Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-22
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.

PROTECT.
Mr.. John H. Hewlett has fled protest With
the Commissioners against the award OF the
contract for the new school building In George.
town 20 Thomas a Driscoll. Mr.. HowIetf
claims that his bid alone was formal
MONEY roR CHRISTMAS AND rrnK TO SPEND m.
The District ofhces we're closed to-day al
noon The employees OF the District govern
December. The salaried employees we're psie
In full for the month and per diem employees
were paid for the number Of days they have
worked The District Commissioners assumed
the responsibility in order that the employees
might have money for Christmas II ans
salaried District employe IL thoughtless or un@
grateful enough TO die before the end OF the
month, the Commissioners will have 90 60
down INTO their pockets 70 make up the salary.
A SCHOOL BUILDING CONTRACT.
The Commissioners have awarded the con-
tract for the school building az the corner of
I'D and L streets northwest 90 Hurdle d Bins.
ham, the lowest bidders, for s224s7
TO KEEP THE naRBoR OPEN.
Inc District Commissioners yesterday urged
before the House District committee the inn
portance OF the appropriation Of $4,000 pro-
posed by Gen. Lee 20 enable the Commiss,ops
ers 70 Keep the harbor open. This Ia proposed
as temporary expedient, as there would nos
DC time TO construct an ice-bost such as was
proposed by the bill In the last Congress in
roduced by Senatar Malone and proposing AN
expenditure Of 100000. Commissioners Webb
said to-day that the uncertainty now existing
kept many vessels from coming into the Poto@
mac III there were q fund available for open
ing the harbor vessels would come into The
river without fear Of being ice-bound.
MrscHIIASEous.
The District Commissioners have made AN
order providing for closing the District Offices
on Christmas and for closing the Offices "a
noon on all other days Of next week.
The Commissioners have written 70 Congress
Min H.. .l.s.. - t.. On
i. Cook. The salary OF the Office was o. 600
but last year only 5000 was appropriated,
and the ex-collector claims another thousand
dollars
The Senate has ordered the printing OF Com.
missioner Raymond's report, appendices and
maps on conduits for telephone, telegraph, and
electric hight wires in the District
Sergt McCathran, Of the police. reports that
the gas service in Anscostia 10 very defective.
The Commissioners to-day inquired into the
facts, but took no action.
The EVAPORATION INVESTIGATION con-
gressional Immigration investigation commit
Tee began Its session at Pittsburg Yesterday
lhe committee was represented by Represens
tati'e Ford, OF Michigan, chairman, and Repre-.
sentative Guenther, of Wisconsin. The testi-
mony showed that numerous criminal insane
ana pauper immigrhnts, who should not be
allowed 70 land. came 10 Pittsburg and became
a charge upon the public. Some OF them have
we Dfhnu OF foreign warehouses upon them.
IL was also in evidence that men had come %
this country under contract in many cases 90
work against skilled labor. The members OF
the commission will leave Cor Detroit to-day.
South Dakota is strongly opposed 10 the new
plan outlined by Congressman Springer for its
admission. That half of the territory has had
a constitution for three years, and is ready %
enter the Union without going through the
work OF framing another instrument
The Ohio supreme court handed down
decision yesterday sustaining the Judgment OF
the circuit court OF Hamilton county in the
case Of the involved estate OF Archbishop pur-
CELL by this decision the creditors Of the Pur-
cell estate left out in the cold with the
exception OF John q. Hendricks, who had
claim on the church property.
An examination of the books Of the employ.
ment agency Of yo slomsky Co., in New York,
who are charged with sending immigrants 20
virtual slavery on the Chesapeake oyster dredg-
ers, shows that almost q hundred men have
been sent 10 the Baltimore firm, which sends
them TO the oyster boats.
''norther' was reported blowing at Colon
last night and all steamers which were an port
put 10 sea.