Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-19
The Great Northwest.
MISS CLEVELAND GIVES SOME ACCOUNT OF LIE
THERE-A PARADISE FOR WOMEN.

MISS CLEVELAND GIVES SOME ACCOUNT OF LII
THERE-A PARADISE FOR WOMEN
Miss c. E. Cleveland, the woman lawyer and tenn.
perance worker, Of Dakota, gave an interesting
talk last evening, at Lincoln hall, on Dakota and
the great northwest She said that, like great
many people who have prejudices on subjects they
know nothing about, she had always regarded the
army as useless ornamental appendage. Her ex.
perience with the army ofncers and the soldiers
with whom she came In contact during her temper.
ance work changed her ideas on this subject. Miss
cleveland made trip through the Black Hills with
lazy companion, and, stopping at railroad sta
ton, they would place their "baby organ" on the
platform and begin to sing gospel hymns In few
minutes the men would begin to pour out from the
saloons and gambling dens, and they would have
an attentive audience. In one town, there was
nearly every kind Of store, but all had saloon
attached. even the drug store. Besides these there
were nineteen saloons straight" and five dwell
1ngs. The lecturer spoke OF the uniform courtesy
al Kindness which she received from these rough
men, and said that women were treated In the west
with higher Chivalry than In the east
In speaking OF the phenomenal growth Of Dakota
during the past few years, she said that it was
only equaled by the great rush to California in 1se
The lecturer thought that Dakota was a special
field for woman Horace Greeley's advice to young
men could apply to-day with great force to woman.
city and saw the women there She could not under.
stand how they were contented to stay
here, when there was such a future for
behind prison bars woman in Dakota can en-,
gage In any business for which she is fitted, and she
VIII VIII have the respect and support Of the commu-
nifty and given the same chance as man.
Miss Cleveland also gave description of the
climate OF Dakota its resources and its future pros
poets, and spoke OF her own work In aid OF the
presbyterian University OF south Dakota. The
lecturer was asked q number OF questions by the
audience at the close Of the lecture.
A Railroad Collision in the City.
TRAINS ON MARYLAND AVENUE COLLIDE IN THE
FoG-oNE PASSENGER AND THE ENGINEERS SLIGHT
LY INJURED.
Inv ho too
occurred on Maryland avenue, between 9th and
10th streets southwest between the Alexandria
local train, leaving here at 72O, and the Virginia
Midland train, with the Chesapeake and Ohio con-
nection from st. Louis, the first train since the
floods, and which was due here last night at 7:1O
o'clock. The train south was in charge OF Conduc-
tor ketcham. and was composed OF three cars and
A. and +. engine No. II, and the incoming train
was In charge of Conductor Skidmore, with engine
". N.Y. 10 and four cars, including the c. and o.
baggage car. The incoming train had full notice
OF the time OF the opposing train, and it is claimed
that the train north should have switched
OH at 18th street. 1t was running, however, to
make the switch at 9th street the conductor at
the time OF the accident was on the step, prepared
to open the switch there CONDUCTOR ksteham
however, was SO heavy that neither the engineer
nor fireman OF either train saw the other till the
pilots We're within few yards of each other. The
to prevent collision Botn engines s0 we're re
badly smashed as also the platforms Of
passengers. Mr.. Michael Mcdaniel, cattle dealer
OF Leesburg, Va, was hurt about the shoulder, but
continued his journey on to Leesburg. Engineer
Davis. OF the south bound train injured in the
hip. but continued at work. Engineer Lynch, Of
the Virginia Midland road, was somewhat shaken
up and bruised, but is still at work. The wreck
was cleared and the trains running as usuSl
q few hours.
Judge Wylie's Temperance Lecture.
he GIVES HIS VIEWS CONCERNING LIQUOR SALOONS
Yesterday afternoon Judge Wyle, In the Crimi-
nal Court, when charging the jury in the case OF
Thomas Madden, convicted OF assault and battery
With intent to kill, gave his views as to liquor
saloons. He said that these saloons were the places
where much crime originated that they pretended
TO sell spirituous and malt liquors. but sold neither,
Tor IL Was poison and just as certain to KILL though
perhaps not as quickly, as some other polsons. 1t
was really more dangerous, for the stuff passed
over the bars was OF such quality would bring
on insanity, which was worse than death. He,
however did not see at present any relief for these
saloons were sustained by the law and the commu-
nifty. He would advise that they should be
Stunned and that public sentiment be educated
against them AS to the plea of self-defense he
said the law did not permit knife to be used to
repel blow; such could be met in kind, and II a