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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-29
THE NEW CITY POST OFFICE.

feature OF the recesses IN the central part. Is
designed to relieve the monotony which a solid
front would be apt to convey. especially in a
building having such extended frontages and
rising to the height of eight stories
THE PLAN OF THE BUILDING.
The plan Of the building may be described
as the arrangement of a tier Of Offices eight
stories high about a central light shaft. All the
Office rooms have windows looking out on the
streets on the -four sides of the building Ac-
cess to the Office rooms is by means OF gal
leries which extend around the light shaft in
much the same style as the pension office
building is planned This is the arrange
ment of all the floors with the sxrep-
ton Of the ground floor, which is on a
level with the street. The floor space Of the
light shaft will be used as the mailing and car
rier department and will have a ceiling of glass.
Partitions of glass separate this central space
from the public corridor which extendsaround
the building. The post office boxes stamp
windows and carrier windows will be in this
partition and on tine opposite side OF the corri-
dor will be the doors leading into the Office
rooms on the front of the building.
TEE MAIN PUBLIC ENTRANCE
The main entrance for the public will be
from the avenue. There will be a wide hallway
leading into the corridor. Along this corridor
will be the place where the bulk OF the public
will transact the business which brings the
average CltlZen 10 post OlDC6. nc Can
the window where he gets his letters or stamps,
and here will also be located the registry Office
and the money order Office. 1t will be wide.
roomy corridor and during business hours II
will be thronged with people. twill beframed
in on both sides by high glass partitions.
through which the ligh. will come both from
the street and the air shaft.
THE FIRST FLOOR
The frs. floor is to cover the entire ground
space of the lot. The other seven stories will
be built around light well court that will
serve only for lighting purposes. The floor
of this well will constitute the roof Of
the center Of the first story and will
consist of glass skyhght, under
which the delivery rooms will be located.
Thus there will be no court yard proper, and
the mail wagons will be let into the structure
by means of tunnelways on the G street side.
These passages will penetrate through from
one side to the other, that is, from the street
side to the llth and 18th street fronts.
THE DIMENSIONS OF THE COURT.
The dimensions of this court or well cannot
be ascertained with precision, but 1t is under
stood that it will occupy third Of the space
across the square, with the other two-thirds
occupied by the building.
There is a slight error in the cut, caused by
too much shading being given by the treasury
artist in drawing the three curves Of the bal
cony above the main doorway on the north
front. The design is for Q succession
of very slight curves at about
the pitch Of thar usually adopted in the con-
struction Of the "eyelid' windows In the colo
NAL architecture. Otherwise the engraving
gives very correct impression OF the archi-
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or north side of the fence. The outside Of the
fence is to be painted with two coats of lead and
oil, finished in tint to be selected later. The
sign post No Bills" will be painted by the con-
tractor at twelve different points on the fence,
and on each of the sliding gates legend, No
Admittance Except by Permission From the
Office" He will also paint the sign for the
Office building. Each bid must be accompa-
per cent of the amount of the proposal
THE sUPERINTENDENrs OFFICE.
The Office building is very well advanced and
will probably be ready for occupation by the
first of next week, when the contract expires
The transfer of Superintendent Stewards
official lares and penates will then take place
and Contractor Nashs force Of dem3lishers
will make an attack upon the old building on
the northwest corner. which is said
to be the most antique structure on
the square. 1t will not take long to
wipe this out Of existence, and it is safe to say
tina: by the l4th, the day of the expiration of
Mr.. Nash's contract the square will be wholly
cleared of buildings, foundations and rubbish.
The old Odd Fellows building on 11tE street
has melted away, and by tomorrow morning
the temporary Office will be all that is
left. The District is taking up the sidewalks
around the square and the erection OF the fence
will very likely begin the latter part Of next
week.
Description of the Building.
The cut accompanying this article gives q
representation Of the proposed city post office
building as designed by the supervising archi-
tect Mr.. Edbrooke. As is we'll known, the
building is to occupy the entire square
on the south side of Pennsylvania avenue
between 18th and 18th streets. The frontage
on the avenue will be 200 feet inches, and the
side fronts will be BOG feet inches. Upon this
great area will be erected q massive granite
building, rising to the height of eight stories
and surmounted by q square tower. Tho ground
comprises 81, 200 square feet and this space
will be occupied by the building, with the ex-
ception Of the area included within the central
court or light shaft. From the level OF the
street to the top of the weather vane ON the
clock tower the height will be $50 feet.
THE RoMANEsQUE STYLE
The design is Of the Romanesque order of
architecture. The main feature Of the facades
is the recessing Of the central portion in each.
the corners Of the projections being marked
by rounded piers, which add to the appear
ance OF substantial constructions The
architectural divisions Of the fronts are
heavy arches span the window openings Of the
first story. Then comes the inter story. The
three stories above are Enclosed with arches.
and then range of two stories. the whole
finished with rather high pointed roof pierced
with prominent dormer windows. The lines
OF the tall roof over the corners of the build
ing lead. the eye naturally up to the large
square clock tower, which rises from the GEN.
trail front of the building and is itself capped
with high pointed roof. The treatment of
the fronts especially in the introduction of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-29
THE NEW CITY POST OFFICE.
It 10 Expected That the Plans Will Be Ap-
proved This Week.
ARCHITECT KDBRooKE Is STILL IN CHICAGO But
IS IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH THE POST
OFFICE DEPARTMENT-THE FRONTAGE LINES
NOT LIKELY TO BE CHANGED.

Mr.. Edbrooke, the supervising architect of
tho treasury, is still in Chicago on his holiday
leave and the plans for the Washington city
post Office remain unapproved by the Postmas-
ter General There is almost daily commune
cation, however, on the subject between him
and the acting architect, Col. Low, who is en-
deavoring to secure the approval Of the plans
before the beginning of the new year. He had
a conference with Mr.. Wanamaker on the SUBJ
ject yesterday, and this morning he stated to a
STAR reporter that he hoped to have the plans
in his possession this week with the requisite
signatures attached.
NO CHANGE OF FRONTAGE LINES LIKELY.
The suggestion made by Postmaster Sher-
wood to alter the plans 80 as to follow the line
OF Pennsylvania avenue with the north front
of the building has not been brought to the no.
tice of the architects Office in any way and it
Is not thought there that there will be any seri-
GUS consideration given it. In the opinion of
the treasury officials there is an insurmount-
such Il suggestion in the distortion of the build
ing that would result. The scheme, too.
presents an apparent flaw in that
it could not be adopted without the consent Of
Congress for the occupation Of portion Of the
present highway-unIess the proposition of the
of the front to a line parallel with the avenue
and yet mot advancing any further north at
the west side. This, however, would still pre-
sent the objection of distortion of the front
and would be open to the additional objection
| a reduction Of the floor space, which is
is wholly contrary to the postmaster's ideas.
Hence it is not thought by Col Low that the
suggestion will have any important bearing on
the main question Of the approval Of the plans.
BIDS ASKED EoR FENCE.
An advertisement has been issued by the su-
pervisng architect for bids for the construc-
ton of fence around the site Of the city post
Office. opposite The STAR Office. The bids will
be opened January S. at 2 o clock, in the Office
Of the architect Of the treasury. The fence is
to be built Of Virginia pine, nine feet in height,
and will extend on all four sides Of the square,
| running along the lines laid down outside the
present curb by the District Commissioners.
There arc to be eight sliding gates ut various
points around the square and 3 small
gate or door adjoining the superin-
Iendents Office on the north side.
The posts Of the fence are to be OF chestnut,
let three feet into the ground, and the gate
posts will be planted foot deeper. There will
be plank sidewalk, feet wide on tho D street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-29
The CASE OF CROSS.
Before the Court in General Term on Ap-
peal Today.

Before the Court in General Term on Ap-
peal Today.
IN tho Court in General Term today before
Chief Justice Bingham and Justices Cox and
James, the case Of the condemned colored
man. Douglass Cross, under sentence Of death
by hanging on Friday, January 20, was taken
up for argument. Messrs. c. Maurice Smith
and Joseph Shillington for the defendant and
District Attorney Cole and Assistant District
Attorney Armes Tor the government Cross
was once before tried and convicted Of the
murder Of his wife, Hattie Cross, by shooting
her in October, 1889, and was sentenced to be
hung in January last, but the counsel taking
the case to the General Term secured a
new trial, which took place in June last and
he was again convicted, and the motion for a
new trial being overruled the case was appealed
to tho General Term on exceptions.
It was claimed by the government that Cross
and his wife. who had been but o short time
married and were living with deceased 8
mother on Sth street southwest, quarre.ed and
the wife followed him when he left the house, and
he threatened to shoot her, and that when they
reached street east Of It'll shot her. The de-
PENDANT claimed that deceased shot herself from
motives Of jealousy and that his conduct was
perfectly natural
There were forty-two exceptions taken to the
ruling Of the ccurt. Other grounds for the
motion are alleged misconduct O. the
prosecutor in offering Ar alleged dying
declaration which was known did not exist,
discovery Of new evidence and one Of tho
Jurors, Boteler. was incompetent by being a
voter in Maryland.
The District attorney Claims that there was
| no error In the rulings and that the alleged
misconduct Of the prosecuting officer is nc
part OF the record and no objection made al
the time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-29
COUNTRY REAL ESTATE.

E'OR SALE-'.FRUITLAND"-T RESIDENCE
L OF the late Thomas W. Edwards. on the Washing
ton and Western railroad. near Leesburg. Loudoun
county. va. containing % acres Of nne land The
house IS attractive threestory dwelling. situated
on an elnInence and commanding a iine view of the
surrounding country: Tue lawn contains about hve
acres covered with original oak and ornamental
and there orchard with fruits OF every variety
common to this latitude-in fact. the improvements
ebody the and attention OF its late for
forty years. Ii Is offered for sale easy terms
or will he exchanged for property IN Washington D. C.
No more agreeable place be found a
residence or country home. TO party desiring q
large farm 800 adjoining. with tenants house.
barn and other outbuildings. will be sold with the
above. For further information Apply to WM- H.
SAUNDERS & CO.. 1iU1 nOI-eOtr
lrOR SALE-SEEERAL TRACTS OF LAND BY
l. the acre, adjoining and very near Washington;
suitable tor gardening poultry raising or for subdI-
VISION suburban residences Of those in business in
Washington and desiring live short distance in the
country, some splendid Investments the land be
bought now cheap and very easy terms; q large
map OF and the surrounding country sent
free application parties taken property free
OF charge, also several SUBURBAN farms TOR rent.
d2S-6t JAMES L. CLEMENTS, 1921 + st. n ".
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The Whites in Fear Of the Treachery Of the
Natives.
Advices from the South seas state that the
natives of the New Hebrides group have become
singularly notorious Of late, owing to numerous
atrocities perpetrated by them on white in
habitants. French as we'll as British subjects
have fallen victims to the butchery Of the
savages. Following closely on the murder OF
Mr.. Peter Savers, British settler, by tho
natives of Santo Comes, comes news OF another
crime, the victims in this case being NJ. Parent
and II. Boto. Mallicolo Island was the scene Of
the murders, tho natives concerned belonging
to tho Bush tribe. NJ. Parent was q
copramaker and had small sta
ton on the coast Of AIallicolo. One
night he was surprised by natives and toma-
hawked tc death. his store being afterward
looted by the savages. The body Of the un-
fortunate man was discovered next morning
partially buried with earth and banana leaves,
few hundred yards from his house. 1t was
horribly mu:ilated. No provocation appears
to havo been given by tho copramaker, and
the white residents of the island believe that
the crime was committed solely with the OBJ
ject of plunder. NJ. Boto was murdered within
a few miles from the scene OF the Parent out
rage. He was employed on Mr.. Martins plan
tation and was tomahawked to death by natives
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-29
HE DREAMED A DREAM.
A Big Oil Wen Located in . Vision Of tn.
Night

a Big OH Well Located in . Vision Of the
Night
Butter county, Pa, has an "oil smelIer" who
can give points to persons who bring out the
result power of the hazel rod. Some months
ago Cunningham & Co. were drilling a well on
the farm of Ira Stauffer. One night, while the
well was drilling, Caspar Keichner, crippled
jeweler Of Zelieroplc, dreamed that the well
was dry, and in the same vision he saw . spot
on the farm Of John Shrivor, near the Stauffer
farm, where o well was flowing 1000 barrels
per day.
Keichner.. related his dream to Cunningham
& Co., but q smile was all he got for his trouble
When the well on the Staufier farm was COM
pleted it was q frst-class buster. In their ad-
versity the owners Of the well went to Keichner
and asked him to show them the spot ON the
Shriver farm where in his dream he had seen
the coveted l,000-barrel we'll He accompanied
them to the place and well was started on the
spot: few weeks ago the psy streak was
reached. The well actually flowed 1000 bar
rels day and the place il the richest oil farm
In Butler county today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-29
ELOPED WITH AN Ex-CONyICr.
Miss Lent's Infatuation Shocks and Crieye
Her Relatives.

Miss Lent's Infatuation Shocks and Crieyes
Her Relatives.
Miss Almeda Lent, q nineteen-year-old men,
Der OF one Of tho most respected families in
Fairfield county, Conn, has startled her rela-
tives and friends by clipping with Nelson Gar
rison, a well-known ''crook" and ex-conyict
Having made his acquaintance through a street
Irritation, the girl became infatuated with him.
At one timc when he visited the Lent house
Garrison was locked in q room for several
houus finally escaping through window He
has been rot.sl-egged several times by Miss
Lents relatives and friends, but these attacks
seemed only to increase the infatuation of the
Pair for each other
Miss Lent left her home a week ago yester-
day, saying she was going to spend Christmas
with her grandparents in Fishkill, \. Y On
thursday her relatives at Danbury received
papers containing the announcement of her
marriage to Garrison in Newburg. When she
boarded the train last Monday she was accom-
panied by tall, angular woman closely yelled.
This person, it is believed, was Garrison in dis
guise. They left the train together and the
marriage took place the same day.
Garrison has unsavory record. He has
served a term in the Trenton (N.J.) state prison
for burglary and is said to have been in Sing
Sing and other prisons Miss Lents family
are deeply shocked by her strange choice and
have disowned her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-29
CHILE'S NEW CABINET,
That 10 the Matter That is Taking Up the At
tention of President Montt just Now.

That is the Matter That is Taking Up the At
tention of President Montt just Now.
The New York HeralTs Valparaiso cor
respondent says he hardly thinks there is much
foundation for the report cabled there from
Washington that the Chilean government is
likely to propose arbitration as q means Of set
Ting the Baltimore trouble. At the present
moment, the correspondent says, enough diff
Guilty is experienced in forming q new cabinet
to engross the entire attention Of the Chilean
administration.
1t is said that the reasons for Minister Egan's
absenting himself from the Inauguration cere-
monies was the Insulting tone Of Minister Of
Foreign Affairs Matta's reply to President Har-
rison message.
Several arrests have been made in connection
with the wrecking of the express train on
Christmas night between Santiago and Valpa-
raise.
The Boston before leaving Valparaiso bought
lao tons Of coal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-29

John Sims, brother Of "Bob," the Ala
hama outlaw, and Nose, o nephew, were
lynched last night and the lynchers are
in hot pursuit of q negro who was with
Sims on the night Of the massacre. Bob's
dwelling, together with all outbuildings, have
been burned and every living thing, except the
family, on the place has been killed The
Sims family say they will leave the country.
It is reported that Neal Sims has gathered
about forty men and threatens 10 burn up
Womack Hill today. Bob Sims body and those
Of three Of the Savages have been cut down
and thrown into a graveyard John Savages'
body il still hanging.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-29
PROPOSALS.

SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED AT
y the office Of the supervising Architect Treasury
Department. Washington. G., until TWO O'CLOCK
p. II. the FIFTH DAY OF JANUARY, 1897. Tor
all the labor and materials required to construct fence.
&C.. AROUND the site OF the United States post ofhc
building at Washington. d. G., in accordance with
drawing and Specification. copies Of which may lie
had at this ofce the oce Of the superintendent.
Each bid must be accompanied by certified check or
sum not less than per cent OF the amount OF the
proposal The DEF artent Will all lids received
after the time herein stated for opening the also
bids which do not comply strictly all the require
ments Of this invitation. Proposals must he incosed
In envelopes. sealed and marked Proposal fence.
&c, around site OF tie u s. post Office buiiding at
Washington. ID. c." and addressed to ". }. ED
BROOKE. supervising Architect. December -. 1881
d..9-eo3t
COMMUNICATIONS FOR IMPROVING
" STREETS AND AVENUES IN The DISTRICT
or CULU MBIA.-Ofnce of the Commissioners. " ash
ington. d. g, December ~ 1S9l.-seaed proposals
will be received at this Office until TWELVE O'CLOCK
NJ. FRIDAY. JANUARY FIFTEENTH, 1897, for
work on Connecticut avenue extended and connecting
street. Blank forins of proposals and specifications
be obtained at this ofce application there
for together with gil information, and bids
upon these forms only will be considered The right
is reserved 20 reject and all bids parts of bids.
j. ". DOUGLASS. J. ". ROSS. W. L. KOSSEIL.,
Commissioners. DC. d2lL6t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-29
Wanted to XIII lGr. chiIds

A man giving his name a. J. Bonaparss went
TO the Office Of Goo. W. Chlds in Philadelphia
on Saturday afternoon and demanded TO see
Mr.. Childs. In reply to . question - TO the
nature Of his business the man replied: II in
tend to kin him" Upon being intsrcepted BY
the clerk the fellow drew murderous-lookiuc
knife, but whatever his intentions he evidently
changed his mind when he saw several Other
clerks coming toward him and made his
escape. Late in the afternoon the man vas
arrested and examined by physician, who said
that ne was undoubtedly insane. He vas
then sent 70 the Psnnsylvsnia Hospital
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-29
St. Louls' Six Days' Match.

George Cartwright Of Bridgeport. Conn.
won the six days go-as-you-please race
which terminated at st. Louis Saturday
night His score was SOP miles and 8 laps.
Hegleman Of New York was second. 500 miles
and IA laps Click OF Philadelphia was third,
472 miles. The fourth man was Hsrty, who had
449 miles on the board. ''Old Sp.rt Csmpans
had SOS, Taylor $40 and Palmer sos The con-
test was financial success AID the four leaders
divided about 81 000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-29
Lieut.. Pcary's Expedition.

Tho National Geographic Society at o
special meeting tomorrow evening will listen to
a fully illustrated account Of Lieut.. Peary's
voyage to Greenland. by Prof. Denj. Sharp Of
Philadelphia, who accompanied him on the
steam whaler Kite. The meeting will be at
the National Museum lecture hall instead Of
the Columbian University as at first an
nounced, in order to accommodate larger
audience.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-29
Monument to Chief Hennessy.

A design for the monumsntto the late Super
intendent Of Police David G. Hsnnessy of Now
Orleans, who was assassinated BY members Of
the MAZDA, has been accepted. The accepted
design il splain shaft Of Hallovsll granite,
twenty-six feet high, surmouuted BY . fringed
drapery, upon which hangs the dad chiAfa
bolt and baton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-29
Brazilian Imperlallsts Plotting Re,tor..,o,

Brazilian Imperialists Plotting Restoration.
A New York Herald dispatch from Rio
Janeiro, Brazil, says it is rumored that the i'm
perialists are working for the restoration Of the
empire. The editor Of the Plenos Hers, an
impsrialist paper, which has suspended publ
cation, says in farewell that there IL no longer
any liberty Of opinion allowed In Brasil.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-29

A New York Herald dispatch from the City Of
Mexico says that Juan N. Navarro. chief en-
gineer Of the land survey company and SON Of
the Mexican consul general in New York, was
shot recently during quarrel In Topachula,
state Of Chippas. It l. also reported that Senior
Navarro 10 In critical condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-29
A Suit for Divorce.

Anna Doyle asks, by bill fled by p. B.
Thompson and ]. N. Vale, freedom from matri-
monisl ties with Jacob Dixon Doyle and tho
custody Of their two children. They were
married September IL, 1876, and she charges
desertion December 20, 1859.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-29
Marriage Ltcen.as-

Marriage licenses have been Issued BY The
clerk OF the court to the following: Waiter
Cruit and Emma J. Ferry; John Anderson and
Mary p. Brooks; Edward Boswell and Mollie
Weaver; John Gwynne and Charlotte Mason,
othneil II. Larwill Of Fort Wayne, Ind, and
Bessie II. White; Chas jackson and Mania
Paxton; George II. Houck Of Frederick CITY.
Nd, and Annie r. Morgan Of ST. Mary's COUNT.
Nd; Chas. 5. Walter and Emma p. Ovens
both Of fredericksburg. Va; Barney Roy and
Tolliver; Anthony johnson and Josephins Lee,
both OF Loudoun county, Va; Glen d. Gardner
OF Martinsburg, w. Va. and Clara p. Hum
phreys; John HAYES and Jennie HAYES, both
OF Aexandria Va; X Ninton Anderson Of
Unlontown, Pa, and l. May Barnett Of Con-
nellsville, Pa; T. g. Perkinso Of Calhoun county.
Ga, and Susie q. Chase