Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-19
BASE BALL.


| BASE BALL.
Another Victory for the Washiugssu
Tsa@-Opening Of the Championship
Season-Other GAnss Yesterday.
The second game With the Cuban Giants started
on In a lively manner yesterday afternoon. Gil.
more was In the box Tor Washington, with Mack
| in front OF him, and when the nrst man made a
two-bagger, and that mans brother next in order
caught ball on the end OF his bat for four bases
things began TO look blue. After that, however,
the visitors could only touch the curves az widely
scattered times; In ract, but f1ve hits were made
BY them during the game. In the NTH, with the
score standing TO g. the Senators, beginning with
Wilmot, began to bat and did not cease until the
round had batted and SIX runs were scored. Sell
den was very effective with some OF the men,
1et eignt SHs tne home team managed 70
making two beautiful hits to the southeast cor.
| ner that gave him three bases each time but
| have been home runs. He also made q single.
Myers came In second, with two rwo-baggers and
sngs Hss1g %a1 ns safely except
| second Both clubs played beautifully in the
field; Donnelly and Gilmore each making q
bases on balls there were but three neianR srrors
counted, one OF them excusable. The total score
was IA to The exhibition series will close to-day
with another game With the GiantA and on Friday
THR CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON WILL BE OPENED
In game between the Senators and the New
Yorka Both clubs win present their strongest
teams. and holly contested game II sure to re-
suit. II Keefe signs before then 1t is expected
that ne s, wl Dc put In the box not Wslch win
day, with Mack probably In front Of him. BY the
way, there has sprung up q new cognomen for
town Departments. In honor Of the Secretary Of
the Navy, and OF his trusry factotem Mack, who
y 10 the Cabinet on1cer what the left hand is to
the right, the clerks and officers In that ONCE
have dubbed the shadow pitcher and catcher the
"Navy Department battery" and they always
turn out ia force whenever these men are booked
for game.
OTHER CANES YESTERDAY.
The championship season OF the American Asso-
citation opened yesterday. In st. Louis the home
team shut out the Louisvilles by score of to 0,
King pitching against Ramsey. Brooklyn de-
f han; Cleveland In the former city, 10 evi
fielding. The batteries were Caruthers and
Bushong, Cruwell and thinner. The closest gara0
le,ics and the Baltimores, in which the visitors
linn, Kilroy and Trott. AT kansas City the Gin
clnnatlS defeated the home team, 10 to g. the bat
teries being Porter and Donohue and Mullane and
keenan,. Az New York-New York, 9; syracuse.
AT ladelnia-Philadelph g; Princeton, q.
BALL NOTES.
Clarkson and Kelly are booked as the battery
for Boston tomorrow.
1t Is both asserted and denied that Philadelphia
mas offered S15, 700 for Wards release.
jim Whitney Will manage the team In Ted Sui
nvans absence.
Ferguson is sick with typhoid fever.
teur mines OF the city took place yesterday at
Kendall Green between the Deaf Mute and Pallas
teams. and was won by the latter, score tod
District Government Affairs.
NISCfLLANEoUS.
r, The Commissioners have written to Chairman
relief Of Rebecca Scott recommending adverse
action. They say that the only Keller they can
consistently recommed is that the District law Of
limitation De extended in their favor so that these
cases may be heard In the supreme Court OF the
District OF Columbia.
Messrs Waple & Co. have been refused permits.
sion to display goods in front OF their store at the
corner OF I1th and E streets northwest.
The requisite proceedings having been taken by
all the property owners or square numbered 5o2,
In conformity to the act OF Congress so mucn OF
the old aiieyways In said square as the petitioners
ask to have closed as prayed for. the new alley.
therefor, are declared open as public alleys.
The Courts.
EQUITY CouRT-Chte} Justice Bingham and Judge
To-day, Homiller agt. Homiller; testimony be-
fore w. T. Snyder, examiner, ordered Ruffin agt.
Mclntlre; execution OF order OF reference ordered.
VOlans agt. Ward; E. A. Newman substituted as
trustee. Russell agt Russell; motion to restrict
complainant In use OF premises denied.
CIRCUIT COURT No. 1-Judoe Hagner.
To-day. Moses & Son agt whyte & overman; on
CIRCUIT COURT. No. 2-Jadoe Merrick
To-day, Manning agt. Union Transfer Co.; on
trial
PoLICR CoURr-Judge Shell
To-day, Pnnny G. Merry, occupying street; Sos.
Burton johnson, colored, carrying pistol; $50 or
80 days JAS Ford, disorderly conduct; S. or Is
days Lilly Rui1in. disorderly conduct In county;
orderly conduct; IS or Is days each, Ellen Ale.
profanity; S or days Geo. Brown, alias Kane,
disOrderty conduct; s. or Is days. JOS Del
Braneo' oostructing street; 3.
The Diss de Bars ON Trial.
WHERE THE SPIRIT PAINTINGS ARE SUPPOSED TO
HAVE CONE PROM.
The alleged swinding spirit painter, Madame
Dlss de Bar. her husband, "Gen." Diss de Bar, and
their confederates, the Lawrences, were arraigned
in the Special Sessions Court, at the Tombs, In
New York yesterday afternoon. They were
charged with conspiring to defraud Lawyer
Luther p Marsh. @. T. Solomon, the madames
brother, testified that she was born In Mercer
county, KY, was fraud, land was never known
conclusion OF his testimony the hearing was post
pOned until Friday afternoon. The prisoners
were removed TO prison.
Mr.. WIN. Ii. Howe the lawyer who has been en-.
gagged to prosecute the case, thinks that he has
solved the mystery surrounding the Marsh cOllec.
t ton Of paintings ana made application later in
and her husband. Joseph Diss DeBar on the
ground that many OF the pictures in the Marsh
collection are pictures obtained by the Diss
DeBars from the estate OF Samuel L. Loewenherz
The description OF the Marsh pictures corresponds
to the description given to some OF the pictures
missing from , the LoeMennerz collection. The
Valkehburgh, Mr.. Loewenherzs executor. These
pictures the afidayits allege, obtained to be
6 peBa and that they we're nos s saS ' os
turned. The affdavit places the value OF the