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VIM DaAe ON

miserable existence when o few bottles OF
Ayers sarsapariIla would certainly give he
strength and merry you need Thousands Aee
proving its virtues daily. 30 may you Ara
Alice West Of Jefferson. W. Va. writes: Il WAS
al run down before began to take Ayers sar-
sapsrflla. but am nov gaining in strength ever
day
Being very weak and respondent after . lors
Illness. j tried Ayers sArsapariIla- and two bot
ties nave restored me to my former health."--
Miss Blanche 5. BrownelI, 4 BoyIston Place.
Boston
AYERS sARsAPARILLA,
Prepared by DR.. J. c. Aver Co. Lowell. Mass.
Sold By all Druggists. Price. 81: si1 bottles. IS
WORTH IS A BOTTLE
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BOnlanger Getting Better,

PARIS, July 14.-Gen. Boulanger Is improving.
several friends called upon him to-day and the
general was able TO converse with them. He was
also able to take bUuillOn
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The Washington stock Exchange.

The following changes from yesterdays quotations
on the Washington Stock Exchange are noted to-day
U. S. As. 1891, coupons: 1875 bid. 1O714 asked
D 6. per imps IS. 1921. com. 1855. bid DC. 80, 80,
asked. y. G.. 2O.year fund. p. G. 1899, cur.
1922 bid. D, G 3O-year fund. 6s, 1y02 com,
120lo bid North Cap. and Street Railroad, IS bid,
43 asked WASHINGTON Gas; 4oa DID, 4o.s asked
Firemens Insurance, 43 asked. German Anne rlcan
insurance, l54 bid. Potomac Insurance, go bid.
Masonic Hall bonds, lO2>s bid, Washington Marset
stock. 1264 bid. WASHINGTON Brick Machine, 2Oo
Telephone Company. 40 asked, Chesalea and
Potomac Tele phone Co., 75s4 bid II asked. U. s..
Electric Light az asked Washington Light Infantry
lst mortgage bonds; 6s. 93 asked. WASHINGTON
Bank Of the Republic. 1o9 bid. Franklin lnsur-
apce Co, 3S4 hid. Panorsms Co.. % bid Column
bia Title Insurance Co.. Oh asked.
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Berlin Dispstch 70 Tie London Times
The crown pnnceof Sweden, who b Staying &c
FranSensoad with the crown princess. he's been
the victim OF an audacious theft q his hotel A
THIEF entered his royal highness' apartment. broke
open hD jewel case and made Oh with about
$4,000 worth OF property, including some trsnk-
cts OF great historical and artistic value. The
thtef has NOT been caught
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERClAL.
New York stock Market

The following the opening and closing prices of
tn, New York stock Market, as reported by special
wire to Corson ana Mccartney. l4l9 street
"a M L
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Another Wrong 10 he Righted.

From Life.
Employer ito spokesman of deputation)-"so yor
want your pay raised, do you? Don't you thinl
that Is rather cool, just after have given you the
benefit OF the Saturday half-holiday?"
Spokesman-"Sure, that's Just the cause Of 1t
You don't suppose we can get along with the samt
wages when We have 4 h9lf-h0lday every week.
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certificate OF the election OF the following trus-
tees OF the Estreet Baptist church has been filed
d. c. Grayson, K H. Gunnell, E. l. Toulson, g. L
Sheriff, John s. Poler, w. F. Eaton, and H. s.
Boynton.
William r. Kidwell who was injured some days
ago by bank OF earth falling on him, died yes
terday. He lived at No. 7o4 9Th street southeast.
In the case OF Peter Digs, indicted with Frank
ALDERMAN for the murder OF Jno Waynes on
August l, 1887, Judge Montgomery to-day fixed
tn bail at 81, 500.
Joshua Roy was In the dock Of the Police Court
to-day, charged with stealing mule and wagon
belonging to Mr.. Charles X. Kengla, a butcher In
the Center Market. The judge said that he could
not be held on the charge or grand larceny, and
gave him three months on the farm as q suspic-
1OuS person.
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1850 EsrAsIlsnD. 1860

TIE NATIONS MONUMENTAL woEKA
Ia. 1S1. l33 RxznA Ava w..
Ths iapsss and 1pest dlsplay a - eityQ
eTATCARY MOHUMEk1b AID oABDxH w.
49, shs,ss s'i5ssaftb z - dxs
HKCkIykkA - the oeet living 11nAnnu ecolye914 -.
81 shs eegS1oe q ~ pulk1c.
, - g - ~ skskzxAnn s.s.~A
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Capitol Topics.


LONDON, July l4.--Ihere was the usual
Saturday conflict between the police and
people in Trafalgar Square to-day, arising from
the attempts or the people to hold a meet
Ing and The determination OF the police to prevent
them from doing so. Several ugly rushes were
made by the people. One arrest was made.
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baltimore Markets.
BALTIMORE. Nd. July IA. - virRinia new thre
Ga \; do. ten-torues 34s; North Csrolns skies, o
100 hid to-day

ADs July IL - VlRlnla new tnrees.
GAM DO. ten-iorues 34 NJ North Carolns skies, old
12O bid to-day.
BALTIMORE, Nd. July ID - Cotton frm-mid
ding, lU3saiO1. Wheat-Southern. quiet and firm
quiet: No winter red. SPOT Sea as9H; July, 80 !.
aS94: August - 4aS4s4; September, 30 saS57<; De-
cenber, 80. Coru southern noniinay hFm-white
67a6s; yellow. CO. western. dull and nominal: mixed
spot. 531s; July. 53k54; August, 53Sa54 septem.
ber "a 1sa5o; year, AZ Oats. steady-southern and
Pennsy lvania, new, 4Oa46; western white. 41a42
western mixed. 3Yha40. Rye quiet, 5Sa0U. Hay
firm prime to choice western, Is 5Oal9.50. Pro
visions quiet Mess pork, 1850. Butter quiet and
hrm-er amery. 1sas0. Exys steady; and hrm Il }.
kio caryoes. IAN. SUGAR hru-A SOFT, a.: copper
rehned. l5Sal5H. Whisky firm. l26a12S. Frei.hts
Liverpool per steamer. frm-cotton. o-32d.: hour
per ton. u.s. srsiu, 3sa4d. Saies-wheat, 29S ,000
bushels.
Chicago Markets.
CHICAGO. ILL. July IA. m..First prices
for grain showed q sliyht Improvement from the fig
reached during the depression yesterday though
regards VIII at there apparently little cause for
it August wheat opened = better. at 795s. August
corn ALSO opened y higher, at An AUGUST pork
opened IN higher at 1880 IL o'clock AUGUST
options were quoted as follows: Wheat. 19b; corn.
47ha471; oats 2o3<; pork. l3lO: lard. S.l5; short
ribs. 7.OIk
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THE GExu1xE
30 II An ~ II rs
MALT EXTRACT
BEST NCTR1TIvE TONIC
and most
PALATABLE HEALTH BEVERAGE
for Impaired Digestion, Dyspepsi& Convslsscsnce.
Wesk Children and General Debility.
WHAT PROF. COLEMAN, OF GLASGOW. SAYS OF
IT: suffering from attack of Him which had not
only reduced my strength but brought on extreme
exhaustion from inability to appropriate food. tried
the Effects Of the Genuine Johann Hors Malt Extract
avlneglassfu three times day. Its use was followed
~ ked eects-l Food. which had heretofore been
found to pass the aIinentsry canal unchanged. di-
eested properly .. There appeared an Increased
lower of evolving animal heat and storing up fat
Beware uf iIntatons The genuine has the signature
of Johann Hof' the neck Of every bottle All
Others worthless limitations. -
JOHANN HOFE. Berlin and Vienna New York
Once: q barclay ia3-tu.thSs
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From the Merchant Traveller.
Aren't you afraid Of catching cold In that draft?"
asked Mrs. Litely OF her husband.
"My dear, are you aware that the Thermometer
Is 80 In the shade? 2"
Eyes, but thought that perhaps draft might
give you cold"
have any suspicious as to the Whereabouts of
cold communicate them at once 10 me and Will
Set trap for It."
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PEsTH, July liking Milan OF Servia arrived
here to-day 10 meet his son, who left Wiesbaden
yesterday for Belgrade In charge OF the Servtan
chief of police.
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Queen Natalie Leaves Wiesbaden.
WIEsBADEN, July 14-Queen Natalie left here
to-day for Vienna.
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From the San Pr ancisco Bullstan
The total eclipse OF the moon, which n 20 nap.
pen on the evening Of July ~ IL an almost CO.
trai passage Of our satellite throuca the earths
shadow cone. so complete N the c,,nc,a.nc. of
the planes representing the apparent or,ts Of tbs
sun ana moon when In opposition AZ thi. tntsrsst
ing lunar eclipse. that In the entunct,ons imme.
a,.tsy pseoeaing and following The pheDonsDon
dence OF the two planes and a. a coassouenIe
We have the Two partial solar ecl,p~ss- of INV
ana august = lsss We know that total ECLIPSE
OF The sun can only happen when al s-contunc-
ton, The moon Is exactly at one OF her NODES:
when a similar condition prevails al .,oppositiops
these circumstances the sun earth aud moon are
All IN the same straight line. When the s.nose- A.
reached little before or after TIE conIapc.
ton OF opposition, We may have q psrtasi
solar or partial lunar eclipse as the case NAV b.
on the sth instant al this latitude. the moon
could we see az az conjnnction) would appear 10
pass Just 10 the south VI the suns disc and the
partial eclipse IL visible only In the sout hrn hemi
sphere. on August the conditions would be en-
actly reversed and the partial eclipse that date
Will be solely Tor the benent % the northernmost
Norwegians and swedes But on July 22 TIE OBJ
t'node," ana the splendid lunar ecpse Of ts se
date lasting nearly two hours. viii be the result
An Arctic Wave on Two Cousiueus..
Prom the New lork herald. July IA
Nothing In the way OF meteorological mystery
can be more startling than the movement Of Q
great Arctic air wave reported yesterday from
both sides OF the North Atlantic. In the British
Islands snow tell on "Wednesday as Tar south "a
London, the rst, Il Is said. recorded there In
July: while the peaks Of Skiddaw and other
mountains were white with SNOW. The Heralefs
special from Bethlehem, n a., states that the
summit OF Mount washington las covered yester-
day With nearly rye inches OF snow, and the mer-
curry ell eigbt degrees below freezing (the lowest
record IL has ever made In Julyl during a hurri-
cane blowing about ninety miles hour. The
Herdisfs special weather telegram from ST Johns
y. tlprfnOmekfr here
wednesday night 10 a. degrees Fahrenheit The
almost simultaneous surge VI the ',cold wave" On
the western coasts OF Europe and the eastern
coasts OF America seems 10 Indicate a general
soutnery outflow OF air from the Arctic Ocean
sunclent 10 make itself Ielt In the temperate
OF both continents How 10 explain % vast q
movement OF cold air from the Arctic IN Inid-
summer, and what the phenomenon foreshadows
are among the profound problems which modern
science has not yet attacked
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T'Rr Ir.

=
POND's EXTRACT Is kroxp sxerxxbsrs and x.t,
merits its reputation the Peoples Remedy and
Universal Pam Destroyer For over forty years tins
ereaI Seet table com Cund has proved its .cscy aua
HeSer failed t. do Us duty ~hen brought into rs 4.
has Its Hre1test renoNn q subdnTr Cf an patnt
anu lnrals4il@teE and should u every nousehold
lOND'o EAl Raj cures burns. sunblrl,.- a nam
Insect bites WOUNDS. bruises. Plles Cstarrs
henaort h@ae-. ETC. Ask Tor FUNDS EXTRACT Ike
- .---It.e-ons- my3l
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AU0ff0 Acr0o9 the RtveK.
To the Editor Of THx EVENING srAn:
The Virginia abutment Of the new Free bridge Is
being completed It will b substantial and VIII
present good appearance.
Aessra Mathew Trimble, J. h. Whitehead and
James Reynolds, commissioners appointed BY the
Court OF Alexandra County to report on . route
for new road leading from the new Free bridge
through the northwestern section OF the county,
performed their work on Tuesday last, but have
not as yet nled their report This road win run
near the panks OF the river on the Virginia SIDE
S Sp1sts, west washington, and wni open up
residences
Considerable improvement is being made az Fort
Ayer and Arlington cemetery By the Government.
acres Of LIoo-acrs tract, purchased OF the Lee
family By the Government for $4,000. Inc re-
maining 800 acres are allowed by the Government
70 run waste and grow up into br1ers and bushes.
not put these 900 acres TO some useful purposei 9
Coming Amusememss.
ALBAuGHs OPERA HoUsE.-The success Of the
summer opera season at Aloaughs continues, the
PERFORMANCES being given mighty In the presence
OF large audiences. Next week strauss pretty
opera, THE Merry War;" will De put on with q
cast that insures satisfactory performance. This
VIII be the last week but one OF the opera season
at this house.
NATIONAL THEATER.-This house will be re-
opened on Monday night by Mr.. Theodore Hamil-
Ton, q well-known actor, who viii appear In his
own version Of Stevenson's fascinating story, "Dr.
Jekyu and Mr.. HYDE" Mr.. Hamilton's enactment
OF the dual role is well spoken OF and he 10 sup
ported oy capable company. The low summer
ment
JoHNsoNs FAMILY TRrArER-This popular house
announces as It's attraction for next week the
drama, "Nick OF the Woods" Special means are
taken TO cool this house.
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nUR GREAT CLEARING SALE.
JOur AgureJ Cray Cloth, u .c We sold same at
sa.e- DOutle Combination. l24l and l2i3 lIth 1t.
ss Nl3-3t
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IL 50. you should purify the sick room by
bur iug AUTHORIZATION PAsrILLEs
therein. 1hey Turn slowly without q
hame, imparJiug delightful door, that
sfrssrsDt ana Refreshing - the Six.
and sxpeis mosquitoes, flies and others
nnNslcO.ne insects from the PREMISES
he prevent tie spread OF cOI4.a .us u
diseases snd enectd.lly desir lever
germs SO.d b. al D.uAgISts or sent
POSTPAID ~ SkABCRY 4 JOHNSON. y "
ASEk- iOr 20c. Ng
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Voices Of the Night.

RANGE OF THE THERMoMETER-The following
were the readings al the signal once to-day: a
m, 66; 2 pm, 70: maximum. rs; minimum. So
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King Milan Meets Ifs So

Ihe Enterprise at Copenhagen.
LONDON. July 14-The United states steamer
Enterprise arrived at Copenhagen on Thursday.
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j .urs : E,K1E & SoSs

No GIG CHESTNUT sTI.LEI. PHILADELPHIA
New and BEAUTIFUL wAILR CoJoRs. by saIiAnt.
Ia-eSI, Lori Lsslx. arl We
MN klCEiNO> AID ENGkANINGS
= x4uis!te Iu4IOGkAPlts AND ACTOTYPES.
GlsAN ms AND EAC SMILES ApIrOp- lately
framed pic.Ir,s IOr MLDDIS0 Gift. ASSIVEE-
sbi.lEs, 81 81 DE and SIBCkBAS HOMES. All the
kJOLES CROP ie2U
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AssrsrANr SECRETARY RrvEs Is expected to ~
turn nom New York ON Monday morning.
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BOND OFFERS ACcEPTEp.--The Secretary Of the
Treasury this afternoon accepted g. 900 per cent
registered bonds at LOT.
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GET HE BEsr.

CIR HE Best
1hL CONCORD HARNEsS
We are The Sole Agents for this Celebrated Harness
and have constantly hand stock which We
81 CONOOIsD IkiCLS. HcNare imitation. and
tLEl yOu the grAu8ne 'SOncUru Harness aso ,oIe
AseEts IOr tic hHllAlAN sADDLL III L WHICH tncrs
~ Letter.
LUTZ & BRO,
f97 Penn ave. adiOining National Hotel
a full stock Of Trunks SatcIIeIs vi the lest
nakes. al ven low
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kAVELERS

A NGOsIURA BITTEkS Is HOUSEHOLD
h~o a al over the WORM. For nifty ysars IT has
advertised Itsf by Its merits IL advertised to
NeIL tie pUJlc S..lE-t cOuuterici-s 1ne : hume
sItSle J. manufactured b DT ). q. b. SlEOEi. &
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Treasury Department Changes.
Miss ]. A. Somerville, OF North Carolina, has re-
ceived an appointment to the $500 class In the
ONCE OF the Third Auditor, under civil-ssr-
vice rules. by transfer from the Interior Depart
ment Thos. Mc0rain, OF Indiana, has been ap.
pointed chief OF division In the ONCE OF the Con-
troller OF the Currency, $4,000 Der annum. c. L
tucKetts. OF Illinois, having served satisfactory
precautionary term Of six months, has received an
aOSoiute appointment TO clerkship OF class 8. In
the ONCE OF the Second Auditor.
PROMOTIONS.
Robt r West, OF Kentucky, from class to class
4; E I. Shepard, Of Michigan from $500 to 81, oo0
Mrs l. W. Egleston, Of New York, from $500 tc
class 1, and Geo. c. sehaener, OF the District Of
Columbia. from 81, 600 to class l, all in the ONCE
from $500 to class !, in the Bureau OF the Mint
Miss Bette kifkwood, OF Iowa, from $500 TO s. 600
In the ONCE OF the Treasurer OF the United States
Jonn 7. Reed, OF Iowa, from class to class &, In
the ONCE OF the Commissioner OF Custons
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morning for Atlantic city, where they will spend
The Commissioners are daily in receipt OF letters
from citizens who consider that they are taxed
has been slight increase in the tax, but it is
chiefly due 10 more rigid application OF the
schedule OF water rates established by the last
board OF Commissioners about two years since.
Captain Symons stated to STAR reporter that In
some cases premises escaped payment OF water
rent through the careeSsneSs OF those charged
with ascertanlng the extent TO which water was
used. The use OF premises determines, OF course,
the amount OF water rent based upon the average
use OF water OF establishments OF like character
For the benent OF the members OF the nre and
police departments the Commissioners have d.
vided the city into four divisions, and ordered
that surgeon be stationed In eacn division.
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AseI7IANS ctCkkIAkN H1vkS - eXp0Ct0Q " "
turn from New York on Monday morning.
TIE STEAM TRIAL Of the monitor Amphitrite win
take place on the LIST of August 1t Wilmington.
The United States steamer Galena sailed nom
New York this afternoon.
ENsIoN FILLMORE has been detached from the
european station and ordered to the New York
Naval Hospital for treatment
Army ORDHRA-Second Lieut. Waldo Z Aver.
18th infantry, has been granted six months leave
OF absence with permission to 60 abroad.
Acting Assistant Surgeon wm Shippen, ordered
from Philadelphta to St Paul, Mimi, for
assignment to duty at the latter place.
First Lieut. James Brennan, nth infantry, has
been granted three months additional leave OF
absence on account OF sickness
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BABl'o Skin and scalp preserved and besutihed by
the VI CT TIcURA SOAP !yl0.ll.13.14
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District Government Affair,

:. Building permits were issued to-day to Chas
Early, three brick dwellings, from 1916 to 1920
one brick dwelling at 331 9th street southeast
$500. Richard Dyer, one brick dwelling at the
northeast corner OF seth and streets northwest
500; Patrick Cronin, one brick dwelling, at SlS Sd
street southwest; 1000.
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MEASURES BEFORE CONGRESS.

TELrGRAPHY IN TIKI sENArE-AE ANTITRUST nILL
THE HOUSE
wAsHIsGToS, March s. Among the bills repnrtrd
from senate committees and placed on the calendar
rns one to regulate commerce carried by telegraph
with reports the bills introduced By Senators
CUL.LOM and EDMUNDs).
Mr. CULLOM asked Nj. REAGAN twho had reported
the bin from the Post office Co nittec) whether It was
n regulation hill
Mr. REAGAN. 1T " reenl alton NIL.
MIR CUIIOH.-Then II should GO Ia the Committee on
Inter e om,nerca watch has had several bills before
II for the establishment OF postal telegraph.
The discussion FL ther contibued by Senators
CIJILOM CHACE. BLAIR, REAGAN. SALISBURY.
UOAR and GORNAN.
Mr. CCLLOM finally consented to withdraw his
nation TO refer the bill to the Committee Interstate
o,nurrce have the It'll and reports laid tue
t.hi- for TIE present
Mr. SHERMAN. frsm the OSmmittee Foreign
Relations reported lack the house concurrent resou-
fon directing tue Secretary OF the >a,y TO designate
National vessel OF 10 convey thr relnains OF
President Pucz. or Venezuela. from The port OF New
yur. 70 the port OF Lncunyrn AMI " was pissed
Mir tiIBaOS, from the Committee Commerce. re-
nnrtea bill 10 ncorrrate the Atlantic and Faclo Ship
Canal Company. Caleniar
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PUSHING The PER DIEM BILL.

PETITIONS POURING IN FROM FTERY QUARTER
GOOD rROsP CTS or SUCCESS.
The Executive COmmttee OF The National Per Diem
Rate Service Pension Association met yesterday,
Colonel C. A. Wells presiding The petitions asking
Congress to give immediate attention to lie bill and
enact it continue to roll in increasing In numbers and
strength It. Is estimated that between IS 600 and
10000 veterans have pctitOned Congross in favor
OF the measure I'D to date. SO great has been iie
number of petitions and memorials Of various knds
favorable to the bill which have been presented In
the two Houses. that "The Congressional Record
now publishes them under separate heading
From Onondaga County. n Y. 1000 signatures Of
veterans have gone forw ard. from Mercer Comfy.
Penn. O50: from Fulton. n. y. 1000 from Bradford
County, Penn. 1000: from Westmoreiand County.
Penn, 1900. These samples of what Is going on
In nearly every comfy In the United States. In some
counties tzens have gotten up separate Petitions
which being largely signed In Lawrence Comfy,
for Instance. the ladies took hold of the matter
aid will this week transmit TO Washington the sigma
of 10000 peOl 10 of the county, praying r tho
passage of the bin. General n. NJ Cuts. the new
cOmmanderin-chcf of the Department of The state oi
NewYork. g. A. r. has arcc ted the position OF chair
man of tho Committee on Legislation. lie has In
formed Colonel Wells that he will te really ca 60 to
Washington this week at the head Of the committoe
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THE con 7RAC TORS IRE INDIG MINT

THEY PROTEST AGAINs o'BrIFv 4 CIARK's CAREY
ING OFF ALL THE AoUFDrCT WORK.
The Contractors Association OF the City OF NewYork
which includes eighty OF largest contractors doing
public and private work IN the city held inhg
nation meeting hight protest against guarding
the dollar for completing the new aQue-
bidders. whose figures were said to
The bids for doing the pipe line sec
on 40 ueiuct, which is entirely within the city
limits opened "Wednesday last and the statement
has made O'Bren & Clark. who thus far are
said for Bqueduct work.
would got this Last link.
Thirty members the meeting, which was held
OF No l43 East Fifty -ninh.st. Matthew Baird who IF
repaving Fhave said that ~ rather that a
contractor with smpc financial security resident OF
was fully $50 900 the successful bidder.
employ push the just demand OF William f.
Dean lowest bidder for recognition Charles Jones
also advised the association press the Just claims OF
their Associate
meeting adopted the following resolutions: That
of the Contrsctors Association be appoinfed
upon Mayor reference taking action upon
and to usrerain of the concerning the
ward OF the pipe line contract, for which bids were
lately opened by the Aoueiuct Commissioners: and
public that the Comm ssfoHers
the others thsn the lowest
bidders; resolved we the contractors of New York
think proper should be awarded tho
lowest bidder furnishing adequate security"
President John S. MastertOn appointed James Pollock
Charles Jones and Thomas Genty the committee.