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Drove Over the watchman.

To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
Last evening about 10 o'clock my husband
and were driving out 14th street road on our
way home, when the following incident occurred:
Seeing lights ahead, just south Of Piney branch,
we were slowly descending the hill, when two
seated covered carriage with one horse dashed
past us. In a moment we heard confused ex-
CARNATIONS, but in the dark We could only see
that the horse had been suddenly turned to one
side and the carriage stopped An instant later
the horse was whipped up and the carriage drove
away with rapidity. We heard the voice Of q
frightened girl begging the driver to stop and
then all was silent again excepting for faint
groans. My husband jumped from our carriage
and found that there was an excavation in the
road just ahead, into which the reckless driver
and his horse would inevitably have fallen had
not the Waterman who was guarding the place
bravely thrown himself in the way. And as a
away, running right into the Waterman and
throwing him headlong into the ditch! His
lantern had been knocked from his hand and
run over by the carriage. When we got him
out Of the ditch 1t took him some time to re-
cover from the shock, but he seemed to be I'M
injured except for q scalp wound, which was
bleeding freely.
The necessary delay prevented us from over
taking the miscreant, though we drove through
Brightwood and some distance beyond, and SO I
fear he will not be brought to Justice. NV re-
gret that such contemplate conduct, endanger-
ing a mans life, should 60 unpublished is,
know, shared by all honest citizens, and hope
that some steps may be taken to prevent q
repetition Of such q scene A. N. M.
NORTH TAKoMA}Ju 20
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A. C. 8. N. Of Philadelphia won, H. C. Barretts
Of Vineland Wheelmen, New Jersey, second, A.
W. Parker Of Newton, Mass, last. Time, IA
Quarter-mile, safety, open-Frst heat, C. M
Murphy Of the Kansas City Wheelmen won, G.
X. Barrett Of the Chicago C. c. second. Time
Sc 3-5
Second heat-L. D. Munger of Chicago C. c.
won by two feet, II. c. Tyler Of Springfield
Mass, second, George A. Banker Of NJ A. C.
Of New York third. Time, 1916.
Final-H. G. Tyler won by six yards, c. NJ
Murphy second by foot, G. X. Barrett third
L. D. Munger last Time, So 3-5.
Half-mile safety, L. A. W. championship
W. F. Murphy. G. X. Barrett, F. C. Graves and
W. W. Taris withdrew and l.. d. Munger Of
Chicago c. c., ". W. Marmon Of Zig Tag C. C.
Of indianapolis, Ind. and G. c. Smith Of the
Riverside Wheelmen of New York all went dow
in bad falls one after another ut the beginning
of the second lap, leaving the race to H. G
Wheeler and F. n. Herman Of the Manhattan A
c. Of New York. The former won. Time
Ll52-5
One-mile safety handicap, open-First heat
H. @. Wheeler, sixty yards, won; George A
Banker, twenty-five yards. second; C. Ford
seeley, thirty-fve yards, third All three vert
Second heat-C. w. Dorntge, Buffalo A. G.
thirty yards, won; H. A. Citizens of Chicago A.
c., twenty-five yards, second; F. N. Herman
n. A. c.. New York, third. Time, 2.25 1-5
George H. Barrett OF Chicago, the lowest man
and at tho twenty-yard mark, fell in going pas
an ugly place at the first turn in the track.
Third heat-H. Bilyen Of Park Avenue Wheel
men of Philadelphia, IS yards, won; J. NJ
White Of the Baltimore c. G., 60 yards, second
W. T. Ellis Of the Invincible Road Club OF
22s rs.
Final-H. c. Wheeler, NJ. A. c. of New York
GO yards, won by about five yards; C. Ford
M A II. af halt
more c. c., ITO yards, third. and George A.
Banker Of New York, last Time, 224 2-5. F.
n. Herman Of New York. C. W. Dorntgc OF
Buffalo, H. A. Citizens and II. Bilyen of Phila-
delphia fell in heap during the race.
Two,miie safety, J.. A. W. championship
crack riders. P. n. Berlo of the NJ. A. c. Of
New York won by two feet, L. D. Munger Of
Chicago @. G. second and Geo. A. Banker of the
NJ. A. C. third. Time, 5.4s LIS.
One-mile safety, open-First heat, Geo. r
Springfield, Mass, second and W. F. Murphy
Of the N. Y. A. C. third. Time, AL is.
Second heat D. Munger Of the Chicago
@. Q. won BY two yards; P. ]. Berlo Of the NJ
A. c., N. Y. second; q. K. Barrett of the Chi
finai0H. G. Tyler Of springfield psi zss Mass B
Club won by four feet; Geo. F. Taylor
Of n. A. c., New York, second; L. d. Muneel
Of Chicago C. O.. third, and p. J. Berlo Of New
York last. Time, z.52.
One-mile safety, District Of Columbia-w
r. Sims Of Y. NJ. C. A. won by six inches; E. c
Bowen. Arlington wheelmen, second; W. +
Ellis, third Time, ass.
Tho Berger-Cartwright Race.
The editorial road race between James Cart
wright Of the bicycling World and L. J. Berger
Of Bearings took place over the Cabin JOIN
r70aa A Nd
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70 remain with the main BODY on the front Of
the works. Ii is said he fought bravely. His
death took place yesterday at the West Penn
Hospital, pittsburg Fifty Of his friends escorted
the remains to this city and. with hundreds Of
Others, accompanied the body TO the GENE
tery.
That the present condition OF affairs has not
plunged the entire community In grief Il evil
denced by the printed announcement 20 the
effect that ON Thursday (Which IL will be re-
membered Is the last day 20 return 90 work
Munhall Lodge OF the Amnlgamated Association
OF lroa and Steel Workers would give a basket
picnic IN grove near town Everybody who
attends is promised pleasant time. These
are strange people. Gro. II. HANNA
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TODAY's RACES,

The Attendance at Analostan Island Quite
Large.
There was q large attendance at the race
track today to witness the closing events. The
hot sun this morning dried up the mud caused
by the heavy rainfall yesterday, and the
racers said that the track was in
pretty fair condition. There were nine races
on the program, including an open handicap.
The first event of the day was a one-mile safety,
three minute, open. The following were the
entries:
Geo. Fitzsimmons, Greensboro C. C. N. O.;
Henry Wolfe, Wilmington, Del; w. T. Ellis,
Inv. X. c.; c. E. Johnston, Hagerstown B. G..
2. H. Lofand, Warren A. c.: @. G. BAIL,
Quaker City W. Philadelphia; Clifford Green
man, Wilmington. Del. John T. Mount. C. B.
c. W. d. c.; W. H. Ward, Y. M. G. A.; VIM. H.
Penseyres, Buffalo A. c.; A. Beggs, Whining
ton, Del; A. ]. Doetschman, Nyack, N. Y; ].
b. Corse, s. C. c., Towanda, Pa.
Prizes-First, silver water pitcher; second,
lamp; third, meerschaum pipe.
President Burdett and Chairman Raymond OF
the racing committee were not on the track,
having gone to Baltimore this morning.
THE FIRST RACE.
This race was run in heats, Ellis, johnson,
Mount and Corse being in the first heat Mount
crossed the tape first, Ellis second and johnson
third. Time, 3.13 2-5.
Second heat-Wolffe, Ball. Ward and
Doetschmann were the riders. Ward won, BAIL
second and Doetschmann third. Time, 3.O7 As.
A postscript will be issued at the close of the
races.
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THE RACES YESTERDAY.
Men Who Won Championships-A Summary
Of the Events.

Men Who Won Championships-A Summary
Of the Events.
The results of the races on the track O. Ana
lostan Island yesterday afternoon, after the
regular edition Of The STAR was closed. were
announced in a postscript of The STAR issued
at the close of the days races for the benefit Of
the wheelmen. Following is a summary Of the
day events:
Mile safety, novice, open-First heat, Edward
E. Clapp Of the Arlington Wheelmen of WASH
ington, d. c.. won; J. E. Geigan of Baltimore,
Md. c. c., second Time, 2.51k.
Second heat-W. I. Ellis of Arlington Wheel
men of Washington, D. c., won; J. B. Corse of
Towanda, Pa, second. Time, 2.52 Is.
Final-Edward Z. Clapp won rather easily by
three yards; ". Il. Ellis second, J. B. Corse
third and ]. E. Geigan last Time, 2492-5.
Quarter mile, ordinary, L. A. W. champion
ship-W. S. Campbell of New York won easily
by twenty yards. A. w. Porter of Newton,
Mass, second, W. H. Ward Of the Y. NJ. c. A.
of Washington third and W. ]. Mooney Of the
n. c. T. last. Time. 81 2-5. VIM. F. Murphy,
L. ID. Munger. G. W. Barrett and W. W. Taris,
leaving it to second-class men.
Half-mile safety, open-First heat, L. D..
Munger Of Chicago C. C. won, Geo. A. Banker
of the NJ. A. G. of New York second and F. c..
Graves Of Springfield, Mass., third. Time,
1141-5
Second heat-P. j. Berlo of NJ. A. C. of New
York won by a yard, H. C. Tyler, Springfield,
Mass, second and VIM. F. Murphy of the N. Y.
A. G. third. Time, LA
Final-H. @. Tyler won by two feet, p j.
Berlo second. L. d. Munger close third and
George A. Banker last. Time, liz As; the
riders making the first lap in very slow time.
One-mile, ordinary, L. A. W. championship
W. F. Murphy Of New York. G. K.
Barrett and L. D. Munger Of Chi
cago withdrew. Jno. A. Draper Of the
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Circulars Distributed Among Militiamen 1t
Homestead.


Homestead.
Special Dispstch From stan Correspondent
HOMESTEAD, Pa, July 20.
Gov. Pattison and the militia officers here are
much disturbed this afternoon and it is by no
means improbable that somebody will have rea-
son for regret before the sun goes down.
In some mysterious bu. effective way large
number ofanarchistic circulars were distributed
in the tents of the eighth regiment during
the morning and up to this time all efforts to
discover the identity of the distributors have
failed completely. The circular, which was ex-
treme in its language, called upon the guards
men to revolt or at least lay down their arms
Liberty, equality, fraternity, the cry of the
French revolutionists, was the text Of the doc
ument. The significance Of its distribution
among the eighth regiment lay in the fact that
the eighth is doing provost guard duty today.
quiet, the hope of Gov. Pattison being to cap
ture the villain who has been engaged in the
despicable and reasonable work.
M'LUcKIE's WELCOME HOME.
Burgess McLuckie is home again. he
was released this morning on $4,000
bail and took the first train from
Pittsburg. Thousands of his fellow work
men waited at the station, and when their
idol appeared welcomed him with cheering and
hearty handshakes. As soon as he alighted he
was the center of the best-humored assem-
blage have yet seen in Homestead. One OF
the local bands, headed by a stalwart steel
worker, who carried a silk American flag, played
Home, Sweet Home" 1.-The Girl Left Be
hind Me" and "Auld Lang Syne" while the
burgess was being conducted to a carriage, and
after many volleys of vocal volleys procession
was formed and started and the instrumental
lists struck up Hail to the Chief" 1t was the
greatest occasion in the life Of John McLuckie
Attorneys Cox and Brennan sent word out &c
Homestead this afternoon that all the men fol-
whom warrants are ont should come to towr
in the morning and waive hearing before Alder.
man McMasters They will then be taken into
court and the bail fixed in each case.
G. Fl. II.
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An Evening with Hymn writers.

An interesting service occupied the attention
of the Young Peoples Society Of Christian En-
deavor at Calvary Baptist Church last evening.
The meeting was led by Mr.. p. II. Pristow. who
gave short history Of many Of the well-known
hymns. Autograph letters were read from
some well-known hymn writers Of the present
time. Among these, were letters from Rev.
Robert Lowry, author Of ''Shnll We Gather as
the Mver?" W. A Ogden. Geo. q. Stebbins,
John r. sweeney, Fanny J. Crosby. Hubert
Main and others. Selections from each of these
writers were sung during the evening in solos.
duets and choruses. During the general exer-
cises of the evening members Of the society re-
cited parts Of fsvorite hymns and sacred songr
and gave the names Of the authors, with Q few
words as TO how the songs were written. Dr.
Greene. pastor Of the church, was present, aid
ing in making IL instructive and helpful
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The grand jury reported indictments today
against Harry 7. Kestler for embezzlement
Louis spiegel, alias Sanders. for forgery, and
George Henderson for false pretenses.
And they ignored the charges against John
Murphy for false pretenses, William E. Hodge
for larceny from the United States and Edmund
Williams for rape.
The grand jury was discharged from attend.
ance until Tuesday, September 6, 1892.
George Henderson. charged with false pre-
lenses in obtaining from Mrs. Allison Nailor
the sum Of $12 80, representing himself as a
member of the firm Of Peter Henderson 4 Son
florists Of New York, and pretended to have q
rare and valuable creeping plant, for which he
obtained said sum Of money, when the plant
was OF no value. He plead guilty and sentence
was Suspended during good behavior, and
he was discharged by the court and advised to
leave the county as rapidly as the trains could
carry him
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THE COURTS.
Court IN GENERAL TERM-Judges Hdoner an.

Court IN GENERAL TERM-Judges Hdgner and
Yesterday-U. s. agt. Cooper; reference to
Special Auditor Taggert to report on tracts a,
80. A, 63, So, IS, rs and n and .Truesdell's
private road; exceptions by executors and
trustees; order allowing executors to appear
specially (on the motion for leave to sppeai)
and order diminishing petition Of Abigail q.
Newman for leave to take her proportion Of the
award. Mercer agt. Brooke; order overriding
application for rehearing; appeal to Supreme
e2,0O0
EQUITY CouRr-Judge Hdgner.
Yesterday-Hannah agt. Butler; testimony
before J. A. Sweeney ordered. Gordon agt
Gordon; do. A. H. Cambria do. In re James,
alias John, alias Judah P. Burnett, Annie Mo
man agt McGnw; commission to get infants
An9WeE.
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ALICE MITCHELL,s LETTERS,
Several of Them Read to the Court at Mem.
phis.

several OF Them Read to the Court at Men,
phis.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, July 20.-Robt. Mitchell.
brother Of Alice, resumed his testimony
in the trial of Alice Mitchell for murder this
morning by reading letter from Freda Ward,
dated January 1, one week before the tragedy.
in which she protested her love for Alice and
said she hated her brother-in-law for breaking
into their arrangements.
On cross-examination he admitted that Alice
wrote to several young men.
The attorney general then read letters from
her to V. J. Ward, Carbon, Tex. In these let
tiers she protested she was in love with him.
Letters written by her to I. l.. Reegel. Pitts
burg, Pa, were also introduced. In
these she represented herself TO be an
actress and spoke Of her love for soubrette parts
above tragedy parts. A letter was read which
she wrote Freda telling her of attempting to
buy pistol She also reproached Freda for
receiving the court of gentlemen and made q
threat to kill her unless she desisted.
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CAPT. BORUP's CASE.

It Nay Not BE Acted On for Several
Days.
II is understood that the case Of Capt, Borup
will not be acted upon by the Secretary of War
for several days yet. He laid the papers in the
case before the cabinet yesterday snd the
matter was discussed
This determination of Secretary Elkins il
construed to mean that no fault win be found
with Capt Borup; that his explanation is salts
factory to the department and that court Of
inquiry is not necessary.
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Wants to Try the Single Tax.

To the Editor of The Evening Star:
People are apt, in discussing the so-called
single tax fight at Hyattsville, to speak of tax
ing land values as a new tax-so new, in fact,
that it is classed among the dreams of vision
aries.
Nov, what Mr.. Ralston and his associates have
done at Hyattsville and what Mr.. johnson
would like to do in the District is not to i'm
pose q new tax, but to abolish an old one-the
tax on improvements.
In the District last year. we raised over
81 ,000, 900 by o tax ON land values. That was
all right; no one objected. but 81. 900 600 was
not enough. We needed more, needed another
million. Single takers propose to raise the
second million, or whatever Is necessary, as We
raised the first sum. Their opponents want TO
raise it by taxing improvements. That is the
real point at issue.
There Is an assurance Of more single takers
in the next Congress than in the present, and
the fight for the exemptions Of improvements
in the District win be vigorously continued.
/ Let Ms have one years trial Of il at Hystts-
vile and then each side here win have the bene-
at Of the experiment when we settle the matter
ourselves. EDWIN GLApMoN, N, D.,
President Warrington 8. T. Club.
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CHAIRMAN wy. b. HARDY.

VIM B. Hardy. the chairman Of the trans
porsstion committee and member of entertain
mens, reception and executive committees. COM
nenced his cycling caree- in this city in 1885
He was . member Of the Washington Cycle
Club for several wears and was elected vice
president OF the District Of Columbia division
b 1883. He has been n member Of the Colum-
bin Athletic Club for over four years and Is also
now one Of the recruits Of the Washington
Military Cyclists
NOTES
Many Of the visitors will return hone tonight
and many Of them will remain till the last Of
the week. Tomorrow the railroads will run
cheap excursions to Baltimore, in order to take
over the vheelmen who want to attend the
races In that city Arrangements have been
made by the Baltimore wheelmen to run q
special train on the Western Maryland road TO
tbe race track about O'Clock
The bootblacks pa: away their ahoe boxes
yesterday and earned many quarters with their
mgs and cotton waste drying and cleaning
vhesls- Ths storage rooms on street, Penn
syivsaia avenue, l2th and 9Th streets ware
hllsd With wheels which were lsft over night
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DOWN THE RIVER,

Nearly Thousand Enjoyed Themselves af
Marshall Hall.
The rain yesterday came in time to prevent
hundreds Of persons from going down the
river to Marshall Hall, which event promised
to be the principal social event Of the meet.
Lunch had been provided for the guests, and
like other events on the program there was no
charge attached. The wheelmen who managed
to get back down town from the races without
getting dfenched hung about the hotels waiting
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Mr.. Carter ut the White House,

Chairman Carter Of the republican national
committee called at the White House today
ard had conference with the President.
Other callers during the day were Vice
President Morton. the Secretary of State;
the Secretary of War; the Secretary of the Navy,
Senators Chandler. Frye and Dixon, Representa-
tives Heard. Martin and Burrows. Gen. Sewell
Of New Jersey and Gen. John c. Kennedybf Col
orado.
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A MUCH BEDEcKED wHEELMAN.

'other instruments calculated to unnerve one, and
the riders are using them for the purpose FL
which they were intended. Flags and flowers
are also on sale and badge trading takes a fresh
start every now and then. Some of the wheel
men have as many as hundred badges in their
collection, while others less aggressive failed to
make successful nit in that direction.
Exchanging badges?' is familiar question.
and seldom does it happen that q crowd Of
badge seekers do not respond and compare their
assortments.
''Any badges?" asked one uniformed man of
another.
yes" was the latter's respond. ."what have
your"
Nothing" replied number one. 'rm q
country rider and am unfortunate enough not
to belong to a club.
The non-club members found themselves at a
disadvantage in this as well as in other ways,
and this meet, like all other similar gatherings,
will have the effect of causing many Of the un-
attached wheelmen to Join clubs and many
non-league members to Join the latter organi-
zation.:
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THE PEOPLES PARTY.
Opening of the National Campaign Tonight
in Indiana.

in Indiana.
The national campaign OF the peoples party
will be formally opened at yincennes, Ind. to-
night. The opening meeting was held last night
at fair grounds, at which +. S. Robinson, an old
greenbacker and the man whose vote in the in
diana legislature defeated President Harrison
for the Senate and elected Turpie. made the
opening address, Gen. Weaver and Gen Fields
will deliver the opening speeches Of the cam
paign tonight. A suite OF rooms at La Plntts
House has been engaged Tor them, where pub
lie reception viii be held tonight The peoples
party candidates for governor Of Indiana and
Illinois and the presidents OF Indiana and Lii
nois alliances viii all be heard
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and the men in charge of them labored until an
early hour this morning cleaning and polishing
them.
The Illinois division KEEP. open house at the
Ebbitt this morning and the callers were num-
erous. There was q large thirty gallon bowl Of
claret and rum punch in the room and there
were two men to serve it to the guests.
Several persons put in applications for mem
bership in the L. A. W. today
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WASHINGTON wHEELMEN IN THE RACES.
Just as the immense thronS Of people were
leaving the race track on Analostan Island yes
terdav afternoon after the races they were
caught in q drenching showers and many
received an unexpected bath. The races proved
very successful with the exception of q few acct
dents on the track, which fortunately did not
result In serious injury TO any Of the riders
L. ID. Munger, the crack rider, was at disad-
vantage In almost in every event in which he
participated. II was expected by all the racing
men that he would capture at least one prize.
In one event he got q bad start, and afterward
he was thrown from his wheel and painfully in
jured- Even after being injured he rode in
other events, and was loudly cheered for his ex-
hibition Of grit The l. A. w. cham
pionship races were most interesting to
the majority. Of the visitors, while each
section was interested in their own riders.
The Washington riders were highly COM
plimented for the showing they made on the
track. In the one-mile safety novice race there
were four starters in the final and E E. Clapp
Of the Arlington Wheelmen came in winner,
covering the distance in 2.49 2-o.
The last event yesterday was the one which
was most interesting to the Warrington peo-
pie. As published in yesterdays Bran the
starters were W. 7. Ellis, /. r. c.; W. F. Sims,
\. NJ G. A.; Z. B. Terry, C. W., John T.
Mount, c. B. c.; '. E. Watkins, G. G. W., and
Clapp, who had already won q race, was the
general fAvorite, although Ed Terry, who has
made 30 many good records, was backed by
many for the winner. When the riders went
on the track they did not repeat the slow riding
Of Others, which disgusted the spectators, but
1t was race from the start to the finish, and
Clapp won In ass, thus securing the District Of
Columbia safety championship.
oKrTIxo RACE IN raE RAIN.
Ferying across the river from the island to
the Georgetown whafves proved q source Of
much fun and crowding yesterday afternoon.
Those who went to Georgetown ON their wheels
either left them in the storage room or rods
boat house, and left thcm there while The races
were going on From the boat houss many
young men and their lady acquaintancss did
not care to 60 on the larger boais, and % 10y
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North Carolina Republicans.

The North Carolina republicans resident in
the district effected a temporary organization
at $40 Pennsylvania avenue last evening by the
election Of G. Faison Of Edgecombe county
chairman and E. W. Turner Of Vance county
secretary. After a very enthusiastic meeting
an adjournment was taken until the I'd Of next
month, at the same place, when q permanent
Organization will be made