Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-02


October and Policeman Thomas OriAni for
killing the colored milk thief. Andrew Jackson.
| on the 10th instant
As TO ROCK CREEK PARK.
| One of the most notable which cases occupied
the attention of the District Supreme Court dur
| ing the past year was that Of the United States
against Cooper ct al, more familiarity known a.
the Rock Creek Park case. The report Of the
appraisers was filed in December OF 1891,
and on the 4th Of January Of the past year
| counsel for the Shoemaker estate and Mrs.
Truesdell fled exceptions to the award. These
| exceptions were ovsrruled by the court Febru-
| airy 10, and on February IS the court made an
order confirming the report Of the appraisers.
April ID the President approved the awards a.
to most Of them. his approval giving the
people Of the District . park Of about
1900 acres. including several tracts
which had been purchased by private sale.
July 16 a decree Of the court was made vestinR
title in the United States, and on the 26th Of
the came month an appeal in the shape OF .
writ Of error was allowed to the United States
Supreme Court in the matter Of the Shoemaker
estate. This appeal was argued on the 18th Of
last month, and decision in the case u ex-
pected some time during the coming month.
At the present time the government 10 the
owner Of all the tracts approved except the
tracts owned by the Shoemaker estate, AID
whatever may be the decision Of the Supreme
Court in that case that ownership can In no
way be disturbed BY the decision.
IN TIE TEMPLE OF JUSTICE.
The only civil rights case that came up was
that Of William johnson, colored. past COM
mander Of Thaddeus Stevens Post, No. 255,
G. A. R., Of New York city. Mr.. johnson
claimed that Mr.. George W. Harvey. the res
taurant keeper. refused to serve him with food
The jury returned . verdict Of not guilty.
One political assessment case-that Of the
civil service commission against John ]. YER
ssr-was tried: The verdict wa: not guilty. -.
Public sentiment was considerably stirred
up by the forced resignation Of Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Dumont, aproceeding which the
temperance people declared to be subversive Of
the interests Of the community. At the time Of
his removal Mr.. Dumont was engaged In ener-
getically prosecuting illegal dealers in insoxi-
eating liquors.
Practice in local courts was reshaped as to
criminal cases BY the decision Of thoUnited
States Supreme Court in the case Of Gross, the
murderer. The opinion in question stated that
cases which had been appealed from minor Dis
trict courts to the Supreme Court Of the Dis
trict could not be carried up to the Supreme
Court Of the United States.
Department of Justice investigation into
the conduct of the District Jail resulted in q
report in which we're many allegations OF lsx
discipline The grand jury recommended re-
house.
TIE GREAT AMERICAN CONVENTION CITY.
Washington's claim to being the convention
city of the country was materially strength
ened during 1892 although a smaller number Of
bodies sojourned here than eame during 1891.
The slight difference in the number Of organi-
cations was more than compensated for by the
increased size of the bodies that did come and
by their greater general Importance. First in
the long list OF conventions stands the Grand
Army encampment, the greatest and most sue
cessful reunion Of old soldiers the United
States ever behed. These veterans were the
guests Of the city exclusively, Congress having
seen fit to temporarily relieve itself Of it's
proper share of the burden. The encampment
was in every respect q highly gratifying
| success-admitted tc be SO by those who
Weissert was elected commander in-chief.
simultaneously with the meeting of the Grand
Army occurred that Of the Union Veterans
Union, of which Gen. s. S. Yoder was elected
commander-in chief. During the week Of the
encampment the Sons of Veterans Daughters
Of Veterans and woman's Relief Corps all met
here and received the attention to which they
were entitled. Local organizations cared for a
vast number OF guests and. q consequence,
ninety nine per cent Of the visitors took home
with them a superlatively good opinion Of the
city and its Inhabitants.
as the public was concerned, we're the two
parades. The first of these was almost exclu-
sively military In its nature, being composed Of
troops Of the regular army, the District Ma
tional Guard, Grand Army Posts and Sons Of
Veterans--in all about 1000 men. The second
parade was the great Grand Army parade; IN
equaled in the history of the organization, for
there were about 20 900 men in line.
Other bodies that selected Washington as the
place in which to hold their annual session
were: The National Brick Manufacturer Asso-
citation, the National Homeopathic Association
the national art congress- the National Associs-
ton Of Inventors, congress OF the American
Ornothoiogists Union, League of American
wheelmen, master plumbers of the United
States, the Society Of American Florists,
national fraternal congress. national silver con-
vention, homeopathic convention, national
Academy Of Science. insanity experts Of the
United States national Baptists educ ationAl con-
vention, the Union OF American Hebrew Congre-
cations. Association of American Physicians. Ma
tional Society of the Daughters of the American
Revolution. the North American Turnerbund
National Board OF Trade. National American
Woman Suffrage convention, American Oriental
Society, North American Beekeepers. Modern
Language Association, Railway Mail Clerks Of
the United States, National Dairy and Food
Association. National Marine Engineers Benefit
Association, Merchant Tailors National Ex-
change. Customs Foremen Tailors' Association
of America, Southeastern Tariff Association,
Convention Of Leading Postmasters, bi-annual
meeting Of the Movable Committee Of the l. o.
o. F. (colored), Fourth Class Postmasters Of
the United States, Sovereign Council OF the
Sons of Jonadab and the National Grand Coun-
Gil of Galilean Fishermen.
AND THERE WERE MANY FEAsTs.
OF eating and drinking there was a reasonably
fair proportion. More prominent than other
of the many banquets was that given by the
board of trade. Others that satisfied the appe-
tites of the guests we're the annual dinners Of
the Gridiron Club, the Press Club, the Masonic
Veteran Association of the District. the WASH
ington Masonic Veteran Association. Capital
Bicycle Club, the Association OF Fire Under
writers Of the District, the Sons of the Amer
lean Revolution, the Master House Painters
and Decorators Association and the Washing
ton Florists Club Anniversaries were cele-
brated generally with festive Accomplishments
by a number Of local organizations. The
Washington Light Infantry Corps was fifty-six
years DID, and its members had a good time;
30 did the National Rifles Veterans on their
thirty-frst anniversary. and the District
Of Columbia Commandery Of the Military
Order Of the Loyal Legion on its tenth birth
day. The East Washington Citizens Associa-
ton had feast on its twenty second anniver-
sary, while the Washington Canoe Association
held its sixth annual reunion. Columbia Com
mandery. No. 2, Knights Templar, celebrated
its twenty-ninth birthday with great rejoicing.
The collegiate societies holding reunions during
the year were the alumni Of Georgetown, Mich