Evening Star Newspaper, August 15, 1896, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 1898—-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES BAD SWEEPING DONE outfit, save Jn @ ‘word was passed to the machines te turn performances along a on O street between 12th and The sum total of last night's observation that the sprinkling is inadequate, the Sweeping indifferent, and the but fair. The contract 1s distin:tly vio- lated in the matter of hours, and the streets, after all, are not cleaned. ‘The Net Result This Morning. Not content with their observations made in the dark, by the insufficient illumination of the street lamps, the reporters turned out ag:uin early this morning, before the general traffic of the day had begun, to see ‘what the net result of the night's efforts had been. sins 2 eatenoes found to v4 een merely rmeari wntle manure had been caked and left spattered over the streets instead of having been re- moved. In the full daylight there appeared great Stretches wheres the machines had rolled up the dirt, and it had been left in heaps and ridges, untouched by the gutter forces. Eleventh street, particularly, was left very dirty in some places. In short, the work of the night had been done with about 50 per cent of efficiency. The morning observations, too, served to show that although the work was started last night two and a half hours before the scheduled time, it was not finished in some Places by 6 o'clock, the hour stipulated in the contract as the limit of operations. On several of the most tmportant streets the machines were still rolling up their clouds WARRENTON HUNT CLUB. Orleans, who is a prominert figure in Uni- versity of Virginia athletics; Col. Joseph A. Rice of Washington, Mrs. Capt. Chas. Ayres of the army, Mr. Duff Green of Fredericksburg, Mr. Duff Green of Fred- ericksburg, Mrs. General ee Soy arrington, Mrs. P. of e y: Mrs. E. E. Meredith of Manassas and Messrs. Fugitt, Farnham, Waters and other members of the Columbia Athletic ‘Club, who have arranged to play the War- renton Club two games of ball this RACESAT WARRENTON Good Sport by the Gentlemen Riders. | the street, and to its A SUCCESSFUL AND PLEASANT MEET Brilliant Scene Enjoyed by a Fash- ionable Crowd. VIRGINIA GAY AS OF OLD Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. WARRENTON, Va., August 14, 1896. Race week has been filled with pleasant events, and the town presents an animated appearance, crowded as it is with pretty girls and votaries of the chase from all parts of the country. The tournament at the Springs Tuesday drew an immense throng of people. The scene recalled the palmy days of the Fauquier White, when it enjoyed the prestige of being one of the most popular resorts in Virginia. Mr. J. A. C. Keith, a nephew of Judge James Keith of the court of appeals, was the orator of the day. Mr. O. F. Ruffner, the Knight of Fauquier, was successful in the tourney, and chose Miss Wrenschall of Baltimore as queen, who was crowned at Mr. Barclay Beva! the ball which followed in the evening by Mr. Thomas Ridgway, also of Baltimore. ‘The Warrenton Hunt Club's races, which ‘were run at the track near town yesterday, were attended by a large crowd of society and sporting people, and were pronounced the most successful held here for many years. The course Is beautifully located in a@n open vale,which ts surrounded by a range of verdant hills, with a view of Warrenton on one side and the mountains in the dis- tance forming a lovely background. The gzand stand was a bouguet of pretty faces. ‘The groups of ladies, in their fresh toilets the prancing horses, ooking traps, and quatat rural types presented an attractive and titeresting pic- ture to the observer who was not engrossed in the betting ring. There were six events on the card, which resulted as follows: First race, three-fourths of a mfle.—Mr. James K. Maddux's Boonton, ridden by owner; Gipsy, second. Second race, one and one-half miles, over six hurdles.—The Rat, ridden by its owner, Mr. Ernest Hayes, first: Mr. Charles Hur- kamp’s Princeton, second. ‘Third race, called the Farmers’, five fur- longs, was won by Mr. Ishab Keith's Dia- mond, with Mr. Cockerill up, Unknown run- ning second. There was a field of thirteen cracks. Fourth race, five furlongs, was won by Mr. Buckner’s May Win, Alice M. gettiag the place after a close contest. The fifth race, one and one-eighth miles, Mr. Maddux won with his beautiful chest- nut Florimor, giving the spectators in the grand stand a circus finish, with Dare Devil et his girths. The sixth race, a steeplechase of two and a half miles, was a disapointment, as “Kaiser,” the favorite, stumbled at one of Mr. John S. Gaines on Chance. the jumps and threw his rider, Mr. Ernest Hayes, dragging him several feet and kick- ing him in the head. Had not Mr. Hayes’ reins snapped he would have ed his mount and won with ease. “Kaiser,” ex- cited the admiration of the crowd by jumping over the track rail, and, after get- ting mixed up with a barb wire, clearing several fences in the adjoining meadows and finally cantering up a steep spur of the Blue Ridge. “Jack of Sparies,” ridden by Mr. Hugh Thompson, had the course after this all to himself, as Sam D. re- fused the first jump, and the winner proved himself a graceful hurdler. ‘Mr. John D. Hooe, master of hounds; Mr. Ashley Cooper, Mr. Charles W. Smith and Mr. F. J. Carter, the sporting writer chmond Times, were the judges of the jeeting. The starters were Mr. John Barnard, fermerly of Rockaway Club, and Mr. Cecil Landale of New York. Among the strangers who witnessed the sport were: Mr. David D. Porter of trict bunting circles; Mr. William H. West and Wilson K. Levering of the Elkridge Hust Club, Mr. Frank McCobb of New week. King Horse. The horse is king im this beautiful hill region, and the cross-country rider has an atmosphere about his personality. which is even more captivating to the fair sex than the brass buttons of either West Point or Annapolis. The Hunt Club is & comparatively recent institution here, but it has made such rapid progress and has been so successful in all its ventures, whether financial or soefal, that !t has be- come the most attractive feature of the community, and kas promoted the best interests of both the town end rural popu- lation. Mr. Maddux has the most expensive hunt- ing establishment in this vicinity. He is an authority on hunting stock, and always has under training a number of superb thoroughbred, He enjoys 2 wide reputa- tion as a rider, and never acquitted him- self so handsomely as yesterday, when his two wins made him the target of much ad- ulation. Mr. Barclay Beran, a young Englishman, who as master of hounds last season cut out the stiffest work any body of hunters ever attempted to negotiate in this section, is one of the club's prominent members, and as a gentleman rider to the hounds has few equals anywhere. He has an expert knowledge of the science and mysteries of the chase, and his power over animals, es- pecially rebellious horses, is remarkable. Mr. Beran is a hospitable host, and has an attractive home and fine stables on the out- skirts of Warrenton. Mr. John 8. Gaines, the popular young banker of Warrenton, has in his stables at present one of the heaviest weight hunters in this neighborhood, which he has named “Chance.” He is a fine-looking chestnut, by Lord Marmion out of a dam that is bet- ter than three-quarters bred, stands six- teen hands one inch, weighs 1,200) pounds, aged six years, and has carried 250 pounds across country to hounds. The hunt german tonight promises to be the largest and most brillant social func- tion of the summer, and will be attended by a large number of Washingtonians. ——. HINTS FOR WHEELMEN. Some Things That Should Be Observ- ed by the Cyclists. Sce that you ride like a human being, and not like a monkey. See that your lamp is in good condition, with plenty of oll, before leaving for a | spin after dark. See that you scorch less on the asphalt than you do on country roads, where no one will be so apt to see you. See that your tires are well inflated be- | fore starting out on a ride. See that you do not scare pedestrians by ringing your bell when close upon them. The bell is not used for that purpose. See that you carry your repair kit when you start out on a country run. Remem- ber, there are no repair sheps in the back- woods. See that you use the right side of the street, and reduce to a minimum the pos- sibility of a collision. . See that you do not ride so close to a street car as to be unable to turn out of the way when a passenger jumps off. See that you do not attempt to ride on the business streets during busy hours un- til you know how to handle a wheel prop- erly. See that you do not take a young lady rider out for a spin who has just learned how to ride until you can ride good your- self. See that you do not overtax your capa- bilities by riding too far at one time. See that you acquire a steady gait. It is better, much so, than an intermittent d. speed. See that you do not attempt to coast down an_unknown hill with a brakeless wheel. Green mounds in many cemeteries are silent monuments of this folly. See that you learn to back pedal, so as to be able to stop your wheel in short or- der. See that you know how to mount and dismount in a graceful menner, and to ride properly, and you will get all enjoy- ment out of a wheel. See that you are not rash enough to ride between moving street cars, just to show people what a fool you are or how good you can ride. There are other places for riding exhibitions. See that you do not violate the police regulations regarding bicycles, and you need not fear the bicycle police. —_—_—____ NATIONAL CIROLIT MEET. ‘The Lecal Races Will Be Held Oc- tober 16 and 17. The national circuit meet will be held in this city on the 16th and 17th of October, and as that closes the date of the circult, a wind-up of the season, as It were, some ex- cellent racing is expected. Before the races, however, a guarantee fund has to be put up, to make sure of the prizes and other incidentals of the race, and also the preliminary advertising of the races. For this cause between $1,500 and $2,500 is needed, and the money will have to be raised before the meet. With this in view the following self-explanatory circular has been issued: The International Athletic ‘Dear Sir: ark and Amusement Company holds a nection for a national circuit meet for ttober 16 and 17. As this is ‘the last meet £ the circuit, it is probable that a large fit of entrants can be obtained, including .} ll the fast men. We are sure that you will with us that the ‘national capital should make this meet a grand event, as 4g surely can if you will join with us in our effarts. Are you willing to assist in creat- ing a guarantee fund, to the end that a good list of prizes can be offered as an in- Gucement to the racers from other sections to visit us and compete? Will you kindly inform me at your earliest convenience if you will contribute to this proposed guar- antee fund, and about how much. It 1s Proposed to do this in such a manner that if there be profits you will share in the same.” This circular ts signed by the secretary and menager of thc company, Mr. W. 8. McKean. While the circulars have been printed, they will not be sent out until after the meet of the Arlington Wheelmen, on the 224 instant. deal: ers, the hotels and many other places will be sent a copy, the aim being to secure con- tributions from those most likely to reap yenefits from the meet. It is a novel idea to conduct the contributions on the co- operative plan, and, without a doubt, the meet will net sufficient funds so as to ieave &@ good profit to those who contribute t, affair. eons ———— What She Wanted. ‘From Puck. Dealer (dubiously)—“Y-e-e-s!_ This ham- mock will hold two, but tt would be aw- fully clese wor! Maiden (quickly)—“T'll take it, pleave>” _ of dust as late as 6:20 o'clock, the asphalt having been dried for hours, after the mis- erably i.adequat« sprinkling by the carts. In short, the contract was smashed into smithereens last night, whereas the rain the night before had given the contractor his best opportuntty for Pearly a month to show what work he could do. The test ap- plied by The Star was a fair one and the observations covered all stages of the work. The Specifications. In his contract the contractor subscribes to the following conditions under the head “Manner of Cleaning:” “The streets will be cleaned in the follow- ing manner: Each street will be first sprinkled by a watering cart to lay the dust; the sprinkler will be folfowed imme- diately by the sweeping machines, which’ will sweep from the center of the streets to the gutters on each side; the sweepings will be collected at once into heaps and then removed in carts. “Sufficient water to be used in sprin- Kling to prevent the raising of dust in sweeping. The contractor will see that no sSweepings are thrown into traps or drops, and will remove from the mouths or throats thereof any material lying therein. Should any sweepings be thrown upon the side- walks they must be removed by the con- tractor. “The daily sweeping must be done be- tween the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. in the summer and 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. in the winter. The sweepings must be remov- ed from the streets within two hours from the time of sweeping. In special cases the Commissioners may direct such a variation from these hours as in their judgment shall be advisable. “Should the work of sweeping or remov- ing sweepings be necessarily delayed or suspended the time lost may be allowed in addition to the hours fixed in the preced- ing paragraph, but the Commissioners shall be the sole judge as to the necessity of such delay or suspension, and their deci- sion thereon shall be final. “While work is in progress loud talking on the part of employes and unnecessary noises of ell kinds are prohibited. Such disturbances will be suppressed ‘by the po- lice, but the contractors will be held re- sponsible for the enforcement of this speci- fication. “The sweepings will be the property of the contractor. They may be temporarily deposited at such points as with the ap- proval of the Commissioners he may select, but they shall not remain in such tempor- ary dumping grounds for a longer period than forty-eight hours, and nothing in this contract shall be ‘held to give the con- tractor the right to violate the health or- dinances of the Distriet pf Columbia. “The sweepings must include everything’ in the nature of dirt, refuse, ashes, etc., which may be found upon the carriage- ways. Ashes, refuse, etc., are placed on the streets in violation of the city ordinances, and parties so placing them are liable to punishment for so doing. The District au- thorities will use every reasonable endeavor to prevent such deposits, but the contractor must accept the risk of removing all such refuse as may be found on the streets. “No payment will be made for any work wherein strict compliance with the above Provisions is not observed. “Under the head of general stipulations the District reserves the right to suspend the contractor from the work for failure to commence the same at the time specified, and the cor.tractor ts also required to be Prepared to do any extra work that ordered. sree Some Specific Cases. But now a few remarks as to specific ob- fervations. Work was begun on the upper streets of the section lying between 9th, i4th, F streets and Florida avenue, a few minutes after 7:30 o'clock. Notes were tak- en first on U street. The middle of the strect was fairly well watered, but the gutters were dry. The machines raised a ‘dust cloud that was plainly observable as the electric cars whirled by. Thirteenth street received peculiar treat- tment. A single horse sprinkling cart went along on a trot, some of the time with both nozzles playing; sometimes, and more frequently, with but one in operation. The Cert was turned into 8 street to run up to 14th and make a feint of complying with the specifications. Meanwhile along came another one-horse cart down 18th, casually endeavoring to fill the arid spots left by the first one. As it passed over the line of 3 street the dominating trait of the street sprinkler was demonstrated. The driver banged down his valve and shut off the stream as he went over the middle of the street, for he saw a few drops of water on the pave. He would rather perish than do double work, and the result was that by thus saving perhaps three quarts of water he kept the entire middle of the intersection from being more than moistened over one- fiftieth of tts surface On 12th street the middle-of-the-road pol- Jey was carried out to the letter. On one side of the street there was a space of five feet that had not felt the least moisture since the rain fell the night before, while on the other side there was a dry strip eight feet wide, this condition extending certain- ly from Q to R street and apparently all the way down that thoroughfare. Aria Regtens, Not only this, but 12th street between R and S streets was swept absolutely dry except for a strip about eight feet wide in the middle of the asphalt. The same thing was true on § street between lith and 12th. By 8:15 o'clock every part of the work had been done at the corner of 10th and S streets. The entire battery of sprinklers, machines, gutter men and carts had gone by, having gained just an hour and forty- five minutes on the Commissioners. On 19th street between S and T streets fifteen of the thirty feet of width was ab- solutely innocent of moisture, and thus half of that street had been swept dry. A worse case was found by actual measurement on R street between 10th and 11th, where there were eighteen feet of dry asphalt to ten of moistened surface. But there was one casis of wetness ob- served im this district, the block between 10th and 1ith, on Q, where the asphalt was really and truly dampened to the point of a clean sweeving and a degree of resultant comfort to the neighboring inhabitants, On Eleventh Street. Eleventh street is paved in: the upper stretch with Belglan blocks. The sprink- lers hed been yery shy of moistening these stones, for within fifteen minutes after they had passed ard the entire work had been done, it being then nearly two hours ahead of the legal hour for sweeping at all, the street rad dried so that the dirt between the stoues was like powder, and could be picked out with a lead pencil and blown away with a faint puff. ‘The street had been badly swept in the bargain. There were places where light deaves had been left wntouched iby the ma- ané heA been hurried over by the ‘men, white tm the middle of the ii atreet, between'N a0 © streets, there was cne ridge of dirt relied up forty feet in jength by and ter beyond the jurisdiction of the utter force. That ridge of dirt 1s doybtless there at this ‘hour, & jolesomeness of appearance. ding to the unwhi untidy At th ef 1th street and dew York avenue, the worl ‘ik having ¢beu Pix:: point, wes e greatly decorating the etrect, left there particular ¢: wes greatly Fefinements Te ast, however dt for cleanliness. iy of Water. There was an-instance of economical | sprinkling on 12th street between New York avenue and Mf street, a short stretch, but probably typical of the spaces above and below. A two-horse sprinkler came along at @ merry trot. This machine is designed to cover two-thirds of the aver- age street, and to give a perfect service 4f used twice on: the same .horoughfare. It kept to the middie of the road like a goed populist would have done, and did a fair bit of sprinkling, though ‘eaving a dry area of about.five feet on either side. Im that particular section of the street, where the moisture is greatly needed, the gutter, where the gallant wielders of the broom’ most do oongregate, and whenee arises the major part cf the choking dust that always marks the furniture of the unhappy taxpayers the morning after “sweeping night.” This selfsame sprinkler performed a pe- culiar feat on H street between 13th and 1ith—and perhaps further east—that excited the admiration of the following reporter. The cart went up the north side of H from 12th to 13th, having just refilled the tank. Turning at 18th, it came back idle, while a one-horse cart went along and dabbled a Nittle spray on the south side, the two carts thus giving @ fair piece of work on half of the street. At 12th the ene-horse cart ‘turned over to the north side and the fol- lowing two-harse arrangement took the south side. The reporter expected to find the situation reversed, but to h's astonish- ment he found that the two-horse appar- atus, though it had only used water from a full cart on a single square, was doing Jess execution than the presumably more empty one-horse cart, while the whole amount of moisture en the block between 40th and llth streets would not have drowned a mouse. Wretched Work on F Street. F street, that great artery that is used so incessantly, was swept at 9:15 o'clock, three-quarters of an hour before the time for beginning. From 13th street to 15th the street was so inadequately sprinkled that doubtless Contractor Daggett would have acknowledged the fact had he been present. There was a stretch down each side of the car tracks between 13th and 14th, and in the middle of the street be- tween ldth und 15th, about ten feet in all, where the moisture was sufficient to leave a mark after the sweepers had passed, while two of the machines worked on ab- solutely dry asphalt, on which not even a drop of water had fallen. There was no pretense of sprinkling with more than a single-horse cart that went up and down in the middle of the street. This was the most flagrant case of indifferent sprinkling noticed in this section, and, oddly enough, dt occurred in the center of the business section. Massachasetis and New Jersey Aves. Economy in the use of water was con- spicuously in evidence on New Jersey ave- nue below H street. All of twelve fect on each side of the avenue were neglected by the sprinkler. Those twenty-four feet of dry asphalt were wept, though, and as a result there was free and unlimited circul: tion of hot, penetrating dust in that vicint- ty at anywhees 945 to 9:30 o'clock, much to the disdipfort of people who were Oe sitting around a! ting to enjoy the cool evening. Ss All of Massa ts avenue from 7th street west to f treet east was testi- mony to worsez#han carelessness on the pert of those who are responsible for the character of the sweeping. Fully eight feet on each side of: the avenue were un- sprinkled, and whet the sweepers came aiong they left the ;dirt in a long, wavy, thread-like line four or five feet trom the curb. Careful ingpettion on Massachusetts avenue at about sunrise this morning showed that here and there fair sweeping had been done, but nowhere could the work be called good. The dirt had simply veen smeared over the surface by the light brooms, and especially was this evident on the avenue frong Ist street northeast in an easterly directicA; it was easily possible to ‘S€e where the syrface had been sprirkied the night Sesarp there were smeared stripes running longitudinally where the brooms had disturbed the wet dirt, while the unsprinkled stripes were lighter of hue, but no cleaner than were the dark ones. The broom men need hardly have troubled to promenade along either the north or south sides of the avenue from 6th to 11th streets; they did not pick up more than 20 per cent of the little dirt that the sweepers had failed to smear over the surface. Near Jowa Circle. It was yet twilight, or, to be more pre- cise, just 7:30 o'clock when a reporter wheeled out 13th street northwest and found that the northern extremity of that thorougifare for several blocks had then been sprinkled, so-called, and that a solitary cart had begun its night’s labor. Citizens were just beginning to make their appear- ance on front porches and in the yards for the apparent purpose of enjoying the cool of the evening, when the dust stirrers start- ed in to rapidly render the neighborhood uncomfortable. The conclusion was natur- ally that had the condition of things been as they were before the heavy rain of the evening before the sweeping at that hour would have been intolerable, and perhaps would have compelled the fresh-air-seeking householders io return indoors and to close the windows of their residences in self-de- fense. At thirteen minutes after 8 o'clock 13th street had been more or léss sprinkled as far south as O street, including the road- way about Iowa Circle. ‘The sprinkling might be termed “shy,” and in places, es- pecially around the circle, several areas of asphalt of considerable dimensions escaped moistening as thoroughly as though pro- tected by an awning. At exactly twenty minutes after 8 o'elock 13th street and Iowa Circle, as far south as the point mentioned, had been treated to a brushing, and the work of the sweepers, so far as that length of highway was concerned, was at an end for the evening. At 8:45 o'clock, one hour and a quarter before the authorized hour of starting, 13th street and K street had been covered, in more senses than one, and a start had been made toward sprinkling H street. Testing the Sprinklers. As @ test of the manner in which this werk was done the reporter seated himself on the curbing and extended his feet as far as possible toward the center of the street as the sprinkler passed, but the water “never teched him.” The omis- sion, however, did not phase the sweepers in the least. They swept right over the dry spots an@ the dust relled on. Accord- ing to their way of thinking, the men em- ployed by the contractor had completed their duties and departed from the terri- tory referred to shortly after 9 o'clock. Soon after daylight this ‘merning, before there had been ptactically any travel over the streets of tha'éify, an excellent oppor- turity was afforded™to examine and pass upon the work Of the sweepers. Begin- ning near the northern extremity of 13th street a wide sfedy, that would attract the attention. ofa passers, marked the entire west half of the roadway in an un- broken stretch for several squares. In- stead of being swept-clean the greater por- tion of the as; was covered with coarse and visitié @pst, so thickly spread that it looked as fhough it might have been sifted on the The reporter's Dicycle wheels leftgp olear track in this lure, instead of being been distributed over padway, ® by 50 feet, ele, had ‘been totally ne- ers, while on 18th Street, just nor@ of M street, a particu- larly filthy spot fad=also been avoided. Vermont. avenNe between K street and Thomas Circle, a‘ wide thoroughfare, on which are located many handsome resi- dences, was not visited by the forces of the sweeping contractor until this morn- ing. The appearance of the asphalt would ‘probably have been more pleasing to the eye the machines not passed over it. ‘This stretch had been very sparingly sprin- kled, and the manure was caked almost without break over the entire area. At the cerners ef. Vermont avenue and K street the machines had made wide de- ‘tours, and thereby left untouched constd- erable territory. *_Merning Observations. At 6 o'clock, when houses were being ‘openeé, ‘anf, according to the cortract, the the surface. A stretch of north of Towa G.ected by the it sweeping shéuld heve reached aa end, but one-half of K street from 14th to 17th Btreets had received attention, but, then, it was a toss-up as to which sife was in the ‘better shape, thet which had been ‘swept or that which had mot. At 6:20 | a kK ‘been refioved. Along Hf street n | llth and 12th streets the emearing end was espectafly no’ and on H street between 13th and 14th streets dirt was thick along both sides, one stretch extending fully fifteen feet from the curb. the city- instance, on K street, I street, idth amd 15th streets—up to about 6:20 o'clock this morning. Every few feet it was noted that the brushes failed to re- move even the light leaves of trees that were strewn about. Another Gromp of Dirty Streets. ‘The work of sprinkling and sweeping both 11th and 10th streets was commenced befare § o'clock p.m. The schedule called for the sweeping of the two streets from New York avenue to Florida avenue. From © street to Florida avenue the sprinkling was done in anything but a satisfactory manner, practically only the middle ef the roadway being touched by the water, and even then large spaces being untouched. ‘The same was true in a great measure of Oth street, which was swept from Mount Vernon Place to Florida avenue, much more water seeming to be thrown between the railroad tracks than elaewhere. The nearer the outskirts of the city were reached the less water was used. Partic- ularly was this true of 10th street, north of R —— le sweeping m chines are supposed to follow immediately after the sprinkling carts, but in several instances the water had nearly dried up before the sw: ied came along, so that-great clouds of dust, attended by exceedingly unpleasant odors, resulted from the sweeping. It was ex- ceedingly rare to find that the sprink- Ung was done up to the curbing, in about every instance two or three feet in- tervening between the sprinkled space and the curbing. The sweeping machines in- variably neglected this space, too, the re- sult being when the men with the brooms and koes came along that another cloud of dust wes raised. ‘The sweeping on 10th and 11th streets was far from satisfactory, first the ma- chines leaving great patches of manure on the streets in a caked and hard state, the brooms apparently being too light or too high to be effective. Then the men with brooms and hees left in very many in- Stances scraps and piles of leaves, dirt and other refuse, particularly between the piles made for the carts which carried away the rubbish and dirt. This was not only ap- parent last evening in the gaslight, but was more observable, of course, early this morning, when daylight made more em- Phatic the careless and negligent manner in which the work was done. All this was particularly true ef 10th and 11th streets, 9th street being mone carefully done. In fact, 9th street showed the best results in this section, but the work was commenced before 9 o'clock. Work on 7th street was commenced between 9 and 9:30. On that Street the sprinkling was nearly as bad as on 10th and ith streets, although the sweeping was slightly better. On all the four streets, however, an examination early this morning conclusively showed inferior work, carelessness and haste being partic- ularly observable. Om Capitel Hill. One of the reportorial routes laid out for the evening included the crest of Cap- ito Hill and a section of the southeast ter- ritory, comprising 1st street, East Capitol strect, 8th and 11th. The work was begun there before 10 o'clock. 1st street east,from B north to B south, is peved roughly with poor asphalt. The sprinkling was started before time and was fair, but the sweep- ing was miserable. Not only did the ma- chines fail to accumulate all the dirt in the gutters, but the gutter force itself Cid ite work poorly,with the result that the street was left in an uncleanly condition after the work had been finished. East Capitol street was not dirty before the sweeping, so that the work was not difficult, yet after the broom force had passed through the gutters there was a good deal of dirt left, and the street pre- sented an even more untidy appearance subsequent to the job than il did before. On 8th street south below Pennsy! nia avenue the center of the street was not even touched by the machin>s, and the uneven asphalt, the car tracks and the curb were very badly swept. The sprink- ling in this territory was indifferent. As a contrast to the prevailing conditions as to sprinkling too much water was used cn llth street south from East Capitol street to the bridge, and in the majority of instances the pavement was merely smear- ed. Occasionally a spot could be found by the reporter where the sweeping was all right. Except on Ist street, as mentioned, the work in this part of the city was done af- ter 10 o’cleck, and in that particular at least the contract was not violated. Friday's Schedule. The official schedule furnished by the District authorities to the sweepers for Friday night's work is here given, the streets named under the caption “Three Times a Week” are swept two other nigh:s than Friday in each week, those under the line “‘I'wice a Week” recetve attention one other night, and those marked “Once a Week” are swept only Friday night: Swept Datly. Fifth street west from D street north to New York avenue; 6th strect west from Mis- souri avenue to New York avenue; 7th street west from B street north to Mt. Vernon Square; Sth street west from C street north to F street north; 9th street west from B street north to Mt. Vernon Square; 10th street west. from B street north to New York avenue; lith street west from Penn- sylvania avenue to New York avenue; 12th street west from Peynsylvania avenue to New York avenue; 13th street west from B street north to New York avenue: 14th street west from B street north to Thomas Circle; 15th street west from Pennsylvania avenue, including west side, to McPherson Square, K street; 15% and 16% streets west to H street north, combined; 16th street west from H street north to K street north; lith street east and west from E_ street north to K street north; B street north from Cth street west to 7th street west; C street nerth from New Jersey avenue to &th street west; D street north from 5th street west to 10th street west: E street north from sth street west to Pennsylvania avenue; F street north from Sth street west to 15th street west; G street north from Sth street west to 15th street west; G street north from 17th street west to 22d street west; H street north from 9th street west to 19th street west; I street north from 14th street west to 18th street west; K strect north from 9th street west to 18th street west; Connecticut avenue from H street north to Dupont Circle; Indiana avenue from 2d street west to D street west; Louisiana avenue from 5th street west to 10th street west: New Jersey avenue from B street north to D street north; New York avenue from 9th street west to 15th street west, inciuding the triangle at 13th; Vermont avenue from H street north to Thomas Circle: hack stand intersection 7th and C streets northwest, Dupont Circle, Iowa Circle and Thomas Trom 9th street west to Scott Square; O reet north from 9th street west to Ver- avente, from i5th to 17th street west; P street morth from 9th street west to 14th sireet west; Q street portly from 9th street west to 14th streat weét;R street north from 8th street 10 14th street west; 8 street morth from Mp street west to 14th street west; T street-north from 9th street Best to léth street west: U street north from 9th street west to isth street west; A street north from. ist street east to 9th street east; A street south from 24 street street south from Ist street west to te street east; D street south from South Capitel street to Pennsylvania avenue, west side, to Pennsylvania avenue to 9th street east; E street north from 4th street west to 4th street east; F street north from 4th street west to 3d street east; G street north from 5th street west to ist street east; Dela- ‘ware avenue from B street north to C etreet worth; Massachusetts avenue from 7th street west to 11th street east; New Jersey avenue from D eet north, south side, to H street north; North Capitol street from B street north to C street north from north aside of D street north to north side of O street north. Once a Week. First street east from E street south to B street south, to B street north to F street worth; 2d street cast from D street south to H street north; 4th street east from D street north to North Carolina avenue, south side; 4th street east from H strest north, to K street north; Gth street east from D street north to Virginia avenue; Sth street east from East Capito! street to Maryland avenue; 10th street east from H street north to Maryland avenue; 10th street east from H street north to Mary- land avenue; 13th street east from Emmer- scn street to Maryland avenue. D street north from Delaware avenpe to Massachusetts avenue; E street south from Scuth Capitol to 34 street east to Penn- sylvania avenue to 13th street east; G street south from 11th street east to 18th strect DESCRIBED BY SYMPTOMS Do You Suffer From Sickness or Deafness? YOUR CASE CAN BE CURED ‘The Which nabled Doctors MeCoy and Cowden to De- scribe Disensed Conditions Has Com- tributed to Their Superb Mastery Over Them. HOSTS OF PEOPLE SUFFER FROM THE VA- RIOUS MALIGNANT POISONS IN THEIR BLOOD, WHICH PRODUCE OR RESULT FROM CA- TARR. MASY OTHER PERSONS SUPTER FROM NERVOUS DISEASES, LIVER DISEASES, KIDNEY DISE*SES AND SKIN DISEASES, AS THE RESULT OF IRRITATING CRYSTAL Pal- SONS IN THE BLOOD. A MAJORITY OF SUCH SUFFERERS CO NOT HAVE A DEFINITE UN- DERSTANDING OF THE NATURE OF THEI AFFLICTION. THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS HAVE BEEN ARRANGED BY DOCTOR McOoT TO EXABLE SUFFERERS TO UNDERSTAXD JUST WHAT IT 18 THAT AILS THEM. AL THOUGH WRITTEX AND COPYRIGHTED BY HIM, THEY PAVE REEN EXTENSIVELY COPIED BY OTHER CONCERNS WITHOUT HIS AU- THORITY. THE PROPER COURSE OF THOSE AFFLICTED 18 THIS: READ THESE SYMP TOMS CAREFULLY OVER; MARK THOSE THAT APPLY TO YOUR CASE, AND BRING THIS WITH YOU TO DOCTORS McOOY AXD COWDEX, IF YOU LIVE AWAY FROM THE CITY, SEND THIS BY MAIL AND ASK POR HOME TREAT- MENT. east; M strect north from North Capitol aes street to 2d street east. Dis! Brightwood avenue from Florida avenue EASE OF HEAD AND THROAT to Wallach street; New Jersey avenue from as B street south to E street south; North throat become dis- Carolina avenue fram 3d street east to 11th street east; South Carolina avenue from 4th street east, east side, to 7th street east, west aide. Arthur place from Ist and New Jersey avenue to B and C streets north; California street from Ist and 2d streets east to E and ‘arroll street from Ist and B and C streeis south; Defrecs street from North Capitol street to Ist street west; Emmerson street from 13th street east to 1éth street east; Myrtle street from Ist street east to North Capitol street; Lincoln Square, north side, from llth street east to 13th street east. “Is the voice busky Y = Do you spit ap slim “Do you acho all over?" Do Yon snore at might?” Do ‘you vlow out. scabs?" 1s the none stepped up? Does your nose discharge’ nwe itch and Is there pain in front “Is there paiu across t Is there tickling fut 2 Is your sense of smell 1+ og +3 you hawk to th =e is the throat dry in the morning? WHIST. Are you loctug Sour seme of Lust a Do you sleep with the mouth open?” Notwithstanding the extreme heat, six- Does your nose stop up toward night? teen persons played sixteen hands, compass whist, at the Capital Bicycle Club last Sat- urday evening, the scores being as follows: DISEASE OF THE EARS. N&S. E.& w.| _Deatne “troubles result Parrick and Lewie... 1 ror along the Eouy ann Poleoae i an tube that leads from the Wooten and Wirt. 1 throat to the ear. Parker and Macdantel. 2 Js, Four bearing faiting 7” Carr and Hills. —— Hacharge?” Cole and Fogg. ; teh aud burn?" Stevens and Stearrs. Ate the cars dry aud scaly? “Have you pain betind the ears?” “Is there a throbbing in the ears?" ds there a buzzing sound beard?” {Do you have ringing in the ears? S Are there crackling sounds Barnes and McComb. Averages... wy During the evening Mr. Willie Duvall of the Baltimore team dropped in and ex- pressed surprise at the number playing. He stated that they could not raise such a number in Baltimore at this time of year. It has been decided by the whist commit- tee ef the Capital Bi. Club to have compass whist regularly one night a week the com- ing fall and winter. The evening has not been selected, but it will probubly be Satur- day. Individual scores will be kept for the entire season, and changes of partners will be provided for as much as possible. The American Whist League trophy will hereafter be known as the challenge tro- phy. Whist for July contains the official scores of the Brooklyn congress. In the contest fer the challenge trorhy the C. Bi. C.’s scored 1,19 tricks, tieing the ‘w York Whist Club in this particular, and being rreceded enly by the Albany club, which scored 1,205. For the local club Borden and Fogg played the north and south hands and were 16 above the average; Low and Woo- ten, east and west, were 9 above the aver- * Do your eara hurt hen “ Do you con: tantl; Do you nar better some days than otlve Do the nolses ip your ears keep You awake?” When you blow your nose do the ears crack Is your bearing worke when you have a cald “Is there rosriug ke & waterfall in the bead?” DISEASE OF BRONCHIAL TUBES. This condition often rew catarrh extending from and throat, and, if left tacks the lungs. “Have you a cou “ Are you losing fleeh “Do you cough at might” “ Have you pain in side¥ Do you take cold ensil: iF appetite variubl stite “Do yor cough ui “Do you rat “Do Fou cor Hl you eng?” frothy ‘material ? ‘on going to bed Chess Notes. Next month Lasker and Steinitz meet in their match at Moscow for the champion- ship of the world. W. E. Napier, the sixteen-year-old boy champion of Brooklyn, has challenged F. J. Marshall, nineteen years of age, who won the junior New York state champion- ship at Ontarlo Beach last month, to play @ match of seven games up. DISEASE OF THE STOMACH. Mr. John L. Wirt has been making rapid ——— strides in his skill as a chess player. The| This condition may result from sev- other day he surprised Mr. Wooten, who| eral causes, but the usual ea does not make pretensions as a chess|catarrh, the m dropping player, by defeating him easily. Then he | into the throat being swallowed. played Mr. Charles M. Barrick, one of the crack players of the C. Bi. C. The result of the first sitting was two to one in favor of Mr. Wirt. The next sitting was three to one the other wa: ——.__ AT WASHINGTON GROVE. o wt and hacking?” De you spit up little cheesy lumps Have ay a disgust for fatty foods?” Is there a tickling behind the palate?’ Do you feel you are growing weaker? “Is there a burning pain in the th “ Heve you pain bebind the brensthone’ “Do you congh worse night sud moming ?”” “Do you bave to sit up at might to get Do you hawk ai “Is there pain after eating” Are you nervous anf weak?” Do you bave sick headaches?” Do ou Woat up after eating a End of the Camp Meeting and Com- img of the Salvarionts: Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. WASHINGTON GROVE, August 14. ‘The last hours of the Methodist camp meeting will long be remembered by those who have been hore during the last ten days. The last sunrise prayer meeting held in the taberr-ecle this morning was conducted by J. Rifford Mickle. The 9:15 prayer and testimony service was a solemn and im- pressive cne, and concluded in a hearty God-speed farewell to Evangelist J. K. Snyder, the leader, who has got close to the heart of the camp since he has la- bored so faithfully here. At 10:30 the table of the Lord was spread in the auditorium, and a full congregation assembled to participate in the celebrating of the last supper. Dr. Wm. R. Strick- len spoke briefly of the substantiation of our faith, and was followed by Rev. Beall of Gaithersburg and Chas. Pate of North Capitol station. Elder L. B. Wilson con- ducted the communion service, and the sacred emblems were administered to about one hundred and fifty kneeling communi- cants, and seven converts were received into church membership. In this service was concluded the twenty-fourth eession of the Washington Grove camp meeting. A summary shows a half hundred sou! con- versions. The daily visiting attendance has been materially affected by the extreme torrid- ity of the weather, but the collections have been liberal and the people fervent in spirit, and the meetings have proven a stomach 7 De you feel ws if you had lead in stomach?” “When you get up suddenly wre you dizzy When stomech is empty do you feel fatut? Do vou belch up that burns throat 7" ‘When stomach is full do you feel oppressed?” uate amd correct Sea wonderful results of Which are attracting the attention of the whole country, Doctors McCoy Cowden have ge ously arranged for a limited time to give to applicants on thelr fire visit a Trial Treatm This is purely for edocational purposes. In @ few years this treatment will be in general adop- tion by the profession, and it is the desire of ite discoverers that it be seen and noted by as many ‘a8 possible In the offices of the National ctice, Ww Doctor MeCoy has instituted in Washiugton, et 715 13th st. now. McCoySystemof Medicine Dr. J. Cresap McCoy, Dr. J. M. Cowden, Consulting Physicians. 715 13th Street Northwest. Office Hours, 9 to 12 a.m.,1 to p to 8 p.m.,daily. S +10 a.m. to 4 p. COPIES OF DOCTOR McCOY'S MONOGRAPE Circle. Three Times 2 Week. Seventh street west, fram Mount Vernon Square, north side, to Forida avenue; 9th street west from Mount Vernon Square, north side, to Florida avenue: ist street east, from B street north to B street south; 8th street east. from East Capitol street to M street south; 11th street cast from Massachusetts avenue, north side, to ‘bridge; East Capitol street. from» tsi street east. to 1th street east; H street north from 9th street west to isih strect east: Int. of Maryland avenue, and “a from H street north an@ 15th streat east, Marylend avenue from Ist street east to 15th street east; Pennsylvania avenue from 2d street east to llth stree: cast: Stanton place. from 4th and Gth strects east to C and D streets north; Opese Sgvare from 9th ad 20th streets weet to Pernsylvania and Louisiana avenues, Twice a Week. Second street west from D street north to New Jersey avenue; 10th street west from New York avenue, north side, to U street north; 11th street west from New York ave- nue, north side, to Florida avenue; 12th street west from New York avenue, north side, to Florida avenue; 13th strect west from New York avenue, north side ts Florida avenue; 3d street east from H street north to D street south, south side: Sth street east from D street north to ‘street south, north side; 7th streeet east from Maryland avenue to Virginia avenue; 9th street east from East Capitol street to H street north; 10th street east from D street south, south side, to G street south; L street north from 9th street west to 14th strect west; M street north fram 9th street west to 14th street west; N street north. great impetus to all who atiendeds The way has been prepared for whe good work that will begin here today, hy the Salvationists, who will arrive by road, a five days’ camp meeting, openin with a grand review this evening at 7 o’cleck. ——_-—__ " Injured by a Fall. . Mrs. Shannon, wife of Police’ Officer Shannon, yesterday while ascending a flight of stairs was suddenly prostrated by the heat and fell down the stairs. Dr. Hen- derson, who attended her, said that the unfortunate lady 1ot only had heat stroke, but hai sustained a severe concussion of the brain, which makes her condition ex- tremely critical. —— Diplomacy. From*the Cleveland Leader. Mrs. Hendricks (proudly walking out of the sewing room)—“Well, Percy, how do you Ike my bloomers? Mr. Hendricks—“Oh, they do very well, but, dear me, how much older than usual they make you look.” On the following day a neat package, in- tended for the far-away heathen, was for- werded from the Hendricks home. 080 Going to Extremes. ‘From the Detroit News. “Bunderson has the worst case of Anglo- phobia I ever heard of.” “How so?” “Just because he heard it was against the English law, he married his deceased wife's sister.” mounted as cavalry, today, and in:tugurate , q ON DEAFNESS WILL BE MAILED ON APPLica- TION TO THOSE DIRECTLY INTERESTED IN THE CURE OF THIS CONDITION. The Iron Gates of the Danube. From the New York Tribune. The Danube is one of the largest rivers in Europe, and for hundreds of miles in Aus- tria~-Hungary and down in the Slavic states it is navigable by good-sized steamers. At cne point, however, a very sertous obs' is encountered. Just as this mighty stream cuts through the eastern Carpathian c and ceases to be the boundary between Hungary and Servia, it flows over a suc- cession of reefs, which are covered by less than five feet of water a good part of the summer. The barrier thus created has long been known as the Iron Gates. For eighty miles upstream, as far as Bagias, there are other similar reefs, but the water is a trific deeper. Moreover, at the Iron Gates there is a rapid or cataract which is almost im- passable. During the last few years blast- ing operations have been in progress along the river, in consequence of which the most serious obstructions have been removed; trat is, ell except the Iron Gates. And a canal has been under construction to get around that impediment. This is two miles long, 260 feet wide and 10 feet deep, and extends along the southern bank. Work on it is now practically at an end, and the canal will be opened with suitable cere- monies in September, during the celebration of Hungary's millennium. The Danube will then be navigable by vessels drawing seven or eight feet of water all the way from the Black sea up to Vienna.