Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-23

they were Of the opinion that at least one Of the
criminals would be locked up before night
In conducting the investigation the ofiicerl
got an important piece Of information, which
may lead to the fippl capture Of the men.
TWO NHGRoKs COMMITTED THE cRIMK.
1t was definitely ascertained today that the
crime was committed by two negroes, who had
followed the deceased some distance, probably
from his store. When the square on which the A.
fair happened was reached the men stepped aside
into one of the yards made by the parking They
had hurried along at such pace that thy over
took their victim and passed him and when he
came along they stepped into the street and one
getting possession of the little satchel
containing the silver money and
pennies they departed, going south. At the
corner OF street they separated, one going
east and the other west. From this point the
police traced them some distance. It appear
.ediy meet somewhere today the officers went to
a place many squares from the scene Of the
murder and waited for them
WAS RoBBED LAST WINTER.
VIM. Woodington says that his brother-in-law,
the deceased, was robbed of s200 last winter,
and although he knew who robbed him he
would not prosecute the man.
ANOTHER RATIFICATION MEETING.
Carson Committee Makes Arraneements and
Denounces the Other Committee.
The differences among the republicans in the
District which led to the organization Of two
central committees, the holding of two conven-
tons and the election Of two sets of delegates
to Minneapolis promises now to produce also
two separate and independent ratification
meetings. As stated in The STAR the central
committee, commonly known as the Chase
committee, over which Mr.. George NJ.
Arnold presides, has already appointed
committees and made arrangements
for ratification meeting to be held August 1.
Last night the central committee of which Mr..
Bradshaw is chairman, known az the Carson
committee, held a meeting and arranged pre-
iminaries FOR a ratification meeting and banner
raising August 10.
Committee on banner-E. B. Mslbourn, A.
teenth district; C. D. Freeman, fourteenth dis
trlct; VIM. H. johnson, sixth district.
Committee on speakefs-Andrew Gleason,
nineteenth district; Geo. Holiness twelfth dis
trict; George W. Phillips, fifth district. .
Committee on arrangements Ley,
seventh district; Charles W. Smith. fourth dis
trict; Geo. W. Wills. eighteenth district; Dale
more Hudnell, eighth district; Feriton jackson,
twentieth district; W. II. Collins. ninth dis
trict; Asbury Jones, seventeenth district
Committee on music-Capt. W. P. Gray,
ninth districts Luke Clark, third district; Capt
p. B. Meredith, sixteenth district
Committee on freworks-O. W. Scott, Fred
A. Thompson, Geo. W. Wills.
A resolution offered by Chas. W. Scott was
adopted referring tothe other or Chase COM
mittee as "a Doodle committee" alleging that
that committee assumed an authority It did not
possess. denouncing its action as irregular, ex-
pressing regret for the constant efforts Of those
ct the head of the Chase committee to engender
discord in the ranks of the party calling, upon
republicans not to give support to that commit
tee and expressing the thanks Of the republi-
cans Of the District to Messrs. Frank Adrich
and Simon Wolf for .'their manly action in &C.
cepting the decision Of the republican conven-
ton at Minneapolis in the matter of the contest
in the District OF Columbia"