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PENNSYLVANIA Avenue; Fourteenth Street,
from B Street TO Florida Avenue; Fiji
teenth Street from B Street to II tSreet;
B Street. from Sixth to Fifteenth Street :;
c Street from New Jersey Avenue to
First Street; c Street from New Jersey
Avenue to North Capital 10 First Street;
D Street. from North Capital northeast TO
Delaware Avenue; d Street, from
Sixth Street to Fifteenth Street; Z
Street, from Fifth to Fifteenth Streets;
E Street, from North Capitol Street to
Delaware avenue; F Street. from Fifth
to Fifteenth Street; G Street, from Fifth
TO Fifteenth Streets; III Street, from First
10 Fourteenth Streets; III Street, from
Fourteenth Street to Vermont Avenue II
Street northeast, from North Capitol
TO Fifteenth Streets; Indiana Avenue.
from First to Third Streets; NJ Street,
from Rock Creek to Aqueduct Bridge;
Louisiana Avenue. from Four-and -a-haif
10 Tenth Streets; Maryland Avenue SOUTH
west from Ninth to Fourteenth Streets I;
Mount Vernon Place, south side. from
Seventh to Ninth Streets; North Capitol
Street. from c TO Streets; o Street, from
sixth to Eighth Streets: P Street. from
Fourteenth to Fifteenth Streets; Penn
sylvania Avenue from Eleventh Street
east TO Rock Creek; New York Avenue
from Ninth TO Fifteenth Streets; water
street. entire length; Tenth Street,
Georgetown. from Rock Creek 10 Aque-
duct Bridge.
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EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS.
The Commissioners Order Additions
to the Sewerage System

.
to the Sewerage system
The Commissioners have issued orders
for extensive improvements in connec-
ton with the sewerage system. The i'm
provements are not confined to any one
part OF the city. and the cost is estimated
at about 5000 The order in reference to
the construction is:
That $50 feet of 225 10y 8 375 feet sewer
and 200 feet of 1S-fnch sewer be construct
ed in the north side Of PENNSYLVANIA
Avenue between Fifteenth Street and
Madison Place northwest. along east side
Of Madison Place 10 alley and In alley in
square 221 at an estimated cost OF 81, s55,
chargeaible to the appropriation for main
and pipe sewers 1899.
THAT 400 feet of 15-inch sewer and two
manholes be constructed in Central Ave
nue. from Superior Street northward. ar
an estimated cost Of SS05, chargeable to
the appropriation for suburban sewers,
1899
That cobDle cutters he constructed
and roadway shaped and lightly graveled
on Tenth Stree southeast between NJ
and n Streets. ait an estimated cost of
$500 chaigeafole 10 the appropriation for
repairs to streets 1899.
''That the following work be done under
the permit system: Lay cement sidewalk
and set new curb on Madison Street near
Thirty-fifth Street, and lay brick sidewalk
and set new curb on Thrty-fifth Street
near Madison Street northwest, estimated
cost, $2lS lay cement sidewalk in front of
No 1861 Rhode Island Avenue northwest;
estimated cost, $50; lay cement sidewalk
ia front of No. 5l3 Seventh Street north
west: estimated cost, $50.
THAT the following work be done under
the assessment system, the same having
been duly advertised in accordance with
law. and no objections having been re-
ceived thereto:
Lay cement sidewalk on Holmead Ave-
nue. between Lydecker Avenue and Lamar
Street. AUDITING lots T. 9, 10 and u. block
43. Holmead subdivision; estimated cost,
1884. one-half to be assessed against abut-
ting property; lay cement sidewalk and
reset curb on south side of Street
northwest between Sixth and Seventh
Streets. abutting lots in square 4i6; esti-
mated cost, 1910, one-half TO be assessed
against abutting property; lay cement
sidewalk and reset curb on the southwest
side of Dupont Circle between New
HAMPSHIRE Avenue and z Street, abut-
ting lots 2 g. S, 10. 20 and Il. square III;
estimated cost, $3.50, one-half TO be as
seSSed against aputtihS pioPei y %. iiS''
granite curb on both sides of Whitney
Avenue. abutting lots in block 10, Todd
and browns subdivision. and lots l, :,
. A G.. and of Purher and Pleasant
pla;ns. estimated cost. 81 500, one-half 10
he assessed against abutting property.
Tae order also includes the resurfaclns
of several streets the cost to be charged
70 the appropriation for repairs for 1893
The streets mentioned are twentieth
street northwest from Pennsylvania Az
enue 70 f Street; estimated cost. $500
G street northwest, between Seventeenth
and Nineteenth Streets; estimated cost
| 81 500: G Street northwest, from Twenty
first Street to Twenty-second Street; es-
timated cost, $500; roadway OF Scott
Circle: estimated cost, 1880.
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Bids for Grading.

Bids for grading certain parts of Illi-
nois Avenue and North Capitol Street ana
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s. Kann, Sons s. CO.

the pebble was thrown in fun and that ii
did not hurt the woman. He did not
know of any trouble Margaret had had
except with Ross when the latter cut her.
Policeman O'Brien. of the Third Pre-
cinct, who arrested Holmes and Williams
after the investigation showed that they
had had trouble with the woman, testified
next that Holmes had admitted to him
on the way to the stationhouse that he
struck the woman with a stone.
Maria Hughes. colored, testified that on
Sunday two weeks ago she saw Margaret
Scott at the house of her cousin. Bert
Beckett Mary SNOWFALL Lottie Dorsey.
Charles Williams, and a man whom she
called Ginger were also there There
was a row and Williams picked ur
chair to hit Margaret Scott, but witness
grabbed it and broke the force of the
blow 1t struck Margaret on the head,
however, and she fell over in a corner.
Witness said Williams also tried to kick
Margaret in the face, but succeeded in
kicking her in the stomach. Margaret did
not appear to be hurt by either blow,
but sat on the side of bed and laughed.
The trouble occurred in the house of Lot
tie Hughes, No. 2isO Phillips Court. AL
berta Beckett told a similar story of the
trouble.
A Prompt Verdict
Williams himself next testified to the
trouble. He denied having hit Margaret
with the chair or having any trouble with
her whatever, and declared that Alberta
Beckett was not in the room. He said
that Margaret ran behind the door laugh
ing, but he did not know what she was
laughing at
Mary Edwards, colored. testified that
she was In the house on the day of the
trouble, but did not know what had oc-
Cured. She knew Williams as Bull
Mrs Julia Y. Taylor, colored testified
that all she knew of the case was that
Holmes had struck Margaret in the head
with stone.
Annie Cogey, colored, gave unimpor-
tant testimony, and was followed by An
ME Wilson, who gave a description of
the trouble between Holmes and Margar-
ct. Holmes struck her with his fist, she
said. and when Margaret ran threw a
stone at her.
This closed the testimony and the case
was given to the jury. 1t quickly re-
turned a verdict ignoring the evidence
against the other parties and holding
| Holmes for the action of the grand jury.
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erv and export,

"CuImbacherD md aExport,'
are beyond question the finest beers
brewed in this country. "a bottles sent in
0nlettered wagons, only sl.25. Wash.
Brewery Co., Attn and + ne
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THIS PAPER Is PRINTED
With Ink furnished by JAENECKE BROS FIR
ECHNEEMANN. New York City. my2i-tf-em

several streets in Brookland were opened
yesterday at the District building The
bidders are all residents of the city. ex-
cept James Raymond, of Jersey City, N
j., whose figures for the proposed work
were three times as great as that of the
others .
The proposals for the work were as fol-
lows: James Raymond of Jersey City, N
j., proposes TO do the work on all the
streets at the same figure, 80 cents per
cubic yard: Lyons Bros. propose to grade
Illinois Avenue and North Capitol Street
a 81 cents per cubic yard: Andrew Glce-
son proposes TO grade the BrookIand
Streets at % "a cents. and Illinois Ave
nue. and North Capitol Street at % cents
per cubic yard. The other bids, per cubic
yard were as follows: NJ. F. Tally, Brook
land Streets, IS cents. Illinois Avenue, u
cents, North Capitol Street, q cents; L.
c. Gunwell, Broolkland streets, Is cents
Illinois Avenue, % cents. North Capitol
Street, % cents, G. B. Mullen, Brookland
streets. q cents. Illinois Avenue. II rs
cents, North Capitol Street, "a cents.
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ANSWER FOR HER DEATH
Inquest Over Margaret ScOtt's
EXhumed Body.
PETER HOLMES Is HELD
The Woman Was Implicated in a
Number of Fights, According to
the Testimony, But the Evidence
Against Williams Was Ignored
by the cOroner's Jury.

An inquest following the autopsy on
the body of Margaret Scott. which was
exhumed Friday morning. by order of
Acting Coroner Glazebrook. was held at
the Sixth Precinct Police Station yester-
nay. AID resulted in holding Peter
Holmes. colored, responsible for her
death. From the evidence it appeared
THAI the dead woman had been in several
serious rows within the few weeks pre-
cedsng her death and in all of them she
was more or less badly beaten.
Il was Thought by her friends that her
death was due 10 stab wounds. which
were inflicted in July by 'fBootsey' Ross,
a young colored man, who is now serY-
ing a term in Jail for that assault. The
autopsy showed, however, that death had
resulted from cerebral hemorrhage. and
an investigation Set on foot by Lieut.
Boyle, Of the Third precinct, brought to
light subsequent disturbances. Once
Margaret was struck on the head with a
brick or stone BY Peter Holmes, and two
weeks ago she was struck with a chair
by Charles. alias Bull williams.
Both of these men were under arrest,
but the jury decided after hearing the
evidence that Holmes was responsible for
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her death and ignored the evidence
against Williams. Holmes was commit
ted TO jail to await the action Of the
grand jury.
The Doctors Testimony.
DR.. Sterling Ruffin, the first witness
testified to the condition of the woman
when he performed the autopsy. Her
death he attributed to hemorrhage of the
brain. He found a clot of blood on the
brain and a light softness under ii, but
no fracture of the skull. 1t was possible.
however. he stated, for such an injury
TO have been inflicted without producing
a fracture. The woman's stomach was
congested and in a chronic catarrhal con-
dition, which was nothing uncommon, and
there was evidence of her having vomited
blood.
DIR. Collin B. Cruso, of No. 1921 TWEEN
ty-eighth Street northwest, who attend
ed the woman just previous TO her death,
testified that he was called to see the
woman early one Friday morning at her
house. No. 50S Nineteenth Street north
west. She was then perfectly conscious
and was splitting blood. She told the wit
ness that she had been doing that for
several days The character of the blood
indicated that it came from the lungs.
DR.. Cursor advised Margaret to go to
a hospital. but she refused, and as he did
not consider her in a critical condition
he did not insist. He called again Fri
day evening and found her in a semi
conscious condition. The hemorrhage
had ceased and the pupils of both eyes
were greatly dilated. Saturday morning
he called again, and found her much
worse She had been unconscious all
night. DR.. Crusor inquired into the his
tory of the case, and learned that she
had been cut in the abdomen about a
month before. He was not told of any
subsequent injury. After her death he
gave a certificate of death from suffoca-
ton due to hemorrhage of the lungs.
Holmes on the Stand.
Peter Holmes. colored, living in Phil
Ups court, and employed as a driver,
was next called. In response to ques-
tons he said that he had known Mar
garet Scott for several months. and last
saw her on August l.
What trouble did you have with her?'
asked Dr. Glazebrook.
81 never had any trouble with her.
witness replied. 81 had trouble with Mag
Dorsey"
Holmes admitted, however, that several
weeks ago he threw a pebble, as he call
| ed II, at Margaret Scott, and it struck her
on the head. He averred, however, that
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-28
THE PLUMBING REPORT
1t Is Handed the Commissions
ers by Charles A. Ball.
THE SEWERAGE SYSTEM
Extensive Additions to 1t Are Or
dered-The Business District Re-
vised and EnIarged-PrOperty VAL
nation VIII Be Reduced-Bfds for
Grading-Municipal Affairs.

Inspector of Plumbing for the District
of Columbia Charles A Ball, through Su-
perintendent of Sewers d. E. McComb,
submitted his annual report yesterday TO
Engineer Commissioner Beach, The re-
port deals with the subject In detail, dis
cussing the matter in all its different
phases. In part it is as follows:
The Report.
THE number of inspections made and
recorded comprises a total of 1850, being
a material increase over the work of the
previous year This record comprises
4,so3 examinations of existing plumbing.
5,TH inspections of remodeing, extensions
or repairs; 3,274 inspections of plumbing
IN progress in new buildings 231 pepper
mint tests, 92S inspections of gas piping
or fixtures, $50 inspections of lead service
pipes, rs sewer taps for connections, 3O1
new terra Gotta sewer connections laid
and ass inspections of repairs TO existing
terra Gotta house sewers.
After consideration of the best meth
cd of serving renewed notices 10 make
plumbing repairs. which had heretofore
been done through the police department
II was determined that such service should
hereafter be personally made by a rep
resentative of this office
The examination of plans for plumb
Ing proposed in new buildings, or in con-
nection with permits for repairs TO work
in existing buildings has not vared great
ly from that Of the previous year, the
number OF plans for new buildings exam
ined and approved having been 745 as
compared with 721 in the previous year.
A Suggestion.
Attention is invited, as in previous
| reports, TO the absence of authorization
for the systematic inspection of gas fixt-
ures and piping in order to note their con-
dition and provide for remedying the de-
fects found. 1t is believed that the en-
actment OF law giving the inspector OF
plumbing and his assistants, under the
direction of the Commissioners. suitable
| power to make periodic inspections OF the
| principal hotels and boarding houses as
| to the security of the piping systems and
| fixtures therein should be enacted
THE validity of the plumbing statute
| and of the regulations made hereunder
has not yet been decided in the higher
| courts of the District, but has been re-
| peatedly sustained in numerous prosecu-
| lions in the Police Court during the past
| year. In most of these cases Il has been
| the policy of the prosecuting attorney to
accept personal bonds or allow con-
| tinuance of the case where the defendant
would agree to make the repairs directed
within a specified period
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-28
TAXES WILL BE REDUCED.
Reply of Assistant Assessor Grifii
to q Complaint.

In reference to the request of James
r Miller. of No. 1742 Oregon Avenue, ask
ing the District Commissioners to reduce
his taxes from s1.5O to 81 per hundred val
uation, Assistant Assessor e. w. w.
Griffin. to whom the matter was referred'
replied that he is of the opinion tnat the
change would be unwise unpolitic and
prejudicial to the interests of the District
of Columbia.
Mr. Griffin further states that the gener-
al assessment for the year 1Ss9-l9o. now
in progress by the assistant assessors,
will materially lessen the present valua-
tons, and relieve to a great degree the
burden of taxation complained of by Mr..
Miller.
In reference to the assessment of tax
alton, Mr.. Griffin states that 1t is a rec
ognized fact that in Washington 1t is be-
low that of other cities of equal popula-
ton.
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NEW BUSINESS STREETS.
Commissioners Extend the Limits
of the Commercial District.

The building regulations designating
business streets has been amended to in
cIude the streets and parts of streets and
avenues within the following limits
First Street west from Pennsylvania
Avenue to D Street north; Four-and-a-
Half Street west from D Street north to
7, Street south; Sixth Street west from
Pennsylvania Avenue to D Street north;
sixth Street southwest to Pennsylvania
Avenue to Maryland Avenue; Seventh
Street west, entire length; Eighth Sertet
northwest from Pennsylvania Avenue to
Street; Eighth Street. southeast from
PENNSYLVANIA Avenue TO NJ Street; Ninth
Street northwest from B Street north to
New York Avenue; Tenth Street. from B
Street to New York Avenue; Eleventh
Street. from Street to New York Ave
nue.; Twelfth Street, from B Street to
New York Avenue; Thirteenth Street,
from B Street to New York Avenue; Thir-
een-and-a-Half Street, from B Street to
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-28

Three groups OF these. One consists
entirely Of body Brussels mats.
In good. tasteful colors and neat IN
patterns They're worth 75c. fUC
Trade Sale Price.
500 Body Brussels Rugs, little over
ll-2 yards long and fringed at
both ends. OF the finest grade of no
goods No store would sell them UHC.
under $3.50. Trade Sale Price......../ w
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The smallest lot is made up of the up
per ten qualities in Carpets. Moquettes
and Fine Wiltons and AK
minister's. Full width and full
length. The stores can't sell Ge IN
you a rug to equal 'em under nj INV
S. Trade Sale Price.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-28
A Big Lot Of Carpet Samples.


There
kind They perhaps
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TT. fairest blonde in town is the Nat Cap
Tie Brewing Co.'s Diamond Beer MUNICH
ner' is the most popular brunette. 2
dox. bottles, S1.25 Write or phone 222, au27- tt
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MA &,zzGn~-
MA A.zzG~4-
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Our Great | rade Sale

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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-09
Quarantine Against New Orleans.

Jackson, Miss, September 5.-The
city of Jackson has established a strict
quarantine on all classes of traffic
against New Orleans. No trains on
the Illinois Central railroad are allow
ed to stop within the city limits. The
suspicious fever reported from the
Bear Creek neighborhood in Copish
county has been investigated and found
to be Of a malarial type. One suspi-
ciOus case is reported at Meridian and
is being investigated.
Montgomery, Ala, September s.
Pending the investigation of the re-
ported suspicious cases Of yellow fever
at New Orleans, Montgomery has put
on quarantine against that city.
New Orleans, September 5.-Dr. Car
ter, of the marine hospital service ar
rived today from Franklin and went to
see the two cases which DR.. Dunn, of
Mississippi, thought were yellow fever.
He had no hesitation in saying that
one of the cases was by no means yell
low fever. The other case will be
studied fully, there being doubt con-
corning it and he may announce a de-
ciSiOn tomorrow.
The local experts are firm in the be
In A1NS( L SooI I'D L Z CI
and have full confidence that their de-
cision will be maintained. The Missis-
sippi towns along the gulf coast have
refused to join in the vigorous quar-
antine established by that state and
have announced hat they will main
tain daylight communication with New
orleans.
Mobile, Ala, September 5.-The Mo-
bile board of health today advised that
the state of Alabama declare quaran-
tine against persons and baggage from
New Orleans until the suspicious cases
in New Orleans are pronounced upon.
State Health Officer Sanders advised
Governor Johnston who is now here, to
the same effect and the governor this
afternoon issued a proclamation declar-
ing the quarantine as suggested.
Meridian, Miss, September 5.-Two
suspicious cases of fever are under
surveillance, seven miles west of this
city. They are negroes who came to
Meridian a few days ago and were
taken sick with fever a few days after
they arrived. DR.. H. S. Gully, member
of the state board of health has the
cases in charge awaiting developments.
A strict quarantine is being enforced
by the state of Mississippi against
New Orleans.
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An Anchor to Wtudward.

Secretary Alger, it is rumored, does
not much fear an investigation by
congress, says the Providence Journal,
because he took care at the outset to
secure the personal Endorsement of
congressman for nearly all of the ap-
pointments that are most open to
criticism. It is even said that he was
shrewd enough to invite senators and
representatives to recommend such of
their friends, relatives and constitu-
ents as they would like to have ap-
pointed. These invitations, it is said,
were not confined to republicans, and
in this way, it is argued, the secre-
tary has secured for himself a consid-
cradle personal support in both
branches of congress and in a large
measure fortified himself against any
serious investigation by the present
congress and any chance of strong o n
demnation or censure. Alger is, NO
doubt, sharp enough a politician to try
TO do this. But he probably did not
count upon the present strong popular
feeling against him. Congressman
will hardly dare to ignore this. even
though they themselves may have been
to some extent entangled in the secre-
tary's methods. e
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Eighteen Persons Killed and Ten Fa.
tally Injured-A Trolley Car DemOl.
tshed by a Flyer Passenger Train.

oABOkS hAl11CO 0uo 1cn T1s
tally Injured-A Trolley Car Demol.
1shed by a Flyer Passenger Train.
Cohoes, N. Y, September San ap-
palling disaster occurred in this city
shortly before 8 o'clock tonight A
trolley car of the Troy City Railroad
Company was struck by the night
boat special of the Delaware and Hud-
son railroad at a crossing at the west
end of b Hudson river bridge which
connects this city with Lansingburg.
Eighteen Of the thirty-five passengers
are dead and at least ten of the re-
mainder will die.
The cars entering the city from Lam
singburg were crowded with passen-
gers returning from a labor day picnic
at Rensselaer, park.
The motor car was struck directly
in the center by the engine Of the
train which was going at high speed.
With a crash that was heard for blocks
the engine crashed into the lighter We
hicle. The motor car parted in two,
both sections being hurled into the air
in splinters. The mass Of humanity
was torn and mangled. Bodies were
hurled into the air and their headless
and limbless trunks were found in
some cases fifty feet from the crossing.
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CprVera to Go to Norfolk.

Norfolk, September 5.-Dr. Cleburne,
medical director of the naval hospital,
has been notified to prepare to receive
Admiral Cervera tomorrow morning at
$3.50 o'clock. A suite of rooms were IN
gagged at the New Atlantic hotel to-
night for the admiral.
Annapolis, Md, September 5.-Ad-
miral Cervera Of the Spanish navy,
accompanied by Lieutenant Cervera,
his son, left this morning for Norfolk,
Va, for the purpose of completing ar
engagements for the transportation to
Spain of the prisoners now confined at
Portsmouth, N. H., who were captured
in the naval fight off Santiago.
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The Greatest Discovery Yet.

W. M. Repine, editor Tiskilwa, ILL.,.
"Chief," says: "We won't keep house
without DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs INC Colds. Ex-
perimented with many others, but
never got the true remedy until we
used DR.. Kings New Discovery. No
other remedy can take it's place in our
home, as in it we have a certain and
sure cure for Coughs, Colds Whooping
Cough, ETC." It is idle to experiment
with other remedies, even if they are
urged on you as just as good as DR..
Kings New Discovery. They are not
as good, because this remedy has a re-
cord of cures and besides is guaranteed
1t never fails to satisfy. Trial bottles
free at r. r. Bellamv's drug store.