Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-29
WOES OF THE WHEEL.
A Bicycler Badly Hurt--A Pedestrians
Knocked Over, Etc.

Yesterday afternoon Mr. W. II. Marschslk,
abicycle rider, who resides at No. 6S5 MAss.-
ehasetts avenue northwest met with serious
accident at New Jersey avenue and b street
ana was severely injured There is O rough
stone pavement on b street and this and the
chopPed-od end Of the concrete pavement IN
The capitol grounds make the place particu-
iariy dangerous one TO wheelmen Mr..
Marschaik was thrown from his bicycle and so
badly injured that he had TO be taken 70 the
Emergency Hospital. After his wounds we're
dressed he was removed to his home
A bicycle rider on PENNSYLVANIA avenue last
evening rang hls bell near l4th street TO warn
pedestrian Of has approach. but the latter
paid no attention 10 the warning aud was
knocked down by the collision. He admitted
that he heard the bell, but said he wanted the
rider TO understand that be did not intend 20
get out of the way OF any bicycle.
This morning in the Police Court bicvcle
rider appeared under the name OF .,Joha
Smith" and made answer TO a charge OF failing
to have a light on his wheel after shutdown.
An East Washington policeman named Horton
was the complaining witness. Mr.. Smith Was
not riding recklessly nor did he ride against
any one. Judge Miller did not think Il WAS q
case that insuhed Che imposition OF hne and
dismissed the charge.
John Mansfield was defendant in the Police
Court IN bicycle case today. The information
against HIM contained two counts The frst
SOuht chatseu MIN with faillng 70 have light
on his bicycle aud the second count charged
that he drove and rode has bicycle in such
manner as to collide with Joseph Abbott and
Edward Shaw. NJ. Mansfield had s5 collateral
deposited which was forfeited on account Of his
failure TO appear.
Smuggling Chinese From Mexico.
Datus +. Coon, Chinese inspector az San
Diego, Cal, reports TO Chief Inspector Jingle
OF the Treasury Department that he has nov
IN jail awaiting trial twenty-six Cinnamon. one
Portuguese aud the captain OF the sloop Bsne-
cha Boy Tor violations of the Chinese exclusion
act. The captain IL the Benecia Boy CON-
| tessed that he was employed by par
ties IN San Francisco and that regular
contracts are entered into In China by which,
Tor the safe delivery IL the United States, the
contracting parties receive Sl40 per head for
Cinnamon. Inspector Coon saws he has now
under arrest one of the principal parties and II
on the track of others
Whether Cinnamon land in Mexico or British
Columbia. be says, their ultimate destination is
the United States and IL IL almost impossible
TO prevent their coming over the border by
| night The only way he sees to prevent il IL
by treaty with Mexico and Great Britain, by
which Cinnamon Will be prevented from land
ing IN those countries as they are IN the United
States.
Inspector Coon repels charges made that
United States officials derelict in their du-
ties IN carrying out the law but saws the law is
Itself defective and the border so long and the
number OF men 10 guard 1t so inadequate that
Cinnamon who are smuGgled in readily return
alter being put out OF the United States.
Ssalf Of