Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-30
District Government Affairs.
LIQUOR LICENSES.

LIQUOR LICENSES.
The Commissioners have approved the appli-
and have disapproved the applications of w
A. Ehrmentraut, F. G. Nolte, Thos II. Vance
ana George Weber for similar licenses.
JEAN BAPTIsTE PETERS ESTATE.
The Belgian minister on the 9th instant wrote
TO the Commissioners requesting information
about the estate Of Jean Baptiste Peeters, a Bel
sahn avn VINO a Kept saloon on street. between
back to Belgium in May, 1884, where he died
In March of the following year. leaving a wife
city. A police investigation revealed The facts
that Peters kept restaurant at 700 street,
w MoseG n ne III LIVED rec; With woman who was sup
GUM, after drawing his money, about 81. 900.
from the bank, he left this woman in charge OF
the restaurant. Some time after Peters left the
woman sold out the effects of the restaurant,
getting about $500 for them, and left Washing.
ton, going, it was supposed, TO Belgium.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Building Inspector Entwisle: Mrs,
NJ. FURNACE, erect 2-story and basement
dwelling, 9th, near o street northwest; S3. 300.
street, between and K streets northwest soo
N. r. Grey, erect three-story dwelling, 10th,
between Q and streets northwest; 81, sos.
MISCELLANEoUs
Foreman Francis Lewis, OF No. 4 engine com.
pany. reports an accident to the fuel wagon of
that company.
men of trucks A and B, in q note to the Com
missioners, request an increase Of their salaries
REV. DIR. TALMAGEs LEcrURE.-Rev. T. De
Witt Talmage, OF Brooklyn, will lecture at Con-
gregatiOnal church on Wednesday evening
next, on the subject, ''Is the World Better or
MRS. WHITAKER's New HousE.-Mr. w. p.
Lipscomb the builder, has Just completed .
for Mrs. l.. G. Whitaker. 1t is situated on r
street, between 18th and 14th. The first door
has a hall 61a feet wide, with tiled vestibule
and the two principal rooms are finished In
California red wood. The manteIs are of black
walnut and cherry. The upper floors are I'm
rooms. The plumbing and all the other details
are first class Messrs. Pitnery & Bradford were
BURcH CLAIMED BY Two CLuBs.-President
Byrne, OF the Brooklyn Baseball club, and
tation with President Mcknight in Pittsburg
recently, with regard to Burch who played with
last years Nationals, and who is claimed by both
with Barnie's Baltimore club, but secured q
release and then signed with the Brooklyns.
Burch's home is in Kansas City. The train
bearing the acceptance was delayed in the
recent snow blockade, and the in meantime rep
resentatives of the "Mets" saw Burch and per-
Mcknight decides that the Brocklyns havs
first claim on Burch.
EXCURSION COMPANY held q meeting at 469
Pennsylvania avenue last evening. Fifty-twO
s N, OF STOCK were sold for cash., 300
pm.
ROBBED ON THE TRArN.-Jackson Barnes. an
Interpreter, who arrived In this city this morn
ing from Indian Territory, reported to the
police that while on q train on his way To this
city he was robbed of q gold watch and chain,
valued at Sis, buckskin purse containing
Pc or %, and papers relating TO Indian affairs.
Wasn sne train LEFT st. Louis ne made the 90,
said he was in government employ, and they
conversed until he tBarnes( went 70 sleep, and
when he awOke he missed his watch and the
young man had left the train.
The Courts.
COURT In GENERAL TERM.
Yesterday, Reynolds agt. smith ct al; argued
Yesterday, Harmon & Co. agt Newcomb; YER
o o Ait
Judgment below affirmed. Crittenden agt.
Wine; defendant called and Judgment; scriv-
POLICE CoUKr-yisdoe Shell.
Today, James Morgan and August BarE-
h 1;a,,s p alr.ay rs each; John Gantley, WI;
aSs
and Henry Smith, disorderly conduct; IS each.
POLISH SOCIALISTS EXECUTED. - Kunitxky
Bardovski, Petrusxynsky and .Oszowsky, re.
Gently condemned TO death for belonging to q
the Proletariate, were executed ct Warsaw
yesterday. Lury, captain Of the engineers,
their sentence ois1 "a 70 asa.n naa
tude In Siberia.
INTERIOR DEMONSTRATION Bel
ford, In speech before the international con-
vention Of eattlemen Ia Denver. Col. Yesterday,
policy Of the Interior department and sup
ported the project OF leasing the arid region BY
the government TO the cattlemen. He stated
that the driving Of the catfiemen ont oT indian