Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-02
HYATTSvILLE.

At a recent meeting Of the single tax
men. held in this village. for the purpose
of considering political action this fall, The
following committee was appointed to issue
a call for a county mass meeting to nomi-
nate a county ticket: E. NJ. Burchard. L.
o. Wissman. n. A Dunning, L. II. Stand
ford. j. II. Ralston. A call has been pre-
pared by the committee, which will be Is
sued within a few days and generally cir
culated throughout the county. The COM
mittee claims that the single takers have
received strong assurances OF support from
both political parties and also from q num-
Der OF the various districts Of the county
The convention will be held in Hyattsv1lle
at 10 o'clock. on the morning OF the llth
proximo. Congressman Jerry Simpson. Sen
ater Kyle of South Dakota. and other
prominent men are expected to be present
and address the meeting.
The call will suggest political action on
the money question. favoring a monetary
system afording a currency Increasing
with the growth of the country and inde-
pendent or the varying quantity of metallic
currency and the operations of its manipu-
latorS. 1t Will also urge the abolition of
custom taxes and the amendment Of the
state constitution, SO that the legislature
may exempt the products of Industry from
taxation, and will demand that the giving
away of public franchises to private indi-
MIR. l.. o. Wissnlan, a prominent single
tax man, and also member OF the COM
mittee appointed to issue the call. stated
to The Star reporter yesterday that he had
never voted any but the democratic ticket
in his life, but in future he would support
the single tax party. He left the demo-
OF the track. as IL was painfully apparent
that its leaders lacked the nerve and ahil-
ity TO deal with the momentous questions
pressing for solution, and which should be
disposed OF In the near future. II national
ruin was to be averted
The board of town commissioners met nj
the residence Of DR.. Chas. A. Wells last
evening. There was a fun attendance. Mir
F. II. Smith and Mr. VIM. NJ. Levin were
appointed as a committee to Investigate
the alleged discrimination OF railroad rates
against Hyattsville Messrs. Smith and
Aman were authorized to make contracts
for the board for crawling roads IN was
decided to gravel the pike from the railroad
question of bonding the town was discussed,
but no action was taken on the matter
The first and second colored mines of
ball last evening, the latter defeating the
former by score of II TO IL.
r, Misses Mamie and Matte Tise. Eliza
and Messrs. Chas. Hutchinson, Edwin
Baukhages, and Clarence Walker enioyed
boat ride on the Eastern branch yester-
day.
Mrs. ]. C. Robinson has returned from
Penmar.
MIR. /. H, Campbell is visiting friends at
Miss Nellie Crounse Of Washington has
been visiting Miss Callie Cox.
Albert Sewall. a colored politician OF this
district, made a stirring speech In Bladens-
burg yesterday I'm favor Of the republican
party.
The Bladensburg Burying Association.
colored. visited the hall OF the Sons and
Daughters of Abraham at Muirkirk LAST
Sunday, and listened to an Interesting ser
mon delivered by the Rev. Mr.. Lewes
The lored people Of Bladensburg will
give Iycnic In the Spa woods on the Its
instant, Games will be played. and dane
ing will be INDUCED in. An interesting
game of base ball will take place in the ar
ternoon between the Capt. johnson and
Bladensburg teams. The following commit
tee has been appointed to take charge OF
the picnic: Emanuel Simms. H. Williams.
c. Rials. and ]. Turner
Mr.. Thos H. Iatimer SURVEYED the dis
lance between the station at this place
and the Baltimore and Ohio depot at
Washington yesterday, and found that IL
measured five and half miles and l33 feet
Mr.. Edwin b. Garges of Bladensbure has
a one-year-old heifer which has given birth
to a calf.
A Hyattsville boy. while fishing OF the
bridge which spans the stream between this
village and Bladensburg yesterday evening.
caught turtle weighing six pounds