Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-09


Commissioner Webb. chairman Of the poor-fund
committee has issue1 the following letter 90 the
public. calling on them 20 give what aid they can:
"The amount paid % the District &C Columbia
each year 10y the Washington Market Co rs rent
with an amount equal thereto Appropriated ny
Congress. creates what Is known as the fund Tor
fund the salaries Of the PHYSICIANS the poor and
the amounts for the purchase and distribution 81
nedicines AMONG that unlS e, S.ass Ate
out OF II 90 such charities a. seem most worthy.
and balance. consisting usually ot about $1,000, ID
reserved. and under the supervision OF the Com
missioners Is entrusted 10 the police 10 be applied
10 the succOr Oi such poor need immediate tefn
porary aid. 10 great has bfen the demand during
the past year assistance out of this FUND that IL
| Is now exhausted aud the Commissioners have no
money In their hands 10 relieve the pressing
needs OF the poor at this Indictment season OF the
year. Under these circumstances they appeal TO
all good citizens Ia give what they can In aid OF the
,snet luhd ana they promise that all moneys eoh-
Irlouted shall he properly applied and faithfully
accounted Tor.
HUsBaSD AND WIFE Locked UP.-Richard Mar
TIN. an extra conductor on the Metropolitan Rail-
road and his wife. OF No. e3l p street have teen
| ceny, Tor removing two trunks and a sewing ma
chine from vacant house on I street northwest.
| 400 street. who had obtained .he permission or
tie owner To store them In tie house until ~ was
rented The trunks aud machine were found at
! Martins house, the trunks having been broken
open. Mr. and MIS- Martin were released On ball
| this afternoon
No BREAK N TIE MaiNs-The reported burst
| lug Of the Waterman at ID and Il streets south
| east proves 20 DE a simple break an the service
! pipe, leading from the main ana not the mains
| T1e brake Is being repaired.
| RoBBERIEs NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Tuesday night
| thieves broke open the windows OF IheO r. Me-
Cauiey. No. IN, Pennsy lNania avenue southeast,
ana stole bottles OF whisky ana brandy, valued At
Sos. Talbert No 3,Is "a street reports stolen
from his premises dozen bottles OF beer and box
! OF ars-NichUlAs Massino reports that his
/ fruit stand. corner New Jersey avenue and y
street, was entered Monday night and robbed OF a
box OF cigars and box OF cigarettes---s r.
>leadhaID, No 1916 l4Ih street reports stolen from
his wagon a SACK al hour and A roast % beef--S-
| Young, No. sOi 7ih street reports stolen from In
| front OF his store PAIR % Olankets.-Mary A Cur
| clothes-line sl0 worth OF CIOthlng.--Mrs. Liboie
Arnold, No all G. street, reports the larceny OF s.
worth Of clOJhing.-tieo. %. DOherty, reports the
theIt OF five raZorS--Min. Al. Robertson, No l.lG
! 6ta street northwest, reports stolen from his
house about sac IN CaSh.-MarShall f. Carrier,
| M. 420 street, reports that MS stable was
broken open last night and robbed OF s1s worth OF
| harness-Miss Annie Wheeler reports the lar
| ceny OF a dolman.--W. b. BTown reports the
| theft OF a boys NelOclpede.
| WANTS RIs MONEY RErrRNEn.-Yesterday. the
| trial or the suit OF Nm. A Gordon ayt. Geo. W..
Cissel began ia circuit court. No. I. The suit Is
for $780, which Mr.. Gordon paid on some property
known as the smith Place, Ia Georgetown which
NJ was 10 purchase FOR $1,000. After paving the
500 he claims taat he found that the property
was not what &c had been represented. and refused
TO complete the purchase, demanding the return
OF hi. 400