Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-06-24
school DisctDllue.
THE CHARGE AGAINST PRINCIPAL CLARKE
DISMISSED.

THE CHARGE AGAINST PRINCIPAL CLARKE
DISMISSED.
This morning in the Police Court the case OF
Charles 8. Clarke, principal of the Gales school
gerald, who attends school In the building, was
called for trial and bis counsel, Mr.. c. C. Cole,
entered plea of not guilty. Fitzgerald testi-
fed that some boys were throwing torpedoes In
the school and his teacher, Miss smith, accused
aim OF doing It, and wanted TO search him,
which he refused to let her do, and she sent for
Mr. Clarke, the principal, who took witness
his neck and dragged him through the room,
choking him, but found no torpedoes on him.
Other boys gave similar testimony The de.
PENDANT testified that he was called to the school
room because three boys had refused to show
the contents Of their pockets, the complainant
denied striking or choking the boy and said he
only used the necessary force to take him into
The judge said the testimony was conflicting,
II he believed the defendant put his foot on the
boys neck he would be inclined to punish him.
IT., II the boys We're throwing torpedoes on the
teacher had q right to reasonably enforce the
discipline. In view of the testimony he would
dismiss the case.
THIEVES sENTENcED,-several days ago,
Cen; Rosecrans missed from his room In
elevator boy, Stanley Adams, cOlored, was
arrested and the umprella recovered from his
h aSs THIS morning In the Police Court
William Mack, colOred, pleaded guilty to steal
Ing five cent loaf of bread, and was given two
William Locke, the boy charged with stealing
So! from the house of Mrs. ]. II. BOnebreaker
on East Capitol street, was concluded to-day
given by two boys. The judge sentenced him
To sixty day in Jail and sixty days In default of
restitution. An appeal was noted.
RoBBERIEs REPoRTED.-Rose Mcdonald, 223
LIST street northeast, reports that her clothes
line was robbed of 81 worth of clothing. George
Summer reports the larceny from him of a rub
Der coat worth 50. Abraham Sippman, $50 Al
street southwest, reports stolen from his store q
ports stolen from Willard hotel q gold watch.
worth SO. Mollie Robinson, 1923 10Th street,
reports the larceny OF SO worth OF dress goods.
Affairs I'm West Washington.
ANOTHER BREAK IN THE CANAL.-Another
break has occurred In the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal at the two-mile level, near Oldtown, Allie
gany county, Md. 1t is fifty feet long and six
feet below the bottom Of the canal. Its cause is
unknown. Supt. Mulvany mas force at work
and expects to have the damage repaired by
Saturday.
NoTEs.-Potomac Lodge, No. s, F. a. A. NJ,
morning, which was largely attended.SThe
dead animal wagon is needed here.
TEMPERATURES AND CONDITION OF WATER
AT A. M.-Great Falls, temperature, TO- con-
dition, 9. Receiving reservoir, temperature,
"A; condition at north connection, 10; south
connection, SO. Distributing reservoir, tenn
%; efduent gatehOuse. 25.
Alexandria Affairs.
Reported for THE EVENING STAR.
WHAT TAXES WERE SPENT FoR.-The ex-
penditures of the city during the last fiscal year
were for the following purposes: Interest on
debt, $4O,S65.6O; salaries, S4.S25.2S; police,
Ss.9S1 rs; courts and Jail, "a, O49. "a; chain
gang, 81 ,O02 SO; fire department. 1857;
streets, S4,31S69; poor. S3.741.41; schools,
elections, S334.56; public property, $652. 81;
offices, SS0s.51; station house, $3.50 SO; health
board, $266.15; Hydraulion house repairs,
$4,000
THE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.-Numbers of
clerical and lay members of the Protestant
Episcopal church are now here from abroad.
Temporary lines Of cabs connect the city with
Seminary Hill, and scores go out to attend the
exercises of the week at the seminary and high
school. The high school was closed and the
seminary alumni held q meeting yesterday, ana
religious services took place. This morning the
senior class Of theological students presented
their essays and after luncheon the bishop pre-
sented diplomas to the graduates. The exer-
cises will terminate tomorrow by the annual
ordinations.
NOTES.-The schooner Anita Berwind sailed
from this port for Cuba with coal and cooper
Subtitle Columbia fire steamer has been
tested since the recent improvements and is
now fully in service.-The trustees OF the
Theological seminary Of Virginia have deter
mined to make no change in its staff of pro-
feesors.-A cOlored man named Thos. Hodge,
arrested here by Liut. Smith on q telegram
from Danville, was taken TO that place to-day.