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The morning times., 1896-09-11
CONTRACT SYSTEM OPPOSED
Commissioners Will Endeav0r Il
Have 1t Abolished.
Experience of the Past Year Demon
strates the Advisability
of Change.

The abolition OF the contract system now
in vogue in the District will probably be
advocated by the Comm issioners bel fore the
next Congress. Their arguments will be
backed up by severalheads OF bureausunder
the District government, in strong recon-
mendations based upon the experience ot
the past year.
Auditor Petty, for one, will make this
topic a chief feature of mis- report to the
Comm missioners, and others who have been
intimately associated with the public con-
struction will second his recommendations
The trouble experienced recently in ad-
justing accounts in number OF cases and
the difficulty anticipated in several yet to
be settled, have convinced the authorities
that the day labor method, properly man
aged, will be Ear preferable to the contract
plan, and while this question is under con-
sideration the Commissioners will also re-
new their Recommendation OF year ago
for the transfer OF other puD.ic WORK 10
their immediate charge.
Among the departments likely to be in
cluded in their recommendations is the
street sweeping system and the garbage
service When the Commissioners had the
the question before them for presentation to
Congress at its last session, they were
not disposed to make a wholesale recon-
nendation covering every branch OF the
public work, but asked that the matter
cretionary powers, and il this suggestion
had been accepted, great deal OF the
work since let to the lowest bidder would
have been done b y da labor.
The trouble in several instances lately
has been TO protect the laboring men from
this loss To do this successfully is ini-
possible under the existing conditions,
since the Commissioners are not author
iZed to interfere between contractor and
his employees and sub contractors.
1t is possible, however, to require a con-
tractor to give satisfactory evidence that
all bills have been satisfied, but the
completeness of this method depends, it
is said, upon whether OF not all bills ire
flied at the ume payments on contracts
fall due.
1t has been but brief while since Ia
borers were obliged to accept little more
than so per cent. of the amounts due them,
respectively, fer the reason that there was
not enough money in the hands of the Dis
trict auditor to pay them In full.
The belief is expressed by the District
officials that at the next session of Con-
gress a measure can be passed which will
at least make it optional with the Com
misiOners to have large part OF the
District work done by days labor.
The law as 1t stands requires any work
which calls for an expenditure of 81 900
and upward to be advertised and awarded
to the lowest responsible bidder.
The morning times., 1896-09-11
Queer Election Bets Begir.

Mr.. William Hanlon, OF 444 Thirt y second
street. an ardent sound money man, filed a
wager yesterday with Messrs. Villa IN
Scheele and Louis B. du Fief, also Of
Thrty-second street. In case Major Nc
Kinley is elected Messrs. Scheele and du
Fier are to ride Mr.. Hanlon from the corner
OF Thirty-second and 7, to Ii street and
return, and vice versa should Mr.. Bryan
be the fortunate candidate, Thirty-secund
street between these points has consid-
cradle descent, and is paved with rough
Belgia block, and it is doubtful which will
get the best end OF the bargain. the winner
or loser. The forfeit will be paid on
November 4, the day after election, at
%. m
The morning times., 1896-09-11
MINERS ARE DESTITUTE.
War Vessels Must Bring Them Back
from Alaska.

Information has reached the Treasury
Department that 1 900 prospectors, who
are now in the mining region of Alaska.
are in a destitute condition, and If they
are not brought down this fall to the States
by United States war vessels, they run
the risk of starving during the coming
winter. The men are represented as with
out means with which to pay tn cir way on
the vessels of the North American Com
mercial Company and Alaska Commercial!
Company.
Every spring there is an exodus OF this
class OF adventurous citizens to the mining
regions of Alaska, and as many of them
are thriftless they place the government
in the alternative of permitting them to
starve or of bringing them back TO the
United states, in one or another Of the
vessels of the BeriDg Sea fleet.
Last year due notice was given that the
vessels that took them up, would be re-
Quired to bring them back 10 the United
States. but even then some were left and
were rescued by war vessels of the United
States
This year the entire Bering Sea fleet
is composed OF revenue cutters. and it is
said their utmost capacity would not ac-
commodate more than so persons The
Treasury is in a dilemma over the situa-
tion and hardly knows what 10 do.
The morning times., 1896-09-11
WOMEN ARE EXCEPTED.
Conflict oe Opinion Over the Natural.
ization Law.

COnnict o. opinion over the Natural
ization Law.
An interesting conflict of opinion arose
yesterday between the Civil Service Com
mission and the District supreme court
over the naturalization OF young lady
who desires TO take civil service ex-
animation.
Seven years ago Miss Della A. Mealy
arrived i'll this country from Ireland. She
was but thirteen years old and two years
ago took out her first papers.
Several days ago She applied to Judge
Ccx for her final papers. They were
granted, although she was not twenty-one
years old.
She filed the papers with the Civil Ser
vice Commission 10 prove her citizenship,
but they were refused, and indorsed on the
back that the Law prohibited any foreigner
not twenty-one years OF age from receiving
citizenship papers. She returned to the
city hall with the Endorsement, aud Clerk
Young, after consultation with several law
yers, wrote OH the back that Judge Cox
had decided to admit her.
The law i'll the case puts an age equalifica.
tion on man, but makes 10 provision for
a woman. The Civil Service Commission
accepted the papers.
The morning times., 1896-09-11
HALF 4 DAYS D0|NGs IN WAsH|NGT0N|
Local News of Twelve Hours Briefly
Told for Busy Readers.
PROPHETIC SPIDER AGAIN
Northsast Insect weaves Mckinley
in Its Web.

Northeast Insect weaves Mckinley
in Its Web.
The northeast q Washington Is becoming
famous for It's supply of wonders and
political portentsI Ihe Times published an
account of an educated black spider with n
gold back that WOve web In which the
animal wrote thesnanie OF Senator Villas as
the nominee OF the National Democratic
party. This spider evidently didn't know
what he was writing about.
Therefore, the Villas spider has rival In
the vattcination basiHess. At No. 6U9 Tenth
street northeast, In the backyard OF Ar.
Hill black spider has written the name
Mckinley" in illuminated letters. Hun
dreds Of people gathered at the Hill house
yesterday and were shown the spider aud
his work. The testers, according TO return
ing pilgrims, are IN colors which the scieii-
tific explain on the principle Of the shifting
tints of iridesccnt silk.
IL Will be recssale4l that Senator Iugails
spoke OF politics >as an iridescent dream.
This was, however, after the iridescent
wiiskers OF Senator PETER began to flow
freely and uniiuiitediy In Kansas
The talk about the spider in the North
east. the Mckinley one, had reached the
Arlington Hotel last night, where II was
discussed by several OF tie politicians One
Republica said that this spider business In
Northeast Washington was sign OF the
revival OF industries. the song OF the loom
and all that kind OF thing. One OF the
central Democratic committee OF this city
remarked that the Hill spider might &c
a very Industrious artist In colors, Dut nc
was a liar all the same.
The morning times., 1896-09-11
Limited Txpothetae Elect.

Rochester, n. Y. Sept. 1o.-The United
Typothetae of America ended its labors
this noon and adjourned sine die TIE Of
ficers elected by the nominating committee
and which were elected this morning are
President, j. H. Bruce, Nashville; vice
presidents, Thomas Todd, Boston, George
E. Matthews, Buffalo; George II. Courts,
Galveston: C. w. Horn;ck, ST. Paul: F. w.
Baltes, Portland, Ore; r. G. Mclean,
Toronto: executive committee, Joseph j.
Little, New York, chairman; j. R. Jones,
Philadelphia; H. D. Brown, st. Paul:
william Johnston, Chicago: George H.
Ellis, Boston: E. B. Woodward, St. Louis;
C. o. Bassett, Cleveia and; secretary. Thomas
Knapp. Chicago; treasurer, w. B. Carpenter,
Cincinnati.
The morning times., 1896-09-11
State Organizers Sum moned.

The STATE organizers of the Colored Ma
tional Republican Association will meet
tomorrow at 10 O'Clock at the rooms OF
the association, No. 1904 Fifteenth street
northwest, to receive Instructions con-
cerning their respective States. The COM
mitteemen from the following States have
been summoned here by order OF the ad
yisory committee: Connecticut. Delaware.
Florida, Indiana. Kentucky, North Caro-
lima, Rhode Island. West Virginia, Mary
land, Massachusetts,, Missouri, New Jer-
sey, New York. Ohio, Pennsylvania. Ten
pessee James \. Roston, president; Charles
E. Fuller, secretary.
The morning times., 1896-09-11
Lesson to Small Boys.

Attracted by tree fun of pc aches Willie
Bassett, in company with other small boys.
entered the yard OF Henry Wilson, near
the P street bridge yesterday. Mr.. viii
son surprised the pilfereB, and in the
scramble to escape, Willie, handicapped
by the burden of half-ripe fruit he carried,
caught his foot in pailing fence, and re
ceiyed dislocation OF the ankle and q
cut on the head.
The morning times., 1896-09-11
Horse Burned in a Stable.

horse was burned to death in
stable, at the rear of No. 1926 Fourth
street northeast, last night. Fire was dis
covered at 11:10 p. M. in the stable owned
by Mrs Foley. and occupied by stock
belonging to Michael Murphy. Engine
companies Nos 8 and 10, and truck B
responded, but the flames had gained too
great Roadway to admit of the rescue of
the horse
The morning times., 1896-09-11
No One Knows Barnes.

Columbia Lodge, No 4s4, OF the Brother
hood OF Railroad Trainmen. with headquar-
tiers at Four-and-a-talf and streets south
west, has no Information OF w. B. Barnes,
who Wa shot Wetintsda at Dcnnison, y hio
The lodge is affiliated with similar lodges
throughout the United States and Canada
II Mr.. Barnes was ever in Washington and
a member OF the order he would have be-
longed to Columbia lodge, the only organiza-
tion OF the kind here.
Local.
The morning times., 1896-09-11
Sues the Traction Company.

Henderson Ricketts, yesterday filed a suit
tor $4,000 against the Capital Traction
Company Tor alleged injuries received the
5th OF last April 1T Fourteenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
Ricketts, alleges that he was driving along
the street when one OF the cable cars ran
into his wagon, throwing him to the ground,
breaking a rib, and SO injured his left arm
as to render IL almost useless.
The morning times., 1896-09-11
Child Knocked Unconscious.

The six-year-old dapyhter of Mr.. John
Klien was playing in front of her fathers
house, No. 23OS g street yesterday, when
a missile thrown by one of a crowd Of
boys, who frequent the nearby corner.
Knocked the child unconscious. She was
carried to DAVIS drug store, where DR..
Daw rendered professional aid. The police
were Informed of the occurrence, and are
on the lookout for the perpetrators.
The morning times., 1896-09-11
Pitcher for Mr.. Roberts.

regular meeting of the Association OF
Unemployed Printers was held Wednesday
night in Typographical Temple. For his
untiring efforts in projecting and carrying
through the excursion benefit for the un-
employed, Mr.. F. c. Roberts was presented
with handsomely engraved silver pitcher
and salver. Mr.. william NJ Garrett, on
behalf OF the forty-one donors, made the
presentation speech, in which he wished
all success to the recipient.
Mr.. Roberts, in short, felicitous reply,
expressed his appreciation Of the gift and
the spirit in which il was bestowed
The morning times., 1896-09-11
THoRNE BICYCLE SUIT.
Judge Cox Displaces the Assigne,
with Receive

Judge Cox yesterday afternoon granted
the application of George L. Thompson
Manufacturing Company for receiver for
the business Of Joseph A. Thorne, a bicycle
manufacturer, who some time ago made an
assignment in which he named Charles E.
Thorne, his brother, as assignee
The Thompson Company. as one of the
creditors, coDtended for a receiver because
the brother was the assignee.
Judge Cox In rendering his decis ion
stated that there was nothing against
Charles E. Thorne, but on account of the
relationship he might be compelled to do
something as assignee which he as brother
would not care to do, and he would there
fore grant the petition and appoint re-
ceiyer
The morning times., 1896-09-11
Timber Broke His Ribs.

James sembly, colored man aged forty.
nue.. had the sixth rib on his right side
fractured yesterday afternoon by failing
while carrying a heavy piece OF timber.
He was otherwise bruised. Sembly was
taken to Emergency Hospital, where his
injuries were. attended to.
The morning times., 1896-09-11
Deluded by Craps.

James Queermap and Edward casgrois.
both colored, were arrested last night by
Policeman Anderson on a warrant charg
ing them with crap shooting in Swami
poodle. Collateral was accepted In. each
case and deposited at the Ninth precinct
station.
The morning times., 1896-09-11
LIFE STATION IN DANGER.
Sea Threatens to Swallow the CObbs
Island BOathOuafa

Supt. Kimball was informed yesterday
that the Cobbs Island, Va, life saving
station is in grave danger OF being washed
away by the iDroads the sea has made on
the land.
1t is reported to be now only fifteen feet
from the sea and the crew for safety have
had 10 move into out-houses inland. Supt
Kimball has directed Capt. Benjamin g.
Rich TO proceed at once TO the station, and
If practicable, remove it inland, or il
not. to take such action as lis racticable
and necessary to protect the interests
of the government.
The morning times., 1896-09-11
British sealers Captured.

Capt. Shoemaker, of. the revenue cutter
bureau, is informed that the re venue
cutter Rush, on August "a, captured the
British schooner Viva, and the revenue
cutter Corwin, on August 22, captured the
schooner Jane Gray, while both were en-
gagged in scaling in the prohibited area in
Berilg Sea.
The morning times., 1896-09-11
o.horue = Hopan orrters.

The oyster season has commenced. o.
borne & Hoban, corner Seventh and @
have long had the best oyster house in
the District Raw box supplied daily
with Sarewsburys, Rockaways and Tan.
xfer Sound. Best Recommendations 10,
plcyclee se8-1me
The morning times., 1896-09-11
September Sun Did 1t.

Henry Hicks, colored. thirty-five years
old, was overcome by the heat yesterday
afternoon Willie at work in cleaning a
sewer in front of No. AZ Kentucky ave
nue. southeast The police ambulance was
called and carried the victim 10 Providence
Hospital.
The morning times., 1896-09-11
Static of the Gold Reserxe.

The Treasury gold reserve. at the close
of business yesterday stood at $107,-
172,072. The days Withdrawals at New
York were SAT 400. 1t is believes that
in the future, the daily Withdrawals Of
gold at San Francisco, which for the
past six weeks have been heavy, will be
light.
The morning times., 1896-09-11
Fraud orders Issued. .

The Postoffice Department. has denied
the privileges Of the mails to the Drummer
Publishing Company, OF Bridge water, Conn.,,
and Merwin SwOrts. OF Baker City, Ore.
for violation of the postal regulations.
The morning times., 1896-09-11
Passenger Rate Cnt.

The Canada, Atlantic and Plant steam
ship line, between Boston, Halifax, Ha wkes-
bury, and Charlottetown, gives notice that
1t will sell tickets the remainder Of this
month to the above points at one fare for
the round trip.
The morning times., 1896-09-11

Try the best medium ever Offered for
securing tenants. Continuous free adver-
BUREAU, Times Building. 10th st. aud
Pa. ave.
The morning times., 1896-09-11

The fire on the Bancroft has not been
deemed of sufficient importance to be
reported to the Navy Department. The
departure of the ship for Constantinople
on Saturday will not at any rate be post
poned.
The cruiser Cincinnati, which has also
been ordered to Join Admiral Selfridge's
fleet in the Mediterranean and has been
kept at To mpkinsviie, while Admiral
Bunce's squadron naneuvered at Fishers
Island, is expected to leavee Tor Gibraltar
the middle of next week.
She is ready for the cruise and is only
awaiting a detail of fifty longtime en-
listed men which she will take out to re-
place those on the ships Of the squadron
whose terms of service have expired. Her
own crew is composed almost altogether
of three year men and the extra fifty are
principally for the San Francisco.
The morning times., 1896-09-11

SeashOre ExcuTsiof1. via Penneylva-
mia Railroad.
On Fridays andtSaturtiays until septem-
Der 1 8, inclusive, the Pennsylvania Railroad
viii sell excursion tickets for 1000 and
I1:OO q. M trains ia Atlantic City, Cape
May and Sea IsleCity at rate Of $500 for
the round trip, tickets good to return until
the following Tussday.
The morning times., 1896-09-11
FIRE ON THE BANCROFT.
Cruiser Has Narrow Escape from
Serious Damage.

New York, Sept. 1O.-Fire started in
the coal bunkers of the United States
cruiser Bancroft, at O'Clock this MORN
ing The cruiser is now in the dry dock
at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. She is being
prepared Tor a trip to Constautinople, on
next Saturday. ~
The smoke was SO dense that the men
had trouble in working. After some OF
the coal had been removed the fire was
put out. Part of the crew worked with
fire extinguisbers, and the steam from
the cruisers boilers was turned into the
bunker where the fire was. The damage
done the cruiser is only trifling, and IL
is thought that she will be able to sail on
Saturday as scheduled.
The lire is thought TO have been caused
by either napbtha or coal oil being spilled
in the coal bin. This oil was ignited
either by heat from the boilers or spark
dropped from a passing cal andle or lantern.
The officers OF the cruiser say that only
the timely discovery Of the fire pre-
vented the ship from being badly DANA sed.
The morning times., 1896-09-11
Excursion Tickets to the Sea shore
via r. & O.. H. r.

Commencing June 8 and 6, and continu.
Ing each Friday and Saturday until August
28, tho B. & D. r. &. will sell excursion
tickets to Atlantic City, Cape May and
Sea Isle City for 10 a. IN. and z Doun
trains, god TO return until Tuesday fol-
lowing. at rate Ct s. for the round trip.
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1896-01-30
Do RODAK0W
zebranych ma obohodzie styozniowym
" hall szk6lnej Kosoio}a sw. Tr6j.
oy, ma dniu 22go stycznia
1895 roku.

Komitet u~rzadzajaoy ten oboh6d Ia.
Prosia mic ma przewodniozacego tegoa
obohodu. Przyja}em zaproszenie i
przybywszy ma sale obohodowa ME
Pozniej jak piec minut po Sci zastalem
Juz oboh6d rozpoczety, DO Choir pan
wfasnie spiewal. A Ae przedtem ma
stapiao przemowienie prezesa komitetu
obchodowego, wyb6r przewodniczace-
60 / Przemowa tegoz wieo Jest oczy-
wistem, Re obch6d rozpoczeto kilka-
nascie minut pred wyznaezonym cza.
sem. w jskim celu to uczyniono ME
ohce P~rzesadza6 kaAdym razie ia
XII pospiech byl krzywda mnie wyrza-
dzona. Fospiech ten da} pow6d ME.
fortunny p. S}omihskiemu, wybranemu
przewodniczacym do . poczynienia
uwag mad mojem wypelnianiem obo-
wiazkow i tenn podobne bzdurstwa.
Wystapienie to p. Slomihskiego bylo
wrecz nieprzyzaooite, DO gdybym ma
wet ME przyby} ma obchod - ME mia}
pyawa p. Slomihski cd razu czepiac sic
mel osoby P~ublicznie ME wiedzac. ia
kie mogiy bye powody, kt6re przyby-
Gle mole uniemoAliwiiy. Gdybym ra-
dy choiaa zasiegnac czyjejs w~zgledem
mych obowiazkow jake Polak i Prezes
Rzadu Centr. u. N. p. p. Slomihski
byfby niezawodnie ostatnim, kt6rego-
bym uzy} "a mego powiernika. Leoz
panu S}~omihskiemu MONA jego wy
bryk jeszcze w~ybaczyc, boo W swoim
zyoiu ~jeszcze mic rozumnego publicznie
ME wypowiedzia}, ale do Komitetu OBJ.
chodowego nam zal i wedle mego ida
mia bardzo ~sluszny, re narazi} mie ME-
~zas1uzenie ma ~lekcewazenie. - Szanow-
ny KOmitet mole bye przekonany, re
ME tax predko dam i'm sposobnosc do
podobnego lekcewazenia mel osoby.
Z6ignieao Brodo,oski,
Prezes Rzadu ~Centralnego Wv. N. Pol.
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1896-01-30
Klub PatryOtycZny POlek

W roku swego istnienia rozwinal sic
pieknie. Celem Klubu Jest branie u
dzialu W narodowych obchodach, krze-
wienie oswiaty W ogole popieranie
wszystkich cel6w ~wznioslych i patryo-
tycznych.
kiub Patryotyczny Polek bedzie sic
~stara}, ably zasiuzy} godnie ma miano
swoje, a tenn samem dal zachete innym
to~warzystwom zehskim do nasladowa-
mia W piracy narodowej, przeto kazda
Polka powinna sic starac wstapid W gro
no nasze.
Zarazem zawiadamiam, lie roczne pc.
siedzenie odbedzie sic d. Ego lutego,
ktorym to dniu przypada wybor no.
wei administracyi. Posiedzenie o go.
dzinie Bel pc po}udniu W hall sw. Troj.
cy mr.. 10. u szacunkiem
w. Chodzidskd, sekr.
SS6 Armitage Ave.
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1896-01-30
CHICAGO, d. 2s stycznia 1896.


Obchod ~styczniowy ma poludniowej
stronie miasta W dzielnioy ma Town of
Lake odbedzie sic W niedziele d. Ego
lutego o godzinie 4tej po poludniu "
owo zbudowanej hall ,,Kosciuszko" ma
rogu 48 j Wood al.
w obchodzie tym biora udziai haste
pujace towarzystwa:
Sok6 Polski ma Town Of Lake, tow.
Jednosc or. 1873, tow. Oris j Pogoni
gr. 119, tow. ks. Aug. K~ordeokiego or.
251 ] tow. krola M~ieczysiawa.
Komitet obchodowy dok}ada wszel.
kich ssarah, aaeby obchod ten wypadl
jak najswietniej.
o liczne zebranie sic uprasza sza.
nownych rodakow J rodsczki
Konitet.
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1896-01-30
SprawOzdanie

z wieczorku tahoujacego ma rzecz skar.
bu narodowego p~olskiego, u~rzadzonego
Przez oddzial chicagoski dnia Is b. m.
W hall Schoenhoffena.
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1896-01-30

z "ieczorku tancuJfcego ma rzecz skar-
bu narodowego ~polskiego, urzadzonego
przez oddzia} ~chicagoski dnia Is b. m.
" hall Schoenhoffena.
DOCHOD:
Ia sprzedane bilety: F. Augusty.
novice $500, S. Barszczewski 8.75,
A. Dangel LOO, S. Howell 1926, Nal.
ozewski 75o., w. Zdzieb4owski LOO.
Prey wejsciu do hall sprzedano biletow
"a 1880, Dochod z garderoby 400.
Dochod z barry 66.93.
Razem dochodu SIO5. IS
ROZCHOD:
Hala i fortepian $1,000, muzyka
14.O0, trunki 22.95, cygara 800, bar
tender 200, papierosy i zapalki 6Oc.
Razem rozchodu 64.55
Czysty zysk S4O.63.
Jak z powyzszego widae czysty zysk
dotychczas osiagniety wynosi s4O.63.
Sumo powyzsza wreozylem podkom:-
sarzowi ma Stan Illinois, OBJ. F. H. ia.
biohskiemu.
2 rozdanyoh ma sprzedaa bilet6w try
osoby ME zda1y jeszcze rachunku. Po-
siadaja one ogo{em 81 biletow. Upra-
szam niniejszem osoby to o zdanie ra-
chunku ma rece podkomisarza lub mole.
Jak mi wiadomo czesc tych biletow
zostaia sprzedana, doch6d ten p~rzezna-
GA sic ma pokrycie jeszcze jednego
wydatku ME wymienionego W powyz-
seem zestawieniu, a m. $50 d}uznych
drukarni yZgody" "a druk biletow.
Bye moze, IL pc pokryciu tego wydat-
ku pozostanie j~eszcze pewna sumka ma
rzecz skarbu, o czem ME omieszkam
ogfosic przysz}ym numerze ,,Zgody".
Tymczasem MECH mi bedzie wolno,
W imieniu naszego oddzia}u, podzieko-
wac serdecznie paniom j panom, ktorzy
przybyli ma nasza zabawe j przyczynili
sic przez to do pomnozenia funduszow
skarbu narodowego polskiego.
s. BarSzczeoSki, sekretarz.