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i 41 fe5ujl2it to say that he has the integrity and the public spirit characteristic of his predecessor in office He is a District man from his youth up knows the Districts OF GENERAL INTEREST City Engineer Triumphs Over Contractor Cuvilier ALEXANDRIA Va Oct 13 A wordy altercation occurred on King Street this afternoon between Charles Cuilier of the firm of Cuvilier Co and City Engineer Dunn over the paving of that street with vitrified brick forwhich Cuvilier Co have the contract It fin ally resulted In the contractors defying the city engineer to stop the work until legal action is taken The affair created some excitement The trouble grew out of the manner of mixing the cement for the grouting As a result of the colloquy a meeting of the city street committee was held and it was decided that the contractors would have to fulfill the requirements of Mr Dunn In the corporation court today Isaac Hackley colored under indictment for maliciously cutting his wife son and a colored man named Willis Thompson pleaded guilty and he was sentenced to serve twelve months in the city jail and to pay a fine of 5 Attorneys Edmund Burke of Washington and John Johnson of this city appeared for Hack ley and Commonwealths Attorney Sara- iiel tio Brent represented the lh the same court Dennis Carter also colored under Indictment for highway robbery was sentenced to serve sixty days in- the city jail The case was settled the attorneys without regular trial Carter was indicted for having held up and robbed Sidney Smith at an early hour Sunday morning June 8 last He secured a valuable pistol and 10 The funeral of Harlan of Wash ingtos who died at the Alexandria fam tf til HENRY LITCHFIELD WEST C5 HENRY WEST WINS FIGHT FOR DISTRICT COMMISSIONERSHIP Long Struggle for Preferment Ended in His Favor Yesterday by President Roosevelt Congratula tians Pouring In Appointee to Take Oath of Office Tomorrow as Successor of the Late John Ross and Enter Upon His New Duties orf Thursday President Roosevelts appointment of Mr Henry Litchfield West as District Commissioner to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Hon John Ross waB announced at the temporary White House yesterday morning This settlement of a perplexing political situation -has been foreshadowed lor several days past Since the middle of last week Mr Wests more enthusiastic friends have been congratulating him in anticipation of the termination of the contest in a way favorable to him On Saturday night he was summoned to the White House by the President and a half hours conference ensued This -was generally accepted as marking the end of the contest as a delegation which had called during the day In behalf of another candidate departed -without any hopes of success -Mr WestB appointment is regarded as one -which will receive general popular approval During his career in Washington as a newspaper man he has made many strong friends both in and out of politics and his knowledge of the District and Its needs is admitted The new Commissioner has been the recipient of hundreds of messages of congratulation Officials Call on Mr West At noon yesterday after Mr Wests appointment bad been officially communicated to them Commissioners Macfar land and Blddle called upon him to express their congratulations Preliminary arrangements for the appointees Installation into office -were briefly talked over Mr West will return the call of the Commissioners Wednesday afternoon and will then take the oath of office He will at that time be introduced to the heads of departments at the District Building and will take up tbeduties of his office on Thursday morning No Reallotment of Duties It is understood that the departments of the municipal government formerly under the supervision of Commissioner Bosswlll be turned over to Mr West and that no general reallotment of departments will take place at this time Satisfaction beamed upon the faces of the Commisioners and heads of departments yesterday when the fact of the mmlng of a new Commissioner was niode known The municipality has been much embarrassed by the long wait for the filling of the third position on the board Now that the vacancy has been filled there is renewed activity in the departments getting ready to take up delayed public work Views of Commissioners Commissioner Macfarland president of the Board said regarding the appointment Mr West and I have been friends for many years and I shall be very glad to welcome him from the private to the public service of the District JCo one appreciates his ability or his attractlv qualities more than I and It is needless needs and shares the Districts desires 1 feel sure that Mr West will acquit himself admirably in a very trying place Commissioner Blddle stated that he was not personally acquainted wltlh Mr West but that from all sources ho had learned that the newly appointed member of the Board has all the requisite qualities of a good public servant Lifelong Resident of District Henry Litchfield West has lived in Washington practically all his life although born in Staten Island where his father was or the New York Commercial Advertiser He is of English parents the son of Robert Athow West and Elizabeth West Mr Wests father came to Washington to assume an important editorial position on Forneys Chronicle then th leading newspaper of the National Capital Mr West first lived in Gcorgetown where his father died He attended a private academy until between twelve and thirteen years of age when he was forced to seek employment He secured a position in the dingy little office of the Georgetown Courier as office boy printers devil and reporter From work upon this weekly paper he graduated to a reportorlal position on the Washington Union and wont from that paper to the Washington Post with which he has since been connected beginning as reporter and rising to the pcsltion of city editor and later managing editor The latter position in which he showed markpd executive ability Mr West resigned tievote his attention topolltical writing and In that capacity he has attended all ratlcrnl conventions and prominent political events of recent years Held Many Offices of Trust Mr West was a member of the Colum bia Democratic Club during the lifetime of that organization and has always affiliated with the Democratic party of the District of Columbia He is one of the board of trustees of the Emergency Hospital and was named as one of the committee from the District of Columbia to the Tennessee Exposition at Nashville He has been identified with numerous local institutions as director and trustee For two years he served In the police department of the District as clerk and stenographer Ho is a prominent member of the Gridiron Club of which organization ho was unanimously elected president Ho is also one of the board of governors of the Columbia Golf Club He attends the Mount Pleasant Congregational Church Mr West was for some time a resident and property owner on Capitol Hill About five years ago he purchased the house in which he resides on Columbia Heights His family con sists of his mother wife two dauzhters and a son He has a sister residing near Asheville Business Men Approve The appointment of Mr West meets with the aproval of the business men of Washington Hon James Xorris who is a member of the Democratic Congressional committee in commending the Presidents selection last night said I have been intimately acquainted with Mr West for over twenty years and know him to be eminently qualified for the discharge of the duties of this office He is in the prime of life has had a wide experience in newspaper and business circles is an honorable and upright man and is possessed of cool Judgment and a fine discriminating mind Besides he hns been reared in this city and is well acquainted with our citizens in both public and private life He is familiar with the needs and improvements of the city hns kept pace with the rapid growth and development of Washington and has materially aided by his voice and nen in the advancement of such improvements For these reasons I believe he is most highly qualified for the omce of Commissioner His apointment is acceptable to the Democratic party to all citizens and reflects credit upon the Administration i pital early Sunday morning from tho1 PRAISE FOR MEMBERS tucLta ui i mie uui ui juuuuuuiu taken with suicidal Intent Saturday afternoon at the Hotel Itamer took place at i oclock this afternoon from the undertaking establishment of Messrs William Demne Sons The services were conducted by Rev DriMcMIchael of Washington and Interment was in Bethel Cemetery Several Washington relnlives and frietds of the dead man attended the funeral The annual meeting of Washington District of the Kpuorth League will convene in the Methodist Episcopal Church tomorrow night at 730 oclock The openlrig address of welcome will be delivered by Rev Dr William Young of Lynchburg Va formerly pastor of the local church Albert Bullock a section hand on the Washington Southern Railroad was run over by hand car at Freestone several miles south of here last Saturday and slightly injured He was brought to the Alexandria Hospital where his injuries were dressed by Dr William Smith Tlie contract for painting the city hall building and the Columbia and Hy draulion fire engine houses has been awarded to Tomlin he being the lowest bidder His bid was I04G3 There was but one other bidder I Rudd The Washington Alexandria and Mount Vernon Electric Railway Company through Its local agent Capt James King nas sent a letter to Mayor Simpson thanking him for the excellent police work done by Policemen Roberts and Allen during the Grand Army of the Republic encampment These two officers rc especially detailed for the work at the intersection of King and Royal Streets and handled the great crowd with much ease Whitney Cornell aged eighteen years of this city died on Friday last at SU Marys Hospital Pittsburg Pa of typhoid fever The remains were brought to his late home 815 Franklin Street and the funeral took place at 3 oclock this afternoon from his parents residence Rev Frank Brooke of the Second Presbyterian Church officiated OF FIRE DEPARTMENT Pension Commissioner Ware Sends Let ter to Chief Engineer Owner of Yacht Testifies Robert Dutton Chief Engineer of the Fire Department has received from Hon Ware Commissioner of Pensions letter complimenting the department on the efficient work done by the detail of seven firemen In the Pension Building during the Grand Army of the Republic encampment Mr Ware says I am advised by the chief clerk and other employes of the bureau that the firemen whom you so kindly placed on duty in the Pension Office during the week of the national encampment Grand Army of the Republic conducted themselves in such a manner as to warrant special commendation and praise They were not only attentive In tho discharge of their legitimate duties but by their personal efforts aided the ofilcial force of the bureau in the effort to preserve order and show courtesies to the thousands of old spldiers and their friends who visited the office Please accept my thanks for your Interest In the matter and extend to the detail of firemen my heartiest appreciation of their efficient service A letter from Wilkison of 221 Ninth Street southeast has also beon forwarded by Chief Button to the Commissioners Mr Wilkison thanks the firemen for extinguishing a fire aboard his yacht on the 8th instant DRUG HOUSES CONSOLIDATE BALTIMORE Md Oct 13 The wholesale drug houses in this city with a single exception havo entered Into a combination They will do business under one management The new corporation will bo known as tho Maryland Drug Company and will havo a capital stock of 1BOO000 The only large firm holding aloof is Muth Tiros Incorporation papers will be taken out beforo November vrteuWfnr riray SUPREME COURT PAYS ED CALL Chief Justice Informs President of Reassembly ALL ORDERS- POSTPONED Hearing in the Famous Railway Merger Case May Come Up Today The United States Supreme Court pafcl Its annual official call on the President in accordance with the tlme honored custom at 1230 oclock yesterday morning At that Jiour the Justices arrived In carriages -Mr Chief Justice Fuller In the first vehicle was escorted by Marshal Wright The remaining Justices followed two by two in the order of their seniority of service Eight in the Party Eight Justices were in the party Mr Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes not having yet been qualified They came in the following order Justices Harlan and Brewer Justices Brown and Shiras Justices White and Pcckham Justice McKenna and Mr James McKcnney court clerk Solicitor Genorpl Richards and Mr DcCoursey Fausl assistant marshal The justices were received by the President in his study on the second floor front of the mansion The call lasted six minutes during which time the Chief Justice announced formally that the courf had reassembled after the summer vacation Meets and Adjourns When the court was convened at the Capitol promptly at 12 oclock Mr Ghief Justice Fuller announced that adjournment would immediately be taken for the purpose of making the call upon the President All court orders fixed for the opening day the Chief Justice said would therefore go or until today Among theso was the reply of the Northern Securities Company and the Northern Pacific and Great Northern Railway Companies to the petition of the State of Washington to prevent the merger of the two railroads MR STINEMETZ LEFT ESTATE IN TRUST Income Devised to His Widow for Life Children Will Share Equally The will of the late Benjamin metz -who for many years conducted a hat and fur business at 1237 Pennsyl vania Avenue was yesterday filed for probate in the ofllceotHhe Register of Wills for the District The document is dated April 8 1901 and attached to It Is a codicil dated May 29 last The entire estate Is left to the American Se curity and Trust Company with instruc tlona to pay the income to the testators widow during her lifetime Upon her dcUh the testator directs that the estate shall be divided equally among his children In the settlement of the estate It Is also directed that the testators son Samuel Stinemetz shall If possible arrange with the creditors for the pur chase of the business at 1237 Pennsyl vania Avenue to be conducted under the firm name of Stinemetz Son By the terms of a codicil the trustee of the estate is directed to pay to the testators daughters Ella Louise and May Ada 2000 each out of the pro coeds of his life Insurance The trustee ic also Instructed to allow Benjamin Stinemetz Jr to join his brother Sam uel Stinemetz In the partnership and conduct of the business at 1237 Pennsylvania Avenue COMING CONVENTION OF JEWISH WOMEN Local Section Will Send Delegates and Later Entertain National Body The first meeting this season of the Washington section Council of Jewish Women was held yesterday afternoon in the Eighth Street Temple The most interesting feature of the program was a paper on Current Jewish Topics by Miss Hatty Abraham secretary of tho section Plans and arrangementc for the coming third triennial convention to bo held at Baltimore In December were considered by the members of the section Tho convention will continue from the 2d to the lltli of December Delegates from seventy sections scattered over thirty different States will be present One of the purposes of the organization is to heighten Jewish ideals by tho fttidy of sacred and general history and iiteratme Another feature is activity in sociological and philanthropic work On December 5 the convention will ba the guest of the Washington section Mrs Louis Stern is the vice president of the council in the District of Columbia KILLED BY PASSING TRAIN BLUE FIELDS AV Va Oct 13 Gro ver Allff aged twenty two years was run down Saturday by a passonger train which he did not hear while walking along the track near Flat Top yards and killed George Gage aged twenty eight a Hungarian miner was killed at Olgana mines Saturday by a fall of slate A widow and five children survive him The Secret of a Successful Merchant The tuccrss of a mcrcliant ilepcniU larcdv upon his ability to please liis customers In nnlrr to do bo lie recommends only articles which arc to his know ledge most reliable In hanilliiKr medicine tliU Is especially true 114 people desire the -best preparation on the mar- Ml and an eciiitc the recommendation of their ilnwjlst Hire is what lRht of House Sprintrs Mo Ms of Chamberlains CoiirIi Iicmed I can recommepd Chamberlain Conch itimedr to my cintomeni to lie second to none on the market For croup with children then is notliing better Tor sale by Henry Eaiu 922 I treet northwest wholesale and retail and all druggist 3rrii i THE TRIES WASHINGTON TUESDAY OCTOBER 14 1902 IS HELD LAUNDRYMEN Honor the Memories of Deceased Members MANY DELEGATES PRESENT i Convention Is One of the Most Successful Association Has Ever Held The nineteenth annual convention of the Laundrymens National Association which will be in session three days at the Raleigh Hotel is attended by about 500 delegates The sessions will be largely devoted to discussions of subjects affecting the trade The place of next meeting will be decided tomorrow Milwaukee and Kansas City are candidates The coal strike will be considered but no attempt will be made to rend Just rates to a higher schedule inasmuch a3 the price of fuel Is said to be purely a local question to be met by city or State organizations It is expected A resolution will bo introduced later requesting the presidents of tie anthracite coal companies to favor in so far as possible tho laundrymen thus obviating the necessity of increasing laundry rates Memorial Services The session last evening was in tho nature of a memorial td members who have died since the convention a year ago There have been five deaths in that time One was that of Edward Ellis of Chicago the first president of the association Over a hundred members were receiv ed into the organization yesterday This increases the membership of the body to over 600 Commissioner Macfarland welcomed tho laundrymen at the beginning of the morning session yesterday Prefacing his remarks with the maxim Cleanliness Is next to godliness he continued Value of Cleanliness We can all see the close connection be tween cleanliness and civilization Clean men In clean clothes llvlng In clean homes on clean streets are the product of civilization and In turn they are most likely to think cleanly and therefore clearly and to act in clean words and deeds with sanity intelligence righteousness Therefore you represent not only a great business interest which has been created by the advancing demands of modern life within the past quarter of a century profitably employing large amounts of capital and large numbers of men and women but one of the forces of civilization which makes for the Improvement of the race The Commissioners of the District of Columbia are therefore very glad to welcome you to the National Capital the home of the National Government of the national flag and of the national spirit You will find here not only worthy representa tives of your useful art but a beauty and an interest that cannot be found elsewhere and above all a cleanliness of living conspicuous in our public affairs but equally great In our private affairs Discussion of Trade Henry Porter president of the association responded The remainder of the morning session was devoted to trade subjects The afternoon session was also devoted to laundry discussions It Is expected that the question of raising rates on laundry will come up The increase In the price of coal has greatly Increased the operating expenses of all Ibundries Members came from Chicago and from Jersey City on special trains Many ladies accompanied the delegates from all points Charles McKeen of Terre Haute Ind Is a candidate for president of the i ssociatlon Henry Stocr of Cleveland Ohio is the present secretary This morning at 10 oclock the members of tho association and their lady guests will leave for Mount Vernon Tomorrow the final business of the session will be transacted TRAM CARS COLLIDE PARIS Oct 13 Two tram cars collided on the Avenue de La Republlque on Sunday Forty persons were Injured IS IHE CHOCTAW GHIEF Dual Government at Tuska loma No Longer Exists BLOODSHED WAS IMMINENT But Call for United States Troops Had Calming Effect on Excited Indians Information received at the Interior Department yesterday indicated the end of an exciting contest over the office of principal chief of theChoctaw nation For several days the contention was dangerously acute and United States troops were called Into action Acting Inspector Shoenfelt through whom the department kept in touch with the situation says that but for the interference of the troops and his own efforts there would have been bloodshed Thecontest was settled for the present at least by the inauguration of Greene McCurtaln as principal chief He succeeds George Dukes as governor and defeats in hi3 contest Hunter who claimed to have been elected and who for a few days seemed to have the weight cf the argument Dual government was maintained for a short while In August the election for principal chief was held and the fight was a bitter one Both candidates McCurtain and Hunter claimed election and the contest went to the Choctaw council which met on Monday of last week Choctaw law provides that the balot3 must be counted and a result declared within ten days after the meeting of the council Took Strenuous Measures Dukes the chief who has Just retired is charged with ejecting the members known to be favorable to McCurtain his iea being to render the August election void thus perpetuating his administration for another two years Hunter is said to have been in league with him McCurtain and his men were kept out of the capital by a body of Choctaw militia the Light Horse Acting Inspector Shoenfelt found when he arrived in Tuskaloma a week ago that there would probably be bloodshed He telegraphed to Secretary Hitchcock that Governor Dukes and his partisans of the Light Horse had arbitrarily barred all but their men from the capitnl that Dukes had permitted men appointed by himself after the session convened to take seats in the council that he disregarded the legal certificates of election presented by members of the opposition and that there was imminent danger of a most bloody battle He further stated that he could do nothing unless placed in absolute command Independent of United States Marshal Hackett who seems to have set himself up as a the Dukes faction This state ment of the situation was corroborated on Monday of last week by a telegram from Spencer Adams and two other leading citizens of Tuskaloma Called for Troops On Wednesday the actins inspector asked for a company of troops and stated that Marshal Hackett had refused to cooperate with him in preserving the peace Dukes telegraphed the Secretary of the Interior on Wednesday that he was proceeding according to law and directing his men to be peaceable He said I wash my hands of fatal results that may occur if Agent Shoenfelt Insists in usurping my authority as chief executive The acting Inspector was Instructed by the Secretary however to keep the peace and follow the law and instructions strictly McCurtain sent a message to the department that Dukes was fortified in the capital and -was being upheld by the Light Horse and by Hack ett and his men He believed It was Dukes Intention to prevent a count and Hunter who claimed to have been elected sent a most persuasive message He said he had been sworn In as principal chief and that Shoenfelt was not satisfied to allow the Choctaws to settle- their own affairs It was announced late in the afternoon that McCurtain who had already organized a state government on the outside cf the capital had been in augurated in the building and acknowl edged as chief His majority was bStf Whats the good of oatmeal unless its jnLtjp In spite of all the multitude of breakfast foods there are thousands of people who began with II and who still ex II They have tried the others but have found that ILO ib better in the end as it was in the beginning 4fej I want softie more Oliver 5 BY POSTAL SERVICE Annual Report of tendent of Salaries CONDITION OF EMPLOYES Low Grade Clerks Have Received Increases of Salaries Some Interesting A teresting Figures George Beavers general super- of salaries and allowances of tho Postofllce Department yesterday submitted to the Postmaster General his annual report for the fiscal year ending June 30 1S02 Illustrating th growth of the postal service Mr Beavers says During tho past seven years the number of Presidential offices have increased from 3402 to 4783 second cla3S ofllces advanced to first class 24 In 1002 as against 4 itf 1835 third class offices advanced to second class HO -in 1902 as agaln3t 26 in 1833 first- class offices relegated to second class in 1893 6 as against 2 in 1902 second-class offices relegated to third class in 1895 33 In 1902 3 third clas3 offices relegated to fourth class in 1895 49 and In 1902 12 These figures need no criticism They show that there 13 a steady and unprecedented growth in the postal service Reclassification of Clerks Speaking of the reclassification of clerks Mr Beavers says in part I desire again to renew with in creased emphasis my recommendation of the necessity for a reclassification of clerks in first and second class post offices The very generous appropriations made for the past four yea by Congress have enabled the depaitment to Increase the salary of every low grade meritorious clerk and today these clerks are receiving about as large annual salaries as they would receive had they been employed under any proposed classification bill The service has grown so rapidly however that the department has been obliged to augment the force by the employment of many additional clerks of the lowest grade so that the average pay for clerks in the postal service is practically no better than it was four years ago On July 1 last every known ca- pable and energetic clerk receiving a salary of 300 400 SSOO 600 700 fSCO and 900 who had been one year in the postal service or in these grades for a similar period received a sub- stantial increase in his salary 1U0 being the minimum Employes Are Satisfied Thus out of about 12000 promotions made by the department to date more than 11000 clerks were promoted in the lower grades a3 above shown In an experience of more than twenty three years It can be asserted without fear of contradiction that the postal service at this writing is on a most substantial basis the clerks as a rule are willing efficient and well satisfied and the mails are better and more intelligently handled than ever In the larger first class postoffices the clerks are not working in excess of eight hours and In New York and Chicago where for some years past mora or less congestion had existed the mails are being dispatched earlier by several hours than heretofore The Store That Saves You Money Our Sideboard Stock You never in your life saw so many and so varied an assortment of Sideboards under one roof froW4JSUgl3f lSi Grjsrft js ir Elk I gyife it assjLUVJ A magnificent Oak Sideboard with large mirror and swelled IM JCA front base t1JU A pretty Swelled Front CI 0 7C Golden Oak Sideboard -It I A Solid Oak Sideboard 7 CQ CASH OR CREDJT The Furniture GoM Formerly Wash VIillams SEVENTH AND STS Safety for Valuables Chests of Silver and other valuable packages are stored the special silver vaults in UNION TRUST AND STORAGE COS Banking House Building in the heart of the business district 1414 St Free cartage to and from these vaults KDUARD STEUAVAGEN rroiibnt JAMES PAYNE 1st Vice President GEO HAMILTON 2d Vice Prcnftnt Attorney and Trust Otficcr GEO KLEMINT iccretarr CHARLES fa KUADLKV Treasurer HAilKY WILSON Asa Treasure Sf -1 4 5V i vH all ft 3 -4 I El fl.