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The Washington times., 1894-05-12
At the District Buildings.

The Commissioners have granted third-class
engineers license TO Thomas X. Daniel, Ernest
G. Spicer, Samuel Beck, Charles Berger and
j. V. Rees.
Representative Waller Hayes, of Iowa. has
in the shape Of incessant cackling of fowls in
Foundry alley in the rear Of his residence 1925
street northwest
The Commissioners have ordered the con-
struction of a sewer on the west side of Thir-
teenth street extended, between Clifton and
Roanoke streets, at an estimated cost of $3.50:
also a sewer in square 234, and In square 1g7 to
cost s2i5 and s270 respectively.
The Commissioners have ordered that so much
OF the street as can be paved under the appro-
priation for 1894 from North Capitol to First
street west shall be assigned to the Barber
Asphalt Paving Company, under contract
numbered 1871, TO be paved with sheet asphalt
upon six-inch concrete base.
In communication to Hon John T. Heard,
Chairman of the House Committee on the Dis
trict, the Commissioners state that they are In
favor of the proposed construction of the Mount
Vernon avenue Rs work to be prosecuted at
the expense Of the general government whenever
Sufficient funds shall be available for the pur-
pose
The Commissioners recommend that $4,000 be
appropriated for the purpose OF opening up, ex-
tending. and grading f street northwest, north of
the Observatory, between TVenty-second street
and the river The object of &his appropriation is
to allow the Mount Vernon Railway Company TO
lay Its tracks along this street Senator Hunter
viii propose an amendment TO that end
The Washington times., 1894-05-12
News of Senate and Youse

Senator Cockrell yesterday introduced a bill to
authorize, on payment Of SO, the registration of
trademarks.
Senator Morgan. chairman of the Committee
on Foreign Relations, has yielded to Senator
Harris wish to proceed without interruption upon
the consideration os the tariff bill to-day,
and will not therefore attempt TO have the Chi
nese treaty considered then
dispatch announced yesterday that Finis
Downing had been nominated yesterday to sue
ceed Representative McDannold, OF Illinois. a
member hastened TO condole with Mr. McDan-
mold, and explained that Downing was in the six
teenth district, while the McDannold district is
the fifteenth.
The House Committee On the Merchant Marine
has agreed TO report favorably Representative
Fithian's bill making sundry changes in the
regulations for preventing collisions at sea, and
in the bill providing for an American register Of
foreign built vessels when wrecked. purchased
or repaired by citizens of the United States
Representative Dockery of Missouri, has
introduced in the House q bill repeating the law
requiring the Quartermaster General and the
Commissary General of Subsistence TO report all
purchases of supplies made by their depart
ments, with the cost price, place of delivery etc.
to the War Department and to Congress
Representative De Almonds bill, providing
that no state and local officials failing or re-
fusing to levy or collect taxes or assessments for
the payment Of judgments rendered by Federal
courts shall be deemed guilty of contempt Of
court or punished therefor, will be favorably re-
ported by the House judiciary Committee
The subcommittee of the Public Buildings and
Grounds Committee of the House yesterday
again considered the question of a site for the
proposed new public building at Chicago, and
three Of the members, Messrs. Cadmus, Sweet,
and Mercer, voted in favor of the site of the pres
ent building, while Messrs Bankhead and Pretz
voted for the lake-front site
A delegation Of prominent business men from
the neighborhood Of Buffalo, N. Y, appeared be-
fore the House Committee on Commerce yester-
day to oppose the construction of a bridge
across the Niagara river above the falls as pro-
posed in Representative Lockwoods bill. the
delegation being composed of w. H Gratwick,
J. s. Fassett, J. W. Robinson, W. A Rodgers, n
n Darr, and A. c. Tucksbury
The Washington times., 1894-05-12
FOR A POSTAL TELECRAPH
Farmer Butler and Mr. Mcguire Befor,
The Committee.

DIR. Marion c. Butler presiden. of the Farmers
Alliance and Industrial Union, made argu-
ment before the House Committee Gu Post Ofires
and Post Roads yesterday in support OF postal
telegraph legislation. lie said thu, the alliance
was on record as favoring postal telegraph. TIE
alliance favored the postal telegraph scheme
because, he asserted, 1t would correct an evil Of
MONOPOLY? Everything that was MONOPOLY
per Sc was properly u function OF Soye.nrleui.
and the telegraph being e monopoly forced Itself
on Congress
The government, he insisted should take the
telegraph business out oi thG hands Of private
pcrsyEs. Questions Of detail arising a resat
OF slci. . change, as well as that OF getting tine
money necessary to pay tor tbs Plant, we're mat
tors fo- ougress 20 settle The farmers were
anxiors to see the service begin, to get the bone-
fit of IL, and they were willing 20 contribute
thereto he thought the cormitse was iu lavoc
of sc.ne thing being done in the direction indi-
Gated. and he woaid like TO see ;he thing stand
or fall on its merits
RepI esentative Maguirc, Of California. also
spoke in contiDu tiOn OF his argument the
scbjeV; which he tegdn last week lie declared
tnat tho teicgra: b business was monopoly;
that II Rtteinp: TO meet IL by private coinrc-
ttinn would resi- II in no benefit 20 the people;
consequently the government ought to assume
chglfe Of the business. he advanced many OF
the sel-tnown arguments IN favor OF the pre-
roser gas 3in1
=, be eyed for ;s5. .O50Coo the present Western
n!o rlaut could be duplicated, ana the people
To.t II, n;.Te 20 pay ne iatercs: On the S.0,-
1905 capitalize zion in stock, which does not
repi esyBt actual investment kepiying 10 Gues-
lions. he SAID he ia not tAinS any one could
perform the wort; OF tAe pas:al service as cheap
as the government, which led Representative
Loud, OF California, to remark that he would be
willing 70 take four-year contract for the work
Gt soJ,0JOD1j per year. suniry dihlculties that
would possibly arise in the transfer OF the teie
graph to tile government were suggested b. va
rious members Of the committee, but Mr.. Ma
ruirs believed that these could be overcome or
oDviqted in ways that woult not work hardship
On the Telegram comnan:es.
The Washington times., 1894-05-12
Minor Accidents,


Edward Pryor, colored. living at No. 2O22
Thirteenth street northwest. was run over by
n wagon yesterday afternoon and had his
right leg badly bruised. Pryor was riding a
bicycle and the two vehicles collided
Frank R. Griffith, printer, living at No.
337 Pennsylvania avenue, while riding by
cycle yesterday. collided::with a wagon driven
by Mr.. Martin and received several bruises
and cuts about the head. He was taken to his
home.
An unknown white man was run over by a
wagon at Fifteenth and G streets northwest
yesterday morning at 1880 o'clock. The
wagon was driven by Payton Pierce, a col
ored boy, and belonged to Rufus H Darby.
The man was not dangerously injured.
W. R. Norton, a huckster, living at No.
1920 First street southwest, was thrown from
wagon near B and Seventeenth streets
northwest yesterday evening at o'clock and
received two-inch cut on the scalp, which
was sewed up and dressed at the Emergency
hospital.
Blanche and Lillian Feifleld, living at No.
1882 Eighth street northwest. were driving in
the White Lot yesterday evening during the
parade OF the High School cadets, and their
horse became frightened. The buggy was
overturned, and both ladies were painfully
hurt, one Of them receiving \ severe bruise
on the forehead. Their wounds were dressed
ct the Emergency hospital.
The Washington times., 1894-05-12
CONDITION OF LABOR.
House Committee Fayors Joint Inyestig
ton of Present Distress.

House Committee Favors Joint Inyestiga-
tiou of Present Distress.
Chairman McGgnn, OF the House Commit
tee on Labor, has completed the report favor
able to an investigation by special join!
committee of the Senate and the House OF the
depressed condition OF labor and OF the Coxey
movement. The favorable action of the COM
mittee was taken after according Coxey hear
ing.
The report says: 1.-THE resolution explains
itself. The reasons prompting it are plain.
This country, the richest and most productive
on earth. should have no citizen who, being
willing TO work, can find no work to do. We
may differ widely as to the reasons for the
condition that conironts US, but there is 10
excuse for denying the condition. This en-
forced idleness and want Of employment on
the part of thousands Of our deserving coun-
trymen calls for our immediate action. That
Congress should endeavor to alleviate this
condition OF affairs cannot reasonably be ques-
toned, and the cause OF such financial and in
dustrial depression as the committee may find
will more thoroughly enlighten and aid Con-
gress as to the best course to pursue''
The Washington times., 1894-05-12
HITS-OR MISSES.

young French woman named Cuyot at
tempted to commit suicide in the Empire
theater. Paris, last night by shooting her
self. The woman will probably die. Perhaps
the play was an American farce comedy.
In the Spring the young mans fancy lightly
turns to thoughts of love; also chickens and
lambs and little boomlets are hatched-wit-
ness thirty-one of the latter alre ady in the
field.
The days Of the sweet girl graduate draw
day soon.
Where are you, chappies? New York has a
new thing in uncovering the head as salute.
1t consists in lifting the hat and then thrust
ing it out suddenly straight before you at
arms length.
No good cause ever started with majority.
Our Dumb Animals.
Certainly not, but some people make the
mistake of thinking that for this reason
everything that is laughed at must be good.
Nelson street, London, has had its name
changed to Kpling. True greatness in Eng
land just now lies in the ability to abuse
America.
Mrs. Green B. Raum, jr., is like the govern
ment. She wants divorce from Green B.
The Washington team is not quite holding
its own, but it is struggling bravely. At this
writing it has reached its old place.
Barnum and Bailey didn't have their cal-
Hope along this year. Perhaps it's doing
some whooping in Breckinridge's district.
Mr.. schmelz-Tn give you Casey, If you
like.-De Wolf Hopper.
Mr.. Spoford wants an American Academy
Of Arts and Sciences with twenty-five immor-
tails. Mr.. spofford might come in on the
ground floor, you know.
The Washington times., 1894-05-12
Musicians Goinc Abroad.

The Tuxedo Mandolin Concert Club of
Chicago. vino have added 50 much to the
pleasure of Washington life this season, leave
for tour of the Continent early next week.
Their last appearance before Washington
audience will be at Miss Carrie Pryor's bene-
fit. Mondsy. the 18th. at Metzerotts nall. They
are all gentlemeniy artists of high order in
their several lines: Mr. 4. i. Yundt, violin;
Mr.. Jack Currier, mandolin; Mr.. II. J. Ram
seyer. mandolin: and Mr.. David Ramseyer,
guitar. Their concerts at the Normandie
have been greatly enjoyed. and their music
has been the chief attraction at many fash
ionabie receptions during the season. Their
departure will be source or regret to all
music-loving people.
The Washington times., 1894-05-12
QUAY is A srRArEcIsr.
How He Came Near Stealing Day frc

How He Came Near Stealing Day from
the Democrats Yesterday.
Senator Quay tried a new little game on the
Democratic majority yesterday. During the call
for bills and resolutions he arose and blandly of
fered bill entitled "a bill to establish code Of
| laws in the District Of Columbia" As he handed
! the bill to the page boy to take to the clerks
| desk he remarked, as If 1t we're the most ordi-
nary occurrences:
~ ask for the reading Of the bill in full" Tho
little page shouldered the bill and staggered 70
the clerks desk, where he dumped Is with
groan. The Democrats looked aghast- The Dill
was as big as an octave volume. Its reading
would consume at least q day
DO understand the Senator TO ask for the
reading in full?" asked in merriment Mr.. Har-
| ris, who is in charge Of the tariff bill
THAT was the suggestion Of the Senator from
Pennsylvania Mr. Quay replied
"Does the Senator think" said Mr. Harris, sin
the midst Of the present depression that the day
woul be well and probably spent in the read
| ing Of that bili."
II believe responded Mr. Quay emphatically,
''that so far as the welfare OF Pennsylvania and
| the country Is concerned the reading of that bill
would be more profitable than the consideration
| of the tariff bill"
"lour purpose is TO consume time" said Mr..
Harris. He evidently, however, did not see any
parliamentary way of foilIng Mr. Quay's purpose.
Meantime the other Democrats were In pam
icky condition
"what bill is that" asked half dozen Of
them ut once.
~ ask for the reading Of the bill." called Mr.
Quay.
~ object" shouted Mr. Vest
"Win the Senator state the grounds Of his OBJ
1ection." said the Vice President
II object because II Is the avowed purpose Of
the Senator from Pennsylvania to consume
time"
''oh, no." injected Mr.. Cullom, "He did not 80
state"
"That was the invisible logic of what he did
say" retorted Mr. Vest
The Vice President had the rule read. 1t stated
that In case of objection 10 the introduction Of a
bill it must go over for one day a chorus Of
Democratic objections followed. The bill was
returned TO Mr.. Quays desk. The Pennsylvania
Senator only smiled. Il might introduce 1t to-
morrow" said he, soto voce
The Washington times., 1894-05-12
LABOR's FRIENDS.

In reporting to the Senate District Commit
tee on the Pefrer bill ito provide work for
unemployed persons in the District Of Colum-
bia," the District Commissioners, in relation
to the provision that the pay for common
labor should be S1.50 for eight hours work,
stated:
"The Commissioners are of the opinion that
this provision if enacted into law, would result
in great hardship to all employers of labor In
the city of Washington and in serious injury to
public and private interests No such rate of
wages has prevailed in this part of the country,
even in prosperous times One dollar for ten
hours work is the current rate in Washington on
all private work, and thousands OF idle men
would be glad to work at this price if opportu-
nifty were given"
Let every person who has to work for a
living in any way carefully consider this state
ment Let him realize that the District Com
missioners are convinced that it is their duty
to guard the interest Of the employers Of
labor" and that zone dollar for ten hours
work. is all that common labor can have with
their consent, and that If any higher wages
were paid it would result In ''serious injury
to public and private interests"
These men hold their places by the consent
OF the men who work for ga dollar for ten
hours work" And this is the way In which
they foster and care for the interests Of labor.
The TIMES believes the most important
question of the hour is that Of securing gen.
eral increase in wages, and especially in the
lowest rate OF wages; and is convinced that il
the lowest rate Of wages was increased that
all other wages would rise, and that general
prosperity would follow such a consumma-
ton.
And to secure this 1t wants to see-not
$1,000, ,OOO-but s1O,OOO,OOO year spent on
public improvements, and 80 paid for eight
hours work, instead of 81 for ten hours work.
1t wants the fund to pay for this improve
ment to be raised by the taxation of land
values. and when this has been done, it is
convinced that all will have been benefited
and that no one will have been injured, but
that a class that is now imperiling the very
foundations of our institutions will be lifted
from the filth in which they live and made
good and law-abiding citizens.
The idea of good wages iniuring anybody!
The Washington times., 1894-05-12
THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH.

The House Committee on Post Offices and
Post Roads yesterday listened to Congress
man Mcguire of California, and Hon. Marion
Butler, of North Carolina, on the two bills
now before the committee for the establish
ment of system of telegraphy in connection
with the postal service. That is to say, a bare
majority of the members feltsufficient interest
in the subject to be present. The committee
ia composed OF fifteen representatives and
one territorial delegate, and 1t is certainly
strange that a question of such magnitude
was deemed of so little consequence that, after
three successive meetings regularly called for
its consideration, so few should have thought
1t worth while to attend.
Judge Mcguire made an earnest and force
full appeal for postal telegraphy, and was fol-
lowed by Mr.. Butler, president Of the Farmers
Alliance and Industrial Union, who in no
uncertain terms made known the. attitude of
the great organization of which he is the
official head on the question.
Gentlemen of the committee, the eyes of
the industrial people of this country are upon
you. They are more united in favor OF gov
ernmental control of the telegraph than on
any other reform which has been agitated
during the past quarter OF a century.
Whether you report favorably or otherwise
or pigeon-hole the bills, the agitation will go
on. Your successors in the next Congress
will be obliged to grapple with the question
and settle it, and some OF you may not be
your own successors.
The Washington times., 1894-05-12

THE women of the Bluegrass district of
Kentucky are organizing in opposition to Dir.
Breckenridge. They are assisting in the can
yass of Mr.. Owens by attending meetings in
his favor. and are Withdrawing their patron
age from merchants favorable to the silver
tongued statesman. The bitterness is grow
ing every day, and the pnre-minded women
OF that region are determined TO infuse some
Of their ideas into society, even though they
are obliged to enter politics. The cause of
female suffrage has many advocates there at
nracept
The Washington times., 1894-05-12
1T is PRACTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE.

Mr.. Carlisle Cannot State the Value Of
Imports in Deprecated Currency.
On the 29th OF March the Senate adopted
resolution introduced by Senator Lodge call
ing upon the Secretary Of the Treasury for a
statement of the cash value, determined by
the New York and London markets. OF all i'm
ports from countries having Il deprecated
paper as circulating medium during the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1898.
The Secretary. if replying to the resolution
yesterday, says that he has reluctantly comet TO
the conclusion that it is not possible to an
swer the resolution in such manner as to
afford authentic information.
The fluctuations in exchange are so sudden
that no average could apply in suck cases.
The only true correction 10 be applied would
be the rate OF exchange granted upon the very
day. almost the very hour, the invoice was
prepared at the port of expectation.
The Washington times., 1894-05-12
AFTER JUDICIARY SQUARE.
That Site Suggested for the Government
Printing Office.

Judiciary square is, in the opinion of half a
dozen more members Of the Public Buildings
and Grounds Committee Of the House, the most
available government reservation on which TO
erect the proposed new Government Printing
onlce. These members spent good part OF the
day yesterday in examining the various rcser-
vnticns .hroughou; the city, but none seemed TO
meet the requirements 50 well as the site named
above
Tho members of the committee regret TO see
any of the reservations taken for the erection Of
public buildings thereon, but the instructions OF
the House were mandatory that the committee
should select one of them The matter Sill be
considered by the fun committee before any
fe, ommendation IS made 10 the House, though
il does not seem probable that the opinion OF
those Who made the selection will be disre-
cardeG-
The members who made the selection of JU-
dietary square took under full consideration the
other sites that had been spoken Of, hut having in
m.ad all the qualifications necessary, particu-
isrly with reference TO securing good foGnda-
tiHns TO accommodate the Heavy machinery
used in the printing Office, came 20 the conc!u-
sion above stated
The Washington times., 1894-05-12
THEY HAVE LONG BILLS.
Republican Senators ;iave Them in Their
DeSks for Use in FiliSustering.

Rcpnbi!can Senators ;iave Them in Their
Desks for Use in FiliSustering.
Senator Quay yesterday offered to introduce
a bill relative 10 the District penal code, which
was oSje,,ca 10 by u number of Democratic
Senators because Mr. Quay asked for the read-
ing OF the bill in full. Under the rules the bill
can be introduced tomorrow. and if aUy Sena-
tor requests its reading it will have to be
read in full. On the second day its reading
can be demanded again. It is rumored that
in the desks OF number OF Republican Sena-
tors there repos2 n number of bills Of similar
length. and that in case there was an organ
lied iilibUster tdey wonld be brought forth in
order to consume time. The disposition of
the Democrats to have the Senate meet at 10
O'Clock has caused some resentment among
the Republicans, and there has been an inti-
nation that more time would be lost than
gained by any such plan. Several Republic
can Senators assert that Mr.. QUAY was acting
on his own responsibility yesterday, and thatit
was not in accordance with any consultation
or agreement among the Republicans.
The Washington times., 1894-05-12
BITTEN BY A MAD DOG.

Officer Browne Fights a Furious Animal
and Kills Him with Club.
Philip Browne. & policeman in the Eighth
precinct, while walking on Q street north
west, between Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets, about o'clock yesterday morning,
was attacked by large black Newfound-
land dog.
The officer managed to kill the dog by a
vigorous use OF his club. but not before he
had received a vicious bite on the hand. The
wound was dressed at the Emergency hos
pitai
The Washington times., 1894-05-12
CONGRESS MAY MEET EARLIER
Mr.. Grains Bill Providing for Meeting in
March Reported Favorably.

Mr.. Grains Bill Providing for Meeting in
March Reported Favorably.
The much discussed bill OF Representative
Grain, of Texas, to change the date for the
assembling of Congress was favorably re-
ported to the House yesterday, Democrats
and Republicans fthe committee joining in
a unanimous report. The bill provides that
the first session Of each Congress shall begin
the first Tuesday after March /. instead of
waiting until the following December The
second session is to begin on the first Non
day in January, instead OF December, as at
present.
The report is written by Mr.. Grain. 1t
states that the House chosen in November
does not meet for thirteen months after its
election. although members draw their sala-
ries from March 4. The House is without
Speaker and without organization, therefore,
for Zine months.
The Washington times., 1894-05-12

THE Navy Department, or part of it. will go
down to Indian Head Thursday and burn the
value of a few hundred acres Of corn in sup
port of the theory that something might hap
pen in the shape OF foreign war. To be sure.
nothing of that sort has occurred since 1872,
when with wooden vessels and antiquGted
ordnance we held our own against the great
est maritime power OF the world; but then it
is called prudence to spend millions annually
in providing for the thing which never hap
pens.
The Washington times., 1894-05-12
CHARLIE hITCHELL'S BOOK.

Dick and Fitzgerald VIII Continue to
Publish Tho Art of Boxing"
NEW YORK, May 1l.-Judge Gildersleeve, Of the
superior court, to-day handed down a decision,
refusing to grant .'uglist Charley Mitchell an
injunction restraining Dick and Fitzgerald pub
fishers, from publishing book called "Mitch-
ellis art Of Boxing, by Prof Charley Mitchell"
The defendants entered the plea that they
had bougnt the plates for the book from Street
Il Smith, and that they had been duiy copy
righTed by the latter.
Judge Gildersleeve denied the motion, on the
ground that the United States copyright pro-
could be obtained against them until Mitchell
in tire regular way had the copyright set aside
and declared invalid by tho proper authorities