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The times., 1897-11-23

The ROCK Creek Park was up for dis
cussion by the hoard or District conmis
sioners yesterday afterDuon. a delegation
OF leading citizens appeared before theta
and argued for the aGoptian of a rl-n
very similar To the suggestions ma lie
sumo time ago by Col. W. L. Bramhail.
it z-in be remembered that this gentle
nun suggested a somewhat laborate
scheme ~ duyeways and other embelliSh-
merits to the now unsayory and ugly
cnyirons oi the creek.
The. delegation consisted Of Col. Bran
hall MI F. l. Moore, Judge c. c. CCle
ana Architect A c. Clark. These geit:e-
iaen said that they did not intend Ia re.
onest immediate action, being willing
that the general subject Of the park
remain in statu quo for the present They
cid desire, however. that their plan tie
adolHed as the official ole, aud that
few smaller matters be attended to.
Mr.. F. Moore was the iirst genflem II
90 talk He said that one feature II the
Rock Greek Park plan which seemed
especially desirable was a driveway DOWN
both sides Of the creek from the X or
the # street bridge to Pennsylvania ave
rue
Col Rramhan said that THIS dumping
on the banks or III creek should be stopped
at once. He SAID thatthe people Of alor-
ana Heights were willing TO donate prop
erty aIong the park OF large value On con
dition thatthc dumping b. stopped dad the
plsus af the delegation officially adopted.
Col. BraaAan also inumated that tha
sooner the land for the park is Condemned
the cheaper it may be had.
TIE commissioners here asked Col. Braui-
haT question.
How" tiey said, "'can this dumping
be stopped? 1t is on private property"
II was suggested by one of tie delega
ton that perhaps the bumpers could De
reacted as nuIsances.
Col Rran.hah then produced 4 petitirn
signed by 500 leading citizens. 1t was
shown T. the Commissioners, but not ieft
toy the committee. They stated that t:Iey
would secure more signers and make il
more formidable. Among the signers are
all the prominent physicians in the city,
they said. 1he physicians are especially
alive to the menace that the creek in is
p. eseEt condition is TO the health Of the
Comm unity.
Judge Cole added d few words q ling
attention to tie general desire among the
people tiIat something be done On the park
proposition.
The IIan was left with Capt. Black after
some further general conversation on the
desire bIity OF having the PARK II a 5ter
pushed
The times., 1897-11-23
B. & O. BULLETIN.
EXCURSION RATES

EXCURSION RATES.
Baltimore and return, $I.00. Sunday
next.
philadelphia and return, $500. Sun
day next. 1t
The times., 1897-11-23
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WASTE CF WATER.
Meters 20 BE FInse d in All District
Blu Idings.

Meters 20 BE Finttd d in All District
.Idings.
Tie District Commissioners have granted
The right To he water department TO Tut
meters in all the scneoI and other buildings
under their control. This order fs IN fur-
Suance OF . careful inv esugation that tie
engineer department is making into the
question of wasted water in tie District
baIldings Capt. Burr, in ms annual re-
port and Commissioner Black in Lis part
OF the rep1r. 40 Congress, both made stFopg
REMARKS about the grieyous waste of water
IN The District An during he summer a lso,
as reported Ia The Times The engineer H.
partuent has been looking into tie matter
aS faras the public buildings are concerned
Meter were pla ced in the pipes of several
buildings sandanenormous quantity OF water
was found TO be flowing through them into
lie sewers without doing any one an good
The trpuole is apparently almost entirely
one Of NJ giect ana not wilHul extraS gance.
4 leafing spiggot in a louse viii waste
more water than d whole family. The
altomaJic flush tanks also use hou
sands of gallons instead of hundreds, as
they should.
The water department will place meters
iii all tie District buildings and find ont
Just how much water is wasted Ia this
manner Remedial measures Will he taken
later.
The times., 1897-11-23
CAN'T Exr.ND lIs LINE.
Commissioners ..e1u~e a Permit to
:he Capital Railway Company.

Commissioners ..e1use Permit to
the Capital Hallway Company.
The District Commissioners have refused
q permit 10 the Capital Railway Company
10 extend its line along Harrison srreet
froia Harrison and Monroe streets, Ana
costia u the Havemeyer property bey.nd-
Good Hope Hill. They took This action
yesterday, after referring the matter -
the attorney fol tile District, who decided
against the contention of the company.
In-the acS o. March ., S95. incorpor atIng
the Capiial hallway, is the paragraph.
THAT when the route described coincides
with tl;ot of a country road OF Jess widta
than sixty six feet the railway shall 5e
consfrGctod entirely outside of the road. :
In ths- act Of May 20, 1886. amending
the charter, is this paragraph describing
tle ronir: Also beginning al tile east
err. end uf the Navy Yar,, Bridge, easteriy
along Monroe ana Harrison streets and
Good~Eopu road, and from Good Hope
road To she District line
Tie Commissioners submitted the cues
tion t. MT. Thomas if the latter act re
pealed the provision OF the former. His
opinion is iiiat it does not. He says that
clearly M first act is still In force as to
the prohibition against running the hI.e
along road hanover than sixty five feet.
Harrison street is narrower in portions 1t
least
The times., 1897-11-23
City Brevities.

The viii of Matte c. sullivan was flied
yesterday She leaves her estate TO her
daughter, Anna jamie Stieb.
Secretary Alger left the city last night
to attend the annual banquet Of the New
York Chamber of Commerce.
The special business Of the Baltimore anG
Ohio for Sunday, November 81, Amounted
to twenty four theatrical comp anies, with u
total of E92 people.
John Marshall, colored, was convicted in
criminal cpuIt No. 1 yesterday Of house
breaking and sentenced to eight years i'm
prisunnent in the New Jersey State prison.
Chief Justice Bingham, sitting in criminal
court No. /, yesterday, dismissed tue writ
OF habeas corpus ia the case of George b.
Fleming, aud directed his removalto to Iowa
for trial.
Walter Stetson. for whose arrest on
the charge of stealing trunk warrant
was recently issued, is located at No.
1924 Twelfth street northwest, and states
that he was not in the city at the time
the trunk was taken.
Thanksgiving Day will be celebrated at
st. Alorsius' Church with solemn high
mass, which will begin at 10 O'Clock.
Mgr Martinell will oe the celebrant II
the mass, and the sermon will be Sc
livereG by Rev Father Pardow, S. j.
Cement sidewalks are To be laid on tae
north side OF Pennsylvania avenue. be-
tween Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets,
and bet ween Twentieth and Twcntv-first
streets, opposite the public reservations
at those places, also at the northeast
corner OF Fourteenth street and New York
avenue.
For harmless punch for sixteen, half a
gallon of hot water and one gallon of
Chr Xanaer's Sweet Norton Red 81 gal.
suffice 900 7th st. 1t
The times., 1897-11-23
THE CALF SEEMED HUNGRY.
Disastrous Result of Its Visit 60 a
Restaurant.

A calf owned by G. G. Hammer, of
No. 92I l-2 Louisiana avenue northwest.
concluded to stroll around and sec the
town yesterda : afternoon about 4;SO
o'clock. While doing 81 it reached EieN-
eDtt, street. There IL was interfered with
by seme men, who thought il Was rolng
too far.
The calf started for Kernan's Theater,
where its course was changed by the ,nana.
ger. 1t then decided 10 so into Hars ey ;
restaurant. the door was not wide enough
TO admit it and it made jump at the WIZ
dow breaking it INTO Fragments 7 he sIas ;
was valued at about $40.
A Grove soon gathered, and by the heie
OF policeman it waSmarched bach 20 1t
owner. 1t had bad cnt oyerths eye ard
the broken glass Ia d nearly sev cred its ear
The times., 1897-11-23

Tho t.rec-yeas old boy OF j. A. johnson,
of Lynt: Center, Ill is subject 10 attacks Of
Group. Mr.. johnson says he is satisfied
that the timely use of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy, during a severe attack, saved his
little bry'slife. He is in the drug buSine e.
q member OF the firm of johnson Bros. Of
that place. and they handle great many
patent MEDICINES for throat and lung dis.
eases He had all these TO choose from, ant
skilled physicians ready to respond 10 his
call, but selected this dy for use In
his own family at a time when his child's
life was if. danger, because he knew it to
be superior TO any other, and famous the
country over for its cures of Group. Mr.
johnson says this is the best selling cough
medicine they handle, and that it gives
splendid satisfaction in all cases. Sold by
Henry Evans, wholesale and retail drug.
gists. o2s St and Conn. ave. and ) ST.
NV and 1923 Nd. ave. ne
The times., 1897-11-23

support OF children l6aI e them with some
person or some institution, promising to pay
regularly for their support, and for means of
inducing persons or institutions 10 receive
the children they resort 10 fraud and decep-
tion. They then neglect or refuse to make
the payments promised, and alt hough
often well known and often well able TO
contribute to he support or their offspring,
there has been no process provided by which
sucn persons can he compelled to make such
payments. II should be POSSIBLE to compel
brutal and neglectful fathers TO proyide
for the necessities of heir children.
1t frequently happens that upon the
hearing before the courts Of the District
or Columbia Of a case involving the commit
ment OF children 10 the Board OF Children S
Guardians, a parent is present, having
beer summoned as a witness or other wise,
and il appears upon examination that such
parent has income sufficient for the sup
port Of a family, and that, notwithstand-
iug this fact, the children are destitute
OF suitable home and adequate means OF
earning an honest living or they are
abandoned by their parents, either OF
which conditions justifies their commit-
Inent TO the guardianship of the board
under existing law. IL frequently appears
that commitment to the guardianship OF
the board Is the only means for securing
the safety and welfare OF the children.
The bin as a whole, if made law,
viii meet and have a tendency to correct
q condition whichi not, to my knowledge,
tolerated in an ywell governed municipality,
and VIII not be inharmonious with other
laws on similar subjects in this Jurisdte-
ton. Similar laws are in force in several
States with good results. The Ohio
Humane Society collects from truant and
neglectfUl fathers, in the city of Cincin-
natl, about one thousand dollars per
paontl, toward fhp SuDpDrt of children who
remain under protection. The laws of
the State of New York are similar.
Under the law a large part OF its en-
forcement will fall upon the Hoard or
chiIdrcns guardians. Mr.. Lewis recon-.
inends that should it be necessary an
other officer for tue hoard be provided
The times., 1897-11-23
ROCK CREEK PARK PLANS
Suggestions Presented TO the
Board of Commissioners.
DELEGATION CALLS on THEN

Col. BramhalI's Idea as 10 the I'm.
bcllishment and improvements "i
the Domain Indorsed-U r9ent III "a
10 stop tie dumping of Refuse on
the Banks.
The times., 1897-11-23

sy1vanla avenue from Fourteenth to FIJI
teenth streets, and up the latter street
to New YORK avenue. The overhead wires
au tie eornei If Fifteenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue are a perfect neo
WORK aMd, if not dangerous, they are
at least uusiehtly and inconvenient- All
the United States Conpany's wire at this
point will be put in the subway.
The times., 1897-11-23
SOLD RoGUS JEwELRY.
Bowie and Allen Sent to the Wor!N-
house by Judge Scott.


James Bowie and Clark Allen, well
dressed aud apparently refined young
men, arrested on the Long Bridge yester'
day as suspicious characters, were brought
before Judge Scott in the police court
yesterday, charged with vagrancy, aT.
sent to the workhouse.
TIE men, it was alleged, had been sell
ing quantities of worthless jewelry TO
people in South Washington, DIS related in
The Times Yesterday morning, represent
ing that the stuff was genuine, and that
thev were fo, ced To dispose OF it because
OF poverty
Bowie was sent down for sixty days, in
default of $50 bonds, and Allen, vino
states that lie is New Yorker, and a
stranger in Washington, was given eighty
davs. in default OF $500 bonds.
The times., 1897-11-23

To prevent coldsa Rubini's Pills. the great
ureyeutlve against pneumonia, pleu1isy,
bronchitis colds in the head, etc. Wash
ington Homeopathic Pharmacy, 1907 n
street .northwest.n M branches. Tele-
phone, 1888 noS-6
The times., 1897-11-23

TO CURE COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the moneyif tfailsto cure.
25c. The genuine has LIZ @. on each Ia blet.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-28
LONG DISTANCE FIGHT TONIGHT.
Telephone Ordinance To He Consid~
cred This Evening b. Council.

TO-night the Common Council VIII con-
vene In special session for the purpose
OF considering the ordinance granting the
American Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany permission TO enter Richmond ana
do local and long-distance telephone
business.
General r. =. Meany. general manager,
and Senator Daniel. general counsel OF
the company, are both In the city, ana
will be on hand 10 lay the claims OF the
LOng-Distance Company, It's advantages
ana benefits. before the council Inc
Richmond Telephone Company VIII resist
the passage Of the ordinance with all the
force IL can command.
General Meany. when seen at the Jefftr-
son by "A Dispatch man yesterday eve
ming. said that ne hoped his company
would be given an opportunity to lay ms
whole lOng-distance question before me
Council. lie feared that the people mere
misunderstood the company as 10 us posi-
ton with reference 10 local rights. Gene
raj Meany said that IN other cities IL
had happened that the local companies
did not give the Long Distance the iacili-
ties that il required. and his company
then had to set up and operate local
plant OF it's own. General Meany referred
TO the fact that not only the people OF
Richmond would require proper service
and proper facilities here, but every per-
son In every other city communicating
with Richmond would demand H. lie
added that while IL was true that the
conpany's line from Washington TO Nor
fox had been built from the national
capital TO the limits Of the city, the
company did not wish TO go around Rich
mond. 1t was bound TO reach Norfolk,
and had TO come by way Of Richmond.
The company ssofiices would be establish
Cd I'm Manchester If Richmond uid not let
IL come through here
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-28
HAVE FEWER FREE PASSES.
CAPT. PiIzini Discusses This subject
and That of u system of Transfers.

Captain Andrew Pizzini. Jr. Of the
Richmond Railway and Electric Com
pany. has returned from New York,
where he conferred with the authorities
Of that company. lie says while there
the subject of reducing the number OF
free ticket-bOOks issued here was dis
cussed and that the number may be cut
down from 200 TO about 100. Another
question which was considered WAS that
of transfers and I'm connection with the
ARRANGEMENT and extension Of the com
pany's lines in Richmond. one Of these
extensions is the building Of a line from
a point TN the West End. crossing ne
river over into Chesterfield.
II is also very probable. Cap. ain PiZzni
said. that the City Council viii be asked
for permission 10 Tear1ange some Of the
present lines and connections Of the com
panv. and In return therefor the authOri-
ties OF the company will agree TO transfer
passengers with competing lines at all
points.
Captain Pizzini vas also engaged I'm an
effort 10 complete the formation OF new
enterprise which is now I'm embryo. and
which. when completed. Will De Of great
benefit 10 the city Of Richmond. This new
enterprise. according 20 Captain PiZzinl.
is expected TO be the cause Of bringing
about the expenditure OF at least half
a million dollars in Richmond.
It is thought here that the enterprise
in question is the using OF the water
power If James river to furnish power for
electricity I'm the city for running the
trolley-cars. lighting the streets. and all
such usual purposes Of electric power.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-28
CHARLOTTESVILLE.
A singular Accident--Fresh Air for
Children.

thliNrChs
CHARLOTTESVILLE VA, July IT,
(s1ccial)-Quitc a singular accident oc-
Cured az the Belmont Planning Mills this
morning. which may yet result seriously.
Nr John Gardner who is employed on
inc farm OF Mr. Phil Gentry, was stand
.rr some distance I'm front Of the planer.
when "a plank became caught by the
krivcs and was hurled forward win
crcat velocity The flying timber struck
Mr. Gardner I'm the small Of the back,
knocking him a distance OF lO ieet ana
nnicung quite "a severe wound. After
.eeeivlng medical aid the unfortunate
man was removed TO his home, four miles
east Of the city
Nessrs. Duke a Duke have gone 40 Am
larst 20 appear as counsel for Bdrksdale
vho is on trial for the murder o. Cook,
lu Humpback Mountain. July a. 1896
The first excursion 10 children uhabie
TO nav their fare was run to-day 10 JeI-
foreon Park bv the City a11 suburban
R-Uway Nincty-twO children "Naiiel
Themselves OF the opportunity 70 spehd
lav away from tine city's neat liSIcdl ,ei
.vcursiOns VIII be run every 1uesday anu
Friday. - 81
tbe Methodist church. who has been
Granted months leave oil absence 10y
mis- congregation lett this afternoon lot
Gordousville While away he Will go 10
Hanover 10 visit his brother, Dr PoWha-
tan Bledsoe
The Monticello Wine Company has m'ae
"a shipmcnt OF their celebrated wines ID
the Island Of Trinidad. BRUSH west
India
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-28
AN IMPORTANT CONVENTION.
Disease Germs Reach "a Decision
which Interests Every Person in

which Interests Every Person in
Richmond.
The diseases which afiiict mankind held
a convention some years ago to protest
against the Introduction of q new health
giving agent which all the representatives
Of disease declared was interfering with
their business.
In the name Of all stomach and bowel
disorders | protest against THIS PANE
celery compound - said one Of the disease
delegates. because It's use has alfeddy
greatly limited our sphere Of action, and
reduced our harvest of victims IN all
parts Of the country
The chairman Of the convention, Gene
raj Debility. rose with solemn me!n, atter
several Of the delegates had told their
tale of woe. and said in piping voice:
1T seems 10 me- my friends. tnat the
situation is a very serious ana cFtlcdl
one. / have recently had interviews WIN
many of the most distinguished disease
germs known in our brotherhood; ana
they ali assure me that they are en-
tirely incapacitated for business wher-
ever the Paine's celery compound Is
used. Every attack on the persons using
in fails and the consequence has been
10 throw many deserving germs out Of
lob In my own fraternity, for instance,
many OK cur best germs are thinking OF
enlisting in some other disease In order
10 attack their favorite patients az new
point | would suggest. as subject FOR
discussion by this honorable body the
96yisebility Of coalition which will en-
abIe ms 10 combine our forces TO destroy,
Nv "A complication of diseases. any person
Who attempts TO protect himself with
pines celery compound. which is such
a deadly enemy 10 all germ life. VIII
some member submit resolution on TINS
Delegate germs In all parts OF the house
were on their feet IN an instant clamofing
-. mo recognition OF the chairman.
The Chair recognized Comma Bacillus,
Who was loudly apnlauded by the entire
convention because OF the sreat nota-
bilIty ne and his crew have aecomplshed
mir Chairman and Gentlemen, sali
Comma when the plaudits nnally sub
sided Il heartily sympathl2e with the
.prote-te that we have heard from dele
oates against this terrible enemy OF all
germs thew call Paine's celery conpoundi
hut I must myself protest against the
,veil-meant but ill-advised susges ion OF
our honorable chairman. General DeDillty.
Grstlv because should resent any other
germ interfering with my business: ana,
secondlv. because believe that the com
Mound leaves the system proof aeaihst
even a combined attack. Ny own eye
rience. moreover. teaches me that mere
are plenty OF people yet who do not use
paine's celery compound, and that any
germ who fools around those who 90
ought 10 have better sense. Mr.. CHAIR
man. | move We adjourn.
The motion was carried. and all the
germs clustered around Mr.. Comma Bacii-
lbs 10 thank him Tor his lucid suggestion
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-28
with the VaudcvIIIes Last Night.

The large audience at the Broad-Street
Park vaudeville last night applauded
loudly an the numbers of the excellent
piocramme which the management pro
vided. Especial favorites We're Morphet
in his mysterious tricks; Burt Hart IN
~ great song ''Shakcspeare's seven
Ages tho BiiOu Ouarfrttc IN songs ana
clever limitations: Miss Lillian Robe. "The
Hieh-School Girl" and Miss Florence
Mole. a fascinating soubrette. in popular
songs There will be a matinee at $50
to-day but no balloon ascenslons TINS
week.
Twelve hundred and forty-seyen people
attended the vaudeville at Forest-Hlll
Park last night. and there Is little doubt
ed and applauded the whole performance
from the rise of the curtain on the irst
act to the close. One of the best aggre-
cations o. talent YET seen here occupy
the boards al Forest Hill this week
Performance tonight and matinee Satur-
day afternoon at half-past 4 O'Clock.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-28
Local Dreyities.

Mr.. d. d. Davis of Woodstock. who
Is employed in this city, Is spending his
vacation at his Old home.
Rev. J. A. Morehead left yesterday FOR
Strassburg. Va. TO attend the Lutheran
Sunday-School Convention at that place.
A rumber Of carpenters have recently
gone 10 Newport News from this city 10
work On the new Chesapeake and Ohio
piers.
Mr.. W. G.. Richardson took trip 10
Louisa yesterday, the day being the an
niversary Of the opening of the old Louisa
road, with which ne was connected, sixty
years ago. He takes this trip annually
Miss Sallie Roddey. the librarian OF the
Richmond Bar Association had the mis-
fortune TO have her purse stolen by a
sneak-thief a day or so ago. While look
ing at some goods az a Broad-street store
she laid her purse upon the counter. IL was
promptly removed by some unknown per-
son. The matter has not yet been lf-
ported 10 the police