Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-25
HARD WEATHER ON THE POOR.
The Cold Snap Causing q Great Deal
Of Suffering.

Of Suffering.
Saturday night was the coolest night ex-
perienced this winter and much suffering among
the poor people was reported to the police.
Yesterday scores Of needy persons called on the
police and requested temporary relief. Many
of them had no fuel to keep themselves warm
The poor fund is still Short but out of the con-
tributions from citizens the police stations are
allowed $40 each per day to relieve few worthy
families.
SAD CASE OF pEsTITUTIoN
and suffering was recently discovered in the
county near Mount Olivet cemetery. When
Officer Slack went to a house there a few days
ago he found the occupants, a man with his
aged mother and three children, without food
or fuel. The oldest child, a boy fifteen years
old, has been supporting the family. His
father, painter by trade, is ill and has been
confined to the house for several weeks. In
order to support the family the boy had horse
and wagon and went about as huckster. The
horse was taken sick and the boy was notified
not to take the animal on the street again,
which resulted in the present sad state of affairs
existing in the family. The police have rem
dered what assistance they could.
The following additional contributions have
been received by Chief Clerk Sylvester: Mr.. H.,
clothing and $40; *" $40; gent, IS; cash, %.
The Funeral of DIR. Bliss.
The funeral Of DR.. d. W. Bliss will take place
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock, from the New
York avenue Presbyterian church. The services
there will be conducted by Rev. Dr. Bartlett and
Rev. DR.. Sunderland. 1t will be soldiers
funeral. A large number Of veterans will follow
the remains to the grave and in the cemetery
the Grand Army ritual will be said Veterans of
the ''Old Guard" will make up the firing party.
The casket will be draped in the old flag which
belonged to the Armory square hospital. Under
its stars and stripes the bodies Of more than
1,400 soldiers who died in the hospital had been
borne-away, and, in obedience to the doctors
request it will perform like service for him
The active pall-bearers will be Grand Army vet
Grams; The honorary pall-bearers are: Dr. Rob
Coues Hon. A. R. Appleman, Mr.. 7. L. Hol-
brook Hon. A. G. Riddle, Mr.. A. B. Mullett,
and DR.. James Reay.
Concerning Canaries and the Inaugura-
ton Fireworks.
To the Editor Of The EVENING STAR:
read in the columns of The STAR ON Satur-
day last that q large number Of imprisoned
canary birds and paroquets were to be released
upon the entrance Of Gen. Harrison and Vice
President Morton to the hall of the pension
building upon the night of the ball. 1 desire
II
this takes place, will at once fly to the lights in
the hall, and the larger portion will be de-
strOyed. Every one knows who has released q
canary bird at night that the bird will at once
go for the gaslight. desire also to call atten-
ton to the committee who has charge of the
fireworks in the evening: At every display
given in this city the set pieces have been set
too low, and the display of finest pieces lost
thereby to q great many. The ground falls of
and it becomes necessary, If the fireworks are
to be shown the people, to set the pieces higher
than II the ground was level. PRENr1ss.
HELP FOR THE PooR.-Mr. L. 6. Emery. gen.
eral secretary of the Associated Charities, 7O7
G street. says that there is good deal Of suf-
fering among the poor, and that they have not
sufficient means to meet pressing demands
upon them. He says: ''The average number
of calls for assistance at the central Office is
from twenty to twenty-five daily. Many of
them are needing and justly require immediate
assistance. We can neither refer them nor turn
them away, for there would be keen suffering
II We did. We therefore aid them immediately.
Widows with lot Of little children, sick men
with large families, are frequently called to
our attention. This family starving and that
one without fuel and freesing ID constantly
startling IN. We need funds and We must have
them at once or people will suffer severely.
We have large force Of visitors upon the alert
al the time and we can prevent the suffering II
the means are furnished us promptly" Con-
ulDutons Ior the fel1ef OF the suffering Door
viii be received ct TIE star ONCE.
ME AND RnKY.-These humorists win give
special performance at Harris Bijou thester on
Sunday evening, Marcha Reserved seats for
sale at Brentano'a
MARRIAoH LICENSES. Marriage licenses have
been issued by the clerk Of the court to James
Burke and Rose Fealey; John Cook and Lucy
A. Curtis, Of Fairfax county, We. George W.
Lynch and Elizabeth @. Lacey; Wales g.
Crane and Margaret A. Policy; Malcolm Mao
Brown, Of Aexandria, Va, and Marguerite v.
Wellington.
CONVICTED OF HousHBREAKYNo.-In the
Criminal Court, Judge Montgomery, this morn
ing, Charles Jackson, . colored man, Wa con-
house Of VIM. Neitxe, on Water street ON
February L Mr.. Neitze testified that he had
missed about 500 pounds Of pork about that
time; that the warehouse had been entered BY
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