Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-06
District Government Affairs.


District Government Affairs.
PRISONERS REQUIRING MEDICAL ATTENTION.
The Commissioners have decided that the police
needing medical attention Health Officer Town.
shend ms been rtQues.ed 10 notify Major Dye or
mly be ordered, th, b for which viii he suIitni
by the health officer in usual way
LIQUOR LICENSES
Applications for liquor licenses were approved to
day AS follows Jane Foley, James Fortune Chas
A. Hanna, John sullivan, Edward Barry. WIN. Hell
mus, Antonia Viewer. James Cady, James Collins,
Dennis D. Collins. Miles Gibbons and j. " HoskinS
TELEGRAPH POLES THE STREETS.
The Commissioners to-day passed an order that
the fur her stringng OF electric wires and cables on
poles over and through the public streets in the
District OF Columbia Is hereby prohibited. without
special written permit OF date subsequent to Uiiis
order ie from 1he Commissioners Of the District In
That the provisions OF this order complied WITH
NO ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
Application was mlde to-day by the attorney Of
the Baltimore and Potomac railroad company for
an a0Ite!nent OF two per cent the amount of the
conpanys tax on real estate On the plea that the
comDanys agents have not had time to attend to
the ment OF the taxes The Commissioners
O p ) decided that 1t could Lot lie done. The
al oul involved In the case Was about $780,
OPPOSED TO LIQUOR SALOONS.
Mr.. j. B. Johnson secretary and treasurer for the
mlas1onerS copy OF resolution OF the board Of
trustees OF that institution requesting that In
no LICENSES De granted on street
or adjacent streets for the sale of spirituous malt
liquors. between Boundary street and Inc drawn
east and west, at point one thousand yards north
, OF the university grounds
COLLECTIONS IN NOVEMBER
the collections made by District Collector Cook
on the sOth OF Noven Der footed up to sl46,59s IS
MISCELLANEOUS
During last week 80 deaths occurred In the Dis
Lrlct; The rate or mortality per being Is l2 for
the white. 43 Sd for the coOIed ana 1916 Tor the
tai population
A DIVORCE CASE DISMISS ED.-The divorce case
OF John w. Miller agt. Anna VI. Miller. filed Novem-
Der 2'th. mas been dismissed by plaintiff.
MARRIAGE LICENSES. = Marriage licenses have
been issued by the clerk OF the court to homaS w
Pair an and Cathariue Bryant, both OF MANCHESTER
Va; jams Ii. Holmes and Mary Cant; Abner o.
Wright and Lillian T. humphrey: Geo. W. Orem,
van and Mary Ann Elizabeth COX; Lewis S. Payne
AMI Lucy Johnson; henry Robinson and Rozetta
Jackson; Robert Wilson and Lydia A. Rogers both
OF Philadelphia: Eugene Lambert and Caroline Mar
TIN; X. IL. keamey and Emma j. Sanford. both OF
Mestmoreland CO., Va; John Trehay and Aiary Me-
Goun CO., Va; Benjamin Robinson and Mary John
son; George W: Grayson and Anna Lee; John II.
Han, OF howard county, Md. and Jane L. Phair, OF
SEencervie, Md; Joseph Brown and Martha Paine;
henry A.. Peregoy, OF Orange county, Va, and
virgie !. Duer OF Green county, Va; Jonah Adams
and Alice Davis; john s. Roberts and Sophie G.
CHAMPION; Geo. A. johnson and Annie L. Heath;
David Jones and Josephine Hall
II. Craig, formerly a well-knOwn teacher In the
pubic schools OF Georgetown. and for year or
two past clerk IN the Penslon Office, dropped dead
about two O'Clock this afternoon, at the corner OF
18th and streets northwest Mir Craig had been
In III health for some months past and lattery he
h ld resided Oh street, near 10Th northwest For
years he had been prominent member OF the
Order OF odd Fellows, and was during bis entire
majority consistent member OF the NJ E. church
he Was quite well advanced In years-near 20.
ROBBED BY MEN CLAIMING TO BE POLICEMEN
llf,.vf ,pl(N Int,r
attorney, was passing near the Peace monument,
QSt street and pennsylvania avenue,) on his way
home, he was halted by two men pretending
to be policemen, who accused him OF having a
revolver. third party then approached, and they
searched Mr. RANSOM taking s45 from his pockets
Detective Carter to day arrested William Sweeney
On suspicion OF being engaged In the robbery This
afternoon sweeney was confronted with Mr.. RAN
som, who identified him. Sweeney claimed that
ment with him, he finally approached Ransom and
gave him heavy blow, but before he could follow
It up he was seized and secured by the Officers
present.
CHARGED WITH AssAuLrlNG PoI1cEMAN.-In the
Police Court today, Edward O'Br1eD WAS charged
with assauiting Of1icer John II. Pearson. The Of
cer st ,ted That last tuesday evening, While he
alley. the DEFENDANT nterferIed The officer at
,wheIeupon the oiiicer struck 0Brlen and
that the defendant struck him In the
face, and kicked him In the groin. Judge Smell
Sdlu ulldt " DTleu udu SOMEWHAT. ana ne
would fine him 81, and take his personal bonds
OBrien then charged the officer with asSaulting
MIN, but the case was dismissed
CHARGED WITH RoBBING AN OLD S0LDrER.-In
the Police Court this morning, Richard Drscoll and
John kernally were charged with the larceny OF so
In cash and gold ring worth s. from Patrick
Guilty. an inmate OF the Soldiers Home, who said
that he drank with the defendants yesterday In
saloon on Pennsylvania avenue, and afterwards
went down with them to the Smithsonian park
where he was robbed OF his money and ring. Onioer
Dunntgan stated that he arrested the defendants
and recovered the money. The case was sent TO
the grand jury.
CASES BEFORE THE COURT OF CLANs.-The
Court of Claims to-day heard the case of Geo. H.
Boston against the District Of Columbia for bal
ance alleged to be due under q contract with the
board OF public works. and the case OF JnO W.
Beaman against the United States being claim
tor reimbursement for services as Treasury agent
at the seal fisheries In Alaska The latter case Is
the first one tried under the provisions OF the Bow
man act
A POSTMASTER CoMN1SsIoNED.-Newen White has
been commissioned postmaster at Gunston, Fairfax
county, Va, vice s. N. Smith.
TEE NATIONAL BOARD OF HKAITB held . meet