Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-21

dignity Characteristic of the operator on duty toll
your pledge be to so act, while business is sus-
pended, with the same judgment and GOODNESS that
you would use were you in the act OF transmitting
an important cablegram an important cipher tele-
gram. In which thousands OF dollars were involved
or the sad news OF the death Of the late President
taan Ii the mna that none have d9rd
telegraph; but since the press and the public have
become familiar with the subject through our
whom we have been amassing wealth, have in
their hands to avert the evils that may visit the
interests OF the public and in connection with his
subscribe your names to refrain from any un-
seemy conduct or demonstration and to abstain
from indulging In intoxicating liquors.
KEY NOTES.
Word was received by the telegraph operators
to-day that only three men were left at work In
The Chicago office, all others having gone out
People are beginning to complain OF the non
delivery OF messages sent from this city. One
gentleman said to STAR reporter to-day: 81 am
satsfed the assertions that a competent corps OF
operators Is at work here are false. sent a mes
can neither get an answer or ind out whether it
mas. mas peen , deiiVered. expect my message was
A STAR reporter was also Informed by a promi.
nent correspondent on "the row" that the same
Iorce mas Deen employed night and day since the
sIrike M IN the Washington office of the Western
Union, "and the men are almost worn out" was
added. 81 know" continued the gentleman, "that
those sending press dispatches last night were
The Eastern Branch
THE WORK OF DREDGING IN THE CHAMELEON
THE BRANCH IS TO BE MADE NAvIGABLE FOR
LARGE VESSELS.
The channel of the Eastern branch, as well as
the washington channel, is undergoing improve.
ment When the improvement In progress is
completed the general usefulness OF the navy yard
Will be Increased, and the eastern section OF the
City Will be benefited to q considerable extent It
is expected that the largest vessels will be able
wharves-where there is a large wood and
coal and lumber trade carried oneas well as at
the navy yard: At present only vessels OF mod
on The south side Of the he branch seS for T'Ga the
use use Of Uniontown and the insane asylum.
The work, which has been going on for about six
months. Is being done by the government, under
the supervision OF Civil Engineer A. G. Menocal,
purtenances, belong to the bureau OF yards and
being done with considerable expedition. and at
the excavating costing less than ten cents per
yard. An experienced gang OF men are employed,
and and they remove about 500 yards per day The
sequence OF there being water enough On the flats
TO iloat the scows. thereby avoiding the necessity
government to make the channel from the Ana
costa bridge to the Washington channel-a dis
tance Of one and eight tenths-2OO feet
In front Of the navy yard, where the channel win
De 800 feet Wide and 20 feet deep: The channel is
can only turn around by means Of lines attached
70 the docks, and it Is about thirteen feet deep.
me point at which the channel is most obstructed
is between the old canal and Buzzard point, where
there Is bar about 900 feet long, and on which
every government or other vessel OF any size gets
stranded. Even the yacht Of James Gordon BEN
nett. with the presidential party on board, last
year was grounded here, while on their way out
Of the river, and there remained for several hours
Ihe work SO far has been directed to removing
this bar, and Is pretty Well advanced. With the
present facilities the entire work will probably not
be completed for about three years.