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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-23

A Delegation Urges Better Railroad Connec-
ton With w ashinrton


ton With Washington.
Representative Meredith today introduced
to General Manager Green Of the Richmond
and Danville Railroad Company 9 large delega-
ton Of his constituents from Manassas and Vi
entity, who urged the establishment OF q local
train between Manassas aud Washington to
accommodate Washington business men and
clerks in the departments. Mr.. c. E. Nicoi OF
Manassas and Senator Moore OF Fairfax Court
House were the spokesman. The rest Of the
delegation consisted Of Robert Portner. George
C. Round, J. B. I. Thornton, John r.
Tillett, John A. Conpors, Charles f. Brswner.
J. z. Huntington. Postmaster Baldwin and
Mayor Lion of Manassas. l. A. Free Of Bristol
J. NJ. Love of Fairfax Court House. r. r.
Swetnam of Fairfax Station and Robert L.
lee, jr., Of Ravensworth- They presented a
long petition from citizens. urging that the
company put on train. guaranteed to run for
at least five years, expressing che belief that il
would result in = rapid growth OF the entire
section and ultimately in a large profit for the
company. Manager Green indicated that there
were some prospects that a favorable response
might be made within q few DAYS.
The new court holse of Prince William
county is 10 be erected at Manassas this sum-
mer. and il is expected that with the co-opers-
ton of the railroad company the place viii
become an important suburb OF Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-23
MINOR POLICE CASES.
Several of the Prisoners Were Given Another
Chance by the Judge.

Several OF the Prisoners Were Given Another
Chance by the Judge.
go home and behave yourself Was the
good advice given Young man named Henry
Fitzhugh by Judge Kimball this morning.
There WAS a charge OF vagrancy against
Henry, who appeared one Of the sixteen per-
sons held for alleged violations of law. lie
plead guilty. but made good showing for him
self. saying he had only taken u couple OF
drinks since his last appearance. In considera-
ton Of his improved conduct the Judge dis
charged him.
equity" answered an old soldier named
John Lawrence who srrsigned = charge
of vagrancy.
He came to me on the street." said Police
man Bruce. said he had no home and asked to
be sent down"
where's your home?'' the Judge asked him.
Soldiers Home" he replied but re-
manned away over night"
Are you discharged"
"No. sir. but when a man remains away
over night they take it for granted that he 6
drunk"
But you were locked up" remarked the
court.
Il know 1 was locked up, bat that don't cut
any figure up there"
Policeman Sullivan was questioned aud he
said he thought that man who remained away
over nlghs was put IN the guard house, but was
not discharged.
"You mad better 60 back to the home" said
the judge. Il don't believe they discharge in
mates Tor remaining away one night, and am
not going TO send you down"
He was discharged.
William Holmes said he had been mending
umbrellas. He was a stranger in the city and
the judge thought he was liable under the va
grancy law. A bond of $50 was required and
he was given fifteen days in default.
WATCHING FOR RATS.
Thomas Perry was in the procession and WILL
lam Kelly was out on collateral They are
small coIored boys and yesterday they were in.
dulging in the luxury of the game of I'll
for which they were arrested.
what were you in the crap Crane for?" the
judge asked one of the youthful gamblers.
Il want shootin' crap" he answered.
"What were you doing?"
81 was down there watchin' a hole fer rats y
''How about you?" the other boy Was asked.
II was looking for rats, too
Ihls Is the greatest rat story l have ever
heard: remarked the court; you are fined IS
each"
similar fine was imposed in the case of Ed.
ward Couson. against whom there was a charge
OF being disorderly on Pennsylvania avenue.
Grace Robinson. a colored woman whose APP
pearance indicated that she had been badly
handled. was in the procession on . charge OF
disorderly condu t. Last night she WAS beaten
and when she screamed she attracted q large
crowd
The judge thought that Grace had good cause
to make noise and released her.
suspicious person" was the charge against q
colored boy named Robert Coleman who wal
found in a doorway at 4:30 a. m.
Robert WAS unable to explain his presence
there and the court required him to furnish
$50 bond or 60 down for thirty days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-23
ANACOSTIA.

The Presbyterian Young Peoples Society Of
Christian Endeavor last night rendered must
cal and literary entertainment to the members
and friends Of Garden Memorial Church.
There was a large attendance and a gratifying
program was rendered Some Of the guests
were Mr.. Z. Carleton Smell. Mr.. Alexander
Garden, Miss Smell, DIR. and Mrs. Alden. Miss
Doughty, Mrs. Ryder, Mr.. Bohrer, Miss Dodge,
Mrs. Dodge, Prof. Messer and the Misses
Simpson.
W. H. Cook, . coachman, was arrested last
night by Officer W. 7. Anderson on the charge
of disorderly conduct
Jeremiah Allen was taken into custody by the
same officer on q charge Of assault and bat
terry.
Mr.. d. I. N. Shank has purchased country
seat near Smithsburg, Md, and his family will
move thither in . few days.
Mrs. Alexander Foster Of Hillsdale 10 ILL
Mrs. Foster is an aged colored woman with .
history and her chances Of recovery are said to
be slim.
An unknown woman was thrown from . car
riage yesterday at the corner Of Harrison and
Monroe streets and sustained slight injuries.
After being attended TO at Weiss 4 Hsines'
pharmacy she went her way.
The spring social season promises - b .
lively one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-23
Authors Congress at the Worlds Fair.


Arrangements for the authors congress at
the worlds fair have at length assumed definite
form and promise an exceedingly brilliant and
interesting success. Tho preliminary address
Of the committee on organization has been
issued. This address announces the important
fact that a committee of cooperation, COM
posed of representative American authors, has
been appointed, with headquarters in New
York city, to aid the local committee OF organ
ization in organizing the congress. This COM
mittee is composed as follows: Oliver Wendell
Holmes, chairman; Geo. E. Woodbury., secre-
tary, No. East 18th street. New York city; Ed
mund Clarence Stedman, Charles Eliot Norton.
Charles Dudley Warner VIM. Dean Howells,
Thomas Wentworth Higginson. Horace How
ard Furness, Richard Watson Glider, Thomas
Bailey Adrich, Geo.W. Cable, Maurice Thomp-
son, Thomas Nelson Page, Frank Dempster
Sherman and II. II. Boyesen.
The interests of women in the congress will
be represented by the committee OF the women's
branch Of the auxiliary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-23
Swindling Merchants.

A dispatch received at the Department Of
State from J. M. SchIeier, consul at Amsterdam.
calls attention to system OF swindling to
which dealers in the United States are subject
without means Of redress. Bogus firms in that
city. and probably elsewhere, order goods from
United States manufacturers or merchants. If
the goods are sent without prepayment there 10
no law under which the accounts can be COL
lectsd, and there is o law to punish the swim
dlers rs long as they confne their operations to
foreign countries. Mr. Schleier inclosed a list
Of these bogus firms furnished by the police au-
thorities at Amsterdam. According to Mr..
Schleier's dispatch these swindlers do Q con-
siderable business in the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-23
Hog Island May BE Bought.

United States District Attorney Ensor, who
inspected Hog Island, viii report to Attorney
General Olney that . good title to the island
may be obtained from r. J. Redmond, who
has offered to sell IL to the United States for
o., 900 for the purposes Of quarantine station.
The island forms part Of the Cedar Point es-
tate, which, in 1876, was patented by Lord
Baltimore TO Nicholas Sewell, son Of the
grantor's wife BY former husband. The prop
erty came down through the 6eweu family, and
the title il one OF the oldest and best In the
state. Mr.. Redmond purchased 200 acres. in
GLIDING the ffty-six sores in Hog Island, last
July, Ct mortgages sale, paying $500 cash.
The mortgage Is for %, 900. When Mr.. Read
mond pays the balance Of the purchase money
and raises the mortgage he may give clear
title to the island.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-23

Gladstone Expresses His Ackno wledEneuts.
Col. John !. Rogers, president Of the home
rule meeting, held at the Philadeiphis Academy
Of Music on Monday evening. has received the
following response to cablegram sent Mr.. Glad
stone:
'sLoxpoN. March ~, 1S9S.-CoI. Rogers.
chairman Of the homo rule meeting, Philadel-
phis, America:
II thank you respectfully for message sent.
Have often expressed the encouragement We
derive In our important work from favorable
opinion, mot only through the British empire
bat from our brethren in race especially In thu
United States (SigrsO GLADsToNx."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-23
LOST HIS HEART AND HEAD.

Unrequited Love Drives . Romantic School
boy to Suicide.
Because Of unrequited love Will Fry, aged
seventeen years, laid his head on the Louisville
Southern track near Shelbyville, Ky, Tuesday
and suffered decapitstion.
He had been in love with q school girl living
In his neighborhood for some months past, and
while she was always affable and kind to him
she did not encourage his attention any more
than she did a number Of other young fellows
who were equally as devoted.
Tuesday he became so importunate that she
was forced to snub him. Afterward young Fry
asked to be excused from school. and, walking
to point on the railroad where there was q
sharp curve, waited for the train. which was
soon due. At its approach he laid his head on
the track. When the engineer saw the young
man it was too late to defeat his purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-23
TO OPEN QUINCY STREET.
Steps Taken to Condemn Land for . New
Thoroughfare.

Steps Taken to Condemn Land for . New
Thoroughfare.
Condemnation proceedings will shortly be
commenced for the opening of Quincy street
between lexington and West lexington. This
is In accordance with long petition signed by
a number of the residents and property owners
in that vicinity. Quincy street is now opened and
paved with asphalt either side of the
track of land through which the extern
sion is desired. The opening of this
street, the petition sets forth, will enable car
riages to avoid that portion of X street occu-
pied by the tracks of the lexington and Soldiers
Home Railroad Company and provide a new
and safer route TO and from lexington to the
Brentwood road The Commissioners today for
warded this petition to the United States mar
shal with request to carry out the usual con-
domination proceedings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-23
sEwARp's PRIVATE SECRETARY.
The Death of Col. L. II. Webster. Who Was
Prominent In Public Life.

Prominent In Public Life.
The funeral services over the remains OF the
late Col Erastus Darwin Webster will be held
tomorrow morning at IL O'Clock at the resi-
dcnce Of his son-in-law, Capt. James L. Lusk.
2002 z street. The internent will be at Orchard
Park, NY. The deceased was bora in Aurora,
n Y, learned the printing business and estab-
hshed An anti-slavery paper in Erie county. In
1859 he founded the Omaha Repsbiicdn. He
was private secretary of the Secretary Of State,
Mr.. Seward. from 1861 to 1865 In the latter
year he appointed consul at Bradford,
England. in 1867 deputy surveyor of the port of
New York and in 1868 assessor of internal
revenue for the thirty district OF New
York. where in 1873 he was appointed superin-
tendent OF immigration by Gov. Dix, and four
years later inspector of internal revenue by
President Hayes, resigning the last named posi-
ton in 1885. He has since devoted himself to
business interests in Nebraska
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-23
Disgraced His Father, the Chief Justice.

Caswell Bennett, son OF Chief Justice Bennett
OF Kentucky, has been in gail at Frankfort since
Tuesday night on charge of forging his
fathers name for s25 and having it cashed by
Weitzel Il ODonnell, merchants of that place.
Young Bennett has been leading dissipated
had cashed innumerable worthless checks in
different parts of Kentucky. His father some
time ago wrote a card to the public declaring
his belief that his son was insane, and warning
people against cashing these checks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-23
Terrific and Ruinous Rain of Hall.

Elreno, Okla, and the surrounding country
was visited last night by ruinous hail storm.
All the windows in the city were broken and
the streets flooded two inches deep with ice and
water. Wire screens on windows were Of no
consequence. Twenty-four plate glass windows
fruit trees ruined and some stock killed The
spectacle was grand but terrifying. The hail
came down in perfect sheets, causing people to
fee for their lives. Fortunately, however,
none was injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-23
Hot words and . Fatal Shot.

VIM Burnett, the proprietor Of . carriage
shop. was shot and fatally wounded yesterday
At Memphis BY E. A. Harris. Harris ID the
foreman Of . machine shop and visited Bur
nett's place Of business to consult the latter
concerning . contract. Hot words passed and
Burnett struck Harris Tor calling Inn . liar
Harris promptly whipped out 8s-caliber re-
volver and shot Burnett through the bowels.
The wounded man has family. He viii die.
Harris va. arrested in the shop immsdiAtsiy
after the shooting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-23

the Central and Delaware and Lackswanna
tracks in the yard near the depot In Utica yss-
terday morning. His skull vas fractured and
his legs and arms broken. He vas probably
forty years Of age.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-23
THE COURTS,

Eourrr CouRr-Judges Binshdm and Coz.
Yesterday-Reynolds agt Auburn; motion
Tor receiver overruled. Ullman Coldsboro Co
agt Heurich; application for injunction denied.
Stransmann ast. Muhlhauser; sale decreed. &
II. Norton, trustee. Sslby agk Head; 10
straining order continued.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-23
AT THE RIVER rRoxr.
ARRIVED.

Steamer Alton. L~dmsn. ocooausn. forsy-avs surds
WOOD. L. Lsdm.n- Schooner o-c-oiA. Tayior Occo-
guam. forty cords wood. l. Lehman Schooner Pa
gle Sheppard. chset,ns. B. Mxry-s rfvsr 600 burh-
els oysters.
schooner Msry + Denty, Blsckburn. schoo,.
Anne Macon. kendrick. Schooner Iossss o.,
oAsksn- Steamer occoQuau. Davia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-23

Matthew p. Deadly, United States district
judge for Oregon, IL dying. He i not expected
70 live twenty-four hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-23
SUBURBAN PROPERTY


FOR RENT-wITH1N QUARTER MILE OF
L Lincen, frame house containing II rooms also
frame dwelling and store 10 rooms. Forest Glen
both suitable for summer boarding houses. Apply
W. W. RILEY. Rfley's wharf. 11th st. sw. mh:,36t'
EOR SALe-FINE SUBURBAN COTTAGE; IL
rooms and bath: hot snd cold water lot Q5 fest
'front.' located Frankfort st. price only Is, 500
mh23-3t' FOSTER FOSTER. 81 18th st. n. ".
A COsT-sEvEN-RooM NEW FRAME HOUSE !;
"A eisht miles out; near fifty other new houses: on
Boulevard electric railroad to Baltimore; fruit
high ground fences chicken yard churches schools
&c. Call 207 st. ne. mh23-3t.
E$OR SALE-THE FOLLOWING HOUSES AND
Il land. from one to i've miles of Washington city.
good bsrvains and on very easy terms: Groom house
and barn. CO acres price. $2.250; As sores. house.
barn and orchssd. 90. 600 acres. new Groom house.
barn. fruit excellent well of water. miles from cty
house, good improvements and s acres for 81, $50
installnnen plan Broom house. barn variety Of fruit
and IA acres. highly elevated. price and terri
easy S-rooui house. barn and acres on INSTALL
ment plan; also l4o acres. house and outbuildin9s
for the best offer made also 100 large orchard
large olofashieped brick buildings beautiful OF
the city, for the highest Offer made For particulars
address call and see
JAMES E CLEMENT,
mh.S5-5t 1871 ST. n W. city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-23

A SHH99kkTT. BIT FRRIIEENNBBttXY Chat
Will soon convince you OF the absolute folly in
paying rent year after year. Why not put the
money in a hOusef Here's the point MI
help you to get a home in either WEST END
PARK or KENSINGTON. and, by paying out
every month the same amount as at present
goes into rent, you pay for it in q Gerry few
years Send for circular! Or CALI
II. N. CSSPPPP 7O6 8TTHH ST: N. w.
mh22
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-23
MANICURE

MADAME PAYN, MANICURE AND CHIROPOD-
w ist. 1O3 18TH 81. n. W-The only Importer and
Manufscsnf or Of FINE and CHikOfOD-
Isl GOODS south OF New York. no20-tr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-23
FOR SALE-HOUSES

NOR sAI.F GREATEST BARGAIN on NFW
IT York ave-: nearly new 3-story and basement brick
house bet 9-h and 1Oth: handsome south trout q
rooms aud bath furnace heat csDinet mAntels and
neatly parered lot ~ feet TO alley. excellent place
Tor phy sicJ1n dentist. SO 500
nh3-S2t' fRANkLlN BARRETT son. 7O3 18th.
I,OE SALE-A BAEGnN-A HOUSE ON ST
IT hs+v en- Cab and 9th sts-: rim. rooms and bath
lot z:9 no rsasonsble cash Offer refused. Address
T. VI. Il. star Office rnh.s(:ts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-23

COLUMBIA HEIGHTsr-
Cor Princeton and 18th. This beautiful corner, OPP
posite Dr. HaInnlond's So 0C0 home. will be sold at
q bargain. Chsnce tor big PROFIT before June /.
TEoS J. FISHER CO..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-23

trDT. ShiF-
j only $50 cash,
Balanc- SD Ter month.
Brick rWelilnE.
I0-sted y. W
Cortalning g rooms and ami
Prl,e. -. 500
Why pay renfy
tclql EASTERDAY UGrOru,S
1uhss}Ts - $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-23

-INOR SALE-COZY TWO-STORY AND CELLAR
II bAy- window brick; q rooms; bath cellar under
whole house will readily FOR $50: 1th above
Tlo-i6a n =. sr-are< from street and
Eerics lot rood frJ at and depth; by June cleo
will pass the door, bargain At 50 300.
terms. L STAAGA DTER,
uh.2S,3. tjl:; 18TH ST n. ".
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-02-15
The WEEK IN CONGRESS.
But sixteen Working Days Remain OF
the sess.OR-Biiis 10 BE Passed.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l2.-But sixteen
working days remain OF the Fifiy-second
congress. Only one OF the annual Sppro-
Drislion bi,ls-the army bill-has become
a law and from this time on until the 4,h
Of March both houses OF congress will
bend everv energy TO the completion Of
the remniI,ler Of The important measures.
For this reason it is uncertain whether the
senate will I've able 70 carry out the pro-
gam Of legislation. short as 1t is, arranged
by the republican caucus.
The Nicaragua cana bill is the unfin
ished business. but as it promises TO pro-
woke long debate i must from time 20
time give way to the appropriation bills
and the conference reports. Next to the
Nicaragua lili on the caucus program
il the omnibus statehood bill. Senator
Carey. who hAs charge Of the bull does not
prOpoFe TO lose any opportunity 10 ad
vance H. aud whenever recourse Is had 10
the calenGar on which the bIl occupies
n favorable position. he will endeavur TO
press the measure without waiting for
action on the Nicaragua hill. IL is possi
b that the senate may he plunged into
financial discussion anv day in the week
should Mr. Sherman call up the amend.
ment 10 one of the appropriation bills of
which he has given notice, authorizing the
secretary OF the treasury to sell bonds 10
maintain specie payments under the re-
sumption act
Now that the silver question is definitely
shelved Tor this congress the leaders ia the
house. 10 not anything ahead between
now aud the 4th of March TO Gauge trouble
except the appropriation bills and the
anli-option bill. IL il purposed 10 keep
the house pounding away on the appro-
priation bills with but little in'ermission
until the last one OF them ia sent over TO
the senate. Those vet remaining before
tho house are the penRIon (which is
under consideration. the postofiice, the
Indian, the agriculture and the naval
LtIfg
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-02-15
EArAL RAlLRoAD WRecK.
a Number of Persons KILLED and Injure
on the Lehigh valley.

4 Number OF Persons Killed and Injured
on the Lehigh Valley.
WmKEsEARRE. Pa, Feb. l0.-A serious
accident occurred on the Lshigh Valley
railroad at o'clock this afternoon. When
tine wrecking train reached the spot they
found the following injured:
MICHAEL O'NALLY. lett arm broken and
fearful scalp wounds; died in the hospital from
bis injuries.
Isaac DANDo, compound fracture Of the leg
and internal injuries.
JOSEPH KoLAND, leg broken near the knee.
ANDRLW YATCHIsuS, cOilar-bone broken
and injured on the head.
STEPHEN AEHALL- head badly cut.
JOHN CHECK. badly cut about the head and
arms.
JOHN DoSNELLY. bruised and cut upon
various parts OF tue BODY.
Patrick KENNEDY, cut on head and limbs.
MICHAEL ZAsINsKI. slightly injured on the
head.
OWEN BoYLAN. seriously injured by falling
stove in car.
Five OF the injured were brought TO this
city and taken TO the hospital. the others
were sent TO their hoI es. O'Mslly and
Danlo are no, expected TO live. Engineer
Connely barely escaped with tis life.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-02-15
THE FIRE RECORD.
Nashville Visited by Series OF Disas-
trous BIazes-Ioss Heavy.

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Feb. 12-This city
was visited by series of disastrous fires
last night, destroying the stock OF Mr..
Tagendrich valued at $4,000, on which
there is $4,000 insurance. Two fremeH,
Dick Hyde and Lucien Bradford. were
seriously hurt. bout o'clock as the
firemen were completing the work of ex-
tinguishIng tho smoldering fire in Sol
Frankland 4 Co = building the ominoua
sound OF cracking tanes was heard in j.
II. Fall & Co.'S huillinC next door.
As the fire spread onR the lower floor
of the bui ding the thousands OF ride and
pistol cartridges stored in the rear OF the
house were exploded, producing a sound
that scattered the crowd without In all di-
Tectious. Il was as If two detachments OF
military were engaged in firing vollev
upon voley into each others ranks With
in few minutes a ter the discovery of
the fire in Falls il had gained such entire
possession Ol the bnlding that it was be-
yond the pale of possibility TO prevent
the structure and ali II contained from be-
ing total loss, AMI tbs only hone or OBJ
ject OF the department was 10 prevent the
flames from tax NJ in the block. j. IL.
Fail & Co carry $l35.O00 OF stock and
about $4,000 insurance.
The building occupied by the Globe
clothing company belongs TO Mrs. Carter.
The amount OF stock carried by this COM
panv is placed at S50O00 with Insurance
OF $4,000 Dag sge TO this building sul
stock is from water chiefly. The Fail
building is a wreck.
At $50 tonight the FIRE signal was
turned in for the third time in twenty
four hours and il was soon discovered that
the Framing Banner huilding. occupied by
the Baaner as a newspaper o ce and by
Has ok d Ambrose. job printers, WAS in
fames The ire started on the second
floor and destroyed the building. The
Banner publishing company suffers an
entire loss of the entire newspaper outfit
except the press which il osly damaged
by water. The loss Is estimated a. So
0O0; covered by insurance. The Banner
will appear tomorrow afternoon as usual,
having accepted the tender of the Ameri-
cdp's press and composing room until the
loss by FIRE can he supplied.
The total losses caused by the fires since
II o'clock last night are about S1Sl,000;
insurance $3.50 GEO.