Evening star., 1898-09-06
ANACOSTiAHAPPENINGS
Sailors Destroy a MimiH Spanish Flag at
RandIe Park.
Sham Battle Results in Victory for
American Forces-Bold Rob-
bery-0tl,er News.

announced that sham battle between
forces representing,iA Americans and Span
lards would take place yesterday evening at
D O'Clock, but before that hour arrived
real battle was almost precipitated- A
crowd of about twenty sailors appeared on
the ground at an early hour in the even
ing and, all being more or less intoxicated,
they started in to make trouble. A short
distance inside the entrance to Randle
Park, where the sham fight was to take
place, large yellow-coIored flag, supposed
to represent the Spanish flag, was flying
near MORO Castle, as the house in the
trees was named for the occasion. The
tars made for this flag soon as they left
tne car and demanded that it be hauled
down. The man in charge refused and an
angry discussion commenced After max
ing another similar demand, which was
HheWise refused, the sailors made a rush
anu hauled II down. 1t was soon hoisted
again, however, and again the sailors rush.
eu 10 the flagstaff. 1t is said that by this
tiHle the sailors were beginning to act ugly,
making threatening motions toward their
rear pockets and using bad language. 50
that Policeman A. w. Green of the Anacos-
va statlon who was on the grounds, was
eohpeIed TO take a hand in the proceed
ilgs Whlle the officer was busy endeavor-
lng to keep one squad of the sailors in or
der, a second crowd rushed past him and
nauled down the Spanish flag which they
loft fha
grounds -~
q IL Is said that some of these men saw the
ies last sunday floating from it's STAG and
@ ,na. ,Iey MADE UP their plan then to get
~ q crowd ana tear 1t down. The sailors
were dressed in regular uniform and II is
SAID that across one mans cap was the
Woro oregon" At least one other big
snip was represented in the crowd while
'e,'te VI tne sailors caps were unIettered
Alter TINS exciting incident the sham bat
tIe was fought. the Americans finally cap
turing MORO Castle and driving the Span-
iards iai from the breastworks built around it.
Inc Americans were led by q former Rouob
Rider. named Joseph Debit Earlier in the
afternoon game of base ball between the
congress Heights and St Elizabeth teams
was played, the former club winning hy a
score of II to I.
Orphans Mt 81 Picnic.
Inc children of the German Orphan Asv-
iufh We're rendered picnic yesterday af-
terhooh by the Ladies Aid Society of the
institution. composed of Washing ngtonians.
me eulldlng and the grounds about were
handsomely decorated red, white and blue
being visible everywhere, and many Amer
ican nass We're displayed. During the
evening over two hundred German friends
OF the hospital came over from Washing
aun. On tables beneath towering trees an
array OF good things was spread and in
SIDE the building Donchs Band rem lered
music Inc children sang and recited In
German. and their elders amused them
seiVes In dancing President Jacob Jose
were nearly all his colleagues. The ladies
IN charge were mostly members of the La
cles Aid Society, and Were Mrs Ro:ch.
PRESIDENT OF the LADIES' Aid Society; Mrs.
Jphn Bartell, Mrs 4chafer, Mrs. Boet-
chef Mrs. William Ket1ler. Mrs. NJ. Har
ug. Mrs. Louise Kettier and Mrs. NJ. Cock
eier. Inc proceeds ares for the benefit of
the asylum. Va
RoI,1 \, orA
A report was made att the Anacostia DO
ice station late yesterday afternoon Of
quite bold robbery, which took place at
Congress Heights on the preceding day
about II O'Clock. A satcheI containing be-
tween Sc and 81 in small change ,bout 81,
IN car tickets and some transfers was
stoien from a cheSt, wnIcI had no lock n,
the car shed of the Capital Railway Com
pany IN wilson PARK. NJ A ,Krausen. an
empIoye OF the company, who was in Charge
or the satchel and was about to turn over
the contents to the secretary of the com
pany, was asleep near the chest al the
tme He awoke Just IN time to see a per
son run out of the shed. Yesterday the
rifed satchel was found thrown under an
old car.
General and Personal
The fire reported as having taken rIace
on Harrison street opposite the German
Orphan Asylum, on the Good Hope road
was the home of Robert L. Brown. not
Daniel c. Brown. as stated Mr. Brown.
the husband, was away from home at the
time and has not since been communicated
WitA he being in the service of the Pull
man company.
Mr.. B. &. Chase of Anacostia, senior vice
commander of the Department of the Poto-
mac, G. A. R.. is in Cincinnati, attending
the grand encampment He is accompanied
by his wife. John A. Logan Post. No. IA
OF Anacostia has no representative in at
tendance.
Mr.. John Moore of Bryantown, Md, has
been spending a few days with DR.. T. d.
Mudd