The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-08-11
THE WEEK I'm WASHINGTON.


SUNDAY, July 31.-About IL o'clock tonight
the police were summoned by telephone tt
che coIored Presbyterian church on Fifteenth
Street 1t was thought by the ladies living
next door that some miscreant had entered
the church for the purpose of stealing the sal.
yer communion service, as they had hearo
some person moving around in the church.
a thorough investigation of the bnilding was
made by the police, but no robbers were
caught-The weather became much cooler
about o'clock to-day, caused by smart
thunder storm. In the evening the Their
mometer fell at least Is degrees, and suffering
men and animals were much relieved.
MONDAY. AUG. Ia police officer while pa
trolling his beat early this morning found two
colored men in the shoe store of George Holt
man e. Son, on Seventh Street. One OF the
burglars was captured by the officer. but the
other escaped. They had . lot of fine shoes
done up ia bundle, and were about to get
away with them when discovered.-A Re-
publican ratification meeting was held in the
evening at which q crowd of 1000 or 5000
enthusiastic supporters of President Harrison
were present. A number of prominent gen.
tlemen addressed the meeting which was q
harmonious and successful one.
TUESDAY, AUGUST president Harrison TO-
day pardoned John ]. Chapman, now serving
life sentence in the House Of Correction at
Detroit, Mich. Chapman was convicted of
completely in the murder Of soldier at
Camp Verde, Ariz- in 1878 and has already
been in prison Id years.-Three passenger
coaches filled with workmen destined to take
the places of strikers at the Carnegie Steel
Works at Homestead. left this city tonight
over the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. These
men were recruited in various cities of the
East 1t is said that 8 majority of the men
Were common laborers, only q small percent
age of them being skilled laborers.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 3.-Tonight while gen.
tleman and lady were seated on a bench
waiting for car near the Soldiers Home, a
negro came Up. drew big revolver, and took
the gold watch out of the pocket of the gen.
tleman and made his escape The police
have q good description of the highway
man, and hope to effect his capture.
torney General Miller left Washington to-
day for Indianapolis, to be absent several
weeks. Solicitor-General Aldrich will act as
Attorney General during his absence.-Mr.
E. o. Leech, Director of the Mint, left with
his family in the afternoon for Maine, where
they will spend the month of August some
where on the coast
THURSDAY. AUG. 4-One OF the heaviest
thunderstorms which ever prevailed in
Washington, took place to night The down.
pour of rain was at times excessive, the light
ming was binding in its intensity, and the
thunder sharp and loud. No damage by the
lightning was reported, though it had the
effect of setting the telegraph and telephone
wires to cracking in q way very Irritating to
persons who had to be near them.-Tbe
annual inspection of Encampmept 69, Union
Veteran Legion. took place tonight and was
made by Col Lyman z. w. Cushing, Assist
ant Inspector General. The inspection wss
rigid and thorough, and the old veterans
entered into the work with the ardor of their
old fighting days
FRIDAY, AUG. 5-Howard Chute sailor of
the g. S. Navy. committed suicide by shoot
ing himself through the head this morning.
The unfortunate sailor Was attended by Surg.
Green, Of the storeship Dale, who had aim
removed to the Marine Hospital on Japi-
FOL Hill, where he died in three hours
time.-Secretary of War Elkins left Wash
irgton to-day for his home in West Virginia.
He inspected the Government locks and
dams in the Kanawba River at Charleston
In the evening. The Secretary will stay at
his home for few days. viii then return to
Washington. after which he viii 60 North
for short time.
SATURDAY. AUG. 6.-The Haytian Commits
sioners TO the Worlds Columbian Exposition
left Washington for Chicago to-day, escorted
by representative of the State Department
The plans for the Haytian building at Chi
cago have been completed. and the work of
erection viii commence at once. The Hay
tisn Government viii be the first to break
ground for the construction of its building.
Nearly every train which left Washing
ton to-day carried number Of members
OF Congress aud Senators, who are off for
home 70 take part in the campaign, which
viii now begin in earnest. The streets of the
city showed Immediately that great crowd
had left the Capital.