Evening Star Newspaper, April 26, 1897, Page 3

=— THE EVENING STAR, MON DAY, APRIL 26, 1897-14 PAGES. SPECIAL NOTICES. , DUVALL HAS RESIGNED HER PO- 2 aa uunuger of the Mission Employment , corner 13th and N sts. eer. it SOTTEH RITE CATHEDRAL, ROBERT DE bg Sait K. H.—The stated mecting will be beld on TUESDAY, 27th day of April, 1897, ‘AR ROOME, Re N_ HOLDS at Wonn's Ha HAM, voealist. Pw WASHINGT¢ = The annual meeting of the 's ore Printing ‘Typewriter at the Carter House, Ch: n . West Virginia, on TUESDAY, Between the boars of 1 and «Bt PRED. W. ROY 2 BUS ON U ST. CAK WHO SAW LADY wn from car corner Mth end U sts. about 9 6th st mapany own, J thi o'clock Sundsy night will please send their names to BIRNE apt. TRADE CARDS x ap24-3t Room I & PETER, Attorneys, 420 5th st. RY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF * caregin Fire Ins. Co. for the District of the books for the transfer of stock will be clued from the FIRST to the TENTH OF MAY, 1887, both 4: A the Secretary. NEIL, CLAIR , 1914 Penna. pes aplo-12t* SHDALE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY. ROCHDALE ©O-OPER: = ae Agents and members are hereh t the Trade Cards for the year beginning MAY 1. 1SQ7, can be procured at the office of the secretary WEDNESDAY, April 28 inst. LS EMERY, Secretary of the Society. COME AS EL. AND VE es, it takes fust ax much study and persever- ance for 'a cutter to learn his art thoroughly as If does for an urtivt to paint beautiful pictures. -ssion—and if he t know who Suits to . GO Our cutter rauks first in his pro! pot” fit you satisfactorily we Cant we make you a new Suit J. FRED GATCHE! ean. order, $20 up. 13th st. = 3 DoN'T BUY EVEN A STICK OF LUMBER without first getting our prices—your Look Will suffer if you do! We make a specialty of furnishing a lump estimate for supplying ail the Lumber and Woodwork required to construct a house. No order too lerge—none too small. THOS. W. SMITH, 1st and Ind. ave. Mill and Woharves, foot 4th st. s.e. wh2-3m,10 THERE IS HEALTH, THELE IS PLEASURE, THERE IS PROFIT apzz-tt RSONS HAV jaims against the Haller & Richards Co. are hereby notified to present them to the under- signed om or wefore the SECOND OF MAY, or may be barred from participation in the dis- trihation of assets. home at Clevcland Park. PRENTISS, Assignee, to the Bazaar, 940 Louisiana ave. "Phone 247. apli-Im Jos. T. BUSHMA‘ DISTRIBUTION POLICIES. ENDOWMENTS AND TONTINES BOUGHT FOR INVESTMENT. T.D. HADDAWAY. v.W., OR BOX 563. COAL. apé-Im 1308 F ST. COAL. REDUCED PRICES. W. A. Furnace. We Nate W. AL Stove: Pea Coal... AL. JOHN MILLER & CO. Otfie:, 10th and F n.w. Coal dump and ‘storage yard, Sth and K ne. Wedding Invitations Must be correctly lenient giaved. Fashion is never With offenders against her un-srit- . Invitations, Announcements, Cards, fare net properly engraved on proper shows @ great Inc all kinds of CORRECT ENGRAV- M1 that—prices sre net “high. Rupp, 421 1ithSt. STATIONERS. Are you Prepared? of taste. 4d Your blood is in peor cond:tlon now ard you feel cnwell you had better take Tharp Reliable ola Whisky every niorniy; It wil put you make you bright and cheery. S12 F et. “Rerkeley™ before breakf: condition THAR in good $1 at. -1od , ap2t “I never disappoint. Prompt Brief Printing. We always try to have Briefs printed ex- actly when we mise them. dislikes being disappointed Briefe ta. beney somecines Our lawyer customers are never disap- pointed. They get the finest sort of work aaa exactly when promised. 0c. a page so py non’ A’ lawyer he wants bis AMS, “prompt printer," 512 11th St. CALL AT KEEN'S AND SEE THE LATEST STYLES OF GOODS THAT ARE NOT SHOWN IN ANY OTHER ES- TABLISHMENT IN WASH- INGTON. KEEN, MERCHANT TAILOR, 2p8-3m,21 1310 F ST. NW. Collars mangled—cufts frayed at edge—enough to make you forget you're a Christian—isn’t it? All laundries are not alike, though. You never heard a Yale laundry patron express the slightest dissatisfac- tion. That’s because we are careful—use the finest machinery — employ the best help. Drop postal. Office, 518 1oth st. Telephone 1092. ream nn MEM It Transfers of Real Estate. Tenth street northwest between Q and R streets, Saml. A. Drury et al., trastees, to Jno. T. Arms, . Sq. B64: $3,000. teenth and M st-ects northwest.—Leslie J. et wx. ty Robt. N. Roberts, part original lot 25, sq. 140; $10. orence court northeast between F and G streets. s. D. Lazelle et ux. to Henry G. Lewis, lots Si. 1051; $10, Florence court northeast between F and G streets. ry G. Lewis to Edgar R. Musser, lots $4 and 151; $10. lorenee court rortheast between F and G streets. Sune to Frank E. Murray, lot 86, sq. 1051: £10. Florence court northeast between P and G streets. Peat, Musser to Sara Manypenny, lots 4 ani 5. sy. IST: $10. Barry Farm-Sarah Jones to Emma Jones, lot 21, see 8; $10. . A street southeast between 11th and 12th streets. —~Wer H. Phelps to C. Emmet Phel; » lot 82, O80: $10. waters Fourteenth street northwest between P and Q streets. Mary E. St. Clair to Conrad Becker, lot 14s north half lot 13, sq. 241: $10. street no-thwest between Ist and North Cap! tol streets Ew. F. Caverly to Juo. T. Arms, lot 16s. sq. 620: $10. T street morthwest between 17th and 18th streets. z_Pibert Deat et ux. to Philander A. Bowen, Jr, half interest jn part lot 7, 9.151: $5. Ge eT suateat between Tth and Sth streets, Arms, ¥. Worthington et al., trustees, to Jno. T. Parts original lots 1 and 2, sq. 906; $1,540. —_—__ Stat at White Plains Burned. Epectal Correspordence of The Evening Star. LA PLATA, Md., April 25, 1897. The freight and station house at White Plaine, on the Pope's creek branch of the Baltimore and Potomac railroad, was burn- ed last night. The station agent cannot account how the fire originated, but saye that when he went down to the building, which is over two hundred yards from nis dwelling, to get the receipts of the day and to close up for the night he found it in flames. Ten tons of fertilizer belonging to Charles H. Cox, some agricultural ma- cbinery and about $40 in money belonging to the railroad company was destroyed. ee It matters little what it is that you want <rwhether a situation or a servant—a “want” ad. in The Star will reach the person who can fill your need. N EKATIVE €O., OTHER sreoran SSS 15ch se fe RRED STOCK DIVIDEND. -THE REGU- ty dividend of ene thre per ee ail ‘Se paid oa MAY 15, 1807, em the Evening Star Bureau, preferred capital stock of the American Grapho- : ‘No. #99 King Street, phone mmpany to stoc lers of record May 1, Bell Telephone. No. 106, T807. Transfer books close on April 30 and re- 7 i - e open May 17. By order of the directors. ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 26, 1897. ¥ E. D. EASTON, President. 5 t lex: fl 3 “ROMELIN, Secretary. Neved before in the history of Alexandria Rumor That a Crowd of Negroes Were Seeking ALEXANDRIA’S SCARE Revenge." SAID 70 BE MARCHING ON THE CITY ae ee Military Ordered Out and Gite Greatly Excited. MATTERS has this city been in such a state of ex- citement as it was Saturday night, when the whole city was up in arms and the Alexandria Light Infantry, under com- mand of Captain Albert Bryan, were pa- rading ready for action. The cause of. this was that Mayor Thompson received a tele- gram from Commonwealth's Attorney Richard Johnson of Alexandria county to the effect that iarge crowds of negroes were forming in the vicinity of Arlington, and that it was their intention to come to Alexandria to avenge themselves of the death of Lewis, who was lynched ‘Thurs- day night. All during the day Saturday rumors were being circulated to the effect that a mob of negroes from Washington and Alexan- dria county would enter the city armed looking for venggance. The streets early Saturday night were thronged with per- sons all freely discussing the rumors. ‘he Star bureau was crowded with persons anxious to hear the latest and most re- Mable news from the county. At 10 o'clock Mayor Luther H. Thompson received a telegram from Alexandria county as stated above Shortly after this came a tel gram .o The Star bureau from the tel graph operator at Arlington junction to the effect that a crowd of negroes numbering about 200 were stationed there and were very much excited. When this news was given to the public it acted as if a bomb had been thrown. Mayor Thompson notified Capt. Bryan to hold his company in readiness. 10 the military call, which strokes repeated three times. was rung upon the town clock bell. Within twenty minutes 5,000 armed white citizens were upon the streets. One hundred members of the Alexandria Ligpt Infantry were at their armory, ready for action. During the next hour people were like maniacs, so great was the excitement as reports from the county in regard to the mob kept com- ing in. Climax to the Excitement. The climax was capped, however, when Mr. Park Agnew, the newly appointed in- ternal revenue collector for this district, end one of the vice presidents of the Wash- ington, Alexandria and Mt. Vernon electric railroad, received a private telegram from ene of the operators on the road between this city and Washington, to the effect that @ mob of negroes numbering between 400 and 600 were on the way to Alexandria and had just passed Four Mile run, which is about three miles from town. Mr. Agnew, accompanied by Mr. Henry Strauss, 1m: mediately proceeded to the armory of the Alexandria Light Infantry, and reported this fact to Mayor Thompson, who was there. Immediately the mayor ordered Capt. Bryan to proceed with his company to the head of Washington street and hait the mob. By this time every street In the vicinity of the armory was thronged with white men. At 1:45 o'clock the doors of the armory, which had been kept closed and guarded, only members of the company being admitted, were thrown open, and out marched the company, amid the shouts and yells of the vast throng. The company proceeued up Prince street to Wasiling- ton and out Washington to the old canal basin, where a halt was made, and im- mediately a line formed across the roud. During the march from the armory it is estimated that fully 3,v00 men, armed with shotguns, Winchester rifles, muskets, pis- tols and every weapon conceivable, march- ed behind the company. As stated, never before was such a sight ever seen in this old city. Impromptu companies were or- ganized, and hastily stationed on every road leading into the city. The potice force, with 2 large number of reséry were stationed eround the home of Mr. Lacey, the father cf the children who were outraged by the negro McCoy. The police there were assisted by about 500 armed citizens. Col. W. A. Smoot, grand commancer of Camps Confederate Vet- rans, with a squad of abou: tweniy-five men, proceeded up the turnpike about a mile and did picket work. At exactly 1.20 a courier on horseback was seen coming cut Washington street at a break-neck speed. At exactly is seven An Unfounded Rumor. At the same time the city bells began ritging the second military call, and the ecurier reported to Capt. Bryan that the mob had succeeded in entering the city from the south and were then attacking Mr. Lacey's house, and that one police- man had been killed. wes 4 great rush of citizens and the mil- itary company in doubie time, for the scene of the fray, which was at the ex- treme southern end of the city. This re- port, however, turned out to be without foundation, except that the police had ar- rested two negro men neur the scene for wsulting language. The entire fire de- partment responded to the second alarm, aud the hose wagons were used to trans- port men io the scene of the supposed at- tack. When it was learned that the serv- ices of the company*were not needed at the Lacey residence Capt. Bryan procecd- ed to the corner of Washington and King streets with his company. At 2 o’cl Capt. Harrington of Fort Myer reached the city, and immediately offered the serv- ices of the soldiers stationed at Fort My- er, saying that he could easily have them upen the ground in a short while if their services were needed. This offer was declined, however, by the meyor, who told Captain Harrington that he thought that the old city would be able to protect itself without outside assist- ance. At 3 o'clock the mayor directed Licutenant Smith, who was in charge of the police, to mount ten men and place them at every entrance into the city, and he d‘rected Captain Bryan to take his com- pany back to the armory and hold them- selves in readiness there. Affer the com- pany went to their armory the streets be- gan to assume their normal appearance, although many never went home, pre- ferring to see the night through. At 6 o'clock Captain Bryan received a com- munication from the mayor to discharge his company, and he complimented them for their speedy reply to the call. The company had intended to go to New York yesterday morning, but this was abandon- ed, although gall arrangements had been made. Over 2,000 Washingtonians visited the city yesterday. The station house, tne lamp post upon which McCoy was hanged and the Lacey home were the centers cf attraction. It has been suggested that the city council have a telephone placed in the armory of the Light Infantry, so that the company would be connected with the station house at all times. Immediately there During the excitement Saturday night Mrs. Lacey, mother of the children, suffered an attack Purgatorial Pills. ¢ ‘The druggist would hardly smile if you asked for “-purgatorial ~ pills." ‘There are many of them. But be would probably recom- mend a pill that did not gripe; & sugar-coated pill, gentle fai action ‘and sure in effect. What... are they called? .Ayer’s Cathartic Pills. beevevevevescreve revere weet THE OFFICIAL EXPLANATORY NOTS: bocas WEATHER MAM. nl 1 ae an tt Hi ae de san ne Gi e ei uremia sit Observations taken at 8 a.m., 75th meridian time. Solid lines are is0- bars, or lines of equal alr pressure, drawn for ench tenth of an inch. Dotted lines are ‘sotherms, or lines. of equal temperature, drawn for each ten degrees. Shaded areas are regions where rain or snow has fallen during preceding twelve hours. high and low barometer. FAIR WEATHER. What is Promised for Tonig: Tomorrow. Forecast till 8 p.m. Tuesday: For the Dis- trict of Columbia, Delaware and Maryland, generally fair tonight and Tuesday; north- westerly winds. For Virginia.and North Carolina, threat- ening weather, with occasional showers in eastern portions and fair in western por- tions tonight; Tuesday, fair; northerly winds. and Weather conditions and general forecast: The pressure is relatively low over New England and the lake regions, with a de- pression central on Lake Huron. A storm center is forming to the north of Montana. An area of high pressure covers the Rocky mountain slope and the west gulf states. The barometer has fallen through- out the Atlantic states, the lake regions and the northern Rocky mountain districts; it has risen in the west gulf states and in the upper Mississippi valley. The temperature has fallen decidedly in the lake regions and the Ohfo valley and remained about stationary in the other dis- tricts. For the twenty-four hours ending Sun- day morning rain was reported in the lake regions, the Mississippi valley and the west gulf states. During the past twenty-four hours showers have occurred generally in the Atiantic and cast gulf states, the lake cegions and the Ohio valley. Partly cloudy weather, with occasional showers, is indicated for northern New England and the lower lake region tonight, followed by clearing and probably fair weather Tuesday. For the middle Atlantic and east gulf states, partly cloudy weather, with showers near the coast, tonight and Tuesday. For the Ohio ard Mississippi valieys, generally fair weather. ‘The temperature will continue cool in the Atlantic states tonight and Tuesday, and it will be warmer in the west gulf states ‘Tuesday. The following heavy precipitation inches) was reported: (din is somewhat improved today, as is that of little Annie. McCoy's Funeral. The funeral of McCoy took place at o'clock Saturday evening from De Maine's undertaking establishment on King stree:. The remains were incased in a common pine coffin, furnished at the expense of the his relatives refusing to pay the costs of the funeral. Rev. William H. Gaines, ccicred, pastor of Roberts Chapel, conduct- ed the services. There were only twenty colored persons present, owing to the fact that the hour of the funeral was kept quiet. After reading the burial service of ihe Methodist Episcopal Church the minister appealed to his hearers to be God-fearing and law-abidirg citizens He hoped that the lesson of the terrible fate of the man lying before them would be sufficient to teach all of his race a lesson of the result vf sin. “Those who shed blood,” said the speaker, “shall lose their own. I commend you to God that you may be saved from the sac end which has befallen this boy. He was forcibly reminded of the words of Booker T. Washington a few evenings since, when the latter had said that most of the people accused of this deplorable erime were found among the class who have turned their backs upon Cnrist. Con- tiraing, the speaker said: “The crime charged to the deceased is the most hid- cous ever placed upon record, but in this land the law-abiding citizens should have seen that the law was executed.” He advised mothers to take their sons into their confidence and teach them the higher principles of morality, that there might never again be a repetition of the terrible crimes committed and charged to have been committed. Death of Louisa Snowden. Mrs. Louisa Snowden, the venerable mother of Mr. Hubert Snowden, president of the common council, and Dr. Harold Snowden, editor of the Alexandria Gazette, died at her home on South Lee street yes- terday evening, after a lingering illness. She was a most estimable old lady, and her death is regretted by a large host of friends and acquaintances. Robbing Freight Cars. Will and Larry Bright, both well-known characters, are locked up at the station house, charged with robbing the cars of the Southern Railway Company. They were arrested by the railroad detectives. They were given a partial hearing this morning and held for further examination. For some time past the railroad company have had a great deal of trouble about their cars being broken into and goods stolen out. A number of detectives were put to work, and this is the first arrest in this city by them. ee WON THE WHIST TROPHY. The Hamiltons of Philadelphia Secur- ed Their Twentieth Victory. The American Whist League challenge trophy, which was offered by the league for competition in 1894, with the promise that it should become the preperty of the club first winning it twenty times, found @ permanent home Saturday evening, when Hamilton scored its twentieth victory, de- feating the New Jersey Whist Club by the score of 27 to 13. The Hamilton team com- prises E. A. Ballard, F. P. Mogridge, G. Remak and M. C. Work, ‘The summary of matches won follows: Hamilton, 20; Park, 2; Albany, 11; Conti- nental, 2; St. Paul, 5; Capital, 2; American, 4; Baltimore, 2; Minneapolis, 4; Philadel- phia, 1; Narragansett, 2; New York, 1. 2. Death of Mrs. Maria Brooks, Mrs. Maria Brooks, the widow of Col. James J. Brooks, for many years the chief of the United States secret service division of the Treasury Department, died Saturday morning at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Henry A. Johnston, corner New Jer- sey avenue and Morgan streets. Mrs. Brooks has been in ill-health for the last year, and while her demise was not unex- pected, it has, nevertheless, been severely felt by her family and intimate acquain- tances. The surviving children are Col. Alfred H. Brooks of New York city, Walter J. Brooks, appointment clerk, pension of- fice; Mrs. B. D. Kerr, Mattawoman, Md.; Dr. F. V. Brooks of this city, Mrs. H. A. Johnston and Mrs. F. R. Hubachek of Min- neapolis, Minn. The funeral services will be held in the adult room of Calvary ae tist Church Monday afternoon at 4 o’cl intermeat being at Rock Creek cemetery. mise aes Mrs. Platt’s Tiness. , Mrs. Platt, wife of Senator T. C. Platt of New York, is seriovely ill at the Arlington Hotel, in this city, but her condition shows improvement today. She has been suffering for several months from heart trouble, and lately has been ccmpelled to take to her bed. While her health is improving and fio Immediate dangerous results are fear- 3 Senator. Plat: thought tnat it would leave her bedside to attend the New York Grant ceremonies. ‘The words “High" and ‘Low’ show location of areas of Small arrows fly with the wind. During the past twenty-four hours—Fath- er Point, 1.24; Tyler, Tex., 2.00. Rivers—The foilowirg clanges in the riv- ers (in feet and tenths) have occurred: Risen—Kansas_ City, 1.4;.. Keokuk, 0.9; Vicksburg, 0.2; New Orleans, 0.1. Fallen—Cairo, 0.9; Huron, Ark., 0.1; La Crosse, 0.2; Memphis, 0.2. They are above the danger line and ris- ing at Kansas City, 1.1; Keokuk, 4.1; Vicks- burg, 11.0; New Orleans, 3.1. Above the danger line and falling at Cairo, *; Helena, Ark., 6.5; Arkansas City, 6. La Crosse, 0.7; Dubuque, 0.1; Memphis, 1.8. Tide Table. Today—Low tide, 10:20 a.m. and 10:29 p. m.; high tide, 7 a.m. and 4:12 p.m. ‘Tomorrow—Low tide, 11:22 a.m. and 11:17 p.m.; high tide, 4:38 a.m. and 5:52 p.m. The Sun and Moon, . Today—Sun rises, 5:08 a.m.; sun sets, 6:48 p.m. Moon rises, a.m. tomorrow. Tomorrew—Sun rises, 5:07 a.m. The City Lights. Gas lamps all lighted by 7:56 p.m.; extin- guishing begun at 4:15 a.m. The lighting is begun one hour betore the time named. Arc lamps lighted at 7:41 p.m.; extin- guished at 4:30. a.m. Condition of the Water. Temperature and condition of water at 8 Great Falls, temperature, 2; condi- , 36. Receiving reservoir, temperature, condition at north connection, 36; condi- tion at south connection, 36. Distributing reservoir, temperature, 63; condition at in- fluent gate house, 36; effluent gate house, 36. Temperatures for Twenty-Four Hours The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau during the past twenty-four hours, beginning at 4 o'clock yesterday .afterrcon: Sg 25—4 p.m., 85; 8 p.m.,. 78; midnight, 78. April 26—4 a.m., 64; 8 a.m.,.58; 12 m., 66, and 2 p.m., 69. 14 od Maximum, 88, at 4 p.m.,).April 25; mini- mum, 56, at 6 a.m., April-26.i EMERGENCY HOSPITAL An Interesting Meeting to. Be; Held Next Friday, © Rumors That the Recent Changes in the By-Laws Will’ Cause a Legal Contention. == bit st The annual meeting of the board of di- rectors of the Central Dispensary and Emergency Hospital will be held next Fri- day, April 30, at the hospital, Ohio avenue and 15th street, for the purpose of electing members to fill vacancies in the board caused by the expiration’ of members’ terms. In past years and up to the pres- ent time persons who contributed $5 per year to the hospital became what were known as contributing members, and un- der the by-laws were permitted to vote at annual elections for directors. An amendment was recently adopted, however, eliminating this clause from the by-laws and providing that all vacancies in the board ot directors shall be filled by” the directors whose terms hold over. Ur der this new arrangement those who desire to continue their annual contribu- tions will receive ucknowledgments of the amounts given as being donations made to the institution. It is understvod that some of the persons who have been contributing members in the past object to the new state of affairs, and it is currently reported that they will present themselves at the meettng next Friday and offer their con- tributions as contributing members and demand a right to vote for the directors who are to be elected. It can be stated that such proffers will Tot be considered, and money thus offered will be only received and acknowledged as gonatiors. It is also said that in case their night to vote is denied that the claimants will carry the question into the courts. Leading lawyers express the opinion that such a course would not amount to any- thing, because the by-laws of the institu- tion provide explicitly that the directors have power and authority to change the by-laws whenever such action is deemed proper by them, and the changes which have been recently made have complied with the requirement of the by-laws in every respect. After the vacancies in the board are filled a meeting of the full body will be called to elect officers for the ensuing year. ——— United Order of the Golden Cross. The final meeting of the annual session of the grand body occurred Saturday night, with election of officers: Grand comman- der, A. H. Fiegenbaum; vice grand ccm- mander, Mrs. C. E. Sullivan; prelate, M. L. Venable; treasurer, J. F. Kilgore; grand keeper of records, W. E. Graham; herald, Edward P. Higgins; grand warder inner gate, F. E. Woud; G. W. 0. G., W. E. Al- len; past grand commander, Dr. George W. N. Custis. Representatives to the Supreme Commandery, W. G. Perry and Dr. Custis; alternates, R. W. Yates an igs Peabody; trustees, Dr. S. I. Groot, # D,,Meston and R.A. Walker. Supreme Commander es ‘rived from Maine in time to install the grand officers at 9 o'clock. He was assisted by Deputy 8. C. Mrs. Carter, Deputy 8. H. R. H: ates and Senior Past Grand; Commander George Redway. After ¢ sremony~ the supreme commander aa :_N. Ehle, Dr. Custis and Mrs. Jol with past grand commanders’ jew, iss Hunter and Mr. Hunter of Mt. ‘Vernén Comman- dery furnished a musical’ program, after which refreshments were) ved. Address- es were made by: the su; officer, the retiring and. the new gray gommanders, and Past Grand Corman jer Ehle. About three hundred members tn¢gsed the in- stallation ceremonies. ia —sH ? Enosinian Society: Arrangements are being ,perfgcted for the commenc2ment exercises+next Friday of the Columbian University Enosinian” So- clety, which is completing: its seventy- fifth year. A meeting was held yesterday afternoon for the purpose... The. medal for Proficiency in debate was, awarded by vote of the society to Miss Roxs, and the gold medal annually offered by Prof. J. H. Gore to the member showing the most pro- ficiency. in iiame bas on rae mens see was captured tion: “Resolved, That the Dingley bill. in its present form should be adopted,” was be participated in by. Messrs. Hoover -on the ques- }. GEORGETOWNAFFAIRS Narrow Escape of a Party of Merry- makers. FELL = OVER AN EMBANKMENT Soldier Killed by a Great Falis Car. OTHER LOCAL NOTES A pleasant party of merrymakers, out on a "bus ride to Great Falls yesterday met with a mishap on the return trip, which fcrtunately, almost miraculously, did not result in any serious injury. The "bus, con- taining about twenty-five of the party, roll- ed off the road at Cropley’s brick yard, about three miles from Cabin John bridge, and rolled down a twenty-foot embank- ment. The accident was caused by a col- lision of the lead horses of the "bus, there being four animals attached to the vehicle, with a horse attached to a buggy contain- ing Mr. Mudd Offutt, who lived a short distance from the place, and was on his way home. The accident occurred shortly before 10 o'clock, just at the time the rain and wind storm commenced. The night was extremely dark, and a person could it see much over a few feet in front of him. A strong puff of wind raised a cloud of dust, and the driver, “Dick” Darnes, not being able to see ahead permitted the ani- mals to go on. The horse attached to the buggy ran into the lead horses just as the dust was flying, and the lead animals ver- ed off to the right, falling down the em- bankment, carrying with them the other two horses and the whole "bus. Instantly the greatest confusion reigned. The shrieks of the yourig ladies in the party and the cries of some of the men filled the air. It was so dark that nothing could be seen, and it was cully a few mo- ments before the cool-headed ones in the party realized the extent of ‘he catastropne, and immediately began to help out the in- jured. It was thought at the time that some2 one had been Killed and others maim- cd, but fortunately this proved not to be the case There were only two people in the "bus who escaped without any injury, though they were badly frightened. They were George Harper ard Miss Magsie Williams. ll of the others received more or less injuries, cuts, bruises ard sprains, but none were sezious. ‘The party left the residence of the Misses Callahan, at 26th and I streets, at 8 o'clock yesterday morning, to spend the day at the Maryland side of the Great Falls. After three hours of riding the place was reached, and so pleasantly was the time spent that the return home was not com- menced until about fifteen minutes after 5 o'clock. Those in the party were Misses Lizzie and Annie Callahan, Ella Hughes. Annie Donneliy, Maggie Williams, Annie and Maggie Fox, Annie Shea, Mamie Lin- kins, Kate and Mary McCarthy, Maggie Fitzgerald, Mr. and Mrs. George Black- man, Messrs. George Hodges, Geo. Harper, Joseph Tennant, Joseph Bernard, Joseph Daley, William’ Killeen, George ' Beemer, George Miller, John Barry, Mr. Bremmer- man and Mr. Freunds. In the coach were two musicians, one by the name of Max- well. Another vehicle went up with the "bus, which carried the goods of the party, and on the return trip it contained besides the colored driver Misses Lizzie Callahan and Ella Hughes and Messrs. Geo. Beemer and George Hodges. This vehicle did not go over the embankment, and none of its occupants were injured. The driver of the "bus, “Dick” Darnes of the firm of Fayette Darnes & Bro., of 33d and M streets, is an experienced driver, and the accident can in no way be a*- tributed to him. He was thrown om nis seat by the running down the embank- ment, and his arm injured, besides sus- taining other bruises. It was at first re- ported that the two lead horses had been killed, but this is not true. All of the ani mals, however, were injured, and it may be that one or two will have to be killed. The "bus was almost wrecked, and will take several hundred dollars to put in con- dition again. s Several of the party were rendered un- conscious, and without loss of time were extricated from the wreckage. All of them were conveyed to the hotel at Cabin John bridge, where their injuries were given some attention, and later they all reached town, though it was early in the morning before some of the crowd reached the city limits. It was the intention of the entire Party to keep the accident a secret, and not give out anything concerning the af- fair, but the whole story leaked out, and, owing to the secretiveness maintained, the story of the accident, as published was very much garbled. All of the members or the party will be surprised when they fini that the full facts and the names of the entire party have leaked out, and there will undoubtedly be a meeting to find out how the facts were obtained by The Star re- porter. Among those who fared worse than the majority of the picnickers were Miss An- nie Callahan, sprained ankle; Mrs. Black- man, sprained arm; Joseph Tennant, badly cut head; Miss Annie Donnelly, cuts on head; George Blackman, cut and gashed: Joseph Daley, back injured and hand sprained; Miss Annie Shea, face distigured; William Killen, leg bruised. Geo. Beemer, who was in the carriage, was so overcome by the news of the accident that he faintea several times in succession. Badly Injured. Mrs. E. T. Simpson of 3412 N street, the wife of Mr. E. T. Simpson, the well-known feed dealer. near 34th and M streets, while out driving with her husband on the Con- duit road yesterday afternoon was pain- fully injured. . The horse attached to the velicle became frightened at some passing cyclists end shied to ore side of the road, throwing the occupants down the embank- ment. The husband escaped, but Mrs. Simpson received a bad gash over the eye and other bruises. The horse did not at- tenpt to run away after the accident, otherwise the harm would have been worse. Mrs. Simpson was brought to her home as soon as pcessible, where her injuries were attended to. Body Found. Policeman Will Hess brought to the sta- tion house yesterday afternoon, shortly after 6 o'clock, the body of an infant that had been found in the canal near Jefferson street. What was thought to have been the body of an infant was found yesterday after- neon about 1:30 o’clock-in the culvert at 88th street and New Cut road by Police- man C. C. Pearce of the county mounted force. The box containing the supposed remains were brought to the station house, but proved on examination to be something else. Killed by a Car. Private Joseph Saloskil, a member of Troop C, 6th United States Cavalry, was struck by one of the electric cars of the Falls Church electric road last evening shortly before midnight, and almost in- stantly killed. He was alone at the time of the accident, and no one knows how thé sad affair occurred. He. had been to town, beneath the wheels, mangling the The news of the death was immediately pee aged the — — a an —— carried corpse hospi = quest was started today, but was adjourn- .ed_ until Wednesday. Saloski is said “all day, and ether was found in by the name of “Jug” his excessive habit. : N - ' -~ FINANCIAL. FINANCIAL. OFFICE OF THE CHESAPEAKE AND POTOMAC ‘Telephone Company.—A dividend of one dollar share will be payable on the 26th day of APRIL, 1897, te the stockholders of record at the close of busipesa on the b6thday of April, 1897, at the office of the tressurer of the company, 619 14th st. n.w., Washington, D.C. ‘The transfer books ‘will be closed from the 17th of April to the 26th of April, inclusive. SAMUEL M. BRYAN, President. CHARLES G., BEEBE, ‘Treasurer. April 13, 1897. 26 THERE IS PISHELE 18 HEALTH. THERE 18 PLEASURE In a home at Cleveland Park. apzit Moneyat 5 PerCent to Loan On real estate in District of Columbia. No de- lay In closing loans. ape HEISKELL & McLERAN, 1008 F st. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. COMMISSIONERS OF DEEDS. COUNTRY REAL ESTATE. RENT (Houses) RENT (Miscellaneous). RENT (Offices) RENT (Rooms) For FoR FOR FOR S FOR FOR FOR HoH LECTURES . LOCAL MENTIC LOST AND FOU) MEDICAL MONEY WANTED AND TO LOA’ TRAVEL. PERSONAL ...... PIANOS AND ORGANS POTOMAC RIVER BOA’ PROPOSALS. . RAILROADS ...... HORE REAL ESTATE. TAL NOTICES. STORAGE ..... SUBURBAN PROPERT! SUMMER RESORTS. UNDERTAKERS . WANTED (Help) WANTED (Houses). WANTED (Miscellaneous) WANTED (Rooms). . CONDENSED LOCALS Yesterday's reports of the police lieuten- ants contained considerable information for the street and water departments. Two disabled hydrants, and a break in a water main were among the reports to the water department. The street department was told of two broken pavements and a number of dangerous holes. William Pinkney, colored, forty-eight years old, whose home is at 2235 Cleveland street northwest, was taken sick on the street near 13th and C streets northeast Saturday night. A physician attended him, and when his condition had improved he was taken home. William W. Johnson, whose home is at 203 3d street northeast, was assaulted by an unknown colored man last night néar Virginia avenue and 4% street southwest. A brick thrown by the colored man struck Johnson on the head, and inflicted a cut which was painful but not dangerous. The injured man was taken to the Emergency Hospital for treatment. Mr. R. 8S. Smith of Anacostia had his family out driving yesterday afternoon, and when near Irving street and Bright- wood avenue his horse fell. The animal's leg was broken by the fall, aud a bullet ended its sufferings. Henry Rollins, a watchman, who lives in an alley near New Jersey avenue and kK street northwest, was taken sick while watching a new building at 34 and G streets northeast yesterday afternoon. He was sent to hts home by the police. Saturday night a colored boy went in Schatz’s grocery store, in South Washing- ton, and purchased two cents’ worth of tobacco. He complained that he did not get as much as he wanted for the amount mentioned, and when he met the clerk at the door he asked for the return of his money The clerk handed him over the money, and he'ran off-with both the money and the tobacco. A crowd soon gathered and joined in the pursuit, and H. L. Rob- inson captured the fugitive. He started with k.s prisoner in the direction of the po- lice station, but the crowd soon relieved him of his prisoner, and a brick thrown from the crowd cut his mouth. Dr. Hooe at the Emergency Hospital put several stitches in the wound. On a charge of cruelty to animals, Chas. T. Walter, arrested on complaint of Hu- mane Officers John Kiplinger and J. R. Rabbitt, forfeited $10 collateral today in the Police? Court. ‘There is no top on the sewer trap on Street northeast, between llth and 12th streets, and the police have asked that the danger be removed. A leak in the water main on 12th between Florida avenue and M et northeast was reported to the water de- partment today. Twenty-two members of the police de- partment are on the sick list. Lieut. Swindells complained to the street department today that there is a dangerous hole in front of 3136 P street, Georgetown, and a request was made for the repair of the pump near 3ist and O streets. Tke dipper on the pump at 2d and G streets northeast 1s broken. Thomas K. Ellictt, the banker from Winnsboro’, S. C., who got separated from his wife while in this city Friday, has not yet been found. Mr. Elliott, who is forty- ene years old, left home because of ill Fealth, and he managed to get away from his wife at the Baliimore and Potomac de- pot. Mary Kirkwood, colored, a free patient at the Homeopathic Hospital, became sudden- ly insane yesterday and had to be sent to the asylum. She was removed from the hospital by the police. Or. conviction of indecent exposure today in the Police Court Richard W.-Morgan and Walter Lawrence were fined $5 each by Judge Kimball. For crying newpapers yesterday William Lee, a small newsboy, was placed under ar- rest by Policeman Horner. The lad forfeit- ed $1 collateral when the case was called today in court. Benjamin Hailstrokes played ball Satur- day on F street southwest. For so doing he was arrested by Policeman Bogarly and, in the Police Court today, fined $1. George Jones, the driver of a vehicle, failed to keep to the right while driving along 17th street yesterday, and thereby violated the police regulations. Five dollars was the amount of the fire by Judge Kimball today in the Police Court. E ticipate in the Grant celebration parade to- morrow. -They will return to Washington ‘Wednesday morning. _. The Camera Club Exhibition. 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