Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-19

HOW FATHER TINE WAS RoBBEp OF RIGHT MINUTES


HOW FATHER TINE WAS ROBBED OF EIGHT MINUTES
YESTERDAY.
Half the people Of Washington seized Unon YES
terday to revenge themselves on old time and cast
him off his reckoning. The change OF time on the
railroads was effected without Inconvenience The
business men generally are divided upon the ques-
ton Those whose business brings them In con-
tact with the railroads adopted the new time
standard at once as did all the idlers whose pr1nci-
paI use for time Is to kill It," At midday crowds
were gathered around The various jewelers. stores
where 1T was known that the new time would be
given out. and watch in hand waited TO seize ,liton
the new time TO the second. The business men
generally W.lo have no connection with the rail-
roads VIII keep the Old time, regulating their
WuIcneS Dy tne bells at noon.
THE DEPARTMENTS
The clocks N the uptown departments have not
been changed to correspond with the new time and
the clerks reported for duty this morning by the old
time. The recent opinion OF the Attorney General
made point that the hours of duty of government
clerks could not be changed except 10y action OF
congress, so that fcourse they cannot be affected
10y the change at present. 1t IS generally thought
however that Congress will relieve them OF the in
convenience and confusion OF being governed by
Two time standards.
UTILIZING THE TWO TINES.
While the clocks in the departments remained
unchanged to-day, most of the employees showed
the new time on their watches. AS one official re-
marked: 'We use both times We come to the de-
pdflnentS on the Old time and leave on the new."
THE ATTORNEY GEN ERAL ''GETs LEFT"
Tnere was some Inconvenience experienced by
the public about the railroad depots. Some
persons who relied on the Old time were left by
trains Singuiarly enough the first one to be left
by the Congressional express train {the new train
leaving the Il. L. derot al fO.ir o'clock y. ny was
Attorney General Brewster. He arrived I'm his car
rage at the front door at three minutes Of four
O'clock, old style and, looking at his watch walked
SLOWLY 10 the platform. Upon reaching the door
he found that the train had left and that if the
railroad time is not legal. it at least neXible
N MOI ha nod
to his home.
AT THE DISTRICT BUILDINGS
The District Commissioners have taken no action
nor made any order with reference TO a change of
the clocks in their Office. When asked by a STAR
reporter this morning about 1t. Gen. West loktnglv
replied: YES we propose to make the clerks In our
Office come by the new time and go home by the
Old"
THE FIRE BELLS TO GIVE BOTH TINES
Commissioner E1mOnds said that it was not OF
sufficient Importance TO that office to make any
change at all. 1t was probable that for the conve-
nience Of the business men OF the city and espe-
cl!liy the post Office ana railroads, the 1re-llarm
D-ilS would strike both the and the old stand
ara tline. For Instance. the naval observatory viii
signal every day the new time. eight minutes and
twelve seconds earlier. when the firG-alarm bells
Will each strike one simultaneously: then. eight
minute, and twelve seconds later they will strike
the usual number (Wclyc} on the same bells. This
VIII probably he kept up for the present TO accom-
motate all concerned until Congress shall have an
opportunity TO take action. Cunui> Sion1r EdmontiS
Thought the thing would settle Itself by mutual
CONSENT OF the people all over tEe country.
TINE NOTES.
Mr.. Miles. superintendent Of the fire alarm
service, said to-day that he would still strike the
Old time, but that he had sent a communication TO
the Commissioners suggesting that they strike
zone at noon, according 10 the new time.
Judge smell said this morning. although he had
changed his own time, he would follow the time Of
the District supreme Court as time Tor the Police