It can scarcely be doubted that, should you deem it proper and the necessary appropria- tions be found available, yon might light the streets of the city electrically, and for that purpose lay underground the necessary a} Fatus, for it seems clear that the of the act referred to were intended to apply ouly to cases of laying the public streeta unter & servitude for private purposes. The question that presents itself is simply whether you may do through a contractor what you may thus do through your own employe. “Inasmuch as the direct and only object in view is to secure public lighting I am of opinion that you may contract therefor and may authorize your contractor under pro conditions and limitations, to utilize the public streets for your purposes, even though such involves the iaying underground the nec- essary conduits and other apparatus. And if I were less certain than I am on the subject I should recommend that, if in your judgment advisable, you exercise the power, as its ex- ercise in good faith will raise for consideration and determination a question which would otherwise be left without solution.” ptheneas <eamg DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. QUANDER PLACE. Some time ago Mr. J. W. Brown of 220A street northeast requested the Commissioners to name the street or alley in square 743, between Ist and New Jersey avenue and N and 0 streets. He also requested that he be furnished with the proper grades, as it was his intention to erect several houses there. Capt. Symons, in @ letter to the Commisioners, recommended that the place be designated ‘“‘Quander Place” and that the question of buildings on tor of buildings. such wires rovintons The building inspector to-day opened bids for the consteustion of adele: house at the Industrial Home school. The following the bidders: Wm. Rothwell, $1,1 Parsons, $1,350: George O. Cook, $1,595; James R. Young, $885. The contract was awarded to James E. Young. MISCELLANEOUS. The new public school —— = Bright- wood has been completed, and, having been found satisfactory, has been accepted by the Commissioners. Mr. A. W. Eaton, the inspector and measurer of wood for Anacostia, in his annaul rey to ninneenee states that fake e year he inspec! 165 cords of netting him in fees $554.85. z SS — received from Mr. |. He tta long ition requesti that they look into the ‘condition of iGhediden ovum: which is being excavated. He suggests that if the party making the excavations ‘ht to dot he be faratthed with the proper grain porno connor A Heavy Rainfall. The rain is probably all gone by for the Present, this morning's weather map showing | F, the black spots—meaning the damp parts of the country—to have moved eastward suffi- por bring Washington on the extreme re- , 1.40; Charleston, 1.96; Atlanta, 1.78, and Mobile, 1.28. his | ample. agai pa- | his wife — THE EVENING PROPOSED NAVAL AUXILIARY. All Government Vessels Should be so Constructed as to Serve as War Ships. One of the recommendations likely a re corporated in the report of Secretary Congress this fall is thet all the vessels built or purchased by the government be con- structed with a view to service in time of war as smaller naval vessels, Said a prominent official of the Navy department, speaking of this sabject: “If wo are going to have a navy let us build it up by all the meansin our power and make every vessel owned by the government a part of itto be used for ite primary purpose in time of peace, but effective for offense and de- fense in time of war. There are probably a hundred revenue cutters, light-house tenders and vessels operated in the service of the fish commission, coast survey, &c., which could be and should be so constructed as to form a pow- erful arm of the navy in time of need. As it is they are built without regard for the protection of their machinery or facilities for carry’ armament. Both of these could be provi without materially increasing the cost of these vessels, Other nations do not spend their money for ships of any kind that cannot be converted into war ships in case of necessity, and the United States should follow their ex- The light-house tenders, for instance, with their crows familiar with the planting of buoys and handling ground tackle, would prove invaluable as torpedo boats. All government vessels should be built on pared in the Navy de ent and furnished on requisition by the department in the regular service of which they are to be placed. "In. this way @ powerful and modern navy could be built ‘up, gud I think the powers that be recognize this CLUBBED AND THEN FINED. And Yet His Punishment Was Not Ade- quate for His Vile Offense. A young negro named Charles Blandford, bearing the marks of Policeman Daley's club across his head, was arraigned in the Police Court this morning on acharge of indecent exposure near 6thand O streets Thursday even- ing. He was also charged with assaulting Mrs. Weaver in the same neighborhood more than ® year ago. Two years ago the prisoner was fined for making an indecent exposure in Le Droit park. Mrs. Julia Dove ana her daughter appeared as witnesses in the first case. Mra. Dove told of her complaint to Officer Daley and was posi- tive as to the identification of the prisoner, THE ASSAULT ON MRS. WEAVER. In the assault case Mrs. Weaver identified Blandford as the negro who attacked her in June of last year, The assault, she said, oc- curred early in the morning. The defendant, she said, grabbed her by the arm and said: “P've been watching for you some time and now I've got you.” Mrs. Weaver said that she knocked the negro down. He then got up and ran off. ‘The defendant denied both charges, and as there were other circumstances that caused some doubt as to the identification of the pris- oner in the assault case that charge was dis- missed. In dismissing the case the judge said that if the charge had been proven the prisoner would — received all the time allowed under the law. For the indecent —— @ fine of €50 or ninety days was impose THE ASSAULT ON THE OFFICER, ‘Thomas Blandford, the boy's father, and an- other colored man named Henry Mackall, were tried ona charge of assaulting Policeman Daley while the latter was arresting the boy. The court heard the testimony of a number of witnesses and fined the defendants $15 each. Appeal noted. —_-—___ Real Estate Matters. ‘Wm. Hahn has bought for €24,000 of Sallie Porter, the unexpired lease for ninety-nine years from 1955, of part 9, square 447—40 by 6 feet, on 7th street, between I end K street northwest. ——_.____ Validity of the Police Regulations. This afternoon in the Police Court P. C. Merry, the licensed junk dealer in Georgetown, was placed on trial charged with violating the police regulations, it being alleged that he failed to properly keep a book of the articles purchased, as provided under article 1, section 1, of the police regulations. Mr. Wm. A. Cook appeared for the defendant. Officer Block, inspector of pawn and junk shops, was examined until 2 o'clock, when Mr. Cook asked for a postponement Decause he had another legal ment at that hour. He intended to assail the validity of the police regulations and the want of power by Congress to delegate the Commissioners power to make such regulations. The case was continued until Wednesday afternoon, one See The Bek Divorce Case. In the case of August H. Beck against Mar- garet Beck, in which the defendant had filedan answer to the bill for divorce and a cross bill, the husband, by Mr. J. J. Johnson, to-day filed an answer to her cross bill. He repeats his charges of adultery against the complainant, denies the charges of drunkenness and adultery himself, and that he even threatened or used course language toward her, Washington Produce Market. The market is feeling the effects of warm weather. With continued receipts ef butter and slow demand a weaker tone has developed: Fancy creamery 17a18, choice dairy-packed Virginia and Maryland, 12414; choice store- packed, 10a12. Eggs have advanced, owing to small receipts, 13a14, Poultry receipta liberal and good demand. Spring chickens, large 14: small 13; old fowls 11. Hand-picked and packed apples searce and wanted; peaches an rs in good supply at present; watermelons plenti- ful. New potatoes scarce and higher in price. $2 to 22.50 per barrel. Hay and straw markets overcrowded. Grain steady and all offerings taken at full rates. —+——___ A Woman Beaten Till Unconscious. William H. Wallace, alias Ross Wallace, col- ored, was charged in the Police Court to-day with assault and battery with intent to kill Gertrude Smith, and the case was continued indefinitely to awaitjthe result of the woman's injuris came here recently from Nor- folk, Va., and has been spending most of his time about South Washington. is morning shortly after midmght it is charged that he went to the house of Gertrude Smith, on Armory street; that he got into a fight and severely beat the woman about the face and body. She was picked up unconscious and was removed to the hospital, where she is now under treatment. —__—»__. ALEXANDRIA, Reported for Tux Eventne Star. Tux Savixes Baxxs.—The affairs of the Farmers’ and Mechanics’ savings bank are now being settled up. The agent of the directors has paid many depositors and taken in their books,and Mr. Leonard Marbury, the receiver, is paying all the others, over 20:00 having been paid out in this way. The Alexandria savings bank, which was closed by the war, also paid, through the efforts of the late Benj. Bar- ton, all of its depositors in fall, ao that none of the money deposited in savings banks here has ever been lost, An AssauLt.—A difficulty occurred at the Braddock house yesterday afternoon between two ——a- W. 8. wn of Front Royal and Q utman of Clarksburg, W. Va. Brown, with pistol and cowhide, entered a room in which Hautman and others were seated at a table, demanded money which he said was due him, and on Hautman’s refusal ——_ several times batare the other per- sons e room separated the ee Norss.—The Virginia state association at White Sulphur Springs has elected Mr. S. erguson Beach this city one of its vice- Tuceday, br, Den ‘Henry's gray gelding Jr 1-s , Mir. ‘8 gray J. La. won the first race in three straight b ts, time A ‘Mr. W. H. Travers of this city, formerl; an engineer of the Midland road, his fi ture, which he was remo from Charlottes- i bys last for removing night soil here will be cee by the mayor next Wednesday. Several Was! are interested in the willingly men will be of great benefit to them future. The last day in camp has been one hurry and bustle. A disagreeable rain wi began to fall early in the day made the work of ole up the camp much more difficult than o Nothing has been heard in camp since guard mount but the sound of hammers end the fapping of the canvas tents as they were lossened one by one from their pegs. The men all leave the citizens as a rule regret to see them go. Yesterday afforded the last for the men and officersto have any pleasure and they took unlimited advantage of the cir- cumstance. The men visited the city in numbers at any time since encampment, and ds until late into the night, Di day Gen, Brown and a party of about fifty officers from the camp were the guests of Bai and Mr. Joseph D. South mount to show the Frederick and town valleys. the evening many of the officers attended a dance given in their honor at Junior hall bj men of Frederick, and the officers of the Balti- more Light Infantry were entertained at the home of C. V. 8. Levy, ¢sq., at which time they Lary; the adopted daughter of, the rogimess, vy, the adopte ughter regiment, with her commission as Heutenant colonel, On an early train to-morrow morning the three colored companies of the state guard, one from Cumberland and two from Baltimore, will ar- rive and will take up their quarters for six days on the site of Camp Jackson. © monument which it is proposed to erect on South mountain, this county, on the spot where heroic Gen. Reno fell, has been com- leted in Philadelphia and will in a few weeks fe erected on the spot. ‘The official dedication the “grees: will take place on September nex Mrs. Thos. Clarke of Washington died yes- jor at the farm of Mr. Lewis Markell, near this city. She was thirty-five years old. The body was taken to Washington for interment. ——John D. Morgan, a native of this Cag Gl died at the home of one of his daughters in this city yesterday, aged seventy-six years, He leaves a family of ten children and forty grand- children.—The death of Jos, Babbington oc- curred at Harmony, this county, yester y He ‘was a prominent resident of rersville ion given to the Frederick cooking and was Lait Peer years old. friends at the Frederick female The rece) club and seminary Wednesday night by Miss Grace Pur- nell, daughter of Dr. Wm. H. Purnell, principal of that institution, was attended by a number of Peo! le from Washington, among them Miss Ruth Kerr, Miss Grace Loudermilk, Miss Ran- dolph and Mr. Ehric Dahlgren. Miss Purnell was assisted in receiving by Miss Mamie Parker of Washington. Addison Berry of Washington came to Fred- erick yesterday and was married to Miss Gainey Horner of this city by the Rev. Luther Kubi- man at the Lutheran parsonage. A flock of wild geese was seen to fly over this county a few evenings ago ina northwesterly di- rection, ® rare occurrence, as at this season wild geese are invariably in the north, leaving their southern quarters in March. A party of Good Templars from the District of Columbia visited Frederick last night to at- tend the third anniversary celebration of Purity lodge, No. 248, 1.0.G.T., of this city. At the conclusion of a pleasant literary and musical program refreshments were server Miss Mattie Stokes of Washin; is the at Knox- guest of Frank Williard and fami! ty. Gritmth and Miss Nellie Ray of ville, this count Mrs, Jennie Washington are the guests of Mr. Gorsuch at Lil this county. isses Carr of Washington, who have iting the Misses Ingle here, have re- turned home. The Misses Stone of Wash! | Foal of Miss Ada Nelson in a Miss Bertie Trandle of Washington is visiting *eitisy Race Hedges of Washington is th rt liss Rose Hedges of Was! e s' of Miss Florence Mercer at erndock tis county. Mr. Henry Landsdale of Washington is the guest here of Mr. B. H. Biackiston. The Misses Peachie of Washington are the guests of Miss Alice Noonan at her oe ie mn were the is city yester- ian BOOKS OF THE WEEK. TONIGHT AT EIGHT: Comedies and Come- diettas. By FANNIE AYMak MATHEWS, author of “itis Way and Her Will,” “Washington oat etc., et. New York: Belford, Clarke & So. THE MERRY MUSE: Soctety Vi by American Writers. Edited by De Lancey Pierson. New and Enlarged Edition. New York: Belford, Clarke & Co. A GRADUATE OF PARIS. By Mewnry T. Stay- ‘TON, author of “Social Fetters,” “The Kents,” etc., etc. Washington: W. H.’Morrison. WHAT IS TRUTH? By the DUKE OF ARGYLL. New York: Anson, D. F. Randolph & Co. series of [cca operatic concerts will be given at Bay Ridge every afternoon free under the management of Mr. Sam'l T. Fort. Round-trip tickets, $1. linn ose ter. DETECTIVE NORRIS. Still Trying to Capture Prize Fighter Kilrain. Detective John T. Norris was at Annapolis yesterday to see Gov. Jackson, He hada re- quisition from Gov. Lowry of Mississippi for the prize fighter Kilrai: absence of Secretary of State Lecompte he was unable to accomplish his ends. Norris went to Baltimore in the afternoon and had a long talk with Police Marshal Frey. According to the Baltimore Sun he pretended not to be inter- ested in Kilrain, saying that Gov. Lowry would do nothing until the special term of court met, August 5, when the grand jury would find in- dictments against all persons who were present atthe fight. He said he was going to Missis- sippi to appear before the grand jury. Norris said he had told Mrs. Kilrain that her hus- band had better give himself up, as he would certainly have to appear be- fore the court. He denied at he had had an: ee or arrangement with Charlie Mitchell while on the train going to the fight. On the contrary, he said he was em- plored by Gov. Lowry eight days before the ght, and had tried to stop the train at the int where the soldiers were stationed so as capture the entire crowd. He claims that the scheme was defeated by a reporter siving his name away. Then he pretended to act wit the fighters. Norris said he was going east and would probably return on Tuesday next. Johnny Murphy, the light-weight fighter, who qy the centri ice station Thursday he A charged with being drunk, ay his fine of $2.45 to Justice Hobbs yester- y. He departed from the station in silence and alone. He joined Jake Kilrain on Calvert street and the two took a short walk. In the afternoon visited his home, No, 1610 Division street, and remained until he heard that Detective Norris was in town, when he left precipitately. eee —____ MISS KATE DREXEL’S GIFTS. A Church for Colored Catholics and Eventually College. ‘Miss Kate Drexel of Philadelphia, who re- cently entered s convent at Pittsburg, arrest. Owing to the | b it oa tering dr th it the cer. aos ase eS ae aa tain bel lied to de! charges of other ty | classe, ad bose handed to : been handed to the queen without the authority of parliament and in the statute. (Criesof “Hear,” “hear. Hon, W. H, Smith, the government 7 denied that the alleged sat of the queen were over £3,000,000, but he declined to show | 475 how much money had either been saved by the queen or drawn ogee —_— the family from sources, x $e | Sold thare sagt te be nothing to conmeal fact of the concealing led to cmqgeeates ideas, The refusal of the government disclose the wealth amassed by royalties justified the sver- sion of the country to royal grants, [{Cheers.} LORD RANDOLPH DEFENDS THE QUEEN. Lord Randolph Churchill argued that the original demands of the government were just, besides being in conformity with precedent. If burdens were thrown upon the ¢rows not in- tended under the civil it would impair the credit of the nation and of it. Mr. Bradlaugh had questioned title of the hd recognised and none of the” gresweat recognize none ts had ever the crowh's title, le reminded the house that Sir Henry F. Pon- sonby, her majesty’s private sccretary, 6 few years ago denied reports that the queen was making immense investments Vo pn ste and stated that she had not £1,000,000 to im" in anything. Lord Randolph said that the radi- pet . of the or wealth was ned to excite popular feeling against roy- alty. | He objected no ‘the sdoption of methods the purpose of which wasto foment a clamor against the throne, which, in spite of them, would remain steadfast in the affections of the people, sfobeers) Lord chee ae < gt a ogic and minat . He Fas ‘frne that the iaw was contra- vened in allowing civil list to aecrue to the crown it was almost «case for impeaching the present and former ministries, It was im ible, he contended, to lay down & hard and fast rule. He thought waiving the claims of the bn bh ildren met the present case and that the might be left to a future parliament, In any case, the queen’s message was 2 WORTHY OF RESPECTFUL ATTENTION, Gir Wilfred Lawson twitted the cofiservatives for rofusing grant to the prince consort and evoked laughter by recalling certain uncom- fresney references made by Mr. Chamber- to royalty. Mr. Goschen, chancellor of the after refuting in detail the seietueat a tions Oo! Messrs, Labouchere and Bradlaugh, con! Mr. Gladstone's dignified utterances with those heard to-night and said that there was little need to fear the result of the debate. Mr. Labouchere’s motion to adopt his substi- tute for the report of the royal grants commit- tee was rejected by a vote of 295 to 116, Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Morley, Sir Wm. Vernon Harcourt, Mr. Parnell, Mr. O’Brien, and the bulk of the liberals and Parnellites voted with the majority. The radical minority included Sir G. O. Trevelyan, Richard Chamberlain, and T. P. O'Connor. Mr. Morley will on Monday move an amend- ment declaring that the house is unwilling to increase the burdens of the people without as- surance that no further grants will be asked, 0s - POPE LEO’S RESIDENCE; The Probability of His Leaving Rome Discussed—The Recent Conclave. From the Baltimore American, There have beon rumors upon rumors about Pope Leo XIII leaving Rome for a place that will be more congenial, and where he will find more peace of mind and rest from the arduous duties which must necessarily fall on his shoulders as the head of the Catholic charch., Nothing is certain about the matter, and until the pope himself decides, and his decision is officially announced, the people who are inter- ested must remain in ignorance, It hag been said upon reliable authority that one of the principal reasons for calling the last secret consistory was that the pope had received com- munications from France urging him to leave Rome, and putting at his disposal a resis in any city that he might chose in that seminy: Besides this, he was promised the re-establish- ment of the temporal power in Romo, It was said that the pope told the cardinals tnathe refused to leave Rome unless a war breaks out in which Italy would be concerned, and then to save his person he would be ob- liged to take up his residence in another place. He is quoted a8 saying that be will never leave Italy if in doing #0 he would be the means of Franoe’s declaring war for his cause net Italy, for whom, from the bottom of his heart, he wishes every good, Referring to the matter, the Catholic Mirror of this week thus expresses itself: “One of these a is, no doubt, just as ‘authentic’ as the other, Of what transpired at the recent consistory, of course the corre: d- ents have no authoritative information, but it is likely the author of the second cable message as made a shrewd surmise as to the intent of the holy father in respect to leaving Rome. Immediately following the publication of the ion the anti-clerical partisan orga of Rome and Italy assumed to know just what took place at the secret consistory, They boldly announced that the pope broached the question of his departure, and that there was a strong sentiment manifested by the council favoring the acceptance of the proffered hospitality of Spain, .» all of which was mere and not always sagacious conjecture on the part‘of the writers,” When the pope is forced to seriously enter- tain the thought of leavin, —which, we may safely assume, will only be when the hos- tile ld pos of the government leave him no other alternative—the great powers may be expected to have something to say in the mat- ter. In view of the ae complicated con- dition of European politics, aud the active pro- tests of nearly all Catholic population of; the old world against past and further encroachments upon the inalienable rights of the papacy, the governments of the continent could not afford to remain passive witnesses to any attempt of Italy's Freemasonio to overthrow the law of tees and eliminate about the only rei privilege that at- taches to the office and person of the pontiff— ~ pe of Ewan if arte pope con- luded to accep’ ospitali any place outside of Rome it will only be when the in- ternal convulsion or invasion that the policy of the Crispi 6 Seems anxious to ee shall interrupt thepeaceful government of the church and render the pope's absence from his htfal abode necessary to the best interests ‘his high and holy office.” ———_ oo FOREIGN NOTES. ‘The wedding presents received by Princess Toulon of Walse sere dieplaved st fumiabel house yesterday, The total value is £150, ‘The jewels alone are val Mackey sent a pair of turquoise ond diamond sent a pentians eurtiiigs. se The king of Greece arrived in London yes- Tre‘tirde the total number of cotton spin- ners land have agreed to limit their pro- Se See the usual amount for one mont ‘Tt was at the shop of Herr the oxudite, Uibllephile’ in the Riortal Oter trav. the will be a candidate in 92 Sehaeraers 4 oe demned, is going to New York to avoid , . Seven thousand Tenses om Bod Cross s , Beturday. at the queen's | © STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY,’ JULY » 1889-TWELVE PAGES. i i : ul i ees i EEE oir iG Hy Be a ‘ B 5 Ff iP ; i eke e Pas In a report on the English recently fesucd by the Agricultural department are a THE SIOUX COMMISSION. Standing Rock Indians Opposed to the Government Proposition, ‘The first council of the Sioux commission st Excessive eating is not the most striking or the most widely prevalent fault of the present toward | generation. On the contrary, moderation and ies, the enact itofe 1 tetiee mo = of ~~; bird and the struction o! eggs yo at all seasons of feet ere pata enie pes J e law making ita meanor to feed or shelter the deetroying i, tho pacaage of © law proteting ying passage of a law protect a Nee en gely Uj of other laws for the oppuntment of a authorised we killers. The recommendation that to feed or shelter the sparrow be made a misdemeaner is one which will not appeal to public sympathy and cannot be enforced, and, therefore, is not to be commended; but the other suggestions are valuable, I¢ is well said that in towns and cities, where the use of firearms and poison penee givers to Ly Taped of i ms sons, the itruction oO! sparrows should be intrusted to some public officer, In many towns this work w: naturally fall within the field of work of those officers who have the e of the vei cer At the samo time the destruction of the Sparrows every effort should be made to foster and encot e our native birds, of which many species would return to live in our cities could birds which have usurped their rightful pase be driven out. The subject of bounties intelligently discussed, and it is very satis- factorily shown that this method of getting rid of the sparrows exceedingly expensive and quite inefficient, recommendations to the people are more important than those which concern legislation, though the two naturally go together. If the plague of rows is to be abated it must be “by concerted action by the people, ‘The suggestions cover the use of fire- arms, traps and Fare | and the destruction of monte and disturbanc: oem | places. The sparrow is a very sagacious bird and speedily learns to avoid danger. Thus, while it may be impracticable to kill all the birds ina given locality, it is possible, by constantly harassing them to drive away those which have not been destroyed. Their wariness makes them a hard bird to trap, and experiments in poisoning them do not appear to have met with much success, The om! of disturbing them at night while roosting and the destruction of their nests and eggs promise to do much to drive them away and to reduce their numbers. It is very evi- dent that war can be most efficiently waged against the birds during the breeding season, While many people appreciate that the pres- ence of the house sparrow in such numbers in North America is a serious evil, but few, we fancy, understand that this bird has become an actual curse and that it destroys millions of dollars’ worth of property each year. The chief sufferer by this destruction is the farmer, the grain grower, the cultivator of small fruits and the truck gardener. It to the agricul- turist that this report especially appeals. He will be benefitted by a careful study of its con- tents, and if he looks into the subject will ap- Preciate the necessity of taking active steps to protect himeelf against the ravages of this rd. ‘The sparrow has obtained so firm a foothold in this country that & very grave question if it cau be exterminated, but action all over the United States and Canada would undoubtedly result in a considerable reduction in ite numbers, The farmerscan no more af- ford to suffer the sparrows to increase unmo- lested than a grain dealer could to permit his bins to be overrun with rats, fogs boniard pro- tect themselves, if not now, then later when the numbers of the birds which plunder them shall have increased an hundred fold, and when the prospects for success in the eradica- tion of the pest will have correspondingly di- minished, tin AEE EC ES LAWNS AND LAWN MOWHRS. A Little Instruction Regarding a Favor- ite Occupation Nowadays. ‘From the American Agriculturist, A large proportion of the lawns in city, vil- lage and country are deteriorating, and close examination shows the turf to be thin, the de- sirable grasses weak, browning quickly under drouth and hot sun, while coarse, unsightly plants creepin and retain a foothold. The beauty of the lawn diminshes with age in spite of liberal fertilizing and close and regular cut- ting. Whatisthe reason? Mainly, it is the excessive use of the modern lawn mower, In nearly every locality may be founu pas- ture lands, long set with grasses, fine and rich, holding color well under midsummer sun and drought, with a thick, elastic turf, through which no color of soil canbe seen—the very perfection of a lawn it it were trimmed close and even, Why does the pasture flourish through a score of years and the lawn decay? Simply because the pasture is kept nearly under natural conditions and the lawn is sub- fected to an intense dwarfing system. eg em the lawn 1s newly made, according to the best instructions, the soil deeply dug, en- riched and made clean and fine, the seed sown and the plants show thick and strong. What next? The lawn mower—two or three times a week until growth stops in sutumn. Next spring the grass makes a renewed struggle for existence, starts early and strong again. It lifta ite blades to the sun and air that it may push its roots into the rich soil for moisture and sustenance, The effort is promptly met b: the lawn mower. Growth is custned sicemeark excellent ides if physicians of the present day would invent some other reason for about all the deaths which occur than heart failure. It is difficult for any one versant with the organs of the human by it even sometimes undue limitation in diet is the prevailing fashion. There is still, however, a considerable number of persons who habitually overeat at meals, and to such a few physiologi- cal hints may not be without their value. Dr. Reudon has been at the pains to make some carefal investigations on the subject and his results have recently been published. Accord- ing to thisobserver a not uncommon conse- quence of overfeeding is the development of a series of symptoms in many respects similar to those of typhoid fever. The temperature rises, there is a feeling of serious illness, the sleep is disturbed, the brain is incapacitated, and in severe cases the inability is complete. The cause of these symptoms is insufficient elimi- nation and an alternation in the blood brought about by the impregnation of the organism with accumulated waste products. In addition to these typhoid symptoms thromboses occur in the vessels, and Cs seep pean een gangrene or mortification of parts, without any obvious or sufficient cause. Now, these are conditions of very marked danger, particularly the thrombosis and the spontancous gangrene. There is danger to life here, The obvious remedy for such a series of evils is, of course, rest for the overworked digesting and eliminating organs. Both the quantity and the quality of the food mast be oo changed as to admit of the performance of easy diges- tion, perfect assimilation and adequate elimina- tion of waste. Lemonades and lemon juice are said to be of great service in dimi ‘ing the extreme craving for food; and this, froma limited experience, we can, to some extent, confirm. Milk, also, iu moderate quantities is useful, and in certain cases skim milk would probably be best. It isnot always found that the resting of the organs is sufficient, The fever may persist for a long time, and with it the feeling of very decided illness. Drugs of different ‘kinds are then urgently demanded, and a competent physician should be consulted without delay, —_—__+ee—____ The Doctor Cured Without Medicine. From the New York Mail and Express, The other day an incident occurred to 8 A’ sick young man that caused him to get up and walk forth well and sound. He lived on an uptown street not far from 6th avenue, Re- turning home after a day spent at the seashore he was taken ill suddenly. He sent a servant out to bring in the nearest doctor. Not many doors away the servant saw a sign’ reading, say Dr. M. A. Jones, for I am not at liberty to give the real name. Ringing the bell hurriedly he was admitted and asked to see Dr. Jones. “Dr, Jones is in the back room with @ patient and will be through in two seconds,” said an as- sii “Tell the doctor to go to No.——, a few doors above, and see a dying person.” In Jess than’ five minuter a good-looking young woman was ushered into the house of the sick man. “Where is the patient?” A servant girl on duty at the door said he was in the second floor, front, and ina twink- ee woman, with a little medical handbag, was knocking at the sick man’s door. “Come in, doctor,” piped a feeble voice, In another second the young woman stood beside the bed and gazed into young man’s face. ‘You sent for me,” she said, somewhat em- barrassed , I sent for a doctor,” he roared. am a doctor,” she answered quietly, ‘I want a man doc! I did not send for he fairly yelled. our servant came for me,” she blushingly replied as she retired gracefully from the room, hen she — he jumped up, put on his clothes, rushed down stairs and wai in the hall Zor the male servant to come in, who, it seems, had gone for some ice after he had left Dr. Jones’ office. He did not have long to wait, and as soon as the servant entered the erstwhile dying man sprang upon him. “T'll got even with you for sen ‘@ woman to doctor me!” he yelled. The battle was short but furious, and the servant was knocked out and the ice scattered all over the hall. In- ad spout the evening guing avond tailing bis an nt evening aroun i as friends about the ke, The next day he was well, as usual, and ashamed of the part he played. He made it ali shee the hairy i nog a —— note e young female doctor, inclosing her a good fee and telling her that’ her pres — him et = neyaeeh He Cog to O] now an ey over in- diet ————+ee______ Lookout for Celluloids, From the American Analyst. QUINA LAR PERUVIAN BARK. IRON, sx PURE CATALAN WINE. Ro ERA & OO, Agenta for the U. 30 NORTH WILLIAM ST., N. THE GLORY OF MAN TRENGTH.VITALITY ' THD SCIENCE OF LIFE A Scientific and Standard Popular Medical Treatiseon the Errore of Youth, Premature Decline, Nervous and Physical Debility, Impurities of the Blood, Vice, Ignorance, ha cesses or and unfitting the victim can, the Married or Soctal Relation. binding, embossed, full Trice, only @1.00 by mail, post-paid, concealed in pian wrapper. Iioe- trative Prospectus Free, If you Dow. ished author, Wm. fi. Parker, M.D. re. ecived the COLD AND JEWELLED MEGAL from the Nationa! Medical Assoc! — for the PRIZE ESSAY on NERVOUS ai PHYSICAL DEBILITY. 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Gun cotton is made by saturating absorbent paper with a mixture of two parts of nitric acid and five parts of sulphuric ac’ The cellulose of the paper, derived from the cellular tissue of the cotton in common use, is changed by the combination and becomes gun cotton. To make celluloid, the excess of acid is washed out by a free use of water, and by pressure carefully After the removal Sein ALBERT F. FOX, 920 Fst nw._ $100,000 rit.aitock, he smal a cotton, the pow- applied. wes of all uncombined acid, it is reduced to a about one-tl of its weight of gum camphor, ‘These materials are mixed as uniformly as possi- i ion with wooden instru- and, cellu- be used with ordinary articles may clase ee for amusement | Where we been reported. A word wise, however, sufioes. —_—- +00 Miss Chatty Lafite of Chicago (at the sea- side)—“There goes » crab. What » strange creature it is! Don't you thinkso, Miss Somer-