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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-03
RECLAMATION OF FLATS
ANACOSTIA CITIZENS TO MAKE AP.
PEAL TO CONGRESS.
Committee Appointed to Draft n Bill
for bmissiOn-The Navy
Yard Bridge.

The monthly meeting of the Anacostia
Citizens Association which was held last
evening in Haines' Hall, was well attended,
many of the representative citizens of that
part of the District being present. Mr.. A.
GUIDE president of the association occupied
the chair, and in the absence of the secre-
tary. Mr.. A. L. Richardson, the minutes
were kept by Mr.. W. E. Jordan.
The reclamation of the Anacostia flats
and the rebuilding of the Navy Yard bridge
formed the principal topics of discussion.
Remarks on the former subject were made
by President Guide Messrs. J. c. Leonard.
]. Frank Campbell, A. d. Garden, j. w.
Tolson, Drs. r. A. Pyles and J. A Watson,
Rev. n. II. Miller and others, and upon mo-
ton of Mr.. Leonard a committee of five,
the president of the organization to be
chairman, was appointed to draft a bill for
presentation to the District Commissioners
and Congress. The chair designated as his
colleagues on the committee Mr.. j. c. Leo
nard, DR.. X. A. Pyles, Mr. ]. w. Tolson
ana Rev n. II. Miller
During the discussion on the subject of
the flats it was stated that the first COM
prehensive plan for the Improvement of the
river was submitted to Congress about ten
years ago. The report recommended that
at that time the river be improved from the
mouth to the navy yard bridge, but stated
that the part of the river from that bridge
to Benning bridge would doubtless need i'm
Subject to Overflow.
1t was stated that the greater part of the
area of the Anacostia river along the city
front is made NJ of wide and extensive
Hats. In the lower sections of the river
these flats are submerged at low tide, the
depth of water ranging from one to four
feet. In the upper sections of the river
and near Benning bridge the flats are slight
ly above low ,.ue, bul overlooked at
high tide and covered with growth of
wild rice. Along the Anacostia front of
the city there are eight sewer outfalls
commencing with the large boundary sewer
on the north and ending with James Creek
canal near Buzzard's Point. These sewers
carry a large volume of sewage into the
river each day In the lower part of the
river and during ebb tide much of the
sewage is carried into the channel, grad
ually reaching the Potomac. But in the
upper part of the river and particularly
on the flood tide, the sewage is carried
over the fia,s and widely disseminated, and
as the tide falls it remains lodged IN the
grasses, where 1t ferments in the summer
ard autumn heat, constituting an active
source of disease
The insantary conditions which exist on
the Anacostia river, it was stated, sub
Stantially the same those which eX sted
on the Potomac in front of the city of
Washington prior to the inception of the
Potomac river Improvement.
Pending Measure.
DR.. Watson called attention to the fact
that there is now pending before the House
committee on the District of Columbia a
bill authorizing the Secretary of War to
enter into a contract contracts for the
dredging and Improvement of the Anacos-
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Ill.

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January and 6. good to return until Mon
day, January I All trains except Con-
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The Star has opened a branch Office in
the st. Louis Hotel, corner 18th and H
streets. where advertisements are received
1T regular rates.
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To Desirable Tenants.

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annex will be rented to a desirable tenan,
Size 5Ox100 feet. Steam heat, electric light
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LOCAL MENTION
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

MISUNDERSTANDING Life"
Chase's New Grand-Polite vaudeville.
mbia-'The Battle of the Strong"
Kernan's Lyceum-Sam Deveres Com
pany.
Lafayette-"A Gilded FOOL
National-"The Pride of Jennico."
The New Bijou-Victoria Burlesquers.
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Money to lend at 4, and 9 per cent OF
real estate. Frank T. Rawlings. 1905 Pa av
advertisement.
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$1.20 to Baltimore and Return via Ii.
q o. Saturday and Sunday, January and
6.-Advt.
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RAILROADS
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
SIHeuuH N thevt January 3, 1901.
Trains leave from PenDa Station.

d, VI.
Trains leave from PenDa. Station.
o:oi am. Daiiy. L"cai for Harrisonburg and for
Chariotte and way stations
lilo a;m DAILY. L. s. Fast Mail. Sleeping
cars to New Orleans Columbia savannah and
Jacksonville, unitLg Salisbury with sleeper for
AsneNiiie chattan,' "a and memphis. and at Dan
mi'H seel ei Tor augusta. Sid tain Washington
10 New orleans. Duiug service.
ai;3' am Daily. Local for Charlottesville.
stiasburg and Harrisonbutg
a:se pm. DAILY Local .or Charlottesville.
si 300 p baily y. Y. and Fla. Express.
ana Charleston; aud TO Savannah, jacksonville and
Port Tampa Through coach 10 jacksonville Dim
ing car service.
800 pm. Daily. Washington and Chattanooga
Limited tva Lynchbmg,. Sleeping cars 10 Ra-
noke. Knoxville. Chattanooga Ai-inphs and New
orleans Though coach 10 Memphis. Dining car
lO:45 pm. Daily. Washington and Southwestern
Limited. Sleeping cans to Ashevlie, knoxville,
Ri,s ana Nashv'ae and to Atlanta, Macon,
naw ,h'n ,.r,,i memphis Montgomery, Mobile and
Sunset Limited for California Dining ear SER
VICE. sleeping car Wasbln. ton To Pinehurst, " c.
ton I" San Francisco Mondays. Wednesdays AMI Fri
days. -
TRAINS ON BLUEMoNT BRANCH
Leave Washington 9:ul am daily 4:3g n m
week days ana o:25 pm Sundays for B.uemont:
60 pm Saturdays and 40 IN. week DAYS and
II 20 pm Wednesdays and SATURDAYS on y. for
Le 1; go pm week days 10 Herndon.
through taIns IRON the south arrive Washing
ION o''I a M, 80 AIN. 2:l5 pm. and $50 pm.
aaliy; From Hanisoni'uig 1881 am. week days
a. ahn s ann pm IN daily tIOm Charlottesville SIS
Ilckets. sieepng car reservations and other in
formation furnished and baggage called for and
checked from hotels and residences by Union Trans
Ter %, on orders left IL Tic~et Oice. 7o5 10Th
81 INV. Oil Penna. aven.w. and at Penna station
Phone li4l for F. Il. X. Cal Sc vice
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Pending Measure.

DR.. Watson called attention to the fact
that there is now pending before the House
committee the District of Columbia a
bill authorizing the Secretary of War to
enter into a contract contracts for the
dredging and Improvement of the Anacos-
tia river and the reclamation of it's flats
from the line Of the District of Columbia
to the mouth Of said river, at an expenditure
of 81. ONO.NaO.
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Studer's florist store, IA 18th st NY
Advertisement.
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Visited by State Council Officers.

Roses comingi in particularly fine at Guide
No scarcity of fine blossoms 1924 st-Ady
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EXCURSIONS TOMORROW.

Steamer Manchester for Mt. Vernon at ~
am and 40 pm
Steamer Newport News for Fortress Mon
roe and Norfolk at $50 pm.
Trains leave 1;2 street and Pennsylvania
avenue for Arlington every forty-five min
utes and Mount Vernon hourly from 10 a. m.
to pm.
Cars from Aqueduct bridge to Arlington.
Fort Myer and Falls Church every half
hour from am. to - pm.
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& o. Saturday and Sunday. January ) and
g. good for return until following Monday.
Tickets good on all trains except Royal
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KENNY'S
Fine dry roasted coffees
Have no equal.
Pure sugars sold at cost.
y IL korny Co Y city stores

HOLMES PURE HOMEMADE BREAD.
Light. wholesome and appetizng. Deliv-
cred fresh ever day; DC. loaf. Phone lad4.
Wagon will call daily. HOLMES, LIST d E st.
OIL and Gas Heaters. 81 p to 81: Gas RAJ
diators, 81 and up. A Eberly's Sons, us 18th.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-10

A Fntrer Girl L Never ooked Upon.
Ten minutes later we were under way.
A fairer girl j never looked upon, and
she was as brave as she was fair.
We left port with a fair wind and
carried it all night as we headed out
into the Atlantic, and the yacht slipped
along as If driven by steam. We had
got away so quietly that 1 did not look
for pursuit, but daylight had scarcely
broken when we found a steamer In
our wake. AS I afterward a~Scertained,
the girl had been missed early in the
night, the sailing of the yacht discov-
cred, and while steamer was head
ed for the Canaries a second took the
course for Rio and was soon overhaul
ing us. The breeze freshened as the
u came up. but the steamer in chase
was a fast coaster and gained on us
every hour. When We saw that she
was not a government craft, the rifles
were brought out ard loaded, and we
prepared to beat her OF. DiCosta was
with us in this, cool and calm. He had
told her that they could not be re-
taken, and she placed implicit conf
dence in his word.
AT noon the steamer came up with
us. The brother was aboard of her,
while the father had taken the other
route. She came slashing alongside,
with shouts and yells from her crsv,
thinking 30 make An easy capture, but
as there were no armed men aboard
she quickly sheered off before our III
1es. Within the next two hours che
made three different attempts 10 crash
into us, but each time our fire. which
was not meant to kill, drove the men
from the pilothouse and confused all.
Then he settled down to pursue us,
and. as a matter of fact, she hung 30
us for 4S hours. She had come nj un-
prepared with fuel or provisions. how
ever. and at last had TO turn about and
head FOR Cadiz. By the time she reach
ed port it was to late To think of fur
Their pursuit, and we were left to make
our voyage in peace and land our pas
sengers in due time at Rio. / learned
that Don Raminez and the Spanish
government kicked up a great row over
the affair. and there was a lot Of CORE
spondence and demands and red fire.
but D'Costa won his bride. and the rest
of us got safely away with our reward,
and the obstinate old father had roth
ing to do but chew the rag and yell
'Carambai"
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in like this!"
He had intended to pass the night in
the house, but by the time he was
dressed he was so mad that he was
ready to force the issue. The hour was
not late, and he heard the piano going
and some of the boarders singing in the
parlor. AS he opened his door and
stepped out into the hall and called for
the landlady five or six people followed
her up stairs and into his Q under
the impression that an accident had oc-
Cured.
"Oh, but what is it," exclaimed the
landlady as the procession paused.
wooden springs, and broken at
that" whispered Mr. Bowser as he
pointed to the bed. "Old slat springs,
a cornhusk mattress, bugs-yes, ma'am,
b-u-g-s!"
And you-you are kicking up a fuss
simply about that!' she gasped in as
constituent.
Bugs, mann, bugs!" he said as he
put on his hat
"And one of the finest mattresses,
and the best springs, and my own
bed." walled the landlady, with tears
in her eyes.
Never mind him, deary!" chorused
the %boarders.. He looks like a bad
man. He probably came here to rob
the house, and he is r%evenging on you
for his disappointment"
"Bugs!" whispered Mr.. Bowser, with
extended arm, and amid a dramatic 81
lence he passed out of the open door
and down stairs and out into the moan
ing night.
(To be Continued.)
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-10

there Mirandy stood smiling at him, n
you'd thought he'd been her beat for the
last six months"
Case of owe at first sight" says I,
1t was, Abe. it was, and they was bold
as brass about it. When l started to box
Mirandy's ears. she turned on me, and
when I told the fellow we didn't want no
windmills. patent gates, washing ma
chimes, planes, beartraps or lightning rods
he almost winke at me as he enters the
house and says he has at last met the
angel of his dreams. If Mirandy hadn't
put her finger in her mouth and run up
stairs, l believe he'd have proposed to her
then and there. Do men fall in love tina
way, Abe-good men?"
Are you asking me as representing the
postoffce department. the present admin
istration and the United States of America
at large, Aunt Sally?"
"Of course not. The postmaster general
and the United States can go to ~ballyhack
if we can get Mirandy married off to some
good man Don't you try to make out
that this has anything to do with the
Alaska boundary or the Nicaragua
canal
$ well, then, giving you my private
opinion, which needn't go no further, a
Teller is sometimes hit with love the same
as with a crowbar, and maybe a woman is
too. What's the chaps name?"
Hawkins, and Mirandy says it's
awfully romantic"
What does he look like?"
Like a bean pole with clothes on, but
Mirandy says that all the cavaliers and
knights she has ever read of looked Just
that a She sorter thinks this Teller is
a cavalier in disguise, and she goes
around purring like a kitten after sup
per-"
Has the Teller declared his love for
herr" 1 asks as my job is almost finish
ed.
Has he" shouts Aunt Sally, as she
throws up her arms. well, l should
say that he had-more'n a hundred times.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-10

He don't do nothing from morning till
night but eat three square meals and
declare his love for Mirandy. Law me, he
amt a bit afraid of me or Benjamin. He
goes right on talking about his love, the
same as anybody else would about tur-
nips, and Mirandy sits there and bitches
around on her chair and gisgles. I'm
sometimes almost afraid the Lord will
bring some awful punishment on me for
allowing of it. It's for Benjamin to do
something, but he won't move hand or
foot. He won't even ask the Teller if he's
able to support Mirandy in luxury. Abe,
l wish you'd let go of the American eagle
and the star %spangled banner long enough
to tell me what to do"
There amt nothing to be said, Aunt
Sally"
But there must be. When a gal falls
in love with a wire clothesline man,
shouldn't 1t be found out whether he's
worth the clothes on his back, what de-
nomination he belongs to, whether he's
a hand to run out nights or stay home
with his family? I'm free to say that
Mirandy amt no great shakes as a gal
and that If she loses this Teller she may
never have another chance, but l don't
wan her to be took in by a pirate.
What would you do if you was me,
Abe?'
Il shouldn't worry. It's no good to
worry about gals, Aunt Sally, especially
old gals like Mirandy. When they fall
in love, it's all over with EN-, and they've
got no sense left. She wouldn't listen to
me, knowing that I represent this glor-
ious American republic and tina to stop
me on the highway is unlawfully detain-
ing the United States mail. They've fell
in love, and they are bound to marry,
and you've just got to let things slide.
You hain't no rights in the case"
But don't l even get 30 feet of wire
clothesline out of it? He amt put up a
single inch yet, and it don't look as IL he
meant to-"
You might insist that the wire 20 I'D
before the marriage takes place, but IL
he hangs off about 1t continue to spread
your washing on the currant bushes and
the grass. 1t appears as If Providence
had brought 'em together, and nobody
ought to fly in the face of Providence
Thars the way of it, Aunt Sally. and
whom the Lord hath Joined together le,
no man put %asunder. and I'm half an hour
behind time and have got TO rattle on"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-10
OFF A BRIDE.
BY VI. Quad.

Copyright, 1901, by c. B. Lewis)
The crew of the American brig Ne
mo had been paid off at Cadiz and a.
mate, | was looking for another berth
when a young and good looking man
who was strolling about the wharf as
If in search of some one accosted me
with an inquiry as to my c~apability
as a navigator and later on asked me
to accompany him to a cafe for a talk.
AS the young man was a Brazilian and
a landsman my curiosity was naturally
aroused. He was rather slow in COM
ing to the point, being evidently de-
sirous Of sizing me up. and ! had be-
gun TO grow q little hmpafisnA when he
leaned acroes the tabse and said:
Senior. / have dsNdsG = trust ron
and ten ron - truaa. Il - = expede
tion 70 carry % : ypunG ny"
~ n = ! schsne ~ ab1uc4 ! ~
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-10
HONEST ABE. U. S. M.
He Listens to the story of Mirandy,s
Mother About u Love Match.
(To be Continued.)
Copyright, 1901, by C. B. Lewis.)

Copyright, 1901, by c. B. Lewis.)
Just as l reached Farmer Riker's on my
trip the other day my cart broke down,
and Mrs. Riker came out and said:
Now, Abe. I'm gla ont. 1t does seem
like a stroke of Providence. I've been
wanting to lave a talk with you for a
week past, but you was in a hurry or
Benjamin was around"
Whats on your mind, Aunt Sally?" 1
asks as I works away at the repairs.
IT'S about Mirandy, Abe. You know
she's q years old and never had an offer
of marriage, but it do really look as If
things was coming her way at last.
What you got in that box up there?'
"a porous plaster for Uncle Tobe Brown,
a box of pills for Jim Hobson, a bottle
of liniment for Mrs. DAwson's rheuma-
tism and pins, threads. needles, hairpins,
cough drops. shirt buttons and single
nails for various other folks"
What a kind hearted, accommodating
man! But about Mirandy. She's in the
house cutting over carpet rags and singing
the 'Swee BY and By and 1 don know
when I've seen her look so happy. Say,
Abe, I want
Hold on, Aunt Sally" 1 says-"hold
right on till 1 know whether what you've
got to say is an international question for
the state department to handle or only a
confidential communication between you
and me. Don't never forget that I'm
representing the United States of America
through the postof1ce department. It's a
powerful burden on a mans back. but I'm
trying to bear it without busting my over
coat"
You needn't worry, Abe she replies.
Mirandy hain't been walking around on
the Monroe doctrine or sticking W her
nose at our colonial policy. She's got a
beau at last. and I don't reckon that has
anything to do with Uncle Sam. He
rather encourages such things, as I I'M
derstana it. I'm talking to you as an
old friend and not as the Teller who car
ries the American eagle under his arm"
Then go ahead and tell me all about it,
and I'll do my best to encourage the
match. Who wants Mirandy?"
IT'S a Teller what comes along a few
days ago with a new sort of wire clothes
line He puts up 800 feet for a dollar. and
If you amt satisfied after six months
trial he takes 1t down and leaves you a
corn shelter or a pArlor organ in its place
for nothing. He came along here the
other week whan benjamin. was gone to
town and I wa buoy with the churujng.
a I sent Mirasdy ts the door to tell him
to move "a or taks Ne end Of he brsen-
stick 6hs VS. - long shout 4 that /
finally followed AFTER, ana / was never -
astoaisheA - NJ wAsle H.. These that
fellow sseea sutlfng - 1kiran1y. ~
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-10

While knowing. of course, that
DACosta was in Cadiz, 1t appeared that
Don Raminez had neither imprisoned
his daughter nor set an extra watch on
her movements To dodge her duenna
and escape from the house and grounds
and make her way to an appointed rem
devious must have been a difficult mat
ter, but she accomplished it, and two
hours after dark one evening, a boat
brought the pair of lovers aboard.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-10
Mr.. BowsER,s BOARDING HOUSE
He Tries No. 2 and Fails to Find
Happiness.

he VflcS NO. = NhN
Happiness.
Copyright, 1901. by. c. B. Lewis.)
After passing the night at a hotel Mr..
Bowser arose with a new determine
ton in his heart. For years and years
he had contended that the true way to
live was to board. On a hundred diff
ferent occasions he had declared to
Mrs. Bowser that he did not expect to
know what home really was until he
was domiciled in a boarding house.
Not an hour before she left on her jour-
ney he had rather exultantly Informed
her that he expected to put in the hap
niest four weeks of his married life
during her absence, not because OF her
absence, but because he was going to
board. Not only consistency, but cha
grin over his defeat, demanded that he
hunt up another place. 1t did not take
him half an hour to select a house. He
selected it on account of its exterior. A
girl was sweeping off the steps, a dog
sat at the door blinking in the sun
shine, and there was a homelike look
to things.
Yes; we take boarders here" replied
the hndlady as she answered his ring.
THE house happens to be full just
now, however, and i am sorry to say
that it may be a week before you a
be accommodated. Did you wish to
come at once?"
fright away" he replied. THE sur
roundinas are so homelike and the at
mosphere of the house is SO restful that
/ feel as if / couldn't get settled here
too soon"
Realty" said the landlady, with'a
bland smile. Il am sure 1 thank you,
and if you feel that way 1 shall have to
make an extra effort in your behalf. l
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-10

as he began to get into his clothes.
was to tip her the wink for a fried egg,
and she was to personally see to my
coffee and send out for my beer, and
yet she must have known about this
bed. BY the beard of Cato, but am a
chump that l will submit to be roped
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-10

could give up my w room to you for
a few days and thus let you come at
once"
But l would not demand such a sac
rifice, ma'am."
"Yet | will make it for your sake, and
1 wont charge you above the regular
price of $40 per week. / shall hope to
make you feel almost as much at home
here as you do in your own house. In
fact, if you will go at it and make
yourself right at home here | shall be
glad. i will see to your coffee myself,
and should you want a fried egg at any
time you have only to give me a pri-
vate whisper. Yes; you shall have my
room, and | know, you will be salts
fed"
Mr.. Bowser had his trunk sent over,
and when he came to take a look at
the room he found it all he hoped for.
There a something about it to re-
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from under chairs where he had
thrown them in his careless way. The
dinner that evening was all that could
be desired, even without the private
whisper and the fried egg. and a he
left the table he was satisfied that the
average home wasn't in it by compare