Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-12
ABOUT GEORGETOWN.
Athletics in a Thriving Condition at
Georgetown.
STILL G GAMBLING OPENLY
Ten Thousand Dollars Spent Last Season on
Athletics at Georsetown-studentsw Want q
Gymnasium - Notes of Personal Interest
Including Two Deaths.

During the season just drawing to close
the Georgetown College spent about 80, 900 on
athletics. No individual was put to expense.
the club earning everything that WAS spent
This is probably the largest amount George
town has ever spent in one year. Last season
only about $4,000 was laid out. There
is movement on foot to collect
from the alumni Of the university
sufficient funds to erect and equip . gymna-
SUM, the boys at present not being supplied
WITH such a building. It is estimated that it
will take from $50, 900 to $4,000 to put the
college on a level in this particular with other
institutions Of the kind
The base ball team has disbanded and the
boys are now hard at work preparing for the
last days, which are always the most difficult Of
the year to get creditably through with
AN IMPORTANT OBSERVATORY.
Father Algue.' the Spanish Jesuit, who for
the past two years has been studying astronomy
under Father Hogan at the Georgetown Col
lege, has left for the Philippine Islands, where
he will become director Of costly observatory
that has just been erected by the Spanish gov
eminent and presented to the Jesuit
fathers. On ono Of the islands
there is meteorological station
which has done much for navigation by signal
ing twelve hours ahead the approach Of terrific
storms. hurricanes. &C.. and the new OBJ
servatory, which is intended a great addition
to the station. is destined not only to
assist in various ways the people of
the surrounding seas and islands, but
to do much for mankind in general.
While the visiting astronomer was at the col
lege Father Fargis, who is located there. in
vented phono-photograph through which the
astronomical position OF the stars can be OBJ
tanned with great exactitude. TIE instrument
Is looked upon by all learned in astronomy as
one of the greatest inventions of the age.
When Father Algue departed he took duph-
cate acknowledgement with him. leaving the
original one at the college.
The Philippine Islands observatory will work
in conjunction with that Of Georgetown. de-
tcrmining certain important facts.
OPEN GAMBLING.
Four small colored boys were yesterday ar
rested for shooting crap on the grounds near
the Independent Ice Company's warehouse. be-
tween the canal and river. There was a largo
crowd engaged In the fascinating little game
when the officers pounced down upon them.
but fully twenty escaped by jumping
into the river. While there was a strict watch
Kept on the Georgetown side for gamblers,
right across the river from tho spot the crap
shooters were driven from there were probably
800 men and boys playing every conceivable
game with security, and what might almost be
termed official projection.
, NOT MR. cHAFFEEs FAULT.
The slight progress which is being made on
the $50 street extension was noted in The STAR
Of Saturday. Exception is taken to the para
graph BY Mr.. Philip T. Hall To a reporter of
The STAR he said: The article in question re-
fleets unjustly upon Mr.. W. E. Chaffee. The
cause Of complaint is to be found in the
failure OF the contractor from Baltimore
who has charge of the work for the railroads,
who has failed to meet his obligations, and not
with Mr.. Chaffee. who has the contract with the
District FOR this street work. His operations
are being conducted with vigor and would have
been completed but for the inactivity Of the
railroad contractor
QUESTIONS OF SANITY.
Jimmy Digs, sixteen-year-old colored
youth. Was found by Officer Trussen at o clock
Sunday morning at 34th and VI streets acting
somewhat queerlv. He was examined BY two
doctors, who declared him to be entirely with
ont mind. He is held at the station await
ing the arrival OF friends. and if none call he
will be sent to the asylum.
Millage Abner. colored man, was arrested
Saturday by Officer Upperman. who thought
he WAS Of unsound mind. He was detained at
the seventh precinct station until friends called
and took him in charge. Abner was pro-
nounced harmless. his afflic.ion having been
the result OF an apop,ectic stroke.
SMALL FIRES.
There was small fire in the stable at the
rear Of 300 n street yesterday, caused bv the
hostler dropping a lighted match, which
igni;ed some straw. No. s responded and ex-
tinguished the flames before any material
damage had been done.
Another small fire broke out yesterday. an
uroccupied stable on NJ street near Seth being
the scene and Mr.. Horace Jarboe the owner of
the building A chemical engine extinguished
the flames after loss of about 80 had been
sustained.
DEATH OF JOSEPH GRAVES.
Mr.. Joseph S. Graves, after weeks of illness.
yesterday passed away at his home on the Con-
duit road near the distributing reservoir. De-
ceased was very we'll known in Georgetown.
where he had spent the greater part of his life
During The war he did good service with the
Anderson Rifles. one Of the District volunteer
comr anies. The funeral will take place to-
morrow afternoon from Oak Hill Chapel
ROBERT MKINLEY DEAD.
Mr.. Robert Mckinley, another OF George
towns citizens and gentleman highly re-
spected by most Of friends, passed awav on
Saturday afternoon. Mr.. Mckinley was pouu-
laI member of Bricklayers' Union, No l. and
acted foreman for W. II. Carson for MANY
years. His funeral will take place tomorrow
morning from Trinity Church.
REAL ESTATE.
The old landmark known as '.Scotch row"
on Duck lane. now SD street. the property
Of the Misses Morton, is being RACED The
houses were erected on ground purchased from
Rev. Stephen Boomer Balch by five Scotch
the Findhom in Scotland and came to
America. settling in Georgetown. The cause
of their coming was the hope OF bettering their
condition. The houses had become so
dilapidated that it was found advisable to tear
them down.
On saturday there were two sales of George
town property, Jacob Young deciding to Thos
W. Grimes for $1,000 the east l5xIOo feet of
lot l46, il Beatty and Hawkins addition, and
Catharine Harrington selling to Bridge. Hsr-
rinSton lot 16 and parts of lots Is and II of the
subdivision of Harlem.