Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-26
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS
New Labels Being Made for
Meat Inspectors.
OLD COOKE MANSION
HISTORIC BUILDING UNCHANGED
By IMPROVEMENTS.
Episcopal Church for Colored People to
Be Erected at Fort
Reno.
OLD COOKE MANSION

has begun the manufacture Of the label to
be used by the government inspectors In
all parts Of the country as stamp to be
affixed to fresh meats passed upon by them.
The Berry warehouses. on Water street.
GEORGETOWN, were leased some time ago by
the company, and the manufacture Of the
stamps Is now carried ON in those build
ings.
Contracts have been entered into already
by this company calling for several mil
lions Of the stamps monthly. The label ia
said to be a composition Of turpentine, tar,
beeswax and other Ingredients on a ground
or base Of tarlatan. The company has been
capitalized at $4,000. Steps have been
taken to protect the patent rights in Eu-
rope Of the label manufactured by the
company.
The new means Of stamping meat that
has been passed upon by the inspectors
Is said to be sure to meet with the approval
Of all purchasers. and it Is claimed the new
process has many features OF Improvement
over the old system of marking the meat.
One Of them. 1t Is stated. is that it does
away with the possibility of tainting the
meat as some claimed was the result of
stamping with the former iron device.
The apartment house that Is being con-
structed around and about the old Jay
Cooke mansion at Goth and Q streets, will
be the largest In Georgetown. and one of
the most conspicuous in plan Of construc-
ton in the District of Columbia. 1t will
have two open courts. one on 3Oth street
and the other on @ street. thus giving every
apartment light and air. The building
will cover an area of about $4,000 square
feet
Mansion Unchanged.
The appearance Of the original Cooke
mansion is not being changed in the erec-
ton Of the new building. 1t IL expected
that the whole Investment will represent
an outlay Of $4,000.
The designers have endeavored to get
away from the apartment house appear
ance and to give the new building more OF
the appearance of modern elegant man
sion. The Cooke house was purchased by
the promoters Of the apartment house pro-
5ect of Jay Cooke of Philadelphia, who
formerly conducted the banking house Of
national fame. Jay Cooke, 1t will be re-
membered. practically financed. or was
largely instrumental in providing funds for
the Union government to carry on the
civil war. His banking house failed in the
7Os largely through his connection with
the Northern Pacific railroad, but through
the peculiar features of the Northern Pa
cific's franchise including very valuable
land rights all along it's route, Mr.. Cooke
during the late years Of his life not only
recovered his original fortune, but is now
reputed among the millionaires of the coun-
this syndicate the Cooke mansion lay In a
neglected and untenanted state.
1t Is reported that an Episcopal church
for the colored people in the vicinity of
direction Of Rev. George F. Bratenahl, rec
tor Of st. Adams parish. Land within the
past few days has been acquired for the
purpose Immediately adjoining the colored
school site purchased by the District. Mrs
E. NJ. Collegiate some time ago gathered a
class of young colored people and has been
teaching 1t regularly in building rented
for the purpose in the vicinity Of Fort
Reno. She has met with such success and
SO much interest has been evinced by the
colored people in the Episcopal movement
that 1t looks sufficiently encouraging to
permanently establish a church there.
church devoted TO the interests Of the col
ored people In the District of Columbia. 1t
is understood that the erection of q suit
able structure is in early contemplation.
Mistake Causes Trouble.
A considerable stir was created recently
in Georgetown through an error of a col
ored man representing a Washington real
estate dealer. in lacking up on the George
town Convent a large for SALE sign, which
was not discovered by the Sisters Of the
Visitation until some time after the occur
renee. but with great haste and much in
dignation 1t was removed from its conspic-
uOu6 place II appeared upon 1nveSugat1On
that the Washington real estate man told
his colored driver to place the sign at 18Th
and U street. opposite large yellow build
ing (meaning the Western High SCHOOL,.
The colored man. 1t Is stated, understood
him to say S5th and @ streets, and as the
convent is Immediately opposite the large
yellow building known as the Volta bureau,
the mistake was easily made.
Shortly after II o'clock yesterday after
noon Robert Honesty. a colored man. forty
four years Of age, was overcome by the
heat while engaged in unloading the
schooner Auburndale, lying at the foot of
seth street. He was taken to the George
town hospital in the police patrol of the
seventh precinct.
Daniel Diffon, colored, was also treated
last evening at that hospital for heat ex-
haustion.
Justice H. E. Payne recently rendered
decision in the case of P. F. Collier & Son,
publishers, against DR.. Robert E. Layton
of Georgetown in favor Of the defendant.
The suit was brought by the publishers in
the sum of $780, claiming that the doctor
signed a contract in full for the books.
The defendant claimed that he took the
books simply for inspection. Mr.. F. ].
Wissner represented the defendant while
Mr.. Stanley looked after the interests Of
the publishing firm.
Veteran Home From Mexico.