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Evening star., 1901-10-17
GETTING EXPERT TESTIMONY.
A. j. Jones of Chicago Investigating
European Sewage Systems


LONDON, October 17.-Alexander ]. Jones
of Chicago, who is here investigating the
sewage system, will proceed to Paris in a
few days and continue his researches there
so as to be able to present scientific testf-
mony when the petition of ST. Louis versus
Chicago, relative to the sewage system of
the latter city, comes up in the United
State Supreme Court. Mr.. Jones told
representative of the Associated Press to-
day that his Investigations satisfy him that
the money spent on Chicago's drainage
canal was well expended. The septic tank
system for sewage treatment, adopted by
number of comparatively small cities in
England which Is advocated by the op-
ponents of the Chicago system, Mr. Jones
considers well adapted to towns of 100000
Inhabitants, but impracticable for large
cities. The Berlin system of sewage FARMS
while sanitarily successful, involves an ex-
penditure three times as great as that of
Chicago. The Partisan method greatly re-
sembles that of Chicago.
The Chicago drainage system turned the
flow of sewage from Lake Michigan into
the Illinois river a tributary of the Missis-
sippi river, from which latter source the
city of st. Louis derives it's water supply.
st. Louis claimed contamination of the Mis-
sissippi river by Chicagos sewage, and OBJ
tanned an injunction in the United States
circuit court against the alleged deflem ant
of the water course by Chicago. This liti-
cation was carried into the United States
Europe was undertaken for the purpose of
procuring evidence that there has been no
pollution of water courses by means of the
Chicago drainage canal.
Evening star., 1901-10-17

An Increase of Over $20,00O,O0O Will
be Asked.

The estimates for the navy for the fiscal
year ending June so, 1903, amount to $685.
91O,9s4, against S77, ,535 appropriated for
the current year. The chief increases are
for yard and docks, for construction and
for armor.
Secretary Long in speaking of the esti-
mates said that they were made with a
due regard for the needs of the navy, and
intimated that they had the approval of
the administration. He spoke of the in
creased cost of the navy, and said that the
building of 'battIeship costing So, 600 900
was not the end of its expense, as it's main
tenance was very costly. These estimates
he said, did not cover any recommendation
for increase of the navy oyer that al
ready authorized, but it is more than likely
the Secretary will recommend three new
battleships and two armored cruisers and
a number of small gunboats.
Among the new items of Importance in
the estimates are the following:
New battery for the Newark S175O0O
new batteries for the Albany and New Or
leans, S20O,0O0; reserve guns for ships of
the navy, $4,000; floating dry dock Ports
mouth, n. H, $500 600; making the total
for the yard 81 ,644, $50 A total of $l,127-
700 for new works at the Boston navy yard
which includes a plant for housing and
The estimate for new improvements at the
New York navy yard aggregate $3,110, 600
which includes S2,OO0,OO0 for the purchase
of land and $4,000 for barracks for en-
listed men. The new estimated items for
the Norfolk yard aggregate 81 POS, 500
which includes S3jO,O00 for the purchase of
land. The estimates for the naval station
at San Juan, Porto Rico are 81, 81, 600 and
include $f,000,006 for masonry dry dock
S5O0,O0O for the purchase of land, $3.50 600
for dredging and 5000 900 for the extension
of the coaling facilities An estimate of
$6oo.0o0 is made for plant for housing and
storing torpedo vessels at Pensacola An
estimate of s10S0OO is made for the naval
station at Tutuila, Samoa. An estimate of
S3S1,o0o is submitted for the Cavite naval
station, which includes 100000 for a re-
frigerating plant. Estimatesmh NH nm
a complete naval station at Olongapo, p l.,
amounting to 81, ,443,0
Other estimates are as follows: Naval
magazine near Boston, $500, 900; naval mag
azine near Portsmouth, n. H. S4OO, ,OOO
naval magazine. Puget Sound, 500 900; de-
fenses for insular naval stations and coal
depots, $500. GOO.
Evening star., 1901-10-17

Expenditure of Over $S00,OOO Urged
for improvements of Local Interest.

Expenditure of Over $S00,OOO Urged
for improvements of Local Interest
One of the most interesting local items in
the naval estimates is that submitted by
the bureau of equipment for the purchase
of land in this city and the erection there
on of fireproof building for the use of the
photographic office. The sum of $230O0O is
estimated as necessary for that purpose.
The photographic office is now located in
the basement of the Navy Department
building. That building is very much over
crowded, and conditions are becoming worse
all the time in that respect on account of
the increase and development of the naval
service. Secretary Long regards 1t as alb
sOlutely essential that prompt action should
be taken for the speedy relief of the situa-
tion- AS means to that end he has given
a strong Endorsement to the proposition for
the erection of a separate building for the
use of the photographic office in order that
the rooms now occupied by it may be util-
lied for the extension of other bureaus of
the departmel I.
Among the other naval estimates of pure
ly local interest are the following:
Under the bureau of ordnance: Machin-
cry for proposed shops at naval gun fac
tory. $4,000; steel casting plant at gun fac
tory, $4,000; machinery for existing shops,
naval gun factory, $4,000; new buildings
at naval proving grounds, Indian Head,
$27 GOO; equipment for laboratory, naval
gun factory, $1,000; two foremen from per
diem pay at S7.04 each to annual pay at
$2,200 each. Bureau of yards and docks:
Civil establishment at navy yard, WASH
ington. 50 695. .25.
Public works at Washington navy yard:
Gunners' storehouse, $685. 600; improvements
to building No. 10, $60, 600; coppersmith
shop, So, goo; steel timber shed, $4,000;
bronzing and plating house, $50, 900; model
storage building for construction and re-
pair, $4,000; power house for construction
and repair s21 800; buildings for yards and
RI dRalSG 1f
coaling plant, extensions, 100000. AL the
items under this head are entirely new.
They make total estimate of S622, 600
Bureau of equipment: Naval observa-
tory-FOr grounds and roads and for con-
tinuing grading, extending roads and paths
clearing and improving grounds, 0,O00;
for picket fence for inciosing the whole of
the observatory boundary, 81 800; for the
erection of two houses for quarters, and
for gas. steam, water and electric light
connections, SO 600. A total of S27 500.
Evening star., 1901-10-17
New Incorporation of the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy.
CAPITAL STOCK OF $10o,ooo,00o
Thought to Be a Move in Hill
Morgan Deal.
IT'S OWN ALLEGED OBJ ECT

BURLINGTON, Iowa, October 17.-What
is believed to be the first tangible move in
the Hill-Morgan deal for the consolidation
of northwestern roads was taken here when
the articles Of Incorporation for the Chi
cago, Burlington and Quincy Railway Com
pany were filed in the county auditors Of
fee.
The capital stock of the new company is
$10O,0O0,O00, and its object, as set forth in
the articles of Incorporation, Is to acquire
the Burlington system and other roads and
to maintain railroad in the states of ILL
nois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska,
Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota, Mon
tana, Wisconsin and Minnesota. The life
of the corporation began October Is, 1901,
and will continue for fifty years, with the
principal place Of business in Burlington,
Iowa.
1t is said that the corporation will take
charge of the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy Railroad Company and the many
lines leased and controlled by that company
and then transfer them all together to the
Hill-Morgan syndicate.
Same Name as Old Road.
This new corporation is legally entirely
separate from the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy Railroad Company. The old COM
pany is incorporated under the laws Of
the state of Illinois, while the new one is
controlled by the laws of the state of Iowa.
There is but one change in the name Of
the company-the old is a railroad COM
pany, the new railway company.
The incorporators, ]. C. Peasley j. M.
Deering. j. D. Connell w. w. Baldwin and
E M Shelton, met in Chicago Tuesday and
formed the articles of incorporation but
nothing was then given out about the mat
ter. The same papers will be filed in the
secretary of states office at Des Moines
The first meeting of the incorporators of
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Rail-
way Company will be held in Burlington.
The new incorporators will probably meet
on Saturday and elect officers, and the steps
contemplated for taking control of the Chi
cago, Burlington and Quincy railroad by the
new company may then be disclosed.
Evening star., 1901-10-17
Was Senior Watch Officer on the
Brooklyn.
BEFORE THE COURT OF INQUIRY
Ensigns AbeIe, HalIigan and Lacy
Heard.
THENEw YORK'S MOVEMENTS

The first new witness called before the
Schley court of inquiry today was LIeuten-
ant Commander T. ID. Griffin, who as lieu
tenant, was the senior watch officer on the
Brooklyn during the war with Spain. After
him came a number OF the Junior officers
who served on the Brooklyn during that
campaign. AS usual before any of the new
witnesses were summoned number of
former witnesses were called for the
purpose of correcting their former testi-
mony.
Movements of the New York.
1t had been the intention of Admiral
Schley's counsel to PROFOUND yesterday q
number of questions to the court which
1t was proposed to put to the Witnesses for
the purpose of determining to what extent
Admiral SIMPSONS connection with the
present inquiry could be gone into, and Il
was not decided until the beginning of the
afternoon session to withhold the questions
This decision was then reached largely be-
cause II was believed that the information
Intended to be ELECTED by the questions
could be secured in a more direct and GER
tain way by Lieut. McCauley's testimony
regarding signals on July 3.
The questions which had been formulated
for presentation prior to Mr.. McCauley's
taking the stand related principally to the
Evening star., 1901-10-17
THE VIRGINIA CONVENTION
question of QuadrenniaI Sessions tn
BE Settled Yet
] Dispatch TO The Evening Star

Special Dispatch TO The Evening Star
RICHMOND, Va, October 17-In the con-
stltutional convention today the report of
the committee on the legislative depart-
ment was completed The motion to re-
consider the vote by which the committee
recommended quadrennial sessions was
Withdrawn, the agreement being that the
opponents of quadrennial sessions should
be free to renew the fight on the floor of
the convention when the report was pre-
sented for consideration. The report as
amended was ordered printed.
The convention again went into com
mittee of the whole and resumed considera.
t1on of the report of the committee on
county organization. The pending ques-
ton was on a substitute offered by Mr.
Mlthers OF Danville. to consolidate the
ohlces OF treasurer and sheriff. 1t provides
that in counties OF 10000 population OF
more there may be two ofiicers-sheriff and
treasurer.
Mr. Withers Mr.. Keezell and others sup
ported the substitute, while Mr.. Portlock,
Mr. Pettitt and Manly II. Barnes opposed.
Amendments were offered to reduce the
prescribed population from 80 600 to 10000.
The amendments were all rejected and the
vote on the substitute was then taken, and
IL was defeated-ayes, 20; noes, 80. The
committee then rose and the convention
adjourned at 1880 O'Clock until tomorrow
at l O'Clock.
The suffrage committee today held a
meeting and took up the matter of reap
portionment of the state and qualification
Tor office. The committee decided to ap-
point two subcommittee of three members
eacn 70 report on the subject-one on the
matter OF reapportionment and the other
on the qualification for office.
The committee on bill of rights this after
noon held meeting and reconsidered the
vote by which the Quarles-Barbour resolu-
tion was reported favorably, and decided
TO reopen the matter and to hear further
argument This subject has created
vast amount of trouble In the state,
and Its effect on the state demo-
cratic ticket was feared. as the committee
Evening star., 1901-10-17

General Young at San Francisco reports
to the War Department that the transport
Thomas sailed from Manila yesterday with
the following military passengers: Majors
Chalmers. surgeon. and Wood, 10Th Infan-
try; Captains Phelan. assistant surgeon;
Beau, 3D.; Lindsay, 18th: Thurston and
Newton, 10th; Stogsdall, Both Infantry;
Lieutenants Dale, assistant surgeon; Hol-
ley. 4th: Smith, 9Th; Burnett, 10th; Law
renee, 18th Infantry; Glover. 1st, and Reed
9Th Cavalry; Assistant Surgeon Gwyn, two
contract surgeons, four nurses, two hos
pital corps men, fifteen signal corps men,
two caSuals.
Evening star., 1901-10-17
MACHINERY FOR DRY DOCKS.
Proposed improvements Will Entail
an Expense of $4,000.

The attention of Rear Admiral Endicott,
chief of the bureau of yards and docks,
was called this morning to published
statement that, through blunder in cal
culations, the government will be under
additional expense to the amount of $3.50
600 in providing better machinery for the
dry docks at various navy yards. The ad-
miral explained that this electrical ma
chinery. which has heretofore been de-
signed solely for pumping out the docks, is
to be improved, so that it may also be used
to operate fire protective apparatus and
serve other purposes. That will entail an
additfonal expense of probably not over
$25, 600.
Evening star., 1901-10-17
STRIKE AT EL1zABETHpoRT.
No Prospect of It's Extending for I'll
Present.

No Prospect of It's Extending for the
Present.
NEW YORK, October H.-There was no
extension today Of the strike at the works
of the Singer Sewing Machine Company at
Elizabethport, N. J., where $50 men in the
assembling department walked out yester-
day because the management refused to re-
move a non-union worker.
The buffers and polishers have voted to
support the strikers, and the trades coun-
Gil has the strike under consideration, but
it is said that no effort will be made to call
out any more Of the several Thousand work.
ers in the plant until a committee of the
strikers has had an opportunity to confer
with the management.
Evening star., 1901-10-17
Capt. Sigsbee Asks for Committee to
Audit His Accounts.

The battleship Maine relief fund has now
been exhausted. The fund was turned over
to Captain Charles d. Sigsbee, chief intel
ligence officer of the navy, for disburse-
hent soon after he came ashore from his
last sea duty, and he has been distributing
it as fast as deserving applications were
received. Yesterday his attention was
called TO the destitute state of Mrs Eliza
beth Boyle of New York. widow of Quar-
terrnaster James Boyle, who was killed
during the explosion on the Maine in
Havana harbor, and he sent to her check
for s25. The remainder of the fund, $50
has been sent to Mrs. Ottilie Stock, widow
of Private Henry E. Stock of the Marine
Corps, another victim of the disaster, who
is also resident of New York city, Now
that the fund has been exhausted Captain
Sigsbee has requested Secretary Long to
appoint a committee to audit his accounts
Evening star., 1901-10-17
TOOK CARBOLIC ACID.
Frederick BuggeIin Persists in Effort
at Suicide.

NEW YORK, October T.-Frederick Bug
gelin, after making an unsuccessful at
tempt to kill himself and his three chill
dren Monday night, finally succeeded in
ending his own life today. On Monday he
cut gas pipe in the room where his chill
dren were asleep and laid down to die with
them, but was discovered and dragged
from the apartment before he or any of
the children was overcome
Today he drank carboIic acid and was
dead when the ambulance surgeon reached
his house. Buggelin was a timekeeper on
friends said that he killed himself because
his foreman won the affections of his wife
and induced her to leave her home.
Evening star., 1901-10-17
EARL RUSSELL OUT OF JAIL.

British NObIeman Who Was Sentenced
for Bigamy.s:
LONDON, October H.-Earl Russell, who
in July last, was sentenced by a court of
the house of lords to three months i'm
Holloway jail early this morning. He is
in good health
The application of Countess Russell to
make absolute her decree OF divorce will
be heard October 2S. In. the event of the
application being granted It iseannounced
the earl and Mrs. Somerville will be mar
rted a few days later.
Evening star., 1901-10-17
INVASION OF CAPE COLONY.

BOer Forces Reach Saldanha Bay on
Sea Coast.
CAPE TOWN, October 1.-THE invaders
have reached the sea, command Of 800
men having penetrated through the rich
Great Berg river valley to Hopefield and
Saldanha Bay. northwest Of Cape Town.
The republicans have secured number of
recruits and considerable quantities Of sup
plies. General French is directing the op-
erations against them.
Evening star., 1901-10-17
PREDICTS SUCCESS FOR FUSION.
Ex-Representative McAleer on the
Situation I'm PennsYIyania

t"HtfOH III FeHhHyIVunl0.
Former Representative William McAieer
OF Philadelphia, who comes from the dis
trict that was for many years represented
by Samuel j. Randall, whom ne succeeded,
mas been In the city calling on old friends
i have given considerable attention to
the political conditions in Pennsylvania
this fan, and I believe I am justified in
predicting that the fusion ticket Of demo-
Gratis and independent republicans will win
out he said to an Evening Star reporter.
The people of Philadelphia are beginning
to appreciate the conditions that exist NO.
iitfcally, and many of them are willing
and anxious to repudiate the shameful
methods that caused my defeat in other
WORDS. the methods that prevented my re-
turn to Congress, because 1t ia well and
generally known that the municipal adj
ministration centered its police and firemen
IN my district to stife an honest vote
Evening star., 1901-10-17
Indiana GOING on Praetice crui.e

Indiana Going ON Practice Cruise.
tleship Indiana arrived at the Delaware
breakwater from New York today, She
will take on board 154 apprentices who
left League Island navy yard this morning
and then start on her West Indian scruise.
The young sailors will be instructed on
every point of operation OF q warsisfp and
also In target practices.
Evening star., 1901-10-17
AMERICANS RETURNING HOME.
People who Are Booked
for Passage.

LONDON, October 17.7-Judge Lambert
Tree of Chicago and Mrs. Tree are among
the passengers booked to sail on the Gu
nard line steamer Campania from Liverpool
tomorrow via Queenstown, for New York.
The passenger list of the Hamburg
American line steamer Deutschland from
Hamburg today via Southampton and
Cherbourg tomorrow, contains the names of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold F. Mccormick of
Chicago; T. B. Wanamaker of Philadelphia;
DR.. Hengelmuller Austro-Hungarian min
lister to the United States; DIR. VIM. Tod
Helmuth and Mrs. Helmuth of New ork,
and Mesdames c. H. Mccormick of Chi
cago; ]. Wanamaker of Philadelphia; Mark
Hanna of Cleveland, and c. 7. Yerkes of
New York
Evening star., 1901-10-17
sergt. Bathon,. Fatal Fall.

Word has been received here that Sergt
Charles ]. Bathon of Troop A, 7th Cav
airy. was accidentally killed at sea on Au-
gust % last by fall into the hold of the
steamer Elwell. upon which he had taken
passage at Honolulu for the United States.
His remains were buried at sea. Deceased
was resident of Baltimore and was a
brother OF Mr.. Wingrove Bathorf OF that
city.
Evening star., 1901-10-17
The OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Comnanx.

NEW YORK. October 17-Mr. E. D.
Easton. president of the American Grapho-
phone Company, today authorizes the state
ment that there is nothing in the condition
of the company to warrant the low prices
at which its securities have recently been
sold on the Washington stock exchange
and that some OF the best Informed of the
stockholders are adding largely to their
holdings.
Evening star., 1901-10-17
SHOT BY HIGHwAYMEN.
p. r. CoIgan Robbed of $4,000 Aftel
Being WOunded.

Being WOnnded.
MIDDLEBORO, KY, October 1I-Pete T.
Colgan, paymaster Of the Virginia iron fur
naces. was waylaid, shot and robbed of
$1,000 about midway between this town and
the furnaces today. Colgan had drawn the
money from the bank and was taking it to
the Office to pay the hands. The robbers hid
In clump Of trees, shot Colgan, seized the
money and ran. A ppssee pursued the rob-
bers, but they escaped to the mountains.
In their flight they dropped $500. Colgan
will recover.
Evening star., 1901-10-17
ROBBERS CAME FROM NASHVILLE.
Two Burglars Who Were Wounded in
Evansville, Ind.

Evansvflle, Ind.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, October 1.-Two Of
the supposed robbers who dynamited the
safe in store at Howell, near this city,
are in the hospital suffering from wounds
received during fight with citizens.
One of the men lies at deaths door. His
name is Henry McCarroIl of Nashville,
Tenn. The other man who was wounded
and captured by the posse is not seriously
injured. He gives his name as William
Dunn, also of Nashville. The third man
lieved he will soon be found, as Marshal
Sumpter is positive that he wounded him.
Evening star., 1901-10-17
Movements of Naval vessels.

The Kearsarge has arrived in the North
river, New York. and the Amphitrite at
Boston.
The Indiana has sailed from Delaware
Breakwater for Hampton Roads, the Cae-
sar from Port Said for AIgfers and the
Eagle from New York for Norfolk.
The Culgoa has been placed out of COM
mission at Boston.
Evening star., 1901-10-17
Fan Racing at I.suisvnle.

LOUISVILLE. KY, October I17.-R. O..
Palmer Of the Canadian racing circuit, who
is in Louisville. has closed q contract for
the trotting track here, where he will hold
q thirteen days running race meeting this
fall. beginning November 2.
Evening star., 1901-10-17
THE PArENT OFFICE.
Increase in the Amount of Work A
cOmplished.

Commissioner of Patents Allen, who has
Just returned from trip through the west,
said today that the amount Of work ac-
complished by the patent bureau during
the past year has been greater than dur
ing any year in the history of the govern
ment. As many as one thousand applica-
tfons and more were filed In a single month
and all were acted upon promptly The
aggregate number of applications he said
reached nearly $1,000.
Evening star., 1901-10-17
Hot Springs Reservation.

The Secretary of the Interior today re-
ceived the annual report of the superin-
tendent of the Hot Springs reservation.
Arkansas. The report deals in detail with
the vast amount of good accomplished by
the baths at the springs, climatic condi-
tions, &c.
Evening star., 1901-10-17
The Buford at COLOMBIA.

Acting Quartermaster General kimball is
informed that the transport Buford arrived
at Colombo this morning on her way from
Manila to New York. She is bringing home
the 23d Infantry and reports "AII we'll"
Evening star., 1901-10-17

Vessel for Gov. Taft's Use.
The gunboat General Alava has been
placed at the disposal of Governor Taft in
the Philippines by the Navy Department
Evening star., 1901-10-17

had decided to require stringent regula-
tions regarding the applications of persons
to sell liquor in the state. No time was
fixed for rehearing the matter. 1t is cur.
rently reported that the matter will be
allowed to sleep in the committee, certain
ly until after the election.
Evening star., 1901-10-17

Better q three-line ad-
vertisement where honest
circulation Is. than q page
where 1t abideth not.
Evening star., 1901-10-17

Steamship Arrival.
At Hayre-La Sayoie. from New York.