Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-16
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Bad Accident to Q Three Year-Old
Child.
No News as Yet of q Missing Man
Many Other Local Notes
of Interest.

Raphael, the three-year-old son Of Mr..
Ed. M. Birrell. residing at No. 80 South
Fairfax street, met with a painful accident
yesterday afternoon, which nearly caused
the loss Of one of his eyes, Mrs. Birrell had
left the kitchen for some reason, leaving the
little fellow and sister about five years old
playing. Suddenly she heard the child
scream, and, quickly returning, she found
him in a pool of blood 1t appears that the
child. seeing carving, knife on table in
the room, attempted to get It, in which he
succeeded. After gsttinE the knife, he at
tempted to get down, and while in the act
of doing so the chair on which he was stand
ing tilted and he fell to the floor, and on the
knife. cutting an ugly gnsh about two inches
In length just above the right eye. Mrs.
Bruce, neighbor, hearing the screams of
the child, hurried in and assisted in staunch-
Ing the flow Of blood Subsequently Mr..
Birrell took the little fellow to DR.. w. M.
taken In the wound The little fellow ap-
peared to be lively today, and no serious re-
suits are expected b result from the acct
dent.
No Tidnss Yet.
Nothing has yet been heard from Mr.. ].
W. Ebert an account of whose disappear
ance was given in->The' Star yesterday
AAS
had been found dead in Washington and
that his body was lying In the morgue there
Mr. Otto Yeskie. Mr.. Ebert's son-in-law,
went to Washington last night and saw the
body lying in the morgue. but 1t was not
that of Mr.. Ebert. Today Mr. Yeskie went
to Baltimore to hunt around in the hos
pitfalls there for the missing man. it being.
as stated yesterday, feared that he had
beer taken Ill and Is now in one Of the
Baltimore hospitals. There has been some
talk OF suicide, but those who know Mr..
Ebert discredit the idea, and say that he
is the last man to have taken his own life.
Meanwhile his family are becoming more
and more worried at his silence, especially
now that they have heard from all their
relatives in Baltimore, and he has not been
seen by any of them.
Will Appeal.
In the corporation court yesterday in the
case Of the Cleveland Iron Shipbuilding
Company agt. the Haskins Wood Vulcan
izing Company Judge Norton decided in
favor of the plaintiff. The Cleveland COM
pany made the big tanks in use at the works
in this city for vulcanizing wood, but the
Haskins company claim that the Cleveland
company did not fulfill Its contract in max
ing the tanks, as they are not sufficiently
strong to Withstand the great pressure need
ed. They, however. express willingness to
settle upon the terms of the contract when
complied with. The Cleveland company
contested this claim, and levied an attach
ment to secure the amount due on the tanks,
upward of $4,000 An appeal has been taken
from the decision of the corporation court.
Sparring Contest.
Jack Daily of Wilmington, Del, got the
decision over Jimmie Lynch of New York
In the fifteen-round sparring match last
night at the Henry Athletic Club in this
city. There was large crowd of Washing
ton sports present besides several from the
race tracks and this city. Daily had the
advantage in height and reach, while Lynch
is much more experienced as a Queens
berry warrior. Both men weighed about
40 pc Irds, and Lynch was trihe fat. In
the seventh round Lynch was badly cut on
the left temple while trying to avoid one
of Days left-hand punches. The referee
decided the contest in favor of Daily al
the end of the fifteenth round. DAILY was
seconded by Tony Starnard and Jack Dor
sey; Jim Heating, Will Nor.hridge and VIII
Reilly were Lyncn's seconds. Pat Raedy
held the watch for Lynch and George
Northridge for Daily.
Police Court"
Mayor Thompson disposed of the follow
ing cases this morning: Red Martin, chars-
ed with defacir the property of Ann
Brantou, fir ed s.: Joseph Jones and Frank
johnson, arrested by Constable Webster,
charged With disorderly conduct at spar
ring match. fined S. each; VIM. Bright, ar
rested by Officer Wilkinson, charged with
being suspicious character. was sent 10
the chain gang for ninety days; VIM. Doug
las, colored, arrested by Officer FERGUSON
charged with being drunk was fined 81
Red Martin, arrested by Officer Atkinson,
charged with an assault on George Cole
man, fined $40; Amos Robinson, colored, ar
rested by Officer Smith, charged with an
assault on Arthur Brent, fined 81.
The Episcopal High School.
he fri Of he Epsr
near this city, and Of Mr.. L. NJ. Blackboard,
who has been at its head for SO many years,
will be interested to learn that a meet
ing of the trustees, held in Richmond on
the 18th instant, the lease of the school,
with It's exclusive control as heretofore, was
renewed to that gentleman until 1900. The
plan at one time entertained by the board
of separating the boarding and academic
departments of the school, to which Mr..
Blackford objected, has been abandoned.
Funeral.
The funeral of Mrs. Catherine Parks,
widow of Philip Parks, whose sud
den death Wednesday has been mentioned
in The Star, took place from her late home
on South Pitt street yesterday afternoon
at o'clock. Rev. P. R. Phillips of St.
PauFs Church conducted the funeral serv-
ices which were attended by a large num-
terment was in the Methodist Protestant
cemetery.
Notes.
The funeral of Mrs. Charlotte Burton took
place from her home on South Alfred street
yesterday evening, and was attended by
large number Of her friends. The inter-
ment was in Bethel cemetery.
An oyster roast was given at Gill & Proc
tors last night by a number of St. Asaph
race track people, and a good time is re-
ported.
The deeds for the property in West End
purchased by the Southern Railway Com
pany recently have been recorded in the
clerks office of the Fairfax county court.
The painting of the floors in the cell rooms
at the station house has been completed,
and adds greatly to the appearance of the
place.
Miss Mary. Love Of Beltsville, Md, who
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Plaskett,
on North Payne street, has returned to her
home.
Mr. Clarence Howard is i'll at his home on