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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-12

Z .. Finney, of 80 Florida Avenue, calls
the attention Of the Commissioners /,
the annoyance caused By the drawing o.
hogs along Juat thoroughfare. He st ties
that il is also accompanied by damage
70 property and asks the authorities to
abate the nuisance. Mr.. FIuney des.gna-
ted the practice rs q great nuisance. ia
convenience and damage to paOpeltv all
along the avenue The syr{:rl-iazg and
seICealInS Of the animals, he says and Ihs
ShOt.tS OF the drivers render Sieep out
OF question while they are passing =
say nothing 81 the nth ana dut they
carry and scatter along the street
The writer describes an instance in
Whilh = large drove OF hogs was driven
Up FLORIDA Avenue at , o clock in the
morning and were halted IN front of =
/ block OF houses. in one OF which Mr.
InCsY lives, 10 enable the drive rs TO
capture one that had escaped Mr. Fin
ney states that the animals remained in
me vicinity for half an hour during
which time they ruined the parking. root
ing uD the grass and destroying every
IooSenlnS some of the bricks in the side
walk Mr. Elnnay expressed the opinion
that II was only the fact that the doors
were locked that kept the swine out Of the
houses The next morning ne said the
neighborhood reseu.bled an 0Id-fashi0ned
hog wallow more nearly than anything
else
Ny Finney suggests that making a hog
run of Florida Avenue renders il A very
undesirable street in which To live and
he thinks that the practice If continued
Will necessarily lead To a deDreciatiou Of
property values along that thorouchfare.
he asks the Commissioners to exert their
authority to StCo the nuisance He s1Ig-
clty th2t the owners should convey them
IN wagons.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-12
AFFAIRS OF TIE DISTRICT
Commissioners Pleased With the
Work Of the Water Tower.

= Citizen Objects to the Driving OF
Hogs Along Florida A>enue-Curi,-
ing ana Sidewalk Paving Order
ed-LoNscr Water Metre CharE -
The Commissioners and the members CT
the Fire Department are pleased with the
test made yesterday of the new water
tower purchased for the Iistrf,t While
similar machines have worked satiss4c-
toriiy in other cities this is the first tow
er to be secured for the Fire Department
here. ard there was naturally much in
terest IN the trial. The test WIS witness
ed not only by Tie authorities who have
charge Of the department. but by nearly
all the employees Of the District. especially
those Of the Engineer Department,
Commissioner Macfarland was particu-
larry welI pleased with the showing made
~ the machine. He watched the man
agenlent Of it closely and expressed thor
Cugh satisfaction at the manner in which
the apparatus discharged streams OF va
ter high in the air or low down. near
the ground. In speaking of the matter.
Commissioner Macfarland said that the
tower would undoubtedly add greatly to
the efficiency Of the Fire Department lie
thought it would save the hrenen from
danger in many instances and would place
Dig streams OF water on large fires where
ii would not be safe for men - so AIr.
Nacfarland feels sure that the business
district, and especially the high buildings
OF the city. are the safer as a result Of the
purchase of the water tower
'i1iet Paris is also pleased With the ap-
p@ratvs- He stated that few MINOR
parts of the machinery needed att, n ion
! but that in the main { worked wei lie
thought that when the Washington fire
men have learned to use the tower ana
I have acquired confidence in its manipu-
I lation, il would prove d great ADDITION
to the facilities of the department.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-12
S. kann,
Sons & Go.
Sth and Market Space.
THE BASKETBALL LEAGUE.
Last Opportunity for the Easterns
AfhIeticn to Win the serIes.

The basket ball game Wednesday night
viii be the last game Of the season be
tween the Washington Light Infantry and
the Eastern Athletic Club, the leaders in
the League games
The score Of the League clubs is as fol-
lrrr--
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-12
AAIUSEMENTS-

Lamps ilt today Pm
Lamps out ton re i. N
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-12
THE sun AND NOON


sun rose-.....6:l7 AN sun sets- sos ?. "
Moon rose .I2.I3 An. Noon sets..-...-......
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-12

The Commissioners have ordered that
the following work be done under the
provisions OF the assessment system. the
same having been duly advertised
To set new curb and lay cement side
/ walk on the north side of d Street south
/ east from Fifteenth Street to Sixteenth
Street, at an estimated cost OF s., ,a4a. to
be assessed against all lots IN square
lpsz- abuttins on said D Street between
the limits named
To st new curb and lay cement side
walk on the south side OF II Street. north
west. from Eighth Street 70 Ninth Street
at an estimated cost Of STI0 to be assessed
against al lots in square 4GI- abutting on
said u street between the limits named
To reset curb and lay cement siG.r.a K
on the north side Of II street northwest
from Twelfth Street to Thirteenth Street
sessed against all lots in square 2SI a:sut-
ting on said II Street between the limits
named. on the north side OF II Street
northwest. from Tenth Street to Eleventh
Street. At an estimated cost c $tz2 so be
assessed against all lots il square &40
abutting on said NJ Street between the
limits named. ana on the north side Of
Street ~ an estimated cost of $9E3. to be
assessed against an lots in square 26S
abEttlug on said n Street between the
limits named
TO pave HEth vitrified or asphalt block
the east and west alley in block l.
Commissioners subdivision Of Washing
ton Heights. extending from Eighteenth
Street to the west line Of lot % in said
block Z. at an estimated cost Of S36S. to
be assessed against lots 3 ard % Of
block T. Commissioners subdivision Of
Washington Heights.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-05-25

the once prominent drug house of g.
w. Jones & Co., and has since been
identified closely with the social and
business life of Memphis. In 1879 he
became half owner of the Jones drug
house, and in 1884 established the firm
of Van Vleet & Co. In 1894 he pur-
chased the Mansfield Drug Co., which
he consolidated with his own business,
forming the Van Nleet-Manstield Drug
Co., the largest busines of its kind in
the south and the largest jobbers of
quinine in the United States. The
offices of the company will be confed-
crate headquarters curing me coming
reunion, and Mr.. Van Vleet is chair
man of the committee on entertain
ment of general officers.
Mr. Van Vleet is one of the busiest
men imaginable, and yet he is always
accessible to those who call, whether
on errands of business, politics, reli-
gion or beneyolence. His courtesy is
unfailng, and is a marked characteris-
tic Of an unusual man.
The home life of Mr.. Van Nleet is
ideal. He lives in a stately home,
"Chetolah," on the hill on Poplar
boulevard, built in colonial style, and
ornamented with all the modern ac-
cessories that travel, art and good
taste can supply, His wife is a daugh-
ter of Maj. \. n. Mckay, known to
southerners as one of Jackson's gall
liant Indian fighters. Two daughters
and a son complete a family circle
which, in genuine happiness and con-
tentment has few equals even in the
south, the land Of happy homes.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-05-25
THE YACHT INDEPENDENCE.
scrutiniycd by Hundreds with
Generally IaYurnhlc Op'ninh-
Every Inch n Racer.

Boston, May @0,-Torrentiai ram
and the general dreariness OF sunday
did not prevent hundreds OF sight
scers from visiting the Atlantlc
works, in East Eoston, yesterday, TO
see the yacht independence AS she lay
moored in the slip there. She was
subjected so critical scrutiny and the
general opinion was favorable. she
has businesslke appearance IN eV-
cry line, and when her mast is stepped
and sails bent she viii be every men
racer.
The mas will be stepped to-day
and the work of fitting out will begin
in good earnest. All the standing rig
cling is ready and the sails are made
The steering wheel is not yet in posi-
tion. The deck of steel and ALUMINIUM
has not yet been covered with canvas
That, however, can be done in
couple of days
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-05-25
DISPUTE OVER A CORPSE.
Mother Wishes to DiSinter mud Re.
move, and is Forbidden by
the Bishop.

Lincoln, Neb, May 2O.--BshoI
Bonacum, of this diocese, has refused
to allow the mother of Edward Gag
ney to remove her sons remains from
the Catholic cemetery in this city
The mother, Mrs. McEntee, of Platts
mouth. desired to eXhume the body
which has been buried ten years, tC
place it beside the remains of anoth
er son at Plattsmouth. The request
was refused, and when agents of The
mother persisted, threat of crimina
prosecution was made. The matter
will be taken to the courts.
In ecclesiastic law the wish of a dy
ing person is regarded sacredly. Gag
ney had expressed a desire to be
buried on the Fitzgerald lot in the
Lincoln Catholic cemetery. The GENE
terry is held, according to church Gus
tom in the name of the bishop as per
sonal property. Bishop Bonacun
holds that the wish of the dying mar
shall be respected, and he will pi oceet
against anyone who tries to remove
the remains.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-05-25
FIRST PAPER MACHINE.
Fourdrinier Machine First Intro-
duced in Saugerties, New
York, in 1897.

Saugerties is proud because the first
paper machine used in America was
made in that village This is what the
Paper Trade journal says about it:
The nineteenth century will always
be remarkable in the history of paper
making in the United States. Early
in the century-in 1S27-the Fourdrin-
ier machine was introduced TO this
country at Saugerties, n. Y, while the
cylinder machine, as to the invention
of which there are conflicting claims
on behalf of British and American in
ventors, came into use in this country
about ten years earlier. The Fourdrin-
ier machine has been improved in al
most all its details by United States
builders, until now the high speed ma
chine made in this country holds tho
record the world over. 1t has demon
strated its ability to make $50 feet of
paper a minute, and keep it up, and
there are builders to-day who expect
that in the not far distant future that
speed will be very largely increased
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-05-25

George Archer Brown, whose
house is close to the Csnoga marshes,
in the town of Fayette, Seneca coun-
ty, N. v, has in his possession a
white musbrat. Like the white deer,
the white robin and the white black
bird, this is a very rare animal, ira
dition having it that but once be-
fore has one been seen in central
New York waters. Mr.. Brown cap
tured the rat, full-grown one, dur
ing the high-water period upon the
submerged Montezuma marshes.
where it had been drowned out Of
its usual haunts by the food. He
succeeded in capturing it alive, and
values it highly. 1t differs from the
common muskrat only in color, hay-
ing instead of a ruddy or dark brown
fur almost a pure white.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-05-25
DESCRIPTION OF THE ONO.
A Great BattIeship, and VIII BE Able
Tn Take Care of Herself.

The Ohio is a sister ship of the Maine,
nov building at the works of the William
Cramp q Sons Ship and Engine Building
Co. and of the Missouri, building at the
ward of the Newport News Ship Building
and Dry Dock Co.
The hull which is divided like those OF
me most recent battleships, is built Of
steel and is unsheathed. 1t is SSS feet
long on the load water line, u feet T2
inches extreme breadth, and at a mean
draft of % feet inches displaces l2,3
tons. -
boilers and engines by side armor belt
attending 8 feet 6 inches above the load
water line, and feet below IT, having q
thickness OF II inches for depth OF
feet inches, tapering TO Il2 inches at the
hottom of the belt; and by the casemat5
armor inches thick. which extends from
The side belt to the upper deck, and Is
worked from the center of the forward
to Inc center of the after barbett. AT the
rnds of this casemate armor dlagonal
armor Q inches thick extends from the
sides Of the vessel TO the barbett armor;
In the casemate thus formed are placed
ten Of the 6-inch guns. Above this, on the
MINER deck, four OF The G-lnCh guns arr
niaced In the vicinity of which 6-inch
nrmor is worked far enough forward and
aft TO afford protection to the crews Of
these guns. A. .,,.,. 80 h.
shin below the water line by a protective
dock worked flat within the casemate,
and With slopes forward and art OF IL
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-05-25
PHENOMENAL RECORD.
How a bright Northern BOY, with
Southern Sympathies, Built
Up Big Business.

The eleventh annual United Confed-
crate Veterans reunion, which will oc-
cur at Memphis, Tenn, May %, 20 and
90. promises to be one of the most
unique gathering in the history OF the
association. Scores of men ofnational
reputation will participate In the ex-
ercises planned by the various com
mittees, but among all Of them none
will be entitled to more consideration
than Mr.. p. p. Van Yleet, president OF
the Van Yleet-Mansfeld Drug Co., OF
Memphis, whose endeavors to bring
the reunion to Memphis were backed
by cash subscription Of $3.50, and
whose career illustrates most forcibly
what a resolute, ambitious boy can
accomplish in this country Of ours.
Mr.. Van Vleet was born in Kalama-
zoo, Mich, in 1s49, the lineal descend
ant of one of four brothers who emf
grated from Amsterdam, Holland, in
1862, and took part in affairs on Man
haitian island long before the English
invaded New Amsterdam. After grad
uating from Kalamazoo college, young
Van Vleet, with only few hundred
dollars in his pocket, cast his lot in
the south, with whose political aspira-
tions he and his father had always
been in sympathy, landing at Memphis
for the first time in May, 1871. Shortly
afterward he secured position with
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-05-25
The Ystsrans Hospital Anns1.

We have read with much interest the
report Of Mrs NJ. e. DenhAm, presi.
dent of the vicksburg Chapter U. D, O.,
70 the recent annual meeting OF the
Daughters in Meridian. Her report re-
lates mainly TO the Veterans Hospital
Annex, which was opened for patients
on the 10Th Of January-the birthday
Of Robert Z. Lee. Toward the erection
Of the hospital the ladies raised one
thousand dollars, and the State appro-
priated two thousand dollars. Generous
friends furnished the eight rooms, The
charity hospital trustees and physician
furnish maintenance and medical at
tention.
Since the opening Of the Annex
twelve patients have been admitted,
mostly Mississippi veterans. One left
because he didn't like the rules, and
another, after two days, departed be-
cause he objected to woman nurse.
The others are grateful for the shelter
and tender care they receive. Only one
complaint has been expressed by them
--"the sameness OF hospital Diet
When this writer was recently in Vicks'
burg, the good DR.. Sproles asked us to
suggest to the Daughters throughout
the State to assist their Vicksburg sis
ters in their patriotic and charitable
work by securing such articles of food
as will relieve the sameness-pickles,
jellies, preserves, etc. The express
companies, If requested, will send such
contributions free, and the old vets
will be made to feel that they are re-
membered by the good women Of good
old Mississippi,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-05-25
LAUNCHING 0F THE OHIO
Fifty Thousand People Witness the
Battleship Ohio Take Her First
DIP IrtO the Sea.
MADE A BIG WAVE WHEN SHE STRUCK.
Mig Steamers Near BY BObbed gn-
comfortably Up and Down, and
the Little Fellows Nearly stood
On End-The President Was
There.

San Francisco, May l8.--Mrs. Nc
Kinley was so much improved this
morning that the president decided to
attend the launching of the battle
ship Ohio. When it became general
" known that the president would at
tend the launching, most of the popu-
lation of San Francisco and vicinity
seemed to be moving toward the
Union iron works. Only a few were
allowed to enter the inclosure sur
rounding the ways, but thousands
clustered the bluffs overlooking the
works. On the bay shore on the
farther side from the ship, of the cove
into which the Ohio glided, stands had
been erected and these were black
with people at an early hour. On the
bay the scene was most animated.
Every pleasure craft and steamer,
sailboat and rowboat that could be
pressed into service, hoyered around
the ship, and these were kept back
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-05-25

D.,
inches thick, and that OF the atter or
signal tower is inches thlck. steer
tube u inches in diameter inside ana I
inches in thickness extends tr0m the Tor
ward coming tower down TO- the protect,
ed deck, and protects the Voice-tubes anu
teleeraphs from the commanding othcer
To- the Important stations IN me vessel
The Ohio carries "a boats or whlch one
Is iO-toot steam cutter ana another a
56-toot steam cutter OF me usual navy
type, over each enq OF the poat deck
two small upper bridges are located, on
which Is placed a portion Oh the sec
ondary battery. The boats are handed
by tour cranes, an operated by steam
the GnGines Tor ms purpose oelnE located
on the working platforms OF the cranes
BilSe keelS 10 reduce roHihG are htted
TO the vessel experiments IN recent years
IN our own ana torelsh naVles naylhS
dehonsIrdleu l9e great ellGehcE ol ths
kG5ls IN pfeEhtlnE excessive rollng
ltyGraGln,c Eeer Is used IN steering the
NesstI, ne normal yuai Supply Is i,O!O
tons, ana Nie fePaglly Or the punkers Is
2CVV IONS As IN otneI shlps on this tyne
the arrahsGment OF me bunkers IS such
as 70 alolI VollslIetaDle IhcluehNal pro-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-05-25

with difficulty by the patrol of tugs,
1t was estimated that fully $4,000 peo-
pie saw the big battleship plunge in
to the water.
The ceremonies were simple but
significant. There was the formal eX-
change of acceptances upon the part
of the government and then, the tide
having reached its food, the word was
given. Miss Barber pressed the but
ton, Miss Dcshler smashed bottle of
California champagne, and at 1886
p. m the big battleship Ohio took her
first dip into the sea. Fifty thousand
people chccred themselves hoarse; the
big guns of the warships doomed out
a salute, and every steam whistle
within a radius of five miles shrieked
its loudest as the steel monster glid-
ed into the water. The noise lasted
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-05-25
The Turk WIN Make Amends.

Constantinoplc, May 2O-Ahmed
Tewfill Pasha, Ottoman minister OF
foreipn affairs, called upon the am
bassadors, Friday, and notified them
Of Turkeys desire to re-establish the
status quo ante in the postal qnestion
and her intention to send high
functionary probably the foreign
minister himself, to apologize for the
violations of the foreign mail bags
The ambassadors met Saturday at
the residence of the German ambassa-
dor to determine what attitude TO
adopt in view of the complete SUD
mission of the sublime porte.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-05-25
Baby's Costly Luncheon.

The little granddaughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Brown, of Emporia, Kan, swal.
lowed $50 bill few days ago. Mrs.
Brown had received two $50 bills in a
letter, and had laid them on a table
by her while she read the letter. The
little girl came in, picked up one Of
the bills, and began TO chew it, and
swallowed all of it except the corner
on which the figure so was stamped.
This was taken to banker to see what
could be done to get new one for 1t,
but he said nothing could be done.
as the government required the nun,
Der of the bill.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-05-25

The deck Is worked in two thitknesses OF
plating, the total thickneHs on the fiat
being "a inches while that on the slopes
forward and aft, is respectively inches
and 4 inches Conerdams are built on the
protective deck from the diagonal armor
bulkheads to the bow and stern in the
vicinity Of the water line, and on the
berth deck for nearly the length of the
vessel, All of these coflerdams are filled
with corn pith celluose,
The main battery of the snip consists
Of four Pinch breech-loading rifles
placed in two balanced turreis, and 16
6-inch rapid-tiring guns.
The turrets are turned by electricity
and the motors used for this purpose can
reyolve one Of these great turrets through
$50 degrees in one minute. The armor OF
both the turrets and barbetts is u inches
thick
Ten Of the G-inch guns are within the
Casemate, as before stated two others are
on the berth deck forward in 6-inch ar
mOred spOnSCns, and four are on the up
per deck Those in the sponsors forward
and two on the upper deck can hre ql-
renctly ahead, and the other two on the
upper deck directly astern, in addition 10
having broadside fire.
The secondary battery consists OF SIX
S-inch rapid-iiring guns, eight ,6-pounder
rapld-hring guns six l-pounder rapid
firing guns one colts, and two S-inch
rapid-flrinG field guns.
A new feature introduced In the often.
sive power OF this ship is the submerged
torpedo tube. While submerged torpedo
tubes are not new abroad, German war
ships having been equipped with them
for number Of years, the Ohio and her
class are the first battleships of our navy
to be supplied with them; though prior
10 her construction many vessels of the
United States navy We're fitted with .or-
pcdo tubes above the water line. The
Ohio will have two of these tubes one
on each side of the vessel, situated about
fifty feet fIOm the bow, and about ten feet
six inches below the water line.
The magazines and shell rooms of the
ship can stow 2lO rounds of the l2-lnch
ammunition, 1920 rounds of the 6-inch,
$500 rounds of the 6-pounder, and 400.
rounds Of the 1-pCunder. The forward
magazines are located Immediately for
ward Of the dynamo rooms, and the after
one just abaft the engine rooms.
There are two military masts fitted with
the usual signal yards tops and top
masts, Two tops are built to each OF
these mCsts. The fOremast is located in
the usual way over the forward coming
tower the foundation OF the tower form.
ing the lowr part Of the mast. The arm0r
Of the forward coming tower is ten