Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-06

ton was that there is not enough anchorage
room in the local harbor TO allow the big
ship to swing clear with the tide without
practically closing the channel to other
vessels. The Prairie is 292 feet long and 4a
feet broad, and has a displacement OF
nearly 1900 tons.
Railsplitters Remain Over.
The noted Railsplitters of Toledo. Ohio,
will, it is stated, remain here until tomor-
row, when they will leave for home. The
Shrine Bugle Corps, Fred. Wood. COM
mander, left last night. The DENLY Club Of
Detroit will leave tomorrow, accompanying
Gov Frederick NJ. Warner of Michigan and
staff. The party expects to entran at II
o clock forenoon. 1t is stated that the Orig
inal Roosevelt Club of st. Paul, seventy
five strong, and the Minneapolis Roosevelt
Club, numbering $50 men, will remain here
until Friday.
Members of the famous Flambeau Club
of Minneapo were features of the crowded
thoroughfares today, with their snowy uni
forms and hfgh-peaked Mexican hats.
They are quartered at 931 street north
west and are commanded by Capt. James
Malmstead an active Minnesota republican.
The club will not give a torch exhibition,
as on former inaugural occasions, not hay
ing brought their torches with them. They
are scheduled to leave for home at II
O'Clock tomorrow forenoon.
The battalion of Porto Rican infantry
will remain in Washington until Wednes-
day, when they will steam homeward on
the Arkadia. the big steamship which will
carry them back to San Juan. The Porto
Rlcan soldiers were given leave of alb
sence from the vessel today and took adj
vantage of the permission to inspect the
many sights of Washington, some of which
were genuine revelations to them Some of
the men with whom a Star reporter talked
expressed in broken English their admira-
ton for the capital city, which one of them
SAD was "muchee grandee." The Porto
pnn1rr 1aI Nv,
Griffith, Capt. J. NJ. Fields and Lieut.. w
5. woodruff of the United States army.
Departures This Morning.
An exceptionally long train pulled ont of
the depot this morning about O'Clock with
visiting soldiers as passengers. and the next
train bearing military organization de-
parted at O'Clock. This train was made
up OF IL coaches and was run as a special,
with about $50 members of COMPANY f.
Massachusetts, Volunteers. An hour later
the Grove City Cadets departed for their
home in Pennsylvania. A party Of people
from New England, about 25O people in all.
departed on special train during the
morning. The Military and Italian Club of
syracuse, N. Y, with about 125 members
departed for home on an early morning
train.
The regular train schedule was resumed
this morning, and the trains that have
been arriving and departing from the New
YORK avenue station are running to and
from the main depot. All trains leaving the
station today have extra equipment for the
visitors, and all are crowded.
Received Ample Compensation.
Some of the Maryland boys enjoyed them
selves about the vicinity of their quarters
yesterday afternoon tossing colored boys in
their blankets. They also made the picka-
mines do little dancing on the street
They'll kill that boy cried a woman
who saw colored youth being tossed high
into the air. Send for the police and save
him.
The police appeared upon the scene after
the fun was over and found the particular
boy who had had the rough experience.
Who hurt you?" the boy was asked
Nobody" was the youths ready reply.
Il wish they'd hurt me again in the same
way"
."Why?" he was asked
''Look at de cash. was his only eXplana-
ton.
So far the police were able to learn the
soldiers had injured nobody, and most Of
those who had been their victims had been
more than satisfied with the results.
Court of History to Be Lighted Tonight
Owing to the general appreciation of the
beautiful picture presented by the court Of
history, particularly at night, while under
illumination, the committee on street deco :
rations have been assured that the cleo
trical illumination will be continued there
tonight.
Many householders and others who have
been debarred from the opportunity of en-
joying this beautiful view by reason of the
engagements will thus be given another
chance to 1t.