Evening Star Newspaper, July 30, 1898, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JULY 30, 1898-24 PAGE®. 'HERCHANGE OF FRONT |<=% MILES TO PUSH ON France Anxious to Secure America’s Friendship Again. THE DESIRE IN OFFICIAL CIRCLES —_+_— It is Said Public Opinion Here Has Been Mistaken. —___>+-——_ THE FRENCH NEWSPAPERS ———— (Covyrigbt, 1888, by the Associated Press.) PARIS, July 30.—There is a strong desire in French official cireles to bring about a ccmplete resumption of the pleasant rela- ticns with the United Siates which existed previous to the trouble between Spain and America, and which were disturbed by French newspaper utterances. It is point- ed that the nearer the Spanish-Ameri- can comes to a close the clearer it is to sober-minded Frenchmen that public cpinion in America has been mistaken in regard to the real opinion and feeling of France toward the United States. It is added t ite of what was written in the newspapers here or discussed in so- cial circles when the war began, no doubt was entertained anywh in France as » result of the hostilities. The weak- eriority of Spain were so evi- . it is claimed here, it would be to assert that the American ed a change of public ce, and that the French apers today think it wiser to favor queror. now The Freach Newspapers. In explanation of the tone of the French press toward the United States it is said the language used by the newspapers at present ance the same as used three months ago, and that the reason the American people have been under the im- pression that the French papers were hos- tile to the United States and favorable to Spain is due to the fact that only the less le part of the French was quoted in dispatches, while such papers as 1 des Debats, the Figaro ai and some others have not fa- her side in the war and have fur- readers with honest accounts ‘erent features of the hostilities. it is argued that some of presentatives of the French pr interviewed during the war and their statements left no room for doubting that they entertained a cordial feeling to- ward the United States, while French bus- iness men who were similarly interviewed were even more emphatic in their expres- sions of friendship toward America. Frenchmen say that the re- n of the Fourth of July here was the occasion of bringing forth addi- tional proof of the cordial feeling enter- tained here toward Americans. At the banquet of the American chamber of com- merce there were many prominent French- men present, including some of the high- est state officials and M. Maruejoule, the peaking for the French government, He Spoke ‘or France. “We have heen told that far away on the other side of the Atlantic there are those who have Hstered to calumniators in France who asserted that France was for- getful of her duty ard that we have be- ecme not only adversaries, but, according to even discourteous towards against such an im- is sufficient to dispel . and I hope that the at I say will be carried far from the other side of the ignant protest against Ise resorts as to the ‘sentiments of But, if this is not assure your countrymen ot an hour, not a minute & which the harmony between us has ever run the being broken. France has always and no one than your ambassador and a er of the French cabinet the degree of cordiali manifested in connection with I relations.” ent of the French minister of ccmmerce is reproduced here as it is being freely used by Frenchmen in their argu- ments tending to prove that France has not been unfriendly to the United States in he war with Spain. They also argue that ‘eason why France should side with Spain, as during the present century there has “never been any common ideal between the two countries,” and that the Frenchmen of today are not led by clerical considerations nor “by the theory of the Bo-called in races,” which, it is further asserted, is no longer taken seriously by any sible man. Semi-Officlal Statement. From a sem!-offictal source the following tement was made: rom a commercial point of view, ce is as much iterested in American Spanisa trade, and, consequently, she nd Treason to jeopardize her friendly re- ons with the United States. Still, she s sympathy for her unfortunate neigh- es heartily at the fact that be arranged and that the French assador, M. Cambon, has been the mes- f peace sent by Spain to America. » the terms upon which peace will ni the French government and public opinion in France are perfectly aware that the United Siates will no longer be satisfied with the mere independence of Cuba, « ; the war has cost her « 2 ces. Conscquently, the French press, especially the Journai des Debats and the Temps, are already tak- ing count that important element in the ey only hope | 00 much. Not | w of the but | on peace eserves to be pointed ny obiec- | = either | The reason in this mat- if such an any Euro- is not that power. Even of Hawail, which gives to nt position in urbed France v possessions in nimportant, con- sisting e islands and French € ana. Therefore she feels sure that the Americans, waom she considers to in the America be St degree; bh will never think of a great European fling obiect. pines, if those islands »st to Spain, France, as the ruler » would probably prefer hav- cans as next door neighbors y European or Asiatic power. what France wants, so ed States are concerned, is sideration of her commer- s. In that respect she has been ly reassured by the willingness the government dicplayed on the oc- th 1 agreement, the future.” 1 of confidence @ of the features of a new hospital ding in Berlin {s to be a large room in ch patients suffering from lung diseases can breathe alr artificially impregnated With salt. No Delay Expected in the Reduction of ¢ Porto Rico, ‘able Com mication With the War Department to Be Establish- ed Tonight. While nothing definite is known to the war officials yet of General Miles’ plans for the immediate future, the statement in his dispatch received yesterday afternoon that the troops will soon be in the mountain country of Porto Rico is taken to mean that he proposes rapidly to push on toward San Juan. The lighters taken at Playa will enable him speedily to land the troops of the expedition as they arrive, and it is Delieved there will be no delay in the re- duction of the entire island. It is expected that the Spanish forces will offer no vigor- ous opposition to the United States troops until San Juan is reached. There the great battle in the capture of the island will be fought, unless meantime Spain should conclude ‘to yield to the inevitable. General Greely has received information from Colonel Allen of his corps that ar- rangements have been made to reopen_the telegraph office at Ponce, which was closed on Monday by the Spaniards. Colonel Al- len left St. Thomas last night with opera- tors and instruments, and it is expected that by tonight General Miles will be in telegraphie communication with the War Department. The Navy Department received the fol- lowing dispatch yesterday afternoon: ST. THOMAS, July 29, U. S. S. Massa- ehusetts, Ponce, Porto Rico, July 28.—Com- mander Davis, with Dixie, Annapolis, Wasp and Gloucester, left Guanica July 27 to blockade Ponce and capture lighters for United States army. City of Ponce and Playa surrendered to Commander Davis upon demand at 30 a.m. July 28. Amer- ican flag hoisted 6 a.m., 28th. Spanish gar- rison evacuated. Provisional articles of surrender until occupation by army: First, garrison to be allowed to retire; second, civil government to remain in force; third, police and fire brigade to be maintained without arms; fourth, captain of port not to be made prisoner. Arrived at Ponce from Guanica with Mas- sachusetts and Cincinnati, General Miles and General Wilson and transport at 6:40 a.m. 28th. Commenced landing army in captured sugar lighters. No resistance. Troops welcomed by inhabitants, great en- thusiasm. Captured sixty lighters, twenty sailing vessels and 120 tons of coal. (Signed) HIGGINSON. Regarded With Satisfaction. The results thus far achieved by General Miles and Captain Higginson in the occu- pation of Porto Rico have created a feel- ing of intense satisfaction among officials of the administration. As one official ex- pressed it, “Miles is cleaning up everything as he goes.”” The surrender of Ponce, practically with- out a struggle, is regarded with especial satisfaction. In importance it is the sec- ond city of the island. It has a population of 22,000, with a jurisdiction numbering 47,000. Situated on the south coast of the island on a broad plain two miles from the seaboard, Ponce has advan- tages not possessed by any other city of Porto Rico. It is 70 miles from San Juan, by which it is connected by the best high- way on the island. It is regularly built, the central part almost exclusively of brick houses and the suburbs of wood. It is the Where Gen. Miles Landed. residence of the military commander of the district of Ponce and the seat of an official chamber of commerce. There is an appel- Jate criminal court besides other courts, two churches, one of a protestant denom: nation, said to be the only one in the Span- ish West Indies, two hospitals, besides the ilitary hospital, three theaters, a munici- pal public library, three first-class hotels, gas works aid a perfectly equipped fire de- partment. A fine road connects Ponce with Playa, which is the port of Ponce. There all the import and export trade is transacted. Playa has a population of about 5,000, and there are situated the custom house, the office of the captain of the port and all the consular offices. The port is spacious and vessels of 2 feet draft can enter it. The city of Pone is pronounced by the military authorities to be the healthiest place on the island. The climate, on account of the sea breezes during the day and the land breezes at night, is not oppressive, but 1s hot and ry. Description of Ponce. Ponce was founded in 1600. It has thir- ty-four streets, the best of which aro Mayor, Salud, Villa, Vives, Marina and Comercio. The most notable squares are Principal and Las Delicias, which are sep- arated by the Church of Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe, a handsome and spacious structure, with rich altars and fine orna- ments. The Protestant church is of Gothic architecture, constructed of galvanized iron and brick, with handsome interior fin- ishing of wood. The principaf theater ts called The Pearl, and it is quite deserving of the name, as it is the finest place of amusement on the island. It {3 construct- ed of iron and marble, and cost 70,000 pe- scs. The interior is beautifully fintshed and decorated. By a unique mechanical arrangement it may be converted into a dancing hall. Ponce proper has no mil!tary defonses, but in the hills to the north of the town a series of earth intrenchments recently were constructed. West of Ponce, where the railroad and the military road touch the shore, earthworks were constructed to guard that strategic point. The city is connécted with San Juan, the capital, by a railroad, but es yet the line amounts to little. Less than twenty years ago the whistle of a locomotive was unknown in Porto Rico, but the Spanish government, realizing that means of transporting troops to various points on the island were neces- sary, planned a railroad which should ex. tend from San Juan entirely around the island. A branch of this line extends from Ponce to Yauco, mentioned in Gen. Miles’ dispatch as having been occupied by the American forces. Yauco is only fifteen miles from Ponce, and was seized by Gen. Miles because it is the seat of an tmport- ant jurisdiction of 24,500 inhabitanzs. It has both telegraphic and telephonic com- munication with Ponce, as well as railroad and highway communication. The war authorities say Gen. Miles took possession of Yauco early because at that point it was known that a largo supply of pack mules and carts could be had. These, it is pointed out, will be of immense value to the American expedition in its march rpon the capital, San Juan. ——_——e—___ Our “Vacations.” From the Chicago Post. “Why is it you haven’t gone into the country for the summer this year?’ “I haven't felt strong enough to put up with the hardships. However, next sum- mer, if my health is good, I shall go away for the entire summer.” GEN. MILES’ ROUTE TO SAN JUAN. i1 GALA DAY IN PONCE Invading Troops Overwhelmed by Hearty Greetings. PEOPLE WANTED 70 BE CAPTURED Political Prisoners at Once Set at Liberty by Miles. MUSIC AND REJOICING Special Cable Dispatch to The Evening Star. (Copyright, 1898.) PONCE, Porto Rico, July 28, 3 p.m— Conquerors can seldom have found a sub- jugated city so cordial as Ponce has been to the Americans. This has been a gala day. Every citizen is in holiday dress and mood. Women are smiling greetings from carriage and bal- cony, and men, when encouraged by re- sponsive looks, are crying, “‘Viva.America- nos,” and taking the provost guard to cafes to drink in amity. On the appearance of our w.rships, polit- ical prisoners were set at liberty, and they are now haranguing sympathetic gather- ‘ngs, while our flag flies over the cuartel ée infantaria, and the native scarlet-shirt- ed bomberos are playing Sousa’s “Stars and Stripes Forever” before the city hall in Laplaza de Delicia, the Place of Delight. Filed to the Hills. The city seems to be full, but the Span- ish bankers and merchants fled with the garrisons to the hills, taking or hiding ‘their treasures, fearing that the town toughs or the victorious troops would sack the city. With them 1,200 regulars retreated and are expected to make an ambuscade twenty miles toward Anjuan. The volun- teers who remained are now willing to put on the American uniform. I was introduced to the mayor, Ulpiano Colom. He was in the fashionable after- noon dress, except that his shirt front was fastened with large gold coins. He said he had no regrets because the Americans were in possession. Under America, as his secretary suggested, content would return and prosperity increase, and for that rea- son he rejoiced. He was not dissatisfied over what happened, but was gratified that his municipality is to be continued for the present with General Wilson as military governor. The shops will reopen and business will resume tomorrow. Colonel Allen in three days expects to have direet cable communication with Washington. The Spenish operators ran away. Ponce will then be the base of op- erations for an easier campaign than San- tiago. The climate is better and the roads are good. The troops, however, were overloaded, and the two-mile march from the port to the outskirts of the city, where they are bivouacking tonight, was all they could do. ‘The wagcns will assist when they have been landed, and mules are plentiful. Native families drove to the port to see the soldiers land, and went to the harbor to look at the battle ship Massachusetts. The band on this namesake of the old abolitionist state played “Dixie” for them. It was 4 o'clock in Casa del Rey when the city was formally turned over by the mayor and council to Generals Miles and Wilson and their staffs. From the bal- cony the mayor spoke to the assembled citizens, who cheered. General Miles was conspicuous in a white duck suit and hel- met, and was saluted. : PONCE GLAD TO BE TAKEN. Band Played, Citizens Cheered and Enthusiasm Prevailed. From the New York Herald, today. PONCE, Porto Rico, Thursday.—The city of Ponce was formally given over to the Americans this afternoon. Fernando Toro, the British consul, act- ing in behalf of the Spaniards, placed the city in the possession of Major General Nelson A. Miles, with whom was General Wilson. The scene was more like one on a gala day than one involving the surrender of a city. A majority of the residents remained in the city to welcome the Americans. The ceremony was unique. General Miles and General Wilson, by a prearranged plan, had been driven from ths American headquarters at Port Ponce to Casa del Rey, in the city proper, where Consul Toro and Ulpiano Colon, the mayor of she city, awaited them. The bombero, or city fire brigade, was drawn up in La Liaca de Delicia, oppo- site Casa del Rey, and as General Miles and General Wilson left their carriages the fire brigade band played Sousa marches. A guard in front of the building forced @ way for the American gererals, and through the cheering crowi they walked into the building, where they were pre- sented to Consul Toro and Mayer Colon. Consul Toro said to General Miles that the citizens of Ponce were anxious to know if the same municipal officers and system as had been in vogue would be continued temporarily. He was assured that munici- pal affairs would not be disturoed for the time being, and that the same local officials would serve. But it was explained that they would be responsible to General Wil- son as military governor, who would keep the city under a form of martial law op- pressive to none. Great Ovation to Our Generals. General Miles and General Wilson then stepped out on the balcony to view the square. The crowd cheered wildly, and the two American generals hastily with- drew. They received an ovation as they made their way back to headquarters. Mayor Colon, after the conference, told me he was glad the Americans had come. ‘The island, he said, now would enjoy pros- perity and peace, and the best citizens wanted the-Americans to take possession. The poHtical prisoners in the Cuartel de Infantaria were released by our soldiers. Redolf Figeroa was saved Ia the nick cf time from being shot by the Spaniards. He was charged with having cut the telegraph onto between Ponce und San Juan last night. It_was his plan to prevent the authorities in Ponce from sending to San Juan for reinforcements. He had been led from bis cell to be executed, but when our ships entered the harbor the Speniaids fled and Figeroa escaped. Some men who had been political prison- ers for years were released. The anchors of the American vessels scarcely had touched the bottom of the harbor this morning before the ships were surrounded by boats filed with citizens shouting “Vive Ameri $ icanos The flags of all nations except Spain floated fram the houses in the city as a protection against Jestruction, Brought Treasures Back. On signal houses were the flags of six na- tions. Those citizens who fled began to re- turn from the hills and woods this after- noon. They brought their treasures back to the banks and stores, from which they hhad taken them for fear they would be lost. hind stores were opened again in the even- i The 2a and 84 Wisconsin troops are scout ing over the ‘or lurking Spaniards. The Mobile, with the 16th Seomoieae Volunteers, left Culchra Island, accompa- nied by the Cincinnat!, and arrived here at bush. The prospect igSthatthe march will bea slow one. aes - The landing of the fortes today was greatly simplifie@: byathe- capture of many lighters, whick@werm used for the men and horses. A o6nsi@erable- quantity of coal also was seized? * ¥ bane Consuls Induced Spamiands to Retreat General Macias and,folghel San Martin, who had been-orderad by*tlwe governor gen- eral to fight the Amefftank!’ were prepared to resist until shortly before our troops ar- rived. At the solicitatf@r of all the consuls the Spaniards retreatéd ‘td the mountains. ‘The garrison of 1,200 régulars and many volunteers remained ‘ind ™ welcomed the Americans. nae The Spanish soldier¥' on the island are said to number 7,000 rekula¥s and 5,000 vol- unteers. yeas: None of the Amcricast ships had been re- ported at Fajardo or Culebra at daylight this morning. It is probable that the expe- dition to be landed at Fajardo will form a junction with the army at Ponce. The Mo- bile and the Cincinnati loitered near there yesterday, saying that they misunderstood the rendezvous. 2 Colonel Allen is arranging to operate a cable from Ponce in @ day or two. He goes to St. Thomas tonight for a conference with the cable company about the matter. A message from the Herald announcing that Spain had opened peace negotiations was delivered to Colonel Allen before he left here. x Miles Issues a Proclamation. Official circulars have heen distributed in Ponce advising the citizens to obey General Wilson, and praising him, These circulars declare that prosperity will come with the American invasion. ‘The political prisoners who were released today besieged the American camp, asking for food. They said they had been starv- ing for days, and they wept with joy at the kind treatment accorded to them. The cafes tonight are “filled with Span- jards drinking to the health of the Ameri- cans. Our men have been welcomed into the homes of the citizens. Ponce, instead of Guancia, will be used as a base by the Americans, the harbor at Guanica being poor. After the Mindora had left the port of Ponce with this dispatch, about 7 o'clock tonight, we came alongside an American warship, which reported that firing had been heard seven miles out of Ponce. The American scouts and the retreating Span- iards are thought to have clashed. The Spaniards are said to have twenty- four pleces of artillery, and it is feared that in retreating from Ponce they formed a junction with another body of Spanish reg- ulars and hastened to get the guns placed in the mountains. Our scouting force has been increased, but it probably will be sev- eral days before the Spanish artillerymen can be dislodged. LUDLOW PRAISES GARCIA. He Gives Cuban Troops Credit for Services Rendered. From the New York Journal. The following letter, which was writtea by Gen. William Ludlow, who commanded the American right, to Gen. Garcia after the fall of Santiago, seems to show that much credit is due to the Cuban troops for the services they rendered during the in- vestment of the Spanish stronghold, nm spite of reports to the contrary: “Near Santiago, Cuba, uly 15, 1898, “Dear Gen. Garcia: xd “I beg to congratulatéyou-as well as our- selves on what seems"fhow'to have been a fortunate solution of the Sgntiago problem, resulting in the success of our combined forces in the taking :of=the city, the de- parture of the Spaniards: sind the restora- tion of peace in Santidgo: !9 “Permit me to say tq you that your forces have performed most’ notable service, and their work has been invaluable to us, not only in scouting and pYocuring information, but in the vital matter of the construction of trenches and defenses fo?’the investment of the city, Seat aes “Your people have mplished an im- mense amount of this worleavith almost no appliances whatever, "and ‘Mave cheerfully surrendered “the use gf them, to our own troops when the contfhyation of the in- vestment rendered it, necessary to move our regiments forward to the right. , “I make this: statemtett;! general, person- ally’ and not’ offietalty *becaiise T’am but a subordinate commander, ‘bit do so for the reason that I have been more closely in touch with your forees and have had bet- ter occasion to observe their work and the value of their co-operation than perhaps any other. a “I desire to thank you also for, the ser- vices of Gen. Sanchez and his troops, which were placed at my disposition, and I de- sire to comifiend Gen. Sanchez to your fa- vorable consideration. He has promptly and willingly complied with every demand I made on him, and has performed valuable service in’ extending our right flank to reach the cemetery and cover the Cobre road. “I shall take another occasion to thank you for the innumerable personal cour- tesies that you and the officers of your command have shown me, and which I hope to have an opportunity to-repay in sumewise hereafter. . “I beg to remain your ‘very obedient ser- vant, WILLIAM LUDLOW, “Brigadier General, U. S. Army.” WIFE WANTS DIVORCE. Mrs. Loeffler Charges, Husband With Cruelty and Intoxication. Mrs. Clara L. Loeffler today, through-her attorneys, Messrs. Tallmadge A. and Wilton J. Lambert, filed a petition for divorce against George L. Loeffler upon the ground of habitual intoxication and extreme cruel- ty. The bill states that the parties were married in this city in 1896, and that the defendant's treatment of petitioner became so cruel in June, lsvi, she was compelled to enter suit for divorce, but upon Mr. Loeffler subsequently agreeing to reform and to pay a considerable sum of money to petitioner a reconciliation was effected. Now it is charged that the terms of the agreement, which was reduced to writing and is filed as an exhibit, have not been kept; that during the past six months the defendant has made several attempts to take petitioner's life, and has repeatedly caused her to flee from their home for pro- tection. Therefore it is prayed that a di- vorce be granted, and that the defendant be enjoined from threatening or harassing petitioner or interfering with the manage- ment of her separate estate. ——__ Biggest Shipyard in the World. From the Sun Francisco Argonaut. The capacity of Elswick yard in. England is greater than that of any other in the world. Among the vessels at present in evidence at Elswick are the O'Higgins, Chilean warship, just completed; ‘General Baqmedana, Chilean trafning ship, on the stocks, will be launched in about four weeks; Hai-Tien and Hai-Chi, protected crutsers, built to the offer‘ of China, sister ships, completed, moogedsin river; Taka- sago, Japanese cruiséi baal complete; Assama, Japanese cpuiser, 9,700 tons, nearly completes'oTwkima, Japanese armored cruiser, sister ship to above; un- named cruiser, prepai quite laid down; To: battle ship, waiting | ° 4 bany, cruiser built fox Brazil, but bought by United States, pigting, Jaunched in three months; Don Carids 1, Portuguese protected cruiser, just, unehed; Pactolus, third-class British ie; built to ad- miralty design, ready"fn' ‘about a month; torpedo boat destroyer*6t size, to go thirty Knots, not ‘orderé&™ will be com- Pieted before the end: of the year, and if not previously boughtrwilsgo into stock; another: torpedo destreyer;: same size as above, but ‘fitted withxParson’s turbines, to go thirty-three knots; tosbe finished this year; unnamed cruiser, :4,300 tons, to be launched shortly, not ordered; large first- class battle ship, unnamed, 15,100 tons, being built for the Japanese navy. This will be the biggs battle ship yet con- structed, will haye a phenomenal speed, and, notwithstan her great. size, will pass through the Suez canal. Public drinking troughs for horses are condemned by the ex-president of the royal college of veterinary surgeons, on the ground that they propagate certain diseases “peculiar to horses, = WASHINGTON ASYLUM Annual Report and Estimates of In- tendant Stoutenburgh. WORK PERFORMED THE PAST YEAR Improvements Suggested and Ap- proriations Required. REPORT OF OPERATIONS The annual report of Mr. Walter H. Stoutenburgh, the intendant of the Wash- ington Asylum, was filed with the District Commissioners today. The report covers the operations of the institution, which in- cludes the District work house, for the year ending June 30, 1898. Thé report is a most voluminous one, and estimates of the amounts required for the improvement and maintenance of the institution for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1900, aggregate $164,- 814. The daily average number of persons maintained during the past fiscal year was 605, at an annual per capita cost of $72.16. Mr. Stoutenburgh renews his recommenda- tion for a separate building for the housing of colored women in the alms house depart- ment, calling attention to the fact that in the present necessarily crowded condition there is great danger of serious loss of life in case of fire, as it would be impossible to get the inmates out if fire should make any headway in their quarters. An appro- priation of $15,000 is asked for this build- ing, the sum of $50,000 for a central build- ing for a work house for males, $10,000 for an additional story to one of the Oid Men’s Home Buildings, $5,000 for a mate: y ward, $2,500 for equipping the hospital, $2,500 for repairs, $60,500 for contingent ‘main- tenance expenses and $19,314 for salaries. Mr. Stoutenburgh says: “The year just passed has been a success- ful one, in so far that no serious accidents have happened to the property or buildings of the institutions. The health of the em- ployes and inmates generaily has been good and the death rate has somewhat decreased from that of former years. Owing to the very low prices for general supplies for the past year, and the rigid economy practiced in all its branches, the institution has been enabled to maintain a greater number of persons than ever before without creating a deficiency in its appropriation. The daily average number of persons maintained was 605, at an annual per capita cost of $72.16, including the care of buildings, except as to the resurfacing of floors, which was dene by special appropriation, and includes painting, glazing, repairs to roofs, door lccks, plumbing, sewage, steam heating ap- pliances, stable floors and the purchase and repairs of tools for the farm and different working gangs; also for the purchase of all furnishing, medicines and drugs for the hospital department. Hospital Department. “The hospital was crowded to overflowing during the entire winter, notwithstanding our efforts to keep it within its proper beunds, thus showing that more wards will be necessary for the proper care of the sick and destitute. The work of the hos- pital has been satisfactory, so far as our facilities go, and has been somewhat im- proved by the employment of an additional skilled nurse and several pup!l nurses from the training school for nurses. Our limited quarters for the proper housing of nurses, and lack of funds to pay them, have com- pelled us to use only a limited number; but I am well pleased with the results so far obtained, and am glad to state that as soon as the nurses’ home Is erected we shall be enabled to employ a larger number of these skillful and willing workers. The work of the visiting physician, resident physician and staff generally has been good and sai- isfaclory results haye been obtained. “An expensive steam heating plant was erected and has been in successful opera- ticn during the past winter. It consists of a central heating station and building for boiler and coal vaults, an eighty-horse power high pressure steam boiler, with supply and return pipes, automatic gov- error and Bundy steam traps ward, The plant and building cost $8,036.44. Seven buildings are heated by this system, and it has proved a great comfort, as the wards are kept warm day and night in the most severe weather. A diet kitchen was established and each ward pantry was also furnished with ice box, water cooler and gas stove. Ten reclining chairs and fifty new beds were also placed in the different wards—3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. “The greatest need of this department now is a receiving and a new maternity ward, and funds to provide a more gen- erous diet for the sick. ‘The Alms House Department. “The asylum building was improved by the resurfacing of the floors of the officers’ kitchens, dining room and back hallway with octagonal asphalt block. The office reception room and front hallway floors were renewed; the roofs and skylights were repaired and painted and the woodwork was painted. This building is in fair con- dition, but is very much overcrowded in winter—in fact, is full now. An additional wing should be added, but as the expense would be about.$50,000, I have advocated and hereby renew my previous recom- mendation for a separate building for the heusing of the colcred women who are kept in this building. “The building asked for in estimetes is for the colored women of the almshouse, and {s very much needed, as during the winter months the present building 1s very much crowded. As many as seven beds are at times placed in one small room. Nearly all of these old women are unable to go up or down stairs. They are carried to their rooms and there they remain until again carried out. They would be infinitely more comfortable in a low, plain building with wide porches, where they could be put out in the open air in pleasant weather. In the present condition great danger of se- rious loss of life exists in ease of fire. ‘The quarters of the colored men known as the “old men’s home” consists of two one- story iidings, formerly used as maga- zines by the government, and have been made into suitable quarters for this class of inmates. As they have been crowded to their utmost capacity for over a year 1 suggest that an additional story be added to one of them. There are at present eighty men cared for in these two one- story buildings. This class of inmates is rapidly increasing, and it 1s almost impos- sible to discharge one of them when once here, as they are all either old and helpless or cripples, are unable to work and have no one to care for them. Male Workhouse Department. “This building was improved by the lay- ing of cement on a portion of the first and entirely on the third floor. Eight hundred and twenty surface yards was laid partially by agreement with the government con- tractor for cement sidewalks and partially by purchase of material and hire of a skill- ful cement worker, all other labor being taken from the prisoners. I find the lat- ter plan the most satisfactory and the least expensive. This work has been of great benefit, as it has strengthened the building very much, it very solid and substantial. It has been of no less comfort to the inmates, as now it can be kept clean and healthful. ‘The fourth floor is still covered by the old ick, as is also a portion of the first, and eeds new cement floor exceedingly. “I cannot too strongly renew my former recommendation that an appropriation be obtained for this purpose. It will cost about $1,500. and the smallest number wes 163, the 18th of July, 1897. Z greatest Increase of inmates was in the male workhouse, and is attributed to the large number of non-residents sen- Inger than ‘ninety days, the. usoal iene enger . us term sentence. During the warm tine in each | Jackson “Cash only and the narrowest margin of profit.” Bros. are cutting refrigerators. Just a few left, and they will be sold for almost nothing. The fa- mous Jackson Refrigerators are guaranteed to consume only half as Solid cak, with galvanized steel lining, packed with the most expensive mineral wool. much ice as ordinary makes. $12.50 size now.......«. $7.90 $13.75 size now......... $9.85 $21.00 size now.........-$14.75 $24.00 size now........ -$16.75 Summer Goods For a Song. Mattings, Porch and Garden Furniture, Baby Carriages, etc., will be sold with absolute disre- gard to cost, as we are forced to make room for fall goods. You can almost make your own prices. This is a really valuable opportunity for householders. Iron Beds. You know we are headqnarters on Iron Beds. We carry a larger assortment and guarantee lower prices than any other house in town. A 2-car load lot has jcst arrived and Will be speedily disposed of. Enameled White Iron $1.99 up Sclid Oak Chiffonter, with five drawers Solid Oak t o17- See JACKSON BROS., 3 Great Cash Furniture Houses, 19-921 last winter men were doubled in beds, — an porary bedsteads were put in the hal AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA from twenty to fifty prisoners were obliged to sleep on straw beds on the floors of The con- basement rcoms and hallways. struction of this building is bad, and th plan is the worst that can be conceived for cel 8 prison, namely, the congregate plan. No two prisoners should ev rb confined in the same cell, while here the cells are planned for six to twelve each, aud often as many as eighteen are kept I therefore recommend that a new workhouse be erected for the male prisoners, and that the present build- ing be repaired and used as a receiving in a single cell. | Gases Disposed of by Mayor Simpson in Police Court. 2 Sales of Real Estate in Alexa: County—Result of Examination for Naval Cadetship. ward for the hospital department and an overflow for the colored men of the aims hcuse, whose quarters must be enlarged. “The house was constructed with twenty- six cells or rooms for prisoners, with 216 beds in tiers of three (that is, one abov another), the floor space being found too small to allow beds to be placed side by side. One corridor was fitted with ten beds, temporarily, making a total sleeping a commodation for 226 persons, leaving 1; persons apparently without beds. number fifty-seven were doubled in bed: three feet wide; nineteen are sleeping in the hall way, or with beds on the floor, and fifty are kept in the basement hallway, cells and drying rooms, with beds on th floor. Congress Fails to Appropriate. “Through your honorable board the atten- been called to the tion of Congress has very inadequate provisions made for thi class of prisone! arrived when further delay is dangerous t the health or safe-keeping of these prison- I earnestly urge that such steps be taken as will result in either a very large addition being made to the present mane The present building is faulty in construction and situa- tion, and the plan is the very worst that could be devised for the proper keeping of prisoners. The present congested condition order, With slight ers. ing, or, what would be far better, an en new structure be érected. is determined to health, comfort, discipline and safe keeping. alternations this building would mak suitable quarters for the male inmates of the almshouse, which also must have add- ed space, as both white and colored quar- ters are now crowded to the danger point. “I therefore recommend the construction of a new workhouse for males back from the street front, and also the alterations needed to make the present building useful as an overfiow for the balance of the insti- tution.” ‘A table is introduced showing the punish- ment record of the male workhouse. . The superintendent then say: “There were 1,496 discharged for good con- duct during the year, as the law allows five days in every thirty for good behavior dur- ing tmprisonment. “The number of escapes from the work- house gangs was 15, the number recaptured 7; leaving 8 at large. Of this number it is believed that only one or two remained in the city. The metropolitan police depart- ment has rendered to the institution prompt | to J and valuable services in the recapture of these persons and by detail of officers as guards over the working gangs, for which I beg leave to tender my thanks. Female Workhouse. No repairs have been made to this build- ing, except to a roof, guttering, glazing and the erection of a fumigating and disinfect- ing room, where all clothing of inmates re- ceive a sulphur bath before going to laun- The labor of this department has been utilized In the laundry, where an av- ary. erage of 1: 6 pieces of clothing and bed. ding are washed monthly; also in the sew- ing room, where the clothing of the inmates Details are also made to the different kitchens as cooks, as- sistants and cleaners at the hospital and is made and repaired. almshouse. The number of articles of clothing, &c. made by female prisoners and in the tailor shop is shown. The discipline and order of the house has been good. Number of cases of punish- ment, 32; confinement, 42; shortest hours in confinement, 3; average number of hours for each one coming under punishment, which simply consists of bread and water diet and forfeiture of good time allowance, was 19. The time made and estimated value of labor by the prisoners of the workhouse in street grading, farm and shop work dur- ing the year is stated to have been, in the aggregate, $47,878. In his recapitulation the credit due the inetitution for labor, etc., is given as fol- clearing streets near markets, $792; at Rock Creek 3 in shi S Me tone St. | A Decting of the Woodlawn Warners? lows: Grading streets, $31,764; Park, $4,606; on farm, $3,641 142; in laundry, $3,556; in sewing room, $1, 377; old material sold, Potters’ Feld. “The number of interments made in pot- ter’s field was 669. Of this number forty- four died in this haspital; the balance wers from other public and charitable institu- ticns and from the District at large on or- ders from che health officer. A horse and wagon is kept for this purpose, with a driver, paid from the contingent fund of the institution. the cai The charitits was allowed for th Of this ‘but no appropriation for relief has been granted. The time has now $209.41; burial of pauper dead of the District, $1,500; total, $49,587. rpenter of the institution, and I es- timate this work at $1,500 per annum. The sum of $300 from the appropriation for Evening Star Bureau, No. 529 King Street. e Bell Telephone 106. ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30, 1898 The usual number of petty cases were disposed of by Mayor Simpson in the po- lice court this morning. The first case called was that of a young colored man S| named Ernest Grady, who was charged with having assaulted and beaten a young negro woman named Edith Carroll. Grady | Was dismissed, as the Carroll woman failed to put in an appearance. Later the woman was arrested by Officer Atkinson and was fired $2.50 for contempt of court. Thomas Payne, colored, was fined $5, js | with the alternative of twenty days on the gang, for stealing a pair of pants from Mr. Henry Breugle, where he had been o | employed. Mike and Dennis Daily, who were ar- rested upon complaint of their sister, Mrs. Murphy, last night, charged with ‘being druak and disorderly, were fined $5 each, in default of which they went to jail, sub- ject to the chdin gang, for twenty days. A warrant was issued for the arrest of a colored woman named Mary J. Smith for keeping an unlicensed dog. She was sum- moned to appear at court this morning at 9 o'clock, but failed to put in an appear- e | ance. Alexandria County Land Sales. The following sales of real estate have recently been mede in Alexandria county: Equitable Building, Loan and Investment Company against Mercantile Trust and De- posit Company, the mortgage on a tract of land near St. Elmo, for $5,700; V. A. Bull to Sallie V. Burroughs, a lot near St. El- E. Clements to J. A. Jones, two lots at Center Ballston for $180, one to Ida M. Kirk for $4 and two to John Padgett for $80; Harrison Green to James Dadney, a lot in the B. F. Meyers plot; Harrison Green to Mary Summerville, two lots in the B. F. Meyers plot for $200; R. W. John- ston to Wm. Tvwiman, a lot near Arlington for $50; H. H. Heury, jr., to J. V. Murray et al., three-quarter acre at the west end of King stre2t for $25; Robert Jordan, trus- tee, lots in Mt. Olive Baptist Church lot Lipscomb and W. E. Vallin, for $35 each; W. E. Clark, trvstee, to Fleming Pol- lard, a lot in the Richard Johnston tract for $100; H. H. Wells, trustee, to W. Wil- loughby, a lot in Rosslyn farm; C. B. Wood to Peter Gierdani, a lot in Del Ray for $140, two to S. T. Williams for $300, two to Florence E. Bullock for $250 and two in St. Elmo to W. C. Williams for $300. James P. Lannon Successful. A letter was received in this city late yesterday afternoon from Representative John F. Rixey, who fs at his home near - | Braudy Staticn, Culpeper county, in which he stated that James P. Lannon of this city bad made the highest average in the «xamination recently held here for ap- pointment to the Naval Academy at An- rapolis, and that W. P. Helm, jr., of War- renton, was second, and would be named »|as alternate. Mr. Rixey further stated that the appointment would be made very shortiy. General and Personal Notes. A delegation from Old Glory Council of Washington last night visited Mount Ver- non Council, Daughters of America of this Wolfe street between St. Asaph and Washington streets is being graded, an4 a sidewalk will soon be laid on the sowth side of the street. George Gillis and Howard Gillis, two small boys, about fourteen years of age, who ran away from their home in Brook- lyn, N. Y., some days ago, are at the home of Mr. Edward Wa!ton, near Mount Ver- non. Their parents have been notified. Club is being held today at “Huntley,” the residence of Mr. Henry Pierson, in lower Fairfax county. Quite a number from this Vicinity are in attendance. A case of scarlet fever is reported at the house of Mr. George Ayres, corner of Wolfe and Pitt streets. Ernest, a young son of Mrs. George Duffy, was bitten by a dog on South Royal Street last night. He was taken to Creigh- ton’s drug store, nearby, where his wounds were dressed. The cundition of the boy is not considered serious. The funeral of little George Whitton, who was scalded to death Wednesday last, took Place yesterday afternoon. The interment was in Bethel cemetery. The funeral of the late Samuel Jefferson, whose death was mentioned in The Star, took place from his late residence, on Wolfe street, y y afternoon, and was esterde: and workhouses and visits to largely attended. The interment was in hcspital haye been held each Sabbath by | Bethel sorneg vieltors mging to the different denom-j Mr. Herman M. Grimes left last night for inations. Norfolk te assume the duties of chief yeo- Deficiency Probable. States dispatch boat man on the United Dolphin, “Daughter, who is this Mr. Bugene Wads- worth Carrington thet is calling on you so ——+o+—___ often?” “Why, papa, he’s the boy wo used to call ‘Buster’ when he lived next door.” aR a tana $8 for every wolf or Killed, and was called on to pay