Evening Star Newspaper, September 13, 1897, Page 9

THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1897 ‘WASH. B. WILLIAMS, Furniture, &c., 7th and D Sts. 3 more carloads of new furniture arrived yesterday—and many mere ear lords jow before the end of the month. y with antiquated, passe stocks of furniture when you can choese here from brand- new, up-to-date styles at 25 per cent to 40 per cent lower prices? Just see how far a little aeney will go here: $0.50 Denim Box Couches, $10.50 Denim Box $7.00 $9 Oak Pall Rack. $18 Sclld Cherry Chiffonier... $50 Solid Mahogeny Chiffonier. $60 Solid Mahogany Sideboard. = $13 Solid Oak Sideboard. $1.50 Oak Dining Room Chairs.... $1.00 $30 Oak Chiffonier and Wardrobe. $18.00 Wash. B. Williams, 7th& D sell-God Bargains: For You Sportsmen. one can underquote our prices, as these famous ‘-bottom figure “Walford’s,” “Sw*tine Tlore New “Keatings” at last received a few more to sell for $50, At this: un- yw price they will shuply tly for yours! WE ST END Cycle Co., se13-16d . 730 15th St. ‘There is a man who don th The Fir. He peal Claims t “Tis atinnal praise, re all beyond compare, he seems to spend bis days. A Suit or Overcoat TO ORDER SUITS AND OVERCOATS . THE WORLD FoR THE Garments kept in re- . Write for samples ou Pa. se13-m,w.f,3t AVE. N.W. W.L.DOUGLAS $3 SHOE Best in the Worid WAND-SEWED PROCESS. Just as good as those costing $4 to $6. The largest’ manufacturers and retailers of shoes in the world. Only one profit between. 7 and us. Catalogue ree. W. L. DouGLas, Brockton, Mass. Our Store is located at 1105 Pennsylvania Ave. au2-mtf Get ready for Sept. 24th! Yor tolerably fast riders who are handieap- ped by a poor, slow wheel should come for a —- =Dayton"’ (the wheel Morin and other 1, — 3 mea ride), get used to it in time — the “L. W."" circuit meet September — ‘“Daytens’” ere the fastest wheels on earth! See us about one. Price, $100. B.A. Ryan & Co., 1238 9th. Harry S. Galtuer, Subagent, 9th and H sts. sell-163 $2.50 White Brandy 9 Gai. Peaches prt up in our pure white brandy Teta their d tous flaver and pristine a pearance indefinitely. No better brandy anywhere—at auy price. Only $2.50 gal. W.R. Brown, 20th &Pa.Ave B: Smiz os A Long Swim. James Hooper, the English long-dis- tance champion swimmer, who on Wednes- day, September 1, started from Troy, N. Y., to swim down the Hudson river, reached Audubon Beach Saturday at 3:15 p.m. When Hooper left Troy he weighed 161 pounds, and at the float of the Audubon Yackt Club Saturday he only weighed 125'3 pounds. He had two narrow escapes from drowning on the trip, at Albany and New Baltimore, and at Dutchess Junction the swimmer gashed his leg on a spike. § Fitz Refuses to Fight. At Newark, N. J., Saturday Robert Fitz- simmons, in reply to the offer of the Northern Tulane Club of New Orleans of @ purse of $20,000 for a fight between him- self and Corbett, said: “I will not fight Corbett again until he makes a reputa- ;tion. Let him fight some one else. He Quit on the I7tn of last March.. Besides, I have retired.” Corbett, who is now in Wheeling, W. Va., has ‘stated that he ‘would accept the offer of the Northern Tu- Jane Club if Fitzsimmons would agree to fight hir. 3 ‘Ten Eyck Won by a Second. At Fitchburg, Mass., Saturday Edward HH. Ten Eyck and Charles H. Lewis rowed ‘two and a half miles with three turns at Lake Whalon, under the auspices of the Fitehburg Athletic Club. The water was smeoth and the weather suitable. Ten ‘Eyck gave Lewis a start of five strokes. ‘Ten Eyck used twenty-nine strokes a min- ute and Lewis ‘thirty and" thirty-one. Ten Eyck won by one second in 14.51. The prizes were gold chains and charms. NEARING THE CLOSE Two Games and the Local Base Ball * Season Will End, SENATORS REDEEMING THEMSELVES Most Sensational Finish Washing- ton Has Ever Known. CURRENT NOTES OF SPORT geen Today's Schedule and Weather. Cincinnati at Washington—Clear. Chicago at Baitimore (two games)—Cloudy. Philadelphia at Boster—Cloudy. New York at Brooklyn—Threatening. Pittsburg at Louisville—Clear. Cleveland at St. Louis—Clear. Record of the Clubs. “466! St. Lou’ How they stood September 13, 1896: Clubs. W. LPC.) Clubs, Baltimore. 708| New York. The Washingtons broke even with Cincinnatis at National Park Saturday, Washington thus narrowly missed: making a remarkable record, but as it is created a new record for base ball work, eight vic- tories out of nine games in one week. Mc- James was hit hard in the first. He was replaced in the last innings by Stanley, a young pitcher recommended to Captain Brown. Bresrahan pitched in the second and was effective. Saturday's scores fel- low Cincinnati, 19; Washington, 10. Washington, 8; Cincinnati, 4, Brooklyn, 9; New York, Pittsburg, 6; Louisville, Baltimore, Chicago, 3. Boston, 11; Philadelphia, 0. Cleveland Wins at Home. The Clevelands fattened their hitting averages yesterday at home at the expense of Pitcher Hort cf the St. Louis. Burkett made a double, Childs, Wallace and Mc- Kean, triples, ard Tebeau and Pickering, singles, before a man was retired in ihe first inning. Then Coleman went in te pitch, but the slugging continued. CLEVELAND. RM.O.A, Burkett, If. 3° 3°10 cls, 2 5 5 3 o 0 ° ri 1 ° o 1 3 o £21 410 jColeman, 217 0! Totals. 10°23 14 2 “Burkett out, hit by batted ball. d. Louis, 1. el First on Left on baxes—Cle A ist) 10; man. + Me Double plays—Hallmin to Yoleman, Picker- It is Hinted That Gamblers Are Be- hind It. From the Baltimore Sun, Today. “Five hundred dollars if you win’—such is the offer that has been made to every Chicago pitcher in the present series with Baltimore, accordirg to the statements of two newspaper men traveling with the Chi- cago team. They state that the offer was privately made to the Chicago pitchers by a wealthy western man who is anxious to see the “gentlemanly” Bostons defeat the “ruf- fianly” Baltimores for the “good of the game.” The newspaper men would not dis- ciose the man’s name, but seemed of the opinicn that not orly the Chicago pitchers, but every other pitcher who. faces the Orioles, will be offered a like amount. A circumstance which gces to corroborate the story is the fact that Manager Hanlon said last night that he had seen an offer in writing from a man in St. Louis to the Louisville pitchers of $200 to any one of them that would take a game from the Orioles. These offers may grow as the race grows hotter, and if both men make like offers it will be worth $700 to any pitcher who beats Baltimore. Perhaps other rich gentlemen and honest sportsmen, who are so intensely cager for “the good of the game.” may add other hundreds, and it May yet be worth a year’s salary to a man to beat these horrible Baltimores only one game. As has been said before, if the three-time champions win again it will be against the fiercest opposition, the most implacable and determined that any club ever encountered in the history of the game. There have been many thousands of dollars wagered against Baltimore at odds, and the gam- blers could well afford to spend a few hun- cred to help themselves to win. Perhaps these gentlemen who are offer- ing pitchers $0 a game have no money at stake, and are simply working “for the gcod of the game.” But in any case, a pitcher can do only so well, even if offered a million, and the champions expect to nave every other club fight its hardest against them. so that these offers to pitchers do not disturb them. But they go to show what Baltimore must contend with. Anson is outspoken everywhere in his ardent hope that Boston will win. Is it supposable that Thornton pitched as hard against Boston as against Baltimore, when he had $500 and Anson's delighted praise to Icok fcrward to if he won? Baltimore will have a very hard fight for the next three days, as Anson and his Colts will fight hard to win.* Not only foes from without, but enemies from within, have the Orioles to contend with. “Why, your own people do nct want your team to win,” said a Chicago man Saturday after the game, referring to a little coterle of “knockers” who were rooting hard for Citeago. It is true that a very small faction, principally made up of men who have money bet against Baltimore, attend the games to de- moralize the team. Base Ball Notes. The games today and tomorrow with the Cincinnatis wind up the local base ball sea- son for 1897. Both games will come under the head of “ladies’ days.” Mercer will do the twirling today against Rhines. The Senators leave Washington at midnight Tuesday, and will play the Orange Athletic Club Wednesday, at Orange, N. J. Mrs. Charley Reilly is a very sick woman, and it is a question whether she will sur- vive. She has been suffering with conges- tion of the lungs for the past two months, and last night was in a very critical condi- tion. The popular third baseman has nat- urally been worried, lesing sleep and not being able to play his game. Saturday and last night he didn't get a wink of sleep and was excused from morning practice this morning. Charley has played great bail for the Senators since he has been with the team, and those local fans who have taken a delight in roasting the hard-working third baseman on off days should appreciate the extent of his handicap at home and en- courage him in every possible way. Some persons heve had the hardinood to charge Tom Brown with han ry Gettman in telling the latter how to hold his stick. The truth of the matter is that Gettman went to Brown and said he would give a month's salary if he could hit the ball into right field. Tom told him to — = — middle of the bee box in- stead of the extreme rear. e followed pote gta we all know what he did to e ball. @ percentage. of . .540, ratio would haye landed the-team about fourth could it have run the sea- fon tes eee ee ee ee ‘rom President Young, Umpire Emslfe and -Mr. aces ‘Wagner Went over Tom Brown’s record so far on the season, at the latter’s request, end ascertained that the captain has bat- ted and fielded better than any season in his career with the exception of 1891, when he played center field for the great Boston Association team. Omitting the two games of week before last, in which Brown made. @ bunch of six errors, he leads the center fielders of the big league. Ball players are human and bound to make errors, yet there are persons who go to the games day in and day out that are ‘continually knocking Brown and yelling for a new center fielder. In the face of facts and figures this criti- cism looks like personal persecution. Gettman and Bresnehan are the finds of the year. The former was some time get- “ting used to league: pitching, but now that he has struck his gait he gives every indi- cation of being another Stahl. Shouid this indication prove true, it would be a just recompense to Mr. Wagner, who had Bos- ten’s right fielder corralled, but allowed tim to slip from his fingers on Mr. Schmela’s advice. No one should lose sight of the fine game Tucker has been putting up at first base ever since he became a Senator. Tommy eserves a large chunk of gratitude. Roger Bresnchan did himself proud again on Saturday. He is liked by all the play- ers, and they all do their best to help him. Roger said this morning to The Siar man that he thought he was going to get the worst drubbing of his career Saturday from the way the Reds sailed into McJames, ‘but the contrary proved to be the case. Bres- nehan received: a letter this morning from the man who offered him a sult ef clothes for winning: his first game, im which he invited Roger to spend a week with him on his way home to Toledo. He’ says he wouldn’t send the check for the suit, as he wants Roger to get measuted for ft in | Lima. Colonel. Robb telis a good one: ort: Jake} Gettman, that aptly illustrates how Earl Wagner deais with promising young play- ers. Jake's failure to hit safely had been troubling him for a week or more, and be- sides saying he would give something nice to be able to get a couple of bingles, he had about come to the conclusion that his days in Washington were numbered. Littie Bresnehan tipped Col. Robb off on how Jake was feeling, and, of course, the colonei told Mr. Wagner. The latter told the colonel to send Gettman to him as soon as he entered the grounds. As Jake came in the gate Friday afternoon with Bresne- han, the colonel told him that Mr. Wagner wanted to see him in the offic mediately gave Roger a little » and said: “I told you so,” the right-fiielder thinking his release was due. As he walk- ed towerd the office Jake said afterward that if a man had of vim $5 for his chances of stay! the club he would have taken two and considered himself so much in. When he went into the cffice Mr. Wagner said: “Gettmin, you have a con- tract with me for the remainder of this nd all of next season. Now, Mr. Brown nd myself have come to the that you can play good ball, wh have been dofi You have had a bad stre t we know you will come around; ali you need is confidence. What I want to say to you i this: Brown und myself are entirely satis fied with you in every way; you will finish the season and play all the next with ts. New, get down into the field there and do your best, that is all we want, and don’t bother about the future.” Gettman_ walked out of the office after thanking Mr. Wagrer for the kind words, with a big smile on bis face, and told the coionel afterward that he could have hit a pez coming over the plate after such encouragement. A few hours after he had begun his remarkable streak of hitting. Frank Bonner, forme Baltimore’s util- ity infielder, heads Scranton’s butting or- der, and is sald to be doing fine work. Tho Hernon, the fast right fielder of the New Bedford (New and League) team, left th 3. o join the Chi- uturday, Taunton was awa ame in the ninth inning, as the outcome of trouble over a substitute player for Taunton. The score then stoed Taunton 7, Brock‘on 6. The New England championship is tied between Newport and Brockton. In a game between Montreal and Spring- field in Montreal yesterday Bannon of Springfield called Umpire Mason a vile name end Mason struck him on the jaw. Barnon of Montreal ran in from left field and struck Mason. They were separated and the game went cn. Boston made just double the number of runs last week that Baltimore made—61 to 32. An average of ten runs a game shows good, hard batting rhat ought to win ri: along with average pitching, while an age of five runs a game shows weak batting that will win only w finest sort of pitching and fielding. Unless the Orioles improve only the most wonder- ful pitching and fielding Boston's strong, intelligent, werk. can overcome steady stick Shortstop Dahlen of the Chicafo team sprained his ankle serfously in Stuarday’s game sliding into second base. He will probably not be able to play again this season. Col This will serious fe . as Dahlea has been Chicago's main- in the Infield, is one of the most bril- inflelders in the league and a strong cripple the lant batter and good base runner. 11 is a curi- ous coincidence that Dahlen was hurt in May much in the same way sliding into home base while playing the Orioles Chicago and was kept out of the The Baltimore player aatever to do with his injury on ‘occasion. THE CHESS CONGRESS. Final Arrangements Made for the Great Meeting at Berlin. The chess congress of the Berliner Schach-Gesellschaft was opened in Berlin, when the committee announced that they had accepted the following entries for the international tournament, the first round of which contests will be played today: Salopin, St. Petersburg; D. Albin, Vienna; Curt V. Bardeleben, Leipsic; J. H. Black- burn, London; Amos Burn, Liverpool; H. Caro, Berlin; R. C. Harousek, Buda-Pesth; J. Cokl, Berlin; B. Englisch, Vienna; M. Janowski, Paris; G. Mareo, Vienna; J. Met- ger, Kiel; E. Schiffers, St. Petersburg; C. Schlechter, Vienna; H. Suechting, Black- rade, Oldenburg: R. Teischmann, London; M. Tschigorin, St. Petersburg; C. A. Wal- brodt, Berlin; S. Winawer, Warsaw; A. Finkl, Vienna. After each of these men. had drawn his number, a schedule wag given out for the conte, of which one round will be played every day, Sundays excepted. Previous to the beginning of each day's play, another ballot will be taken to decide which of the rounds will be played on each day. Tennis at Hyattsville. The tennis tournament at Hyattsville be- tween representatives of Riverdale, Ellers- ville and Hyattsville continues to attract good audiences each evening. Friday H. W. and N. W. Dorsey <lefeated Latimer and Leakin, 6—2, 6-3; Saturday, Peyton and Mangum defeated E. A. Fuller and Terry, 9-7, 6—3. The contest will probebly continue until the close of the week. Tennis at Riverdale. A tennis tournament under the auspices of the Riverdale, Md., Athltic Club will be held, beginning October 1, on the courts at Riverdale. The tourney will be open to all comers. Failed to Break the Record. The attempt of Eddie McDuifie, at Charles River, Boston, Saturday, ‘to break the world’s one-mile paced record of 1.35 2-5 ‘was made under unfavorable weather con- ditions, a heavy rain having caused a great change in the temperature, while the wind blew strongly, and he failed to equal the record by exactly 5 seconds. Paced by two sextuplets, he did the mile in 1.40 2-5, and on the homestretch he pulled out and easily Passed the pacing machine at the tape. Bicycle Records Lowered. On the Crystal Palace track, London, Sat- urday, J. W. Stocks lowered the world’s one-mile bicycle record, standing start, go- ing the distance in 1.44. He made a record for five miles also, his time for that dis- tance being 8.50-4-5, At Denver, Col., Saturday, A. L. Hachen- berger made a new world’s record of 2:24: Sting ae on fg Denver i ae ae held by A. L, Meixel of Denver. _ eax Visit of the Penn Wheeimen. NEED OF ENGINES Chief Parris Tolls of the Fire De- partment. BETTER PAY ASKED TOR MEN OTHER MATTERS MENTIONED ———7+7—__. Chief Joseph: Parris of the fire depart- mént today submitted to the. Commission- ers his annual report'of thé operations of his department for the: last fiscal year, together -with an ‘estimate of the amount required forthe proper cpnduct of the same during the’ néxt ‘ar: The most {portant feature of. the est!- mates fs the tén néw firé; engine companies that are asked for,,amd-the new apparatus that the chiét deems is necessary. In his report the chief says: < “I haxe-the ‘honor to-eubmit the follow- ing estimate ‘of the amount required for the conduct ‘and suppoft ofthis depart- ment for<the fiscal year ending June 30, 1899, accompanied by a detailed statement of its operations for the fiscal year ended June 30; 1897: “One chief engineer, $2,300; four assistant chief engineers, at $1,380 each, $5,520; one clerk, $1,200; one fire marshal, $1,190;.thirty foremen, «at $1,150 each, twenty en- gineers, ‘at.g),150 each, $2: ; twenty fire- men, at $966 each, $19 at $066 each, 28,980; 234 privates, fourteen watchmen, at $690 each, ; One machinist, in charge of repairs tc apparatus, $1,150; one laborer, in charge of additicnal stable, $480; repairs to engine houses, $5,000; repdics to apparatus and new appliances, $5,000; purchase of hose, $9,000; fuel,$4,500; horses, $9,000; forage,$10,- 000; contingent expenses, $13,000; one aerial turn-table truck to replace Ay six engines, $4,200 each, ¥ carriages, at $10) each, »0; four aerial turn-table trucks, at $3,500 each, $14,000; house, lot and furniture for an engine com- pany to be located-in the section bounded by 10th, 12th, H and I streets northwest, $45,000; house, lot and furniture for an en- gine company to be located in the section bounded by 18th, 20th, E and F streets northwest, $20,000; house, lot and furniture for an engine company to be located in the section bounded by 10th, 12th, B and C streets southwest, $30,000; house, lot and furniture for an engine compa: to be located in the section bounded ». h, O and Q streets northwest, $22,000; house, lot and furniture for an engine company to be located in the section bounded by 13th, 15th, N and P streets northwest, $40,000; house, lot and furniture for an engine com- pany to be located in the section bounded by ist, 4th, G and I streets northeast, $25 (00; house, lot and furniture for a truck company to be located in the section bounded by 6th, 12th, B and D streets southwest, $35,000; house, lot and furniture for a truck company to be located in the section bounded by 6th, 10th, L and D streets southeast, |322,000; house, lot and furniture for a truck company to be located in the section bounded by 10th, 12th, G and I streets northeast, $20,000; house, lot and furnitur> for a truek company to be located in the section bownded by M, O, 33d and sth streets northwest, $23,000; additional stable, to be erected in the rear of No. 8 engine house, North Carolina avenue, be- tween 6th and 7th streets southeast, $5,000. Total, $741,768. Appropriation for year ending June 30, 1898, $277,040. Excess, Items of Increnxe. The Stems of inergase are as follows: In salary, $27,558; in force, two assist- ant chief engincer, at, $1380 each, $2,600; ten foremen at $1,150 each, $11,500; six engineers at $1,150 each, $6,900; six firemen at $966 each, $5,796; four tillermen at $966 each, $3,864; ten hostlers at $968 cach, 39,660; one hundred 4nd two privates at $920 each, 810; six watchmen at $690 each, 34,140; one machinist in charge of re- pairs to aparatus, $1, one iaborer in charge of additional stable, $480; repairs to ergine houses, $1,500; repairs to apparatus and new appliances, $1,541 e of hose, $2.000; fuel, 500; forage, $2,000; contingent expenses, $3, 5 difference between amount appropriated in deficiency bill to pay six months’ salary to men provided for and amount needed to pay the same men for one yeur, $8,480; one aerial turntable truck to replace old t | $3,500; six engines at $4,200 eacly, $27 seven hose carriages at $0 ¢ four earial turntable trucks at $14,000; house, lot and furniture i) cach, for an engine company to be locutéd in the sec- tion bounded by 10th, 12th, H and I streets northwest, $45,000; house, lot and furniture for an engine compan section bounded by streets northwest, $2 furniture for an located in the tc be located in the Sth, 20th, E and F 00; house, lot and engine company to be section bounded by 10th, $30,000; engine 12th, B and C streets southwest, hovse, lot and furniture , 35th, O and Q streeth nor: = $22,000; house, lot and furniture for an engine company to be located in the sec- tion bounded by 13th, 15th, N and P Streets northwest, $40,000; house, lot and furniture for an engine company to be located in the section bounded by Ast, 4th, G and I streets northeast, $25,000; house, lot and furniture for a truck company to be located in the section bounded by 6th, 10th, B and D streets southwest, $35,000: heuse, lot and furniture for a truck com- pany to be located in the section bounded by 6th, 10th, L and D streets southeast, $22,000; house, lot and furniture for a truck company to be located in the section bounded by 10th, 12th, G and I streets northeast, $20,000; house, lot and furniture for a truck company to be located in the section bounded by M, O, 33d and 35th streets northwest, $23,000; additional stable to be erected in the rear of No. § engine house, North Carolina avenue between sth and 7th streets southeast, $5,000; total iu- crease, $526,128; less total decrease, $61,400; net increase, $464,728. “While the increase as above shown amounts to $526,128, the actual increase over the appropriation for the current year is $464,728, after allowance is made for the amount of $61,400, appropriated, by the last session of Congress for the purchase of a house, lot and furniture and six months’ salary for the men to equip two engine companies, one to be located in the sec- tion bounded by 7th, 12th, C and F streets northwest, the other in Anacostia, and for the purchase of two engines and two hose carriages, which are rot included in these estimates. Increase in Compensation, “An increase in the compensation of the force is again retomended.- This recom- mendation "has beén’ made, and been: ap- Proved by tha HW¢horable’ Commissioners for a number of”yeafs, ‘and strong effort has ‘been made to have! Congress thus recognize the effdft8 of tié firemen. “The members ‘of°our nt Are re- quired to reside ‘within @ reasonable dis- tance of the company, toy which they are and rents, in these localities are, as a rule, high. They are required to pur- chase at least two ‘suits df uniform cloth- ing — year, io. that wut ne be able to resent @ neat and credi| appearance. iid. they resopnd to Be alarm for fire and their clothing get’ ruined they have to replace it out of ‘ ae “During the cc a and quiet in a patrol wagon. Such service should certainly be rewarded, at least, by an uate salary, so that a man, after his tfying tour of duty of five days is over, may go to a comfortable home and rest the twenty-four hours that he is free. A fireman is on duty continuously five days in every six, and then only in case the full quota of men in the company are on duty. The absence, on account of sickness or otherwise, of one man postpones the days off to every ninth day, and should two men be off duty at the same time, all leaves cease. “Again, it seems an act of injustice to the firemen that other branches of the Dis- trict government pay so much larger sala- ries where the risk of life and limb is not nearly so great. For instance, in the po- lice department of our city the lowest class of privates receive $100 per annum more than a private in the fire depart- ment, while the pay of the men in the other grades is correspendingly higher. No one can or will dispute the fact that when the duties and dangers of the men of the two departments are compared there is a striking discrepancy in the amount of salary paid. “As is stated above, the honorable Com- missioners, realizing the justness of the claims of the fire department, have, in previous years, recommended an increase in the pay, and, in addition to this, a pe- tition on the same subject containing the signatures of over twenty-six thousand ot our representative citizens was sent to the Congress, but without avail. “It is hoped that this recommendation will not receive the fate that others similar to it have met in past years. Increase in Force. “An increase of two assistant chief en- gineers is recommended for the reason that cur city and its fire department have long since outgrown its number of assistant chiefs, There are but two, who are per- forming the duties that in other cities are assigned to six or eight men. An assist- ant chief responds to every alarm of fire that is received, whether it be in Anacos- tia, Takoma Park, or in any other portion of the city, and it is absolutely essential that they arrive at the scene of the fire at the earliest possible moment, to direct companies, and take charge of the fire in the absence of the chief engineer. The success of a fire department depends to a very large extent upon the number, intel- ligence and efficiency of the assistant chiefs. By the rules they are required to visit cach of the houses in their battalions once each day, hence they are brought in close contact with the men, and are able to perform important service in this de- rection alone. With an area of seventy-two square miles and with twenty companies, which wil! be our number by the first of July next, it is an utter impossibility for these men to look out and properly care for the important matters left to their charge. This increase is needed as mu if not more, than any other increase rec- ommende and it is earnestly hoped that an appropriation providing for these two men will be allowed. “Congress at its last session placed a clause in the appropriation bill which reads as follows: “ ‘Hereafter each of the members of the fire department shall be entitled to leave of absence each year, with pay, for such time, not exceeding twenty days, as the Commissioners shall determine.’ “Neither the Commissioners nor this of- fice were consulted before the above law was passed, and it would not be possible to comply therewith, and still keep a proper working force on duty in the various houses to enable the department to perform the most effective fire duty, with the number of men at the present time allowed each company. I have, therefore, asked an ap- propriation for thirty additional privates, which will enable the firemen to obtain the twenty days’ leave allowed them by Congress, and to which they are entitled. “The increase of ten foremen, six engin- eers, six firemen, four tillermen, ten hos- tlers and ninety-two privates is asked to equip the additional companies recommend- ed in these estimates. “It is also estimated for an increase in the number of watchmen—from eight to fourteen. There are in the department a number of men who, by reason of long and faithful service, have become incapaci- tated for performing active fire service and are not incapacitated to such an extent as to be placed on the pension roll. If this increase is allowed, the department will be benefited in two ways, first, by having young, able-bodied men to fill the positions held at present by these men, and, second- ly, they being fully qualified to perform the duties of watchmen, it would not be necessary for a company which has r sponded to an alarm for fire to leave th house without any one in charge. It would proee very beneficial if this increase were allow Machinist in Charge of Repairs to Apparatus, “It is again estimated for one machinist to be placed in charge of repairs to appa- ratus. This has been the recommendation for several years, but we have not been. able to get an appropriation for this officer, who would prove such a valuable addition to our department. The department is get- ting to such a size that an expericneed machinist is an absolute necessity. Many times a piece of apparatus is in need of repairs that could be made at once if we had the services of such an employe, thus obviating the necessity of sending it to a repair shop, and losing the use thereof for ne as it takes to make the such lengta of t the repairs. The amount asked for compensation of this officer is $1 annum, and there is no doubt but that that amount would be more than saved every twelve months. Only a few months since an engine, after serving at a very large fire, was found to need some slight repairs. An experienced machinist wus called in, and made the necessary repairs, at a cos to the District of $10, and if the engine had been sent to a shop the probabilities are that the expense would have been much greater. “He would also be charged with the con- trol and direction of ail employes assigned to duty under him, note and report all de- relictions or incompetency on the part of such employes, and see that the time of the men assigned him is employed to the greatest advantage to the department. He should be subject to the rules and regula- tions. governing the fire department and the orders of the chief engineer. “It is to be hoped that this allowed.” The need of an appropriation of $480 for a laborer to take charge of the additional stables is pointed out by Chief Parris, and an earnest argument made for an increase crease be ‘of the appropriation for repairs to engine houses to $5,000. The same sum is urged as necessary for repairs to apparatus. New Companies. On the important, subject of new compa- nies the report says: “Although Congress has within the past few years made appropriations for slight increases in this department, the city of Washington is yet sadly in need of addi- tional engine and truck companies, with the requisite number of men and officers to properly man them. Smith. the other the building known as ‘The Rink,’ situated on H street and New York avenue, between 13th and 14th streets northwest, and occupied by the Lansburgn Furniture Company, which night of December 28, at 6:02 p.m., No. 2 for the i Bre, Fstelesy alarm been sounded before box GI7 was re- ceived, when the third fire occurred, th would have had to depend upon getting a company from the general alarm fire. Property at Stake. “The above circumstance is related to show the great and urgent necessity for an increase in this department. Too much can- not be said in this connection. From the books of the assessor it may be learned that the assessed value of taxable real es- tate in the District of Columbia fs $180,374 908, and it should be borne in mind that this does not inelude the buildings occupied by the United States government nor their contents, and at the present time there are only ten engine, four truck and two chem- ical engine companies, with 159 men, all told, to take care and protect this im- mense wealth. Something should be done, and that at once. The fire department above all departments should be recog- nized by a large appropriation, for upon its members our citizens depend not only for protection of property, but also of life. Money spent in the support and mainten- ance of a fire department has proven, not only in our own city, but in every c town and village in the United States, good investment. It can always be dep ed upon in time of emergency, and th is no doubt that if our legislators were as fully cognizant of the necessity for an ex- tension in the fire service as our citizens, those to whom a large and efficient tire de- partment means so much, there would be no netessity for repeating the earnest pleas for recognition that have been made in the past years. In the endeavor to increase this department by additional companies it is not done for the self-giorification of any person or persons, but for the good of our city, of which we are all so justly proud. “The first session of the Fifty-fourth Congress made appropriation for an engine company, to be located in the vicinity of North Capitol street and Florida avenue, and for the erection in Brightwood of a house to accommodate the chemical engine company in service on lith street between Kenyon street and Kenesaw avenue, and one engine to be placed in the house to be vacated by the chemical company, but fail- ed to make appropriation for a hose car- riage, or the men for either company. The second session of the above Congress ap- propriated for the men, not to be avail- able, however, until the Ist of July, 18v7, but likewise failed to appropriate for a hose carriage. There are but three extra hose carriages in the department, and one of these will have to be used until such time as Congress provides one in its place. Men Not Provided. “In my last annual report particular stress was laid upon the manner in which Congress appropriates for our needs. As has been the case in recent yea the houses have been built and the apparatus standing therein, and we have had to wait months and months before the men be- came available t> place these companies in service. This should not be. The men should be provided for at the same time the rest of the appropriation is ordered. By this method when new companies were ready for service we would have all ex- perienced men to operate them, not be compelied to make transfers of old men to the new companies, thereby, in a me ure, crippling the efficiency of several oth compauies, and during the time interven- ing between the time the appropriation should become available and the comple- tion of the houses, the men could be as- signed to the various companies, and while they were being properly trained and drill- ed the department would have the benefit of their services, giving us stronger com- papies, which might, perhaps, enable the department to render mure effective serv- There is nothing that would be de- rived from, this manner of making anpro- priation except that would be of great benefit to the service, and it is earnestly hoped that in the future some little at- tention will be given to this matter. If, on the other hand, the Congress will not listen to this plea, 1 is hoped that it will at least provide for the men to be avail- able within six months after the appro- priations become available for the houses, So that as soon as the houses are com- pleted and ready for service we may get the “use of the companies which are so badly needed without gny useless delay. “The new house appropriated for by the third session of the Fifty-third Congress, to accommodate engine company No. 2, lo- cated on D street between lith and 15th streets northwest, was completed, and on the igh day of January the company va- cated its old quarters and moved into the rew. The old house, located on D street between 12th and 13th streets, has been thoroughly cverhauled and put in good condition, and as soon a3 it is possible the chemical engine, which is now in service at the house of truck company C, 14th street and Ohio aveaue, will be trans- ferred and placed in service in this house with a full complement of six men, pro- vision having been made for them at the last session of Congress. This is done to |gzive the business portion of our city the best protection from fire possible. “The seeond session of the Fifty-f: Congress, the men_nece e engines 11 and 12, four men for Nv. 1 chemical com- pany, and four men to be assigned to chemical company No. 2, also appropri- ated for two additional engine coi ene to be located in Anacostia, and other in the section bounded by 7ta, Cc and F streets northwest. The need ¢ these two coz was fully set forth in the last an eport of this dey ment, and it can only be added a the h time that when these hous.s are com- pleted = companies r for ser- vice they will prove to be among the most important additions that have ever been made to the department, as they are located in sections where they are very much needed, and where they will be able to do important service. “No. 2 chemical engine company, locsted on lith street between Kenyun street and Kenesaw avenue northwest, will be trans ferred to the house erected at Brightwod. To give this section of the District of Co- lumbia, which is being rapidly built up with frame dwellings, the best possible protection from fire, it was the iutencion to place a hose carriage fully equipp2’ in this house, but as Congress failed to ap- propriate the money necessary to purchase a hose carriage for the company to be placed in the house to be vacated by the chemical company, and in consequence cf which one of our extra carriages will have to be used for this purpose, it will not be possible to place one in service at Bright- wood unless Congress provides for a new one. An appropriation of $0 is, therefore, asked for one new hose carrlage. The Discipline. Speaking of discipline the report says: -“Notwithstanding the fact that the de- partment is being steadily increased, and that very rigid discipline is constantly maintained, there are compuratively few occasions when it is found necessary to cite a member before the trial committee. The success of a fire department depends to a great extent upon the discipline. Dumug the year the trial committee investigated but twenty-one charges against members of the department, and of this mumber three cases were dismissed. No frivolous charges have been brought, but when & member has been guilty of the violation of any rule or regulation, or of any neglect ke has been promptly dealt with.” Pension Fund. Speaking of the pension fund the report says: “No matter how brave and energetic a man may be, ff he has a wife and little ones depending upon him for support he is not 80 likely to hesitate to perform any duty if he is assured that they wii ‘be pro- SS a pneat ee Strengthen Your System. Saffer any il effects from the recent A good tonic vill revive ays HGS LIQUID MALT is an un. equaled toate & bullde-up of unusual merit, Only Ie. bottle; $1.50 dozen bottles. Mertz’s Pharmacy, 11th and sel3-30d were so far remote that it was nec lay out i) or more feet of ho in order to reach the fire. ‘This impedes the working of the department, causes a loss of valu- able time and results in much unnecessary damage. “During the past year fifty new hydrants were erected, making a total of 1.8)7 now in = sary to service in the District of Columb‘a. It can readily be understood that with an arca of seventy-two square miles this number of The fire hydrants is entirely inadequate erection of 200 more is recomn A it is sincerely hoped that this recom tion will not only receive passing att but that the hydrants will be purchase and erected in the most advantageous lo- calities, Fire Alarm Boxes. “The question of fire alarm boxes is also one of great importance. More of the: is an absolute nec y. There are Uons of our city where it is necessary to g0 eleven or twelve blocks before a fire alarm box can be reached. Such a state of affairs should not exist pelled to go such a scene of a fire much rot only by the time the box to send in the alarm, but as By being com- from distance the ccmparies respond direct to the bo taps in a direction entirely diff that in which the fire is loc reaching the box and jearnin. b tion of the fire there is a loss of tin .eans much to the citizens whose pr is burning. Our dep: responds an alarm of fire with but as long as the fir lecated so dis not be expec be aple to key “ r down to af that it would be possivle to if we more fire a oxt's. “During r just closed but two new boxes were erect 13th ton streets northwest, the « Garfield Hospital. During the present ve: it is the intention to erect at least thirty- cne, “It is hoped that during the next y many mcre boxes will be put in se so that it will b» pcssible for our cit to receive better protection from fire ths is cfferec at the present tin: An account of the firemen’s ziven, showing a balance r relief fund June 30 of The © Lons. In conclusion the report says: ‘There were 212 alorms of fire or 224 local or sileat alarms, for which no bells were sounded, which were answered by the Gepartment, making a total of fires during the year. Tais isa decrea of thirty-eigit bell alarms and aa ir of fifty local alarms, as compared with th year ended June 30, 1806, The estimate joss entailed was $20; insurance of $17 049, insurance $199, year. “In conclusion, I beg to return m: to the Commissioners for the court all times extended me; to my two nts, and the officers and men unde: command; to the major, officers and mem Lers of the police force, and also to the superintendent of the fire alarm, & the operators connected with his off of whom hav. serv making it easter for me to fulfill the v: ous and important duties inirusted to me. ae The Two Great Pacers Meet. In spite of the gilt-edge condition of the horses and the track at Medford, Mass., Saturday, no new records were established in the Star Pointer-Joe Patchen race at the Mystic Park course. Pointer won the race in two straight heats, the time bei and 2.044, rv being the re 3 minutes k. 5.000 spectators under shelter. The was for a purse of $4,000. Lavigne to Fight Walcott. Articles of agreement have been signod between George Lavigne and Joseph W cott for a glove contest before the dental Club of San Francisco early in vember. The fight will be held in Mechan- ' 8 ion. The men will contest for cent of the gate receipts, of which inner is to take eighty per cent. Ornam Beaten, The great three-year-old Ornament was badly beaten at Sheepshead Bay Saturday in the autumn cup. The weight 1. The sreat two-year-old Hamburg won the Great Eastern handicap with consumma The diy was the last of the Sheeps: head Bay mecting. ian Cyel Champion. Angus McLeod won the twenty-five-mile bicycle championship of Canada at To- ronto Saturday in 1 hour 17 > seconds, Harley Davidson was second and H. Kr Carmen third. C. Greatrix was fourth. Clearwater'’s Great Pool Playt W. H. Clearwater, ex-champion pool player of the world. made a record-break- ing run at Toledo, Ohio, Friday night. In a game of 125 points with H. T. Stofft, champion of Ohio, Clearwater pocketed ninety-seven consecutive balls. The high- est previous run was sixty-seven baids, made at Birmingham. L. a. W. Ren. The regular run of the District of Colum- bia Division, League of American Wheel- men, will be to Hyattsville, starting from 12th and K streets at 7:30 Wednesday even- ing. The Hyattsville Cycle Club has in- vited the organization to stop at its club house, in Hyattsville. A large number of members are expected to attend. As usual Road Consul Leeke will be in charge of the run. This will be a more enjoyable run than usual, as the Hyattsville Club is famed for its hospitality. —_— ree Insane. John Roundtree, alias Cullins, who was charged with assaulting and striking eev- eral ladies in South Washington Thursday last,and who not only admitted the charge, but said he was guilty of a number of offenses of a much more serious character, was today pronounced by the jail physi-