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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-19
S 7 AN DARD OF MILK
One of the Subjects in the Health Officers
Report.
Sanitary Work of the Past Fiscal
Notwithstanding Large Quanti-
ties OF Bad Meat.

The annual report of the health officer
was submitted to the Commissioners to-
day. The report states that during the
year the general public health showed a
material improvement over the previous
year.
The total number of deaths during the
year was 6O39. or this number $3.50 were
white. There were 29S deaths by violence,
1.266 from constitutional diseases and 1925
from zymotic diseases.
The total death rate was 22.l6 The fig
ures show a decrease of Alb deaths during
the year. This decrease took place mainly
among the class of diseases which include
brain. heart and lung disorders.
During the year 1868 81 pounds of beef
were condemned, 6,OS4 IL pounds of NUT
ton 2.372 pounds of veal and 1868 IL
pounds OF pork. Only 70 pounds of butter
Nearly half a million bushels Of oysters
were inspected. together with 442,S59 shad
and 9,U3O,UO herring.
There we're 262lO visits made by the
physicians to the poor and 1856 office con-
situations. The number of poor patients
treated amounted to 16,1O9 At the pound
3,JG2 animals were captured, and of this
number 1925 were killed. The fees from
redeemed dogs were $6l9.
During the year lO,34O dead animals were
removed from the streets and 14,112 tons
Of garbage disposed of. There were 1925
burial permits issued. OF these 562 were
for still births. At public expense there
were S47 burials.
There were SOP births reported during
the year. The report of the District chem
list accompanies the report He treats at
length of the samples Of milk examined.
and recommends that legal standard of
milk be fixed at 3.5 per cent Of butter fat,
125 per cent of total Solids not more than
$40 per cent of water and not less than $50
per cent of solids not fat. Continuing, the
report says:
There will be no danger of such a stand
ard working a hardship on any one, and
at the same time it will prevent and put al.
end to the practice of removing part of the
cream and selling the balance for whole
milk, a custom which will continue to be
prac ticed should the standard be fixed at
lower figures than those mentioned above"
The health offic er says 1T is essential that
his office should have entire jurisdiction
over the milk supply Of the city, as other
wise there could be no guarantee that the
milk is pure and wholesome and free from
disease germs. In this connection he says
he hopes the bill recently prepared by the
Medical Society of the District of Columbia
will be passed by Congress. He says fur
Their his office Is hampered by the lack OF
definite laws governing the sale of foods.
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AUalnat Using Explosives.

Mary c. Morris this afternoon filed a
bill in equity for an Injunction against the
Washington and Georgetown Railway
Company and Frank N. Carver to restrain
the defendants, their officers, employees and
agents from the use of explosives in max
ing excavations in certain property owned
by the railroad company adjoining the
property of the complainant, located on
35th street between NJ and Prospect streets.
and from all and any acts Of carelessness
in the prosecution of the work that may
endanger the buildings of the complainant
or the safety of the surface of lot on the
line of excavation.
The excavating referred to Is being done
in preparation for the erection of union
passenger station by the railroad company,
as authorized by an act Of Congress ap-
proved August % last.
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TO EXTEND THE STREETS.
Mr.. Frederick Law Olmstend Takes a
Drive With Capt. Powell.

Another important step was made today
in the matter of extending the streets of
Washington. 1t will be remembered that
the appropriation made by the last Con-
gress for this work provided that the plans
should be approved by Mr. Frederick Law
Olmstead, the man who laid cut Central
Park, New York. When the first plans
were made by the engineer department.. Mr..
Olmstead was communicated with for the
purpose of getting him to come and look
over the situation. The firm of which Mr..
Olmstead is a member replied that the ell
der Mr.. Olmstead had retired from bust
ness and would not undertake the work.
Then IT was that the Commissioners found
themselves in a quandary. The law appro-
priating the money provided
THAT of the above named sum, SO,OW
shall be expended by the Commissioners
of the District of Columbia for the prepa-
ration of sketch plans and report by Fred
erick Law Olmstead on the extension of
the streets and avenues of the District of
Columbia
Mr.. ]. c. Olmstead, the elder SON of f.
l.. Olmstead, paid visit to the capt.
tai, and looked over the situation. He said
his father wanted the firm to do the work,
but the Commissioners demurred, as the
law upon the subject was plain. and they
had no right to expend the money other
than 1T was provided in the appropriation
bill At length Mr.. +. l.. Olmstead con-
sented to come and this morning he ar
rived. He took carriage with Capt Pow
ell first, and looked over the topography
of the country embraced in the first sec
ton. and made a visit to the District
building, where he remained in cOnsulta-
ton with the Commissioners the entire
day, going over the situation. Mr.. Ohm
stead refused to approve the plans pre-
scented, preferrng. as he said. to wait until
he could get q more definite understand
ing Of the land. He examined the work
that had been done under the direction of
Capt. Powell, and was furnished with du-
rlicate maps upon which he will base his
repOrt,
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TRAIN ROBBERY PLANNED.
Southern Pacific officials Are on the
Alert.

VISALIA. Cal. November 19.-Southern
Pacific officials have been notified that
another train robbery is in contemplation
Dalton gang, several years ago.
Allla is an abandoned station, the in
habitants departing when the company
discontinued its agency 1t is such point
for attacks as robbers would choose There
is no telegraphic communication for sew
eral miles on each side of the deserted VIII
posse. all armed to the teeth. is accompany
Ing trains on the expectation of an attack.
COnspirator "Wenkened.''
CUMBERLAND. Nd. November 10. "A
plot to rob a pay car near this city Sat
urday afternoon was discovered in time to
prevent the crime. 1t appears that 1t was
the intention Of seven strangers and
the Eckhart branch of the Chesapeake and
Potomac railroad ditch the train and rob
the pay car of about $4,000, which was
to be used in paying off the miners.
The plan was all arranged and every
thing was In readiness when one of the
men weakened and told Superin tendent
Hamilton. Sheriff King and detectives.
armed with Winchesters boarded the spe-
c!al train. which leaves the city about 10
O'Clock, carrying the pay car. ard rode
10 Eckhart without accident. 1t Is thought
that the rest of the gang learned of the
exposure of the scheme and made good
their escape. The matter has been kept
quiet by the railroad officials with the
hope of capturing the would-be wreckers.
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baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, November 19.-Flour hrm-western
super, 1.SOs2.0O do. extra, 2.10a245; do. family,
=. 5Oa2 20; winter wheat patent 2 sOa3. 10 spring
do, 3.45a3. 65 spring wheat straight, 3. 26a3. 40
receipts $500 barrels; Shipments 1852 barrels;
sales, 200 barrels. Wheat steady-spot, 59lsa5tM !:
November, 59lsa59k; December, 59laa59A Jan
uary, 60h bid; May, 6i9sa64Ts; steamer No. red
56a56A-receipts, 81, 40 bushels shipments, "a 500
bushels; stock l,oI9, 2s6 bushels sales: $4,000
grade; 57a6o. Corn 9uiet-spot, 5.la bid; year 20
bid; January, 81 bid; steamer mixed, 81 bid-re-
ceipts, 4O.321 bushels stock 120. 462 bushels
sales, 1900 bushels; southern white corn, 4Sa55;
southern yellow conn., 4sa55. Oats firm and steady
No. 2 white western. 351aa36; No. 2 mixed west
ern, 33a331a -stock, 19i,054 bushels. Rye steady
No. 2, 52a53-receipts, 1859 bushels; stock, 3s
9oS bushels, Hay quiet and steady-good to choice
timothy, $l2 ooasl8Oo. Grain freights very firm
steam to Liverpool per bushel, Is. I'D. November
and December; Cork for orders per quarter. IS 3D.
cotton per 100 pounds, 35 cents: flour per 100
pounds. 13. Sugar frm-granulated, AS per 100
pounds. Butter frm.fancy creamery. 25a2e; do
Imitation, 1920; do. ladle, 17a2O; good ladle ia
10; store packed, 12al8. Eggs frm-fresh, 22a2S;
cold storage, 1,als; lined. 16a17 Cheese firm
fancy New York, 20 size, liz; 35 size, Ill., %
sze 11%.
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WOMEN'S WAR ON RUM.
Topics Considered by the w. G. T. u.
mt Cleveland.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. November 13.-The
ton this morning was not so we'll attended
as the previous sessions of the conven-
ton. ~. ..'... -'-'~------
On the platform besides the secretaries
sat Miss Frances E. Willard. the presi-
dent; Mother" Thompson, Mother" Stew
art, Mrs. Helen NJ. Barker, treasurer of The
union, and others. .--.
Huge bouquets of chrysanthemums grac-
ed the platform.
Reports of superintendents were taken
up under the evangeliStic department. the
general topic being What Are the Differ
ent departments Grouped Under the Head
of Evangelistic Doing to Save From the
Sin or lntemperance, and What Results
Can Each Report Contributing to the
Overthrow of the Liquor Traffic and the Es-
tablishment of Gods Kingdom ft- ..
Miss h. w. Greenwood of Brooklyn was
the first superintendent to report on the
eyaugeIistic work. She told OF the distri-
engagements for simultaneous prayer meet
ings in different localities. She recommend
ed 4 return to the system of holding an
hour of prayer from IL to II o'clock in the
morning at national conventions. Her re-
port was adopted.
Mrs. h. q. Hibben. who was to have re-
ported on unfermenLed wine; Mrs. Esther
L. Pritchard, who was to have reported on
5. A. Morrison, who was to have reported
work in aims houses; Mrs. G. NJ Wood
ward, who was to have reported on work
among the railroad employees; Mrs. Sarah
A. McCiees who was to have reported on
work among soldiers and sailors, and Mrs.
Mary Cupham, who was to- have reported
on work among lumbcrmen, were not pres
emf. ..---
Mrs. Minnie English of Illinois made a
very favorable report concerning work
among the miners
Mrs. Mary +. Lowell Of Massachusetts
reported for the department OF mercy and
spoke against the use of birds for the
adornment of hats against the killing of
seals for use in clOaks, and urged her hear
ers to look into what she termed the hOr-
Iors of the slaughter house. She offered a
resolution, which was unanimously adopt
ed urging the creation of a sentiment
among the young people of the country
against the practice of vivisection. which
she denounced as cruel and unnecessary,
for the promotion of science.
Rev. Mary Wood Allen next responded
for the purity department. She complain
ed of a lack OF funds to carry out the work
of the department, but otherwise offered
an encouraging report.
Mrs. e. n. Woodward reported for work
among railroad men. Barring the inter-
ruption caused by the big strike, the work
had been very encouraging.
Miss Greenwood of Brooklyn was grant
ed an extension of time in which to con-
tinue her report.
The noon hour prayer meeting was begun
under the direction of Mrs. r. V. Trego.
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THE MICHIGAN SENATOR.
Active Work of the Friends Of Pat
ton and Burrows.

Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. November II, 1854
His friends i'll this city are rsllying to the
support OF John Patton. jr., for the short
term senatorship. The board of trade has
adopted resolutions indorsing his candl-
dacy on the ground that the city's best in
tcrests require 1t. Several membership rolls
are being circulated and unanimously sign
ed for Patton club, those signing agreeing
to do everything possible to advance his
boom. Neither the board of trade nor the
meribers of the Patton club will have votes
In the legislature to be counted, but 1t Is
expected that the city and county legisla-
tors will take the hint and act according
ly. The movement Is also designed to snow
that Mr.. Patton has friends in his own
home. something which the Burrows
boomers few weeks ago were claiming
did not exist.
The burrows element in town. headed by
Chas X. Sigh, the Blodgetts. Henry Nj.
Rose, Judge NJ. e. Burch, Fredk.> minors
and Chas. w. Watkins are talking of a
counter move by getting up Burrows club
to show that the Kalamazoo statesman has
as many friends here as Patton himself.
This new plan of campaign will not be
without it's amusing features for those out
side of the fight, especially when it is re-
menbereG how easy it is to get signatures
TO almost anything. 1t will have the effect
upon those who are really in earnest OF
sharply div iding the factions.
The Spenkership Contest.
Two new names have been added to the
list of candidates for the -speakership of
the house. Reuben Kempf of Washtenaw
county, "A member of the session of 80, and
Geo. c. Covell of Grand Traverse, who was
in the last session. Several more booms
are sproutins, but have not yet assumed
visible form. The other candidates are
Gordon of Midland, Chamberlain of Go8e-
bic, Campbell of Ingham and Waite of
Menominee. Gordon and Waite have beea
making rapid strides to the front the past
week, and are now in the lead. Some of
the candidates now In, and others that may
be expected TO come out before the entries
are in, are running in the hope of gaining
positions on committees rather than with
the expectation of getting there. The make
up of the committees will play a most I'M
portant part in the contest. The candidate
who can make the most and best promises
and make them stick stands the best
chance of winning.
The house committees. are tiftyone in
number, and about thirty of these are look
ed upon as desira BILE, while the others are
of TO special account. In former sessions,
with liberal leaven of democratic ntem-
bers, the numbers of committee chairman
ships has been sufficient to carry a caucus
election, but this season, with ninety-nine
republican member and only hfty-one ON
mittees. there is not nearly enough to go
around. The proficient proniser may
have hard work to deliver the goods, not
through any lack of comhendable mten-
lions. but because of a scarcity of material.
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THE TwENTY-sIXTH DAY.
Large Gathering Mt the st.
Asaph Race Track.

Special Dispatch The Evening Star.
ST. ASAPHS Va, November 19.-An-
other large crowd journeyed to the st.
Asaph track this afternoon to witness the
twenty-sixth days racing of the Virginia
Jockey Club. The rain of Saturday night
had little effect on the track, being about
sufficient only to lay the dust. Today's
card calls for seven races. the last one,
for gentlemen riders, being termed one by
courtesy.
The National Jockey Club. the govern
ing turf association of the east, will this
afternoon pass upon the request of the
st. Asaph club for permission to continue
the meeting until January l. No doubt as
to the request being granted is felt by
the club. and many believe that the meet
ing will be continued throughout the win
ter
Economist. West Chester, Lorimer, Blue
Garter. Clarus and Jack Rose were
scratched i'm the first race. Baroness and
Nero in the third. Elise Morrison fily, Iro-
glen geiding, Elizabeth flly and Velvet
Rose in the fourth. Flirt, Polydera and
Wolcott in the fifth, and Major General
and Prince George in the sixth.
Eighteen books went on. and speculation
was unusually heavy.
Jockeys and odds in first race-Charter
Qamly). and 2: Half Mine (Tribe), 8 and
3: Gorfifer (BurrelD, 80 and 10; Gallatin
(Sims). and =; Senator Vest CNacey), 20
anu V, ikODuSld NDOSSellD, anu 10 D.
Black Hawk PENN, and even; Plenty
(BerEen). and to ).
First race, six furlongs-Gallatin, first;
Black. second; Senator Vest third. Time,
LII 1t
Second race, six furlongs-McKee OSrif-
fir, 3 10 = first: DoggeJt, second; Loben-
gula third. Time. 116.
Tonnorrow's Alexander Island Entries
First race-Half mile. Graceful, lU2:
Gertie Nc, Bert, 10l; Dockwlck OF; Free
Press. gG: Shocks. 104; Finance, 1U2: Jim
Corbett. W; Laughing Water, "a: Absc ond-
or. 1Ol; Imp. Bones, 06; Venusberg, 1O2;
The Joker. iO2; Fredercks, los; w. Houla-
han. 81.
second race. seven furlongs - Outsider,
1G2, unO GraEde. 121; Blackfoot, 1l5; Am
steTlam. 100; RienZi, 102; The Clown lOJ;
Mask, III: Pattle, 102; Maggie Beck, 121;
Brogan, lO2; Dashing Charlie. 12l; Jimmie
James, loj; The Snake, los; Belgravia, lO2;
Sharon, 100.
Third race. five furlongs.-Tree Top, IO7;
Magnet. ILL.,, LeOina, 1l3; Nina, 107; Prin-
cess AiX, iOT; Bradley, 81; Boonton, %;
Lady Teacher. lOl.
Fourth race, six and quarter furlongs-
RemoI Sc. foi: MarkstCne, 107; Blue Bird
1G2; Little Charlie, d; Traitor, 81; Lum
81: CORnors. 1OI.
Fifth race, half mile.-Cloverdale, 1O1 !;
Banjo. TN; FL TELEGRAPH. IS; Guy ALI, "a;
Honest Tom. lO7: Veracity filly, 96; Ruby
o.. Irene K, 90; Smoke. 80: Alva, 10l /;
xeramis. l02; Judge Post, no; Golddigger,
ioi; Kilkenny. 1903; Maid Ellice, "a.
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THE PROSECUTED ARMENIANS.
The Cruelties Practiced UpOn This
People by Their COnquerOrs.

From the New York Herald -..
The Armenian women are often hand
some, with erect carriage. regular features
and fine dark eyes.
Only u part of the Armenians live In
their country, for numberless wars and in
cessant persecution have scattered them
over the face Of the earth. They are as
ancient people al the Hebrews. and
through all thni- vicissitudes have pre-
served their nationality and language
Since the Christian era they have chung TO
Christianity with heroic persistence in the
face of continual mGrtyrdom
In their earlier history they were a con-
quering naton, and their empire once
stretched from the Caspian sea on the east
to Cicilia, on the Mediterranean, on the
west, from the borders of the Pontus on
the nCrth to the confines of Assyria on the
south Then the population was 35,OOO,OOU
souls. But that was many centuries ago
Though the Armenians are brave and
seem to have all the elements of a military
people, they have been held under subjec-
ton nest of the time for 1900 years. After
being made at different times away back
in the dim past part of the Assyrian,
Medean and Persian empires, Armenia fell
under the Greek kings of Syria, about 100
B. C. Since then the land has been con-
quered or overrun in turn by Romans,
Parthiens, Saracens, Mongols, Russians,
and last and worst. Turks, who first estab-
lished their supremacy nearly 500 years
ago.
Incredible Cruelties.
- Since the Turk has asserted his sway
atrocities almost beyond belief have been
common. The sacking Of a church. the
desecration of the sltar and the most iiend-
ish treatment CT women are everyday af-
fairs and only attract the attention of the
civilized world now. when great NUMBERS
Of people arc sacrificed, as in the present
case.
An American who has been In Armenia
writes:
'It is a matter Of daily occurrence to
have funeral professions mobbed, themourn-
ers dispersed, the dead taken out Of the
coffin and thrown to the dogs in the streets.
Wedding festivities are stopped by means
of revolvers and the bride is dishonored.
The young Armenian wife and the blush
ing maiden are entirely at the mercy OF
the unbridled Moslems; while horses, cat
tie, crops, mere handise, furniture and even
cruel, ferocious Kurds and Circassians,
with the tacit sanctions of corrupt Turkish
officials" m
Armenian Christians are not permitted
to carry weapons, while their neighbors
are all armed and continually hunt them.
AS prosecutors the Turks are bad, the
Bashi-Bazouks, Or Turkish irregular SOL
ders, are worse and the Kurds are worst.
The KurdS are fends inc arnate toward
the hated Armenians, though they are said
to have a certain chiXalry and hospitality
toward others They Are predatory by ma
ture and impatient oBipolitical subsection,
though those in Turkey nominally recog-
niZe the authority of the sultan.
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CON RIoRDAN's DEATH.
DIR. TOttman Indignantly Denies n
..-..... Western Charge.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, November 19.-Dr. D.
NJ Tottman, who conducted the autopsy
upon Con Riordan, the boxer who died
Saturday from the effects of blow struck
by Bob Ftzsimmons, while the two were
giving an exhibition of sparring, was in
dignant when shown the statement uf Dr.
Tanner of Indianapolis that Riordan prob
ably died under the surgeons knife.
To the question:: rs there the least par
ticle of doubt that Riordan was dead when
the post norton examination was begun?
DR.. Tottman said: Not the least. Ragor
fnortis was we'll marked when the autGDsy
was begun" =. 49,. -
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A had Record.

Joseph Brown, alias ]. B. Hunt, alias
]. B. Buck, who will be remembered here
as Joe Buck, and who was arrested and
sentenced for the larceny of diamond jew
elry from Mrs. James Brown Potter in
December 1888, is again In trouble. At the
time of his arrest here and while in Jail
he enlisted the sympathy of persons In
religious circles, and long before his trial
he managed to escape from the prison.
He was tried and sentenced to two years
In the penitentiary. He was arrested in
Los Angeles Cal, few days ago for a
hotel sneak job and given five years in
the San Quentin penitentiary.
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DEATHS AND DISEASES.
The Health Officers Report il Largely
Devoted to Statistics.

The Commissioner this afternoon re-
ceived nom DR.. Hammett his annual re-
port of the operations of the health office
during the last fiscal year, when be was
health officer Of the District. AS DR.. Ham
NETT now holds the Office of coroner, he
made no recommendations in the report,
which is mainly composed Of tabular state
ments showing a decrease in the number
Of deaths as compared with the previous
fiscal year. The report also shows the
number Of marriages and births reported.
In this respect the report shows that min
listers and physicians paid more atten-
ton to the law last year than they had in
previous years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-19
COIOrcd Crap Players Punished

A colored man named James Carroll, who
has permitted some of his friends to meet
in his room and shoot craps, was tried in
the Police Court today for a violation Of
the gaming law. incidentally, while play
ing host, James cut the game and pocketed
the toll down. This is violation Of law
for which he will have to go to Jail and re-
main until after the holidays.
Another colored man named William H.
Thomas, who permitted gaming on his
promises. paid fine Of $50 to keep out Of
Jail.