Evening Star Newspaper, July 12, 1897, Page 11

————— THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, JULY 12, 1897-12 PAGES. 11 Roctoetocgententntnceets Roeeeedeetecentonceoncendoedontendendondoncendendendendendeatoatentonteatentons The Palais Royal. S Feather-weight 3albriggan Shirts and Drawers up to size 46. BOC. SF oe Fate practl cally presenting you with one sult. JSc, for the Be Shirts and Draw. ers, in bine, fawn, gray white. All sizes. BICYCLES have been re- duced because of the de- partment stores. lh fo the ‘‘Meteor,"" the $45 only high grade 1887” Wheel being sold for less than $75. the Ladies’ ferson, $35 % of 69 for th Potts’ Sad_Trons, 49 for Oval Wash Be ors... Ae fi Lh aw sell at for D. beea - Second Ficor. jose Hemmed Sheets. the Pillow Cases. for ri only 6 24c Seodortoodecdegontontontonteententenesgeegentnnteaesgeatertengesgeqteage ogoatoatbeentghathagengeagegngngnay, $5 pair for All Pure ts, hemstitehed. Size ne. well-known Allendale Bed The “leat summer bed cov- most as a sheet, but very wads: Light ering. attractive tn appensaaer pair for the All Pure Linen Pillow BOC Ale stch the sheets ‘above mentioned. x cholee- of: few. -bundred Towels DE fey iinptlse bast of various Tots i Most of them . Towels. for last of mor expensive Towels, 25e mong whtch ave. Webb's Famous Dew-bleached Towels worth 400. 1 amt H. S. Squares, 24 before sold at less than y Covers. Hem- wn work. For sale floor. 4 and in Art Department—see Sicher’s Stock. Think of only 19c pair for French Cambric Drawers. They are here in all sizes. 47c Lot. Empire Gowns and Corset Covers, Umbrella Skirts and Drawers are in this lot. Worth up to Str. nbric, Lawn and Comet Covers iastances the lace mmentation belng worth «price asked, 79¢ Lot. me few of the garments in this lot were made to re- tail at $2.25. None are worth less than $1.25. Bargain com; for Belts you may Y browns, as imported to ret ‘il vese F PALAIS Stott teeth nt etree eeu eaten oitetatnettette edendeateeteeteedenteeteeteetentent * GEN. DIAZ IN COMMAND. New Chief of Tasurgent Forces in Pinar Del Riv. A dispatch to the Hereid from Havana |. Gen. Pedro Diaz has assumed com- mand of the insurgent forces in Pinar Del Rio provin The rebel army of the prov- ince is being thoroughly reorganized and put in fighting trim to co-operate with the + Span royed a number of sm!l forts because they cannot spare men to garrison them. An engagement took place this which che Spaniards lost heavity. sick and wounded have been sent on to Havana. In M izas town there are over 5,000 concentrades, of which over fifty die every ¢ T i Spanish troops have been ordered not to eat mangoes, but they disobey the erder, because they have nothing else_for feo, ango diet aggravates fever. Dur- ing the last ten days over 500 soldiers were the hospital there. m the way home. Eleven sick soldiers have been sent to in since January 1. Another Amertcan ctizen has filed a claim for false imprison- Ioent and damages with the consul general. Jose Gonzales, for thirty years a resident of Philadelphia, claims $0,000 for being kept in prison for five months and $110,000 10F Gumages to property. A local paper, pubiished chiefly in the in- terest of the merchants in Havana, makes a si attack upon Dr. Brunner, the acting sanitary inspector 2ppeinted by the United States government, because he has the importation of sugar warehouses might be re- for an outbreak of yellow fever "pox in the United States. in an interview had with him, Dr. Brunner Stated that his reason for making the re- port was that the sugar was shipped from Warehouses that had been used as hospi- tals for fever and smallpex patients. The soldiers many instances utilized the sugar sacks for beds i he considered it u «© to have sugar sacked and shipped in these same sacks. A arr ae é ENDS ON ENGLAND. mmisxioners Working Hard With British Government. A London dispatch says: The American monctary commissioners ere laboring earn- estly to secure a tangible concession from the British government toward an enlarged use of silver. The continental powers, ex- rmany, are willing to reopen the of bimetallism on its merits in r conference. Germany will follow the lead of England. Lord Salisbury will consent to send dele- fates to such a conference if the United 4d other countries persist in the 1 an emfssartes, if they will probably seize m and make the most of it. nt efforts of the American com- 2 the Great Britain to As the result of a t secured a few this concession will perhaps be ut the matter is still unsettled issue is doubtful. silver advocates are contident that ning of the India mints would the price of the metai fully 15 t of of course, is the key to the situation, and no efforts will be d to bring influence to bear on the +o< —_____ ting the Fish Law. ‘To the Fditor of The Evening Star: I desire to publicly call the attention of the officers of the so-called “Fish and Game Protective (%) Association” to the fact that the fishery law is being violated each day in the vicinity of Little Falls by Lately a great many shad and been taken from the river at by these men, fishing from the trict shore. ‘hy these parties should be allowed to thus openly violate the law, and small boys arrested for catching a few minnows, is really incomprehensible to one who would like to see JUSTICE. rd with four lar: Ladies’ Undergarments. RGAINS—because Sicher’s stock of Lawn, Cambric and Muslin Garments is here at nominal prices, and because our importer’s surplus of Lisle V s to distribute at less than late wholesale quotations. 4ie dozen for pint, 57 for quart, Tie for half half-galion pitcher, six glasses and fancy tray. nd two large Te for the “Fire Queen er, japanned in assorted 9 for the best Green Corn Brooms, rand heavy copper bottom. ..- for Dinner ard Tea Sets of tase at less than prevailing prices. On ex- Fourth Floor. Ac for these Japanese Straw Stoop Seats. Only 9¢ for those of Denim, with oll- cloth bottom. 89c BSc fer the Reversible Brusseline Rugs, 24x36 inches. Only 49¢ for those 27x54 inch. $8.98 for supplying hest linen, measur, S ing. making and fitting alips to five-piece suite of furniture. $1.8 tor makinz and hanging outside awnings to any ordinary — size window. sn: i n set. lier, with for Folding Settees to seat three people. Well made and well-looking. for measuring, making and hanging 75¢ hest quality Goemeen! ‘Shade. Guar- anteed In every res OMe fr supertor Screen Doors, with hard wood slats. All sixes—but re- member, it ts necessary to bring measure- ments with you. for the u: 15¢ justable W! them at Ile, cheapest. s and Hose have been secured At 25 Cents. Silk-like Lisle Stockings, with lace work ankles, worth 68c pair, are here at only 25c. EFNovelty Polka Dot, Boot pattern and the Plain Hose, in russets, tans and black, are here at 25¢ instead of up to T5e pair. And so are Imported Lisle Thread Vests. At 13 Cents. The Ladies’ Fast Black Hose, with double soles and the Children’s, with double knees, are now only 13¢ pair. C$Other Hee. in ns and russets, bin chotee, and and white, are All sizes for Extra as well as ordinary sizes else here at nickel fs ROYAL, etetetetetetetetetetetegetete taeda are monkey grain, in the bess buckle. 10e for “Empire” A. LISNER, G Street. Se aS aa ae STAGE COACH WITH A HISTORY. J. Sterling Morton Buys a Relic of Old Days in Nebraska. ¢ of The Evening Star. July 9.—The citizens of Kearney will miss this year the old “overland” stage coach, formerly owned by Mayor Hulbert, but now the property of J. Sterling Merton, his son, Carl Mor- ton, having bought it a few days ago. This “d landmark has played a more or less im- ortant part in all Fourth of July celebra- tions and other appropriate occasions ever since Kearney was first settled, and it trought a feeling of regret and disappoint- ment to many when they saw the relice of bygone days loaded on the train for its new home. It had been hoped that the city would buy it and keep it here for all future time, but Mayor Hulbert sold it before any- one else was aware of it, and then it was too late. ‘The old vehicle has an interesting history, given by Mr. Hulbert as follows: It is what used to be known as the Concord ten- passenger coach, and was first run on the “overland route,” which, from Kearney west, was almost the same route now traveled by the Union Pacific railroad. It was first put into service in 1862, and it run from St. Joseph, Mo., to Kearney, Neb., but it was transferred from one dis- | Wict to another, so that it has traveled the | entire distance trom St. Joseph, Mo., to | Salt Lake City, Utah, several times. « After the Union Pactfic was completed in | 186, the coach was sold to the Pioneer Stage Company and run from Red Cloud to Riverton, Franklin, Republican City, Alma ard Orleans. It was purchased by Mr. Hulbert in 1876, and used by him in his contracts with the government over var- { icus routes running out of Kearney, but | Kearney has been his home for the past twenty-one years. An effort will be made to induce Secretary Morton to place the ccach in the transportation exhibit of the transmississippi exposition. : Whiie the old coach was always fortu- uate in its trips, none of its passengers or Grivers ever having been injured, it met with one mighty exciting experience. It ppened in the month of July, 1865, about | 2 ,month before the great Indian massacre on the Little Blue, which was August 5. “Old Bod” Emory was driving, and had just got into what was commonly called by the drivers “The Devil's Gap,” which was a i ary creek bed near the Little Blue river, with high banks on either side and thickly covered with sage brush and small trees, just the kind of a place the Indians de- lighted to find and lie in ambush, when g! bang! went several rifles. The driver Suve the horses a cut with his whip, and turning ¢ff from the main read, succeeded in escaping without injury, but it was a ciese call, as one of the horses got a bu let through one of his ears. The coach Was carrying at the time nine passengers, et whom four or five were men and the rest women, but aside from an exciting . they were none the worse for the ad- venture. Correspend noted passengers who have upied this particular coach are Brigham ug, “Artemus Ward” and “Josh Bill- ings.” It has seen long and hard usage, | and it is entitled to the good care and ad. miration it will now receive for the service it has seen and the part it played in set- ting up this magnificent state. eae Accused of Stealing Shoe William Jack, who resides at No. 709 I street southeast, was before Judge Kim- ball today in the Police Court, charged vith the larceny of a pair of shoes from Sclomon Werlin, a shoe dealer. Jack declared that he bought the shoes, and the court dismissed the case, remark- ing to Jack, however, that he was of the opinion that the shoes had been stolen from Berlin. Peacemaker Was Shot. Henry Lewis, colored, is under treatment at the Emergency Hospital for a gunshot wound in the back. The-shot was fire? Saturday night at Jackson City. Raymond Ramron and another colored man were engaged in a row over a girl, and Lewis tried to act as peacemaker. Hig interfer- ence was not relished by n, who thereupon discharged a pistol, the bullet, as stated, taking effect in Lewis’ back. Ramson has not yet been arrested. eS If you want anything, try an ad. Star. If anybody has wha’ will get an answer. in The t you wish, you AQUEDUCT BRIDGE A Bill Submitted Permitting Its Use by Railroads. THE OVERHEAD TROLLEY INCLUDED Condemnation of Site For Entrance Provided For. ee FULL TEXT OF THE MEASURE Paul areas ee As predicted in The Star several days ago, the Commissioners today agreed to report favorably a bill providing for the widening of the Aqueduct bridge, and the laying of a single track railway thereon, which may be operated by overhead trol- ley. This was the action of a majority of the board, Commissioner Ross dissenting on the ground that the former board of Com- missioners had compelled the Capital Trac- tion Company to build the union station and make the second story sufficiently strong to carry the weight of a railroad which was designed to cross the bridge and enter the station on the second story. Beyond this objection he had nothing to offer in the way of amendment. The bill agreed upon today provides for the con- demnation of sufficient land for the rail- way company cn the east side of the en- trance to the bridge. Following is the full text of the bill, to- xcther with the letter of the Commission- ers transmitting it to Congress: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress xssembled, that the Commissioners of che District of Co- lumbia are hereby authorized to widen the superstructure of the A queduct bridge, and to lay a single track thereon, in ac- cordance with a plan approved by them July —, 1897, on file in the office of the Engineer Commissioner of said District, for the use of street railway terminating at the south end of the bridge. Bridge to Be Examined. Section 2. Before such work of construc- tion is begun the Secretary of War is au- thorized «nd directed to have made a care- ful examination of said bridge, including its abutments, with a view to determining what, if any, repairs are necessary to be made to the same to permit the above named plan to be executed. And the Wash- ington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon Elec- tric Ra lway Company and the Washington, Arlington and Falls Church Railway Com- pany, or either of them, shall, within ni ty days after the approval of this act, posit in the treasury of the United States the sum of $1,000, to cover the expense of said examination. The Secretary of War is further authorized and directed to pre- pre, in connection with said examination, an estimate of the cost of said repairs to the substructure of the bridge, if any be found necessary. The cost of said repairs to the substructure, as estimated above, and the cost of the necessary changes and additions to the superstructure of the bridge, and of the track and other appur- tenances of a street railway, as estimated by the Commisstoners of the District of Columbia, shall be paid into the treasury of the United States by elther or both of the above named railway companies, and upon such deposit being made the work of repairing the substructure shall be exe- cuted under the direction of the Secretary of War, and the construction authorized in section’ 1 executed under the direction of the Commisstoners of the District of Co- lumbla, and the cost paid from said depos- its, any unexpended balance of the depos- its herein named remaining at the con- clusion ef the work to be returned to the parties making the same: Provided, That the work authorized to be done by the said Commissioners may be executed by day labor or by contract, in their discretion. Ratlronds Must Pay Toll. Sec. 3. That the operation of cars upon the bridge shall be under the control of the Commissioners of the District of Columbta, and that each railway company transport- irg passengers across the bridge shall Pay quarter-yearly to the collector of taxes of the District of Columbia a toll of one cent per passenger carried in cars across the bridge, to be determined by duly authenticated extracts from the books of the company, which shall at all times be open to the inspection of said Commis- sioners. Sec. 4. That the tolls received from the railroad company or companies, in accord- ance with section 3, shall be deposited Ly said collector of taxes to the credit of the appropriation for construction and repairs of bridges for the fiscal year in which they are collected. Sec. 5. That the railway track across the bridge shall be on the east side thereof and approximately on a level with the present roadway of the bridge, and shall extend to the south side of M street at !ts intersection with 30th street to a terminal station, to be located at the southeast ccrner of said street, as shown on the above mentioned plat, approved by the Commissioners, and further that the rail- way track herein provided for shall be subject in all respects to the general laws relating to street rallway tracks in the District of Columbia: Provided, That the use of the overhead trolley on the tracks herein provided for is hereby authorized. ‘The Terminal Location. Said terminal 1s to be located on prop- erty to be acquired by the electric railway companies named in section 2 of this act, or either of them. The property so ac- quired shall have a frontage of not les than 120 feet on the south side of M street from the east line of 36th street, and the length may be increased at any time to not exceed 240 feet from the same point. The depth of the property so acquired shall be not less than sixty feet from the south line of M street. In the event that the com- pany or companies above mentioned shall not be able to come to an agreement with the owner or owners of said land for the Purchase thereof, proceedings for condem- nation for the use of the company of so much of said land as may be required, may be instituted in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia under such rules and regulations as said court may prescribe for such purposes. Sec. 6. That this act shall be in force from its ps se. Sec. 7. That the right to alter, amend or repeal this act is reserved to Congress. Sec. 8. That all acts or parts of acts in- consistent herewith be, and the same are hereby, repealed. The Board Explains. This bill ts intended to provide a very desirable street railway connection. The north end of the Aqueduct bridge ts the present terminus of the two principal street railways of the District, as well as of a suburban trolley road—the Washington and Great Falls Railway Company—all of which converge at the union passenger sta- tion at 36th, M and Prospect streets. The southern end of the bridge is the terminus of the trolley lines leading to Falls Church, to Fort Myer and to the National cemetery at Arlington, wel! patronized lines, on which on special occastons—notably on Decoration day—very large crowds are carried. The gap between these existing lines is the length of the Aqueduct bridge and a few visits to it would satisfy any ene of the propriety of providing, under proper arrangements, for the transfer by rail of the large number of foot passengers who cross it from one terminus to the other. The ease with which a continuous trip can be made if the construction here recommended be carried out would very greatly augment this travel, and the public convenience would thereby be increased. Only on Present Picrs. ‘The crossing of the river by a strcet rail- way can be practically accomplished only on the present pliers. A new structure throughout, as has been hitherto suggest- ed, would be impracticable for financial reasons as well as objectionable from con- siderations of appearance and conventence. The construction of an elevated track above the present bridge structure has also been —— aside from its very overloading the existing substructure to such an extensive degrees this plan would necessitate. ae This, naturally, t Jovation of a proper crossing is fixed at Isvel of the present bridge floor and at the e&'st side because of the existence of botH’bf the railway termini on this side of the bridge, and the desire to avoid obstructing tfavel by crossing the roadways at the north and south ends. As to the details of location}! tt is clear that the heavy weights of lewded trains should be carried immediately, apove the present bridge truss, and that a proper considera- tion of public convenience would require that the present wjdthS of roadway and sidewalks’ be practically maintained—the necessary extra room‘ for a single track road, which is believed to be sufficient, be- ing secured by widening the existing super- structure. hey Principal P}q0%/ Proposed. The most important detail of location is the terminal at M and 36th streets, and much consideration has been given it. The following are the principal plans proposed: 1. To enter the Union station at the level of the second floor from the west by means of an inclined viaduct crossing M street above grade. This is objectionable and un- sightly as a construction, unsatisfactory and possibly unsafe to operate on account of the heavy grade necessary on the via- duct, and would take and deliver its passen- gers in the Union station at.a level above or below the level of every connecting road. 2. To enter the Union station on the ground floor. This: ts objezsted zo stronsly and with good reason by the Capital Trac- tion Company on the ground that it would practically involve the reconstruction of the entire interior from top to bottom, and would even:ually be an encroachment on their necessary operating space. It 13 also objectionable as necessitating a ¢: gerous crossing of M street at grade at the entrance to tne bridge, a very con- gested point for travel, and this cross- ing would be especiaily perilous by rea- son of its being on a curve and of the train crossing the street immediately cn leaving the station building by which it would be concealed up to the moment of crossing. Objections Are Weighty. 3. To cross M street and enter a shelter shed to be construcied in the stub of 36th street, just north ef M street and south of the retaining wall across 36th street. This plan has advantases, but its cbjec- tions are weigthy. The necessary terrai- nal facilities ore much curtailed. ‘Tacre is no practicable possibility for their ex- pansion under future requirements, and the trains, certamly when arriving and departing, and at times when saifting, would cross and recross M street at grade and dangerously obstruct it in only a slightly degree less than would be the the case under the second plan. Because a better plan is bellevel practicable this one 13 not recommeniled. 4. To construct a termin{l on the bridge itself, over the canal by widening the pres- ent structure. This would evold the dan- gerous grade crossing of M street, but would not provide the proper facilities of a terminal and would be difficult of expan- sion. There would also result an interfer- ence with foot travel over the bridge and an enforced dependence on a long span structural support for the terminal and its load of passengers and cars. 5. To provide a terminal station on land to be acquired for the purpose at the south- east corner of 36th and M_ streets, the tracks crossing the bridge being curved to the east and entering the shelter parallel to M street. Presents Every Advantage. This plan has none of the physical ob- Jections found in all the others and pre- sents every adyantage.found in any of them, and it is the one recommended. 1t will require the purchase of private prop- erty for public corporate use and for this Purpose a proper clause enabling condem- nation thereof to be made should be added to the bill. A plan is transmitted here- with showirg the route and terminal here- in recommended. In referer.ce to structural considerations involved in the use of the existing bridge for street railway purposes, as above planned, it can be stated that the existing metallic superstructure was designed and constructed under such conservative unit Stresses that the members of the trusses and their detalls and connections are, safe under the best standard specifications under an assumed live loddof 10) pounds per square foot over the bridge as widened and under a motor car weighing, with its load of passengers, twenty-seven tons on trucks twenty feet apart. There is no question of its sufficiency under the plan proposed. As to the substructuze it is known that de- fects exist in the piles, but that they are material is not belfeved; and It is reason- ably certain that the proposed use of the bridge herein described need not be de- nied on account of their existence. In order that no doubt may remain as to this, it would be proper that provisions should be made in this bill for a sufficient examination, and, if necessary, a suitable repair of these pieces by the authorities charged with their maintenance at the cost of the company or companies receiving this franchise. As to the bill itself and the financial propositions it contains, it is be- lieved that in so far as the superstructure is concerned the work of alteration should be under the Commissioners of the District of Columbla, who are now charged by law with its maintenance and repair. Suggested Modifications. It is also believed that in section 3 the toll should be fixed at 1 cent per passenger carried in cars across the bridge. Section 4 is objectionable and should be modified, as shown in the amended form of bill sub- mitted herewith. The original section practically provides railroad company with aninvestment the payment of interest on which is practically guaranteed by the District. No provision is made :n the original bill for the company’s showing the expenses of maintenance and repairs, and the light toll charged would, it is believed, be not more than proper to cover the wear and tear on the bridge due to operating the cars over it. The company has paid nothing whatever toward the bridge, and is required to pay only the cost meccssary to secure its passage across said bridge, and as long as no arrangement is made for requiring the rcad to share in the maintenance, it ts recommended that the toll collected be applied to that purpose, as embodied in section 4 as amended. The bill, as amended in accordance with this report, is believed to be desirable legis- lation, and the Commissioners recommend that it be passed. —_.——_ The Proposed Torpedo Boats, The naval bureau chiefs who have been considering the tordepo boat bids have made a report favoring the construction of one large boat, as planned by Harland & Hollingsworth of Wilmington, Del., and two smaller boats, submitted in plans by the Gas and Engine Power Company of Morris Heights, N. Y., and by Wolff & Zwicker of Portland, Oreg. There will be a minor- ity report, however, recommending the construction of one boat at least by the Bath iron works. It remains for Secre- tary Long to make {he/final allotment of contracts. Naval érders. Lieut. Commanders/W. Goodwin and A. Ross have been ordgrei to this city for examination for promotion; Surgeon C. G. Herndon to duty at Duluth, Minn.; Lieut. T. Snowden from the. War College to the Dolphin; Lieut. A. L,.Key from the Dol- phin to the Naval Academy; Lieut. C. M. Knepper to duty at Cramp’s yard; Lieut. A. McCrackin from command of the Stan- dish to the Naval AcaGemy; Lieut. Com- mander F. M. Wise‘from the Naval Acad- emy to the command of the Standish; Pass. ed Assistant Engineer W. W. White from the Minneapolis and granted two months’ leave. « McLean Givés Bail. Robert J. Mclean, indicted last week for false pretenses, gave bail today in the sum of $1,200 to answer the indictment, Robert - Slater qualifying as his surety. aS Divorce Applied For. Sue A. Stewart today applied for divorce from William J. Stewart, the papers in case being withheld from publication. = ——_—_ 5 Sheds Damaged by Fire. Four sheds in rear.of houses Nos. 312, 814, 316 and’ 320 McLean place southwest Contractor Daggett Oonfident There Will Be No Further Delay. He Will Give Strikers a Chance to Re- turn to Work and Fill Their Places if They De Not. The employes of Albert Daggett, the con- tractor for sweeping the streets, to the number of about one hundred, went on a strike Saturday night about 10:30 o'clock. The men were dissatisfied with the reduc- tion of hours and wages which went into effect July 1. The eight-hour jaw, under which no laborer doing work for the Dis- trict government is permitted to work more than eight hours a day, took effect that date. The street sweeping force had formerly been working ten hours a day, receiving therefor $1.30 and $1.20, according to their duties. When the hours were reduced Mr. Dag- gett reduced the men’s wages to $1.10 and $1 per day. Those affected by this were the hoe-men, sweepers, carters and drivers. There has been considerable disaffection among them on this account since the re- duction was made, and Saturday night, when the men were assembled at 12th and V streets, where the street sweeping head- quarters are located, this sentiment took definite shape. Made the Demand. Walker Marshall, one of the employes, acted as leader of the men, and, approach- ing Superintendent John S. La Rue, he demanded $1.50 a day for himself and com- panions. Others followed him in the de- mand, and upon the superintendent telling them that he could do nothing, the men refused to go to work. The result was that the sweeping ma- chines were returned to the sheds, as there were no workmen to collect the sweepings or cart them away. Consequently the streets were not swept Saturday night. Half a dozen employes, who had not joined in the strike, went out and removed the dirt from streets already swept. The men claimed that notwithstanding the reduction In hours they were compelled to put in the same route and do as much work as they did in ten hours. Contractor Daggett’s Statement. A Star reporter saw Mr. Daggett this morning. “The work will be done as usual hereafter,” said the contractor. “The roll alled as usual at 8 o'clock, and all ers who report will be taken back. New men will be employed in the places of those who do not return, and the latter will never get emplcyment from me again. “The eight-hour law, which went into ef- fect July 1, will work a hardship on con- tractors generally. Now, since the law has gone into effect, my men have thrown down their brooms and shovels and stopped the carts taking up dirt the minute the time was up. They wouldn't werk after the time for extra wages, so extra men would have to be sent out to do unfinished work. “The men say they have to cover as much route as they did in ten hours. This is not true. The route now for sweepers is a millon yards, instead of one and a half millions, as formeriy, and only six men were iet off when the change came. The rate for laborers’ wages in Washing- ton for an eight-hour day is $1. It is true the sweet men In New York get $! there the work is done by the municipality and not by a contractor, and a New York street man will do twice as much work as cre man here. I reduced the wages in conformity with the reduction of hours. Wanted to Begin at Roll Call. “Then there was another thing the men wanted,” continued the contractor. “They demanded that their time should begin from the time roll was called. Roi! is called every night at 8 o’clock at 12th and V streets. Work does not begin until 10 o'clock. If a man has to walk a mile to his work I certainly don’t propose to pay him for it. It is impossible to call rolls at every piace where the men begin work. I hope the old men will come back to work. It is very unwise in them to seek idlencss when there are so many unemployed ready to take their places. Most of them have been given employment by me for the past five years. But there will be no further in- terference with tne performance of my contract. The streets will be swept, and well swept, without any difficulty, I can as- sure you.”” —__.—_—_. THE TOPIC AT BALTIMORE. Senator Wellington’s Frauitless Fight on Mr. Warner's Nomination. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. BALTIMORE, M4d., July 10, 1897. The defeat of Senator Wellington's effort to prevent the confirmation of Mr. B. H. Warner, jr., as consul to Leipsic has been the dominant topic of discussion in local Bicyclists. The new Wheeling Shirt ts a Feather-weight Jersey——in Navy Blue, White, Brown ard Maroon—spectal Price— $2.25. Sundries. Rs & D. Foot Pumps—worth $1— or Every Lady Should Come to Saks’ Tomorrow. More crumbling prices in our Ladies’ Suit and Wrap Department—among the very lots and lines your eyes on. They're one-day offerings. out the styles that drag—and holding up the others. That’s the But we're clearing everything—so that we shall not have a single stitch of this scason’s stock next dry goods stores’ way. year. It’s all new now. LADIES’ LAWN DRESSES— 19 Dressmaker-made Lawn Dresses, that have been $7 and $8—on sale tomorrow at $3.49. LADIES’ PAMPAS LINEN SUITS— 21 Pampas Linen Blazer Suits—the real thing—cool— shapely—wearing. $8 ones these—on sale tomorrow at $4. LADIES’ SHIRT WAISTS— A thousand Shirt Waists, culied from our big stock of the Saks brand Waists— $1.25, $1.50 and $1.75 values— in Lawns, Dimities and Linens —the “uncomparable”—take your pick of ‘em for 78¢. They’re not last season’s shapes nor last season’s styles —and you certainly will appre- ciate this privilege. Two lots of Men’s Underwear. We want you to have a look what we call giving value. French Balbriggan Shirts and Drawers, with French nec ers sell “em at Golfing Ascots, in Madras— elsewhere $1. Here tomorrow 50c. Saks & Company, “Saks’ Corner. you have had We're not pruning LADIES’ SILK WAISTS Poika Dots and Plain Silks ‘avy Bine, Red, Cadet Blue, Black, Heliotrope and Cream—made in the latest style, with detached silk col- lars and ciffs—$6 value—for tomorrow at LADIES Lr : 25 *Ladi Bicycle Suits of five pieces each— Coat, Cap, Skirt, Bloonter: and Leggins—the very latest style, and best making. $5 and $6 Suits for tomorrow at $2.89. RQTUINe SUITS — A special lot for the ladies —one for the misses and one for the children. They're Twilled Fannels and Serges, trimmed with White military braid—if you're going away % take ‘em along. 3 doz. for Ladies at $1.98.3 2 doz. for Misses at $1.48. 3 doz. for Children at $1.28 T at these two lots. re Combed Egrptian Yarn Shirts and Draw. ers, silk trimmed. pearl butions, taped seams, Pr: The best you'll tnd anyw Tomorrow — English Oxford Ascots, the fad—worth soc. Tomorrow 25c. PROMINENT LAWYER DEAD Henry Wise Garnett Suddenly Expires at Clifton Springs. The News Communicated to the Court Today—Funceral to Be Held This Afternoon. Henry Wise Garnett, one of the most political circles today, and of course the | prominent and best-known members of the democrats are delighted at the senator's discomfiture, while there is a very general feeling of satisfaction among the repubil- cans. local bar, died at Clifton Springs, N. Y., Saturday morning. Although in ill-health for the past two years, Mr. Garnett was thought to be on the ro2d to recovery, and In fact, Marylanders, without regard to} the news of his death came with sudden- Politics, are pleased with the outcome of the spirited controversy over this momen- tous question, for the popular judgment ness to his family and friends. The remains reached here yesterday, here throughout the discussion has been | being received by Mr. Leigh Robinson, a that Mr. .Wellington’s protest, in view of | prother-in-law of the deceased lawyer. The his indorsement of Mr. Warner for the Southampton consulship, has been ill-ad- vised, and that his method of objecting has Fefiected slight credit upon either himself or his constituents. Even the senator's per- sonal friends and stanchest supporters have felt that he has gone too far, and the result is not unwelcome to them. While they are not willing to express themselves, Publicly on the incident, privately they criticise his attitude, and conclude by ex- Pressing their satisfaction that it has oc- curred so early in his career. ————— CHANGES ON THE FORCE. Several Transfers and Others Ex- pected in Police Department. The transfer of Precinct Detective Sut- ton from the first to the fifth precinct Sat- urday afternoon, as published in Satur- day’s Star, came in the nature of a com- Plete surprise, not onjy to the officer him- funeral wili take place from Epiphany Protestant Episcopal Church at 4 o'clock this afternoon. The interment will be made in Oak Hill cemetery. Mr. Garnett wes born ir this city forty- seven years ago, his father being the late Dr. A. Y. P. Garnett, one of the foremost physicians of Washington, who served on jefferson Davis’ staff as surgeon to the president of the confedercte states. His Ancestry. Mr. Garnett came from one of the most noted families of Virginia, his grandfather being Henry A. Wise, who was governor of Virginia at the time John Brown was hanged. Mr. Garnett was admitted to prac- tice before the local bar about twenty-six years ago, having studied for the profes- sion under the late Richard T. Merrick. He married Miss Marston os Virginia, Mrs. Garnett dying three or four years ago. Four children, two boys and two girls, sur- vive their parents, having resided with self, but also to his brother detectives. The | their father at 131) New York avenue. Mr. change caused a feeling of uneasiness to | Garnett’s mother still lives, althouga in other members of the force, especially those | feeble health. who do detective duty, for it was believed ‘About two years ago Mr. Garnett suf- fered an attack of nervous prostration, that this was only the first of a number of | and although ne went abroad and trav: ol changes intended. Oiticer Sutton will do street duty in the | health, he never recovered sufficiently eled in this country seeking a restoratii fifth precinct in place of Policeman Joseph | resume the active practice of ais vrofes- Shipley, who goes to the 9th precinct to re- | Sion. lieve Foliceman William Riley. The latter will do duty in the first precinct in the place made vacant by the transfer of Sut- ton. ‘The Demise Announced. * The formal announcement of Mr. Gar- nett's death was made by District Attor- Policeman Phillips of the fifth precinct | rey Henry E. Davis, the president of the has been detailed at police headquarters | District Bar Association, in Equity Court to do clerical duty. He fs an excellent No. 1 this morning. Mr. Davis said that clerk, besides being a stenographer, and it | he never had a sadder duty to verform, is intended he shall relieve Inspector Hol- linberger and give him time to go out and | see what his men are doing instead of con- for Mr. Garnett was not only a highly re- spected and able member of the bar, but also his personal friend. He came of ¢is- ducting his correspondence, as he is now | tinguished ancestors, and his career is so obliged to do a large part of his time. well known here that it needs no eulogy. An order was also made relieving Policy | Mr. Garnett was, said Mr. Davis, a man Detective Watson of his detail, and order-| of the purest character, courageons, and ing him back to street duty. This order, however, does not go into effect imme- diately, and should there be the policy business it will be withdrawn. Policeman John Brennan of the sixth pre- cinct hes been detailed for duty at the city | who knew him. Pcst office in place of Policeman Harry Wannell, who was persioned last week, and Policeman Gordon, one of the heaviest unflinching in the performance of duty, and gifted with a clear insight into ku- @ revival of | man affairs. He was peculiarly able, just and fair in all things, small and great, and a man beloved and zespected by all . A Meeting of the Bar. Later in the week, explained Mr. Davis, men on the force, will be detailed at the | these will be a meeting of the members Baltimore and Ohio depot when Policeman Harlow is put on the retired list. —_s—_—_ BERWYN HEIGHTS. Authority of the Commissioners De-| that he fended by Mr. De Mott. of the bar to take proper action upon the death of Mr. Garnett, but he moved that = ‘ly pained when he k was greatly w jearn- ed of Mr. Garnett’s death. He had known Mr. Wm. De Mott, chairman of the boara | Nm intimately for many years, and had of commissioners of Berwyn Heights, is at @ loss to know why any one should deny | his death all felt the authority of the board or why it should be said the members are not legally quail- fied to act. The ie eee hold regular commissions, and are strivi declaration, “aa recently” published. tha as recen t they are without authority, Mr. De stot resents as a covert attack the board, but the oe “Want” ads. in The Star pay because they bring answers. not only upon never ret a more honorable man. His character was @ most lovable one, and in @ personal loss. ee Peruvian Minister Reecived. Dr. Den Victor Eguiguren, the newly ac- whe | €redited minister from Peru, was formally received by the President at the White Mott | House Saturday afternoon. The Peruvian time. + “Want” ads. in The Star pay because mission to this country has been vacant a WALKS HIS SLEEP. Samucl Watxon, ing, From a Second-Story Wi Samuel R. Watson, a colored boy seven- teen years old, now realizes the necessity of having himself barricaded while asleep, for early this morning he got out of bed and walked out the second-story window. The boy lives with his parents at No. 1 19th street northwest, and it was about 2:30 o'clock this morning that the serious acci- dent happened to him. Unfortunately for the young man, there is an areaway in front of the window from which he fell, and this extra distance caused injuries more severe than they might otherwise have been. As soon as he struck the pavement he was awakened, and his cries aroused mem- bers of his family, as well ss the neigh- bors, and he soon had a dozen persons ready to assist him. When picked up and taken in the house it was found he had received a number of cuts about the head and legs. Dr. Sewall was called, whose examination showed that the Injuries will not prove fatal. WILLS FILED FOR PROBATE. Distribution of Property According to Last Wishes of Decedents, An exemplified copy of the will of the late Isaac N. Jackson of this city, the orig- inal having been filed in Wicomico county, Maryland, was submitted here today. It is dated February 13, 180, and makes the widow of the testator, Fannie H. Jackson, sole beneficiary, naming her as executrix. The will of the late John 8. Franklin, dated June 7, 1897, was also filed today. The widow of the testator, Sarah J. Frank- lin, is appointed executrix and made sole beneficiary. A third will ‘filed teday was that of Mary Francis Lewis. It is dated May 6, 18v7, Walter L. Lewis, a son of the testa- trix, being named as executor. Lot 36, block 6, Ivy City, is given to Georgie A. Stewart, a daughter, said son to be allowed @ room in the house as long as he lives, and between said daughter and Joshua Brown, a son of the testatrix, is to be divided the household furniture and other effects. To said son, Joshua, the sum of $100 is also given, all other moneys being given to the other son, Walter. _——— — Sandonia Knocked Senscless. “Will you ride on the flying horses with me?” poiitely inquired Wilson Gilmer of Sandonia McCult Saturday night. “No,” declined Sandonia, with dignity. Wilson thereupon struck Sandonia and knocked her senseless. For so doing he Was sent to jail for sixty days by Judge Kimball this afterroon in the Police Court. —_——__= Indictments Returned. The foliowing indictments were returned by the grand jury this afternoon: Josiah 8. Briean, false pretenses; Nimrod M. Da- vis, do.; James Strosnider and William Boyd, alias Billy Sttbbs, do.; Frank Jen- kins and William Bowie, alias Bowser, lar- John Pric?, do.; Harry Thornton, ing; Lucy Bacon Newell, libel. —— Fourth-Ciass Postmasters, Fourth-class postmasters have been ap- pointed as follows: Maryland—Eliictt, Dorchester county, A. M. Moore; Woodbrooke, Baltimore county, (VinginiaBazrow’s Store, W. HL. Barro 's Store, W. $r.; Dunlap, H. J. Richardson; Five ‘Oaks, J. M. Fortner; Kelly, R. F. Steele; Laurel one cee a eae ee ; Nassawadox, G. ; Nath: L. Terry; Non Ini ition, Wm. aoe ley, jr.; Ottoman, E. W. Gresham; Rux, BK. + Weems, M. A. Loomis.