Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-25
CONDENSED LOCALS.

| officers follows: VIM. Oscar Roome, presi-
dent; 5. o. Stockslager. vice-president; S. Her
| bert Giesy. secretary; John o. johnson, treas
urer; W. B. Matthews general manager, and
| 5. Herbert Giesy. counsel.
| At meeting of the resident members of the
Sigma Chi college fraternity, held at the office
of Reginald Fcndall saturday, steps were taken
toward the organization of an alumni chapter
/ in this city.
dispatch from Pittsburg last night says:
| stephen IL. Lee. of Washington city, was shot
and instantly killed by Chas. Allen. Jealousy
was the cause. Both are colored. Allen was
\ arrested.
The Sunday School Lyceum of the Second
Baptist church held a meeting yesterday after
noon, at which Miss Emma +. G.. Merritt read
paper on The wealth of character
The roads and cemetery in the grounds of
| St. EliZabeth's asylum will shortly be improved
by the planting of two hundred shade trees
| furnished by the parking commission at the
| request of the District Commissioners.
At the church of Our Father. last evening.
Dr. ). d. Dewey. OF New York, spoke on THE
| Theosophy of the Christ"
Yesterday morning George Peters, a thirteen
year-old boy, while playing on pile of lumber
| on list street between and streets south,
fell and broke his leg. He was taken to his
| home, 327 Canal street and attended by Dr.
Thompson.
The Lincoln sailors and soldiers will hold a
convention at the 4th street Baptist church this
evening. EX-Congressman Smalls will speak.
!
THE ETHICS OF ADMINISTRATION Carroll d.
Wright, commissioner of labor. delivered a
| lecture Saturday night before the Young Mems
christian association on the subject of the
Ethics of machinery" His platform was that
every mechanical improvement advances the
interests of labor and leads to the moral as well
| as the physical Improvement of the citizen by
| enabling him to do his work in shorter time.
| and thus have opportunity for Improvement
The evils claimed by the opponents of labor
| saving machlnery-that it crowded out indi-
| vlduals-the lecturer thought to be small in
| comparison to the great benefit inuring to the
mass of artisans.
INFERRED IN Rock CREEK CEMETERY.-The
| funeral of the infant son of Mr. r. H. Sylvester
chief clerk of the police department took place
| yesterday afternoon from the parents resi-
| dence, 1881 18th street. Rev. DIR. Townsend
| oficlated. There were present a number of
| sympathIzlng friends. including Senator and
| Mrs. COckrell, Major Moore, Capt. Austin, and
| Lieut.. Amiss. The interment was at Rock creek
| cemetery.
The TREASURY BATTsLIoS-The Treasury
battalion of the District national guard has
| elected the following officers: George A. Bart
| lett, captain; Jesse Bassett first lieutenant:
j. S. TOmlinson, second lieutenant; William E.
Buell., first sergeant; Joseph I. Marsden. second
sergeant; Richard Moore, third sergeant; A. p
Schell, fourth sergeant; John j. Harley. fifth
| sergeant; Robert NJ. HEWITT first corporal; B. F.
| Craycroft, second corporal; A. j. Brook third
corporal; John J. Neagle, fourth corporal
| Thomas II. Armstrong was chosen secretary.
TELLING How THE EsKIMOs HUNT-Mr.
Joseph Murdoch was the lecturer Saturday af-
| ternOon at the national museum, his subject
being Hunting and Fishing Among the Eski-
mos of Point Barrow" A life-sized figure of
| an Eskimo ON the platform served as an illus
tration of the costume worn by the natives,
| and the lecturer was surrounded by a complete
| collection of the birds. fishes, and animals of
| the far north and the weapons and implements
| used by the Eskimos. Mr.. Murdoch, who was
the naturalist OF the international polar expe-
| dition sent to Point Barrow in 1891 said that
| the Eskimos are quick-witted. easily capable of
| civilization. and resOurceful and industrious
people at all seasons of the year.
| A STOLEN HoRsE.-Some day ago Mr.. G.. H.
| Gheen, the ivery-stable keeper on G. street,
purchased horse from ]. W. Yates, the horse
| dealer. The latter had bought the animal
| from countryman. The horse proved to be
the property of William W. Walker, of West
| mOreland county, Va, and had been stolen
| from his farm several weeks ago. MIR. Walker
found the horse here, and after paying the
charges on it the animal was returned to him.
| A WAsHINGToN BALL TossER-G Winkelman,
| OF this city. who made such good record for
himself last season with the Minneapolis club,
has signed with the Hartfords. He mad offers
from Detroit and Indianapolis, but preferred
| to play another season with the minor league.
| He is looked upon by the baseball fraternity as
| a coming player. He mada his debut as q pro-
fessional three seasons age, when he pitched for
| Washington against Kansas City allowing only
four men to reach the first.
| Both FIGHTERS FINED.-A few minutes be-
fore II O'Clock last Friday night persons living
IN the vicinity of the pension office aroused
4 by hearing the screams of colored woman
l nd sp1n 6aff o-ia
were answered by Policeman Bushall. who
| found two negroes Sidney Smith and Alfred
| Rollins engaged IN fight. From the appear
ance of Smith the fight had been a desperate
one. His face badly cut and his clothing
| was covered with blood. He had been struck
with a glass. Notwithstanding the lateness OF
| the hour a large crowd soon collected. The
| men were placed under arrest and locked up
| Saturday, in the Police Court Smith was fined
SO and Rollins was fined twice that amount.
JoNADABs AT Fort MEYER.-A delegation OF
Spartan Council Sons of Jonadab, paid vsi,
| to the Cavalry temperance union at Fort Meyer
| last Friday night at their regular meeting
program was rendered. Quite a number of the
| cavalfymen are members of the order oil
| Jonadabs.
TRUSTEES SALE OF FINE FURNITURE AMI
\ CARPErs.-Messrs Duncanson Bros will sell to-
morrow morning, commencing at 10 o'clock a.
their salesrooms, 9th and ID streets northwest
by order Page and Brooks, trustees, a fine col
lection Of household furniture, carpets, &c
See the advertisement.
To New YORK VIA B. 4 O. r. R.-A complete
service of fast Express Trains is now in full
operation between New York, Philadelphia
Baltimore and Washington via b. d o. r. r
All the day trains are equipped with Pullman.
Parlor Cars and the night trains with Pullmani
Sleepers. The ''Knickerbocker Express, ~ leav
ing Washington at AIS P. m, arriving New Yorl
$50 pm, Is composed exclusively of vestibuleC
Coaches and Parlor Cars. No extra fare il
charged. Passengers are landed at station foo
OF Liberty street, New York, within two blocki
of Elevated railroad
NEW ROUTE TO New YoRK-A new route fol-
travel to New York has been established by the
Baltimore and Ohio in connection with the
Reading and Jersey Central roads. The trains
are run through without change or transfer
and passengers are landed at Jersey Contra
station, foot Of Liberty street, two blocks from
9Th avenue and three blocks from 9th avenue
elevated roads. See Baltimore and Ohio tim,
table, this paper.
The BIscHoFF CONCERTS Tuesday and Wed
nesday evenings bring out the best local talent