davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-04
FOR TINE CHAMPIONS.
Arrangements for the BENEFIT to BE
Given the National Fencfbles.

ArFangements for the Beneht TO BE
Given the National Fencfbles.
The committee having charge Of the testi-
monial benefit to be given to the National
Fencibles are actively at work, and will
present program that cannot fail to be at
tractive. The Fencibles are today the
champions Of the United States. having
been successful In winning the prize In every
interstate drill in which they have contest
ed. They have confidence in their ability to
still hold the championship. and will 60 to
Little Rock firmly believing that they will
win the prizes.
The friends Of this organisation include
the entire community, who are all Justly
proud OF their former achievements, ana
who hope for their future success The
benefit performance win take place at The
Academy OF Music on Monday evening" the
18th instant, and from the way that the
tickets are being disposed Of thus early II
10 safe to predict that the capacity Of that
place OF amusement will be fully tested
Among the attractions to be presented will
be the scene between Helen" and "Modus'
from THE Hunchback by Miss Lavinia
Shannon and Mr. Giles Shine. A one-act
comedy. entitled Browns Baby" written
by Mr.. Willard Holcombe Of the Post to be
interpreted by Miss Annie Lewis Messrs.
w. H. Conley, Talbot Pulizzi and VIM
Dougherty. and the quarrel scene between
"Brutus" and "Cassius'' from Julius
Caesar" by Mr.. Edwin Terry and Mr..
David c. Bangs. Miss Mary Helen Howe,
Apollo Quartet, Mr.. VIM. Boag and the Co
lumbia Musical Club. Of which Mr.. L. A
Callan Is the director. are among the other
volunteers who will appear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-04
THE CHILD TAKEN.
The Mother VIII Have to Change Her
Methods,

James Albert Herndon, bright little
four-year-old child, was in Judge Miller's
court Saturday on a petition to have
him turned over to the board of children's
guardians. His. parents were in court to
hear the evidence of witnesses concerning
their mode of living and the opportunities
the child has had of being improperly
brought up. The father, James Herndon,
Is carpenter by trade, and Mary Herndon,
the mother. does laundry and household
work. He is a good blocking man, but there
Is nothing prepossessing about the looks of
the mother. They came here from Balti-
more, and both Of them like their toddy too
well for the good of themselves and the boy
In Baltimore, a witness said. the woman
was known as Mary Knott, and three chill
dren were taken from her in that city by
the authorities. Her husband he said is
still In Baltimore. and that Herndon is not
her husband, but has only been living with
her. She told the judge that she lived with
a man named Knode and not Knott, and
that she is married to Herndon.
Judge Miller made an order directing
that the child be turned over to the board,
and In making the order Judge Miller told
the woman II she ever wanted the child
again she would have to change her course
of living.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-04
LOCAL ATHLETIC NOTES.
Only a Few Bricks Left of the Davy
Burns Cottage.

Barns Cottage.
Only a few bricks mark the spot on the
athletic field of the Columbia Athletic Club
1t has been torn down, and the pillow will
soon be run over the ground where 1t
stood, to make room for the onward march
Of base ball and foot ball. The rest Of the
field where the ball grounds are to be has
already been cleared and ploughed. The
tennis courts ere now In the pink of con-
d.tion. so that the men at work there will
now turn their attention to getting the
grounds in shape for foot ball in the au-
tumn and to the laying out Of the bicycle
track.
The American Athletic Club has decided
to close its quarters at the corner of 18th
and Z streets northwest. for the summer
months. The club will start in again next
fall, and Is talking of more room for their
members when they reopen. The American
Club has met with good success in its work
this winter.
During the summer months the bathing
to be improved. and the entire gymnasium
and locker rooms overhauled. Several
pieces of apparatus are also to be changed
So that the place will be in good condition
by September Is to begin another winter 8
work.
About fifteen persons of the bathing class
went down to the beach with Instructor
time this year. AS the weather gets warmer
1t is intended to make the Swimming Club
very popular organization, and to give
its members many pleasant outings. Hand
ball Is being played q good deal In the
gymnasium these days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-04
AWED BY THE MILITIA.
RfOtinE Strikers in Indiana Quiet on
the Soldiers Appearance.

The National Guards Of Indiana, sent by
Gov. Matthews to put a stop to the inter.
ference Of coal mine strikers with the pass.
age of coal-laden trains through the city
arrived at Cannelburg, Ind, at O'Clock
yesterday morning. The train was side
tracked one mile east Of the city limits and
the $50 soldiers embarked with Calling gun
bayonets fixed and regimental colors flying
They marched down the railroad track
where all the trouble has been, but on en-
tering the city found no army of riotous
strikers to oppose their march or give them
any work to do. Scattered on and of the
track. however, were counted twenty-six
strikers, none of whom showed any DISPOSE
ton to make trouble.
Sheriff Leming, who. with Adjutant Gen.
eral Robbins, was in command of the mi
litia, read to the handful of strikers the
restraining order issued last Thursday by
Judge Hefforn. Friends of the strikers in
Indianapolis had forewarned them of the
approach of the militia, which accounted
for the disappearance Of the 200 or 300
former rioters.
The sheriff set out to find four men who
had been leaders in the disturbance and for
whom he had warrants. After much diff
Guilty he caught w. r. Summers a Justice
of the peace for the local township and
Dick Gade. who had been leading the strik.
ers in their lawless interference with the
property Of the railroads, and John Flynn
q striker. The warrants charge them with
riotous conspiracy and contempt of Judge
Hefforn's mandate.
Immediately after the arrival of the
troops the officials Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Southwestern railroad began to move
the coal cars which had been sde-tracked
by the strikers. The presence Of the armed
force awed the strikers. nearly all Of whom
remained in their homes, but the women
and children belonging to the strikers fam
lilies gathered alongside the track, hootine
10
while the work Of removing trains was in
progress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-04
Base Ball NOtes.

The west was not in 1t with the east on
Saturday. every visiting club being defeat
ed. with the exception of ST. Louis, and the
result of the game between the Browns and
the Giants proved a tie, 2 to 2. The scores
OF the other games were: Baltimore ID, Gin
finnati q; Philadelphia IL, Louisville, o.:
Brooklyn I. Chicago 0, and Boston IL,
Cleveland 10.
oliver Patrick Tebeau. brother of our
White Wings" and his web of Spiders
from Cleveland this afternoon.
Jack o Brien. who warmed the bench as a
prospective Senator Tor one day, will not
be given a trial.
Cuppy and thinner are the battery for the
visitors IN the opening game, Mercer or
Petty and Mcclure occupying the points
for Manager Schmelzs wonders.
Buck Living and $4,000 Clarkson McAleer,
the best of center fielders, are with the
visiting team,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-04
LATE SPORTING NEW S
GOING RIGHT UP.
The Local Team Please Their Patrons
With Their Work.

The Local Team Please Their Patrons
With Their Work.
Defeat and fines were imposed on the
Pittsburg Base Ball Club Saturday after
noon. much to the Joy Of the local fans
The visitors, although they are 30 close to
the top Of the race. were clearly outplay ed
by the tailenders, who. II they keep up the
present gait. will soon leave the des,ised
title far in their rear. Washington out
batted and outfielded the Pirates, but The
latter outclassed the locals In an exhibition
of kicking and accusations Of dirty playing
Teoeau. Hasamaear. Abbey and Cartwright
showed up strongest at the bat. and Maui
pitched well. giving but two bases on balls
Umpire Hurst found 1t necessary to send
Lyons to the bench from the coach lines
on one occasion. and then threaten to order
the uniformed Pirates not in the game of
the neld In addition to fning several of
them. After the game the entire Pittsburg
team surrounded Mr.. Hurst, and 1t looked
as though personal violence would be at
tempted The score:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-04

TO the EDITOR Of The Evening Star:
The system Of catching stray dogs in
vogue in this city. whether intended to rid
the streets Of nuisances or to aid in the
collection Of the dog tax. is a failure and
the result out Of all proportion to the ex-
pense. The men engaged in 1t being sala-
ried. their pay not depending on the amount
Of work. they naturally do as little work
as possible. visiting only such localities as
are most convenient to them and catching
only such ours as give them the least trou-
BILE. In New York the men are paid so
cents per head for each tiogsthey catch; no
dog no pay. and consequently a stray dog
there Is a rarity. while here the reverse is
the case. The New York method il alike
just to the employee and employer.
As regards the collection Of the dog tax.
II is patent that two dogs out of three are
never taxed. On my block alone there
have been and are now five dogs for which
the owners have paid no tax for the past
six years or more. Why should they since
no one else does who can get out OF doing
so? I presume IL some neighbor were to
make II his business to swear out warrants,
hang around the Police Court until called
upon to testify, and generally incur the
enmity Of his neighbors. he might add SO
to the city treasury. but even the police,
whose business II Is supposed to be, and
who are expected to do II as a rule during
their hours of duty. prefer to put in their
own time some other way. Once in a year
the newspapers kindly inform the dog own
ers tkhat at q stated time the police will
make a house-to-house visit In search Of
dogs. and thus prepare the delinquents
either to hide their dogs or to deny their
existence to the policeman, who, they
know. has no right. or does not care to, en-
ter the premises to look for himself. When
the danger has blown over the dog makes
his temperance until the next annual
visit. and the District treasury Is cheated
out OF thousands of dollars. which the tax
payers have to make up some other way.
The dog tax, II a proper one, should and
could be collected; II not proper. abolished.
Policemen should be held strictly account
able for its collection, and the fine imposed
In every instance In addition to the tax
just as IL Is invariably done with other
taxes-instead Of RENTED on the simple
payment of the tax. c. x
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-04
The Golden Cross.

Halcyon Commandery, United Order of
the Golden Cross held an interesting meet
ing last Friday evening, Past Noble Com
mander Thomas Humphrey presiding. A
communication was read from the supreme
keeper of records. urging the members Of
the order to sign and have presented to
Congress petition against the proposed in
come tax in the tariff bill now before Con-
gress, SO far as it relates to fraternal and
beneficial orders. Knight A. H. Stamp was
recommended to the grand commander for
appointment as deputy grand commander
At the suggestion of knight Stamp it was
agreed to secure the services of a lady or
ganist for the commandery. Grand COM
mander Perry was present and made some
interesting remarks. and was followed with
short speeches by knights Stetson, Love-
less. Humphrey. Stamp, Cline. Sharp and
Magruder and Noble Commander Higgins
of Meridian Commandery and others. The
by Past Noble Commander Stetson, and
the commandery was congratulated by
Grand Commander Perry on its proficiency
in the work. AT the next meeting of the
commandery. on June IL. the semi-annual
election of officers will take place Grand
Commander Perry has appointed Mrs
Rachel ]. Floyd of Capital Commandery
on the committee on the state of the
order OF the Grand Commandery. in place
of Mrs. Martha ]. Peabody. declined
At the last meeting of st. Johns Com
mandery, United Order Of the Golden Cross
Noble Commander T. NJ. Downing presided
The question of expense assessments was
discussed by Past Grand Commander Ehle
Knights p. c. Hyam w. r. Newman, J. II.
Searles. w. E. Graham and others and Jas
F. Kilgore of Capital Commandery. A De-
tition praying Congress to exempt beneficial
orders from the provisions Of the income
tax in the proposed tariff bill was received
from the supreme keeper Of records and II
was signed by the noble commander and
Keeper of records for transmission to Con-
gress. A committee, consisting Of w. E.
Graham. John n. Ehle and Mrs Sarah M
Howe was appointed to prepare and report
resolutions of respect to the memory Of the
late Knight James A. Van Doren. Resolu-
lions of Nashville Commandery relating TO
expense assessments were laid on the table
The semi-annual election of officers will
take place at the next meeting on June 10
Grand Commander Perry has appointed
the following past noble commanders as
deputy grand commanders in the several
communicates: Goodwill. Eugene D. Har-
rington: National, Richard H Yates; Me-
ridian. Oscar T. Towner; Columbia, DR.. ].
A. Dickinson; St. Johns, Clarence New
man: Capital. Jas. F. Kilgore: Halcyon.
Andrew Fl. Stamp; Mount Vernon, c. q.
Harrison; Trinity, VIM. T. Kent; Potomac,
Frank B. Holden.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-04
Field Columbian Museum,

The Field Columbian Museum. occupying
the art building in the worlds fair, was
dedicated Saturday. The museum is the
largest in the United States. and the com.
pletion Of it has been accomplished since
the close of the exposition.
Invocation. Rev. F. w. Gonzalus; history
Of the museum, F. ]. V. Skiff; address Ed.
ward q. Mason: formal opening address
Edward E. Aver.
Over 1000 tickets Of admission were in.
sLed for the occasion.
The museum was intended as a perpetua.
ton Of the more striking features 81 III.
worlds fair and received an endowment OF
S1hnOO0 from Marshall Field.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-04
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN.
End of the Long Passionate OF Rev.
Geo. NiNdorf.

After pastorate Of twenty-three years
tie Rev. Geo. A. Nixdorf Yesterday sever
ed his connection with the German Luz
theran Church at the corner of O and 32d
streets. for the purpose of going into retire
ment at his farm In Virginia
His farewell sermon was affecting. His
text. so appropriate to the occasion, was.
"Fondly. brethren. farewell: be perfect; be
Of comfort. be of one mind: live in peace
and the God Of Love and Peace will be with
YOU. The sincerity with which he uttered
the words. and built upon them, visibly
touched the congregation he had led for
so many years.
his services the congregation, through Mr..
Otto Fischer. presented the pastor with a
handsome gold-headed cane. The Rev. Mr..
Nixdorf was not a salaried pastor. His SER
vices were given freely to the congrega-
ton and church. He was honored by repre-
sentatives of all denominations, and a de-
spiser Of ostentation. During his passionate,
though handicapped with a meager congre-
cation, he succeeded in paving of a heavy
debt that confronted him on taking charge.
The Rev. Mr.. Nixdorf. though free from the
duties of a pastor. will tender his services
occasionally to the churches in the vicinity
Of his Virginia home.
Claude Knowles, an eighteen-vear-old
boy. was the first to be immersed in the
new baptistry at Tenleytown. the cere-
mony taking place at about $50 last night.
rev NJ MCSullOuSH OIllCldleu he CHuTCn
was crowded by parishicners. who came
to witness the baptism.
Mrs. Sarah A. Mason. aged sixty, was
found dead yesterday morning at her
home. 1901 Prospect avenue. by her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Bette V. Smith. According to
the coroner she had been dead seven or
eight hours when discovered Apoplexy
brought on the end. Mrs. Mason was one
of the oldest and most highly respected
residents of the town. Her husband was
a well-known army officer.
A colored man well-known to the police
as Nat Morrison, "a tough one" on Sat
urday night after II O'Clock stabbed Mollie
Lee a colored woman, in the back three
times. The assault was committed on NJ
street between 10Th and Both. Some pre-
vious quarrel instigated the commission of
the act.
At 80 on Saturday night a fire broke
out in house 251O p street. a frame, owned
by Mr.. Dennis Horrigan and occupied by
two colored families. The turning over of
a heated stove during the temporary alb
sence of the family caused it. The engine
and her men succeeded in limiting the
damage to $500. Insurance will cover the
loss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-04
THEY USED DYNAMITE
Bold Attempt to Bob the Georgetown
Post Office
Trying to Blow Open the Safe-Slim
Haul After All the
Trouble.

Burglars operated in Georgetown early
yesterday morning. The post ONCE was the
scene Of their labors. and from $50 to $40
worth Of stamps their reward. These were
obtained from the money drawer by forcing
of a brass lock.
The big six-foot safe refused to yield to
their charge Of dynamite. and a considers
BILE amount was thereby saved. The hole in
which the charge was placed was bored to
the right Of the combination lock. The ex-
plosion however, succeeded only in tearing
partly off the ornamental front sheet Of the
door, and bullying the thin steel one behind
The combination was destroyed. and, up to
8 o'clock this morning, no one was able to
successfully use It,
The explosion that caused the damage is
said to have taken place at o'clock on
Sunday morning. the police In the vicinity.
Officers Birkight, Volkman and Passeno, re-
porting that they heard 1t at that hour
though were unable to locate 1t. The post
Office windows and doors are all heavily
closed in with wrought iron sheets. making
1t almost impossible to see In.
Just before that hour a man was seen
standing suspiciously about the place, and
on the approach of the officer ran up Slst
and down N, finally disappearing through
an alley.
Inc burglary was NOT QlScOVeTeu Uuli
o'clock yesterday, the hour the carriers go
on on Sunday, to assert the mail. Mr.. VIII
son made the discovery, first detecting that
something was wrong through the strong
odor of gas that reached him on entering
and the absence of lights. which are al
ways kept burning in the place.
The full discovery came later, after others
attached to the office were notified. In
spector Hollinberger Of the detective force
came over with Postmaster Sherwood and
others interested and they, with Detective
Burrows. made a tour of the building for
the purpose of finding out how an entrance
was made. 1t was finally seen that the
burglars got into the building through the
removal by a chisel Of the protecting bar
to the lower back door. The door, 1t was
seen. could be forced open from without
sufficiently wide to insert the chisel. The
lower part of the post office building is
used as store rooms for custom house
goods, but these are not accessible immedi-
ately through this door, as they are sep
arated by hall leading upstairs. and fur
ther guarded by doors. bolts and bars. The
burglars dE not try to get into these rooms.
they evidently being after money alone. or
its ready equivalent The safe attacked is
an old-fashioned one, formerly used In the
custom house above. 1t was manufactured
by j. r. and w. o. Cornwell of New York.
1t Is said that the stamp statesmen will be
held responsible for their loss Mrs. Black
ford, the postmistress. would have had to
make good any loss sustained through the
successful blowing open Of the safe. No
clew to the burglars has been obtained,
though II Is now thought that the man
chased by Officer Pirkight was one left on
guard by the operators within the building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-04
TO USE THE WHITE LOT.
A Movement to Utilize the Circle for
Cycle Racing.

Cycle Racing.
The movement to get the use Of the cir
Gle south Of the Executive Mansion certain
evenings in the week for the exclusive use
of wheelmen IL taking q definite shape and
the wheelmen soon expect to hear Of an or
der designating the particular evening or
evenings when this favorite driveway will
be thrown open to them. This privilege
was asked for as far back as several years
ago, but there was not enough interest
shown in the matter to make the affair
assume degree of earnestness necessary
in any undertaking. Now, however. the
associated cycling clubs have taken hand
in the matter and President Bennett is
pushing the matter right ahead. This week
he saw Col. John NJ. Wilson, who is in
charge Of the government reservations and
had talk with him about the matter. He
IL decidedly in favor of making some pro-
vision whereby the wheelmen may have
this park as a meeting place at least one
evening In the week. Saturday evening
has been suggested by some of the wheel
by the United States Marine Band in the
White House grounds would have the priyi-
lege of enjoying cycle races.
Col. Wilson also favors the construction
OF suitable track in the lot, perhaps in
the circle between the center Of the park
and the outer edge or inside the row of trees
In event Of such a track being built his
idea would be to let the wheelmen have GER
tam hours In the morning and afternoon of
each day. Should Col Wilson and the
wheelmen succeed In this undertaking, an
enort will be made to promote social inter-
course among the wheelmen, and II Is
thought the gatherings will not only make
the wheelmsn better acquainted but will
increase the membership of the different
clubs and also increase interest in wheeling
generally.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-04
The Lantern Parade.

Next Wednesday is the time set for the
lantern parade that was to have taken
place on Decoration day. and which was
postponed on account OF the out-of-town
cycle attractions. This event is to be made
more attractive than the similar gatherings
In past years, so the wheelmen say, and 1t
Is hoped that the wheelmen will turn out in
large numbers, with attractive illumina-
tons. whether members Of clubs or unat-
teched. 1t is thought that several of the
clubs will turn out In body, and should
each club do its best the parade will be
attractive even should the unattached con-
tingent turn out but few wheels. 1t is
the intention of some of the cyclists to turn
out In costume, fancy and comical ones, in
addition to the regular club uniforms. The
line will form at the peace monument and
ride through several of the principal streets
after riding along Pennsylvania avenue and
giving the President an opportunity to see
what part Of the community Is represented
by riders of the silent steed. An invitation
has been extended to the Baltimore and
Norfolk cyclists to take part in the cele-
bration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-04

Over thousand scholars, members of
the Calvary Baptist Sunday school. listened
yesterday to the exposition Of the lesson
Of the Passover as given by the supsrin-
tendent. Mr.. p. H. Bristow. He was aided
by picture finely drawn on the blackboard
by Mr.. w. E. Chandler, representing a
scene in an Egyptian street, showing the
blood on the doorposts and the houses with
out this sign. In the air was represented
the angel. sword in hand, shifting an Egyp-
tian house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-04
Suicide of q Painter and Family.

Carl Seeser Of Berlin, Germany, a master
painter. with his wife and four children
committed suicide the other night by taking
cyanide Of potassium.
All the six unfortunate people were found
dead and a paper signed by the whole fam.
uy showed that they had all consented to
die by poison.
The cause OF this wholesale suicide was
the fact that Seeger was without means on
account Of his failure to collect money due
him for work done upon some new build
iEgs