Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-03

there will be fireworks In the evening. The
Pentz and Randall will make frequent
trips to River View, where there will be
many features of interest. The steamer
Bartholdi will leave every h5'ir for upper
river landings, and tie pleasure barge Oak
Springs for Cabin John and Great Falls.
There will be trottiny races at Benning
and events at Alexander island. At Forest
Glen Park, Md, there will be a tourna-
ment and sack races.
The Police VIII Wink.
With the celebrations of the various
branches of the commonwea!ers and the
proposed speech-making on the Capitol
steps by Prof. Tharin to engage the at
tention of The police, both young and old
America will have a COOL time setting off
their firecrackers and other explosives to-
morrow. There Is a law against the use
OF such explosives even on the Fourth of
July, but of late years especially the police
have overlooked the violations on indie
pendence day, where the persons celebrat-
ing used the precaution necessary to pro-
tect life and property. The discharge Of
deadly weapons. other than toy pistols,
will be prohibited as far as possible. and
1t was Maj. Moore's intention to suppress
the use of the larger firecrackers, but with
so many permits issued for their sale he
has concluded that II will be almost i'm
possible to prevent this part of the celebra-
ton.
When there was an order issued to pre-
vent the use Of firecra ckers several years
ago the fire department was kept busy ex-
tnguishing flames started by the boys who
had been driven off the streets and who,
determined to celebrate. had gone to the
outbuildings and set off their explosives.
such, however, has not been the case re-
Gently. for the boys have been given the
freedom OF the streets, and with the eX-
ception of frightening a few horses no
serious harm has resulted. Naturally
enough a number of children have been
burned or trrra die
charge of firecrackers and other explosives
and given practice to physicians, but this
happened when the back sheds were used
as places for celebrating.
No General Order.
Maj. Moore has issued no general order
concerning the use Of fireworks tomorrow,
and the matter Of arrests will be left to
the discretion of the officers. The police
expect persons to use every possible pre-
caution against doing injury of any kind,
and where such precaution is taken no ar
rests Will be made. During the past two
days there has been great rush of appli-
cants for permits to sell fireworks and IL
was stated at police headquarters today
that about 1.5OO permits had been granted.
Fireworks are being sold in connection with
almost every other kind of business in the
city Even some drug stores, well as
dry goods stores, are handling them. and
they are also being sold from stands on
the street corners. Even some of the buck
sters are peddling them with fruits and
vegetables from wagons. while the snow
ball vendors are also reaping a harvest
In HillsdaIe.
The Fourth of July will be celebrated by
the Sunday schools Of Garfield and Hills
dale at Butler Park in picnic fashion. The
address is to be made by Rev. William
Warren, and the Declaration Of Indepen-
dence will be read by Miss George R. Simp-
SON. Mr.. Cornelius W. Davis will act as
chief marshal. The following schools will
take part: Allen Chapel, A. NJ E.; Eman-
uel Episcopal, Hillsdale Station, Pioneer
Emanuel Baptist, Bethlehem Baptist Camp
bell Chapel, A. NJ. E.; Snow Creek Baptist
and Macedonia Baptist The schools will
report at Campbell Chapel and Pioneer In
stitute. Hillsdale. The procession will be
headed by the AnacoStia Band, the Hills
dale Cadets and the G. A. r. men in FULL
dress uniform. and will march promptly at
10 am. The committee Of arrangements is
as follows: s. c. Brown. Mrs. Annie Tabs
Mrs. Sarah Wills. Rev. James Payton, Lew
Is Taylor, Joseph II. Smith, Miss Lottie
Quarles. j. w. Harrod, Mrs. Annie Sam
uels, Miss Emma V. Smith. Rev. W. r
Brooks. Henry jackson, Rev. c. Bourne,
Mrs: Lethia Taylor. Hamilton Stewart, Rev
J. Matthews. w. II. Liverpool, Miss Mamie
Hlte. James Young, Rev. A. H. Cattlet
Annie Foster. c. w. Davis, John H. Dale
George Thomas, Jane Chase j. w Robin
son and Rev. j. H. Taylor
The committee on refreshments is Mrs
Lavinia keene. Miss r. A. Howard, Mrs
victoria Brown. Mrs. NJ. Vanburen. Miss
A G Ntcklass, Miss NJ. Phillips Miss L.
Banks, Miss Annie Quarles. Miss Ella But
Ter, Mrs. A. solomon, Mrs. l.. A. Brown
Miss Carrie Chase. Miss Ella Spriggs Mrs
L. Duckett. Miss Emma " Smith and Miss
c. L. Beverly.