The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-20

the former events-Gold medal donated by
the Times to winner, II. NJ Pearson,
and cash prize to second, T. f. Scheckels.
Remit;ances Of the sums subscribed nv
the citizens CT this city for the sufferers
in Galveston from the storm are being
promptly forwarded by DR.. Tindall, Sec
rotary Of the Board of Commissioners, to
Gov j. d. sayers. of Texas.
The remittance Of the first day re-
ceipts. Sol. was made on the 18th in
slant. 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 S2J4 was sent to Governor
Savers on the 14th instant, and third
amount. $2,1z7, was forwarded by Or. Tin
dali on the 18th.
The following acknowledgment Of the
last sum forwarded was received from
Governor Sayers in yesterday mornings
mail:
Letter CT 18th instant with enclosure
OF draft has been received. Please extend
10 the citizens of the District of Column
bia my NEST grateful acknowledgements
for their generous contributions and say
to them that it will be gratefully remem-
bered."
DR.. Tindall forwarded yesterday the
sum of S135, the balance of reseipts up
to Tuesday.
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-
tion made lbsequently to the appropria-
tion for the main addition was unavaii-
able until the LIST of July.
The porches will not be finished 'or some
time, but the necessities of the Gaze have
induced the intendant, Mr.. Stoutenburgh,
to use the building at once without
further delay. The character of TIA win
dows that open on the projected aorchea
is such that when open they were to have
served as doors to the porches. II 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 open windows remained. Arrange
ments to fasten up the windows until the
porches have been completed have been
made with the contractors.
An extension of thirty days has been
granted to Andrew Gleeson in which to
complete the grading OF South Dakota
Avenue and other streets in Woodbridge.
Contractor Gleason made application for
the extension because of the extraordi-
nary heat and the consequent suffering OF
the men and stock employed on the work
during the recent hot weather.
The deaths in the District during the
past week decreased from 1e2 in the week
previous to S. OF this number. IS were
white and iS coIored. The annual dsati
rate for the whole population fell from
1894 to 1912. There was an increas
in mortality from diarrhoeal diseases
from J. to IS and a decrease in these
from CO rsumption from IA to IL Of the
infecticj class there were 4 fatal cases
of diph heria and of typhoid fever. No
case C death from violence was re-
/ ported during the week.
| At the close Of last report there were
2S cases CT diphtheria in quarantine.
/ During the week is new cases develop ID
and % were discharged. leaving q cas- IS
/ under observation in Is premises
! OF scarlet fever there were q cases in
! quarantine at the close of last report.
/ During the week new cases were report
/ ed and discharged leaving 26 cases with
warning cards on fourteen premises.
The mean weather conditions prevailing
during the week were: Temperature OF
the air, II degrees; relative humidity. a
degrees, and barometric pressure, Past
degrees. The rainfall wss Isl inches
! with winds averaging five miles an hour
/ The highest register of the thermometer
was 81 degrees on the 18th inst, and the
lowest SO degrees on the 18th inst, a fall
CT IS degrees in forty-eigbt hours.