Evening Star Newspaper, March 9, 1896, Page 3

———————— THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, MARQH..9, 1896-TWELVE PAGES. SPECIAL NOTICES. SCOTTISH RITE CATHED! Chapter of Rose Croix—Stated ‘will be held on TUESDAY, 10th of March, 1 Tet OSCAR ROOMB, Thtcty-third Degree, mhg-2t 2 sia Seeretary. THE MEMBERS OF POTOMAC UNION LODGE, No. 802, G. U. 0. of O. F., are requested to meet @t their hall, 28th st. n.w., TUESDAY, March 10, at 12:30 o'clock p.m., to attend the funeral of our laie bro., P. N. F. Geo. Tenney, which will take place from Asbury M. E. Chureh. Mem- bers of sister lodges are invited to attend. CHAS. GRAY, N. G., a JOHN W. LEE, P. L. Fot SALE_IN ORDER To CLOSE UP A PART- nership, we are authorized to offer for sale upon Teasonable terms twenty-five (25) acres of land within the District, near the American Univer- sity, and on Massachusetts ave. The starting of the university buildings and the opening of Mas- sachusetts ave. will make this very valuable ty for investment. For terms, &. ress D. D. STONE & SONS, 804-806 F si = WASHINGTON, D.C., March 9, 1896, Notice is hereby given that the par heretofore existing between Burr. W. Hous! George C. Hough, known as ‘Hough Bros. MUTUAL CONSENT, Is hereby dissolved Persons having claims against the firm will pre- sent them to either of the firm, and any person owing the firm may pay the same to either of the firm, and his reeelpt will be recognized by each, ~ members of the firm will INDIVIDUALLY continue the business of contracting and building and Will be giad to serve former patrons. kK. W. TOUGH, 1313 6th st. nw. 1, 502 T st. nw KULS PEOPLE.—And the killing werry is the carelessness to provide for the future, because a big bank and bond account can't be kept. Fact ts @ few dimes, more or less, a day will purchase a magnificent estate for the man ef medium circum stances. Confer with A. H. GIBBS, General Agent, Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co., 918 F st. n.w., Washington, D.C. 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PU 7 Deu fe primary meeting: held on the evening TENTH, in the twenty-tw. the Disiriet of Columbia, t three deleg: al three alternates to a demucratie conven’ id at Academy 6 sic, corner of nie, is the clty of Wash clock a.m., op THURSDA TWELFTH. which will elect sis de alternates to rej let of Columbia in then: ‘ention, to fona! democratic ble in Chicago, IL., on the and to tramsdet such other me before it. national democratic Rs c ive eltizens of the United States (Distri lumbia), irrespective of past political associations and differences, who wu unite with us in the effort of pure, eco- fea] and constitution ment,"" are cor- Hy invited to parti in the “democratic maries in sending delegates to the District convention. gs will be organized ock_p.mn., March 10. The “ at 7:30 O'clock p.m. and o'clock p.m. 8 will be held in the several di ind be called to order hy thelr respe tral eommil design ignated Reed's Hall, jarrison st. costia. Second—William Holmead, Scheutzen Park Hall, ¥. H. Manogue, Forrest Hall, 1256 224 s| -Jobn McKenna, (1 “s Hall, 3ist and M sts. Fifth—Thos. F. Cook, 2306 1 st. n.w. Sixth—Thos. Bl Hu Toth st. now. Sexenth—John Bosle, t. nw. SOL I st. n.w. lo, cor. 4th and N Ryder Hall, 421 N. J. ave. sts. t. se. WM. HOLMEAD, Chairman Democratic Cen. Com. LD THE ENTIRE BUS e Company, including stock fixtures and ail book accounts, 10 uring Company, anf er carry on ft All persous inde! ny should he eheeks payal J. Hart & ho Will h thes ring Co. RE BRITTAIN, Local Mai is PROSPECT HILL CEMETERY. ANNUAL ting of the German Evangelical Society of Prospect Hill Cemetery will be held at the office of the Oriental Building Assoc S04 E st. wh7-2t SPIRITUALISM. MRS. EFFI EIL, business and test me- NOTICE.—T HAVE 3 son, Francis Benjamin Libbes, with me in the lumber busiress, under the firm uane of J. Td- ward Libbey & Son. The business (originally es- “ublisked by my father, Jo: Libbey, sr. in 1530.) will be carried on at the old stand, No. 2018 Water (K) street nw. 5. J. EDWARD LIB3EY. "$3 RENT A splendid book for azeats or own mbt HL. McQu 1108-1116 oF THE i rpany of the United States of America, for the elect! rectors of said compans for the ensuing be held at the office of the company Sun building. 1317 F street nortawest, Wa: ton, D. C., TUESDAY, MARCH 10, at 10 0 am, (fe27-100) J. HW. NITCHIE, S Hi: ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCKHOLD- rs of the Columbia Railway Company will be held at the office of the company, Flo ave. between 15th and 16th sts. pe., on TUESDAY, March 10, 1896, at 12 « seven directors to ser’ the ensuing year and the consideration of such busine nay prop come before sald mecting. JAMES B. ADAM Secretr1y. fe2itomrsin CKNAMENTAL WROUGHT _ IK RAILINGS, Grilles. Gates, Hinzes and Escutcheons, Window Guards, ete. tect your property. No chat for sketches and esitnites.. Wrought Iron as Fixtures, Andirons, Fenders, ete., ete. J. H. CGRNING, Tie Shop, 520-522 13th st." _“‘fel5 DiNTISTRY DONE GN WEEKLY AND MONTHLY installments. DR. T. W. STUBBLEFIELD. JoT-tf Jitu and F ets., Mertz bids. “T never disappoint."* If yous printing commands attention it will help your business. The work We turn out commands attention wherev-r it is seen. and is bound to help your business. ‘The prices are low enough to please you. SYRON S. ADAMS, 512 1th st., “The Psirter who is ALWAYS Prompt.” A mh7-14d DEFECTIVE: PIERS Money Asked to Repair the Aque- duct Bridge. OLD TREES IN THE MASONRY Recent Discoveries of Early Bad Work. ee THE FUNDS REQUIRED —— It is tne hope of General Craighill, the chief of engineers, that Congress will at this session make an appropriation that will enable him to make certain fmportant repairs on the Aqueduct bridge, for which he has estimated $65,000 to be necessary. This estimate was submitted January 20, too late for the item to be included in the District appropriation-biil, as it left the hands of the subcommittee of the House and is now awaiting action in the Senate committee. As is well known the Dis- trict Lill was defeated in the House and recommitted with instructions to re- vise the charity schedule, but it is hoped that the subcommittee may see its way clear to insert tais item, which is regard- ed by the engineering authorities as of great importance. An Old Menace. The Aqueduct bridge has been a source of trouble and an: y for several yeats. It was long thought to be of exceptional soundness ard strength, for the local tradi- tion was that iis pi were built on bed rock in the most substantial manner. The first suspicion ag: their integrity was aroused by the appearance of a_ slight “buckle” or tw e of the steel straps on the side of the superstructure of the bridge just north of the first pler from the Virginia side during the summer of 1889. The river had been swollen with floods in June, and in some manner a great tree trunk had been lodged aga‘nst the pier wall hear the base in such a position that the swift current had scoured away the mud ly the underpinning unt:l the pier to the north, mework above ere Was consid- tion felt at the time, for it was the bridge was in serious dan- ser, and that the pier might ¢ collapse at any time. A diver was sent down, @nd the settling of the pier was stopped by the insertion of bags of cement in the gap scoured ont by the currents. Nearly a thousand tons of riprap was then placed over the patch. Since then th pier had beem regarded as perfectly sound, al- wh when it was further examined in 180%, it was found that many of the joints Were more or less open, through the loss of mortar. An Examination Ordered In 183 a resolution was passed by Con- gress directing a thorough examinetien cf all the piers to be made, defects having been discovered in one of them, causing a settling of several inches. As a result of this examination minor defects were found in all of the piers, while pier 4, from the Virginia side, was discovered to be in @ very bad condition. The following sum- mary of the defects was subsequently L. B. Davis, the en > “A cavily extend- nearly the whole length of the south of this pier was found. ‘This cavity bout three feet high above the riprap «1 three feet deep, but as the foundation urses project about eight feet beyond the © of the main pier the cavity is not as serious a defect as it might appear. A Large Cavity. “There is, however, a large cavity in the west end which starts under the ice breaker at a course about eight feet below 1 le, where it is about seven feet decp ured lengthwise of the pier) and ex- tends entirely across the end of the pier. At the southwest corner of the pier the depth of the cavity is eleven feet, or four feet deeper than the average It ts probable that the erosion started 1 the bed rock in the foundation o which were worn and displaced hy debris, and that as the cavity de stones above fell from their own weight and now lie together with several small trees scattered about the end of the pier. A large tree was found at the bottom ar lying across the upstream end of the pier, which was probably a factor in the initial erosion of the masonry. The extent of the cavity is shown on the plan and cleva- tions of pier No. 4, on tracing No. 1, ac- panying this report. here is a crack extending entirely through the pier from the top of the <cp- ing down to low tide and probably fur- ther, but it was so small that the diver Was unable to follow it. This crack is only about three-eighths inch wide at the widest part. The crack is more marked on the south side of the pier than on the north side. The crack is plainly due to the undermining of the upstream end of the pier. Riprap was found along the ides at a depth of about twenty-ilve feet low low tide and a bank of mud fifteen et below low tide at the downstream or east end. Money for Repairs. In accordarce with the report made in response to the inquiry, Congress inserted in the District bill approved August 7, 1891, oppropriating for the fiscal year that ended June 30 last, an item of $51,070 for repair of the bridge, including the bracing up of piers 2, 3. 6, 7 and 8 by means of conerste in bags, and the ccmplete strengthening of pier 4 with the use of a coffer dam. The contract for this work was let September 18M, to Shailer & Schnigiau Co. of Chicago, for a total of $33,765. Work was begun a month later continued and throughout the winter when the weather would permit. Maj. Davis reported as fol- lows to the chief of engineers concerning tke state of affairs uncovered under pier number 4, November 30: “After the cofferdam had been pumped out and the masonry below the water line Was exposed, a most unexpected and sur- prising condition of affairs was revealed. It was found that the timber cross-braces of the old original cofferdam built in 1539, sixteen inches sauare find twenty-one in number, had teen left in the pler and the masonry built avound them. It was also found that the old masonry had not been started from solid rock, as shown on the original plens, but upon riprap stone ap- parently thrown in to level off, without removing the debris upon the rock, which is fissured and seamed and has many pro- jecting nodules. Bad Work Done at the Start. “Layers of mud and sand were found under the lowest of thé old shores, while lying on the rock diagonally under the ma- sonry of the pler an old tree was found which must have been there before the pier was built. For about twelve fe2t above this Insecure fourdation the masonry is of the poorest quality possible and hard- Brak up that coid before it leads to something more ‘Take a little of THARP RELIABLE “BERKELEY YHISKY, and it will set you Absolutely pure and whole- $1_ full pi rt. 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Gates, 122 1th st. s.e.: transfer from Bufonehio & Ardizo to J. Ardigo, 318 14th st. n.w. ROGER WILLIAMS, Clerk Excise Board, D. It THE MANY FRIENDS AND FORMER PATRONS of Mr. J. Fred Gatchell will be glad to bear that he fs now located at 604 15th st._—two doors above F st.—where he 1s showing the latest imported ities in Suitings, Trouserings and Top Coat- : mb9-3mn BICYCLIN FOR HEALTH 1s best done on the “Columbia— the standard of the world for wheels. ‘The greatness of the Columbia is evidenced by the fact that other makers ctrive to make their wheels ett ae goody DISTRICT, CYCLE ., Agents. J. Hart Brittain, Man- ager. 452 Penn. ave. fet-tt A laxative, fruit ry very agreeable to take for CONSTIPATION, T4Mse om INDIEN GRILLON, aplS-mism-3p EXPLANATORY NOTE: Observations taken a bars ur nes of equal temperature, drawn for each ten di t 8 a.m., 75th meridian time. Solld lnes are 1s0- ines of equal alr pressure, drawn for each centh of an inch. Dotted Ines are fsotherms or legrees. | Shailed areas are regiors where rain or snow has fallen during preceding twelve hours. The words “High” and “Low show location of ress of hish and low barometer. Small arrows fly with the wind. TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. Fair and Warmer Weather is Pre- dicted by the Chief. Forecas: till 8 p.m. Tuesday: For the Dis- trict of Columbia, Delaware and Marytand, fair toniglt; Tuesday, fair and warmer; northerly winds, becoming southeriy. For Virginia and North Carolina, fair to- night and Tuezday; warmer in western por- tions ton! Tuesday, warmer; variable winds, becoming southerly. Weather conditions and general forecast: The pressure continues low over the Gulf of St. Lawrence, but the winds are moder- ating on the New England coast. An area of reiatively high pressure extends from the upper lake region to the Florida peninsula, The pressure is relatively low on the Rocky mountain slope, where a storm of silsht en- ergy appears to be developing, central in Kansas. An area of high pressure is ad- vancing eastward from the north Vac'fic coast. The barometer has fallen in the Mis sissippi_and Missouri valleys and on the Rocky mountain slope. It is rising in the extreme northwest. The tempersture has risen in the Missouri valley and on the Rocky mountain slope, and remains stationary in ail other dis- tric The weather has been fair in all districts except New England and the middle state: where occasional snow flurries have o curred. 7 Fair weather is indicated for the Atlantic and gulf states tonight and Tuesday. ~* ‘The temperature will be higher in the east gulf states and the Ohio valley tonight, with slowly rising temperature in New England and the middle siates Tuesday. Condition of the Water, Temperature and conditicn of water at 8 am.: Great Falls, temperature, 34; condi- tion, 9; receiving reservoir, temperature, 41; condition at north connection, 17; condi- tion at south connection, 5; distributing reservoir, temperature, condition at in- fluent gate house, 3. effluent gate house, 3. Tide Table. Today—Low tide, 10:30 a.m. and 11:09 p. m.; high t de, 4:00 a.m. and 4:18 p.m. Tomorrow—Low_ tide, 11:29 a.m. tide, 5:02 a.m. and 5:14 p.m. ‘The Sun and Moon. Sun rise2, 6-21; sun sets, 6:02, Moon rises, 4:35 a.m. tomorrow. The City Lights, Gas lamps all lighted by 6:07 p.m.; extin- guishing begun at 5:14 a.m. The Nghting ts begun one hour before the time named. Naphtha lamps all lighted by 6:07 p.m.; extinguish'ng begun at Public are lamps lighted at 6:37 p.m. and extingulshed a a.m. Range of the Thermometer. The readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today were as follows: 8 2 pm., 46; maximum, 46; min- THE WEATHER FORECASTS BY FLAG SIGNALS. No. 1. No. 2 No. 8. No. 4. Bo. 5. Cleat or fate Local rata Terperatare Cold wave. weather. ‘or snow. elgnal. Explanation of the Fings. ‘The flags are hoisted each day npon the tesne of the morning weather map ard flaat nptil dark. Ther indicste the weather that may be expected di teutarly the last twenty-four hours of that perlo downward, If more than one kind of weather is cctditions first named in the forecast will he rep: of s “cold wave’’ is included ip the forecast wes proper weather flag. ‘The temperature flag. when placed abore numb placed Lelow numbers 1, 2 or 3, indicates cold.c w the teniperaiure will remain stationary. luring th: following thirty-+iz hours, but more par- d. They aré to ve read from the top of the staff redivied for the period from 8 p.m. to 8 p.m. the esented by the rppermost fing. When a warning ize, the cold-wave tlag will be displayed below the ers 1, 2 or 3, indicaten warmer jreatbei her; when not disp! when layed, the indications are that ly worthy of the name of masonry. stones were appirently put in as came from the qu without the sliz? est reference to beds, being set on end, edge, and in every conceivable mann while few, if any, traces of mortar ee nting materi were founc ‘The tree spoken of was reported by the in his examination, and als» the rough quality of the masonry. and ca scundings with an iren-pointed. rod sh» very irregular offsets, but it thou; the tree had been lodged since the erosion of the pi and that hea riprap sione | deposited around pier would account for the roughness found by and the indications of the sourding ro: ay seemed incredible that the condition of affairs afterward found could really exist. To Remove the Poor Masonary. “In view of the poor quality of the masonry at the bottom, it was decided that after the completion of the contract for repairing th cavity under the upstream end of the pier, it would be necessary to re- moye the defective masonry in the re- mainder of the pier and replace it ‘by masonry of proper quality founded on the solid rock. The appropriation then avail- able being insufficient for this extra work, it was decided to ask Congress for a fu ther appropriation. As the cofferdam | would be needed for this work, a modi tion of the contract was made by which the government became the owner of the dam by purchase from the contractors, and this dam is now in place. “As ail of the masonry of the pier abov the water line is in fair condition, consid- erable study was given to the question whether it would not be possible to sup- port this masonry and removing the de- fective portion replace it by new, but after discussion with practical masons and con- tractors, I was led to the conclusion that it would be cheaper and certainly much more satisfactory to entirely remove all the vld masonry from the coping down to the jot- tom and rebuild from the bottom up, utitiz- ing as much of the old material as possible for the backing, the facing to be of mod- ern approved cut-stone masonry. This con- clusion was reacned after considering the difficulties attendant upon shoring up the large, heavy overhanging masonry, the re- stricted room in the dam for the masons to work in, the ‘mechanical difficulties of getting the large stones horizontally into their proper positions after being lowered into the crib by the derrick, and finally the great danger to human life in case of any settling of the supports.” Government Owns the Cofferdam. Fortunately the need of the cofferdam in the future was foreseen by the engineers at an early stage of the work, and the con- tract with Shaller & Schniglau was so amended that the government became the purchaser of this important piece of mech- anism at a cost of $3,000, in lieu of its re- mcal by them, for which they were to have been paid $1,500, and they were to have had the timber. Thus the net cost to the gov- ernment was only $1,500, with the addi- tional advantage that the dam is now in place and needs only to be pumped out to expose the pier to view. It has been fortu- nate that the winter has been exceptionally mild, for the pier has consequently not suf- fered from the ice. In November Maj. Davis, through Ccl. Peter C. Hains, in charge of the southeast division, submitted an estimate of 365,000 for the thorough repair of pier 4, and it is this estimate that is now awaiting insertion in the District bill. The work is now in charge of Maj. Charles Allen, United States corps of engineers. ——_—__-o-___—_. THE BOARD OF TRADE. There Will Be a Meeting Tomorrow Night to Discuss Water and Ga: At a meeting of the board of directors of the board of trade held Friday aftarnoon it was decided that the next meeting of the board of trade should take place next Tuesday evening, the 17th instant, at the Builders’ Exchange. The first topic for consideration will be the water supply, as covered by the last annual report of the ecmmittee having charge of that subject. The remainder of the evening will be de- voted to discussion of the report of the special committee on gas and electric light rates in the District, involving the im- portant question of the price which should be charged for lighting in this city. "The resignation of Mr. S. E. Wheatley as a director, and as chairman of the execu- tive committee, was presented and accept- ed, with the regrets of the board for the loss of his services. Mr. B. H. Warner was e2ppointed to fill the vacaney at the head of the executive committee. . After the transaction of routine business the board adjourned. ADVERTISEMENTS. AMUSEMENTS ., ATTLORNE: AUCTH = z 3 ete eeons EXCURSIONS . FINANCIAL . For {ANGE, POR RENT (Fits). P (Houses). RENT (Ottices). NT (Warchosses). NT (Miscellancous) ‘OL: MENT (Itcoms). FOR RENT FOR FOR SALE FOR or iy b 13) = Ree ee te eee ee ee od Abe eeeonere nani aged AND FOUND. ICAL. PROF PROP SUBURBAN PROPERTY UNDERTAKERS WANTED (Help) WANTED (licuses). ANTED (Stores). WAXTED (Miscellaneous) e TED (Situations) WINTER RESORTS. i PRACTICAL CHRISTIANITY. Donations Made by Parixhioners and Friends of St. Thomaw’ Chareh, Rev. J. A. Aspinwall, rector of St. Thomas’ Church, made the gratifying an- nouncement to his congregation yesterday that a friend cf the church had promised to duplicate wheatever amount might be subscribed toward its benefit during the cay in case the contributions were paid on or before the 1st day of May next. Taken in connection with the meeting held in the church on Friday for the purpose of pro- viding means to raise a fund for the com- Fletioa of tke parish church, upon which eccasion $3,100 was pledged, the announce- Tent of Mr. Aspinwall created much sat- isfaction, and stimulated the interest of the large congregation almost to the point of enthusiasm. The sermon preached by Rev. W. G. Ware, the assistant rector, heighten- ed the sentiment already ingpired, as he Grew a powerful lesson from Nehemiah and his earnestness and. devotion to the task of rebuilcing the walls of Jerusalem, despite the obstacles of open and sccret, enemies. He urged the reople of the congregation to join in giving according to their means to the fund that was so necessary. for’ the erec- tion of a church ed‘fice. Aftdr the services a subscription list was opened, to which a large number of names were placed, the owners pledging themselves to amounts that aggregated before the day .was over $4,500. As this handsome sum willbe dupli- cated by the generous parishioner, who de- sires to remain unknown, the sum realized on Sunday amcunts to $9,000, which, added to the subscription of Friddy, makes the very ‘handsome total of $i2iu0.' At the meeting on Friday last subsegiption papers were issued to those attending for circula- tion among the friends of th, rch, and reports from them will be tecei a adjourned meeting of the parish, which ——-.___ A Conference About Suffrage. Dr. Robert Reyburn, who is regarded as one of the leaders in the movement to se- cure franchise for the residents of the Dis- trict, has issued invitations to a number of labor leaders to meet at his residence this evening for the purpose of discussing the situation. The labor organizations have taken an active interest in the movement, and the plan is to have the labor leaders get together to plan ways and means for an active campaign in favor of the bill that is now before the Senate. Only a limited number have been called to the conference, and the discussion will be quite irformal. BREAKING THE SOD Ceremonies This Afternoon on the American University Site. . BEGINNING HE HALL OF HISTORY The University Movement and How It Has Progressed. THE ENDOWMENT FUND ‘The ceremony of breaking ground for the first building for thé new American University, the Hall of History, was per- formed this afternoon with impressive ex- ercises. A bit of earth was taken out by each of the members of the building committee and each of the speakers who took part in the exercises. Barring the wind the day was a perfect one for such an occasion, and a large num- ber of people drove out from the city to the site on the Loughborough road to wit- ness the ceremony. The presiding officer of the occasion was €x-Mayor M. G. Emery, and religious ex- ercises were conducted by Rev. Mr. Mil- burn, Bishop Hurst. Mackay Smith, rector of St. John’s P. EF. Church: Rev. Dr. T. S. Hamlin, pastor of the Church of the Covenant, and Rev. Dr. Hugh L. Wilson, presiding elder of the District. A hymn, written for the oecasion by Rev. Dr. E. J. Rankin, president of How- ard University, was read by the author. Among those who delivered short ad- dresses were Bishop John F. Hurst, Fost- master General W. L. Wilson, Senators Knute Nelson and John N. Thurston, Rep- resentative L. E. Quigg and Dr. B. L. Whitman, president of Columbian Uni- versity. Hisiory of the Movement. The American University was incorpor- ated in the District of Columbia May 28, 1891, for post-graduates and professional courses of study and for original research. The charter from the District of Columbia was surrendered, and a new charter, with enlarged powers, was granted by Con in 1 ‘The land was bought upon faith alone. There was no wealthy individual who came forward to make pledges for its purpose, and every step at the mitiai stages was taken on the ground of reliance on the great multitude of people and not upon the generosity of one or a few. Mr. Join F. Waggaman of Washington fur- nished the $1,000 for the option. ‘The op- tion was later accepted, and the land was purchased for $100,000, |The first pay of $20,000 was made February 2s The remaining payments have be: and March 1, 18%5, the Jast payme made, and the land is now in poss of the trustees of the university. With the idea that education would not flourish unless some attention was paid to religion it was decided that the control of the university should. be Igdged in a board of trustees of that class, and while two-thirds of the board are members ef the Methodist Episcopal Church, there are six denominations represented in the corpora- tion. ‘The University proposes to receive as stu- dents young men and women who shall have completed their academic studies and re- ceived their first degree. Its plan is to fur- nish ample facilities for the broadest and highest work in professional, special and criginal studies. The Projected Buildings. The buildings will include the administra- tion hall, to contain the general offices for the management of all departments, with a senate chamber for general assembly pur- poses of the university. Combined with it will be a library and chapel, the hail of his- tory, to be begun next week, and proposed colleges of language and literature, phil- esophy, the sciences, technology, sociology and economics, law, civics, medicine, scien- tific, temperance, art, religion and other de- partments. The beginning of the hall of history was made some time ago, when a lady in New York provided endowment for the department by the gift of $100, and pledges have been received of over $150,000 for. the erection of the building. Ministers all over the country have been deeply inter- ested in the work and their subscriptions have been merged into one fund, known as the Asbury memorial fund, which has now grown to be over $75,000, and which is to be used for a building to be known as Asbury memorial hall. This hall will be a reproduc- tion of Christ Church College, Oxford, the college where John Wesley studied. A recent report places the financial condi- tion of the univers:ty as follows: Present value of the site, $200,000; other real estate, $50,000; building funds in hands and pledged, $340,000; endowment in bonds, security, etc., $200,000; endowment pledged, $250,000; total, $1,040,000. Y¥. M. C. A. SECRETARY. Mr. Multer Will Enter Upon His Duties Here Next Mon ‘W. N. Multer of West Philadelphia, who has accepted the position of general secre- tary of the Y. M. C. A. of this city, is ex- pected to enter upon the discharge of his duties the Ist of next month. For the past five years Mr. Multer has been general secretary of the Pennsylva- nia Railroad Y. M. C. A., West Philadel- phia, and held that position when he re- ceived the call to this city. During his term of service in West Philadelphia he has built a hardsome building for the use “of the association. He is an associate of Charles E. Hulbert. ex-state secretary of Pennsylvania, and ‘s indorsed by Walter C. Douglas, general sec- retary for all the associations of Philadel- phia; W. H. Morris, general secretary of the Baltimore associations, and W. B. Mil- ler, international secretary of New York. He is about thirty-two years old, and has been in the Y. M. C. A. work eleven years. Prior to becoming secretary to the Penn- sylvania Railroad Association, he was for two and a half years, assistant secre- tary of Pennsylvania. FINANCIAL. DoYou WantGold? We Have It in Sight. On one of the propertics controlled by the Piedmont Gold Belt Chartered Co. there is 3 pile of THIRTY THOUSAND TONS of ore raised by an English company in “59 and "60, and worked for free gold. The crudest pro- ceases were used. ‘The ore will yield $10 per ton by modern pro- cesees, and can be worked for less than $1.50. Can you figure the profit? ‘This company controls over 6 miles of vein mat- ter, ores averaging $20 per ton, besides the above exceptionally valuable property. We offer the full-pald non-assessable stock of the Piedmont Gold Belt Chartered Company at 35 cents per share. This fs not a prospect, but a company based on the possession of over 50) mining claims in Buck- ingham county, Va., on which the best experts have favorably reported. We can recommend its purchase. For proxpectus and full information, COLONEL Hi. L. HOOVER, a special represe! tive of the company, can be found at 508 F st. ‘. and will give all desired information. Pros- pectus and stock may also be had at T. D. HOOPER & CU."S Washington office, No. 1339 st. now. T. D. Hooper & Co., BANKERS, MEMBERS NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, 17 New Sireet, NEW YORK. Charge want to fll up = All ligiit, new, ntral and con- venlent quarters in the city. — Lowest charg's. ‘Koos, $3 up. 9 Par D It AVERY €O., ’Phone 659. W. B. Hibbs & Co, BANKERS. Members New York Stock Exchange, 1421 F Street. Correspondents of LADENBURG THALMANN & CO., de6-160 New York. Holmes & Co., 61 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. MEMBERS OF THE N. '¥Y. STOCK EXCTIA Receive Accounts and Deposits of Firus, individ: usls, ete., and allow Interest on daily bal:inces. Buy and sell for sash or carry on marzin at est rate of Interast on “he New York, Philadelphia, and Chicago Stock Exchanges, Stocks, Grain, Cotton, etc. CE, 1515 H ST. N.W. Choice Six Per Cent Real Estate Loans In amounts from $300 upward may be had of us at par and accrued tn: terest. Why allow your money to remain idle when you can get such “gilt edge" investments? A line will secure you our booklet, “Con cerning Loans and Investments.” B.H. Warner& Co., fe22-1m 916 F st. nw. GE. EW POST OFFICE STATION. Mt. Pleasant to Have a Collection and Delivery Force. As was stated in Saturday’s Star the residents of Columbia Heights, Mt. Plea: ant rnd Holmead Manor are to have a brench post office at the corner of 14th and Park streets, April 1. The order establish- ing it was signed Saturday by the Post- master General, and it calls for an office similar in facilities and conveniences to the Capitol Hill or F street branches. It will issue and pay money orders, have a force of letter carriers, and make general col- lecticns and deliveries of mail. Being near the terminus of the 14th street cabie line, as soon as a mail car is put on that line the new office will dispatch and recei mail pouches regularly to and from all de- parting and arriving trains. When this of. fice is in working order, Washington wi have forty-two branch post offices. sere AMONG THE TOILERS. Meetings of Various Organizations— The Washington Library. The regularweckly meeting of the ma: agers of the Bureau cf Labor and Work- ingmen’s Library was held last night at the headquarters, No. 314 8th street north- west, with President N. C. Sprague in the chair. Sixteen organizations were repre- sented. The committee having charge of the pro- posed concert for the benefit of the Lt- brary reported encouraging progress, es did also the committee appointed to ex- plain the usefulness of the institution to business men of the city. Resolutions of thanks were voted to several persons who have sent donations of books or otherwise aided the enterprise. A largely attended mecting of the mem- bers of Cigar Makers’ Union, No. 110, was held Saturday night, and resolutions adopt- ed denouncing in vixorous terms a label which it is claimed has been introduced here, and which, it is alleged, is an in- fringement of the registered wl of the un’on. An enthusiastic meeting of the Journey- men Tailors’ Union was held last evening. A large number of new members were elected, and a committee appointed to in- vestigate the condition of all women and girls who make their living at tailoring and to organize them into a union. —__ Secular Leagu The Secular League of the District held its regular weekly meeting yesterday af- ternoon in Metzerott Hall. Addresses w made by F. B. Woodbt secretary of the Spiritualists’ Alliance; F. A. Wiggin of Sa- lem, Mass., Samael P. Putnam, president Seeet Secular Union and Maurice Pe- chin. Nicotine Neutralized CHEW AND SNOKE JMCAUOL POUCH TOBACCO. NO NERVES QUAKING. NO HEART PALPITATING. FINANCIAL. HOME BUILDING ASSOCIATION, THIRTEENTH ISSUE OF STOCK. Books ure ojn for subscriptions at office of the Tnonthily, meeling, et Which tock be token or loans obtained, ‘Tuesday crening. the T0cn gre ane 1808 ec a ‘Sh $1.00 ‘each ave. E k a th, with January, 1506, "PSF ‘of Joans, As much as $200 per share, the par value, be obtained as loans at far lew cost. than througe other sources. Average amount loaned per share at ast mecting was $190, the monthly payment therc- for being $1.00 on stock and $1.00 as interest. Loans may be settled on one or more shares, at the pleasure of the borrower. Come in with us; our management is a careful one. Either of the undersigned will receive your subscriptions: ‘Thomas Dowling, President, 612 E st. n.w. Anson 8. Taylor, Vice President, 1213 F st. mw. W. H. Wetzel, Secretary, 2135 1 st. n.w. Edward 8. Wescott, Treamurer, 1907 Pa. ave. n.W. DIRECTORS. R. Brown, cor. Pa. ave. and 20th st. n.9. vi J. Breant, 1605 Conn ave. Jamer 1. Ky 2023 Host. nw. John B. Gif 1521 Columbia st. George J. Joinson, 718 Market space. 3 re, 1185 17 Chas, Washington Loan & Trust Co., OFFICE, COR. 9TH AND F sts. PalD-UP CAPITAL, CNE MILLION, Imterest vam ox verasrrs Loans "#4 0 Real Estate avd Collaterals, Acts as Executor Admint=trator, Trastee, Guardian and Committee on Estates. Acts as Registrar, Transfer and Fis cal Agent of Corporations. ‘Tekes full charge of Real aud Per Safe Deposit Boxes for rent. Storage Vaults for trunks, containing valuables, silver, brace, &. Incorporated under act of Congress and subject to supervision of the comptroller of the currency. John Joy Eason John A. Swope... H. 8, Cummings. John I. Carmody. Presiden ++-Vice Presiden econd Vice President eneral Counsel = Advivory Counsel DikEcTors: Charles E., Hamilton, John A., Barber, AL Larner, dua Hey wes, Thendore Wa Ixadove, XN Augustus, Horace Fraser, Jame Gurley, William B., mMiLz,8,16,25,30 e have a suppl of money, limited, 10 Jown at 3 per cent, class ston No d mhG-6,f fealty une money being W, ington eapit KELL & 5 ‘fons Feat HAN. 1008 F at, The Union Savings Bank, 1222 F Street N. W. MONEY TO LOAN On approved District col FOUR PER CENT Interest paid on savings deposits. pen until 5 n government pay days, wd Saturday cyenings from 6 to Be mb5-284 veal estate and The Nationa! Safe Deposit, Savings and Trust Company Of the District of Columbia, Chartered by special act of Congress, Jan., 1867, and acts of Oct., 1890, and Fob., 1892, CAPITAL: ON DOLLARS. SAFE DEPOSIT DEPARTMENT. Rents safes inside burglar-proof vaults af $5 per annum upward, Securit Jewel silverware nnd valuables of all kinds in own package, trunk or case: taken on deposit at moderate « SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT. ved fom Deposits rec ‘yon real estate collateral Sells first-class real estate and otber securities in sums of $500 and upward. TRUST DEPARTMENT. ‘This company is a legal deposttory for court. and trust funds, and acts as sdinintstrator, ox- ecutor, reecver, assignse, and executes trusts of all kinds, Wills preparod by a competent aitorney In daily attendance. BENJAMIN P. SNYDER, President. THOMAS HYDE, First Vice President. JAMES M. JOTNSTON, Second Vice Pres, THOMAS BR. JONES, Third Vice Pres E. FRANCIS 8 ALBERT L. STURTEVANT, Secretary. ROOMS 9 AND 11, ATLANTIC BUILDING (MEMBER WASHINGTON STOCK HANGER, Reai Estate & Stock Broker, Can execute orders In Investment Securities, Stocks, Bonds, Grain or Cotton : On all reputabie Exchanges throughout the United States, for CASH or cn MARGIN, Private wires. Long-distance ‘phone 453, feé-214 mh3 —— FRANK WILSON BROWN BROKER, 1335 F St. N. W. Stocks, Bonds, Grain, Provisions and Cotton, Direct private wires to principal cities. Long-uistance telephone 1414. Corresponden:s of Messrs, Theo. W. No. Ts & Co, *7 New st., New York, members of the New jei0-28t i. J: Hodgen & Co . BROKERS AND DEALERS. STOCKS, COTTON, GRAIN AND PROVISIONS, Rooms 10 and 11, Corcoran bldg., cor. 15th and F sts, and 605 7th OFFIC Philade del0-160t1* MEMBERS OF THE Ni EXCH 1419 F st Correspondants of 3 Rankers ani Dealers in Deposits Exch Railroad Stocks and Be trict bonds and ana Telephone Americau Bell dest SILSBY & COMPANY, BANKERS AND BROKERS, Office, 613 Ith st. nw. Natioanl Metropolitan Bank buliding. Telephone 505. NO DYSPEFTIC ACHING. | WE TAKE AS COLLATERAL ANY LISTED 81 =NERVOUS. ANTI “DYSPEPT Ic, STOCK or bond in any city of the United States; also ‘old line life insurance policies, syndicate certifi- Sates, archoaee receipts, coal cointe smocteaens and trusts. YERKES & BAKER, 40 to 46 “3 erott building. Bedd-t