Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-06-10


This morning early officer Shelton found a
dead new born white male infant on North Car
DINA avenue, between 1St street and New
Jersey avenue southeast.
Sending n Threatening Letter to
General II. f. Butler.
LIGET SENTENCE OF FREDERICK wEIRICK
This morning, in the Criminal Court, Judge
Hagner, the case OF Frederick Weirick, charged
with sending threatening letter to Gen. B. F.
Butler was called and District Attorney Wells
read letter he had received from Weirick, in
which he asks an early arraignment. to plead
once; says that he Is sorry for what he did, and
the only excuse he has is that he had been
drinking some time and hardly knew what he
was doing. The prisoner was then arraigned
and plead guilty. The District ATTORNEY re-
marked that Gen. Butler had been shown the
letter, and he remarked that he did not desire
1Gs death f Of hs wicked but simply to stop this
court imposed fine Of 81 and 80 days in Jail,
remarktng that be so for this was the first case
OF the Kind which had been called before him,
and the gentleman to whom the letter was ad-
dressed (Gen- Butler) Old not wish the prisoner
to pe severely punished.
THE LETTER IN QUESTION,
Is as follows:
1926 MARYLAND AVE SW., WASHINGTON,
MARCH BOTH, 'I9,-Gsa. B.. r. Butler Sir
Direct necessity cOmpelS me to ask you for $1Oa
You Will PROBABLY be not a little surprised to
receive such request from perfect stranger
put have 10 inform you that certain peculiar
transactions OF yours came to my knowledge.
v, which &c would see me compelled TO make pub
lie II my request Is not complied with. know
you would rather pay 81 1000 than to have the
public know OF the transactions refer to
Please answer by return EaIl, enclose the
money and save yourself the exposure Very
respectfully, f. w. WeIrick, care of Mr.. John
Shea P. s. For your Information / will add
that 1t Is your transactions in a law suit refer
to-.
THE WoRKINGaRN's ASSEMBLY met last night,
the PRESIDENT, J. I. Hamilton, In the chair, and
j. NJ. Maloney secretary. Mr.. Hamilton ten
cereo MS resignation as corresponding secre-
tsry, be having been elected president. He
ttnen, aIter thanking the Assembly for the
noncr conferred, urged the member to press
FORWARD as one man In the attainment Of the
great object for which they were organIZed-
e1gnt nours lor days labor ana lie establish.
sAs % --s.vna, bureau of labor statistics.
Trades and Labor Assembly at Cincinnati.
Onlo, IL which 1T is stated that that assembly
has denounced the truck system in any shape
and House Dill No; 1895, In particular, intro
legal1ze the truck system In that state, and fur
Their, that the Cincinnati members of Congress
Messrs. Butterworth and Young, have promised
that 1t had been sent to the Washington AS
sembly with the request that every member
work for It's defeat, its tendency being to de.
was ordered to be spread on the min
utes and the action of the Cincinnati
Assembly was re-afIlrmed. A lengthy discus
developed that the truck system refers to grow
Ing custom throughout the country by CAPT.
talistS in paying of work1ngmen In truck, farm
productions, stores OF all kinds, groceries, &C.,
&C., on which the employers also derive
pecuniary profit. Every member who spoke
denounced the system In unmeasured terms
The communication with copy OF bin 1905 was
referred TO the committee On judiciary with In
struct1On to denounce 1t before the Congress
sional committees and report to the assembly
That J, action may be taken, who are In favor OF
count Of the action Of Mr.. Cannon. from the
18th Illinois district, In opposing the Increase OF
pay to the letter carriers, and stating that he
was opposed to any Increase In their pay for
the reason that there are plenty of men who
will work for half the pay now given them In
the discussion that followed some severe criti-
ctsmS were passed on Mr.. Cannon. Mr.. Thomas
remarked that such sentiments as those uttered
by this member would be consistent IL the mem.
Der would commence curtailment OF pay
the committee On eight hour law to be Messrs
Bercn, Phillip and Pierce.
CONCERT OF THE CoLoRED ScHooLs-Lasteve.
ming the children OF the colored public schools
audience, which Included number OF our white
citizens. The exercises were opened with solo
and grand chorus Of the eighth grades-15O
ses Tne % q ANNA nae o
chorus, Miss 81. Darlington and classmates:
solo, Miss NJ. Nichols; Duet, Miss A. Day and
Master j. D. Butter; solo, Miss A.. Robinson;
solo Master j. ID. Butler; sOlfegg1o chorus,
fifty voices; chorus, High School aud fifty voices;
Duet, Misses V. Gibson and C.. Thomas; solo,
Miss s: Blackburn; duett, Misses. L. Cross and
W. Nichols; trio, Misses K. Scott, G. Smith and
ii. Lee; solo, Miss Anna Tayler; octette, Misses
Anna Homer, F. Smallwood. s. Janifer, j. Wal
ker and Masters I; Hickman, E: Robinson, F.
Ramsey and s. Budd; soifeggio chorus, Prof J.
Esputa, $50 voices. The solos OF Misses Anna
Tayier, NJ. Nichols, A. Robinson and s. Black
burn were Geservedly encored, particularly the
fnr0I1 t-cCln ny nc dDat
by Miss a. Day and Master j. ID. Butler and
that by Misses L. Cross and W. Nichols {''Katy
D.o'l, and the trio by Misses E. Scott, C. Smith
and III. Lee were also encored. Miss Josephine
Esputa waS the directTesS, and the success OF
the concert was all that could be desired.
COLUMBIAN UNIVERSITY Law COMMENCEMENT.
The reader viii learn from our advertising col
urnns that the law commencement Of the Co
lumbar University takes place al the National
Theater tonight, when the annual address TO
the graduating class viii be delivered By the
prizes win be distributed by the Hon s. s. Cox,
Of New York. The reputation OF both these
gentlemen for eloqueDce win lend eciaJ to the
exercises and doubtless attract q brilliant audi
ence.
THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY FAIR-The board
OF management or the Agricultural society OF
Montgomery county, Nd, have decided to hold
the annual fair On the Sd, 4th and 5th OF Septem
Der; Arrangements have been made to include
property purchased or the heirs OF Lawrence a.
Dawson.
ATTENTION IS invited to the advertisement OF
A s. Pratt, proprietor OF Rock EnOn Spring:
aid Baths, In this issue OF our paper. An i'm
preston having got abroad that the cuisine
would not be under his management this SEA
son, he desires to correct such and to state that
he hotel VIII be conducted just as IL was Iast
eaSOn.
To OBTAIN the very best boys and ch!ldren's
clothing IL Is absolutely necessary To call at the
well known house OF A. SakS d Co. Their stock
is unusually large, AMI the prices invariably
the lowest. Their taily-ho suit at 81 So, take:
the lead over all. The bargains they ofe
crowd 3l6 Ith street all day long. t
THE sale OF household furniture Tomorrow
morning at No. 1902 L street northwest adyer
tised by Walter b. Williams Co., In anothel
column. VIII include many articles OF rare vaiu.
and rich In workmanship. The advantages O
attending the sale cannot be overeStimated.
JORDAN, DARE Co., 1906 street, are givine
ali their customers one dozen white ties 10;
not forget TO make your purchases OF the above
firm. Their line Of gents furnishings are com
plete. +