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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-26
USED A PISTOL.
Harry Roberts Badly Wanted for
Shooting n Little Girl.

hurry HODertS budly wanted for
Shooting n Little Girl.
Harry Roberts, sixteen-year-old boy
who was once in the messenger service,
while mounted on a borrowed wheel last
night attempted to play Buffalo BILL"
He had pistol, which he fired recklessiy
in the street, and one of the bullets came
near ending the life of Lillian Spooner,
thirteen-year-old girl, while she was stand
ing in front of her parents house, No. 500
18th street northwest. 1t was about 7:3O
o'clock in the evening, and the little girl
and her companions were playing in front
of the house when the boy came down 18th
street on his bicycle. He was fourishing
his pistol. evidently DESTROYS of attracting
the attention of the girls to let them see
that he was a bad man." and to make
certain that they should see him, he pulled
the trigger of the weapon and sent four
bullets from it. While he probably pointed
his weapon in the direction of the con-
crete pavement, one of the bullets struck
the little girl in the fleshy paxt of the leg.
When the bullet struck her she staggered
and would have fallen had not she caught
hold of the iron railing. Her little play
mates told her not to be afraid. not know
ing, of course, that one of the bullets had
already inflicted a wound.
The youthful bicyclist. who had done the
damage, did not stop to inquire about the
result, but continued on down 18th street
and disappeared.
A number of men and boys followed him,
but he got out of sight and escaped.
In the meanwhile the little girl was
taken in her parents house, where Drs.
Rufiin and Muncaster dressed the wound,
which is painful, but not of serious ma
ture. The injured girl is the only daugh-
ter of Mr.. Cassius NJ c. Spooner, a clerk
in the Post Office Department.
AS soon as the police learned of the at
fair they went in search of the boy, who
has been living at the house of friends
on Grant place. This house was watched
all night, but the boy did not return there.
Several days ago the boy was talking with
Officer Hunt about his pistol, and he re-
do"
But at that time he did not have pistol.
The officer recalled the boys remark last
night when he heard of the shooting. The
boy Is well-known to the police, and his
capture is only question Of time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-26
Suggestion on the Sewer Question.

Suggestion on the Sewer Question.
To the Editor of The Evening Star:
1t seems that the guardians of our park
are moved to righteous indignation and
resentment over the proposed contamina
ton of the purling waters of Rock creek
by the residents of Kensington, Nd Our
suburban friends see in this stream cheap
means of removing beyond reach of the
immediate testimony of their own senses
of sight and smell the sewerage of their
growing village. But naturally We have
objections. Are we not using this same
water course, within the city limits, for
like purpose with a reckless disregard of
consequences to those who occupy dwell
ings adjacent to its course? The writer
of this can recall the time when Rock
creek. from Lyons mill to its mouth, was
a limpid stream, delight to the eye and
a minister of pleasure to the senses But
we have succeeded in changing all that
and converting 1t into a source of danger
and offense by connecting it with our sew
erS.
In the opening chapters of Les Miser-
ables' Victor Hugo devotes a number of
pages to description of the boosted sewer
system of Paris, and then grows eloquent
over, the gigantic folly Of an enlightened
ard progressive people in deVising and
building up at enormous expense an elabo-
rate and effective plan-to what practical
or beneficent purpose? To cast away from
them yearly untold millions, to waste the
material which the despised Chinaman
sedulously returns to the soil. there by the
mysterious alchemy of nature to be trans
formed into the vitalizng principle of
Hover. fruit and vegetable, to gladden. and
sustain human life.
We ransack the earth for deposits of
fertilizing material to spread upon the
fields, but turn into the waterways to con-
taminate and poison them, to breed and dis
seminate the germs of pestilence and death,
that which, If filtered through the earth.
would clothe the barren wastes in bloom
and verdure.
In the Cosmopolitan for August, 1884, Mr..
Poultney Bigelow told the readers of that
magazine how the city of Berlin, as a re-
suit of her sewerage system, has been
rendered proof against cholera and other
epidemics; how she escaped, while Ham,
burg was ravaged by the plague. To quote
from this article a brief paragraph:
Berlin looked upon the progress of thes
plague with equanimty, although she iss
on the highway between Hamburg ard
Russia, and daily exposed to an attack.
because she lies upon river connected
by means of canal. not only with the
waters of Hamburg and Russia, but of an
infected port on the Baltic. Stettin. Her
hospitals accepted, as a matter of course,
the isolated cases of cholera that occurred
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-26
LATE SPORTING NEWS
GAINED A FIRM FoorHoLp.


Success Of the Recent Tournament of
basket hall.
Basket ball has had its preliminary inning
IN Washington gymnasiums, and although
the teams comprising the District league
have labored under the disadvantage of a
first season. the game has proved a decided
success. both with players and the public.
The need of a suitable indoor game, In
which teams of six or more men may par
ticipate, has seemingly been supplied. With
another seasons experience, and the adop-
ton of the finer tactics of the game. basket
ball will doubtless be permanently estab-
hshed in Washington as a popular indoor
sport.
The Local Len3ue.
Basket ball Is not a new game. having
been played four years ago at the Y. NJ. C..
A. Training School of Springfield. Mass.
Not, however until the beginning of this
year have the athletic clubs Of this city
taken more than a desultory interest in the
pastime. On January i the District Basket
Ball League, consisting of teams from the
Columbia Athletic Club, Washington Light
Infantry, Carroll Institute and Washington
Athletic Club, was organized. and the short
championship series played by these clubs
marked the liveliest indoor season in Wash
ington athleticdom. In fact, the interest
taken by the players in the opening games
resulted in such close and hard playing as
to make passing almost impossible, AMI
only players in the best of condition were
equal to the aggressive method Of play
adopted. The closing games, however, were
played in an open and free manner. and In
the series of over twenty exhibition and
league games the injuries were confined TO
a few bruises and sprains.
The apparently easy manner in which the
championship was won by the Columbia
Athletic Club was due mainly to the prime
condition of its men. who, coming directly
Off the foot ball field. put up quick and
snappy game throughout the three innings
which was well nigh invincible. They suf-
fered their only defeat in the last game OF
the season, at the hands of the Light In
fantry team who were bent on gaining sec
ond place and incidentally pulling down Co
lumbia's percentage to three figures.
The Washington Athletic Club, after six
successive defeats, won the final game OF
their series with the soldiers by score of
2 to /. Their playing in the closing games
showed great Improvement as the result OF
persistent practice.
Unfortunately, the Carroll Institute team
withdrew from the league after playing
one-haif its series of games.
The Record.
The following table shows the humber OF
games played. won and lost, etc.:
TIT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-26

Let me settle the question which Is worrying my
sisters who look best In coats. for the sleeves of
all that 1 saw ut McKnew's plenty roomy
enough to go their waist sleeves. 1 suppose
there were no less than hundred different styles
Of black coats alone, ranging from q Black Clay
Diagonal Refer. with "bog-leg sleeves. as low
as SO, to the Dainty Black French Worsted Top
Goats. The Black Australian Crinkie Cloth Jackets,
which are creating such "furore' the other
side are here In profusion aud are finished with
deep velvet collar. and lined with evening colored
silk.
OF course, Capes appear to be more popular
Judging from the immensely of Mr. McKnew's
stock. There We're at least two hundred different
styles. and no two appeared to be exactly alike
This ''excluslveness'' is feature very much ad-
mre. for 1t the embarrassment Of your
meeting your double. There were nearly q hun
dred different Black Capes Alone in crepOn, velvet
silk, jet, lace, ribbon, chiffon, &c. One of the
daintiest was cape Of ''creponed' chiffon, plated
over black silk. finished with jet epaulettes and
fulled chiffon collar. garnished with eight small
sprays of live rosebuds each, and when 1 noticed
that 1t WAS tIcketed but twenty five dollars, was
simply amazed and thought how easy 1t would
have been to have charged Of our society
folks, who buy the other side, $50 or $75 for
such cape. The violet craze has extended to
the capes. and you will find them snugly ensconced
behind pillows of lace and fulled silk collars. An
All-jet Short Cape from the water being
tiieu oh anu by very StyllSn DlOnue, ana
Is probably not on sale at this time. Lady tour
lists who anticipate taking run to New York or
'Old Point will admire the Long Golf Capes,
of brown Illuminated CLOTH with check silk lining.
The lowest priced capes I noticed were four dol
lars. and the highest but forty. There any
Lumber of stylish Capes in the soft shades Of
tan. pecan. hickory and other brown mixtures,
richly appliqued and embroidered. Get your Spring
Cape or Coat at McKnew's II you wish to feel
perfectly satisfied to Its exclusiveness and fash
fouablencss.
A FASHION WRITER.
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Work of the Umpire.

An important factor in basket ball con-
tests is the umpire and his lot has peen
anything but happy one. The number
Of free throws" allowed averaged Ave to
each game, and. though ''fouling'' decreas-
ed in the closing games. there still re-
mains room for improvement. The free
throw proved an insufficient penalty to
fit the crime of fouling. and players had
little fear of the throw for goal being sue
cessful. The tie game of 1 to l between
the w. l.. 1. c. and w. A c. clubs, in
which the W. A. C.s goal was made from
free throw, was the only game in which
the penalty had any bearing on the result
The game was afterward won by the W.
A. C.'s by to l, the soldiers, oddly enough,
saving themselves from a goose egg by a
successful free throw. Seventy fouls were
made in fourteen games. and only nine
goals we've scored in the seventy attempts
from the twenty-foot line.
The following table shows the number
of goals and fouls made by each team, the
fouls made by opponents and goals made
on account Of same:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-26

A review Of the work of the backs" and
forwards of the various teams shows
but little difference in the play of the
three leading clubs. Columbia, in six
games, was scored against eleven times;
w. l.. 1. c., nine games, nineteen times;
c. l., five games. thirteen times, and w.
A. c., eight games siXty-three times. TAX
en- as a whole, Columbia's forwards ex-
oelled in aggressive play, while the In
fantry club had a shade the best of the
defensive work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-26
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-26

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-26

Yesterdays Games.
At Charleston, s. C.-Boston, ID; Wash
ington, Z.
Orleans, s
At Danville, Va.-New York, regular, IA;
New York, second, 13.
At Augusta, Ga.-Pittsburg, IL; Brook
lyn, 5.
At Montgomery, Ala.-St. Louis. 16; Mont
gomery, s.
At Pensacola, Fia.-Cincinnati. Z; Pensa-
cola, O.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-26

cola, o.
Knocked Out Sol. English.
At the Eureka Club contests at Baltimore
last night 1t took an unknown youngster.
who was introduced as George r. Smith of
Turkey Point, one minute and forty sec
onds to knock out Solomon English. the
feather-weight champion of Maryland.
Smith also won the title of champion of the
state, purse which the Eureka Club put
up for the fight, bet of $3.50 a side and
started all Of the spectators guessing his
identity.
DAILY Springs u Surprise.
w. c. Days colt. the Sage of Hartford.
furnished the surprise of the day at st.
Asaphs track yesterday. beating his field
in fashion that stamps him the best
youngster which has been seen this season.
The other winners were Himyaro, Warlike.
Equity. Tinge and Dutch Lady.
A License for Pimlico.
The stewards of the Jockey Club met
yesterday at New York. A license was
granted to the Pimlico Driving Club of
Baltimore to hold a siX-day meeting this
spring. Dates have not yet been arranged.
Jimmy Lamly was granted a license and
Patsy McDermotts application for rein
statement denied. The application of Thos.
Sharkey. owner Of Susie r., was also de-
MED.
George w. Perry, who raced Columbus
at Aqueduct last season, was also refused
reinstatement.
A note was received from the National
Hunt Association asking for recognition,
with power to grant licenses to country
clubs. In regard to 1t the following resolu-
ton was passed: Resolved, That the sec
rotary of the National Hunt Association
be advised that, as the stewards of the
Jockey Club have recognized the National
Steeplechase Association as the only au-
thority which can be paramount upon that
class Of sport and that inasmuch as there
cannot be two authorities on one subject, it
is suggested that the National Hunt As
ISOLATION make their arrangements with
the National Steeplechase Association"
The stewards also took action on thirty
seven applications for jockeys licenses and
sixty-four applications for trainers IL
censeS. With one or two exceptions these
have been granted, and list of them pre-
pared by Secretary Hanlon will be ready
today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-26

to the clubs; and, aside from the interest
aroused among the athletic clubs, the game
has gained hundreds Of enthusiastic adj
mirers.
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One of the contentious at the time of
forming the league was that home clubs
would prove victors in all games played in
their gynnas:uris, with the help OF familiar
goals. distances, etc. The record shows
that the C. A. C. won } games at home and
abroad: w. l.. 1. c., at home. 3 abroad:
c. l.. at home, l abroad; W. A. c., at
home-fully one-half of the victories being
credited to teams playing on strange floors.
With the exception of the first five games
participated in by the Washington Athletic
Club-four of which resulted in shut-outs
for that club-the contests were close and
exciting.
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A FASHION WRITER.
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DIR. G.. Nj. JORDAN,

Office hours-9 to IL am, to 4 p.m.. 6 TO s
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The Centaur Conpan, Murray Street, New York City
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-02-15
A Clever Swindler.

The French police have put stop to
fraud which is so clever that the swim
dler almost deserved the harvest Of
francs which he has been steadily reap
ing. The man has been making the
round of fairs and other gatherings sell
ing a rat powder which was perfectly
harmless, but struck rats dead on the
spot. In order to convince any skeptical
man he first powdered a slice of bread
with the stuff and ate piece himself
and then put the remainder under a
glass case in which was rat. The rat
ate the bread and instantly fell dead.
At 10 cents box the powder went like
hot cakes. The police looked into the
matter and found that the powder was
nothing but sugar. They also found
that the glass case was connected with
a powerful electric battery, and the mo-
ment the rat touched the bread the cur
rent was turned on, thus killing the ro-
dnet. The man was sentenced to 15
days in Jail. Paris Dispatch.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-02-15
BUGGY IN EVIDENCE.
Vehicle in Which Catherine Cling Took
Her Fatal Ride in Court.

Vehicle in Which Catherine Cling Took
Her Fatal Ride in Court.
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 1.-THE buggy in
which Kate Cling took her fatal ride and
the lap robe stained dark with her life's
blood were on exhibition in the court
room when the Hayward trial opened
The curious crowd pressed forward to
get a nearer view of the gruesome souve-
Mrs of the tragedy, and it was only
with the greatest difficulty that the dep
uties succeeded in protecting the pre-
cincts sacred to the press and bar.
Emil Ferrant, who occupied fiat in
the Ozark flats, was the first witness.
His testimony was descriptive of the oc-
currences in the flats after the news of
of Miss Ging's violent death had been
received and of Harry Hayward's be-
havior at that time.
Eustis on the Stand.
Ex-Mayor William Fl. Eustis was
then called to the stand and testified to
having obtained from Harry Hayward
while the latter was under police sur
veillance letters, kilograms and other
papers that had passed between himself
and Miss Cling. Also Harry's state
ment as to some business relations be-
tween the two. ar. Erwin at once
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-02-15

asked if he might cross examine the

asked if he might cross examine the
witness to ascertain whether these
papers WERE obtained under duress, and
in spite of the states objection was per-
mitted to do so by the court.
Sweated Him Fourteen Hours.
Mr.. Eustis said that with the police
officials he had subjected Harry Hay
ward to an examination lasting some Ia
hours. Then Harry was released, but
the detectives kept trace of his where
abouts. The next morning after his re-
lease, Harry Hayward came into the
mayors office voluntarily and talked
over the crime. He told of Miss Ging's
gambling propensities, and said he had
some letters and kilograms showing the
fact. The mayor drove with him to his
apartments, where Harry Voluntarily
handed over the documents. These Were
then offered fin evidence. The tele-
grams were those passing between
Harry and Miss Cling, when the former
was gambling in Chicago with her
money. The first two announced win
nings of $500 and $500, and the third
said 1--WE have lost ALL" The statement
read:
To Win or Lose.
''This is to certify that have given
Harry T. Hayward 1915 to gamble with,
win or lose. KATE GING."
Then the mayor said he went after
Adry Hayward and drove to the trust
company, where, out of Adry's box,
were secured the notes Miss Cling had
signed. Harry did not want to give
them up, but the mayor insisted, and
finally took them away with him. The
party next went to the Hayards' Office
and secured the life insurance policies
and other documents. While at the
Ozark Hayward had showed the officers
his revolver and pointed out that it was
loaded all around and was very clean
Court then adjourned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-02-15
INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.
North Dakota House Defeats Resubmissiol
by q Ruse.

North Dakota House Defeats Resubmission
by Ruse.
BISMARCK, N. D., Feb. 11.-When the
order of messages from the senate was
reached in the house and Haggert's re-
submission resolution was read, Cooper
moved that it be indefinitely postponed.
The motion was a complete surprise to
the resubmissionists. They protested,
styling it an insult to the senate and ''a
damnable outrage on the people, I"
moved a call of the house and voted
against suspending the call, even after
all were found present or excused
Various other dilatory motions We're
made with no wavering in the anti
resubmission lines, excepting that Ed
wards and Svensrud once voted with
them on collateral issues. The resolu-
ton was indefinitely postponed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-02-15
PRIMARY ELECTIONS.
They Will Take the Place of Caucuses at
Sioux City.

They Will Take the Place of Caucuses at
Sioux City.
Sioux City, Iowa, Feb. 1.-THE city
central committee of both the leading
parties have agreed to hold regular pri-
mary elections this year, instead of hold
ing caucuses. Last year the city con-
yentions adopted resolutions to do this,
but there has since been strong fight
against it. The politicians have op-
posed the reform, feeling that their
grip on affairs would not last long with
the caucuses done away with. The bet
ter element, including especially the
members of the citizens and taxpayers
committee, pushed the movement for
primaries and won. 1t is believed the
change will complete the redemption of
the city from gang rule.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-02-15
NEARING THE END.
Congress Enters on the Last Three Weeks
of the Session.

Congress Enters on the Last Three Weeks
of the Session.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE house
has entered upon the last three weeks of
the session. Although the presidents
special message relative to the bond
issue sent to congress on Friday is being
considered by the ways and means COM
mittee there is no present expectation
that any effort will be made to pass a
bill authorizing gold bonds during the
coming week. The majority of the Re-
publicans are against it and without
their aid the Democratic leaders believe
it is useless waste of time to consider
such measure in the house. The week
will be devoted to routine business.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-02-15
Stabbed After Prayer Meeting.

DEXTER, Mo-, Feb. 11.-Dan Payton
and Allen Thompson, in company with
Miss Thompson, were returning from
prayer meeting in Southern Cape
county. A quarrel ensued between the
young men and Thompson was fatally
stabbed with knife and Miss Thomp-
son badly cut in defending her brother
Payton has been arrested.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-02-15
ENJOYS Given Powers.

LONDON, Feb. ia dispatch to The
Times from Pekin says that full powers
have been telegraphed to the Chinese
peace ENJOYS with a view of renewal
of the negotiations with Japan. The
ENJOYS are now at Nagasaki, Japan,
whittier they went after the japanese
government refused to treat with them,
their credentials being imperfect in not
clothing them with plenary powers to
conclude peace.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-02-15
ADRY'S TESTIMONY.

to prevent it. 1t was startling scene
for a moment.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-02-15

Harry's Brother Tells of Plans to Kill
Catherine Cling.
Ex-Mayor Eustis was on the stand at
the opening of the morning session, but