Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-28
THE TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
Offietal Drawing for Places for the
Games which will Begin To-mOrrovs
NJ Kendall Green.


The Official drawings for the lawn tennis tourna-
ment, which will begin tomorrow at 1890 at
Kendall Green, are as follows: Gentlemen singles
First round-Goodfellow VS.. Wurdeman, Radford
vs. Kari, Pope VS. Woodward. W. r. Chiffon vs.
Dyrenforth, K b Brown vs.. Sporord. Metcalf vs..
MAGICIAN, Hemstreet vs. stevens J. C. Davidson vs.
McCawley. The winners In the first round will
play together in the second round In the above
order. Gentlemen's doubles-Frrst round-J =
Davidson and Peter vs. Sporord ana Ruchanan.
J. c. Davidson and Metcalf vs. Pope and MenocaL
Sawteue ana Sawteue Va Woodward and PorIner,
Frailey and Beall VS.. McCawley and stevens
Chiffon and Goodfellow w. Rorien ana Rorten.
oyes-Aiddleton and Logan, Ward and Richard
son. The winner In the last set will play the bye
In the second round, and the winners in The other
set VIII play together In the above order. Ladies
singles-First round-Mrs Ward vs. Miss Bartlett:
pyes-Miss Meade. Miss Meigs and Miss Bayard
Miss Meade Will play In the second round The
winner OF the first SET, Miss Meigs ana Miss Bayard
will play together in the same round. Ladies'
doubes-F1rst round-Miss Bayard and Miss
stafford VS.. the Misses Bartlett; byes-Miss ward
play the winner OF the rrst
All contestants are expected TO appear In tennis
costume, and no one viii be allowed 10 compete
unless he wears tennis shoes The courts will ali
be numbered. and contestants will be- compelled 10
play In the courts assigned them by lot Six balls
Will be allowed TO each court and will be furnished
by the committee at the commencement OF the
game, 10 be returned TO the committee at It's con-
clusion. The change In the weather is particularly
and q large attendance Is expected tomorrow.
District Government Affair.".
OPPOSED TO ExENPTING TIKI PROPERTY
The Commissioners have written 10 Chairman
ingalls, relative TO senate bill 1899 For The re-
lief OF the Church OF the Ascension, that they see
no reason why they should exempt this church
property from special assessment charges made
prior TO 1870, as such action would establish bad
precedent
BUILDING PERMITS
A. Douglas
dwellings and stores at 2,2 and PA street NORTH
west, $1,000 and Robert Waldron, one brick dwell
Ing at S22s street southwest, 5000
MISCELLANEOUS.
some days ago the Commissioners appointed a
committee to Inspect the sanitary condition OF
the building occupied by the Bureau OF statistics.
The committee have submitted their report
showing the plumbing TO be defective and re
commencing that IL oe removed, also that a run
ming trap, with fresh air inlet, be placed along
| the lateral sewer as a protection against sewer
gas
Capt symons has submitted to Major Raymond
| letter relative to the paving OF alleys recon-
mending the use OF rubole and cobOle-sUones
Instead OF asphalt block.
Major Moore has requested that the detail of
police at the Free Bridge be withdrawn provided
| 1t is not detrimental 10 the public interests
John NJ. Neale has been appointed Waterman on
the Chain Bridge In place Ot n. Gutshau removed.
The Commissioners have had a conference with
Maj. Moore relative 10 the enforcement OF the
police regulations, with regard TO the loud cries
/ OF licensed vendors on the streets. Many COM
plants daily come In, and Maj. Moore has re-
newed his Instructions TO the police 10 arrest all
parties found crying their wares In a dlsorderly
manner.
The teachers OF the public schools will be paid
Tomorrow.
owing TO the vandalism OF the residents OF the
nelghborhoOc, having already DESTROYED four
lamps, he superintendent OF lamps has recon-
mended that the lighting OF lamps corner oath and
n streets be discontinued
The report or the Inspector OF Marine Products
Harris for the past Week shows the following
arrivals: $4,000 herring; 1892 shad; 4,732
punches OF various Ish; 81 sturgeon; ID carp; ID
sheephead; 10000 CLANS; 4l,U00 crabs; 40
bushels OF oysters.
CHARGED WITH AssAULTISG His STEP-DAUGHTER.
David Williams, colored cook, thlrty-rye years
old, who lives at No 1909 l. street northwest, was
arrested saturday afternoon by Officers Hurd and
keefe on charge OF committing a felonlous as
saut on Elizabeth Mason, his -year-old STEP
daughter. The assault is alleged 10 have occurred
on Friday. The girl was playing on the front
street and Williams called her IN the house and,
IL is charged, committed the assault. The de-
Iendant was arraigned In the Police Court this
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