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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30
Giving Due Credit.
To the Editor of The Evening Star:

To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
Permit me to record in The Star how the
first Monday of September OF each year
known as Labor day, was made a national
holiday.
Willard F. Hobbs, chairman of the leeis-
lative committee of the Federation of La
Dor of this city. prepared the bill. modelling
II on the Massachusetts, law. He had It in
troduced in the Senate by Mr.. Kyle and in
the House by Mr.. Cummings. The commit
tees on labor Of both houses made favora-
bic reports. On Friday, the 22d instant
the Senate passed the bill and sent II to the
House. where. being Identical with the
House bill. IL was laid on the Speakers ia
BILE. and soon after On Mr. McGann's mo-
ton, was passed. 1t was the watchful care
and good parliamentary coaching Of the bill
by MT. Hobbs that gave the people for all
Tune oi;e more national holiday.
1t was not MIR. Cummings bill nor the
bill Of the House comrnittee on labor which
became a law. but the Hobbs-kyle Senate
bill. The day before the bill passed the
Senate Mr.. McGann wrote Mr. Hobbs that
ne could not tell when the House would
consider pending labor bills When the bill
was passed Senator Kyle wrote Mr.. Hobbs
the following note:
Willard r. Hobbs. esq, Washin gton. DC.
i have secured from the Vice President
the per with which he signed the bill MAX
ing Labor day legal holiday. / shall pre-
serve II for you TILL you call Also his note
TO you. Yours truly.
JAMES H. KYLE"
1t IS a little annoying that Mr. Cummings
should send the pen with which the Presi
dent signed the bill 20 Mr. Samuel Gompers
who, 1t is probable, will receive his first
knowledge of the bill when he receives the
pen. But the credit is the main thing, and
l invoke the aid OF The Star to give IL to
Mr.. Hobbs, who is alone entitled to it.
PAUL T. BOWEN.
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DR. HAMMETT THEIR CHAMPION.
He Thinks the Wells Have Been I'm
Justly Slandered,

The wells of Washington have a friend at
Court. and Health Officer Hammett will do
everything in his power to save them
This is what that official told a reporter
Of The Star this afternoon who called upon
him TO learn something OF his promised re-
port upon this subject.
1T is true" said Dr. Hammett that 1
have not signed the report OF the committee
OF which 1 am member. appointed by the
Medical Society of the District of Columbia
TO investigate the subject OF typhoid fever
in the city. Since that report was made 1
have been investigating at great length the
subject OF our water supply, and while this
Investigation Is not yet finished. l am per
scaded that the wells have been unjustIy
charged with being the nests OF typhoid
Fever. The report which 1 am now prepar-
ing VIII show the numoer of typhoid fever
cases that have occurred in Washington for
some years past, and will give in a sep
arate column the location OF the houses
where the diseases were confined. together
with the water supply Of those houses.
Thus far 1 have found that a great ma
5ortty of the cases reported depended upon
the Potomac for the drinking water. I am
IN favor OF giving the wells fair show,
and have no hesitancy in saying that 1 am
strenuously opposed to the closing of wells
until after they have been subjected to
q careful meteorological and chemical anal
ysis- II. after this analysis has been made,
presence Oh tne y pnOlu ana colon Dacll-
Jus Is not found believe in allowing the
wells to remain open. The citizens Of Wash
tngton have perfect right to protest
against the closing OF the wells, and while
some OF them may be contaminated by rea-
son OF rotten stocks Of pumps and other
local causes, they should not all be aban-
doned- 1t Is not my purpose to reflect upon
the committee appointed by the Medical
Society. and 1 shall give them a fair show
to examine my figures and deductions be-
fore take any action In signing the re-
port"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30
IN THE House TODAY.
Not Much Business Transacted by the
National Legislators.

There was very slim attendance Of MEM
bers present in the House today, and those
who were on hand seemed very averse to
transacting any business. Four OF five bills
which were called up were objected to.
\ The committee on post offices and post
roads controlled the morning hour, and Mr..
Henderson CN.C). the chairman Of the COM
mittee, called up a bill to readjust the sal
aries and allowances of the postma sters at
Guthrie. kingfisher and Oklahoma City, but
before any action was taken the morning
hour expired. Pension bills which had been
favorably laid aside at the Friday night
sessions were passed for the persons named
-Celestia-P. HART. Mary Trimble. Mary
Stahl. Sarah Oddly, c. Q. Grenier, Martha
A. Holt, Amanda J. Lane, Harriet T. Vos-
burg, A. F. Nicely. Mary b. Down, Mrs
Susie Conway, Wells Johnson, Mary E.
Trickey, Margaret A. Woods Ernest c.
Emerson. Julia Bews, Allie Dill Brough-
ton, Mrs. Mary A. Menefee. Mary Ann
Donoghue. James Lane, Edwin Overman,
Pauline ]. Smith and Harriet R. Tate
charges Of desertion were also passed:
Warren Alonzo Alden. Wilson Kale, An
drew l.. Grugett. Calvin Daniel, Joseph G.
Utter and Edward J. Butler, while the fol-
lowing bills were Indefinitely postponed for
the relief of the widows and heirs of Mar
cellus Petit and for the relief of Frederick
Ottstatts.
House agreed to the Senate amendments to
the bill defining the units Of electrical meas
ure. The House agreed to a resolution d.
recting the architect of the Capitol to put
a number of electric fans in the chamber
and at 2:27 adjourned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30

Government Bonds.IU. S Is. REGISTERED. ia
bid ia asked; I. S. Is, coupon. ifil bid. {.
District Of Columbia BOnds-2oyear fund IS, los
stock - iso FUND ss fHd nv bid Water
IL bid. lis asked Shs, registered. 2rios. 10
Miscellaneous Bonds.-washinet ton and Georre.
town Railroad eonv. 6s. LIST. 1876 bid. las asked
l3e bid, las asked Metropolitan Ra.iroad cony'
g. io5'f bid ITO asked, Belt Railroad Sc. s5
ton Gas Company Is. series A. liz bid was sh
to-, ,on, Gas Company Is. series B. 10 hid. WASH
Electric Light COW S. rs bid S chesa E and
Potomac Telephone IS. los asked. American Sc
can security and Trust ss a and o 90 100 % s,a
W.:sIR.'sR Ns5t:s imp
% nssan sS, ssnl I9ass IS Tss
bid, $50 asked; Bank of the Republic US S Sap
S Sd secS SsS G rs I'd Grp lS , ana
Capital lis bid West End 100 bid Ing s sskeS
Trader, log bid los asked. Lincoln, 81 bid.
safe Deposit and Trust Companies.-Nationals Safe
p asd Tu. and IL. S,s se ask, sa wsssngien Loan
and Trust; 1870 bid, lse asked. Washington SAT.
Deposit. 100 asked. :
2s5 bid. 80 asked Metropolitan, s97 asked. Co.
lnnhis, 90 bid, s. asked Belt. 30 bid. Eckinrton.
Gas and Electric Lihgt Stocks.-washfngton Gas
49, bid, az asked Georgetown Gas, so bid c
s. Electric Light, 'le6 bid, IFS asked
Insurance Stocks.-Firemep's al bid "a asked
Franklin. - bid. IS asked Metropolitan go hid
is asked. Corcorar, 90 bid. Potomac T5 ma
Arlington, l5o bid. German-Americsn l5e hid.
National Union. ~ bid. Is asked. Columbia. i3T.
bid, - asked Riggs, .T bid. asked. Peopl. s.
81, bid. 8 asked. lincoln, bid. sls asked Com.
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Title sllo
bid. III asked. Columbia Title 7N bid s ssled
District Title, Is asked
~, Teleph3he Stoeks;-Pennsylvania, 35 bid 80 asked
American Graphophone, bid. SO ASKED
hlscellsneons Siocts.-Washington Market Is bid.
20 asked Great Falls Ice. 1875 bid las asked
Bull Run Panorama. % asked. Norfolk and Wash
instcn Steamboat, '92 bid, 20 asked. Lincoln HALL
20 bid 100 asked lnter-Ocean Building. s. asked.
'Ex. Dividend.
ON motion, the board decided TO adjourn over
Saturday during the months al July and August
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30
THE COURTS.

Equity Court No. i. Judge Cox
Turner against Drew. restraining order.
returnable July =. granted. Lawrence
against Lawrence: divorce granted. Burche
against Bcllinser: leave TO file supplemental
bill granted. Penn against Penn: taking OF
testimony extended TO Jaly Is. De Vaughn
against De Vaughn; referred % auditor
Cissell against Coulter; ball dismissed: ap-
peal.
Equity Court No. 2 Judge Hagner.
Gordon against Gordon; order for payment
of alimony and counsel fees and eighty
five days given for taking testimony.
Dodge against Strasburger: Long q DAVID
son allowed TO intervene. Hurley against
Hurley ct al; sale ratified nisi.
Circuit Court No /, Chief Justice Bingham
p. l.. Bennett against c. N. Msliam:
Judgment of condemnation. Shuitz Gas
Fixtures and Art Metal Company against
WE. Basin ct sL.w W Poole against n. J.
Gray, J. T. VarneIl & Son against NJ.
Hughes, E. Barker against ". n. Lawson
and w. II. Acker against ". @. Netterott
& Co.; judgments by defeult- Marshall
against Augusta; bond for security Tor
Circuit Court No. 2. Chief Justice B,ns-
ham.-Holtzman agt Douglas: new trial
denied and Judgment on verdict Baer q
Baer agt. H NJ. Allen; motion 10 ouash at
tachment overruled. Dushane agt. w. and
G. RR Co.; demurrer argued. Bryant ct al
agt. w. and G. r. r. Co.; motion for new
trial Duffy agt. McGill: motion 70 Quash
attachment overruled. Fuchs & Lang Mfg.
Co. agt. National Lithographing Co.: mo-
ticn for Judgment Dix Island Granite Co.
agt. J. II. Walter and A. E. Walter; motions
for new trial overruled and judgments on
verdict. Saville y. Cox ct al: motion for
judgment.
Criminal Court No. . Judge McComas-
L. s. agt- Robert s. Rogers. violating SC
ton 5440 Revised Statutes: defendant re-
leased on 81 go bond. L. 6. agt. Benjamin
Grandson. false pretensts; plea Of guilty
and sentence of two years m the penitenti-
airy. L. S. agt VIM. A. Anderson. false pre-
lenses: verdict OF not guilty. L. 8. art
Mollie Smith and Chas. B.Cheshire. forgery:
nolle pressed Samuel c. Mills and Arson
s. Taylor, justices OF the peace. appointed
Judges OF the Police Court during absence
OF Judges Miller and kimball Jurors dis
charged for the term.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30
CARNOT MEMORIAL SERVICE.
..s.s .... ..
Program of the Music at St. Matthews
Church Tomorrow.

At the request of Ambassador Patenotre
the Secretary of State has sent Invitations
to attend the Carnot memorial services at
st. Matthews Church. Sunday to a large
number Of government officials, including
the President and his cabinet, both houses
Of Congress and the justices of the Su-
preme Court. Cardinal Gibbons will be I'M
able to otficiate at the services, and Father
Lee, the pastor of ST. Matthew'S Church
will conduct them.
AS is customary in funeral services peo-
pie are expected to keep their seats until
the family pass out OF the church. In this
instance the French ambassador repre-
sents the head Of the family ana WIN leave
the church first, followed by the President
The following is the program of music
at the services: Requiem mass, Kyrie,
Requiem Eterna, Schmidt Des Irae Tuba
Morum. Mozart Requiem; Offertory Hos
tias. Mozart; Sanctus Schmidt; Benelictus
Gounod; Agnus Del. Mozart Requiem. LIBERIA
Ohrewald.
The regular choir will officiate, under the
leadership probably of Prof Lawrence Mr.
L. E. Cannon, the regular director, is In
mourning for the loss of his wife, and will
not be able to attend.
The following will act es ushers Mr.
Commines and Mr.. Boeufve of the French
legation, Mr.. Tavel of the Swiss legation
Mr.. Eastman of the Chilean legation and
Messrs. r. S. Chiffon, H. l.. Washington
and J. NJ. Biddle of the State Department.
The members of the diplomatic corps and
officers of the army, navy and marine corps
will wear full dress uniform.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30
LATE NEWS BY WIRE
Opening Of the Tower Bridge at
London.
IMPOSING SCENES ON THE THAMES
Completion of an Expensive Struc.
ture.
AN INTERESTING CEREMONY

LONDON, June 3o.-The great Tower
bridge was formally opened today by the
Prince Of Wales in the name Of the queen
The Tower bridge ranks with some Of the
great engineering works Of the age, and its
magnificent proportions have quite altered
the appearance Of that dark and murky
part of the river near the tower. a part of
the Thames known as the Pool, and usually
filled with the smaller kind Of ocean steam
ers engaged In the coasti1g and continental
trades.
1t has cost nearly a million pounds
sterling s5.0OO.O OO). and its annual main
tenance will involve the expenditure Of
5000.
The weather was blazing hot. and the
scene was magnificent one. Tens of thou
sands of persons lined the route of the royal
procession. and the streets were gaily deck
ed with flags and bunting.
The ceremony took place at noon.
On reaching the northern approach to the
bridge the Prince of Wales and his house
hold were received by the lord mayor and
the high civic officials, all in full robes. and
were subsequently conducted to their
places on the bridge. The ceremony of de-
clarins the bridge open was performed by
the Prince Of Wales, who. by means Of an
electric button. opened the enormous Jbas-
cules which have been built 80 as to allow
the loftiest vessel to pass underneath.
A flourish OF trumpets, the laundering Of
guns from the tower. loud and enthusiastic
cheering from the crowds and the footing
OF the whistles Of the launches and steam
ers On the river announced the completion
Of this work
The bishop Of London. wearing his robes
and hood, then pronounced the benediction
and the offfcials connected with the con-
struction of the bridge were received by
request of the queen. Two steamers passed
through the bridge amid great cheering
The whole of the structure was magnifi-
Gently decorated with flowers and palms
and hung with flags and shields.
The sum of 600 was expended by the
corporation in giving a dinner to the people
employed in the construction OF the bridge
Moreover, special rows Of seats were pro-
vided for them
In honor of the event the lord mayor was
made a baronet ard all the sheriffs have
been knighted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30
PersOnnI Mention.

Prof. Mendenhall. superintendent of the
coast and geOdetic survey. will leave here
this afternoon for Chicago.
.leut. Reamy. naval aid to the Secre-
tary of the Navy. left here today for a visit
l. Old Sweet Springs. Va.
NJ q. c. Burton, Who has been visiting
relatives IL Mitchell, Ind, will return to
the city on Monday
Mr. a @. HeatOn has gone to pass the
month Of July at Childwold, in the Adiron-
QaCkS.
Mr.. Godfrey Stein is in Washington Wis
ting family and his many friends.
Among. the degrees conferred by Bowdoin
College, at her centennial celebra alton. was
that Of doctor Of science upon Richard
Rathburn of the fish commission
Mr.. Gwynn /. White left this morning
Tor the Hot Springs. Ark. to be gone until
the LIST OF August.
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PAINFULLY BURNED.
The Little Daughter of Representa-
five Linton Has a Narrow Escape.

The elgnt-yesr-old daughter OF Congress
man Linton OF Michigan was painfully
burned by an accident yesterday. and the
wife of Representative Aitken Of Michi-
gar had a narrow escape from q similar
fate number of Congressmen's families
went down TO Marshall Hail yesterday on
a picnic. Among them tire families OF the
two Michigan members named. While pre-
pairing lunch a small alcohol stove was
used, end in some way an explosion &C.
cured, and the blazing alcohol was scat
tered over the group gathered round the
spot. Little Elsie Linton was nearest. and
received most of the burning fluid. which
scattered over hef face and arms. Her
mother seized a bucket OF lemonade and
dashed Il over the child and the names
were eNtinguished Then IL WAS discovered
that The dress OF Mrs. Aitken was on fire.
and little Lawrence Aitken proceeded to
beat out the flames. fortunately succeeding
in Distinguishing them before she was
burned The injuries to the little girl are
not dangerous and e is said that her face
viii not be dishgured by the burns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30
TO PROTECT THE MAILS.
The Government VIII Not Permf,
Their Obstruction.

Their Obstruction.
Attorney General Olney and Acting Post
master General Jones held frequent COM
munication today respecting the move
ments In the Pullman strike. Reports were
late IN arriving at the Post Office Depart
rnent. and General Superintendent White
OF the railway mali service telegraphed
ohcials at various points for information
Inc communications forwarded to the De-
partment OF Justice called attention 20 the
various laws and regulations governing in
reference with the mails, and contained
data concerning many of the postal routes
and lines The tenor of the policy men,
toned was IN line with that discussed in
several conferences held during the East
DAY or two between the two heads Of de-
partments. and instructions are to be issued
az once impressing upon the agents of the
Department OF Justice the Importance Of
Immediately prosecuting all persons guilty
or ooStrUcting the mails.
The great strike has not been felt here. The
trouble does not extend east of Pittsburg
and railroad officials here believe that the
strike will not extend. Trains are arriving
and leaving Washington on time, with
Pullman sleepers. The ticket agents are
seHing tickets to the west, and travel Is
fairly heavy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30
ADMITTED TO THE BAR.
Results of the Examinations at the
Court House.

Results of the Examinations at the
Court House.
AS Q result OF an examination recently
conducted by the examining committee OF
the Bar Association. the District bar was
increased today by the admission to practice
OF the following. upon motion OF NAT. e. II.
Crag1n OF the committee: Frank 4. Dem
nett OF Maine: John r. Kelly OF New YORK.
w. kirkwood Flora Of Ohio. Robt. Il. L.
Lewis OF Virginia. Shelby Clarke OF the
District OF Columbia, Charles orion Brown
or the District OF Columbia, Clarence u.
Van Duxer OF Nevada. Ralph r. Upton of
the District or Columbia, Reeve Lewis OF the
the District OF Columbia. Walter X. Henssy
OF the District of Columbia. James N. Gray
OF Nebraska. Carroll ID. Judson OF Ohio
John u. Leonard OF the District OF Column
bia. Frank II. Hitchcock Of Massachusetts,
Edward II. Parry OF Connecticut Henry
NJ. Gunderson OF Wisconsin. sydney K
Jacobs OF Wisconsin. Thos J. Murray OF the
District Of Columbia. Albert +. Flint OF the
District or Columbia, Vim. y. Torbert Of the
District OF Columbia, Jas II. Grlrhn OF the
District OF Columbia. Usmund h. Tibbott
OF Indiana, John J. Dolan Of the District OF
Columbia. Chas. w. barr OF the District OF
Columbia, Frank r. Reeside OF the District
Of Columbia. A. b. Lloyd Leckie OF Penn
sylvania, Marcus b. May Of the District Of
Columbia. Robt. l.. Russell Of Georgia, VIII
TON >. Lamoerttoi the Distrlct Oh columbia.
kepler hoyt Of Wyoming, Guy ii. johnson
OF the District OF Columbia. Harry Weber of
Illinois. II. Beach Needham OF the District
OF Columbia, Perry Allen, Vim. b. Cleary.
James ii. Coiwsll. John X. Darrah Clifton
v. Edwards. kobt. p. Haines Henry HAWK
hurst Harry w. Hayward. Charles A.
krsm Edward I. Lee. Robt L. Lerch.
Martin A. Mcdonald. Geo. J. McQuaid.
Louis NJ. Marble. Otis M Mather. Algernon
y. Micher. Edwin J. Prindle. John e. Proc
tor. James y. Easily Smith. Corcoran Thorn.
EDWARD W. Van Dyke.
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New York Cotton.
Ninth
THE CoNrUMACIous WITNESSES.
other Indictments Expected Early
Next Week According 90 MIR. Birney.

AS stated in The Star, the grand jury
yesterday afternoon returned two indict-
ments growing out of the Investigation by
the Senate Of the published charge. that
members of the Senate and their CLERKS had
been speculating in sugar and that at
tempts had been made TO bribe members VI
the Senate. The parties indicted were FL
verton X. Chapman and John w. Macart-
ney. Both are brokers, Mr.. Chapman be-
ing member Of the nrm of the Ne~ York
firm of Moore a. Schley. and air. Macart-
ney being local business man. the Wash
ington representative IL Is SAID Of the New
for- nrm. The indIetmenls. both very
voIuminous documents, covering nineteen
typewritten legal cap pages. recite at great
len.th the history OF the matters which
led TO the appointment Of the Senate In
Nestgatlng committee.
The appearance Of the indicted men lac.
fore the committee is set forth end the
questions which they declined TO answer sre
quoted. referring to The alleged Dealings OF
Senators ana their clerks an ,asar s.ocss
The name Of but a single witness (s.nator
Gray OF Deiaware) is i1lors ID upon the IN.
dictments. The oTease emerged Is alleged
10 be violation of section l,I2 Of the Re-
vised Statutes Of the United Statcs Witch
makes IL an onense fof any PERSON whp las
been summoned as Q Witness before aay
committee Of either house Of Congress 10
refuse 10 answer any questions pertinent 70
the matter in inquiry before the committee.
not more than 1000 nor lass than 800 and
Dy Imprisonment IN jail fNr not more than
t"eiFe months md not less Than one maaIh.
The Other Indictments.
District Attorney Birney stated 10 a Star
reporter that there would be no further In
dictments returned in the matter Of The al
| legged contumacious witnesses before the
Senate Investigating committee until some
time next week. 1t was thought that the
remaining indictments would be presented.
but IL is understood that they could not be
prepared in time. Mr. Birney said that
they might be returned on Monday although
he thought IL would be a day or .wo lat
| before they would be ready. Mr. Birney
also intimated that indictments would be
presented against all the parties who had
been certified 10 him by Vice President
Stevenson.
Mr.. John W. Mccartney, one az the par
ties indicted yesterday afternoon, later In
the day appeared before Judge Cole in
Criminal Court No. 1. and was released on
bond OF sl,'SU 70 answer the Indictment
Mr.. Mccartney has been notified by the
district attorney to answer the Indictment
at 10 o'clock next Monday morning IL is
thought that Broker Chapman will also
| appear at that time. IL Is understood that
Nessrs. Shellabarger & Wilson counsel for
rer. contending that there is no warrant
for such indictments. and that the law up
on which they are based IL Unconstitutional
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30
Eleanor H. James Will.

The will Of the late Eleanor H. James,
dated March %. 1892 was filed today. The
deceased beQueaths to her children equally.
Marguerite Ann Riddle. Sarah Catherine
Wells. Martha Thomas Belts. VIM. Elisha
and John Henry James premises lot %,
square sol. requesting that 1t be sold i'm
mediately after her death and her debts
be paid and a tomb for her be erected by
them To her grandchildren. Kate E.
Cooke, Charles E. Adams and VIM. r.
Adams the deceased leaves US each, and
her daughter-in-law, Augustine James. for
the benefit Of the latter's children, 800.