Evening Star Newspaper, October 5, 1893, Page 9

It Makes Even the Medical Frater- nity Open Its Eyes. “E was two months uuder doctors’ hands and Fetting worse. I was discouraged when I began to try Dr. Greeve’s Nervura blood and nerve remedy. Bat today I am well. A week ago I walked eight mules amd felt no bad results. “f ara now feeling like @ new man, my nerves are strong and I feel happy. I hope that this will be recetved by all suffering from disetse.”* It does really seem that there is n0 disease which battles this marvelous remedy, Dr. Greene's Ner- Yura blood and nerve remedy. It certainly seems to cure almost everything, ant if it will cure a ter- rile disease Uke the above, beretofore pronounced amolutely tneurable by doctors, bow much more certainly and surely will it eure all the ordinary complaints ot life. If you are sick you are not wise if-sou do got give this Lealth restorer 9 trial. It is traly the greatest curer of disease in exist- ence. Druggists Keep It for $1.00 and it {s purely Vegetable and perfectly harmless, Physicians have been everywhere surprised at ite wonderful powers to cure disease and they un- hesttatingly recommend sufferers from ll-bealth to ee Ik because It Is the discovery and prescription of well-known physician, Dr. Greene, of 35 W. <4th st., New York, the successful specialist in Rervous and chronic diseases, who can be consulted | free of charge, personally or by letter. eae, ez pAOvoT, THE GREAT TONIC for Loss of Appetite, Fever and Ague, Malaria, Neuralgia, Indigestion, &c. E. FOUGERA &CO., 26, 28, 30 North William St., New York, And all Druggists. oc2-matth, 9mm EVES RIGHT Here, because the matter of Ssting' to all slant who weet PANTS, VESTS, COATS AND OVERCOATS. ‘The decree bas gone forth that you must which we treat ie but intensely inter ‘as cash is Dot so plentiful nor as get-at-able as it Used to be it is a mutter of grave coucern to the masses where to get the best returns for thelr money. ‘The factortly Featherweights and DON heavier habiiiments, and | | on cam de easily, definitely and satis- | settled if it's © SUIT OF GLOTHES THE PUNISHMENT FIT THE CRIME, } THE PRICE TO SUIT THE TIMES. $7.59 $10.00 FALL OVERSOATS, @LL WOOL. MELTONS AND KERSEYS, FROM $5.98. MEN'S PANTALOONS, $1.50. $2, $2.50, $2.78. TWO-PIECE SUITS, $1. wOROYS TWOPUBCE SUrTS, Strictly all wool, double-breasted jackets, (Sizes 's to 14 years.) $2.98. VICTOR E. ADLER’S Tex Pex Cesr Crormsa Hovsr, 927 Asp 929 71 Sr. N. W., CORNER MASSACHUSETTS AVE. STRICTLY ONE PRICE. Open events, 7 1 1 aOpimevenings until 7. Saturdays anti 11 p.m. Replatin g | GOLD, SILVER OR NICKEL, Go direet to the factory of KANN & SONS’ MANUFACTURING COMPANY. Branch, 532 Tth ot. uw. Pactory, Baltimore. e20-My) Established 1870. | TELEGRAMS 70 THE STAR. LATEST FROM THE COURSE. By Ballett: Regeler Wire From the Great Race. SANDY HOOK, Oct. 5, 3 p.m.—Life sav- ing station No. 5, Long Branch, reports the Valkyrie one mile in the lead and within two miles of the stake boat. NEW YORK, Oct. 6&—The Daily News says the start of the yacht race as re- ceived by a pigeon message from the steam- er John was as follows: Vigilant, 11:2.10; Valkyrie, 1:25.40. —_—_ LATE NEWS FROM RIO. ‘The Banks Are Open and Business Proceeding as Usual. LONDON, Oct. 5.—A dispatch received to- day from Rio Janetro by the ixchange Telegraph Company says: At 9 o'clock this morning the situation was distinctly more favorable. ‘There are evident signs of an interposition of the powers, with the important effect of caim- ing public feeling. Statements that Rio has been virtually destroyed are absolutely faise. ‘The damage in Nictheroy and its vicinity is serious, put the greater part of Kio has been left un- touched by the bombardments. ‘he banks are open and business ts transacted actively throughout the city. The rebeis in the state of Santa Catarina are showing a desire to come to terms A Cardiff firm of shipowners has received from Rio a dispatch announcing that the rebels have seized the British bark Norma, which arrived at Kio from Cardif on August 28 with 3,500 tons of coa'. ‘The coal is supposed to have been transferred to Ad- miral Meilo’s squadron. Part of the coal was consigned to the Brazilian government. The rest was carried for private specuia- tion. Capt. McDonnell of the Norma has protested to the British minister against the selzure. Pa eee Restrained From Intimidating. AUBURN, Me., Oct. 6.—in the supreme court this morning Judge Foster granted a petition for a temporary injunction re- straining officers and members of the inter- national boot and shoe workers’, lasters” protective and cutters’ unions from inumt- dating the help in the shoe shops here and to the injury of the business manufacturers, Soha wes Many Lives Lost im a Barracks Fire. ST. PETEXSBURG, Oct. §—The Newsky infantry barracks at Hoslavi, province of Smolensk, were burned last otht. Of the sixty men who were driven te the roof and obliged to jump for their lives eleven were killed and eight were injured so severely that they will die. ——_- Thanked by New Yorkers. NEW YORK, Oct. 6.—At a regular month- ly meeting of the chamber of commerce of New York city, held this morning, a resolu- tion condemning the action of the Senate in delaying the repeal of the Sherman lai and thanking the House and President Cleveland for thelr prompt action in the matter, was unanimously adopted and a copy ordered sent to every Member of Con- gress, —_. THE FELONIOUS INTENT. Taggart Devotes His Argument to That ix the Ainsworth Case. Mi Mr. Perry Commences His Argument for the Defendants—Paying At- tenti to the Indictments. Yesterday afternoon in the hearing before Judge McComas on the demurrer in the case of Messrs. Ainsworth, Dant, Covert and Sasse, Mr. Hugh T. Taggart, after ‘The Star's report closed, made a brief ar- gument on behalf of the government, and was then followed by Mr. R. Ross Perry, who began the closing argument on behalf of the defendants agamnst the validity of the two indictments. He had not finished when, at 4 o'clock, the court adjourned un- til this morning. Mr. Taggarts Point Omission. Mr. Taggart confined himself mainly to @ discussion of the contention of the de- Xenuants of the failure to allege that they feloniously removed the earth from be- neath the pier without having first secured the safety of the building. In describing the character of the building, and the prep- arations rendered necessary for the intro- duction of the electric light plant, the work and the duty of the defendants were suf- ficiently alleged, claimed Mr. Taggart, and the felonious omission of the defendants could not well fail to appear. If the word feloniously "had never appeared inthe ine dictment>, asserted Mr. Taggart, its su: ficiency would nevertheless have been es- tablished. He then proceeded to a discus- sion of the meaning, in law, of the term felony, and claimed’ that, despite the a! tempt of a certain court to define the term. it had failed, and nothing was so uncertain as what was, fm this jurisdiction, meant by that term. Mr. Perry for the Defendants. Mr. Taggart closed his argument a few minutes before 3 o'clock, and Mr. Perry at once followed. Mr. Perry spoke with un- usual earnestness, and in opening, said that he was glad his clients’ cause was in a court whose first duty it is to do Justice without regard to consequences, and to ad- minister right because it is law. He re- ferred to the importance of the first step in the case being secure, and urged that if there was any doubt as to the correctness of the indictments the law required that the judge should resolve it in favor of the de- fendants. He then continued: “What were the facts before the pleader when he prepared this indictment? From the indictment itself we know this much, he was dealing with the fall of a portion of a building, the interior weight of which depended for support finally upon sixteen brick piers, of which four, with the brick walls connecting them, were required to be underpinned in the course of certain im-, provements. He was further dealing with the digging away of the support to one of these piers, in consequence of which it fell, bringing down in its fall that portion of the building dependent on it for support. What the further facts before him were is well known. Let us, however, content ourselves with the hypothesis that they were these: Before the pier in question was disturbed in any manner, three other piers, one of | which was in all respects similar to this fourth one, had, together with their con- necting walls, been safely and securely underpinned; this fourth pier was dug under by a laborer named Burl, by order of a bricklayer named Scott; {t had been in part underpinned when it gave way and fell; the only persons who were present when it was dug under, the one digging at the order of the other, were these two; they were the only two who, in the event of the rule of | Principal and accessory applying to this case of felony, can possibly be indicted as principals; the nearest person in point of relation to Scott was Dant: to Burl, Pull man; Dant contracted to underpin and ex- cavate, and Scott was his underpinner; Pullman subcontracted with Dant to ex: cavate, and Burl was his excavator; if the particular excavating under the pier in question must be regarded as a part of the underpinning, then both Scott and Burl were, for the purpose of the indictment, under Dant; more remotely connected with | the work were Thorpe, the head of the bu- reau of supplies of the War Department, who had contracted with Dant for its per- formance, and Ainsworth, officially in charge of the clerks occupying the build- ing, at_whose instance the contract was made. Still more remotely connected with it were Covert, who was the superinten- dent of the building, and Sasse, who, at Ainsworth’s direction, had prepared speci- fications for the execution of the work. Now, with this hypothetical case before him,’ what was the pleader’s proper course of action? Clearly, he could treat the case in any one of three ways: (1) As a case of commission; @) as a case of mixed com- mission and omission; (8) as a case of omis- sion.” Mr. Perry then proceeded to a discussion of the nature of the offense charged, but gave way for an adjournment almost at the outset of that question. pehay s-wemnl ive Notice. An Expe' From Life. The physicians on Ellis Island have had their new grass plot ruined by the emi- stants walking on it, but cannot afford to put up the sign: “Keep off the grass.” It would have to be printed in fourteen different languages. Hard Times Economy. Scores of women in Washington are economising on their clothing this fall, yet their gowns, jackets and wraps look new and ‘are of fashionable color. A few packages of Diamond Dyes have made theif faded, dingy and worn garments as good as new with but little expense or work. For home- dyeing, use only Diamond Dyes, as they are simple, strong and perfectly rel:able. at THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. ©, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1893—-TEN PAGES. VIGILANT HANDICAPPED. | of a Minute and Forty-Eight Seconds. The Vigilant was remeasured yesterday | afternoon agreeably to the wishes of Lord | Dunraven, and that official act having been | Performed by Measurer John Hyslop of the | New York Yacht Club, the challenging and defending yachts were ready for the great international match of today. ‘The Valkyrie had previously been under Hyslop’s eye and steel tape. There were other eyes upon him while he was doing the work, notably those of Designer Watson, who watched him closely and was only satisfied with the methods and meas- urements after personal inspection. Conditions of the Challenge. ‘The conditions of the challenge are that any excess of load water line over eighty- five feet shall be counted double in calculat- ing the sailing length for time allowances. ‘The Valkyrie Given a Time Allowance | great importance. Watson wanted everything as short as Possible on his boat and as much as they could be on the Vigilant. ‘The result of Hyslop’s measure was made ‘mown during the evening and !s as follows: a Vigilant load-water line ts 8 19-100 feet. Measurement for time allowances for the international match, 9% 78-100 feet. The Valkyrie’s load-water length is 8 50-100 feet. Her measurement for time allowances 4s $8 11-100 feet, which means that in all the races the Vigilant must allow the Valkyrie 1 minute 48 seconds. ‘The Valkyrie Agnin Aftoat. As the big whistle in the machinery works of Robins’ ship yard, in the Erie basin, shrieked out the hour of noon a stalwart ship yard hand began to pour a stream of fresh water from a big hose on the polished hull of the Valkyrie. “She is already,” called out Designer Wat- son, who, with his blue and yellow necktie, ‘stood. in the dry dock. He spoke to Yard Superintendent Gilvroy, who, in turn, bellowed orders to remove the shores. It was a pretty sight to see Valkyrie, trim and shipshape alow and aloft, waiting for the waters of the Erie basin to be let in and float her. Murmurs of admiration rose from the th: of perhaps 3,000 persons ‘who stood admiring the British yacht. The The America’ Process of letting in the water was a long and tedious one, and the crowd, growing restless, began to ask where Vigilant was. ‘They ‘did not know it, but at that time Vigilant, in tow of a fast tug, was passing down the East river with yachts, tugs and steamboats saluting her with their whistles. While Valkyrie was being floated the crew began to carry ashore everything not actu- ally necessary for use during the race. They lugged off blocks, tackle, ropes, cushions and last of all four beer kegs—empty. ‘These beer kegs caused the crowd no little amusement. They were piled up in the fore- castle of the Valkyrie, and one of them had @ faucet attached for use. At Intervals the crew tapped the keg and drank foaming bumpers to Valkyrie’s success. “You will drink water on Friday!” yelled one enthusiastic admirer of Vigilant. “Ne'er mind, lad,” replied one of the hardy British tars, “it will be in our grog Af_we do.” These sallies were received by the crowd with great relish, and the white-shirted tars, between the beer and the jokes, ap- peared to be in most excellent humor. It took over fifty men five hours of hard work to polish Valkyrie’s. copper bottom, but when they had finished the job she looked as smooth as Isinglass, while her newly-painted free-board glistened and shone as if japanned. Saluting the Vigttant. ‘The Vigilant left New Rochelle at 11:30 yesterday morning in charge of the tugboat Flint ahead and Hattie Palmer astern. Thirty yachts in the harbor saluted as the sup defender passed out. New Rochelle Yacht Club's gun fired three salutes, to which the Vigilant and tugs responded. The Vigilant took her last spin on the sound Tuesday prior to the races for the America’s cup. She ran down to City Is- land and back under a strong breeze. Her time was not given, but the captain of the Hattle Palmer, who was on board, said that | if the Vigilant did as well today she would’; more than fulfill the expectations of her | | owners. The heavy boom was used and gave great satisfaction. An ex-commodore of the Atlantic Yacht Club said that the performance of the Vig- fant Tuesday afternoon showed that she could easily make, under fair conditions, from 11 to 12 knots an hour. Tuesday after- noon she did 111-4 knots, he added. According to the sailing directions the | start was to be made off the Sandy Hook lightship, the preparatory signal being given at U5 a m. At the starting signal, ten minutes later, the yachts were to get off as | quickly as they could, as that would be the | starting time for both, no allowance being made for tardiness. If the wind should not serve for a start from the lightship, | Commodore Morgan's steam yacht May, | the judges’ boat, was to move further out | to sea and the start would be twenty min- | utes later. Compass signals were to be sct | on the maintopmast-stay of May before the | tory signal was shown and were to be Kept flying until after the start. These i other signals were to be made by the club code. Course of the Yachts. Todays course was distinguished by the letter B (a red swallow-tail pennant), which signified that the course was to be fifteen miles to windward or leeward and return. Saturday's course, which is to be over a triangle ten miles to a leg, will be distin- guished by the letter T (a red, white and blue square pennant with vertical stripes). | kyrie’s Hull. Postponement signals are as Letter H (red and white square pennant ‘with vertical stripes), “Do you assent to Postponing the start until later in the day?” follows: Letter G (yellow and blue halves on a triangular pennant), “Do you assent to call: ing the race off for the day” To consent, both yachts will hoist the | affirmative signal, letter C (a white tri. | angular pennant with red ball in center of | Letters C G mean that the race ts post- poned on account of fog. If the starting int is shifted from the lightship the letter | PG square pennant with two blue and tee yellow squares on it) will be hoisted. Betting on the Content. In spite of the opinions of many expert | yachtsmen in New York that there is a| probability of a close race there has as yet | been much less than the usual amount of money put up to back opinions. There is in all the clubs a plethora of Vigilant mon- ey, and $10,000 1s posted in the New York Yacht Club as wanting to go in the safe with $8,000 Valkyrie money until after the "he. biggos ced and it wager announ gener- ally known has been made between two Swell New York clubmen. It is of $1,000 on Vigilant against $600 on Valkyrie. Some considerable wagers have been made at 2 to 1, and many Englishmen who have been able to get these odds are congratulating themselves on holding off so long. It is agreed that the odds will not long remain at those figures. Official Mensurements. The official measurements in feet of the two yachts are as follows: Valkyrie. Vigilant. Waterline 8 a0 96.19 Length of boom Mast to jib stay from deck. Deck to Deck to hounds. Topmast CENSUS OFFICE Between Fifty and Sixty Received Yellow Envelopes Today. An Unfounded Sensational Rumor— The Removals Were for the Good of the Service. A sensational rumor at the expense of the census bureau filled the air about the Interior Department this afternoon. ‘The story had it that Secretary Smith had dis- covered the existence of a co-operative ad- vancement association. That among the employes of the bureau there was a pro- tective society, and that only members of this society could be recommended tor pro- motion. That a list of names had been sent to the Secretary for promotion, but that he detected the fraud and had at once dis- missed those so recommended. A reporter for The Star saw Secretary Smith on the subject. He was surprised, and said that there was no truth in the story. He had discovered no scheme to win pro- motions and injure capable clerks not mem- bers of the Census Protective Association. But he had executed an important act. He had dismissed a large number of census employes. . He did not state the exact num- ber, but indicated that it was between fifty and sixty. The dismissals were for wood cause. The service demanded that they be made. There was not the slightest politics in it. He did not know the politi- cal complexion of those dismissed. He had fired one of his own appointees because the records showed that said appointee was not efficient. Nearly all of thcse retired were DISTRICT AFFAIRS. An Expert Discusses the Proposed Tunnel Experiment, ‘THE PLANS AND ESTIMATED COST. All the Commissioners Favorable to Making Use of the Tunnel. MANY DISTRICT ITEMS. ‘There is a strong disposition at the District building to push the scheme proposed by Capt. Powell relative to the use of the Lydecker tunnel, and there is little doubt that Congress will be called upon to appro- priate money enough to enable the engineer department to conduct a thorough test to determine its availability in whole or in part. Both of the civil Commissioners have expressed themselves as being heartily in favor of the plan, and it is understood that the Commissioners will embody a recom- mendation to Congress on this subject in their annual report. Capt. Powell was reading the report to Congress on the feasibility of completing the tunnel when a reporter of The Star called his attention to the article in yes- terday’s Star. Capt. Powell Talks. “T read with considerable interest the re- Port of my proposition in The Star, and can only say further that it was correct. It may be of interest, however, to the read- ers of your paper to know that the engi- neer department depending upon the sup- Port of the civil Commissioners will do its utmost to bring about a test which will de- termine the feasibility or non-feasibility of utilizing the tunnel. Several days ago, I was Informed that more than half of the tunnel could be used with a very slight outlay of money. If this is so, it may pay to use that part or As you printed yes- terday, the water service of Washington needs attention. The supply at present is not more than equal to the demand, and the continued increase in population will seri- ously affect it. When the United States laid the 48-inch main it was believed that the water supply would be sufficient for several years to come. The continued tapping, made necessary by the cry of the people for water for both sanitary and drinking purposes, has re- duced its usefulness more than 50 per cent. When the main was no one dreamed of supplying Anacostia from it, yet we humble clerks, but some heads of divisions and special agents were lopped off. — > DR. PURVIS’ CASE. The Efforts Being Put Forward for and Against Him. Officials at the Department of the Interior are reticent concerning the case of Dr. Pur- vis, surgeon-in-chief of the freedman’s Hospital. The members of the Negro Demo- cratic League who have been urging his re- moval and the appointment of Dr. Francis are apparently encouraged, and seem to think that Dr. Purvis is to go. Nothing 1s krown officially to warrant this, but it Is believed that Secretary Smith contemplates making the change. It is understood that there are on file in the appointment division of the Department of the Interior a large number of letters from Washingtonians urging the retention of Dr. Purvis. it is said that there ts a strong letter from Rev. Dr. McKim. Kev. Dr. Johnson, Mrs. Spurgeon, a Mr. Kusseli and others are understood to have sent let- ters to the Secretary in behalf of Dr. Pur- vis. His friends have been active in their its to the department. ‘he Secretary has had numerous callers in connection with the matter and many of them have put forth the claims of Purvis. The True Reformer, a Washington paper “devoted to the division of the colored race,” is out with an editorial favoring Purvis. It says that the characteristic— envy—so usually aseribed to the colored race {s apparent in this fight on Purvis. It declares that the Secretary of the In- terior will do great injustice to the colored people if he ousts Dr. Purvis. Dr. Purvis has transmitted his report for the month of September to the Secretary of the Interior. It shows that the admis- sions for the month were 2H, divided as follows: White males, 52; colored males, 88; white females, 14; colored females, ; to- tal number of males, 140; total number of females, 104; born in the hospital, 18; died, 28; patients discharged during the month, 227; total in hospital during the month, 499: number of patients remaining at the end of the month, 244. o REPEAL OR NOTHING. The Senate was in executive session to- day on the nominations in the territories which Involved the question of home rule. The debate on the silver question was therefore suspended for the time being. Meanwhile, however, the work of those Senators who are trying to bring about a compromise is still in progress. The propo- ition on which, it is sald, they are nearest an agreement 1s to substitute for the Sher- man law a law requiring the purchase of two millions and a half of silver each month for three years, at the end of which time, if there ts no other legislation on the subject, the purchases are to cease. The report comes today that President Cleveland will not only oppose any propo- sition for compromise, but will veto any measure passed which provides for the tur- ther purchase of silver. It is stated that the reason for this attitude is that he re- gards the present law as subject to inter- pretation and administration more favor- able to his views than anything else that could be adopted which gives any comfort to silver. It is the purpose, therefore, ot the administration leaders to continue thetr fight for unconditional repeal or nothing, and the much-talked-of and long-delayed test of physical endurance by night sessions is expected to be tried next week. ‘The anti- repeal men say that this attempt to force a vote will fail and that a compromise must follow. ——_—__+ e+ —_____. A British Ship Waterlogged. QUEENSTOWN, Oct. 5.—The British ship City Camp, Capt. Thomasen, which sailed | from St. John, N. B., for Belfast on Septem- ber 1, was towed into this port today. She was waterlogged. eae Belgian Strikers Resume Work. BRUSSELS, Oct. 5.—The coal miners | who struck in the Borinage district resumed work today. In the Charleroi district the strikers are preparing to follow their ex- ample. The whole strike in the province of Hainaut {s a failure. Although but a few days old, it will be ended within a week. —.__. Death of Capt. J. E. Towson. Capt. J. E. Towson, whose serious illness has been mentioned in The Star, died at his residence in Upperville, Va., this morning at 7 o'clock. He made many friends during his residence in this city of many years, particularly in Masonic circles, who will re- gret his death. His funeral will take place from his late residence tomorrow. Mr. Al- lan S. Towson of this city, a son of the deceased, was at his father’s bedside when the end came. —— ‘The Third Artillery at Gettysburg. GETTYSBURG, Pa., Oct. 5.—Light bat- tery L, third United States artillery, from Washington barracks, arrived here on a special train last evening and is encamped at the foot of East Cemetery hill. The bat- tery has been ordered here to take part in the exercises attendant upon the floating of the stars and stripes over Gen. Meade'’s headquarters by the Loyal Legion of Penn- sylvanta. —— Secretary Lamont’s Ald. Capt. George W. Davis, fourteenth in- fantry, the new military ald to the Secre- tary of War, reported at the War Depart- ment today for duty and was given a desk in the chief clerk’s office. —_-2— Contract Awarded. ‘The contract for the construction of a timber shed at the Washington navy yard has been awarded to the Youngstown Bridge Company of Youngstown, Ohio, at its bid of $4,3%, FOR DYSPEPSIA AND NERVOUSNESS Use Horstord’s Acid Phosphate. Dr. J. G Moorestown, N. J., says: “I ve used it for a number of years in my’ practice have been forced to do so. At present Col. Elliot Is conducting an investigation of the upper or Dalecarlia reservoir. As it 4s now the reservoir cannot be used, owing to tts pollution by the sewage from the Surrounding country. It is proposed, I believe, to reclaim this reservoir by the construction of canals and sewers to inter- cept the sewage from Tenleytown and all that section. If this is accomplished the benefit to be derived will be great. This upper reservoir will then not only be a great reinforcement to the present supply, Dut it will give the water a chance to settle before passing into the distributing reser- volr and thereby increase the clearness of the water. Four Mains on the Canal. “At the present time the canal road is oc- cupied by four mains, namely a twelve-inch, thirty-inch, thirty-six-inch and forty-eight- inch main. The water comes directly from the. Potomac, and when it arrives at the distributing reservior, there is a supply of five days on hand. With this new reservoir in service, the amount of water on hand will Just about be doubled. Returning to the general proposition now, concerning the tu nel, I would say that should Congress ap- propriate funds sufficlent to conduct an in- vestigation, we would be ready to commence at once. First of all, the tunnel would be subjected to careful study, and this would determine the need for the expenditure of the funds for a test. It is a matter of rec- ord that there fs notoriously bad work in the tunnel. The investigations would determine whether it had suffered any serious deterior- ation through the lapse of time and whether the bad rock through which the tunnel was run had decayed any. In short, the investi- gation would be thorough before any ex- Dense was incurred. If, after an examina- tion of the tunnel, it is ‘found that one half of it can be utilized, {t might be a good plan to throw a dam up at one end, and at sever- al points along its length, sink mains. The tunnel being considerably lower than the reservoir would consequently fill and the Pressure of water would be sufficient to make a good head all along the line. Gen. Casey's Report. “It might be of interest to readers of The Star to give a brief outline of Gen. Casey's report to Congress. Under date of Janu- ary 2, 1892, the Senate passed a resolution directing the Secretary of War to report to the Senate upon the feasibility of complet- ing the tunnel, together with the estimated cost thereof; also the practicability of plac- ing tron pipes in the tunnel sufficient to carry the necessary water supply to the new reservoir and the cost thereof. In that revort it was stated that it would cost $900,000 to put the reservoir into good con- dition, and even then the dangers would still be great.” Dangers Referred to. ‘The dangers which the captain referred to are set forth fully in the report referred to, and are as follows: “The danger of percolation of water through the lining outward, causing a greater or less loss of supply at the dis- tributing reservoir. “The consequent danger of injury to prop- erty from the constant carrying of water outward into the surrounding rocks, full of fissures, seams and of soft and decomposing material, and emerging somewhere in the ty. “As thought by some members of the committee, the danger when there may be Pressure from accidents or the emptying of the reservoirs, or at points where the ordl- nary pressure Is less. of the water in the ground and surrounding rocks mixing with the water from the surroundmg rocks and polluting tt. “The extreme difficulty of repair in case of accident and the extreme difficulty of | cleaning the tunnel and removing any sed- iment which in the long run is likely to accumulate in it.” * #9 9 “The first and second objections relate to the percolation of water outwards through the lining, and its appearnce upon and near the surface of the ground; the consequent loss or waste of water from the distrib- uting reservior and damage to adjacent property. 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To provide for the of the masonry lining itself and broken it was necesary it to the natural rock, so that the sure on the interior of the lining be transmitted to the surrounding through which the tunnel ho signe of disintegrating, no signs of in sary to line tt other smooth surface for the The determination of the dangers mentioned in jections would be arrived at if the quanti- ty of water that will escape from the tun. nel under the head of uting reservoir could be measurements taken fro1 4, 1889, the tunnel filled to top of the Rock creek about 270, ions per gauging of the overflow of this shaft made May 23, 1890, it, etermined that the water was runing out of the tunnel a! Tate of 175,000 gallons per twenty-four hours. It is fair to assume that with a water in the distributing reservoir the ward escape will be greater quantity of scepage into the tun! above developed. However this may be, the quanti water under consideration may be o> less than we anticipate, and its of exit through the overlying mass may also be different from our expectations. But it is confidently believed that the quantity of water from the tunnel when it is fairly ned will diminish from year to year as the veins, fissures and pores ‘become ‘clogged with the various matters carried in would seem to be no way, therefore, to determine the extent of the dangers men- tioned in the first and second objections other than to fill the tunnel as it exists to- day’ by connecting it with the distributing reservoir and observe the results. If the leakage from the tunnel tn its present con- dition, and the outflow upcn the sui of the ground should turn out to be volume than 1s anticipated, then flow would surely be less when the was completed and put in good condi! In anewer to the first part of the lution, it is respectfully submitted that it 1s ‘feasible to complete the tunnel in Process of construction between the two Teservoirs, but it should not be undertaken until, by actually filling the tunnel, the first two dangers suggested by the joint select committee of October 8, 1888, have been investigated and thelr magnitude de- termined. ‘The Cost. This test can be made at a cost of $20,000 and lasting through a period of say from nine months to a year. Should the results of this trial make it appear that it would be safe to complete the tunnel and all the parts and appliances needed to carry water from the distributing reservoir to the new reservoir and distribute the same to the city, then the estimated cost of doing this work is as follows: For the completion of the tunnel. For the completion voir ... i i 5 rt ue 0, There is now available for the above pur- Pose $362,027.40. With reference to the second part of the resolution, namely,, “the practicability of placing iron pipes"in the tunnel sutficient to carry the necessary water supply to the new reservoir, and the cost thereof,” it is certainly practicable (capable of being done or accomplished), but it is submitted that it is not advisable. As an original proposi- tion for laying iron pipes between these two reservoirs, no one would ever for a moment think of burying them so far be- neath the surface of the earth, where they will be covered with water, subject to great pressure and could only be emptied and in- Spected with great trouble. The amount of water that would be used in the city at the present time from the new reservoir, after it is filled, would be about 18,000,000 gallons per day, and it it should be found impracticable to use the tunnel as a conduit, and it is still thought to be essential to fill the new reservoir and to distribute to the city from this source, then it is recommended that two forty- eight-inch mains be laid over the route sug- gested by the board of experts, and between the two reservoirs. ‘The estimated cost of these mains and the completion of the system is as follows: For two 48-inch mains, each 23,000 feet in length = $949,300 For completion of the new reser- voir Total .. = The board of experts estimated that The tunnel could be completed and a six-foot steel pipe placed in it for the sum of $852,- 736." The Shortest Course. An opinion of considerable interest to liquor dealers was submitted to the Com- missioners today by Attorney Thomas. It deals with measurements in determin- ing the shortest course of travel between saloons and churches or schools and may be summed up briefly by stating that he holds substantially the shortest course of travel to mean the most direct traveled route. He says, however, it is difficult to lay down any general rule in these cases, as the situations vary and each case must be largely determined on its own facts and circumstances. The ese on which the opinion is based is that of Patrick J. Col- lins, for a retail liquor license at 1300 Sth street northwest. There is a clause in the Nquor regulation providing that no liquor license shall be granted to any place with. in 400 feet of a church or school house. 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This figure was of pure ivory xnd gold, and sat with her right hand restiug upon a tiny clock fastened to the side of the vehicle. A art of the wheels which kept track of the fight of time were hidden in the body of a tiny bird, which had seemingly just alight- ed upon the lady's finger. Above was a canopy so arranged as to conceal a silver bell. This bell was fitted with a miniature hammer of the same metal, and, although it appeared to have no connection with the clock, regularly struck th> hours, and could be made to repeat by touching a diamond button on the lady's bodice. In the chariot at the ivory lady's feet there was a golden figure of a dog, and above und in front were two birds, apparently flying before the chariot. This beautiful ornament was made almost entirely of gold, and was elaborate- ly decorated with precious stones. right away. Your new wash- ing powder may be dangerous, but you'll have to wait a little for its results. But it is doing its work. 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