Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-12
The Dsssfscs In Congress.
uTAu-pKRsSxs AND HANp-PRRssEs.

Senators Hi1cock and Hairs As q subcommittee
OF the finance COMMITTEES, to-day heard Arguments
on the House bill to forbid the use OF steam-prcsses
sers ss present Mr. f. RsissoS attorney for The
Knights Of Labor; Messrs karney and Jordan,
REPRESENTING the plate-printers; Mt. steele OF
PhiladelphiA one OF the owners OF the steam
presses and his attorney MT. Gibson, OF New YORK.
Mr halston made an argument OF an hour IN favor
OF the House bill pointing out the Inferior quality
having all work done ~ hand Superintendent
Graves was also present.
The Yellow Fever Sufferer.
VOLUNTEER PHYSICIANS AND nuRsEs-vnUL8NcR
OF The kfIDkhIc, ETC
Miss Clara Barton, president OF the Red Cross
society, said this morning that there are now
about nfty REQ Cross nurses In Jacksonville and
that sne has telegraphed her agents In Jackson
VILE 70 learn how many more are needed. She
ooes not place any reliance on the statement that
100 more are required
VOLUNTEERS pocroRs AND xuRsEs
Health oflcer Townshend has received several
letters from persons in response 70 his call for vol
unteer doctors and nurses. Ma Ira Eden. OF 4lo
7th street northwest, writes that she has had the
yellow fever and willing TO 90 TO Jacksonville as
nurse. William L Nichols, a nurse In the Homeo-
pathic Hospital, has lived IN st. Augustine and
jackson VILE, and II willing to return and serve
the sufferers DR.. J. 5 Mcllhany. No. $50 New
York avenue, has had the yellow fever, and Is
he s HSS
gomery y. Livingston, house surgeon Homeo-
pathic Hospital; Dr. J. T. Ensel, No. 1921 Istreet,
offered their services Frederick 9eisel, box 454
city postofnce has tendered his services as an ex
p11enced nurse he has had the yellew fever.
MI =. Z Jeanrenaud also offers his services - q
nurse
nsPDcr1oN or SOUTHERN TRAINS.
Sanitary Inspector Stratton reports that all the
Southern trains arrived on time Monday. There
was one passenger from Ocalla, Fla, and two from
Waycross, Ca, who stopped In this city. several
passed through 70 New YORK ana Phiiadeiphis.
They all held health certificates from the Way
croes Ca, quarantine. The trains yesterday were
hours behind time. There was only one passenger
from Florida, and he passed through on nis way
TO New York.
HEBREws RAISING FUNDS FOR tn. sUPrkRERs-
MI. Henry King. Jr., presided at the public
meeting held last night at the sth street nagogue
for the purpose OF raising funds for the yellow
fever sufferer II was decided, upon motion OF
MI. simon Wolf, 60 appoint a committee 70 solicit
subscriptions The committee is as Follows
Wolf Mss Clara Barton was present. ana stated
what was being done In the work OF reieL and it
was decided TO cooperate with Miss Barton In the
collection OF money.
APPLYNG FOR TIE COMMISSIONERS FUND
Mr.. A. s. Solomons, vice. president OF the Ameri-
can National Red Cross Association, to-day ad-
dressed the District Commissioners asking them to
turn over such funds as they may receive for the
relief OF the yellow fever sufferers In the South 70
the Red Cross Association, which, the letter states
has at It's command all the necessary machinery
for Instant and proper use. 1--WE have In Jackson
Vile to-day" Mr.. Solomons writes unity trained
nurses and q full corps OF physicians under Col.
Southinayd Gate secretary OF the Old Howard As
ISOLATION, or New Orleans), who did such grand
service In similar epedemlcs 10 times past"
The Commissioners have received a check OF $50
from Gurley Bros. for the yellow fever relief fund.
ANOTHER BAD DAT IN JACKSONVILLE.
The weather continued gloomy and depressing
In Jacksonville yesterday. Forty-eight new cases
OF fever were reported and eleven deathA The
Surgeon-General has agreed TO pay for medicines
for The pour and nurses Tor the hospitals and those
not abe TO pay for them. Few stores are now
open In the city. Nearly all the mechanics and
laborers In Jacksonville are Idle, and the Knights
OF Labor there viii issue an appeal for aid 10 the
order al large.
Relief for the Yellow Fever sufferer,
The following additional subscriptions for the
benent OF the yellow fever sufferers In Florida
have been received az tn. STAB ONCE:
B., s..
w. q. R, S.