Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-16
THE cOMMIrrEEMRN INDIGNANT.


TAE COMM1TTEEMEN INDIGNANT
The House Dtusrtcs C0a0aesse want
the commissioners - Explain.
The members OF the House District committee
are indignant over the acsion OF the District Com
missioners In granting permit Tor the lexington
ana soldiers Home Railroad CO 70 erect electric
wires on poles overhead IS mOtve
power. 1t was the clear understanding Of the
committee that the wires weae 70 be Underground,
otnerwise the bill would probably not have ~.
eeived their approval They have letters nom
;ect a, sis, on this general sSo,
special provisions be made requiring wires 70 be
Underground, or leaving Il ct the discretion OF
me-, she Gpm,mssioners 20 that they might compel
IT, The clerk Of the committee has. under instruc.
tions, Written to the Commissioners for an Ak.
piAnsuon OF their action.
District Government Affalrs.
CAPT. sYNoNs HAT CO.
Tnere is an Item in the sundry ciyil bin appro-
Psiatlng SSo,0OO Tor the resurvey OF the Mex can
pounaary line. This appropriation 10 based on the
Ssv x@n , and estimates made by. Capt
viii be detailed to complete the WORK
hIscrILANEoUa
Ther9 was but one building permit issued to-day.
Nv. Tumble, 2 brick dwelling At 4O7 south Car.
DINA avenue southeast, g, 500
sales Of Real Essase.
Anna N. Reh has bought OF C. A. Elliott, trus-
BE- sSf sst part 81 .s !!
northwest 7. 4. Pendel mas bought for 5000 OF
N; aailer lot ls. square 524, fronting 1878 feet
Harriet Dame has bought OF c. q. Thorn for
S4,aOo, part a. SO. l1d 90 by 10l feet N street.
between 18th and 10th streets northwest
10 feet 5k inches BY SO feet on 18th street, be.
tween and @ streets northwest.
Irving Park Camp.
Correspondence Of THR EVENING srAH.
IRVING PARK CAMP, August l6, 1853.
the interest ofthe meeting Is growing decidedly
deeper. At 3 g. N. yesterday praise meeting was
conducted by Rev. W. Il. steward: at IL a m. Q
sermon was delivered by Rev. w. Murray, fol-
lowed by the Lords supper. At 3 .. "a. Q sermon
was delivered by Rev. w. u. Brooks, and at pm.
an impressive young peoples meeting Was held, led
Dy Rev. w. Il. steward. Al p. a. Rev. L l.
young choir has been formed which has been
rendering nne music, with Rev. W. Il. Brooks, as
To-day at IL a. m. Rev. w. H. stewart preached,
'ernoon. sunday promises to be grand day. b.
terday negro entered the stable belonging to Mr..
J. Paul Wilson, at Mount Pleasant and stole q
valuable horse. The police were notined and the
Robinson, the alleged thief, captured by 0n1cer
Cornell OF Alexandra, last evening. Robinson
was leading the horse by means or y halter when
arrested. Both horse and prisoner were brought
TO this city this morning by Detective Ran. Rob
inson was locked up at the sixth precinct station.
CHARGED WITH TAXING TIE WATCH.-Detectives
Mattlngly and Wheeler to-day arrested Fayette
Waters and locked him up at the sixth precienct
station, charged with the larceny OF o watch and
CHAIN from George w. Cooper on the 9th OF July.
IL Is alleged that Waters and Cooper had been TO.
gether and they sat on q bench In Mount Vernon
park; that Cooper fell asleep and when he awoke
was recovered IN pawn shop. The case will be
investigated In the Police Court tomorrow.
NOT WASHINGTON THEY Es.-An Albany dispatch
says that Ed. jackson, alias Raymond, and Ed.
EmmonS, alias Charles Deadw0od, Washington
thieves "were released from the penitenuary there
Tuesday" and Immediately arrested by Boston
detectives, and they are also wanted In Baltimore
and Philadelphia These men are not Washing
tonlanS, but made their appearance here as room
renters little over a year ago. Their game was
10 look 1ol third story rooms, and while one did
the inspection the other would rob the lower part
OF the house. They were arrested here by Detec-
tive Mattlngly and Of1cer Quinton and given 0
year each.
RANGE OF THB THERMoMRTRR-The following
were the readings at the signal once to-day: & =
NJ, rs; Z PIN, ~; maximum, ~; minimum, IA
The Marlboro Md, authorities to-day tele-
graphed to Major Moore that they had arrested a
demented man, supposed TO be from this city, hav-
ing horse and buggy in his possession. They
Will hold him I'LL The owner heard from.