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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-25
A Busy Season for the District Gov
ernment officials.
REPORTS AND ESTIMATES
A Comprehensive View Of the
Municipal Conditions.
N OF EN- VIABLE DUTIES

Midsummer finds Mr. Macfarland and Mr..
Ross on duty at the District building. Capt.
Beach being absent. OF course in the alb
SERGE of the Engineer Commissioner, his
senior assistant, Capt. D. d. Gaillard, acts
as the engineer member of the board of
commissioners. being so authorized and
directed by law. Mr. Ross has been away
and returned this week, and Capt. Beach
may be back about the list Of August. Mr..
mcfarland will meantime remain In the
city, and he may not take a vacation until
fall
Just at this time of the year the minor
officers of the District government are
Dusty engaged In preparing their annual
reports as well as their estimates of ex-
penses for the coming fiscal year. The
preparation of these reports and estimates
is one CT the most eXacting and important
duties devolving upon these officials. and
as rule they do not leave the city for
their yearly outings until they have been
completed and placed in the hands of the
Commissioners
So far, but few of these reports and esti-
mates have been made. but as the Commits
slonerS have requested the annual state
ments to be filed by the LIST of August they
may be expected to be more numerous from
now on For preparing the estimates of
expenses the officials of the municipality
have month longer.
The Annual Report.
From the annual reports of their subordi-
mates the Commissioners prepare the re-
port which they are required by law to
submit to the President annually, and this
yearly statement Of the Commissioners is
submitted to the President in time to en-
able him to transmit it to Congress the first
Monday In December of each year. The
law also requires the Commissioners to
prepare and submit to the Secretary of the
treasury, on or before October l, their esti-
mate of expenses of the District during the
following fiscal year, and 1t is from the
estimates of expenses submitted to them by
the heads of the various departments of the
local government that the Commissioners
prepare their estimates.
From all this it will be seen that with the
Commissioners and the subordinate officers
of the District the summer season is far
from being a dull one. Indeed, it is re-
garded as one of the very busiest for all of
them During session of Congress, how
ever, the Commissioners and the heads of
the municipal departments are perhaps
busiest, as they are, during such times, not
only required to attend to the thousand and
one matters coming before them daily but
are also required to be almost constantly
supplying the two houses of Congress and
It's various committees, particularly the two
District committees, with reports and in
formation upon all measures coming before
that body and its committees in which the
District is directly or indirectly concerned
or Interested
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-25
POSITION OF GERMANY.
China Must Fi1st Atone for the MUIR
der of BARON Won ketteler.

der Of BarOn Won KetteIer.
Count Won Buelow. the German minister
of foreign affairs, made reply yesterday to
the appeal of the Emperor of China for Ger
man mediation betwee nthe powers and the
Chinese government. In substance Count
Won Buelow said he would not submit the
telegram from the Pekin government SO
long as the fate of the legations and other
foreigners in China We're not ascertained.
and SO long as the Chinese government had
not atoned for the murder of the German
minister to Pekin. Baron Won Ketteler, and
given guarantees that in future its conduct
Will be IN harmony with international law
and the uSageS of civilization
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-25

In the Cape assembly, Africa, yesterday
the government Indignantly refused to ac-
cept a motion in favor of the repeal of
martial law in Cape Colony made by John
Xavier Merriman, former colonial treas
urer.
Mr.. ROse-Innes, attorney general ex-
pressed the readiness Of the government to
repeal the law whenever repeal should be-
come practicable. but said that the time
had not yet arrived.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-25
Spending Available Funds.

The day on which funds appropriated for
the support of the District government
become available is July 1. That is, those
funds supplied by what Is known as the
District appropriation act. and the prepa-
ration of the plans for the disbursement
of these funds Is another matter which
keeps the Commissioners and the heads of
their various departments quite busily en-
gagged during July and August at least
Every year money is appropriated by Con-
greSS in this act for sites for school houses
and other municipal buildings, as well as
for the construction of the buildings.
These sites have to be purchased by the
Commissioners, and they are secured after
the Commissioners have invited by ad-
vertisements in the local newspapers the
submission to them of offers to sell sites
for the buildings. Usually the territory in
which the building is to be erected is first
selected by the Commissioners but even
then 1t becomes necessary for them, after
receiving the offers to sell, to visit. and
inspect the various pieces Of property Of
fered.
OF course. all this takes no little time
and thought and very often the Commits
sioners, before determining just what piece
to purchase. are requested to give a hear
ing to citizens interested in the location of
the school houses or other municipal
structures. for not infrequently people will
oppose the erection Of a school house near
them, while others will more determinedly
oppose the placing of a police station or
a house for fire department company in
their immediate neighborhood. Then about
every owner of property or real estate
agent who submits an offer to sell a site
for municipal building believes that not
only is his land the most desirable but
that 1t Is the cheapest. All have to be
heard, of course. and such hearings occupy
all that more of the time of the Commits
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-25
A Buffalo Elevator Burned.

Fire last night destroyed the Eastern ele-
vator. Buffalo. N. Y, which is situated on
the island. opposite the foot Of Washing
ton street. The elevator and its contents
were valued at $4,000, and are a total
loss. The cause of the fire was not learn
ed. The Waterman reports that half an
hour before the flames were discovered
that everything was in good order. and
there was no signs Of fire. There was no
explosion preceding the fire. Carpenters
and painters had been at work in the build
ing, and 1t is possible that some one Of
them dropped q match.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-25
Plans and Contracts.

Meantime, the Engineer Commissioner
who has immediate supervision of the con-
struction Of municipal buildings is busily
engaged with the inspector of buildings
in preparing the plans for the structures
The Engineer Commissioner and the heads
of his department must also at this time of
the year give great deal of their time
to the consideration of the numerous con-
tracts which have to be made after July
of each year for supply materials and
performing work over which the engineer
department has immediate charge, such as
the grading of streets and roads and the
paving of them, the building of bridges
the purchase of cement, sand, pipes, brick
and the many other articles required In
the department. In addition to all this
the Engineer Commissioner must every
day, from early In the morning I'M
til 3 o'clock in the afternoon, at which
hour the general public is denied admis-
sion to the District building, receive citi-
zens who desire this or that thing done.
or this or that thing prohibited from be-
ing done. for It appears that almost as
many people call upon the Commissioners
nicpal building for the purpose of secur
ing the performance of something
Place-Hunter~ Are Persistent.
But the Engineer Commissioner is NOT
the only member of the board of Commits
sioners whose office is daily crowded with
people desiring to be heard, for his civil
associates are no lesssbusily engaged every
day in this way. Particularly is this true
just now, for despite the fact that the
change in the personnel of the board Is
two months old, every day until he left
the city on his vacation was Commissioner
Ross compelled to listen to the importnni-
ties of those desiring positions for them
selves or for others. Since the departure
of Mr.. Ross the number of such persons
calling upon Commissioner Macfarland,
creased. But few. very few, of such callers
receive any encouragement, for the simnle
reason that about every place at the dis
posal of the Commissioners has been filed.
not seem to decrease to any material ex-
tent To give some idea of the number of
persons applying to the Commissioners for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-25
Colored Passengers on the Glen Echo
Cars.

To the Editor Of Tie Evening Star:
Permit me to make reply through your
valuable paper to the writer of the letter
printed the 23d. calling the attention of the
public and the railroad officials to the i'm
propriety of stopping the Glen Echo ears
Al the District line TO take on colored peo-
pie from camp meetings. There was re-
Gently opened a short distance from the
District line station, on this line a pleasure
park. managed by some of the most re-
spectacle people of this country. intended
for picnics and other pleasures. No one IS
allowed on the place but persons of re-
speciality. There are no flowing bowls
passed around. as is the custom a short
distance up the road. There is no bar No
intoxicated person can stay here. We have
only the highest praise for the officials and
managers of the road. who have treated Us
with courtesy In return for our patronage.
Probably very few passengers would sym
pathize with the complaint as there has
not been case of disorder caused uy col
ored people. and TO any fair-minded person
there will seem to be just as good rea son
for stopping filled car for a crowd of peo-
pie Of dark complexion as for a crowd of
blondes WINSTON GREEN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-25
Chinese LOSSES.
Claim boxers Deceived Them.
Copyright 1900, the Associated Prcss)

TEN TSIN. Friday. July 20.-Cbinese
coming in from the country report that the
Chinese soldiers are killing the Boxers
wherever the latter are seen, giving as a
reason that the Boxers deceived them into
embarling On 4 hopeless struggle An in
telligent Chinaman said he regarded this
as sign of Sidespreading dissension 1t
was only a matter of short time, he de-
clared. before the same state will exist in
Pekin. when in all probability. Jung-lu
cJramander-in-chief Of III. Chinese forces
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-25
DOES COFFEE AGREE wlTMYGW

II not. drink Grain-o-made from pure grains A
lady writes: The nrst time l made Grain-o did
not like it. but after using It for week nothing
ishss and feeds the ,y.tem. The children drink
1t freely With great BENEFIT Il II the Strengthening
from your grocer. follow the directions ia making
It and you will have delicious and hsalthful table
beverage for old and young iee. and 26c.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-13
POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.


Sir William Van Horne. chairman Of the
board OF directors Of the Canadian Pacific
railroad. once tilled the position Of humble
ticket agent
senator Warren Of Wyoming, who has in
trodueed woman suffrage bill. says that
his family have for three generations been
advocates Of tho right Of women TO vote.
Miss Elise Farrell of Ansonia. Conn. a
college graduate and tho daughter OF nil
lionaire. is acting as typewriter In her faith
er's office In order to learn business methods
In his report 10 the war office General Bull
Ter attributes his defeat on December Is ut
Colenso TO disobedlence OF explicit instrrc-
tons given to Colonel Long. in command of
tho artillery.
The duke OF Buccleuch has now two sons
and a son-in-law engaged in the war Lord
Herbert Scott. fourth surviving son OF the
duke having. been appointed on the staf Of
Lord Roberts
The arrival OF General Yule in Englani
iustines the premonttlons Of his aged mother
who said when he went TO the front that sho
had a feeling that he would come out Of hi,
fourth war in safety.
LORD Lovat who Is going off TO Africa with
a small regiment of deerstalkors. is one o.
the great Scottish landed nroprittors. owning
between 100000 and 100000 acres north o.
Tweed. lie is one OF the First Life Guards.
Sir Charles Warrens hrst visit to the Cape
and the western border Of the Orange Fros
State occurred twenty three years ago. when
he went there as special commissioned 70
mark out tho new boundary line between
Grqualand West and the Free state.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-13
TEN PAGES TODAY
A GOOD BEGINNING.

The mass meeting at the Cotton Ex-
change last evening was splendid sue
cess. The meeting was held for tho pur-
pose Of arriving at some specific plans for
the entertainment OF the delegates TO tho
Transmississippi Commercial Congress,
which will assemble in this city April II
to a.
Tho business and professional population
OF Houston were in attendance and gave
ample evidence that they realized the Inn
portance to Houston OF the coming COM
nerclal convention. Houston VIII reap the
reward she deserves II the plans for this
convention are carried out aud its deep
water and railroad advantages are proper
~ placed before the visitors.
The Transmlsslssppi Commercial Con-
gress is composed Of the most successful
and prominent business men between the
Father OF Waters and the Paclflc's placid
waves. 1t is Important that Houstonians
mako every effort to ses that these visit
ors are made familiar with the great adj
vantages OF this city as an outlet to the
gulf. II is also desirable that they be
given the right impression OF Houstons
unbounded hospitality so that they will
carry back to their homes sweet recolleo-
tons OF this, the gem city of Dixie
We have every assurance that the plans
discussed at the Cotton Exchange last
evening will be carried out and that Hous-
toms entertainment of the most proml-
nent convention ever convened here will
reflect to the outside world something OF
Houston's greatness and wonderful ad-
yantages, as well as show that this city
is Inhabited with enterprlsing and pro-
gressive citizens.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-13
soME posTsCRIrTs.


To he perfectly proportioued, man should
weigh twenty-tight pounds for every foot Of
hia height
In the battles of the French. German war
the proportion Of killed to wounded was gen
orally l TO iis.
OF 100 men who entered one OF the State
prisons in given time 5000 admitted that
they we're drunkards.
Complaints OF tho scarcity OF coal are made
all over Europe. and are especially frequent
IN Austria. Germany and Italy.
Influenza of ylrulent type prevails at
Leeds. England. and medical men have great
difficulty in coping with the epidemic,
About oneAsaventh Of the registered cases
OF illness in Russia last wear were due TO
infectious q. O. preyentablel diseases,
Lege, Belgium, is to have an exposition In
1903. To meet the expenses capital OF two
million francs has been subscribed,
The new civic lawbook OF Prussia contains
paragraph under which inyeterate drunk
ards may be placed under guardianship.
5-year-old boy fell out OF a thirds story
window in Paris and his lie was saved by
his falling on man wearing a silk hat.
The average number Of horses killed In
Spanish bull ights every year exceeds 5000,
while from l000 TO 1900 bulls are sacrificed.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-13
BLOW AT HORTON h
A Sudden Change In Tie b,lIl,1 :.
Some Suspicion
LIaPfD IN Tue FMS, \.
He Had Been Injured-w
Out "nd a Riot Folles.1 n
the bout.

New York. February 12 --An,,.
dealt the Horton law at tho uss ~ 81
ietic club in Brooklyn tonight i ~ Al
of George Gardner Of Lover " n*is
J'nny Handler. Of Newark n i e
schedaied to box twenty-hvs roups 81 Z e =
POUNDS. Gardner won in the MA ..a g
knocking out Handler with n r.A. '''A y
the Jaw. The men had weighed n ~, as =
thing had progressed far euourb - = ~. w.
certain persons TO place their p,ous. = i
Massachusetts, boxer at 6 IN n y -
hrst had been the favorite at 10 ~ y. ~ =
sudden change III the betting wa. - \
that something was wrong. Ths sr.'. s'e
eraiiy. howiyerr; was unable 70 a., : r
men had shaped for the ons,, .u.a enul VI
was then noticed that Handisr , roult Ii
ceptihly and 1t was learned tha, "sm at Nj
GAYS he had been suffering from ~ t. E'si,
his lett tibia and was under ,uux 4
treatment. The injury was can..n
eiow from an indian club while i ,s., 2 y
There was miniature riot Al IN !. :. Wsii1l
OF the bout. which ended with HspS,ss1 ' y
intenis and purposes. being Lnn.ll..wu 81
Cries OF ''Fake!" were heard on ali Ky ~
stored 'u's' ~
The announcer. as soon ss 4. LID
heard. and entirely upon his own vo, svs~ !!
clared all bets of. and subseo,,sr,,,x'0 a w =
his unofficial decision was reysrrsS NJ, WI
was another uproar A quantity ~ , WY
nad ALREADY been returned by Stakeholder (
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-13
INDUSTRIAL TEXAS.

Terrell has a new fire department.
over $4,000 has been received for a
cotton mill at Bolton.
Electric lights are being put in by a
company at Hubbard City.
The Concho National bank OF San Ange-
10 is TO have a handsome building.
Mrs u. F, Fausett OF the sardis com
munlty, Ellis couety. sold Sis worth Of
poultry last year,
Roasting ears are growing scarce about
Brownsville but there are still abundant
supplies OF beetS, eabbages, turnips caull-
flower, eschAlots, lettuce, etc.
The grade OF the Texas Central railroad
is now completed 10 the new town OF
stamford. IN Jones county, The track is
land within seven miles OF that town and
win he completed in few days. STAN
ford nov has several business houses
Farmers around pepison say they will
plant good crcp Of potatoes this spring.
They are getting seed now for the plant
ms. They say that potato raising last year
was profitable There are more potatoes
In Grayson county than ever before in It's
history
Controller OF the Treasury Tracewell
has decided that the balance of S57476
OF the appropriations for improving the
bur and harhor at Brazos Santiago. Texas,
Is still available for any improvements
OF said harhor that tho war department
sees expedient to make.
A company with $50, 600 capital has been
organized at Corsicana for the manufae-
ture OF liqueted gas retort, a oontrivance
10 be used In cooking stoves. tao gas
being liouefed from Corsicana oil The
John Davidson. j. l.. Roxburgh and J. l.,
THOMPSON
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-13
LOCATION REPORT.

Indiana. Chesterton; The Russell Lam
Piano company are looking around for \
location for the establishment OF their
plapt.
Michigan. Escansba The National
CooperAge and WOODWARD company's plalt
a. this place has been destroyed by FIRE.
The loss IS a. least S2SO.Q00.
New York. New York City: The Gibbs
Brewer company are looking around for
q location for their plant. They are ageuts
for American and European machinery
aud employ ahont 200 men, skilled drafts-
men. pattern makers. machlnists. foundry
men and blacksmiths.
Ohio. Shelhyville; The Bali Bearin.
Umbrella company OF this city are looking
around for location for the esixhlls..-
rDent OF their plant.
Pennsylvania Warren The manutae.
turing plant OF the Warreo Axe ard Too,
Manufaeturine eumpsry az Warren IA 4
was totally destroyed Nv ire causlnx A
loss OF $4,000 Insurance sl2,eeo,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-13

platform. Later on, long after that conyen.
ton adjourned. they called convention Of
thelr own, which met at indianapolis, adopten
platform nominated ticket Palmer and
buckner and then bolted their own tlcke,
and voted for Mckinley. Mckinley received
IN round numbers 100000 votes. Bryan re-
oeived In like round numbers 600 yotes.
Now, take from McKinley's 100000 votes the
100000 democratic votes cast for him. leaves
100000; add this 1000, 900 democratic votes
cast for Mckinley to Bryan's 100000 votes
and We have 100000 votes for Bryan. Thus
" is readily seen who Is responsible for
democratic defeat in 1926. And now Bourke
COCHRAN and other like anti-democratic lead
eIs nave the unauthorized gall 70 play me
role OF advisers 10 the Democratic party. MI.
COCHRAN is man OF splendid abilities ma
ne may or may not be sincere In his advice
al all events hundreds OF honest democrats
who followed his leadership in 1896 have seen
the error OF their way repented Of folly. are
stay until the democratic banner - carried 10
victory under the partys chosen leader.
~
Mr. sewall Of Maine. returning from Hawaii,
remarks that the country has become very
prosperous under the present administration,
ana mat none Of our recently acquired pos
SESSIONS never should and never VIII be given
up lie says Mr.. Bryan will again he the
aeh otratr nominee, but that he will not be
on The ticket with Mr. Bryan Right you arc,
there Mr.. Sewail. Sunset Signal.
Such fellows as sswall. sibley aud Cochran
have long been an eyesore to the real red
blood cold tubbed- democracy and It is a great
blessing that they arc now showing their
colors. when the great democratic party is
rid OF The entire measly lot IL will be all the
better of. Better thousand times that We
have ayowed enemies than skulsiug traitors.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-13
THE HOUSE.
The Transit of Goods in Bond Is to
tniVerSnLly Apply,


Washington, February 12.--An important
bill was passed by the house today which
makes universal application to the law
that permits the transit Of goods IN bond
through certain parts OF the Unite States
Under i goods In bond can tie shipped
through any portion of territory OF the
United Skates to foreign ports. II Is
principally designed to give the transpor-
tation companies OF the Unitei States a
share Of the transcontinental trad. to the
orieit The bill also repeals the law 81
March l, 1895, prohibiting the shipment
of goods in bond to the Mexican fres
zone The latter provision was fought
by Mr., Stephens of Texas.
Mr.. Payne, chairman OF the ways ana
means COMMITTEES, explained that the bill
was designed to broaden the scope Of
the present law so as to permit the trans
shipment Of goods across the United
siates, no matter what their destination
might be. 1t was especially desirable IN
yiew OF the growing trade with the o lent.
Under 1t goods could be shipped across
the United States to China or japan. The
Tree zone provision was designed to pre-
vent smuggling.
Mr., Payne YIELDED the floor TO Mr..
Grosyenor of Ohio TO offer an amendment
10 the provision proposing to repeal the
joint resolution of March /, 1895 to pro-
mint the entry Of goods into the free
zone OF Mexico
Mr.. Coopar of Texas, the author Of the
amendment, explained the necessity for
the repeal Of the joint resolution. The
attempt Of congress TO prevent smuggling
by the joint resolution, he said. had moi
succeeded but on the contrary II had
proved detrimental TO our tran yD,rtatIon
Companies Goods for the free zone now
went TO Vera Cruz and Tamplco. Mexico
and We're handled by Mexican RAILWAYS
Inc resolution prevented American rail
ways from hauliug goods which went INTO
tho free zone. The treasury department
ne said, recommended It's repeal.
Mr., Stephens contended thar conditions
OF the American merchants along The
Rio GTande had improved under the pres
ent Law aud vigorously protested against
It's repeal The amendment was adopted
90 10 H. ard The bill was passed.
The remainder of the day was oe,upisa
IN passing the private pension bills favor
AMY acted on last Friday night and in
piftrict Of Columbia legislation