Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-08-04

alteration took place In Shepherds alley. be
tween sth and 9th and and streets north,
west, between Amelia Lancaster and Samuel
alias Jenny Cant, both colored, during which
Cant kicked the woman Lancaster in the abdO-
men, severely inJurjug her. Dr.. Harris was
called In and rendered medical aid Cant was
arrested by Officer E. T. EcklOf, but managed
to break away from the officer and make his
escape.
Water Fax and Suffrage.
THE INDIGNATION MASS MEETING SATURDAY
NIGHT.
One of KnoxS large omnibuses, drawn by six
horses and decorated with banners bearing va
rious Inscriptions, paraded the streets Satur-
day afternoon. Some OF the notices were
'sWater Tax Meeting at the Metropolitan Hotel
Tonight" Taxation Without Representation
Is Tyranny" "Eyery Citizen is Aggreyed BY
the Illegal and Exorbltant Water TaX-Sui-
irage Is sou our only Relief The meeting thus
dred people, who were called to order 40 int $50
O'Clock by Mr.. r. D. Akers, who read
A SERIES OF RESOLUTIONS,
and put them TO a vote before any discussion
had taken place, and they were unanimously
adopted. They set forth that taxation with
out representation Is a crime; that we. the co.
pie OF a great city, the capital Of the nation
with population OF 10000 people second to
none In Intelligence, are denied the right held
by the lately liberated slave of the SOUTH ana
the deniZenS OF the slumS OF our great cities
vL;atae right OF suffrage; that government by
appointment has proven to be but machine
10r the smoother working Of fraud and tyranny
as lately exemplifled in the arbitrary and un-
warranted increase OF water rates In this Dis
tr1ct; that the recent action OF the water COM
mlSs1OnerS In increasing the rates from 10 TO
200 per cent, added to the many preceding Of
fences OF the government of appointment,
would De Sufficient In any community possess
ing the franchise to sweep them from public
favor forever: that deprived as we are OF the
franchise, our only present resource Is to enter
our solemn protest against the outrageous In
justice Of this neH burden saddled upon the
shoulders OF an already tax-ridden community;
that the present exigency forces upon US the
conclusion that the only remedy for the evils
We Suner under rests In the securing OF the
elective franchise; and that we pledge our
selves to work in any and every way, not only
70 no ourselves OF the water and other rings,
suffrage, hoping and expecting In that right TO
md at least redress for public wrongs"
SUBSEQUENT PROCEEDINGS
MT. Akers then nominated Mr. Lee Crandau
els was chosen secretary. The meeting was
addressed by Rev. C. w. DennisOn and John Fl.
Crane; the former upon the Injustice OF assess
Ing an increased rate Of taxation for use OF the
water while no water Is furnished In some 10
callt1es and la others curta1led amount and the
latter upon the alleged mismanagement of the
water department by our District officials. He
penses (f45,OOO) with the time during which
ne served as water registrar, when the ex-
Penses were $4,000 per annum, and charged
He also alluded to runor Of a deficiency
SHOWN IN the accounts OF late official 10 that
department 1t was siven out among the crowd
Dy tne managers OF the meeting that Messrs
U. u: Barrett, John E. Norris and others were
10 ADDRESS the meeting. but they did not put in
an appearance. Mr.. Martin Flanuely made
orlef address, In which he recited his expert
enee In paying his water rent under protest.
A NAN KILLED BY THE CARS AND HIS WIFE
MAD FROM GRIEF.-The $40 train of the b. Il o.
railroad from Baltimore Saturday night struck
a man named VIM. Gibson. who was sitting on
the edge or the platform, at Ivy City, with his
mead bent towards the track, and threw him
uDder the wheels OF the cars and his body was
cut In twain. The remains were brought into
TIE depot In this city, and an inquest was held
yesterday by Coroner Patterson. Hamilton
BrocuS, engineer; Lewis Fl. Hess, fireman; w. II.
Lucas, special warchman, and Mrs. Jennie Mad.
that he was going at the rate Of Is or 80 miles
an nour, and he discovered the man only nifty
YARDS ahead. when 1t was too late TO stop He
checked the cars as soon as he could and found
tne remains under the train In mAngled con-
0IQon. Fireman Hess, who was engaged In at
tending TO the furnace, did not know anythinp
OF the accident until the train stopped. The
0tner testimony was immaterial, and the fury
returned verdict that deceased was struck by
the incoming New York train while sitting on
the platform In supposed intoxicated condi-
ployeS OF the railroad. Deceased leaves wife
and five children In destitute circumstances,
me VIE OF deceased was made insane by the
dreadful ndings OF the death Of her husband
ana she had TO be taken care OF by the police
last night The railroad company offered to
furnish $50 coffin, but would incur no further
liability as no one In It's employ was to blame.
Gibson was on his way home to Monticello.
PETITION FOR PARTITION OF AN EsTATE.-A bill
for partition has been filed In the Equity Court
Dy MT; p. j. Donohue In the name of Thos. Nc
Laughlln ct al agt. Philip Mclaughlin ct al, all
brothers and sisters OF the late JaneHoward alias
Curtis. The property 1t seeks to divide is lot 30
square 81, on go street, near L, valued at about
81 800. 1t Will be remembered that the de-
ceased was found in April last In her room.
having died some ~ days before, and immedi-
ately after neighbor was found who had been
entrusted with funds TO bury her-about $780,
1t was known that she had several brothers and
sisters north. and after the funeral advertise
ments were Inserted IN the Y. Y. Herald Re-
sponses were received from Tii2mas Mc..auyu-
nn, OF New York; James Mclaughlin, Brooklyn;
rine Eagan, OF New York; Philip Mclaughlin, OF
Providence, r. l.; and Archibald Mclaughlin.
or New jersey, brothers and sisters of tue de-
ceased. Administration on the estate was
granted TO Mr.. DOnOhue, who took charge of the
personal property, but no disposition was made
OF the real estate, which is out OF the lurlSd.c-
ton Of the Probate Court.
CAUGHT AT LAsr-In the Police Court Satur
day Robert James, cOlored was charged with
burglary and larceny from the house OF Jacob
SIIcct, UcIWee0 l2JIl ana 18th streets
northeast On the night OF March 4th, 1915 It
Is charged tnat the parties who then entered
the store were the accused, Edward Johnson
who was convicted and sent 10 the penitentiary
and John Stewart. MIR. Neurath testified to the
burglary and Anderson Voolfolk testified that
Johnson man named sam, and the prisoner
brought some OF the things to his house and
they all appeared 70 be interested In the stolen
things. Another witness corrOborated Wood
folk. The case was sent TO the grand Jury.
Jones was arrested by Officer Boyle for disor-
derby conduct, and was identified at the station.
THE BONE NUISANCE CAsE.-In the Police
Court Saturday, the case OF Nj Jacob F. Collins,
junk dealer at 100 h street, was brought up on
the charge OF maintaining nuisance created.
II Is alleged, oy the bones stored at his estab-
ushment,1 another warrant having been issued
alter the dismissal or q similar charge a few
days since. Mr.. Birney moved to anash the
Information in this case On the ground tnat #
was not witnessed by the present acting Judge,
&C., but pending argument, the case was con-
Uuued.
This morning, In the Police Court, Mr. Collins
appeared to answer an attachment, and the
court imposed fine OF so. Mr.. Collins claimed
that he had not been formally arrested on this
charge: but the warrant was regularly "cepied "
and the court therefore imposed tue.
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