Evening Star Newspaper, May 2, 1900, Page 14

THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1900-16 PAGES. SUNDRY CIVIL BILL| @2+d-3 od ES et es Over Nine Millions More Than Cur- rent Appropriations. CONTRACTS CARRYING FOUR MILLIONS For the New Government Printing Every Minute Is Precious Office, $775,000. ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST The sundry clyil appropriation bill was eported to the House today by the com- mittee on appropriations. The bill appro- Until You Secur These Books! ——s being $8,495.902.23 iess 146.09 more than the appropriations for the cur- rent fiscal year, Including deficiencies that have been provided for. In addition to the amounts appropriated by the bili, contracts are authorized as fol- vs: For public buildings, $3.275,000; for thouses and Hghthouse tenders, $21 Government Hospital than the regular estimates, and $9, i for extension of the for the Insane, $925,000; in all, $4 Appropriations Compared. Compared with the appropriations for the current fiscal year the amounts recom- mended the accompanying bill are as follows: For public building: including marine hespitals, quarantine stations, annual re- atus, vaults, safes and . $4.270,106.80, being @ reducti «$. For lighthouses, beacons 0 being @ reduc: For the lighthouse . being an Increass fe saving _service, se of $21,770. For 31,200,000 the same as appropriations for the year, inc ing detic For engraving and an _Inerea of 59 deficien the coast ing an ine Hs 745 Is required because of the with- Grawal of enlisted men of the navy from Obs under the Smita- its contents thoughtfully and carefully. If you are a man of family—with children growing up to man and womanhood in your home—it is your solemn duty to afford those chil- dren every possible means of acquiring a LIBERAL EDUCATION. The men and women of this country who slave their lives away—per- forming the most menial labor in return for a mere pittance—are the ones whose early education has been neglected—BY THEIR PAR- ENTS. It is little less than a CRIME for children to grow up without being fitted and developed mentally for the grave responsibilities that they must sooner or later assume. This new edition of the Chambers Encyclopedia contains a COLLEGE EDUCATION in itself. worth its weight in GOLD to any young man or woman who will study and old alike; all need just such a work for daily reference. This applies equally to young It is fneluding the Natfonal One Thousand of the seum, $41 For the ‘For’ the ‘inte $265.000, being: an 000, which sum is given to interstate commerce commission om. of $ »rmed regarding compliance with Greatest Scholars to promote ate of employes travelers upon railroads. Treasury Department. elaneous objects under the 3.616.100, being an increase of Incl under this head are anc For m treasury 1 So. items such as pay of assistant custodians and janitors for public buildings, $1.000.000; furniture for public building, $270,000; fuel, for public buildings, and new machinery for the new mint building at Philadel- For the quarantine service, being an increase of $60,000. For n of epidemics, $500,000, being an £ $400,000. For buildings under tothe PRESENT YEAR. of the Interior Department, $107,850, being an For expenses of col- ; from sales of public 00, being an increase of r surveying the public lands, > of $1 Fe { survey, $802,- ».000 over the an fn S00. ates £ an f rea tion of a great library that is destined to live FOREV Of two hemispheres have given their very best thought in the prepara- SR. Its pages are bubbling with accurate information on every subject known to civilization. The bright light of investigation sheds its radiance on 40,000 subjects that include the greatest inventions, discoveries and achievements of all nations and races from the beginning of history— 40,000 Subjects. 4,000 Engravings, —— ny » for o— Open c ! and Thursday Night. $21,000,000 <i for f Congress, x for taking the $1,000,000. mw, being an increase ions touching certain for which and not r tions are Interior Department. Pe aoe, Senieted I afk For mixcel ts under the In- | }° ate the Deaf vered to th during such under such the Cap ction with .ppropr ‘or the Insane, the slowing The tenden ad es al sufic urd of visitors and the superin- all prepare plans, specifications for an ex m of the hos- cient to pr ‘or 1,000 patient extension shall be of freproot tion, auitable for all spect: Classes: Of Desist Said plans shall \ all necessary domestic butld nd all buildings require: ‘or the pr a e t low patients and the requisite nurses mployes, and shall be approved by ‘ary of the Interior. The of all the b lings, achinery and with urea way of uipment, ineluding heating, Mghting: be 37.000. sewerage and water supply s shall not exceed $ dings in Washington. Eau ander sack nds in and around of the Interlor is authorized to ente! uve Man- ttract, or contracts, for the sisp,_ | Sion of the hospital as herein spec = Care of the Parks. and| In connection with the approp iclud- public parks in the city of Washington, arters followl Byes the foregoing sums under 1 grounds in and around hington’ shall be paid from the reve- of the District of Columbia and the half from the treasury of the United to sys- 217.3, being an in- ction with the ap rtain parks in the District of Co- » following : 400 of the foregoing sum shall be paid from the enues of the District of Columbia and remainder from _the treasury of the United States.” Of Particular Locai Interest. ional Park, $60,- On, r final years South th act mmended the Till 10 o'Clock Tonight total | propriation for } The detailed appropriations and provisions ne bill of particular local interest are as nt of riv- horiza- rac being jonal of © erection and completion of a wing west end of the building of the bu- nd printing, including on, $100,000: Provided, int follo For at the su of engravi at the Secretary of the Treasury fs au- : e such portion of B street s now Included in the grounds of i t fers whe die ion of $348, as may be necessary four the the wing. 1 completion of neces- Idings for the bureau aH), Butler erection an of vuth g and printing, $115 repairs to t r buildings, $8,000, nid to apport . be- and sury, n the Tre: 5 new sury Depart- tunne| are ex- i for ad- 00, automatic fire- and et, $40,000 yin atl, $15 the the treasury dings, 32. vuse board is authorized to em- t Washingto t exceed- pa current for the tenders are Made by this from and { of Justice. prepare ander the De- | for which « aid h employment to n or before the date ssels being fin- st prope wvited by adve Pay of Plate Printers’ Assistants. ‘The limitation in wages of plate printers’ nts to $1.25 a day 1s strieken out and s ary of the Treasury is authorized to fix the comp ry mer ‘or rebuilding and refitting Bache, to be immediately : for purchase or construc- steamer, to be immedi- rhe increase i geodetic s sistant photographer, at $1,200. It mplates the increase of the pay for printers from $1,000 to $1,200, In » make the pay of the printers more like that for similar work in the u of engraving and printing. it in- so one additional plate printer, at nd helper, at $700, as under the arrangement one of the presses Government Printing Office. For construction of the uew governmen: | © | | a a must remain idle in the absence of a printer on aceount of sickness or le: includes an increase of pay of the engineer, who h: » attend to the Butler building: foceupi by the marine hospital vice) in addition to his duties in the coast ‘ode from survey. ewerage and Park, and for anting and otherwise improving erecting and repairing build- ings and inclosures, care, subsistence, pur- chase portation of animals, in- cluding salaries or compensation of all'nec- essary employes, the purchase of necessary books and periodicals, and general inci- i 8 not otherwise provided for, alf of which sum is to be paid from the revenues of the District of Co- lumbia and the other half from the treas- ury of the United States; and of the sum appropriated $5,000 is to be used for con- tinuing the entrance into the Zoologica Park from Woodley lane and opening driveway into the Zoological Park. For construction of a bridge across Rock on the line of the roadway from Quarry road entrance, under the direction of the Engineer Commissioner of the Dis- trict of Columbla, $22,000, one-half of which sum shall be p: the revenues of the District of Columbi: The fish commissioner is given a private tary at $1,200 and an additional suo ading. pl the ground: a The Capitol. For work at Capitol, and for general re- pairs thereof, including wages of mechanics and laborers, and including not exc eding 5) for a new car and inclosure tor the stern el tor in the House wing, $32,500, For continuing the work of the improve- ment of the Capitol grounds and for care of the grounds, one clerk, : pay of mechan. leners and’ lal for re- pairs to ial pavement, walls and road- w For lighting the Capitol and grounds, including the Botanic gardens, Senate and House stables, Maltby building and folding and storage rooms of the House of Representatives; for gas and electric lighting: pay of superintendent of meter: lamplighters, gasfitters and for materials and labor for gas and electric lighting, and for general repairs, $30,000. For repairs and improvements ‘to steam fire engine house and Senate and House stables, and for repairs and paving of floors and court- yards of same, $1,500. Government Insane Asylum. For current expenses of the Government Insane Asylum, $213,200; for general re- pairs, $25,000; for partially reroofing, regut- tering complete and replacing down spouts on the relief building. $2,200; for renewing plumbing, tiling bath and toilet rooms throughout the entire group of the old buildings, in accordance with the recom- mendation of the special committee, $10,000, or as much thereof as may be necessary to accomplish the desired changes as quick- ly as possible, by contract or otherwise. “For special improvements as follows: For th truction of a central storehouse and a refrigerating and cold-storage plant, $14,- 500, together with the unexpended balance of the sum of $15,000 heretofore lated for three tage buildings for ‘king inmates; for one 200 horse-power engine with one direct connected electric generator, $10,000, or as much thereof as may be necessary to procure the designat- i machinery; for fireproof stairways for relief building, $4,000; for a kitchen for the detached buildings large enough to provide for 1,000 persons, $8,000; for the construc- tion of a railroad switch from the present line of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad to the present boiler house of the hospital and to the site of the proposed boiler house of the extension, as authorized, in case the proposed purchase of land is consummated, the balance remaining unexpended of the appropriation for construction of a sew- erage and drainage system, available dur- ing the fiscal year ending June 30, 1900, after the full completion of said sewerage and drainage system, and in addition there- to the sum of $15,000; for water tower, pump house, fire pump, pipe, hydrants, hose and hose carts and other fire app: ratus, wells and air compressor, $37,500; for the purchase, In the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, at a total cost not exceeding $210,000, of not less than 140 acres of land adjoining the present build- ing site, $210,000, provided that if that amount of land cannot be purchased for said amount or for a less sum the amount ppro- CANE mS sls" = o. S25 SHIN) NS TIDE, eal yan an =) IY i ii fo che “e rvs MeHigng > ‘oe € For One Dollar Paid Today al Natt ear CED. 9,000 —s Will he delivered to you at once. PEDIA. Seud set to address monthly payments of $2.00 each. one week. AME. ADDRESS. so 24. If Unable to Call, Cut Out Coupon. Inclose $1.00 and write 16 payments if cloth binding is desired and + 20% payments if half Russia leather is preferred, and the entire set J. B. Lippincott Co., 402 7th St., Wash't’n, D. C. Inoloset find $1.00 #8 first payment on Ne below. If not satisfactory will return EW CHAMBERS, T agree to pay bala ¢ An Atlas of Over 100 Colored | Maps. de herein appropriated shall be appled to the construction of buildings for spe eS of patients on the present grounds of the hospital, suitable tor the extension as herein ‘prop for aring, fencing, building roadw: the pre posed site of the extension us herein de- scribed, $25,000. For Deaf and Dumb. For the support of the Columbia Institu- tion for the Deaf and Dumb, including sal- aries and incidental expenses, for books and ilvstrative apparatus and for general repairs and improvements, $54,500; for re- pairs to the buildings of the institution, in- cluding plumbing and steam heating ap- paratus, and for repairs to pavements with- in the grounds, $8,000, Howurd University. For maintenance of the Howard Univer- sity, to be used in payment of part of the salaries of the officers, professors, teachers and other regular employes of the univer- sity, the balance of which will be paid from donations and other sources, of which sum not less than $1,500 shall be used for normal instruction, 20,0); for tools, materials, waxes of instructors and other neces- penses of the industrial department, * for Improvement of grounds and re- pairs of buildings, $2,000; for books, shelv- ing, furniture fixtures for the law and general libraries, $00; for material and ap- paratus for chemical, physical and natural history studies and use in laboratories, in- cluding cases and she S200. f Parks. For improvement and maintenance of grounds south of Executive Mansion, $4,000; for ordinary care of green houses and nursery, $2,000; for Lafayette Park, $1,000; for Franklin Park, $1,000; for Lincoln Park, 000; for monument grounds, $3,000 (in- creased $2,000); for continuing improve- ment of ‘rvation numbered seventeen, and site of old canal northwest of same, $3,000: Provided that no money shall be expended upon other than property belong- ing to the United States; for construction in fences, repair . constructing stone tions, painting watch- fences, vases, lamps $15,850; for Improve- and maintenance of various $20,000; for Smithsonian 0; for Judiciary Park, $2,500; for laying asphalt walks in various reser- vations, $2,000; for improvement, care and maintenance of grounds of executive de- partments, $1,000. No contract can be made for making or repairing concrete er asphalt pavements in Washington city at a-higher price than $1.80 per square yard for a quality equal to he id in the District of Columbia -ualy 1, 1856, and with a base of not less than six inches in thickness. For improvement and maintenance of Execu- ve Mansion groutis (within iron fence), $1,000; for constritetion! of an iron and brick storehouse at the) nursery, and for each and every purpose, connected there- and repair of post and cb fence: of high iron coping about ri men's lodg The White flouse. For care, repair and refurnishing of Ex- ecutive Mansion, $20,000, to be expended by contract or otherwise, as the President may determine; reduced, si¢i000. For fuel for the Executive Mansion, greenhouses and Stable, $3,000. For care,and necessary re- pair of greenhouses, $5,000. For repairs to conservatory, Executive: Mansion, $2,000. lighting the Executive Mansion and public grounds—For gas, pay of lamplighters, gas- fitters, etc., $12,500; $3,400 of the foregoing sum is to be paid from the revenues of the District of Columbia and the remainder from the treasury of the United States. For lighting six are electric lights in Exec- utive nsion grounds within the tron fence nights, at not exceeding $72 per light per annum, $4 Electric Lights in Parks. For lighting are electric lights in public Srounds as follows: For seven in grounds south of the Executive Mansion, thirty-two. in Lafayette, Franklin, Judiciary and Lin- coln parks, and fourteen in grounds south of Executive Mansion and in Monument Park, at not exceeding $72 per ght per annum, which sums shall cover the entire cost of lighting and maintaining In good order each of said are electric lights; in all, $8,816, one-half of which sum shall be paid from the revenues of the District of Colum- = bia and the other half from the treasury of the United States. For repairing and extending water pipes, purchase of apparatus for cleaning them, purchase of hose, and for cleaning the springs and repairing and renewing the pipes that supply the Capitol, the Executive Mansion and the building for the State, War and Nay: 5 departments graph lines riments connecting the Capitol with the di and government printing offic For the care and maintenance of the Washington monument, $8, fuel, &c., $3,000, Nation of electric power for the ser- ihe monument: For addition to boiler 65,504 For one dynamo and connections, includ- ing installation of new system, $20,000). For completing improvements of the Po- tomac river below Washington, $52,000. For maintenance of Garfield’ Hospital, to enable it to provide medical and surgical treatment to persons unable to pay there- for, $19,000, one-half of which sum is to be paid from the revenues of the District. Botanic garden: For reconstructing roofs of extra tropical plant house numbered 1 and orchid house numbered 8 with iron raft- prs and purlins, and for repairs to roofs of packing and potting sheds, and for recon- structing roofs of two plant houses, num- bered 1 and 2, south side of Maryland ave- nue. and for painting, glazing and general irs to buildings, heating apparatus and foot walks, under the direction of the joint $5,500; reduced Printing Office Leaves. The public printer may hereafter, in his discretion, pay all printers and bookbind- ers employed in the government printing office at the rate of 50 cents per hour for time actually employed. To enable the public printer to comply with the provisions of the law granting thirty days’ annual leave to the employ of the government printing office, $234,000 increased $9,000, Smithsonian Institutio For international exchang: $24,000; for continuing ethnologi rehes among the American Indians, under the direction of the Smithsonian Institution, $50,000, of which sum not exceeding $1,000 may be used for rent of building. For maintenance of astrophysical ob- servatory, under the direction of the Smithsonian Institution, repairs and al- terations of buildings and miscellaneous expenses, $12,000; increase $2,000. National Museum. For cases, furniture, fixtures and appli- ances required for the exhibition and safe- keeping of the collections of the National Museum, including $2,500 for furnishing a new lecture room and including salaries or compensation of all nec ry employes, $17,500. (Reduced $7,500.) For expense of heating, lighting, electri- cal, telegraphic and telephonic service for the National Museum, including $3,300 for electric installation, $17,4W. (Increased $3,- 500.) For continuing the preservation, exhibl- tion and increase of the collections from the surveying and exploring expeditions of the government, including $180,000, of which Sum $),500 may 'be used for necessary draw- ings and illustrations for publications of the National Museum. (increased $10,000.) For purchase of books, pamph! periodicals for reference in the Museum, $2,000, For rent of workshops and temporary storage quarters for the National Museum, $4,040, For postage stamps and foreign postal cards for the National Museum, $500, For repairs to buildings, shops and sheds, National Museum, including repairs of roof, and for all necessary labor and material, $15,000. (increased $9,000.) The Lion's Mouth. Frederick Warde appeared at the Colum- bia last night in “‘The Lion’s Mouth.” The change of bill served to give Mr. Warés’s admirers an opportunity to see him in a character which makes a considerable de- mand on his versatility. The play is one with which Mr. Warde has long been iden- tified and is one of the most popular in his repertoire. Minnie Tittell Brune was com- mendable as leading lady, and the company displayed general efficiency. Tonight “The Merchant of Venice” will be performed. Look it over carefully—compare it, if Pp lock and secure these books } ith St. HW We Will Deliver the Entire Set! There is no longer time for correspondence. You must take the guar- antee of J. B. Lippincott Co. Bring or send $1.00 now—not this after- noon—or tomorrow—but NOW! A complete set of this greatest of all educational works will be immediately delivered to your home or office, and if it is not head and shoulders above them ALL—return it to room 12, Post Building, and get the dollar you have paid. This special price, made possible through the efforts of The Washington Post, will NOT be available after 10 o'clock tomorrow night. Take time by the fore- OW! There are lots of things that “might have been”—you can possess these works NOW—and for ONE DOL- LAR, ible, with any similar work— <9 a» Op =, ad a, =} ad 4 These Special Prices End Tomorrow! ==) ——__———o 1,750 Columns Up to Date. | oo ENIA ENTERS A GENERAL D GOVERNMENT FILES ANSWER TO SUIT BY PORTO RICAN. Status of the Island May Be Deter- mined by Case Pending in New York. NEW YORK, May 2.—The answer to the United States government in the $50,000 damages against Commissioner of Immigration Fitchie by Jorg Cruz, a Porto Rican, who was detained here as a contract laborer on his arrival recently from Juan, today served on the plaintiff's counsel. It w prepared by As ant United States District Attorney Arthur M. King by direction of the Washington au- thorities. This suit is brought to determine the status of Porto Rico. The government answer admits that “Porto Rico was relinquished and its sov- ereignty ceded to the United States by Spain,” and then sets up the contention that it “has no knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief that the plaintiff? was born in the {sland of Porto Rico, and has always lived therein and was a ject of Spain until April, 1899, and there fore denies the same.” The answer further fendant has no knowledg 29h day of March, 1:00, the defendant Jeft the island of Porto Rico on the ship Caracas, and therefore de s > but admits that he arrived at the New York on April 3 on the Caracas. however, denied that Cruz was impris- oned on his arrival or that the detention complained of was not without authority of Jaw. It fs lastly denied that the plaintiff was in any way damaged in the sum of $50,000, and the United States circuit court is i to dismiss the suit on its merits and with costs to the plaintiff. 2 — DELEGATES START FOR HOME. that the de- Exodus of Those Who Attended the umenical Conference. NEW YORK, May 2.—There was a gen- eral exodus today of the delegates and visi- tors to the ecumenical conference, which was brought to a close last night. Many of the missionaries who came from far coun- tries have gone to visit frien de- rting for their posts, and Carnegie Hall today mail before leaving. work readdressing conference post offic up the mass of work on hand. A number of these letters will be sent to t dead letter office, owing to the failure of delegates to leave direction ‘or forwarding, The $45,000 necded for the ecumenical c ference has been practically raised. It w at only a few called to get their A staff of clerks is a ) letters which contains and wit announced today that several additional subscriptions to the India famine fund have been received, making the total over $2,00. —_+ os —_ King’s Palace 4ist Anniversary. The public will be interested to learn that King’s Palace, 4 7th street and Market space, this week celebrates the fc ty-first anniversary of the oldest establish- ment in Washington. The event will im- press all with the prosperity and grow that atten ir dealing and hon ness methods. Opening the business small space and but few tablishment has gradual sed until at the present time it necessitates two large stores and hundreds of clerks to care for their extensive and daily increasin: A great many Washingtonians of a: age, who will recall visiting the children, wiil call to tender their ni lations on this, the forty-first anniv. of the opening of King's P: age ee ‘There was another accident Morday af noon at the Paris exposition. A scaffolling collapsed in the Salle des Fetes, where the inauguration ceremony was held. One work- man was killed and three were seriously in- jured. suit for | The price of these ten massive volumes, bound in cloth—today and tomorrow only—is $33—instead of $50—the regular price. The set beau- tifully bound in half Russia leather—dark red—will be furnished for $42 —instead of $60—the regular price. This grand library in either binding (we recommend half Russia) will be delivered to you upon the payment of one single dollar today. Will you miss such a chance? ( { “that on the | or | | | j yle of Se ——~» 11,000,000 Words, o—______ a )pen Till 10 o’Clock Tonight and Thursday Night. | |: MEXICAN OFF! IAL ARRESTED, Col. Vega Charged With uilty Kuowledge of a Murder, CITY OF MEXICO, M An impor- tant arrest has been made in Chilipa. state of Guerrero, the prisoner being no less + Who is civil chief t district nm resembling some- that of United States m 1 He ts pd to have guilty f the in the case of th m of two prominent Frenchmen in that district some leged at the time and Dupin who re+ ; ‘re on an exploring Pedition. The government has pushed its investigation into the crime with great en + and the result is th arrest of Col. Vega, who yesterday unsuccessfully tried to evt his throat. . A partial confession has been secured from mMavor of the town of Topaillo eral Indians. The French colony is gra 1 at the indefatigable efforts made by the federal authorities to discover the secret of one of the most wanton murders that ever disgraced the history of the state of Guerrero. It is belleved that within a few the whole history of the crime aid bare. ———_+--____ Fatal Street Affray in Philadelphia PHILADE! PHI May = 2—During Street fight early today Hugh Callahan twenty-nine years, was shot in McGovern, aged thirty at a hospital an hour forehead by : years. Davi He died rested and commited foreign: 8% at —++-—___ Wife Asks for Divorce. Lillian R. Skinner, through Attorne y H B. Moulton. this afternoon filed suit for divorce against C! Skinner. The es Were married December 7, 1896, and one chil Ee. t by Mrs. er was the persuasion of tha hout the knowledge 2: complainan he being young and fn rienced. hus’ © the =a » addicted drink, abusive in hi — => Charged With F excessive use « and at Umes atment of h xe Pretennes. Melvin J. 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