Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-11

rnE AMEascAN noApaAsrEas.
fhear sixth Asasai Cesvsusss. IN 60.
sses Here.
THIS morning 1t 10 O'CLOCK the SIXTH annual 60
esnaon VI .ne American Roadmasters' Association
was opened at Hayden Hail a. strect and Penn
Uivania avsnne Owing 70 the Storm ssa oshsr
~es0 many on the 600 members had nosArr1ved
IN the city. The president Mt. J. ". crs,r. callsd
me meeting 70 order shortly arter 10 o'clock ed
iA'e ossofe the BODY Invitations Of shs uAyor and
board OF common council Of Denver, ool, ssn
non .he governor OF Colorado inviting the asso~
and Il was accepted
M Reed the secrvtary, then called the roll and
less than hundred members answered 70 tAssr
names
Mt: J. u. Preston remarked that the r.st sub
mel tou vas standard track jointss
nlost important ons-and, a. many Of the mem
oeu had not arrived. he thought thst some little
S I'm 81. should 10, o. given he Proposed that many
o'clock this afternoon Be hsd. asd IGs was
west side OF IN street above the avenue srs occu-
pied by models Of many devices pertsininc 10 rail-
roaan parueuiary 70 tracks TRACK joints, &C, and
partment OF fair. This exhibition during the
morning was point OF attraction Tor many Of the
II Is the custom Tor the leading manufscturrrs
OF railroad supplies 60 take the enIertsinmeni ~
the roadmasters IN hand, and large sun IL an
nually subscribed Tor this purpose. All the lead
Ing manufacturers or their agents are heru and az
q meeting held yesterday the following COMMITTEE
Brady, chairman: / y. Brame. treasurer: ). X
EuiotL secretary; y. A. Macarthur q. - Bigelov
Z. o. Thompson, B. b. Kerr. W. A. Elliott and ".
To-day the delegates and their families were 10
have been given ride around the city, with which
the rain interiered Tonight they Will visit the
CycloraIna After their return there VIII be music
In the pariors OF the Metropolitan Hotel and now-
ers VIII be presented 10 the ladies % party. To-
morrow's program embraces q visit 20 the sp toll
the National Museum and the White House and
the National 1heater IN the evening. The follow
ing DAY Trip TO Mount Vernon VIII be made
The Florida Eptdesnic.
RkLIkF MEASURES HkkE AND KLsEwHkRE-PRosRus
90 TINE PLAGUE, kIc
Miss Clara Barton, president OF the Red Coos
Association. has established headquArters at The
Riggs House for the transaction Of the business
OF the association In connection with the yellow
fever In Jacksonville The president of the Louis
ana state Association telegraphed her last night
II that society could be OF any service Miss Bar
your suo-societies. please act with soutams,d
be goes to-day with doctor and nurses " jackson
Vile"
An oyvrk vRon TENNESSEE
The Marine Hospital Bureau has received tele-
gram from Galbraith and Grover, OF oalbrairh
Springs, Tenn stating that they have forty Vacant
rooms and are willing 70 receive refugees direct
from Jacksonville. This ofer has been communal
Perry.
ACTION on THE DISTRICT oonnIssIoEEka
The District Commissioners yesterday issued
the following: ~The Commissioner will take
pleasure In forwarding TO the proper authorities
at Jacksonville, Fla, all contributions by the peo-
pie OF the District OF Columbia that may be en-
trusted TO them for the relief OF the suffering
there on account OF the prevailing yellow fever
Epidemic. They have no doubt that this commu-
nifty viii respond 70 the call for aid on THIS ac-
count as promptly and literally &c has 70 al
previous appeals OF like character All contrfbu-
LIONS VIII be acknowledged through the public
press"
The President has sent contribution OF 500 70
the Jacksonville sufferers.
AN AUXILIARY COMMITTEE
Miss Clara Barton, president OF the Red Cross
Association has appointed an auxiliary commit
tee, consisting OF the President and MA Cleye-
land and prominent officials and many citizens %
raise funds for the purpose OF sending ply sclans
and nurses 10 the yellow fever district The
headquarters OF the committee are at the kggs
House.
p. o. DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES CONTRIBUTE s465
The employees OF the Post-oflce Department have
subscribed s405 for the relief OF the yellow fever
sufferers, Postmaster-General Dickinson contrib
uting 500. This amount was collected IN one day.
The chairman VI the citizens relief committee at
Jacksonville has been Informed by telegraph that
ne can draw upon CHIEF Clerk Ray Tor thas
amount.
nRoGRkss or THE JACKSONVILLE rPIpEsIc
There were thirty-two new cases of yellow fever
reportea at Jacksonville for the twenty -four hours
ending at y O'Clock last night and nve deaths IL
Is felt that many lives could be saved n there were
enough competent nurses Rev. ]. n. sharp. who
died ON saturday, had no one 20 watch over MIN
save very Ignorant and Inexperienced negress-
sunday morning he took A hot bath aud then
made her battle his feet 10 Ice water and put lce
on his neck. She did not know any better, aud he
died IN an hour. An effort VIII he made to-day 70
get out q train for the North. All who desire 70
go on IL were yesterday urged ~ send In their
names. In New York yesterday sl4. SJl were sub
amount sl2.0OO WAS the donation OF one man.
who, refusing 10 give his name. presented Mayor
Hewitt $40 DO gold certificate and two crisp
LOCO bills In Philadelphia s3.:s,s was raised
and Macon. Ga. has subscribed $1,000.
The following additional subscriptions for the
yellow fever sufferers In Florida have been re-
ceiyed al The STAR once;
Paul Beckwith 81
Geo J. Johnson, S.
H., t25.
Cash, 81.
b. H. Warner. s25
RANCE or TEE TuEKnoEErKR-Tne Following
were the readings at the signal once to-day; q
m, "a; y N, o.: maximum. "a; minimum. %.
Affair." On West Washtmgs0n.
BrILDrSG AssocIkTIos.-At the sixty-sixth
monthly meeting OF the Citizens Equitable Build
Ing Association last night, nj Goddard's Hall,
twenty shares OF stock sold at average OF lao.
The subscription 10 the new series (nIthl nov
amounts 70 I, $50 shares.
CATTLE MAKKET.-The following sales OF live
stock at DrOyers Rest yesterday are reported: 1858
cattle and sold Rest lrQod aLcaA.