Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-07-12
The Library Site Proceeding.


To-day, Judge Merrick holding the District
court, acted upon the motion of the cnndemla-
tion of land for the Congressional library
squares 129, 73O and .3l), and signed the
order, which WAS prepared on sal urday, direct
ing the marshal TO summons jury OF twelve
men to meetton the pr. misses and each parcel
thereof at 10 O'clock Oh tuesday, 2. Tia instant,
to appraise the property.
PAYMENT IN THE UNAPPEALED CASES.
A number OF the cases in which no appeals
have been taken, and in which the awards on
the records OF the court stand confirmed, were
to-day transmitted to the Secretary OF the Inte-
rior by the district attorney. That officer will
certify them TO tine Attorney Generals office,
through winch reports VIII be made on the
titles, and when this Is done the Secretary of
the Interior will draw on the Treasury Tor the
that the property holders shall make demand
Tor their awards on the Secretary OF the Interior
within fifteen days after the confirmation of
the report. and this will expire on the list inst.
When the money is paid there are deeds re-
quircd, for under the act the title at once vests
in the United States.
protests, In view OF receiving the amounts
awarded at an early date, will, it is said, with
draw their appeals.
THE JURY OF TWELVE
has not yet been selected, and it may be some
days before they will be summoned. Judge
Merrick has suggested that when he selects
them their names be made known at once that
the property holders may determine whether
be cautioned not TO speak on the subject or
allow any one to approach them on ii. This
jury of twelve may render their verdict by ma
jOrities-in other words, seven members may
nX the amount.
Base Bali.
ANOTHER DEFEAT FOR THE NArIoNALs-suN-
DAY GAMES.
The Bostons administered another defeat to
the Nationals Saturday, by a score of = to 1. 1t
is announced that there will be several inn
portant changes in the home team during this
week, and that the services OF Farrell, the Phila-
delphia second basenan, and OF AXE, the third
baseInan OF the Eastern league, have already
been secured.
Capt. Morrill,, of the Bostons. says that the
Nationals would have had NO trouble in VIM
bat at all. for the BostOns could do but little
with the boy Madigan, who pitched for the
home team. Capt. Morrill, thinks that Madi-
gan promises TO be a valuable man. His slow
ball, he says, Is different from any now pitched
In the league, and all the teams will have difti-
Guilty in batting 1t, at least until they get used
to IL.
Sunday base ball: At observation-disclosures
z; Brookiyns, IL. At Observation-Disclosures,
13; Athletics, 4. At ST. Louis-Browns, 2;
Baltimores, 3.
CHILD RUN OVER AND KILLED.-Lena
Green, u little coored girl eighteen months old,
was run over Saturday night in front of her
home, on G street, between 10th and 11th
streets southeast, by a herdic coach. The child
was playing in the street The wheels of the
coach passed over ITS neck and body, infiicting
injuries which resulted In death before =
physician could be summoned. The driver OF
the coach, John A. Andrews, was put under
arrest, but released yesterday on the verdict OF
coroners jury tnat he was not to blame.