Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-01
CLIPPING COUPONS.
The Peoples Movement Against tn
Railroad Gaining Strength.

That citizens appreciate the opportunity of
protesting against legislation making further
valuable grants TO the Pennsylvania railroad
without requiring that company to make the
provisions demanded by every consideration
of justice and humanity for the protection OF
life and limb, and the removal of unnecessary
obstruction TO trade and travel, 10 evil
denced by the general interest taken
In The SrAR's coupon petition. In many cases
where readers Of TIE STAR clip and sign the
coupon they send with it to TIE STAR Office some
added words of approval of the course TEE
STAR has taken or some uttersncss on the sub
tect Of railroad usurpstion more emphatic than
might appear appropriate in q formal petition.
Some Of the coupons come to THs Stan Office
signed by all the adult members Of q house
hold-fsther, mother and grown sons and
daughters-while. az stated In yesterdays STAR
IN many cases the coupons have been pasted
on long sheets and circulated for signatures.
WHAT GRADE CROSSINGS COST HIM
Among interesting letters received at The
srAR Office is one from q contractor Who saws:
Il am greatly pleased 10 see your popular
paper taking mp for the rights of our citizens
against the insoent railroad monopoly which
Is usurping the rights OF so many thou
sand citizens by running the value OF their
lives. i am contractor, using from
thirty to forty men and from six to ten Carts
and am Very willing to be qualified that dur
Ing the past six months have lost at lsas SIOO
In the loss Of time OF uieu and carts waiting at
railroad crossings to got across. have had
many times from four to six carts and seven or
more men waiting twelve minutes before the
track would be cleared so they could cross II
you were to ask for other men using carts and
men on the streets you would find their losses.
Tar ahnvA naf1 Go
chserfuily send my name"
II MAI MAKE HIM PnovASR
resident Of the northeast says: II have
been detained at the Massachusetts, avenue
crossing of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad for
n minutes at one time, (by my watch.) Two
or three weeks ago, when making an effort 10
avoid q rain storm returning from Q drive 20
the arsenal grounds / found IL impossible n
cross the Baltimore and Potomac tracks be-
tween Delaware avenue southwest and 5th
street southeast by reason Of passing engines
or standing cars. fear shall learn TO .cuss. ;"
ARRAY THE REAL AGAINST THE FICTITIOUS.
Another gentleman writing to TIE srAs
makes good suggestion. He says:
The determined stand which you have
taken upon the question of the sncroachmsnss
upon public property by the Baltimore and
Potomac Railroad COMPANY deserves the Gu
eouragcment Of all law-abiding citizens. /
would suggest that, in view of the number of
nctitious names already discovered in tine peti-
ton circulated by the company, all persons in
serested IN this question be called upon to ex-
anime the list mInutely and 10 communicate 10
TIE stan any errors discovered The result.
properly tsbulated and attached 10 the list 4.
published BY the railroad company's mouth
piece, would doubtless prove q valuable sd-
1unet TO Tue srARs petition"
Ministries sEHrfxIrrS
pastor OF . church In the northwest writes.
81 send you my signature to the petition In op-
position to the renowned CD Atkinson bill. I
eheerfully accord With your v,ews regarding
railroad matters In our beautiful city" The
writer states that the nance of many of his
congregation, who are absent for the heated
term, would swell the army OF signers II they
were here.
Injured by a Fall Through q Skylisht.
Ars- Raleigh, who occupies the third door O,
No. Clio 9TH street northwest met with ssriou.
accident this forenoon. She vas ous ON thu
roof OF the back building and when she sssppsd
on the skyight the glass broke and shs
tell TO the hoor below, distance of II fs.t
Mrs. Raleigh fell with such foe,e that the 400,
beios was broken. One OF her logs wac fraetn,sd
and there was . small bone in the othsr ~
also broken She Was attended bv phr
eicisns aud wac after ward taken 70 the 0arAslS
Hospital IN the police ambulance