Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-12
treatment. He injured his knee while at
tempting to board the train at Glendale.

William F. Worcester thirty years old.
employed as a clerk in the census office,
experienced a sinking sensation Saturday
afternoon while on B street near the office
in which he is employed. He was walking
along the sidewalk when the cavern oc-
CURED. The accident was caused by the
rain washing away some earth where a
sewer was being constructed. Mr.. Worces-
ter fell. but was not injured.
John Stager. twenty-seven years old, was
painfully injured while at work on the rail-
road near Virginia avenue and 9th street
southwest about go o'clock yesterday
morning. He was caught between two cars
and injured about his chest. An ambulance
was summoned and the injured man was
removed to the Emergency Hospital.
A sewing machine delivery wagon owned
by j. B. Wheeler and a Metropolitan street
car collided near East Capitol and 9Th
streets Saturday afternoon about o'clock.
Mr. Wheeler was in the wagon with his
driver. Walter Anderson. at the time the
accident happened. Both were slightly
shaken up. One wheel of the wagon was
broken.
James Kokaine. twenty-five years old. a
resident OF Jackson Hall alley. was as
saulted near his home about 1890 o'clock
yesterday morning. He received slight
scalp wound. The injured man walked to
the Emergency Hospital. where his injury
was dressed. He told the police he did not
know the identity of his assailant.
The fire department was called out yes
terday morning about 1920 o'clock by the
sounding of an alar Inturned in from box
t2S. a e soltne stove had exploded in the
house of Mrs. De Lay. 1881 Benning road.
Albert Wilding was slightly burned while
attempting to eXtinguish the flames. About
$40 damage was caused by the fire.
The eleventh annual convention of the
National Liquor Dealers Association of
the United States will be held at Pittsburg,
Pa, Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday of
this week. Thirty-nine states will each send
three delegates. The following named per-
sons will leave tonight over the Baltimore
and Ohio road from this city. Delegates
Leonard. Mcclure and Fisher, National
President r.. l.. Jordan. Legislative Com
mitteeman w. T. Whalen and National Ex-
ecutive Committeeman Hugh Harvey. They
will return Friday night.
Two boys. fugitives from the Maryland
House of Refuge, were caught in the coun-
ty near Congress Heights last night by
Policeman King. The boys were wet and
tired when the officer saw them. and they
We're apparently anxious to have somebody
take an interest in them. They We're not
long in telling that they were fugitives
and the officer held them at the Anacostia
station until an officer from Maryland came
for them. Their names were given as
Claud Williams and William Burley
An impressive harvest festival took the
place of the regular chapel services at
Kendall Green yesterday. The entire west
ern end of the large hall was decorated
with leaves and flowers zeal of the sea-
son. and from the chandeliers hung clusters
of grapes apples persimmons and ears of
corn The exercises by the deaf rlutes con-
sisted largely of the reading of verses from
the Bible relating to the harvest time and
addresses on the same topic.
An alarm was turned in this morning for
a blaze in the house of Belle Higgins No
lG36 Union court southwest. The explosion
or q gasoline stove caused the fire and
about $50 damage resulted The property
was not insured.
Arrangements have been made for the
quarterly meeting of the National Associa-
ton for the Relief of Destitute Colored
Women and Children, to be held Tuesday
October IL. 1898 at the house of the presi-
dent Nrs. H M. Hatch. 1916 S street north
west, II 80 am.