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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-03
The Reverend Walters Revenge,

From The Detroit Free Press.
An incident occurred at banquet few even
ings ago that did not find its way into the re-
ports of the affair One of the most prominent
men of the state. who was stationed near the
departing guest no sooner observed the array
OF wlne-glasses at his plate than he turned
them all bottom side up. few minutes later
the colored waiter assigned to that section of
the festive board came along with a decanter
OF sherry, seized the distinguished gentleman s
sherry glass, turned it right side up. and filed
1t to the brim. The gentleman, astOnshed and
veXed. said to the man and brother in a SUBJ
dued but penetrating tone:
''How long have you been waiter?"
II isn't waitah, sab; Use preacher, I'm
just helping for tonight"
We'll, your head waiter should have in
structed you that when u man turns his glass
upside down he doesn't wish wine"
The servant apologizcd and the banquet pro-
ceeded. Midway OF the feast the waiter hur-
riedly set before the distinguished gentleman
a small glass cup, having handle at one side
and filled with frozen pink-coIored decoction
that might have been u strawberry ice The
distinguished gentleman tasted it with his
spoon i'll an distracted manner. while l.srening
to the conversation of his ncighbor at his left
and finding 1t OF pleasing taste, swallowed
spoonful. after spoonful till it was nearly half
devoured. Then the preacher-waiter suddenly
remembered something, dived forward, seized
the cup and lifteG 1t away, saying Is he did 80:
BEG pawdOn, sab; excuse me, sah; dis is
frozen punch"
The cOuntonance of the distinguished tenn
perance man was for several moments study
for physiognomist
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-03
A BOY IN TROUBLE.
Charged with Dropping Lead Coin in .
Slot Machine to Get Chewing Gum.

In front of Wilson's confectionery store. on
9th street, is drop-a-cent- -slot-and-set-
a-piece-of-chewng-gum machine. There are
no blanks but every perfect cent is guaranteed
to win prize. Willie Diggs, a tweIve-year-
old Sunday-school boy, likes chewing gum, and
his appetite for that article got him into trou-
BILE. This morning he was in the Police Court
charged wish larceny" an offense which col
ored lawyer in cur courts once defined as ''the
taking of thing from where it is and the put
ting Oft where it amt. THE proprietor of the
store told the court that he owned the contents
of the machine. He exhibited handful of bo-
gus pennies. made of lead bullets. He ex-
planned how the machine was manipulated and
told the court that he caught the boy in the act
of dropping pieces OF lead in the slot on two &C.
casions.
In other words" said the Judge. s.you bet
him that he ii get piece of gum. Its game
of CHANGER"
mo, SIR" replied the witness.
"ln answer to the courts inquiries. he said
that he arrested the boy and kept him in the
store until his mother left So He afterward
returned the money. The boy admitted that
he put the leaden imitation of coin in the SLOT
but denied that he got the chewing gum and
his testimony was corroborated by another boy.
Where did you get the lead coin?" asked
the Judge.
I'm Sunday school," he replied.
He admitted that on previous occasions he
had got gum from the apparatus by using the
bogus coins. but he could not tell how many
times he had obtained it.
Judge Miller spoke of the drop-a-nickel-in-
the-slot machines as being standing invitation
to boys to become thieves. They are the best
things in the world, the judge said, to educate
young boys to become rascals. He leetured the
lad about the business of making counterfeit
coins, and said that some of these boys would
probably land in the penitentiary if they didn't
stop such practices. As this was the first case
OF the kind and the defendant small boy the
judge said he would take his personal bonds.
Lieut.. Heffner, in whose precinct the arrest
was made told reporter that he learned of
the affair through the boys mother. He said
that when Mr.. Wilson caught the boy he locked
MN up for more than an hour, and demanded
$40 of the boys mother. She could only raise
80, which she gave him and her boy was re-
leased. When the lieutenant learned of the
affair, he says, he sent Officer Daily to see Viii
son and tell hum he had better return the
money, which he did, and he then said that he
would get even and have the boy arrested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-03
knights of Honor.

At a conference of leading members Of the
Knights of Honor, furnishing organization,
recently held, it was unanimously decided to
carry out the proposition touching the holding
of public demonstration during the last week
Of this month. The following executive and
miscellaneous committees were formed and
placed on proper footing for effective service:
Executive committee, G. II. Cooper, g. D.,
chairman; J. S. Bo!way, 6. T.. treasurer: +. f.
Bates. e. &C., secretary. For National Lodge,
ID. c. Morrison, J. V. Wurdeman, Ed Muller,
Benjamin L. White, J. 5. Bolway. For Federal
Lodge. d. T. Jones. n. c. Martin, l.. B. Parker,
I. +. Bates. For Potomac Lodge. f. E. storm
j. H. Gisbnrne. j. b. Dutton. For Mt. Vernon
Lodge, g. W. Mckee, Edmund Cottrell, j. Ii.
Dony. For Naval Lodge, Philip Inch. Com
mittee on speakers y. c. Martin, f. f. Storm
J. V. Wurdeman; on program, J. II. GisburRe,
j. i. Dutton L. L. Parker. ID. C. Morrison E.
Cottrell. Philip Inch; on printing. j. IL. Dony,
+. T. Bates. Edwin Muller; on audit. Benjamin
L. White, d. L. JONES' George W. Mckee Il
is expected an excellent program will be offered
for the entertainment of the Knights and their
friends
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THE ANNUAL MUSTER
Dates Announced for the Inspections of
the District National Guard.

Gen. Albert Ordway has issued a general
order announcing the dates and times of the
annual inspections and muster Of the various
troops of the national guard of the District.
With the exception of the general staff this
will occur at the armories of the different CON-
mands. The musters will take place as follows:
Monday, May 1S-General staff and non-com-
missioned staff, at headquarters, at p. m.
light battery A. at $50 p. m; signal company,
at s:I5 p m. Tuesday, May l4-Field and staff,
second regiment, at armory of company A.
fourth battalion 30s 10th street at ESQ D. m.
field and staff of fourth battalion, same place,
at p. m; company A. fourth battalion, at Sill
p. n; company ID, fourth battalion. at 9:l5
p. m. Wednesday. May l5-Eighth battalion,
at p. m. Thursday, May 16-Field
and staff of fifth battalion, at srmory
of company b. 643 Louisiana avenue, at : 80 p.
m; company B. fifth battalion. at pm: COM
pany c, fifth battalion. at 9I5 pm.
Friday, May l7-Field and staff. second bat.
TALON at armory, company c, at $50 pm
company A. second battalion, at pm; COM
pany Ii, second battalion, at $50 pm; CON-
pany c. second battalion, at 8 pm; company
ID, second battalion. at $50 pm.
Monday, May 20-Third battalion, at s pm.
Tuesday, May 2l-Company A. sixth bat
TALON at pm; company b, sixth battalion,
at pm.
Wednesday, May 22-Cavalry troop at p.
m; ambulance company, at 7:30 pm; field and
staff, first regiment, at armory of first bat
TALON at $50 p.m.; first battalion, at SIS m.
Thursday, May 23-Company A, fifth battal-
ion, at 8 p. NJ; company ID, fifth battalion, al
S:45 P. IN.
Friday, May 24-Drum corps, at p. m.
Monday, May 27-Seventh battalion, at p.
m.
The first. third, seventh. and eighth battal-
ions will be inspected as battalions. In addi-
ton TO the inspection of the troops the books
and papers of each regiment. company. and
battalion will be inspected. The muster-rolls
will be forwarded to headquarters by command
ing officers before the 10th inst
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Asking for County improvements.

At a meeting last night of the Eighth Dis
trict citizens association at Biglers hall, on the
Bladensburg road, Mr.. c. B. Hemingway said
that the District Commissioners had SO far
failed to comply with his request to have the
Hickey road improved, though Commissioner
Wheatley had promised to do it, He made a
motion, which was carried requesting the
Commissioners to open 4 street. east of
Bladensburg road, when the appropriations
become available i'll July. 1t was decided
also to request the Commissioners to extend
the sewer on the Bladensburg road. from its
present terminus to the north corner of Grace
land cemetery. A committee, composed of
Messrs; j. Willis. Henry Long, Chas. Sickles
these matters to the Commissioners
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NO REAL HITCH IN THE MATCH.
Little Credit Given Here To Lord bud.
ravens Reported Objections.

From the New York srn. To-day.
There isn't yachtman in New York. whose
opinion is worth having, who believes that
Lord Dunraven will back out OF his challenge
to sail for the Americas cup. on account of the
hme-allowance clause in the cup committees
letter OF acceptance. People on the other
side who are trying 70 make q sensation or
create bad feeling between the New York and
the ROYAL Squadron yacht clubs ought 90 be
suppressed" said a yachtman last night, for
there isn't word OF truth in the report OF
Dunrayens objections. We all know that he's
coming over here TO race for Gen. Paine's In
ternational cup, and he saws in his letter that
the Nalkyrle was not specially designed to sail
for the Americas cup, but for racing in Eng
lish waters"
J. Frederick Tams. Of the New York and Sea-
wanhska-Corlnthian Yacht club. who is also q
member OF the cup committee. said last night:
Il don Z believe n word OF il. Dunraven has
not objected 70 our time allowance feel sure,
for he said in his letter that he would like the
allowance 10 be mean between the New York
and has own club. and II that was not agreeable
he would be governed by the New York rules
L think It's a toss up which is the faircst ours
or his. Until We have some more elements OF
measurement, sail area. and SO forth from the
Nalkyrie, We cannot tell anywhere near what
the allowance between the Volunteer aud Nalky-
RE would be. The mistake they have always
made has been in not building boats specially
for racing in our waters. They have built 70
win prizes over there. and let the Americas
cup be a secondary consideration. We. on the
other hand. have attended strictly 20 business,
and built the very best We could to defend the
cup"
DO You think Watson has sufficient know
ledge of the sail area of our yachts TO gain any
advantage in time allowance"
Watson is pretty shrewd. and he must know
a good deal about the Volunteers sail plan. but
that of the Katrina shamrock and Iitania has
been changed often that he cannot form
correct ideas from what he saw OF them while
here"
A London dispatch saws: The Times believes
that the Misunderstanding in connection with
Lord Dunraven's challenge will be amicably
arranged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-03

Commander-in-Chief VIM. Warner, OF the
Grand Army of the Republic, was received and
banqueted by the department Of Rhode Island
at Providence, r. /, last evening in very
spirited manner.
A $4,000 trotting horse died at the WASH
ington Park track, Chicago, Monday night
Fugue, a handsome bay mare. with record Of
2:IgI made last season, was the animal
Capt. 4. NJ. Yard, retired naval ofhcer, died
at Trenton, n. j., yesterday, aged seventy.
eight years.
A private reception was given in Brooklyn
last evening by Hon. J. 5. i. stranahan TO sec-
rotary Tracy and his wife and daughters.
IL was reported in New York last night that
the directors of the Northern PACING, at
meeting held in the afternoon. closed negotia-
tions for operating the Winconsin Central road
on a traffic agreement, and also agreed TO re-
open negotiations for joint lease with the
Union Pacific of the Oregon navigation COM
pany.
Late Yesterday afternoon Jacob Blessing
jumped Oh the bridge above Niagara Falls and
was drowned His body has not been recot.
cred
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-03
Exceptional and Sad.

From the Lewiston Journal
Elder Thompson, the famous Universalist
preacher who died some years ago, was once
asked to marry a couple whose religious views
were at variance with his own. After the cere-
mony the bridegroom expressed his entire sat-
isfaction with the service. Il don't see," he
said, that you could have done il any better
if you'd believed in a hell" little theologi-
cal discussion followed, in which Elder Thomp-
son advanced the idea that "a man gets his hell
in this world" Two years after Father Thomp-
son met the same man.
You remember you married me?" said the
man.
Yes"
"And that I said hoped it would be Just a.
happy a marriage if you believed in q hellf"
"lou said something like that"
And that you said some folks got all their
hell in this world!"
Il might have said So"
"Parson, you was right"
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DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
LIGHT FOR DARK PLACES,

Ll8HT FOX DARK
The Commissioners have ordered the erec-
ton of gas lamps at the following points: One
southwest corner of 18th and II streets north
west; two south side of r street. between 18th
and New Hampshire avenue northwest: one
3lst street, between y and = streets northwest;
four on + street, between 9th and 10th south
west three in alley in square 3S7; three on
Kenesaw avenue, between l4th and 18th streets
extended one northeast corner of 9Th and
streets northeast; two west side of 9th street.
between E and L streets northeast: one east
side OF 9Th street, between + and 4 northeast:
one south side of street, between 2Sth and
29th streets northwest; one west side of 2Sth
street. between Dumbarton avenue and o
street northwest; one west side of 2Sth street,
between and Dumbarton avenue northwest:
one east side of 18th street. between Olive and y
streets northwest; one south side OF % street be
tween21th and 18th streets northwest; one south
east corner of 9th street and Dumbarton ave.
northwest; one north side of Dunbarton ave-
nue., between 18th and 9th streets northwest;
one northwest corner of 27th and y streets
northwest; one south side of street. between
9th and 2sth streets northwest; seventeen on
New Hampshire avenue, between Q and
streets northwest: one north side of l.. between
LIST street and Delaware avenue southwest: one
southeast corner and one northwest corner OF
Delaware avenue and l. street southwest; one
on south side and one on north side of L. near
Sd street southwest; one southeast corner of Sd
and l. streets southwest one north side of /.
between Sd and Az streets southwest: one
northwest corner aud one on southeast corner
of 10th and L streets southeast; one on the
north side of /, between 10th and 18th street,
southeast: one on northeast corner of 18th and
James streets northeast. and one on north side
of James street, between 18th and 18th streets
northeast.
BUILDING PERMITS.
There was but one building permit issued to.
day-one to Edward WoltZ for five brick build
iugs, 5Si to 5i2 9th street northeast, to cos
$4,000.
MISCELLANEOUS.
John A. Foster has been appointed first-clas
private and Ii. z. Cottell second-cass privat
on the police force, a vacancy having beel
made by the retirement of Private George W
Barclay on a pension of so month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-03
Not Cruelty to Animals.

Thomas Henry. young colored man whose
overcoat served the purpose of nearly an entire
suit of clothes, was in the Police Court this
morning. charged by Agent Key. of the Humane
society, with cruelty to animals in driving a
horse unfit for labor. Mr.. Key explained to
the court that the defendant was in charge OF
an ash-wagon drawn by animal so lean that
its hip bones could be used for a hat-rack.
The court said that the wrong person was
being prosecuted. He thought that the owner
of the horse should be prosecuted for allowing
it TO be worked.
But the driver threatened to smash my
mouth" interrupted Alr. Key.
Unfortunately, said the judge, ''that is not
cruelty to animals" [Laughter.l
The defendants personal bonds were taken.
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MaryIaud EirebltoS CauOhf-

The ice house of f. l. Lewis, at Frederick,
Nd, burned Wednesday night. The fire was
of incendiary origin and the loss was S2.5OO.
partly insured. Yesterday E. Cole. jr., and Il.
Phillips, each about eighteen years Of age. were
arrested, charged with the crime. Other ar
rests will be made. and it is thought that t. g
perpetrators of other incendiary fires are now
under arrest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-03
GEORGETOWN.

THE CITIZENS AssocIATIoN.-The annual
meeting of the Citizens associa ION OF this
plac. will be held at Association hall this eve
ming. The election of officers will take place,
and, in addition, Mr.. II. Il. Niele will deliver
an address.
The GEOaGETowN AND TENLEYrowN Rail-
RoAD.-The president and directors of the
Georgetown and Tenleytown railroad company
have determined to proceed TO build that road
under their present charter. Proposals for bids
have been issued. and work will be commenced
within the pres, mt month.
TIE DEBATE FOR THE MERRIcK MEDAL.-The
MerrIck medal was debated for last night by
four members of the Phiiodemic society of
Georgetown college. the subject being lis the
action of the Senate in refusing to ratify the
treaty with Great Britain Concerning the
Canadian fisheries to be approved" There
were four contestants. the two in the affirma-
tive-John Vinton Dahigren. of Maryland, and
Daniel j. Geary. of Pennsylvania, while the
negative side Of the question was presented by
Thomas ID. Lantry, of New York, and James
A. Grant, of Nova Scotia. The beautifully
decorated hall was crowded with an interested
audience and applause was frequent The
judges were: Rev. Z. J. Garrigan, ID. D.; Rev.
William L. Clarke. s. j., and Messrs jeremiah
NJ. Wilson, Tallmadge A. Lambert and X. Ross
Perry. After the public proceedings had
closed the judges decided who was the winner
and then sealed their Judgment. which viii not
be made known until the commencement ex-
ercises take place, more than month hence.
NorEs.-The Thirteenth building association
wound up its affairs last night with gratifying
results to the tockholders.-rhe members of
the Young Peoples social union, of West-street
Presbyterian church, have elected the following
officers for the ensuing term: President, Prof.
William A. Hedrick; vicea president, Karl Rams
burg; secretary, George F. Aud. and treasurer,
Miss Fannie Gilbert-Edward Simmons. a
young man, was arrested yesterday on a charge
of assaulting Alice Moss. He left s20.collateral.
GRAIN REcEIPrs.-Canal boat Beulah arrived
with 1000 bushels Of wheat and 20 tons of hay
for G. L. Dunlop. Canal boat Colonel Victor
L. Baughman arrived with 1000 bushels of
wheat for G. L. Dunlop. Wheat sold on
change at .95 to SO bushel.
TEMPERATURE AND CONDITION OF WATER AT
"A. M.-Great Falls, temperature "a. condition
ID; receiving reservoir, temperature IS; condj-
ton at north connection. IA; condition at south
connection, 10: distributing reservoir, tempera-
ture, Sc; condition at inhuent gate-house. 8;
condition at efiuent gate-house, 5. High tide
in the river to-day at 1910 p. m. Low tide at
4:36 pm.
The Maryland state temperance alliance yes
terday declared war against cider, considering
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-03
COUNTRY REAL ESTATE

L, OR SALE-NEW COTTAGE AT "BROOKLAND,"
hrst station from city, Oh Net. Branch b. and o. X.
X. eight rooms, cellar, attic and bathroom hi
ues from railroad station, and six ties from ter
minus OF electric railway; lot lOUxloO with shade.
Price S4.sOO Apply TO LEIGHTON l. PAIkO, trus-
tees, 49, louisiana ave. ap3O-lin
kNOR SALE-GREAT BARGAIN, FARM OF 22S
Il acres on pike near Centrevile, Fairfax county Va.
New house. barn: everything in rstclass shape i'm
pIovenentS alone cost the price as tor the farm.
which Is only S3,oOO; call Tor coIplete desert ton
MCLACALEN BATCHELDER,
ap30-4t III, stnw
TpNHE BEST SAVINGS BANK!-S25 DOWN AND
go per mouth will buy a one acre lot (i5,6OO So
feeD within ~ miles, ana in view If this city. on
mann thoroughfare; high ana healthy, for $3.50.
L. a. iHILLIPS,
Gp29-7t l4lo New YORK aye
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SUING THE RAILROAD COMPANY.
His Wife Was Killed and Himself Badly
Injured, for Which lie Wants $4,000.

The case of Moses Stearman against the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad company was given to
the jury by Judge Montgomery in Circuit Court
Division to-day. This is an action for dam
ages laid at 900, sustained by plaintiff De-
cember IA, 1887, it is alleged, by train strik-
ing team Ga milk-wagon and horse), killing the
animal. throwing Stearman out, knocking him
unconscious, breaking three of his ribs, and
otherwise injuring him. The plaintiff claims
that it was about o'clock in the morning when
he reached the crossing at New York avenue
and Boundary street, that he stopped his team
and listened for a train, and failing to hear or
see signal, he drove across the track; that
when crossing he felt himself lifted in the air
as if by the wind and then became unconscious
Before Stearman was able to recover from his
INJURIES so that he could get out of the house
his wife had taken his place ON the milk-route
carrying the milk by hand, and she was. on
January following. struck by train near the
same place and killed. Mr.. +. J. Browning APP
peared for the plaintiff and Messrs Norris and
Hamilton for the defendant
Gas The way to advertise is to put your
announcement where it will be seen by the
people you want to reach. The STAR reaches
everybody in Washington, and all advertise
tisements in its columns are regularly and
carefully read by all members of the house
hold
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True but Mcagcr.

From the Burlington Free Press.
He-'There was a firstratc. description Of you
in the paper this morning."
She-"Oh! was there? Where? Do tell me. ;"
He-"in the weather report. 1t said: Fair
and cold -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-03

Ten thousand pounds of dynamite exploded
yesterday afternoon at Odell station, near Has
tngs on Hudson, N. Y, in q storage shaft of
the big aqueduct, without hurting any one.
The aqueduct was damaged to the extent of
$40, 900.
In New Orleans, DR.. Etienne Deschamps.
who chioroformed little girl, Juliette Diet
rich, and committed a criminal assault upon
her, was yesterday found guilty.
The will OF the late wife of the musician.
Theodore Thomas, was probated in New York
yesterday. Her husband gets all the furniture,
musical compositions, horses, and haK the es-
tate. The ssAer half is equally divided among
five ckfidren
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-03
Indictments.

The grand jury this morning returned indict-
ments as follows: John Carter, assault with
intent to kill Joseph Brooks, April 10; Paul
Mousard and Waiter wheeler larceny from
United States: John Stewart and Charles Stew
art alias Commodore Stewart. and Joseph
Smith, HOUSEKEEPING in night residence OF T..
+. HazeD. April 16 and Il: Richard Saunders,
larceny from person of John Williams. March
II; Sadie Edmunds. alias Evans, larceny of
gold watch and chain from John L. Lake jr..
March 80; Charles Bowen, assault with intent
to kill John Allen. April "a.
The grand jury ignored the charge of larceny
agains: Paul Dayhenard.