Evening Star Newspaper, February 25, 1893, Page 5

“sre EVENING sTAR: WASHINGTON, D. ©; ‘SATURDAYS FEBRUAR “OUR STAR DAY,” And that te Mospas, OUR REGULAR Rexsast Dar Sate EW ARRIVALA IN Do’ AERIVALS TN DRESS PI F NALS IN MAEF WOOL BOv S VALS IN WOOL, 4 BRAN NEW ST FP sPRiw@ DREss GOODS LAA Direct the NEW nevvexte { ‘milie. } agliSinrs These prices confirm our 39 isieaeats 33 Brown Canton Flannel... ‘Yard-wide Brown Cotton. ‘Yard-wide Blesche@ Cotton....... ‘Yard-wide Feutt of the Loom Cotton. 42 tach Bleached Pillow Casing.. 4@-tach Bleached Pillow Casing... 6-4 Bissched Sheeting . . 150 94 Pequot Bleached Sheeting. 19. 94 Pequot Brown Sheeting. 18. 10-4 Pequot Brown Sheeting 20c 10-4 Pequot Biesched Sheeting 23c ‘Turkey Red Prints (different patterns). French Shirting Percales.... oe ' ‘Biack Satines, Henriette finish ‘French Figured Satines.... Apron Ginghams (good quality). Beotch Dress Ginghams. 91,60 Black Noveity Dress Goods, be newest weaves @1.25 Silk-fnisned Hearietta, ‘The newest spring effects OR. New Spring Pi For Misecw and ¢ GH. Diagonal Weaves ig New =— Fabrics, gray, tan, mode, browns miniurves. “vor.... 480 Nainscok. pin checks. White Satin Plaids Minch soft Fi Bheer India Linen (fine quality OUR LINING DEPARTMENT THE LAKGEST IN THE CITY. All shades of Dressunakers’ Cambric . For... Oo SOME ITEMS OF _INT! @ Lises Derartuest. © ‘Se. Half Bleached Table Damask (6Bc. Bleached Table Damask. Faney Lunch Doylies.. ‘Toliet Crash (good quality)... Ai} Linen Brown Crash - w Ladies’ Balbriqran How, fu cream. drab and tan to Sig sizes Ladies’ Good Quaiiy Musiin Skirts, Tullee of suscrolicry Ladies Good ‘cambrie rut Ladies’ Cambric Gowns, tucked, Hub- 5, tard yoke, cambric rule triained For... DOC We expect a grand turnout togreet these prices men- toned abe ve. ‘Az inaueuration of Spring Goods. jaality Muslin Gowns, LANSEURGN & BRO. There’s No Occasion BAUM, 416 7TH 8ST. Ne Credit, Quick Sele, Stall Profit. ARRALDS Or Srarxa. ew Mriureny, ‘the, ia ev ernset oath fae cumin les onwed Tae Nawe Or Tarrr Calls up memories of the triais and New C 39. —_ tetalations many have had trying to Ew APES ND L* —_ present wear and will fil the eap be Eadiew Bist Chevict Vackots, lap soasne, wines 32 10 44, $3.75. Monday. Pure, Delicious TAFFY will have the day. and TAFFY will be 480 Bors Crormxa MANY — OF YOU WU have to entertain daring the inaugura- at not careto use yourbest silver probably you might not have hand in case you did care to use For this p .rpose we offer one lot of them Spoons at these prices:—— 25c. % vox Tes Srooxs | Srooxs| |49o, 6 poz ‘These look presentable and will weer e good reasonabie length of trme. We baveon hand for immediate use a stock ot Ready made sheets and Pillow Case of the best musline at these prices: Surrrs. 7-4 wide by 24 im length. Price, 450. 84 witke by 24 in length. Price Sie. 4 wide by 25 im leneth. Price, 60c. 30-4 wide by 44 im length. Price, 70c. Priow Cases. Caxsnte. ‘We have just opened the most extensive andactractive line of these goods ever be- fore placed upon our counters. Any width Edge ot inserting can be found to SWISS, NAINSOOOK or CAMBRIC Starving in price at Se. ‘Then the $e. quality. Then the 10e. quality, Then the Le quality: 20 different patterns at %e. per yard, 15 different patterns at 30c. per yard, ‘And so on to the FINEST Goops, Nainsook Embroidery, 86. ap to €i per yerd. Swiss Rinbroidery. Ge. to 70e. per yard. Nainsook Ineertines, 10°. to #00. rer yard. wise Insertings, Be. to 30e. per yard. Cambric insertings, 60. to Qe. per yard. A very lane stock of White Sith colored edges, 100. per yard. Ocr-Oy Towx Proms headquarters. We will attend toany little cormmtssion for you. LANSBURGH BRO., 20-47-4244 TTH STREET. a2 D. cheaper than you can make it. Only 25 ESS Goons. ween rales, for Spring wear. Nobby Gate. “Kerinen W clon Dress oo If you don't come down telephone us Seite, compe’ Gisgonal cheviow, chetrous: checks and ebate pootins fa “the latsed colorites: Ser values for 0c. YARD. . C Be-lnch Whip Corde, covgred with ta Sry, het ind electric ‘Uiue. 81" soc. YARD. h nif Piais minated Boncelinen, ol ths vory latest odvete 91, @1.16. 01.25 AND OL37% A YARD. ‘The above he very lateet for Spring Costumes, “abd prices well, ose derattrieor wuts. "Wi So values for $1.00 YARD. We have just opened s importation f Printed Indie Mike, in Condned stylee, 800., 75C., 91 AND @1.25 » YARD. your orders. They'll be flied and sent up immediately. ‘Or perhaps you want GILL’S BEST 00-CENT MIX) URE. It'salways ready. ‘Order it at any time. Guz & Sox, Con L1ra Axp F Sr. A LAST DEEP CUT. Cent Reduction weil end March Let. me before you are ny others, but no rate them: space to "2 styles Ladies’ Shoes, kid and Sionk wemsbetawtantece one sign? leather, ‘reduced from 0 to 268 Bose satte—ail siviee 8s: 'C_Styles of Men's Calf Shoes, re f Y Ratte—ail styles” & . ih ‘and 87.00 Boye ae duced from #6 to €4.25- TY ag “pare COVER NYDER, as Aes as is ‘eat ‘styles. be “Sebo Oovek & SRDE: : ‘B8KR Ms hare recetved another lot of Condarey Knee Pants. Sold everywhere for $1. oe 950. Pam, Bors: Sarr W ars. NGROWING NAILS seh Complete stock of nobby styles in Walsts LiSkSFixe NArES “King” Waists the best made. Teeth, be, cured by us in a couple SPECIAL. suffering years of misery wi ingrowing nail on her big To introduce the stock 50s. Percale and Toon iedy cares ‘Ars Outing Flannel Waints moved Wt ‘without ‘pain slimes’ 1s: q Stantly. © We have duzens of suc Co. oo and we cure them in» few Conrarss, “Shlack “Swan” Blacking shines belts and accoutermenis as Well as Pros, do 5-Gerars & So nor. J. J. Gronazs & Sox, stronger, 3 the interest grows stronger, CHIROPODISTS, PARLOKS, 1115 PA AVE. fe24 ich astonishing prices are unusual ; Walteand Bine Decorations, Bunt- ings and Flags. Wecan save you money. ear. ee Sux Frscs, 1g. COMPARE PRICES. Attract atte:tion wherever seen. No woman can be bes w tifal without a set of pearly here fe nothing better than “MYRRH ere is ‘nothing better than ““MY: AND ORKIS" Tooth Wash for cleaning the feet ‘the wums and ‘purifying bottle. 1211 Pa. ave., Cor. 17th and H sts. fe24 416 7TH ST. are pecomlux nivre Taterested th our ee ee CORSETS 2'8? che Yo ADIES, SUPERFLU US HAIR RY MOVED FROM wear to cur patror Litnegrosck tad crt und tte sows toreees be secomuuiend the PHYSICA ssroyed:: also moles, waris, coras, with my own Per: |, BRACE for rou t ‘Write “Private residents call’ after 4:30 {| wears abetomeke CONSETS dati 30 pm m SETS G31 13th st b.w. Coumultation free. fe20t"" | conceal the <ault M38. BRADLEY. MODISTE. 70 87, NE iy New York, juvites patzomare of Wash: ington I Late-t style costumes. perfect fit, at mode-ate prices. Cutting and basting & specialty: PHYSICAL GUCTuRE GORSET GORPANY, 1107 G Sr. ~C. Wurtay (Formerly of Fst.) {ie24) MANAGER. Fase Or Cuanaz. ae —— | Sag Ts Frxesr Frock Is Tue W OKLD —A SAMPLE CUP O&— Ly Spe CERgAL. ta MINNESOTA PATENT PROCE! Wate Maumee Cores, | Reeeeneeiages 4 a BEST AND GOES FARTHEST. Petia eld at nenineto the Flour wntfi yon have tried ting this brand frown your grocer te Ef yogr grocer will nav wet* this. Ficur ior you ta and we will advise you from ‘where you can be sup: aanysotox, Fyoun Axp Farp Co. ‘Manufactur rs and Proprietors, ‘Manufactured at the Royal Cocoa Factory of Holland. Will be served free to our patrons and the public ‘throughout the entire week from February 20 to 25. THE HIGHEST GRADE OF COCOA MANUFAC- | 41g and Va. ave. s.w.. Washington. D.C. fe21-1w we TURED IN THE WORLD. Die Come THE ONLY ABSOLUTELY PURE AND SOLUBLE aaaae cocoa. ° DOUBLE THE STRENGTH OF ORDINARY cocoas. MADE INSTANTLY WITHOUT BOILING. The great strength of this Cocos makes it the most economical ; ite perfect solubflity the most convenient Reel, be —— anand Rates . i a to use, and tts entire freedom from vanilia and all | # prtanda, Srentha, Bee, fo . Pal foreign flavoring extracts commend it to persousof refined and fastidious tastes. G. G. Consweu. & Sox, . 1412 PA. AVE. —031,23,25-38 WISH TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR Candy Sale tor the next six days? ‘ee. CANDY, @0c. CANDY, 400. CANDY REDUCED TO 25e. a Pound. ‘We charge our loss in Profits to our gain in Popu- larity. \Pysors, 705 Tm Sz. N.W. TZEs" “OBB Sizes: IS me Taz Coxscwers Or Faxcy Frovn Can buy our “'Cream Blend” Flour of the following CORSETS I /OKSE T THELAN'S (.ORSET PORTE M. M,C. WHEEANS CORSE EMPORIGE: 6 pairs Coutil Corsets, sizes 18, 19, 21, 22 and 23, re‘uced from #1 to 50c. Spaire Fine White Conti! Corsets, sizes 18, 19, 21, 23 and 25, reduced trom $1.26 BMEMEE 1003 F Sz. N.W. THE BORTON CURE, Sauer eat baer ee Te Gg aa araciagtd Ses Tieng ace bee che “se i : as been treating this clase of eat eu ine that data J. B. PROUT, 41) 46 0. ‘Consultations C. V. WOODBRIDGE, 600 6th s. w. I . Me D., inn-tp- W. A. L. HUNTT, 801 460. @. sett-coite* THEE PPro ‘Qet the Best. See THE CONCORD HARNESS. jARD WALLS, cor. 3d.and Ce. BB MILES, 2734 n.0. LUTZ & BRO., 407 Penn. ave., adjoining National Hogge Blankets and Lap Robes at low prices. A Ge pees bes PER. Who afein needot rate eubeatt tte y Lith st. a. w. awn, Do NOVECTies vor evcune panties. Kaxx & Soxs Mro Co, 631 SEVEXTE ST. NW. fe7 BEPLATING OLD GOODS EQUAL TO NEW. THE SILVER FIGHT. It Comes on the Sherman Bond Amendment, FILIBUSTERING ALL THE AFTERNOON. The Anti-Option Bill Again Knocked Out. THE SENATE AT WORK Considering the Legislative, Ex- ecutive and Judicial Ap- propriation Bill. SENATE, Senate bill to authorize the Montgomery Bridge Company to construct a Bridge across ‘the Alabama river near Montgomery, Ala, was reported from the committee on commerce and passed, Mr. Vest making @ special request to that effect in order to oblige Representative Herbert, who bas been called to the cabinet. Notices were given that the Seuate would be asked to suspend business in order that fitting tributes be paid today at 4:80 p. m. to the memory of the late Representative F. B. Spinola of New York, and on Wednesday, at 3p. m., to the memory of the late Senator Gibson of Louisiana. The legislative appropriation bill was taken ap ‘and an amendment was agreed to ap} ating $75,000 for the ee of George Ban- croft’s library of rical manuscripts and printed books and pamphlets, An amendment which was offered by Mr. Chandler (N. H.) making for now carpets for the was resis! E who thought that 1) ought to do without now and next b: of the bill, Cockrell (Mo.), Conrt . Mr. Dawes (hase), in change who reminded a country ler reastically) that the was going to fave an administration of Jeffersonian simaplici 2 asked him to set an example of acquiescence, and not to insist that the Court of Claims alone sbould have new carpets under the new administration. Mr. Chandler withdrew the amendment. Mr. Gorman (Md.) moved to strike out of the bill the reference to investigation of ‘slums having been struck out o few expended $766 of the $20, posedsby Mr. Petter (Kan.), Mr. Kyle (8.D.) mf ir. Cal (Fla,), the latter odus of working people from the rural districts Mr. Chandler (N. H.) expressed his sym thot “slums.” The condition of the great masses of cities,” te appropriation of $20,000 for it ‘The committee on labor, he sald, dd not desire any appropriation for that purpose, only 00 appropriated at last session. The motion was making along 5} and quoti: Ingely from recent publications in rel (fmt ir dae into large towns and cities in all parts of the world. ith the investigation, though he reys with the investigation, thou, better word might have. been wed. than of people crowded in close quarters in the cities of the country ought to be investi- gated, but it was not necessary to have any special legislation on the subject, as the act creating a department of labor gave the com- tmlssloner’ample power to make the investiga jon, Mr. Gorman's amendment was agreed to, and the clause about ‘‘slums” investigation’ was struck out of the bill. HOUSE. One of the few remaining hours of the present Congress was consumed in the House today with practically no result, Private bills were called, the reports upon them were read and then objection was made. Mr. McRae (Ark.) submitted the conference report on the bill for the transfer of portion of the Fort Randall military reservation to the state of Nebraska for school purposes. After half an hour was consumed in a roll call the conference report was rejected. MB, HOLMAN AND MR. HATCH. Mr. Holman (ind.) then renewed the re- quest made by him yesterday thet the Senate amendments to the sundry civil appropriation bill—with one exception— be formally non-concurred in and a conference be agreed upon. That exception was the Sherman bond amendment, and Mr. Holman proposed that when the conference should report upon the other amendments one day should be devoted to debate upon that proposition. r. Hatch (Mo.) said that he would make no objection, provided that a simflar course should be taken with the anti-option bill, and that it should be sent to conference. But obiection was made to this request, whereupon Mr. Hatch emphatically objected to Mr. Holman’s proposition. Mr. Holman moved that the House into committee of the whole for. the consideration of general appropriation bills, ANTI-OPTION AGAIN DEFEATED. Notwithstanding Mr. Hatch’s opposition, Mr. Holman’s motion was agreed to—yeas, 137; nays, 103. ‘The first bill on the calendar was the Indiau appropriation bill. This bill, Mr. Holman re- quested, should be passed over for the present. Mr. Hatch objected and the committee was compelled to rise in order to submit the ques- tion to the House, which decided that the bill should be passed over. ‘The committee having resumed its session the sundry civil bill was taken up. THE BOND AMENDMEXT. Mr. Holman then asked unanimous consent that all the Senate amendments be non-con- curred in, with the exception of the Sherman boud amendment, on which debate should be had until 4 o'clock Monday. To this proposition Mr. Bland objected, unless it was agreed that at the close of the debate on the bond amendment that the amend- ment should be considered non-coneurred in, But to this—after a noisy the participants therein being ableto make themselves heard—Mr. Cockran ¥.) ob- fected and the routine wor con- sidering the Senate amendments seriatim was started. But the silver men were on the alert and Mr. Pierce (Tenn.) ralsed the point of no quoram on s motion to non-concur in the first Senate amendment, which increases the limit of cost of the public building at Alle- ghany, Pa., to $585,000. During the dreary wait for a quorum the silver men had an informal conference, the re- sult of which was that Mr. Bland withdrew his int, but on the next amendment took the jor with a speech on the financial situation. a THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS, The Coming Reorganization of the Beard— ‘The District Accounts. In a few days there will be an entire reorgan- | or ization of the board of District Commissioners. As stated several days ago in Taz Stam Com- missioner Parker will take the oath of office and enter upon his duties on the ist day of March. The custom has been whenever a new Commissioner takes charge to hold a board meeting immediately thereafter and organize tbe board. This organization consists in the election of a presidént teers, 99 resident. It has been customary to select the: a istration as president ofthe beard ata make the other civil Com: reaident. 80 Ton il pou gucned additional an appropriation | 19" Coart of Claims | prone of the preciding officer, The committee of | ce Se » few of | SFY: AT THE CAPITOL. ‘The Oficial Order of Proceedings to Take Place Next Saturday. . SENATE CHAMBER—THE PROCESSION xD ‘BOW IT WILL BR FORMED. ‘The following is the official order of procesd- ings that will take place at the Capitol next Satarday on the occasion of the of a President und Vice President of the United Order of Proceedings. ‘Tne east doors of the Senate wing of the Capitol will be opened at 10 o'clock a. m. to those who are entitled to admission. ‘THE GALLERIES OF THE GRXATE CRAMBER. ‘The diplomatic gallery will be reserved for the families of the diplomatic corps (tickets thereto will be delivered to the Secretary of State for distribution). ‘The families of the President and Vice Pres- ident, the President-elect and the Vice Pres- ident-elect and of the ez-Presidents and ex- Presidents will occupy seats in the gallery ‘west of the diplomatic All of the for will enter the east front of the Senate wing of the Capitol. ‘TRE FLOOR OF THE GEXATE CHAMBER. The doors of the Senate chamber will be opened at 11 o'clock a. m. to those entitled to admission, as follows: member of the committee of arrangement The President will go directly to the President's room and the ident-elect to the Vice President's room, whege they will remain until they enter the Senate chamber. Having been introduced by the committee of arrangements, will occupy seats for them in arrangements will occupy seats on theit left. The Vice ni will be accompanied to the Capitol by a member of the committee arrangements and proceed to the Vice ters the Senate chamber, where the ooth of of- fice will be administered to him by the Vice President. The diplomatic corps will assemble in the marble room and proceed in « body at 11:15 8, m. tothe Senate chamber, whore they will oooupy seats on the right of the chair. ‘The chief justice, the associate justices and the ex-associate justices of the Supreme Court will occupy seats on the right of the chair. ‘The Bupreme Conrt will enter the Senate cham- ber a few moments before the President. Heads of the executive departments, the major general of the army commanding, the admiral of the navy a1 jcers of the army and navy who, by , have received the nl Congress, will ocenpy seats on the lett of the chair. Governors of states,’ ex-Senators of the United States, Judges of the Court of Claimsand of the Supreme Court of the District, and the Commissioners of the District, who will occupy seats east of the main entrance. Members of the House of Representatives will enter the Senate chamber by the main en- trance at 11:50 a.m. and will occupy seats on the right of the chair next to the diplomatic C fembers-elect of the Fiftr-third Congress admitted by tickets (ani tickets to be delivered on personal application to the Sergeant-at-Arms ot Behate). ‘THE PROCESSION. After the organization of the Senate shall have been completed those assembled in the Senate chamber will proceed through the rotunda to the platform on the central portico of the Capitol in the foflowing order, viz.: ‘The marshal of the District of Columbia and the marshal of the Supreme Court, ‘The ex-Vice President. The Supreme Court. sergeant-at-arme of the Senate, ‘The committee of arrangements. ‘The President and the President-elect. The Vice President and the secretary of the Senate. ‘Members of the Senate, The diplomatic corps. Heads of departments. The major general of the army commanding, the admiral of the navy and the officers of the army and navy who, by name, have received the thanks of Congress. Members of the House of Re) ntatives and members-elect, ors of states, © the United States, officers of the Senate and officers of the House of tatives, All other persons who have been admitted to the floor of the Renate chamber, followed by those who have been admitted to the galleries, ‘While the procession is being formed the re- porters for the press will proceed to the seats Feeerved for them on the platform. ‘On reaching the portico tho President and President-elect will take the seats reserved for them, the chief justice on the right and the sergeant-at-arms of the Senate on their lett. e committee of arrangements will occupy seats next to the President and President-elect. ‘The ex-Vice President and associate justices of the Supreme Court, the Vice President, sec- retary and members of the Senate will ocoupy seats on the right. ‘The diplomatic corps will occupy the seats on the left of the President. Heads of depart- ments, the major general of the army com- woanding, the admiral of the navy and the offi- cera of the army and navy who, by name, have received the thanks of Congress, governors of states and ex-members of the Senate will take seats west of the President. — { Tho members and members-elect of the Houve will occupy seats reserved for them in ‘the rear of the above. Such other persons as are Sncluded in the preceding arrangements will occupy the st and the residue of the platform and the a tio. ‘The oath of office will be administered to the President-elect by the ohief justice, of, in hie absence. senior @ present. On, the conclusion of the ceremonies the members of the Senate, preceded by the ser- geant-at-arms, Vice President and the secre- , will return to the Senate chamber, and the ‘ied by the committee of arrangements, will proceed to the Executive Mansion. All horses and carriages, except those used in persons to the east door of the north wing of the Capitol, will be exoluded from the Capitol groun rove unfavorable the govern: members of the Senate of President, accom) Should the weather inauguration of the it will take place | B rhe, Storm and Bliss. Mrs. 8. E. Hor- in the Senate chamber. ton Mra, J. M. Hodges, who will have the By reason of the limited capacity of the gal-| supervision of thd eutertainment, have been lerséa of the Senate chamber—exolusive of the | indefatigable in their exertions and feel that reserved for the families of the President | they have secured the best possible talent and and President-elect, the Vice President and | that the affair will be a success, No person will ee to the Senate wing or rotanda or platform except above specified, = olerk of the court to the following: John Phil- Lapeer erac pointy Falls Church, '. ——— Protect the Lafayette Statue, ‘To the Faitor of The 3 ——— Y. 25. 1893—SIXTEEN PAGES. A Cemparisen of the Cost and Results Here and in New York. A Gran reporter today badatalk with Maj. A. H. & Davis reletive to. the cost of main- in ‘With thove of otber cities, Citing | cities where the cost of this service is from 25 to 90 per cent greater than it ie here for the same amount of work, and where the streets | than 25 tof cum receive daily swe} RCS BE Gy ‘gine, Mumber of square, yerds| daring wee i] 1 34 849,598 srebt heres While but little surface was awept here the work cost more sours did. Put- ion for ewe} rsbiogton aids ald have saved the snug little sum of $636,- the year in q oa “What makes this big difference?” “Well, there the sweeping and carting and re- moval of ashes and ‘are done by the | department by the day's work. Here | th department, by contract, removes garbage, while hoi ay for, taking | ‘away their ashea Then it costs nearly $150,000 | to cart away the sweeping of New York city for that year, while here tus Contractor sweeps and carta away the eweepings at a cost of 243 cents per thousand square yards, Then the cost of adminstration, or of officials, was instead of $10,900 116,109 per annum there as here.” “The you believe in the contract aystem far as the work of your department is con- ned?" “Asarale, yes, all certain class of work cannot well be done by contract, because it is impossible to ascertain its quality and | quantity, euch, for instance, as the cleaning of unimproved or unpaved strects and alleys, which is now done by day's work. New York has no alleys or unpaved mud streets to look after, while here for the fiscal year of 1892 it cost $29,911 or one-quarter the whole amount allowed by Congress for sweeping and clean- ing the city to keep these places clean. by the way, the importance of keeping these | unimproved sections in good sanitary condi- tion, especially in the warm months, should not ‘be lost sight of. Our paved streets are not the source of contagious diseases. nor will cholera prevail on them to any alarming extent should it visit us, although | they may | not be ewept and cleaned with desirable frequency, but the alleys and unimproved streets, where germs of @isoase and death find hiding place, vigilantly watched .and scrupulously and sys- tematically cleaned. Beli ; proper one I shall coming season. The city will be divided into four districts, in each of which will be placed a sufficient force of men, horses | and carts to keep the unimproved streets and alleys in good vondition. Except in cases of | great emergency the men will not be required | to work outside the district to which they shall | be assigned, thus becoming familiar with their | duties, understanding Se requirements of the people and possessed of a commendable pri to make theirs the model district of the city in Point of cleanliness, “How about the improved or_ paved alleys?” “Dhey are swept and cleaned by hand under contract at a cost for 1892 of $4,923. Whén I tell vou that the aggregate area’ of these alleys is 26,000,000 square yards you may form an idea of the amount of work required to keep them clean, and can well understand that no contractor has got a ‘cinch’ who does the work at the figures given.” “How do our streets com cleanliness with those of of ces “To yw the language of a gentleman who has traveied extensively and been in many of the largest cities in this country and Europe, ‘The dirtiest street in Washington is cleaner than the cleanest I saw in many of them.’ Very true, most of cur streets have the beautiful asphalt pavements, but it is an error to suppose ‘they are, therefore, easier to keep clean than the cobble-stoue pavements so predominant in other cities. street laid with cobbie stone may be very filthy and yet the dirt will not be seen, because it is broken and hidden in the crevices, while the filth dirt that coilests on the asphalt is not only constantly in sight, but most of pag Sor. worked and driyen iuto surface by every vehicle until it becomes almost a ee the pavement itself, when no broom under heaven and nothing short of shovel and hoe can di it. No, while our | streets may not at all times bein as clean! condition as we would like to see tiem, under the circumstances, considering the meager | amount of money expended on them, com- d with what other cities lavish in the same Erection, soome to me the wonder, should be not that they are not cleaner, but that thes kept as clean as theyare. One thing is certain, when the contractor fails to swoep a street he receives no pay for it, although it be scheduled to be swept, and if he half sweeps he is but half paid. The amount of work done day is ascertained by two inspectors of the sweeping Gepartment, who follow the machines and req port the streets swept, the quality of the work and the contractor is paid accordingly at the end of each month. ‘The New York’s Engineers Licensed. Secretary of the Treasury Foster has granted licenses to the engineers of the steamship New York, although it was contrary to precedent, because they were not naturalized citizens of the United States. Upon the representations of George Uhler, president of the Brotherhood of Marine Engineers, however, the Secretary decided to assume the responsibility and issue the license. These engineers can now run this steamship under the American fiag. in point of cities in the | An Entertainment,for Charity. An entertainment for charity will be given at Odd Fellows’ Hall southeast on Monday night in which some of the participants will be Mise Hattie Meads, soprano; Miss Pauline Ise- man, violintst; Miss Sue H. Wilson, vocalist; Mr. George Scott, comic singer; Dr. Frank White, recitationist; Straton, Sikes and Wil- peace 5 cn ea © They Want Their Pastor Returned. Ata mecting of the oficial members of the five | McKendree M.E. Church held February 22, 1898, called for the purpose of considering the interests of the station, with special reference to the return of the pastor, Rev. L. T. Wider- CONDITION OF THE TREASU! Secretary of the Treasury Fester Explains | Dr. Seaton Normans te Be Pat Back in to the House Ways and Means Committee, Secretary Foster of the Treasury Department ‘was before the waysand means committee of | storing Dr. Seaton Norman to his the House for nearly two hours this morning | explaining the condition uf the treasury. The hearing was conducted with closed doors and all newspaper men were excluded, members of the committee fearing that if the hearing were public the agitation of the financial question and possibly the publication of sensational reports might give rise to m open and free. The statement of Secretary Foster was to the effect that there was no occasion for fear of a Dankrupt treasury, but he admitted that the situation was one demanding serious consider- Stion, and that bis estimates qf the avail- able cash in the treasury at the close of the present fiscal year would need to be scaled down to some extent Mr. Foster thonght there would bea surplas in the tres- ury July 1 next of nearly €17,000,000. His esti- mate in the report heretofore sent to the com- mittee on the condition of the treasury fixed the surplus at €20,000.000, PROBABLE DEFICIT IN 18M. ‘The probabilities for the fiscal year 1894 were that in the absence of some change in the situ ation there would be a deficit in the treasury on July 1, 1804. Speaking of the frequently repeated assertion that the the treasury was now Feaily, bankrupt Mr. Foster said in substance: “Once in a while when large requisitions have come in on top of each other and I did not want to pay them would because | have to put out gold,which right be rather low at the time, we would potter along for a day or two and then some fellow would say the treas- ury is bankrupt and all that sort of thing.” ‘The Secretary gave the distinct impression that he did not coincide in the views expressed in these statements. ALL STATEMENTS DaSED ON PRESENT RaTE OF TAXATION. Mr. Foster said that all bis statements were based on a continuation of the present rate of taxation. If there werea change of course bis estimates would not stand. He thought there might be a deficit ia 18% He be- Heved that €50,000,000 more revenue should be raised and put into the treasury in order to make overything safe and the conditions favor- able fora proper administration of the affaires of the government. He offered no sugges tion as to whether this amount should loan or by additional re to have been continued in the office of Secretary of the Treasury be would like to have $50,000,000 added to the balance, 25,000,000 of which he would use to maintain the gold reserve, as he believed the treasury would be the better for baring ‘on band €125,000,000 of gold or $25,000,000 in {reo gold. |The secretary said that there would be no diffionlty in getti ty of gold if he bad the money to a eae was said about the cause of the present experts of gold or the probebilities of future gold shipments, but Mr. Foster said that he had expected ite outflow. WHY THE SURPLUS IB REDUCED. In explanation of the reduction in his esti- mated surplus for the close of the current fiscal year Mr. Foster said that the payment of the Choctaw claim had not been estimated when he placed the surplus at €20,000,000, Its payment would take about 3,000,000. The receipts bad also tallen somewhat below his estimates, and at te close of the fiscal year be less than he had estimated. A lnrge part of the time was consumed in ex- planations to the members of the committee of | the system of bookkeeping in the treasury, and on ‘this point Mr. Miller, an expert in the warrant = division, —ssupple- mented the statements of Secretary Foster. The members of the committee did not clearly comprebend the mysteries of treasury finance, and it was necessary to go over this ground spveral times, An explanation was gone into of the change made in this administration in the form of debt and treasury statements by which subsidiary coin was included in statements of cash balances, whercas in the Cleveland administration minor coin was not so included. a LINEAL OR COLLATERAL. The Revolutionary Daughters Discuss a Question of Descent. Instead of taking the holiday jaunt to Mount ‘Vernon, as the program announced and as had been arranged. the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution today held an extra session of the second continental congress, In spite of the tact that the sessions have continued now through three days, and have not been short ones at thet, it, was found impossible to get through yesterday and adjourn, as was intended, and so it was de- | cided to meet this morning. There was a large attendance when the president called the meeting to order this morning and at once the business of the day was taken up, namely, the discussion of the important question on the pending amendment to the constitution, which will cut out from membership in the society all those who do not from revolutionary ancestors by lineal lines. The purpose is to exclude from member- ship those who have only collateral descent. The importance of the questions involved in this proposed change is indicated by the long discussion which has been going on in the official organ of the society for some time past and also by the interest displayed in the discussion this morning. As rapidiy as one speaker concluded another would leave her seat among the delegates and, coming to the front 80 an to face the ladies, she would either express her views as recorded on paper or deliver them orally. THE PURPOSES OF THE soctEry. A number of able and eloquent speeches were made and applause was liberally bestowed. ‘The reat importance of this question, as some of the speakers declared, de- pended on what was considered to be the object of the society. If the society was formed for merely historical purposes, tocol- lect family histories, then perhaps it would be well to rigidly ‘draw the lines and limit the membership to the direct descendants of those who actually tock in the revolu- tionary war. But if,on the other hand, the purposes of the organization was to promote patriotism and to makea stand in defense of American principles against the inroads of foreign ideas, then all those who were connected directly or indirectly with the patriots of the revolutionary war were properly eligible to membership. ‘There was objection made to the descendants of mothers of patriots because of the difficulty of their records. The discussion was continued, and as there is to be no vote taken on theamend- ment until the meeting next year no definite conclusion was reac congress ad- urned this afternoon. \ THE NEW OFFICERS. After the report closed in Tux Sran yester- day the following officers were elected: Vice presidents, Mrs. Mary Harrison McKee, Mra. Ellen Hardin Wal: Mrs. Joshua Wilbour, ira, John H. Putnam, Mrs. Geer and Mrs. Lucy general, Mra. A. Howard Clarke; treasurer eral, Mrs. M. Dickens; registrars general, Rosa Wright-Smith and Miss Noble Jones; his- torian Mrs. Henry Blount; surgeon jebaplain RESTORED TO HIS RANK. Marine Hoapttal Service. ‘The House today passed the Senate bill rank tm marine hospital service. | Seaton Norman was an the United States marine boepital lina v difficult examination | Quired grede (the required amsistant secretary of Bary 14, 1890, addressed bim | Dis Pesignation as sssistan: ‘a 7 f é. 7 i | ' SPIRITUALISTIC EXHIBITIONS. ‘Two Letters Received on the Subject by the Commissioners. “The ghost ebows are now ripe for picking.” ‘This i the way one of two letters commences which were forwarded to the Commis |sloners today by Lieut. Amis relative | to alleged fraude by certain so-called spiritaal- | ist mediume and urging the Commissionets to take prompt actiondo suppress frauds who, the writer claims, are robbing the people every day. The other letter sete forth the experience of a citizen at one of these seances and is very ludi- }croux In forwarding these letters to the Commissioners, Lieut. Amiss says that he has | no doubt but tbat the representations made jim the letters are true, and he thinks the Pormone, Siving the exhibitions should pay « for the same, and if they have ory per. mits to give # exhibitiens that they should be immediately canceled. Assessor Trimble in his report upon the case says that | he does not think the communicatior receive any conrideratic anonymous. Permits seances, be says. have rarely been they bave heretofore been | interference; but recent agita | requests of that character t | He ways no la or gatherings of that char- acter unless regarded as exbibitions for gain, and as they are the outgrowth of « religious belief (or ould seem to be improper conse. parties complained of are frauds ther shouid not be licensed to impose upon the public, and he suggests that the matter be referred to the attorney for the District. A Corr or Tre Wri. of the Inte Charles N. Waldron was received today from Hillsdale county, Mich., for record. He leaves to the boards of domestic and foreigr. missions of the Reformed Church $1,000, and the balance te hus widow and beira. . free from police Lew induced > Range of the Thermometer. The following were the temperatures at the office of the weather bureau today: 8 a.m., 35; 2:p.m., 58; maximu DIED. BRENNAN. On February 25. 1893, . infant deuctter of Patrick and Mary £ aged ten a: ‘uneral Drivate froni parents’ residence, 1826 1. | strect northwest. Interment at Mount Olivet cem= at 72100.m, FBUCKEY. At his residence, Felday. afterno:n. Fecrasry PALESTINE BtCREN red “eit wo mouths a leone days, the {ant ware ofthe children of the late Michael Wuckey of Frew EG oe gg 4 ick, Md. please copy.) Ow; NS. On Thureda 00, 10:30 o'clock. may, jn, tetova aot ‘seed twouty ve year, wen months and nineteen mmeral wild February 26, at 2p. m., from the arch. on Relatives and friends invited to attend JAMISON. On February 24, 1883, at 10 gm. 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