Evening Star Newspaper, March 12, 1900, Page 11

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As a medium for unob- fectionable advertinementas i¢ therefore stands wi equaled and unapproach- ——_ able. WASHINGTON, D. ©, MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1900-FOURTEEN PAGES OLD CITY RECORDS Custody Being Considered by Senate District Committee. TRANSFER 70 THE LOCAL SURVEYOR Regarded as Menace to the Ex- pense Sharing. coL. BINGHAM’S REVIEW The settlement by Congress of the con- troversy as to the future custody of the eld records of the city of Washington Is a matter of serious consequénce to the tax- payers of the District. According to cer- tain high officials of the War Department the pending Senate bill, which provides for the transfer of these records from the cus- tody of the chief of engineers of the army to the surveyor of the District of Columbia, is the entering wedge of a force that may eventually result in changing the semi-na- tional character of the government of the District and place the entire burden of ils expenses upon the residents. The Com- missioners of the District have reported in favor of the proposed transfer of the rec- ords to the District surveyor, and their-re- port has already been published in The Star. The report of General Wilson, chief of en- gineers, was made to the Senate District committee today. It was made in response to a letter from the committee asking the views of the War Department on the pend- ing bill. hf accordance with official form: it was forwarded by Mr. Meiklejohn as act- ing secretary of war, who indorsed it In the strongest terms. The reply consists mainly of a report prepared by Colonel T. A. Bing- ham, corps of engineers, in charge of pub- lic buildings and grounds, who, as the representative of the chief of engineers, is the actual custodian of the records tn ques- tion. Colonel Bingham prefaces his report with an elaborate review of the legal status of the records from the time of the organiza- tion of a form of government for the city of Washington under the provisions of the act of Congress of July 16, 1790, providing for the appointment by the President of three commissioners to lay out the new city and establish “metes and bounds.” He shows how closely the general government ined control of everything connected with the new city and states that all the eriginal surveys for the division of lands the sale of lots were made by surveyors acting under authority of the general gov- ment. Surveyor a Federal Official. mel Bingham quotes various tutes pr to show that the referred to in the was not e city m for the a Tnited States ington work- . a federal offi- President of ars from Calo- from the ate square aper, the . and on the ween the public and the beth parties and their prietor The third ¢ to the er of deeds private It is these intrusted guardianship of th gress in 1800 authority the on ed States e city Bingham doubt of the form: i thority to continues © a corp nel Bingham, Changes in District Goverement. “Act of Fi ¥ 21, 1871, changes m of local government of the Distr Act of June 2, 1874 (Stat. changes the local form of three Commissioners, 18, p. govern one of them 116). impor! sine s and assistant . and the still the ont: f June 11, 1878 (Stat present local f. e District. and sin an engineer « = one of the In view of the preceding. it is clear that now for one hundred and ten " Congress has carefully kept in the custody of the general government all the records of the national capital. except those per- taining to purely private land. Congress has remembered that this ts the capital city of the- whole nation, and has for ever a hundred years curefuliy kept the policy of its growth within its own nands, jealously preventing purely local Interests from get- ting control of the nation's city. transfer of records proposed by this bill would seriously endanger the in- terests of. the United States by Mepriving them _ of the records on which rest the titles of the United States to its varions proper- ties in the city of Washington, incluling the very streets. It would be lke depriving an owner of property of his deed and other evidences: of title thereto, and surely the United States ought to be eble to preserve its own proofs of possession. “Had these records not been kept in the of the general government it is not impossibie the United States would have been whable ‘to prove its ttle In the great AN UNPRECEDENTED SACRIFICE OF VALUES. Sterling Silver Manicure and Desk Articles in Amethyst Setting. ks. Cutters, Seals, ete., set with Amethyst For only in handle: Hing price, 87c. Sterling Silver-Mounted Siik Suspenders, $1.50. .. $1.50 Gentlemen's Silk Snspenders, mounted in ste:ling silyer, worth $3, for.... Silver-Topped Salve Boxes, 87c. Fine Gold-lined Salve 87c. oxes, with silver tops, $1.75, now. recently decided by the ts fave Potomac flats ¢ Supreme Court in Not Needed by Circumstances. t proper autgorit under the Nor is such a transfer at all needed by circumstances, for one copy of the orig- inal division of squares is, or should be, in the poss. n of the le s eyor. Errors e from time to time been claim2d in them cannot be corrected from any of the other originals, because they are identi- cal, and, as a matter of fact, it has turned in ti that a few of th> square as sought to correct had no istence, and others had never been divided, | for which very sufficient reason they had | Moreover, | these have been, and are , and, moreover, be ‘ation of what is ed. Insioner Suggested. in its wisdom deem direct local rather than s for these r it ted that the Engineer District is a more ap- lian than a subordinate ap- rict Commissioners. Be- aécessible to all proper exam- although for legitimate busine: ation not to parties wh » Engineer mber of the board of District nd appointed thercto by the he United States, but he is n officer of the corps of engincers of army. Jt might well be asked, though, he should be more trusted as cusiodian the ch of engineers himsell. lusion, should it be ve me pleasure to appear before tee s them further infor- other details con- is not altogether legitim is not a stranger to the custodian of these of these records the chief of eng!- is a great prote to t 1 for ernment are a check against the possibility of fraud in the lant records of the city of Ww: mbia, at- own in the I the records Fier eb cen Dee gmi; mediveiiow are Uy than in writing.” public in the office of SS . ON THE FIRING LINE. “3. The proposed by the bill ark y of the records | Washington Poys in an Engagement, One Being Killed. win J. Robb, a Washington boy, serving with Company teer Infantry, in the Philippine Islands, in writing to a friend in this city, from Mo- rong, under date of February %, has the following to say of the operations going on in the Island of Luzor “Our company has been doing consider- able “biking” of late. We marched from Mariquena to Morong, a distance of forty- five miles, in two days, stopping the first night at Santa Polo. Company E was in 2 a serap January We were march- long the" road, whistling “A Hot ” We were between Penay and Barl- with the bay on our right side and se woods on the left, when suddenly we were attacked by a body of insurgents, who fired a volley into us from the woods. The boys stopped whistling and did a “rag time” to the side of the road, where a skirmish Une was formed, and we then pro- ceeded to ch: cross ‘the rice paddy in front of the woods. The Filipinos opened fire on us from a cemetery at Penay and from the woods in front of us and on our right. We were fixhting in mud up to the waist. Things were exceedingly warm for an hour or so, and then night came on and it became too dark for further operations. “The insurgents numbered about 400, while our number was 61. We lost two men killed in action, one of whom was Sergt. James C. Nowland, a Washington boy. He was struck by a Remington bullet and in- stantly killed while gallantly leading. the point of the advance guard. The sergeam was loved by every one in the company, and the boys théught he was one of the best ‘non coms’ in the service. Private O'Rourke of New York was the other one killed. “I did picket outpost duty on the road all that night, and when morning came we marched into Penay, which we found the enemy had abandoned during the night. “The following Washington boys were in stored by t f the War Depz one | st buildings in the world against fire or nd when th» room is open there is n official present there Records Now Safe and Guarded. 2 of the bill does not provide the safety it calls for, which c: not be greater than it is at present, where as accessible to proper nation as th be made anywhere, so where they are in the personal tleman who is more inti- mately acquainted with them and knows t th-m than any one now living, available to assist in reference to them as no one can. The gentleman referred to Is Captain John Ste an able, faithful, efficient and - ploye of the United S for over twenty- fiv> years past. Government Interests to Be Consider- ed. In this case, again, as happens so often in Washington, it is the interests of the general government that should pri- marily be considered, and not merely local interests. For this is not any ordinary lity; It is one city out of all the it belongs to the people at large, and the interests of all th> other people of the United States must overbalance the purely local desires of the few who actually live in Washington. There has been in the slessness {n work done and records District of Columbia, as almost any antiquarian knows from his researches. How else have valuable collections been bought and paid for by the United States containing many papers and records which have always belonged to the United States, but disappeared somehow and had to be bought in order to regain possession of them? As said above, there was a period of, roughly, forty years, from about 1830 until the close of the civil war, when th? “6. offices of the United States city surveyor | the above engagement: ~Sergt. Addison and of the local or corporation surveyor | Housel, Monroe Moxley, H. I. Wimsatt, were held by one and the same man, during | Robt. Smith and Chas. F. Walsh. which time the United Stat+s records were ‘The real war is over now. It is only skirmishes with the natives. Everywhere we go the Filipinos flee before we can get near them.’* very carelessly handled, and it is in this way that many of the United States rec- ords passed into improper hands, from which they have not yet all be>n regained. Saivation of the Records. “The famous Tin Case Map was found bs one of the commissioners of public buildings and grounds in the office of Mayor Force and formed the subject of correspon- dence before it was returned. It was the salvation of those records when they were placed in charge of the chief of engineers, United States Army. A System for their care was adopted and carried out under the chief of engineers. These records eens Alp! and Omega Clab. The young men of the Alpha and Omega Club gave’an entertainment to their friends at the rooms of the Home Mission, 800 New Hampshire avenue northwest, last Friday evening. The following program was ren- dered: Plano solos, Misses Florence White, Nellie LeCain and Grace Curl; vocal solo, Mrs. Laura LeCain and Miss Anna Clokey; readings, Mrs. Annie Heflebower and Miss. i; banjo duet, Messrs, known | Dove and Clark. Refreshments were served. what is missing. Some of the missing rec- | The hall was tastefully decorated with pur- ords have been traced and obtained, others | ple and white, the club colors, and potted traced to the collections of Dr. Toner, Mr. | plants. The officers of the club are as fol- Peter Force and the Oldest Inhabitants’ So- | lows: Mr. William I. Simpson, ident; ciety; and, strangest of all, some are known | Mr. R. C. Het lebower, vice Goectoae and to be in the possession of the local city sur- | treasurer; Mr. J. R. Curl, secretary. G8S9OS99 & GO. desired | Wonderful Buying Opportunities at -R. Harris & Co.’s 7th and D Sts. EMOVAL SALE. Temporary Store, After April 1, 315 7th St., next to Wash. B. Williams. IME AND REMOVAL SALES wait for no man! morrow we may have just what you most want—next day it may be gone. Everything— every piece of Jewelry, every Watch and Diamond, every article of solid silver or solid gold will be sold at ONE-FOURTH off from our low CASH PRICES. You'll only real- ize what this means when you remember that this is the largest and finest jewelry stock in Washington. It's a fair and square reduction sale—it’s necessary for clearance—and how the peo- OSSS SHSSOSHSSOHSHSS 9HHHN9HHTONSESHSS HIS BUILDING TUMBLES SOON PRICES This ple are pouring in. Stock is melting like snow in summer. But 25% OFF does not begin to hint at the merciless price cutting on thousands of articles of the most beautiful ware. Just a hint of these articles below. There’s something you'll be sure to | want for yourself, for a friend, for the family. It'll be wise to buy now, even if the goods are not | needed at present. You know. what the qualities are. And we know these are positively the lowest | prices ever offered in this city fo: 4 Price for Gold & Silver Articles. — Gentlemen’s Gold Watches. Gold-filled 14k. Watches, warranted for 25 years, GRE oa ea $12.50 $25, for. Gentlemen’s Solid Gold Shirt Studs = = = = $1.25 Self Gold Shirt Studs, Iatest improved ae oe r such high-class wares: Sterling Silver Match Boxes wa. TSC. that were $1.50 for...... Sterling Silver Call Bells, $1— 50c. Stag-Handled Carving Sets = == =-+ = = $2.50 (Extra fine, Stag-handled Carving. Sets, 3 pee ee D2 We have FIVE HALL CLOCKS which we will close out at an enormous sacrifice. Those in- and terested please cafl. = DREDGING CONTRACT RIVER Opinion of Acting Controfler Mitchell on Mr. Clege’s Claim. As the Right to Annul for Breaches Was Not Exercised, Contractor Must Be Paid. Mr. Mitchell, the acting coniroler of the has sent to Lieut. Col. Charles , corps of engineers, the following ion on a mutter of local interest. received your letter of the 17th ultimo, asking whether you are authorized pay A, M. Clegg the contract price, 1 0 per cent, for the work actually done | by him between September 11 and Decem- ber 31, 1899, under his contract of Septem- , for dredging in the Virginia channel of the Potomac river at W ton, D. C. It appears that this que: presented because of an alleged breach of the contract by Mr. Clegg in his failure to dredge the required number of cubic yards uch and every month since the date upyn vhich he was required to commence work. ct providés: ‘And it is ex- ted that said Clegg shall so dredge and deposit not less than fifty thou- sand (50,000) cubic yards in each month until the full quantity required shall have been dredged and deposited, provided that S$ amount of dredging per month will not be required during the months of Decem- ber, January, February and March.’ “The contract also requires that the work shall commence on or before September 11, 1s¢9, and shall all be completed on or be- fore September 1, 1900. “It appears from the. papers submitted that Mr. Clegg dredged the following num- ber of cubic yards: September, 7,207; Octo- ber, 20,148; November, . 15,441; December, It is, therefore, clear that Mr. Clegg has not performed his contracts for the months of September, October and Novem- ber, respectively. Did Not Exercise. His Right. “The contract provides for an annulment of the same by you, with the approval of the chief of engineers, in case of a breach thereof. It does not appgar, iowever, that to even th tractors. In May, 1897, Colonel Allen, the engineer officer in charge of the improve- ment, made a contract with the- Houston Contracting Company of Philadelphia, un- der the terms of which the work should have been completed June 30, 1898. The company neglected the work, however, and the contract was annulled May 27, 1898. In May, 1 a new contract was made with the Central Contracting Company of New York, which contract is still in foree and requires the completion of the work July 31, 1900. The apparent delay in making the new contract was due to the fact that op- erations on the pier were impossible at that time, owing to the heavy tra bridge in consequence of the es' of Camp Alger near Falls Church. Colonel Allen estimates that about 2: cubic yards of stone have been drzssed to the final shape for use in the damaged pier and that from seventy to ninety cubic yards additional have been quarried and split up ready for cutting. Although no work has been don> on the pier itself since last fall, the contractor has had a three men constantly employed at the quar- ry. It is expected that some of the stone will be assembled at the contractor's wharf in Georgetown in a few days and that the work of repairing the coffer-dam will begin at once. ——_—__+ 0+ _____ PANIC NARROWLY “AVERTE Fire Frightens Congregation at the Immaculate Conception Church. Presenc> of mind on the part of Rev. Father S. F. Ryan and a few other cool- headed persons who quickly followed his example averted a panic at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, corner of 8th and N streets, y2sterday: morning. High mass, which began at 11 o’clock and was being celebrated by Father Ryan, was in progress and a very large congregation, in- cluding many women and children, was present. Suddenly smoke was noticed issu- ing through the floor n2ar the middle of the church. As it increased in volume the trepidation of those in the immediate vicin- ity spread to all the others, and in a few moments the entire gathering was on its feet and about to start for th> exits. Ere the rush to get out began, however, Father Ryan counseled the observance of order and men in the congregation aided this effort by assuring the others that thare was no danger. As a consequence no one was in- jured. One lady fainted from the excite- ment. The smoke was caused by a fire in the basem2nt under the church, which had you exercised your undoubted risht; al- though, as appears from ihe correspon- dence. you were promptly and fully ap- prised of said breaches at tite end of each month. This being the case, the question arises as to how far your failure to exer- cise your right of annulment and permit- ting the contractor to go on with the work, and your acceptance of the’same under the contract, may be held to be a waiver of the breaches mentioned. Entitled to Be Paid. “Having failed to annul the contract on receiving notice of the breaches thereof, it must be held that you have waived said breaches and are ‘precluded from claiming anything by reason, of it afterward.’ The logical conclusion, thé@refere, is that the contract now stands as jf those breaches had not occurred, and the contractor !s en- titled to be paid according to tue terms of the contract for the work actually per- formed thereunder. “It must be under: ‘however, that the requirements of the contract as to the amount to be dredged ‘monthly are sever- able, and that a waiver of a breach for one or more months will not bar your right to ennul the contract for a breach for any subsequent month, providéd the annulment is done with reasonable promptness after receiving notice of said subsequent breach. Furthermore, the waiver of the breach of the monthly requirements will In no man- ner affect the other requirement to com- plete the whole work on cr before Septem- ber 1, 1900." , $ —_—_ e+ —____. AQUEDUCT BRIDGE PIER. ~ Active Operations for Re te Begin Seon. It is expected that ae! opérations for the reconstruction of pier ‘No. 4*of the Aqu2duct bridge across: the Potomac will be resumed during the present month. It is admitted that has been great de- lay in the work, but: this is sald to be due entirely to the of the con- originated from a furnace. ‘The fire de- partment, which was summoned by alarm No. 212,’ extinguished it by flooding the basement. A loss éf about $200 was sus- tained, mainly in the cellar. { things which inter TUMBLE NOW! building tumbles April 1. To- HALF PRICE OR | LESS, STERLING SILVER. 20° 500 Desk Articles, i 500 Sterling Silver Manicure and Desk articles, large, heavy handles, comprising Shee Hooks, Shoe Horns, Nail Files, Cuticle Knives, Tocth and Nail Brushes, Curling . Paper Cut- | velope Moisteners, ‘aling Wax | als and Ink Erasers, ete. | Sale price, $1. AM to go fe <a 29c. $1 EMBROIDERY SCISSORS, 50c. 100 pairs of Sterling Silver Em- broidery Scissors, worth $1, for only Gentlemen’s Solid Gold Sleeve Buttons = = $1.35 Nothing more tasty for a man. $1.35 . 50c. 75¢. Sterling Silver Tea Spoons,2 ¥, Dozen, $2.37. blog $2.37 Sterling Silver Buttonhole Sc Solid Gold Sleeve Buttot sors, worth $1.50, for. $2.50 to $3; now........... - Gold Stick Pins = = 75c. For Ladies—200 handsowe Gold Stick Pins, in elegant designs, worth $1.50 to $2, for. 75¢. We sell Sterling Silver in, | Silver-Trimmed Darners. One lot Silver-handied Stocking 50c 1s, $1, to go THE + CHINESE MINISTER | evrsatmene of tis bo DEMOCRATIC CLUBS. is upper- Entertaining Deccription of Mr. Wu's Char- acteristics, National Association tions for the Campaign. The officers of the Nati ociation of Democratic Clubs are actively engaged in formu & plans for the presidential cam- paign, and they say the organization will be in much bette; this year than ever before. Arrangements for the c bration of the 15 of Th form ing Prepara- His Aim and Purpose to Secure China's Recognition by the Family of Natiogs. Mr. Wu, the Chinese minister, is receiving many letters from various paris of the country, complimenting him upon his Ph adelphia speet sociable dispo: call “ta good mixer.” with the people of t 5 the birth He a: there- ts country t them and enj tcipating in public ceremonies. Imme ly after returning from Philac he made his s i attention, he went to tend the Mardi Gras and but a days returned from there, having been ry ceived with much honor an there, as he was in Philade! There is very little of he tionally termed “orienta manners cr trend of thought. ead of that placidity that seems like indifferer which is so characteristic of the rm tatives of the orient, he has about him a peculiar energy significant of an purpose in his mission. He is perhay best diplomat China has ever sent to this country, and is one of the mos: active of the diplomatic corps. Forceful and Dignifica. Apparently he is impelied very little by curiesity in his v to the various cities d, attract mor is probable t in those nd other y from mosi a large number of have been re- her will be a sub- oe r more ye © been agreed S decided to hav of this country, and his mingling with the ae ee siven. One of the f= American people. He is not interested In | the matter of abl trivial things and displays none of that | table for the officers of th childlike curiosity which Is often noticed in sea = S, and fen oth i ais aS nfeach of ten sia the Chinese of culture while observing th Thomas Jefferson manners and customs of our people. He is more European in his manners and makes a display of superior dignity. Apparently he is a man of much force of character and he has an adroitness of addr which has commanded for him a great deal of 1 spect among the most capable diploma: at Washington. In years past the mem- bers of the Chinese legation, without muc! state were Georgfa New York, vi ve and approprizte, > am tor the evening will be with ¢: When the congregation made the exit from the church, after Father Ryan had brought the service to a close, the most frightened of thetk left articles behind. Lieut. Heffnar, with the reserve squad of the second precinct, prevented any one but the firemen from entering the edifice. After all trace of fire had bzen_cleared away ush- ers were allowed an entrance and they gathered up all the abandoned property and turned ft over to Father Ryan. Pocket books, gloves, umbrellas and mis- c2laneous belongings were scattered in the pews and throughout the church, but they were all recovered and turned over to the owners. { ———— ew Funeral of Walter R. Vaughan. The funeral of Mr. Walter R. Vaughan, who died several days ago in Kansas City, as a result of injuries received in a wreck on the Missouri Pacific railroad, took place late Saturday afternoon from the residence of his father, 2155 L street northwest. The interment was made at Glenwood cemetery. ‘The services were conducted by Rev. Wal- lace Radcliffe, pastor of New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, assisted by Rev. Mr. Sethe. pailbeare were: Mr. G. J. Ka) e TS : Mr. G. J. ; representing the Scripps-McRae Tonace. Mr. John Humphrey, grand master of e: chequer, Knights. of Pythias; Mr. Albert Sillers, exalted ruler Washington Lodge of Elks; Mr. Frank P. also an Elk; Mr. Schaeffer, assistant pastor of the New York “Avenue erian Church; Mr. W. K. Upp correspondent, and Mr. Noble N. Potts of the War Department. -—__>+—__ Thomas B. Towner’s Will. By*the terms of the will of Thomas B. Towner, dated June 26, 1888, and filed for Probate, the estate of the testator is be- queathed to his widow, America BE. who is named executrix. * Secretary McKean is mak t to have the lead of the coun | resentatives to the dinner. ; pond to this invitation was the famous Demoer Club of New York city, of which Richard Croker is an active member, The board of governors of the club to official action in the matter and has se- cured a large number of seats. It is inti. mated that a number of the members of the club will also attend. in addition to discrimination as to official rank, have beon much sought after in Washington society through curiosity and leve of novelty, on account ef their peculiarity of dress and manner. The way in which one minister receptions were overrun by the vulgarly curious became almost a scandal on ac- count of the bad manners displayed by the guesis—invited and uninvited. Mr. Wu's status socially and officially is much firmer | than that founded on oriental dress and | customs, and he has become one of the an espee! demoe = this special delegation. Tammany soci 3 most popular of the foreign representatives ke Se neny: Bockety at Washington. He appears to have entire- | hilt Sed cn a good delegation, as will the ly overcome the disadvantage which some | PGmoctatic Society of Penn i of his predecessors labored under of being oman Club of Newark, N. J.; the Americas Club of Camden; N. J.; the Tren- ton Democratic League cf Trenton, N. J.; the Erie County Democracy of Buffalo, Y.; the Albeny Phalanx of Albany, N.Y the Massachusetts Democracy of Boston. Mass.; the Duckworth Club of Cincinnati, Ohio; the Iroquois Club of Chicago, 11., and other like organizations. Parties are being formed in several! of the southern states, notably North Carolina and Kentucky, and it is now indicated by the information coming to Secretery Mc- Kean that every seat in the hall will be oc- cupied. Maryland, Virginia and the Dis- trict of Columbia have already secured seats. an interesting novelty, and is ranked by his ability. Alive to Vital Questions. He is working with one great object in view, that of securing for China the rec- ognition due an independent ard important member of the family of nations, and of impressing the American people with the idea that the Chinese have some interest in the Chinese questions which the United States andthe powers of Europe are dis- cussing. In doing this he has shown thai he is neither lacking in information nor prone to indifference. He is alive to the Breat questions of the hour, and while seeming to take a greai imfterest in social matters, he is constantly working to over- come prejudice his people. He has undertaken the herculean task of breaking down the Chinese exclusion act, in whole or in part, and of putting China on equal —_+—— Trophy for the Best Shot. Major Sylvester has announced that he will offer a trophy for the best seore made this season in the police force pistol con- tests. beice coy) Le eened Frio) be resumed next month, will con! e throughout the summer. = — 2 ‘ ——__. Stole Twe Buxhkelx of Coal. Joseph Hawkins was ioday convicted by Judge Kimball in the Police Court of