Evening Star Newspaper, January 16, 1893, Page 10

LOCAL MENTION LIQUOR IN THE DISTRICT. The Weather. vomrcast For the A Hearing by the House District Commit- tee This Moraing. THE LIQUOR DEALERS’ BILL PRESENTED AND land and Vir EXPLAINED BY MESSRS. MAGRUDER, DAVIS AND day: probably rain or snow OTRERS—THE DIOTRICT COMMISNONERS Ex- Seng Reelerle wind beconing wiviable| PLAIN WHY THEY WERE NOT PRESEST. scat ‘The House District committee this morning g | Svea hearing to persone interested in pending Chairman Hemphill and NDITION OF TRE WATER. ‘Temperature and condition of water at Binngey oy agg hares | Hquor legislation. 36. Receiving reservoir. te Representatives Meredith, Abbott and Harmer jen at» | of the committee were present. eutk eonnection, Mr. John Magruder, representing the whole- nperatnre 2 at influent gate | sale liquor dealers, and Mr. Henry E. Davis on Reuse. 36. eftt: behalf of the Liquor Dealers’ Association, came before the committee. Mr. Magruder laid before the committee the hk. A. Goxpes, | bill which was agreed upon at a meeting of arters for Choice | liquor dealers last Saturday and reported else- i Salt and Pres | Where in Tar Stan todag. Mr. Magruder ex- blish | plained the sections of the bill. It was desired | that the number of rooms ina hotel should cut igure in the application for a license. The number of licenses to be ased to 700, to cover the growth ‘There are 663 applications for on file ayd it would be a hard limit the number to 500, as heretofore I» hus establishment is try, und that he the will Le pleased te Time i Carbenite 1 Exreaonprs proposed. AS TO SELLING TO HASITUAT. DRUS ARDS. ‘The dealers want a provision clearly defining | the eellers’ position in regard to selling liquors toan habitual drunkard. ‘They think the la 2 pieces Woven F ‘onl stipulate that the buyer must be know! white ground. . | to the seller ay an habitual drunkard in order t to secure conviction, as otherwise a drunkard campe led to waa ec. per Jexits Lassneron’s N. ¥. Ave. Eixx, Near} might apply toa barkeeper who did not know ina him, might become intoxicated and the sclier - i | be convicted for an act proceeding from ig- perial See Champagnes. | osanee’ we. 909 7th. By making the retail license $250 Mr. Mo- | gruder thought that 20 per cent of the small bar rooms of the city would be closed out and the retail business carried ou under a better m. The majority of the evil springing | from Hquor comes from these low groggeries EE bars kept in grocery stores, where the ESDAY » 15 Prime Rib Roast, Sugar-eured Han $2 Pom Wonex Derbies than | Poorest quailty of Nquor is sold. Ours at #119. Puase & Sox, cor. 7th and D. ‘MR. DAVIS ON THE EXCISE BOARD. ; : -_—" cai Mr. Davis said he bad cousidered the bill ec apgnaigyennmne a lam onsgigy “*-| presented by Mr. Magruder. He said the nods damaged by fire 724 th st. now. | Liquor Dealers’ Association does not regard the pro necessar; ision for an excise board as absolutely pressing his personal opinion entirely, he does not favor the excise board for the conclusive reason that the Commissioners will thereby be enabied to shift upon their subordinates the responsibility for actions they would shirk themselves. tt excise board i: | lig i safe in application, Dentifrice. the ideal It never disappoints: rewhere. and Carbonite Fuel for Sole Agents, 1420 anne wile by He Pa. ave. 5. w. ¢ best tribunal to pass upon Canrets he Exeme Carrzt/ Mr. Magruder, in answer to Mr. Davis, said Wonns, 62 w., are made moth- | the meeting of lat Saturday discussed the point Troot tree of charge. raised and it was suggested that a board of rep- ntable J competent salaries, might be organiz a excise board. Prerer or Nersow Wuisxy, the wbisky that made | Mr. Davis called attention to the provision Kentucky famous. Cuaxces Kraraen, 735 7th. | that no license shall be ismed for a less or - greater period than one ye He suggested 235 G at. Remexern’s ler Caram. striking out “less,” so that a deaier wishing to commence business in the middle of the year will have to wait until the beginuing of the cer. 4 AS TO SOCIAL CLUBS. Mr. Davia called attention to the evasion of the Inve by so-called social clubs, and he favored the provision giving the authorities the right | to inspect the cinbs. It might not appear tobe | so pleasant to the iarger clubs, but they would ot object, becanso they are recognized as bona og Ta oo Pa. ave.—Legal AMUSEME fide social organizations. Aunaven's Ovens Hovez Mie Tie Mic: Davie oold an insportent seotion is the New Nw Tuxari Belascoand Fyies’| one which provides that a dealer having a Bew play, ri I loft Behind Me. __ | license need net apply each year for a renewal Acapeay of Music.—€ ey Olcott in se there is objection to his continui “Mavournee ov as it existe now the dealer bas Hamers Trreter. seek signatures every year and he is often Kunsan'e Lycave Tuxaten. ckmuil by resideuta of the square, Specialty Company him for their signatures. Mr. Seon inane es Meese 15th street | Davia ree: y instances of blackmail of eet Obie nrenee eC NTTTSBERG ISB treet | which he became aware when he was district ae snot, | attorney. bi eo. RB, Wendling’s ) Mr. Campbell suggested that a dealer might tees file a bond for his good behavior and forfeit it t ris (GeRMax | if he failed to keep 2 peaceful place. Exaxownica: Carney, | Chairman Hemphill said the Commiseioners had written the co to desire another bill, the McMillan bill. “Ves, it will work hardships to many reputa- ed. | ble persons,” ssid Mr. Megruder. charged w Mr. Frank Madigan regretted that the Com- ‘ance WAS | miseioners were not present. He thought that | the Commissioners would not favor such « | asthe McMillan bill if tney were catechised Hlectrie Explosion, | upon its various sections. If the Commission- jon im the electric | ers come together with the dealers a bill can be to the accumula- | egteed upon combining the best features of the . | Meredith and Campbeti bille, The dealers are | unalterably opposed to the McMillan bill. Mr. Michae! Sullivan said that the Hunton was railronded through the Senate without provisions being fully understood. Hemphill said that it is hardly likely that oposed bill will go through Congrees Without the other wide being heard. Ho had hoped that the Commissioners would be pres- Anothe rete f i re not wedded entirely to the Mc- e matter next Thursday morning. i d to the Commussicners for their COMMISSIONERS EXPLAIN THEIR ABSENCE. con Hemphill today received the fol- lowing letter {vom the Commissioners explain- ing their absence froma the hearing: Sir: The Commissioners have the honor to acknowiedge the receipt of y hearing on Monday, i6th inst proposed bi ense legal. he ion, 2, 1392, February 2, April ddresed lettors t affairs in relatio reason to change a high license system, i for its enforcement. ns contained in bills Nos. 10045 first session, Fifty-first Congress, rly those in biit N ‘ond Congress, known as the MeMilian ball, are, in the judgment of the Com- | missioners, most excellent, and absolutely neces to put this business cn a proper footing in we District. It scems anomalous and mortifying that the | municipal authorities of the capital of the ted States should bave less authority to regu- j late the sale or restrain the unlicensed usc of | intoxicating liquors than almost any " | munteipal community in the country. This ou is a constant embarrase- the Commissioners and the olice of the District, and the cause of deep | eolicitude to parents and quiet citizens. > rovini and 10040 and partical sion, Fifty | ' ‘Yo Kewove the Cloud From a Title. | Martha Elien Pennington and Levi Penniny | ton have, by Mr. A. B. Duvall, filed a bill | against Edward Wilson end Jokn N. Brooks et | ai. to remove cloud from title. Mra. Penning- | ton states that in 1869 ehe became the owner of | the north half lot 7, square 163, in which re- | sides uerself and husband; that on December 7 wing oficers ertatn tictitious paper said property was Regent, H. Wirseb; vice regent, H. | Med to be coqveyel to FW. Crete and Brigham: secretary, M B. Edwards secure the payment wer CLE of an clieged note for $700 purported e, M. Cohen to have been signed her payable to the order of Charles H. Smith, d seid deed which purported to have been executed by him was left with the recorder of deeds on Decomber 7. She also states that on the following date a deed pretending to convey | the land from her to Wilson was filed and De- 4 of guardians— Wm, her 8 Wilson pretended to convey to ot, trens.; Josiah Adams. | Edmonston and J.1.Eral Sey | Wilson for 3,000 to the order of RH. Phillips; n Dee. 1€ Wilson pretended to convey the rame to 8. Cross B. RB. Tracy to secure the | payment of $3,000 to G. KR. Wilson, and besides thére is on record two deeds of trust unreleased. It is charged that these deeds are fictitious; a | that Mrs. Pennington never signed them. &c.. New York and and a discovery as to the holders of the ex Rservive for the season, leaving Wash- | tended notes is asked with injunction against ; ston at 3.20 P m arriving at Jacksonville at the assertion of title by others and the deeds of nm « ‘St Augustine at 4:11 p.m. the | trust be annaled. fallowing «ay. 7 | os um will mn vin w om * SI Of the Aflantss Const line (rie Yayertes | OFFER YOR Saix—5.000 6 per cent drt : | mortgage bonds of the Norfolk and Washington the schedule lmoat two | BOTtzage bends of the Norfolk and Washington Augustine as i 7% i or si or ars, Ebbitt House Laliting. —Adet. . Werdnendtay Florida Speets tha of drawing room car oms, with all con- Exzcvron’s Sas of frame dwelling and lot Cheer eation wie cut | om F street between 3d and 4” streets south- drawing ae car, vemiences | y drawing room sleoping care—all vestibuled. | 5c! tomorrow afternoon at 4:10 o'clock, vite Engagements of space 3 on application to vania Padlrond.—Adet, ——— fsew.ent Carroll Lastitate Hall. * be made in advance See advt. : eee agents of the Pennsyl- Brass and iron bedsteads, chamber furni- ture, 4e.. will be sold at auction by Latimer & ‘Sloan at 1309 Connecticut avenue at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow.--Adct. ree ad resentative Campbell contended that an | the bill presented today is to | i amittee and seemed rather | ate much more complete and | | r notice for, Brookland sold to George P, Devis for $3, nt, in relation to | For the trustees, part of original lot 1, in square Com- | 196. 6 1890, April | northwest, wold to Richard M. 1890, January | €¢ 1892, | Bro} | | boat and the channel could be kept constantly FEARS OF A FLOOD Master Sutton’s suggestions. Harbor Master Sutton is afraid that should a thaw come there would be a destructive flood in the lower portions of the city. Today he appeared before the Commi>sioners and called attention to this matter. He said that tho ice in the Potomac river is now ten inches thick and should a thaw come there would bea freshet which would do more damage than the one of 1881, as the ice is thicker than it was at that time. He urged the Commissioners to ask Congress for an appropriation of $5,000, to be made immediately available, for the pur- chase of bonts to clear the river of ice. Six or seven years ago, he said, on two occasions Con- appropriated $10,000 for this purpose, mut as we had very mild winters the money was not used. Commodore Sutton said he consid- ered this a very important matter and said he trusted that the Commissioners would press Congress for the appropriation. In conversation with a reporter of Tue Star Commodore Sutton said: “This is a matter which concerns every busi- ness man and citizen in the low section south of Pennsylvania avenue. You know what damage the flood of 1881 did. Well, ec ider the present condition of affairs far more dangerous than that flood. Our climate is a peculiar one, and should we have a few days of warm weather the result would be a flood larger and more de- structive than any we have ever had. The Long bridge would be swept away, but that wouid rather be a blessing than a loss, What Washington needs is a new harbor boat—one larger and better fitted for the service. It could be made strong enough to act as an ice clear.” The Commissioners put Mr. Sutton’s recom- mendation in the form of # joint resolution, and sent it to both houses of Congress with the request that it be passed. ——— ARREARAGES OF TAXES, ‘The District Assessor Makes His Report Upon a House Bill. Assessor Trimble today made his report upon House bill 9998 to amend the act fixing the rate of interest to be charged on arrearages of gen- eral and special taxes. This bill, which was recently referred to the Commissioners for report, provides that all persons whore property was involved in suits of law or where minors were owners at the time the arrearages or taxes were received at 6 per cent and penalties may, within six months after the passage of the bill, have tho privilege of paying said arrearages of taxes up to July 1, 1892, with remission of penaltics and interest, to be computed at the rate of 6 per cent per annum. ir. Trimble in his report says: have examined the bill in connection with my report on Senate bi'l 8383 and beg leave to modify my former repert so far as it recom- mends favorable action on the bill as it reads. On more critical examination I find the phrase- ology of this bill somewhat vague and indeti- nite, and its strict enforcement would cause embarrassment. If its provisions be confined to property involved in suits at law or where minore were owners at the time the arresrages were received at sitate the production of evidence showing these facts before the accounts could be rendered, which might perhaps bess expensive to the taxpayer as though required to pay the accrued | interest and penalty under existing law. ‘A‘too frequent extension cf a general law remitting penelties for nox-payment of taxes ix not desirable for many apparent reasons, but Af it is considered proper to have any additional legislation on this subject I think the benefits should be extended to all parties desiring to take advantage to take advantage of it, and not subject a particular class to the expense and annoyance of producing evidence in support of their clams, ‘Thero are arrcarages of general taxes in the city of Washirgton alone from the years 1870 to 1890 inclusive amounting to 255,989.99 (see detailed statement herewith marked wppendix A), and a general law such as I suggest might resuit in the collection of some of this as well ns 2 proportionate amount of the arrearages in Georgetown and the city. “In view of the fact that our arrearage books ystematic than when the law of May 6, 1890, was in force I recommend an extension of raid last men- tioned law so as to include the fiscal year 1890, giving #ix months from the date of its passage for the payments to be made, and this in liew of the bill herewith returned.” pints is Real ‘ate Sales at Auction. Messrs. Ratcliffe, Darr & Co., auctioneers, report the {cllowing sales of real estate by pub- lie auction: For the owner the north 22 feet 6 inches front (on Tth street between Q and R streets northwest) of lot 12, square 417, improved by frame house, lot 95 feet deep to alley, sold to ruehl for $4,775. For trustee, lot 8, rry Farm, Anacostia, D. C., sold to D. M. Goodacre for $150. For trustee, sub square 412, tronung 23 feet 6 inches street xouthwest, with a depth of they were invited. We advicd the| 91. feet 10 inches to a foot alley, + tri rt to- | dealers to print the bill proposed today and the | improvel by frame house, sold to she send it to the Commissioners to | F. E. Davis for 1,9 For trustees, lot n pon it. block 8, Barry i Dir. Madigan ventured the opinion that if the | J. H. are brought face to faco before | and 43, Rt. W. Johnso1 committee with the dealers it will be found | ated on ist street between La northwest, sold to S. Oppenheimer for 71 cents per squ foot. 5, square fronting inches on Brewers court by 95 tee improved by frame house, sold to - McMahon for 39 cents per square foot. For assignee, cast half of lot square 724. For ‘the’ trustees, part of lot 16, in square 86, fronting 18 by a depth of feet, improved ¥ Drick dwelling, No. 1908 K street Miayse for $4,125, For jand on the Brent- Eckington and South ted at the corner of 15th and M «treeta Parker for Todd & . sold to . bloc! Pleasau Bi< cents per square foot. 0. For the trustee, lot 's subdivision of Mount chaeter for 7v o the owner, part of original lot 12, in square 995, improved by a three-story press brick, No. llth street south- east,” sold to Wm. Lee for $4,700. For the owner, lot 108. in square 361, fronting | 16.9365.25, improved by a two-story ‘and base- ment brick house, No. sold to Jobn Tynan for $4,000. For the trustees, jot 19, in square 4, of O. reen’s subdivision of part of Chichester, 0 mily C. Lawson for €180. part of lot 43,1 street northwes to For the owners, outing 57 feet 3 inches by a depth proved by stores and flats, Noa. 2 Gand 3272 Bridge (M) street, sold to Chas. Mades for $20,000. For the trustees, lots 136, 137. 133 and 139, square 234, situated on Florida avenue near 14th street northwest, im- proved by four brick houses, sold to Charles T. Sparrow for £5,250 each; also four alley lots to same purchaser for $200 each. For the trustee, frame house dhd lot on the Washington and Alexandria turnpike, sold to Mrs. E. Graves for $1,350. For the trustee, lot 1 in square 560, improved by a iarge brick house, No. 2011 street north- weet, containing 31,784 40-100 square feet of ground, sold to Thomas Kirby for #243 per square foot. For the trustee. lots 132, 193, 134, 185 in square 234, improved by four brick dwellings, situated on Florida avenue north- west, to C.'T. Sparro for $5,250 each. Aleo alley lots to same purchaser for $200 per lot. For the trustees, lot 146 in square 619, situated on M street near Ist street west, sold to M. B. Newinan for $1.24 per square foot. Lot 147, same square, cold to W. H. Saunders for @1.283{ per square foot. Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued by ihe clerk of the court tothe following: C. W. Kohler and Elenora Beech; George Gordon Seibold and Grace Darling, Whitaker; Morgan, Waters and Martha Lynch Pouder; Grant iteddish and Mary Lee. BAS The Washington Markets, Monday is usualiy advli day here and this is no ex. re slow, but fairly steady. The Eaegs are still up and will continue eo till there is a decided thaw, AS soon asthe mercury begins to go “Sultry is taling off hi receipts and ison the down aud. Tbe quotations this morning are In the Event of a Sudden Thaw—Harbor per centum it would necea- | IT WAS COLD THIS MORNING, But the Mercury Didn’t Go as Low as on Saturday. ‘TEE RECORD WAS 2.5 ABOVE, AND THE PERIOD OF DEPRESSION LASTED LONGER—HOW THE WEATHER WAS IN OTHER CITIES—IT 18 EX- PECTED TO BE WARMER TOMORROW. The gentlemen in charge of the weather bureau are very contrary. They will never make an official admission that the weather is as hot or as cold as everybody elee thinks it is. Now, anybody who was on the street early this morning properly imagined that the thermom- eter was certainly below the zero mark. The oracle at the weather department announces.how- ever, that the mmimum temperature Inst night nd early this morning was 2.5 above zero. It bas been below that point but once this winter, and that was on the 14th instant, when it registered 5 below. The coldest hour this morning was between 4 and 50’clock, but the rise in temperature from that hour was 80 slight and gradual thatSit could scarcely be de- tected, even with the ald of a thermometer. At 8 o'clock it had risen to 5.6. THE COLD LASTED LONGER THAN ON SATURDAY. While the cold was not so severe as on the 14th instant it lasted longer and was conse- quently really more severe in its practical effect on water pipes, &c. The foolish early bird certainly caught nothing this morning, unless it wasacoid. The air was sharp and biting and blue noses were extremely fashionable. That It was “a nipping and an eager air” was demonstrated by the constant and hasty swing- ing of bar room doors. Atno time within the it two weeks has the maximum temperature in this vicinity gone above freezing point (82) and the minimum temperature has been below 20 every night. On four nights, Lith, 13th, 14th and 16th, it has been 10. THE RECORD ELSEWHERE. That Washington is not so badly off in the matter of weather is chown by the follow- ing statement of the temperature in other laces, the figures given representing degrees low’ zero: Quebec, 10; Northfleld, Ve. 8; Albany, N. ¥., 2; Harrisburg, Pa., 4; Atlantic City, burg, Va., 4; Knoxville, Tean., 10; Indianapolis, 4; Cincinnati, 2: Ohio, 4; Pittaburg, 4; Rochester, 2; Buffalo, Erie, Pa., 4; Cleveland, Ohio, 6; Detroit,” 4; Milwaukee, 6; Chicago, ’8; Duluth, 10; Da ort, Iowa, 2; Moorhead, Minn., 22; St. Vincent, inn., $2; Bismarck, 8. D., 14; Havre, Mont. ,20. At Boston and Portland, ’Me., it was 6 degrees above, both being warmer than Washington, but in New York the temperature was just the same. CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. ‘The indications officer made the following statement of the weather conditions this morning: A storm has advanced from the Pacific const to the Saskatchewan valley, attended by rain on the Pacifie coast and snow over the middle plateau region, x8 ‘The barometer is high from the Mississippi river to the Rocky mountains, and is highest in the southwest. A cold wavo has overspread the middle aud Jsouth Atlantic states, carving the line of | freezing weather to the immediate middle and | east gulf coastw and the northern part of the | Florida peninsula, | In the central valleys and the region north of | Montana the temperature has risen. Warmer weather, with increasing cloudines and rain or snow, is indicated for the central valleys and thence to the Rocky mountains, fol lowed Tucaday in the northwest by colder weather. In the Atlantic coast states the weather will be warmer, with increasing cloud- inees Tuesday. WARMER TOMORROW. The forecast till tomorrow night at 8 o'clock for the District of Columbia, eastern Pennsyl- vania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia is as follows: Increasing cloudiness ‘Tueeday, probably rain or snow Tuesday after- noon or evening; warmer Tuesday morning and evening; westerly winds, becoming variable Tuesday. PHILADELPHIA'S CLUBS, A’ Quaker City Man Grows Eloquent in De- scribing Them. “The Columbia Athletic Club of this city,” said Mr. E. Zieber, a well-known Philadelphia club man, at the Arington, “tis one of the finest and best in the country. But we havesome ex- cellent athletic and boating clubs in my city, particularly those embraced in the Schuylkill Navy, an organization composed of twelve clubs, presided over by # commodore, Phila- delphians take a great interest in aquatic sports, and I baye seen over a thousand boats on the river at one time, and at our regattas as many as 100,000 spectators will turn out. ‘The swell yacht club of our city is the Corinthian, whose elegant club house is at Tinicon Island. The Philadelphia Skating Club, oné of the ‘oldest and swellest of our organizations, bas ite in- ninga at this car. Some of our club houses are most elegant, costing as much as $25,000, are built of stone, of ornate architecture and sumptuously furnished, As the river may be reached in thirty minutes from any part of the city, one can leave his oftice m the afternoon, take a spin, a rubdown and get back in time’ for a good dinner. Tho coming summer promises to be very lively in yachting circles and many new yachts are being built. As to the relative value of paper, cedar or | platinum shells that remains to be demonstrated. | Much is now being said about platinum shells jandasaboat builder in Philadelphia is now | building several for use next season their per- formance will be awaited with great interest yu the boating world, ee Army Orders, Lieut, Col. Edwin V. Sumner, eighth cavalry, will take station in New York city, and report to Lieut. Col. Samuel Breck, assistant adjutant general, for duty in connection with the com- pilation of the regulations, The following assignments to duty of ord- uance sergeants recently appointed are made: Ordnance Sergt. Thomas V. ‘Turney. now at Fort Monroe, Virginia, is assigned to duty at that post. Ordnance Sergt. Jobn Hinds, now at Fort Monroe, Virginia, will proceed to Port iaines, Alabama, and relieve Ordnance Sergt. Vogel_of his duties at that Ordnance Sergt. Vogel will proceed to Fort Graut, Arizona territory. Ordnance Sergt. Joxeph Boan, now at Fort Warren, Massa- chusetts, will’ proceed to Watertown arsenal, Massachusetts. Ordnance Sergt. John Davis, now at Fort Adams, Khode Island, will proceed to Fort Monrce arsenal, Virginia. Ordnance Sergt. Charies W. Brooks, now at the Presidio of Sau Francisco, California, will proceed to Benicia arsenal, California. Ordnance Sergt. Zachariah T. Woodall, now at Fort Yellowstone, Wyoming, will proceed to Rock Island arsenal, Minow. “Ordnance Sergt. William H. Love- land, now at Fort Omaha, Nebraska, will pro- ceed to Rock Island arsenal, Ilinois. By direction of the President Maj. John M. Hamilton, first’ cavatry, is detailed as a mem- ber of the army retiring board at Vancouver barracks, Wasb., vice Maj. Thomas Ward, us- sistant adjutant general, relieved. By direction of the President Maj. Joseph W. Wham, paymaster, will report in to Col. Thos, M. Anderson, fourteenth infantry, president of the army retiring board at Van- couver barracks, Wash., for examination. Leave of absence for four months is granted Capt. Jefferson D. Poindexter, assistant eur- geou. "The extension of leave of absence on account of sickness granted Lieut. Col. Guy V. Henry, seventh cavalry, is further extended four months on surgeon's certificate of disability. Capt. Crosby P. Miller, assistant quarter- master, will to’ Jefferson barracks, Mo.. on public business. Capt. Guy L. Edie, assistant n, is re- lieved from duty at Fort Niobrara, Neb., and will repair to New York city, N. ¥., for duty in his office. a State, county, city and school board tax officials of Indianapolis haye held a con- ference as to how they could Hall. Su tendent Byrnes of the New York lise dopas asec bor poe against Inspectors Williams tnd MeAvoy and. apts. ont. | ALLEYS IN squaRE 69. petition of W. L. Bramhall and others for the advice as to the the assistant P or District make duplicate plats, showing the alleys to be closed and the alleys to be When this is done the marshel should be requested to summon a jury of twelv citizens to value the damages and apportion | the benefits. Mr. Thomas says that while he regards the opening of Newport place a great | advantage to the owners of land in the interior | of square 69 he suggests that there may be a | question whether, under tho law for opening , a street canbe opened. There is quite a material difference between an alley and a street. ‘THE SUBURBAN RAILROAD'S STATEMENT, The following statement from the District of Columbia Suburban Railroad Company has been submitted to the Commissioners by the officers of said company for transmission to; Congress, From the enle of stock $5,410 was | realized. Of this sum €442 was paid for office | furnitare, $23.72 for advertising, $229.05 for stationery and printing, $379.15 for office ex- Penses, $1,675.67 for surveying and construc- tion, $394.43 for salaries, $1,345 for right of way and $250 for attorney's fees. There balance of $667.78 in the treasury. AGAINST LIQUOR IN ANACOSTIA, Aresolution from John B. Gough Lodge of the Independent Order of Good Templars of Anacostia was received by the Commissioners this morning, protesting against the granting | of any license for the sale of any kind of intox- | icating liquors. The resolution concludes as follows: “Our conviction is daily strengthened that evil and only evil results from such traffic, and we desire that wives and little children be rotected from want and cruelty, the youth Rice: tenptation, tho drunkard from his yorse or weaker relf, society from disorderly lawless- ness attendant upon tho sale and use of such | drink.” A numbor of property owners and residents of Anacostia also sign the resolution. NO NOVELS FOR THE NIGH SCHOOL. Secretary J. C. Falek of the school board ap- peared before the Commissioners this morning and presented a letter from Principal F. R. Lane of the Central High School, in which the doctor says that the novels asked for in his requisition were for the benefit of the pupils, as there is no free public library for their use, and foragrent majority of them no library privileges other than those afforded by the school. The novels asked for, he says, are by authors of assured reputation. | Commissioner Dougiass refused to approve the requisition unless the novels were stricken from the list, and the following were stricken off and then the requisition was approved: Reverios of a Bachelor. Cape Cod Folks, Sister Quaker Girl, Spy, Red Skin, Donovan,’ But Ye a Woman, Daisy Chair, Miles Wallingford, Zoroaster, Witch of Prague, Saracenesca, St. Mlarie, Don Orseme, The ‘Three Fates, Quality of Merey, House of Martha, Rose in Bloom, Initials, Queechy, Colonel's Daughter, Window in Thrams, Little Minister, Marjorie Daw, Doctor, Delpharen, Donald and We Two, Knight Errant, Birds Christ- Tales, Stories of Gadsbys, In the Teniessee Mountains, In Beaver Cone, As We Were Saving. Idle Thoughts, Stage Land, Fel- low and Wife, Eight Cousins, Under the Lilacs, Quits, Mareon’s Faith, Van Bebber and Others, Tady Jane, Uncle Remus, Water Babies, David Greene, Eugene Grandet, Concerning All of Us, These books aggregated in cost $41.19. MISCELLANEOUS. Chief Parris has received from the members of the fire department $302 for the benefit of the heirs of James Nolan, a private, who died about a month ago. W. L. Dorsey and Arthur Johns have been transferred to the permanent roll as axmen in the engineer department. TO UTILIZE THE CHAIN GANG. ‘The Commissioners directed Intendent Stout- enburgh of the Washington Asylum today to take the chain gang out and put it at work re- moving the snow and ice from the mouth of sewers. This was done at the suggestion of Capt. Lusk who says the sewers should be kept free in case of a thaw. FREEZING FIRE PLUGS, “Nover since I joined the fire department have Iseen the fire plugs freeze as they have during the past ten days,” said Assistant Chief Belt to a Sram reporter today. ‘We lose con- siderable time in getting into service for the reason that we have to thaw the pipes out before wecan get any water. If tho stoppage is in the plug we treat it with dry steam, but if it is in the service pipe we inject steam. No, there is no way to remedy the matter. The weather can,” es GEORGETOWN, . ‘The condition of the Georgetown and Tenley- town railroad, as shown by the report that is be- ing prepared for the benefit of the stockholders, has greatly improved under the few mouths’ presidency of Mr. J. Hite Miller, and by the end of the next fiscal year it is believed that a fair dividend will be pad. During the year 1891 there were 795,637 passengers carried, while in 1892 there were 953.041, un increase of 154,404. In November, i891, the regular penditures exceeded the receipts by €308. while in the corresponding month of the year just closed and the third month of Mr. Miller's residency there was a clear profit of $378.10. in the first case there were five cars running and in the more favorable there was but a freight car in addition, and this was run but halt’ the time. fm December, 1891, though there were 45,094 passengers carried, the re- ceipts fell short of the outley $220.72. while thongh fewer passengers were cariied in the corresponding year of 1892 only $219.19 were short. Many important improvements have been made in the management of this road since last October. Not only do the cars now run on schedule tine. but they are kept in perfect order. Mr. Miller states that if enterprise and care will do it, the Georgetown and ‘Tenleytown | line sbali take its place among the best managed of the city. A LARGE GOOD TEMPLAR MEETING, twithstanding the inclement weather there was a Inzge attendance of members and visitors at the meeting of Independent Lodge, No. 14, I. 0. G. T., on last Friday evening. Four can- didates were initiated and after transacting the usual routine of business the following pro- gram was rendered: Kemarks by John Neute, songs by A. Wilkinson, John M. Lawton, Morris Walmer and Miss McCauley, recttation by Chas. Mason, remarks by Capt. Milsted, instrumental music by Miss McElroy. Before adjourning substantial aid was sent to the organized charity of Georgetown by the lodge, CUSTOM HOUSE ENTRIES. Entries of merchandise received at the Georgetown custom house for the week ending January 14, 1893, are as follows: Tiles, $634; household effects, $390; wines, $830; water colure, $101; decorated china, $255; silver ware, $193; wire rat traps, $193; cigars, $252; musi- cal inatrument, #68; mnlscellancous, €82 ' Total, BOTH BROTHERS WERE FIXED. George Bateman and Joseph Bateman, his brother, were charged in the Police Court to- day with assault on Sergt. Haney and Police- man Yetton. One of the brothers was under the influence of liquor Saturday night and when Officer Yetton arrested him the other brother took a hand in the A_ resistance Post's new building. Of the three bids received by Architect Patrick for the construction of Messrs. Nord- linger & Baer's ne' i i ! i i i AFIRE THAT HAD ITS OWN Wat. ‘The Commissioners recently referred the | A fire occurred here last Saturday night in which every circumstance likely to prevent ite closing and opening of alleys in square 69to | extinguishment was combined. Six light the assistant attorney for the District for | frame a “Jamieson’s row,” had a swamp in snow-filled ravines all around them. A reri- dent of one 4f the houses overturned a lamp, setting bedding on fire. All the water in the neighborhood was frozen, ‘a small spring and it is'said that while a gal- would have at first suf- extinguished the flame gallon was not at hand. 80 the fames were climb ng to the housetops before the bells rung, and by the time a crowd gathered the fire had driven the residents of the house, some of them children, out into the now. The engines could not cross the ravine, nd had they done so no water was available, The homes of two score residents were soon re- duced to ashes and the fire-evicted people found homes as best they could in the cabins of the neighborhood. The houses were owned by Mr. T. E. Dulany and were occupied by fami- lies named Lucas, Lewis, Day and Harri ‘Two thousand dollars will cover the loss. The Teal ostate wns insured. One of the families is white; the others are colored people. HARD TIMES YOR THE POOR, The extreme cold weather, protracted be- yond expectation, lias been the cause of no lit- tle destitution and much suffering, which has by no means ended. The closing of the river bas brought hard times with the hard weather to a large number of Alexandrians who make their living by the water and who find their supplies cut off at a time when they are most needed. The benevolent societies now find their means overtaxed and a general meet- ing of the ladies of the different churches of the city will be held this week to devise plans for the immediate relief of the destitute. AN ACTIVE OBURCH. The Second Presbyterian Church here {s one of the most active church organizations in this neighborhood. Besides the usual church s0- cieties it has a chapel mission on Lee «treet and maintains a mission also at Campanas, Brazil Yesterday Rev. Mr. S. R. Gammon’ of the church missfon in Brazil oceupied the pulpit of the church in this city. NOTES, Mr. Robert Adam, the well-known watch maker of Royal street, slipped and fell on the ice in the street yesterday afternoon and broke one of his leg bones, Officer Jones of the police force still eon- tinues sick and in reduced circumstances. The custom of extending the pay of policemen, at least in part, during the illness of an officer has not yet been applied to his case, but a move- ment will probably be made at the next meet- ing of the city council. The corporation court bas made an order confirming the judicial sale of a house and lot on Lee street made in the case of Pullen agt. Hughes, There has been for some time very mnch complaint as to the tardiness of the 8 o'clock local train from this city to Washington. The failure to start on time has made arrivals in Washington eo late as to threaten loss of em- ployment to many Alexandrians emaploved at the navy yard and other places in the District. ET aie: ANACOSTIA, RELIEF FOR THE DESTITUTE. Anacostians are responding to the needs of the poor. ‘This morning Groceryman Charles Beers delivered at the police station twenty-five sagks of flour and twenty-five packages of meal for distributio: tA. Pyles sent ina large batch of clothing, which found ready takers. Mrz. ‘I. J. Moore also contributed clothing. THE MAIN THAWED OUT, The water service of Anucostia is a little bet- ter today. The main has been thawed, but several pripes are frozen. This is particularly true of the exhaust pipes. The old-time wells are being resorted to. Those sho opposed the laying of the mains are deriving intense satis- faction from the situation. THE FALOONS, ‘The saloon fight is the talk of the town. liquor dealers are active and hopeful and their opponents are working vigorously. Protests have been sent the Commissioners by all the churches, with one exception, and by all the tomperance socictios eave the Rechabites. The latter organization will send a petition and a delegation Wednesday. NOTES. Mr. Joseph T. Wilson gave a sleighing party last night. Suitland was the objective point Those in the party were Miss Annie Hodgekiss, Mise Mand Riley, Miss Jennie Evans, Mrs. C. T. Jones, Messrs. Ulrich, Cozzen and Hodgekiss. All hands were entertained at suppor by Col. and Mrs. Stow. Mies Efie Darling is touring in New Eng- land with the Little Colleen Company. Mr. Harry Darling has accepted the foreman- ip of the Citil Service Gazette. Alice Pillingberger is visiting friends at Raleigh. N. C. Mrs, Emilie Crage has returned from Charles county, Md. aor ESS FLOWER. The Famous Boston Specialist to Visit This Section Prof-ssionally. Dr. R. C. Flower of Boston, of whom more has been said and is being »aid than any living physician on account of his marvelous, if not miraculous cures, will visit the following places on the dntes give: Wa hington, D, C., Riggs House, Monday and Tuesday, January 23 and 24; Kicumond, Va., Exthange Hotel, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, January 25," 26 and 27; Augusta, Ga., Arlington Hotel, Monday and Tuesday, Janu- ary 30 and 31; Macon, Ga., Lanier Hotel, Wed- nesday, February 1; Atlanta, Ga., Kimball House, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Febru- ary 2,3and 4. ‘The marvelous cures of Dr. Flower seem to have no end. One cannot read the leading papers of the country without reading at fre- DR. | quent intervals of hia miraculous cures, and in many instances of the most prominent menand women in various walks of life. The Philadelphia Times, one of the largest and most prominent journals of this country, owned and edited by Col. MeClure, who dis: tinguished himself in the last campaign by chalienging Gov. McKinley of Ohio to publicly debate the tariff question, stated in ite issue of December 24 that after weeks of investigation of Dr. B. C. Flower's practice im the south it was free to say that if miracles were ever formed that he was performing them in « wondrous way. It published numerous in- stances giving names and addresses of the most prominent men and women in the sou h rought back from the gates of death and cared of consumption, cancers, tumor, paral- yais and other diseases when abandoned by the medical skill of the world as incurable. One notable case radically cured which will serve to illustrate was that of Mra. J. D. Clark of Jonesboro, Ga., a sister of ex-Gov. Ligon of Alabama, ‘and ‘one of the most wealthy and distinguished families of the sopth, = woman who had not walked for sixteen years without crutches and braces, suffering besides her paralysis with a double curvature of the and large tumor. But no more are these cures than those performed for years by Dr. B.C. Flower in Boston, and so frequently noted by the press of the east. ‘The infallibility of Dr. Flower to detect and describe the ailments of a patient without the patient telling him anything enables him to in- telligently treat the disease without any ex- perimental or work. This visit of Dr. R. C. Flower will enable the sick of this section of the country to consult him without the expense and trouble of a tong Journey to Boston. * —— Tu: Gur ‘Left me in a terribly weak condition; my health nearly wrecked. My appetite wasall gone, hed no strength, felt tired all the time, had disagreeable roar- ing noises in my bead, like & waterfall. Ialeo had Sunewsscay Case BY MRS. 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