Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-17
Dis) Honorable J. Sterling Morton,
Liar and Traitor
TO his party.
Compliments of Virginia.

AT a late hour this morning the effigy
was still hanging TO the pole, and no one
seemed to have the authority to take ii
down. Many people went to view il. A
large number of Bryanites and others went
70 Washington last night to hear the
DaVis-Hutchins debate, and il is thought
that or their return shortly after miI
Right some of the over-enthusiastic ores
gave vent to their feeling against Se,.rc-
Iary Morton for having in an intery.ey
Thursday morning criticised free coinage
readers OF the south, and classified free Sill
yer with confederate fat
ne ponce have no idea who hung the
eHgy, but do not ascribe il to Democrats
youth. 0 Va
Delay to Electric Trains.
Inc Hutchins-Davis debate in Washing
ton last night attracted quite a large num-
Der OF Alexandrians to that city. who with
DINERS, started home on the cleo trio train
leaving Washington at midnight. All went
smoothly until the train approached Hoon's
Run curve. when suddenly and without
r,.ah .,ins mere was a sharp report, the
Hsn,s went out the car slowed up and
niidliy came to a standstill AT first !, US
anouent mat the trolley had jumped the
t Mme. out On trying TO put it back il was
Iouiid that the Juice" was gone which in
ordinary parlance means thai tha r,n,,.a
mac peen cut OF. at the power house
Apout TWO hundred and fifty dfspruntIed
er.s axs's nad TO aiight and take Walk
al cypress Tor home many of them li,,
ing distance of a mile or more
mere seems to have been absolut.I,, no
excuse Tor shutting off the power for ali
along the line there are telegram Offices -
regulate the movement of tbe trair' ~
.he arrival of the train in Alexandra wat,iJ
nave been reported to the power hous. -
snaI 5he mac hinery could have been
stopped. There is much complaiut .gairI,
INC Hresularlty in running these trains
WINE tney start on time often and apaIn
they take much longer than the scbeII,Ia
-, " iedch thelr destination. DELAYS are
oIteh sustained on the 18th street grades
approao hing on both sides the b,l,e,n -
snsraViiig and printing, caused in is said
py lack of power. N'
Meeting of Young People.s r,,o,
AZ the regular monthly meeting of the
fouhg Peoples Union of the Second Pres
pyterian Church the following officers uero
eiected for the ensuing year: Mr.. William
Campbell, president: F. L. Slaymaker $40.
rotary; Ii. +. Demorest, chairman of re-
ngious committee: w. II. Melchoir. chair
man OF membership committee: Miss Atha
SWAN, chairman OF social committee. Mrs
t. b. Kemp, chairman of music committee
RESOLUTIONS were unanimously adopted
That in view of the call now pending from
lhe central Church, Atlanta. Ga, We the
young people OF the Second PRESBYTERIAN
Shurch, do most earnestly request thai our
pastor, Rev. T. II. Rice. jr continue his
able illustrations in cur midst
Struck by Falling Ladder.
George Meeks. the little son of Mr. Geo
Meeks, was painfully cut on the head yes
terday by ladder falling uron him. He
was going frcm his home on South Pat
rick street 10 his grandmother's home, on
Upper Duke street, and while passing
along the latter street ladder, which Was
being raised by some worknen. fell and
struck him. He WIS picked UP and carried
&c ms home, where il was found that he
mac not Received any serious injury.
Mass Meeting.
mass meeting, under the auspices of
the White Republican Club, in Schiller
Hall, last night well attended M.
{. w. Milen of this city delivered an in
teresting address. which was given close.
attention throughout. The speaker WIS
frequently GpplaudeG. -.
Notes.
The fifteen months-old daughter of Officer
Atkinson fell down a flight of stairs at her
home, on Columbus street, and was pain
fully hurt.
John Henry Craig, a well-known colored
man OF this city, died at his home on Duke
street yesterday.
opening ball will take place "Wednesday
evening next.
MISS Sue Herbert, who has been visiting
the Misses Scott in Warrenton, mas return
ed to her home in this city.
DR.. w. +. Cation of New Britain. Conn,
is in the ci:y on visit to his father Mr.
James r. Catch.