Evening Star Newspaper, November 7, 1898, Page 3

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SCENES AND INCIDENTS a Once again the Capitol building has with- stoed the attack of fire supplemented by explosions within its walls. Never before was the great pile in the extreme danger from flames that confronted it last night, and but for the quick, effective and hersic work of the fire department, aided by the Capitol and erty police, the damage would have been very much greater than it was found to be in the clear light of day. The damage to the building itself will be covered by an expenditure of $20,000, end possibly $75.00 more will compensate for the loss of fixtures and furnishings in the flame-charred, water-soaked chambers. What will be the money loss upon records end manuscripts cannot be estimated at this time by those in a position to know. From the ovtside of the Capitol building but few evidences of the havoc of the ex- plosions and flames were apparent. y this morning the main stairway ihe space in fron: of the west s end of the main and guarded by this space wa Ei and ide of the north structure were roped off pitol policemen. Within a pile of charred and wet papers, comprising records, pamphtets and other decuments wheeled out there from the interior of the buildir: arly oh the panes of glass in the windows of the law library were miss' but the broken glass scattered all over the flagging of the pave- ment told what Lad become of therm. Glancing upwerd the eye was caught by the open and blackened windows of the At- torney General's and Supreme Court mar- Under the Supreme Showing crack and bulge in the west wall. The shal nd ft moke office. m: pass- ing throuh and cracked t paint on the wal them, and frem j the ceiling tepping the pillars of the main east entrance big patches had d »pped to thi flcor below. At the right of the east bi ment entr. stood a pile of part arned eaairs and other furniture. One not go beyond the sill of this door- be: use floor had sunk into the rranean depths. Looking down there cculd be seen the bricks, dirt and flagging t had dropped, forming irregular and ngerous-locking heaps The Law Library. There was no Ing to the through its principal entrance. side and ciimbing throug’ Star reporter found John R. Young and the lib w ary a window, The Librarian of Congress Law Librarian Clark going through the alcove of the chamber which had formerly been used by the Su- preme Court. They discovered that the greatest destruction had been wrought in the ante-chamber to the right of the main entrance. It had one time been the Attorney's General's room. Its floor had been upheaved and, together with many of periodicals and books stored unk to the floor below upon it flames had not penetrated here, so hat the Toner collection of books and the pther valuable volumes remaining on the shelv mbharmed. In the library prop- evan formed at what e the m: ance from t corridor to the Supreme i had first lost its floor ther was s by the fi nes from under- neath. A of books fell into th and wa consumed. Other on the re E a good a Librarian's Statement. “The damage here was not first estimated,” said Librari | think $1,500 will cover it. It will consist mainly in rebinding many of the singed beoks. The velumes that suffered were mainly text beoks and. commentaries th can easily be r No priceless or ai work: In fact, we have here new. “Luckily the Jefferson collection of books and the old Virginia manuseripts were but recently taken to the new library building and stored, so that our loss confined The Elevator Shaft. wholly to the ante-room and one alcove, except. perhaps, the carpet, which has been damaged by the water from the hos> pipes that were pulled through the w ndcw and across the floor. “I went to say that the figemen handled their work in an admirable way, and saved from ruin by water 75,000 volumes on :he various alcoves around.” Mr. Young was equally pleased with the very slight loss suffered, and warmly com- mended the intelligence and zeal of the fire- men. Only blackened timbers and soot-covered walls bore evidence that an elevator had ever run from near the law library door to the Supreme Court above. The upheaval of the floor under the elevator gave the outlet seeking flames a chance to craw! upward, and they did it with vengeful alacrity and complete destruction in the chambers above. in the corridor running north and south the tile floor that crossed the small rotun- da or air shaft was literally blown out on the north side of the ;1Lars. The :moke and heat from below spread all over the ceil- ing, blacking and cracking it. COAL. WOOD AND COKE. JOHNSON BROTHERS removed to 1312 F st Bw. Telephone 729. ect-tt File Room Gutted. On the west side of this corridor the file room of the Supreme Court has been gutted. Going out- | 5) PLAN OF CENTER OF THE CAPITOL. 4 ‘The cross shows the United States Supreme Court Room, under which the explosion occurred. In it were stored all the official records and the original copies of opinions from the foundation of the government. All these opinions have been printed, but the orig- inal manuscripts were highly valued. This room was almost over the scene of the explosion, and it_was one of the firs compartments of the Capitol to be attacked. The documents here were stored away in an orderly manner in wooden cases, and none of them had any other protection, ex- cept the records of the court from 1792 to 1832, which were incased in tin boxes. ‘The flames appear to have completely enveloped this room, but they were only sufficiently intense to badly char all the woodwork and many of the documents. Comparatively few of the papers were absolutely destroyed, but those which suffered this fate were among the most valuable in the room. They included the original opinions of the courc in the early days of the republic, and amonz them were many manuscripts prepared i the handwriting of the jurists of the day of Washington, Jefferson and Adams. ‘There were in the list many opinions in manuscript written by Marshal Story, Sam- uel Chase, Bushrod Washington and others of the justices of the period between 1790 and 1830, and therefore prized as relics of the early days of the court. They were also occasionally referred to to settle disputed points concerning words or punctuation marks. These papers were stored under the arch of the room and seem to have been completely consumed. On the other hard, the official records of the court's proceedings covering the same period appear to have been preserved and probably in good condition. These were encased in tin boxes, and these in turn placed within wooden ‘cases. Many of the more modern documents, in- cluding letters and opinions of recent date were also, so badly burned that it will be impossible to re them, but none of these appears to have suffered such com- plete demolition as befell the early opin- fons. No documents affecting the present docket of the court were injured. The conference room and its ante-cham- bers, the judges’ room and the barber shop on the same side of the corridor were un- harmed, excent for broken windows and scattered contents through the concussion from the explosion. Removing the Debris. Assistant Architect Woods of the Capitol was at work in this corridor superinten1- i per of his assistants and lavorers, > ren-oving the debris and piacing | 4 temporary floor of timbers across the hole in the brickwork arch. Architect Clark of the Capitol ig advanced in age and . so that the active work of in- ating the ¢: of the explosion and ring eway the wreck is in the hans of Mr. Wood. “I have made a preliminar: Mr. Wood said, “and am y what cused the explosion exam'natio: ready believed t» have been cau find that (he general damage s he building is rot as serious as at first sup- posed. The hezvy foundations do 7 pear to de disivrbed, and the wal | as Tcan-find. 1 will | ion with hetter licht tain on these points. | esent it does not seem that a re- | y part of the Capitol will be | | i nece r I be that of sepair- ing, and I hone we can finish this by the time Coagress comes. We have a small ance for this but in any event ¢ ew vill be done. T should think $20, will | cover all th tate or | t part with which the architect's office ‘oncerned | Whenever leaking gas has been discover- 1 in the building our office finds and re- | airs the leak, or, failing to be able to do | ends for the gas company, which has | s been prompt in replying and at- tending to the work.” But Slightly Da An examination of the room showed that the maged. Supreme Court | damage was con- | fined to discolored w and ceilings and soaked carpets. No substantial damage had been d. The bench occupied by the | justices w nd papers s uninjured, and even the briefs | t by some of the justices un- | -r paper weights undisturbed. | But while the fire had no progress here, | smoke and water had left this chamber, | whjch has long been regarded as a model af classic beauty, in sorry condition. The windows and sash of the fine old colonial windows flanking the bench are in ruins. The frescoed ceilings, which recently h Leen Gone over, are blurred and spotted, the carpets and draperies are soaked, while | the whole chamber has the damp, smoked | pect usuatly following a fire. The per. mal effects of the justic found to be uninjured. he court was in the marsha nd in the room where valuable old records | are kept. ! al Supreme Court justices made a! visit to the rophe during the forenoon. Chief Justice Fuller and Jus- remained tice Harlan walked through the various apartments guided by Electrician Talia- ferro, with a lantern. While they looked at the intere some encs of destruction with manifest t they made no remarks. They spent vhat more time in the court room than clsewhere. There they found the up- holstery and the court's new $4,000 carpet | greatly injured, but the two court clocks Were ticking away as regularly and as dig- nifiedly as ever. The busts of former chief justices, which line the walls of the old chamber, were also uninjured, and this ap- peared to be a source of much gratification to the chief justice and his companion. They found nothing but ruin and desola- tion in Marshal Wright's office. This room Was completely gutted. No furniture es- caped, and the walls of the room are as black as night, the effect of smoke and fire and water combined. While this damage Was regretted, it was not considered irre- parable. Attorney General’s Room Scorched. The Attorney General's room,between the court room and the marshal’s office, over- looking the east front, was scorched, but not completely swept by the flames that dashed into the outer air through the broken window. Sergeant-at-Arms Bright of the Senate and Clerk McKenney of the Supreme Court were busy during the morning making tem- porary provision for the sessions of the court in the room of the Senate committee on the District of Columbia. The fire at one time threatened to invade the Senate document room, reaching to within four or five feet of ‘it. Mr. Amzi Smith, the superintendent of the room, was on hand prepared to contest its progress ! with the aid of the fire department, but the chances are that if it had gained any headway in this department the damage would have been far more serious, as the apartment is extensive and contains much exposed paper. Col. Bright Congratalates Himself. Col. Bright was congratulating himself just as The Star reporter met him because the Senate wing escaped. “We know now,” said he, “that the dar{-- age is not as large as we feared, the great- est loss occurring in the court's file or rec- ord room. On my side of the building all that goes to show there has been a fire is the smell of smeke which pervades every chamber. The justices are sitting in the District committee room, and, in spite of ail, they are fairly comfortable.” Clerk McKenney had made no effort this morning before court convened to learn the | ing from a door on the wi | fer fe | o'clock, Lieut. extent of damage among his records. He must wait uatil the debris has been sorted and cleaned before he can state what 1s missing or desiroyed. In the Basement. _ Down in the basement among the broken wires ard threatening walls a Star reporter went today, guarded by William Taleafer- ro, the assistant who has charge of the heating, lighting and ventilating of the Supreme Court and the offices connected with it. He showed first the great fur- race, hot with fire, which heats the rooms above. “It's all right, you can see,” said he, “and it disposes of the theory that hte fire originated here.’ The chamber containing the engine and air fan for the court were next visited and both were found to have been stopped by the exploding gas that filled the room. The door leading to the west front was blown out and knocked off several !uyers of brick from a veneer wall bullt against the main wall. It extends upward six or eight feet, and the breaking of it, together with a slight bulge in it, gave rise to the report that the main wall had been affected. Passing into the dark passage leading to this room from the gas meter chamber the party was halted by the piles of bricks and flagging from the broken floors above. Af- ter going about 100 feet further, the pass- age was choked and obstructed. Gas Meter Chamber. Returning to the light the reporter and Mr. Taliaferro then sought entrance to the gas meter chamber through a passage lead- Over the Crypt. basement side. Moving cautiously along the two proceeded to a point directly under the small rotunda to the left of the crypt containing the va- cant Washington bier. From“here through the opening the workmen esuld be seen above-bridging over the chasm; and through the darkness the suspected meter was re vealed by the light of a lantern, The plac was filled with lingering breaths of smoke nd the walls were yet warm, in some places hot. A Total Wreck. Venturing in, ter examining the w of a sudden giving away, and li ing a network of dead electric wires, The Star reporter stood beside the gas meter. The machine was entirely wrecked—blo vn apart. Just beyond it, to the east, was the engine used to work the elevator. It was cold and intact, thus disposing of the state- ment that it had exploded and originaied the flames. Taliaferro, when questioned, stated that there had been no steam in the engine since Friday last. Upon coming out of the labyrinth the re- porter passed the electric storage reom in the basem It wrecked more thorough) by the explos y than any other n, although not visited by s to the crack in the west outer a tant Architect Woods 4 “You mean the crack outside. That is not new. It has been there furty or fifty years.”” Lieut. Nelson Investigates. Just before the first explosion, and prior to the breaking out of flames, at 5:25 elson of the Capitol potice smelled escaping gas and walked from ate lobby to the rotunda in search leak. He was not alarmed by it, be- of th | cause, he stated afterward, escaping gas in | that part of the building had been reported other times by the watchmen. Two min- vtes later the burst came, and the floor r which he had just passed was up- ved. Lieut. Nelson was in the rotunda that moment, and he blew his distress Some Effects at Distance of 200 Feet. call, which brought all the Capitol police- }men to him. They made théir way over the masses of stone and brick! toward the pump room in the sub-basement of the east front of the north end of the “old” or main building, from which caine the explosion. This chamber is formed by a brick arch, wh:ch is part of the foundatiomof the Capi- tol. It runs north and south, and {s about twenty-five feet long. ye north end is closed by a heavy walf of masonry and massive doors bar the south end. in it were a steam pump'and a 500- light gas meter. The formerwas used to send water into the hydratiic elevator, which runs from the basement to the first floor and is used principatly b¥ the justices of the Supreme Court. Tt was built about four years ago for the convenience of Jus- tice Field, who was lame. ‘The pump was last in use last Friday afternoon, when the court was in session. The meter is con- nected with a 4-inch main and had been used to measure the gas burned in the “old” building, but officials of the gas com- pany assert that it had not been used since the installation of the ‘electric lighting Plant, and that the gas consumed in this part of the building passed through the meter in the Senate wing, Several Theories Advanced. There are several theériés of the origin of the fire. The Capitol employes assert that after a.careful investigation they have found that it was due to an accumu- lation of gas being ignited by a burning “APENTA, Water. gas jet in the room, causing an explosion of the meter. The Washington Gas Light Company, on the contrary, insists that the fire started among old books tn the sub- basement. Mr. John Leech, general man- ager, and Mr. W. F. Hart, general in- spector, both assert positively that the ex- Pivsion was not caused by gas. Mr. Hart, who has charge of that branch of work at -the Capitol, stated that but little gas has been used in the butiting of late, and the connections from the meter had been cu? off. They say it is wholly impossible for the meter to explode. Southwest of the pump room is a dark little rotunda, fitted with white pine shelves, and holding several thousand du- plicate volumes belonging to the !aw li- -brary. To the south of the reom, separated by the great wall of brick and cement, is the crypt in which it was proposed to piace the remains of George Washington. On the basement floor, over the pump room, and extending to the north, is the Law Li- brary of Corgress. To the west is the con- ference chamber. Above these rooms, filled with books, are the marshal's office and the Supreme Court room. On the gallery floor is the Senate document room. The explosion shook the immense struc- ture to its foundations, and was heard sev- eral blocks away. Bicycle Policemen Aus- tin and Masen, at the corner of 24 and C In the Marshal's Office. streets southeast, hastened to the Capitol, end, seeing flames issuing from the east basement front across the plaza to the coast i rvey building, on New Jers and turned in an alarm from Chi Slectrician Gliem of the Czpitol, who was driving near by at the time responded. First to Arrive. Engine companies 3, 8 and 4 and truck A were the first to arrive, and a second alarm sent in by Ch Parris brought acy and 6 and tr D. Closely folowing the engines cami ice © of the sixth precinct - ind of Lieu- tenant John the reserves of Lieuterant the fifth y These we beat Major of the nd s the ninth vivester, superintendent spariment, Was present, and Ba personal attention to handling the crowds about the Capitol. The concussion wrecked the pump room, blew out the crown of the arch and seat- tered in every direction the flagging in the corridor above. The flames daried up the shaft of the elevator, which had been com- pletely destroyed by the foree of the ex- plosion and communicated with the record room of the Supreme Court, the office cf the marshal of the court and the Law Library. In order to enable the fire to. work without peril from live wires, Chief Electri- cian Gliem cut off the current from all ept one circuit, which lighted the tern part of the building. With- in thirty feet of the scene of the exflosion solitary incandescent lamp marking the act center of the Capitol structure, and the bier in which it sed to lay the remains of George ashington, burned brilliantly. A few minutes after the arrival of the fire department the flame: med to be under control, although as a precautions n.easure streams were poured into the ma | shal’s office, the Mbrary and the subter ment for two hours. The firemen le, however, for a considerable re uns time to extinguish the flame of gas which shot out of the four-inch main in the meter room. From this main the fire swept through an orifice in the basement floor, caused hy the explosion and attacked the record room of the Supreme Court on the main floor. It was evident that the fire could not be extinguished until the gas from thi j Was cut off. That this might be plished the fireman turned two s upon the main, choking the flow and at the same time the Chief Electrician Gliem, heroi y braving the intense heat, entered the er room and cut off the gas at the floor valve of the main. A Clash of Authority. A clash occurred during the fire between Mr. Gleim and the fire department. The former, assisted by H. W. Taylor, chief en- gineer of the Hfouse side, were playing a stream of water into the Supreme ¢ record room, which by that time was a roaring fur when they were ordered by the assistant fire chief to de Mr. Gliem -refused, and the assistant chief of the fire de tment ordered his men to place him under arr United State Marshal Wright prevented further comy fons. by piacing Mr. Gliem under er for the marshal’s office, and he w away from the plac The arrest was purely technical, and was for Irpose of preventing Mr. G ng taken into custody by the fire department for an alleged interference with their work. A Second Explosion. Just after the fire seemed under control, and while the firemen were waiting for the smoke t9 clear, as to examine the Duil- ing, a second explosion came. It caused another upheaval of the floors above the sub-basement, and sent great tongnes oi flame licking their way upward. Owing to the smoke, the heat, the circuitous pas- sages and unfamiliarity with the building, the firemen had great difficulty in reaching the flames, but succeeded eventually in get- ting two lines of hose in play, and by 10 o'clock their work was over. A line of hose burst during the progress of the fire and the bystanders fled panic stricken and dripping. It was soon re- paired, but failed to work. A fireman con- cluded that the pipe was choked, and tak- ing off the nozzie he drew forth four eels. There was no trouble afterward. Former Fires. The Capotol building has been damaged a number of times before by fire, but it is believed that last night's fire will prove to be the most disastrous in the history of the building. On two vecasions prior to this fires have been started by explosions of gas. Seventeen years ago a larg: amount of damage was done to the same part or the building by an explosion of this kind, and in 1876 there was an explosion of gas that killed one man and came near killing an- other. It occurred in the hall in the north- ern part of the building, at the point where the main building and the Senate wing join. When it occurred John King, head carpen- ter in the building, was in the hall. He was thrown against the wall with such force as to kill him instantly. His body, striking against the wall, left an impres- sion which could only be removed by re- building that portion of the structure. At the same time Captain Cutler, now super- intendent of the municipal lodging house, who was in charge of the Senate folding room, was severely burned and otherwise injured. Thanks to Col. Bright. Chief Parris of the fire department last night extended, through The Star, a vote of thanks to Col. Richard J. Bright, ser- geant-at-arms of the Senate, for the supper which was served to the members of the department at the Congressional Hotel on Colonel Bright's order. The men were di- vided into relays, and, after a hearty meai, each returned to the scene of the fire. Reflections on Last Night’s Fire. To the Editor of The Evening Star: Modern plumbing and political policing seem to burn libraries as well as Aimrou, whose destruction of the Alexandrian library cause‘ longer sermons than mine shall be. The incongrucus applications of national buildings to storage, restaurants, barber shops, baths, elevators, etc., have a vagrant motive and termination. Our new Library of Congress abounds INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. ACCOUNTANTS... -Page 5 ATTORNEYS . -Page 5 AMUSEMENTS -Page 16 AUCTION SALES. -Page 15 BUSINESS CHANCES. OOUNTRY REAL ESTATE. eCrittt gd FOR REN (Ualis) FOR RENT ¢iouses) FOR KENT (Miscellancoas). FOR RENT (Offices) POR RENT (Rooms)...... FOR RENT (Stables). FOR RENT (Stores) | FOR SALE (Bicycles). FOR SALE (Houses) FOR SALE (Lots FOR SALE (Miscellaneoas). AND VEHICLES. GOODS. . LOCAL MENTIO: LOST AND FOUND. MEDICAL, . Hi See ee i rr rs OCEAN TRAVE PERSONAL... POTOMAC RIVER Bi PIANOS AND ORG PROPOSALS | RAILROADS 5 ROOMS AND BOARD UNDERTAKERS. WANTED (Help). WANTED (Henges) WANTED (Rooms). . WANTED (Situations) with bawdry signs among its fine arts, of “Take the elevator to the restauran: jan elevator was opened a few years ago for the large men of the Supreme Court, no shaft existed for flame to be fanned there. The consulter of newspaper files till of jate was left alone by gas which he might blow. eut or half turn off in the crypt of the more ancient Capitol, no supervision being apparent there, and the fire of Sun- day occurred when the numerous Capitol police had nothing to do but firemen’s watching, yet none of them were near enough to the leak of gas to be hurt by the explosion. The office of architect of the pitol still exists, but the precious court records and some of the law Library are perhaps no more. The frequency of fires in court houses, state cepitols and public buildings is a dis grace to our carpentry and care. Haruly @ county in Meryland has its early records | left, almost every court house having gone up in flame. The aecay of Iterary pride would secm to be partly the cause. In these buildings are the social, criminal and property his- | tory cf the American race. 1 hope this last fire in the Capitol will result in some discovery cf responsibility, such as would be punished upon a nav Vessel by more than a verbal reproof. “Thou shalt rot let burn” ought to be a commandment. 1 aiso suggest that Congress build in the open grounds of the east seuare a low, one-storied pavilion restaurant for the em- i ployes of all the surrounding public build- i and drive the scullions, unlicensed | liquor sellers and luncheon population out of the national temp.e, so that the opposite- ss of the phrase, “the belly and the mem- ; ived. 7, A. TOWNSEND. FAIR TONIGHT. Warmer Weather, With Increaxed Cloudiness ‘Tuesday. Forecast tll 8 p.m. Tuesday: For the T trict of Columbia, eastern Pennsylvania, New Jerse nd Maryland, fair tonight. Tue: armer, with increasing cloudin: h westerly, shifting scutherly winds. For Virginia and North Carolina, fair to- jay; Warmer in western por- tonight; warmer Tuesday; fresh erly winds, becoming variable. mught and Tu tions Weather conditions and general forecas: During Sunday and Sunday night a stor center moved from the Pacific coast north of the state of Washington southeastward to the middle Missouri valley, attended } rain or snow in the British northwest terr tory. The storm, which was central over Lake Superior Saturday morning, has moved eastward over Newfoundiand, {s I leing followed by colder, clearing Weather over the Atlantic coast st Saturday afternoon the presence of a cyclonic storm was detected near the Island ‘Trinidad, and warnings regarding its character and probable movement were cabled to all weather bureau statfons in the t Indies. Since Saturday this storm parently moved northward aver the Antilles. The location of its center is not shown by this morning’s reports, al- though it is thought that it has passed over the ocean north of the Lesser Antilles, The indications are that the Missouri val- ley storm will move eastward over the lake auring the next twenty-four hours, causing rain in the states of the Ohio val- and the lower lake regioa, and possib ing the rain area into the middle At- and New England s luring In the south Atlantic and east gulf states fair sn@ warmer weather wilt probably prevail Tuesday. In the west gulf and southwestern states showers are iikely to occur tonight, but Tvesday promises to be fair and cooler. The following heavy precipitation (in irches) has been reported during the past twenty-four hours: Port of Spain, W. I, 1.08. Tide Table. Low tide, 7:53 a.m. and 8:13 p.m.; high tide, 1:20 a.m. and ‘Tomorrow — Lo’ p.m.; high tide © Sun and Moon. jun sets, 4 ‘Today . tomorrow. 6:36 a.m. The City Lights. Gas lamps all lighted by 6:01 p.m.: ex- tinguishing begun at 5:44 a.m. The light- ing is begun one hour before the time named. Are lamps lighted at 5:46 p.m.: extin- guished at 5:50 am. Records for Twenty-Four Hours. The following were the readings of the thermometer and barometer at the weather bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning at 2 p.m. yesterday: ‘Thermometer: November 6, 4 p.m., 55; 8 p.m., 48; midnight, 40. November 7, 4 a.m., 40; 8 am. 40; 12 neon, 47; 2 p.m., 50. Maximum, 55. at 4 p.m., November 6; minimum, 39, at 7 a.m., November Baromet2r: November 6, 4 p.m., 29.78; 8 Pp.m., 29.93; 12 midnight, 30:05. November 7, 4 a.m., 30.13; 8 a.m., 30.28; ncon, 30.34; 2 p.m., 30.25. Condition of the Water. ‘Temperature and condition of water at 8 a.m.: Great Falls, temperature, 49; condi- tion, 29; receiving reservoir, temperature, 52; condition at north connection, 28; condi- tion at south connection, 30; distributing reservoir, temperature, 51; condition at in- fluent gate house, 36; effluent gate house, 31. Cuban Weather. HAVANA, November 7, 8 a.m.—Barome- ter, 20.98; temperature, 78; east winds; partly cloudy. SANTIAGO, November 7, 8 a.m.—Barome- ter, 29.88; temperature, 72; southwest winds; lear. C'SAN JUAN, P. R., November 7, 8 a.m— Barometer, 29.78; temperature, 74; north winds; partly cloudy. ss CONDENSED LOCALS, George T. Collins, twenty-one years old, living at 1015 24th street northwest, fell from his bicycle near Pennsylvania avenue and 18th street Saturday and cut his head. The accident resulted from his at- tempt to make a shert turn to get out of the way of a wagon. He went to the Emer- gency Hospital and had the wound dressed. Edward Carter, colored, fifteen years old, drank some carbolic acid Saturday and had to be sent to the Emergency Hospital for treatmert.. He was at his home, No. 730 2d street southwest, at the time. He mistook the-acid-for.a more palatable bev- jrereee: : a Thousands of situations have been ob- tained through the want columns of The Star. [so FENANCTAL. i ; :Start a bank: :acc’t with us. Call and make fuguiry them Washington Savings Bank, Corner 12th.and G Sts. N. W. 0CD-3m- 2) < 2 : < : its dealings this bank aims tocom- bine absolute safety with satisfactory serv- | ice, and never to lose sight of either. Union Savings Bank, 1222 F St. $1 starts An account. | rob CARLYLE & CO., Bankers and Brokers, 1829 F ST. Correspondents of PURNELL, HAGAMAN & ©O., New York. ee er eer WARE & LELAND, Chicago. nol-14,tf ~ American Security and Trust Co Real Estate Notes for Sale. A limited number of real estate | notes, secured by first deeds of trust jon Washington city real estate, for, sale. Netting the investor 4$ to 5) per cent per annum, President ice President ‘Treasurer -Secretary | WM. AL McKE :Trust Officer WARD THOROD Auditor | | H. 8. REESIDE Asst. Treasurer, | C. 8 DOMER. Asst. Secretary 0€27-10t Money 414 and 5% Promptly pry on real estate in District of Columbt... Heiskell & McLeran, oc27-Rtt 1008 F st. now. doth ISSUE OF STOCK OPEN FOR SUBSCRIPTION AND FIRST PAYMENT. ASSPTS, $1,411,213.06. Subscriptions for the 36th issue of stock and first payment thereon will be received daily from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the office of the Association. SHARES $2.50 EACH. Pamphlets rxplaining the.object and advantagey of the Association and other information furnishe’ upon application at the offi EQUITABLE CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION. EQUITABLE BUILDING, 1003 F rt. nw. John Joy Edson, President A. J. Schafhirt, Vice President Geo. W. Casilear, 24 Vice President. Frank P. Reeside, Secretary. 0c29-tf MONEY TO LOAN & 1-2%, 5%, 5 1-2%. Being tbe Washirgton representatives of four of th: largest Savings Backs of Baltimore, Md., to- gether with our private clientage, we are prepared to entertain Yoans on city real estate at a min- imum cost to the berrower. Wescott, Wilcox & Heiston, au20-3m 1807 Penn. ave. nw. Lewis Johnson & Co., BANKERs, 1315 F St., Sun Building. Dealers in all government and investment se- curities. New war loan 3s vought sn¢ anid. W. B. Hibbs & Co., BANKERS & BROKERS, Members New York Stock Exehanga, 1419 F Street. Correspondents of LADENBURG, THALMANN & ©v., 406-164 New York. MONEY TO LOAN, 414 and 5%, ON DISTRICT REAL ESTATE. R. O. Holtzman, oc25-tf oth and F sts. MONEY TO LOAN ON DISTRICT REAL ESTATE 5% NO DELAY. MINIMUM CHARGES. R.W.Walker &Son dy27-14tt 1006 F N.W. The National Safe Deposit, Savings and Trust Company Of the District of Columbia. Jy25-tt CORNER 15TH ST. AND NEW YORE VB Capital One Million Dollars. SCMETHING NEW IN STOCKS AND BONDS.— Pays 200 per cent per year on investment, any amount. Investors secured, payable any time. No speculation. Best references. Write for par- ticulars. INVESTORS’ TRUST, 1221 Arch st., Philadelpbia, Pa. 0c29&D05 T HANDLE PRIVATE ACCOUNTS FOR INVEST- ment in stocks” Money properly tnvesied now should dauble in the next sixty days. For pri- vate interview call between 3:30 and 5 p.m., or write me and I will call. F. B. Woop, Reoms 9 and 10. Banker and Broker, Washingion Loan and Trust tuilding ociT-tf CLEVELAND PARK COMPANY WILL LEND THE: money at b% tu build you one of those beauti- fal hom on22-tf Hobart trial School. At a conference of colored men held at 1016 4% street southwest Saturday evening last it was decided to establish a school in this city to be known as the Hobart In- dustrial School. Night sessions will be held at first, commencing Monday night, the l4th instant. F. S. Golden was elected treasurer, and the principaiship was left open till the date given. Mrs. MeAtee’s Will. The will of the late Mrs. Catherine B. McAtee, dated August 18, 1896, was this afternoon filed for probate. Mrs. McAtee, it will be remembered, was killed a few @ays ago by a raitroad train at Landon station. The entire estate of the deceased is left to her son.