The evening times., 1900-09-19

Remittanees of the sums subscribed by
in Galveston from the storm are being
promptly forwarded by DR.. Tindal1, Sec
retary of the Board of Commissioners to
Gov. ]. D. Sayers, of Texas.
The first remittance of the first days
receipts. S51. was forwarded on the 18th
instant, with the thought to place at the
disposal of the Governor of Texas at the
earliest possible moment whatever funds
there were on hand that such might be
available for Immediate use. The second
remittance of s254 was sent to Governor
amount, 81, was forwarded by Dr.. Tin
dali On the 18th.
The following acknowledgment Of the
last sum forwarded was received from
Governor Sayers in this mornings mail:
Letter of 18th instant with enclosure
of draft has been received. Please extend
to the citizens of the District of Colum-
bia my most grateful Acknowledgements
for their generous contributions and say
to them that it will be gratefully remem-
bered"
Dr.. Tindall has ready for forwarding to-
day the sum of S135. the balance of re-
ceipts up to yesterday
About fifty of the inmates of the Aims
house viii be removed during this week
to the new addition to that building re-
Gently completed The building has been
ready for some time with the exception of
the iron porcheS for which the appropria-
tlon made subsequently to the appropria-
tion for the main addition. was unayaiI
able until the 1st of July
The pOrches will not be finished for some
time, but the necessities of the case have
induced the Intendeut, Mr.. Stoutenburgh,
to use the building at once without
further delay The character of the win
dows that open CT the projected porches
is such that when open they were to have
served as doors to the porches, 1t was
considered unsafe to admit any of the in
mates of the almshouse to the new build
ing while the possibilities Of accident from
these oper windows remained. Arrange
ments to fasten up the windows until the
porches have been completed have been
made with the contractors.
The deaths in the District during the
past week decreased from 1O2 in the week
previous. to S. OF this number, 45 were
white and 43 eoloreG The annual death
rate for the whole population fell from
1891 to 16,42- There was an increas
in mortality from diarrheal diseases
from II to IS and a decrease in those
from consumption from Il to u OF The
infectious class there were 4 fatal cases
OF diphtheria and 6 Of typhoid fever. No
case of death from violence was re-
ported during the week
At the close of last report there were
IS cases of diphtheria in quarantine
During the week IS new cases developed
and % were discharged. leaving 81 cases
under observation in 10 premises.
OF scarlet fever there were q cases in
quarantine at the close of last report
During the week Z new eases were report
ed and s discharged. leaving 2G cases, with
warning cards on fourteen premises.
The mean weather conditions prevailing
| during the week were: Temperature OF
the air, II degrees; relative humidity II
degrees, and barometric pressure, %. sc
degrees The rainfall was 151 inches
with winds averaging five miles an hour.
The highest register of the thermometer
was 81 degrees on the 18th inst. and the
lowest 50 degrees on the 18th inst, 4 fall
of 3S degrees in forty-eight hours.
The recommendation that the school
building in ccuTes of erection on Fifteenth
Street, between Gales and ROsedale streets,
should be named he Webb School, was the
suggestion of Commissioner Macfarland
In his letter making this recommendation
| Commissioner Macfarland approves the
suggestion of naming schools after former
Commissioners He proposes that prece-
denCe be given TO the names of deceased
! Commissioners.