Evening Star Newspaper, November 15, 1898, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER: 15, 1898-76 PAGES. SPE CIAL NOTICES. J. H. ALTEM SPECIAL BPTRITUALISY ing THIS (TUESDAY) EVENING, Nov. 15, at 1 6th st. mw i : TUALISM. MRS. E. Ho FERGUSON WILL a fe TOME (WEDNESDAY), I 10th st. ne. Sittings daily. LS CAN MAKE PRETTY CHRIST- nex with fancy paper, scrap pictures, pa ne epanzies, ete. J. SAY GOULD, Tfal tock of novelties, toys, Japanese goats, wonders for Christmas. aS Boys AND AKS AND COMPANY Require SALESWOMEN For their Hosiery, Under- wearand Handkerchief De- partments. Permanent po- sitions aiid liberal salary to experienced people. Apply to Superintendent. never disappoint.” bes | Artistic Printing. If you want something out of the ordinary in the way of artistically printed booklets, ¢te.. corsnit) Adams. His facilities are ume which, coupled with up-te-date end ideas,” Adams’ printing couldn't be oth than ‘satisfactory Estimates upon application. BYRON S. ADAMS, Prompt Pri nold-14d (Shnpson’s at 1205-G st.) 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They"re made with #ll the im- of handy and secure attachme ‘The supplying of the trade wt! be mace a fea. ture—and if you cannet conveniently come Fee YMTANY. ¥ at 219 G st." Attractive printing Like Cadick’s will boon your business. Hav- ing unlimited facilities « extensive trade ‘adick” naturally quotes the lowest prices, Printing of every dese . from the larg. 8. W. CADICK, 219 G st. nol5-14d " Guaranteed strops, 25c._ YANKEE RAZOR STROPS are durable, wi and long. They're made of horsehide and guaranteed to be the equal of any Ste. Strep on the market. Will make a keen cdze tn w jify. If not found as quoted we'll cheerfully refund the ESPEY, Hardw 3m 10 E ANNUAL 1010 Pa. ave. SETING OF THE UNIT Charities will be held November relock pan., In the vestry rooms of the Fighth Street Synagogue. Members and friends of the association are cordially Invited to. be present eli JACOR STRASKUE IMPORTANT. ACCURATE ALES cannot * nee, the Mi KRELIA! uxed HENRY PROEMNEIS make Sures justices both fo purchaser aud celler trade can be supplied by JOSIAH R. BAILEY, Hardws nw. EAILEY'S DOLLAR ari THARI"S Pure “Berkeley” Rye, Slat. SIZF st nol4-10d (f It's Paper You Want, — yeu need send only to us to pis Stationery depot fs famous for upl- Easton & Rupp, 421 1 lthst. > rt ry pols lad ‘ E and emp uring ten y LOW T consistent der & Wood, "ir tions Sny ave. ne Spruce Laths, $2 a 1,000. The rush for the MAINE SPRUCE LAT! at $2.4. 1.000 still con s. Every buthder sh take adv ef such a ridiculous he n such a fine quality of laths. THOS. W. SMITH, Ist and In ave. DW. told Tod furnikky,”’ YHN © PARKER Ss, u find Wernickes. sel-3m,1 as usiness men are yoing to do less worrying 5 fiud ‘how 6 thelr Printing sli fter just ax soon as the Elliott will tend to the w ss arranging, display, ete EFWhy not get a fignre on the Job you're about to have done? N. T. Eliiott, 506 10th ni W daily steamers tress F. P. YAY- Chatterton, King George county, Va. 1° I x THE OF THE NATIONAL HOMEOPATUIC HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION will be held In the red parlor of Ebbitt House F, cor. }ath nw, on THURSDAY EVENING, November 17, at 8 o'clock. Mr. Herbert W. Lewis, Super- intendent of Charities, will deliver an address on “A Model Hoapit 1,” to be followed by Dr. Mac- ANNUAL MEETING ladies’ quartet. Friends of homeopathy and of the hospital are Invited to attend nolo. Shirts to Measure. POR DRESS FCR BUSINESS, FOR OUTING, FOR TRAVELING. Qrelity, style, At, werkmarship and price guar- anteed. We make to measure 6 Shirts for $9. We make finer grades, of course. Woodward & Lothrop. ARTMAN PRINTING CO” PRINTERS. BUSINESS OFFICE, Room 25, Atlantic Building neT-l ees, TELEPHONE ‘238. 1GHTS TEMPLAR, ATTENTIO: and ualforms renovated at speci first-clase and prompt. Mme. D. 218 B.w. French new process fur feathers, laces, &c. oclS-Im IS0S. | | TS WILL HOLD A] A. ALS. R.. SOUTHERN JURISDICTION OF the United States—There witi be a regular meet~ cing of Mithras Lodge erfection, No. 1, at ottish Rite Cathedral, No. 1007 TUESDAY, November 15, 18es, at RICHARD B. "NIXON, 32°, Venerable Master. H. OLCOTT, 22°, Sceretary. Sait! OFFICE METROPOLITAN R. R, CO. Wasbingten. D. C., Nov. 14, Notice is hereby given that the becks fo: transfer of cert ficates of indebtedness, seri: “B.” will be clsed from Nav. 15 to Dec. 1. 1898. and the beeks for the transfer ef stock p.m. w. Will be closed from Nov. 20 to Dec. 1. a2. G. B. COLEMA 9,21,23,28 Secretazy. WASHINGTON. D. ‘OV. 15, 1898. The Equitable Co-operative “Building Associa. tlon will bold a special meeting to conside: amendments (o the constitution on THURSDA Dec. 15, 1888, at 7 o'clock p.m., at the offic ef the association, Equitable building, 1003: F st. nw By cider of the board of directors. nolb.del.15-3t FRANK P. REESIDE, Sec SETRITUALISM.—MRS. . TRANCE, Medinm. Sittings daily. PHURSDAY, at 402 A st. se. nol5- NOT BE RESPONSIBLE NOW OR IN the future for any Mills contracted in my name Hollingshead. Ors.) MARY EU is office to the Wyatt building, 13th apd F sts. nw. DR. C. W. MacNAUGHTON, DENTE las returned to the city o at 1421 2oth st. on. id has reopened her oc31-1m* A RIDE OR WALK Park will please you. octet THROUGH ‘Try it. CLEVELAND Otfice, 610 14th st. INPEX 'TO ADVERTISEMENTS. ACCOUNTANTS. .. ATTORNE! veoes Page -Page +++ -Page EDUCATIONAL. EXCURSION FALL RESOR SINANCIAL decree e POREIGN POSTAL SERVICE FOR FOR FoR FOR voR (Oltiers) . FOR RENT (Pianes) ror T (Rooms) FOR OR Fo! F tENT (Stores). SALE (idouses).. SALE (Lots)... HE SALE (Misc : SS AND VEHICLES. . GooL AL. NOTICES. AL MENTION..... <OST AND FOUND. MEDICAL. MONEY W. ‘AL... UMAC IRIV PIANOS AND OF PROP RAIL} Speer ROOMS AND BOARD SUECIAL NOTIC UNDERTAKI WANTED (Help)... WANTED (Horses) WANTED (Alseellanecus). WANTED (Rooms). . WANTED (Situation FAIR TONIGHT, The Kind of Weather Officially Pre- dicted. Forecast till § p.m. Wedn=sday: For the District of Columbia, eastern Pennsylvan New y, Delaware, Maryland and Vir sinia, fair tonight and Wednesday; light westerly winds, becoming variable. Weather conditions and general for=cas: Pair weather prevails this morning throug out the United States. The temperature is b2low the average for the season, except in the upper Missouri valley and the northern Rocky mountain . and the line of freezing tempsra- » is traced to the Ohio river and thence tral Texas. ably cool and pleasant weather is ; ed for the middle Atlantic and New England states and the upper Ohio valle during the next two days. In the southern states fair weather will continue during the xt thirty-six hours, but rain is likely to occur along the south Atlantic cvast. by Wednesday night. Tide Table. Low tide, 241 and 2:14 p.m.; high 39 a.m. and 8:37 ‘Today tide Tomorrow—Low and 3:10 p.m., high tide, 8.55 = p.m, The Sun Today—Sun ri $246. Moon sets, 6 p.m. Tomorrow—Sun rises, 6:44, The City Lishts. Gas lamps all lighted by 5.54 p.m.: ex- tinguishing begun at a.m. The lighting is begun one hour before the time named. Arc lamps lighted at P.m.; extin- guished at 6:08 a.m. ea eee NAME! OM ED. Volunteers Discharg vor to Receive ed Through Fa- Oo Medals. Tn the distribution of medals of honor to the members of the District of Columbia Volunteer Infantry it has been decided to omit from the list of recipients the names those men who were discharged by favor bile the regiment was in the field, as well 43 of those discharged dishonorably. ‘This decision is incorporated in the order issued by Colonel Harries for the assembly of the regiment tomorrow, as follow 3iment will assemble without arms rmory, Wednesday, November 16, p.m., and march from there to Con- ntion Hall Officers and men will wear campaign hats and leggins. In the distribution of me captains will take due care that hene of the men in their companies who were discharged without honor or by favor while in the field receive medals All doubt regarding the date of muste out of the regiment was removed toda announced yesterday in The Star the m of muster out will occur Sunde next in Convention Hall. The understand z is that the officers and men will be paid off the sam y The physi ere continued teday, the usual progress being made. The mustering board and boards of survey wi also in session. ‘The progres: in all directions is gratifying, and everything will be in re s for the muster out Sunday. Fined Five Dollars Each. Eugene Fugasi and Peter Chaconas, push cart merchants, who sell fruits and candy, were before Judge Scott today charged with okstructing the streets. Attorney Turner, d for them, entered a plea of sition of the He said many of these men ure ignorant of the law, while others know full well that they cannot keep their car at a given place for too long a time. There are some locations better than others, he said, and the sales are so numerous that the profits are large enough to justify the violations. AS Judge Scott recognized one of the men as an old offender. He fined them each $ Cardinal Manning sia: Tue Jupemenr or rug Wrote Wort 18 Sare—(“securus judicat ‘orbis terrarum ”). The long continued and world wide use of APOLLINARIS attests its meri N. ¥. Medical Journal. APOLLINARIS is the Table Water of Royalty, Princes and our own Sovereign People. N.Y. Tetbene._ BOARD OF TRADE Business Session Held in Hall of Masonic Temple. PRESIDENT NOYES’ ANNUAL REPORT E'ection of Directors and Recep- tion of Officers’ Reports. RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED SS The annual meeting of the board of trade was held last evening in the hall of Masonic Temple and was attended by a representa- tive gathering of citizens. It was the busi- ness session of the board, devoted to hear- ing the annual reports and to the election of directors, and also to social intercourse. At other meetings held diring the year some topic of public interest is discussed, but at these annual gatherings an oppor- tunity is given to the members to review the work of the year and to meet each other in a social way. In every respect the gathering last even- ing was one of the most notable in the his- tory of the board. The attendance was large, and the interest manifested in the proceedings evinced a feeling of pride in the organization. The president of the board, Mr. Theodore W. Noycs, presided, and the minutes of the last meeung were read by Mr. Arthur O'Neill, the acting secretary, who occupied the piace of Col. George H. Harries, the ecretary, Who was present, but who, on account of the effects of sickness contract- ed in the service in the war with Spain, has not yet resumed his duties. President's Address, The president read his annual report, as follow: The past year’s record of the board of trade fb been marked by activity and achievement, and the review ef what has been . cannot fail to gratify every member of the board and to inspire him to renewed and redoubled efforts for the local welfare. internal Affairs. The healthy growth of the board itself through the accession of new members has added over one hundred names to our list, @ net increase of over sixty to bo credited largely to the energy of Secretary Harries and membership committee. Greater inter- t in commitice work resulted from stematic enla trengthening, of the gement and committees in pursuance of the Policy of assigning additional members where they most desired to be and where puld cor The equently labor committee most effec- membership tively. been increased over two hundred since has the last annual meeting and now numbers ¢ (with a few duplications) as against 158 (also with duplications) in the preceding year. A new committee on mercantile in- terests has been cr , at first a special committee by the action of the executive committee and later a standing committee by the action of the beard of trade. My desire has been and is that every member who can give active attention to this work shall be repres2nted in the committee lists and on that committee in whose public labors he is most interested. The number of and attendance upon the meetings of committees, directors and th» bourd itse!f have been unusually and gratifyingly large, and the influence of the board locally and with the representatives of the nation kas increased. In the number and importance of legislative propositions discu definitely acted upon in public mest the bourd and in the legislation, great, promoting the local welfar cured largsly through the board's efforts, all the records have in the year now cll been broken. The most impor a nt local legislat se- cured during the year is summurized in the following resolution of thanks, p do by the board of directors at a meeting July 6, : 2 Whereas the board ef trade, through its appropriate committees acting in accord- ance with the directions of the said board, has urged upon Congress at its present sion the passage of legislation amend of the highway act, for the incre purification of the District's water supply. for carrying into effect the comprehens system of s e disposal, for the ma’ tenance of the free public library, for the reclamation of the Anacostia flats and for the development of manual training as part of the District's educational system and the erection of adequate manual training ols; and, Whereas Congress has responded wholly in part to the arguments and appt istrict constituents on all th and has radically and beneficially amended the highway act, and has provided for the completion of the aqueduct tunnel and for preliminary investigations pointing toward filtration of the Potomac water, and has taken significant steps, involving considerable expenditure, in the direction of the comprehensive system of sewage d pesal and has provided for the maintenance of the free public library, and has author- ized the surveys preliminary to the re- clamation of the Anacostia flats, and has authorized the erection in Washington of large and creditable manual training school; therefor Le it resolved, That the directors of the beard of trade extend the hearty thank of the board and of the community to their legislators who have so faithfully ead wisely performed the duties assigned to them by the constitution, and especially to the District committees of the two hous; and to the subcommittees of the appropria- tions committees in charge of the District anpropriation bill, whose patient and in- telligent labors for the promotion of ‘he pital’s welfare are warmly and gracefully appreciated. Value of Harmonicus © 1. -Operation. IS Tec teaches the lesson of the value of harmonious effert, of sinking petty personal and seciienal differences and nding shoulder to shoulder in @cfense and promotion of the general welfare. ‘oo often wrangling amon, ns themselves or in t 1 itseit has brought to a standstill important public projects. The boaré of trade representing in its embership every section of the District and every local interest, and dealing on broad, liberal lines w hese subjects which are of general co: n, is a needed unifying force in the life and progress of the municipality. Citizens who wisely or- ganize in the various sections of the Dis- trict for the advancement of sectional in- terests and the securing of sectional tm- provements come together in the board of trade, not to promote especially tne wel- fere of their particular section, or th own individual fortunes, but to co-on with other citizens in the advanceme those measures which are for the common good of all. The board, fulfilling this func- tion. and consistently acting on this line of olicy, in elose touch with the Commis- znd acting. so far as the public in- rests permit, in harmony with them, con- ceding to the citizens’ associations in the various sections the handling of mutters peculiarly sectional and local, and bending together the publie-spirited ‘from all the ass:ciations and from the citizens gener- ally for the promotion of the general wel- fare, will continue to be a power for gooa in the community. In municipal, as in na- tional, development we are to know no north, no south, no east, no west. All Washington is to work for wise highway extension, though the subject is of greatest immediate concern to the suburban city; for the rerroval of grade crossings, though East and South Washington are the special sufferers from this evil; for an increase in the water supply, thowgh this lack is most painfully felt in the high sections of the community; for comprehensive sewage dis- posal, though the low-lying, business sec- tion will benerit most thereby; for the re- clamation of marshy flats, whether in the Anacostia on the east or the Potomac cn the south and the west; for abating the nuisance of open sewers, whether they de- face the northwest in the shane of Rock creek. or the southeast in James Creek ca- nal. The legislative achievements of 1898 give « foretaste of what may be accom. plished when the forces which work for Washington pul! as one man in the same direction, and furnish inspiration for per- sistence in the policy df “harmonious and energetic co-operation. Whey we, as cit- izens, are united our Mafiorh!’ legistature has no excuse for indifftrenct and neglect. and the natural American tendency of the present day to be prayd of the national capital, to he interested, in Its, concerns and to foster and develop it “Will siffer no check for which Washingtonians may reascnably be held responsible. é Mauy details of what has;been accom- plished and the outlines,pf the-proposed fu- ture work of the board are, suggested in the reports of the various dtanding com- mittees. fe Committees Which Make Washington Attractive, Much of Washineton’# strength, like that of woman, is in its beauty; its face is its fortune. Among the board’s most impor- tant committees, therefpre, are those which labor to increase the city’s material pros- perity by developing its external attractiv ness. Tffe special committee on the high- way act and the standing committee on streets and avenues have played a promi- nent part in this year's activity. The committee on streets and avenues in its report presents an interesting recital of the events leading up to the enactment of the important legislation amendatory of the highway act of 18% The board, through an able special committee, pre- pared, and at a public meeting indorsed, a bill which largely reduced the street area of the suburban extension plan, cut down by one-half the estimated cost ‘of opening streets through existing subdivisions, elim- inated from the act of 1803 section 15, which threw the entire cost of suburban’ street opening and future improvement upon loca! taxpayers and property owners and pro- vided a bond issue, the United States and the District contributing, to meet the ea- penses of the amended plan. The board at the same time declared that proportion- ate contribution by the United States un- der the act of 1878 was a vital feature of the amendatory legis.ation, and that if the elimination of section 15 could not be other- wise secured the whole highway act should be repealed. The House of Representatives being unwilling at that time to appropriate on any basis so large a sum of money for straightening crooked streets, accepted the second alternative and voted to repeal the entire act. The Senate made a compromise proposition to drop the bond issue proposal, to yield for the time being at least the plan of cutting through the belt of subdivisions in the first section of the street plans, to repeal section 15 and! otner objectionab:e features of the act, and to retain the street extension maps, after certain modifications of the first section, coupled with remedial provisions for the benefit cf suburban prop- erty owners injuriously and unjustly af- fected by the original act of 1893. This proposal was finally accepted by the House, and it became a iaW. As the committee on streets and avenues remarks, this act w: “probably the most important matter of legislation passed during the present year affecting the interests cf the people of the District of Columbi, Though there was a congressional refusal to make present provision on an equitable or on any basis to carry out a suburban street extension plan, yet the difficult feat was accomplished of eliminating from the highway act. its most offensive and injurious features with- out destroying utterly the street plans and maps upon which so much thought and in- telligent labor have been bestowed. lis parks end reservations constitute the city’s coaspicvovs ane characteristic charm The borrd of trade. through its appro- priate committee, will steadily pursue its settled policy o1 protecting thes> public breathing spaces against ail injurious tres passers, whetter railroads, indivic the brick 1a] mortar of public buildin enlarging the reservation area by adding. for instance. Anacostia, Park to Potomac and Rock Creek parks; of iniproving and preserving the people's real estate; of opening up Rock Creek Park to the pub- lic and of adorning the small muluform beauty spo‘s scattered. over the cily in every picturesoue fashfon that artistic in- genulty can ¢ s Our public build nicipal adort ments; GS aré sometimes mu sometimes not. The beard of trade labors to make them archi- tecturally attractive 4s well as comm Gions and convenient for theit oceupants The commitiee on puplic buHdings makes au urgent appeal for a vigotous effort to secure a municipal building. With the nat- ural rapil grewth of the District in all its municipal affairs, requiring each year more rcom in which to conduct its business, and making more cramped ahd insuffictent the reems now occupied, there may be easily discovered aby! teason’ why there should be ao more delay fn the important Tuatter of providing sultalleé accommoeda- tions for the transattion“ef the important of the District. ™ diy emphasize the“eommittee’s rec- i ly vigorous building. No other projeet:@eserves to be more earnestly pushed at the approaching session. Committces: Which Maké Washington lienlthful. Another grcup of committees deal with lines of work which promote municipal prosperity by making the city more health- ful. The committee on public health, whieh co-operated during the year with the water supply, sewerage and harbor improvement committees in securing valuable legislation, makes an interesting and elaborate report. There were during the year 322 fewer deaths than in 1896-'97, and the death rate was 19.32 as compared with 20.71 last year. An urgent demand for filtration of the Po- temac water based upon the fact that typhoid fever is more and more prevalent in towns over the whole vast drainage area ef the Potomac; that ‘there fs Increased centamination of water with the specific cause of this disease, ‘end that filtration by the natural method, or filtér beds, is the only way by which the bacterial causes of disease can be effectually removed. The city needs a chemist and laboratory for the detection of food and milk adultera tion; also school physicians to make daily inspections of the children, especially those who are discovered by the teachers to show signs of illne Statistics of cause of absence collected by John T. Freeman, superintendent of public schools in southeastern district and Ana- costia, show that from 21 per cent to 25 per cent of all absences are due to malarial d eases in the children of the ols. Mala- ria has become a serious cause of interfer- ence with the education of the children. Such a condition offers the strongest rea- son for the immediate improvement of the Anacostia river, the source of malarial dis- ease, The committe; ® approves the plan of gar- bage disposal by which the expense of col- lection is paid for by the grease obtained, and also the pian of the collection of ashes by the municipality. ‘The committee on sewerage reports ef- fective opposition at the last session of Congress to the bond issue proposed by the beard for th» completion of the compre- hensive project of sewage disposal, but fying increase in the current appropriations for sewerage purposes, which have not only allowed the coastruc- ton of necessary cityand suburban sewers, but have made possible a corsiderable pro- gress on the Tiber creek and New Jersey avenue intercepting s2wer, and the making of contracts for its completion to the junc- tion of New Jersey avenue and D street northwest. They have: also enabled the Commissioners to begin plans and make estimates for a sewage pumping station, which will materially, hasten the progress of the work in that particular and facili- tate the selection and condemnation or purchase of land for the pumping plant. The committee urgantly recommends an immediate and concentrated attack upon the dangerous open sewer of James Creek canal, and upon the~task_ef convincing Congress of the imperative WScessity, from B il an Capt. W. H. Dvnlep, Chattanooga, Tenn., says “Several years age bolls und ear buncles appeared upon me to an alarming ex- tent, causing me great trouble and pain. Physicians’ troatirent did not seem to avadl, and finally I decidéd to-give S. S. S. a trial. T improved at cnec, and after taking six bot- tes, the boils and carbuncles disappeared en- For S.S.8, 2 Blood (Swift's Spectticr 4s'the only blood remedy “et eutecd PURELY VEGETABLE; tt forees out every trzce of impure blood and etres cases that no other remedy can touch. Valuable books mailed free by Swift Specific Oo., Atlanta, Ga. =. { economic and sanitary considerations, of pushing the comprehensive sewage dis- posal project to a spesdy termination. The committee on water supply traces the successive steps of the board's fight 'for an increase of the quantity and tm- ovement of the quality of tae city’s wa- ter. First, the raising of the dam at Great Falls was secured, next, in order to sup- plement this work and give it practical value by an enlargement of the means of storing and distributing the icreased vol- ume of water, a committee of experts was appointed to examine into the feasi- bility and wisdom of completing the tun- nel and the reservoir near Howard Univer- sity. In accordance with the report of this committee, which was strongly in- dersed at a public meeting of the board of trade, Congress at its last session avpro- priated $594,421 to complete the turmel, and some work has already been done upon it. An effort to impose weter meters indis- criminately upon all water consumers was met and defeated in the House of Repre- sentatives in a fight in which the board. through its committee and its officers, ac- tively participated. Filtration is recom- mended as a subject worthy of municipal thought and skill, ard a welcome is ten- dered in advance to any system of pum- fication demonstrated to be practical, effi- cient and reasonably economical. The committee on river and harbor im- provements presents convincing reasons for the development of the reelaimed Potomac flats as a park; for the removal of the menace of the present Long bridge; for the dredging of the Georgetown and Washing- ton channels, and for the improvement of the Anacostia river as 4 navigable stream as far up as Benning bridge. and the deep- ening of its channel 2nd reciamation of the flats above that point as a national and municipal sanitary measure. Col. Allen. United States engineer in charge, will make a full report on the reassembling of Cen- gress of the work done under last session's appropriation of $2,000 for a survey of the Anacostia river, and a project for its Im- provement. Committees Which Promote Business Interests. The material weliare of the city is also promoted by other committees which deal almost cxclusively with business interests. The committee on mercantile intere reports among the interesting and import- ant events of the year in the local business world the abolishing of the trading stamp which were viewed as a menace by mer- cantile Washington. The District Court of Appeals decided that the issuance of these stamps was a violation of the local law against gift enterprise The commiitee notes that the condition of business at the present time among the merchants seems to be much better than it was at this time last year. The war undoubtedly has been a great beneiit to Washington's mercantile interests, causing the disbursement here of a great deal of money which would not otherwise hav! been put in the channels of Washington's business. ‘The committee on comm factures reports that it fav tion of the water power at Great > acqu Fails & the government when and only when we govern- assurances that the tely make its u able to the citizens of the District for ing and manufacturing purposes, anc without such assurances the mere Hedi tion of the nd water rights asp posed would have only the injurious effect of putting it out ef the power of pri proper. will i: 1 enterprise to make pr: > of water pov On the general subject the advisability of encouraging the intro- duction of new manufacturing plants in this ty the committee point ance can be € ynable distance by the on and distribution of power in the form of electrical currents, and it recommends is Washington an immense and uni center of distribution for govern- applies, the energies of the board be devoted, for the present at lezst, to urgir upon Congress the desirability of manata turing here many articles for which it h constant and imperative use. The committer on in nee 1} been -tive In a campaign against “wildcat” i surance companies operating in the ? trict. The committee estimate: r car ful inquiry, that there ly in force in this 1 st a hich ari are poli trict agaregut million not a penny could bo recove Legi designed to correct Wis proposed the committee, in- sed by the bosrd of trade, and repc favorably to the » from the T committee. Action upon it is ho; approaching m of Congr: I may add this community seeks both to pro against worthless in- surance insurance at the lowest The twofold task will doubtless receive the careful attention this winter of the board of trade, as well as of the insurance committee. The committee on public order demon- strates clearly the urgent need of an in- crease of the police force. Originally there Was one patrolman to about 1,000 people in the District; now there is about one to 1,600, and in one instance a single patrol- man is assigned to a territory including thirteen miles of beat. The value to the communi tional Guard and the importane maintenance are pointed out. In- creased appropriations, especially for drills, camps of instruction and practice marche are recommended; also an appr uble the naval battalion to United States ship Fern, transferred to it for its us I may with propriety add that this com- mittee raised money by subscription to equip the National Guard and District reg- iment of volunteers for active service in the war with Spain. The board contributed not only from its means, but from its mem- Lership to the national defense, and it loan- ed to the government to command the Di. trict regiment its valued secretary, efficient in war as in peace. The record of the Dis- trict of Columbia for patriotic public spirit Legun in the war of 1812 and continued in the civil war, in which the first volunte came from the District, whose more largely exceeded than that of 21 ate except one, is enlarged by the addi- Uon of a new and creditable chapter based upon the history of the war with Spain. The volunteers accepted from this commu: nity in the recent struggle vastly exceeded the District's quota, and the prompt and en- thusiastic tender of service by the National Guard placed the local force at the di. of the President in advance of all compe itors for that honor. It was not their fault that they were not first mustered in as vol- unteers. The fame of the District has been enhanced both at home the soldieriy bearing of the well-disciplined and effective regiment which the capital sent to Santiago. The committee on bridges reports that of the of its ad priation to utilize the which has been Ss quota was the replacement of Long_ brid: a more durable structure is as a part of the plan of terminal im- provement by the railroads the city from the south. The of a national memorial bridge the Potomac has during the year received the enthusiastic indorsemeni of the Grand Army of the Republic, and the committee believes that by earnest and energetic work during the coming session of Congress provision for the construction of this bridge can be se- cured. I heartily indorse the recommendation of a vigorous campaign in behalf of the me- morial bridge: The committee on taxation and assess- ment last year reperted a carefully drawn tax-sale law, which was indorsed by the board at a public meeting and adopted by Congrcss. The policy of the board with ref- erence to the rigid upholding of the act of 1878 has been declared on several occasions during the last year. The success of the principle of proportionate contribution for which the board contends has appeared not only negatively in the defeat of hostile propositions, but affirmatively in the elimi- nation of section 15 of the highway act, a notabie gain, which must be retained to the fullest extent and not surrendered in U slightest particular. This committee in its report demonstrates that the amount raised by taxation in the District is excessive, and that the true rem- edy is a further reduction of assessments. Abolition of Grade Crossings. A municipal improvement of great import- ance—hope of securing which at an early date is held out by the committee on rail- roads—is the betterment of the local steam railroad terminals and the abolition of the grade crossings within the city limits. The board of trade early laid down the principle of hostility to urban grade crossings. A re- port of the committee on. bridges in 1892, dealing with the Long bridge as an integral part of the Pennsylvania railroad’s terminal system discussed not only the proposed im- provements, but the question of an equitable distribution of the cost involved in abol- ishing the South Washington grade cross- ings. The board of trade unanimously adopted this report, and its statements represent the porition of the board. It favors as first choice the abolition of (Continued on Fourteenth Page.) AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA Gareer ofa Bicycle Thief Brought to an End by Police. His Operations Cover Several Years— Circnit Court Orders—Military Com- pany Formed—Police Court. Evning Star Bureau, No. 727 King st. Bell Telephone, No. 106. ALEXANDRIA, Va., November 15, 1898. The career of a bicycle thief in the region of Fairfax county, adjacent to this city, has been brought to an end by the police, and a strange story brought to light. The police department here had been asked to look out for stolen bicycles. Accordingly, Lieutenant Smith searched the rural dis- trict of Fairfax county near the town of Franconia and succeeded in securing six machines, which he brought to this city. Yesterday another was recovered, and this morning another. Detective Gallaher of Washington has identified the wheeis. A resident near Franconia this morning stated that, at intervals of two or three weeks during the past three years, a col- ored man had been appearing in the neigh- borhood and disposing of very good wheels ata low price. He came alone and brouxht only one wheel at a time. There had been nothing in his actions to arouse suspicion, and his visits came to be expected by those vanting bicycles. He had given his name to some persons as Jim Smith and to others a3 Billy Wiliams. It was stated that the country in this vicinity has been well stocked with wheels this man. No ar- rest has been made so far, but the officers are working up the case. Cireuit Court. In the Alexandria county circuit court yesterday Judge Nicol approved the ap- pointment of Hubert Snowden, from Alex- andria city, and A. B. Grunwell, from the county, as commissioners to dispose of the jail and court house property owned jointly by the county and cit B. T. Thornten of Manassas was appointed by the judse as a third member of this commission Several minor cases were disposed of and other cases set for this afternoon. The court took recess until 2:30 o'clock. The board of supervisors for Alexandria county also met this morning tn the court house and transacted routine business. T board will convene again this afternos> when matters of importance will be co! sidered. Military Company Formed. The members of Company F, 3d Virginia Regiment, which was recently disbanded, met iast night in Armory Hall for the pur- pose of forming a military club, to exis: the absence of a regular state militia com- pany, until such could be organized. The meeting was largely attended. It was pre- sided over by Col. Francis L. Smith, who read the state laws bearing upon the for- mation of a military company. It was found that a club could not be formed in accordance with law, and it was determined to effect the organizations of a company. The law governing this is that any body of men forming themselves into a company shall be composed of not less than forty-one nor more than fifty-seven men. It was agreed that alt of the Vir- xsinia survivors of the Spanish-American war should be allowed to sign the certifi- cate of organization. In a few minutes sixty-four names were recorded. The election of officers resulted as fol- lows: Captain, James E. King; first leu- tenant, Patrick J. Murphy; second Meuten- ant, Rickard W. Payne. The ballot for captain resulted: King Charles L. Fisher 25, one member not v; ing. On motion the election of King was made unanimous. The organization adopted the name, “Al- ria Light Infantry. Police Court. morning’s session of the police or Simpson disposed of the fol- case court Xv lewing Florence Livingstone, charged with dis- orderly conduct, had her case postponed until tomorrow morning. Isaac Edny, colored, arrested by Officers Bettis and Knight on a charge of disorderly conduct, was fined Andrew Lomax and James Webb, both colored, were arresied by Officer Beach, charged with disorderly conduct. Lomax was assessed $2.50, and Webb dismissed Lelia Jenkins, colored, arrested by Offi- cers Roberts and Houson, charged with dis- orderly conduct, was dismisse?. Isaac Cheeks, colored, arrested by Offi- cers Roberts and Houson, charged with in- juring private property, was dismissed with the agreement that he would pay the dam- age. ‘Thomas Baltimore, colored, arrested by Officers Lyles and Wilkinson, on a charge of assaulting a colored girl named Katha- rine Grey, was assessed $10. General Matters. A meeting of committees from the three fire compa:ties of the city was held last night at the Relief Company rooms. The purpose was to consider the advisability of holding a fireman's parade February 22. but as n> qucrum was present the matter was postponed indefinitely. No news of Thomas L. Collis. the missing insurance superintendent, had been receiv ed at the Metropolitan insurance office when The Star reporter called this morning The district svperintendent is expected to- day to exam'ne the accounts of the n man. Until then the local officials de to give out «ny information. 2 Miss ‘uth Taylor, daughter of Capta Wiiliam B. Taylor, and Mr. Charles Morgan will be married this evening at the residence of the bride-elect, North Colum- bus street. Rey. Thomas E. Revelle of the testant Church will officiate. remains of Mrs. Martha T. Laws mother, Mr. Bush Laws, were brought here morning from Newport News The funeral will take place at 3 o'clock this afternoon from the Baptist Church, Rev J. H. Butier officiating. The interment will be in Union cemetery. The mayor has ordered a change in three squads of policemen. The two not to be changed are those of Officers Knight, Bet- tis and Beach, and Lyles, Proctor and Wil- kinson. Several train loads of soldiers have been ing south over both the Pennsylvania and Southern railroads during the past few days. This morning the 9th Ohio (colored) Regiment passed over the Pennsylvania en route to Georgia. Marriage Licenses. fe licenses have been Marri issued as follows: Waite—George F. Kussmaul and Mary A. Talbert; George H. Chadwick and Grace 8. Harvey; Alvin M. 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