Evening Star Newspaper, September 27, 1890, Page 12

CARING FOR CRANKS. All Sorts and Conditions of Men at the Sanitary Office. HELPING POOR INVALIDS. fhe Many Duties of the Sanitary Of- ficer—Scenes in His Office—Strange Characters Whe Are Sent There or ‘Who Go There For Assistance. a N A SMALL ROOM in the rear on the main floor of the building occupied as headquarters is the office of Sani- tary Officer John A. Frank. The duties of the sanitary officer are of varied natare. ‘He has to deal with ell sorts and conditions of men and he does so without regard to nation- ality. creed or color. The work of looking after th ‘k and disabled is probably the least troublesome of all his duties, although even in that line he has to be on the lookout always for impostors. The offiee hours are from 9 a.m. @ntil4 p.m, but sick people cannot always attend to their wants at specified times. Con- sequently the sanitary officer is liable to be called upon at almost any hour. When he reaches the office in the morning there are usually a dozenor more J persons banging about b Zz the oftice door waiting 2ifor un interview with him. ‘The lame, the halt sand the blind all look to him for assistance aud the ambulance is i kept constantly on the = goconveying them to \ ~/ the hospitals or the SANITY OFFICER FRANK. railroad depots. Persons who are uuable to pay for hospital service and those who meet with painful acci- dents are removed under the direction of tho sanitary officer and cared for at some hospital. DEALING WITH IMPOSTORS. There is a class of men the sanitary officer galls “pretenders” who give him some trouble, and doubtless they sometimes get the better of him. These are individuals who went to go to # hospital and enjoy the ease and Inxuries they afford when in fact there is nothing the matter with them. Many idlers after spending weeks or months roving about the country want no “Detter place to go to than a hospital. where they expect good attention and good food. Such persons are not, however, entitled to ad- mission to the hospitals on the free list, but they sometimes manage in the rush of busi- ness to slip through. The sanitary officer in e ted cases always gives the benefit of the doubt to the applicant, as he believes it better that a dozen im ostors should be cared for than that one sick man should suffer. AT THE DOOR OF THE OFFICE. Under the class of sick persons there are also many inebriates who apply for permits tosome hospital to recover from the effects of a spree, but, as there is no inebriate asvlum here. euch requests cannot be granted. While there is no such institution here, in extreme cases the vic- tims of alcoho! are sometimes placed in the almshouse hospital for a while. The sanitary officer is also sometimes called chief of the transportation bureau, from the fact that he has charge of the funds appropri- ated for sending persons out of the city. This fand, however, is limited. and all who call are not provided with a free ticket to ride over the Fail to some distant place. There is no class of persons who understand about this fund better than the old soldiers who live in the various homes provided for them. Among them “Mr. Frank” is very popular, and they all speak of bum in highest terms. He has befriended many of them, and the chances are that he will have to continue to do so. These old men come nere from the different homes, some to look after their pensions and . others on pleasure. SENDING OLD SOLDIERS HOME. When they get ready to return to Hampton or elsewhere and are without funds they go directly to police headquarters and do not even have to be told in what part of the build- ing Mr. Frank's office is located. They came so thick and fast that some time ago some action had to be taken and the result . Was that a notice was posted in the Hampton Home prohibiting the inmates from leaving “for Washington without a return-trip ticket, but even that notice has been disregarded by many of those who fought for their country. Most of them tell the same story of looking for pension money, getting rerated or looking for an increase. Some of them are honest enough to come out and say: “I came away for good time and I had it. I want to return home, but I'm busted.” Of course the District does not want to be put to the expense of feeding him and he is -ften sent on his way rejoicing. OTHER CHARACTERS. Then there are other cases in which trans- portation has to be furnished. Boys and girls ‘who run away from their homes and land here have to be sent to their homes, and many poor persons who are likely to become a charge upon the District are sent to other places where they think that they will be able to earn their own living. Every jurisdiction likes to get rid of its pau- per eloment. and it ie often accomplished by sending them to another jurisdiction. During recent months many paupers have arrived bere from Virgini nd in each instance when prac- tueable the unfortunate was gent back to his former Virginia home. Then persons on the road looking for work are often assisted as far as Baltimore, and from there they are probably sent as far as Philadel- _phia, and im that way some of them manage to ‘take long trips at the public expense. The dis- turbing element and those who cause more trouble than ail others are the cranks and crazy people who come withiy the province of the Benitary officer. CONSULTING MR. FRANK. * Im this class are included men, women and shildren of all colors. Nearly all the cranks are termed “harmless.” That they are not barmiess is never known or suspected until tome evidence of violence isshown. The cranks are possessed of all sorts of foolish ideas and Rotions, and most of them converse rationally en every subject other than the one that gives them au air of independence or fear. Some of them are the happiest people on the man who imagines he has been elected President of the United States. for in- He is always, so he imagines elected @ unanimous vote about which there can be no contest, and when he enters the grounds surroanding the Executive Mansion he fancies that the eye of the public is upon him, There are others who imagine that they have Deen selected as the chief of some department, and not a few of them have an idea that they been selected to perform of police, There are many half-witted individuals who invent great schemes which could not possibly be accomplished, and they come to impress upon Congress the necessity of mes Pom ap- Propriation to carry out their idea. ‘is Clase of cranks are usually expecting to become wealthy persona, STRANGE DELUSIONS. There was a man who was cared for by the sanitary officer some months ago. He had plans drawn for what he said was an archiess span from, Halifax to Liverpool. When the bridge was completed, he said, there would be no difficulty in getting the bonds on the market. A colored man wanted a railroad constructed from Sumter, 8.C., to Denver, Col.. to keep the colored people at. the latter piace from freezing to death. 7 Among the vast army of male cranks is an old man who lives iu Fredericksburg, Va. Now and then he comes here to procure the assist- ance of the police force and the army to rout a band of Indians under the leadership of the great chief Black Hawk. He imagines that the Indians are going to take possession of his native place, and it is not an easy matter to get himto return. The last time he was here he would not return without a police or army es- cort. Sanitary Officer Frank produced a blank telegram and pretended that it gave intorma- tion concerning the routing of the Indians and calling for bis¢the crank’s) presence at once. ‘Then the man could not reach the train for home fast enough. . THE AM The men have all sorte of crazy ideas and so have the women. The lattor, however, are in the minority. Their ideas aro far different from the men as a rule, although many of them are under the impression that they have beeu chosen queen of the land. Their insane delu- sions genarally run in the direction of dress. With the insane boys it is another story. Most of them want te kill Indians or go off on some dangerous expedition. In all cases when insane persons are com- mitted to St Hospital through the vauitary officer a jury trial is necessary and the person supposed to be insone hay an op- portunity tomake a defense. The result is that it iv almost impossible to get x sn sop into that institution as the result of a con- spiracy. THE SANITARY OFFICER. Mr. Frank is a native of the Disirict and has spent the greater part of his life hero. After leaving school he was employed on the steamer Keyport, plying between this port and }alti- more, and in 1863 be entered the United States ymouth. , Afte lautic in the m ntonon June ten years ago he entered the police department, aud in December, 1888, he took charge of the sanitary office. Franklin Monroe, the chief of the ambulance corps, is oniy twenty-two years old, who camo here from Maryland three years age and uc- cepted a position as axsixtant in the ainbulance corps Some mouth ago he received a promo- tion. THE SANITARY OFFICE. The office is a small room directly in rear of the rooms occupied by Maj. Moore and Capt. Austin. Just in front of the room is a space where several chairs are usually kept, and on these the weary oucs rest themecives while waiting to sce the ofticer. There is not enough room in the office for many persons at a time, for in it Officer Wilson of the Humane Society also has a desk, There is a telephone on the well which con- nects with the different hospitals and the ambulance stables in South Washington, so that there is nc need for delay when « case of emergency arises. A large stove furnishes heat in the cold , and those who call during the tempo- ‘y absence of the sanitary officer find com- fort in sitting beside it. On the walis are pictures of the ambulances and some of those who once had charge of them, and printed slips furnish information about various hospitals. ‘There is asmaller room in the rear of this office in which there isa bed. It is a room for the officer who is in charge of headquarters at night. ———e GEN. GRANT URTSHIP, Mrs. Grant Tells How the Great Soldicr Proposed to Her. From the Ladies’ Home Journal for October. “One summer day we were going to a morn- ing wedding, and Lieut. Grant was also in- vited. He came for us on horseback, and asked my brother's permission to drive me, in exchange for his saddle, to which he gladly consented. The day was beautiful. the roads wero a littie heavy from previous rain, but the sun shone in splendor. We had to cross a little bridge that spanned a ravine, and, when we reached it, I was surprised and a little con- cerned to find the guich swollen, a most un- usual thing, the water reaching to the bridge. I noticed, too, that Lieut. Graut was quict, and that and the high water bothered me. I asked several times if he thought the water danger- ons to breast, ond told him I would go back rather than take any risk. He as- sured me, 2u his brief way, that it was per- fectly safe, and in my heart I relied upon bim, Just as we reached the old bridge I said. ‘Now, if anything happens, remember I shail cling to you, no matter what you say to the contrary.’ He simply said, ‘All right.” and we were over the planks in ‘Jess than a minute. ‘Then his mood changed, he became more social. and in asking me to be his wife used my threat asa theme. After dinner that afternoon Lieut. Grant asked me to set the day. I wanted to be engaged aud told him it would be much nicer than getting married—a sentiment that he did not approve, We were very quiet at the house that evening and neither said a word of the secret. After supper he went back to the regiment, andafew daya later Gen. Taylor seut him to Camp Salubrity, in Louisiana, He was too shy to ask father. so he waited till he was stationed and wrote tokim. Father never answered the letter. I was his favorite daugh- ter and he tnought army life would not suit me. ++ Benides,’ sard father, ‘you are too young and the boy is too poor. He Lasn’t anything to give you.” “rose in my wrath and I said I was poor, too, anc hada’t enything to give him. “The next year he came back on a leave of absence, and I can remember just how he looked ‘ashe rode tp in his new undform, Father was gotug to Washington on business, and wo were all on the front porch kissing him good-byo and stufling his pockets with notes of things he was to buy. Lieut. Grant asked for my hand, and he, ina hurry to get off, con- sented. “My soldier lover was in and about Mexico for four years, including the war. Every mail brought me a letter. Every one of them was tull of sweet nothings, love and war, and now and then some pressed leaves und flowers. Some were written on drum heads captured trom the Mexicans and others on sheets of foolsca folded and sealed with red wafers. I read en one every day until the next one came, I have them all.” asi ee Evarts’ Old Hat is a Mascot. From the Bostou Globe, Inquiry has often been made as to why the Hon. William M. Evarts persists in wearing the shocking old white hat which he has made his- toric. Senator Evarts does not wear the tile because of penuriousness, but because he re- gards it as hie mascot, Since wearing it his health has been unusually good and he has acquired a Senatorship. Has Kept Off the Cholera. From the Pall Maf Gazette, Whatever our bad summer may have done for us so far it has kept off the cholera, Rain following intense heat usually leads to an out- break of cholera, but we have had rain with- out heat, and though it has spoiled our pota- toes and kept back our cereals it has prevented = real visitation of the Asiatic plague. Whether this immunity will continue, more especially in Ireland, if diseased potatoes are used for food, is another matter. The cholera regulations issued by the local government board assume that our main dan of lies on the seaboard, Doubtless this is case, and rigid isolation must be the true policy. Bat to some care will be needed wherever the crop is affected, as well as in districts tome diately behind our northern and southern ports. We have cholera from the Baltic in many instances and more rarely from the Medi- terranean. However, without unduly alarmed, the country is well content to leave preventive measures in the hands of the au- thorities, and, in the meanwhile, the rain has flushed oar sewers and carried away many of the germs that might have been active agents in developing and spreading the cholora, Ex-Mayor William ©. Carrington of Richmond is dead, OE THE: EVENING STAR WASHINGTON, NEARING THE END. How the Base Ball Clubs Stand in the Diflerent Leagues. Yesterday was a bad day for base ball on ac- count of the rain. The following results were produced: National League, —Philadelphia, 5; Chicago,4. Players’ League.— Chicago, 8; Philadelphia, 1. American Association.— Athletic, 2; St.Louis, 15. Athletic, 3; St. Louis, 7. Louisville, 1; Rochester, 1 (10 innings). The clubs in the various organizations have attained these positions and percentages: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Per ct. Louisville . 651 St. Lonis. -598 Columbus . 554 Toledo.. 526 Rochester 504 Athietio . -458 Syracuse 398 292 Boston Cincinnats, New York... Cleveland . Pittsburg. . Boston Chicago. Philadelphia. Pittsburg... Cleveland . Buffalo... ATLANTIC ASSOCIATION, Won. Lost. New Haven. Newark, &i Harrisburg 67 “Baltimore 23 *Washington 48 “Wilmington a 60 *Hartford . 22 65 ss More Than Two Months on the Way. Facilities for the transportation of mail mat- ter between the United States ahd South Amer- ica are somewhat debilitated and frequently turn up missing. A gentleman in this city ad- dressed a letter to the United States corfsul at Buenos Ayres June 9 last. It arrived at its des- tination August 14, In answering that letter, which he did on the day of receipt, Consul Ba- ker wrote: “I am only just now in receipt of your letter of the 9th of Juse Inst. The jength of time it has been en route is owing to t that you omitted to write on the enve- ja England,’ but this delay in our mail service is the rule rather than the exception owing to the want of proper mail facilities be- n this country und the United States, On accountof these unavoidable de my letters, even those from the Department of State, are by my request sent by way of England, when I got them within thirty day: Transfers of Real Estate. Deeds in tee have been filed as follows: W. G, Lown to Sam Banks, sub 165, sq. 387: $3,200. BR. W. Bell to J. G, Slater, lots 3, 6 and 7, sq. 917; 3—. J. H. Soule to Anna E, Som- mers, sub 57, sq. 359; #1,700. J. R. Rogers etal. toJ. T. Arms etal., part 56, sq. 341; €—. Georgina F. Hill et al. to E. J. Stellwagen et al, in trust, part Widow's Mite; ¢-. J. W. Cook- sey etal. to C. H. Parker, lot 66, sq. $3,600, E. Jackson to John A, Milburn, subs 7 and 8 sa. 440; 2—. BR. A, McLean to 8. Wise, part aub A, sq. 444; 2 W. Robrer et al. to J. Ww. . HL. Bal- lentine to iy and 74, 8q. 614; $1,657.50, ighton to Max Mars! sub I, sq. C. W. White N. Waters, subs 363 and 369, sq. Py ‘ommissicners District of Columbia to P. Smith, pt. sub 3, sq. 196; #—. Same to F. B. Smith, pt. 2, sq. 70; @—.' Catharine Bohrer et to J ih. Chamberlaing pt. 157, xddition to West Washington AL Kautman to C.C Meads, lot 2. 84. =. Annie E. Bennett and Leon Tobriner, sub, O, sq. 638; $2,400. Emma M. Gillett to George P, Newton, sub, 27, bik. 1, Le Droit Park; $1,- 742.50. J. 3. Wimer to Jobu Roots, lot 21, blk, C, Reno; $200. Mary ieCormick to W. E, t. 1, sq. 104; Emily ©. Hyde to . Waggener, pt. Prospect Hili; $350. 'T. ‘aggaman to Nina Vera B. Hughes, lot 8, 331,500. Emily P. Wetzel to Wilhelmina Wetzel. sub 23, sq. 511; Wiliiam Burtis to L, Hill, pt. 3, #q. 817; $2,576. Elizabeth M. Power to R. D. George, lots 10 and 11, blk. 35, Columbia Heights; S—. W. H. Wilson to Martha 8. McCullough, lot 2, sq. 358; 8—. G. Addison to R. C. Nelson, lot 12, sec. 5. Barry $262.50. FE. R. Gunson to Georgie T. subs, 26 to $34, bik. 8, Trinidad; @—. y fot 7, sq. 1112; 3--. J, W. Nordlinger to T. B.S. King, sub 44 of lot 25, pt. Old Georgetown; 50, B. F, Leigh- ton et al, to Wilhelmina M. Li. Smith, lot 2, blk, . E. Em nons to W. 82, sq. lot 12, J. EL Whit- , 8. Padgett to G, sub Mt. Pleasant: E. Emmon e— lot 3, bik. 11, . E, Fraser to Judy A, Jeffer- ney Close; on, lot P, sq. 152; $1,100. Henrietta F. Ridg- way to M. Ridgway et al, in trust. lot 15, #q. 970; @—. RK. E. Morris to Mary A. Morris, lot 10, Lik. 5, Cleveland Heights: $—. C. Carring- ton to J. H. Jackson, trustee. pt. 9, W. and C.’s sub Mt. Pleasant; $250. Mary E. ‘Thomas to C, F. Montgomery, pt. Chillam Castle Manor; #400. Elizabeth Bladen to same, pt. do.; €400. A. E. Randle to J. J. Key, lot 21. block 3, Con- gress Heights; $150. Matilda Baumgarten to A. Sommers, part A. sq. 518; $—. F. Mor- ris et al, to St. Cecilia's Academy, lots 13 and 14 aud north half 12, #69; @—. Same to Academy cf the Holy Cr lot 16, sq. 247; 8—. M. 8. Solomon to J. H. Smyth, lot 22, section 4, Barry Farm; ‘S. Cross et al. to National Metropolitan Fire Insurance Company, sub H, sq. 64; 3—. H. 8. Brinkerhoff to O. Day, lot 4, block 40, north Columbia University grounds; $--. C. E, Springman to F. P. McNantz, lot 14, 6q. 693; $3,000. N. W. Joluston to B. F. Hervey, sub 75, 8q. 363; $—. Mary Dusenberry to Mary A. Lumsden, sub 128, sq. 1003; 1, MeNantz to F. F. Repetti, lot’ 14, sq. 69: W. D. Campbell etal, to John Inemann, pt. 2, sq. 990; Ss. ©. Mills et al. to. Francis A. Stephens, pt. sq. 358; €—. C.H. Fickling to Wilhelmine } . Smith, pt. 72, Old Georgetown; 8—. J. Imbrie to L. F. Bergmann, pt. 11, sq. 369; 3,450. St. Cecilia's Academy to M. F. Morris etal., lots 13 and 14 and n. 34 12, sq. 869; ¢—; and lot 16, sq. 247; @--. J. H. G, Todd et al. to Bridget Dounelly, sub 175, 8q. 675; $1,500. sie sel Who Gets the $1,620? The Sons of Temperance National Matual Relief Society has, by Mr. 8, M. Yeatman, filed a bill of interpleader against John W. Holman, administrator of the estate of Eliza F, Mosley etal, The bill states that Charles Harvey Hos- ley of Fort Scott, Kan., was admitted a mem- ber of the complainant society, the bencfits in ease of his death to be paid his wife if living, otherwise tc his daughter; that the principal died at 2:15 p.m. April 12 last, and the wife xt 9 o'clock the next day; that there was then 1,620 members and $1,620 constituted the benetits; that J, W. Holman forwarded his claim June 2 as administrator of the wife's estate, and June 27 Rese Hosley, the daughter, forwarded her claim, The complainant xsks the court to decide which of the claimants is entitled to receive the benefits, ees A Call to Rev. Green Clay Smith. The Metropolitan Baptiet Church has ex- tended a call to the Rev. Green Clay Smith of Kentucky to become the pastor of that church, aan A Pleasant K. of P. Entertainment. The literary and musical entertainment and hop given by Capital Lodge, No, 24, K. of P., Thursday evening at new Grand Army Hall ras largely attended, and the excellent pro- gram rendered made the affair an enjoyable one. Prof. Garland opened with an overture on the piano, followed by Mr. B, F. Taylor in an original song entitled “The Old Cradle; Miss Carrie Troth gave s recitation, followed by Messrs, Pruitt and Ashford in “The Upper Ten and Lower Five,” assisted by Miss Desmond, the latter afterward singing 8 solo; Mr. John E. Finch impersonated “Old Uncle in costume, and Messrs, Depro and considerabie amusement. Mr. ey D. G;,. SATURDAY, STREETS AND SCHOOLS. Meeting of the Citizens’ Association of Northeast Washington. DISSATISFACTION WITH THE OFFICIAL SCHEDULE OF PROPOSED STREET IMPROVEMENTS FOR THAT SECTION—A HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING TO BE ASKED FOR—AGAINST TALF-DAY SCHOOLS, ‘There was just quorum present when Presi- dent Millard called the regular monthly meet- dng of Citizens’ Association, No. 8, of North- east Washington to order last night in the meeting room of the Peabody School building on Capitol Hill, A letter was read from Senator Ingalls to the effect that ho would give the schedule of streets to be umproved in Northeast Washington the next fiscal year, recently adopted by the asso- ciation and submitted to him, his considera- tion, President Millard referred to the official schedule of streets recommended to be im- proved the coming fiscal year, and said he thought Northeast Washington Lad been treated shabbily, He said he intended, if his health held out, to fight the general schedule next year from the beginning. Secretary Giruurd also spoke against the general schedule. ASKING FOR A HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING, Mr, W. C. Dodge announced that he had a resolution to offer affecting public schools and asked that permission be given him to read it, Permission being unanimously accorded him he read the following: Whereas the High School has become so overcrowded as to necessitate the establish- ment ofa branch High Schoo! in East Wash- ington and Whereas the use of the Peabody School building for such branch High School has com- polled the conversion of fourth grade schools into half day schools and Whereas the reecrds show that tho majority of the children, more especially of the poor, never get Leyond the fourth or fifth grade and Whereas it 18 the opinion of this association that schools for the education ot the children are far more important then avenues outside of the city for speeding fast horses, therefore; Resolved, That the Commisiouers be re- quested to embody iu their estimates for the coming year an appropriation of $100,000 for the purchase of a site and the erection thereon of # building for said branch High School in East Washington to the end that the children in tho lower grades may-be restored to full day schools, exolved, That the committee on schools be and they are hereby instructed to present a copy of the foregoing to the Commixsioners and urge upon them the importance and neces- sity for paid appropriation, &c. by war maut? Mr. Dodge then presented a plan of the Car- berry school and ground belonging thereto, A portion of the latter, Mr. Dodge said, had been dedicated by tho Commissioners for an alley. He desired to know what right the Commis- sioners had to do this. The matter was re- ferred to the school committre. Mr, Dodge's first resolution was again taken up and dis- cussed, WHAT A MEMBER OF CONGRESS SAID, M. C, Hughes of the school committce said that inan interview with a member of Con- gress, who, by the way, was one of the appro- priation committee. the subject of a bigh school for East Washington was discussed, md the Congressman said in the course of his re- marks that it would be a hurd matter to get a high school for East V ington, asthe col- ored people would then want one and George- town would also come begging. Mr. Hughes said he had no doubt but that East Washington would eventually get a high school, bat he didn’t think it would bo next year, He also re- ferred to the overcrowded Condition of the ublic schoo!s in East Washington, and said he hoped something would be doue to remedy the existing evil, He hoped also that the associa- tion would euter a vigorous protest against the occupancy of CONNELLY’S STABLE AS A SCHOOL HOUSE. Mr, Dedgo said he didn't think there wag much force in what the member of Congress said respecting the ery of the colored people and Georgetown for a high school if East Washington got one. as the colored people were about to get a fine high school, Mr, T. Jones said he wanted to enter bis pro- test against the occupancy of the Peabody annex, known as Counelly’s stable, as a school for the third and fourth grades, Mr. Dodge also denounced the proposed oc- cupancy of the Conuclly stable, Mr. T, W. Smith said be thought it would be better to ask first for a new eight-room build- ing and ieave the high achool question for future consideration, After a little more general discussion the matter went to the school committee. Mr. Dedge suggested that as far as the occu- pancy of Connelly’s stable was concerned, the school committee be directed to examine into its condition, and if found unfit for school pur- poses to protest against it use. Ho embodied his suggestion ia a@ resolution, which was adopted, AGAINST THE HALF-DAY SCHOOLS, Mr. T. W. Smith then submitted the follow- ing. which was adopted: Whereas it has been reported to this associa- tion that the third and fourth grades in the Peabody and Carberry schools are receiving but one-half day instruction; Rewolved, Lhat we cail upon the District Commissioners and school trustees to rent suitable rooms to accommodate the third and fourth grades above referred to, AS TO STREET IMPROVEMENTS, Mr. Thomas W. Sinith then suggested as asanitary measure the raising of the grade of Massachusetts avenue and E street from North Capitol street to half way between 1st and 2d streets cast, Also to raise the grade of North Capitol street, commencing at E street and D street, to such a height as to admit of the pas- sage of trains under the street at D strect, This improvement would, he said, inercase the value of real estate 50 per cent, and would bring into the market at onco tor building purposes a large ares now so low as to unfit it for fine build- in, 8. Mr. 8 C. Clarke then spoke of the street schedules recommended respectively by Capt, Rossell and the association. He said that while he did not want to appear as antagoniz- ing the action of the Citizens’ Association he did want Massachusetts avenue improved from 2d to 4th strects, A general discussion of street improvements followed, ———»—___ The Enosinian Society. ‘The Enosininn Society of the Columbian Uni- versity had its first mecting of the collegiate year yesterday and the following officers were elected for the ensuing term: President, E. Hilton Jackson; vice president, Horaco W. Jones; treasurer, Fugitt; secretary, H. R. Pyne; critic, Miss Emma Moses; editor Bee, E. Hilton Jackson; second editor of Bee, Miss Estelle Thockmorten; first editor of News, Wm. Hi. Wilson; second editor of News, Horace W. Jones; third editor of News, Miss Nina Bradle sargeant-at-arms, C. G. Copley; librarian, Mi Susie Copley. nce as A Washington Singer. Mr. Louis Lindhoimer, a Washington boy} who is known on the stage as Homer Lind and is at present with “The Sea King” Company, will go to Milan to continue his musical educa- tion and prepare himself for grand opera, Ho sails next Saturday, going first to Frankfort, where he has a very wealthy uncle who pre: Poxes to see his nephew through. He will be absent about six years. Mr. Lindheimer has a really fine baritone voice and his friends paint 4 rosy future for him, A Sousa Concert. ‘The final concert of the year by the Marine Band in the White House grounds this after- noon will bé, according to the suggestion in Tux Sran,aSousa concert. The concert will begin at 4:30. The program, made up entirely of compositions and arrangements by Prof, Sousa, will be as follows: March, “The Gladiator,” composed in 1885; overture to 'D’ drama, ‘‘Vautor.” composed in 188] “Myrrha,” composed in 1877; from comic opera, ‘‘Desiree,” 1883; “Paroles D’Armour,” com) characteristic dance, “Coguatie,: MAKING A STUDY OF BUSINESS. The New Branch of the High School— The Teachers and the Plans. In the Thomson building on 12th street, where the Washington High School got ite start, is located the new branch of that institation— the Business High School. The necessity of relieving the overcrowded High Schooi build- ing and the practicability of separating the business echool from the main body suggested the establishment of the former in a building by itself. The applications for admission, as stated in Tae Stan, somewhat exceeded the ex- Pectations of the school authorities and the three hundred pupils tax the accommodations of the Thomson building to the utmost. Al- ready it is proposed to uge the lecture hall in the Franklin building, alittle over a square away, to accommodate a portion of the pupils. At present relief is found { by resorting to the half-day system, the pupils in the second year, who took the first year of the course at the High School list year, attending in the morn- ing and the new pupils just entering upon their first ‘tending in the afternoon, principal of the school keeping, has associated and instructor in boo with him five teachers—Mr. Alfred A, Wheat, toacher of commercial Jaw and bookkeeping; Mrs. Baldwin, shorthand and typewriting; Miss Golden, arithmetic and peumanship; Mixs God- frey, bookkeeping and English, and Miss Sum- merscales, Euglish, ‘Ihe complete course is two years, but the studies are so planned that each year is complete in itself, and a pupil who can attend only one year can acquire w ser- viceable knowledge ‘of business forms and bookkeeping. Enghsh, business arithmetic, bookkeeping, penmanship and shorthand are prescribed or compulsory studies tor the first year of the course, tis the aim to teach En- glish composition and grammar in a practical way, adapting the instruction to thedaily needs of «man or woman of busixess. Under the head of penmanship pupils wili bo instructed it drawing up business forms of all kinds, in writing zhecks which cannot be raised the many other usve to which the pen is plied in business. ypewriting, mechanical drawing and German are put down as elective studics. An unexpected embarrassment has been caused by the fact that nearly all of the pupiis have elected to learn typewriting. As the outfit provided consists of only six type- writing machines it is guite impossible to pro- vide instract.on forali at present, Until better provision is made the number to be instructed in typewriting will have to be lmited to about thirty, Both single and doubie entry book- keeping will bo taught, Mr, Davis, the princi- pal, considers that a practical knowledge of the single as well as the doub!e entry system is reqaired to fit a young man or woman for busi- ness life, as an expert in double entry only wouid find his knowledge as much of an em- barrassment asa help te him in a commercial establishment where tho single entry system was followed. Business practice will be taught in the second ycar. It is intended to provide the school with bank counters and other parapher- nalia for conducting business, Pupils will have accounts in bank, draw checks and drafts, get notes discounted and go through all the forme of business and keep their books with as much care as though they were handling real moucy and paying for real commodities, Just about one-half of the pupils are girl. One hundred aud fifty maidens of a practical turn of mind are Lent on learning how to draw up balanco sheets, to click a typewriter and per- form other useful functions in the counting room. es CAPITOL AND CITY HALL Report of Architect Clark of Work Done In and About Those Buildings. Mr. Edward Clark, the architect of the Capi- tol, in his annual report to the Secretary ot the Interior, speaks of the improvement of the ventilation of the Supreme Court room which was effected by the introduction of a fanand air ducts under the floor. He states that in compliance with the Senate resolution he has begun the collection of busts of Vice Presi- dents of the United States and has received those of Adams, Jefferson and Hamlin. Mr. Clark states that the el-ctric light plants in the House and Senate wings have been used to great advantage and a s.ving in the cost of gas has been effected. In case the system of the Senate is changed froin a high tension to a low tension the purchase of that plant is recom- mended, Electric lighting has also been ex- tended during the year in the building and in- troduced in the terraces. TUE CAPITOL TERRACES. * The marble and granite work of the terraces have been completed and a number of the rooms fitted up ready for occupancy by com- mittees, Nine of the rooms have been occu- pied during the present session of Congress and all the others will be made ready by the next meeting of Congress, As there has been no legislation authorizing the placing of the Marshall statue on the pro- posed site of the fountain on the west front, as ‘was expected. a coutract has been awarded for the construction of the fountain, Mr. Clark recommends that the pavement at the east iront of the Capitol be resurfaced,as it is in a cracked and patched condition. THE COURT HOUSE. The report states that various improvements have been made to thé court house building in this city, the supervision of which is intrusted to the architect of the Capitol. The improve- ments were principally to the plumbing and water supply and putting up iron guards in the passage of the basement for additioual security of prisoners, ‘Thirty-eight thousand dollars has been ex- pended on the Capitol, $64,606 on the terraces and 230,000 in improving the Capitol grounds, = coe AFTER A HARD FIGHT. A Farmer's Wife Killed Near the Scene of the Leconey Tragedy. The mutilated body of Mrs. John Miller, the wife of a New Jersey farmer, was found yester- day afternoon in Mathieson’s woods, in Dela- ware township, not far from the scene of the famous Leconey murder. Frank Lingo, the negro suspected of killing Annie Leconey, was arrested, charged with Mrs, Miller's death. On Thursday afternoon Mra, Miller went to Moonestown, afew miles away, to visit some friends. Asshe did fot return late in the afternoon her husband started to look for her. It was found thatshe had made several pur- chases at Merchanteville and had entered the woods on her way home late in the afternoon. On searching the woods Mrs, Milier’s body was found ina clump of bushes, Evidence of a ter- rific struggle was seen ail around. Mrs. Miller's umbrella, hat and the packages she had pur- chased in Merchantsville were scattered around, An examination of the body told the mute story of the terrible struggle the poor woman must have made for her life. The ends of three fingers were missing from the left hand, and their appearance indicates that they had been bitten off, A wound on the same hand was undoubtedly caused by the murder- er's teeth, the hand being bitten through. ‘There was also a wound near the mouth, prob- ably caused by a blow from a bratal fist. The murdered woman was twenty-nine years of age and very pretty. She leaves three children. ‘Ywo little children said that they saw Mrs. Miller enter the woods and just before she ap- peared a large negro man wearing gum boots and dark clothing had come along the road. He stopped and asked them if they had “ween a white man pass that way.” Upon their answer- ing in the negative the negro started —— the woods, preceding Mrs, Miller, they say, by only a short distance. ————eee—_____ A Big Brewery to Be Built. ‘The directors of the Robert Portner Brewing Company have decided to'build a brewery at the southcast corner of 13th strect and Mary- land ayenue southwest. The cost of the new building is estimated to be about $250,000. meses Soy The Temperance Tent. ‘The temperance meeting at the tent, corner 7th and C streets southeast, was addresed by Dr. E. W. Kirby of Philadelphia, Philip D. Steele of New York, now in the Gov- ernment Printing Office, J. C, Lee and, several others interested in temperance work in the city. Dr, J. I. Hensley conducted the musical part of the exercwes, Nominated for ‘Tennessee, ninth, Hon. W. F. Poston (rep.) New York, twenty-cighth, Col. H, C, Noyes 7. a. se) @9 TO 915 PER % DO ‘These Garments require careful attention to give satisfaction, and as we sre doings large Custom Shirt business st our two ‘stores, employing none but skilled labor, we re enabled to give you extra good values, ‘and deliver the orders at time wanted. JOSEPH AUERBACH, 623 Penns. ave. and oor. 15th and N.Y. ave, e25- th kale FRIDAY, SEPT. 26, 1890. NEW MACKEREL, ELPHONZO YOUNGS COMPANY take plessure in announcing the arrival of an unusually choice lot of NEW MACKEREL. Those fish are sweet, fat and | Juicy and represent a standard that is exceedingly @ithicult to obtain, Also NEW YORK STATE POTATOES—Just in—the | first car load of the season. Everybody knows that the cooking qualities of Potatoes growu in northern climate are fur superior to that of those grown here in the souti, being much firiuer and sweeter, Also just iu—ELEGAN © CQEAMEKY BUTTER—in prints aud tubs. Price moderate, Also, fresh roasted every day, as usual—GENUINE MANDHELING JAVA COFFEE—wery oid, ELPHONZO YOUNGS COMPANY, 428 Oth st, bet. DandE Cass Ox Creo - Our fall stock of Furniture, Carpets, &e, is now complete, and if you contempiste purchasing any- ‘thing in our line it will be to your interest to call on us before doing 80, as we are confident wecan save you | from 10 to 25 per cent on your purchase, Below we | mention a few of our many baigains and savantages We will seil you a handsome SOLID OAK ANTIQUE FINISHED BED ROOM SUITE, 3 pieces, for $17 cash or $18 on credit. ‘We will sell you s 7-piece PARLOR SUITE, solid walnut frames, upholstered in the best hair cloth, for $28 cash of $30 on credit, ‘We will reil you s 7-piece PARLOR SUITE, solid welput frames, upholstered in plush, combination colors, for $28 cash or $30 on credit. for $2.25 cash or 82.50 on credit. We will sell you a good quality BRUSSELS CARPET for 60c. per yard cash or 65c. per yard on credit. ‘We will sell you a good INGRAIN CARPET for 35c. per yard cash or 40c, per yard on credit. We Sew and Lay all CARPETS Free of Cost and do not charge for the waste in matching figures, We will sell all CARPETS, MATTINGS AND OIL- CLOTHS on Credit at an advance of 5 centa per yard on the lowest cash price. EASY WEEKLY or MONTHLY PAYMENTS taken | yor‘ fry on all credit sales, and no notes required. Slee CASH DISCOUNT allowed on all accounte settled in | 77,2): 30 days, - PR GROGAN, o1l-3m 739 end 741 7th stow. Da Lorre ‘Hes resumed his practice and removed his office to his residence, 1611 K 8ST. N.W. EARLY MANIFESTATIONS OF CONSUMPTION. If a person has an obstinate cough, which com- menced without any obvious cause, a cough which is at first dry and hacking, and subsequentiy attended for a time with frothy or mucilaginous-looking expec- toration, accompanied by wandering pains about the chest and loss of flesh, even to a slight extent, he 1s in ali probability consumptive. If, there be homoptysis or spitting of blood. even to the amount | 5 _P:i' ofa drachw, the probability is increased to almost certainty. breathing becomes harsh. burried and deep inspire- tions evoke a few clicks of « dry and cracking sound, or if the voice becomes permanently weak aud hoarse, there can be little doubt that the person is suffering froma cousumpt.on. Ifa person, free from dysentery, and who has not re- sided in tropical climates, suffers from obstinate diar- | CHAS. thea, which goes ou mouth siter month, with slight Femisaion of interwission, even though there be no cough, he is most likely consumptive Should this diarrcea be followed by chest symptoms of the slight- est amount, the existence of consumption is an ab- solute certainty. If a young adult, mot addicted to enervating habits and uot leading » dissolute life, without clear cause steadily loses weight, hg ts, in all probability, consumptive, though no chest symp- toms should have appeared. When such, however, manifest themselves additionally the establishment of consumption is almost a fixed fact. Im all cases where any of the manifestations described make their Appearance We should advise an immediate exumiua- tou of the chest ands prompt resort to ajyppropriate treatment. Atan carly stage of consumption a radical cure can be frequently effected, and health placed upon a firm and permanent footing, while with every step in ad- vance which the disease is allowed to take the chances for a perfect recovery diminish correspondingly. Our readers must Lear in miud that the most skilifal sud efficient treatment can do no more than tomake sound and useful asimuch of the lungs as is present at the time when the progress of consumption becomes sus- pended. No meauson earth can replace the lum tis- sue which has been destroyed by the ulcerated pro- cess. ‘Lhe earlier, therefore, consumption is attended to, the better ure the chances tor sauisfactoty results, DR LIGHTHILL, For thirty years specialist for the cure of GATAEBRH, DEAFNESS, ASTHMA (And diseases of the EaR, NOSE, THROAT AND LUNGS Office Hours from 8 am, until 12, andfrom3to6p.m | _™9)0 ol3-tr GRADE OF PATENT FLOUR 18 THE BRIDAL VE TE AND FOR SALE ONLY BY THE FOLLOWING FIBST-CLASS GROCERS: CHARLES 1. KELLOGG, Masonic Temple. : ote. ‘We will sell yous good WOVEN-WIRE BED SPRING | 231? : Af, iu addition to these eympioms, the | Traius leave Alexanaris RAILROADS. (ubsarsake aNd otto Kawa 16-10 pan, xpress daily fo r stations hentucty and’ Cimetnuat, brourh withoet « to Cin > ule Limited, daily, Sond rm ron throuch without to Sinctnuati. Vestibule Siceper for Lex ington and Louisville Pu Care are e Teceive passengers at 9 p.m. Ofice: 51S Fonuay Ivauie sveaue, BW. FULT _General fansenier Aero ALTIMORE AND ONTO RAILEOAD, ale 8 oBect Juve 2 LAND ow curbe: Jeremy Menuenud csinet, _avieat For Chicago and Northwest, Vestibule’ Limited es Thews wails 11-30 a, express § SU pm. Jer Cxccunati, St. Lous aud Indianapolis, expres Oly 20 wud 11 0 yan. oF Pitta . a9 Oa 2, sas -~y> agg Cleveland, express da. | 304 or Lexingt point Shenandoan Vauen 2] Sdektowtou and pointe in the ve ‘or Winchester and way stations, 5.30 = or Luray, 133.30 abd "B40 pam, Work days, 405, 5:00, 6:35 7.2 mae BIO, 9:80 LL LUO, 00, eA 1 Sundays. 4.05, DO, 45 sminutes), Ae 450. " HORS Letween Washinton More, 5:00, G55, 8:30am, 1 10,3 : 21230 -uadaye, 3.30 aan, lod, a Baltimore for Washingto vhs 20. SoU, 6-30, a 8 For Au Pan. Sunday ols, 6 the Metropolitan Branch, 16-34 pm For Franca saucus oui % WD For Kockville and Way Statics, 14 For Gaitbersvusw aust iiteriuediate $1000, 141-00 wm, tli, 15-00, #10200, 111200 p tu For boyd's und iutermediate stations, *7 00 p.m. Chaieh Uren jeaves Washington on Sunday at 1-13 Pam, stoppin 2. Metropolitan Brawca, BU, 60:30, 111-0 ath we, 11040 a.m, and $5.30 p.m. ave ifom Clik daily 11:4 am. ang from Gwcmbat aud M. Lous daily Jo OS wm: tow Aisban 4 AV aan. > od LW ORK AND PEULADELD Dew dork, drenton, Newark. © m. yonts 79 3:3, Uw ‘Trans an 4:10 p.m IA DIVISION. £ barior Care on ail ite AU-3U yma oem ‘4 Choster, "4.03 “ad "61d, andl ween Baltimore aud 1, 8 ery w York shington, .°9 mag. VU, Se *000 pm end “AR atTaing lesve Pisiadeiphis for Washington, 6.24 be a Vila 21S om, Th "Sl, ad 7 2.50 p.m., with Pullman Duflet Seep mine chrouch io Bostom withous Chauge e1gie Biiuxe, lading jamweuwers ub kh wid Horton and 10 am. 12:00 noon town and 10-04) 1. iy. (Sunday: om.) wailed tor amd © Aed trom hotels end reat. Sences by Union Tren Ucket offices, G1Y aud CHAS. « 3. T. ODELL. Gen. Manaser, HE GREA PENNSYLVANIA fi TO THE NURI M, Whdd AN DOUBLE 1KACH. piel KRALL Ceayany ol orders Jett at aud at depo. SCULL, Geu, Vase, Ament. ao RAINS iieburg anu tue Wo 4 Ulan Veetubule dust car Pittauuine so Bichan Pacitc Express, 10-00 ym. daily, tor Pittsbuse and West, With through diceper to Jattsburx, sad autaburs Wo Chicazo, BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD, For have, Cuuandawua, hockester aud Niagara Patle cept Sunday, 8:10 uta, Canandaycus dud kocuester daily. for Bate 2OR PHILADELVHIA, NEW YORK AND TRE RAST, re 0, 4400 wed 1140 aan, 210, Sa 40, 10/00 und 311-20 Jou.” Ouesuuday $04) 11:40 aan, 210, 3-15, 'S40,"T0-00 wid ee Limited Eapress of iultuan Pat-ot Gare, 9:40" aan. cuily, except Munday. dor New — ouly Laumated bapress with Diu Caro Ova cues FOR PHILADELPHIA OnE, express 5-10 4.1m. week days aud 4 daily. Eapress, Sunday culy, 5:40 pau. wi Dor boston wituout use, J lo pm. every day, dor Brouklyn, Nx ail chrough wains connect Jersey City with Goats of Brooklyn Auer, afford- day direct trausfer to Fulton strect, avulding 4uuble fersuge across New doik «ty AUauUC CHS, 1140 au. week aye, 11-20 pam, s For iustiwore, 6 10:90, 11-00 3:90, 4:00, 425 6-90 and 11 20:50, L140 5200, 5:40, G00. for Pope's Creek Lisie, 7 except 9u For Auuapolis, + -20 and 9:00 am, 12-05 and 4:20 co aly, except Duuday. Sundays 90 wun on NGTON SOUTHERN RAILWaX. 3, 18vY. N EFFEC Alexandria, "4:50, Maya For, an, abu 1009 pam. ccommiodation tor Quantico, 7-43 am. end 4:58 - Weekdays, TAoau. Suudaye Luwoud abd tLe south, <0 aid 30:57 aa daily. Accommodate: B00, 9:10, 1 10, 6-05, 7 dary at G : 7 i, 9:20 and 10:37 pus, Tickets ava micrmaiion at the cffice, northeastean Mer 13th st. ind Peupsylvania avenue, aud xt the tation, Where orders can be left forthe checking of wage ly cee tuauon 110lu Lotels and residences, & PUGH, Woo, Geveral Manager, fmyl2] Gcneral Memphis. 1-24 Am.—Fast Bail daily for Culpeper, Char Jottesville, Stations Chesapeake and Olio’ Route, Lyuchburg, Kecky Mount, mnville und Lynchburg and Dut F ile, Greemsbore’, Aaieuc, bia, Aucusta, Atle . Teams wan Sleeper New Lork to Atlaute, lusan Sleepers Atluuta to New Urieaus. Pull lnau Siveper Dau ville to Columbia and Auguste, Puil- tub to Civeinmats via C. and Sunday, for Manassa, tations Via Ly uchours, Bristol and Chat fanooa,” Pullman Vesubule Sleepers Wasuitston t© Rempuis, couuecting thence for ull Arkataas, posta 11:10 p.m—Western “Laprese day or, Menasea® hanictteevsile, Stauutone Louevitie, Chuctiiuete Jima Vestibule Trsin Waskiwten to Ciucinuat, ‘ Pullin slecper tor Louisvilse- 11.00 y.m.—douthern fxpress daily for Ly Daaivilley Tides artista, Atlas aud Caitionuia. Pu New Orleans via A Pa iy f outumery 1% man Vextibule Car Washington to a and Moutgomers. Fulluen Bicever Washington to Birminghain, Ala, Vie ALante snd Geonna Pucinc uilwas, aud’ Pullman seeyer ‘Wastingtuu to Asheville and liot Spriuts, N.C. via ~~ By Wasiingtou © Augusta vie Davville ‘Chari ‘Lraius on Washington and Ohio division leave Wash- doy.tu. daily except sunday wd dell 41-80 a. wound pan, dai asbingtou 8:30 ain bors » ond +10 pan; vim es Rane oe cee dunt Charioticsviite at 2:48 pan. aud 730 pen S3am, Strasburg local et 10:45 a.m, Tiel cehiin car Feeervation ad iuiorauation aod baceawe © ‘ofhice, 1300 Peume ave, aud at Penuayiveauie Gib 'and Bete Fall Stock of EECRIVEY AMD Used YOK SOUR ihePECtiOn HD. BARK, 3131 Peoma eve Sa! EOUSEFURNISHINGS. | Cooume Br Gus. A full line of © GAS COOKING STOVES (Ou bend snd for cale mhS1 | -WABHINGTON GASLIGET COMPANE