Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-06
District Government Affairs.

A PROBATION AGAINST PANIC.
Inspector EnIwi VIZ mas written to Mr. Smell
exit from stairway hail. confined to one door OPEN
Ing Is insufficient in case OF fire or panic and not1-
viding partition, within ten days from the present
time, OF sufficient size for ample exit.
Mr. R. 4. wARDENs CLAIM FOR SALARY.
The District Commissioners, In answer to an in
qury by Attorney General Brewster, concerning
Mr.. X. A. Warden'S claim for salary as member OF
the late board OF health state as they are advised
appropriation by Congress and accounted for its
expenditures to the United States Treasury depart
ment, and such sums as 1t received from the Dis
trct were expended In the discretion OF that board
without accounting therefor TO the District,
the commissioners therefore return the commu.
tr1ct auditor and the health officer and say sthey
need not call your attention to the fact that plain
Till seems TO claim right to salaries for same
period OF time, one as member OF the board OF
health and one as Its legal adviser"
THE BALTIMORE ELoYEMENr.-Mr. Bauersox, of
Baltimore, the father Of the girl who it is alleged,
ran away with a young man named A. j. Clarke
last week with, as supposed, matrimonial inten-
tons, was here last evening seeking some clue It
clue Of the whereabouts OF the parties, and left In
late train for home
A PROPOSED HONE FOR FALLEN WoxKN.-The As
soc1atiOn for Works OF Mercy filed a certificate OF
incorporation to-day. The object is to establish
The corpora1ors are Francis f. Bates, John Ham
cock, Harry c. Whiting, Robert Reyburn. n D.;
Seymour w. Tullock and JOS x. McCammon.
CHARGED WITH VIOLATION OF THE GAME LAWS
In the Police Court, today, Leon Schell, OF l7I9
Pennsylvania avenue; william unk1ns, Of 10 2Oth
ing in their possession dead game birds, such as
prairie chickens, reed BIRDS partndges and pleas
ants They all acknowledged having them in their
had ten days ia which 70 dispose A Of
hss Yet Su tns7 the
| thought there was no violation Of the law sThe
court said that the OBJECT Of the law was to stop
not to punish persons for trying to dispose Of their
stsck on hand and that while tt was not their duty,
the the mice notify each year
and Linktns' personal bonds taken. James La Fon-
tame forfeited $40 collateral for the same oense
A SUIT AGAINST DEr.c11vEs-This morning the
suit Of Emanuel Hecht against Detectives Block
Of ice tongs" was tried before Justice Walter. The
suit grew out of seizure OF articles from the COM
detectives, who claimed that tho srticles were
stolen. The defense claimed that under the
Metropolitan police e.. act they had d.. the power
peTintendent Of police could delegate that power.
The justice reserved his decision
GLADsToNx's EGYPTIAN PoILCY CRnICBRD N
PARIIAMENT.-After the reading OF the queens
speech In both houses of parliament yesterday,
criticisms were made upon the references to the
Egyptian policy and 1t was asserted that the gov
course had tended further TO demoralixe affairs In
Egypt The address, however, was adopted.
OUTRAGE BIZ PKDDLER-Partly confirmed
runors state that Irene White, young woman
living about SIX miles from Delmar, Del, has been
assaulted and outraged by clock peddleE. 6hewas
in the woods with her child when attacked, and was
left unconscious on the ground Her condition Is
said to be seEtouA The man has not bean caught