Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-12
CITY AND DISTRICT.
Condensed Locals.

Condensed Locals.
street lamps will be lighted at II 80 pm. and
exIlnguiShCd at Sis am
The Saturday trips on the steamer Corcoran
have been discontinued.
Yesterday james r. Petty entered suit against
the Baltimore ana Potomac Railway Claiming
5000 damages to his property on Maryland av.
Snde.
The Metropolitan club formally opened their
new clGb house, corner OF 18th and III streets, at
O'Clock Monday evening. The opening was fol-
lowed by an hospitable mouse warming.
TO Protect Young Women.
THE CHIyALRous UNDERTAKING OF THE Fedora ALTON
OF LABoR-THE SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF
zNsoLKSCE To YOUNG woMEN-How IT ORIGIN ATED
AND WHAT MEMBERS THINK OF IT.
The action OF the Federation of Labor Unions in
providing for an organization, which has already
come TO be known In the slang of the street the
"Antf-maSher' society, has had no perceptible
erect Jet upon the young men who hang about
the doors OF theaterS, and fini the chief excite
ment OF life in egling young women A committee
composed OF one Representative from each OF the
trlde unions, has been appointed to carry into
eject the plan to organize society FOR the pro-
lection or young women from the inSOence Of the
1oafef and the Impuience OF the dude.
HOW THE IDEA ORIGINATED.
''The way IL cam: about" SAID a prominent
member OF the Federation of Labor to a STAR re-
porter, "was about like this: Mr. Eimonston, one
OF our members, was walking on the street the
VIM "Ai uotICtu Il young woman VINO
seemed to be considerably annoyed by the uncalled
Tor admiration and attention OF two young men.
Finally she Was so distressed that she appealed t.
him Tor relief. and he gave the young men lee
tnre,which e1ectuaily relieved the young woman
When Mr. EdmOn ton came to the federation he
oneTed me resolution, which was adopted"
NV nat Is the plan Of operations" asked the re-
porter
society, something like the society Tor the pre-
venaion OF cu'lty to animals TO which complaints
NAV De De c s 70 ,b suppost Gases serious enough
member OF the committee Said to a STAR re-
porter las1 evening that the committee had not
met yet and hid taken no step, towards organiz-
Ing the proposed society. Il THINK" he Said
"tnat this win be a eood thing. Just how the
society will act / don't know but il it can do
nothing else. it can accomplish good deal
through public opinion. We can bring the often
stve practices cornalainai OF into such contemnr
mat no M IN will dare 20 IN iulge IN them"
WHY woRKISGNEN ARE INTERESTED
"This proposition" said another Federation OF
Labor man,"very properly originated with work
lngnen II there is any class OF young women
who suffer especially from the In science OF street
loafers, IL Is the working girls aud store girls
They are obliged to pass through the streets on
their way 10 their homes 1t night, AMI these loaf
ers consider themseiv-s justified in insulting any
woman on the street 1T night Their. are ways OF
on RIM inSolence. as you know, which the police
can't deal With. This san ing about and staring
There are hundreds OF young men that do 1T who
don't really m an any harm. They are young
men OF otd manners IL their sisters We're SUBJ
1Hcted 10 the same annoy tnce that they cause
other womrn, they would resent il very quickly
There ar, brainiess young men who really believe
IN 'InSelveS obi cts or fem lie admir- tiOn, AMI
suppo5e, think young women are delighted to have
th-In stare 1T them W. can't do much, OF course,
with such youn- men except, perhaps to make a
faint I'm. ression on tn m through pubic opinion.
There are some localities whore these
young men lurk in large numbers. They
go 20 5ether IN shoals You trtly ever find one
on a sire corner alone Tn air feeble hi ndS need
tn sustaining presence OF othar[ You VIII flnd
double row of them AZ the doors or the theater
DOT and AFTER the piay. Tnay are In hi IN
4 tier tl'n- There are som .vored corners on
Pennsylvania aTenua- The co-n'r OF 18th and
gate. The curbs IN front OF the hotels are lined
with them. AM wh N tha Marine btad plays at
Ia White House or the ,9itol a SIN Ill army of
then turn gu Now N .ybe these youn /. men can
DC mad" 10 learn that there is nothing which
distinguish, a gentleman from a loafar. as much
"a MS rcspFctabl- barring t,w trds women"
SUx3ER OPPOSED TO THE scHsME.
Il wasn't present at the last meeting OF the
fci-r1.i2a,' sad anot9er N m5er wno doesn't
hOi the ''tnti-,n lsh ~ movement n high esteem
.'b't II n "A woui hav' done what could
70 peat tlit r.,o,u ION II couldn't h we lie
testcd l.. would have offered another requesting
aaJpT by aud al the roIi,: to resign and let the
Fe { ratIan ot bpr run the citY. / don't see
wEat the federation has 10 do with this business
sekIorsLY CIT BY TnE MAN HE WAS PrRSr1SG.-
la t's PO.r@ Court, his r:Ornng, Joseph ii re
thf- yoUh- nan who seriously Gu Francis Mulnal
Ii st Washington about month ago. was pu
g triil. ci :-; wiz. assault win ptent 10 Kill
tc,.l-s Auh II st I - that ia. GA de.cntan) ans
c!pSi of cther y. ung II Is were On a lot near
N"r5H Ca~Flina tycaua ami 1sr STREET. d.inkIn,
Der on the 18TH o: ST month Tner oil col
: ~ VIII unter IN" inhi'nce Of the Nqu r, wh.n
Hart >tTUCH y tues Tie lead w::h &. bottle nd
Cnt =. vines Wa, held by his brothers AMI pre-
NcHtsi I"In a>>aui'inS II rt, WHO started home
SOM tEi- afterwards. when witness was going
Loins - lvt Hart. wlO drew = raZpr or a kni.e
ga Gu' witn.ss yeral tine d. Hayne state
tai a., iCuni four flesh wounds the left side Of
M''sa'i 3t.t She on the SHOULDER. The mos,
dtt-trCu wound was ore on tie LETT breast
that huliI i. made threats against Hart, and that
the Cocp!IGanf VS. pursuing Hart at the time
OF tae cutting Jd'i e M,IiS dismissed the case.
NAEYL4SpFRs MARRIED.-A young couple, ey.
deCtiy strangers IN town. met an off.er OF tao
heah h department near the court house thi
Ill Fnug, and stating their business were shown
inI0 the clerks ofiic''. where marriage license
Was issued 70 them in the names OF ChaS S. Chall
2n1 Mary j. Hill, both or Prince Georges county
Nc. minister was sent Tor, and they wer,
SHOWN ~ the d4fice OF U. :. Commissioner Bun iy
whcrc Ray. ". A. Turner, OF the NJ. f. church
Per;ornlel the marriage CEREMONY In the presenct
OF small number OF people. mostly members 81
and 10 years OH. respectively, AMI the young mar
engaged In farming After the ceremony they
lett 10 visit friends In West Washington.
MARRIAGE MISUNDERSTANDING licenses hay
been issued by the clerk OF the court to MALACHI
Mills and Elizabeth Lauierberger: W. T. Lloyd, O
Alexandra, and Ruth A. f. Read; Robert +. Greer
OF Beit'more, and Virginia l. jenkins. OF West
m2reland county; Va; John Stevens and Birth:
PARIS; solomon Rice, OF Leadville, Col and Han
nah Nordlinger; w. j. WGrk, OF Philadelphia. am
Alice Mcdonald, OF Baltimore; John J. Tracy an
Julia Lee; VincenZo Giovannitta and Angelin
Ghtssiin; j. Atkins Johnson and NJ. Linda Hobbs
John MastersOn and Mary A. E Selden: Chas
Chalk and May j. Hill, both OF Prince George
county, Md.
The DEMAND ON THE PUBLIC ScuooLs.-Th
schools OF the fifth tGeorgetown) division wer
crowded yesterday. Two new schools at leas
Will be required to accommodate the applicant
there In the seventh and eighth divisions Eco
Cfed schooiS) there is greater rush than ever bt
lore known The grades from first TO fifth hay
been compelled TO double up. each having two set
OF pupils.
CARPErs AT ArcTIoN.-A large collection
velvet BODY and tapestry Brussels, ingram. three
ply and other carpets now arranged on the sex
0nd floor OF Weeks & CO. IS salesrooms VIII be sol
At auction on Thursday, September 18th, at
O'Clock. Without regard the weather.