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‘Men who live by their labor cannot make a successful contest against capital.” Continuing, Mr. Telier stated that he wanted it understood that the republican side was a unit for duty on wool. Ae predicted that the removal of the duty on wool would destroy the sheep-raising in- dustry In this country, save to a limited ex- tent for mutton. The 1,540,000 sheep in his mate woul! disappear. The Senators of the west had appealed for a duty, a duty pro- portionate to the duty on cottons, on wool- @ns, on sugar, on coal, on Iron. Their ap- peals had fallen on deaf ears, because some industry had to be sacrificed tn order to seem to make good the professions made by the democratic party to the country. Mr. Hoar lorses the Anti-Free- Wool Statements. Mr. Hoar of Massachusetts, as one of ) the representatives of the greatest woolen manufacturing states in the country, in- dorsed the statenents made that the New England manufacturers did not desire free wool. It woukl be a base thing for them to undertake to secure the advantage of free Taw material for themselves by the vote bargain, or silence of their representatives in Congress. There was not an argument for protec- tion that did not apply in full force to ..¥ool. There was, he said in_ conclusion, but one interest in the United States today ~ ¢rying for free wool. That was the inter- «est in the consistency of the democratic party. That party had gone to the country with the free rw mate-ials on its banner and it wanted a little of its motto left for another campaign. It was again the demo- cratic wolf in sheep's clothing. Mr. Platt in the Same Line. Mr. Piatt (Conn.) followed with an argu- ment along the line of that of Mr. Hoar, denying like the Massachusetts Senator, that the woolen manufacturers favored free wool. They belleved in protection as an entirety for all alike. Mr. Platt thought prices might be too cheap and pointed out that prices were no- Where so low as at a bankrupt sale. The Passage of this bill he thought would mean the death knell of the wool growing in- dustry for twenty-five years. Also Mr. Higgins. Mr. Higgins of Delaware followed in op- position to free wool. Mr. Higgins did not confine himself to the consideration of the; subject of wool duty, but considered the bill's general effect on our relations with Canada. THE HOUSE. No time was lost by the House in getting to work on the Indian appropriation bill today, and ten minutes after meeting the House went into committee of the whole on the Indian bill. An amendment by Mr. Pickler (S. D.), ap- propriating $5,000 for artesian wells at Pine Ridge, Rosebud and Standing Rock agen- cies, was agreed to. Mr. Cannon (IIL) offered an amendment Providing that the farmers and stockmen employed to instruct the Indians should be practical farmers and stock raisers. It ‘was agreed to by a vote of @ to 58. Mr. Wilson (Wash.) made a short fill- buster, claiming that too much progress ‘was being made on 2 paragraph in which he was interested. An amendment by Mr. | | ism which knew no sections, and which car- | Holman to correct a ctericai error, held up the House for fifteen minutes. Am Attack on Mr. ‘The paragraph making provision for the Indian schools brought down several amend- ments, of which Mr. Holman offered two to the first paragraph, one increasing the total appropriation from $1,000,000 to $1,- 107,000, the other making $2,500 immediately evatlable for the pay of the superintendent ©f the Indian schools and $1,000 for his traveling expenses. A bitter personal at- tack was made on Mr. Holman by Mr. Johnson of Indiana, who, in the course of h* remarks, alluded to the influences which had operated to have Mr. Sayers appointed chairman of the committee on appropria- tions over the head of older members of the committee—Mr. Holman—and had re- sulted in the latter getting control of but one appropriation bill instead of all. He asserted that the habit of this “small and penurious man” (Mr. Holman) of “jug- gling’”’ with the Indian appropriation bill ‘would soon result in the extermination of the Indian, which purpose, he believed, was @t the bottom of his assignment to the @hairmanship of the committee on Indian affairs. He alleged that Mr. Holman was urged for this position by the enemies of the Indians in the House, though he did not assert that the Speaker was aware of these Influences, for this would make him out either a knave or a fool. During all this tirade Mr. Holman sat quietly in his seat, giving no indication of having heard a word. Judge Holman Defended. When Mr. Pendleton (W. Va.) arose to reply to the attack, Mr. Holman expressed the hope that he would take no notice of ft. This evoked loud and long continued applause from the democratic side. Nevertheless Mr. Pendleton defended Mr. Holman from the aspersions cast upon him, even though. as he declared, he was not in sympathy with his economic views. The discussion continued on the subject for the reduction of salary of the superin- tendent of Indian schools. -—— THE PESIDENT WEAK. He Will Take an Outing on Chesa- penke Bay. The President is very weak from his re- cent spell of sickness and has concluded to take an outing on Chesapeake bay. Dr. OReilly, his physician, has advised this course. The severe attack of summer com- plaint that has confined him closely to his roms during the past week has yielded to treatment, but has left him weak. Dr. O'Reilly told the President this morning that, In his opinion, a short trip down the | river to salt water would entirely restore his usual vigo-. same belief. Capt. Robley D. Evans of the light house | beard was consulted In regard to the mat- and arrangements were made for the of the light house tender Holly, now at Baltimore, for the trip. The probabil-| ities are that the President will go to Balti- mere this evening and board the vessel. He will be accompanied on his trip by Capt. Evans and Dr. O'Reilly, and will be me several days. Private Secretary Thur- T says that the President is merely suf- fering a loss of strength as a natural con- Sequence of his malady and needs only a few days’ rest and recreation to restore him to his usual good health. It is probable that in order to avoid the railroad trip to Baltimore the light house bared Maple, now at Norfolk, may be rought here early tomorrow morning for the President's ae = —2e——_______. THE AQUEDUCT BRIDGE. & Railroad Company Wants to Use the Piers a to Repair Them. Mr. Meredith today introduced the fol- lowing bill in the House: ‘That the Washington, Arlington and Falls Chureh Kailway Company of Virginia is hereby authorized to extend tts street rall- Way to and across the Aqueduct bridge, and thence to the proposed union passenger sta- Won in Georgetown, and to operate its rall- ‘Way on the same, provided that the said @ompany shall first repair the piers of the Bridge and put the same in safe order and Condition and shall pay to the collector of taxes of the District of Columbia a toll ef one cent for each passenger carried over | said bridge, and provided further that the Said company shall reimburse out of the tolis the amount expended in the repairs of the piers with legal interest. ‘That the repair of the pters, the con- struction of the tracks and the operation of the railway thereon shall be subject t the control and regulation of the Com- missioners of the District of Columbia. ‘That the repair of said pier shail be com- pleted within six working months from the @pproval of this act. ——$—+- NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS. ‘The Ezeta Refugees Still on Board the Bennington. ‘There have been no new developments in the situation at La Libertad so far as known. The Ezeta refugees are still on board the gunboat Bennington and will be held there, it is said, until the new govern- ment shall have been fully established. It is also said that Capt. Thomas has been in- structed to deliver them to the proper au. thorities at that time under guarantees that they shall have a fair and impartial trial before « properly constituted legal tribunal. Capt. Thomas desired to take the fugitives to Panama in the Bennington, or to put thern aboard some outward-bound mer- chant vessel, but is restrained from this piceeding because this government is op- posed to establishing a precedent in the i@atter of granting asylum, The President was of the | | Streets of this quiet Httle village today were |operation in making this occasion mem- | peninsula of Virginia, the fruits of which | | American and French armies at Yorktown; tHE EVENING STAR, THURSDarx, sONE 14, 1894—TWELVE PAGES. i LATE NEWS BY WIRE Memorial at Washington’s Head- quarters at Dobbs’ Ferry. GROUND THAT HAS BECOME HISTORIC Speeches at the Laying of the Corner Stone. SALUTES BY WARSHIPS DOBRS’ FERRY, N. Y., June 14.—The alive with visitors from all sections of West Chester and adjoining counties and from New York city, to witness today’s celebra- tion, when the base stone of a memorial | shaft was laid at Washington's headquar- ters,famous as the house where Gen. Wash- ington and the Count de Rochambeau plan- ned the campaign against Yorktown; where the evacuation was arranged for by Wash- | irgton and the British commander, and where the first salute to the flag of the | United States was fired by a British man- of-war. The grand stands were crowded to suffo- cation; the heat was intense. The school children filled one of the stands, and waved small American flags enthusiastically in time with the music. Vice President Stevenson stood by the base stone of the monument and reviewed the procession as it passed. Then, arm in arm with Chauncey M. Depew, and follow- ed by Gen. Bradley and Col. Calhoun, he walked to the grand stand, which was already filled to overflowing. The arrival of the Vice President on the stand was hailed by prolonged handclapping. Mr. Depew then Introduced Archdeacon c. C. Tiffany of New York, who pronounced the invocation, while most of the audience stood uncovered. The address of welcome was then deliver- ed by D. C. Bradley, chairman of the cit- izens’ committee of Dobbs’ Ferry. Mr. Bradley said: “In behalf of the citi- zens of this village, I welcome the Sons of the American Revolution. This large gath- ering from so smail a population shows the interest we take in the matter.” Col. Cathoun’s Response. Col. John C. Calhoun, in responding to Mr. Bradley's address of welcome, said: “Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen: The Sons of the American Revolution, through us, return to you, sir, and to the citizens of Dobbs Ferry sincere thanks for your cordial greeting and their ald and co- crable. “Our society asks not only to perpetuate | the interesting events of the revolution, but | to keep alive the broad and intense patriot- | ried the people of this country through the trials of that period, and enabled them to) lay the foundation of a government whose | achievements have never been surpassed in | the annals of mankind. The events which | we celebrate today and which we seek to perpetuate are essentially national in their character, and the whole country has occa- sion for congratulation in the enthusiasm which you have displayed, evidencing not only your hospitality, but the possession of that patriotism which distinguished our forefathers, and on which we must place our sole reliance for the perpetuation of our institutions. These sentiments of patriot- ism, transferred through unborn genera- tions, should be more enduring than the granite; without them, monuments. to the Past greatness but emphasize our deca- dence; with them, we are assured of the preservation of our government of co-equal states, united for the common welfare and the preservation of our civil liberty and the rights of man—a monument indeed worthy of the admiration of the world. “We have other special cause for congrat- ulation. The friendship of France—that great nation whose troops were united with ours, and whose gallant services contrib- uted so much to our success—has outlasted a century; and Great Britain, who here ar- ranged with Washington for the evacuation of America, and to whom we are allied by a common language and a common ances- try, is now bound to us in the strong bonds of international friendship, and proud of the achievements won by the people of her race upon this continent. “May the sentiments of patriotism which mark this occasion endure forever.” The deed for the site of the monument was presented by Dr. Joseph Hasbrouck, the owner of the property, in a brief speech. Chauncey M. Depew then spoke, accept- Ing the property. Vice President Stevenson then delivered his oration. The Vice President's Remarks. “TI can hope to add but little to the inter- est of this great occasion by any words I may utter. This day and this hour belong to history. We stand, indeed, upon historic ground. Here on the banks of the majes- tic Hudson we lay the corner stone of a monument which will commemorate great events of the revolution. This monument will mark the spot where the respective commanders of the British and American armies arranged amicable terms at the close of the great struggle, for the with- drawal of all hostile troops from our bor- ders. Ac that self-same hour, upon the op- posite bank of. the Hudson, a’ British sloop- of-war fired seventeen guns in honor of the great American chieftain. More than that, it was the first official recognition, by mil- itary salute, by one of the greatest to the latest born sovereign nation. The monument, whose corner stone we lay at this hour, will mark the spot where | occurred one of the greatest events of our colonial struggle. Washington, abandoning all hope of a successful attack upon the city of New York, upon the tdentical spot where we have now assembled, on the lth day of August, 1781, planned the southern | campaign, whose objective point was the were the surrender of Cornwallis to the} the establishment of colonial independence, and the introduction of the government of the United States into the family of na- tions. “What wonderful results have followed the conference at this spot between Wash- ington and the French admiral one hun- dred and thirteen years ago. “This is, indeed, Mr. President, the fitting day for the observance of the interesting ceremonies you have inaugurated. The 14th day of June—the anniversary of the adop- ticn by the colonial congress of the stars and stripes as our national symbol—is the appropriate day for the laying of the corner stone of a monument which is to com- memorate events which are so closely link- | ed with our struggle for dependence, and which make up so important a part of the warp and woof of our revolutionary his- tory. “It is well that to the descendants of the heroes of our colonial struggle has been committed the patriotic task of erecting | this monument. The important service of | this hour is not the least of the patriotic services which have brought luster to the | honored ‘Sons of the American Revolution.’ | “The members of this society—whose | Mood is that of revolutionary heroes—are charged with the grateful, task of garnering up for history the glorious deeds of illus- trious sires. It is theirs to keep brightly burning the fires upon our patriotic altars; to inculeate the sacred love of country; teach our American youth that upon this world’s theater have never appeared grander or maniler men than Washington and his compeers, and that the highest title they can wear is that of American citizen.” France Sends Her Regrets. The following letter from M. Patenotre, Frerch ambarsador to the United States, was read: “WASHINGTON, June 11, 1804. “Col. Jno. C. alhoun, Dear Sir—Upon my return to Washington, after a short | absence, I find the letter you did me the} honor to write to me on the 6th instant, | and I hasten to renew the expression of my | regret that [ am unable to attend the pa- triotic cersmonies to which you have kindly esked me for June 14. “The glorious memories which the Sons of the American Revolution intend to per- petvate in erecting a monument at Dobbs’ Ferry will always find an echo in the he: of the representatives of France. ciating, as it is your purpose on this oc sion, the names of Lafayette, of Roch beau and of Comte de Grasse with tha! the illustrious founder of the American public you have again given proof that your great country is not one of those that for- gets services rendered. Permit me to tnank | you in the name of France, and to express the wish that the friendship which was commenced over a century ago between our two nations on the battlefield of York- town may continue to grow and develop in future in the midst of the peaceful strug- gles of commerce and industry in which the United States daily assert their vitality and energy. Very truly yours, “PATENOTRE.” A Sintue to the Sister Republic. After reading M. Patenotre’s letter, Ed- ward Hagoman Hall said: “In response to this very courteous letter, and in grateful memory of the aid of men, ships, treasure and sympathy, which the pecple of France lent to us in time of need, we shail fire a salute of twenty-one guns in honor of the country which M. Patenotre represents. “To France, whose sons were camped on these hills, who formed one-third, of the army before Yorktown, and who mingled their blood with that of our ancestors in the founding of this republic. “To France, who sent us De Grasse, La- fayette and Rochambeau. “To France, land of art and letters, of chivalry and generosity. ‘o liberty-loving France. We extend greetings and salutations, and our wishes for all peace, happiness and prosperity. A salute of twenty-one guns was then fired by the Lancaster and Miantonomoh. Deseription of the Site. The site on which the monumen: is being erected is about 200 feet in front of the old historic Livingston mansion, now occupied by Dr. Joseph Hasbrouck. Dr. Hasbrouck, who is the son-in-law of the late Stephen Archer, an old-time Quaker, who came in possession of the property after the death of Van Burgh Livingston, one of the orig- inal owners, has deeded the ground on which the monument is to stand to the Society of the Sons of -he American Revo- lution: The monumenf will be built of gray Maine granite, and will probably be completed by the next Fourth of July. It stands on the middle of a semi-circular wall, which forms part of the composition, and whose flat top serves as seat on each side of the monument proper. Its height, when finished, will be about ten feet, with a flat top, on which, at some future date, the Historical Society of Dobbs’ Ferry proposes to place a statue of Admiral Comte de Rochambeau, who had his headquarters there with Washing- ton, in 1733, The monument will bear the following inscription: Washington's Headquarters. Here, August 14, 1781, Washington planned the Yorktown campaign, which brought to a triumphal end the war of American independence. Here, May 6, 178%, Washington and Sir Guy Carleton arranged for the evacuation of American soil by the British. And opposite this point, May 8, 1785, a British sloop-of-war fired sev- enteen guns In honor of the Ameri- can commander-in-chief, the first salute by Great Britain to the United States of America, ‘The base stones are two in number. On the upper will be the names “Washington,” “Rochambeau,” in large letters. the lower will be the inscription: erected June 14, INd, by the New York State Soci- ety, Sons of the American Revolution. The site of the monument on the heights, Where, more than a century ago, the atiied French and American armies lay encamped, commands an impressive view of miles. Far to the south lies New York with its outline of pay and river cle: visible on bright days, and to the north the | Hudson can be seen winding among the mountains for more than fifteen miles. ——.—_—_ POTTERY WORKERS Some Remarkable Statements as to Their Treatment at Trenton. They Assert They Would Be Better Of Under Free Trade Than With the Present Conditions. ———+—— A delegation of the skilled workers in the Trenton pottery manufacturing éstablish- ments had a hearing today before Senators Smith, Jones of Arkansas, Allison and oth- ers and made some remarkable statements concerning their treatment by their employ- ers and the wage troubles they are having at present. Their establishments have been shut down for a long time on account of Wage troubles, and having falled to reach any settlement, they came here to urge up- on the Senate that the duty put upon the wares which they manufacture as “a pro- tection to American labor” be taken off, If no method can be devised by which the laborers shall get some part. at least, of the protection. They represented that they would be better off under free trade than they now are. They stated that the manu- facturers, their emp'oyers, got all the pro- tection and did not allow the employes any benefit from it whatever, and that the factories were not shut down for want of orders, but merely for the purpose of starv- ing the workmen into submission. At the time the factories were shut down, they said, there were more orders than could be filled, and since then, importa- tions have been made by the manufactur- ers, in order to keep up their business. A Cut of 25 Per Cent. They said there was made a cut of 25 per cent in wages under the existing law,which would, if they had continued at work, put their wages from 5 to 15 per cent below the wages paid in England for the same class of work; and that in addition to that, 15 per cent was to be withheld to meet the contingency of a reduction of duty by the bill under discussion in the Senate. If the contemplated reduction of duty was made, they say, the contingent i5 per cent re- serve would be held by the manufacturers, | and the employes are told that this could be saved to them only by the retention of the present tariff rates, but that If a rate of 5 per cent higher can be got in the bill, only 5, instead of 15, per cent additional of their wages would be taken off. They that without this per cent conditional reduction they are getting, or would be getting if they were al work, lower wages than are paid abroad, and that, therefore, the claim of protection to make up the difference of the rate of wages here and abroad is a fraud. They want some relief, but do not know just how to get at it. Statements as to Reductions. They stated that if thyy were to go to work under the schedule of wages proposed by the manufacturers they could not make enough to live on. They presented figures to show what the reduction which they would have to submit to if they went to work would be. In certain cases where wages amount to $12.40 per week the re- duction would bring it to $8. Waxes of $12.17 in certain lines would be reduced to $3.40 per week, and in the manufacture of toilet articles, where helpers have to be employed, the weekly wages of $22.30 would, they stated, be wiped out altogether, and at the end of a week's work the workman would be in debt $1.80 to the firm. Bee ep nee Lie DISTRICT CONGRESS. The Bil ANowing Women to Be School Trustees Pass: The Senate this morning got through its usual routine very soon after 10 o'clock, and for nearly half an hour worked on the calendar of bills. Two District measures were passed among others. One of these was Senate bill 171 to authorize the ap- pointment of women as public school trus- tees in the District. This bill wa: avorably on the 28th of March the District committee by Senato who this morning called it up unani- mous consent and secured its p: age. An amendment offered by Mr. Hoar, when the bili was last under consideration, removing the restriction to three women on the boerd was agreed to. Mr. Hoar explained that his amendment merely left the num- ber of such appointments to the discretion of the District Commissioners instead of limiting it to three. There and no debate, The Se also passed, without debate, the Redfern relief bill, which hi s for some time, This bill di. retary of the Treasury to pay ph and Eliza J. Redfern of this city t from Martin, the sum of 8.40, in full of all demands for injuries to and rent of buildings ty and 1721 G street northwest, used by the signal service of the 1, 1871, to Decembe rmy from November 188s. Miss Laura. ATLANTA, Ga., June 14.—It was Laura Warren Colquitt, not Dorothy Colquitt, who was married today. reported | been be-| 1 ‘NEED MORE SEWERS |Some Startling Facts Laid Before the District Committee. PREVALENCE OF ‘TYPHOID FEVER i ,;Doctors Denounce Local Pumps and Sewerage System. THE COMMITTEE PRESENT . The House District committee was given this merning some very plain statements of the unsanitary conditions of this city re- sulting from defective drainage and insuffi- cient water supply. A number of physi- cians, comprising a committee from the Medical Society of the District of Columbia, were the staters, and the members of the District committee were interested listen- ers. The great danger from typhoid fever, malarial fever and diarrhoeal diseases, aris- ing from the fact that Washington has not enough sewers, was clearly shown. “It was a most valuable and interesting | lecture,” said Chairman Heard, at the close jof the meeting, “and I only wish it could be delivered to the full House of Repre- | sentatives.” Dr. Samuel C. Busey, chairman of the committee of the Medical Society, was the first speaker. He said that the Medical So- |ciety recently commenced an Investigation ‘to disprove the assertion so often made that there is an excessive rate of mortality Medical Society has demonstrated that typhoid fever is more prevalent and mor- tality therefrom greater than was at first Stated. Dr. Busey said that all diseases are decreasing in Washington except typhoid fever, and the rate of that disease is stead- ily growing up. Typhoid fever prevails to a@ greater extent in portions of the city Where pumps and wells are more prevalent. There have been numbers of cases called typho-malaria fever, but éxperience has proven that they are in reality cases of typhoid fever. water, The fact that htye have not found have not been found in Potomac river water, but that other germs have been found both in Potomac water and well water. The fact that they have not found typhoid germs in Potomac water is no however, that they will not find them. tomac river Grains an enormous territory covered by a large number of vil- lages and inhabited by a large population. jit at any time an epidemic of typhoid | fever should occur in any one of these | Villages the water which the citizens of \w ashington drink daily will become pol- luted, and the germ of typhoid fever im- planted in the system of the consumer of water. He said that typhoid germs are communicated in milk, as well as in water. | One case of fever on a dairy farm will spread the fever emong a large number of consumers of milk in this city. Every epidemic of typhoid fever occurring for the past twenty-five years has been found to be directly due to the pollution of the water or milk supply. Rapid Distribution. Since 1881 there have probably been 20,000 cases of typhoid fever in this city. These cases have occurred in portions of the city where defective drainage and the use of well water nave contributed favorable conditions for typhoid fever, and the only reason why an epidemic does not now pre- vail is because the people have had the disease once and can’t have it a second time. “However surprising it may be to you,” said Dr. Busey, “it is a fact that flies can convey the germs of typhoid fever from the source of contamination to the food that you eat. No matter how far away the source may be you are not exempt from the dan- ger in this respect. There are 14,000 open privies in the District of Columbia and you can imagine how the poison of typhoid is distributed into the soil and in other ways in this manner. In one square in South Washington there are 100 privies, 100 in another and large numbers scattered over adjacent blocks.” ‘The diminution of typhoid mortality be- gins with the improvement of the water supply and sewerage. Tuberculosis or con- sumption {s another fatal and prevalent disease, Today it is a scourge in the world, and it is demonstrated that improved sew- erage lessens the mortality from consump- tion. In many parts of the District wells are a necessity because there is no other water, and privy boxes a necessity because there is no sewerage. To increase the water supply without giving sewer facilities is not desirable, because that would only wash the impurities into the soil and pollute the soil. It is desired to keep the soil pure, that is the main thing. All of these open privies in the District aire constantly pouring their impurities into the soil, whence they find their way into drinking water of the people. There ‘e a great number of these privies that could be connected with sewers if it were required of them. asked Chair- man Heard. Dr. Busey stated that in a great many cases the owners of the property had made excuse that they were too poor to make the sewer connections, and through the leniency of the health officer were not re- quired to do It. Diarrhoeal diseases are due in the case of adults to impure water sup- ply and in infants to hot weather and im- proper food. In those sections of the city where there are the most pumps and more open privies there prevails the most cases of liarrhoeal diseases, typhoid fever and | consumption, The improvement of the water supply of Washington, said Dr. Busey, can be ac- complished in two ways. First, by sedi- | mentation, for it is proved that’ all bacilli will settle to the bottom, and, second, by | filtration. These two methods will eradi- |cate disease germs. Pumps and wells in | the city are unfit to furnish drinking water. | They may be found pure this morning and this afternoon be contaminated with the germ of typhoid fever. They are contami- nated from the soil, and the soll of Wash- ington is polluted, “Every case of typhoid fever which hi come to the Children’s Hospital in the past five years,” said Dr. Busey, impressively, “ean be traced directly to a pump in the neighborhood of the child's home.” Dr. Busey called special attention to the fact that the only way to be free from danger of these diseases is to have pure water and good drainage, At this point, Mr, Bell, not a physician, but a lstener ‘at the hearing, said’he de, sired to call attention to one fact, and that is that one of the Mggest sewers of the city empties into the river in the neighborhcod of the free bathing beach and contaminates the water there. It is well known, he said, that boys, when in swimming, swallow a greater or less quantity of water, and he ted to know if they could ‘not. get typhoid fever in ‘this wa: Busey re- pited that If they swallowel water in which typhoid germs existed they would certainly wet the fever. The Deadly Pump, Dr. Magruder, a member of the committee from the Medical Society, then addressed the committee. He displayed upon the walls & number of maps of the city and proceeded to give the committee an object lesson In the location of cases of typhoid fever and the relation of them to the pumps, seweraz facilities and open privies, He said he thought some of diarrhoea should be | put down th typhoid. and other reasons the death rate in Washington should be a higher figure jthan is sometimes given. Dr. Magruder 1 the tables recently published in The T upon this subject. By means of his nd diagrams he would show the com- section of the city wher eertain number of deaths from typhoid fever, ma- er and diarrhoeal dis: had oc- evrre nd then on another map would demonst that in that district there were a certain number of pumps from which the inhabit drank, and a certain rember of open p which contaminated the pumps, thus tracing « direct connec- tion. In the high northwest portion of the for ins’ where there are only nine pumps, there were only nine deaths from | typhoid fever, while in other sections with i poputation there were hundreds of leaths, He said there are 201 pumps in the city. Referring to the southwest. por- tion of the city, where there exist the larg- | est number of open privies, the death rate | was very large. He was questioned why | these open privies were not connected with the sewe! and said it was because the law was not enforced. Dr. Busey interrupt- ed him to say that the sewerage in this portion of the city is defective, the land Is not drained and sewage matter simply | flows in and out with the tide. | Dr. Magruder sald, as an illustration of this fact, that the Jagies Creek canal sewer from typhoid fever in the city of Washing- | jton, Instead of disproving that fact the brings the tide up to the very foot of the! ee ! | Capitol, and beyond it, in fact, as far as | jthe District buildings, so that instead of | being carried aw the great mass of | | vewage matter flows backward and_for- | Ward. The committee appeared to be very | much interested in Dr. Magruder'’s charts, as they were thus enabied to see a prac- | Ucal illustration of te statements rade by Dr, Busey. | The Sewage Problem. | Dr. W. W. Johnston by means of a series | of charts demonstrated to the committee | the proportionate death rate from typhoid | fever in Europeen cities which are sewered | ‘and unsewcred. From these charts and | figures he deduced the conclusion which, he said, is demonstrated the world over, that | [the mortality from typhoid fever san be | reduced from three to four times by means | | of proper sewerage. He said it is a fact | | that with an effective system of sewerage | | the city of Washington can get rid of local | | typhoid fever. The committee appeared | | Very much interested in his: tables showing the reath rate from typhoid fever to be! greater in Washington than in any of the capitals of Europe. “Every day in the year,” said Dr. John- | stom, “in this city there is a certain amount | of typhoid fever going into the ground,where it gets into the water, Is taken back into the systems of the people and then goes back into the ground to complete the endless chain.” In New Orleans, he said, where there Is no sewerage, the death rate from typhoid fever is extremely low, and that is because no water is taken from the ground, — but'the people use rain water kept in ce- mented cisterns, which prevents it from be- ing contaminated. “There are 1,800 cases of typhoid fever here every year,"’ he said. “If we introduce a proper system of sewerage we would save 150 lives a year.” Dr. Johnston said that the sewers of Washington do not drain the city. There ts an amount of solid matter from two to three feet deep in the sewers and extending back several thousand feet. This closed the hearing for the day, but it will be resumed next Saturday at 10 o'clock. | |The hearing 1s occasioned by the pendency | |of a bill before the committee authorizing | | the city of Washington to issue bonds to) | raise money to carry into effect a plan for ‘an adequate system of water and sewer im- provement. ‘The Medical Society is not interested in any plan, but simply presented to the com- mittee the statement of the sanitary con- dition of Washington as it is today. The Commissioners of the District were present at the hearing and a number of citizens, including President Warner of the board of trade, and the following members of the Medical Society: Drs. 8. C._ Busey. D. W. Prentiss, W. W. Johnston, C, H. A. Klein- schmidt, G. L. Magruder, Samuel S. Adams and G. Wythe Cook. Dr. C. G. Stone rep- resented the physicians of Brightwood and the county. At the hearing next Saturday opportunity will be given to citizens op- posing the bond issue to present thei: views. —_— — ALEXANDRIA AGAIN WON. Captured the 8100 Prize From the Maryland Firem | Spectal Dispatch to The Evening Star. HAGERSTOWN, Md., June 14.—In the steam engine contest here today during the firemen’s demonstration and the convening of the state association the Columbia Steam Fire Engine Company of Alexan- | dria, Va., carried off the honors, capturing the prize of $100, This same company was victorious a year ago at Frederick, and its | members are being lionized by Hagerstown admirers The convention selected Frostburg as the next meeting place, and re-elected Roger A. McSherry president. sha S PADRONES PERNICIOU Determined Measures Taken to Stamp Out an Awful System. Italy and the United States Join Forces to Prevent Child Enslave- ment by Italian Masters. The resolution which passed yesterday re- garding the padrone system was introduced by Senator Chandler of New Hampshire after a consultation with Baron Fava, the Italian ambassador, who has requested the assistance of the United States government in stamping out the system as far as possi- ble. Mr. Chandler also introduced the reso- lution because of the movement whicn orig- | inated in Boston some time since in behalf of the Italian immigrants in this country. | | The resolution proposes quite a searching | inquiry, as the Secretary of the Treasury | is directed to inform the Senate, so far as the records of the department will show, to what extent the system now prevails under | which immigrants from Italy or other | countries fall into the hands of agents or | bankers, who entice or force them into con- tracts or customs under which their labor is farmed out to their employers, commonly called the padrone system; and also to in- fcrm the Senate whether any special meas- ures are being taken or contemplated by the Treasury Department for breaking up every sucn system; whether the depart: ment has sufficient funds at its disposa! de- rived from the head moneys, or whether additional appropriations are needed for the suppression and extermination of such sys: tems, and for the due enforcement of the laws prohibiting the importation of con- tract laborers. Senater Chandler's Views. “Recently the Italian government has shown deep Interest in the suppression of the padrone system in this country.” said | SenatorChandler today,“under which Italian immigrants fall into the control of agents and bankers who keep them in a state of half siavery, and exact from them, for no real service, a large portion of every day’s wages which they earn by severe ai est toil. The energetic and courteous Italian ambassador, Baron Fava, has made such representations to our government that re- newed efforts are being made by the Pry dent, the Secretary of State, and especially by the Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Car- lisle, and the efficient superintendent of immigration,Mr. Stump, for the extermina- tion of the vicious system.” Senator Chandler said that his object in introducing and urging the passage of the resolution was to bring public attention to the co-operation of the two governments, and with a view of securing additional immigration legislation if necessary. “It will,” he said, “be impossible to com- pletely desicoy the objectionable padrone system until a sentiment hostile to its con- tinuance is avowed among the better and wealthier class of Italians who have be- come residents in this country, and who ought to be willing to render their assist- ance through organized effort. Something | is being done In this direction, and more | must be done to protect Italian laborers in the full and free enjoyment of their liberty | and their hard earnings.” System Pursued by Padrones. Senator Chandler said that Baron Fava wants special inspectors appointed by the United States government to see that Ital- ians coming to this country do not fall in- to the hands of the padrones. Explaining | the matter further, Senator Chandler said: “Laborers come here from Italy to get | employment, and they are taken in hand | d they shall get a share. If the wages are $1.50 per day the padrone gets 25 cents; if $1, the padrone ge cents. The Ital bankers receive and handle this money and they conspire with the padrones to control these jaborers. The assistance of the bankers is said to be one reason why the system cannot be stopped in New It may be that the co-operation of the govern- ment will not entirely eradicate it, but it will tend to greatly discourage it. es Senutor Hills Ret Senator Hill was in the Senate today. In a joking way he said he returned to vote on the tariff bill tomorrow, as he had been often assured that it was to pass on the 15th of this month. The N York Senator expects that the income tax will be reached soon, and that is the portion of the bill In which he is most interested. A Well-Known Virginian Dead. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., June 4.—A_ special from Williamsburg this morning says that Col, Randoiph Harrison died this morning at 3 o'clock. Col. Harrison was one of the most noted men in Virginia, being promi- nent in both church and state, | | Usual manipulation of * | Dis. and Cattle Feeding | Louisvilie and N. by the padrones, who tell them they can | ris tas Weer Bek, tty he oe get employment only through thelr assist- | dey bid, “TOs asked. Linen, 86 bid: ance. They contracted out In gangs of |" 205. Ticmeit_and ‘Trost Companies. National Safe from 25 to 500 on railroad and other large! Deposit and rust, 12s bid. asked. Washing- works, The padrones go along with them | ‘nm Loan and Trust, 124 tld, 125 moked "Amn and arrange that when the laborers are | © yand Trust, #31 bid, 13 eked, | ing, SS asked. FINANCE AND TRADE) | No Activity in the Street Outside of | Sugar and Gas, HEAVY SALES OF THE FORMER NOTED es Decreasing Earnings of the Rail- ways. ne GENERAL MARKET REPORTS} imines Special Dispatch to The Evening Stor. NEW YORK, June 14.—Outside of the | ugar” and Chicaxo | Gas there was no activity or feature in to- day's stock market. In Sugar the effect of Mr. Havemyer's testimony was twisted completely around from yesterday in the minds of the traders, and they sold freely | from the start. A prominent commission house, with Washington connections, also took a hand, and the sales of this house | alone are estimated at 5,04) shares. The | price started at 101 1-2, sold up to iM 7-8 and then yielded to 9 1-2 under pressure | above alluded to. | ‘The dispatches from Washington were not | at ail of @ bearish nature, and the real cause for the weakness was attributed to | the threatened action of foreign govern- ments to retaliate should a duty be im- posed by this government on sugar. Chicago Gas, while not so largely dealt in as yesterday, was very strong throughout, and it was very confidently asserted that there would be no difficulty regarding the forthcoming dividend. About the noon hour Union Pacific » added to the “actives” and sold down from | 151-4 to 135-8 cn comparatively hea trading. The selling orders ali came from Boston, and it was estimated that upward of 7,500 shares were solid for that account There is no news, or even rumor, to ac- count for the sudden activity and weakness. One of the prominent foreign houses, th had announced the engagement of $1, gold for export teday, canceled a half miliion of the smount, encouraging the street in the belief that the out drain was about over, though the market for foreign exchange fs firm on a limited voluw of transactions, and while the deman@ fr remitters is very light, the supply of bilis so inadequate that gold shipments remain the only method of settling balances. Rank ers cannot sell exchange “short” as is customary at this season, because the 7 ceeds cannot be used to advantage in money market. ‘The following are th tual rates for sterling exchange: transfers, 4883-4; sight, 488 1-2; sixty 487 1-2. The reports of the various railroad sys- tems of the country of earnings for the first week in June do not show any im- provement, the Atchison.for instance,show- ing a decrease of nearly a quarter of a million for the week. The money market continues easy. Call loans were made at 1 per cent through- out the day. ‘time money fs in Iibera! sup- ply, but the demand is light. Rates are per cent for ninety days, and 3 1-2 for long- er periods. After the noon hou> there was a renewal of the selling in sugar that carried th specialty down to %S. The rest of t sympathized to a moderate extent, W. Union selling from 85 to 84 1-2, to @8_1-4 from G, Burlington to from 78 1-2, Chicago Gas to 77 1-2 from 7%. | St. Paul alone of the railroad list and lead common of the industrials remaining firm. In the last hou; the traders tried to rally the market, but without success, an4| prices at the close were about the lowest | for the day, and the undertone was weak. | —_—_— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. | The following are the opening, the hieh- est and the lowest and the closing prices | of the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway: Stocks. Open Win. Low. Clome | American Sugar... Wig WI 9 American Sugar, pf sauce 9 OL American Tobacco Sy sey SON American Cotton Olt Atchigen ...... Canada Southern .. Canada Pacific wy ee = go. B. and Q...... Chic. ana Nortawestera, Chicago Gas a CM. and St. Bani 20 C.M. and St. Paul, pf Gui 1. and Pacitie....- Ss L Delaware ana fudson Denver andatio Grande General Electric _. in is Central, ine Long Istana Traction... Metropotitan Traction Manhattan Flevated.. Micaigay Central. Missour! Pacitle Nationa) Lead Co National Cordage C9 National Cordage, pfd. New Jersey Central. New York Central.” ”” N.Y.and New England ¥.. C. and St. Lous. Northern Pactne ..... ntnern Pacitie, pfd. rth American’, ‘Ont. and Western. Pacitic Mau. Phila. and Kea: Pullman P. Car Co. Ricumond Terminal Phila. Traction ‘Texas Vacitic Tenn. Coal aud Iron. Union Pacitic ig & Lake Frie, Wheeling & LE pra. Western Union Tel. Miscousin Central Silver. Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12_ o'clock m.— Waskilt | Gax, 10 at 48. Riggs Fire Insurance Company. 29 : ited States 4s, regist sked. United States 4m, cow. 114’ bid, “135 asked, United States Ss, District of Columbia Bonds.—20-year Fundi 108 bid. 30-year Funding €s, god, 112 id. Water Stock currency Ts, 2 21S bid. Water stock currency 7s, “103, 130 bid. 8.658, Funding car. Eined> Udy Did, 115 “asked. igs, “reg. 2-105, ‘100 Miscellaneous Bonds.—Washington and George- | town Railroad conv. Us, Ist, 1S bid 140 acca, Washingtou and Georgetown Railroad vom. Ga. Sd. 133 bid, 140 asked.” Metropolitan Railroad cont Gs, 104 bid. Belt allroad Ss, 87 td. Washed. ington Katlroad Ge, a bid. Vashington Gas pany Gs, series A, 116 bid. Washington 6 Gs, series Bo 11S bid. Washington Gus 30 bid. United States Electric Chesapeake and Potomac asked. American. Se Fo & A. 100 bid. TG, A. de *). red ive | E « ‘ « L Bs." 190 yo and Trust Ss, Washington Market Company Ist Gs, shington ket Company’ larket Company lasonie. Hall "Ass ‘asiington shington Light imp. Gs, ext. Ge, 108 | Assoctation Ss, 10% bt Infantry Ist Gs, infantry 2d Ts, 101 | 315 | asked 1utty bid. We bid National Rank Stock bid, 380 | anked. Pank of Washington, Deposit, ks. 100 asked. ks.Real Estate Title, 112 hia Title, 74 Wid, S aebed. | bid, S asked. “District ‘Tithe, ma an Miscellaneous bid. ‘on Steainbast ail, <0 bid, 100. ask ——— Raltimore V. BALTIMORE, Md., June 11. nzed—recelpte, § ts. Floar dat and un 3 barrels: shipments, 11.541 sales, 400 barrels. Wheat dill and lower +i Ti July, Agate: August, GG asked; F Now 2 red.’ 55 IMd—reced x ushete: shipments, 56,000 ‘bushels stock, 498,317 bushels sales, 11,000 ‘Washels; milling wheat ty sample, 57400. Cor strong spot, 40% bid; July, 40 bld— - | guilty of v: ‘apa wm | footing. receipts, 24,267 bushels; stock, 151,990 bushels: southern corm by sumple, 48450. Oats strong and active—No. 2 white western, 45tjaao; No. 2 aulxed Western, 40 —-recelpts, 13,555 bushels: stock, 65,130 tual Kye steods—No. 2, Siai8—stock, Gal bushels, Hay goxd to choice timo hy, 2§ ral freigiits stendy. onchunged . seem Weak and unchanged. Other articles unchanged. Open. iligh. Low. oes oe ae tes Sey-y oe oN ey 62, Gt 412 41-y 41% Oats—J 2 Pork Lard- S.Ribs. August. September, October. COL, NASH SAYS “NO.” He Declares That the Emmet Guaré Did Not Compete at Norfolk. ‘The controversial feeliag which has come into existence between two local military companies that have announced themselves as competitors for some of the prizes soun to be drilied for at Little Rock, Ark., is sbout due to subside, and probably will in the near future. Col. Cecil Clay, command- ing the second regiment of the District tional Guard, today wrote to The Even- ing Star as follows: “In last Saturday's Ster i was said that the Emmet Guard, a company of my regiment, entered for the interstate drill at Little Rock, might be able to compete in the principal event only, and not la tie maiden doiil also, because certain people here intended to oppose its entry in «be latter on the ground that t company had taken part in @ former cor peiuve drill, Many of my friends and of ihe company’s have contributed to the rund for the bmmet Guard, and many will at- tend the entertainment at Albaugh’s om Savurday evening. Thai they may not be misied by the article in The Star, i subsait tue following leiter, which effectually dis- poses of the matte The letier which Col. Clay inclosed with his communication was trom Col C. A. Nash, commanding fourth regiment Vir- ginia volunteers, and chairman of the mili- tary com m the occasion when Capt. Walsh's company was suid to have parti cipated Im 4 competitive rill Col. Nash jeter is dated Norfolk, May % and is ad- dressed to Capt. Harry Walsh, and is us foliows: Replying to y you are correct urs of 2ich, will say that There was no competiive | drill between the National Guard April 20, INtt, for the reason that enough companies did not enter, in accordance with the regu- lations adopied by the committee, to huve such ari The $250 allowed your com- pany was entirely complimentary, to assist duu in defraying your expenses to and from this 1 “Pp. S.—Your company did give us an ex- hibition dill br request.” ——— POLICEMEN LECTURED, The Ever-Ready Club Again Brought to Une. Prosecutor Pugh read policemen a iec- | ture this morning in the Police Court. Al- bert Taylor, a South Washington colored )man, was cherged by Officer Klinger with vagrancy. The accused man presented the appearance of one rather severely beaten. One a’ was in a sling, and his shirt was dyed with blood, the result, it was stated. of coming in contact with the officer's club. ‘The man was arrested last night by Po- liceman Klinger. who told the court that Taylor was a watchman for a South Wash- ington <peak-easy. He was, the officer said, guilty of disorderly conduct, profanity and other like offenses, but was arrested at his plece of employment. Becoming convinced that the man had been brutally handled, and that if he were | guilty of any other offense he was not ‘ancy, the charge preferred by the policeman, Prosecutor Pugh intimatel to Judge Kimball that the man should be discharged. It was an outrage, said Mr. Pugh, the way some policemen have of charging vagrancy against people, when, if they were guilty of anything, It was of some other offense. Taylor, he said, had n bretally beaten by the officer, while latter wes endeavoring to maintain an uniawful arrest. The man's arm appeared to have been broken, and it seemed that he had otherwise been brutally haniie!. The vidently not guilty of being a agrant, urged Mr. Pugh, and, even if he were, it seemed that he had been sufficiently punished, Judge Kimball apparently took the same view of the matter, for he prompily directed Taylor's release. ame COMMONWEALEPRS ARE HAPPY. Oppor ty te Talk to Senators, Messrs. Coxey and Browne will be given a hearing tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock by the Senate committee on education and labor, of which Senator Kyle ts chairman, endeavor to impress upon the members the propriety of recommending legislation in line with the principles which the commonweal of Christ asserts it repre- sents. Senator Voorhees has also promised that the finance committee will give the Aiscipies of good roads and non-interest bearing bonds a hearing some time during week after next. The commonweal leaders are very much | put out by the fact that the recently form- e4 committee on existing public distress, of which Senator Vilas is chairman, is not equipped with a stenographer, as they want their speeches taken down and preserved as a part of the committee record. The aritable still continue to send con- tributions to the camp near Highlands, and the commissary is now tn better condition than it has been for some time. es MILLIONS INVOLVED. Suit to Repeal the Bell Telephom Patent. BOSTON, Mass.,June 14.—A suit in equity was entered in the United States district court today, before Judge Carpenter of Rhode Island, by the United States against the American Beli Telephone Company jand mile Berliner, to repeal pateut No. 465,44, granted to mile Berliner, in 1 and assigned to the Bell Company in 1% ‘This patent, in question, includes the gen- eric principles which compose all telephone transmitters, and is very important. It ts the ovizinal, and covers all other trane- mitter patents that could be taken out The complaint alleges that the existence of such a patent in the United States ts contrary to the broad and liberal intent of the United States patent laws, by which all inventors should be placed on an equal The suit Involves an Immense sum of money, reaching into the millions. > Clark Was Acquitted. After being out more than thirty hours, the jury in the case of Thomas E. Clark, on trial for a criminal assault on Miss Nel- Ne Kriete, came into Criminal Court No. 2 at 5:15 o'clock yesterday and declared the defendant to be not guilty. Shortly after 2 o'clock the twelve men announced that there was no likelihood of them reaching }an agreement. but two hours later an acquittal had been decided on. Ciark. his wife and bis mother were the only parties interested in the case present at the time, Adition to the attorneys, defend appeared extremely nerv- waiting the verdict, and when dered he jumped from his chair it was excitedl, — ooo Johan Palm's Denth Declared Acci- dental. An inquest was today held at the cixth | precinct police station over the body of jachn Palm, an sged negro, whose death sel to have resulted from an lesel to have been made by Al- a son of the deceased. The jury el a verdict of accidental death, sc the prisoner was discharged. _ Range of the Thermometer. The following were the reacings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today: Sam. &, 2 pm, 74; maximum, 74; mim mum, 58,