Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-11
Thousands of Citizens Visit the Italian
Sehoolship Amerigo Vespucoi.
GREAT CONSIDERATION SHOWN THEM
Some Clever Detective Work Dis
closes Stolen Property.
GENERAL AND PERSONAL
Evening Star Bureau,
80 King Street,
Bell TelephOne lg6.


terday to take look at the Italian train
ing ship. Ameriso Vespucci. Every train
and every boat coming to this city from
Washington brought hundrs ds From early
In the morning until dark the shore OPP
pCsite where the ship is anchored was
crowded with peope- All Cay long small
craft of all kinds were brought into requi-
sition TO take visitors out to the ship and
Many thousands took advantage of the
opportunity thus afforded.
Commander Goetand was untiriug in his
efforts to have all who boarded his ship
treated with every possible courtesy. The
ship was literally turned over to The vs.
itors. Those officers of the vessel who did
not go to Washington remained aboard
ship to show the callers about, and the
jolly tsrs also took a hand in making it
Pleasant for those who were on a visit of
Inspection
All through the day sailors from the ship
could be seen about town, and many of
them took advantage of shore leave to
visit Washington.
A party of officers came ashore early yes
terday morning to get copies of The Star
Of Saturday afternoon They called at The
Star bureau for this purpose. 1t was no
ticeable that members of the party had
pinned to the lapels of their coats buttons
with ''Old Glory" and an emblem of Free
Cuba hung to streamers Ct red. white and
show of pleasure at the attitude of Uncle
Sam" could not be learned.
Visitors are allowed on the ship from
O'Clock in the afternoon until SHUTDOWN and
again today many people have awaited
themselves of the privilege. 1t was anus
ing to See the sailors dividing their ration
of wine with some of the visitors, who
We're apparently accustomed to beer. AL
though it was light Italian wine, it had
the effect of wheels in re head" as one of
the sailors expressed it. Several Alexan-
drians who are MasOns We're grattfied to
find one of their fraternity aboard the Yes
pucci. and jolly good time followed the
discover.
Suspicious Character Arrested.
Shortly after o'clock this morning q
telephone message was received at police
headquarters asking that an officer be sent
50 the Southern railway depot to meet train
No IS and arrest a suspicious character
The request was made on account of a tele-
gram from Mr.. ]. NJ Gregg. conductor Of
the train. When the train arrived at the
station Conductor Gregg pointed out the
man and Officer Roberts. who had respond
81 10 the call. placed him under arrest. He
was taken 10 police Headquarters, where he
Gave his name Jerome Jones'
The suspect carried "a very nice-lookiny
hand satchel. When 1t was searched by the
chief Of police il was found to contain
which were four pairs of trousers all of
different sizes. Thu clothes bore the name
Z. NJ. Strong & Co, Greensboro N c. Upon
papers found on his person the name Nun
roe Johnson appeared several times and
this Is thought to be his correct name
Jones. or Johnson. claims that he comes
from charlotte, NJ c.. and that he bought
The clothes from a colored boy for 81, He
was committed to Jail to await further ex-
animation, and the authorities at Green's
boro. n c., We're teegraphed in regard to
the matter.
Clever Detective Work.
Fer number CT months past articles of
c;nerent kinds have been missed from the
1'elSht cars on the side tracks of the Penn
sylvania railroad in this city, and 1t has
been almost impossible to locate the thief
or thieves. Sergt. jams T. Smith and Off
GER Knight have been working on the case
for some time and have at last succeeded
In locating Il great deal of the stolen
property, and they are of the opinion that
within a very short while thew can
lave the man behind the bars If II is the
desire of the agent of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company in this city to prosecute
the case IL Is believed the good work of
these two officers will place a check on
the thieving operations of the gang. The
name of the person who is at the head of
this band Is pretty we'll known by some
few. and should lis arrest follow somew nat
of a sensation will be caused.
Dastnrdly Act.
1t has just leaked out that a few days
ago some miscreant emptied lot of car
tolic ac!u into the receptacles for holy
water in S. Mary's Roman Catholic
Church. The door of the acid was detected
by persons entering the church, and 1t
was discovered that nearly every one of
Inc vessels contained the deadly acid. The
rector of the church was notified and
quiet Investigation Is being conducted
good clue to the perpetrator of this fiend-
ish act. who. by tie way. is believed to be
a woman. was furnished by two children
who happened to be in the church when
1t is said TO have occurred.
'.Crap Shooters" Fined
Oficers knight and Belts raided the res
idence of Samuel Gary on Vinegar Hill
last night and arrested Sam Gary, William
Lyles. James Lair and William Saunders
who were engaged in a game Of crap. The
Officers as hey were passing the house
heard the familiar sounds Of Come seven
come leven," Little Joe and Big Dick"
and at once prepared for the capture. The
players were taken up with the game
that the officers effected an entrance before
the men could get away. They were fined -
each In the police court this morning.
Police Court.
In the Police Court today Mayor Simpson
fined William Epps. colored. S. or. in lieu
thereof thirty days in the workhouse for
petit larceny; George Atkins and James
Baker, $3.50 each for disorderly conduct;
Isaac Ferguson. $3.50 for disorderly con-
duct: Melvina Swallow disorderly conduct
dismissed The case of James and Peter
Constantinople. charged with assault on
Mr.. John Mills. was dismissed, the warrant
having been withdrawn. Hannah Beale was
fined $2.JO for disorderly conduct Richard
Burnett, charged with selling liquor on SUM-
day and without license, was dismissed
for want Of evidence.
Easter Sunday.
THE Lord has risen from the dead was
the subject of the sermons preached in the
various churches yesterday and the con-
gregations were exceptionally large. The
elaborate musical programs published in
The Star of Saturday were carried out
without exception.
Holy communion was celebrated in Christ
Grace and St. Paurs Episcopal churches
At the Second Presbyterian Church, Rev
j. E. Thacker preached on THE Seven
fold Easter JOY" Wednesday next Rev.
Thacker and Elder X. Kemper will leave
for Warrenton. to attend the conference of
the Chesapeake presbytery. Next Sunday
morning Rev. J. T. Williams of the NJ f.
Church South will deliver a special sermon
to the Epworth Leaguers. anu that night