Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-09
GEORGETOWN,

The Mills RuNNINa.-The mills were started
Saturday night, but after running an hour or
two were compelled to shut down owing to the
falling OF the water in the canal foot or
more. Operations we're resumed last night and
the mills have since kept steadily at work.
Superintendent Biser intends to put on a full
head Of wate- today, hoping that by this means
the troublesome canal boats may be removed SO
as to allow a free flow Of water.
IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN WoRsE-Saturday
morning Policeman Cotter went home after be-
ing on duty half the night and. being tired,
went directly to bed. just after retiring he
remembered that fire insurance policy on one
OF his houses expired that day, but he did not
want to get up, and so he thought he would
wait until Monday to renew the policy. Yes
terday the house caught fire, but fortunately
not much damage was done. Mrs. Sutor, who
lives in the house, attempted to fill a gasoline
ignited and damaged the property to the ex-
tent of about $50 dollars. This morning the
officer renewed his insurance policy.
PROPOSED STREET IMPRovEMENTs.-Atam meet
ing OF the citizens association Saturday night
the following streets were recommended to the
Commissioners for Improvement: Lingan or
Seth street and Prospect avenue. The extern
sion of N street through the college grounds
was also advocated.
A YOUTHFUL VAaRANT.-Among the dozen
prisoners that filed out Of the station this morn
ing and through q large gathering of curious
people on the sidewalk was u diminutive COL
ored boy named Eddie Robinson, only ten years
old, who had been arrested on a charge Of va
grancy. In the Police Court this morning
the boy was charged with being a va
grant; Policeman, Cotter had arrested him
for sleeping on the steps at the car stable
Eddie told the policeman that he had been
sent out to mind cows, but had lost the animals
and did not know his way home. The officer
gave the judge the information that while the
boy lived with his mother it really was not a
hnv hano oha H. -
unfit to care for any one. The boys mother
contradicted the officers statement. She said
that some one had promised to take the child
and care for him. The judge said that who
ever wanted him could appear and give bonds
or the boy would have to spend twenty days on
the farm.
PRISONERS PACKED IN THE POLICE VAN.-It IL
safe to say that the uncared-for dogs that are
carried on in the pound wagon as prisoners
breathe purer and more wholesome air than
did the nineteen or twenty prisoners who were
conveyed in one trip Of the black maria to the
Police Court this morning from the George
town station. The van was so crowded that
the officer in charge had some little difficulty
in closing the door.
CRAP PLAYERS ARRESTED AND FINED. -"Say.
mister" said boy to Policemen WEIGH and
Upperman yesterday, ''the boys are playing
crap on 26th street." The officers sneaked
around the corner of a stable and, after watch
ing the boys some minutes, they made q raid
on the gamblers" and captured eight Of them.
They were all colored boys from about seven
to seventeen years old Three Of them left
collateral and the others were locked mn.
They were all fined by Judge Mills this morn
ing.
FINED FOR PRoFANITY.-Jackson Brooks, COL
ored, was tried for using profane language on
Bridge street and was fined $5 or thirty days
ON the farm.
AN ALLEGED DEsERTER ARREsTED.-William
Granderson, colored, was arrested SATURDAY.
night by Officer Burrows as q deserter from the
United States SIS. Pensacola Granderson will
have to answer another charge, that Of carry
ing concealed weapons, q razor being found
upon him when searched. This morning Judge
Mills fined the prisoner $50 or ninety days for
carrying a concealed weapon.
OTHER ARREsTs.-George Washington, col.
ored, was arrested Saturday night while dispos-
ing Of a hand satchel. George, not wishing to
tell lie, stated at the station that he was not
certain whether he had bought the satchel. but
thought he had. Officer Burrows thought
diferently.-Of twenty-eight arrests made
in this precinct from Saturday to Monday thir-
teen Of the prisoners were under twenty-one
years of age.
TEMPERATURE AND CONDITION OF WATER AT 7
AM.-Great Falls-temperature. 70; condition,
SO. Receiving reservoir-temperature n; con-
dition at north connection, Sc; condition at
south connection, SO. Distributing reservoir
temperature, n; condition at infuent gate
house, SO; condition at efluent gate house, SO.
High tide in the river today at 7a55 pm; low
tide at 1:55 pm.