Evening Star Newspaper, February 28, 1894, Page 3

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EHIS 10 PER CENT REDUCTION SALE Easton & Rupp, 421 1th, —of Trousecings and Suitings was inangurat- | Popular-Priced Stationers. (Just above the avenae.) sa_etpremly 10 Rewp our farce of workmen fe28 basy season, by pleas- “- = 7 a Malt Ee you jsuining your pefmanent patronage, Madeof Pure Hops and Malt 10 pee ceat off all Trouverings. under the eagle eye of the court at Munich, 10 per cent off all Suitings. Geert MESES Scene thal wets once ter tom i! court ew) ig famous e wor! over ei BATCHEL & TOMPKINS, 413 12TH ST. fe28 purity and pesticinal On draught ard Have you never worn 4 “KEEN” GARMENT? qualities. in bottles HERE. Pts. $2 doz., ats. Families supplied. (7 Write or telephone. | Fritz Reuter, Pa.Av.&4} St. Don’t Put It Off. 4 Send your “old clothes’’ HERE and have them - eeeese cleaned, pressed - made “ge ee at ‘somet! re for th the cost of ne" mes. - Bef ee as Do fe! “Troumrs ana Vestn, 807 gach Oe x ¥ EING 705 . N. W. KEEN, Tailor, i Hahn, CLEANING, ‘Phone, 143-2. 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Camp, as! & Co., 217 4% st. o.w., bas @issolved by mutual ment. fe26-3t* UIS JOHNSTON & CO. “Contentment is better than ‘That's the life insurance money. e you a or write me to .— Eaitante - 0.7, represen! tio. a2 HB ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK. holders of the Columbfa Railway Co., for the seven direct ~~ will a ISts' and H streets northeast, TUESDAY, bh 13, 1894. The polls will be opened at 1 and closed at 2 o'clock p.m. Books for the transfer of stock will be closed from March 9 to March 8, Inclusive. io19t JAMES B. ADAMS, Secy. EL M-QUEEN, ES prope: it lowest rat yf interest. Large — a specialty. HERRON oY ry NIXON, ‘m0 1206 G st. ‘WooD. This t= to motify the public that John Miller t John Miller & the Co- fe28 JOHN C. PARKER, 617-619 7th st. Special=-6 Bottles of White Wine for $1. H. A. Seligson, 1200 Pa. av. fe27 ItIs “How Good”’ —and not a question of “how high” with the manufacturers of Old Itellable Berkeley Whisky when purchasing the ingredients tbat compose it. No purer— Ro smoother—nor more efficacious medi- cinal whisky on the market. $1 qt; Jas. Tharp, 812 F St. _fert ie whl Twenty-five Cents Omnibus fare from Washington to Georgetown a half century ago, but your respected ancestors got to the old reliable GEORGETOWN DYE WORKS h has continued at the old stand, and is op times today. White! with the ‘Work called for and deliv- ered. H. WHEATLEY, jefferson ave., (n1T-6m) 1068 Ji Georgetown, D. ©. Tel. call 76-4. Extablished 1881. REAL ESTATE DEALS. A Trade Involving a Handsome » have boughi Supply aay ‘iealers in wean and Amount—A Fine Residence Site. cet ail debis duet toe Calon be wuitits | Messrs. Pitney & Bradford, real estate We have rented the office at the southwest | corner of 10th and F sts. n.w., formerly occupied 7 the American Ice Co., where we will be leased to furnish fuel to ‘the publie at bottom Prices times. and at figures to suit the Consult us before buying, as you will save Patrons of the Mite American Ice Co. will be Mberally. treated feS-Lia JOWN MILLER & CO. Always in stock. C Patrons advised Gey iaparaing tbe, purchase of THE Bl deen intelli. MOST COAL ALS. We are in the JUSENESS cll the year for FORTY- ‘Tomorrow's weather forecast for the District of Columbia and vicinity—Fair, with variable Cash, And Cash Only, Will Buy $1.75 $6.00 $2.50 $1.85 40C. Nails, the nails made, Molding, Tinea” feet North . Carolina Gang- wed Even ‘Thickness por wish, per 100 =| SELLS FRANK LIBBEY & CO., “Lumber, Mill Work and Builders’ Hartware,” Cor. 6th and N. Y. Ave. 12 The Cheapest Fuel Extant is “Glen Fish Oven’? Coke. 50 bu. delivered anywhere for $4.75—will out- Iast the best coal—no elinkers, no dirt. no gas. ‘Try {t and save money and HEALTH. BEST FAMILY COaLS, under cover, at lowest mar- ket prices. £7 2.240 Iba. to the tom. Prompt Wm. J. Zeh, 926 N St.N.W. fe26 CaRD HOLDERS OF THE National Co-Operative COMPANY Call ou company’s officers and ageats (see covers e# contract book) for COAL, COKE AND WOOD DISCOUNTS. felT-2w For Rent— The Best Built ‘Small house near Congressional Library, new and attractive, for only $35.50 to = steady tenant. BLOCK & YODER, teat 415 B st. aw. The Neostyle Duplicator, Want a Typewriter? Don’t buy a Typewriter bastily—you may t it at leisure. There are so many to be considered. Go bis money almost invariably pounces upon brokers, have sold for Stilson Hutchins to George H. La Fetra for $110,000 lots 13, 14 ind part of 15, square 222, 70x131 feet on south side of H street between 14th and 15th streets, known as the old Jefferson |club house, now the Elsmere. Mrs. Rines | will continue under her lease. The same firm has also sold to Georze H. La Fetra for Stilson Hutchins for 370, 100 Ict 21 and part 22, square 252, fronting 68.4; feet on 13th street and 75 feet on H street, be- ing the southwest corner 13th and H streets | northwest. It is possible that an apartment house will be erected on this latter site. Mr. J. Gelselman of St. Paul has purchas- ed from Mr. Henry A. Willard a lot on K street between 13th and 14:h streets, where he intends to erect a handsome residence. ———— Koehler’s lecture at the National Museum last evening began with a very interesting discussion of the half-tone pro- cess of photography. This method of pho- tographing, which is used to obtain repro- ductions of drawings or previously taken photographs from nature or from life, can only be done by breaking up the structure- less rays of the picture or drawing which It {s desired to reproduce and substituting Printable rays therefor. The manner in which this is accomplished, by taking a negative through a screen, was explained at considerable length, and the defects of the method whereby we are unable to pro- duce white and the values of other colors are greatly changed were pointed out, to- gether with an explanation of the way to remedy such defects by retouching. While this process faithfully reproduces the original, there is no trace of art in it, and the prints taken thereby lack expres- sion and are consequently underrated by artists. They have the advantage of cheap- ness, however, and are seen nearly every- where now. The photo-intaglio process was next taken up, and the method of making carbon pho- tographs described. The plate for printing by this process is prepared by covering it with a film of carbon and gelatine and ex- posing it under a negative and washing away the portions of the film that are un- acted upon, after which it is etched in the ordinary manner, the only precaution that is necessary to be taken being that a non- vaporous mordant must les — The press used is a simple copper plate press. The next lecture, to be delivered on Fri- day evening, will have for its subjects the “Callographic Processes,” photo-lithog- raphy and the Woodburytype. —_—> Cha qua Circle. The Chantauqna circle ¢f Dumbarton M. E. Church met lest evening at the residence of Mrs. Saml. Persey, 2156 Q street. Among those present were Miss Bessie Mller, Mr. and Mrs: Frisby, Miss Bourard, Mrs. E. N. Smith, Mrs. S. N. Paul, Mrs. E. Wangh, Miss Annie Brooke, Miss Ella Cunningham, Miss Cordelia Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. J. Fred. Gatchel, Messrs. Reymond Lewis, Mrs. Eastlark and Mr. Enoch Gatchel. A vote of thanks was tendered Rev. Dr. Elliott for having taken charge of the class during the past year. Prof. Frisby was elected to fill his place. — Two Defendants Exonerated. To the Editor of The Evening Star: Your record of the courts of Monday even- ing, February 26, contains the following ines: “Circuit Court, Division 2, Chief Justice Bingham. Today—Heald, adminis- trator, agt. Metzerott et al.; verdict for plaintiff, $2,500." Such a verdict was ren- dered, but only against three of the de- fendants, namely, Mr. F. B. Metzerott, Mrs. Metzerott and Mr.W.S.Plager, while at the same time a verdict was rendered in favor of two other defendants, namely, myself and Mr. Naeff, thus exonerating us of any re- sponsibility in the affair. FRANCIS R. FAVA, Jr. SE teas One Hendred and Four Years Old. The death of Mrs. Sarah Brooks occur- red yesterday morning. The deceased had reached the advanced age of 104 years. The Densmore as bis idea funeral services will be held tomorrow It has been called the “WORLD'S GREAT.) morning at 9 o'clock at St. Benedict's ae ‘TIPawsirEE sl ag ready to| Chapel, EB street between $d and 4th ove it. Sole D.C. streets southeast. She leaves two daugh- MBIA PHONOGRAPH 919 Pa. ave. s - BO Eek ONOGRADH C0, 910 oe are mee, | ters, Mra. Ross and Sirs. Flora Wood. Remember, We’ve [loved to 480 Pa. ave., piing che pubic with PAPER, BLANK BOORS aod Is NEOUS SUPPLIES. Paper of all Kinds cut any size desired. TF Be sure to get our estimate before placing Chas. G. Stott & Co., 2% °9 AVE. N.W. WiglssaLe AND RETAIL PAPER DEALERS. The Science of Surgery MUCH on the kind and quality of the facility for sup- BL instruments employed. The best surgeon tp the world could il but HW the iaferto Pe instruments. We are headquarters for the FIXEST GOODS it ts possible to produce. an low prices are the most remarkable zp. Giiman, 627 Pa. Ave. The Union Savings Bank, Eo Céracdé | '222 F Street N. W., PaYs PUUR PER CEN; INTEREST ON SAVINGS pen wae 8 ACL OL NTS. fi p.m. on Government 2 ‘@aturuay evenings from 6 to &) — “as _ THE COURTS. Equity Court, Division No. 1, Judge Cox. Yesterday—Moulton azt. the United States Security, Life Insurance and Trust Company; injunction dissolved and bill dis- missed. Bresnahan agt. Gebhard; action of Trustee Clark approved. Moore agt. Bone; commission to get testimony in To- ronto, Canada, ordered to issue. Equity Court, Division No. 2, Justice Hag- ner. Yesterday—Von Stamp agt. Balloch; argu- ment concluded and case submitted. Dana jagt. Kimball; order directing clerk to re- | celve money. Hornback agt. Hornback; de- lmurrer sustained with leave to amend. Waite agt. Waite et al.; order pro confesso against certain defendants. Circuit Court, No. 1, Judge Bradley. Yesterday—J. A. Boyd agt. Ward's Al- derney Milk Producers and Consumers’ ‘ociation; judgment of condemnatlon. voke & Harry agt. M. A. Guy; motion to quash writ of attachment granted and ap- peal noted. os Mary Lewis was found sick at 11th and L streets northwest at 6 o'clock this morning end sent to the Freedman’s Hospital. ESCAPING THE ROPE A Murderer Cheats the Gallows by Poisoning Himself. THREE DEUCES WORTH $35.00 | Senate Quo Warranto Proceedings at Trenton. AN ALLEGED COALITION CHEATING THE GALLOWS. A Marderer Poisons Himself With Powdered Match Heads. CARLISLE, Pa., Feb. 23.—Charles Sal- yards, who was sentenced to be hanged to- morrow morning fer the murder of Police- man Martin, attempted to commit suicide this morning. Salyards was taken violently ill this morning, and when the jail phy- sician was called he found that the con- demned man had taken a mixture of match- heads and vinegar. In a cup which he had concealed ‘in his room Salyards had: still another preparation which he. intended to use In case the match-heads and vinegar failed to kill. Upon examination it was found to be glass and rust from iron bars which he had pounded together almost as fine as flour. ‘The death ‘watch whieh had been placed upon the prisoner has*heretofore been on the outside of the cell, but since his attempt | at self-desiruction this morning:.the watch has taken up his position on the inside of the cell. There is little hope of saving Salyards’ life, and his threats that he wouid eventual- ly cheat the gallows seem to have been cor- rect. >—— THREW THREE DEUCES. And the Throw Was Good for $35,000 ‘tor Miles Finlen. ST. PAUL, Minn,, Feb. 28—A special dispatch from Helena, Mont., to the Pioneer Press says: Miles Finlen yesterday won $85,000 in a game of dice. Recently Gen. C. S. Warren, secured an option on a min- ing claim for $15,000. Yesterday Finlen cf- fered him $10,000 for his bargain, $25,000 for the mine. Warren demanded $50,000. Fin- len proposed a game of dice whether he take the option off Warren’s hands at $15,000 or pay Warren $50,000. Warren agreed. He threw a pair of fives. Finle threw three deuces and won $35,000. a AS IT WAS DONE IN '44, timony to the Organizat: the New Jersey Senate. TRENTON, N. J., Feb. 28.—The first wit- ness before the supreme court commission- ers this morning in the senate quo war- ranto proceedings was Daniel Dodd, who testified that he reported for the Newark Advertiser the proceedings of the consti- tutional convention of 1844. He remem- bered the debate relative to the terms of the senators. He was confident that noth- ing was said about the senators of last year having any privilege over those elected the year of meeting. He recalled the debate on fixing the terms of senators, which was finally made three years. The witness was secretary of the senate which met right after the convention. The minutes were produced and Mr. Dodd read from them the proceedings. They brought out the fact that the senators were all sworn in.and then took part in the organi- zation. The senators were all elected that year. The witness was also secretary of the senate in 1836. He again read from the minutes and tes- tifled besides that all the senators were called to order by himself and voted for the president pro tempore. There were some credentials presented and were received by @ vote of all the senators. Nothing was said as to the older senators perine any preferences or unusual privi- leges. the senates of 1846 and 1847 and declared that in every instance the entire senate voted on the credentials of the senators- elect, and nothing was ever said about there being any difference in the senators. In the cross-examination the witness stated that the vote on the reception of the credentials was viva voce and he could not say that every individual voted, though the vote was so put that all had the opportunity to do so. The witness was asked about a particular | Senator-elect and said he acted precisely | the same during the temporary organiza- tion as after the permanent organization. Mr. Gray, in his redirect examination, produced from the minutes the cases of several senators-elect and had the witness | testify that they participated tn the pro- ceedings of the senate and took part in the organization before their own credentials were presented. He particularly mentioned Senator-elect Hulm of Burlington, who pre- sented the credentials of another senator and voted for a temporary chairman before his own were presented. Mr. McDermott asked if credentials pre- sented by a messenger boy would have been reeéived in those days. The witness replied that they would not, but a senator-elect could present his cre- dentials' and he was an official as soon as elected. | —_—__ TO CARRY. ALABAMA, pt. Kolb Said to Have Been Confer- ring With Republican Leaders. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Feb. 28.—A special dispatch to the Courier Journal from Bir- mingham, Ala., says: A well-founded report comes from Wash- ington that the visit of Capt. Reuben F. Kolb, candidate for governor of Alabama, to that city a few days ago resulted in a well-defined scheme between him and prom- inent republican and populist leaders to make a united effort to carry Alabama in the coming state ciection. It is known that Kolb was closeted with Senator Chandler and others. It is not de- nied that his follow:rs obtained republican friends two years ago through Chris Magee. It is claimed that Kolb succeeded in his er- rand to Washington and will again have republican aid. It is also satd that a Plan was hatched up to place Kold on the na- ttonal populist ticket in 1896, What Senator Chandler Says. Senator Chandler said to a Star reporter this afternoon that he could not say any- thing about Mr. Kolb personally or of his movements of late. “But,” he added, “I can say this, that the republicans of the Senate, or rather a number of the party leaders here, think that they see in the Kolb movement in Alabama a tendency to- ward a free ballot and a fair count, honest elections and protective tariff for the south, and they are glad to give to the Kolb party in Alabama and to similar parties in the south the encouragement of appro’ I can say no more than ihis now. From what has been represented to us during the past two weeks there ts everything to make’it plain that we should i give these people our confidence. There |has been no party action, I may say, and none will probably be taken.” ———— The Missing Student Returns. Mr. Dingens, the missing Cornell sopho- more, arrived at Ithaca, N. Y., from Syra- cuse yesterday morning. He stated that he had no connection with the banquet | tragedy and that he ts going to prove an |alibi. He explained his absence from Ith- jaca by stating that he had received a | telegram from his home In Buffalo to come at once to his sister, who is an invalid. He went, and on his way back was seized, he | says, with an attack of an old complaint, | which originated several years ago as a re- | sult of a fall from a bicycle. He then pro- | ceeded to Syracuse to consult his family ) physician. He further declares that during ‘his treatment the doctor refused to allow him to read any newspapers, and that, therefore, he remained tn ignorance of the charges alleged against him. To Open Reservations. The question of opening the Uintah and Uncompahgre reservations in Utah to set- tlement is under consideration by Acting Secretary of the Interior Sims. The amount of land involved is estimated at 4,000,000 acres, which are rich in valuable minerals, and there are 400,000 acres of asphaltim lends, A SINGER’ jUDDEN Mme. Patey, the English Contralto, Faints and Passes Away. LONDON, Feb. 28.—Madame Janet Mon- ach Patey, the distinguished contralto singer, died at Sheffield today. Mme. Patey was closing at Sheffield a tour of the provinces, and last night, after singing unusually well, was twice recalled and sang “The Banks of Allan Water.” After leaving the stage Madame Patey fainted, and never regained consciousness. Madame Patey was born in London in 1842, and made her debut at Birmingham. In 1867 she sang at the Worcester festival, and in 1871 made a professional tour of the United States. While she was singing the last lines of “The Banks of Allan Water” she was sud- denly seen to lean over the piano, and she finished the song in this position, the clos ing words being: “There a corse lay she. The last lines of “The Banks of Allan Water,” which were being sung by Madame Patey with her dying breath, are: “By the banks of Allan Water, When the wintry snow fell fast, Still was seen the miller’s daughter, Chilling blew the blast, But the miller’s lovely daughter Both from cold and care was free; By the side of Allan Water, There a corse lay she.” Mme. Patey was formerly Miss Whytock, and was married in 1866 to Mr. John George Patey, an opera singer of prom- inence. DEATH. Meat Inspection at Chicago. BERLIN, Feb. 28.—At a meeting of the rmers’ League Prof. Mueller and Herr Werner, director of the agricultural high school, denounced the manner in which American meats were inspected. The two experts referred to said that they based their judgment upon personal studies made in Chicago. It is probable that the govera- ment will take action upon the reports of Prof. Mueller and Director Werner. To Become African Colonists. HAMBURG, Feb. 28.—Fifteen men, form- ing a pioneer expedition to the free land colony of Africa, left this port today for Zanzibar. FRENCH ANARCHISTS ARRESTED. A Bomb With a Half-Burmed Fuse Found at Prague. PARIS, Feb. 28—The police today arrested ten more anarchists. PRAGUE, Feb. 28.—A glass pear-shaped bomb was found today outside the loan office. The bomb contained gunpowder and nails, and had a small half-burned fuse attached to it. eS DISTRICW’S HEALTH. Good Lecal Showing During the Past Week. According to the weekly report of the health officer the health conditions of the city continue on the line of improvement. The large decrease in the death rate week before last was followed by a still further decline. There were eighty-seven deaths as against ninety as shown by the previous report. During the same period of time a year ago 129 deaths occurred, with a death rate of 2.8 for each thousand of population. The rate for last week was 15.8, equal to a dif- ference of ten per thousand, and which rep- resents a saving of over twenty-eight hun- dred lives per annum. No death from either typhoid fever or influenza was reported. The latter. malady may be sald to have so far disappeared as to no longer be a source of apprehension. Diphtheria is also on the wane, there having been but six new cases reported,with two deaths therefrom,through- out the whole District. Diseases of the kidneys continue to form a considerable percentage of the fatalities. It would be a@ matter of valuable scientific interest were the apparent relations between this class of ailments and the influenza investigated with a view to discover if the latent causes of many of the cases had not a common origin. Sporadic cases of whooping cough and scarlatina still occur, but as is the case with all the zymotic diseases, show- ing a declining tendency. Nearly one-fourth of ail the deaths oc- curred in hospitals, with infant mortality the normal. It is safe to say that with @ death rate so remarkably low as 15.8 for the total population the general health of the city of Washington is very good in- Mr. Dodd also told of the organization of | 4¢¢4- ‘The detailed report shows: Number of deaths, 87; white, 46; colored, 41. Death rate per 1,000 per annum: White, 12.2; col- ored, 28.7, Total population, 15.8. Thirty- four were under five years of age, 25 were under one year old, and 19 over sixty years. Twenty-one of the deaths occurred in hos- pitals and public institutions. The deaths by classes were as follows: Zymotic, 10; constitutional, 17; local, 30; developmental, 7; violence, 3. The principal causes of death were: Diph- theria, 2; consumption, 12; diarrhoeal, 1; scarlet fever, 1; pneumonia, 13; congestion of the lungs, 2; bronchitis, 3; whooping cough, 1; kidney diseases, 6; meningitis, 1; cancers, 1. Rirths reported: Twenty-nine white males, 32 white females, 18 colored males, 19 col- ored females. Marriages reported: Eleven white, ten colored. Still births reported: Four white, 6 col- ored. —————_ STRIKING HIGH. Proposition to Investigate a Labor Decision of Justice Brewer's. Following the effort to investigate the action of Judge Jenkins in his decision against labor in the case of the Northern Pacific railroad comes a proposition by Representative Somers to investigate la= bor decisions of other judges, including one member of the Supreme Court of the United States. The title of the resolution to investigate the action of Justice Brewer is “To investi- gate the circumstances attending the de- cision in the case of the United States against Kane in the United States circuit court for the district of Colorado.” The resolution specifies that a report shall be made to the House, “Whether in any of sald matters or things the Hon. David J. Brewer, judge of said court, exceeded his jurisdiction, abused the powers or process | of said court, or oppressively exercised the same or used his office as judge to intimt- date or wrongfully restrain the employes of any railroad or the officers of labor or- ganizations.” The other investigations. requested are of the action of Judge William H. Taft of the | circuit court of the northern district of Ohio in issuing injunctions in the case of the Toledo, Ann Arbor and North Michigan railroad against the Pennsylvania com- pany; of the action of Judge Elmer 8. Dundy of the district of Nebraska in the case of Oliver Ames and others against the Union Pacific railroad on January 27, 1894; | the action of Judge James H. Beatty in the case of the Coeur d’Alene Mining Company against the Miners’ Union of Wardner, Idaho, July 11, 1892; the action of Judge D. A. Pardee of the circuit court of the north- ern district of Texas in April, 1886, in the matter of Higgins et al. and of Judge Augustus Ricks of Ohfo, in the Ann Arbor case. These cases all involve the rights of laboring men to strike and the decisions which are called in question extend over a term of years. Representative Somers said concerning the resolution: “TI represent the district in which Judge Jenkins lives. The judiciary committee is awaiting an opportunity to present a favorable report on the resolution to investigate the action of Judge Jenkins in enjoining railroad employes. My resolu- tion seeks to broaden that investigation so that it will show what other judges have decided. re had Judge Jenkins, but it has seemed unfair that he should be singled out for a congres- sional investigation when other judges have made similar decisions. The tnvestiga- tion may disclose that the decisions have gone too far, m which case it may be neces- sary to modify the law. The resolutions will relieve the investigation of all political ignificance, as Mr. Jenkins is a democrat and the judges named in my resolutions are republicans. I hope to have the judiciary committee and the House consolidate all the investigation: —___-2-—_____ Marriage Licens: Marriage licenses have been issued by the clerk of the court to the following: Fred- erick Gregory and Margaret Cregley; Chas. W. Bird and Mary 8S. Jones; Michael F. Brennan and V. Mae McGill; Archie Flynn and Annie McAleer; Lawrence Wood and lartha R. Kin, Luther F. Butler end Joseph Carroll and Amelia Dora Martin; Henry W. Traylor of Pete: burg, Va, and Mary Garner of Baltimor Md. —_———.—— Great Britain has spent $6,795,000,000 in war during the last 300 years. no consultation with | THE EVENING STAR,.WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, -1894—TWELVE PAGES. The Great Modern Roaster Roasted by an Expert. ELECTRICIAN J. H. VAIL ON THE TROLLEY Continuation of the Important Con- vention of Electric Lighters. THE UNDERGROUND SYSTEMS — The second day of the national electric light convention was begun this morning at 10 o'clock in Grand Army Hi there be- ing present about 200 members and asso- clates of the society. The morning was devoted to a rather technical consideration of electrical cues- tions, though a paper by Mr. Vail of New York was of general interest, especially here in Washington, where the matter of rapid transit, especially by electric motors, is receiving general attention. There was a very pleasant feature of the morning session. Yesterday afternoon the ladies. who are here with the members of the association during their convention were given a complimentary drive around the | city. This morning the convention, shortly | after It was called to order, was presented | with a magnificent basket of roses, on | which was the following legend: “The ladies accompanying the N. E. L. A., as guests of the seventeenth convention of the body— with some great ‘dividends, nee diffidence,’ | expressed by President Armstrong in his ! opening address—ask your acceptance of this expression of their appreciation of your courtesy extended to them in a never- to-be-forgotten national drive through the | city of Washington. ! “Tennyson has told us that ‘men must | work, and women must weep.” We would modestly suggest that Tennyson had the misfortune not to be acquainted with the ladies of this association, who could have assured him that ‘Men will work, but never let women weep,’ at least while guests of the N. E. L. A. Sincerely yours, } “The wives, daughters and sweethearts of | the N. E. L. A.” The gift was received in a neat and ap- propriate speech by President Armstrong, and then the convention continued its reg- business. | Mr. Vai Paper. The first paper of the morning was read by Mr. John H. Vail, the well-known New | York electrical expert, and a member of the American Society of Mechanical En- Electrical Engineers. Mr. Vail is thorough- , ly familar in a practical w with under- ground electrical systems and possesses an accurate knowledge of the various systems of electrical distribution. His paper was on the subject, “The Importance of Com- plete Metallic Circuits for Electric Rail- The paper was of more direct in- to ratlroad people, but it contained many points of value more or less directly to the electric light men. Trolley Systems. i Mr. Vail began his paper by a reference | to the fact that in the early days of elec- tric raflway building there were two theor- jes usually followed. One was the double’ overhead trolley system, affording a com- | plete metallic circuit for the outgoing and return of all the electric current required to move the motor cars, and the other be- ing the single trolley system, using the track and earth as a common conductor for one side of the circuit and the trolley | wire and parallel mains for the opposite | side. The double trolley system was found im- practicable of operation in many of its} details, and the single trolley, because of its simplicity and convenience, has made rapid advances in public favor. The single trolley system has depended largely upon the earth and buried pipe systems for com- pleting the circuit. In the early days of electric railway con- struction it was assumed by experts that the earth and the buried pipe systems would, when combined, form an ample re- turn for the electric current. At that age, of the art experts did not fully appreciate ; the immense quantities of current that would require to be carried, and therefore did not foresee that these currents when disseminated would produce the serious | results that have been caused by electro- | lytic action on systems.of pipes buried in the earth and owred by other companies. Frequent tests prove that the earth itself | cannot afford the free path for the cur-/ rent that was anticipated. Earth conduc- tivity has been overestimated. Destructive System. Iron and lead pipes, being better con- ductors than earth, must of necessity carry | the current, if no superior path is offered by the method of construction. The natu- ral moisture of the earth hastens the de- structive electrolytic action of the current on these pipes. In some soils electrolysis — is more rapid than in others. The rapidity of action depends upon the chemical con stituents of the soil. It has been foun that illuminating gas leakage hastens elec- | trolytic action. After briefly reviewing the practice of the past few years in relying upon the sup- posed ability of the earth to carry the | enormous quantities of current required, Mr. Vail went on to consider the resultant ef- fects. In the course of his paper he said: “In cities provided with electric railways destructive electrolytic corrosion is now acting upon gas and water pipes, and will inevitably produce serious impairment of all such underground pipe systems within a brief period, unless prompt measures are taken to prevent further damage. Within | the past year strong evidence of damaging | electrolytic action has been produced. 7 Some Examples. “simply for the sake of fixing the evi- dence on your memory, I wili mention only seven instances of electrolytic action of | railway currents on gas and water pipes in | different cities. “A section of iron water pipe shows com- plete perforation, caused in four weeks’ time. The lead covering of telephone ca-/| bles also show serious damage. A large: number of additional items will be found in the report to board of electric subways for 1893. “A plumber in a city in Pennsylvania was repairing a water pipe in a house, ! and on breaking joint, an electric are formed across the separating ends of the, pipe. This house was not in the direct path of the railway circuit. “Investigation followed, proving beyond question the insufficient electric conductiv- | ity of the track system; also that the earth | did not afford a good return though the | tracks were well grounded. It was found! that the rallway current was traveling all pipe systems in its effort to complete the circuit to the dynamos in the power sta- tion. “Actual tests were here made by an ex- pert, using standard instruments. From 135 readings of ampere meter it was found that the feed water pipes leading in the sta- tion carried an average current of ninety- three amperes. ‘Further careful test proved that with twenty-three cars in operation on the sys- | tem 40 per cent of the total current was/ carried on the underground pipe systems. “December 15, 1893, a fire occurred in the basement of James Sutherland's house. | After being extinguished investigation | showed that the current of the electric rail- | way system had been carried along the iron water pipe, and that probably by vi- bration causing the pipe to come in con- tact an arc formed between the water pipe and gas pipe, burning a hole through the gas pipe, and thus set fire to the gas. The | house was saved by prompt action. “Tests show the electric railway current present on the water pipes. In the gen-| erating station the fireman gets a shock when he opers the furnace doors of his boiler with the bare hand. “A test recently made by an expert en- gineer developed the fact of a loss of 24 per cent on the system, and a difference of twenty-five volts potential between parallel tracks opposite the power station. “Prof. Barrett, in an exhaustive report to | the mayor of Chicago, states that ‘this de- structive action is not alone confined to the lead covering of telephone cables, but | is acting on gas and water pipes and al- most all buried metai work,’ and that it can only be a question of time when more disas- trous results will manifest themselves. further and substantial evidence, J here exhibit for actual examination a sec- | tion of six-inch water main, entirely cor- roded through by the action of the electric current of the street railway system, which was constructed under my direction about four years ago. Serious Danger. “I do not wish to create unnecessary alarm, but there can be no question that gineers and of the American Institute of | 5 ‘ods to | buried systems of metal work that are the | application of insulated track feeders will, | ing other | under existing method: | to Paper, A. B. Herrick, “Development of Switch "Boards n Central Sta- tions;” topic, * is the Most cal Size for Are Dynamos,” | Charles R. Huntley, George A. R E. F. Peck, G. H. Biaxter,1.H, Fairbanks: | topic, “Underground Circuits,” discussion, C. H. Wilmerding, John A. Seely, H. J. Smith, M. J. Fra ‘opic, “How to Rate | Are Lamps,” di , James L. Ayer, C. F. Hesser, A. J. mp, E, W. Rollin George R. . Beal, Questions | and anewe! it you wish to know? ing session, | amounts to $3,102 “ | AUCTION SALES | BILLIARD AND j BOARDING FoR FoR FoR | FOR rf | FOR FOR FOR RENT (Miscellaneous). RENT (Oftc } RENT (Warehouse). SALE (Houses) 0 nu 10 4 10 0 L NOTICES. LL MENTION 10 10 | 10) 10 | rt a grave danger confronts us and must be surmounted. instances are numerous proving that the electric railway current is present on the and water pipes in buildings contiguous to electric railway lines. Even those of us who are famillar with handling the electric current hesitate to draw a combination of electricity with our gas or water. We know that the gas and water pipes entering our houses may be charged with such a current, and that mains for the circuit to be com- ble accident through our a fire by auto- on between vibrating pipes. City water companies and gas com- cing the responsibility upon compar for the damage pipes by electrolysis. ‘Any system using ground plates, ground rods or substitutes therefor, or bare return track Wire buried in the earth, is con- ucted primarily to utilize the earth as When the earth does not | d return the current is sure to | water pipes, gas pipes or other | nduct offering the path of st tance. We now see that these prove to have been only makeshift meth- refuce the cost of construction. We find that the evidence thus produced and the troubles constantly occurring in existing street railway systems are suffi- | cient to show that all methods of ground- ing the tract elreuit or « ing to pipe systems should be entirely discontinued; it therefore becomes of vital importance | to so construct the electrical railway sys- | tem as to avoid all electrolytic action on vg property of other concerns. “The whole case - be stated in the single sentence that the electric current must under natural laws follow the path of least resistance. What was intended to be good has proved to be defective electrical, work executed in connection | with track systems, has not given to that | side of the system a perfect path for the travel of the current; the conductivity of the rail circult being impaired to such an °xtent that the electric current must force itself through the earth or through metal pipe lines buried therein.” The 0: After going with some particularity into various phases of the question, Mr. Vail went cn to fay: “The only proper system is one that af- fords a well insulated and complete metallic circuit of low resistance, that will give an | ample path for the complete unrestricted circulation of the entire current from pole to pole of the dynamo, thus offering no i ducement for the current to foll ccnductors as gas or water pir were, actually robbing the earth of an’ sire to carry the current. 1 am not recom- mending extravagant methods, but only such as are deemed essential for economy, and of a practicai nature for reducing ex- penses and augmenting dividends. The item of cost cannot properly be i jection, because where th tion requires a large’ investme: tail of the work should be so executed as to be permanent and enduring. If the details are carefully analyzed it will be found +hs the cost of frequent re construction, tenance and renewals of rail bon¢ Wire amounts to an excessive rate of inter- est on original investment, and would soon | pay the small additional’ cost to b complete metalliz circuit. The sup service obtained from a compiete me system of jow resistance with the proper within a brief period, more than refund a reasonable interest ‘on the inves"ment through the saving of fuel alone, not count- snomies in renewals and main- tenance. The track feeder system will t far less costly than the double trolley sys. tem. Prefers Underground Wires. “Whether track feeders should ve lai underground or erected overhead is a qu tion largely controlled by local conditions and capital available, 1 express a prefer- ence for underground work as being more permanent and subject to the least cost for repairs. The original construction js certainly more costly for underground, The actual cost of copper is the same in either. The necessity of constant repairs » and the damage water and gas pipes by electrolytic action, simply proves that it is but a ques- tion of time as to how long before electric railway companies will be forced to adopt the complete metallic circuit. Where ex- perience and practical knowledge is appliad the cost will not be excessive. It is not difficult to arrive at an exact method of doing the work, and an accurate estimate | of its cost | Mr. Vail’s paper gave rise to quite a spirited discussion, one speaker charact: izing it as the most important ever real! before the association. The speaker was subjected to a sharp cross-examination on | various points that he had raised. Mr. | Love of this city extend to the convention to visit and inspect th U street railway, and spoke tn high prats of the success of the underground system here. | Mr. Vail replied that he agreed with all the claims raised in faver of the under- ground system, as he believed that to be the best. At the same time, however, there are 1 an invitation of | could not be readily transformed, and he |had simply tried to embody in his paper | 19, sq. 512; $2. some suggestions that would be of value in| proposing timely changes and improve- ments in these roads. Trolley Danger. Capt. Brophy, an instrance inspector of | Boston, spoke of the danger arising from | allowing trolley companies to run loops Into | buildings for the purpose of furnishing light or power. He had opposed this condition of affairs from the beginning, : ir experi- ence in Boston had fully convinced him that this was decidedly dangerous and should never be allowed. Afternoon Program. This part of the morning session was fol- lowed by a discussion on the topic “Storage Batteries,” opened by Mr. Brackett, and a report on the electric light tests at Buffalo, read by Mr. Charles R. Huntley. The pro- gram for the afternoon and evening scs- sions is as follows: 8 o'clock, ord Martin and Luther ating at the | World's Fa Some of Its Lessons,” il- lustrated with stereopticon. pear Over Thirteen Thousand Dollars. Some small returns are still being made to Chairman Truesdell of the citizens’ com- mittee on canvass. The cash collected now FINANCIAL Life Tontine Endowment AND PALD-La polices purchased at « fair dim count. fezs-tf EDWARD N. BURNS, 1307 F st. Have You Money to Invest? 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Stocks, Bonds and Grain bought and eof ter ash or on margin. Cotton bought and sold tn New York or New Ow sens. CORRESPONDENTS. ‘“arnell, Haraman & Co..New York Stock Prchange, Exchange. Transfers of Real Estate. Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: R. Fendall to M. Sweeney, sub 169, sq. 61! $1,550, E. Brooks to T. H. Brooks, pt. 20, sq. 529; $-. Same to Richard Brooks, pt. 20, do.; $-. Z. W. Whitehead to M. I. Welfly, . sq. 867; $—. T. FE. Wage gaman to W. N. Freeman, pt. Chicheszer; $—. R. E. Cozzens to C. Childs, sub 22, bik. 10, Le Droit Park; $ Jennie E. Hoadley to James E. Hoadley, subs 10 and 11, sq. 802; $3,500, C. E. Foster to D. K. Fitz+ hugh, lot 4, bik. 6, Avalon Heights; $. G, | millions of dollars invested in raiiroads that | B. Clark et al. to J. B. Clark et al., sub 189, sq. 856; $. M. Cohen to Jacob Diemer, pt. 800.. R._H. Phillips to R. A, Phillips, sub 67, sq. 8 25. Ella Talia- ferro to S. K. Minor, pt. 3, sec. 9, Barry Farm; $525. A. A. Wilson, United States marshal, to A. L. Mattingly, lot 8, sq. 315 $105. J. P. Nagle et al. to G. F. Harbin, lots 1 and 2, 94. and lot 11, sq. e. of 7083 $—._ Ann Devereaux et al. to same, do.; $—~ T. Lennon to same, do.; $. E. Lennon e€ al. to same, do.; $—. J. B. Fearson to An- nie E. Fearson, lot 14, sq. 106; $2,000. W, H. Fearson to same, do., and pt. 12; $~ A Social Supper. ‘The Ladies’ Sewing Society of the Ger- man Orphan Asylum gave, at the National Rifles’ Armory, last evening, a kaffeklatch, or social, supper and dance, and a great throng was in attendance. The main hall was occupied by the dancers, the lower floor being used as a refreshment room, The proceeds will be devoted to the pur- chasing of clothing for the orphfin chil- dren, other societies being pledged to look after the other needs. ‘The ladies presiding over the tables were Mrs. De Grain, Mrs. Facius, Mrs. Sautiee, Mrs. Marx, Mrs. Muhleisen, Mrs. Lucha, Mrs. Sanders, Mrs. Schroeder, Mrs, Hatz- f Mrs. Wahl, Mrs, Londheimer, Mra, Behrend, Mrs. Caron, Mrs. Chakring, Mra. Krumke, Mrs. Herford, Mrs. Arendes, Mra, Schmidt, Mrs, Mauthner and Miss Emma Brock. > — The Commander's Staff. Commander Nathan Bickford, Department of the Potomac, G. A. R., has announced his staff by order No. 1, as follows: I. W. Stone, Post 15, assistant adjutnat general; Chris. Storm, Post 10, assistant quarter- master § al; A. Hart, Post 2, inspector gene-al; S. E. Faunce, Post 6, judge advo- cate; J. P. Lothrop, Post 2, chief mustering as. E. McCabe, Post 3, senior A. D.