Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-23


The Adams house and contents at Manhattan,
HANS, were burned last night loss $4,000 The
servants barely escaped 10y ladder from the third
story.
District Government Affair.".
SECTION or THK BOUNDARY SEWER COMPLETED.
The northwestern section OF the Boundary street
sewer. running from Rock creek TO l4th street was
finished to-day. The construction was begun sept.
Isl last, and the time stated In the contract st
Al the mouth II is feet inches interior diameter
and Is circular in FORM Inis construction 10000
Drck, Soo cubic Yards OF concrete, and 300 square
yards OF trap rock laid In cement, were used The
contractors were Messrs. +. z. Murphy and ThosL
Kirby. The sewer is designed 10 carry on all the
surface water flowing from the county.
DEATHS DURING APRIL.
Health Officer Townshends report for April
shows that during the month there were 600 Deaths
In the District OF this number ia were white
males. III white females 81 colored males and On
colored females This gives q death-rate OF 81 a
per 1000 per annum for the whites. 30 30 for the
lower than the mean rate OF April for the past ten
years by 452 per 1000 for the colored population
ana ~ hgher for ,he white and total population by
The average age OF the white decedents was %
years OF the coored decedents It years There
were 81 deaths from scarlet fever OF the IS dece-
dents from consumption 81 were white and IS COL
ored. and OF the IS white victims OF this disease lS
were natives OF the District and - OF other parts OF
the United states and OF foreign birth Thus IL will
be seen that less than - per OF those dying OF
consumption were white natives OF the District
BUILDING PERMITS
Building permits have been issued by Inspector
Entwisle:-H. l. Page, erect three-story and base
ment dwelling. Connecticut avenue and street
northwest; $4,000. X W. Barker, repair brick 6ia
llth street northwest; $40 j. W. Barker erect
four two-story dwellings,, 9Th, between and n;
West Washington; $780, p. Childs Son, erect
TWO two-story dwellings, Virginia avenue, between
9th and 9Th streets southeast; $4,000 Robert Barr,
erect four two-story dwellings, 2d, between Mary.
land avenue and street southwest; 81, 800.
THE EASTERN MARKET.
Few days ago the citizens In the eastern section
OF the city peltioned the District Commissioners 20
have the East Washington msrket-house opened
daily for their accommodation. Yesterday about
nS n and SOns % and
sioners paper cordially endorsing the wishes oe
the citizens
LIQUOR LICENSES.
Joseph W. Shane and Maurice Unman have bean
granted liquor licenses
Coz. RArHBoxKs PRoPERrY.-Appl,catio was
made to the Equity Court yesterday by william II.
Harris, OF Cleveland, Ohio 70 be appointed q com
bone. an alleged lunatic. Col Rathbone, It win be
remembered, killed his wife and assaulted his
children while in an insane ft In Hanover, Ger.
many, last December. Since December Path last.
he has been confined In an insane asylum in Ham
over. The object OF the inquiry being made here -
TO his lunacy is 70 enable the appointment OF q
committee or trustee to take charge OF his property
known as No 25 l5k street, valued at o00,000 and
the personal property therein valued g % 500 also
valued at t11,5O05 50. TIE income derived from All
OF this property is Set down at $3.50.
CONNECTING BIG WATER MANs-The difacult
task OF making a connection OF q 30 and s6 inch
the corner OF New Jersey avenue and street ever
since Tuesday at IL O'Clock midnight, when the
water was shut on leaving the northern section OF
6e city and Capitol hill almost without water.
Major Lydecker, who has the general supervision OF
the water works, told q STAR reporter yesterday
that he hoped TO have the work completed and the
but certain little drawbacks occurred which viii
probably delay the completion q day longer.
Mccullough and Larman, is at work The object
OF this connection is 10 reinforce the pressure o6
water leading TO Capitol hill and the northern $50
ton OF the city.
THE BREWERS PLArFoRM-At the meeting OF the
National Brewers association In Rochester, New
York. yesterday, officers were elected and resolu-
tons were adopted TO the effect that statistics
conclusivey prove that beer is not factor "in the
production OF pauper1sm, insanity and crime" and
that In the future the organization shall support
that party which shall carry out rational and
tolerant policy towards the brewing interests OF the
country. Christian Heurtch OF this city, and Rob
ert Portner, OF Alexandria, were among the trus-
tees chosen by the association
KILLED BY A FALLING DERRIcK-Yesterday
afternoon workmen OF the Washington Gas Conn
pany were engaged In shifting a derrick at the In
tersection OF Connecticut and Rhode Island ave-
nues, where they had been laying gas UiNn- A
large excavation had been made by the laborers,
which at this time caved In carrying with the bank
Melville E Nelson ten years old, son OF Mr. II l.
Nelson, private secretary 70 Speaker Carlisle and
correspondent OF the Boston Post The derrick
struck young Nelson on the back OF the neck, dslo
eating the yertebrae, and causing instant death.
The remains were taken to his parents home, No.
l744 street
THE MOUNT VERNON REsESrs.-The session OF
the Mount Vernon Regents association was con-
unued yesterday at Mt. Vernon. number OF DO
nations for the endowment fund and for the lib.
TO the council the possibility OF securing line Of
coaches TO Mount Vernon during the winter uponthA
II is thought that Col. Hollingsworth, who has
held the position OF superintendent OF the grounde
for good many years. VIII resign at this session OF
the regents
THORNTON YATES WuL--The viii OF the late
Thornton Yates, OF Georgetown. was fled to-day.
tire estate and at her death the property on Beall
street Gwo houses 10 Rosa Yates; the house on
Poplar street TO Ella Taylor and house on part OF
lot l07 Bealps addition TO Georgetown, 70 william
and Alexander johnson, and two houses on Mon
roe street to the First Baptist church OF oeorRe-
town, and the use OF the property 20 Rosa YAtea
and Ella Taylor, his two niecesL
THE wAYLaSp ALuxSL-At the annual gather
ing OF the alumni OF Wayland Seminary yesterday
Rev. VIM. Nj. Alexander, class OF 90, OF Baltimore,
was elected president; Rev. l. II. Wigginton, clas1
johnson, washington, D. G., corresponding SEQ
retary. Resolutions were adopted endorsing tho
Of the In the
Miss Bertha A. Piper read poem, and Rev. WIN.
r. Burrin gave the history OF the alumni for Q
year.
DEATH OF PROMINENT ODD FKILow.-Ysster-
day, MI Isaac NJ. Veitch, OF St Louis, Mo-, died
suddenly In that city. He was formerly pree10enr
OF the Western Telegraph Co., which became the
Western Union, and At the time OF his death he was
the Past Grand Sire OF the Sovereign Grand Lodge
OF the World in the odd Fellows fraternity. He
was born In Alexandra, Va, In 1915, and went "a
St. Louis In 1887.
West Washington Affair.
TIE ENTERTAINMENT given at Curtis hail under
the auspices OF Golden Rule Council, No. I,
Junior Order OF American Mechanics, last night,
was q decided success Deputy National Counsel
lor B. I. Miller, In neat speech, presented on BE-
half OF washington Council. No 2, past ON
GERS collar of handsome design 10 Mr.. ChaA PAyD0
CONDITION OF THE WArKR-Great Falls, condi-
ton 8; receiving reservoir, south connection, II;
gate house "a; efnuent, gate house, g.
Echoes from the Panic.
FERDINAND WARD IN JAILcFHTn AvRNUI HofDG
MoRr0AGED.
Ferdinand Ward, after unsuccessfully spending
yesterday in endeavoring TO obtain sSoo0oo bail %
enable him to regain his liberty, was taken %
Ludlowstreet jail last night at O'Clock by Deputy
Sheriff McGonigle, and lodged In the cell formerly
In three suits recently begun in New York againn
the suspended nrm OF A. W. Dimock & Co., attach.
ments have been granted-one for els,I7b another
Tor s70, ,666, ana the third FOR SlSG,f&
Amos r Emo has mortgaged the Firth Avenuo
hotel property, In New YORK city, 70 the Mutual
Life Insurance company. Tor 0.1o0M
THEY woNT RUIZ AwAY-0en- o. q Grant IN.
1ignantly denied last night that his son. o. q
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