Evening Star Newspaper, January 21, 1896, Page 3

SPECIAL NOTICES. SPIRITUALISM—J. H. ALTEMUS WILL Hi Bs ‘THIS, TUESDAY, EVENIN on A iG, Jan. 21, at Wonn’s Hail, 721 6th st. nw. Mr. Alte- mus has recovered from his recent 1t* MASONIC.—A_ SPECIAL COMMUNICATION OF LEBANON LODGE, No. 7, F.A.A.M., will be held at Masonic Temple, WEDNESDAY, 7 p.m. Work, z ‘All the brethren re- By order of the W. MM. LUDLOW, Secretary. W. GC. T. U—CHAPIN UNION WILL HOLD ITs prayer service WEDNESDAY, 2 p.m., at head- quarters. 910 F st. n.w. All are welcome. ite Mrs. E. COHEN, Pres. TROUBLE TO MANSIONS. pi with a sure and reliable. A trifling Jet of smoke issuing from the drain or vent pipes means-a leak, or trouble. I will cure the trouble and make your plumbing secure. WILLIAM KOCH, 724 i3th st. n.w. Tél. call 805. Jazi-2w* ‘TEN THOUSAND REASONS be given why might every man should insure his life; he ought to. For the benefit of your family, if you have one,—for benevolent bequests if you have no property—you should carry a policy of the best insurance in the world, issued by the Connecticut Mutual. A. H. GIBBS, General Agent, 918 F st. n.w., Washington, D. C., Jal5-1m,14 Issues such for this territory. 4. A. S. R., SOUTHERN JURISDICTION OF THE United States.—Mithras Lodge of Perfection will hold a stated meeting at the cathedral, 1007 G . m.w., om TUESDAY, January 21, 1896, at :30 o'clock p.m. Election of orator will be held. Work, 4th and 5th degrees. AUGUSTUS B. COOLIDGE, 32d deg., Ven. Master. W. HARRY OLCOTT, 15th deg., Secretary. Ja20-2t one is enough-- ROCHDALE SOCIETY. ‘The regular annaal :neeting of the Rochdale Co-operative Society of the District of Columbia will be held at = TYPOGRAPHICAL TEMPLE, 423 G ST. N.W., TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 21, 1896, ‘O'CLOCK. Presen’ rd at the coor. By order of the Exec Committee. the Society, L. S. EMERY, Secretary of 2t 707 G st. nw. 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FEDERATION OF LABORS PROTEST Commissioner Truesdell Shows the Necessity of the Work. SPEECHES FOR AND AGAINST The House District committee gave a hearing today to the advocates and oppo- nents of what is known as the bond bill. This measure provides that the Commis- sioners of the District of Columbia be au- therized to proceed, as soon as may be practicable, with the work of continuing the system of trunk sewers in the District of Columbia, and also to proceed with the work of completing the system of sewage disposal and protection against floods, in accordance with the plans recommended by the board of sanitary engineers in their report to Congress upon the sewerage of the District of Columbia in 1890: Provided, That the cost of the extension of the sys- tem of trunk sewers herein provided for skall not exceed $1,000,000, and that the cost of continuing and completing the sys- tem of sewage disposal and protection against floods herein provided for shall not exceed the sum of $3,350,000. That the treasurer of the United States is hereby authorized, in carrying out the provisions of the act entitled “An act to lay out a system of highways in that part of the District of Columbia lying outside of cities,” approved March 2, 1893, to e: pend, without further authority from Con- gress, not to exceed the sum of $2,650,000. That in order to provide the money neces- sary to defray the costiand expense of ex- ecuting the works authorized by this act, the treasurer of the United States, as ex- officio sinking fund commissioner of the District of Columbia, be, and he is hereby, authorized, and it shall be his duty, to cause bonds of the District of Columbia to be prepared in denominations of $10,000, and $1,000, and $100, to the amount of $7,500,000, bearing date January 1, 1896, Payable fifty years after date, bearing in- terest at the rate of three per centum per annum, payable semi-annually on the first days of January and July of each year, to be signed by him as ex-officio commissioner of the sinking fund, and be countersigned by the auditor of said District, and bear the seal of said District, which bonds shall be exempted from taxation by federal, state, or municipal authority, and shall be engraved and printed at the expense of the District of Columbia, and in form not in- consistent herewith. And the faith of the United States is hereby pledged that the United States will, by proper proportional appropriations, as contemplated in the act of June 11, 1878, to provide a government for the District of Columbia, pay the in- terest on said bonds as the same may be- come due and payable, and create a sink- |’ ing fund for the gradual redemption or payment of the principal thereof at ma- turity, one-half the amount which shall be expended under the authority of this sec- tion to be charged against the revenues of the District of Columbia. The principal and interest upon said bonds shall be made payable at the treasury of the United States. The bill also provides rules and regula- tions for conducting the work. A Postponement Asked. ‘Whcn the committee was called to order Mr. Batcock stated he had received a letter. last night from the Comm:ssionérs, stating that certain features of the bill are in court and that the board of trade have not made up their minds upon the sections in controversy. The beard of trade, there- fore, asked for a postponement of -the hearing. Commissioner Truesdell stated for the in- formation of the committee that a contest in court is now pending over the constitu- tionality of certain awards under the high- way act, which is also involved in this bill and a decision may con be expected. Some of the property holders of the city are complaining of the highway act that it bears grievously upon them. While the de- cision of the court may not have any ef- fect upon this bill, which is purely a meas- ure of ways and means, there will certainly be filed a seperate bill. The board of trade is to report upon the highway act, and it may be advisable to postpone the hearing. Mr. G. O. Cook of the Federation of Labor said a committee was present and ready to proceed with business. The action of the court, he said, would have no bearing upon the fact that $7,500,000 of bonds are to be issued, and this is the point of opposition. The Hearing Goes On. It was thereupon decided to proceed with the hearing. Mr. Milford Spohn, Mr. E. J. Rae and Mr. Geo. O. Cook, the committee from the Federation of Labor, were recog- rized in opposition to the bill, also Mr. R. J. Beall and Mr. W. C. Dodge to oppose it. Mr. Milford Spohn of the Federation of Labor’s committee took the floor and read to the committee the protest of the Federa- tion of Labor, prepared by the committee, as follows: Federation of Labor's Protest. The undersigned, a committee of the Fed- eration of Labor, representing ten thousand workingmen of the District of Columbia, hereby protest against the passage of H. ‘R. bill 2649, entitled: “A bill to provide for the continuing of the system of trunk sew- ers in the District of Columbia and for completing the system of sewage disposal end for protection against floods and for other purposes.” ‘This bill is a scheme which is only favor- ed and supported by interested parties to extend the streets, avenues and reservations of the city of Washington to the District line. This extension includes an area of territory five times as large as that within the city proper, which contains an area of 6,111 acres, while the county outside of the limits contains 31,803 acres, principally un- improved agricultural land. The cost involved, cnly in the condemning of lands and buildings to extend the streets, avenues and reservations through this ter- ritory, is estimated to vary from $6,000,000 to $30,000,000. The latter estimates we be- Hey to be approximately correct, if the awards of the jury in the Dennison and Layton, subdivisions are made a basis. In this instance the amount awarded for land alone averaged a fraction over one dollar a foot in ten lots. If this land, which is not the most valuable of the five sections in- cluded in this scheme, is to be paid for at this rate, what will be the cost when con- demned lands and buildings in Le Droit Park and om Columbia Heights are submit- ted to a jury? In the awards referred to it is stated that the sum granted was in ex- cess of the assessed value of the land. Such has been the case in all condemnation Proceedings. Capt. Rossle, former Engi- neer Commissioner, in a report made in 1893, stated that there was paid the holders of lands condemned for park purposes along Rock creek an average of seven times the assessed value, and that the site for the city post office cost four times more than the assessed value. If we admit that the ——— - Castoria For Infants and Children. CASTORIA DESTROYS WORMS. CASTORIA CURES CONSTIPATION. CASTORIA ALLAYS FEVERISHNESS, CASTORIA CURES DIARRHOBA AND COLIC. CASTORIA RELIEVES TEETHING TROUBLES. CASTORIA PREVENTS VOMITING SOUR CURD. “The use of ‘Castoria’ is so universal and its merits eo well known that it seems a work of spererogation to indorse it. Few are the intelli- gent families who do not keep Castoria within easy reach.” GaRLOS MARTYN, D.D,, New Xork city. THE OFFICIAL WEATHER MAP. EXPLANATORY NOTE: Observations taken at § a.m., 75th meridiéa time. il err RUT as © Partly Clady Cloudy. y @ fain @ Snow cf sacksonville 505,09 Solid lines aré to bars or lines of equal air pressure, drawn for each tenth cf ar inch. Dotted lines are isotherms or Mnes of equal ‘emperature, drawn for each ten degrees. Shaded areas ure regions where rain of enow bas fallen during preceding twelve hours. The words .““High”> end “Lo ‘Small arrows fy with the wind. 3 areas-of bigh and low barometer. show location of THREATENING WEATHER. It Will Continue, With Occasional Rain Tonight. Forecast till 8 p.m. Wednesday: For the District of Columbia, Delaware and Maryland continued threatening weather, with occasional rain tonight and Wednes- day; variable winds, becoming southerly. For Virginia and North Carolina, unset- tled weather and probably rain tonight and Wednesday; warmer tonight; easterly winds, becoming southerly. Weather conditions and general forecast— The pressure is rélatively high over the lake regions, New England, and the At- lantic states. It is relatively low in the west gulf states, on the Rocky mountain slope, and the north Pacific coast, with a storm over Oregon. The pressure has fallen in New England and in the Rocky moun- tain districts. It has risen in the lake re- gions and is rising rapidly in the extreme northwest. The temperature has risen slightly in the east gulf states and on the northern Rocky mountain slope. Light rain has falien generally in the gulf states, and occasional light rain or snow has occurred in New England and the mid- dle states. x The following heavy precipitation (in inches) was reported: During the past twenty-four hours—Roseburg, 1.10. Tie weather will continue threatening, with occasional rain or snow in the Atlan tie states, and rain is indicated generally for the east gulf states. Condition of the Water. Temperature and condition of water at 8 a.m.: Great Falls,temperature, 33; cond!- tion, 33; receiving. reservoir, temperature, 35; condition at north connection, 36; con- dition at south connection, 36; distributing reservoir, temperature, 57; condition at in- fluent gate house, 28; effuent gate house, 17. Tide Table. Today—Low tide, 6:12 a.m. and 6:48 p.m.; high tide, 12:16 a.m. Tomvrrow—Low tide, 6:50 a.m. and 7:35 p.m.; high tide, 0:28 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. ‘The Sun and Moon. Sun rises, sun sets, 5:05; moon sets, 11:51 p.m. today. The Bicycle Lamps. All bicycle lamps must be lighted at 5:05. The police regulations require that “All cy- cles, bicycles and -tricycles in motion after sundown shall carry a suitable light.” The City Lights. Gas lamps all lighted by 6:20 p.m.; extin- guishing begun at 6:05 a.m. ‘The lighting is begun one hour before the time named. Naphtha lamps all lighted by 6:20 p.m.; extinguishing begun at 6:20 a.m. The naph- tha lamps burn fifteen minutes later in the morning than the gas lamps, and the moon scehdule does not-apply to them. Public arc lamps lighted at 5:50 p.m. and extinguished at 6:50 a.m, Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today: 8 a.m., 34; 2 p.m., 38; maximum, 38; min- imum, 30. THE WEATHER FORECASTS BY FLAG SIGNALS, No. 2. No. 1, Clear or fair weather. Rain or snow. No. 8. No. 4 No. 5. Local rain or snow. 13: Temperature Cold ware. enal,, Explanation of the Flags. inh. ‘The fiags are hoisted each day upon the Issne of the morning weatber,map and float until dark. They indicate the weather that may be expected during the following thirty-rix hours, but more par- ticularly the last twenty-four hours of that period. They are to be read‘from the top of the staff downward. If more than one kind of weather 1s predicted for the period trom 8 p.m. to 8 p.m. the corditions first named in the forecast will be represented by the vppermést fag. When a warning of 5 “cold wave’ is included in the forecast message, the cold-wave flag'will be displayed below the proper weather flag. ‘The temperature flag, when placed above numbers 1, 2 or 3, indleates warmer weather: when placed below numbers 1, 2 or 3, indicates colder weather; whea not displayed, the indications are that the temperature will remain stationary. awards for 13,000,000 feet, which is esti- mated to be the amount of land requii for these improvements, are made upon the basis of the market value of land, it 1s evi- dent that $7,500,000, the amount required by the bill, will not pay for the land con- demned. An additional appropriation of n:ilions more will be required to properly improve these streets over this large area, and another enormous debt burden will be imposed, which in the future will probably Tesuit in municipal bankruptcy, as was the case in 1835 and again in 1874, when the city was unable to meet the debt liabilities incurred in the improvement of the streets and avenues included within the 3,600 acres of streets in the city proper, and congress- ional reiief became necessary. Now, it is proposed to simiiarly improve a territory five times as large as the city proper, and thus expend millions of the money of the people to develop a region which will not be necessary for fifty years in the future. A scheme such as this to meet the ap- Proval of the peop.e should be fully under- stood. hey shouid be informed of the cost and extent of those improvements. The people have requested information upon this matter trom the Commussioners of this Dis- trict, who were directed by a Senate resolu- tion adopted February 22, 18¥5, to furnish full information upon the subject to that body. These gentlemen have persistently and suspiciously retused to furnish any data whatever, and the people are left in total ignorance as to the stupendousness of the scheme and are asked to approach in the dark a vast abyés of debt which would en- gulf the residents of this District for century. 3 Class Legislation Contemplated. The bill contemplates the most insidious kind of class legislation, being wholly in the interest of a few suburban real estate specu- lators who, under the plea of providing a system of sewage disposal, would tax the cit- izens of Washington and extort from them millions for correcting the mistakes made in their arbitrary extension of the streets in their speculative additions to the city. We regard it as an outrageous imposition upon the 240,000 residents of this city to make them responsible for the enormous expenditure which will be necessary to ex- tend the streets, avenues and reservations over these speculative holdings. It is an at- tempt to secure legislation which was con- ceived by a few influential residents who hold places of honor and trust, who would impose upon the owners of $176,000,000 of real and personal property in this city, and whe annually pay $2,500,000 in taxes, to in- crease a debt millions more for the benefit of the holders of $23,000,000 of property in the county, and who pay only $320,000 an- nually in taxes, and which will finally result in an expenditure largely in excess of the assessed value of all the property in the county. Should this bill become law it will largely” increase the bonded debt of this District, which is stated in the census of 1890 to be $85 per capita, which is a heavier debt bur- den than is borne by the citizens of any state or municipality in the United States. Perhaps the cost of sewer extension be- yond the city limits can be approximated by reference to the report of Capt. Beach, District assistant engineer, who has esti- mated that it will cost $1,008,950 to build sewers in the District where needed now. within the city, without the fifty miles which are now in such a condition as requires to be replaced, and also $404.672 which will be reqvired for water mains in the city. Ac- cording to the report of the board of san- itary engineers made in 1890, the estimated cost of extension of main trunk sewers and sewer disposal within the city was given at $8,396,000. In 1893 the Engineer Commis- sioner of the District reported that it would require from $4,000,000 to $5,000,000 to re- claim and sewer Rock creek. If these ex- Fert estimates are correct, who can esti- mate the enormous cost of the extension of sewers alone beyond the city limits, and how much more will be required to grade end pave the miles of streets? ‘We are not opposed to sewer extension when necessary. It is a statistical fact that ‘Washington has more miles of sewer, ac- cording to area, than any other city in the United States. The argumént of those who favor this scheme, that additional sewers are neces- sary for sanitary reasons, is disposed of by reference to the local vital statistics. From this source we learn that, as compared with late years, the general health of the District of Columbia dui the last fiscal year is noticeably good. deaths less than in the previous year, and 887 less than the mortality of 1893. The annual death rate for the year for the total population was 20.57 per 1,000 in- habitants, while the average death rate for the last twenty years was 23.66. Dur- ing the _— the city was free from epl- demics, being but 187 fatal cases of typhoid fever. S If, however, immediate sewer extension is a sanitary necessity, $1,000,000 per an- num Is as muéh as:¢an be economically ex- pended by the Commissioners in that work. They have been two.and a half years build_ ing a portion.of the Easby Point sewer at an expenditure of $206,227.. ‘There remain ten more trunk sewers,-and sewer dis- Posals as proposed by the board of sani- tary engineers, which, with an appropria- tion of $100,000 for ‘each, in three years the whole system could be‘completed. This can be accomplished withoyt,the issue of 4 single bond’ or transmitting to posterity a heritage of debt. Instead of taking from the taxpayers $328,000 per annum, which would be the amaunt necessary to meet the interest charge and provide a sinking fund in the event of a bond issue of $7,- 500,000, let ‘this sum be appropriated annual- ly from the District funds and duplicated from the United States treasury and there would be realized $356,000, which could be used exclusively for sewer improvements. This could be done without an increase of taxation if the surplus funds of the Dis- trict were used for this purpose. This sur- plus, in the last two years amounted to ,000, "and the District auditor estimates the surplus amount for the present fiscal year at $500,000. Because of this increasing surplus an undervaluation of Property is said to be necessary to reduce municipal receipts. Why, then, should bonds be float- ed to defray the cést of municipal improve- ments? Perhaps the words “for other pur- Poses,” in the title of the bill, are more definitely understood by the promoters of the bond issue than they are by the public who will be victimized. Possibilities Within the City Limits. It is said that this scheme is necessary to develop the “Greater Washington.” Within the city limits there are great poss! bilities; acres of unimproved holdings ‘are yet to be improved; unsafe and unsightly buildings should..be removed and substan- tial modern structures substituted; the thousands of vacant houses should be occu- Pied by the 50,000 residents who are now living in inconvenient, unhealthy tenements because of their inability to pay the high rents, which are the result largely of the general indebtedness. We oppose this enormous expenditure to deveiop a “Greater Washington” along the rugged hillsides and on the barren wastes beyond our boundary while miles of streets and ave- nues within the city remain unimproved. Let us adopt honest methods to defray necessary public expenditures; instead of floating millions of bonds and enriching a few favored financiers all property should be assessed,at the true value, and property owriers and corporations should be required to pay taxes upon this basis, and all reve- nues of the District should be appropriated from the District funds with an equal amount from the United States treasury. Organized laber desires only that the necessary improvements within the Dis- trict should be paid from the revenue de- rived from honest taxation. We have ex- perienced the evif-of a‘bonded debt, which was the cause of Yur @franchisement and deprived us of the least control of local af- fairs and reduce@:usito the condition of subjects to an inffirential class. We cannot regard with favor anysmeasure which. will repeat outrageous histdry and deny -us in future the privilege’ at deciding the im- portant question of having imposed upon us a bonded debt iand additional taxation which will be borne fonchalf a century. In conclusion, we earmestly desire the de- feat of this measure and respecifuliy sub- mit to your considegation the reasons here- in recited. IMILEORD “POTN, nGEORGE 0. COOK, B.JRAE, eid b Committee. In addition to thi# protest, Mr. Spohn stat- ed to the committee that many of the labor- ing people sending:the protest are not prop- erty owners, but are taxpayers in the real sense of the word,{inasmuch as they pay the tax to the landlord in paying their rent. If the landlord’s tax is increased, he does not pay it, but the man who pays the rent suf- ers. Mr. Dodge’s Position, Mr. W. C. Dodge entreated the committee to give further hearings upon the bill. He is not opposed to the bill in toto. He favors a. bond issue for sewer improvement, but the work should not be, commenced until it can be carried on without interruption. He had tried to induce the board of trade to aban- don the street extension scheme rather than dose the sewer bil. This bill is called the sewer bill, but the promoters of the street extension have tacked their plan on to the sewer bill, because it was the only way to He is Sy Picphrcetss the few Streets necessal ‘or iJ sewers. He declared er it the street exten- Commissioner Truesdell Heard, Commissioner Truesdell was then heard. ‘The opponents of the bill are divided, he said, upon the objectionable features. Some *hink the street extension bill a rider on the sewer bill, and others that the sewer bill is a rider on thé street extension bill. It is in fact, purely a bill of ways and means. It is to carry out two provisions of existing laws. One of them adopted several years ago, cne of them to complete the report was submitted, Congress par- tially commenced the work proposed by them and this act 1s to carry it out. Street Extension Necessary. Mr. Truesdell said the street extension plan is necessary for carrying out the sewer plans. Wherever a trunk sewer is to, go it will be a great waste of money to dig down the bluffs and fill them up again to wait until the street is opened at some future day. The street should be opened at once. In order to carry out the plan for the city it is necessary to open the streets In the suburbs. Mr. Truesdell reviewed the growth of the suburban subdivisions, forty-seven in number, that do not conform to the plan of the city and in most cases do not conform to each other. No system of sewerage or water, to any extent, has been provided, and it has been evident to the authorities for several years it would be necessary to correct this practice of opening subdi- visions without regard to existing streets; hence the recent law prohibiting it. There is now a belt of subdivisions that conform to the city plan, but between that zone and the city there are old sub- divisions that do not conform. It is neces- sary that this non-conforming section shculd be made to conform, for the health and benefit of the residents, now some 30,000 in number. They are without sewers and without water supply. The result has been that during the four months of last summer there were between 800 and 1,000 cases of typhoid fever in the District. The Commissioners felt it neces- sery to investigate that condition, and the report of the sanitary experts indorsed What the Medical Society stated to the House committee last Congress; namely, that typhoid fever, wholly a preventable disease, is due to polluted water supply, the result of no sewerage. Federation of Labor Statement Denied Mr. Truesdeil denied the statement of the Federation of Labor that this section com- prises agricultural lands. It is assessed at $23,000,000, has a population of 27,000, and in 1894 there were building improvements to the amount of $1,200,000. The highway act was not passed in a day. It was before Congress for two and 4 hilf years, and numerous hearings vere given. It is to be presumed that Congress krew what it was about. The act is man- datory upon the Commissioners to carry vul te act, Mandatory upon the court to condeinn the property, and the owners should be paid for what is taken. If they are not, the act will be a cloud upon the title of that land. Suppose Congress should decide now to abandon the whole matter as too expensive to embark in? A city would grow up on the outskirts of the national capital that would be a disgrace to the country. Sup- Pose George Washington and his associates had laid out a city of half a mile square for the then necessities of the government buildings? Would not it have been a piece of monumental folly? But they had faith in the country and their faith has. be2n vindicated. We are now in the same posi- tion with the originators of the city’s plan, but we have more light than they had and should act accordingly. At this point Mr. Truesdell was inter- rupted by the arrival of the hour for ad- journment, and the hearing came to an end. It is possible that another hearing »may be given. a Charged With Incendiarism. During the past week the police have been looking for a young colored man named John T. Carroll, who was wanted on a charge of burglary at the house of a colored’ man named James H. Allen, at Fort Reno, last Monday afternoon. The accupant of the house was away from home at the time, and when he met Carroll, who had worked for him, he noticed that he had a bundle under his arm. Carroll was on his way toward Georgetown, and when Allen spoke to him he did not get a civil answer. Allen was on his way home at the time, and when he reached there he saw smoke coming from the window. When he entered the house he saw where a fire had been started on the floor, and he soon ex- tinguished the flames. Then he discovered that the incendiary had broken open a satchel and had taken some clothing. Policeran Murphy was told of what tad happened, and he has been on the lookout for Carroll ever since. Yesterday Carroll returned to the neighborhood of Tenley- town, and was locked up. by the officer. This morning he was given a hearing in the Police Court and was held in $800 se- curity for the action of the grand jury. ee Robberies Reported. James Queen of 424 8th street northeast complained to the police this morning that his stable door was forced open Friday night and a saddle and some harness were stolen. Isabella Huger, 2132 11th street, reports that a pocket book containing $3 was stolen. from-her house yesterday morning. A Dart bicycle belonging to H. J. How- ell was stolen Thursday from in front of 1760 Massachusetts avenue. B. Jones of 1814 11th street reports the loss, by theft, of a blue overcoat and a bank contaifling 75 cents from his house some time yesterday. W. G. Betts, 524 8th street southeast, complains that a penny-in-slot machine was stolen from in front of his store last night. Aaron Finger of 904 Blagden’s alley re- Ports the theft of a slot machine from in front of his store Saturday. ———<——__ An Informal Concert. A novel innovation will be introduced by John F. Ellis & Co., 937 Pennsylvania ave- nue, tomorrow afternoon between 2 and 4 p.m. This firm has made extensive im- provements, and will celebrate their com- pletion by giving a free informal concert, under the management of Prof. Bischoff. There will be vocal and instrumental solos, banjo and banjeaurine, mandolin and guitar duets, etc., by some of Washington’s lead- ing talent. They will also exhibit the new Hupfeld ‘electrical piano player, which will render a number of classic selections, —— National Statistical Association, The regular monthly meeting of the Na- tional. Statistical Association will be held in the reception room of Columbian Uni- versity “Wednesday evening, with the fol- lowing program: How far is the relative commercial value of gold and silver in- fluenced by legislation, by Mr. Henry Far- Qvhar; discussion by Mr. E. T. Peters and others; Possible economics in railway op- eration, by Mr. H. T. Newcomb. —————_ Arrested on Suspicion. Richard O'Neill, Jonn Langdon and Frank Allen, the men whom Detective Sut- ton arrested several weeks ago on su: picion that they were implicated in a Da- kota post office robbery, and released, are agein in the toils. This time Detectives Horne and Weedon arrested them, and they are being held for investigation. Since their release they have been seen about the city, and the police being unable to discover that they had any visible means of support, thought they might stand in- vestigating. They are held at the sixth precinct station, and will probably be taken into court tomorrow. Beecham’s Pills for con- stipation, toc. and .25c¢ Get the book at your drug- gist’s and go by it. BROWN, SAM'L ROSS. 4, © BARNEY, = do swear that the above state- Fe a — and day of January, 1896. G. SHOEMAKER, ree Sned)” CHARLES =~ STATEMENT OF THD IVY CITY BRICK COM- PANY OF THE DISTRICT the trustees of the above named company—hereby Certify, that thn capttnl seach Of eald coey paid, and the debts are $97,000 00, Bills payable........ Other Habiities. pany dollars ($300,000 00), fully tf secured by ‘above on informa: Teertify to the aut SRY WISE GARNETS, RALPH L. GALT, H. ROZIER DULANY, D. 3. MACARTY Ep , do solen swear that the above statement is true to the of my ledge alee H. ROZIER DULANY. Subscribed and sworn.to before me this 20th day of January, 1896. |ARLES G. SHOEMAKER, ate = Notary Public. y NUAL FREE. 4 WALL SUREET MANUAL FREE a "Gpreeepondcace invited. 8. J. PECK & CO., TJ. Hodgen & Co., BROKERS AND DEALERS. STOCKS, COTTON, GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. Booms 10 sand 11, Corcoran bidg., cor. 15th and F sts, and 605 7th st. nw. OFFICES, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington: Ge10-16tf* INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. AMUSEMENTS ‘Page 12 ATTORNEYS . Page 5 AUCTION SALES. Page 9 BOARDING .. -Page 4 BUSINESS CHANCES. Page 4 CITY ITEMS. -Page 12 COMMISSIONEKS OF DEEDS. COUNTRY REAL ESTATE Page 7 8 @ SRO E A TAO ARR RRR ENA TARR Ree Beee REO OE etter WANTED (Situations). —== “ANACOSTIA. John Marioni, or John Mack, the man who, as stated in The Star at the time, swallowed a large quantity of iavdanum at the house of Mrs. Charles Gibbons, No. 323 Jefferson street, Anacostia, where his wife, from whom he is separated, boards, one day last week, made another attempt to kill himself last night, this time by hanging in a cell in the Anacostia substation, and but for the prompt action of Sergt. Anderson and Night Station Keeper Middleton he would prob- ably have succeeded. ‘After being released from the Washington hospital to which he was sent on the night of his previous effort to commit suicide he remained away from Anacostia for several days, not returning to the town until last night. ‘As soon as he reached the neighborhood of his wife’s home he began to act, it is alleged, in a very disorderly manner, and the police authorities were notified. Marioni was ar- rested by Officer Robie and taken to the sub- station, where he was placed ina cell. It so happened that there was in the ceiling of the cell a strap, which was securely fas- tened to a beam above, and which had been there for a long time. Marioni made use of this and fastened it svout his neck and drew the strap tightly 2round it. In his struggles he kicked the door of the cell, and this attracted the attention of the officers, who, hastily going to the cell, found the man black in the face 4d with his tongue protruding. He was at once cut down, but was found to be unconscious, and rouch effort was required on the part of Sergt. Anderson snd Nr. Middleton to re- store him. Later he was sent to the fifth precinct station house, and this morning was transferred to a hospital. This morning in the Police Court the un- fortunate man was tried on a charge of disorderly conduct, and was fined $5 or fif- teen days. The keeper was notified of the man’s conduct last night, and was told to keep a watch on him. The residents of Congress Heights were in high glee last evening over the news, as published in The Star, that the engineering corps of the War Department has recom- mended the construction of a bridge across the Potomac river, which, when finished, will connect Siesboro’ Point and South Cap- itol_ street, Washington. The proposed ie dna been badly needed for a long ime. Mr. H. A. Griswold has donated a lot at the corner of High street and Maple avenue, one of the most commanding locations in Anacostia, to the ccngregation of the Bap- tist Church, Rev. Hugh T. Stevensun, pas- tor, for the purpose of erecting thereon a parsonage. The construction of such a building has for some time past been one of Mr. Stevenson's most cherished projects, and it is believed he will get matters in such shape as to leave no doubt of the suc- cess of the enterprise during the coming spring. The want of such a building has been severely felt by those interested for a long time, and Mr. Stevenson's efforts will paves hearty support from many willing Thomas Lyles, a carpenter, and Timothy Smith, a laborer, became engaged in an ai- tercation in Anacostia yesterday, during which Lyles, it is alleged, assaulted Smith. A warrant for the arrest of the accused was issued by Justice Carroll W. Smith. The regular meeting of the Woman's Re- lef Corps, auxiliary to John A. Logan Post, G. A. R., was held last night, but only rou- tine business was transacted. ———___ Steam Vessel Pilots Meet. Thirty prominent members of the Ameri- can Association of Masters and Pilots met in Elks’ Hall yesterday morning to consider business relating to the order. After or- ganization was perfected, adjournment was had in order to allow the visitors to go to Baltimore, where they were entertained,at a banquet by Rescue Harbor, No. 14. —_——____ Controlling Railway Mail Clerks. The practice of the Post Office Depart- ment in deducting penalties for violation of department rules from the pay of rail- way mail clerks was explained by Post- master General Wilson in a communica- tion to the Senate. This way of maintain- ing discipline in that branch of the postal service has been in use for over twenty years and has proved to be effective. As officials to whom they responsible it has been necessary to maintain a strict discipline Ly means of penalties. 5 FENANCIAL. The National Safe Deposit, Savings and Trust Company ‘Of the District of Columbia. CORNER 15TH ST. AND NEW YORK AVAL Chartered by special act of Congress, Jen., 1867, and acts of Oct., 1890, and Feb., 1892 CAPITAL: ONE MILLIQN DOLLARS. SAFE DEPOSIT DEPARTMENT. Rents eafes inside burgiar-proof vaults at > per annum upward. Securities, jewelry, silverware and valuables f all kinds in owner's package, trunk or case taken on deposit at moderate cost. SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT. Deposits received from TEN CENTS upward, And faterest allowed on $5 and above. Loans money om real estate and collateral Security. Selis first-class real estate and other Securities in sums of $500 and upward. TRUST DEPARTMENT. ‘This company is a legal depository for court and trust funds and acts as ad-vinistrator, ex- ecutor, receiver, assignee, and executes trusts of all Kinds. Wilts prepared by a competent attorney in daily atrendanse. BENJAMIN P. SNYDER, President. THOMAS HYDE, First Vice Presideat. JAMES M. JOHNSTON, Second Vice Pree THOMAS lt. JONES, Third Vice Pres. E. FRANCIS RIGGS, Treasurer. ALBERT L. STURTEVANT, Secretary. DIRECTORS. Benjamin P. Snyder, Robert_O. Holtz Albert I. Sturtevant, = Wm. E. Edmonton, George H. Plant, E. Francis Riggs, Henry A. Willard, John F. John G., Parke, Lewis Cie e T. Dunk Thomas Andrew Wylie,” Woodvur: Zonas C. Robbins, as Matthew G. Emery, John Cammack, James M. Johnstoz W. Riley Decbie, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. Benjamin P. Snydi Andrew Wylie, Woodbury Biair, Robert 0. Holtzman, oe L. Sturtevant, W. Riley Deetile. THE WASHINGTON LOAN AND TRUST 00. B2 Washington, D. C., January 15, 1896. Notice is hereby given to’ the stockholders of this company that by action of the board of direc tors the suin of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) has this day been tramsferred to the SURPLUS FUND from undivided profits, thus making tbe total sur- plus furd one hundred end fifty thousand dollars 150,000), Stockholders are also nctified that the REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND (No. 14) of one and one- half (1%) per cent on the capital stock of this company will be paid Februcry 1, 1896, when div- idend checks will be mailed to all stockholders of registered address. ‘The books for the transfer of stock will be closed fiom January 22 to February 1. 1896, both dates inclusive. Stozkholders who have changed thelr addresses since date of previous dividend will Please rotify, the company. 4a16,18,21,23-4t ANDREW PARKER, Sec’y. OFFICE OF THE CHESAPEAKE AND POTOMAG ‘Telephone Company.—A dividend of 50 cents pet share will be paya‘le on the 27°h day of JANU- ARY, 1896, to the stockholders of record at the close’of business on the 17th day of January, 1 at the office of the treasurer of the company, 61 14th st. n.w., Washington, D. C. ‘The transfer books will be closed from the 18th of January to the 27h of January, inclusive. AMUEL M. BRYAN, President. CHARLES G. BEEBE, Treasurer, Washington, D.C., January 14, 1896.’ jai5to27ine Guriey & Barross, No. 1335 F ST. N.W. "PHONE 390. 6 per cent High-grade City Railroad Bon, suitable for private investors and trust funds. We have $5,000 Columbia R. R. 6 per cent Bonds for sale at market price. These bonds run 19 years, and show 3% months’ accumulated interest at present time. We make a specialty of all good local securities. ja201.0 STORAGE. ‘The public is invited to call and inspect cur 300 PRIVATE KOOMS—well lighted, clean and at moderate rates. We offer the best storage apart- ments in the city. Centra’, Spacious and Accessible. LARGE FAC LITIES FOR STORAGE OF MERCHANDISE, FREICHT, &. FURNITURE VANS FOR MOVING. STEAM ELEVATORS. ‘The Merchant’s Parcel Delivery Co Telephone 65 929-931 D st. nw. WE TAKE AS COLLATERAL ANY LISTED STOCK ‘or bond tn any cits of the United States; also ld Une life Insurance policies, syndicate certifi: cates, wa receipts, real estaie mortgages and trusts, YERKES & BAKER. 40 to 40 Met erott building. no2S-tt c. T. Havenner, , Member Washington Stock Exchange, Rooms 9 and 11, Atlantic building, Stocks, Bonds & Grain. Private wires, New Yerk and Chicago. Investment Securities. Tel. 453. jal3 CORSON & MACARTNEY, MEMBERS OF THE NEW York STOCK EXCHANGE, ‘buliding. Moore & Schley, 80 Broadway, Bankers and Deale:s in Government Bonds, Deposits. Exchange, Loans. Railroad Stocks and lo 2.04 all securities Usted on the exchanges of New York, Thiladeipbia, Boston and Baltimore bought and scld A ty made of investmen: securities. Dis« Gas, Insurance trict bonds and all tora. Railroad, American Bell Telepaone Stock boughs and sold, W. B. Hibbs & Co., Members New York Stock Exchange, 1421 F Street. Ge6-164 FRANK WILSON BROWN BROKER, 1335 F St. N. W. Stocks, Bonds, Grain, Provisions and Cotton, Direct private wires to principal cities. Long-distance telephote 1414. Correspondent of Mess.s. Theo. W. Myers & On, ‘No. 47 New st., New York, members of the New ‘York Stock Exchange. Je10-28t¢ ae HILL & JOHNSTON, 1503 Pennsylvania avenue, MONEY TO Loa} 6 PER CENT AND 6 PE& CENT, On real estate in ed-tf the District of Columbia. SILSBY & GOMPANY Gncorporated). Commission Stock Brokers. Compgrandents J. R. Willard & Co. 4o18-tt The Union Savings Bank, 1222 F Street N. W., Pays four per cent interest on savingsaccounts. Open until 5 p. m. on Govern- ment pay days and Satur- day evenings between 6 and fe20-204 LIFE, TONTINE, EXDOWMENT. AND PAID-UB GH FOLIGISS PURCHASED AT & EDWARD N. BURNS, 1419 F st. ow. Weave F and 8th su. nw.