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Irain No 30 leaves Richmond a1Oam
duuy Tor etershurg. Norma. y c. and an
lntcrinedlate points. Connection at NorlinA
WITH trnln arriving en- 'erson = 10 y u aud
RulClgh 90 p m dallA, and Durham 4 M "a,
daily. except sunday
Trains leave lichmond for Wnsbsuuton
Sv" horS 1ne the last duiy; No - at6.43
Connections al Jacksonville and Tarura
Tor Az iurl4A East Coast points. and Cuhn
and Porto Rico At New Orleans for Mi
points Ia Texas, Mexico. and alifornia
TRAINS ARRIVE AT RICHMOND DAILY
6;35 m No. - From all points Sonsh
LOO y IN y %. 0G and southwest
o.f5 n,No 30 From Norlina. \ e. Peters.
burg and local points
SLEEPING CAR SERVICE
Nos 81 and 80 Florida and MctronotitsD
Limited IuliWan Draw ing room, Oizerva-
ton ana compartment Slceping Cars H..
tween New York and Tampa, vestihule
and between Richmond and IarLso-,
vile, ana between Hamlet and - A.
Surtine Nesuhuled coaches between New
lork ano Washington, aud between Rich
cars ttri-weekly) between Nashinrton 'oD3
Flnehurst. Pullman Sleeping ears jtullvl re-
tween JAG ksonviile and Tampa and bet ,y.eu
= acASonNllie and Orlando. Also. through
DFawlng-room Sleeping Cars between New
York and Atlanta. and Cafe cars hot ,,-e'n
II amlet and tlanta. ""
Nos % and SO Florida and Atlanta Pat
Mal through Drawing-room Buffet Sleep-
Meeting at Hamlet with sleeping Car To- and
from Atlanta. in connection with xxhicb
Through Pullman Tickets are sold Finest
Day Coaches
W. j. MAY
- City Ticket Agent.
District Passenger Agent.
Phone. 4O5 i0O6 East Main Street
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SEABOARD
AIR LINE RAILw.AN,

snort line 20 Principal cities OF the south
anu south est. Florida. cuba. Texas alt
tyrnla and Mexico. reaching the Capitals 81
Six states.
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Corrected by Simon Hirsh & Bro.)
Wheat, 20 to rs; corn, new, 45 to
30, meal, 81 .40to 81 30 per 100 pounds /;
oats, 40 to 5O;fowls Qive) 8 to o; turkeys
qive), 8 to 8; turkeys. dressed. 10 to II ;
ducks Cive), to 8; Spring chickens,
to pound lard, IL to II; eggs,
% to 2I butter, 10 to 20; hams, ii
to Is Irish potatoes, 30 to so :
sweet potatoes. 40 to 80: beef 3 TO
~; yea, 4 to =; pork to 7k;hides (green)
> to 6; hides dry, = to 10; baled hav.
$15 TO SIS per ton.
Game-Partridges, 81 % to $I.5O per
dozen; wild turkeys. 8 to 10; rabbits. s
TO : l.25 per.dozen; pheasants. 80 to 90.
Wool-Unwashed, 10 to 20; washed
"a to 20.
Leaf sumac-5O to so cents per hun.
dred pounds.
THE GRAIN MARKETS.
The grain markets closed yesterday as
follows:
Chicago-Wheet, Dec Tx: NAV 10:
corn, Dec. 531l; May, 421Z; oats, Dec, 81
New York - Southern wheat, II !;
corn, 50.
Baltimore-Southern wheat. az to "a.
Southern corn. 81 to 50
ACKNOWLEDGMENT, as to 80; corn 30
to SO; oats, 40 to 43.
Observation-Disclosures IL to ~; corn. 60
to 81
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The following T. "A list ~ attractive puhr.
cations Issued 10y the Passenger Department
Southern Rail way:
" Inter Homes In summer Lands. 4" Hunt
ing aud Flaming In the south" Il and Of the
SKY, Charleston and Her Exposition. -
he beautiful sapphire Country" illus
trated folder-Cuha. Nassau aud Porto
Hica copies may DE had upon application
'o tlcAet agents g. ". WESIBJRN.
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THE HIGHWAY uF TRADE AND
TFANEI

- ANEL.
I ne southern Hallway hcss to cali a,,.n
Sion - It, uncQuallcd facilities for rrnrlins
al points In Florida. the south ANA Snrif
west IL - Justly termed the representative
railway 90 the South. the highway ~ tr.,i,.
auu travel. Its Important through -onn.'-
Ionr, through car Advertisements contt,lot.
dininE.car service. quick and couVcni.uk
lie. '"'
In addition To- many local Trains ot,.,at.t
by this progressive company. the folo,xir,r
through limited trains nrr run daily. ms
Mashiugton and SouthW e-teru limited
:. The New \ ork mud Florida EXPRESS % 4 =.
l uited states Fast Mail" The Nrv, Yors
aud Atlanta Express. The Mn-hfrrt,u
Richmond and Florida Limited. The Mash.
ingtou and Chattanooga Limited"
The Svuthtrn's Palm Limited formerly
know a a. the New York and Florida Ifmft
ed. viii be inauuurated early In January
1907, and VIII run solid between New York
aud -. Augustine. Florida. All of the-.
trains carry dining cars. thus providing "A
lie. - '''7 pu"-
LAND OF TIE SKY"
Ashevillc and Hot Springs. y. C.. "Tha
queen 81 Resorts" offer to the pleasure
seeker the charms OF "A mild aud delightful
climate, and a scenic vista 81 unpnrnil,le,i
beauty. aud To the invalid. haimN brt,tre- red.
oient OF renewed health and strength
Excursion tickets con sale daily via south
crr RAILWAY at greatly reduced yates
Double daily limited train service cousf-s
rining cars.
Can ON any agent or representative ~ the,
southern Eail1n ny Tor complete Winter
Homc- folder.
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Warmth and Beauty
for the Children


special values go o n
Chidrens with
small ay;down collar and box p IhsgTnent t-ei With Hercules
pr O
e made lsrecs
collar Lace
We
and around bottom
VI aud
in viii with
silk applique. A special
thren SIX Velvet Coats box back
of silk trimmed \
u line of
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. YEARS On THE BENCH
BAR Of U. s. Supreme Court Honor
Justice J. NJ. Harlan.
CONGRATULATED BY PRESIDENT

Banquet In Honor Of the Justice Was
Brilliant Function. Attended BY
President Roosevelt. Cabinet Mem
bers and Other Prominent Men.
Washington. Dec. 1o.-Thc dinner
by the bar ui the supreme court of the
United States ar the New Willard Ho-
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BINZ & sETTEGAsr BUY. SELL AND
EXCHANGE REAL ESTATE, LOAN
MONEY RENTALS A SPECIALITY.
ROOM 21S, BINZ BUILDING. LIST
YOUR PROPERTY wiHH US. "a
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nOST NV ANTS"
Il ARE CHEAP.
sITUATIoNS-MALE.

A YOUNG MAN wants Job 10 the city;
is q livery stable hand has driven deliv.
cry wagon; can tend 20 stock. Address
434S, this office. II
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MORPHINE opinm, iaudanum, cocaine
habit; myself cured: will inform you of
hprn,lrss nermanent home cure. Mrs.
iPa'dwfn Box 1912. Chicago.
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NICE RESIDENCE, between "
5000: must be good nelgnoSa,a,,
near car line. Address 4So2, nn
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MENlCURE- Best tonic for men: 81 bot
tie A. Lewyn & AndHrSon's. ~
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falls quick safe, harmless; box 81 post
paid. Il. Beard Co... Olive street Louis.
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NOTICE FIVE are prepared 10 do all kinds
OF work In upholstering furniture repair
ing CARPETS. mattresses and feather reno
waiting: give us trial and he convinced.
Houston Steam Carpet Cleaning and Up
holstery Works corner Smith and Nc
Kinnev avenue; both phones. Topndort
& weiander
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PERSONAL.

STRICTLY hrst.class picture work by
Beach, 1914 Texas avenue, phones go. ~
GUARANTEED satisfaction to all who
have Beach to make their views. Phohc,
GAG II
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WANTED situation, for young man as
clerk or office work; must have work
right away no objection to country;
would ike to board with employer; speaks
English and German languages. Address
1i4I. this office. IA
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800 ACRES rice lands, miles south Of
city, all prairie price $3.50 per acre;
$40 ucres IA miles south of city, Inn
proved all fenced. two houses, l6o
acres now in cultivation, price SIS per
acres 100 acres IL miles south Of city at
SlS per acre. all smooth. black prairie
land; 1000 acres choice rice land on
Oyster creek, good supply OF water
price $3.50 per acre II taken this week
O'Dcnnell Investment Co, rooms IL and
To- Wilson building. IA
FOR RICE Numbered and oil lands in
large or small tracts ct bargains. Call
ON l.. Bryan & Co. 3lTia Main street. IA
HANDSOME Third ward residence
cheap: a nice home near FanBin school
on monthly payments; eight acres near
city limits at q sacrifice. bayou front
cheap. Can for all barsains on Bette
Ryan. siIh Main streeL ~
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sllkAN POST c. 4, r. A.. meets reg
zst%sfs ulary the first Sunday in each
lHAhlfj mouth az Business League IN
;ssSSS/ Rice Annex. Jos. Goldman,
szz secret8ly
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HOUSTON LAND AND r,,.s
WI
HOUSTON.
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WANTED-I0 to 80 gooa y. .st'if
cows; will give good in.s ne.
curlty and good reis sn nusu,ts
Creamery. p. o. box sea
as. -
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DR gDNONDsON'S tansy, pennSlUSAl 0nI
tOfton root pills, safe and reliable
fitafnent for painful and suppressed men.
,tr,iutlon Irregularities and ohstructions
tflpl hox by mail so cents. Frank Ed
inordsdn 4 Bro, Mfg. Chemists, 81 Brond
street Atlanta, Ga.
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= ADITEsi Use cnichesiers tnglsh rennyteyaI rms
eestI sAfessi oniy heiiAhlsi Take ~ other
a. inv ~ yOUF BruRn1sL ssnd &C.. stamps, f9f pAtts
a. i-trrf-- eihor.ie~t SCI 0htAnfI7 81
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FRENCH APtOL PEARLS Vorrecr frog
ulnritios OF meusuua,on; ~ mailed
Third Ward Drug store. 1902 Mckinney
avenue, corner Jackson. Houston. y
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TEL.L THE PEOPLE
Il what you want.
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

CHEAP RICE LANDS--320 acres at So
per acre; lG0 acres fue rice land on bayou
only ten miles from Houston at $40 per
acre; $50 acres at si1; 1900 acres In ~,
Bend county at So per acre. Il. {, lam,
Co, All Binz building.
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Mon HRS Peplns Is sure cure Tor ali
forms OF kidney and bladder weakness
pie free. Mo. Remedy Co.. 24o, ST. Louis
No. ~ 4 " "A -------
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J. G. Harris, Mansr, Texas \
NEAT, large, front room: cio,. !,
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OF CONSTRUCTION AND w,,.
BE READY FOR occupAvc,
EARLY.
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QUIT the Drug Habit Quit the y Ink
Habit by coming 20 the Alcomo Sani
tarium. 1874 Mckinney avenue Houston.
Texas; 4 private home place: the cure
munications private. 10
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ANY ONE who docs not know om phone
number please make note; 1t Is 400
Houston Plumbing and Mfg. Co. l8
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WHEN In need Of FIRST. class painting and
papcrlanrluc ring up Ilopkus a Co..
old phone 1880. ~
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MADAME GIvA sMIDT-Fertune teller,
from Egypt. Gibson lady, lie Preston
svsnue tells fortunes future and past;
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Do S T WANTS
PAY Be,
FOR RENT.

THE BINYoN STORAGE a..
Storage and hauling: Iares Sohrr
Phones 745. RATES a
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NHETMITISM. PARALYsIS ErysipeIas
is positively cured 10y the use oi tle
FAMOUS "bo-Hc" oil; large Size Sl.1n;
small SOC; postpaid II. p. Jones Sons.
Dallas Texas. IT
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WANTED-Second hand soas a I'M
plete In good condition
this office. -
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LUCY Known BUSCHICK, clairyoyant
medium, 604 Travis street. information on
any subject; phone $50 u
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DOUBLE STRENGTH PuLS-Penny-
roynl. tonsy and cottourout, s. per box.
for relieving cases Of suppressed menSes,
sealed by mail with directions. pr White
Medicine Co, II. o. box q, Houston,
Texas IL
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wv YOU WANT
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

ono NNEK--Tlfty nice residence lots In
Brlnner for only Sll0 each; owner must
have money, row Is the TIME to buy a
chcnn homo See K. u. Archer, i. VI. 10
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CLAIRNOYANT-Nlrs BLACK gives infornn.
tion on ell affairs. 1j2U Preston avenue.
Also by mail ~,
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A POST WANT AID WILL GET
IA just what you want.

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.
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MANIFESTO cents for big descriptive
list Indies or gentlemen: MANY rich and
want to marry. Mutual Exchange, Den
yer. Colo
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SECRET SOCIETIES.

AT THE STATED Conclavs
hN-eTZZ. OF Ruthven Commnndery, No.
If$N,S|L1l 2. X. r., held Friday, Jan
III. ONO II ualy II. 1902 the annual
ii 49, I election OF officers for the
t>NTM$lI ensuing Masonic year was
'vZIs1seN~ held, With the following re-
suit: +. L. Fox. enlucut
commander; T. Il. Traylor. gcnerali,sllns
j. II. Muir. captain genernl L. j. Water
man, sfof warden; +. H. stewart. luator
warden; X. VI. Elgin. prclatc; j. G. Kidd,
treasurer; J. r. Cade. recorder lnstala.
ION Will take place at the stated conclnvc
n February: i4th day of the month. j. II.
Cnde, recorder -
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RICE PROPOsTTION-wan position
as UlRnager OF rice plantation: can also
furniss teams and equipment TO put IN
500 acres, or will develop tract OF new
laud on shares. Address 5l36, this office
70
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CHEST PROTECTORS and channels vests,
all sorts Mt Lewyn 4 AnderSon's, 4Ul
Main street. 10
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sfesr@as FRATERNAL Order Eagle
sAAaAS5ET Regular meeting. Rcd Mons
FsS SsA hall over ROscnoCrgs 3l3
eAS4ENM Main. this afternoon, O'Clock.
EALJ.SW Election of officers Important
&NY huSueSs W. +. Clarke. W
president; c. VI. Bullock W.
secretary 10
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THE "Cicopatra" Rapid Flow Fountain
syringe is the hest; capacity two quarts,
81 25 three quarts 81 .5O our stock or
have our prompt attention. W. l..
stacy Pharmacy Co.. $40 Main street, IN,
der Rice hotel. *
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WANTED TO BUY.

WANTGD-To buy improved Or u'|11
corr lot or lots, Third war; !
line; will pay cash: In ansNr7
price and location; no tgenn l
4357, this office.
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ECLIPSE Hcnilng Salye, % cents box;
Eclipse Pile Salve 80 cents box; both OK
cclent preparations. For sale at lHwyn
& Audcrsun's drug store. IL
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sorato-a and Big Hill In MatagordA coun-
~. We have bargains to offer and It
tracts and compare prices. Call for our
f%ctei II
WILLIAM A, wILsoE--ofhce 2o3 KAN
building; headquarters for Houston homes
on monthly payment or any other plan:
Evening star., 1902-03-18

of the Home Building Association Of Rock
Vile: r. II. Stokes, James F. Allen, William
w. Welsh, Oscar l.. Johnson John NJ.
Heagy, e. E. Stonestreet and s. B. Haney.
The officers are: r. H. Stokes, president;
James F. Allen, vice president; o. II. w.
Talbot, secretary-treasurer.
Judge Henderson has filed his opinion In
the case Of William NJ. Dodson. trading as
the Southern Fertilizer Company, against
Henry C. Miller and William H. Talbot.
About a year ago Miller. who was engaged
in dealing in fertilizers. agricultural i'm
plements, &C.. at Washington Grove. made
an assignment for the benefit of his cred
itors to Talbot, and the proceedings were
instituted to subject the assets to the
priority claim Of Dodson, upon the ground
that Miller was acting as his agent in the
sale Of fertilizers The testimony showed
that the agency contract had been ignored
by both parties and that Miller became an
outright purchaser of the fertilizers he
secured from Dodson. The court held that
as the funds from the sale of these fer
tilizers could not be traced Dodson would
have to share with the other creditors, ex-
cepting as to ten tons Of fertilizers which
were In Miller's possession at the time Of
the failure, upon which he Oodson)'1s en-
titled to priority. Talbot & Talbot repre-
sented Mr.. Miller and w. v. Bouic Mr..
DOdsOn,
Evening star., 1902-03-18
LOST THREE DAYS PAY
WORKMEN ON NEW GOVERNMENT
PRINTING OFFICE.
Capt Sewell Believes They Should Not
Suffer Because Respect Was Paid
to Memory of Mckinley.

Capt. j. S. Sewell. the engineer officer in
charge of the erection of the new govern
ment printing Office, has submitted a plan
Ior the solution of the labor troubles which
invariably occur among the men employ ed
on that building whenever work is suspend
ed by executive order. In a letter to Cen.
Gillespie, chief of engineers, he says:
out of respect to the memory Of the late
President Mckinley, the three days Of Sep
tember. IL, IS and 10, 1901, were set aside
as holidays by executive order and opera
tions were suspended on government work
everywhere. In accordance with these or
ders work was suspended on the new build
ing for the government printing office. Sub
sequently the question of paying the per
diem employees for these three days was
raised, and the controller of the treasury
decided that 1t could not be DONE The
men concerned feel that this has worked
some hardship to them, and think their
feeling is well founded. Due to some tech
nical difference in their status the per diem
employees at the navy yard-including brick
layers and their helpers-have, l under
stand, been paid for these three days The
majority of the men at the new printing
off1ce building were masOns and helpers,
and SO far as duration of employment Is
concerned, are probably more permanently
employed than similar wOrkmen at the
navy yard; the difference In status can be
fair to the men at the printing office. Ii
the government wishes to suspend work as
a mark OF respect to eminent deceased cit1-
zens 1t seems only fair that it should bear
The expense and not compel number OF
individuals, dependent upon their daily
labor, to lose time they would otherwise
make. The gang of bricklayers and help
ers at the new building for the government
printing Office is lot of pickea men; l
think it fair to assert that 1t could not be
duplicated in this city.
One of the unexpected economics in the
construction Of the building, has been in the
brick work, and is due to the efficient and
conscientious work Of all concerned. Un-
der all these circumstances, / think it
would be no more than simple justice if
congress would pass a joint resolution au-
thOr1zing me to pay the men who were on
the pay rolls on the three days mentioned
out Of the appropriation for the building.
The appropriation is ample to cover this
expense, which win amount to about
81 15O''
Capt. Sewell submits draft Of resolution
to meet the situation. 1t provides That
the officer in charge Of the new building
Tor the government printing office be, and
hereby is, authorized and directed to pay
from the appropriation for said building,
full wages to all per diem employees of the
United States, carried on the pay rolls Of
said building, on the three days Of Septem-
ber II, Is and 10, 1901 on which work was
suspended by executive order out Of respect
to the memory of the late President of the
United States, William Mckinley
The resolution has been approved by Sec
retary Root and Gen. Gillespie
Evening star., 1902-03-18

senting his company. the Boutell Towing
and Transportation Company of that city.
while Capt. Marshall N. Eldredge one of
the Oldest life-savers on the coast. went
down with his men. All the life savers
came from Chatham and Harwich The
names of those lost are as follows:
Life savers:
Marshall N. Eldredge, keeper, South
Chatham.
Edgar Small. Harwich
Elijah kendrick Harwich.
Osborn Chase. Harwich.
Arthur Rogers, North Harwieh,
Isaac Thomas Foye, South Chatham.
Valentine Nickerson, Harwich,
From the barge:
William H. Mack. Cleveland.
Capt. Christian Olsen Boston
Robert Molanux, Boston; steward Of tug
Peter Smith.
Walter A. Zevel. Cottage City.
Manuel Enos. Cottage City.
Evening star., 1902-03-18
LANDFOR OBSERVATORY
REPLY TO PROPOSITION OF THE
CoMM1ssIoNERs.
Objection Made to Buying the Build
ings on Industrial Home
School Property.

Secretary Long has written / letter to the
District Commissioners In answer to their
communication Of the 9Th instant proposing
q method for the requirement by the naval
observatory of that portion of the land Of
the Industrial Home School within the lin
it's of the proposed observatory circle. He
referred the matter to the superintendent
Of the naval observatory for report and has
transmitted a copy of that officers report
to the Commissioners.
In forwarding this report the Secretary
OF the Navy requests that the Commits
sioners advise him whether, in view of the
report, they desire in any way to modify
the terms of their proposition. If an un-
dorstanding can be reached with respect to
the equitable compensation for the Indus
trial Home School property, Secretary Long
says that the Navy Department will CO.
the presentation of the matter to Congress,
with view to action thereon during the
present session.
In his report the superintendent Of the
naval observatory says the highest price
paid for any land heretofore acquired was
at the rate Of S1O,S9O per acre for the
Thompson tract Of 0-10 acres. The lowest
was $4. .4S per acre for the Weaver tract
o: 8-10 acres. The difference In appraised
value was probably due to surface condi-
tions-the mean value appraised for six
tracts being $7,6ss per acre. In his opinion
the Industrial Home School property js
equal in value to the Thompson tract and
therefore he does not consider the price Of
$11 600 per acre exorbitant. He regards as
excessive, however, the compensation asked
for the buildings and considers 1t unreason-
able to expect the observatory to pay for
buildings outside the circle. 1t is stated
that the buildings are Of no use to the OBJ
servatory, and that the principal building
was built after the land for the observa-
tory circle had been condemned and with
the knowledge that the building stood part
ly within the circle. The proposition Of the
Commissioners. the superintendent says, is
in effect that the observatory shall bear the
whole expense of the removal of the school
to new site.
According to the superintendent a more
equitable arrangement would be for sep
arate appropriation to the credit Of the
Navy Department for the cost Of the land
alone, and another appropriation to the
credit OF the District for the removal of the
school hnil1inpS