Evening Star Newspaper, September 2, 1897, Page 9

THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY,.SEPTEMBER 2, 1897—1 WASH. B. WILLIAMS, Furniture, & 7th and D Sts. Iron Beds, peled Iroa Reds, all sizes— ker for you. nis of other ° ‘sa record bre Bat. that is “pick up he bargains 5 Here is a fragmeat of the list: $1.50 Sol. Ock Dining Chairs... - $1 Sol. Oak Chiffon Mahogany Carriages. Pables... SIS Onyx T: $6.50 Inlaid Wash. B. Williams, 7th& D se2-60d Intend entering the “Labor Day 99 RACES? much — “You'll be very 3 if yon ride th ~ Not as cing wheel on the inarket as the it runs like igh strips the » by riding a B.A. Ryan & Co., 1238 9th. Harry S. Gaither, subagent, 9th an@ H sts. your p up $100 Not reductions 0 much as a late-In-the- om pr e Envoy we Bicycles = i'm ms Now $40. A spleudid list of op tions. Jones & Burr, 513 gth St. -th.s,t,16 Do You Enjoy Bicycling? t there's something th 3 nkey wil 730 I5th St. sel-16d Shooting Begins Sept. 1*=-Guns °*** Ammunition here. low as $1.75 oo. A amunt. Drop io 477 & 909 50 up to . hells reloaded. alford’s, au31-20d BAND OF JUVENILE TOUGHS Five Youths Arraigned Today in Police Court for Housebreaking. €ach Held for the Action of the Grand Jury—List of Their Depredations. No. 924 Maurer of E street 7th street Ss northw Frank alley; William Bren- pan of No. 923 Florida avenue northwest, and James Walton ef F street between 9h and 10th streets northwest, all bo; whose ages range from fifteen to eighteen years, tectiv arrested Menday evening by De- Hartigan and Policemen Coyne and McNamee on the charge of committing a number of robberies, were today arraigned before Judge Kimball. With the exception of Walton, eac! aded guilty, and each Was held in the sum of $500 for the acti of the grand jury. The bail not being forthcoming, the boys went to ja‘l to await 1 trial. 4 Walton But accused except Williams and nite. testimony in the case was ‘ording to the state- 2 . rs the accused, about six months ago, banded themselves to- gether for purposes of robbery, and they eppear tc have succeeded very well in the commission of crime. They became what is known as expert transom climbers, and all the places robbed by them were entered in that way. The Pinces Raided. The following 1s a list of places raided and of the goods taken by the gang, 80 are w little heard today ments ma¢ far as ascertained: William D. Tennille, 7th street near G, one lot of cloth- ing. valued at $1. three suits of clothes ‘abin lunch room, $9 cigarette: 5; Log ey and a lot of lunch room, also Ford & Graha room, money end cig- arettes; ore, one lot of g ore, four pairs of shoes: . one bottle of whisky. It is underst the police authoritie expect to have a number of additional cases t the boys during today. f the gang at the stre rthwest, discussed their The usual hour for assembling was 8 p.m., but the robberics were generally perpe- trated until after midnight. Discovered by Newsboy. For a time the operations of the boys were carried on without interruption, und might have been continued for an indefi- nite period, but for the fact that Sunday morning a week ago, at which time Gloss’ saloon was entered, a newsboy who was up town after papers discovered several of the crowd getting out of Gloss’ place. The newsboy happened to know Ellis Kane, and reported the matter to the police author- Lies. To Detective Hartigan, who was a to work up the case, plete confession, and confederates in crime. All of the alleged criminals are of re- spectable parenta Kane's mother runs a board well-know! ms lives with his mother, who supports herself by her needle; told who were his Walton's father is a janitor, and Bren- nan's father is a watchman. —_——.__—_ $2.00 to Atlantic ¢ and Retu: B. and 0. 3 p.m. Saturday: 6 re‘arn until M By Bushels. From the Chicago News. The mining experts say there are no big quartz veins up in Alaska. Even !f there were, the gold hunters probably would pay but little attention to quartz. They hope to pick up gold by the bushel. —__~eeo____ Samuel T. McPherson, who lives at No. Wo4 6th street northwest, collided with an electric car near 9th and K streets north- west, while riding a bicycle. His shoulder Was ‘dislocated and he Fad to be taken home by friends . Sunday; good to jay, Gth.—Advt. —— sta, and when it is THE SENATORS GO. UP —— Continued Good Work of the Wash- ingtons Now Manifest, KILLEN KNOCKED OU? BY A HARD DRIVE Latest Averages of the Ball Players. CURRENT NOTES OF SPORT Record of the Clubs. bs. Phitndeiphia.. S Hrooklym... How they Clubs. tional Park yesterday for their usual dose ef medicine, and the Senators were just in fit-trim to accommodate them, the sixth straight victory being chalked up“to their credit by the score of 5 to 1. Dr. James McJames was on the rubber for the Senators, and as Jimmy is in fine fet- tle these days that means one-half of the victory won before the ball is put into play. But six hits were registered off the dcetor’s delusive drops and seven of the Pirates struck out, a remarkavle record when it is taken into consideration that but seven innings were played—a strike-out for each inning. It is all very well for Captain Donovan to order his men to bunt on Mc- Jimes, but as he acknowledged afterward, “It is as hard bunting on that delivery as . the well-known southpaw, under suspension by the Pitisburg club for a week past, came on to ¥ terday, to the surprise of and’ was ned to the ptain Donovan. Killen should er than to go in against as it is a hard fact to recall when he has won a game against them on the home gro Not content with punc- rubber by ¢ © known nator: turing his reputation in past games, Frank was knocked out of the game yesterday on almost the ball pitched. bach met s right on the end of the bat like a ind drove it at the ash. Pittsburg pitcher Killen threw up his left hand hitting him in the face a result that useful member will be sick list for a week at least. The ruck on the fleshy part of the hand and from a hasty glante it ral of the small veins After this mishap s assigned to the duty of hold- nators in check, but best efforts were unavailing and hits nd errors came at the right time to help his opponents alon the hit and run game being «a big handicap for the Pirates to overcome. McJames was given better support tha Hastings, the Senator: fielding everything that came within reach and several that were not. Wrigley and De Mont played round the second bag like a pair of ve , the former making a sensational s op nd throw in the second inning off Brodie, while De Mont, covering lots of ground, teok care of his five chances without the semblance of a slip-up. _ Umpire Kelly had another hard day of it, but did well outside cf several decisions on balls and strikes. After the Pitisbut had had their eral of the pk omplained of it being tco dark to the ball, and as the um- pire was having trouble in the same line the game was called. The Senators captured one run in the first ‘inning on. Sélbach’s drive, at Killen, heretofore described, a wild piteh sending him*to third and then honie on Leahy's out to Smith m left. Another tally was added to this one in the second. Reilly secured a free pass to first and went to third on Wrigiey'’s nice single into right. Wrigley then started to steal second, and on the throw down Reilly broke for home and made it, although Padden came near making it a sensational play, as ne got Sugden wild throw with one hand and threw home beautifully, but Sugden drop- ped the ball. In the fourth the Pittsburgs took a hand in the scoring, and registered their only tally of the game. Davis was hit by a pitched ball, stole second nicely, went to turd on Ely’s out and scored on Brodie’s scratch hit past McJames. In the fifth the Senators made two for good measure. Selbach drove a beauty bright into center for one base, stole sec- ond and came home on Leahy’s single past El Leahy and De Mont th work- ed the hit-and-run game, the former land- ing on third when the latter bunted safely teward third. De Mont then started too soon to steal second, as the ball was in Hastings’ hands, and kept Leahy from completing the play for the home plate. The little utility man broke for home on Hastings’ bluff toward second, but was run down on the line, De Mont making third on the play. The latter then scored on a wild pitch. In the sixth inning the Sena- tors got their fifth and last run on Tuck- app had Hastings ing the victorious er’s single past Ely into left, a steal to second, an error advancing’ Tommy to tkird, and he came home on Wrigley’s out at first. WASUING TC i} % B.HL.O. AE. Selbach, If.. 2°27 3 00 L 910 11 124 o1 ou7 00 Getiman, rf. 0 0 0 00 Tacker, 1b..1 1 5 30 Reilly,” 3b...1 0 1 00 Wrigley, ss.. 0 2 1 et MeJames, p. 0 1 0 00 20 Total Totals.....1 618 7 3 Washington 110021x-5 Pittsburg. . 000100014 tolen bases—Wrig- runs —W: » T First on balls Nel —Otf Me. by Wild " piten— 5; Witisburg, Close at Philadelphia. Dunkle pitched his second game for the Phillies yesterday against the Louisvilles, at Philadelphia, and was given better sup- port than on his first try, and the Quakers won out by the score of 7 to 6. Smith, late of Paterson, played second for the Colonels, while Stafford was replaced by Dolan at short. LOUISVILLE, PHILADELPHIA. RH.0.A.E. -H.0.4.B. 1 °3°2°0 6) Cooley, rf... 0°11 0 0 | 6611 2 Dowd er 10300 | 1 0 0 1 6/Orth, ‘It 2310 1 21 0 1)Lajoie, 1b 21210 121 0 0 Ge 2120 O30 1 0160 11g4 o111 1012 0401 @051 o151 e004 77216 3 oos Te 0 ia. A Earned rum=—Louisville, 2. Two-base hits—Clarke, Cooley, Orth. Three-base hit—Lajole, Saeritice bit oley, Stolen bases—Clarke, Wagner, Geler. Left ob bases—Louisville, 6; Philadelphia, 7, Struck gut Bs Fraser, 4; by Dunkle, 4. Double play—La- file, 2nd, Dune. First on errors—Loulsville, 1; iladelphia, 4. First on ballsOff Fraser, 4: off Dunkle, 2. ‘Hit by pitehed ball—MeFarland. Wild tch—Fraser. | Passed ball—McFarland. ‘Time— .%. Umpire—McDonald. Orioles Won They Pleased. The Baltimores continued: their feast of St. Louis cherry ple at Baltimore yester- day, the score being 11 to 5 in their favor. The game was devoid of features, the Orioles winning as they pleased. ponents) i Hoorn eboonn! oP Sl pao. By Amole. Passed ball | times in that old city of brotherly love. pocglaa.” Wild witeh err tert bn bases bere | saz ‘spirit of reform will go wooded down |AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN Bmore, 7; Bt. 5 'Pime-ist. Umolre—| with banners casa toeftinge s soen Day. : aie 2 ‘Cleveland Couldn’t Hit Safely. Kennedy was too much for the Cleve- lands yesterday at Brooklyn and the Bride- grooms won by the score of 5 to 1, but two safe hits being made by the visitors. Young was hit hard and often. The Brooklyns played without an error. CLEVELAND. > =| ecoccocen Anderson, If. 1 LaChanee,1b. 2 Schoch, 2b. 4 El woncmonwe! 4, onl eoocotnooh i yoo Pl neumnEn ane Er Brooklyn. Cleveland. Earned runs—Brooklyn, 5. Le! lyn, 7: Cleveland, 4." Struck out—By Young, 1. First base on balls—Om ree-base hits—LaChance (2). m. by pitched "ball—Shindle (2). 1.49. Umpire—Hurst. > Ginnts Won in the Ninth. The Cincinnatis dropped their third straight game to the Giants at New York yesterday by the score of 8 to7. The game was close and exciting, the visitors getting the lead in the ninth inning, but the Giants came back and made three runs, giving them the game. The features of the game was the base running of Gleason and the fielding of Tiernan. NEW YORK. R.H.O. V'Haltren,cf 112 MeCreery, rf1 1 0 ‘Tiernan, if.. 0 Davis, ss 6 CINCINNATI A. © chmamonoch 0 Irwin, 3b... 3 Schriver, ¢.. 4|Dammann, p 0 i reer ere! OM mete oom cHownmuonin Stee cote te 0 0 ) 4 4 i 8 0 /Corcoran, es. 1 3 0 Totals. $1127 12 *Batted for Seymour in ninth. #Two out when winning run scored. New York. -010200203-8 Cincinnati. 76210020027 Earned runs—New York, 2; Cincinnatl, 2. Two- base hits—Beckley, Miller, Schriver, Corcoran, Don- Home run"-Beckley. Stolen bases—Gleason McPhee, Hoy, Van Haltren, McCreery. Double to Beckley. First on vew oy, Davis, Emslie and Carpenter. Boston Keeps on Winning. Boston continues its winning streak, win- ning yesterday from the Chicagos at Bos- ton by the score of 7 to 4. The Bostons bunched their hits, while the Chicagos were scattered. The hitting of Bob Allen was the feature of the game, the utility man sending five of the seven runs over the plate. BOSTON. CHICAGO. REL R.H.0.A.E. 0 Everitt, 3b.. 0°12 3 60 36 93.025 30 023 -13200 120 701010 030 -10010 123 92030 324 10100 250 90400 200 -11040 101 Ea ns—Boston, 4. Collin Two-base Three-base hit--Cullahan, hits—Friend, Lange. First base Lewis, 2: by Fr'end, on bases—Boston, 9: rors—Chicago, 3. Pittsburg at Washington—Cloudy. St. Louis at Baltimore—Cloudy. Chicago at Boston—Rain. Cleveland at Brooklyn—Clearing. Cincinnati at New York—Clearing. Louisville at Philadelphia—Cloudy. BIG GUNS FALL. The League Sluggers Take a Tumble in Their Averages. The Cleveland Leader has compiled the following averages up to Tuesday's games. Ali the big hitters have fallen off in their work: 1—Ciarke, Louisville 2—Delehanty, Philide 3—Keeler, ssaitimore 4-Burkett, Cie.e and 5 Kelley, Baltuuore. S—Suvetis, Boston e, Chi Suckulext h, Phiiad ag 14-Dutty, 15—Jeunings, Valtimore. 16- Howermin, a" Is, 19--H. Smith, Pittsburg. Coll 21- ley, --Arder-on, 22—Hamilton, Boston. --Dosle, Baltimore 23--McPhee, Cincinnati 24--Mercer,’ Washington. --Brown, Washington. Pickering, Cleveland. Werden, Louisville H New York tren, New Ba:timore. etna! . —Schriver, Cineinnatt... 88—Dexter, ' Louisville Rothfuss, Pittsburg. —Tiernan, New York... Base Ball Notes. Today will be Pittsburg’s last appearance of the season in Washington, and as there 1s no game scheduled for tomorrow it will be “Ladies’ day” at National Park. If Mercer is feeling well he will go in again against the Pirates; if not, young Bresna- han will take up the running. Gardner is cue for today’s game. By winning yesterday the Senators took a rice little leap from eleventh place into the ninth notch, and if they win toddy and Brooklyns lose they will be resting In eighth place tonight. If the Senators con- tinge the merry clip they are going just no there is no reason why they should not | finish at the head of the second column, as the Phillies appear to be completely demoralized. Monday is “Labor day,” and two garhes are scheduled with the Louisvilles for that date. Instead of playing one game in the morning and one in the afternoon, two games will be played in the afternoon for ne price of admission, and it will be ‘‘La- dies’ day." The first game will be called at 2 o'clock. 4 Outside of Pittsburg’s two pitchers, Haw- ley and Killen, there eppear to be only two winning players on the team. These are Donovan and Davis. The others have all the appearance and movements of “dead ones,” playing without life or ginger, and no matter how hard the two players named would try to brighten things up, the other seven men went through their work like men in a trance. Hoffmeister will not do at third; Brodie has fallen off terribly; Smith is watching his base hit record; Ely is not the Fred of old; Sugden cennot be depended upon in a pinch, and so on down the line. Padden is not the best second baseman in the league, but it would be hard to get a better maa out of the minors. nager Donovan has done remarkably well under the circumstances. Capt. Brown, thinking Killen would be on the rubber, and not be partial to a southpaw delivery, decided to put Leahy in the game in his place. The little utility man had no chances in center and at the bat managed to get in a hit. The play that Wrigley made in the sec- as Wrigley can. ‘The ‘Kew York and clubs will Play an exhibition ‘Weehawken the Interstate League the opposi: team made a triple “en his effort. In view of this Dor in- struct Hoffy to keep at Harry Staley has just been released by the Toronto club. Herky Jerky Horton, who is also an ex-Pittsburger, is wanted for Staley’: >lace at Toronto. The recor. of the Pittsburg pitchers at Washington in the last three years ts as : Killen, won 2, lost 8: won 1, lost 4; Hastings, won Hughey, won 1, Jost.2; Hart, won 1, lost 1. Had Louisville won either one of the last two games in Philadelphia, both of which were lost by a single m, the Colonels would be in sevent! fead of eleventh place. Orly eight pértentage points sep- arate the seventh and eleventh clubs. The race for the leadership of the “also rans” is hot and interesting. Only the Browns are hopelessly distanced. Boston and Baltimore are both touchy on the infield question and think that their quartets are better than Cincinnati's big four. Here's one proposition for the Bean- eaters: Boston's infielders have lost more games for that club than can be charged against the Réis’ ““outat.”—Cincinnati ost. Joe Kelley is the league's premier ac- robatic batsman. He throws a fit before every swipe at the ball. Kel takes his po- sition in the far corger of the box, ad- justs his curl, and when the hall leaves the pitcher’s hands spurts forward to meet the spheroid like an athlete trying to beat the hop, skip and jump record. Napoleon Lajoie is beaded the wrong way. “It is a pity to see a bright young fellow lke Lajote go to the dogs,” remarked Beck- ley recently. “I said to him over in Philly, ‘I see you were taxed $100,’ but he didn't seem to mind {t, and replied, ‘Well, I had a whole lot of fun for that $100.’ The Pittsburg managers were dclighted at a piece of news they heard in Boston. It was told them on pretty good authority that Tom McCarthy had about decided to go back to the old business next year. His present investment was not doing the trade he reasons it deserves. Pittsburg tried t> trade Jim Donnelly for McCarthy the last time President Byrne was in the city. The latter declined. Perhaps he was aware of Mac's designs. Philadelphia is already beginning its an- nual fall hunt after ‘young blood.” Out cr all the “young blood” secured by Phila- delphia last fall, not one is now playing regularly except Fifield, who takes his turn in the box, but has won only four games out of over twenty pitched. Gillen and Geter, who were described as such wonders by Stallings in the sprirg, have been re- placed by the veterans Cross and Shugart. Lajoie has been under suspension, Wheeier has pitched a few games, Brandt’ has been sold and the remainder are scattered. Lajoie turned out to be the only really first-class man of the lot. A St. Louis special says that President von der Ahe’s trip to West Baden Springs is on business. He has gone there to see President Brush of Cincinnati. They are warm friends. Recently Brush suggested to Von der Ahe that they form a partner- ship, and out of the present St. Louis and Indianapclis teams build up a ball club which would at least hold its own in the National League. The suggestion meant the return to St. Louis of Manager Wat- kins, and a team composed of Catchers Murphy, Douglass, Wood and Kahoe, Pitchers Hart, Donahue, Monroe, Kellam and Goar, First Basemen Motz or Grady, Second Baseman Stewart, Third Baseman Hartman or Gray, Shortstop Cross, Left Fielder McCarthy or, Lajly, Center Fielder McFarland or Hatley~ Right Fielder Hagueur or Turner.!/These are the plans, and Von der Ahe has gone to see Brush at West Baden to conéémmate them. When asked why he didn'§ se some good play- ers Von der Ahe ret6tted! “It takes money to buy whisky.” Nothing is certain, how- ever, but the move,is about the best Mr. Von der Ahe can'imald at the present writing, for good playerg are very scarce, and then, too, he says, “it takes money to buy whisky. z The Pittsburg Digpate has the -follow- ing to say about “Kiliéh’s expected ap- pearance in this dity yesterday: Frank Killen, one of the suspended star pitchers, left for WashingtonJat Y{fo'clock last night to join Manager jovan and his Pirates. This action on the part df-Killen was some- what of a surprise, 4s President Kerr had ordered the two pitéhers'to stop here and Practice at Hxpositign Fark until he gave them orders to go east. Killen stated last night that'he had nef’ heard from Presi- dent Kerr since-their interview on Monday, and that at that time Mr. Kerr had told him to join the team at once. Mr. Kerr was communicated with latér and he was somewhat surprised at Killen’s departure. He said that he had instructed the left- hander to call on him yesterday, but that he had falled to call. Mr. Kerr said the matter was not of much consequence, as the left-hander would probably be needed in Washington. Previous to his departure Killen said he would do his utmost to pitch the team to victory, and he intimated that so far as he was concerned his feeling toward Pitcher Hawley was at an end, and that in the future they would work to- gether for the success of the team. BEATEN BY REQUITAL, Hamburg, the Great Two-Year-0ld, Defeated in the Flight Stakes. The attendance at Sheepshead Bay yes- terday was large and the racing good. The chief event of the day was the Flight Stakes, at seven furlongs, in which the great two-year-old Hamburg essayed a race with such older horses as Reauital and Flying Dutchman. Finally, the starter sent them away with Hamburg about a length in front of the others. On the way up the back stretch he widened the gap considerably and as the quartet engaged began to make the upper turn it could plainly be seen that Irish Ree! was not up to a race. In a few seconds Flying Dutch- man, too, showed signs of distress, and it was left for Requital to chase the flying son of Hanover. As they rounded into the stretch Re- quital’s nose was at Hamburg’s tail. Foot by foot the single length was reduced, and a .furlong from home they were on even terms and the race was over. The hand- some two-year-old ‘had met his match and knew it, for he was slipping perceptibly, while Requital had something left and shot over the line a wiuner by a couple of lengths. It was a grand race, however, and it stamped Hamburg as a great youngsteft. LABOR DAY RACES. Entries for the Events at the Conduit Road Park. Following are the entries for the bicycle races at the Athletic Park, on the Conduit road, next Mondzy, Labor day: Novice—J. E. Alexander, C. J. Mueller, A. P. Dorr, L. Mitchell, W. Shipley, W. F. Hunter, Dave Mccre, W. H. Snyder, C. Rupp, J. E. Mitchell, L. D, Lewis, G. T. Thompson, M. 8. Bowman, I. C. Mannakee, R. E. Story, C. 8. “Brush, J. Koehler, J. Schrot, H. Cox and’fi. S$) Ford. One mile, amateur—RyL. French, W. J. Wilkinson, W. G. Le Compte, W. Brearley, J. Hill, L. MitchellsiH. % Matchett, L. R. Smith, C. R. Yeatman, B:.T. Wrenn, W. W. Pittman, J. Nelmsg:Fred. Schade, R. T. Norris, H. A. Rhingo®. ¥. Dimmick, B. L. Wiison, EB. V. Dougia: E. Smith, P. Von Boeckman and A, Geran. One mile, prof Jack White, W. |. Sims, C. B. Parker, Cc. H. Shaffer, W. EB; Throop, T. N. Mudd, W. O. Woodward apd Billy Sims. ‘Two-mile handigen, >amateur—R. L. French, W. J. Wilkkeson;iW. G. Le Compte, C. J. Mueller, W. y, A. P. Dorr, J. Hill, L. Mitchell, Shipley, W. F. Hun- ter, H. S..Matchetty;WaH. L. Walcott, L. R. Smith, D, Moors, W.,H. Snyder, C. R. Yeatman, B. T. Wrenn, WV, W. Pittman, J. Nelms, R. T. Norris, pp, H. A. Rhine, J. E. Mitchell, L. Dy E. Y. Dimmick, XK. L, Wilson, G. T. (fpompson, M. 8. Bow- R. B. Story, E. V. man, I. C. Mannakee, ug! G. E. F, H. J. Gaye 8 Riordan, M ‘Two-mile han 5 Knight, Jack White We Fred. Bima, C. ag: Gr eatlers WE. Throop, F. Ni. Mudd, W. 0. Wocdward, W. H. Weber and Two-mile tar: . amater goad Nene: $728 he Compig ane ee L. Wilson and G. E. Smith. 2 Club to be an- nounced later. 5 $2.00 to Atlan: and Return, B, Attempted Amanlt Upch a Woman Last Evening. Lights Not Lit and Other Local Notes of General In- terest. Mrs. George Chandler, the wife of a well-known resident of Tenieytown, was the victim of an assault last evening, the criminal intention of which seems quite evident, judging from the circumstances. A burly negro was the aggressor, but for- tunately he was frightened off by the cries of the woman. The scene of the as- sault was on the Tenleytown road just south of the Pierce Mill road, and the dar- irg of the negro is great, considering the fact that the highway is well traveled. Mrs. Chandler was with her husband, who left her with a child in her arms while he called on Lis mother, whose home was only a few rods distant. While the white woman was walking up and down the road awaiting the return of her hus- band, a well-built negro brushed up against her, and with more or less force pushed ker over the edge of the road to a rather dense growth of shrubbery. The woman screamed at this undreamt-of liberty, and @ passer-by was attracted by the cries of distress. The negro was frightened, and Gashed away, and in a short time Mr. Chandler reached the scene. The assault occurred just after dark. Policemen Ward and Giles were imme- diately notified of the occurrence, and they secure] a good description of the ruffiaa. He was tracked down the Tenleytown road to 32d street, past the power house of the electric railway. Here the scent was kept up, ard down 35th street the chase was continved, the negro never, in the mean- while, being sighted. At the entrance to the Aqueduct bridge the officers caught a negro answering the description given, and the belief that he was the villain was heightened by his suspicious actions. He was taken to the station house, where he strenucusly denied his guilt, but despite this he was locked up. The negro claims that he can prove an alibi, but when Mrs. Chandler visited the station house this morning and saw the prisoner she im- mediately identified him. The man gave the name of John Hume, and his age as twenty-eight years. The prisoner was taken to the Polic2 Court this morning, but the case against bim was continued until Saturday. Lights Not Lit. There was a dearth of light along M and 32d streets in the fore part of last evening. But very few of the electric lights were lit, and as a coasequence the place was almost in darkness. Out of the total number of arc lights in this section there were twenty-five, according to che police report, that were not lit from 7:23 o'clock until 8:30, over an hour in all. The lights were especially needed on M street above 3ist street, where improvements to the r.adway rendered traffic quite danger- ous .o pedestrians. Protected the Ground. There was quite a scene yesterday at the little village of Rosslyn, quite out of the ordinary, in which one man with a shotgun kept off quite a crowd of men. It seems as though the workmen on the coffer dam around pier No. 4 of the Aqueduct bridge ran short of dirt, which is used in sacks and placed around the outside edges of the dam. To fill the necessity for such a gang of laborers were placed on the marshy ground just east of the entrance to the bridge in Virginia, digging out enough earth to fill the need. The work was observed by Mr. R. H. Phillips, who is connected with the Arlington end Falls Church railroad. He procured a gun and went down to the scene of operations. He claimed the ground as his own, so it is stated, and informed the workmen that they would have to get off. To emphasize his remarks he brought his gun up to his shoulder and threatened to shoot the first man who dared to dig on the place. The workingmen. were all driven off. The out- come of the matter is awaited with in- terest, especially as some people claim the general government owns the land, and no private parties. Both Locked Up. Joseph Bowle, aged thirty-five, and Wal- ter Johnson, aged twenty-seven, both well- known colored characters, were arrested this morning at 11 o'clock by Policeman Bradley, and locked up on a charge of dis- orderly conduct. The two were getting ready for a pitched battle on the sidewalk of 32d and M street when the policeman, who was off duty, reached the scene. The negroes started to resist the officer, but to no avail. Reed Birds. Despite the fact that there have been a number of hunters out on the marshes bor- dering the river south of Georgetown, there does not appear to be a superabundance of reed birds. In fact, there are very few birds around these grounds, and those which have been shot do not appear to be in the fattest of condition. One man, after working hard all day gunning yesterday, managed to get nearly seventeen dozen birds, none of which’ were so fine. Other hunters have been less successful, and some have not even been able to get a shot at the game birds. ——— Atlantic City. All the attractions of the year in full blast. Splendid equipment through to the shore via Pennsylvania railroad. Saturday and Sunday next; $2 round trip.—Advt. ——_—_. The Wheel d the Home. From the Philadelphia Telegraph. Not a day passes but the papers have re- ports of family disturbances growing out of undue devotion to cycling on tie part of women, and it is ratural to suppose that the rew social agency has been a change whicn has to a certain extent affected the home life. The fascination of the new pur- suit is so great that a proportion of its devotees no doubt neglect duty for pleas- ure. Further—and this is the really serious point—the wheel is an admitted “‘leveller.” It widens the social field so enormously for women, places them so fully in line with men, gives them such a marked feeling of freedom and overthrow of the conventions that have heretofcre bound them, that in a certain proportion of cases feminine mod- esty and reserve may be endangered. One can scarcely evade this conviction in see- ing women wheeling late at night in re- mote localities and in otherwise showing that they have quite thrown over the dis- tinctions of sex. This laxity is, of course, followed by domestic troubles, as com- plaints of neglected homes, and the like, show at every turn. But the situation need not alarm the true social conservator. It is to be remem- tered that the wheel classes among its adherents. As to the freedom it encourages, that applies to men no less than to women. Men carry them- selves with a free and easy manner di- the heel. She is already in the way of héalth and vigor; let her also have a po less satisfying Now’s The Time To Buy Flour. —Every going up to a dollar and over. That means high flour prices. indication of wheat —We're giving you every chance to lay in your supply at a low price. —Our famous California Flour,$675 bbl.) $1.75 qr. bbl. | —A superior Lend of spring and 2 S. A. Reeves, (Reeves, Poole & Co.), Grocer, Coffee Koaster, Baker and Manufac- turer of Finest Confe-tions, 1209 F Street. Arne Da ee ae ee THE DISTRICT JUDICIARY Assignments of Justices for Coming Term Likely to Remain as Now. Highway Cases Docketed for Ear! sideration—Notices Now Being Served on Property Owners. Judge Cox has relieved Judge Bradley in the consideration of current judicial mat- ters arising in the various branches of the District Supreme Court. He will so con- tinue until the 16th instant, when he pects to be relieved by Chief Just ham. The chief justice, however, is not in the best of health, and may not, therefore, resume his judicial duties until next month. Should he not return until then Judge Cox will remain throughout the present month. When the courts reassemble the first Tuesday in next month, after the long sum- mer recess, it will probably be found that the assignment of judges has not been changed. The Assignments. That is, Judge Cox will preside in Equity Court No. 1, and Judge Hagner in Equity Your Hair Will Grow —sott end thick under the bene’cial tne uence of COMER'S HAUT The most dependable halt of che age. 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Birney, who has been employed as special counsel by the District to conduct the street ex- tension cases, stated to a Star reporter to- day that he expects to be prepared to go on with the cases early next month. These cases ere required by the highway exten- sion act to be tried in the District court Hence, when the trial of them is resumed, Judge Cox will probably either have Equity Court No. 1, or hold it only on certain days, when not occupied in the street ex- tension case: Months of Hard Work. Mr. Birney explained that while those cases will be proceeded with as rapidly as possible, the conduct of them means months of hard work on the part of court, counsel and appraisers. Notices are now being sent out to the owners of land in what is known as the first section, the northwest one, and the different subdi- visions concerned will be taken up and disposed of as rapidly as possible. The first of the cases will, it is thought, be taken up not later than the 15th of next month. —___ Tennis at Ningara. In the open singles semi-final round of the international tennis tournament at Niagara, Ont., yesterday morning, William D. Whitman beat E. P. Fischer in a close three-set match by the following score: 6-3, 5-7, 6-2. The matches in the afternoon were post- poned because of a shower. The final men's doubles between Fischer and Whit- man and Budlong and Bond was on the second set when play was stopped. Bud- long and Bond got the first set. The final singles, doubles and handicap singles will be played today. Scores: Men's doubles, final round—C. D. Budiong and W. S. Bond agt. E. P. Fischer and M. D. Whitman, 6—3, 1—1 (unfinished). For a pair of $5 trousers to-order. If you don’t realize hi them with the prices ruli Put quality and pric at every point. 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