Evening Star Newspaper, March 15, 1899, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR, ——— PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsyivania Ave., Cor. 11th St., by ‘The Evening Star Newspaper Company. 8.H, KAUFFMANN, Pres’t. ‘The Evening Star Is served to subseribers In the elty by carriers, op their cwn account, at 10 cents per week. or 44 cents per month. Coples at the counter, 2 cents each. By mail—anywhere in the States or Cansda—postage prepaid—50 cents h 1¥ Quintuple Sheet 8: jen postage added, $3.08. red ct the Post Office at Washington, D2 C., fl matter.) Aptions must be paid in advance. sade known on applicati . $1 per year; with ¢ advertisii Che Fen gq Star. No other paper in the world Fenches so large a percent- age of families in the city where printed does The Evening Star As a for the District of Columbia The Star is therefore without an equal. No. 14,366. WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1899—FOURTEEN PAGES. TWO CENTS. VICTORY FOR OTIS — -+ —— Greatest, He Says, Since February 9 HEAVY LOSSES BY INSURGENTS Our Troops Take Pasig and Burn Pateros. FILIPINOS THROW GUNS IN RIVER oe American Advance is Slow and Cautious in Jungle. + — LIST OF THE CASUALTIES MANILA, March 15. 4:40 p.m— Gen. Liloyd Wheaton, commanding the United States flving column. at- tacked and defeated a force of 2,000 Filipinos at Pasig this afternoon, in- flicting a heavy loss upon them. The was slight. The Americans captured 350 Filipinos. Many bodies of rebels killed in the e American loss agement are floating down the river. List of Casual Private Fornoff of Company L, 2oth Regiment. was killed. Private Newman, Company F, zoth Regiment, is wounded. Pri Regiment, is wounded. Private Marshall. Company B, Regiment, is wounded. Private Coombs, Company C, Regiment, is wounded. ate Carroll, Company A, 22d 22d 22d Private Rogers, Company L, 22d Regiment, is wounded. About 350 Filipmos surrendered at the town of Taguig to the Wash- ington Regiment and 175 Filipinos were captured at Pasig by the 2oth Regiment. Our troops found 106 dead Fili- pinos and 100 new graves near Pasig. The prisoners were unarmed, and it is presumed they executed their - threat of throwing their arms into the river. Our Troops Burn Pateros. MANILA, March 15, 12:40 p.m.— Gen. Whieaton’s brigade continues the work of clearing out the rebels around Pasig. The Washington volunteers have captured and burned Pateros, meet- ing with a sharp fire from the enemy while crossing the river. Today's fighting was like that of the past we the insurgents occa- sionally making a stand, but eventu- ally fleeing. Their loss is supposed to have been small, as the Americans were unable to see the enemy in the thickets. Phe progress of the American ad- vanee is slow. * Otis Says It is a Great Victory. LONDON, March 15.—The ng News this afternoon publishes the following dispatch from Manila: “Gen. Wheaton has completely routed the Filipinos and has occu- pied Pasig, Taguig and Pateros. Several hundred of the enemy were killed and as many were captured. “Gen. Otis says this is the great- est victory since February 5. The Americans will now press toward Aguinaldo’s headquarters. INSURGENTS DRIVEN BACK. Wheaton Holds Pasig and Pateros With Sufficient Force. tis has telegraphed the War De- s follows in regard to yester- tions: MANILA, March 15, ieneral, Washington: 1 insurgents moved down s of Pasig and Pateros, nado bay, confronting n Pasig river line. By m has dislodged and 1899. driven then <. taking 400 prisoners and inflicting heavy | Killed and wounded. He reports his loss as very moderate. He with sufficient oTIs.”" casualties was near Caloocan— Company L, ar Guadalupe! George Stewart: K. Wine Ewe = George Stewart; Yinne P. - D, Wesley J. Hennessy. Wounded: M. ates Wm. «. >. Wille = slight: William §. ‘OBrien, John Mubahille, scalp, slight: A, Theodore A. Mizner, finger, severe: Dantel Carroll, forearm, slight: E. Joseph i thigh, severe; Joseph B. Cox. thumb, severe; I. John ‘Biazek. chest. oe. vere; David Mutholand, rm. moderate. ‘Twentt Infantry K, Corporal r Chrish Thompson, side, severe; B, Privates Charles Simon. back, moderate; K, Thomas Miller, hand, severe; D, Frank N&sh, knee, se- vere: M, Richard F. Piper, thigh, sligh| G, Lester M. Folger. neck. slight; H, Chas. Sharkey, thigh, slight; Charles Davis, neck, severe. Second Oregon, B, Private Walter Irwin, foot, moderate, accidental injur: second Infantry, B, Corporal ( . contusion, side; 20th Infantry, E, ‘s William Sempsoi, sprain, ankle; M, Adolph G. Koehper, sprain, ankle: B, Peter J. Phelan, hand, moderate; F, Cor- poral John E. Hoffman, sprain, ankle. March HM, near Guadalupe—Killed: First Washington, E, Private Ralph Van Bus- kirk. Wounded, 24 Oregon, D, Privates Al- ford O. Carden, chest, severe; F, W. O. B. Dodson, ankle, ‘slight; E, Charles J. Olson, foot, severe.” PEACE CONFERENCE DELEGATES. Some Distinguished American May { He Added to the Ambassadors. It is said at the State Departm nt that no selection had yet been made of repre- sentatives of the United States at the ap- proaching peace conference at The Hague. The President has given the matter some attention, but it appears that he is await- ing the action of some of the European gov- ernments to gather an idea of the number of representatives which are expected to attend from each nation invited to attend the conference. With the original expecta- tion that only one delegate would be ap- pointed by each nation, and that the place of meeting of the conference would be St. Petersburg, it seemed to be an assured fact that Mr. Tower, the United States amba: sador to Russia, would be the person select- ed. Now, however, that the meeting place has been removed (o The Hague, and there are indications that there will be several representatives from many of the more im- por:ant countries, it is by no means certain that, in addition to some delegat e from among the American ambas Burope, the honor of in part representing the United States will not be conferred upon some distinguished American. . MEXICAN CLERGY HOSTILE Continue to Harp on Prophecy Made by Cecil Rhodes, Majority of People in Sister Republic Little Influenced by English- man's Prediction. MEXICO CITY, Mexico, March 15.—Cecil Rhodes’ predictions regarding the absorp- tien of the Latin-American countries con- tinue to give text for innumerable editorials in clerical party papers, for his prophecies are in line with their utterances for years, as they never lose an opportunity to cul- tivate distrust of the United States and the American people. The liberal party papers pay no heed to Rhodes, who is regarded as having no special knowledge of the new world affairs. During the administration of President Diaz, owing to the largely increased facil- ities of transportation and the employment of men of all shades of political opinion un- der the government, an era of good feeling has Jawned, and the result is a more in- tensely patriotic feeling than ever bef: The administration, while liberal in polit gives employment even in important pusi- to old imperialists and conservatives, and so kas brought out a sentiment of har- mony. The clerical papers appeal largely to the unthinking people, aad are actuated by mo- tives which are not always apparent. The systematic abuse of the United States seems to be directed by hidden Spanish in- fluence and by the general European dis- like of American people and jealousy of their progress, but these papers by no means represent the intelligent opinion of the majority of Mexicans. — NO DETAIL FOR CAPT. CONVERSE. i Has Been Detached From Command of the Montgomery. It was said at the Navy Department to- day that no detail has yet been decided « for Captain Converse, who has been tached from command of the Montgom and ordered to report to the departmen Owing to his promotion, Captain Conve §s entitled to a larger yessel than the one he has just left, but there is no craft of the sort now available for him, and he will | undoubtedly be detailed for special work in one of the bureaus of the parimeni till a suitable command can be secure! for him. His versatility in mechanical and elec- trical engineering makes him a valuable | and convenient man for the depart have at command, and. pending a s tail, for which he has alre: plied. it likely that he will be put on technical work of some sort, either at the V ashington yard or on some of the boards prose- cuting special lines of Investigation for the department. ent to} TO REPLACE SPANISH CHARTS, The Hydrographic Survey Philippines. One of the large contracts that the Navy Departmeyt now has on hand, but which is not yet fully plotted out for execution, is the hydregraphic survey of the Philip- of the pines. The department already has two vessels on similar work around Cuba and | Porto Rico, and would have had a th rd, the Vixen, had she not been ord: Join Admiral Dewey. It is prot when the Vixen reaches Manila be put on survey work as soon as she can be spared from active work in dispatch bearing and offensive work in co-operation with the army of occupation. ‘The need of coast survey work in all of the new isiand possessions is keenly feit, the Spanish charts now extant being re- garded by this government as the most unreliable of any in existence. The United States long before the outbreak of the Spanish war wanted to do some accurate coast and harbor surveying in Cuba, and application was made to the Spanish gov- ernment te permit this work. But the re- quest was curtly declined. Now that the way is open the Navy Department intends to secure accurate charts with as little de- lay as possible. None of the details of the work in the Philippines has yet been decided on, but the Yosemite. which is now outfitting at Norfolk for her voyage to Guam, where Capt. Leary is to take up his dreary sta- tion as military governor, will doubtless chart the surroundings of that tiny island and probably will proceed from there to assist in the survey of Luzon and the larger Philippines. -¢-+—_____ Movement of the Seventh Infantry. Four companies of the 7th Regular Infan- try have been ordered to take stations vacated by companies of the 9th Infantry and” 16th Infantry, which regiments are under orders to proceed to the Philippines as soon as the transports are ready for the trip frem San Francisco. The movement of the 7{h Infantry has been arranged as follows:; Company C, from Fort Wayne, Mich., to Plattsburg barracks, N. ¥.; Com- pany I, from Fort Wayne to Madison bar- racks, \--%.; Company K, from Fort Sher- idan, [', to Fort Porter, N. ¥.; Company L, from Fort Sheridan ‘to Jefferson bar- racks, Mo. ——_+-2+—____ Volunteer Signal Men to Go Out. The sixth company of the volunteer sig- nal corps now at Augusta, Ga., has been ordered mustered out, | BELIEVES IN STRIKES President of the Glass Eottle Blowers’ Association, TESTIMONY AT INDUSTRIAL IRQUIRY Lower Wages Paid Than in the Last Twenty Years. —_ + —— VIEWS OF MR. HAYES Mr. Dennis A. Hayes, president of the Glass Bottle Blowers’ Association of America, was before the industrial com- mission today and testified concerning that interest. He said he had been president of the Glass Bottle Blowers’ Association for three years, prior to which he had been vice president for two years, and before that was a bottle blower for fifteen years. Mr. Hayes is a young man, and showed an intelligent knowledge of conditions in the industry he represented. Mr. Hayes said that previously there was less reason used in contests between bottle blowers and their employers. Today, he said, the workers and employers meet and consider questions of wages and agree on schedules and other conditions, He did not anticipate that there would be another strike in his trade, because the blowers and employers had substituted reason for bluff in their negotiations. Results of Organization. here were %,200 bottle blowers in the association rep ed by the witness, the whole number of blowers in the United 8 being 4,500. A si | proportion of this whole number, he said, work for from 30 to 30 per cent less than received by members of the fon, and paid in store or . his was ally the case In New Jersey. The trouble that confronted the organized bottle blowers was the existence of this unorganized labor, and they were confronted by the nec y in the future of getting these men in the organization or risking un attack on their own wages. He s: the organization he represen‘ed has a fund of $100,Q00 with which to support a strike should one take place, but the association made only rea- sonable claims in relation to wag and the employers knew that the association coud back up such demands. He believed the time of the strike was rapidly pass- ing aw: Under some conditions, he said, a strike is desirable. A strike based on just demands, he said, always paid, if not in actual increase of wages, at 1 t in preventing a further reduction. The bot- tle blowers had once had their wages in- creased through a strike, and by their as sociation they had prevented a reduction. He had ne rd of a voluntary in- crease of wages among the employers of blow Imported From Europe. Glass blowers are imported to this coun- try from Germany, Sweden and Norway. They come in two or three at a time and go to work In a non-union factory as a step toward getting in the Glass Blow Asso- ciation, and the association was frequently obliged to take these men in in order to protect themselves and get them in union factoi They had also written to the bottle blowers’ unions of Europe, telling them that there are plenty of bottle blow- ers in this country to supply the trade, and that if they come he: e to g2 to work in a no Stil, even as the tle blowers pad got in this country at the Indirect in- ation of employers, and the association ud no en able to keep them ou s ey. Mr. Hayes said, » blowers neve © a dollar from the nning to the end of the year. These men sign an agreement when they go to work to the = effe that their store bill may be deducted from thetr wages. a mount of the store bill and the were al, so that the man Phe legislature of New assed a law requiring cash paymer they excepted farmers and others from its operation. and no one be- ive, as it would be class legislat Wages Lower Than for Twenty Years. Mr, Ha aid that wages of bottleblow- ers teday are lower than they were twenty y ago. Now they an average of 1 week for ten months in a year and frequently for as few as months, Previous to tweaty years the better wage nd wo e¢ time during the year. The life of a bottle blower twen- ty year easier, and he could work until s The work has be- come wer oe previous, ried, and now a r cannot hope to Work after he is ve old, at which age hi sa gh blower Ther 8 of seciet but the ¢ id, more i- yed by the their work njoy' 1 the panic came id, the blowers , 20 and 45 per of work. ‘They ase nlage untry, he eed ty a reduction of 1 cent on different were promised b, when the panic 8 over and the t been res would give ther 5 per ced at that time Both things had been ed, but ation of wages had not been se- cured. The blowers were still working to Secure the restoration. Tenement Houxe Abuse. Mr. Hayes said the employers’ tenement houres were the greatest abuse of labor he knew of. In south New Jersey, he said, the glass blowers live in their employers’ tenements and deal at their employers’ stores, and these facts constitute a club which the employer holds over the head of the blower in case he should go on a strike. He had known apprentices getting married at eighteen years of age because of pressure on the part of their employers to have them occupy a tenement and deal ata store. He had himself been discharged at one time because, being an unmarried man, he had refused to occupy a tenement at 312 a month. Hle s. his observation taught him that these tenements are not fit places for a self-respecting man to live in. The witness sald his association believed in absolutely restricting immigration for five years. The number of idle men {n this country, he seid. caused them to believe that such action is necessary. He said the glass trad? had been free from machinery until two years ago. About that time machines for making fruit jars had been introduced. In one place in Indiana 273 men had been employed mak- ing glass jars. Now machines had been put in for that work and only 73 m2n were employed and the wages of fruit jar blow- ers had been cut down 45 per cent. In all 500 men had been put out of work in this way. Additional difficulty was found be- cause in late years all glass blowers are specialists, 2ach being able to blow but one class of bottle. He did not want it un- derstood that his association was opposed to machinery, but merely to say th®t ma- ehinery did put men out of work and re- duce their wages. A fruit glass machine could, with the attendance? of one man and a boy, do the work of three men. ‘The reduction in the hours of labor, Mr. Hayes said, was the only blessing he could think of for laboring men as a whele in America, BIG DEAL IN Olt’ LANDS English Syndicate Seoures Options on Indian Territory Tract, The Alleged Purpose is‘to Compete With the Stand: ou Company, | KANSAS CITY, Mo., March’ 15.—The Jour- nal says: S. C. Rutan of Chicago is in this city representing an English syndicate, and ctaiming to have obtained an option on 104,000 acres of land im the Cherokee na- tion in the northern part of the Indtan ter- ritory, in the recently discovered oil fields. According to Mr. Rutan, the condition is that the leases shall be clased within ten days. Major Graham, an ex-officer of the British army and an English capitalist, is at the head of the syndicate. ‘The capi- talists back of it include. many of the wealthiest men in England, who have had experience in the European oi] fields. Mr. Rutan says the present company, of which he is an official, has men back of it whose wealth would ea aggregate $250,000,000. It is independent of the Standard | Oil Company, and expects to compete with that company, not only in the markets of America, but of Europe. Tank line steam- ers of 744K) tons burden have been built and are in the hands of the company. They will run from Port Arthur'and other gulf perts to European countries. It ts claimed that the plan is practically eertain to go through, and that. the steamers will be running within a few months. Seventeen wells are already in operation, and the Migs for several more will be Built as soon as the syndicate secures control. es TO INSPECT THE ROUTE. Given by the Panama Canal Company. About sixty senators and repres>ntatives have accepted invitations for a plesant trip that been planned to inspect the rcutes of the proposed Nicaragua and Pan- ama canals, coming home by way of San- tiago and other points of interest in the West Indies. They will go as the guests of the Panama Canal Cempany, in accordance with an invitation extended onthe of Congress to Representative Burton's ecmmittes on rivers and harbers and Sena- tor "s committee on commerce. Th» invitation has since been extended so as to include a number of the members of both houses outside of these twa, commit- Excursion t day party will have an oeean Steamer to itself, and will sail from New York 2bou: March 23, and from Mobile April 1. The first stop will bz made at Greytown, where the harbor and the route of the Nicaragua canal wlil be inspected. The steamer wilh then proceed to Colon ard the party will go over the Panama canal and inspect the harbors. Every facility wilibe offered both at the Nicaragua and Panama routes for as complete an sxaminatiom, as pessthle of work to be done at eack point On the return trip the p: wit stop at i nd see the ba fel@ of San Juan Hill and Cory sunken ships, be- staes touching at other int#pegtingsplaces in the Anti! reaching New-York. about April és NGLAND ITALY. Disbelief Expressed That the Former Hax Changed Her Chinexe Policy. One of the highest officials of the admin- istration is authority for the statement that there may be a decided misunder- standing as to the attitude of England to- ward the “open coor pgticy” in China, growing 6ut of the San Mun affair. He aw no reason for the broad umption, Lased on this one small incident, to sup- that England had determined to aban- a Her purpose in ly, he said, for the reports ed so far in Washington do indicate that England is lending such support, he believed to be inspired simply by a desire to help an old and arusted ally to a small fragment of Chinese soil, without in any Way committing herself to a recognition of the expediency of u partitionof China. There appears to be a deagilock existing so far us the foreign congessions in Shang- hai are concerned. The American and British consuls combined and were sup- ported by their respective ministers in an energetié protest agai ttempt on the part of the French representativi extend the limits of the French concession to the detriment of the other: pron Proposition, it was $ there Le a cosmopolitan extension, that the lands desired to be added to the foreign concessions be regarded as common to all of them. but this was rejected by the French, ,and there the matter stand MR. PL IN DOUBT. Cannot Say Whether He Will Be Librarian of Congress. Mr. Herbert Putnam, recently appointed Mbrarian of Congress, is expected to come to Washington early next week. There seems to be doubt, however, about Mr. Puinam taking the position. A telegram was sent to Mr. Putnam yesterday inquir- ing if he could state definitely his inten- tion in regard to accepting the position. The following reply was reteiveds EW YORK, March 14, 1899. “Your teiegram received. Very sorry I cannot yet give the information desired. “HERBERT PUTNAM.” Mr. Putnam has been In New York since Saturday last. 4 It is understood that a tagjt_agreement Was reached among the waféhdogs of the treasury in both houses of Céngrcss as to his saiary. The story goes that his friends in the Senate, after ascestainisg that a Proposition to raise the salary of librarian to $6,00) would pass that beady, seunded the House leaders, and it was decided to add the extra thousand dollars to the appro- priation bill and to do this-eacheyear. Of course such a-procedure weuld be subject to a point of order in the Hose, but it is not thought the potnt weeld he sisted upon when the circumstamces «were ex- plained. At any rate, a separate bill could be passed enacting the di A Jegisiation once for all. and Mr. Putnam hap been as- sured, it is said, that he wilnot be worried about the salary feature of Mls mew post. aes = ~ MR. VANDERLIP AT HIS DESK. The Assistant Secretary Sl Weak From His Long Hlncas. Assistant Secretary Vamderlip reached Washington yesterday afternoon and was at his desk this morning. He is still some- what weak from ‘his long illness, but feeis that he will be able to continue at his duties. He received congratulations from ali the officials and employes of the treas- ury on his return. While visiting Porta- Rico last November te ascertain the finartial condition of the island, Mr. Vandi system became charged with native fever ané.immediately on ‘his return to this elty he was ebtacked by the disease. He had to Beaaken to his home in Chic: 0 Major Joxeph Wheeler's Case. By direction of the President, the order for the honorable discharge of Maj. Joseph Wheeler, jr., chief ordnance officer, U. 8. V., from the volunteer service, has been amended so as to take effect March 21. 4th Jc ? Maj. Wheeler is second eshte mies be SUBDIVISION OF LAND General Orders Issued Under Act of August 27, 1888, | REGULATIONS REPEAL OF PREVIOUS Platting, Resubdivision of Lots and Other Matters. DESIGNATION OF HIGHWAYS Purspant to the requirements of the act of Congress entitled “An act to regulate the subdivision of land within th> District of: Columbia,” approved August 27, 1488, the Commissioners of the District of Co- Ivmbia today made and promulgated cer- tain general orders to regulate the platting and subdividing of lands and grounds in the District. These orders will become op>r- ative on and after April 16, 1899, repealing all other orders or regulations contrary thereto previously made under authority of said act. They are as follows, starting with plats of subdivisions: “Sec, 1. Plats of subdivisions will be drawn in the office of the surveyor of the District of Columbia and certified to by him, unless otherwise directed by the Com- missioners. ; Applications to Subdivide. “Sec. 2. Applications for the approval of subdivisions must be made to th> Commis- icners of the District of Columbia, and must be accompanied by (a) Plats, in duplicate, showing the pro- pesed subdivision, which plats muSt be ned by the owners of the land sub- divided and their signatures witnessed by two witness:s; (b) Aifidavit by persons executing sub- sions that they are the owners in fee simple of the property subdivided; that no cther person has any Interest or claim therein; that they are in peaceful occupa- tlon t of, and that there are no sui es of the proper officials that all taxes, special assessments and other public charges upon the property have been paid. Approval of Subdivisions. “See. 8. Subdivisions must receive the ap- proval of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, or a majority of them, before being admitted to record. When subdivis- ion plats are so approved they shall be come the property of the District of Co- . and one copy shall be filed d corded in the office of the survey. in the office of the assessor of the rict of Columbia. Subdivision of Tracts Inte Blocks. “See. 4. When a-tract of Jand is laid out into a block or blocks, streets, aveaues and other publie'spaces must be provided in con- formity with the general plan of the city of Washington, as determined by the pins prepared and adopted under the provisions of the act of Congress entitled ‘An act to provide a permanent tem of highways in that part ef the District of Columbia lying outside the citie , 1893, and su M there- approved equent amendmen t Subdivision of Blocks Into Lots. “See. f, In laying out a block, or any por- tion thereof, into original lots, the lots must be at least 16 feet wide and 6) feet deep, al hall abut upon an alle That ff afier laying off a tract into 16-foot lots a surplus is lefi not less than tw: feet wid uch surplus may be numbered as a lot, or the tract may be divided into parcels of equal width in equal number to the number of 16-foot lots plus one, but triangular lots shal have an area 6f at least 720 square feet; and alleys must be provided as prescribed in section 8 of these regulations. Rexubdivision of Lots. “Sec. 6 Lots may be resubdivided as fol- lows. “(a) Into lots not less than 16 feet wide and 50 feet deep: Provided, however, that the following exceptions to this rule will be permitted, triangular lots subdivided under paragraphs a, b and € of this section to have an area of at least 600 square feet: (b) Within the fire limits, where the as- sessed value of the land is 60 cents, or les! per square foot, a minimum width of 12 feet will be approved. “(c) Where two or more substantial houses are on the same lot the lot may be divided so as to give each house a separate jot. “(d) Where the owner of a portion of a lot does not own any contiguous ground available for subdivision, the portion so held may be given a lot number. “(e) Where.the owner of a parcel of ground does not own any contiguous land available for subdivision, and the said par- cel is of such width that there shall be left a surplus of not less than § feet after lay ing off 16-foot lots, the whole of such cel may be divided into lots of equal width equal in number to the number of 16-foot lots plus one. “(f) In the resubdivision of lots alleys must be provided as prescribed in section 8 of these regulations. Minor Streets. “Sec. 7, A minor street not less than 30 feet wide may be opened in any block, pro- vided that the distance between streets is sufficient to allow. fer two tiers of lots at least 60 feet deep and alley facilities as re- quired by these regulations. The Alleys. “Sec. 8. Alleys must,be provided as fol- lows, so that as far as possible each lot shall abut thereon: ~ “(a) Within the city limits alleys of a minimum. width of 10 feet. “(b) Outside of the city limits alleys of a minimum width of 15 fee *‘“c) When a block is divided into original lots, alleys must be provided so that eacn lot will abut thereon, said alleys to be con- tinuous throughout the square. “(d) When lots are resubdivided, alleys cr rear outlets must be provided wherever practicable, in accordance with a plan ap- proved by the Commissioners. “(e) Alleys may be accepted of one-half the widths named in paragraphs ‘a’ and ‘b,’ section 8, where it appears equitable to the Commissioners that the other half should be acquired from contiguous lots. Survey and Location of Subdivisions. “Sec. 9. No subdivision of land will be re- ceived for record unless the plat conforms to the following requirements and the sub- division is marked on the ground as here- inafter described: ®a) The original tract to be subdivided shall be plainly indicated as to location and boundaries and its total acreage given. “(b) The true bearings of the boundary lines shall be given in degrees and minutes, and their lengths in feet and decimal parts of a foot. ‘<c) The true bearings of streets and al- leys shall be given in degrees and minutes, and the width of every street and alley in ‘feet and decimal parts of a foot. Wherever |.a street line intersects a boundary line the distance shall be given to one of the bound- ary corners. - 4d) The dimensions of every block shall sgiven, ““e) Phe subdivision, vefore it is allowed }ccurse that leader pursued in the submis- on record, shall be marked on the ground with monuments placed at every boundary angle and every street corner, These monu- ments shall have square tops, 4 inches to 6 inches, be sunk in the ground not less than 2 feet, and project above the surface not less than 3 inches. Designation of Highway: ions and Lots. “Sec. 10. The names of avenues, streets circles and public spaces, and the number- ing of lots, shall be subject to the approval of the Commissioners of the District of Co- lumbia. The following plan of naming will be followed: “(a) The broad diagonal highways will be designated as avenues, and will be named after the states and territories of the Union. “(b) Streets running north and south will be numbered consecutively each way from the meridian of the Capitol. If the streets are not direct continuations of city streets their names will correspond with the names of city streets most nearly due north and south in the line of their continuation. “(c) Streets running east and west will be named from the letters of the alphabet until these letters are exhausted. Beyond this they will be named in accordance with TENSION AT HAVANA Fears of Clash Between Gomez and Assembly Factions, Reserva- - DUEL PREVENTED BY LATTER BODY As Yet No Deeds of Violence Have Actually Occurred. —— ee STILL IN ->—-—— MORA OFFICE HAVANA, March 15.—General Gomez had a long conference with Governor General Brooke this morning. a plan spproved by the Commissioners. The Junta Patriotica dissolved last night Streets not in exact alignment with those | after passing resolutions of adherence to soune aye or West of them, will take the | Gomez. their direct continustigre inthe line of | qr ts satd on good authority that the (a) Small streets which do not form an | 8€C0Mds of General Alejandro Rodriguez, ential part of the rectangular system of | Chief of staff of General Gomez, and Colo- eets, will be designated as places and 28 nel Raoul Arango, a mounted inspector of provel Uy Ge Goes may be ap-| police, who was called a coward by Rodri- “(e) Circles and public squares. will be | F¥% 0m Monday for ¢iubbing woman named after distinguished Americans who have been prominent in the service of their country. “(f) No two streets, avenues, places or eereevasions shall bear the same nam ““(B) No two lots in any square of ground shall be designated by the same number or by the same letter of the alphabet. > CENSUS BUREAU QUARTERS white dispersing a portion of the parade in Belascoain street, had arranged tween the two to be fought with pistols today, but the military assembly sent a notification to General Rodriguez and Cole- net Arango last night forbidding Ube duel, which was consequently declared uff, Pressure on a Newspaper. A number of newspaper sellers gathered be- this morning at the office of a Hava’ ‘ paper which had not criticised the action ! of the military assembly on Sunday in The Executive Offices Moved to the Colum- | terms sufficiently strong to suit the peo- ple, and they requested th contain an article showing that the paper ded with the people, also notifying tbe management that the newspaper sellers would refuse to sell this paper if the re- quest Was not complied with The reported resignation of Civil Governor bian Enilding. Permanent Location Not Yet Selected te Be Under —Employes A Mora is untru: Ouc Rest. } A certain nervous tension and uneasy restlessne especially during the even- ings, ts noticeable in the vicinity of Cen- tral Park, where the men congregate and The executive offices of the census bureau | ‘alk politics. The police have orders not were moved at noon today from the « to allow groups to assemble and are dis- persing them. This causes uncomplimen- tary comment about the force, the prople declaring that the police e intert with their rights and freedom. Another Gomez Manifestation. quarters in the Marini building on E stre te the sixth floor of the new Columbian building on Sth street, oppo: the city hall. This. however, is only a temporary arrangement. rran Another Gomez manifestation has been i W © have no idea of ever renting the on- Manned to take place this afternoon, and tire bulldin, said Assistant Director | {t is said that the Cuban officers will or- Wines to a Star reporter this morning. “It | gonize a manifestation in favor of the is not large enough by any means. only building in the city capable of ac modating the various bureaus of the e Cuban military assembly, which, if it takes place, will possibly lead to a clash between the opposing factions. In fact, some pee- ple declare such a conflict cannot be avert- ed. But it should be noted that while t air is full of rumers of trouble and mar have been expecting deeds of vivlenc none have actually occurred. There were seventy policemen en 4 the immediate vicinity of the Central cafes last night. where the Tervescence of the crowd was most noticcale. SNOWROUND TRAIN ABANDONED. Feet, the location of the old city post office. Two of the floors re occupied by the government is considerable doubt, that we entire building. The building dv me. What I shouid like to <ee {is a syndi- cate of capitalists erect a bullding for the purp We do not care so inuch about location, so it is accessible. An ideal build- in my opinion, would be a one-sivry structure, lighted both from the sides and top, with an available floor space of 150,000 square feet. Such a building would fill all wants, and if ereeted according to our plans could be utilized after the census work fs completed as a storehouse for go ernment records. We will agree to every- thing in our power to have the government The Passengers Will Be Rescued by - Menns of Sleds. CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 15.—T bound train on the Cheyenne and ern railroad at Wheatland has been aban- she Sees Dower ae he gov doned by the company officials, who will se such a building, and in the mean- | take ste > Eehews die: pabattares ; while be wil.ing to pay a good rental. tame steps to rescue the passengers by “There is one thing you may say regard- | ™C@DS of sleds. ing the work of compiling the next census The com has been hopeful of said Mr. Wines. “It will all be done under one roof. ‘The experience we gained in the census of 1880 and 1880 convinces us that not only will the government sate money, but considerable, time wil be saved. Ad: to these considerations the improved condi- tion of the clerks under such an arrange- ment and you can get an idea ef the im- mense benefit to he derived. Why, under the last census at least four separate build- ings were occupied. and the clerks actual suifered for want of proper light and ven- tilation. During the summer months it was cuing the train this week by m tary plows. One of these machines was borrowed from the Uniow Pacitic main line and more were expected. The on cured cut out a mile of ic w yesterday, to another plows available are those of the cific, and these have been working constantly for the last month to keep the main line of the transcontinental road open. no unusual thing for a lady clerk to faint} John Oakley of Aberdeen, S. D., Wm. from the oppressivene: With all the | Pettigrew of Douglas, Wyo., and) John working force under ong roof the work of |Owen of Wheatland, Wyo. three of the ction will be compura- | passengers, reached here last night. to me to are in They waiked ten miles in snowsh meet one of the relief trains and this city on a light engine. They feature of the > of absolute nei = What building will you occup; “That has not been decided.” Is there any truth in the published state- ments of a disagreement b officials and the civil servic d the reporter. one whatever, so far as I kno plied Mr. Wines.” “On ihe contr: best of feeling prevails. portunity presents itself I shall confer with the commission regarding examinations. We expect the hearty co-operation of the commission—in fact, I have received assur- ances from all the members of the commis- sion that it will be their pieasure to render us such assistance in the way of examinu- tions or the preparation thereof as we may desire. Bay positively, please, that there fs absolutely no truth in the published state- a pitiful condition from the hardships they have endured from cold. Oakley’s feet were frozen and probably will have to be amputated. All of the men weak have ewellen limbs and are emaciated from lack of proper report that all of the passengers from the meager diet of the last two and are weak and disheartened. vie Sawer ars UTAH INDIANS RESTLESS. They Want to Return to Ob in Colorado. ah, March 15.—Reports from that and ry As soon as an op- Agency PRICE, U White Rocks agency are to the effect the Indian leaders there are restless and eee ca eee very serious trouble is anticipated by In- SPAIN AND THE TREATY. dian Agent Myton, by reason of the fact that the men who control the chiefs de- sire to return to the former reservation in Colorado. The matter was presented to Agent Myton by the head men of the White River Utes some ten days p, and the agent referred it to Washingto Nothing has been heard from the Interior Department, and in consequence the In- dians are becoming restless, and, it is said, threaten all epee me vhi oy The ee iz +hind the agitation are old men. and Sure more cr ess identified with the Meck =r massacre. Believed That the Queen Will Yield to Entreaties and Sign It. Being without means of diplomatic com- munication with the Spanish gov-rmment, our own government is officially unadvised “as to what progress is making in Spain to- ward the ratification of the peace treaty. Sull, the officials are disposed to give full credence to the report that the queen is be- ing urged to ratify the treaty on her own responsibility, and, moreover, they believe the queen Is likly to yield to these repre- sentations. It is said that there was really no necessity, as far as could be perceived here, for the submission of the treaty in the first instance, and it is declared that the objection that was made to the effect that the Spanish law forbade the alienation of territory is more fanciful than real in this case. At any rate, the downfall of the Sagasta ministry is ascribed here to the eee: WARSHIPS BOILER EXPLODES. One Man Killed, Several Injured on English Cruiser Terribic. DEVONPORT, England, March 15.—The British first-class cruiser Terrible has ar- rived here from Malta, and reports that a boiler explosion on board of her Monday killed a stoker, fatally injured another man, and bacly sealded several others. The Terrible is a sister ship of the Pow- erful. The latter, which is now in Manila bay, has been most unfortunate, having ex- perienced a continuous series of accidents and breakdowns since she was launched. sion of the treaty, hence it is believed that his successor will avoid the same error. ——_—__+2+— DR. WHITEHEAD BADLY BURNED. Contents of a Bottle of Nitric Acid Spilled Over Him. Dr. Cabell Whitehead, in charge of the assay office of the mint bureau of the treas- ury, Was severely burned this morning. The laboratory of the assay office is on the fourth floor of the treasury, on the west side, and Dr. Whithead was at work in this. He was making a powerful compound, one of the ingredients of which was nitric acid. While shaking a large glass bottle con- taining the acid named, it broke and the j contents fell over both legs of Dr. White- head from the waist down. The shock was such that Dr. Whitehead was thrown to Sere which was then covered with the acid. It is probable he would have been burned to death had not two of the employes been present. They seized him and took him to a sink, where his burned clothing was torn from his bedy and bicarbonate of soda ap- plied to the fesh. This somewhat neutral- ized the effect of the acid. Dr. Whitehead’s trousers were burned from his legs, and the flesh was burned to the knee on each leg. Fortunately his face escaped, and his hands were not badly burned. oe Sees was nism ge by offered the posit! of director general industries in Turkey. The British firet-class cruisers Terrible and Powerful are steel-sheathed vessels of 14,200 tons displacement, 100 feet long, 71 feet beam and 25,000 indicated horse power. ————— WILL ASK FRANCE TO MEDIATE. Spain Anxious to Resume Negotia- tions With F: iON. F LONDON, March 15.—A special dispatch from Madrid says Premier Stlvela, in an interview just published there, spoke tn favor of the intervention of France for the purpose of obtaining permission from the United States for Spain to resume direct negotiations for the retease of the Spanish prisoners held by the Philippine rebels. Deadlock at Harrisburg. HARRISBURG, Pa, March 15.—The ferty-ninth ballot for United States senator taken today by the joint assembly result- ed as follows: Quay (rep.), 94; Jenks (dem.), 78; Daizell (ep.), 17; Huff (rep.), 5; Irvin (rep), 4; Stewart (rep.), 7; Stone (rep.), 4; Widener (vep.), 3; Rice (rep.), 2; Riter (rep.), 1; Grow {rep.), 1; Smith (rep.), 3; Tubbs (rep.), 2 Total, 221; necessary to a choice. 111; Paired or not voting, 82. No election.