Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-07-02
CHILDREN UNDER THE TRAIN.
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Early yesterday morning. as Captain Prices
train, on the Washington and Ohio railroad,
was on the up trip, the engineer and fireman
discovered, about two miles east OF Falls
church, something moving on the track, and
blew the alarm whistle. Running the train
nearly hall a mile further, 1t was discovered
that there were two little coIOred children on
| the track, neither of them three years OF age,
and each quietly munching some bread. An
attempt was made to reverse the engine, and
the speed Of the train was slackened while the
fireman rushed out to the pilot of the engine
with the intention of snatching at least one of
a okn nlo wexe
the two children Strengthened out on the trestle
work just before the engine passed over them.
The engine was stopped as soon as possible, and
the conductor and others. who expected to see
two mangled corpses, were surprised to see one
wheels. and The other was pulled trom nna see
the train. having been damaged only by q
scratch on the nose from the pilot Tie chill
dren were taken TO Falls Church, and suisse.
Quently colOred woman called and claimed
them, but refused to give any name. From the
was reached BY trestle work. with high bank
on one side and q stream on the other, the train
men and others came TO the conclusion that the
children could not have wandered there, and
that they must have been put on the track to
be killed by the train.
Peter Zinxerle and His Pistol.
HE CAME HERE TO SEE THE FRENCH MINISTER.
Peter lingerie, who was arrested Wednesday
as q crank by Detective Carter, came here to see
the French minister. The French minister re-
ceived letter from the chief OF police at Pitts
burg, stating that lingerie was coming, and to
look out for him. lingerie has q claim, or
fancied claim, against the French government
on account of damages sustained to property of
his wife by the transfer of territory TO the Ger
MANS Ten minutes after the letter was re-
ceiyed lingerie appeared at the French minis
ter's office, and was induced to leave on q
promise Of the minister to look into his case.
He started from there to go to the State depart
who had been summoned by the French min
lister. lingerie had q revolver in his pocket but
was not loaded: o, re s nad a. howevef box Of
of the pistol alter leaving the French minis
ter's that when he went there he expected he
which case he intended 10 use his revolver. He
was we'll supplied with money, and left for
home that evening. The police authorities here
took his pistol from him and sent 1t to the
police authorities In Pittsburg.
Ihe Eleventh Street Fire.
MISS M'BRIDE RELEASED ON BAIL.-M'FAR-
LAND, HER SERVANT, HELD AS A WITNESS.
Miss Mary Mcbride, who was arrested by
Detective Raft, Wednesday, after the fire at
house SIS 18th street, on suspicion of setting
the place on fire, and who waived an examina-
ton, gave bail in %, 900 yesterday afternoon
Mr.: Julius Lansburgh going upon her bond
Mcfarland, the servant in the house, arrested
at the same time on suspicion, who has made q
statement about the case, was to-day taken be-
fore the district attorney, and giving a sworn
statement, was committed to jail as witness.
THE DISTRICT VETERANS-At q meeting
last night of the survivors of the second bat
TALON, District of Columbia volunteers, Capt
ca9es leS
one from each of the five companies repre-
sented, with Capt. Cailan as chairman, was APP
pointed to draft constitution and bylaws tor
permanent organization. Lieuts. Scrivner,
Calvert, Barnes, Lehman and Dobson, Of COM
made an executive committee.
WASHINGTON HoMGoPATHs ArSARAToGA.-
Institute of Homeopathy has been in progress
at Saratoga this week. At one of the sessions
DR.. j. B. q. Custis of this city offered resolu-
tons directing the bureau of medical legisla-
ton to see what course Is best to pursue to
have homeopathy recognized in the army and
navy OF the United states Mr.. AloEZo Bell,
who represented the Homeopathic Hospital
association of this city, gave some account of
the hospital and the success which it has meet
with. He said that now 1t was one of the
prominent institutions Of the city.
ing OF the exposition committee last evening
the secretary read letters endorsing the pro-
jec: from Gov. J. Proctor Knott, Of Kentucky;
and Gov. Bate, of Tennessee, who accepted the
appointment of ex-oftlcio membership on the
board. Similar letters were also read from o
number of presidents OF boards of trades and
other bodies. Additional subscriptions were
announced as follows: w. W. CorcOran, 500;
James WOrmley's Sons, 500; Independent
Ice Co., 500; Fred c. Singer, $50.
BASE BALL YESrHRDAY.-A cyclone struck
the Nationals In ST. Louis yesterday, and they
dropped game to the black diamonds by q
score of II TO z. The base hits OF the visitors
numbered z, and errors. while the st, Louis
pounded Barr for IL hits, and were credited
with six errors. The Merchants defeated the
Pension Office nine yesterday by score oil 13 to
B. Other games yesterday resulted follows:
AT Detroit-DetrOit, z; Boston, IL. At Kansas
City-Kansas City, 2; Philadelphia, 8. At Chi
cago-Chicago, New York, 3. At Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Z; Baltimore, 5. At Pittsburg-Pitts.
burg, 4; Athletic, 5. At st. LOuis-St. Louis, 8;
Metropolitan, 3. At Louisville-Louisville,1 Ia:
Brooklyn,2.
A PREsrNTATION.-Thee employees of Kings
Palace have presented their king" with
handsome gOld-headed cane previous to his de-
parture for Europe as a testimonial OF their re-
gard and esteem for him. Mr.. King feelingiy
thanked them and assured them that the well
fare II his employees was always his first
thought and occupied prominent place in his
heart He sails for Europe next Thursday.
The EXCURSION of the Washington Light
Infantry which was to have taken place TO-
49,