Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-25
GEORGETOWN,
A Man Whom the Police Want to Capture
Other Items OF Interest.

road Company. These indignities have been
committed frequently of late. The facts have
not as yet been reported to the officials of the
company. nor have the police been invited to
participate, but it will come 10 this in due time.
The story leaked out because one lady at
fashionable reception yesterday told several OF
her friends Of the impertinent treatment to
which she had been subjected. Experiences
were exchanged and the descriptions which the
ladies gave Of the offender Tailed. plan
Of campaign was then determined ON.
One lady thought tho best policy would
be to rebuke their enemy with a parasol. but
as this would create a scene it was decided to
keep him in sight till a policeman could be
called. He would then be charged with insult
ing ladies on the street and all those whom he
had sffronted will testify against him. The
reason this has not already been done is that
each lady thought that perhaps she had been
the sole victim and did not care to face the I'm
enviablc notoriety which the affair would give.
The railroad officials and several of the en-
ployes were spoken to this morning by The
STAR man and expressed fervid desire 20 lay
hands on the alleged culprit. Lieut. Swiudells
is also anxious to apprehend him The iden-
tity Of the man is said to be not known, but
minute description Of him can be had.
ACTIVITY on THE CANAL.
There is interesting news today in canal
coal that now hangs fire between Georgetown
ard the Chain bridge is to be shipped eastward.
Final arrangements for this have been made A
great collier has been engaged and will be
around within a day two She will bear
away about $500 tons. This will roliove about
twenty barges Of their burden. This will ease
matters till the ice freighters get into port.
There are fifty coal-laden barges in the George
town end of the waterway and the situation
has caused considerable discomfort among the
boatmen.
Boats to arrive on Saturday were: Barge
No. 14S, Capt. W. Smith; Cuba, Capt. C. Ting
strum.
Those to sail on Saturday we're: Barge s.
Kroon. Capt. J. Garnes barge II. CLANCY,
Capt. III. Teeters: A. /. Miller, Capt. c. Dean;
Wheatley Brothers, r. Montgomery; DR.. Knott
Capt. J. Ewing; barge No. 125. Capt G. Zellers;
No. 102, Capt. I. Penner; Morning Star, Capt.
r. Taylor; Ambrose, Capt. Z. D. Clancy. Boats
to arrive on sunday were: Barge N. E. Grove,
Capt. W. Dolby; Three Brothers, Capt. G.. In
gram; Florence. Capt. Ilarconier; J. X. Shaw
Capt. NJ. Rrnk!es; Oak Spring, Capt. J. Hene-
ker. Those to sail on Sunday were: No. 10S,
Capt. y. H: Wilson: Oak Spring, Capt. ].
Heneker; j. Leetch, Capt. Il. Eaton; Florence
Capt Marconier.
Those to sail at Cumberland on Saturday for
Georgetown were: Amelia hague, Capt. J. d.
McAtee: barge No. ia, Capt. G. Grim; John
K. Coven, Capt. r. Hebb; Loudoun, Capt. o.
Iiichcl; UaIHc NO. lUl, capt. -. lecnelDerBer;
George S. lehman. Capt. o. Knode; Charles
barrow, Capt T. Champion: G. NJ. Winship,
Capt. T. Champion; G.. L. Nicholson. Capt W.
Hills Consolidation No. IL. Capt. 8. Taylor;
VIM. A. Leesch, Capt. Shaffer; Ruby, Capt. ].
Il. Stump.
Three of the barges were to Asnew 4 Co.
seven were to Meredith, Winship & Co.
QUESTION OF FEET.
STAR reporter on last evening had talks
Oh .
Georgetown girls. Ali the gentlemen talked to
spoke enthusiastically in favor Of the homo ar
ticle. They stated that the Georgetown average
female .oot was smaller than the average Wash
ington female foot. One or two Of the dealers
had some statistics with which TO prove his po-
sition. He had done business in other parts Of
the District and assumed 10 know whereof he
spoke. seventy-ave per cent Of his George
town customers wore No. Is or smaller
and 50 per cent could wear No. or
under. Fifty per cent OF his trade could wear
No. Shoes. 1S per cent could walk comfort
ably in No 3s and about 81 per cent Of them
could get along with No. 2's. There were quito
a number OF Georgetown ladies who wore No.
1 shoes. but he could not state the number in
percentage. He believed that Washington
merchants who had figured on it found about
the following results: No. 5, 80 per cent; No.
6, IS ger cent: No. Z, so per cent; No. 4. 50 per
cent; No 8, - per cent; No. 2. per cent. Tho
her Washington sister and patronized a wider
cut shank and broader heel. These had been
forced upon her perhaps by the rough streets.
THANKS FOR LITERATURE.
Mrs. DR.. Loockernan and her sister, Mrs.
Barrett, lave presented a goodly bi. OF htera-
ture to the libraries Of police station No. and
engine company No. 5. The gift comprised
works OF fiction, standard literature, some
scientific stun and few classics. Quite u
number OF magazines went with the present.
Lieut. Swindells, on the part OF the police, and
Foreman John kertz, on behalf Of the fire
laddies. have forwarded to their benefac tresses
handsomely eugrossed resolut lions OF thanks.
1t was thought by some that the presentation
should be made with formal ceremonies, but
upon consultation with the ladies it was decided
otherwise.
A LOAD OF BRICKS IN CUSTODY.
One Of the drivers FOR the Hydraulic Brick
Company yesterday stored his wagon and its
load Of brick in the back yard Of station No. Z.
His mules were worn out and he was afraid to
leave the vehicle in the street. The company
officials did not understand the situation. be-
cause last evening they sent a message to Lieut..
Swindells asking him to let the bearer have the
brick which had been abandoned by the driver
whom the police had arrested.
PLEASANT OCCASION.
President Harrison Dingman and Vice Presi-
dent Andrew J. Wall Of the Georgetown Fidei-
ity, Loan, Building and Insurance Company
were entertained at luncheon yesterday by Dr.
7. Il. Loockerman OF the same association. 1t
was delightful little party. embellished by the
presence OF several ladies. A good deal of the
time was taken up in exchanging "reminiscences
OF old Georgetown and prophesying the future
glories Of new West Washington.
THE BICYCLE CLUB MEETING.