Evening Star Newspaper, December 17, 1892, Page 3

etl A MILE OF SEWAGE. Rock Creek Turned Intoa Frightful Cesspool. THE DAM AT THE MOUTH. Sewers That Deposit Their Filth in the Stream—Fractically No Outlet Into the Kiver The Kesuits of a Star Reporter's ‘Trip of Texpection. N OPEN SEWER EX- tending through thickly populated sec- tion of a great city like Washington isn’t pleas ant to about, especially im the light of the narrow escape made by this countrr last summer from the scourge of cholera an: the apprehension now felt that we may not be so fortunate when th: hot weather comes again. In the event cholera visite Washington the citizens will b: in @ position to appreciate the feelings of the barghers of Hamburg when they read in the ne r* accounts that were sent cat of terrible unsenitary condition of thie city. It will be + the erty of Hamburg was held mbered that ap to seorn be- cause the water supply was allowed to become | while sitting in their own .CROACHI Poutamspated tions im other par- were 1 But when the summer . # 158% = upon us and the slimy length ef Wasbingron's pligue «p ring under Ube meorehing un and belching forth germs of case over the city, then Washington will come in fora storm of abuse and scorn and deriaion wich as it | even in its eventful history. There is no question but that if the people of Wash nzene could be induce the Boek + the represen to take a walk creck from the chokes ban that ai interest or mer ewept away and stey fmprove the cond: om. whether grounded indifference, would be at once taken to little known of grown gradually course people large gu mn prose “ eraily know tha: tt e: & the city we gto jor do ck creek has alnme of this sewage bas increased, the rapid e they kn: been sbut up by a dom for the con- venience of the canal Instead, Ane refure, thir of sewage being poured. iuto a live stream and hurried along on « rapid current away from the abodes of men ta be «wept out into the river. it dumped into a bedy of water that bee about «» much movement asa duck powd on a sultry day in Aug There is no. carrent te kof wiong the entire length of that portion which is used asa sewer. The wa backed up behind the dam, an that more than a slight #tream or two finds its feeble way ever the dam int» the river 4 DEPOSIT OF 1 ‘The question that is of vital importance is what becomes of the sewage matter that is con- stantly pouring into Rock creel from the large number of sewers. both great and «mali, that we their only outlet into this bedy of water. cannot be carried down the creek. for there te practically no current. it therefore must ‘way to the bottom, where the accumu- AOR. |stream) Here are deposited heops of | the refuse from the city, the ashes from the furnaces, latrobes’ and stoves P STREET SEWER AN | water aud left covered with the sewage matter. ‘Then when the water goes down, as is most apt to be the case during the hot weather, the sun | i able to get in its deadly work and from the | corrupt and rotten shores and from the sur- face of the water which then thinly conceals | the putrescént mass beneath arises those deadly gases and germs which laden every breeze that sweeps across the city from the northwest with | empties in from Washington side, Some 600 feet below P street the large O street sewer comes in from Washington, and the creek level is 0.77 feet below that af P street. From O street to the dam, about 4,500 feet, the fall is 0.62 feet. ‘Thus the total fall from P street is about 1.39 feet in a mile, and into this practi- cally level pond sewer after sewer, both public and private, are continually emptying. A large and important Georgetown sewer empties in at me point near Dumbarton avenue, I think. Another empties just below the Aqueduct bridge. While engaged in this examination, on the Sthof May, 1589, long before the summeg sun had had continuous effect upon the valley, the public dumps which exist in that locality }the stench was something fearful, es- |grow in size. As this refuse matter| pecially between Beall street | and om the city streets and the city ash street, on the west side, _ where barrels is deposited it may be washed at high|I noticed a number of small pipe sewers flowing into the creek, in some instances open for several rods, i. €., they do not enter below the water level.’ Doubtless the canal company foew all it can under the circumstances to pre- vent unsanitary conditions, the outlet lock being very frequently used to send boats out nd take them in from the river. When the canal was built, some seventy years ago, the amount of sewage entering the creek was im-| | FROM THE M STREET BRIDGE NORTH. lisease nd death. That is the actual condi- | ton of Rock creek today from the P street bridge to the river, and without the slightest tion it msy be said to yield a smell mile long and as wide as the breezes can carry it. A TRIP ALONG THE CREEK. A Stam reporter went over the entire route | the other day, and the artist of Twz Stan went along with camera and sketch book. It isa | trip that every good citizen ought to take, and | Tax Stan enables them to take it comfortably | sweet-smelling NG ON THE CREEK. exactly a pleasurs trip, as the eats that accompany this article indicate. Everybody who has had occa- sion to walk or drive over the P strect bridge has probably scen the open mouth of the large sewer which empties into the creek just north of the bridge. This marks the beginning of the open sewer. Then there is another great tower at O street, and on the opposite kide one that empties a part of the sewage of George- town into the creck. Below are the public M dumps, which extend nearly to the edge of the and the sweepings and the odds and ends of a great city. Dead cats find a Jast resting place here. Farther aloug are other large public sewers, and where. on account of the under- brush, their mouths are concealed, the st flow and fall of the sewage indicates plainly their location. Perhaps the worst excuse for a vewer is the large one that empties from the Georgetown side just south of the Pennsylva- nia avenne bridge. For some reason the mouth of the sewer was not extended to the water's D DUMP. edge. and the result is that the filthy contents pour out on the ground and trickle along to the ‘creck. In the ‘ot weather, it is said, there is no difficulty about locating that sewer, and no one who .sees it in ite present condition will Dare any doubt that it has the ability to loudly and persistently appeal to senses of every one Within quite a wide radius. MANY SMALE SEWERS. | Besides the public sewers there are any num- | ber of small sewers, one in particular arresting the attention because of the advanced and progressive ideas shown in its construction. It is square and made of boards. It is no doubt a type of the revolutionary sewer, it there was anything of the sort known in that period of Ggorgetown’s existence, and it will take a revolation, in all probability, to abolish jie Hock ereck does not improve in appearand® | as you get near to its ancient outlet, but there | are not so many sewers emptying into it Still, | there are enough. The mouth of the creek no longer exists and the anomaly is ted of a stream of water which drains an area of about forty-five square miles and runs through a valley sbout twenty-one miles in’ length, having pretically no outlet. _& CIVIL ENGINEER'S VIEWS. ‘The présent condition of Hock creek, as the result of this dam, is clearly set forth in a letter which Mr. Henry B, Looker, a well-known civil material. At present a large portion of our | population, and a rapidly growing portion, de- | pend wholly on the creck as a sewer. That | such a state of affairs 15, to say the least, a very | serious menace to the health, not alone of Georgetown, but of Washington, isa something that hardiy ‘needs proof. A complete inter- ception of all sewage now flowing into the creek and the purifying of its foul bottom is, | and has been for a long time, one of the most | urgent public necds. At the present time, awaiting the session of Congress, I venture to | urge the great necessity of disinfecting as far | as poxsible all the #hores of the creek, and as to the main proposition, that you give the weight of your oficial sanction to = most determined | effort to obtain from the next Congress redress from this grave public peril.” ! There has been from time to time a good | deal said about some treatment of the problem | preserfted by the ravine of Rock creek, sepa- | Tating as it does the two cities which are now | one in name and in the other particulars that constitute municipal life. Of course the plan of arching over Rock creek is familiar to the public, and this plan hax not been aban- doned. In addition to curing the evils of whieh the open sewer is now the fruitful cause a large area of land would be reclaimed and nd- ditions made to valuabie building ground. But asfaras the mere reclamation of the iand is concerned this scheme could be still further postponed. | However, the present condition of Rock creek is recognized as a menace to the pubiic health, and there is a growing public sentiment that something must bo done and at ence. The necessity is imperative and urgent. A PETITION TO THE COMMISSIONERS. Some idea of the popular feeling can be gained from a petition addressed to the District Commissioners which has been signed by many leading physicians of the city and many promi- nent citizens. ‘This petition is as follows: The honorable the Commissioners of the Dis- trict of Columbia: Gentlemen: The undersigned respectfully call your attention to the condition of Rock creek where it empties into the Potomac. ‘The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company cou- verted the lower part of said creek into a basin | by damming it near its mouth so ax to raise the | surface of the water of the creek between four and five fect above the surface of the water of the Potomac. ‘The result is that Kock creek has become a cerspool, and is receiving the sewage of a dozen or more large sewers, instead of remaining a rapid stream to aid, by ite nat- ura! current and the tide, in has sewage down into the Potomac. In addition to receiving the sewage from so many sewers the cesspool also receives large —— STREET SEWER amounts of offensive material from the dump- age on its banks of privy contents, street | sweeping and every kind of filth carted there daily from large scetions of the city. Some of this is burned daily on the dumpa, to the great noyance of the people from the sickening smoke. Bat much of it is washed by rains down into the creek. ‘The accumulation of 4 large an amount of the worst kinds of filth in that cesspool is very | offensive to the senses and must of necessity} be injurions to health. In short it has become a nuisance and should be abated. It is in the condition that Tiber creek was a few years ago, from 2d street to its mouth. ‘That ‘has been | remedied to the great advantage of the region through which it flows, A similar remedy shouid be applied to Rock creek. The basin is no longer ueeded for passing | boats between the Potomac and the canal, as the canal company hasan outlet incline for that purpose above Georgetown. The undersigned request of you a careful | consideration of the matter and euch action as in your judgment will be most effective toabat nuisance. Robt. Reyburn, M.D., N. F. Graham, M.D., E. A. Balloch, M.D., W.'W. Johnston, 31.9., H. B. Noble, D.D.8., CM. Matthews, 8.’C. Busey. M.D., ZT. Sowers, MD., G. L. Magruder, M.D., T. 8. Verdi, M.D., F.’A. Gardiner, M.D., J. F. B. Appleby, M.D., Joun Leetch, president Georgetown Gas ‘Light Company; Walter Wyman, M.D., surgeon general Marine Hospital service; Wm.'Ward, M.D., Armisien] Peter, M-D., D. R. Hugner, M.D., J. Ford Thompson, 7 ¥. Bi 8. Lincoln, M-D.; Chas. C. Glover, E. rancis Riggs, Thos. Hiyde, “Jas, M. Johnston, A. H. Lovejoy, M.D... Henry H. Dodge i. A. Kleinschmidt, M.D.. Louis M. Ritchie, -D., Henderson Suter, M.D., J. H, Yarnall, D.'Cathell, Wm. King, C. W. Birdsall, M.D. VARIOUS REMEDIES PROPOSED. It will be noticed that no plan of remedying this evil is recommended by the petitioners, There have, however, becn a number sug- gested, notably the plan of arching over the creek and making it a sewer in name as well as iz fact. Some who are now ‘desirous that Be 3. tem. THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C. SATURDAY, a to build the walls in such a style ‘that they can be utilized and made a part of when it is carried out. SEWER OUTLET NEAR 0 STREET. As far back as 1838 Capt. Symons in his annual report to Congress noted the necessity of something being done to abate this foul nais- ance. He made following pertinent aug- gestions: “Rock creek, within the city limits, is in an unsanitary condition, bro ight about chiefly by its receiving large amounts of sewage and the fact that its mouth is closed by the outlet lock and dam of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, causing a large stretch of comparatively sta; nant and sewage-polluted water.” He th roceeds to give his views as to the proper 61 be taken to remedy this crying disgrace. His lan simply proposed the constraction of a lunnel along the west side of the creek from Lyon's mill to a point about theline of O street. By this device the long bend in the creek at this point would be done away with. From the southern end of the tunnel Capt. Symons pro- osed to arch over the creek all the way down jo the south line of Pennsylvania avenue. He stated that this route of tunnel and archway will give a comperatively, straight line for the flow of water from Lyon's'mill to the mouth of the creek. The estimated cost of this work was only about $600,000. A QUESTION OF TrwE. A correspondent writes to Tuer STAR a8 follows: There are few subjecta which can come so near fo every man, Woman and child in the District of Columbia as the necessity for some- thing being done with Bock ereck id that at once. A great trough closed at its lower en d containing the filth emanating from ti ise of about one-fifth of the most populous area of a great city of nearly 300,600 people, is what the lower section of Rock creek is. section, as now intended to be embraced, be- gins at the Chesapeake and Ohio canal draw, where Rock creek enters the Potomac river,and extends to Lyon's mill, above the P street bridge. Should not the mere statement of the case in the simplest words seem to be sufficient to put every citizen upon his mettle? Should it not be enough at any time to make those having their homes, wives and little ones here rive in a body and goand beg Congress to remedy this awful evil? The physicians have all stated the da from this festering mass—this night soil pit. How much more reason for action is there when we consider that the Asiatic cholera is likely to begin its scourge next summer? Now, that Rock creck should be arched all agree, the only question left being can this be done of practically completed before the cholera comes? Now, after appropriations are made it might take some six months to a year before the work could be finished. Will you, Mr Editor, through your valuable paper suggest the best means to put this ques- tion before Congress, whether by petition, mass meeting or both? In this connection let me recall to your recollection how admirably our citizens responded in the matter of a call, made by mass meeting I remember, to establish Gar- field Hospital. We bave thousands here interested in this vital subject—many Senators and Representa- tives being included—into whose houees enter the emanations from this pest trough. If it could be gotten between walls before hot weather, even should cholera appear, disinfect- ing and 'ilushing could then be accomplished and the arching could be done later LAUREL, Correspondence of The Evening Star. Lavret, Mp., Dee. 17, 1892, The late rains have been of great benefit to the people of this rection in filling wells and streams. The wheat crop is greatly improved in appearance since the drought has been broken. Saint Mary's Catholic Church will celebrate Christinas on a much more elaborate scale than ever before attempted by it. The music will be of the highest order and the leading talent of the state has been secured for its rendition. ‘The decorations of the church will be in charge of the ladies of the congregation, and the great- est abundance of flowers and evergreens have been secured by them, Centenary M. E. Church will observe Christ- mas this year in the usual manner and the pro- gram incindes the entertainment under the aus- pices of the Sunday echool aud the treat to the scholars. A special choir is now being trained by Mra. Murphy, wife of the pastor, for the rendition of the musical part of the program. Rapid progress is being made in the erection of the power house for the electric light com- pany, und it is expected the building will be finished within ten days from this date. The light will be turned on not later than January 15. A row of eight brick buildings will be erected shortly on Washington avenue near Main street for business purposes. The builders are said to be well-known Washington business men. ‘Two years ugo when a national bank was es- tabiished here by the leading business men of the town there were plenty of people who were loud in their predictions that the business of the place was not suflicient to support it, but since the last report of its condition was pub- lished this week every one is surprived at the large business done. A comparison of the growth of Laurel this year has been made with’ that of tho past ten years, and it is claimed that the value of the improvements hax been greater in the present than in the past three years, Tomorrow will be temperance Sunday at Cen- tenure M. E. Church. ‘The pastor, Rev. It. Te Murphy, will preach the morning sermon at 11 o'clock," At 3 o'clock in the afternoon the Ep- worth League will hold the services, and at night there will be a general temperance meet- ing. which will be addressed by Prof. H.R. Stewart of Pennsylvania and others, Messrs. Johu C. Bentley, Charles F. Brooks, H. H. Miller, F. M. Hallowell, William Gilpin and Lemuel Wear, jr., of tho’ neighborhood of Sandy Spring returned home ‘Thursday from a succeseful hunting trip to Virginia. ‘They re- port killing four deer, a number of ducks and large quantities of pattridgesand rabbits, The brought a doe weighing 130 pounds home witl them. A number of shooting matches for turkeys to be held in this vicinity between now nd the end of the holidays, and several well- | known shots from Warhington expect to take part in the sport. Mr. Isaac I. Bewley of Catonsville is erecting for Mr. Henry Kaiser a store building and res- idence on Muin street near Washington avenue and expects to have it completed early in Jan- uary, when it will be occupied by the owner. William E. Gilbert and Baily are now ing their new residence on Washington avenue extended, which has just been com- pleted. This residence is the finest in all this part of the county, Mr. William Feige has commenced the erec- tion of another house on Main street near Avondale, It is reported that the family of John Collins, the old man who was killed by a fall of dirt in the iron mines near here a few days ago, are in need of help from charitable citizens. Collins was an excellent soldier during the late war, and was the recipient of a small pension at the time of his death. Col. J. H. Sothoron is the guest of his daugh- ter, Mrs. Barnes Compton, and will remain here till after Christmas, on which day he will celebrate his eighty-sixth birthday. Notwith- standing his great age the colonel is still very active, and his health 1s much better than it has been for several months past. Dr. and Mrs. Evans of Wes! turned home after a pleasant visit to their daughter, Mrs. Richard L. Wallach. Mrs. Susan L. Wallach. widow of the late Charles 8. Wallach of Washington, died at the residence of her son, ex-Mayor Richard L. Wallach, here yesterday morning, Mrs. Wal- This | VOLAPUK AND POSTAL REFORMS. How the Reply Postal Card Came to Be Adopted. ‘Alink in the history of the introduction of the reply paid postal card is given in the | | following paper by Mr. Jacob Frech of this city, reed at the third annual con- | vention of the North American Volapuk Asso- ciation, held at Worcester, Mass, in October last: No ardent volapuk student is content until he has tested the language by writing to vola- | pukans of different countries and nations of | the earth, and the final adoption by the United | States of the reply-paid postal card appears to bave grown out of this circumstance. The | writer, a member of the North American Volapuk Association, received in September, 1891, « volapuk communication from his corre- dent, Pietro Poletti, in Amoy, China, in which he expressed the hope that there would soon be adopted a universal postal card cur- | rent between all countries whatever. This re- mark set the recipient to thinking. While it | may be long time before all nations might agree toa universal postal card, why not, as a beginning at ieast, adopt some form of a reply- pa, ostal card to facilitate correspondence? rnvestigation at the patent office developed a number of slumbering devices invented years ‘ago, soon after the introduction of the ordinary postal card, to accomplish the purpose of reply-paid postal card. Why none of these had been adopted is not known. It is probable that they were too complicated for general use. However, this volapuk communication was im- mediately forwarded to the Postmaster General, with suggestion that an international posta, stamp, and also a reply-paid postal card, would be of commercial advantage. A reply ‘was re- ceived that at the proper time the suggestions would be duly considered by the Post Oftice Department. Soon afterward an actual reply- paid postal card written in volapuk was re- ceived from Yoref Bernhaupt, post controller of Beyrut, Syria (who had been written to in the mean time on the subject), stating thatsuch cards have been in use in that country and in Austria for many years. This was the first reply-paid postal card seen by the writer. 0 form of this card was very simple, more so than any of those forms found in the patent office, It was also immediately sent to the Post Office Department, with suggestion that this form be speedily adopted by the United States. Ina few days reply was received that the department has now under consideration the advisability of issuing reply postal cards, both domestic and foreign. ‘That volapuk has been instrumental in the dissemination and growth of practical thought and ideas springing up in different countries, | no two speaking the same language, and result- | ing in the adoption in this country at the pres- ent time of a factor in the social and business world of great convenience to over 50,000,000 of people, is evidenced by the result attained. Vith regard to the international stamp Mr. Frech suggested, under date of October 27, 1891, as a preliminary and experimental step toward the adoption of an international post- age stamp, current between any two countries whatever in the postal union, that ment be entered into between the United States aud the countries composing the postal union to the effect that the postage stamp now issued by any country shall be also originally current in any of the other countries on letters addressed to the country issuing the stamp, in the same manner that itis now current in those coun- tries on letters addressed from the country is- suing the stamp. ‘This would necessitate no change whatever in the present system of stamps and would fill long-felt want in for- eign correspondence, viz., the means of inclos- ing stamps for reply and for settling wmali gbal- ances too trifling to warrant trouble and expense of foreign postal ordei eee) ‘Transfers of Keal Estate, _ Deeds in fee have been. filed as follows: E. P. Burket to Washington Loan and Trust Company, pts. Mt. Airy and Friendship; #—. Cecilia M. Coughlin to Rose Wilson, lot 39, blk. 15, Le Droit Park; $3,500. Joseph*Auerbach toG, B. Rose, sub 142, eq. 619; 8 P.G. Baur to J. R. Webster, sub 75, #q. 546; 8—. C. H. Fickling to T. H. O'Neill, sub 3 of #q. 59, Georgetown; $—. R. Jones to Carrie C. Lackey, sub’ 29, eq. 727; 8—. M. Ashford to J. A. Simmons, subs 39 and 56, 8q. 112, George- town; $—. C. D. Volland to Eliza Balluf, sub 7, sq. 613; %. Catharine Whitten to J. B. Grinder, sub 142, sq. 546; 3—. Alice Adilmon to ©. H. Parker, sub 46, «q. 495; S— C. 8. Garratt to E Poole, sub 83, bik. 15, Le Droit $4,500. A.A. Lipscomb to W. H. West, sub 44. 9q. 207; '¢3,000. "Mary Brown ‘to John Farnkop?, pt. 43, J. B. H.'s sub Mt Pleasant; —. G! Seitz ‘to G. Lorenz, lot 30, bik. 2, Twining City; $—. “R. H. Goleborough, lot 21, bik. 11, Kalorama Heights; $—. M. J. Colbert to Kate Murphy. lot 16, sq. 586, and pt. 10, aq. 497: €- James Pilling to H. C. Borden, sub 4, 8q. 8. 744; $—. Blanche Carter to Annie J. Murphy, sub 194, Long Meedows; $~. F. L Gregory to Sarah Giesy, pts. 102, 103 and 104, Long Meadows; $—. ‘A. Burgdorf to W. H. Burch, lots 16 to 18, sq. 1067; $—. M. G. Emery to to sme, lots 16 to 8 do.; $—. & Crom et al to Blanche Carter, lot 19, sq. 557; . W. H. Weed to J. A.’ Massie, lot 2, blk. 42, addition to Brooklan C. 8. Garrots to H. M. Walker, sub 87, blk. 15, Le Droit Park; ee. John Pizenger to D. F. Lee, lot 79, Ani ‘and pts. 177 and ‘178, B. and addition to Georgetown; $—. D. F. Lee to Pauline Pizenger, same property; $—. Capital Investment Company toH. A. Howell, sub 46, sq. 972; €—. Thos. Burns to Hannah E. Grinder, sub 2, 6q. 738; @—. R. Reyburn to E. A. A. Dunn, pt. 3, 8q. EA. A. Dunn to Cathering eybura ——— The Virginia mocrats. The Virginia Democratic Association last eventng wound up the affairs of the late cam- paign. Maj. H. L. Biscoe, president of the as sociation, explained that several applications had already been made to the association for indorsement by candidates for governmental positions, but that it was not deemed advisable to commit the organization to any particular applicant especially at this ti 4 The Second Army Corps Association. Through the energetic and untiring efforts of the resident survivors of the second army corps the reunion of the veterans of that noble body of men was a noted feature of the late encamp- ment of the Grand Army of the Republic and @ pronounced success, so much #0 as to stimu- late the wearers of the trefoil in Washington to form a permanent organization. With that jew amecting was called last night at Union Veteran Legion Hall, at 910 Pennsyl- vania avenue, and notwithstanding the inclem- ency of the weather was lurgely attended. All jons of the corps and all arms of the ser- vice were well represented. It was unanimously resolved that tho associa- tion should be named the Second Army Cor Association of the District of Columbia, objects should be the gathering, preservation and publication of historicai material concern- ing the second corps; the perpetuation of the associations of the war for the preservation of the union, the cultivation of fraternal relations among its members. gnd their intellectual im- provement and social enjoyment. It is to be entirely non-political and any man who ren. dered military service in the corps, was honor- ably discharged and bearsa good character and reputation is eligible to membership. ¢ following officers of the association were unanimously elected for the ensuing year: President, Chas. Lyman, fourteenth Connecti- cut infantry; vice president, representing first division, J. ¥, O'Riel, one ‘hundred and. six~ teent nnsylvanis infantry; vi nt, ropretenting second division, A. H. Nickerson, eighth Ohio infantry; vice president, represent ing third division, Geo. A. Armes, second New York H. A.; secretary, Chas. E. Troutman, twelfth New Jersey ' infantry; treasurer, Frank C. Jones, sixty-fourth New York infan- try, Executive committee --M. E. Urell, 17, 1892-SIXTEEN PAGES. SECRETARY BLAINE’S CONDITION. He ts Said to Be Just a Little Better ‘Today. “Mr. Blaine is just a little bit better today; but there is nogrent change in his condition, This was the day's story of the ex-secretary's illness as told to a Stas reporter late this afternoon. A STATEMENT BY HIS PHYSICIAX. ‘The following statement is furnished the press today by Dr. Johnson, Mr. Binine’s regu- lar physician, as regards the illness of the ex- Secretary of State: Evidences of local nic disease have been manifested recently and it is believed that Mr. Blaine’s present condition is due to this cause. | While there is nothing in the nature of this disease to warrant the fear of any rapid prog- ress he has shown within a month past more signs of serious illness than before. It is hoped that this aggravation may pase off, but no positive statement can now be made as to the changes which may take place from day to day. At the preeent moment he is better than for a weck past, Z — POSTMASTERS TO RESIGN. Many of Those in the Larger Cities Hi Made Other Business Connections. A statement has been published to the effect that information has been received from this city that the resignation of Mr. John Field, the postmaster of Philadelphia, bas been or would be in a few days sent to this cit: At the Post Office Department today nothing was known of this contemplated resignation. Mr. Wanamaker has gone to his home in Phila- delphia to spend Sunday, as is his custom, but those about the department who are in a posi- tion to know have heard nothing recently about Mr. Field's resignation. It is well known that Mr. Field has desired for some time to be relieved from the cares of his position, in order that he might turn his attention to his private business, which is very large. t is the wish ‘of Mr. Wanamaker that there should be no change in the head of the Philadelphia office during the present adminis tration, and in deference to this wish Mr. Field | has withheld his resignation. Whether he will continue to do so is not known, although, of course, Mr. ‘Wanamaker will be reluctant to have him go. Several of the postmasters of the larger cities are in much the same position as Mr. Field in the particular that they are anxious to resume private business. Mr. Van Cott of New York and Mr. Sexton of Chicago have already announced that they have made business connections to be entered into after the 4th of March. — he terms of these officials expire at any rate early in Avril. Mr. Hart of Boston and Mr. Zumstein of Cincinnati, however, have two years to serve, and yet they have announced that they’ have made other arrangements, There are a num- ber of other postmasters who have found other occupations than the government service, and this fact is regarded as an indication that the ostmasters of this class are pretty good men. ‘here will be about sixty vacancies in the ranks of first-class postmasters when the Senate con- venes in extra session after March 4, or at least the terms of that number of postmasters will have expired. THE EAST END ELECTRIC RAILWAY, ‘The Bill Providing for It Discussed Before the Commissioners, Those persons interested for or against | Senate bill 3534, to incorporate the East End | Electric Railway Company, were given # bear- ing by the Commissioners today. Mr. D. M. Hildreth of 1104 East Capitol street said he was opposed to the road ranning | along his street, | oats emer eetree | m of running up 1ith to own | Bio tam Mr. M. L. Weller offered a general | objection to the bill. He thought the route | | should be revised, as it was a dap! of the | route already asked for. Dr. Lee White, one of the the road, maid he had no obj changes’ suggested. ntatives of tion to the > LIQUOR LICENSES. The Commissioners Will Act Upon Apptica- tons Without Waiting for Legislation. unanimous vote the Commissioners de- cided today not to wait for legislation on the liquor question before acting upon the applica- tions for licenses now before them. Commissioner Douglass has finished, as far | as he is concerned, with them all. He has gone over each application carefully and written on the file wrapper his action, Commissioner | | Ross will take the applications up Monday jand as soon as he finishes Cap | Rossell will write his vote thereon. It is not for an application to receive the | n of the board. A majority of | | the three is sufficieut for the license to issue, _— | ‘ THE SUBURBAN KAILWay. UF EVENING @TAR Sante Claws hah ie Ae fended to help make pee vie happy at Christmas tide. he members eee chidree and the eand that 11 dows wilt ter ome tm the me ot the children of jj,/ Wedineton. To become 7] 2 merken one mest com W// ws and want on the y when all should be Lah SAL receive bedews, wear, The club ie so ach the not dewey A mont fh tent end distthetion of Ch-tstings sh appeals to all whe A them te The vem on sent Uirough the mall ed thenacives es metabers of The Eve Star, sending wever, it hae vee, evauee the Conditions of the Permit From the Engingr Commissioner. Mr. Gilbert Moyers, president of the District of Columbia Suburban Railroad Company, ap- peared before the Commissioners this after- noon to talk over the details of the permit for | the construction of the road which was asked several days ago. Capt. Fiebeger has been busy preparing # Permit which the representatives of the road accepted. This permit provides for « double track road on the Blatexsburg road from the District line on H street northeast, the distance of the east line from the ea road to be five feet. It provides } 12th street northeast, on Mount Olivet road | (providing the road 1s widened to fifty feet), on Capitol and Corcoran streets, Ivy City and 12th street extended, Brookland. The track must everywhere be laid to grades as given by the engineer department of the district. Whenever the rondway of a street, occupied hapry. Me which itis by organiaed hers of the Ang of the poor, an: bustworthy acm charition Paves Thorefore the mmiributions te give t ® write to The actly where they ahity emt Like to have the bade There are th Ae little ones whe are going to havea merry Christ thousands who are going to be a little happier because they will kne ney have belped the poor and a aclub that & gomng to do all itcan to bring pleasure to poor children by the tracks of the railway company is paved, — } macadamized or otherwise improved, the same we improvement must be made by ye railway tions already Tae Sran the company on the portion of the roadway occa- pied by the: Great Atlantic Tea Company bas Among other provisions is one that the work | 30™! 1"? psck ant of construction must be #0 prosecuted that i shall not extend over the distance of one mile atany one tine. Iron trolley poles will be used on Bladensburg road as far as Mount ] Tux Stan €5 to club for fifty caer es = "| Olivet road and on 12th street and Mount | Pte me ee ee te ae tee DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Olivet road, ish them with (he uecerse Prnet os experieuce tells me,” the writer says, “that THE WIDENING OF HIGH STREET. SCHNEIDER IN JAIL. there are many in our schools whose Under the appropriation for “improvements and repairs” for the fizcal year 1893 appears a provision requiring that one-half of the cost of widening High street shall be charged to the Georgetown and Tenleytown Railway Company of the District of Columbia. In submitting the estimate of widening the road the computing engineer ears that he in- creased the width ten feet. The Commissioners have asked the attorney for a decision as the liability of the Georgetown and Tenleytown Railroad Company to pay balf the cost of pav- ing this extra ten feet. NEW GAS MAINS. The hington Gas Light Company has been given permission to lay gas mains as fol- lows: In roadway of Jackson street between Pierce and Adams streets, Anacostia; in roadway of Adams street between Jefferson and Wash- ington streets; in roadway of Juckson street between Filmore and Monroe streets; in road- way of Morgan street between Lydecker aud Leman streets, and in sidewalk of parking on L street between 3d and 4th streets southeast. The permit is granted on condition that the Proposed mains will not interfere with any existing or proposed construction in, the Dis- trict of Columbia and that the disturbed pave- ments will be restored. THE ASSESSMENT, The board of equalization and appeals is carefully going over the assessment, but as yet no individuals have been heard. One of the board in conversation with a reporter of Tux Star today said while the board had in view the interest of the tax- payers, it was not unmindfal of the claims of the District and its aim was to produce a tax commensurate with the needs of the District, as that they believed was the intent of the act creating the board. és THE SUBURBAN RAILROAD. The act charicting the Suburban Railroad Company contains two peculiar provisions, One is that wherever on the route of the road it coincides with that of a country road the railway shall be constructed along and outside thereof. The other is that the rail- road shall be constructed along the Bladens- burg road. ‘The Commissioners have referred totheir a'torney the question, ‘Has the railroad the right to be constructed along the Bladensburg road (which is the country road) in view of the first stipulation?” Capt. Rossell thinks that the specific provis- ion relating to the Bladeusburg road is all that is neceseary for the construction of the road thereon. ‘This afternoon the attorney notified the Com- missioners that while the act referred to pro- hibits the railway from constructing its tracks in the roadway wherever its specified routes coincide with that of a country road, it is evi- dent that the Bladensburg road is not’ included within such inhibitio MR, LEITER'S STONE PENCE. Application was made to the Commissioners today for permission to put # stone fence about the grounds occupied by the Leiter resi- dence, on Duyont Circle between Connecticut and New Hampshire avenue, and connect the eame at one or more points with gates. The joners granted the permission as far is concerned, but refused to allow THE ROCK CREEK PETITION. A long petition bearing the names of a num- ber of doctors and others, setting forth the terrible condition of Rock creek on account of the dam at its mouth, was handed to the Com- missioners today. It appears elsewhere in ‘Tue Stan. ‘THE MUNICIPAL LODGING HoUsE. Upon the recommendation of Superintendent 8. O. Preston of the Municipal Lodging House the Commissioners have ordered that on and after January 1, 1893, the station houses be closed to lodgers. Upon the recommendation of Superintendent of Charities A. G.Warner W. H. Dunn bas been placed in charge of the wood yard at $900 per annum. BUILDING PERMITS. Building permits were issued today to the following: Mrs. C. Harrington, two frame dwellings on Foxhall road, $1,300; C. J. Han- back & Bro., ten brick dwellings at 3005 to 3025 Cambridge street, Georgetown, $35,000. MISCELLANEOUS. Upon the recommendation of Chief Parris Private George W. Tenley has been promoted to the position of hostler in the fire department eighty-second New York infantry; John Finn) eighth Ohio infantry; W. P. Seville, first Dela ware infantry; James B, Coit, fourteenth Con- necticut infantry. After ing a com- mittee on by-laws and design for a the to meet at the call of the president. —————_ z Late South American Advices. © A special to the New York Herald from Val- paraiso says: ‘News reaches here from Rio Janeiro that the federalista’are entering the city of Rio Grande do Sul and Gov. Castilho of Rio Grande do Sul is fying south. He will vice James Nolan, deceased, and John F. Willig has been appointed a private. ‘The surveyor of the District has been ordered by the Commissioners to mark upon the map tBe alloys in square 59. William Joseph Saul of 513 M street northwest has made upplication to the Commissioners fur a superintendent of Rock Creck Taz U. . today, seventeen days from Unslaska, Alaska. She is the last of Capt. Evans’ fleet to return, having left in company with the Bear, which arrived at San Francisco several days ago. ert hete hes & will is good, but who cannot «pare the amount, ny little hearts beat for the a badge and wonder why it eam- t the Jail Physician Con- siders Him Sane, Howard Schneider, the condemned wife vy know why and murderer, preserves about the ame de- peret because it te ve. meanor that has characterized him sim ASSOCIATED CHARITIRS, his sentence last May. He is the tame silent, moody being heretofore | Reports Mase aud Officers Hlected at the Aunual Meeting. wl meeting of the Ano described in Tue Stan, holding no ¢ with his fellow convicts, ‘The eleventh anything, to say to ti ciated Charities was heli t evening at the which comes to him in the narrow con- | cemtral of ees 4 | fines of his cell he utilizes in reading. | 4 tet in L.. 8. Emory, eocotary. though he often sits for hours a time in | The sccretary’* r r the ye ug The | rocking to and fro in a small rocking chair went | comber 16. 192, shows that the womber of him by his famjly. He is an inveterate «mokeF | eatis upon the ce-stral office were 4.617, of whom and a pipe is preferred by him. hank ease wa a; C4 ome His appetite, never being extensive, is perhaps | &°4 were w ’ not 80 good as it has been, but the delicacies | applications f 1.854 were applica- sent him by his mother tions for work: make re: sre always greatly _ enj s ports of hoit notice o: to re condemned man. — His mother ix hue | POU" ." tigations to make com most frequent visitor and calls two or |! i > 4 three times a week to eee him. At these call: | butions, de a5 lon. £ cost end OS Ge 1m tor the iH were distributed t employment. The Kreatest 1 the poor, 4 were secretary stated that war for money to meet the prisoner is allowed the privilege of the warden’s private oifice, a privilege not gem aily granted to the other prisoners, but during these interviews Schneider ix | caresof emerge to pay for nauling the wood, never out of the sight and hearing of the prison | for grocortesand for Tuel end oceasiomally tobelp officers, Asin the case of all other prisoners, | sbout rents. He sard that ke bed turned au every article of food and clothing sent to him | twisted and ee to make the | is carefully examined before being banded t | *mell am Ket go as Tar ae porsiiie, but | him. the amo ribuied i» wholly” inadequate, ‘There are some who attribute the moroseness | "We take care,” he said, “of over 100 families of Schneider to an unbalanced mind, but, in| @gved deal of the time and help many more the opinion of the ofticers of the jail, it_ is “due | Ccasionally with cont of barely enough alone to the prisoner's nature and char-| to keop ary cit Ui@stancon, acter. It is known that the physician to give only when tt of the ii, Dr. McWilliams, stated and helpful to give. We a short tin wrong in Se considered him sane. ago that he could see nothing neider’s condition, and that be It ix understood that the ¢ clected for the ensuing of general secretary doctor so expressed himself to District Attorney LR Emory; for Cole, The opinion of Dr. McWilliams is that of | treasurer, M Emery; bourd of managers, the juil officials generally, it is said. Rev. W. A. Bartlett. kev, T.&. Wynkoop. WC The sentence imposed upon Schneider was | Dodge, Mise K. 5, Hosmer, Mrs. J. W. Habsom, that he should be hanged Friday, January 20, Thos.J.Lattrell, Mrs. Dr. Hood, 1898, between the hours of 8 am. and 12 m M.D. Peck, Thos, J. Laster, There ix another murderer tence.t ov. J. Ht. Brwdfe Chappell, to die the same day, Fred. Barbe arber. ‘The following were an-, the colored man who’ threw a woman . ¥ ve members of the, into the canal in Georgetown, — Barber .| board: Prof. B. 1. Janney, W. H. Gonulson, sentence was that he should be hanged between | Kev. W. b. ¥ » Dr. HH. Darling, ev, the hours of 10 a.m.-and 2 p.m.. so should the | lush bh. 5. M. Newman, Re Charles H. Small, Dr. J.T. Sothoron, Prof. J. W. Chickering, B. 1. Davis, C. B. Smith, Rew, S. Domer, Rev. John Chester, A. M. Gangewer, A. P. Clark, ©. B Bamadell, Rev, George O, Little, Kev. George P, Corey, J. K. Brown, condemned men fuil in their efforts to secure a further delay they would in all probability be hanged together. ‘There is another murderer sentenced to be hanged next montin, William D. Cross, the col- ored wife murderer, who, unless the Preside interferes, will be hanged on Friday, the 6th, between the hours of § a.m. and 12m, — COND! SED LOCALS, " Bernhe! Assignment. is afternoon in the Equity Court Justis Bradley tc ne cane of Stein-Block Co, et al. hew Dernbeim and A, Beb- rend, filed on Wednesday afternoon for the ap- pointment of @ receiver to take charge of the assets of Bernbeim, who on November 25 made au assigoment for the benefit of creditors te A. Rr, Rev. Dr. Raxvorrn, bishop of the new diocese of southern Virginia, will preach in the Chureh of the Ascension tomorrow morning. Mu. W. D. Hvawes will deliver a lecture against infidelity tomorrow evening in Society | Yehrend xn account, injunction, &e. Temple, corner 5th and G streets northwest. 1 ta were represented by Meme, Is the Equity Court Justice Bradley dismissed | H. Wise Garnett, Worthington and Heald and the divorce case of Mary A. Reardon against | Batterwor bh wud Dowell, and the defendants by William H. Reardon, filed in November, 1891, | Messrs. Loon Tobriner and H. E. Davia, alr. at the defendant's costs, Garnett seid the bill in which Berakeim ts For stealing three vards of oil cloth from E. | charged wits: having secreted goods, dec., for L. Dungan, Judge Miller today sentenced Sam | the purpose of defrauding bis creditors, ‘Tillman to thirty days in jail. Mr. Davis read the roof the ammignee and Mixe Curtis, charged ‘in the Police Court | an affidavit of Berubena denying the allogations today with an assault on Policeman Bell, de-| set forth in the bill and couusel then proceeded manded a jury trial, and the case went over | to argue the case. until next week, THERE were ten garbage complaints received at the health office this morning. AN alarm of fire about noon today from box >. In Memory of Prof, Fristoe, Avervice in memoriam of the late Prof. Ba- mrd T. Fristoe, LILD., = member of the ‘as occasioned by fire in a 4 damage was done, except the burning of a few | terday afternoon in the Jecture ball of the uni- pounds of hay. versity. Presiden, Welling presided, and after ‘Tux Anacostia Investment and Improvement | prayer by Kev. Dr. Shute addresses were made Company has filed a certificate of it ion, | Ly Prof. Huntington, who spoke on bebalf of with J. E. Minnix, Alfred L. Fuss, Richard A. |) ide faculty, and Prof. Prentiss for the medical Pyles, Sarauel Jones, Barnabas Bryan. J. | department. Addresses were also made by W. a Beacham Pitcher and James W. Bartley as |B. King of the alumni and Kev. Dr. trustees. the First Baptist Churea. | Allbore appreciat Janes Howano, oi with ensault with to- | and hearty testimony to the and tent to kill, was rel rom juil vesterday, F. | garci entertained by ali who came in contact D. Webb going on his bond for $500. Sith him, whether’ ia the , im the school pesariceres-nk, ‘The Appropriation Bills. tomporetare, oan Ds wil be reported to the House ————— a Christmas Am Indian Murderer Shot! Setions ll mee aera” {rt | The Indian burean has recnived from Agent bat bua 4 Simons at the Fort Bviknap agency,» report Se ieee has born passed, | civing the particulars of an affvay oh tat ite on which cclcomnantces coat, -toe_t¥° | ageacy on the 10th inctvat, when Big Mouth te approptictions are, working toe aaee | was hot deed on the rosA by a tedian whe civil and of Columbia bills—wili be | hed married his sister, and \he subsequent pur~ Scie pore ithe short une tnpervening_ unt suit of the murderer 4 = ‘etn whe eid e ing the two iy ii