Evening Star Newspaper, July 17, 1896, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, JULY 17, 189(--TWELVE PAGES. — SPECIAL NOTICES. WOULD THANK ANY ONE FOR PARTICULARS eideat when a gentleman was car corner 7th E terday. 519 7th It's too to go around experimenting with their I Save your- 2 worry by having us for 50 52 1th st. Syl7-14d DEALE! ail the Ice yon want here— istilled water—in blocks 315 pounds each—for ONLY madre. Y. 26th & Wi ter sts.Jy17-3 MEETING OF OSIRIS M., be held at _n.w.. on FRIDAY EV 7 x k. Work: First welgh- uusiness g the months PP. MAY & CO., BARBER & RUSS, the same. HUMMER. handsomest and The AB TEST APPLE a Will show Ite “sin your housebol ied by me WILLIAM Ke i D TO YOUR PLUMBING fe Deluy may wean Attend to it at once. H, Sanitary Plumber tional Bank of Wasticztan, * fn the city of Washington and Distriet of 1, has complied with ail the provisions of utes of the United States, required to be 2 before an association shall be au- the business of bankin; I, James H. Eckels, Con- e Currency, dy hereby certify that fonal Bank of Wasbinston, D. ‘sy of Washington, and District o: ad to commence the busi- rovided e of the Revised Statutes hand as our fixing ¢ Bound to petitors to that ther toile IAM the tae to ; pen every do it all down oe- vise you We have it ¢ Stationery Mne m& Rupp, 421 uth St., ners, (Just above ave.) V-l4 ters--don’t buy Paints credit and give ce as much ey for them. y cash rates, and ke lower bids than your eompetitors, and hens ° your profits as well . Hedgkin, 913 7th. ishes and Builders’ Hardware. ‘Its Weight In Gold. whitom of having a bottle of old “Berkel al- restorative fs priceless. by all doctors. $1 qt. Ideal Trensportation for Saburban Commanities. Age. railways not a few are now in which carry freight as well as serve rural communities city and suburban dwellers. An wei example is found In a line in southwest M'ssourl between Carthage and Joplin, a distance of about nineteen miles. The car fare is a nickel, but as it 1s collected five the two places named, the cents, This, however, !s com- y cheap, for each of the two great —the Missouri Pacific and the St. and San Francisco—which parallel ch other and the new competitor between ge and Joplin, charge fifty-five cents, ut 3 cents a mile, while the trolley about a cent and a quarter a mile. at midway from one electric to the other interferes, however, with perfection of the route as a through nnd there are those who will prefer solid comfort of the steam trains to the ling buoyancy of the trolley car, par- y in cold or stormy weather. But along the line are delighted road, whose accommoda transfer : ar the dou: tic the cars ston wherever the patrons desire, and which moreover will take the farmer's bles or berries to market for a con- ion, as cheerfully as they take him nd his wife and his children into the city theater or shop. For freight ation the car platforms are made ious, and one of the loads is said sisted of a piano and ten trunks. © carried from any point on 1 to Carthage for 5 cents a crate. g mea find the line handy for. trips villages, carrying thelr sample to the trunks on the car platform; though the abs fn fr nee of station houses must make some onventence In handling baggage and ght. In a few weeks this line is to be nded ten miles farther, to Galena,Kan., ~ the total length—owned by two nies—about twenty-eight miles, and then it ts said freight cars will be put on, with a cheap tariff for farm products. The farmevs along the line are pleased because hey can go to town of an evening just city folks, and don’t have to hitch jorses to take a picking of berries to ——-ee+ Edward F. Keeis, 104 H street north t, informy the police that a Psycho bicycle n from in frent of his place Wed- = = == F TO aL w S. KNIVES, RAZORS, PICTURES, PIES and other valuable articles In exchange for coupons with MATL POUCH TOBACCO. n> coupon in each 5-cent PONS EXPLAIN HOW TO Packages ‘(now on sale) is Will be accepted as coapons— BS one coupon. Send for Illus giving complete Hat and deserip- a ‘Iss; also tells how to xet them. BLOCH BROS. TOBACCO CO., W Soll by ance) package. SECURE "THE MR. GORMAN’S JOB He is to Act as Mediator Between the Two Factions. PECULIARLY FIPTED FOR THE WORK His Relations With Both Sound Money and Silver Men. ONE THING PLEASED HIM —_>-___ According to report in political circles, Senator Gorman is to play an important part in the coming campaign. He is to act as the commissioner of peace, visiting be- tween the two wings of his party, advising the leaders of first one and then the other, and doing whatever may be possible to pre- vent permanent party disruption. It is a delicate and difficult job, but one, neverthe- less, as the politicians believe, promising some good results. Fitted for the Work. Mr. Gorman is thought to be fitted for this work both by temperament and by his present position in the controversy. He is recognized as a smooth negotiator—has suc- cessfully executed a good deal of compro- mise business. He knows when to insist and when to cajole, how to play upon men’s vanities and upon thelr politics, and, withal, how, upon general principles, to smooth troubled waters. Being an oily sort of man, he pours himself out when the waves run high. He knows intimately the leaders of both wings of the party. Messrs. Jones and Vest and Harris are his neigh- bors and feHow-committeemen in the Sen- ate, and when he goes to New York he holds conferences with Mr. Whitney and his friends. Mis Attitude Toward the Platform. His attitude toward the party deliver- ance is peculiar, but it helps him along with his olive branch. Although declaring for sound money, he refused to go to Chi- cago. He gave up the fight before it opened. He said the silver men would have their own way about matters, and that he could see no use in contesting with them there. His surrender pleased the silver leaders very much. It gave them great opinion of his judgment, and they almost pardoned his sound money views. Gor- an, they declared, was a statesman and fellow, and they wished the eastern wing had more like him. He Accepts the Result. Silver has triumphed tn convention, and Mr. German, as the silver men knew he would, accepts the result. because He accepts it is “regular.” He has not own views about silver, but rty in the regular way has declared inst them, and for the party's sake, 1 that the perty in the campaign may i by it, he gives them up for the cam- He will support Bryan and Sewall and the free silver platform. Confers With Both Factions. And Mr. Gorman at once becomes a me- tor. He goes to New York and con- fers with sound money democrats there. He returns home and meets Chair man Jones of the nativnal committ Doubtless he gives and receives opinions of the Ine. Mr. Jones, it is very high estimate on Mr. s don bis judgment, . sound money man as he fs, Mr. rman will be in very close touch with » whole silver cutfit. experienced ob- rvers confidently believe. Fine Work in the New Congress. The full effect of Mr. Gorman’s play may not be seen until the new Congress con- If that Congress should be close ty will present itself for “fine n shaping legislation. Mr. Gorman els In that line of activity, as was wn in the cese of the Wilson tariff bill % skillfully with a bare majority in enate, he changed that measure into Shape he wanted it to wear, and then put it through. By keeping on good tertns with the silver men, may he not hope to perfurm a srmilar feat of legisla- uve legerdemain when the new Congress comes to deal with the silver question? May he rot hope to get something for sound meney out of that situation? One Thing Pleased Him. One thing the silver men did at Chicago is believed to have greatly pleased Mr. Gorman—ihe repudiation outright of tne national administration. He himseif could not afford it in the Maryland convention, but he enjoyed the Chicago performance. Se Transfers of Real Estate. Win. H. Hammersley et ux. to Catherine Ham- mersley, lot 16, sq. 574; § Catherine Hammersley to Mary A. Hammers! lot 16, sq. O74; $5. -k to Charlotte D. Clark, lot 50, sq. it Reinhard to Elizabeth Kreis, part lots 13 and $1,90 Steliwagen et al., tenstees, to Win. lot 1, bik. 26, ‘addition to Le Droit . 2 dell et ux. to Mildred H. Parker, to 34, sq. 4, West Eckington: $10. M. Elizabeth Browning to Rizen H. Shipley, lot 16, Whittingham: $180. Win. A. Hutehi: ‘avdon to Seymour W. Tulloch and Tulloch, lot 24, bik. 4, Washington et ux. to Glovannl B. Lavezzo, . Sa. 227: $10. al. to Abram P. Ferdon, lot 2, ton Heights; $10. Burt lots 1, 20, 27, H Sa? ae t t et al. to Nell M. part icket; $—. E. Wagzanwn et al., trustees, to Jno. L. man, lot 45, sq. 1232; "$5,200. ———— Hotel Arriv: Willard’s—J. A. Wilson, Franklin, Pa.; F. A. Morrell and V. Victory, New York. Hamilton—F. H. Hahn, jr., Philadelphia, Pa. Cochran—B. C. Brown, Detroit, Mich. Normandie—G. W. Couwin and wife, St. Sweet, ngton—George Westinghouse, Pitts- burg, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. Lee, Boston, Mass.; H. I. Cobb and H. E. Campbell, Chicago, il.; J. C. MeGuire, New York. Raleigh—W. F. Lardens, Indianapolis, Ind.; S. Alexander and E. A. Fischer, Phil- adelphia, Pa.; A. A. Taylor, Chicago, IIL; D. A. Burk, Boston, Mass.; P. R. Allen, St. Louis, Mo.; S. L. Barbour, Hartford, Conn.; F.G. Hartigan and F. A. Faulke, New York. Shoreham—L. B. Stillwell and B. H. War- ren, Pitisburg, Pa.: J. K. Cowen, Baltimore, Md. Dickson, Philadelphia, Pa. Page’s—E. P. Turner, Chicago, Ill.; D. C. Hillegrass, Philadelphia, Pa. Riggs—W. O. Campbell, Pittsburg, Pa.; C. Collins and J. J. Johnson, Boston, Mass.: F. H. Thomas and J. B. Givens, St. Louis, Mo.; J. P. Van Hook, Philadelphia, Pa. St. James—J. L. Wyatt, Detroit, Mich.; J. E. Sweeting, Auburn, N. Y.; W. T. Stew- art, Providence, R. I.; O. B. Powell, Cape N. Y.: H. C. Lancaster, Fall River, G. W. Myers and wife, Cleveland, Kirk Seabury, Petersburg, Va. a No New Developments. There were no new developments today in the status of the war between the Metro- politan Railway Company and its discharg- ed employes, but as the return of Mr. Babcock to Washington is expected this evening It Is thought something interesting will transpire within a day or two. D. A. 66, K. of L., last evening indorsed the boycott and appointed a committee to visit a number of the local organizations and ask for their co-operation in making the action effective. They also indorsed the nomination of Bryan for the presidency. The boycott has already been indorsed by the Plate Printers’ Assembly. —_—- > — Real Estate. Duncanson Bros., auctioneers, sold yes- terday at public sale a lot 66x195 feet to a 30-foot alley, on 14th street between South Carolina avenue and C street southeast, to John Cook, for 22 cents per square foot. Ma: Ohio; - uk f} ahs Swill sei EXPLANATORY NOTE: Observations taken at 8 a.m., 75th meridian time. bare, or lines of equal alr pressure, drawn for each tenth of an inch. Dotted lines are Mnes of equal temperature, drawn for each ten degrees. snow has fallen during preceding twelve Lours, The words “lig! Areas of high and .ow barometer. Small arrows fy THE OFFICIAL WEATHER MAP.- 7:-\, i hie ‘ C COTM 7, (5) fe fll Me ae caress V a 5 ORc0 hg arate evel es HHA. 7. a ee 520 = A Olean i i a @ Partly Cloudy Merit - 4 sacksoev™'®- @ Croc? Bitae ee @ fain, os ‘. ey @Snom ote 6 Bella ttn are {so otherms, or 8 are regions where rain or and “Low show location of ‘Staded with the wind FAIR AND COOL. That is the Weather Tonight and To- morrow—Warmer Sunday. Forecast till 8 p.m. Saturday: For eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey, fair Satur- day and Sunday; warmer Sunday; norther- ly winds, becoming variable. For the District of Columbia, Delaware and Maryland, continued fair and cool weather tonight and Saturday, fair and slightly warmer Sunday; northerly winds, becoming variable. Weather conditions and general forecast: A belt of high pressure extends from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. An extensive depression exists in the 1.orth- west, and the pressure is low throughout the Rocky mountain districts. Showers have fallen in the south Atlantic and gulf states. The weather is neary clear in the lake regions and New England. jowery conditions exist in the west gulf 8 and on the Rocky mount:i: slope. ‘The temperature is decidedly lower the middle Atlantic co: and in the Ohio ond central Mississippi vallcys. Settled, fair weather is indisated for the next two or three days in New England end the middle Atlantic states, the lower lake region and the io valley. Diminish- ing cloudiness, followed by a period of fair and moderately cool weather is indicated for the south Atlantic and east ;uif states. Partly cloudy weather will continue in the west guif states, with scattered thunder- storms tonight. Higher ternperature is probable by Satur- day night or Sunday in New England, the THE POTOMAC RIVER, (Continued from Second Page.) e reached the river edge of the marsh, riprap stone takes the place of the em- bankment. The construction of training ake has been continued under various ap- propriations, and on June 30, 1805, the part built of riprap had attained a length of 3,- | 200 feet. The length ef the embankment 5 feet. The cross section of the e, the riprap having been thrown in the river on the line of the dike and allowed to take its natural slope, which is about 1 to 1. The top of the d was six feet above low tide, but it has now -ttled to from four to five feet above low de. Dredging in Virginian Channel Below Lon: Bridge. In 183-4 a channel 350 feet wide and | 20 feet deep was dredged through the bar in the Virginia channel below Long briige between the lower end of section III a and Giesboro’ Point. The channel deepen- ed, after being dredged, reaching an aver- age depth of about 25 feet. In ISS-6 the Virginia channel was widen- ed on the left or northeasterly side for a distance of about 3,000 feet Immediately be- low Long bridge. The depth made was 20 feet and the increase of width ranged from 50 to 500 feet, averaging about 400 feet. Dredging in Washington Channel. The dredging of the Washington channel under the present plan of improvement was commenced December 24, 1844. From 1884-6 that part of the Washington chan- nel now known as the navigation channel was dredged to a depth of 20 feet from the Long bridge to the junction of the Anacos- tla channel below Greenleat’s or Arsenal Po'nt, the width attained being 250 feet in front of the wharves where vessels and steamers turn, gradually decreasing to 200 feet at the lower end of the channel. In 1887-8 the navigation channel below the wharves was widened to 3% feet, with a depth of 20 feet, down to its junction with the Anacostia channel. From 1588-90 the area between the navi- gation channel and the margin of section Ill was partly dredged to a depth of 12 feet, the width of the dredging varying from 100 to 280 feet. The shoal at the junction of the Washington and Virginia channels was also dredged to depths rang- ing from 12 feet near the lower end of sec- tion III to 15 feet and then to 20 feet for the navigation channel. In 1893-4, the 12-foot dredging was com- pleted and the navigation channel widened and redredged to remove the deposits from | the freshet of 1889, from the turn in the | channel to the foot of 1%%% street near the | Long beidge, the width attained being 400 fcet and the depth 20 feet. In 1894 the re- mainder of the navigation channel. was re- dredged and widened to 400 feet, with a depth of 20 feet, and the dredged channel extended to Giesboro’ Point through a shoal which had formed. Dredging in Tidal Reservoir. In 1886 a part of the tidal reservoir to- ward the northeasterly shore was aredged and the material deposited on section II. The depth made was eight feet. In 1894 the southwest section of the resér- voir was dredged to the required depth of eight feet. The small tidal reservoir was dredged in 1887, the depth being about six feet. The material was deposited on the sides of the reservoir. It is connected with the large reservoir by a narrow channel. Reclamation of Sections 1, 2 and 3. In advance of the dredging operations in the various adjacent channels and the tidal reservoir, the outer snargin of the area to be reclaimed was outlined by em- bankments formed chiefly by clam-shell dredges with long booms, these embank- ments being intended to retain the depos- ited material and prevent it from being carried into the channels by the action of the tidal currents and freshets. The first dredging done was that of a trench about twenty feet wide and six feet deep, Into which riprap stone was thrown to serve as a foundation for the sea wall. The mate- rial from this trench was placed in em- bankments upon the landward side, and after {t had dried out and the riprap put into the trench, the trench was gradually widened from 100 to 200 feet on the river side by clam-shell and endless chain dredges and the material placed over and beyond the embankment first formed, zo as to increase its width and height. After these surrounding embankments were formed the inclosed area was gradually filled with the material dredged from the river under the several crecennescontracts above noted, the embankments being rais- ed from time to time as the nelghe the full increased. In general terms, the present height of the reclaimed area above low tide may be stated as follows: Section 1, from 7 to 11 feet; section 2, from 10 to 12 feet, and section 8, from 6 to 12 feet. The total amount of material placed on the reclaimed area to June 30, 1895, was 10,681,000 cubic yards, Sea Wall.—The reclaimed area is being protected on the water front by a sea wall resting on a foundation of riprap stone. The foundation is about 20 feet wide on the bottom and 5 feet on the top, which is at the level of low tide. The depth of the foundation is 6 feet and the slopes are about 1 to 1 on the rear and 1% to 1 on the face. In 1890 the construction of the sea wall was commenced. It is buitt of Potomac river stone of a size rather larger than ordinary building stone and is 6 feet in height above low tide. The first wall built had a batter of 1 to 2. The greater part of it, however, has a batter of 1 to 8 a thick- lake regions, the Ohio valley and the mid- dle states. The following heavy precipitation (in inches) was reported during the past twen- ty-four hours: Norfolk, 1.66; Montgomery, 1.01; Chattanooga, 1.14; Denver, 1.06; Dodge City, 1.18; Weldon, N. C., 1.65: Ro*kwood, Tenn., 2.1 idge, Ga., 2.00; Saint Mathews, 8. Fort Deposit, Ala., 1 Marion, 3.00; Evergreen, Ala., 1.82; Blackville, S. C., 248; Bacesburg, U0. Condition of the Water. Temperature and eondition ef wate a.m.: Great Falls, temperature, 76; cond!- tion, 2. Receiving rvolr, temp tu $1: condition at north connection, 1; condi. tion at south conneeiion, reservoir, temperature, condition at in- flvent gate house, 7; effluent gate house, 13. Tide Table. ‘Today—Low tide, 7:07 a.m. high tide, 0:23 a.m. and Tomorrow—Low tide, and 8:19 P.m.; high tide, 1 ra. and 1:50 p.m. The Stn and Moon, Sun rises, 4:48; sun set Moon Distribating nd 7:18 p.m.; 0 p.m. ets, Moon r City Lights. Gas lamps all lighted by 8:1 tinguishing begun is begun one hour befoi Are lamps lighted at 8:16 guished at 4:13, Runge of the Thermometer. The following were the readings of thermometer at the weather bure 8 a.m., 66; 2 p.m., maximum, 7 mum, 61 p.m.; extin- ness of 4.5 feet at the base and feet at the top. A still steeper batter cf 1 to subsequently found to be moze sa tory and the thickness was th feet at the base and % feet on top, At first the wall was lald up dry, but the top sto. were thrown off by malicious per also moved by the swell from steamers, so that in the of re years the part of the wall above the level (about) of high tid: ment mortar, sults as After thi of coarse gravel ¢ feet in thicknes ford 1 iaid in ce- drainage 1 from frost. The spa en the wail and the embankiment is th by grading down Up to the close of the ‘seal ne 1895, the 05 linear fe of wall, Reservoir Guth » had been ¥, 1857, and comp! Th ture is by ember, 1801. of granite masonry, with wing walls of concrete, all rest on a foundation of s and grillaze and ts of six gate low low tide, and ten by a segmental whose is at the level of high ts openings are masonry pier In each opening are two m panned pring ng Tne Between the four feet thick. red lock gates opening into recesses in the piers. The gates Open on ebb tide and the tidai water which bas entered the reservoir on the flood tide to flow down the Washington channel. At the first turn of the flood tide the gates close automatically. The struc- ture was built within a cofferdam. The ferndations were very difficult, It being necessary to drive the piles to about sev- enty-five feet below low tide. Work Done During Past Fiscal Year. On June 30, 1895, the construction of the sea wall around the northeast shore of the tidal reservoir was in progress, 1,300 [near fect having been built. This work has been continued during the fiscal year. It has been don hired labor. The sea- son of 1895 proved a very favorable one for work of this character, and operations were continued without intermission until December 9, 1895, when the weather be- came too cold for laying cement and work on the upper part of the wall was suspend- ed for the season. At this date the wall had been completed on the northeast shore from the south end of the bathing beach to the reservoir outlet, on the southeas shore from the.reservoir outlet to the nea est practicable point to the site of the reservoir inlet and on the southwest shore for a distance of about 70) feet. During the winter of 1895-6 the construction of the lower section of the wall, from low tide to feet above low tide, which is of dry masonry, was continued. This work could only be done at low tide or at stages of the river near low tide. The winter proved unusually favorable for th’s kind of con- struction, while comparatively little _ ic fcrmed. Good progress was made, and on April 7, 1896, the lower section of ‘the wail had been laid around the remainder of the southwest shore, and on the northwest shore to the inlet of the smail tidal rese: voir. On April 7, 1896, the laying of ma sonry in cement mortar was sumed on the upper part of the wall, and on June 30, 1896, was still in progr At that date the wall along the southwest shore of the reservoir and a part of that on the north- west shore had heen completed. The length of wall finished in the reservoir during the fiscal year which ended June 30, 1896, was 5,410 linear feet. Work was resumed on the sea wall re- maining to be completed on the Virginia channel front of section 1 in March, 1806, and on June 30, 1836, was still in progress. The length of wall completed at this local- ity during the fiscal year was S00 linear feet, making a total during the year of 5,240 linear feet. On June 30, 1896, the total length of completed wall was 3: linear feet. Training Dike. On June 30, 1895, the extension “of the training dike on the right of the Virginia channel was in progress, and continued un- til August 10, 1895. During the fiscal year 1896 the dike was extended 190 feet, mak- ing the total length of the riprap dike 3,390 feet. The embankment portion of the dik is 2,385 feet long, making a total of 5,775 linear feet on June 80, 1896. In general, it may be said that the expen- iture of $2,030,320.83 up to June 30, 18% Gncluding liabilities outstanding at’ that date), resulted in the dredging of a chan- nel 20 feet deep and 550 feet wide through the bar above the Long bridge, and in re- storing the standard of 20-foot navigation by dredging after the shoaling resulting from various subsequent fresnets; in widen- ing the natural channel just below the Long bridge from 50 to 500 feet, with a depth of 20 feet; in dredging a channel 350 feet wide and 20 feet deep through the bar in the Virgnia channel near Giesboro’ Point; in dredging in the Washington channel a channel for navigation 20 feet deep and 400 feet wide from Long bridge to Giesboro’ Point; in dredging between the navigation channel and section 3 to the depth of 12 feet; in dredging the junction of the Washington and Virginia channels fo depths of from 12 to 20 feet; in dredging the tidal reservoir il acres) to a depth of about 8 feet; in the construction of the reservoir outlet, 82,645 linear feet of sea wall, 5,775 linear feet of training dike, and in the reclama- tion of 621 acres of land to heights of from 7 to 12 feet above low tide. During the fiscal year which ended June 80, 1806, the expenditure of $42,692.46 (in cluding outstanding liabilities) further re- sulted in the construction of 6240 Mnear feet of sea wall and the extension of t! training dike 190 feet. > © se Clearing. The rich and fertile soil of which the re- claimed area ts composed has induced a rapid and dense growth of vegetation. In the summer a large variety of weeds spring up and rapidly attain a height of six or eight feet, while the willow, not heretofore indigenous to this part of the river, has grown from seed dormant in the alluvial deposits which have been dredged from the river, covering several hundred acres. The dense growth has been a source of much difficulty in carrying on the various opera- tions of the improvement, and during the Past fiscal year a considerable part of the reclaimed area has been cleared up, chiefly where material was to be deposited unt der the contract for dredging. Maintenance. The improvement has now reached a stage where some attention needs to be given the maintenance and preservation of the reservation. The growth of weeds, willows and other trees, and underbrush, which, in the summer season, especial! render access to the various parts of the work quite difficult, should be cleared up each year, until the reservation is ready to be laid out, graded and sown with grass seed. Annual repairs will also be needed on the wall and reservoir gates. The proper police supervision of this ex- tensive area cf 62 es has also become a matter of import In order to pre- venit infractions of the law, trespa: 5 the reservation should be patrolled bx mounted police or watchmen, and it is recommended that annual provision be made for two watchmen. It is estimated that $5,000 will be required per annum for maintenance. Long Bridge. The Long bridge, across the Virginia channel, was fully described and the neccs- sity for its reconstruction was fully forth in the annual report for 1: which reference is respectfully de. Gn December 2 report e on th fon of this which ap; lation w recommended. Henefit to Commerce a The benefits to commer have been most Navigation. and naviga' Vessels of draught now eng in the coal tra from Georgetown were formerly unable to cross the bar in the Virginia channel. 'T increased depth able has de- crea: freight In the Washington depth has enabled dee; ught vessels cn- faged in the ice trace to reach the port, and freights while increas- ed width r ly facilitated the man- agement of steamers navigating the river. Ail of the coal ship, and most of the asphalt ived pass through the Virgi channel. The greater part of the ice re- cefved and all freights received by steam- come through the Washington channel. od and ice also go up the Anacos? s of work remaining to be com- as follows: The dredging of the ia channel and the raising of nder of the re quired height, reservoir, th the constr the completion right of the Long bridge. laimed area 10 the re- of the dredging e com] fon of the the t sea wail, iniet and of the training dike on the ginia channel above the > profitably ex- fiscal year ending ompletion of the pr report of ¢ of February 1S, h whose recommer made, make to the mg the rd 10 de ultimate use put the public of the Dis- this area should be ark purp LES. NATIONAL RIE Lieut. Evans win When the Court Dee Lieut. Geo. W. Evans of the fles, in a statement written to Th affa of Re ose onal Ri- arin om- t have the “ma- organiz: We regard to the propert the the dep published representing v7 and the “minority” of th both staten us are inisrep- has been,” he s: taken to court for an opinion as to what can or can- pot be done. I am willin wait for its decision and It, wish to correct th resentative of the majori will cheer whatever it ma the by . I, however, t of ‘the rep: in the repre- sentation he has made my posiiion on this question. I am not in favor of bonding the corporation, and never hay 1 am against the proposed lution of the Present corporation, an ys have been, and belleve that the same should stand incorporated in IS82, for twenty vntil the expiration of the I do not think that I vested right in the National Rifles’ property. 1 worked and labored hard for several years with other good members to hel» accumulate to build a home for the petually, and never thought, now think, that T to a share in the afcresaid pr : wish and hope has that it would continue the home erty of the National Rifics, and and any rizht © hot that of a few men who have lately formed a clese corporation, w I oppose nd in effect declared that it is their propcriy and not that of the National Riiles Company. However and whatever the result. may finally be, I am not one of those pes: s In the organization that believe that if th don’t go th y be, the } band, ce impaired er busines prostrated, or fail he ed, as heretofore, The company will sur HN this agit tion and continue to do business d old stand, and meet all i with that same degree of promptness as has alw been do We will not go in- to the ver, either. No finan- The ny is in althy condition, and will continue have had th treuples befors teen rs’ life, and have found a way to overcome them, t to determine the que: tion will not disrupt matters or injure one. jiners is no fight on hand among membe the has been stated, and whatever ion of the court may be I am sure that all will be satisfied and will go on and work as pleasantly and as harmoniously as heretefore for the welfare ond prospe ity of the National Rifles. We are not a house divided among ours:Ives. It is true we diffcr on th!s property question, but it is an honest, friendly diffirence. We are not the enemies of each other in the or- ganization. On the contrary we are all true and steadfast friends and compan- ions; and whatever the outcome of the property question, will continue to re- main friends, companions and soldiers. We re not tired of doing our duty, and. will continue to remain in active service. Iam probably the oldest member in the com- pany, but my age did not interfere with my taking a gun and going in the ran and participating in the great competitive drill at St. Louis last year, ror did I fail to drill or fall down in a faint on that memorable hot day in the competition. To be sure we will keep up our military tatus as an independent company, the National Rifles, and we will also maintain our National Guard company in good hape, and I will be in both for many years yet, I siacerely hope, performing ac- tive and faithful duty. The public can therefore be assured that we are not go- ing to break up or disband on account of the trouble that now confronts us. I have been to the front in all the affairs and fights of the National Rifles, from its or- sanization to date, and have not yet lost my courage. We will come out of this matter all right, and then I believe evel m\mber will ke satisfied and peace wiil reign.” —_>—__. Had a Razor. Carrying @ razor in her stocking was the charge against Kate Shreeves, colored, when she appeared in the Police Court to- day. “I didn’t have the razor in my stocking,” said Kate, “but I did clean the mud off my shoes with it.” “What were you going to do with the razor? “I was carrying it to Robert Brown, who owns it.” The court gontinued the case and sent tor Brown to give testimony. SS Left to His Wife. The will of the late Charles H. Ruoff, dated April 27 last, was filed this after- noon for probate. The entire estate of the deceased is left to his wife, Carrie L. Ruoff, who is named as executrix, without ‘bond, INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. NERS OF DEEDS. NTRY BOARD... COUNTRY REAL ESTATE. EXCURSION FINANCIAL . FOR? FOR FOR FoR FOR For FOR FoR FOR & RENT (Miscellaveous). RENT (Offices) RENT (Stor). SALE (Bicye SALE (Houses). LEGAL NOTICES. LOCAL M. AND ORGAN POYOMAC RIV RAILRUADS. os) Ln 0.8). » ms). Pare rarer err rer en re Re er Things in Satur- day*s Star, The following are a few of the many jal articles to appear in Saturday's big Star, which wll be found particularly en- tertaining: THE W: trated,. popular athletic organization of man-Americans. ‘GTON TURNERS (llus- A Ger AN IRISH LOVE STORY (ustrated). An interesting ch of real Irish life. By Madcline S. Bridges. SUMMER MILLINERY (llustrated). A Newport [etter about the latest styles in woman’s dri LI HUNG CHANG (Ilustrated). Interesting stories and gossip about the Bi k of Chira, who is expected to Visit the United States this fall. ANI Quaint s have ne! do. > OF REST (iiustrated). s in Curacao, where pe! her too little nor too much to Sterling He'lig describes in an intere letter the ple: ting res of an outing at Ver- THE THRONE OF THE THOUSAND TERRORS (ilustrated). A short ste by William Le Queux, au- ther of “Zoraida,” “Stolen Soul: FOUR GREAT EDITORS (illustrated). eley, Bennett, Weed and Raymond,who their day made 2nd unmade Presi- WAYS OF SMUGGLERS (ilustr: ingenious dev s the customs insp ted). s for outw MATTER OF CONTROL. The Star's correspondent at Honolulu tells how Hawaii regards the St. Louis platform. SPORTING WARDROBE, The great variety in bathing, bicycling, boating and yachting costumes. A SUMMER PASTIME. ‘The pleesure and instruction to be deriv- ed from amateur entomology. PLAY OF LIGHTNING. Why there is greater danger from thun- derbolts in the country than in the city. TWO CONVENTIONS. What may be done when the populists and silver men meet at St. Louis next week. THE WORLD OF SPORT. A page or more of the latest news and gossip about base ball and other out- aoor games. Fred Boswell and C colered boys, went over to the ‘bathing beach yesterday, but as they did not care to remain in the water very long, they went over in the weeds and thought th would enjoy a game of crap. Clarence Ly- ns had the bones, but he said they did not Lelong to him. They belong to his brother, he aad the latter gave them to him to leave in the house, but instead of doing so he put them in his pocket and went to the beach. “I caught them in the game,” said a po- liceman, “and thought I'd bring them to court, because of the trouble I have about the beach with crap shooter: Before being arres but Lyens said: I ain't goia’.’ He then me loud and troublesome. Judge Miller told him that he must not expect to hold court on the street, and fined him $3 or nine days. erage Not Released. A youag man named Walter Hyer ap- peared in the Police Court this morning under the name of Walter Smith, on a charge of drunk and disorderly. His plea was guilty. Last night, while under the in- fluence of liquor, he gave his mother and father considerable trouble. This morning he had recovered trom the effects of his over indulgence in spirits, and his father asked the court to release him. This the court refused to do, because his bad con- duct had been more serious than the ordi- nary case of street disorder, and a fine of $10 was impose a Divorce Allowed. Judge Hagner today signed a decree divorcing Laura M. Lee from Oliver B. Lee, “because of his cruel treatment of her, en- dangering her life and health.” The com- plainant’s maiden name, Laura M. Horne, is restored to her, and she is granted leave to apply hereafter for an allowance for ali- mony and counsel fees. The defendant is ordered to pay the costs of the suit. Because of desertion on the part of the husband, Bertie S. Conrad was today di- vorced from Jeremiah H. Conrad. Tie de- cree, which was also signed by Judge Hag- ner, reserves to Mrs. Conrad the right to hereafter apply for an allowance of ali- mony and counsel fees. The defendant is ordered to pay the costs of the suit. ———__ To Set Aside a Deed. A bill in equity to set aside the deeds of part of lot 5, square 283, was today filed by August Meier against Maria Piepenbring, Edward Piepenbring, Charles Schnebel and Edward H. Thomas. “Misstatements, de- ceit, undue influence and fraud” in a real estate transaction are charged by the com- plainant in his bill against the defendants. ———__ Lawrence Sands of Columbia Heights complained to the police this morning that a silver-mounted double set of harness was stolen from his stable on Wednesday night. rence Lyon, small ys Were quiet, ain’t done nothin’, and _FINANCIAL. $2.50 Rents a Box fov one year. $2.00 Rents a Storage Room for one month. Washington Safe Deposit Co. 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Lewis Mundbeiu, “Before beginning my lecture,” remarked the . professor, “I will, in order to more fully establish the influence of handwriting upon character, ask some gentleman in the audience to come forward and give a sam- ple of his penmanship.” A pale young man with short hair arose and stepped to the platform. Seizing the pen he hastily dashed down a sentence or two and then returned to his seat xcellent,” remarked the professor, as he surveyed the m work. “This writ- ing shows the advantage of acquiring a fixed style. I do suppose the man who T nship if he It shows wrote this could practiced a mo: an adherence to established pri swerving directness of yp moral code, an aspiratic ; ssify it a of conscience and comm speak. It’s the style of wri Cromwell might have affected I inquire busines the young man hoarsely. “I've j a term in the pen for forging ch ecks.