Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-02-24

SIX DAYS FACES ARRANGED FOR, EXTENDING
ovER TWO WEEKS

SIX DAYS RACES ARRANGED FOR, EXTENDING
ovER TWO WEEKS
The executive committee of the National
Jockey club, at their meeting last night,
changed the program of the spring meeting at
Ivy City. Instead of four days racing as has
oeen the rule hitherto there will be- six days. TO
extend over two weeks. The racing will begin
On Thursday, May 9Th, and the program will
include saturday, May Sth, Monday, the 10th:
wednesday, the 18th, and Thursday and Fri
Gay, the 18th and 14th. This change was de
terInIned upon after mature elaboration. II
VIII bring "A larger number of horses here as
sCHne OF the best stables were unwilling to come
Tor only four days racing. Such stable owners
a. the Dwyers have agreed TO enter for the
spring meeting, provided the club would
aIf'nge Tor at least SIX days running. After con-
suitatIon with stable owners the executive com
nittee have become satisfied that a program
Will attract larger competition, and will i'm
ever! respect, render the meeting more at
TWO FIRES AND A MAN BADLY BURNEp-A
frame house, No. STA Grant avenue, owned by
w IL Mays, and occupied by J. II. Allen as a
grocery store. was destroyed by fire last might
win its contents. Loss on the building is
estimated at $3.50 and on the stock $500: in
surance on the stock $500; no INSURANCE on the
building The fire spread TO houses Nos $40
and ol2, owned by James Kanely and John r.
Isaac Cochely, respectively-the former as q
grocery store-bOth OF which were slightly
damaged: loss on No. $40 about S25: loss on
No. ST. $50. The IRE is said to have been OF
1neendiary origin. A colored man named
John l. carter, while assisting at the fire, was
seriously burned about the face and hands He
was taken TO his home, I13l Sd street north
west. In the police ambulance. Fire at W. A.
Horners cigar store, corner sth and L streets
southeast, early this morning caused about $40
damage.
LICE COURT AGAIN.-Allie T.. Ellis, better
known as the Duchess of California" who
month ago, arrived here yesterday afternoon i'm
company with David s. ketchum formerly
elerk at the Clarendon hotel, in Baltimore. The
PAR drove 10 an uptown hotel where, il is said,
1Gey registered as David :. ketchum and wi
during the afternoon Detectives Raft and Block
visited the hotel and informed the proprietor of
the presence OF the couple, and they were al
once ordered OF. When they left the hotel the
oiheers placed them under arrest. This morn
Ing they were in the Police Court and pleaded
hot guilty 10 a charge OF being Suspicious Gina r
.acters. Detective Raft testifed 10 the nrevions
arrest OF the woman, and said he mad fnforma-
ton that the rnan was used by her in connec-
ton with the badger game" The woman
"Oniu sieeoS ~eii-to-do citizen into her room
;.sld place him in q compromising position
wien the man, as 'brother' or .hiIsband \
would break into the room and demand a large
kain - -hqsh money The man, he said was
I1ffGcriy clerk ut the Clarendon hotel i'm BaIti-
1nor'. shete the woman went wien she was
1TiNcn ir"in this city, and he was discharged on
s.scg1ut "a his intimacy with her Tue court
I1'ie-;e.. lie woman's bond, and required both
10 49, - bonds in default OF three months in
Lac po..,s.1uSe. The woman's bond is mace
S4O. |s--- t..e mans $40 Detective Ran tool,
t- -.s..c:.-ss' tn "a Photograph gallery on the
s-Sei-'.~ ';ui obtained - good likeness OF her
AZ -Iie-.--s aUt her companion were subse-
lily leased ON bail and they LEFT on the
lrsl TRAIN 1Ol baltimore.
THE Y. II. C. A. BUILDING FuNp.-The fol
lowing amounts have been received tow yards the
\. N. Z. A. building fund: from r. II. Harris
horn, $40, Miss NJ &. Cook, $40: G H. Read
etos Carter Ballaatyne, $40; Z. Il. Bailey, 500
Ma NJ l. W., $5.
FoR vARIoCs CHAEIrIEs.-Dr. II. Nichol
W4dSworth sends So Tor the night lodgin.
house, ~ Tor the Associated Charities ana >.
t0r Inc Howard row sufferers.
GEN. HUSTER's WILL--The will OF the lat.
Gen. David Hunter flied with Registe
RaAnsdel today. Ii j. Gated February 10Th
scGS, aud leaves III esf..:2 - his wife. Mark
itnlirf, whom he n --s-atfIS. Tx. &c
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