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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-23
Base Ball Notea.

Tnis gives promise of being the greatest
OF the many great seasons base ball has ever
enjoyed. The attendance Thursday was the
largest In the history of the league, and
even now the base ball and bat factories are
running night and day and then can't keep
even on the orders for base ball supplies,
IL the few games so far played furnish
any criterion to Judge by, then there is
many an upset in store for the wiseacres
VINO have wasted lot of printers ink in
the past figuring out how the teams will
stand at the end Of the race.
The New Yorks, Philadelphias, Bostons
and Pittsburgs are the only teams that will
not play Sunday games this season.
NO team In the league has a license in its
pocket to beat the Washingtons. Gus
Schmelz's youngsters are going to be trouble
some, says the Cincinnati Enquirer
Yale" Murphy, the collegian shortstop,
Is making quite a hit with the New Yorks.
college players who have succeeded in pro-
fessional ranks are very few and far be-
tween. Not many of them have tried it.
Murphy looks as If he had come to stay.
The Pittsburg Base Ball Club is after
a mascot who will outclass all others. 1t
Is q boy who fell from the seventh story
Of building. He struck a number of
telegraph wires and finally landed on the
back of horse. The animal was killed,
but the boy was only stunned. In three
minutes he was receiving congratulations
play ball with signals. A few clever base
runners like we have here in Boston will
make Mr.. Ward forget his signal code
Boston Globe
Arson set mark for his boys by chas-
irg himself fifteen times around the track
without taking a rest. That meant that
the old man had run five miles He is
thirty pounds over weight and expects to
take or that amount by hard work.
'Arlie" Latham stood perfectly still in
game the other day, and to the amuse-
ment of spectators let fly ball drop at
his feet without putting out his hand to
catch it, After 1t struck the ground the
irrepressible clown picked the ball up,
tossed it to the pitcher and yelled, 1--WE
don't have to catch them kind this year
Mr.. Umpire! Then Umpire McQuaid
aroused himself and shouted, Batter
out! There was runner on first base,
and Latham was simply showing up the
asinnity of the new rule which abolishes
trapped balls.
The men thus far signed for the Allen
town team are Mike Kelly, Jack Milligan,
Sam Wise. Mike Kilroy. George Wood,
Andy Costello and Mark Doran.
Adrian c. Arson has been the marvel
Of the base ball profession. No other man
who ever played ball can point to twenty
three years of successful life as a player
on the ball field.
They have sown worlds fair grass seed
on the new diamond at Cincinnati, because
this particular grass is said to have grown
six inches in six weeks when put in jack
son Park last spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-23
Held for the Grand Jury,

At an early hour Sunday morning. in
house No. COZ Sd street southwest. there was
stabbing ARRAY, which came near ending
in the death of Henry Nelson. 1t was about
1 o'clock when John Nelson and his brother
engaged in the alteration. John called to
see his brother, but they had not been on
friendly terms. John is a notorious law
breaker, and has been in the workhouse a
number of times. Their sister was there at
the time, and when Henry grew tired of his
guest he asked him to leave. But John did
not feel so inclined, and he used a table
knife on Henrys throat, inf1icting a painful
wound. which was sewed up by DR.. Pyle at
the Emergency Hospital.
Policeman Whalen arrested John later in
the morning, and he was tried in court this
morning for attempted murder
Henry described the early morning scene
in his room, and another witness gave cor
roborative testimony.
John was held for the action of the grand
jury. He was committed in default of bail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-23
TOO READY WITH A PISTOL.
policeman Mohl Receives n Sever
Lecture From Judge KfmbalI.

"ohi receives Severe
Lecture From Judge KimbalI.
There was game OF crap in progress
IN Shepherd's alley yesterday. but IL did not
cause anything like the trouble that Po-
hceman John Mohl did when he appeared
upon the scene and made the colored bows
scatter. Although a number Of persons
were interested In the game. there were
others there who were not and the al
ieeeo reckless use of a revolver by the
policeman caused a scare, but fortunately
Ior the officer the bullet took effect only
In the wall of a house.
He arrested Henry CHAPMAN after came
ing the excitement with his pistol and the
case was heard In the Police Court TODAY.
Inc boy arrested proved to the satisfac-
tlon OF the court that he was not only not
IN the game, but that he was in his own
nome at the time and was attracted to the
alley by hearing the shot For that rea SON
he was acquitted
But Judge kimban had something In sav
about the use of firearms In the public
ton.
-, Why did you use your pistol.' he askes
Because one OF the boys hit me"
ma. no excuse" said the Judge Both
Judge Miller and myself have talked about
cnn,,n.aas uhui we are tired and IL IT is
continued some policeman win have a
charge or murder to answer"
IN conclusion the judge said he thought
the superior official of the force should
give instructions against this business ~
there is entirely too much SHOOTING ~ ,h,s
kind. VI TINS
Wlinam Herndon, a countryman. who
INITIATED the policeman, got arrested and
s9t IN serious trouble But he was not sober
ne had been drinking and Saturday night
ne went IN saloon IN the ''Dfvision' in
COWBOY style and made a hole in the CELL
ing, Policeman Williams arrested him ana
pr1duced the pistol in court as evidence.
herndon was unable to give a good ex-
ninety days in jail WV or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-23
CAUSED by PIQUE.
officials So Regard the Stories of the
New York's Defects.

The rather startling stories of alleged grave
defects in the fine cruiser New York have
not created much excitement at the NavJ'
Department for the reason, IL is stated 1t
the department, that every one Of the facts
has been known to the Navy Department
for months and before she sailed for Rio.
The revival Of these stories at this time
is attributed by Assistant Secretary Nc
Adoo Of the navy to personal dissatisfac-
ton among the New York's officers and
crew at being kept in the tropics when
they had expected to be comfortably fixed
on the home station, and to pique at the
ship made by Admiral Belknaps inspec-
ton board.
Assistant Secretary McAdoo says that
there never was a war vessel launched
that did not require some changes after
practical tests of the completed mechanism.
and that the New York was by no means
exceptionally defective. The explanation
OF the present complaint is attributed by
Mr.. McAdoo to the fact that the New York
was sent away to Rio to meet an emer-
gency and SO had no opportunity to de-
velop her defects while within easy reach
Of home 1t Is a fact that just before she
sailed the mechanics were at work on her
turrets machinery and the ammunition
HOSTS. and that had to be suspended until
the ship returned, for it has been the in
tenuon Of the department to bring her
home just as soon as she could be spared
from the South Atlantic station.
No Serious Defects.
1t was hoped that the matters complained
of might be rerledied. In part at least, by
the crew while the ship was on her way to
Rio. and it appears that this was actually
done by Ensign Dashiell. an ordnance ex-
pert. None of the detects are serious, nor
will any considerable expense be involved
in their correction. Capt Sampson, chief
or the ordnance bureau. says that the
trouble with the turret-turning mechanism
can be corrected by the simple change OF
gear SO as to reduce the speed Of the
handwheel which controls xhe engines. The
ammunition Eoists. he says are now In
perfect order, and only need adjustment.
Vessels Dull, since the New York, notably
the Columbia, have improved apparatus
put the Monterey equipped as the New
York, fss had no trouble with her hoists
The magazines can readily be kept cool by
the application of insulating material. In
conclusion 1t may be stated that Capt.
Phiiip has made no report to the depart
ment since going to Rio relative to any,
thlng beyond some suggested changes in
the arrangement of the battery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-23
HOW TO BUILD.
The First Sermon of Rev. Adoios Ale,
as Co-Pastor.


The first sermon since formally entering
upon his duties as co-pastor Of the First
Presoyterian Church was delivered last
evening by Rev. Adolos Allen. His theme
was How to Build" In the course Of his
sermon he said that men are in this world
10 make the most of themselves, to build
character and life. And the question is.
From whom shall We get the plan? We
should take IL from no one but God, be-
cause He has made us, and He knows what
he means US to be. A man who has been
a thief. but is reformed SO that ne M
longer steals. and now tells the truth Is a
better man that he was before Bur Is
this the limit OF the mans development,
Suppose IL is. DO you not see that he NAV
Sun De selfish and cruel in his selfishnessf
He may still be immoral-cor-upt in con-
duct and at heart because truthfulness
ana outward reform may exist with yerv
great wickedness OF heart
But when this same man is spiritually
regenerated he Is converted. When Vol,
find he loves God-with all his heart-snd
as the result he must, in the nature OF the
case. love his neighbor as himself Ana
now you md him not only outwardly re-
formed. but a man Of tried and loving
spirit, who is ready and willing 70 helm he
suffering and needy wherever found He
Is now a savior among men, whose rultno
passion is. like that OF Christ, 70 do good
as he has opportunity. God tells us the
plan on top OF some mountain. the noun
tain or public worship. OF private devotion.
and sometimes on top OF the steep rugged
hill Of affiiction. Anything 70 get us on
the summit Of an elevation, out OF the
valley Of the secular. when undisturbed Inv
the vices of the world We can hear ana
see God and learn the plan.
We are TO work out the plan. not on the
mountain, but down on the plain Moses
must build the tabernacle a-nt,ng the He
brews- We must take the ideals he got on
mountain. when communing with God. and
work them out, and build them into our
characters and lives down on the level OF
the world. amid the buying and the SELL
ing. on the street In the shop. everyvhsraL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-23

Mrs. Helen Forsberg Murray, wife of Mr..
W. j. Murray, died Wednesday after a lin
gering illness at her residence No 949 vir-
ginia avenue southwest. Mrs. Murray was
In her thirty-fifth year. She was a woman
of rare talents and conspicuously endowed
with estimable qualities that endeared her
to a large circle of friends. who sympathize
with her family in their terrible affection
Mrs. Murray was the daughter of Mr. Gus
tave Forsberg and the sister of Capt. Hedge
Forsberg of the District artillery. Another
brother, Mr.. Gustave w. F. Forsberg, the
artist. was taken to the grave only a year
ago, and his funeral had been briefly pre-
ceded by that of Harold Forsberg the IA
nous character actor and the eldest Of the
gifted family.
Mrs. Murray's funeral took place from
the late residence at o'clock p. m Satur-
day. and the interment was at Rock Creek
cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-23
ABOUT GEORGETOWN.
Not Much Left to the Bondholders of the
Railroad.
What the Return of the Swallows
Means to the Farmers-Other
Matters of Interest.

On the graduation Of Miss Julia Cotter.
daughter of Officer d. j. Cotter, from the
Washington High School, about two years
ago. preliminary steps were taken to enter
convent. On the advice of friends.
though, she delayed action in this direction
and went west to do mission work among
the Indians Of Arizona. For eighteen
months she taught the little savages and
then returned home. On the 18th instant
Miss Cotter married Mr.. Charles Banagan
of the Metropolitan police force. The cere-
mony took place at st. Patrick's Church,
Washington.
The Railroad Sale.
1t is said that the 50 500 obtained for the
Washington and Arlington, railroad and
machinery will almost be entirely eaten
up in expenses. leaving to the bond
holders. in whose interest the cor
poration was sold. practically nothing.
Out of that amount the Waterman who
guarded the machinery for eleven months,
the auctioneer and the advertising
ceivers' salary and the legal costs. The
stockholders long ago ceased to be consid-
cred in the case.
Return of the Swallows.
A sight that always gladdens the farmers
neart was witnessed on Saturday at pm.
1t was the return Of the swallows. When
the swallows return the backbone of win
ter Is believed to have been broken. Every
farmer, from the one who puts egg plants
In the ground in the hope of bringing forth
spring chickens to the one who will only
nave scientists for assistants, believes more
In the swallows than he does in the at
mospneric conditions which surround him.
Custom House Entries.
During the two weeks ending Saturday,
April Il, 1894. the following entries were
received at the Georgetown custom house:
Still wine In bottles, SIS; brandy in casks,
s239; cigars. $205; books, $401: wine in
casks S316; ginger ale in bottles 1886:
antiquities, $1424; manufacturers silk S26l
manufacturers metal, $3.50; silk clothing,
S4S3; .statuary, $61S; total. $4.SJ0.
Notes of Interest.
On Saturday the home, on street of the
late Michael MCGOWAN was put up at pub
lie auction and bought in by the widow.
Boys have of late congregated about the
Gay Street Baptist Church and disturbed
the services, and the pastor. Rev. w. s. o.
Thomas. has asked the police to keep the
corner clear.
Howard West and William Kline sixteen
year-old boys, were given a hearing in
1udge Miiier's court today on charge of
steanng SlOO from the safe in w. H. Gas
kln's feed store on Water street several
days ago: They were held for the action of
the grand jury.
John w. Wheeler, a colored boy, stole a
bicycle from Mr.. Koonce several days ago,
ana Saturday he was arrested while trying
to dispose of the wheel in Baltimore He
was tried in the Police Court this morning,
plead guilty to the charge and was held in
$oOO security for the grand jury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-23
Amateur Base Ball.

The Young Senators would like to hear
from any club in the city under the age
. of fourteen years. Address challenges to
VIM. Puerues, 625 Rhode Island avenue
northwest.
The Young Nationals are composed of the
following players: Howard Russell. Hoover,
Parkerson, Blakeney, Turley, Fitzpatrick,
Ross and Burns. They. would like to play
any club under fifteen years. Address
challenges to ]. Blakeney. 1717 9Th street
northwest.
The Young Wards yesterday forfeited a
game to the Young Jasper's> by not ap-
pearing on the grounds at the time set
for the game. The Young Jaspers would
like to hear from all clubs whose members
are not over twelve years. Address
all challenges to Ralph Whelan, 436 9th
street southwest.
The Vigilant Base Ball Team expect to
cross bats with the second nine of the
Georgetown soon.
The Young Eagles defeated the Farrell
Juniors on Saturday by the score of II to
8. The battery for the winners was G..
DAILY and j. Ward.
The GonZaga College nine defeated the
second team of the Business High School
Saturday by the score of is to /. Address
challenges to ]. Brady, AZ l street north
west.
The second team of Gonzaga ca eye
have defeated the Eagles by the SOFA Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-23
"REDs" WON THE GAME.
Opening the Polo Season by the Chevy
Chase Club.

The Chevy Chase Club opened the polo
playing season Saturday afternoon with a
game between teams picked from the club.
The sides were distinguished by the club
colors, red and black, Messrs. Earle, Collier,
Holloway and Morrow wearing the red, and
Mess-s Moore Ryder, l.. Earle and Broome
supporting the black. Six periods were
played.
The first period was without a goal, the
second and fourth were won by the blacks,
and the reds took the game by winning the
third. fifth and sixth periods
Ever since the closing days of the hunt
ing season the members of the club have
been faithfully practicing for their game.
The ladies were liberal in their applause
for fine plays.
A large number of spectators saw the
sport from carriages
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-23
Army Orders.

The extension OF leave Of absence er.ntsd
Capt. Asher c. Taylor. second artillery, ~
further extended two months on surgeons
certificate Of disability.
Capt Nathan s. Jarvis assistant surgoon.
will be relieved from duty at Davids Island.
New York. and WIN report to the command
ing officer. wilD.ts Point, New York, for
9uty At that post relieving Capt william
port IA person 70 the Commanding officer,
post.
Capt, Marshall W. Wood. assistant sur
Lieut.. William A. Simpson, second artillery,
1s recorder OF the army retiring board at
fort Adams. R l.. vice Maj. Henry Lippin-
COT surgeon, and First Lieut. Edwin St ].
H Ths ,a SnaJotsnt second artillery. relieved.
Inc touowfng transfers In the thirteenth
inaanuy are made: Capt Harry G. Caven-
1ugn from company b TO company /; Capt
benjamin h Gilman from company I to
The leave OF absence granted Second
Lieut. James r. Lindsay. fourteenth In
fantry, In extended two months
The leave OF absence granted Capt Con-
tended one month.
The leave Of absence granted MAJ. John q
Witcher. paymaster. 10 extended one month.
The leave Of absence granted Post Chap
lain Henry H. Hall is extended three
months on surgeons certificate OF disability.
The board of officers appointed to meet at
the army building. New York city. will ex-
anime the following named officers OF the
ordnance department with q view of de-
termining their fitness for promotion: First
Lieut. Sidney E. Stuart, First Lieut. J. WAL
ker Benet, First Lieut.. William w. Gibson.
A board OF officers to consist OF Col.
James NJ. whittemore. ordnance depart
ment: Lieut. Col Joseph p Farley, ord
nance department; Lieut. Col william A.
Marye, ordnance department.; Capt. George
a.
w. Champion. assistant surgeon. IL appoint
ed to meet at Frankfort Arsenal. Philadel-
phia, on Wednesday. May 2. for the exami-
nation Of officers for promotion.
Capts. John e. Greer and John P1tman,
ordnance department viii report to board
for examinat ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-23
NEW YORKs HERE.
John Wards Men to Play Washing ton
Tomorrow.

Manager John NJ. Ward and Messrs. Amos
Rusie. George s. Davis. Huyler westervelt,
Park A. Wilson. James Stafford, w. B. Full
Ter, Charles A. Farrell, Roger Conner. NJ.
I1ernan. Lester s. German, Jouett Meakin,
w. H. Clark. George Van Haitren, e. d.
Burke, w. H. Murphy. ]. ]. Doyle, Ground
keeper A. II. Bell and his assistant j. S.
Landon, of the New York Base Ball Club
arrived In Washington yesterday and spent
several hours this morning In practice at
National Park. Ward claims not to be at
all hurt at the rude conduct of the Orioles
IN winning three straight from the Giants
Ihetropols Will soon creep up the ladder
ana take firm grip on first place The
schedule does not provide a game for the
New Yorks today.
Rusie Is the survivor of the INDIANAPOLIS
contingent bought by New York, in 1880.
for 1900, when Glasscock and Denny went
to New York, but ''jonahed'' the metropolis.
Davis is the crack player obtained in ex-
change Tor the once great Buck" Ewing
We. servet Is serving his first year In pro-
fess-onal ranks. He has been for several
years the crack amateur pitcher OF New
Jersey and pitched the New Jersey Athletic
Club into the championship two seasons
Park Wilson. Jim Stafford and German
were taken from minor leagues last year.
STAFFORD frequently played in Washington in
1870, as member of the Worcester Atlantic
league nine ne was a pitcher that year.
German pitched for Baltimore that year and
was frequently seen here. New York got
him from Buffalo. Fuller will be remem-
bered as the old shortstop OF the Washing
tons. Farrell and Meekin were here last
year. Ward. Common and Herman are old
New York players. Clark was the crack
pitcher of the Erie club in the Eastern
League last year. and is called Dad" Van
Haltren was secured from Plttsburg. He
made his reputation with the Chicagos,
whom he Joined originally as pitcher
Doyle and Burke have been with New York
a couple of seasons. Murphy is the Yale
shortstop. This is his first professional
season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-23
McKENDREEs ANNIVERSARY.
Appropriate Services Marked Its OBJ
servance at the Church.

NJ the Snurch.
Appropriate services held yesterday mark
ed the forty-ninth anniversary of the &C.
cupancy of McKendree NJ. E. Church, on
Massachusetts avenue between 9th and
10th streets, and the program published
in Saturdays Star was carried out At the
morning service the sermon was delivered
by Rev. Dr. ]. H. Dashiell, who was con-
nected with the church in 1874 and remain
ed In charge until three years later Rev.
DR.. Waterman, pastor of the church, pre-
sided, and at the afternoon service deliv-
cred brief sermon. In the evening SER
vices were held. at which addresses were
made by those who are acquainted with
some of the past history of the church
The most prominent of these We're Dr. Nc
Cauley and DR.. Morgan. at one time pre-
siding elders in the Washington conference,
who came over from Baltimore at the spe-
cial request of the pastor Rev. DIR. Wider
man delivered the sermon of the evening
in which he gave general history of the
edihce, from the time of its conception.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-23
A Buddhist Priests Lecture.

priest of Kioto. Japan. will repeat the lee.
lures recently given as a parlor course, In
the chapel Of All Souls Church, 18th and
L streets. at 4:3O pm. Wednesday. Thurs
day and Friday OF this week. The subjects
are: THE Position Of Women and Domes.
tic Customs" THE History, Language and
Social Customs Of Japan" 1.-THE Religions
Of Japan" The lectures are free and ali are
invited These lectures are given in COM
Philosophical Inquiry. and the followins
distinguished gentlemen: ]. Mcbride Ster.
rett, Lester F. Ward. Rev. Rush R. Ship
pen, John ]. Nicolay, Rev. Alexander Kent
William F. Harris. John w. Powell, w. O.
Gresham. J. Sterling Morton. Senator John
Sherman. Senator ). NJ. Cullom. Col r. a.
Whitman. Carroll ID. Wright, Representa-.
tives Daniel Waugh. Henry s. Coffeen, and
w. ]. Bryan, and Rev. s. NJ Newman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-23
They Broke the Record.

1t takes the elevator nine minutes TO de-
scend from the top of the Washington mon
ument to the ground. Last Friday morning
Lave Cross, the third baseman, and Grady,
catcher OF the Philadelphia club. ran
down the iron steps in seven minutes and
biCke the best previous record by thirty
seconds. Later in the day Cross was at
tackled by Charley horse in his right leg,
and he ascribes it to the fact that he con-
unually turned on one leg coming down the
monument.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-23
Meeting of TeleRrauhers.

William H. Young was elected chairman
and J. b. Austin secretary at a meeting of
the telegraphers of Washington held at the
Western Union building yesterday. Messrs.
J. H. Church, Paul d. Conner and George L.
Diven were appointed a committee, which
later reported appropriate resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted, on the deaths
of Andrew G.. johnson and Edward J. Nc
CRYSTAL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-23
Clearwater Defeat. D,Oro at Pc


The last lecture in the course of six lectures
last lecture In the course of six lectures
given by the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation of the District of Columbia will be
delivered by Frederick Douglass in the main
auditorium of the Metropolitan A. NJ. E.
Church, Wednesday evening, April 25.. The
subject is "Self-Made Men," 1t is said this
will be one of his best efforts. since his ad-
vanced age precludes his appearing as fire.
quently as in former years. The lecture
will be particularly interesting to young
men.