Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-19
The New Commissioner.


HIS DUTIES WHAT THE PRESIDENT SAID TO
HIM.
Il suppose, Mr. Olmstead." said a STAR re-
porter to the newly appointed District Commits
'oner, THAT You are beginning to realize that
YOU are public MANI"
Il should think that ought to-" was the
smiling response, las / have had already two
applications for Offices"
What will be your policy Mr. Olmstead?n
asked the reporter.
We'll. hardly like that express on. / am
not siyrocket and have no ambition to poise
before the public in such capacity. want
The District TO nave the best possible govern
HCnt while | have anything to do with the
direction OF its affairs It's form OF government
Is Row we'll established and is suitable for the
management OF affairs here and all that is
needed Il VI iSe and moderate direction in the
daily Routine Tie President said TO me during
a COW eTsation lew days al:o III effect: II
should conclude 10 send your name i'll | would
expect you 10 pursue a conservative policy in
Your new position end make the District gov
trniH,9' ttie best Possible That is my idea"
concluded Mir. Olns'esd. .'oi the functions of
5he office"
Mr.. OI-MSTEADS CAREER.
In addition to the sketch OF iir. Olmstead
printed in yesterdays STAR. the following ad
ittonal enlarged biography will he of interest.
John Franklin Olmstead was born in Hpudon.
hoiuoe County. \. Y. Sept -, 1871 His father
vas Presbyterian c!ergymen. and i'll 1870 he
removed with his family to Addison county.Nt..
where young Omstead received a good con-
mon school education. In the spring Of 1Sl,
young omstea6, with the enterprise that he has
exhibited in his later. life weuJ to Chicago to
make his way in the world by his own eXcitiGns.
thert II" wa tart oftne ttne in tie employ
OF the h5tornic% Reaper Manufacturing Co,
aad aftCfVaTG in the grain commission bust
Htss 3ii melnEer OF the grain beard.
i'crc IL remained until early in 1851 when he
ace'.ij ed q position as teller in 81 bank i'll New
York city. ~ the breaking out of the war he
enlisted Is private III the 9th New York arti-
lerF. This Te-. n.eHt was stationed al Baltimore
and Mr. oliasteai was detailed for clerical duty
In the quartcr!Iaster's department OF the 18Th
army corps frsm these headquarters he WAS
ordered Ia duty as clerk in the War depart
nient, where he served out his enlistment. Upon
MS discharge Mr.. Oimstead entered into the
real estate and claims business in this city, but
subsequently abandoned the prosecution Of
claims and devoted his attention principally to
'eal estate. In this business Mr. Ulmstead
anassed a comfortable fortune Mr. Olmstead
ias also been engaged in other enterprises. hay
ING been the vice president OF the Columbian
Sank Note Company. He recently married a
daughter of Mr. Hayward NJ Hutchinson. From
the fact that he came to this city at the
beginning OF the Improvement period
and has been engaged in the real estate BUSH
less ever since his knowledge Of District at
fairs is probably more thorough than the ma
JOrlty of citizens.
TIE WILL OF JEROME J. COIIINs.-The will
OF the late Jerome j. Collins. of the Jeanette
was iiied in New York yesterday. He gives all
ms real and personal property to his mother
Ellen. In the event of her death the estate
goes equally to her sons William p. of Guate-
maa: Daniel F., of Minneapolis and Bernard A.,
OF New York. The will is dated May a, 1879.
A CooI. APPROPRIATION OF ANOTHER MANS
GOoDs. - A wcll-dressed intelligent looking
young man named JOS. Beekman was in the
prisoners dock at the Police Court this
morning, charged with stealing an over
coat an umbrella and a pair of shoes
from SIR. Sampson p, Baiy. Mr.. Baiy
stated that last Thursday evening he had his
coat. etc. stolen from the office Of the Metro
polItan hotel. young man testified to seeing
the defendant. who had heeI sittin- in the Office
OF the hotel some time get up and slowly put
on "r Lays overcoat and take his umbrella
and y.Cves ard leave the hotel pawnbroker
testified 10 buying the coat for s5 The defend
at deIied the larceny. but Judge Smell gave
him six month In Jail
CoLoRED PICkPoCKET SENrENcEp.-A
coiOrcd man named Chris. Tyler was i'm the
lois at Judge Smells court this morning
Charged with picking the pocket of Young
lady named Lucy Quensenbery. who stated that
she was in store on It'll street Yesterday
afternoon. and the defendant brushed against
her very rudely, and when he left. she dis
covered that her pocket had been picked OIL
Ger Montgomery stated that he was notified of
the robbery. and arrested the defendant with
the pocketbook in his hand. The extent of
the law said the court. six months in iail.n
REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs.-Deeds in tee have
been recorded as follows Mary Coomes to
nf
smith to Catherine Riley, lot 80 sub of /. 2
and 3, SO. 305; $500. f. l.. Cushing to F. NJ.
Green, lot %. So. 1872; $4,000. WIN. Kerr to VIM
Carley. pt. 20. so. 5; $4,000. W. J. LenOir to
:. Michael n lynch, pit sub. 90 50 545; $50 and
trust tor $500. W. ]. Lenor to James Nc
Bride pit. 62 and 63, So 545: s75b and trust for
$500 James o. EermilliOn to W l.. Lewis. lot
81. SO. 327; 1925.
PROF. RAYMOND LEE NEwCOMB. the natural
list ofthe Jeanette expedition will deliver his
lecture In Lincoln hall this evening, illustrating
with forty stcreoptfcon views. the officers. the
crushed Jeanette. the rescue &c, the whole
making a highly interesting and instructive lee
trre. Ali should attend. Other survivors in
TINS city VIII be present upon the platform.
SECOND CASE OF LARCENY.-Jos Carol col
ored, was charged before the Police Court to-
day with the second offense of petit larceny
Mrs David p Craig, OF No. 1912 Massachusetts
avenue, testified that the defendant was en-
pioyed by her to put down some carpets and
she afterwards missed some photographs, and
the defendant promised to return them to her
She also stated that she recovered the pictures
nom pawn-sh0p. where the prisoner sold
Them Sergeant Amiss proved the prior offense
and the court sent the case to the grand iury
under $500 bonds.
Affairs in Alexandria,
Rerortsd for THE EvEsINs STAR.
HE PRINCESS STREET WATER TRUNK-Work-
men are now busy in repairing the drainage
trunk which runs on Princess street from Pitt TO
Royal streets and carries of the surface water
of one-fourth of the town. 1t is another of the
costly ahd inefficient works that the present
city authorities have Inherited large section
OF the town was originally drained by a tide
water creek which flowed from about the cor
ner OF King and Pitt streets in northeast line
TO the river, north Of the present Washington
Western rail