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Naval Orders.

Lieut. C. H. Hayes has been detached
from duty on the Pensacola and ordered to
duty on the Asiatic station.
Naval Cadet G. c. Sweet to duty as
watch and division officer of the Philadel-
phia.
Assistant Surgeon ID. H. Morgan has been
ordered home from duty on the Asiatic sta
ton. to await further orders.
Passed Assistant Surgeon W. F. Arnold
has been detached from the Pensacola navy
yard and ordered to the Norfolk Hospital.
Norfolk navy yard, for treatment
Acting Carpenter F. J. Simmonds has
been detached from the Franklin and or
dered to the navy yard. Portsmouth N H,
for duty in the department of construction
and repair.
Acting Carpenter w. II. Squires to duty
at the Crescent ship yard, Elizabethport.
y. J.
Commander George Cowie has been or
dered to temporary duty on the Pensacola
and then to Manila.
Lieut.. p. n. Olmstead from duty at Port
land. Oregon, to the Philadelphia
The orders Of Chief Boatswafn William
Anderson from the New York navy yard
tn command the Triton. have been revoked.
and Boalswain A. F. Benzon. commanding
he Sioux nj Norfolk. has been ordered to
command the Triton at the Washington
navy yard.
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Capt Grin B. Mitcham. ordnance depart
ment, has been ordered to make not to ex-
coed two visits monthly during March,
April and May to the works of E. /. Du
Pont, de Nemours & Co.. at Wilmington,
Del, to the works of the Latin & Rand
Powder Company at Pompton Lakes. n. j..
and to the works of Lewis Nixon at South
Amboy, N. j., on official business relative
to the manufacture of smokeless powder.
The assignment of Maj Oliver E. Wood,
commissary of subsistence, L. s. v, as
chief commissary Of the division of Cuba.
has been confirmed. Major Wsed will also
assume the duties of purchasing commits
sary at Havana. Cuba.
First Lieut.. Kenneth Morton, ordnance
department. has been ordered from Frank
ford arsenal Philadelphia, Pa. to Fort
Wadsworth. n. Y, on official business rela-
tive to the inspection of s;x-inch guns.
The following transfers have been made
w. Winston, from Battery l to Battery G:
First Lieut.. William Chamberlain, from
Battery G to Battery l.
: Colonel James w. ScuEy assistant quar-
termaster general. u. s. A. has been or
dered from New Orleans. Lat, TO Beaumont
and Galveston. Texas, on Official busine
relative to the quartermasters deparfme nj.
Lieutenant Colonel John V. Furey deputy
quartermaster general L. 8. A. has been
ordered from Philadelphia. Pa to this city
for consultation official business with
the quartermaster general of the army
First Lieutenant Jere b. Clayton, assist
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ant surgeon. has been relieved from further
duty at Fort Mason, Cal, and ordered to
vancouver barracks, Washington
ActinS Assistant surgeons Porter V Bal
at Albany. \. Y; George W. Ely, Pitts
burg, Pa; Samuel Friedman. New York
city, n Y. and George H. r. Gosman.
brooklyn, n Y, have been ordered to San
+ ranclsco. Cal, for assignment to duty
Major Edward E bravo. commissarv Of
subsistence, L. 5. A. has been assigned to
duty as chief commissary of the Depart
ment of the Pacific, and eighth army cnrns
renewing MaJcr Oskaloosa NJ. Smith COM
missary of subsistence.
Colonel Writ Davis Sd Cavalry, has been
ordered TO report to the commanding gem
eral OF the Department of the East in due
time for assignment to duty with recruits
at Fort Slocum n. Y. taking passage on
the transport Sumner for duty in the Phil
ippines. nm
First Lieutenant Charles W. Castle 18th
Infantry, has been relieved from duty ss
alde-de-camp on the staff of Major General
Brooke. and is ordered to report ar Sor,
Slocum, n. Y, in time for assignment to
duty with recI uits to be sent from thar noSt
on the transport Sumner to the PhilinDinas
capt Louis Oesthelm. LIST Artillery nov
at San Francisco, Cal, has been ordered IN
Fort Scriven. Georgia, to join his battery
Capt. Frederic H. Pomroy acting caro
missary of subsistence. u, s Y has haar
ordered from New York city to San Fran
cisco, Cal, for temporary duty upon The
completion of which he will proceed to Ma
Mia. p. l., for duty
First Lieut. Adrian s Fleming 9Th Ar,u
lery. has been transferred from Battery ID
to Battery l of that regiment and has been
ordered to proceed to San Francisco Cal
for assignment to duty
capt. VIM. Stephenson. assistant surgeon
mas been detailed as member of the ex-
amining board convened at the Army build
Ing, New York city. relieving Major Ezra
Woodruff, surgeon.
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board of pension appeals Commander
Shaw of the e. A. r. says the President is
heartily IN favor of it. | do not believe it
Inc proposition is not new one and if the
President favored it he would long ago have
recommended 1t. The commissioner of pen
SlonS does not favor such a court and H.
has the Presidents absolute confidence and
respect SUCH court would be the worst
Calamity that ever befell the appellant in
pension claim The present board of pen-
sion appeals decides more cases in one
month than court of pension appealS con-
sisting of five judges could decide in three
years The present board decided lOl2
cases last month. and until recently 1t took
the Circuit Court of the District of Column
Ola more than two years to dispose of 100
cases. and this, too with six Judges at the
disposal of the court. The present board
consists of experienced examiners in the
pension bureau who have shown especial
ablilty ana capacity in the adjudication of
claims. They are protected by the civil SER
wee laws. and have no partisan bias in de-
Gliding cases. They have a thorough knowI-
edge OF pension laws. rulings and decisions
the fruits OF years OF study and experience
In the place of these men Commander Shaw
of the G. A. r. would have "A court of men,
slop appeals. which court, If precedents are
followed would consist of active or broken
down politicians. men who as adminfstra-
tons changed would look at pension cases
not through their eyes but through their
likes or preJudiceS. Before this court would
'iiS ~ I"i etttofHesS WHO prdctlce be-
fore the pension bureau No man can limit
or predict the length of arguments in
single case. And then after a pension case
has been argued, first in chambers then in
open court, in severalty and in banque and
the counsel for the appellant had concluded
an argument, the learned judges would re-
tire and in due time a lengthy decision
would be promulgated. During the hear
ing on case many claimants and at
torneys would want to introduce oral testf-
mony, and often the court, to enlighten it
self, would call for oral testimony IL they
got along as fast as the Supreme Court of
the District of Columbia used TO go about
$50 cases year would be decided and il
would take just 53I2 years to decide the
2O,9o2 cases that were appealed in 1858 and
1879. CRANDAI. MACkEG
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poSal for the construction of the said build
ing of rock face granite for the sum of
about SS8I 600; that at the same time he re-
cefved an alternate proposal for the con-
struction Of the building of cut face granite
in the sum of $925,OOO,s more or less: that
the difference in the amount between the
two classes of work was about $SS 600 that
contract was let for the building of rock
face stone for about the sum of 1887 900, as
above; that at later date the said archi-
tectS office made a change in said contract
at time when about one-quarter of said
rock face work was DONE and that they
then entered into an additional contract for
the cut face stone for an additional sum of
s229.Is6, which additional contract only in
cluded about three-quarters of the amount
of stone cutting originally proposed to be
done by the same contractor for about the
sum of $4,000
1T is your petitioners belief that there
was no material increase in the price of la
Dor on the stone cutting. and that there
were no other UNUSUAL public conditions to
account for the great increase in the price
of the work within the space of few
months, and that such action on the part
OF the supervising architects Office was,
and is, against the public interests and a
waste of not less than S161, 1856 of the public
money, all of which Is due to the ineffi
cheney. incompetency, or something far
worse. which exists in the organization of
the public building bureau. Your petition
er further AYERS that there now is connect
ed with said organization one or more of
the people who signed and approved the
letter of acceptance authorizing said waste
of the public money of the United States
As Bad Elsewhere.
by reason of divers and sundry other
errors and blunders on the post office
building and on other public buildings
throughout the United States, which errors,
ETC., are too numerous for your petitioner
to set forth herein, the supervising archi-
tect's office. through its inefficiency5 and
incompetency, is wasting and causing to
be wasted other large sums of the public
money, to the detriment and damage of
your petitioner and his fellow citizens, and
your petitioner hereby most respectfully
prays for hearing on this subject by your
committee at such an early date as shall
suit them to appoint and he prays also for
the introduction and passage by the Con-
gress of the United States of a resolution
for the appointment of a committee to in
vestigate the records ani.doings of the
said supervising architects Office of the
United States Treasury Department IN re-
latfon to its expenditure of the public
moneys, on the public buildings of the
United States, and in relation to all the
other doings of that organization which
may be brought before said committee"
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at improper times. and on account of one
or both of the above reasons. the concrete
was worthless for the purpose intended,
and that it was necessary to order the ma
terial removed from all of the floors of the
building and replace it with other material,
at cost of not less than $4,000, as your
Detitioner verify believes.
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The above mentioned contract called for
,welve boilers. and the plans and specifica-
r.pIis illustrated and described certain brick
settings for the same. Your petitioner in
stalled the boilers and set them in brick
"'rk strictly IN accordance with the plans
s'IIG specifications. but owing to the faulty
design of the settings they cracked and be
gan To fdIl To pieces at once when fire was
pay under them. Demands were WrOnpfulIy
mad on your petitioner by the su;,ervisins
5'rcHit"ct To- rebuild the brick settings but
when tn" question was referred 10 the
lrt'rd ~ arbitration your petitioner was re-
- $50" from all responsibility for the de-
.---t-- which We're certified to be the direct
result 81 errors made in the plans, and IL
VIZ certified further that your petitioner
&sij complied with all the terms of his
contract. a. claimed by him, and that the
demands made upon him by the supervising
,tEeht;rct wer- unlawful and unjust. These
boiler settings. constructed in accordance
E-7h in" plans and specifications. were
TUNED over 10 the Post Office Department
Icy -hu supervising architect without any
repairs Of the defects caused by their faulty
''-'~'Sii. AMI b. reason thereof IL will be
t"tr'>~try fs'r thc Post ONCE Department
e. make r-F,Iir- To- the boiler settings 10
tu amount -quaIing S;.'-s or 5000
Y our petitioner further AYERS his belief
that the boilers as now set in brick work
.'r- dangerous ta the life and limb of those
-" work near and about Them and tina,
-l'y th- sliding Of the boilers on the rollers
the east iron elbows are liable to be
cracked AZ any time. 70 the almost certain
~Cs'idinG If th- men who OF necessity work
between the boilers
Th'r" were placed in the building, in az.
q 'r'st:r' win the Specifications and unde,
Ia 'ilttC elton of the supervising architect
ga t.t!H concrete materials for filling H..
tw"'n the various floors of the building
tn - materials Were improper and defec.
titr- ~ " II he claimed that they were moi
tnsI'f.I'-F- then. by reason of lack OF
J-alSIs-'3t "u the part Of the supervising
iir' i3t"''t ami the inefficiency and inconpe.
8 1's IA his "tfice they were put in pIac,
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Hearing was begun today before Justice
Bradley and jury I'm Circuit Court No. ,
OF The suit at law to recover damages in
the sum Of 5000 instituted by Minnie
Washington against The c. j. McCuffia
Company u is alleged that the plaintin.
eleven years of age. sustained injury the
9th Of December, 1897. by falling through
an opening in fronk of AZ l0th street.
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Your petitioner hereby further expresses
his belief that the architect received a pro-
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FROM NATURAL CAUSES.
Death of stephen Young. Said to Be
los Years Old.

Stephen Young. colored. died at his home
on South Capitol street yesterday morning
without having been attended by a ply
stefan. His death was reported to the
coroner yesterday afternoon by the police
Young's age was given as one hundred and
eight although it is believed his years had
not exceeded the century mark.
The old man lived near the extreme end
OF Buzzard's Point for a number of years.
Owing to his advanced age he has been
growing weaker during recent months, but
he did not feel sick enough this week to
call In doctor. Coroner Carr examined
the body today. and gave a certificate of
death from natural causes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-02

Minor Lawson. Harry Busbank and Will
liam Jenifer were today convicted in the
Police Court of disorderiy conduct, and
each was fined SO. with the alternative of
thirty days in the workhouse. by Judge
Scott
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Arlington and Return on Sunday, 15c
Electric trains after 1875 m. 1872 & Pa. ave
Advertisement.
Indicted Into Office.

The public installation of the officers
elect of David D. Porter Garrison, Regular
and Volunteer Army and Navy Union, and
the officers-elect of the Ladies' Auxiliary
Corps attached thereto, held at Vet
Grams Hall, 719 9th street northwest,
Thursday evening. The garrison officers,
installed by Assistant Inspector General
Charles Bartel are as follows: Edward L.
Cogan, commander; DR.. Thacker E. Lee,
senior vice commander; James Walsh,
Junior vice commander; Richard B. Clay
ton, adjutant; Michael Samelsberger, pay
master; William Coulter, quartermaster;
John Ashe, chaplain: T. Garner officer of
the day: Charles Platz, officer of the
watch: August Kappeler, officer of the
guard; Lieut.. John c. Daley, Lieut.. Col. S.
j. Block and Past Commander James
Campbell executive cSuncil Barnaby
Clark, recorder.
The Ladies Auxiliary Corps officers, in
are as follows: Miss Ruth NJ Chapman,
lady commander; Mrs. F. Holly. lady senior
vice commander: Miss NJ. Calhoun. lady
Junior vice commander; Miss Block lady
adjutant; Mrs. NJ. E. Clayton. lady pay
master; Mrs. Hockmeyer. lady quartermas-
ter; Mrs. c. l. Short, lady cha plain: Mrs.
NJ. Harvey. lady officer of the day; Mrs. F..
Cutshall. lady officer of the watch; Miss
NJ. Dickens, lady officer of the guard; Miss
NJ. Platz. lady picket.
Entertainment was furnished by we'll
known local talent, after which refresh
ments were served. The rendition by the
whole assembly of America" standing,
finished very enjoyable program.
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AUTHORITY LIMITED.
Telephone COmpanv Mt Permitted to
Cross PrivaRe Property.


Cross PrivaRe property.
Mr.. August Peterson. chairman of the
committee on electrie- wires of the Column
bia Heights Citizens Association, recently
protested to the District Commissioners
against the stringingaof overhead wires.
THE nefarious work q stringing over
head telephone wires over private property
| on Chaplin street. wrote Mr. Peterson, 'is
going merrily on. The gz4ng of men there
this morning Oecenber 800 is, of course.
operating under license oIppermit from you,
and it is. therefore. with your aid that these
Illegal wires are being strung. While you
have the power to prevent these depreda-
tons. you offer no protection beyond advS-
Ing the sufferers to bring these matters be-
fore the courts. AS chairman of the COM
mittee of the Columbia Heights Citizens
Association on electric wires as an indi-
vidual sufferer, and in behalf of the individ-
ual property owners on Chaplin street, l
now beg to enter my earnest protest
against the continuance of this dastardly
work.
The matter was referred by the Commits
sioners to Mr.. w. c. Allen, the District
electrical engineer, who has informed them
that since October last four permits have
been issued to the telephone company by
Chaplin street to connect five different
premises. The permission granted covers,
said Mr.. Allen, the erection of the wires
In the streets and alleys only, and does not
convey any authority to the company to
cross private property These permits he
further explained. have been issued in con-
formity to the law pranting the company
the privilege of making house connections
Tor telephone purposes to their existing
overhead trunk lines and cable poles.
Mr.. Peterson has been informed in &C.
cordance with the report of the electrical
engineer.
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The Lee Monument BALL

Quiet, but extensive, preparations have
been made for the reception. ball and ban
qUet in National Rifles Armory Hall. jan
uary i, TO aid in the erection OF a monu-
ment to Gen Robert f. Lee. The North
Carolina Society has rendered a reception
to Mrs. H. b. Vance in honor of her cleo
ton as president of the Lee Monument As
soCiatiOn. Distinguished ladies will receive.
The states delegation in Congress have in
vited Mrs 'StonewaII' Jackson. Decora-
lions OF the court of honor at the peace
jubilee will be used The approach to the
stage Will be roped off with the national
cOlors. that all guests will be presented
leisurely and without confusion and de-
scend from the stage on the opposite side
into the attractive ball room. The supper
full spread is promised. The list of man
ayers will include some well-known men
in political, professional and public life
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-06

George H. Thomas Post, No. Is, and
George H. Thomas w. r. c., No. II, held
an open meeting and joint installation at
their hall, sth and l streets northeast, last
evening. The following officers were in
stalled in the post by the chief mastering
officer, Israel W. Stone: W. W. Deloe COM
mander. E. G. Skinner, S. v commander;
Thee. Mcclure. j. V. c.; H. H. House, sur
geon: l.. Il. Tooley. officer of the day; ].
&. Thatcher, quartermaster; Samuel Bright,
adjutant; j. ]. Stretch, officer of the guard;
7. b. Crisp, sergeant major; George e.
Waggaman, quartermaster sergeant
In the w. X. c. the following officers
We're installed by Department Installing
Officer Rosamond 3. Meacham Mary c.
Hanen, president; Mrs. Belle House, S. V.
F.; Mrs. M. s. Lucas. J. V. P: Title Den
ham. treasurer, Mrs. r. b. Mea cham, chap
lain; Mrs. Z. S. Ellis, secretary; Mrs Lila
Jennings, conductor; Mrs. Carrie Mont
gomery guard; Mrs Matte Patterson, as
slstant conductor; Mrs. Mary Howe, assist
ant guard; Mrs. Dorsey, Mrs. Hogue, Mrs
Thatcher and Mrs. Wilkins, color bearers
Delegates to the department encampment
from the post-B. z. Entriken, W. H. Lit
tlejohn and Samuel Beight; alternates j.
J. Stretch. H. H. House and Theo. Mcclure.
Delegates % department convention from
w. r. emma Webster, Mary Horn and
Emma Ellis alternates Lizzie Alternately,
Lucy Chandler and Mamie Dorsey.
After the installation an enjoyable time
was had in singing and speechmaking.
"reminiscences of the past We're related in
song and story. to the enjoyment of the
large and apprecative audience. Miss Gus
sic Palmer presided at the organ.
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There Are Others.

To the Eiitor of The Evening Star:
A humane wave seems to be sweeping
over Westinghouse disposition to tenderly
care for and protect persons who. have to
make living by outdoor labor. There are
limitations that Congress will be petitioned
to make a law to protect street car motor
men from the cold wind and rain and to
allow the conductors to ride inside with the
passengers during Indictment weather All Of
this talk IS very funny. 1t IS very sad that
all men cannot earn a living by having
comfortable indoor places, not being COM
PEELED to work out In the weather, but such
IS fate. But let US not stop at protecting
the street car mUtOrmen, but all others who
are exposed to winters icy blast. What $
the matter with the ice man. the cab and
cart driver. the bricklayer. the hod carrier
and my lady's coaChman? Why, during
the society season, which is the coolest pc
riOd Of the year, the latter will sit on his
seat for hours in front Of a residence where
a tea or reception is being held, and nearly
freeze, and no one thinks of his sufferings.
Why cannot Congress do something for
him and all of those enumerated above
Let Congress give every man in Washing
ton and elsewhere nice, soft, warm, COM
Portable job. o. o. S.
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on TWO CHARGES,
Charles Meredith Sentenced to Jail for
Ninety Days.


Charles Meredith, colored, was a prisoner
In the Police Court today charged in two
cases with assault. Andrew willbanks and
Walter Redman, also colored, appeared as
the prosecuting witnesses. The two rows
occurred in South Washington, 1t was
stated. in a locality known as Bears Gap
Willbanks made his explanation of the
affair to Judge kimball. According to his
statement he was invited by Meredith to
call on some women, and when he got into
the house one of the latter said she was
going to join his church.
Are you minister of the gospel?" Judge
kimball interrupted
Il isn't a preacher" he answered, but
l Is got quite a tab of ligion."
Resuming his story of the affair WILL
banks said he was popped on his haid and
blood busted out
Had you been drinking?" the court in
Quired.
ledge" answered the witness, Il takes
my little dram sometimes"
What had you taken that day7'
'Only little GIN
You didn't say anything about beer"
Judge kimban told him when another wit
ness had made a statement.
You didn't ask me bout beer" said Will
banks. I'm here to tell you all that hap
pened."
He then admitted that he had a bottle of
beer in his pocket when he called at the
house. and he said he treated the women.
Had you taken any beer?" he was then
asked.
II don't take much beer" said the wit
ness. Mines gin. but lost one bottle OF
beer during the trouble
About what was your conversation with
the women"
I'VE only talked about 'ligion.''
Redman complained that the trouble was
all about his (Redman's) wife, and he
blamed Meredith for his domestic trouble.
Meredith made a statement in his own
behalf, and the court sentenced him to
ninety days in jail.