Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-16
District Government Affairs.

A LONGER CONTRACT TERN WANTED.
The District Commissioners have written to
Senator Harris. Of the senate District committee
Recommending the passage OF the bill permitting
the commissioners 10 make contracts for street
lighting for i've years or any part thereof They
suggest that the Commissioners should be per-
mifted 20 adopt any improved method that science
may develop.
AN INCREASED ESTIMATE FOR UNDERGROUND WIRES
The District Commissioners have sent TO Repre-
sentative Clement OF the House appropriation
committee, letter recommending an increase In
the estimate for putting District telegraph and
Telephone wires underground from $4,000 to
$4,000 as they consider IT, after careful consider
alton, highly desirable that this increased amount
should be expended for this purpose during the
coming year, The Commissioners say that Sat
underground In the District, some OF them having
been In position and In use for at least i've years
Experiences with these lines 1usties the belief that
the system adopted Is successful and satisfactory,
50 FAR as the purposes OF the District government
are concerned. Experience with overhead wires
during the recent violent storm emphasizes the
necessity OF placing our wires underground as
rapidly as possible. The safety OF the city OF
Washington depends In a high degree upon these
communications. and unless they are underground
beyond the Influence OF storms, they are always
liable 10 interruption during violent weather"
JEuorsy-In the Criminal court. TODAY Esteue
washington, for an assault and battery on Nettie
johnson on October 10 last, was found not guilty
man, and the accused testified that Nertie f,rsI
assaulted her with a club when she was Attending
10 her duties as committee OF a church entertain
mont
A WHITE MrsKKkr.-Mr. Jas II. TrammeII, an
Cid hunter 81 Fairfax County Va, recently caught
In the Potomac River near the Great Falls q white
mtskrat. Mr.. Tramfneu claims that muskrat OF
only one ever seen by the hunters OF Fairfax
County
DEATH or mrs. McNAMiRA-Mrs. Johanna
TcNamara, widow OF the late M. Peter
Mcnamara. the wel-known contractor OF Capitol
M a Na a, the Teslde1ee OF her dsugh,eI MIS-
Inst, aged seventy years. Mrs. Mcnamara was
weil-known in Eas, Washington, where she lived
Tor over thirty years. She leaves . son and I'VE
daughters all married
CHURCH OFFICERS ELECTEp.-At the annual meet
ING last night OF the central Methodist Protestant
enurct r j. Hill, Oliver Cox, Nixon Brewer
- and = = Tepham; 6 A. Barker, W: II. Martin,
Tnoa Jewell. 2 j. Hi, Geo. Topham. =. J. bart
iett and julius kennedy stewards-The follow
iog oncers were elected at Mount Tabor VI. p.
church Tor the ensuing year: Trn,tees- Pe,cv
hoakinson, = q. Ford. Theo Barnes Henry PAYNE
W: =; HUM, Lemuel Burris, sam1 Goodman;
s,ewards-Theo Barnes, p. T. Hall Henry Payne
Nm Barnes, L {. rord. c. Knott IL WiIIisms.
9elsga.e 70 annual eonierenee-E {. Ford; Theo
AGAIN yIcToRIoUs-The Birmingham hal team
r ,.,, ~ ni's RON oday delivery yesterday
ana ialed 70 gel man around the basea The
senators hit the Aabamian pitcher safeIv n,ns
SMes ana mat SIX scores The errors were I'VE
led at the bat with three hits Hoy coming IN snr
TWO while Wilmot Is down In the Summary sent a.
making three Dagger. ODay struck out seven
mea- Manager sullivan left for washington 10
day, and secretary Burket will manage the Team
during the remainder OF The trip.
MAEKiAGE LicESsEs-Narriage licenses have
been issued BY the clerk OF the court 10 Geo a
Barnett and Emma 7. Fauth; Geo. L AnrbonY or
8hermondale. Pa. and Ida J. Bell Chas. X Fisen
brandt, OF Baltimore, Nd, and Ida f. Kehn: Pima
mer Hall and Ella A. johnson, or Maryland. Jonn
A. stuart and Martha 7. Brown.
INTERESTING 10 LApIEs-The new spr,p1 FASH
ions having been all received at The Paiais ROYAL
this week has been devoted 70 an ''openlncr dis
play. The store Is worth a visit, ir for nothing
more than TO admire the artistic decorations
The new dress goods. suits, wraps. IN fact every
thing worn by woman or child Is exhiu.sed AMI
with such skill and taste IN arrangement that the
eject Is wonderfully attractive and Is practical
lesson IN the new fashoks alike pleasing iustrue-
tive, and profitable inasmuch as the new things
are offered at reduced prices as Q souvenir OF The
occasion A glance at the advertisement ON an-
other page should make IL difncuit for any one 20
be absent tomorrow, the Last day q the .'opan-
Ing"
Hon z o. GEAvEs, chief OF the Bureau OF En-
craving and Printing, Will give a free lecture 20
men only, at y. n G. A. pafiers tonight &C 8
O'Clock Subject: 'uncie sans Money. and How
Al IA Mzde"