The National tribune., 1892-11-10
THE WEEK TN WASHINGTON.

SUNDAY, Ger 3o-A brisk forest fire broke out
this evening in Majors woods, just beyond
Twining City, burning over four acres OF
wood land and doing considerable damage
The persons living in the neighborhood
fought the fire manfully, but could not sub
due it-To-day was observed as Whit
tier Memorial Day in the Metropolitan
M. E. Church, colored in Washington, and
was celebrated by song service in which
the Sunday School scholars took part and by
a number of recitations from Whitters po-
ems.
MONDAY. Der. 31.-Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue Mason, who has been spending sew
eral weeks at his West Virginia home. arrived
in Washington and was at his desk to-day.
Mr. Mason has been engaged In canVassing
the State. and he predicts thst Harrison and
Reid will get the electoral vote OF west
Virginia.
TUESDAY. Nov. 1-Mr. Louis a. Dent was
appointed United States Consul at Kingston,
Jamaica. to-day, and will sail for that port IN
n few DAYS Mr.. Dent is connection OF MIS-
Il. 6 Grant. widow of President Grant
Charles Ludington, an ex-employe OF the
Navy DEPARTMENT, was arrested to-day Tor
selling Louisiana lottery tickets. GoV-
eminent employe was arrested at the same
time for purchasing ticket, and is held as
witness against Ludington.-Ihe virginia
Renu nficau ASSOCIATION ucb ~ tuCii hSoN-
Quarters tonight, and several speeches were
made by prominent Virginisns who are resi-
dents OF Washington. Some 800 railroad
tickets we're distributed to men who Will go
to all parts of that State to vote.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2-Gen. w. S. Rosecrans,
Register of the United States Treasury, is
onfned 10 his bed, being threatened with
pneumonia.-Hon. Charles II. Upper,
Canadian Minister of Marine and Fisheries,
who has been in Washington, left for New
York to day and sailed for England on the
steamer Teutcnic.-Dr. Smith Townshend,
ex-Health Officer of the District OF Column
bia, and Major of the 32d H., vho suffered q
stroke of paralysis about month ago. was
again repor ed to be seriously i'll to-day, his
present trouble being pneumonia
THURSDAY, Nov. 3.-Thc Morton Cadets,
named after the Vice President of the United
States. elected H. A. Dunn as Captain of the
company this evening. Capt. Dunn has been
connected with the District Militia in yari-
Gus capacities for a number of years, and has
earned his promotion.-George Seal, VINO
served in the rebel army, and who has lived
in Washington ever since the war, walked
into the Emergency Hospital this afternoon
and complained of feeling ill. he died IN q
short time, the attending physicians being
unable TO counteract the heart failure with
which he was attacked.
FRIDAY, Nov. A man, whose identity could
not be learned. was found by officers near the
mouth of the Baltimore & Potomac Railroad
tunnel under the Navy-yard tonight. The
man was unconscious, and nothing about his
person was found by which he could be iden-
titled He had been assaulted by unknown
parties. as brick was found beside him. he
was taken to Providence Hospital and the
operation of trephinning performed, as his
skull was found TO be fractured. The man
NAV recover, but the doctors say that his
chances for life are slim.-The War De-
partment to-day concluded that the efforts
of the rainmakers could not be conducted
at Fort Myer, and orders were issued to that
effect.
SATURDAY. Nov 5.-A great deal of money was
wagered to-day in Washington, the near ap-
preach of the election having the effect of
bracing up the backbones of both parties. As
o general thing the bettors in Washington
are men of small means most of them being
Department Clerks who receive small sal
aries. Consequently the amounts haZarded
range from S. TO 500, the latter sum being
an exceedingly large bet.-Ths Govern
ment Departments were almost deserted to-
day, many of the employees having gone to
their homes in the States for the purpose of
voting.