Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-25

Ahe AlF.Strun8 wire Nu1San Gee
EMPHATIC PROTEST AGAINST ITS EXTENSION AND
CONTINUANCE.
Mr.. c. c. willard, proprietor of the Ebbitt house,
has sent the following communication to the Dis
trict commissioners:
WASHINGTON, January %, 1888.
To the Commissioners Of the District Of Columbia
Gentlemen Being informed that there Is an in
graph wires, or poles and wires for the use OF the
telephone or OF the electric light, on street or
l4th street. or both. adjacent to the Ebbitt house.
and recalling the fact that the fearful destruction
OF human life In the burning of the Newhall
House, at Milwaukee, was accustomed in very
great measure by the numerous wires encircling
that structure and preventing the use Of ladders
or blankets by the fire companies, desire respect
FULLY, but most earnestly and emphatically, to
protest against the erection Of any more poles or
telegraph wires in the neighborhood OF the EDbitt
house and against the continuance there of the
satisfy any one OF the danger OF the proposed ex-
tension OF these wires; and while warned by the
disaster at Milwaukee, am engaged in increasing
the numerous safeguards now In use at the Ebbitt
mousse deem 1t my duty to call your immediate
attention to aproceedlng,the direct enect of which
occurs from this cause it will not be because at
tenton has not been directed to the cause in time
Very respectfully. your obedient servant,
JUDGE SMELLS WARNING TO POLICE COURT
In the Police Court, Judge Smell stated that his
attention has been called to the obstruction OF the
h IN 1ont the court by crowds who con-
cred and carried away. He said these people gen.
orally have no personal interest in the prisoners
stated that he wanted the officer on duty at the
court to arrest such persons, and they would be
sunni Hsp1sed Of when brought before the
matter" said Prosecuting Attorney Moore ssThere
are also large number OF case brokers' who are
front Of the Courts "They viii be disndsed Of '1 IN
the same way If brought in. !" replied the court. A
meant By the term lease brokers' and he w sad he me-
meant the men who are employed by lawyers to
hunt u up cases Tor them, principally among the
co 1rt. and which is mighty low piece OF business
WARRANTS ISSUED AGAINST WHOLESALE LIQUOR
DEALERS CHARGED WITH SELLING BY r:Iz Glass
The proprletors OF the .'stov5-plpe hosses" re-
eeiyed surprise yesterday from License Agent
Measures Small THESE dealers have a license to
sell E9pn:s IN quantities not less than pint The
ing regular barrooms, dispensing their LIQUORS by
the drink. tour of all these places was made,
capacity Of the glasses were measured ANU nv M me-
Small. the sealer OF weights and measures The
raid resulted IN the swearing out OF warrants
Dlnbarton streets, West Washington: John AN M
Campbell, Sc street: Michael Dorsch, 1886 Penn
Mey1 1ss los "a
John WInkler, 1912 New York avenue; Michael
Doyle, AS street; Mary A. Roth, 4l9 K street,
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Catherine DentZ. when she discovered that she
was caught by the officers, gave them shower
bath OF beer.
| THE CHARGE OF CRIMINAL LIBEL AGAINST Mr..
JOHN T. IHoAPsoN.-Tnis morning in the Police
court, a charge OF criminal libel against Mr. John
| q. THOMPSON, OF the Sunday Chronicle, was
! called up, and the defendant was released on his
personal bonds for hearing on Saturday next
Mr Charles ts Rowe, an attorney is the complain
consisted in publication IN the Chronicle, warn
ing !iie complainant to cease slandering the de-
rendant and also speaking OF him as an ssalleged
lawyer Who ACCEPTING to the present report, Is
| for Mr. Thompson, but Judge Smell decided that it
was not necessary TO have him go on Mr.. rs bail
deciding 70 release him on his personal bonds
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL INsTlTuTR.-At the session
OF the sunday School Institute, yesterday after
noon, Rev. A e Dunning delivered an address on
1.-THE Emphasis Of Personal character in Bible
Teaching Last evening, Ralph Wells, OF New
York, delivered an address on "The Teacherse
Pastoral Work, !" and Mrs. Lizzie G Roath, Of Wor-
| the session this afternoon, DR.. r. r Meredith. OF
Boston, win teach next sundays lesson. Tonight
he Will speak on 1.-THE Book We Studyn and fr
Wells wiz tell "How Souls Arc Won"