Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-26
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN.
A Big Row and Fight Breaks Up an
Entertainment.

entertainment
A big row, that came near ending in two
tragedies, closed the entertainment last
night of the Sons and Daughters of Moses, a
colored fraternal society, at Fort Reno,
Tenleytown. The principals were Washing
torians living in and near Sleeps court, in
the first ward.
dispute started a wordy war, which de-
veloped into a physical combat in the house
where the entertainment was held. In this
John. alias Jack, Washington ripped out a
pistol. He threatened it's effective use, and
things quieted down. Later the temporarily
mute volcanoes of anger burst forth with
renewed vigor. Then there were cursing and
slugging-in fact, a general fierce combat
During the thickest of it John Washington
handed Charles Coleman his pistol and the
latter pulled the trigger on George WASH
ington, Johns brother The ball caught
him in the hand and dismissed him from the
affair. Then Will Nelson was struck a
bloody blow in the head with a brick OF
stone He hung on, though, and got for his
perseverance another blow-this time with
| a bottle. 1t crashed against his forehead
and left a sickening imprint. Still he fought.
though his head, both back and 'front.' needed
| the attention of surgeon and his body was
lent exerton.
Charles Coleman then once more brought
his pistol into use, aiming it at Nelson. 1t
had not been determined up to o'clock this
morning whether the bullet had hit its mark
or not. At any rate, Nelson dropped out of
the fight shortly after. Coleman escaped
from the police as far down as the Tenley-
town Railroad Company's power house.
There Officers c. H. Bradley and H R. Lob
| man arrested man on suspicion, who later
proved to be the fellow they wanted. George
Washington and John Washington were also
arrested, the former for engaging in the
1ica To no
| ing. Nelson was allowed to be taken home,
where he could obtain surgical attendance
Ofhcer Murphy telephoned the particulars
| to the station last night, duplicating the ar
rested parties
Interest in the Canal
The state of Maryland has advertised for
sale her interest in the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal. This action is being taken
under authority of the law passed by the
general assembly in 1892 authorizing the
board of public works to sell any and all
of the states interest in works of internal
improvement except $55O,O00 in the Wash
ington branch Of the B. and o. railroad
Sealed proposals are asked. Canal affairs
are SO complicated that it is not believed
here the state will be able to get rid of her
| interest in the old enterprise for any sort
The 1878 bondholders have the first claim
on the canal 1t amounts. with interest, to
nearly $4,000.
Then the bondholders of "A come in for
nearly $6,OOO,OOO. This money is secured by
| the canal revenues. 1t is claimed by these
| "A bondholders that if the waterway is
| sold their claim becomes Immediately Sc
| cured by the canal real estate-the corpus.
| Judge Alvey, though, in 1890, said that in
no case would the corpus become re-
| sponsible for this debt. No formal decision,
| however, was made, and the purchaser of
| Marylands interest must take all risks.
The canal at present is in charge of the
courts and Is being operated under their
supervision by the trustees of the bond
holders of 1874 Proposals for the purchase
of the states interest will be opened on Oc-
| tober IL.
| The capital stock of the Chesapeake and
! Ohio canal is 1881, 593.67 OF this the Uni
| ted States owns 100000 and the state of
| Maryland the greater part of the re-
mainder. Then the state holds two mort
cages, one for $4,875O0O and another for
100000. Then the state claims unpaid
guaranteed dividends for fifty-six years,
amounting to s146s9,O 900. and interest for
sixty years, amounting to 100000. These
with other claims. bring the states inter-
est in the canal to over $29,0O0,0O0.
| And this Is what Is offered for sale.