Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-10

FhASA STATEMENT OF 1HklR CONDITION AND HIS
INTENTIONS.
The placing on record yesterday OF two chattel
mortgages on the household enectso EN-secretary
Geo. NJ. Robson, as stated In THE sraK, has given
rise TO considerable gossip In regard 10 his IMAM
cial anairs The attention OF Mr.. Robson was
called to-day by a STAR reporter 20 these
rumors and he said frankly that u Was
true that he owed more money than
ne was able 90 pay Just now but
hoped that he would be able 90 discharge all OF his
obligations Most Of the debts that lac owed were
due 10 hanks. and he proposed 90 devote all his
properly and ms energies 70 straightemng out his
one would lose penny through him.
Deaths To-day.
Deaths were reported 10 the health officer to-day
as follows: stella Payne colored % years; Infant
OF Victoria Hin, colored, 10 days; Edward Boswell
white, % years; Annie !. PenninIl white . years;
Edward II. Common, colored years; Emma smith,
white, ~ years; Sarah r. Corning white, a
years; Annie Lee O'Bold, white II years; Mary v.
Bickerton, white, months; Arminta A. SeylUt,
color'd, ~ years.
CURisTIAS ESDEsyoR-A large audience of
earnest young people from the several young
peoples societies OF Christian EudeaVor and ike
societies In the city met last night at the Memorial
Lutheran church. under the auspices OF the sun
gay school Union, representing some fifteen
societies and membership OF about I, 900 persons.
More than 600 were In attendance. Mr.. j. B.
Wright presided and. after hearing reports from
eAS oSfSidi MI. W. II. II. smith.
president Of the union, mace a short statement
concerning the origin, objects aud progress OF
CHRISTIAN endeaV0r societies, and conducted "A
model \. II. ;. {. +. meeting. at which some 100
persons bore testimony 10 the value OF Christian
faith and life in their own experience, the whole
interspersed with singing. Dr. j. q. Butler opened
and closed the meeting.
An EXTENSIVE RoosTEK-Mr e. T. Dudley a rt=d-
Dent of East Washington, Was recently the owner
OF certain rooster. A few days AGO the fowl dis
appeared and Mr.. Dudley learned that some tad
lldQ IN
followed and suspicion rested On more than one
boy. Frank Sprague was one of the suspected
boys, and q son OF Chief Clerk Lpscomb OF the
Patent once, was another. Mr.. LlpscomO paid 80
for the loss OF the fowl but because OF repeated an
sprague was arrested and taken 10 the Police
Court, on charge of cruelty TO animals but IL
was not proved that he tied the 10 the rooster
and the case was dismissed IL was stated thai
call "Three-dolar rooster where some member or
the Dudley family could hear him, and continued
his annoyances, for which he was arrested. and
TINS morning was lined 81 Agent Key had been
or the rooster he mad a difnculty with Mr.. Lips
comb Tor which the latter paid the Police court
81 making in all sl3 paid for the rooster.
OF creditors, by John W. Cox 10 Judson C. slmp-
eon was placed on record to-day. The assignee ia
dealer In groceries, unware, stoves. &C., at 1893
1lth street southeast He gives preferences 20
Friedrich, 500: Frank Hume, sl0a.4s; W. Groves,
$205.Jo; r. NJ. Willis, s215; John Loane $50: W.
d. Campbell, sl4s2; John CLARK, $40.
were the readings at the signal once to-day: "a
m, 40; p. N, So; maximum, "a; minimum, AZ
The certificate OF the election OF L A. Cornish,