Evening Star Newspaper, March 13, 1900, Page 11

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TUESDAY, MARCH 13 1900—FOURTEEN PAGES Marred by inkstain, cut, and splinter, Burned in summer, chapped in winter, Schoolboy’s hands have much to suffe: Common soaps but make them rougher. Iv~ry Soap is pure, and hence Leaves such pleasant after-sense That the careless schoolboy, e’en, Takes delight in being clean. IT FLOATS. (COPYRIGHT 1998 BY THE PROCTER & GAMBLE CO. CINCINNATE KAPRIKO The great remedy for | eegoedoegectete: Soot 3 $ fee WONDER WHAT MERTS WILL SA¥ TODAY? sb rhontouteesententoaseaseatonte strate se siedinetertestedte teatesseasetossesteatenseete ceriesseese set a Special Spring Sale No. 2. And all ills that cause a i drain upon the NERVES and BODY. Used in hospitals and dispensaries and in- dorsed by physicians and nurses every where. A braciag, stimulat- ing tonic. 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Tie tone est—handsomest—and most durable Easy 1 apply. “Phone O° has gists OO"! aaah aa F : oan Chas. E. Hodgkin, ss, | W.J. Hutchinson, 520 10th. mbi2-124 COST INOTHER CITIES Proportion Paid for Abolition of Grade Crossings. REPORT 10 NORTHEAST ASSOCIATION Philadelphia Alone Paid Over $1,000,000 for Results Secured. OTHER BUSINESS MATTERS At the regular monthly meeting of the Northeast Washington Citizens’ Associa- tion, which was held last evening with President Evan Tucker In the chair and Mr. S. W Sowerbutts as secretary, the principal business transacted was the dis- cussion and adoption of a paper on the steam railroad questions now under discus- sion by the public of Washington. This paper, which was prepared by the committee on railroads, of which Mr. Wi- liam J. Frizzell is chairman, was addressed to the association and is as follow: “Under date of February 12 last your com- mittee on railroads submitted a re- port recommending among other things that the division of costs for the proposed work of elevating the Baltimore and Ohio tracks and abolishing grade crossings be left to the discretion of Congress and the District Com- joners. This proposition has been ac- sced in by several of our citizens’ as- sociations directly interested and is op- posed by only a few persons who have no community of interest in anything pertain- ing to the wefare of the whole city and can see no farther than their own imme- diate nuighborhoods, “Your committee hasetaken the trouble to ingnire into the methods followed in other cities relative to the division of costs of abolishing grade crossings, and submit a few example follows “Ry of the city of Philadel- phia, approved March 5, 1892, the city approp 200,000 to abolish grade cro: Ings on the Philadelphia and Trenton rail- road at Comy, Longshore, Washington and Union streets, another ordir . April 10, 18%, ppropriated $ to abolish gr: n the Philadelphia nd Trenton at Cottman street and on the Princeton and Holmesburg rail- Hagerman y prdi- February ated $0,000 to ch: and to abo + eTOss! 2 ris street to Butler street on the line of the Philadelphia and Tr nilroad, and ‘ I Iread Com- + of the Philadelphia and Tren- from any Eabil unt of this » and ance of propriated © on the Phil Frankford Rhawn street. Holm railroads “In each of the above cases the mayor was authorized to enter into bond on 1 half of the city for the payment of any da ruing ty property by reason of cs of grade or others The Aggregate Amount. “You will see from the above that the city of Philadelphia by five separate ordi- nances contributed $1,010,000 as its pro- portion of the cost of abolishing grade crossings in that city on the line of one of its smaller steam railroads. We find that the state of Connecticut has a statute which provi that whenever any city or tc he eimination of ossin or town shall where such ntedates the truction of the i %) per cent if such crossing been laid since the construction of the a rallread desires to make any it shall pay the whole ex- sé of. By a special act of the Connecticut as- sembly the cha made necessary for eliminating grade crossings by elevating the tracks and constructing two adqitional main tracks, ete. on the New York di vision of the Pennsylvania railroad the city of Bridgeport was required to pay such proportion of the cost as should be deter- ment or by order of the rail- sioners of the state ‘In the same state the city of New Haven paid one-half of the cost of carrying the steam railroad tracks over East Chapel 1 act of the leg providing for a change . on the Providence division of nia railroad in the city of cent was paid by the rai:- and 45 per cent by the com- th, the city of Boston being re- 1 to refund to the state 30 per cent of of lature including new stations, yar the railroad company pi 1 5 per cent and Brockton 10 per cent. “The law of the state of Massachusetts y provides that, no matter from which n application is made to abolish g per cent y 1 ¢ompan 10 per cent ecent law per cent by the s the municipality, of the state of New York the of abolishing grade cros follows: Fifty per cant by the rail- road company, 25 per cent by the state and per cent by the municipality na letter dated October 16, 1899, Mr. William Jackson, city engineer of Boston, states that In a special case involving an expenditur> of $4,000,000 the state and city per cent (of which the per cent) and the railroad company paid 55 per cent. “In a letter dated October 17, 18 G. S. Webster, Mr. chief engine2r of Philadel- t In the construction of the s avenue subway, whereby six- teen grade crossings were abolished, Involy- ing an expenditure of $3,000,000, the city paid one-half and the Philadeiphia and Reading Railway Company paid the other one-half. “The foregoing are only a few of the cases that have come to the knowledge of your committe2, and we content ourselves by reciting them. We deem it too tedious to go into details of similar cases, such as Rochester and other cities in New York and Pittsburg and other citles in Penn- 3 , and especially in the case of the Atchison, Topeka and Sante Fe railroad in St. Louls, Mo., where the conditions were nearly identical with ours on the Baltimore and Ohio road. Sole Benefit of Railway. “We may be asked how much the city of Baltimore, Md., contributed to the Balti- more and Ohio tunnel under said city. To the unbiased mind but one answer ts neces- sary, which is that no disadvantage was suffered nor advantage gained by Baltimore in any of the conditions or changes, and no 2quitable reason existed for the city to pay toward accomplishing a shorter route and a saving in time for the great benefit of the railroad company. “In several other cities under circum- stances similar to those that existed in Bal- timore railroad companies have found it ad- vantageous to themselves by shortening routes and saving time to do the whole work at their own expense. “In this elty the Jeopardy to life and limb will be lessened, the loss of valuable time by detentions and obstructions at crossings will be abolished, and real property values and revenues therefrom will be increased in some cas2s as much as fourfold, as we have reason to think, within a short time; and while we do not wish to put ourselves on natural record as fully indorsing the payment of $1,500,000 asked by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, we think all fair-minded men will agree that the equitias of the case demand some consideration, and we firmly adhere to our former recommendation that the United States senators and the repr2- sentatives in Congress fromthe cities and districts where such work has been done, and the Commissioners of the District of Columbia and practical railroad engineers, have ample facilities for aseertaining the proper division of costs, and we most con- fidently leave it to thelr determination. “We are pleased to report, further, that the District Commissioners, in theirereport on the bill, presented to the Senate com- mittee on the District of Columbia on the 27th ultimo, recommended an amendment that F street be not closed, and adopt=d other of our minor suggestions. As the case now stands, we are of opinion that the Commissioners and this association are in perfect accord so far as the bill relates to conditions south of Florida avenue.” The committee on legislation was directed to submit a copy of the above to the Dis- trict committee in each house of Congress. Co-Operation Invited. A communication was read from the Brightwood Avenue Citizens’ Association asking the co-operation of the Northeast Association in opposing any movement that may be made for the consolidation of the Capital and Washington Traction Street Railroad Companies. After remarks by Messrs. Frizzell, Burke and Martin, the Matter was referred to the committee on public conveyances. A communication was also read from the Columbia Heights Association asking aid in 4& movement started by it for the preserva- tion of the public parks and spaces. The secretary was requested to communicate with the Columbia Heights Citizens’ Asso- ciation to the effect that the Northeast As- sociation has alrcady taken action in the line of the proposition made. The chair called attention to the fact that ft is the intention of the committee on legislation to oppose in the Senate com- mittee an appropriation of $24,000 for the improvement of 7th street northwest, where there is already a good pavement. Mr. Tucker explained in detail the re- sult of visits made by the committee on legislation to the Senate and House commit- tees in reference to securing desired legis- lation, and expressed the opinion that the recommendations of the District Commis- sioners relative to the Baltimore and Ohio tracks here would be adopted by Congress. —— IOUS DISEASE. MYSTE Fatal Malady Among Cows at Hospital for Insane. Experts in cattle diseases from the bu- reau of animal industry of the Agricultural Department are endeavoring to ascertain what kind of a malady St is that Is respon- sible for the death of thirteen cows, recent- ly, at one of the barns, of the Government Hospital for the Insane. It is stated at the Gepartment that no decision concerning the miatfer has been reached, but tests are be- ing made to determine the character of the diseas possible, aminations of the animats ath has oecurred have been y persons of s i and a od. the amed, but ctermined positively whether it u one or not. 17 Ss at- and has had, it duration of from feur bow four d 2 or ckward of convulsive, chilly be followed by ng up and ‘ain it themse nd 3 on ory that x spinal meningitis, the experts no informed dvanced the the must be a form ing the tesis ? in be given. among the cows seems to ked within the past couple no deaths occurring within the time and no animal being regardet’ now as —— RETURNED FOR CORRECTION. Papers | i Chisholm Technicaily Incomptete. The papers in.the case of Captain D. V. Chisholm of Company B, 21 Battalion, D. s y tried by court-martial on rges alleging conduct unbecoming an rand a gentleman, hay> been returned to the p ident of the court. It is stated that the judge advocate general, District of Columbia militia, in ex mining the rec- ord discovered that tt did not show that the members of the court had been sworn. The omission Is ascribed to neglect on the rec part of the stenographer. The techni error will be corrected without delay and returned to the commanding istrict of Columbia militia, for final ——— How to Have Pure Water. ‘To the Editor of The Evening Star: Washington, the capital of the nation, is famous for many things, among which may be mentioned its fine public buildings and numerous librarles, its mfles on miles of smooth pavements and tree-lined avenues, its beautiful parks and statues, and, to jump from the sublime to the outrageous, the filthy solution of mud and water sup- plied for household purposes. On2> would uppose that the water supply of one of the most attractive cities on the globe would be both plentiful and whole- some. It seems strange, inde2d, that Con- s does not take immediate steps to rem- the existing evil. The health of the city should c ceive first considera- tion on “Di: But while awaiting the action of Congress consumers of the aforesaid mud and water can, with slight trouble, render It pure and palatable. Bolling is resorted to by some housekeepers, but this is too troublzsome for the average person to practice daily; besides, contrary to the general belief, boil- ing does not completely destroy th disease- producing germs unless continued for at least twenty minutes, This has been proven by Prof. Leeds of New Jersey and other chemists. Then, again, boiling destroys the natural taste of water, rendering it insipid. An equally effective and far less trouble- some method, according to the authority mentioned, {s that of adding one grain of powdered alum to each gallon of water. The disease germs contained in water are mostly albuminous matter, which alum coagulates and precipitates: to the bottom of the vessel, together with th> ordinary organic matter held in solution. A convenient way to add the alum is by solution. A heaping teaspoonful of pow- dered alum should be added to a pint of water. This would be about two-thirds of a grain to a teaspoon of the solution, which would b2 sufficient for a gallon. After add- ing the alum solution the water should be stirred, then allowed to stand. After a lapse of several hours the water will be found clear and may be decanted or care- fully poured off without disturbing the sedi- ment; or it may be filtered, which, of course, is preferable. The small quantity of alum contained in the water (which may be slightly increased if the water is very riley) has no injurious effect on the system, especially since it is preeipitdted with the organic matter. Those who try this simple method will be astonished at the result. The muddy solu- tion will be transformed, as‘if by magic, into a transparent fluid tivaling spring wa- ter.. Th2 alum may be added@at night, for convenience, and a supply of pure water thus secured for the following day. Let those who try this method examine the precipitation fn an ordinary pail of wa- ter, and se2 what would have been taken into the system had the MWauid been con- sumed in its orlginal’ form. Of course, the deadly features of the’ se@iment—the mi- crobes—cannot be sesn with the naked eye. But enough will be. vis'bie, mevertheless, to cause one to feel thankful for ‘ing such filth, CHARLES @ Com TOBACCO IN CUBA Belief That the Island Has Reached Fall Development, A VERY LARGE CROP THIS YEAR Agricultural Possibilities for Those of Large Capital. LACK OF GOOD ROADS Se (Copyright, 1900, dy J. D. Whelpley.) Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. HAVANA, March 7, 1900. In speaking of the future of the tobacco business Mr. Duke, the head of the Amer- ican tobacco trust, sald recently that Cuba had reached the full limit of her possible development In tobacco growing under present conditions. This, he explained, was due to the fact that the American import duties were so high as to curtail the sale in the United States to a certain well-de- fined trade, which could be very closely fig- ured on, for the price of the tobacco in Cuba is a very small proportion of its price to the consumer in the United States. As proof of this he instanced the glut of Cuban tobacco in 1892, which resulted from three successive good crops, and yet the price of Havana cigars in the United States that year was little or no less to the con- sumer in the United States. The employment of more scientifig meth- ods of cultivation and the use of modern machinery would add somewhat to the profits of the Cuban tobacco planter, but it would have little effect on the market except to bring about an overstocked con- dition more quickly than under the present methods. Tobacco is raised in Wisconsin at a cost of 3 or 4 cents a pound, and the finer grades in Connecticut at a cost of about 6 cents a pound. If the tariff was taken from tobacco entering the United States Cuba could profitably raise ten times as much as is now produced, and Furnishings Specials At the Men’s Store. ! The New Spring Top Coats Are Ready. EXCLUSIVE PATTERNS for Ladies’ Shirt Waists in very latest shades and colorings, in Madras, White F igured Madras and Mercerized Silk. They come in waist lengths, and patterns are confined exclusively to us. Prices are $1.25, $1.50, $1.75 and $2.00 each. Fifty dozen more of our famous Unlaundered Shirts; the best made and best fitting shirt in town. Special price only... . ; fancy stripes, checks and plaids; the New Spring Hos 20c. quality, 15c., or 2 pairs. Men’s regular I5¢. Hose, in black, tan, red and blue; col- ors all fast; 9c., 3 pairs... . 100 dozen Men’s White Hemstitched Handkerchiefs, as- sorted width of hem; 12!%c. and 15c. quality; 7c. each, or 4 for. sc. Neckwear; new spring pattern. in-Hands, Batwings, Imperials......... Little Men’s Shirts. The newest thing for boys from 5 to Men’s 3. 12 years; handsome patterns. Improved Imitation Guyot Suspenders than ever; iS5c.or 2tor.'.,. 62-025 39c, 25c. 25c. 25c. 25c, eas 50c. ; better and stronger 25¢ ° Puffs, Four- All Winter Underwear at cost or less; great bargains; it will pay to purchase for next winter. The tar) = eee ee Chery & Moran Co., Plen’s Store, 811 Pa. Ave. cess; he is in the midst of aliens not entire- ly cordial in their greeting to foreign neigh- bors, who intend to compete, and the coun- try is lacking in all those things which go to make life pleasant or even endurable for an American family from an American point of view. The possibilities in Cuba from an agri- } cultural point of view are not so much for foreigners as they are for the people of Cuba. There are thousands of these peo- PLOWING WITH A could compete by means of improved meth- ods with any tobacco raising section of the United States. Mr. Duke said: “A S-cent Havana cigar would sweep the deck and de: much of the domestic cigar business, and such a cigar could be produced in great quantities if the Unitea States did away with the duties now on Cuban imports. Cuba can produc times as much tobacco as she doe: but under present conditions she find sale for more than is now produced. Heavy Tobacco Cro The tobacco crop in Cuba this year will be as large or larger than any In the his tory of the island, and as tobacco fs relling in Havana for 40 cents a pound it will be a profitable crop for the planters. Good prices will be maintained throughout the for this is the first good crop for eral years, and the market is tn a c dition to readily absorb all that is offere Should the next two 5 able from a product market will be. glutt when the price of tot to about 12 cents, or below the cost profitable preduetion by the primitive meth- ods still employed on the plantations. It would appear from this that the grow- ing of tobaceo in Cuba is not susceptible of any great expansion in the near future, for it will be some time, at least, befor e United States will agree to let the prod of Cuba into the United States free of du do. not apply to Porto nearly ch force, fer the on that the p s of extending the tobacco output of that island are very limited, and the quality is not that of the Cuban tobacco. Before the w Porto Rico found a market for considerable of her to- bacco in Cuba, but it was in one sense of the word an illicit trade, fer it was sent from Cuba into the United States as Cuban tobacco. When Spain prohibited the im- portation of Porto Rico tobacco into Cuba the price in Porto Rico dropped 50 per cent. There are some possibilities in the sugar business in Cuba, but these are principally in the substitution of modern for old ma- chinery, and the building of more “central” or jobbers’ mills, where the small growers of cane can get their product pressed. There are quite a number of these central milis now, but there-are sections of the island entirely lacking in facilities for the small planter who has not sufficient capital to provide his own mill and market his own product. The sugar business the world over, however, is suffering from an era of low prices which makes it unattractive for the investment of capital at this time, and the planters of all the islands in the West Indies are complaining of difficulty in mak- ing both ends meet. The business will re- vive somewhat in Porto Rico-if the United States makes some concessions in the tariff, but Cuba, as a foreign country, will have the same difficulties to contend with as now, for many years to come. Agricultural Conditions. Agriculture in Cuba Is the agriculture of the tropics the world over. It has been found in the past that the farmers of the temperate zone seldom made a success when they were transplanted from their natural habitat to the warmer countries, though there are some who claim that Cuba offers superior advantages to the gu‘f coast of the United States to those who desire to engage in the growing of fruit and vege- tables for the neighboring and northern markets. There may be some hope for for- eigners in this direction, but it is not well to grow too enthusiastic, for even Mexico, with the advantage of fast rail facilities to the United States, has not succeeded in do- ing very much in this line, and the Ameri- an colonies: in Mexico may all be said to have failed. Men with capital sufficient to operate on a large scale, supply their own transportation and cold storage, and who, in brief, can take care of every branch of their business themselves, might find profit in Cuba, but if the individual American farmer expects to come here and make him- self a comfortable home and an oe St is moSt liable to disappointment and 5 In the first place, he is unfamiliar with the CHOOK STICK IN CUBA. ple now practically without homes. A home to a Cuban family means a very dif- ferent establishment from of even the poorest Ame: a shelter from the rain and a patch of ground on which te raise a smal! amount of food and a small amount of stuff to se stitutes wealth and hay poore> classes in-the rural districts, und it is when these shall all have found such a home that Cuba will become universally prosperous and contented. Lack of Good Rondx. There is a great deal of undev. ritory, and reads of all kinds are s needed before these sections can be utili by industrious peaple who depend upon the sale of the product of their land for their living. The Americans planning to have a board of public works in every dis- trict for the purpose of opening up the en- ire country to settlement. It is designed io put a tax on land so as to force aking up of some of the immense unproductive plantations, and thus ncourage the sale of small plots of ground. The courts must be reformed so that money can be loaned on land in s amounts, and justice be given the lender borr. In fact, Cuba must be filled with s of sma’ fully protec before its any surety of judg: food farming ta: tance of the the conception and from $1 to $8) an adjacent to the the Chinamen pa: rer it for truck an immense a of tand i title to which stili res: ing can ke done ¥ responsib’e governm' the » and gi chaser T is conatem: cured for the will allow cf th the length of the ts reaching north and south to fine harbors on the coast, wii! w derfu! development in the productive com mercial life of Cuba. Resumption of Farming Industry. The American occupation has not yet brought any great change to agricultural life, except that a cessation of war has caused a resemption of work wherever there was money to restore the wor plant. The people are gettin back into tke country, and farming opera- tions are being resumed wherever it is pos- sible. Honest courts are needed to confirm jest titles and rights and protect the ber- rowers and the lenders. Money is needed to loan on gocd security to operate with, but this money will not be loaned until the lenders are satisfied that the courts have been puritied. Perhaps some money is with- held because of the uncertainty of the po- htical future. Tt is not the Cuban government, however, w with Americans mzy withdraw. The owners of the money, Cubans though they may be, acknowledge this frankly to the American authorities. It is not the influx of Amer which will work out the agri ture of Cuba, but the utilization of mar- nificent natural opportunities by the people who are natives of the soil. Amer! succeed here and there, but no man =! <3 come here to live without fully investigating the chances of succers, carefully weighing the disadvantages against the’ advantazes. and giving the matter a practical test be- fore finally committing himseif. This is!end must not be looked upon as the promised land,by the struggling American farmer. The cry of “Cuba for the Cebans” means more than the control of the politica! of- fices. J. D. WHELPLEY. o___ Mines Causes Adjournment.- Owing to the illness of Mr. Noble D. Lar- ner, the jury of appraisers, of which he is a member, in the matter of the proposed ex- tension of Sherman avenue, has adjourned sgricultural conditions necessary to suc- until Monday next. the j ing | PNEUMATIC TUBE SERVICE. Probable Action by the Commission- ers on Pending Bills. In the matter of the bills introduced in Congress relative to the establishment of a Pneumatic tube service between the Capl- tol building and the government printing office, referred to the District Commission- ers for report thereon, it is understood they will state that as they are unaware of the desires of the authorities of elther estab- lichment, they do not feel it to be within their province to report upon this phase of the project. House bill 8423 designates the chief of engincers, United States army, t Engi- neer Commissioner of the District and the architect of the Capitol as a commission to sals for the construction of service between the two buildings: nate thi avenues and public 2 h the tuk the location of th rin which said street rer: pres requirements as = to them to impose. that said office “m- ent to th such avenues, public uinds in their opinion, scary by on oF corporation to whom the con- tiact may be awarded. . ed that the Commissioners are of the opinion that specific routes she named in the bill, for, worded as It makes the board named, in thelr repor opinion, pass upon indefinite extenst the s and also makes the b ny duties now ex ers of the District, and eve should rem y e Commi: which the laster be der their juri: "he is said the Commission=rs believe that they should retain the right to prescribe the 2 of any construction im the public the man: in whiea the work carried on, and the restora‘ion of o proper condition afier the Work is completed, leaving to the officials in charge of public buildings and grounds the same rights within their boundaries. It is » said the Commissioners will re- hort that the bill appears to be « wn, and if it Is to receive tay sideration, it is understood the ommend that {t be modited But, as its main feature not under their ju that they will sugges upon them to in, which they belf ther than abo authorizes the Commi * con- will ree- nd rewritte relate to matiers ction, it 18 beleyed Dis- trict to permit the Pneumat- ret the tubs and a report similar to cne on the House bill fs from them. It is under- stood, however, that the Commissioners «fll venture suggestion that, if such ser- vice is desired, it would be advisable to ob- tain competition ra r than to award che work by law to a particular company. THE ORDWAY MEMORIAL. Steps Taken for the Erection ef a Monument largely attended meeting « rdsmen and for adquarters, manent orgarization, to } be known as th General Albert Ordw Memorial As formed. Ta mceting was called for the pur vising ways an eR of erect man fitting the ni organization, we . 2 orary president. sidents: Cecil Clay, Cc car F. Long. May, Licut. C ss ard ¢ Lieut Mortimer nding secretary; Capt Fred Cook. mp D.C. militia, financial secre- Major H. H. Parmenter, quarte master gen: ral D. C. militia, treasurer. The officers of the association, with the chairmen of the committee on contributions elected cor- and the co: tee en monuments, are to constitute a: xeculive committee. The 's of the Cot. Urell, chairman: Col. M O'Brien. Lieut. Col. Ross, Com- Major J. B. K. Lee, Major Anderson, Major Glendie B. Simms, Major Arthur Brooks, Major Jamis E. Bell. Major M. V. Tierney, fajor Chartes H. Ourand, Major W. C. McIntyre, Major Bartlett. Major E. R. Campbell and Major . S. Hodgec fes is chairman of the tee on monument. the members of are to be named letcr. ‘2 -_ P. Robbins addressed the meeting brief; ining that several years ago an effor made to raise funds for a monument tn memory of Gen. Ordway ant $11t b.en collected. That amount, mit~ ich said Captain Rebbirs, will be turned over to the new assoc‘atlon. twa» ced thet the general staff, D. C. militia, would contribate $190: that one of the organizations of the 6th Battalion bad collected $36, and in addi- Gon a small eum hed been subscribed with- in the 2d Regiment. A meeting of the committee on contriby- tons is to be held without delay and tne mr =men pushed energetically. a Thousands of situations have been ub- tained through the want columns of The