Evening Star Newspaper, January 7, 1895, Page 9

THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. ——: SENATOR GALLINGER He Shows the Need of a New Govern- ment Printing Office. THE PRESENT SITE RECOMMENDED Reasons Why It Should Be Pre- ferred to Others. ——— ECONOMY OF TIME AND MONEY - ‘There are Indications that the subject of @ site, for a new printing office is becoming @ most important issue in both houses of Congress, and the chances are that if a vote should be reached on the subject at any time this session the lines fermed, es- pecially in the Senate, at the time of the last effort to secure action will be found to have changed greatly. There is no dispo- sition on the part of those Senators who believe that there is immediate necessity for a new building to surrender to the in- sistent claims of the Mahone site people, who have so stubbornly asserted that no ground would ever be chosen if their land could not be bought. One of the most earnest advocates of a new structure is Senator Gailinger of New Hampshire, always a friend of the District, and especially interested in this matter, be- cause ef his former acquaintance with the printing business. He has graduated from the “case,” and since his association with Congress in beth houses he has been deeply iyterested in the government office, having been a member of the committees on print- ingeat both endS of the Capitol. Indeed, it is expected that, if the republicans should succeed in reorganizing the Senate commit- tees, he will be made chairman on the com- mittee on printing. He was a member of that committee when Mr. Manderson was Senator Gallinger. ehairman, and retired to make room for a democrat when that party reorganized, Sen- ator F: m taking his place. Mr. Mander- mn is to retire on the 4th of March, and this will leave Senator Gallinger available for the chairmanship of this desirable com- mittee whenever the republicans shall ob- tain control. While in the House as a member of the Forty-ninth Congress, Mr. Gallinger con- ducted an exhaustive and very able investi- gation of the printing office, lasting over five months, during which*he went into every detail of the work and the manage- ment of the establishment. He therefore fully kpows the needs of the place and the dangers that surround the workmen and women under the existing circumstances as does probably no other man now in Con- gress. He is and has been a firm advocate of the plan for the extension of the present site, which was the proposition adopted by the Senate committee on public buildings and grounds at the last session, and was also accepted by the House when the bill went back to shat body from the Senate. The Senator has not changed his mind in the least since the fight of last session, but is quite as determined as ever that the question shall not be allowed to slumber. Said he the other day to a Star reporter: Favors the Present Site. “There Is no subject upon which I would be more willing to talk just now than that of relieving the employes of that great establishment from the peril to which they have so long been subjected. From the very first I have been strongly in favor of the purchase of the ground adjoining the present office on the south of that struct- ure, and have earnestly advocated it on every occasion when it was before the Senate. If possible I am more strongly in favor of that proposition than ever. “Briefly the reasons for my preference are economy, immediate relief, and good business principles. ‘This is an era of econ- omy and reform, you know,” continued the Senator, with a twinkle in his eye, “and a matter of over a million and a half of dol- lars should be an unanswerable argument in favor of this proposition, which was passed by the House at the last session by @ vote of more than four to one, and was also favorably reported by the Senate com- mittee of public buildings and grounds. ‘The amount I have named would approxi- mately be the difference in its favor as be- tween it and any other proposition before Congress. Why, think of it. Notwith- standing a portion of the present buliding is unsafe and in hourly danger of collapse, oo i was 0 sims 9 @ large part of the structure is absolutely fire-proof and safe in every respect, com- prising over 70,000 square feet of floor space, and entirely separated from the un- safe portion of the buildings. In these buildings are situated a complete steam power plant of several hundred horse- power, a perfect electric light plant, the best equipped electrotype foundry in the world, machine shops, paper warerooms, vaults for the storage of plates, &c., all of modern construction, and adequate to the s of the office for many years. They as good as could be built elsewhere, a moderate estimate of the cost of duplicat- which would be rather over than below nt, under the wisdom of the public printer and Col, Wilson, superintendent of public buildings and grounds, s being ex- pended at the present t in adding an litional story to the fire-proof portion of structure, making it five stories high, adding about 14,000 square feet of space, making a total of over 85,00) square feet of floor space in the fire-proof ion of the building. Is it good business sense to abandon ali this property, suit- le in every way to the needs of the office, d go elsewhere, especially to a remote d inaccessible location, and repiace it at cost of over half a million dollars, to say nothing of the value of the other impro: ments which would be rendered worthless? “A still more pregnant factor In the prob- lem ts the difference in time it will t to get relief from the present condition. By adopting the plan of adding to the present site eight or nine months will sutllce to get everything in good working order, while by the other a weary waiting of everal years for a new building will neces- ensue, inviting a greater calamity ‘ord’s Theater, and which neither memprials nor cenotaphs will palliate or relieve. I could talk at length and elaborate the reasons which have irduced me to sup- pert this proposition. Congress should no longer listen to schemes of real estate speculators, but should go to work at once and erect a building for the government printing office, giving safety to its em- ployes and ample facilities in which to rerfcrm the necessary work. All this can be accomplished in a few months by the enlargement of the present plant, with no interruption to the work of the office, and with the redeeming feature of a million and a half of dollars saved the govern- ment over that of any other plan thus far sugg sted. Inéorsed by Three Public Printers. “The plan I advocate,” said the Senator warily, “has had the indorsement of everybody conversant with the subject, in- cluding three public printers, the foreman of printing, the joint committee on print- ing ond the Senate and House committees on public buildings and grounds. It is a practical plan, which commends itself to those having technical knowledge of the wants of the office, and would, in my judg- ment. have long ago been adopted had it been possible to have eliminated from the controversy the rival claims of real estate cwners and syndicates. As there seems to be mich misapprehension as to the amount of land necessary to be acquired by the government for the proposed enlargement, Tet me call your attention to a diagram that has been prepared by the public printer. It shows the present holdings of the government, the proposed purchase, and ‘heir relation to the entire sauare. It effectually disposes of the argument that the building will be hemmed in by other structures, and thus not protected from the risks of fire, and in every way is an object lesson worth studying. Senator tersely concluded: “Thor- ough’y believing in this plan I propose to contiue to advocate it, and trust that I may have the valuable assistance of The Star, which evidently always intends to be on the right side of all public ques- tions.” Arcn of Present Site. The following figures were also furnished by the Senator in reference to the area of the present site and the proposed exten- sion: Sq. ft. Government printing office site on H strest 58,! Wareho 14-foot alley. Propesed purchase. Jacks alley, 30 by 336 feet.......... 10,080 127,879 —_———_—__+ e+ -—____ ‘Transfers of Real Estate. Deesls in fee have been filed as follows: Bennett A. Allen et ux. to Chas. V. Mallet, part lot 25, bik. 15, Le Dro#@ Park; $10. Catherine J. Blackmar to Carrie M. Volgt, lot C, sq. 692; $10. James F. Brown et ux. to Kosciusko Kimper, trustee, undivided %4 interest in part original lot 11, sq. 724; $—. Thos. M. Fields, Edw. H. Thomas and Jno. Ridout, trustees, to Paul J. Brandt, part lots 1 and 14, sq. 488; $14,725. Wm. A. Gor- don, ‘rustee, to James A. and Olive T. Houghton, lot 45, sq. 112, Georgetown; $10. ‘A. M. Green to Wilbur H. Lawrence, lots GS to 74, Chichester; $2,100. Jno. O. John- son et ux. to Zeddie A. Taylor, lot 14, sq. 22, Eckingtoa; 310. Rebecca T. Kiipstein to Coila B. Ashby, lot 52, sq. 1041; $10. Geo. T. Klipstein to same, lots 17 and 15, sq. 97, Nordlinger and lot 1, sq. 48; $10. Isaac W. and W. Redin Woodward, trustees, to Emile Beriiner, lot 8, sq. 441; $2,005. Rich- ard E. Pano et ux. to Edw. T. Forrester, part lot 1, sq. 276; $10. Lewis N. B. Sorrell et ux. to Agnes D. Montgomery, lot 111, sq. 71; $1. Wm. C. Todd to Herbert C. Fair- fax, original lot &, sq. 1119; $1. United Se- curity Life Insurance and Trust Company to Frank W. and Evan H. Tucker, lot 105, sq. $5¢; $1,000. Mary H. Murphy to James F. Barbour, lot 15, sq. s. of 825; $1,000. George S. Somerville et ux. to Chas. H. Davidson, lot 102, sq. 628; $10. Ernest A. A. Dunn to Dornin Ellis, lot 4, bik. 14, Trin- idad; $10. Chas. H. Knight,et ux. to Mor- ris Keim, lot 144, s. grounds Columbian University, and lot 66, sq. 247; $10. ——.+—_——_ The Round Table Club. The Round Table Club, composed of the younger members of the District bar, gave a@ dinner Saturday evening at the rooms of the Down Town Club, at which Judge C. C. Cole was the guest of honor, address- ing bis hosts upon the subject of “‘Suc- cess.” Among those present were W. F. Shute, W. T. Wright, W. H. Wilson, T. J. Pickett, H. B. Needham, J. J. Lampton, G. Cc. French, Charles H. Bates, Fairfax; A. H. Giles, M. D. Hensy, Frank Held, W. J. Lambert, A. H. Hoehling, jr., Charles E. Howe, Albert B. Dawson, W. H. Siebrecht, Dr. Vincent, H. B. Stimpson, Charles H. Stimpson, M. D. Fethers, Paul J. Ernest, W. L. Ford, Percival M. Brown, W. H. Clendenin, Henry F. Woodward, W. W. Wright, jr.. F. R. Parks, F. T. Schneider, Walter G. Clephane, George ©. Wilkinson, George H. Brown, jr., Charles C. Tucker, James O. Adams, Edward D. Anderson, Dwight Anderson, William J. Walker, Ber- nard FI.Taylor, Reeve T. Strickland,George C. Aukam, George W. Drew, C. W. De Knigh« and C. A. Brandenburg. —_—>——_ The Workers’ Unton. The ‘irst regular meeting of the recently organied Workers’ Union of the Central Union Mission will be held tomorrow even- ing in the band room in the mission build- irg. It will partake of the nature of a re- ligious and social conference. Refresh- ments will be served by the women’s band. — The Floridn Orange Crop. Gov. 3ims, first assistant secretary of the interior, and Maj. Couper, chief of the miscellaneous division of the same depart- ment, are Floridians and are interested to a considerable degree in the destruction of the oringe and truck crops by frost in that stite. The destruction of the crops is cemplete, but the orange trees are not damaged, and the ruin of the truck only necessitates replanting. This is being done. But for the freeze-out, Florida would have contribated 6,000,000 boxes of the citrus fruit to the American market this season. The cointry will have to be satisfied with the 3,000,000 boxes which will come from California and the shipments which will be made from Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica and Sicily. ———— They Can Intervene. Judge Cox today granted the petitions of Eliza Burgess, Edward Blair, Henry Colbert and others for permission to inter- vene iti the case of Wheeler and others against the Fidelity Butlding, Loan and ‘Trust Company. Counsel for the various parties endeavored to call up the case this mornin, but Judge Cox set it down for a hearing on Wednesday morning next. 2 A Suit for Damages. Cary freeman, by his father, Needham P. Freenfa1, entered suit against the District for $10,000. June 12, 1895, the boy fell over a pile of rubbish left lying on the sidewalk on 7th street near G@ southeast, suffering permanent injuries. sue ae A Turkish Statement. The Turkish legation in this city have made yublie the following official state- ment from Constantinople: “Certzin newspapers bave maintained lately that the number cf Armenians in ‘Turkey reached many millions, and that they are badly treated. Both assertions are absolut.ly false. According to most reli- able statistics the Armenians living in Turkey are a little over 900,000, of whom 200,000 are established in Constantinople 4 ‘tsethose of the Armenians who reside in the provinces are distributed all over the country, so that nowhere do they consti- tute the majority of the population. The fact acknowledged even by Turkey’s de- tractors that the Ottoman Armenians have schools and a literature not only proves that they are not exposed to vexatious treatment, but that on the contrary the Turkish government favors their institu- tions, wishes them to preserve their lan- guage ind nationality, and has secured their well-being.” -—_—_+e- The North Atiantic Squadron. ailing orders have been tssued to Ad- miral Meade, commanding the North At- lantic squadron, in regard to his coming cruise ir the West Indies. The scheme of fleet evclutions contemplated is more ex- tensive han any put in practice since the war, ani it is expected that the squadron will’ be at least a month engaged in the work. WHERE FUSION HOLDS Work Projected of the North Caro- lina Legislature. TALK ABOUT THE TWO SENATORSHIPS Populists and Republicans Likely to Hold Together. NEW ELECTION LAW oe A Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. RALEIGH, N. C., January 5, 1895. ‘The legislature meets on the Uth instant. A new election law will replace the present one, which is known as the Payne law. The election of magistrates will be by the people instead of by the legislature, though it may be that in seven of the eastern counties the legislative election system may continue. In those counties there is a negro majority. A bill to thus arrange the election of magistrates. was introduced in the legislature in 1887 by H. G. Ewart, who was afterward a Congressman, but who is again in the legislature. The char- ters of a number @f cities and towns are to be amended; in some cases greatly. Even yet it is a disputed question as to whether the populists or the republicans have a larger number of members in the legislature. Marion Butler, populist etate chairman, insists that there are about seven more populists than republicans, while H. G. Ewart, republican, says there are at least three more republicans than populists. Butler says that one thing which will make the fusionists (certainly the pop- ulists) in the legislature harder to control than would otherwise have been the case, is the fact that they were made very angry in a number of counties by the rejection of bonds of county officers-elect and the throwing out of office of the iatter. The Senatorship. Two months ago it was said quite openly that there was an agreement that Marion Butler was to be the populist Senator and Jeter Pritchard the republican Senator. Now it is hard, indeed, to induce anyone to admit that there was any such agreement or understanding. Butler says he will take no part in the election of a republican Sen- ator, as it would be impolite and irhpolitic for him to express any preference in that direction. But some of Butler's close friends have much to say in favor of Pritchard. The republicans in not a few cases admit a bellef that Pritchard is a “sure card.” Indeed, it looks so, though a republican member of the legislature re- riarked today that Pritchard was losing ground. The latter is extremely discreet and is trying to make no enemies. He is an ardent supporter of Butler for Senator on the pi of the populists. H. G. Ewart thinks he has as much strength as anybody the race; that fs, J. J. Mott, Pritchard, Oliver H. Dockery, State Chairman A. E. Holton, James E. Boyd, etc. With the democrats Ewart is unquestionably the most popular republican in this sate. There is good reason for be- lief that incase there is an opening with a good prospect of success he could get the solid democratic vote. it is alleged by some of the populists that certain democratic members of the legisla- ture have already approached certain mem- bers of the republican party with a propo- sition for a combination. Marion Butler has himself heard this statement. While it was thought at first that Peter Pritchard was so sure of a senatorship, and while so many yet admit it, yet there are not a few who say that as among the re- publicans it is anybody's race. It is cer- tain that Dr. Mott and Ewart are avowed aspirants for it, and that both have already arranged to establish headquarters here, so as to do active work. Chairman Holton is another avowed can- didate. He and Pritchard and Mott and O. H. Dockery and Ewart have let every re- publican and populist member of the legis- lature know that they are aspirants. Dr. Mott says it is anybody’s race. Dr. Mott is a véteran, was for years state chairman, and has a great deal of in- fluence, besides being one of the very ablest North Carolina republicans. So what he says has value. Fusion is to be continued in 1896. He says so, and so do Chairmen Holton and Butler. Anti-Fusion Republicans. The two republicans who are fighting fusion are Henry C. Cowles, member of the national committee, and Robert M. Doug- las. It fs said their desire is to see the legislature elect two republican Senators, or if this cannot be done to have it elect Butler for the short term and not the long term. Now, Butler is positively slated for the long term. Dr. Mott says that repub- licans who do not favor fusion should leave the republican party by the back door. Chairman Holton indignantly denies the statement made in some of the papers that there is a plot to elect two republican Sen- ators. He says the arrangement for one of each of the parties will be strictly car- ried out. So says Dr. Mott. The latter, like Holton and Pritchard, supports Butler for the populist senatorship. The populists have a daily newspaper here, the first ever published in this state. Butler is its editor. ‘There is a stock com- pany, and it is a quite noteworthy fact that every one of the republicans who figure prominently in the senatorial race either has stock or has signified his inten- tion of taking it. The republicans will also have a daily, at Winston, and say they will give it liberal support. Its editor was a reluctant sup- porter of fuston, being what is known as a straight-out, but he had to get in the fight- ing line with the party’s new allies, the populists. The populists claim that the efforts to induce the republicans in the legislature to secure the election of two republican Sen- ators are all inspired from Washington. Some republicans think the democrats hate Butler, the populist, so much they would flike to vote against him in case of a ‘“‘com- bine,”” but this is a mistake, as most demo- erats would rather see Butler in that place than see two republicans get in. The Gazette, the organ of the negroes in this state, will come out for Dr. Mott for Senator. its editor, James H. Young, is a member of the legislature. The Republican Candidates. A republican, who alleges that he is on the inside and knows well how the repub- licans in the legislature stand on the ques- tion of preferences for a Senator from their party, says that when the caucus assem- bles the first ballot will be: Pritchard, Mott, 12; Ewart, 6; Holton, 6; Boyd, 5; Dockery, 3; Carver doubtful, 5. It ts alleged that V. S. Lusk of Asheville 1s to be speaker of the house, but friends of Z. V. Walser of Lexington say he has sufficient votes pledged to secure his elec- tion. Both these are republicans. A letter from a friend of Pritchard says every county in the ninth district save Henderson favors him for Senator. en Bills in Equity. A bill in equity has been filed by Edwin Forrest, administrator of tne late Anthony F. Navarre, against Wm. J. Moberley and others, to enforce a judgment creditor’s bill of $703 on part of lot 5, square 490. Messrs. Dodscn & Hodgson have filed a bill in equity against Carlisle P. Porter and others, to enforce on lots 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18, square 166 (No. 1710 H street, the resi- dence of the late Admiral David D. Porter), a mechanic's lien of $144.18 for heating ap- paratus placed in and repairs made to the said premises, now occupied by the French embassy. Mary F. Crown and others have filed a bill in equity against Charles O. Crown and others, to ratify and confirm a sale of cer- tain real estate and for the appointment of a trustee to convey the same. ——— YY. M. C. A. Convention, The twenty-third annual convention of the Young Men’s Christian Association of Maryland, West Virginia, District of Co- lumbia ard Delaware will be held in Cum- berland, Md., beginning on Thursday of next week. Every effort has been made by the convention committee, which is com- posed of Messrs. W. H. Morriss of Balti- more and J. E. Pugh and F. W. Lang of this city, to insure the success of the meet- ing. Rev. J. G. Butler and Rev. F. D. Power of this city are among those who will deliver addresses. GOVERNORSHIE IN DISPUTE < Prospect of a Lively Session of the Tennes- Democrats Charge_Fraud in Evans’ Election — Copstitational Revision Necessary—Legislation Demanded. Special Correspondence of The Fvening Star. NASHVILLE, Tenn., January 5, 1895. The fiftieth general assembly of Ten- nessee, which will be known as the cen- tennial legislature, meets Monday. For the first time in the state’s history there will be a contest for governor. The election of a United States Senator to succeed Isham G. Harris, whose position as the oldest Senator on the democratic side and as president pro tem. of that body gives him national prominence, is one of the duties of the ensuing legislature. Harris has al- ready enough votes instructed for him to insure his election, and that he will rep- resent Tennessee six years longer is 4 certainty. The legislature, with the governor and higher state officials, will attend the an- nual Jackson ball on the night of Jan- uary 8, which is to be made a state oc- casion, The face of the returns as counted by the returning board gives H. Clay Evans, republican contestant for governor, a ma- jority of 600. But the democratic man- agers declare that the frauds practiced by Evans’ cohorts will throw out enough votes to give Peter Turney, democratic contestant and present governor, nearly 5,000 majority. They claim that under the law whole counties in east Tennessee ut- terly disregarded the registration and poll- tax laws, voting without the required cer- tificates.. They have turned heaven and earth to obtain the necessary proof, and the legislature being overwhelmingly dem- ocratic will inaugurate Turney as governor. H. Clay Evans says that he is coming to Nashville with 4 notary public and be inaugurated also. : Constitutional Revision. Among the greater questions which will attract the attention of the Tennessee legislators will be the calling of a consti- tutional convenfion. Under the present constitution if the governor of Tennessee were to die between the election in No- vember and the meeting of the assembly in January the state would be without a governor, since the succession falls on the speaker of the senate, whose term expires with the election of the new legislature. Goy. Turney is in an almost helpiess con- dition, and his death has been expected for years, so that the speakership race is un- usually attractive. The candidates for speaker of the house are John A. Tipton of Tipton, S. G. Heiskell of Knox and E. Jar- vis of White. Tipton has the call on the others. Changes in corporation and railway regu- lations are demanded, and a large lobby is already at the capital. All the county and state officials will be regulated by salary, and the fat fees" will hereafter go to the state. The big coal oil inspector- ships are doomed, 60, and the county clerks are hurrying to Nashville to fight against the abolition ofthe fee system. A state board of taxation. is to be estab- lished, and the building of the new peni- tentiary hurried. Twg years ago $600,000 was appropriated to the building of the penitentiary, and the) wot& is slow. Ten- nessee has 1,600 convicts, and the state prison can only accommodate 700, the bal- ance having to go to the mines. New courts are clamored for, and a thousand reforms in jurisprudence demanded. An appropriation of $500,000 is asked for by the centennial exposition managers, who have charge of the great exhibit to be held next year. The candidates for the state offices are the Sresfnt incumbents: controller, James A. Harris; treasurer, E. B. Craig, and neither has opposition. MOTION OV ED. the District a Judge McComas Denic New Trial. In the case uf Edwin N. Gray against the District, in which Mr. Gray, several days ago, recovered a judgment of $4,500, Judge McComas has overruled the District's mo- tion for a new trial. The trial before Judge McComas was the third one, the previous trials having taken place before Judge Montgomery and Judge Bradley, and in those trials Mr. Gray was success- ful, recovering judgments of $8,793 and $8,500, respectively. The first judgment was set aside by the Court of Appeals, and the second one was set aside by Judge Bradley. In the summer of 1889 Mr. Gray’s fou ary, ir South Washington, was seriously damaged by the overflowing of the Tiber creek sewer. It was the year of the Johns- town flood, and a season of unusually heavy rainfalls. Mr. Gray instituted a sult against the District, asking damages to the amount of $30,000. He claimed that the flooding of his foundry was due to the faulty construction of the sewer, and he- capse it had been allowed to become greatly choked up by sand and filth. That was de- nied by the District, whose counsel, Messrs. S. T. Thomas and A. B. Duvall, contended that the flooding of the sewer was due to the act of God—that is, to the unusual heavy rainfalls. Mr. Gray's counsel, Messrs. Jere M. Wil- son and Randall Hagner, were successful in their contention, and Judge McComas, in overruling the motion for a new trial, referred to the fact that three different juries had decided against the District. It is understood that the District will carry the case to the Court of Appeals. a eee Against the Saloon. At the annual meeting of the Anti-Saloon League this evening the principal business will be the reception of new representa- tives and the election of officers. Three of the leading organizations of the District have recently sent representatives from their highest bodies. The delegation from the District Christian Endeavor Union was received at the last meeting of the league. Delegations from the Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Good Templars and from the District Epworth League are to be received tonight, together with repre- sentatives from the Metropolitan Baptist Church and probably others. The present officers of the Anti-Saloon League are: Rev. Luther B. Wilson, D.D., president Jas. L. Ewin, first vice president; Mrs. Margaret B. Platt, second vice president; Colonel John F. Vinal, third vice president; Mrs. H. A. Gillenwater, recording secre- tary; Albert E. Shoemaker, corresponding secretary; John S. Blackford, treasurer; Rev. Jas. N. Davis, chaplain; John R. Ma- honey, doorkeeper. The additional me bers of the executive’ committee are An- drew N. Canfield, Rev. Walter H. Brooks, Ruel A. Dinsmore, Mrs. Mary E. Griffith, John H. Mitchell an@ Augustus L. Phil- lips. Refreshments are to be served at the close of the meetings 7 ae eee Columbia Athletic Clab. At the Columbia Athietic Club, entertain- ments, prepared and impromptu, were a big feature for December,iand-during the pres- ent month there will be even a better vari- ety. There will be three formal affairs, the board of governor's reception on the night of the 16th, to the representative business men of Washington, the ever popular ladies’ day on the 17th and a smoker, full of novelties, for the 28th. The members of the amusement committee are now daily on the hustle for talent.2 On° Saturday even- ing Jimmy Powers and .his “New Boy” company Were at the club house. They brought enjoyable fun along. ee Accident to a School Teacher. Miss Ida I. Summerscales of the faculty of the Eastern High School received a painful cut on the head as a result of a fall in the school building on Friday after- noon last. Although feeling much better, Miss Summerscaies is still confined to her home, 1714 Sth street northwest. Aghinst the Currency Bill. A debate on the proposition “That the general principles of the Carlisle currency bill should become a law” was conducted on Saturday evening under the auspices of the Literary Society of the Young Men's Christian Association, The decision of the judge was in fayor of the negative. —— Kilbourne’s knitting mills, at New Bruns- wick, N. J., were burned Friday. Loss, $25,000. CONGRESSMEN IN TOWN. a Where Senators and Representatives May Be Found Here. The following is a complete directory of the Senators and Representatives in Con- gress, with their residences, in the city, during the present session: Senate. President, Adlai E. Stevenson, La Nor- mandie. Aldrich, Nelson W., R. 1, the Arlington. Allen, William V., Neb., 101 2d st. n.o. Allison, William B., Iowa, 1124 Vt. ave. Bate, William B., Tenn., 218 N. Cap. st Berry, James H., Ark., Metropolitan. Blackburn, J. C.S., Ky., La Normandie. Blanchard, Newton C., La., Riggs. Brice, Calvin S., Ohio, 1611 H st. n.w. Butler, Matthew C., 1434 N st. nw. Caffe 71 Call, Camden, Johnson N., W.Va.,1015 Conn.av. Cameron, J. D., Pa., 21 Lafayette square. Carey, Joseph M., Wyo., The Arlington. Chandler, William E., N.H., 1421 I st. n-w. Cockrell, Francis M., Mo., 1518 R st.n. Coke, Richard, Tex., The National. Cullom, Shelby M., Til., 1413 Mass. ave. Daniel, John W., Va., The Metropolitan. Davis, Cushman K., Minn., 1428 Mass.ave. Dixon, Nathan G., R. L., The Richmond. Dolph, Joseph N., Ore., 8 Lafayette square Dubois, Fred. T., Idaho, 1230 13th st. n.w. Faulkner, Charles J., W. Va., Page's. Frye, William P., Me., The Hamilton. Gallinger, Jacob H., N. H., The Elsmere. George, James Z., Miss., The National. Gibson, Charles H., Md., The Shoreham. Gordon, John B., Ga., The Buckingham. Gorman, Arthur P., Md., 1432 K st. Gray, George, Del., 1421 K st. n.w. Hele, Eugene, Me, 1001 16th st. n.w. Hansborough, Henry C., N. D., Cochran, Harris, Isham G., Tenn., 13 Ist st. ne. Hawley, Jos. R., Conn., 1741 G st. Higgins, Anthony, Del., 1524 18th st. Hill, David B., N.Y.. La Normandie. Hoar, George F., Mass., 911) I st. Hunton, Eppa, Va., La Normandie. Irby, J. L. M., 8. C., 1921 16th st. Jarvis, T. J., N.C., Ebbitt House. Jones, James K., Ark., 915 M st. n.w. Jones, John P., Nev. Kyle, James H., 8. Dak., 101 2d st. n.e. Lindsay, Wililam, Ky., The Shoreham. Lodge, Henry Cabot, Mass., 1765 Mass.av. McMillan, James, Mich.; 1114 Vt. ave. McLaurin, A. J., Miss., 215 E. Cap. McPherson, J. R., N.J., 1014 Vermont ave. Manderson, C. F., Neb., The Arlington. Martin, J., Kan., 1775 M: Mills, R. Q., Tex., 1746 S n.w. Mitchell, J. H., Ore., Chamberlin’s. Mitchell, J. L., Wis., 32 B n.e. Morgan, J. T., Al Morrill, J. S., Vt., 1 Thomas Circle. Murphy, E., jr., N.¥., 1701 K n.w. Palmer, J. M., Ill, The Elsmere. Pasco, S., Fla., Metropolitan Hotel. Patton, J., jr, Mich., The Arlington. Peffer, W. A., Kan., The Oxford. Perkins, , Cal, La Normandie. Pettigrew, R. F. . Dak., Page's. Platt, O. H., Conn., The Arlington. Power, C. T., Mont., La Normandie, Proctor, R., Vt., 1535 L st. Pugh, James L., Ala., 1333 R st. n.w. Quay, Matthew S., Pa., Page's. Ransom, Matt 4V., N. C., Metropolitan. Roach, Wm. N., N. Dak., 1541 T st. n.wW. Sherman, John, Ohio, 1321 K st. n.w. Shoup, Geo. L., Idaho, The Cochran. Smith, James, jr., N. J., Chamberlain’s. ‘Squire, Watson C.,Wash., La Normandie, Stewart, Wm. M., Nev., 8 Duport Circle. ‘Teller, Henry M., Col 537 P st. new. Turpie, David, Ind., The Varnum. Vest, Geo. G., Mo., 1204 P st. n.w. Vilas, Wm. F., Wis., The Arno. Voorhees, Dan'l W., Ind., 1323 N. H. ave. Walsh, Patrick, Ga., Metropolitan. Washburn, W. D., Minn., 1519 K n.w. White, Stephen M., Cal. Wilson, James I’, Iowa, Oxford Annex. Wolcott, Kdw. O., Col., 1221 Conn. ave, House. Abbott, Jo., Texas, ‘The Anderson. Adams, Silas, Ky.. Myer’s Hotel. ‘Adams, Robert, jr., Pa., the Albany. Aitken, David D., Mich., 407 C s. e. Alderson, J. D. . Va., 123 A ne, Aldrich, F., Ill, Portland. Alexander, S. B., N. C., Metropolitan, Allen, J. M., Miss., Page’s Hotel. Arnold, M., Mo., 483 Pa. ave. n.w. Apsley, L. D., Mass., 1752 Q. Avery John, Mich., National. Babcock, J. W., Wis., 11 B n.w. Bailey, J. W., Tex., 815 Vermont ave. Baker, Wm., Kans., 210 5th st. ne. Baker, H. M., N. H., 1411 F. Baldwin, M. R., Minn., 1616. 15th. Bankhead, J. H., Ala., Metropolitan. Barnes, L. E., Wis., Randall. Bartholdt, R., Mo., Congressional Hotel. Barwig, Chas., Wis., National. Beckner, W. M., Ky., Shoreham, Bell, Chas. J. K. ., National. Bell, J. C., Col., 1313 M. Beltzhoover, F. E., Pa., National. Berry, A. 8., Ky., Riggs House. Bingham, H. H., Pa., The Albany. Black, 4. C., Il, 1418 R. I. ave. Black, J. C. Blair, H. W. & Bland, R. P., Mo., 1421 R si Roatner, C. J.. La., Willard’s. Boen, H. E., Minn., National. Bolden, J. J., N. Boutelle, C. A. Bower, W. H. ¥., the Arlington. Hamilton, Me. Bowers, W. W., Cal., Bancroft. Branch, W. A. B., N. C., Fredonia. Breckinridge, W. C. P., Ky., Arlington, Bretz, John L., Ini fast Capitol. Brickner, G. H., Wis., Elsmere. Broderick, Case, Kan., Elsmere. Brookshire, E, V., Ind., Metropolitan, Brosinus, M., Pa., Elsmere. Brown, Jason, Ind.. Riggs. Rromwell, J. H., Ohio, Ebbitt. Bryan, W. J., Neb., 131 B s.e. Bundy, H. Ohio, 225 2d s.e. Bunn, B. N. C., Metropolitan. Burnes, D. D., Ohio, Shoreham. Mich., Elsmere. 14 19th, Cabanniss, Ga., 1143 N. H. ave. Cadmus, C. A., N. J., Arlington. Caginetti, A., Cal. 13 Ist ne. Campbell, T. J., N. Y., 923 Mass. ave. n.w. Cannon, J. G., I., Normandie. ; Cannon, Marion, Cal., 224 A s.e, Capehart, J., W. Va., Varnum. Ceruth, AG, Ky., Riggs. Gatchings, T. C., Miss. 1722 Q. Causey, J. W., Del., Chamberlin’s. Childs, R. A., I, Willard’s. Chickering, C. A., N. ¥., 1113 O. Clark, C., Mo., 206 A s.e. Cobb, J. Ala., Riggs House. Cobb, S. W., Mo., Normandie. Cockrell, J. V. 1134 110 Coffeen, H. A., Wyo., 230 Ist st. ne. Cogswell, Wm., Mass., 1349 L st. n.w. Coombs, W. J., N. ¥., 1521 M. Cooper, C. M., Fla., Bancroft. ’ A., Wis., 907 13th n.w. Cooper, 8. B., Tex., 213 N. J. av Cornish, Johnson, N. 1743 F. Cousins, R. G., Iowa, Normandie. Covert, J. W., N. ¥., Congressiona! Cox, N. N., Tenn., Varnum, - Crawford, W. T., N. C., 91 M. Grain, W. H., Tex., 1416 16th. Crisp, C. F., Ga., Metropolitan. Culberson, D. B., Tex., Metropolitan. Curtis, C. E., Kansas, Oxford. Curtis, N. M., N. Y., 2113 Pa. ave. nw. Dalzeli, Jno., Pa., 1605 N. H. ave. Davey, R. C., La., Metropolitan. Davis, Jno., 248 Sth n.e. De Armond, D. A., Mo., Varnum. De Forest, R. E., Conn., 221 1st ne. Denson, W. H., Ala., 1310 19th. Dingley, Nelson, Me., Hamilton. Dinsmore, H. A., Ark., Metropolitan, ‘A. M., Mo., Willard’s, E Iowa, Hamilton. , Ohio, 120 3d 8.¢. H., Wash., Wormley’s, Draper, W. 1601 K. as: Durborow, A. Ill, Shoreham, Edmonds, P. C., Va., 23 A se, Edwards, P. C., Va., 230 A s.e. Bilis, W. T., Ky., Richmond. Ellis, W. R., Oreg., 815 12th. Enloe, B. A. Tenn., 1344 Vermont ave, Cal., 1504 H. e. Epes, J. F., a Erdman, C. J., Pa., Randall Hotel. Everett, Wm., Mass., The Albany. Fielder, G. B. N. J., Normandie. Fithian, G. W., Ii, 514 13th st. nw, Fletcher, Minn., Shoreham. Flynn, D. T.,-Okla., National. Forman. W. Randall. Fyan, R. illman House. . W., Mo. Geissenhainer, J. A., N. J., Arlington, Gear, J. H., Iowa, Portland. Geary, T. J., Cal, 1710 16th. Gillett, G. W., N. ¥., Hamilton. Gillett, F. H., Mass., The Albany. Gorman, J. 8., Mic’ Wormley’s. Grady, B. F. 422 2d n.w. N. C., Graham, J. H., N. ¥., Ebbitt. Gresham, W., Texas, 426 6th n.w. Griffin, lL. T., Mich., 49 B st. s.e. Grosvenor, H., Ohio, Cochran. Grout, W. W., Vt., Arlington. Grow, G. A., Pa., Willard’s. Goldzier, J., Dl., 408 C s.e. Hager, A. L., lowa, The Cochran. Hainer, B. J., Neb., 815 12th st. nw, Hall, 0. M. Minn., 1401 Mass. ave. Hall, U. S., Mo. 13 O st. Hare, D. D., Ohio, Varnum. Harmer, A. C.,.Pa., The Cairo. Harris, W. A., Kansas, 1331 G st. n.w. Harrison, Geo. P.. ala., Riggs. Harter, M. Ohio, 1610 Riggs place. Hartman ¢. 8., Montana, 1734 R st, Haugen, N. P., Wis., $25 Vt. ave. Hayes, W. L., Iowa, 1325 G. Heard, Jno. T., Mo., Riggs House. Henderson, D. B., Iowa, Normandie, Henderson, Jno. S., N. C., Metropolitan. Decision Means OUR ANNOU: ME DIRECT TO THIS MA CAN ‘THESE Al CONSIDERATION: NE LOT No. 7 All-Silk IN BLACK GROS GRAIN. Worth 5c. For 5c¢. Ladies’, Misses’ and Children’s _.25c. Worsted [littens __ For 17¢. Children’s Worsted Caps, Worth Up to $1.00, For 19¢. ONE LOT - Ladies’ Muslin Drawers, NICELY MADE AND WELL FINISHED. For 23c. Ladies’ Drab Corsets. Worth $1.00. For 25c¢. — this. F Lansburgh Quickness of Quickness of Possession. Values Like These Are Exciting. THE EAGER CROWDS THAT ALWA’ CEMENTS KNOW THIS, A. PUT ON YOUR SHOPPING CLOTHES IN THE ALMOST DOUBLE ITS VA! RE ONLY A FEW OF THE ITEMS FOR YOU! Ribbon | Ladies’ Knitted Skirts, Reading our announcements is believing. — Not a phrase allowed to go into print that — cannot be borne out. Your money is always — — yours until you are satisfied. Don’t forget — ansburgh & Bro,, YS RESPOND TO D YOU HAD BEST |ORNING AND UR DOLLAR WHERE LUE IN MED ANDISE. R IN WHITE AND COLORS. Worth 68c. and 75c. For 39¢. Ladies’ Wrappers, MADE OF EXCELLENT QUALITY Ba- TISTE, CALICO, ETC., IN THE LATEST STYLES. Worth 98c. and $1.25. ls For 68c. Ladies’ Worsted Leg- ings, HAND KN D> AND MADE TO FIT ELASTIC STRAPS PERFECTLY TIGHT, AND 34 IN. IN LENGTH. Worth $1.25. __ For 68¢. Ladies’ Hand-knitted Jackets, DE_OF BEST QUALITY WORSTED, PECTLY TIGHT FITTING, HIGH ‘K AN IGE FIN- LONG SLEEVES, ED ISHED ITH FANCY BRAID MATCH. AUL SHADES AND SIZES. Worth $1.08. For $1.25 TO 0, 22, 408, 426 Tth Ot Henderson, T. J., Illinois, 213 N. Capitol. Hendrix, N. Y., Elsmere. Hepburn, W. H., Iowa, 1124 E. Capitol st. Hermann, B., Oregon, 1017 12th st. Hicks, J. D., Pa., Willard’s. Hitt, KR. K., UL, 1507 K street. Houk, J. C., Tenn., 117 Md. ave. n.e. Holman, W. 8., Indiana, 2125 R street. Hooker, W. B., New York, Elsniere. Hopkins, A. C., Pa., 1116 Vermont ave. Hopkins, A. J., Illinois, Willard’s, Hudson, T. J., Kans., 200 A s.e. Huh, J. A. T., lowa, Normandie, Hulick, G. W., Ohio, Varnuth. Hunter, A. J., Mlinois, Lawrence. Hutcheson, J. C., 1017 15th. Izlar, J. F., . Varnum. Johnson, H. Ind., 811 10th n.w. Johrson, M. N., North Dakota, Fredonia. Johnson, T. L., Ohio, 926 15th street. Joseph, Antonio, N. M., 710 10th. Kem, O. M., Nebraska. 1121 10th street. Kilgcre, C. B., Texas, 453 C northwest. Kribbs, G. ¥., Pa., Z3 B street southeast. Kyle, J. C., Miss., Varnum, Lacey, J., lowa, 1628 15th street. Lane, Kdward, Illinois, Normandie. A. G., 8. C., 640 East Capitol Lawson, T. G., Georgia, Metropolitan, Layton, F. C., Ohio, 223 4 1-2 nw. Le Fever, Jacob, N. Y., Arlington, Lester, R. E., Ga., Riggs House. Linton, W. S., Mich., National. Little, J. S., Ark., 1343 L. Livingston, L. F., Ga., 220 N. J. ave. n.w. Loud, E. F., Cal., 1335 10th st. Loudenslager, H. C., N. J., Willard’s, Lucas, W. B., 8. _D., 601 T nw. Lynch, T., Wis., The Anderson. Maddox, J. Ga., 340 C nw. Magney, W. F., N. Y., Metropolitan. Maguire, J. G., Cal., 1710 16th. Mahon, T. M., Pa., 1331 G. Mallory, 8. R., Fla., 214 A s.e. Marsh, B. F., Il, 209 A s.e. Martin, A. N., Ind., 1010 15th st. Marvin, F., N. Y., Ham‘Iten. McAleer, Wm., Pa., Randall Hote! McCall, 8S. W., Mass., 29 C st. n.e. McCleary, J. T., Minn., 29 Cn McCreary, J. B., Ky., Shoreham. McCulloch, P. D., Ark., 1321 H. MeDearmond, J. C., Tenn., 1319 Q. McDowell, A., Pa., El: McBttrick. M. J., 17: McGann, L. B., I .L, 8. MeMillin, B., Tenn., McRae, T. C., Ark., Metropolitan. Meikeljohn, G. D., Neb., 629 Md. ave. Mercer, D® H., Neb., Concord Flats. Meyer, A., La., 1700 Q. Milliken, S. L., Me., 920 14th. Money, H. D., Miss., Metropolitan. Montgomery, A. B., Ky., 906 H n.w. Moore. H. L., Kans., 203 E. Cap. st. Morgan, C. H., Mi 1447 Corcoran, Morse, E. A., Maas., Cochran, Moses, C. L., Ga., 618 H n.w. Murray, » 8. C., 1924 11th st. Mutchler, H., Pa., Chamberlin’s. Neil, R., Ark., 912'M. ¢ Northway, 8. A., Ohio, Bancroft. O'Neil, J. H., Mass., Shoreham. O'Neil, J. J., Mo., 1228 14th. Ogden, H. W., La., Metropolitan. Outhwaite, J, H., Ohio, 1333 T st. Page, Chas. H. 919 N. Y. ave. Paschal, T. M., Tex., 1742 P. Patterson, J., Tenn., Ebbitt House, Payne, S. E., N. Y., Normandie. Paynter, T. H., Ky., Varnum. Pearson, A. J., Ohio, 6 Sth st. 8.e. Pence, L., Colo., Riggs. Pendleton, G. C., Tex., 909 New York ave. Pendleton, J. O., W.Va., 123 A ne. Perkins, G. D., Iowa, Hamilton. Phillips, T. W., Pa., 1122 Vermont ave. Pickler, J. A., 8. Dak., 120 Mass. ave. n.e. Pigott, J. P., Corn., 206 N. J. ave. s.c. Powers, = Vt., Riggs House. Frice, A, Le. Quigg, L. E.,"N. ¥., Shoreham. Rawlins, J. L., Utah, 1017 15th. Reed, T. B., Me., Shoreham. Reilly, J. B., Pa., Normandie. Reyburn, J. E, Pa., 1201 Conn. ave. Richards, J. A’ D., Ohio, 125 B s.e. Richardson, J. D., Tenn., 1103 6th st. Richardson, G. F., Mich., 227 N. J. 8.0 Ritchie, BR. F., Ohio, Varnum. . G. A, Ala., The Arno. Robinson, Jno. B., Pa., 1708 R. I. ave. . C. A, Mass., Hamilton. Ga., 07 T nw. Ryan, Wm., N. Y., ne. 206 N. J. ave. s.e. Sayres, J. D., Tex., 110 Md. ave. n.e. Scranton, J. A., Pa., 1914 Sunderland pl. Schermerhorn, 8S. J., N. ¥., Shoreham. Settle, T.. North Carolina, Ebbditt. Shell, G. W., 8S. C., Varnum. Sherman, J. 8., N. Y., 1113 O. Sibley, Pa., Shoreham. mith, G. W., Ill, 918 14th st. Smith, M. A., Ariz., Normandie. Snodgrass, H. C., Tenn., 210 Ist n.e. Somers, P. J., Wis., Oxford. | | Sorg, P. J., Ohio, Arlington. Springer, W. M., Til, 43 B se. Stallings, J. F., Ala., Metropolitan. Stevenson, 8 M., Mich., Ebbitt. Arlington. Storer, B., Ohio, 1640 R. L avenue. Strong, L. M., Ohio, Varnum. Swanscen, C. A., Va., Metropolitan. Sweet, W., Idaho, 608 14th. Straus, L, N. Y., Arlington. Talbert, W. J., S. C., 919 G n.w. Mo, Willard’s. 340 C nw. Taylor, A. A., Tenn. Taylor, A. H., Ind., 242 N. Capitol Terry, W. L., Ark., Metropolitan. Thomas, H. F., Mich., 211 North Capitol Tracey, Chas., N. ¥., Arlingt fon. Tucker, H. St. G., Va., Varnum. Turpin, L. W. Tyler, G. D., Virginia, 211 East Capitol Updegraff, es Towa, 220 A s.e. Waugh, Dan., Ind., 245 Del. ave. n.e. Walker, J. H. Mass., Shoreham. Wanger, J. P., Pa., 228 N. J. ave. 8.e. Wever, J. M, N. Y., Arlington. Wheeler, H. K., lil, Willard’s. White, W. J., Ghio, Shore! Williams, J. R., Ill, 252 Del. ave. ne. Williams, J. S., Miss. Varnum. Wilson, G. W., Ohio, Varnum. Wilson, Jno. L., Wash., 1502 H st. Wilson, W. L., W. Va., 1010 N n.w. Wise, G. D., Va., 230 A se. Wolverton, 8. P., Pa., Warder buildirg. Woodward, F. A., N. C., 1311 H. Woomer, E. M., Pa., Hamilton. , Wright, A. B., Mass., Riggs House. Van Voorhis, H. C., Ohio, Arlington. —_—_—_+2.+_ TO STOP THE TROLLEY MURDERS. Railroad Commissioners Begin Inves<« tigating the Brooklyn Roads Today. From the New York World. The state railroad commission begins its investigation in Brooklyn today as to the causes of so many fatalities on the trolley roads there. It will try to do some- thing to prevent them in future. The clerk to the commission has said the members know that some of the Brooklyn surface roads pay little or no heed to the stand- ing recommendations of the commission with reference to the safety of passengers and pedestrians, and that if the sugges- tions had been heeded there would have been fewer accidents. Since the introducticn of the trolley sys- tem in Brooklyn, less than three years ago, by the Brooklyn City Railroad Com- pany, nearly one hundred persons have been killed. More than two hundred others have been seriously injured and scores of others have received minor injuries. Of those killed two-thirds were children. No one can estimate how many of the injured ones will go to their-death as a result of their accidents nor how many, will be invalids for life. ——_+0+___ Faneral of Mrs. Seitz. The funeral of the late Mrs. Mary E. Seitz takes place this afternoon from her late residence, 1005 New York avenue, and from St. Patrick’s Church. Her grandsons are the palibearers and the interment will be at Mount Olivet cemetery. Mrs. Seitz was the vife of George Seitz and had @ large circle of friends in this city. s oe A Remarkable Family. From the Chattanooga Times. On a pretty little farm high up among the hills of Calhoun county, Ala., 1,000 feet above the sca, lives a most remarkable femily. Their name is Sadler. The family consists of a brother and four sisters, and the youngest has already turned her nine- ty-first year. The oldest is several years more than a century old. None of them has ever married. ‘The Sadlers were born in the old dominion state. In 1831 the family moved to Alabama and Calhoun county, about fifteen miles east of Anni- son. Two years later they became pos- sessed of the property on which they now live, and there erected a log house, which domicile they have since inhabited con- stantly. Years ago the father and mother died, the former at the age of ninety-one, the latter at the age of seventy-five.