Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-05
THE WOMAN,S WEEK.
Arranging for the Approaching Inter.
national Council.

roster. Miss Anthony, chairman OF the commit
tee and Miss Foster secretary. are at present In
stalled at the Riggs. Mrs stanton Is expected
home from Europe about the 18th and win come
i,hHleClateiy 10 this city. Mrs Helen N. cougar,
the chairman OF the railroad committee, has Sc
cured reduced rates for delegates over nearly all
cba,roan 3, 70 tn snis city; MIS- Mary vp
also reduced hotel rates at several OF the hotels
Inc coming conference is intended to celebrate
movement. The council, which viii open on the
23tn INST, will continue eight days and have six
teen public sessions. 1t is not Intended that the
Clscussions shall be limited TO questions touching
the political rights of women.
THE PROGRAM
Is arranged so as to secure an interchange OF
opinions on all the great questions now agitating
the world On saturday. the cath instant, pre-
will be a public reception OF delegates at the
Riggs House. Sunday there will be church ser
Vices at Ai6aughs, where the sessions OF the
stanton Will deliver her opening address, Mon
DAYS session will be devoted TO education, Tues
kindred topics, and Wednesaay's 10 the labor
question and auxiliary question and to questions
OF law. Thursday the foreign delegates will de-
among women will be discussed Friday the
question OF moral education and other like mat
viii n 1e TAXED over and the sessions that DAY
OF tne womens suffrage movement will talk aud
day.
WOMEN WHO WILL. ATTEND.
Among the well-known American women who
VIII take part In the council besides those named
above are Mrs. Laura NJ. Johns, OF Kansas; Mrs.
Clara b. Colby, of Nebraska; Rev. olympia Brown,
Mrs. Lille Devereux Blake, Mrs Elizabeth Isle
saxon, OF Tennessee; Mrs. Elizabeth Boynton Har-
bert OF Illinois; Miss Frances willard, Mrs Lucy
Stone. Mrs Julia Ward Howe Miss Mary F. East
man, Miss Clara Barton, Mrs Mary A. Llvermore,
Rev. Antonette Brown. Mrs Louise Reed stowell,
Rev. Anna Shaw, Mrs. Laura McNeir.
THE FOREIGN DELEGATES.
Much interest will te given to the proceedings OF
the council by the presence of a number OF women
from abroad, who come as accredited delegates
from associations OF women across the Atlantic.
These include Mrs. OrmiSton Chant, of Edinburgh,
who Is engaged in social purity work, and will
speak on that subject; the Baroness Gr1penberg, a
well-known authoress, OF Finland, who will repre-
sent the Finnish Woman'S Society, and who Will
be accompanied by MIS-. ALI Trygg, a Finnish lady
OF prominence as a teacher: Mrs Alice Scatcherd,
OF England, representatives OF the suffrage women
there; Mrs. Ada Frederikson, now living In Chi
cago, who will attend as a representative OF the
Danish Womans Society, and at the
sent also the woman's Suffrage Suffrage Association
OF Denmark; Mrs Groth, OF Norway, who will
represent the Norwegian Woman's suffrage Asso-
Citation; the Pundita RamaiDa, a noted woman or
India, who will represent the women OF that far
away land, and Madame Isabelle Bogelot, OF Paris,
who has been engaged extensively in woman's
Some or these ladies' Will sail this country with
Mrs. stanton. Before coming to this city they
Dixie, OF England, is expected as representative
OF the Manchester Liberal League, and Miss Helen
Taylor, stepdaughter OF John Stewart MIL will
come as an invited guest. There will be no repre-
sentative from italy, but paper VIII be read from
Mme Fanny Zanipini salazaro, editor of the
Romans Rerieto. monthly journal published at
Rome. Miss Foster, the secretary, has arranged
to Issue tickets or admission to representatives OF
the press applying TO her,
An Alleged Bogus Race Ticket.
IT COST HENRY C. GRAY 80, AND He HAS rHE MAN
WHO SOLD 1T TO HIN ARRESTED.
This morning, in the Police Court, a young
man named Paul Sangston, was charged with the
larceny OF So from Henry C. Gray by means OF the
sale OF ticket on the horseraces, alleged 10 have
been purchased In the pool-room OF Miller Co., 10
the Marble saloon Mr.. Moss, Tor the defendant,
Mr. cray TESTIFIED that saturday afternoon the
defendant came TO him with a race ticket and
offered IL for sale. The ticket paid 81 for 81 on
combination OF three horses and two OF the horses
had already run and won. Mr.. Shepperd offered
in evidence the disputed ticket, which Is as fol-
lows:
"P 691i COMBINATION
Play or Pay.
l. Mickey, W.
.. Mullon, W.
3. Maynard, ". 9-1."
Witness explained that Mickey and Mullon had
won; that the VS. meant TO win, and that the rig-
meant that II the horses the holder OF the
Witness said that the defendant told him that lie
had purchased the ticket In Miller SrCos and
for the ticket and ser@ard learned that tss
ticket was not a genuine one.
Jesse Johnson, q combinatiOn-ticket writer for
Miller e Co., testified that no such combination as
named on the ticket had been recorded In their
BOOKS, and that he did not issue the ticket. He
explained that the ticket might have been altered
but he saw no signs OF an erasure on It.
The defendant testified that he purchased the
ticket from Newell Kenny after the first horse had
run. and afterward sold II TO Mr.. Gray.
The Judge said that he would continue the case
until Newell Kenny could be summoned.
Mr.. Moss asked that the defendants personal
bonds be taken, as he was reputable young man
and belonged TO respectable family.
The judge declined TO grant his request, and re-
marked that all men who hang about these places
"And think, said Mr.. Moss shat these men
who are In the business"
"Never mind" Interrupted the judge; ''call the
next case"
FUNERAL OF w. III. BALpwIN-The funeral OF the
late Win IN Ii. BALDWIN took place yesterday from
the family residence In lie Droit PARK. Rev Dr.
Addison conducted the services and the interment
was at the Congressional Cemetery. The pail
bearers We're Daniel McFarlan WocoUJ Lay, +. r.
Barnum, W. b. Guriey, Thos. A. Brown, and Jos. u.
FranZOnL
SUIT FOR $500 DAMAGEs.-To-day Mr.. W. C.
Zimmerman, by Mr.. +. IL. Mackey, filed suit
ages Dy reason OF leaky sewer and water pipes In
premises adjoining plaintiffs house, which has be-
come damaged thereby, MS Ialnliy mAue SICK, &C.
West Washington Affairs.
No NEW GOVERNMENT NEEDED - WHAT IL
WANTED HERE-When MIR. Jno. I. Mitchell, CHAIR
main OF the committee OF Twenty-one, presented
his report OF the meeting OF the citizens OF West
Washington, held last week as to the proposed
change OF Government, to the Committee OF One
Hundred. he was told that he was authorized to
call meeting OF the Committee OF Twenty zone
and not a maSs-meeting, he had done. So on
Saturday evening, at the Cooperative Building
Association Hall, the Committee OF Twenty-One
met, and were more decided even that West Wash
ington did not desire change OF government than
the mass meeting had been. During the meeting
Mr.. Benz. Miller, Dy request OF citizens OF West
Washington and residents along the canal above
this place. asked the chairman, through the Com
mittee OF Twenty-one through the Committee OF
One Hundred, and through the District Commits
sioners to protest, far they do So against
the disposal OF any part OF portion OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal or against the leasing
OF 1t for the as railroad. resolution offered
by q, w. King was unanimously agreed to. which
requested the Committee or One Hundred and the
Commissioners or the District to resist in Congress
any further permits being granted to any railroad
or railroads TO cross the Potomac River south OF
the Aqueduct bridge (within the District and that
ali southern connections must be made west OF the
AQueduct bridge.
DEATH OF AN AGED LADY.-Mrs Arfana J. Lyles
died last night at her residence on the TenleytOwn
road at the advanced age OF ninety years.
The funeral will take place Wednesday afternoon
from the chapel at Oak HILL
FUNERAi--John A w. Waters was buried yes
terday afternoon from the chapel at Oak Hill Gem
etery with impressive ceremoHies. The following
lodges, of which the deceased was member par.
ttcipated: Potomac r. A Chapter, No. 8, Potomac
Lodge No 5, Potomac COmmandery, No. 3 and