Evening Star Newspaper, September 27, 1895, Page 2

2 = THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. | he earliest possible date. It seems to be hat the above shows an urgent necessity for the completion of the new building, but there are still other reasons, which I will also explain. Further Danger. “In getting the foundations in place for the new work it was necessary to underpin the west wall of the H street wing. This ‘was a delicate and dangerous operation; it is not yet completed and cannot be com- pleted until the steel work is advanced con- siderably farther than it is now. The only wethod of supporting the wall that could be applied in this case was to make use of needles; some of these are still in position, they cannot be safely removed until the ynderpinning is completed, yet their pres- ence is very undesirable from the fact that the vibrations trarsmitted through the earth to the needles and thence to the wall @re magnified in their effect by the elastic- ity of the needles. This was brought to my attention by the very apparent effects that were actually brought about. More than this, in order to get the steel work into fposition, large and dangerous holes have to be cut in this rotten, old brick wall and they have to be left open to allow for ad- justment and alignment of the steel frame, until the latter is above the roof ofthe H street wing. The work should be pushed as rapidly as possible to enable these holes to be bricked up with the least possible delay. “Assuming that the steel ccntract would be finished on time, other contracts for ma- terial have been made, all requiring the materials to be delivered and paid for this fall; unless the building can be covered in before freezing weather, the United States will be forced into breaches of these con- tracts, for the materials can be received only as they are put into position. If the danger of suits against the United States in the Court of Claims is not entitled to consideration, at least the injustice to the material men is, for their money is at this moment ued up in materials for this build- ing, made especially for it, which will not be able to find a market elsewhere. An Emergency. “If freezing weather finds the walls part- ly up and the building open, the new build- ing will be a hindrance to the printing office instead of a hely, for the light will be shut off from the portions it is designed to relieve, yet the work must still be car- ried on under this additional inconvenience. The deterioration of the unfinished new work, the danger to the old building if not repaired, the unforeseen expense of caring for the new work during the winter and replacing damaged parts in the spring, all these add to the necessity for getting’ the new building under cover before freezing weather. Once under cover ft can be easi- ly and promptly finished, on an eight-hour schedule; but until it is under cover there is, from the engineer's point, at least, an emergency that not only justifies, but de- mands more than eight hours’ work per day. ‘he good weather is slipping rapidly @way, and the necessities of the case de- mand an early settlement of the eight-hour question. Had it not been for the arrest of Mr. MeVaugh, I should have worked my force more than eight hours per day, with- out hesitation, fully convinced that I was within the meaning of the law. But, since the question has been raised in the courts, the circumstances of the case have been submitted to you in the hope that, should it appzar that they constitute an emergency in the meaning of the law, the judicial branch of the government may find a way to remove an obstacle in the way of the early completion of this work.” Mr. Linthicum Testifies. When the case was called about noon Mr. Mullowny explained, in answer to the court's inquiries, the nature of the charge, and Lawyer Edward L. Gies, for the de- fendant, entered a plea of not guilty. Mr. Linthicum, the prosecuting witness, mee ant put on the stand. r Mullowny read the charge for benefit of the court. 7 oe Mr. Linthicum, in answer to Mr. Mul- Jowny’s questions, testified that he was an iron worker, and explained the duties he performs. He works, he said, with a hammer and chisel and other tools, and the work, he says, als> requires considerable skill. Witness said he had worked at the navy yard, and when he left there he went to work at the govern- ment printing office. He was employed as general workman by Mr. McVaugh, brother of the defendant. “What contract, if any, did you make about time and wages?” the caurt asked. “None whatever, nswered witness. “The man looked all right, and I think he i all right.” Witness said he worked at the rate of 20 cents un hour, and some days they Worked as many as twelve hours. Witness said that when he was paid the pay was four days short, it was said because the a. roll had not been meade out up to 2. “Were you employed as low as elzht hours in any one day?” “No, sir.” “When did you learn that you were be- irg paid by the hcur?” “I wesn’t told co by Mr. McVaugh,” an- gwered witness. “I understood from the men on the work that we were to be paid by the hour." “Did you sign an agreement with Mr. McVaug! “I dt What was that agreement?” “I signed it,” he answered, “but didn’t ead it.” Witness explained that he signed the pa- per three or four days after he started to work. The young man who was keeping time for Mr. McVuugh read the agreement to him. Witness did not remember the wording of the agreement, but its substance was that he was to work as long as the contractor wanted him. On the lith of September, the day charged, witness said, he worked twelve hours. On cross-examination witness said he had received 2) cents an hour for every hour he worked, but he claimed he was entitled to half time extra for the extra hours over eight hours a day. Further questioned by Mr. Giles, witness said he had been known as McLaughlin because that is his stepfather’s name. “Have you ever been arrested?” asked “In Baltimore.” “What was the charge?” “Thieving. I was in a case and had to ®ufier for what somebody else did.” The Agreement. Edwin McNulty, who also worked there, gave similar evidence concerning the hours employed. The agreement, as he remem- bered it, was that the men should work twelve hours or less and should waive all rights under the eight-hour law. Witness was employed by Mr. Ben. Mc- ‘Vaugh, and he received 15 cents an hour for the class of work he did. He did not know what had become of the contract. Benjamin McVaugh was put on the stand and he testified that he was employed by the defendant. He had the agreement re- ferred to and left it in hia coat pocket at the building. What had become of it he did not know. Witness said he was employed by his brother, but what his brother’s connection with the work was he did not know. The money, he said, came to him from the Philadeiphia office, and sometimes to his brother, and he (witness) paid the men. A hewspaper publication of the text of the agreement was showa witness, and he aid it was substantially correct. Wafving a Right. John W. Avery, a newspaper reporter, ‘was next called to the stand and question- ed concerning a conversation he had with Benjamin McVaugh when he went to get some information about Mr. Linthicum's complaint. He said he owed money to four of the men who had quit work. It was his custom, he said, to pay men in full when they were discharged, but when they left they kad to wait for pay day. Mr. Mc- Vaugh told him that the men had no kick coming to them, that they had signed an agreement waiving their rights under the eight-hour law. Witness made a copy of pment, which was read as fo!lows: the undersigned, employes of Frank ‘M. MeVaugh, agree to work twelve hours pe y or more, in the erection of the structural lronwork for the new building for the government printing office of Wash- ington, Db. C., and hold the said Frank M. MeVavgh entirely harmless against the provisions of the eight-hour law, which Bpeciles eight hours as a day's work; we waiving all right to claim under the said Jaw that eight hours are to constitute a day's work, it being agreed that se are to be paid for the said work at the rates fe ihe upon for the number of hours work- each day.” Thos. Fitzgerald testified that he was employed on the building on the day charg- Here is a suggestion that may save some business man money. A business man advertises for" profit—not to see his name in print. Advertising that does not be- get profitable results is dear at any price. Advertising space in one pa- per costing fifteen cents a line may be profitable investment, while in another space at a cent a line may be excessively dear. Note that The Star’s advertis- ers are the prosperous concerns of Washington. ed and he knew that Linthicum also work- ed there that day. Lieut. Sewell’s Testimony. Lieut. John Stephen Sewell, in charge of the construction of the building, was sworn, and he testified that the defendant, Frank M. McVaugh, is employed as superin- tendent for the Phoenix Iron Company. Witness produced letters he had received from the Phoenix company to show that Mr. McYaugh is foreman. The building, he said, will become the property of the government when it is accepted. On the 11th of September the building had not been accepted. Witness read from the contract _para- graphs to show just what was expected of the contractors. Witness is known as “resident engineer” at the building. He drew the plans for the building and told of his connection with other works, among them the Ford’s Theater building after the disaster. When Mr. McVaugh was introduced to him as superintendent of the work the work was very much behindhand, and he so told the superintendent. He said that he regarded it a matter of great import- ance to get as much of the work done be- fore winter as possible, as its use was badly needed because of the condition of the government printing office. Witness went into dctafl about the building and said he would hate to be held responsible for the safety of the H street wing. A Death Trap. This testimony proved interesting to Judge Miller, and Lieut. Sewell, in an- swer to the judge's inquiries, denounced the old building as a “death trap.” “Is the building in danger now?” “I think it won't fall today,” answered Lieut. Sewell, “but every day adds to the Ganger'"" “We've had one instance of it already,” remarked Judge Miller; “and you think the emergency arises here?” Witness, continuing, said that the danger to the old building is due to the thinness of the walls and the vibration of the ma- chinery. In the present buildiog, he s: every inch of space is occupied, and when the present building Is finished as many as pcssible of the employes in the old build- ing will be put there. “This old building,” said Judge Miller, “is a death-trap, isn’t it?” “Yes, sir. “I'n: glad to see you so frank about the matter,” said the judge. “This matter de- serves more attention than does the charge against the defendant. “Then you consider the building unsafe for human habitation?” queried the court. “Edo. ‘Has the building ever been condemned? “I think not, but Col. Wilson reported that the only way to make it safe is to tear it down.” Witness then went on to tell of the work that was necessary in doing some under- pinning about the west wall of the old building. “Haven't we had illustration of this kind of work here?” ~ ~ “Yes, sir.” Crumbling Walls. Witness said that in the investigation he found that the adhesion between the brick and mortar had been destroyed by the vi- bration. The public printer, he sald, did not want this west wall taken out, be- cause {t would interfere with the work, but he did move the employes back from the wall Witness was then questioned by the court as to the location of the presses and other heavy material in the building. The presses, he said, are on the ground ‘floor, and if they were on one of the upper floors he (witness) would not stay in the building. Witess said that every possible precaution to prevent the falling of the building was taken. The presses that were stopped for a while, he said, are again run- ning, and he considers the building as safe now as it ever was. Judge Miller said that the testimony of Lieut. Sewell, so frankly told, was an in- teresting revelation. “I think the condition of the building shows that there was an emergency from the very start,” the judge said, “and in the interest of humanity I think that some- thing should be done, and that should Le done without delay.’ During the examination of witness he said he thought it impossible to get men to work six hours a day in order to have two sets of men, but he found no trouble in getting men who were willing to work more than eight hours. Judge Miller returned to the question of the insecurity of the building in which several thousand persons are employed, and witness said that the building is in imminent danger, and so far as he is con- cerned he ts satisfied that there exists such an emergency as requires extra work. Counsel for the defendant produced sev- eral photographs taken of the building and exhibited them for the benefit of the court. Judge Miller looked at the photographs, which show the condition of the buitding, and a recess was then taken. Immediate Danger. After recess Lieut. Sewell resumed the stand, and pointed out in the photographs where there are cracks in the wall, and ex- plained how, in his opinion, there is an emer- gency. The brickwork and masonry, he said, cannot be done“until the columns are adjusted. The delay, he said, was caused by the contractors, but the present status of the fronwork,. he said, prevents the doing of other work. The changes in the building by its occu- parts, he sald, have brought the building very near a collapse. When it was desired to put in a press there was a cast-iron col- umn.in the way, and this column was re- moved. When he first made an inspection of the building he found the superintendent of the building cutting a hole through the wall, and this he considered very dangerous, although the work was successful. It, how- ever, necessarily weakened the wall. He found It necessary to do some wind bracing. Now, he sald, the various alterations had been made, and a strong wind, not necessar- ily a hurricane, would strain the steel fast- enings beyond their elasticity and would mean the ultimate collapse of the building. Time of Finishing. Questioned by Mr. Mullowny witness said he could not use the old wall to support any more weight than it now holds, as the steel being used will hold all the weight of the new structure, and perhaps make the old party wall a little more secure. Lieut. Sewell said he told Mr. McVaugh of the condition of the old building when ne asked to have more than eight hours’ work done in a day. ‘When do you expect to get the building ready for occupancy?’ asked the court. “If the work goes on as it has during the past few days,” answered witness, “it will be a year. 3 “Then,” said the judge, “that means 2,700 human beings being in terror 365 days, and If the longer hours are worked it means that the chances of these people, penned in the building, being mangled and killed will be averted three months earlier.” E. M. Blake, chairman of the committee of the Federation of Labor appointed to investigate this case, testified that from his knowledge of affairs he was satisfied that there would be no trouble in securing any number of workmen who would work six hours a day. a Racing at St. Asaph’s. Perfect racing weather ushered in the eighty-third day of the Virginia Jockey Club’s meeting and today they had a very large attendance. The card presented was a_very good one. First race, five furlongs—Adjourn, Glea- son, 6 to 1, first; Flakewood, Hutchinson, 5 to 1, second; Mullet, Hankins, 3 to 1, third. Time, 106 1-4. LATE NEWS BY WIRE Changes in the Leadership of Tam- many Hall. EFFECT OF RICHARD CROKER'S RETURN Pullman in Car. Bold Robbery a THE RACE OF HALF-RATERS or NEW YORK,September 27.—It was stated this afternoon on excellent authority that one of the results of the return of Richard Croker to this city will be a material charge in the leadership of the Tammany Hall organization, For some time past the affairs of Tammany have been guided by ex-Police Commissioner James J. Martin and ex-Mayor Thomas F. Gilroy, and it is stated that these gentlemen are to be re- quested to teke a less prominent part in the organization. The man whom Mr. Croker’s friends have decided to place in the position of leader as chairman of th finance committee {s ex-Police Commissioner John C. Sheehan, and it is stated that Mr. Croker’s friend, Lawrence Delmour, will be given the chair- manship of one of the other important committees. Friends of Richard Croker and ex-Mayor Grant are said to be acting together to bring about the exchanges, which may be effected at this evening's meeting of the general committee of Tammany Hall. UNUSUALLY BOLD ROBBERY. A Woman Choked and Her Money and Jewelry Taken. CHICAGO, September 27.—An unusually Lold repbery occurred in a Pullman sleeper on the Wabash limited as the train was leaving the city for Detroit last night. A well-dressed man entered tke Pullman, and, stopping at the first occupied berth, calmly climbed in, at the same time chok- ing into silence Mrs. Georxe Mack, the oc- cupant. After securing the well-filled pocket book, jewelry and clothes of the terrified woman, whose hushand was in the smoking com- partment, only a few feet away, the rob- ber attempted to leave. Mrs. Mack clung to him, however, and he only escaped after knocking her senseless. He jumped from the moving train, and, apparently tninjured, escaped in the darkness. CONTEST OF HALF RATERS. They Start on the Outside Course in n Good Wind. OYSTER BAY, L. L, September 27.—A storm which passed over here last evening cleared the atmosphere and left behind a cool northwest wind. The start by the half raters Spruce IV and Ethelwynn was delay- ed by efforts to change the course to the in- side one, but, after much discussion, it was decided to send the boats on the outside course. The triangular course will be sailed. The preliminary whistle from the Oneida was blown at 2:15, the preparatory ten min- utes later and starting gun went off at 2:30. The contestants were sent away be- fore the wind on the first leg. Mr. Fieid, the owner, did not sail on Ethelwynn. —— SENATOR MARTIN'S ADVICE. Wants Outsiders Excluded From the Virginia Stump. RICHMOND, Va.,September 27.—Comment on Senator Thomas S. Martin's position in declining to say how he stands on the silve! question has been increased by his speech made last night before the state democratic committee, in which he advised against al- lowing any speakers from outside of Vir- winia to come here and inject agitation of the currency question. Senator Martin believes in dodging that issue in the state canvass, but, despite his views, it is widely discussed. His position in favor of putting a Virginia democratic boycott on all prominent national democrats is antagonized by a large element in his party. - ——.—___ SILVER THIEF CAPTURED. Thirty-five Thousand Ounces Stolen From 2 Wagon. LONDON, September —One of the Principals in the theft of 35,000 oumces of silver which had been shipped by Vivian & Co. of Swansea to Sharp & Williams of London cn Wednesday has been arrested ard a pcrtion of the silver recovered. The silver, which was in ingots, was taken from the van while in transit from the Midland station to the office of Sharp & Williams. —_~—- _—__ ASSERTED BY LIBERALS That Conservatives Intend to Amend the House of Lords. LONDON, September 27.—The Dally Chronicle, an organ of the liberal party, states in its issue of today that the leaders of the conservative party intend to make the house of lords an elective body, either adopting the principle already existing in relation to Scottish peers sitting in the house of lords or to have the house of commons elect an upper chamber from the peerage. It is also, according to the Chronicle, intended to give peers the right to forego the house of lords’ prerogatives |@nd enter the house of commons. An Encouraging Business Outlook. ST. LOUIS, September 27.—President Geo. Gould of the Missouri Pacific-Iron Moun- tain, accompanied by a party of friends, ar- rived in the city last evening by special train over the Wabash from Chicago. Mr. Gould said last evening that he might take a trip over the Gould lines before returning east. The outlook for business, he said, was most encouraging. The rate situation in the southwest had been materially strengthened, and it was hoped that the western rate situation would be speedily improved. ———__. Cuban News via Madrid. MADRID, September 27.-The Imparcial Havana .correspondent telegraphs that Col. Cannales, with a force of 180 Spanish troops, had a fight of an hour's duration with 1,000 insurgents on Wednesday near the Bayaues» hills. The insurgents” fled, leaving five of their number Killed on the field. ——————— A TER SNAKE Killed While Going Toward the White House. ‘There have been many strange visitors at the White House, but never until today did a- member of the serpent family at- tempt to invade its sacred precincts. The attempt was discovered in time, however, and successfully frustrated. The intruder Was a garter snake, about three feet long, and when discovered and slain he was crossing the green sward in a bee line for the front door. He will be kept as a curi- osity, being the first of his kind found in the President's grounds. S eee EXTENDING STREETS. Petition for Condemration of Prop- erty for the Purpose. The attorney for the District late this af- ternoon filed in the District Supreme Court petitions in nearly fifty cases for the ap- pointmer.t of appraisers to condemn land for the extension of streets and avenues under section 1 of the proposed plan of street extension. Most of the cases being in connection with streets and avenues to be extended in Le Droit Park, Washington Heights, Mt. Pleasant, Pleasant Plains, Howard Uni- versity grounds, Columbian College grounds, Columbia Heights, Holmead Manor, Kal- orama Heights, and adjacent sections. DR. BILLINGS’ RETIREMENT The Distinguished Medical Officer to Leave A the Active Service. te After Many Years of Work—Mis Carcer guia Surgeon and * #4 Selentiat. Dr. Billings, the director of the Army Medical Museum, will be placed on the re- tired list of the army October 1, with the rank of lieutenant colonel and deputy sur- geon gereral. This action will be taken at his own request, under the law which per- mits an officer, after thirty years’ service, to apply for-retirement. Dr. Billings has been in the service for thirty-four years, and having rounded out the work of the organization of the most complete medical library in the world, he -will end his active labors for the government. It is not his intention, however, to retire altogether from that field in which he has been such a prominent figure—the great field of medicine, surgery and science. On the contrary, he but relinquishes one branch to take up another. He will leave Wash- ington next week for Philadelphia to as- sume the chair of professor of hygiene and director of the laboratory of hygiene in the University of Pennsylvania. Dr, Billings has been in the front rank of scientists, and his reputation is more than national. He has been identified with Washington, however, very closely since the war, on account of the nature of his duties in this city. The work which is regarded as Dr. J. 8. Billings. the crowning effort of his life has been the organization of the Army Medicak Museum and the library. Readers of The; Star are familiar with the history of this library, which is the mest complete aggregation of medical literature in the world. In con- nection with it is an indexed catalogue which excels anything of the kind in any other country. The completion of these worka, the organization of the museum and the placing of the whole in a fireproof building has been ‘the arduous labor of years. Old residents will remember Dr. Billings as having been jn charge of army hospitals located heré diring the war, the one in Cliffbourne barracks, at the head of 18th street; the Unién Hospital, in Georgetown, and others. He-is the author of “Reports on the Vital Statistics of the District of Columbia and Baltimore, and of New York City_and Brooklyn, covering six years, end- ing May 31, 18." For that matter, how- ever, his publications upon vital statistics cover a wide range, and in the compilation of the lastycensus Dr. Billings was called upon to furnish. all of the maiter relating to that subject, and which was given to the public through ‘the bulletins of the census bureau, He is the author of the National Medical Dictionary. His reports, papers and briefer treatises, make a long’ list of litera- ture with which the medical profession of the world is well acquainted. Sketeh of Hix Carcer. Dr. John> Shaw Billings was born in Switzerlan@ cotnty, Ind., April 12, 1837. He received his, education in a number of places, and took degrees at Miami Univer- edical College of Ohio, Edinburgh, rd, Munich and Oxfor@. He was resident physician at St. John’s Hospital and the Commercial Hospital, Cincinnati, between 1858 and 1860, and was demon- strator of anatomy in the Medical College of Ohio in 1861. In September, 1861, Dr. Billings passed the army examining board, and the following November was appointed an acting assistant, surgeon. He was pro- moted rapidly and feceived the brevet rank of lieutenant colonel before the close of the war, being confirmed in that rank by promotion in 1894. After his service in charge of tre Washington hospitals he par- ticipated in the battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. From October, 1863, to February, 1864, he served on hospital duty at David's and Bedloe’s Islands, in the vi ity of New York city; was sent on special mission to West “Indies; also acted on a board of enrollment, after which became medical inspector to the Army of the Potomac, and in December, 1864, was ordered to the surgeon general's office, Washington, where he had charge of the organization of the veteran reserve corps, of matters pertain- ing to contract physicians, and to all prop- erty and disbursing accounts until 1875; also of the library of the surgeon gencral's office until his appointment, December 28, 1883, as curator of the Army Medical Mu- seum and library; medical adviser of the board of trustees, Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Billings was engaged in the reor- fanization of the United States marine hospital service in 1870; was in 1879-82 vice president of the national board of health. He is an active member of a large number of medical and scientific societies and an honorary member of the principal ones of the world. THE COURTS, Equity Court No. 1—Judges Bradley and 0: x. In re A. J. Kimmell, alleged lunatic; S. Herbert Giesy admitte¢ as administrator. in re Abraham Harsman, Charlotte Bar- thelemy, Sarah M. Robinson and Andrew B. Morgan, alleged lunatics; writs de lunatico inquirendo ordered to issue. Corn- well agt. Gilson; demurrer sustained, and bill dismissed. Agnew agt. Gilson; demur- rer sustained, with leave to answer. Brad- ford agt. Matthews; Euretta B. Matthews appointed guardian ad litem. Stout agt. Clarke; demurrer sustained and bill dis- missed. Kirkpatrick agt. Kirkpatrick; re- straining order, returnable October 3,grant- ed. Scott agt. Scott; W. Meyer Lewin ap- pointed guardian ad litem. Criminal Court No. 2—Judge Cole. United States agt. Oscar Wanneck; bench warrant, returned cep!., and defendant or- dered committed. Probate Court—Judge Bradley. Estate of Susan V. Clark; will admitted to probat: and letters testamentary issued to John H. Voorhees, Elizabeth W. Voor- hees and Rcbert B. Warder; bond $300. Es- tate of Eleanor H. James; Jcseph N. Saun- ders appointed administrator d. b. n. c. t. a.; bond $500. Estate of Mary Casper; will in’German and sworn translation filed and order of publicetion. Estate of Hannah Rothschild; order of publication. Estate of Harriette A. Nute; will admitted to pro- bate and letter¢ testamentary issued to Frank Ayres; bend $1,000. Estate of Fran- ces Seufert; inventory filed. Estate of Katharine Barnard; will admitted to probate and letters testamentary issued to R. B. and Edmund M. Talcott; bond $400. Estate of Wm. Woody; report and account of executors approved. Estate of Frank Wanner; letters, of administration issued to Christiné Winrer; bond $1,500. In re Dora S. Hcfman, guardian; order allowing sale of ward's real estate. Estate of Lewis E. Burkardt; order authorizing administra- tor to pay Louisa Greenhood $10). Estate of Eleanor M. Converse; will admitted to probate and letters testamentary issued to National Safe Deposit, Savings and ‘Trust Company. In re Margaret E. R. Helmsen, guardian; order of appointment; bond $100. In re Albert C. Prather, guardian; order disallowing guardian's account. Estate of Jasper Smith; will admitted to probate and letters testamentary issued to National Safe Deposit, Savings and Trust Company. Estate of George C. Kirby; receipt filed. In re Thos. M. Fields, guardian to Casper final account passed and guardian In_re Thos. M. Fields, guardian to Thos. T. Green et al.; first account pass- ed. Estate of Peter McNamara; cause ar- gued and continued. Estate of Wm. H. Bailey; account passed. Estate of Mary A Stocking; do. Estate of Robert L. Harri: do. Estate of Anna K. Thompson; will partly proved. In re Kate Bushby, guar- din; account passed. Estate of Alice BR. Winlock, guardian; do. Estate of Hugh Murray; do. THE GARBAGE QUESTIO) Az. Extension of Time in Which to Ercet a Crematory. . There are no developments in the gar- bage matter, beyord the fact that the Commissioners have given the contractor an extension of time in which to erect a crematory. No limit has been set, although the Commissioners have urged that all possible haste be made to have the-details settled as soon as possible. The great difficulty nas been that the garbage contractor cas. heen unable to de- cide upon a prope- sive for the second cre- matory, which is to be located somewhere in the neighborno>.1 of Rock Creek near the foot of 27th street. It seems generally admitted that the Smith and Brown fur- maces wil! be the ones erected, the former on the Soutn Capitol street site, and the latter on Rock creek. Manager Bayiy of the garbage contract stated to a Star re- porter this afternoon that ke had been looking at several sites, but as yet nad not decided unen any particular one. He thought, however, a site would be decided upon wRhin a short tine. At the present time the Commissioners are preparing a statement in answer to the érguments advanced last Wednesday set- firg forth their position regarding the loca- tion of a garbage crematory at the foot of South Capitol street. It is understood they will hold they have no discretion in the matter, and that according to the terms of the contract the plant must necessarily be sanitary. If it is not, the terms of the con- tract will have been violated, and the crematory can be removed as a nuisance. By a verbal error in The Star’s report Wednesday of the hearing before the Com- missioners, Mr. Henry E. Davis, attorney for the garbage contractor, was quoted as saying that he had talked with a gentleman who lives within two miles of the garbage furnace in Philadelphia. Mr. Davis said “within two squares of the garbage fur- Pace.” —__ WILL CLOSE TOMORROW. The Croquet Tournament Which Has Been in Progress This Week. The croquet tournament which has been in progress all the week will come to a close tomorrow. At the national tournament at Norwich last month there was a tie for first place in the second division between W. H. Wah- ly of this city, Apgar of Trenton and Fay of New York. It was agreed to play it off here, but Apgar has failed to put in an appearance, and the game between Fay and Wahly will probably be played off tomorrow. The results in the local tournament are surprisingly close. W. H. Wahly has a clean score of six wins in the first: divi- sion, having beaten Strong, the champion. He has now to play Fay and Johnson, the ex-champion. Even if he is beaten by Johnson they will be tied for first place, as the latter has been beaicn once by Strong. The game between Watily and Fay has been partly played and Wahly would seem to have it well in hand. His game with Johnson is scheduied for 3 o'clock this afternoon. The record in the other two divisions are almost as close, and are arousing a great deal of interest. The scores in the three divisions are as follows First divisio won 6, lost 2; Greenway, won ; Fay, won 3, lost 1; Butler, won 2, lost 6; Bell, lost 8; Holden, won 2, lost 6; W. H. Wahly, won 6; John- scn, won 4, lost 1. Second division—Bryant, won 2, lost 1; Coleman, won 2, lost 1; Johns, won 1, lost 2: vol Third division- Adamson, wen 2, lest 3, Ripley, won 1, lost 3: Thorne, won 3, lost 1; H. Wahly, won 3, lest 2; Yeager, won 1, lost 2. > OPENING OF COURTS, Sexsions Will Begin in the Temples of Justice. Next week the courts of the District will meet for the trial of cases for the first time since the adjournment last June for the usual summer recess. The Court of Ap- peals will meet on Monday, and the follow- ing day the circuit, equity and criminal branches of the District Supreme Court will meet. The Court of Appeals will resume its ses- sion with a docket of sixty- eases. In e Equity Courts Nos. t and 2 a docket of 112 cases will be ai ef Justice Bingham, in Equity Court No. 1, taking, probably, the first half cf the docket, and Jvdge Hagner, in Equity Court No. 2, tak- ing the other half. Judge Bradley will preside in Circuit Court No. 1, and probably Judge McComas in Circuit, Court No. 2.. The Jaw docket, made up today, contains 787 cases. The even numbered cases will be tried in Cir- cuit Court No. 1 and the odd numbered cases in Circuit Court No. 2. Judges Cole and Cox are expected to pre- side in the two criminal courts, and it 1s estimated that there are about half a hun- ‘dred cases ready for trial in those courts. A TRANSFER SYSTEM Between the Eckington and Belt Lines and the Columbin Railway. Residents along the lines of the Ecking- ton and Belt street railways and the Co- lumbia street railway will be glad to know that negotiations are in progress between representatives of the two companies for the purpose of establishing a system of transfers. While ro definite arrangement has yet been made, it is thought that a transfer system will be adopted and that it will go into effect on the Ist of October. If this is the case, it is said that trans- fers will be given at 11th and New York avenve by conductors on the Belt road, and on the Columbia road, transferring passengers over these respective roads. There will also be a transfer privilege at 5th street and Massachusetts avenue. where the Eckington road crosses the Columbia road. It will be readily under- stood that this extension of the system of transfers will prove of the greatest benefit to the @atrons of both lines, and the an- nouncement that an arrangement has been made will, no doubt, be received with great satisfuction by everyone. DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Building Permit Building permits were issued today as follows: Edward A. Mosely, to erect one three-story and basement brick dwelling, No. 1113 16th street northwest; to cost $8,000. Edward Schmitt and Hugo W. Hes- sebach, to build a brick addition to No. 1135 17th street northwest, to cost $1,400. O. W. Butler, to erect two two-story frame dwellings on lot 169, Pierce street, Ana- costia; to cost $1,600. Bids Opened. Bids were opened by the Commissioners yesterday for the construction of a school builaing to be located at the corner of 15th and C streets southeast. The bidders were: John H. Howlett, $20,775; J. M. Dunn, $18,- 495; George W. Corbett, $18,900; Thomas E. Cobell, $19,900; D. F. Mockabee, $19,300; James R. Young, $20,773; Columbus Thom- as & Son, $19,599; C. R. Monroe, $18,482. ee THE DRAFT COLLECTED. Another Step Taken in Settlement of the Mora Claim. ‘The Secretary of State received a cable message today from Ambassador Bayard at London saying that the draft for $1,449,- 000 in settlement of the Mora claim was collected in Loadon today, and that the money had been placed to tie credit of the Secretary of State at the New York subtreasury. —_—_———_+o+—___ HEAVY GOLD WITHDRAWALS. ‘The Reserve Now Down to $94,205,067 —Cnrlixle Expected Monday. Treasury officials have been on the anx- fous bench today over alarming rumors from New York about heavy gold with- drawals. Nothing official came from the subtreasury, however, and so the reports could not be verified. One story was that $3,000,000 in gold had been engaged for expert. Up to 2 o'clock the ticker told only of the engugement of $1,510,000, but still nothing was heard from the assistant treasurer. Not including today’s with- drawals, the gold reserve is $4,205,067. Secretary Carlisle is expected: back “Mon- day. He is now at Marion, Mass., and is in- close communication with the President on the financial situation. WOMAN'S AUXILIARY The Mission Work Undertaken by Women Workers. Last Day of the Conference of Colored Clergymen of the Epixcopal Church —A Successful Gathering. The third day of the conference of the workers of the Episcopal Church among the colored people was given up to the Wo- man’s Auxiliary. It was called “woman’s day,” and gave the women interested in werk for thelr race an opportunity to demonstrate their ability in the organiza- tion and execution of their share of en- deavor for progress. The meetings were held in St. Mary’s Church, and the attend- ance was the largest yet brought out dur- ing the sessions of the conference. As this was the first annual meeting, the initial gathering having been held last October at the conference in Philadelphia, the general interest in this phase of the work was high- ly gratifying to those in charge of the movement. The, exercises today began af 7 o’clock this morning with the communion service at St, Mary's. At 10 o'clock, after devotional service, Bishop Leighton Cole- man of Delaware delivered an address to the Woman's Auxiliary, outlining the char- acter of the work desired of them, its scope and fteld, and the policy to be pursued by them. The first and most important effort should be, he said, to arouse the women of the churches to the need of their active and earnest co-cperation. A recess was taken after the address by the bishop, and then Miss S. Blizaveth Frazier of St. Philip's Church, New York, the first president of the auxiliary, cailed the meeting to order. Mrs. Perry of Tar- boro, N. C., acted as secretary, and called the roll. Miss Glazier made a brief address, excellently setting forth the object of the organization and reciting its advantages to the church proper in the uplifting of the race. The election of officers was then pro- ceeded to, a committee on nominations pre- senting two names for each office, and the delegates voting by rising when each name was announced. Each parish represented in the auxiliary was allowed one vote. The election resulted in the choice of Mrs. Geo. F. Bragg of Baltimore for president; Mrs. Lucretia Mott Kelly of St. Luke’s Church, Washington, for secretary, and Mrs. M. E. Brodie of St. Mary's Church, Washington, for treasurer. i Afternoon Session. The meeting then adjourned until 2:30 p.m., when the auxiliary again assembled to listen to a paper on “Harmony Among Church Workers,”” by Miss Mary Payne of New York; and a paper by Miss S. P. Pem- bleton of Philadelphia, on “Woman's Work in the Church.” Both papers presented the subjects under consideration with great simplicity and directness, and brought out @ general discussion at their ciose. This evening ut 8 o'clock there will be a missionary meeting at St. Mary's Church, which will close the sessions of the confer- ence. While the woman's auxiliary was in ses- sion in the main auditorium of the church the delegates to the conference, clerical and lay, assembled in a secret scssion in the hall of the church and engaged in a general discussion of the address to the public, which by vote of ihe conference it was proposed to issue. Pres’dent Waller, Rey. Mr. Pollard of Charleston, Rev. Mr. Brage, Rev. W. V. Tunnell, Dr. Morris and others took part in tne debate and an animated session lasting until nearly 2 o'clock brought out all phases of the work to be done for and among colored people. President Waller unnounced as a standing committee on Christian education and di- vinity school the olina, Rey. J. A. Cain of Texas, Rev. J. W. Perry for the clergy, and Messrs. Demar and Bradford for the !aity. Want Representation. At the afternoon session yesterday the committee to state what should be asked of the general convention reported, and the convention adopted its suggestion. The de- mand, as formulated in the memorial, is that there shall be two colored mission agents, one for ihe north and one for the south, the latter to supplant Bishop Penick. It is also asked that a man of color be placed on the commission to give the rep- resentation there. At the evening session yesterday Rev. George Frazier Miller read an interesting paper on “The Development of Se!f-sup- porting Parishes.” Mr. Miller said he knew of but six seif-supporting colored Episcopal Churches. These were St. Mark’s, Chavies- ton; St. Stephen's, Savannah; St. P. Key West; St. Thomas’, Philadelphia; St. Augustine, Brooklyn, and St. Philip's, New York. In the discussion that followed Rev. W. V. Tunnell, Rev. George F. Bragg, Rev. Mr. Perry of Tarboro, N. C., and Rev. Mr. Pollard of St. Mark’s, Charleston, spoke. It was the general belief that communi- cants should be givers as far as possible, and mission churches should strive to be self-supporting. ———— _ 4 WAR VETERAN GONE. Death of Capt. W Ross Browne at His Residence Last Night. Capt William Ross Browne, a veteran cf the war, died at his residence, on Carolinc street between 15th and 16th streets, at a late hour last night. Capt. Browne made a very creditable record as a volunteer officer of the navy during the civil war. He was appointed an acting master in May, 1861, and served gallantly in that grade until February 5, 1864, when he was appointed acting volunteer lieutenant. He was honorably discharged with this rank September 16, 1885. He was with the gal- lant Winslow oa the Water Witch in the early engagements on the lower Missis- sippi, and he subsequently commanded the barks Restless and Pursuit on active block- ading duty: While in command of the Restless he destroyed $2,000,000 worth of confederate property, mainly salt works on St. Andrew’s bay in the gulf. Several years after the close of the war he was ap- pointed librarian of the Navy Department, and served in that capacity until 1882, wlen the library was reorganized and made part of the Naval War Records office. Cept. Browne continued his connection, however, in a more subordinate capacity until a few months ago, when, on account of feeble health incident to his advancing years, he was compelled to relinquish it, and since then had lived in retirement with his family, consisting of a wife and two grown children. Capt. Browne was a na- tive of New York, and had been a sea- faring man nearly all his life. He came of patriotic ancestry, and was a member of the Sons of the Revolution. He was about — years of age at the time of xis death. ———.__. The Cruixer Ranger. The cruiser Ranger left Panama yester- day for Acapulco on her way to San Fran- cisco. ——_+2+—___.. Baltimore Markets. IMORE, September 27.—Flour firm, unchang- 11,595 1 ipments, 7,072 bar- nsettled, hight ; December, i ste 5 bushels; stock, 514,465 bushels; sale els; southern wheat by sample, 63a66; 6214065%. Corn quiet—spot, $o%, bid; 35% asked » BAY 27,098 bushel white corn, . 2 white rel do.’ on grade, month, 393% thy, $15.00a$15.50. Grain freizhts very eam to Liverpool per bushel, Pd. E Sugar ery, 2. ladle, 12a) fresh, 15; changed. , 15 do. la re packed, 10x12. cold storage, 14, Cotton and Grain Markets. Cotton and grain markets, reported by ibs, stock, graie and cotton broker, 1421 F Gl W. B. N. Open. High. Low. Close. Wheat—Jan. 61% 61% GU 614B May 6% 65! 64 25%_ BN HY 2H 29 29% a Zl 214 Oa Pork—Jan. ‘May. Lard—Jan. Month. Ribs—Jan. December January. FINANCE AND TRADE Outflow of Gold Likely Soom to End. EARLY INCREASE IN COTTON. EXPORTS Improvement in Anthracite Coa) Business. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, September 27.—In sympa- thy with higher London market initial figures reffected fractional guins over last night's closing prices, but the volume of business, outside of the specialties, was unimproved. The engagement of $1,500,- 000 gold for consignment to Hamburg by tomorrow's steamers attracted a profes- sional selling movement at the conclusion of the first hour, which sharply depressed values at all points of activity. This ship- ment completes the original order for two and one-half millions, cabled earlier in the week, and is believed to mark the termira- tion of the gold efflux. Rumors that dou- ble the amount would go out were not generally credited, as the condition cf the exchange marke: does not justify such action at this time. The continued shipment of currency to New Orleans foreshadows an early in- crease in cotton exports, which will bring into the exchange market a liberal supply of drawings against such shipments and depress rates comfortably below the ex- port point. Within the next few days it is estimated that gold can be purchased in Europe at a saving of the commission now being paid on this side. The anthracite coal trade shows unmis- takable signs of improvement, and is sure to become an important factor in specula- uon. Reading’s reorganization plan will in all probability be announced next week and will contain many desirable features. The buying of this stock during the last few days has been of a superior order, and an important advance is likely to follow official confirmation of present expectations. Lon- don’s purchases of this stock alone during the day were estimated at 25,000 shares, and the local demand was proportionately as large. Distillers was again a factor of the day’s transactions, an advance of 1 1-4 per cent resulting from a liberal volume of business. The important developments referred to from time to time,during the recent ad- vance in the price of this stock are cx- pected to be among next week’s early an- nouncements. Alliances with opposing factions are believed to be among the most significant features of the proposed an- nouncement, together with certain favor- able legal concessions. An advance in the rates for refined sugars of a certain grade and prospects of a general advance and an increasing demand encouraged some good buying of American Sugar during the early afternoon. The transactions in railway shares were for the most part without significant fea- ture, owing to the purely professional character of the trading. The general sveculative situation refiects a steady growth in the direction of im- provement, the narrowness alone being in- rarmoniovs with actual couditions. The settlement of existing doubt in relation to anthracite coal matters would in all like- lihcod supply the stimulus now lacking, ano this result seems among the immediate probabilities, - ees FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. > The following gre the opening. the high. est and the ‘owest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, members New Yor’: stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway. American Sugi American Tobacco. American Cotton Oil. Aitchison. Miinois Central . Lake sh ee Erle . iy “BY “iy “isk Loulsville& Nashvilie.. 645; 64% 687, G4 Long Ialand Traction. 20% 90% 203; 204 Metropoliten WIR WIX 11K 101: ¥. N.Y. C. Northern Pacific.. Northern Pacific, Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 $1,600 at 112%. Met: ‘an Htailroad 68, $: at 114. Columbia Railroad 6s, $1,000 at 113. American Security and ‘Trust $500 at 102%. ‘Traders’ fonal Bank, 10 at 105. Washingtom Loan and Trust, 8 at 121%. Metropolitan Raflroad, 1 at 100, Pneumatic Gun Carriage, 100 at 30 cents, $1,000 at 113. bid. U. 8. 4s, 1925, 20-year fund Ss, 104 id, 112% bid. Water stock bid. Water stock 7s, 1903, funding, currency, 111% (08, 100 bid. After call_Columbia Hallrosd currency, ui.’ 3.658, Did, 114 ‘asked. 3i%s, registered, Miscellaneous “Rouds.—W: town Rallroad conv. 6s, 1st, 180 on, and Georgetown Railroad cony. 6s, 24, 180 asked. Metropolitan allroad conv. 6s, 113 bid, 113 asked. Belt Kail 5s, bid, 87 asked. Ecki ‘Ral foad Go, 113 Wid, 113% ‘asked. Washington G: Gs, series A, 113 bid. Washington Gas Company 6s, series B, 114 bid. Washington Gas Company Gs, 125 bid. U.S. Electric Light conv, 5s, ‘Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone American Security and Trust 5s, F. id. American Security and Trust 5a, A. Washington Market Company Ist ‘Company Gs, 110 bid, 116 asked. Washington Market Com- pany imp. 6s, 110 bid, 116 asked. | Washington iarket Company ext. 108 Masonic Hall Association 102% bid. Washington Light In- fantry Ist Gx, 100 bid. National Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 270 bid. Bank .of the Republic, 245 bid, 26) asked. M bid. Central, 270 bid. | Farmers and Mechanics’, 180 bid. 37 bid. Citl- zens’, 131 bid. Columbia, 131 ‘bid, 141. asked. Capital, 115 bid. West End, *1 raders’, 104 bid. Lincoln, 90 bid. Ohio, 82 bid. Safe Deposit and Trust Companies. Deposit and Trust, 125 bid, 130 asked. Washington Loan and Trust, 121 bid, 122% axked. American Security and Trust, 140 bid, 145 asked. Washing- ton Safe Deposit, 65 bid, 75 asked. Railroad Stocks.—Washington and Georgetown, ‘Nationa Safe wy 283 asked. Metropolitan, 98 bid, 101 asked. Co- lumnbja, 60 asked. Belt, 30 asked. Eckington, 30 a wn and Tennallytown, 25 #2 Georg and Elect 4944 bid, 50 ask Electric’ Light, *1 Insurance | Stock coran, 55 bid. Py bid, 160 asked. tional Union, 16 asked. fe Light Stocks.—Wastington Gas, i. Georgetown Gas, 50 bid. U. 8. 2% bid. 70 wid. Mitan, mac, 6r% bid. Arlington, rman-American, 160 bid. 7% bid, 8% People’s, 5% Lineoln, "74 bid, 8% axked. Com- 4% bid, 5% asked. Title “Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 116 asked. Columbla Title, 7 bid, 84 asked. Telephone Stocks.—Pennsylvania, 50 asked. Cheaa- peake and Potomac, 55 bid, 60 ‘asked. American Graphophone, 3 bid, 4 asked. Pneumatic Gun Car- riage, .28 bid, .30 asked. Miscellaneous” Stocks.—Washington Market, 14 bid. Mergenthaler Linotype, *190 bid. sx div. ‘The board will adjourn over Saturday during Sep- tember. ——— Government Heceipts. National bank notes recelved today for redemption, $370,736. Government receipts! ~ From internal revenue, $537,586; customs, $793,361; miscellaneous, $11,724.