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Evening star., 1900-06-30

| no tneonsiderable degree. The Star people,
on the contrary. were helpful rather tha1
9therwise. ana we feel particularly grats}
1ni to them for y. I can well upderstand
the great success that has attended Tho
Star when those who direct its destinie6
show such harmony in a common purposG
In considering the plans for the new build.
naper rne waa aeaa OF each of
In his special quarters, and this was done
from the business office to the composing
room Editors and foremen were asked ID
express their wishes and these were follow4
ed in every instance as far as practicable.
10 this harmony Is largely due the com,
plete arrangements Of the new building for
the work of publishing a great daily news,
paper. We We're thrown more frequently
into contact with Mr.. Frank B. Noyes than
any other officer of The Evening Star Com.
pany and are under many lasting obliga.
invidious distinction. We owe debt Of
thankfulness to ALL and We can only hope
that our lines hereafter will fall into such
pleasant places"
superintendent Braid's Statement.
Superintendent J. W. Braid of the George
A. Fuller Company said he was eminentiy
well satisfied with the work and the man.
Eer in which it had been prosecuted.
I'VE have erected many buildings Of SIM
liar construction" he remarked. "but none
which has such superior finish on the inte-
rior and the exterior In this respect it is
the finest building of Its dimensions In this
country, and Of course that means the
world for the United States leads the rest
Of 1t In such things"
How long would It take to pull 1t down?'
inquired the reporter. 80
Mr.. Braid rumanatsd a moment
"Oh, we could never take 1t down." he re.
sponded. Such construction IL well nigh
Napss y & sks fp es ps1ES ss Up
the steel frame. These. as You know we're
all put in while red hot and we're virtually
welded into the trspss tpsuallyss ,NhaA
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u, their hopes for fame with complaoens

Est their hopes Tor lame with compiacent
The aAuensions Of the new Evening Star
building are'~a fraction over flfty-fve feet
frontage on PenHsylvanIa avenue and
fraction over 128 feet op 11th street. IT 10
O.: nine stories and 130 feet in height from
the sidewalk to the top.
The plans selected for the new home of
The Evening Star were prepared by Messrs.
William ]. Marsh and Walter G: Peter.
firm Of Washington architects whose emf
nent attainments had already nerited wide
recognition.
Carefully Accurate Details.
They were engaged unrsmittingly for ten
months on the plans, and every minute
detail in the exterior and interior construo-
tion of the proposed building was drawn
out and figured down to the most extreme
nicely. Every piece of marble that entered
into the exterior walls was provided FOR IN
the original drawings, its dimensions nxed
to the sixteenth of an inch; its place fndi-
Gated in the walls. it's relation to the inner
brick covering and the steel beams OF the
interior shown and each piece was lettereo
and numbered The same perfect system
was followed in the plans Of the steel
work Every upright and girder. every
brace and cross piece, every bolt ana M ooie
hole and the distance between each was VIZ
planned and measured and indicated WIN
the same fidelity. The plans for all these
were made on the scale of one-fourth men
to the foot, but these sent to the quarf!es,
factories and other sources Wheh.e e,io
materials came were on a larger scale. Inc
plans for all the holdings, carvings anu
bronze work We're made of full dimensions.
These important preliminaries having
been completed, the contract for erectlis
the building was awarded to the George a.
Fuller Company of Chicago. New YORK,
Boston, ST. Louis and Baltimore, ana now low
also of Washington. This firm has 1or
years made a speciality of erecting large
office buildings. among which may be
named the following: The Equitable buila-
ing. Atlanta, Ga; D. S. Morgan BUILDING
Buffalo, N. Y: Brazer building, Boston
Mass; Cushman building. New YORK, N.
Y: jewelers. building, Boston Mass. Dean
building, Boston. Mass: Fullerton building,
St. Louis, Mo-; Merchants building. Bos- o.
ton. Mass; Lincoln Trust building. ST.
Louis Mo-: Chesebrough building. New
York. N. Y; Kaufman Bros. building.
Pittsburg. Pa. and the following buildings
in Chicago: The Tacoma building. Kear-
sarge building, Western Bank Note build
ing. the Caxtoh building, the Fair. Lees
building, the Columbus Memorial building.
Katahdin building. Y. NJ. c. A. building,
Champlain building. Steinway Hall. Atwood
building. Newbury building, Monadaock
building, Rand-McNally building. the Pom
tiac building. the Temple, Athletic Club.
the Venetian building. Wachusett building,
Marshall Field building, New York Life
building, Reliance building. Marquette
Evening star., 1900-06-30
IN THE EDITORS ROOM.

the depths. When the colored teamster in
charge Of the wagon picked UP his whip
and reins the old gentleman broke out in a
torrent of Indignation TO attempt to
mako those poor brutes haul that enormous
load up that steep, precipitous incline" he
calculated, 'is atrocious 1t is the most In
human, unwarrarted, un-'
Then he suddenly paused and stared be-
low. A young helper had inserted the ca
BILE hook in the tongue ring: the dummy
engine snorted-and why it was ever called
a dummy" engine Is funny, to say the
least-the cable grew taut and up came the
wagon, while the mule scrambled and the
horse paved the strips.
Masniticent.' exclaimed the converted
critic. Every contractor in Washington
should spend half an hour here
Getting Down to Hard Pan.
When the foundation had been excavated
to the necessary depth the work of getting
down to hard pan, so to speak, was begun,
and simultaneously with this the delicate
and important matter of underpnning so as
to make secure the walls of the Gait build
Ing and The Star annex was commenced.
The latter work was peculiarly novel to
Washington, but was accomplished sue
oessfully without an occupant of either
building knowing, other than by looking at
1t, that it was being done. The process Is
worth describing. Holes We're cut about
seven feet apart in the wall of the Gait
building and through these were thrust iron
peams, known as needles" supported on
either side of the wall by cribs built up of
heavy timbers. Along the tops Of these
were strong planks, and from these rose a
series of iron screws bearing another floor
Of planks upon which the needles rested.
When all was ready the screws were tight
ened. the needles rose and the weight of
the wall was taken off its founda tions with
out appreciably lifting it. The wall beneath
and the old stone foundation were then re-
moved, and when all was snug and secure
fnrna m iuh nit five foot tr,
diameter, down through the blue clay to the
hard pan thirty feet below. A great deal
of water which had seeped in through the
gravel above the hard pan was encountered,
filling the pits, so to prevent caving, great
iron-bound bottomless tubs were forced
down into the pits from time to time as the
work progressed. When the pits were thus
completed they were eight wells. These
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were pumped out with steam siphons and
the pits filled with concrete. The splendid
foundation thus formed was quickly built
upon until Galt's wall rested on 4 firmer
basis than ever before, the needle holes
were bricked up, and extending eastward
from the Gait wall was massive base for
the support Of the new Star building as
well. The same process was followed with
the wall of The Star annex on tho north,
where five caissons were laid.
Putting Down the Piles.
The work of driving 375 tough Virginia
pine piles down through the blue clay
was being done, as stated, at the same
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Q rEE EVENING 7 STAR Q s

occupy the second floor. and which are fit
ted up with the same appliances for modern
news work, as The Star apartments are.
Afterward to the basement where the boiler
and engine room, the immense newsboys'
room, the storage battery, the pneumatic
plant by which the intricate system of
tubes In the building is 80 simply operated.
are located. The shower baths for the en-
gineers. electricians and prcssmen were also
eEviously admired. as the night was just
right for a cold dash on the cuticle.
Elevated again to the sixth floor the
Flemish dining room was viewed, and de-
scending floor lower the guests partook of
luncheon furnished by Rauscher. 1t was
interesting and amusing and at the same
time gratifying to the guides of the visitors
to hear the constant eXclamations as new
wonders followed each other so rapidly.
Remembrance of Former Times.
Many OF the older newspaper men among
the visitors had been printers themselves
in times past. and they remembered how
they used to be compelled to stick type in
composing room. with cases and compost
tors alike crowded together. the thcrmome-
ter, too. at the fever heat mark, and no
windows permitted 10 be up lest copy should
blow away.
They remembered. too, the primitive tin
basin and the chunk of yellow soap and
the towel-crepelike in color after the first
day of use-Sith which they performed
their ablutionS after hard days work.
When they sa| that composing room of
The Stars and tia shower naths and the
huge porcelain wash bowls. they We're in
clined. as one of them expressed it. to
ASK Dick Mclean to let ne sub these
hot afternoons But the entire arrange
ment for convenience. comfort cleanliness
and systematic work was amazing to al.
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he becomes with 1t. The sweeping view is
followed by a more careful observance and
this in time becomes extended until 1t takes
in each detail, and then the impression be-
comes a certainty. lasting and unfading.
that the structure is noble edfce des-
tined to rank among the very finest exam
p es of the French renaissance eXtant. It
shows by its mastery treatment that mas
sive and solid effects can be produced by
smooth-faced stone in no less a degree than
that presented by rough-hewn material.
and this has been obtained by ski.lful use
of the spaces and the preservat tion of the
piers. OF the latter the one at the main
corner of the building is alone broken, and
this only by two very effective inches at
the seventh and ninth stories. The orna-
mentation adds to rather than detracts
from, as is so often the case In the French
renaissance style, the solidity of the struc-
the marble had been placed in block, is
artistic to O superlative degree and re-
markably effective. Particularly notable In
their power of relief are the two beautiful
balconies at the sixth story on the 11th
street side and that on the avenue front.
To the student they are revelations. and
The same may be as truthfully remarked of
the first story and the last two. surmounted
by the Imposing balustrsde. They harmon
iZe most delightfully."- and serve to heighten
all the beauties that lie between The r.ch
and on Eleventh street add effectively to
the general picture The utilization of
the quoip system in setting tho marble. tina.
Is. by having the blocks project beyond the
main surface Of the wall. is as happy as the
remainder OF the treatment Messrs. Marsh
4 Peter. the architects. have achieved
triumph upon which any architects might
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building, LIE Moyne block. Coe building,
Trude building Ashland block and annex.
Great Northern Theater and HOTEL Stewart
building, State Safety building, University
school and residence, New York State
building. Victoria House. Puck building,
White Star building Walter Baker payiI-
lon, Venetian Murano building and French
We're worlds fair buildings. They have
now under contract and in process of con-
struction the Battery Park building, Broad
way. Chambers and Livingston buildings in
New York. the Massachusetts building
Baltimore: the Hotel Terminal, the White
and Proctor buildings in Boston and the
Ward building and three buildings for the
Mccormick estate In Chicago.
This companys admirable and thorough
organization for such purpose made il
possible fer 1t to contract to erect the build
ing in much less time than any other bid
der, and in such an enterprise time Is
most important factor. 1t was stipulated
with the Full er company that Washington
home labor should be employed to the full
est extent possible that all mechanics
should be members in good standing of la
Dor unions and that In all cases preference
should be given to the employment of
washington mechanics.
Assistants and Subcontractors.
In the preparation of the working draw
ings the architects were assisted by Mr.. q.
L. Abbott. consulting engineer of New York.
and Mr.. W. I. DsmIng, the architectural
engineer, was In charge of detail draw
ings OF steel construction. The following
consulting engineers were also engaged:
Duncan & Brown. electrical work; Bartlett.
Hayward q Co., heating and ventilating
work, and w. B. Upton, boilers and ma.
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n each desk by which copy will be sent to
the composing room and proofs returned
were regarded with great approval. and the
handsome rolling-top desks of the reporters
were the envy of every visiting news hunter
In the crowd.
After this floor was thoroughly inspected
,fhe elevators. taken thence to the new
quarters Of the Associated Press, which will
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Hewlett Bros. Co.

they were taken out 10 saltair. and the
fun they had there would more Than
nm a book They will 80 TO Pueblo
and from there viii take the Santa re
for home.
The Great Northern railroad has been
improving its track at various points
the past two years. and proposes 10 c0n-
tinue that work until IL has one OF the
best routes Of travel IN the Northwest.
Extensive work IN this direction has
been done Ia the vicinity OF Chester,
also between Big sandy and the Marias,
and from Teton station TO Fort Benton,
and further alterations are 70 be Under
taken Ia the eastern approach 20 Great
Fals. .... H
No statement has been made IN years
that Is considered so seriously BY the
officials OF other railroads as that rom
President Hill OF the Great Northern,
III will probably precipitate one 81 the
hottest and longest freight rate wars
ever known Ia the history OF railroad
Ing. Mr. Hill says that as sUoh az ms
two gigantic steamships are completed
and In the transatlantic service be VIII
establish a through freight rate Of not
more thdu 20 a AOh rum ouiAe.v 49,
other points on the great lakes 10 Yoke.
hama, Nagasaki Hong Kong Shanghai
and other places on the coast VI Japan
and China. and that this rate may be
cut 20 81. half In either case 20 so 70 the
railroad end of the business ana the
other half % the steamship lines lt Is
argued that such low charges Would
practically mon0pOlze to the Great
Northern al freight from the coast to
trans. Pacific ports.
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POLITICAL POINTERS.
huunnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnn

Attorney Alex McNiaster Justice Of
the peace from the Fluh precinct will
be e candidate FOR county attorney on
the Democratic ticket this tail.
10 is said 10 De "a neck to neck race
between ID. c. Eichnor and Farley =.
Christensen for the nomination Of dis
tuct attorney on the Republican tick
ut
IL "a almost a foregone conclusion
that Lawyer c. W Morse win be his
partys nominee Tor a judgeship at the
coming Republican judician convention.
Hon. Geo. ". Thatcher OF Logan, who
was "a delegate To- the Democratic ma
tonal convention at Kansas city, re-
turned 10 Salt Lake yesterday after
noon Mr. Thatcher says there was a
t0rrid temperature at Kansas city and
that the uelcrates did q good deal Of
swDlterIug Nevertheless, Mr. Thatcher
talks enthusiastically on the main ques-
lions and thinks his party's ticket an
exceptionally strong one
Congressman Ncwlands OF Nevada,
came iu from the East yesterday after
noon. went out Co Lagoon IN the even
ing and continued his Journey home
ward this morning Mr.. Newlands II a
silver Republican but was sent by the
Nevada Democracy TO the big Kansas
city convention which IN his opinion
nominated the winning presidential
lpkgt
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MARRIED 20 YEARS.
Mrs. Joseph u. Bullock, of Crescent
Sues FOR Divorce.

Matilda a. Bullock has filed q suit for
divorce against Joseph u. Bullock in
the Third district court asking
Tor an auuument Of the marriage Ties
on the grounds Of cruelty and failure 10
provide The parties were married In
this county on June %. 1871 ana nave
nine children the oldest OF whom. "a
SON is twenty-five, and the youngest
"a boy aged tWo. Six of the children
are living with their mother 10 Cres-
cent
Defendant is alleged 20 be- The owner
Of property 90 the amount of $4,000. COM
sIsllng Of real and personal property
situated in Crescent. which has been
earned and accumulated boy thc joint
efforts of himself and wife On numer-
0us occasions during the past year DC
ls alleged. the defendant has threat
ened 60 do his wife great bodily harm.
Tie has threatened 20 drive plaintiff
from the house. and Mrs Bull0ck r.
in constant fear of being assaulted,
Plaintiff prays for q decree the GUS
toby Of the six minor children. That
he Dc restrained from dlsp0aing OF or
oncumberIng the property and that ht
pay his wife i25 per month tempHary
aimouy. also that plaintiff be award
"a the house and furniture.
The defendant h required 20 show
cause before Judge Hiles on Saturday,
July 2ist Ray Van Colt Is plalntlfs
attorney
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JUDGE TIMMONY'S COURT.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Three forloin looking backsliders &C.
cupied the mourners bench In Judge
Timm0nys department OF Justice this
afternoon and various and amusing
were the excuses they offered for frac.
turing the ordinance supposed 60 reg
ulate the amount Of beer per man. Gus
Anderson. with bushy whiskers and
high water pants, addressed the court
as follows: ''Yas, ! had a leetle peer
! meet O friend named Vestman, och
he can stand more me- / don't tlnk
! was been droonk. ! have work out to
Bingham Junction all sommcr II yo
let me 20 20 viii not see me for q var
] feel Oyfuls bad ] vas only dro0nk
1--WE minutes 1 had five days some
weeks ago. / met Vestman den"
n viii suspend sentence IN your
case. said judge Tlmmony "and II you
come back here within three months,
win give you fifty days"
Tank go, Yudge; / am honest no
come back
John Bulls case was also a "few
old friends" interpreted with q few
glasses OF the amber fluid John came
IN (he ala not say from where) 20 con,
suit the doctor. The c0brt recognized
Johns SMILE and gave him three days.
Were you drunk, Gus Nelson2"
yes"
Three dollars or three days"
This ended the docket
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MAYOR APPROVES
WHEEL ORDINANCE
The Measure Becomes Effective
Two Weeks from Today
BICYCLIsTS ARE SURPRISED
Fully Expected Executive TO Either
veto the Hill or Recommend
Number Of Changes.

Mayor Thompson has affixed his sig
nature TO Councilman Hartensteln's
bicycle ordinance. and two weeks from
today cyclists VIII be prohibited from
riding on many OF the sidewalks OF the
city
IT was late yesterday afternoon when
his honor signed the measure His ac'
ton caused considerable surprise among
the wheelmen particularly those VINO
had waited upon him IN Chambers yes
terday. They did not expect the ex-
ecutlye TO veto the bill, although they
had asked him 20 do SO; but they fully
believed that the ordinance would be
returned 10 the Council recommending
number VI changes.
The restricted district IL in that por-
ton Of the city bounded by South
Temple and sixth South streets, Fourth
West and Eighth East streets, J street
north TO Third street thence west to
state street and south to South Temple
street.
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L. A. w. Annual Meeting.

Milwaukee July IA few hundred
cyclists arrived on the morning trains
and boats to attend the twenty-hrst an
nual meet Of the League Of American
Whcclmcn. which has It's formal epen-
ing IN the way Of receptions and other
entertainment today
The day opened with rain, but to-
wards noon there were promises OF
clearing weather. The races are under
the auspices OF the National cycling as
ISOLATION. but as they do not begin until
Thursday, the big crowds are not ex-
pected 10 arrive before tomorrow.
Among the speedy riders practising here
are Stevens. Kimball Kiser, Denny,
Oldheld Newkirk. Weber Weir and
others Major Taylor and Tom Cooper
are expected today Three hundred
century riders are due on their wheels
this evening With the exception OF
multlcycle race. all the events viii be
pulled of on the indoor track.
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Cranky ON Whist.

Niagara Falls. y. y, July iO.-Chl-
cago won the Brooklyn trophy by the
closest score I'm the history Of the
American whist league. The western
ers were a tie with New York but on
the highest score by players. Chicago
had twenty plus, while New York was
10.
in the pair progressive for men, +.
Seaton Of Grand Rapids, Mich, +. @.
Austin OF Detroit, north and south,
and NJ. II. Talcott Of Cleveland. and l..
G.. Parker Of Cleveland, east and west.
We're the winners In the mixed pairs.
Z. W. Matthias. Mrs. Clarence Brown,
both OF Toledo; Mrs. JOS Baker and
Mrs. f.. X. Squres Of Syracuse, north
and south. and Mr.. and Mrs. W. n.
Horton, Of Syracuse. cas- tand west,were
winners.
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soME 0HonsE.PLAY.o
Aldermen OF Chicago Give a Very
Dignided Exhibition.

Aldermen OF Nnluago 1--WE htIg
Dignified Exhibition.
tn presentation Of a petition signed
by 1000 people asking the passage OF
an ordinance granting the right OF
operating overhead trolley cars on
North side thoroughfares and the ex-
tension Of the present lines 10 pro-
jccted exposition building on the lake
front. gave the members Of the Chi-
cago city council IAN opportunity i0f
horse-play last night, For five min
utes the petitions. composed OK SIX
rolls of paper. each over 100 feet long,
were thrown. batted and kicked around
the council chamber and then torn 20
bits and used as bandages with which
the playful aldermen blindtoldcd each
other
During the time that the petition
was being tossed about twenty mem
beers of the North Side Business Men
association, including President G. +.
Gilman. stood around the council
chamber and looked on.
After the council had finished The
game of football broad paper ribbons
were hanging from the galleries, chan
dellers and the mayors desk The ai-
dermen were inclosed by a web Of pa
per which wound among desks and
chairs.
A few minutes before the North sid
ers appeared Alderman Foreman had
presented the report Of the street rail-
way commission recommending that
the ordnance presented by the Noltn
side Business Mems association be
placed on file. and the council had
promptly acted on the suggestion. Fol
lowing this action Alderman Foreman
presented a resolution pledglng the
city council to pass an ordinance eN-
tending the cross town lines TO the eN-
position building when the building
shall be ready for use. 1t was passed,
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LAGOON TO HAVE
A PLEASURE BOAT
Naptha Launch to Garry Twelve
Persons is Coming,
HAD FUN WITH A PETITION
Chicago Aldermen Garland Ihem
selves aud Desks Win a Numer-
ously signed Document

Some time during this week the SAT-
Lake 4 ogden railway people VIII re-
celye from Racine. Wisconsin. naptha
launch. which is 10 ply upon the lake
at Lagoon. carrying passengers on a
trip around that pretty little body OF
water Il is the FIRST Of &c kind TO be
put upon Utah waters and win prove
quite a curiosity here, It's carrying ana
seating capacity win be for twelve per-
sons and It win make regular excursion
trips around the lake. There Is no doubt
but Il viii receive much patronage II
Is really wonder that such boat, or
one OF larger dimensions, has not yet
been launched upon Great Salt Lake.