The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-11-17
THE WEEK I'm WASHINGTON.

SUNDAY, Nov. 6.-Tbe grade crossing was the
cause OF an almost instant death In the even
ing at Brookland Station, on the Baltimore
4 Ohio Railroad. Mr.. w. III. Burger being
the victim.-President Harrison, accom-
panied by his father-in-law, DR.. Scott Judge
Scott and Russell Harrison, iped at
the Church of the Covenant to-dsy.--It is
becoming evident that the authorities are
v disposed 10 break up gambling in any shape
within the limits OF the District of Column
bia To-day two places were rsided and the
proprietors and gamesteu captured and
locked up
MONDAY, Nov. 7.-Ex-secretsry of State
James g. Blaine was driven to the White
House to-day in carriage picked up on the
street as he did not bring bis own team from
Bar Hsrbor. The sign closed was on the
door, but the ex-Secretary was at once recog-
nZed by the attendants, and Immediately es-
corted into the presence of the President.
Gen. Harrison has seen no one except by
card fer the past two weeks, and when he
received his former Cabinet Minister'S card
he at once gave orders for him TO be shown
in. No one was in the room during the
interview, and what took place between them
could not be learned.
TUESDAY, Nov. ga misplaced switch on the
Baltimore & Potomac Railroad IN the
southwest portion of Washington, caused
collision of two trains, in which the pas
sengeTs on the incoming accommodation
train were both badly shaken up and scared,
aud one man badly injured. Both engines
were badly wrecked.-Rev. Father Walter,
pastor Of st. Patrick's Catholic Church in
Washington, was visited by man tonight
who acted in such mysterious and threaten
ing manner that he had to DO arrested. 1t
is believed that he is insane.
W 4DSEsDAY, Nov. 9-Francis Garlich, Secre-
tsry and Treasurer of the Shoemaker Wine
Company, shot and killed himself to-day.
No cause can be given for the act. as his &C.
counts were correct, and he was ia good cir
cumstances. Mr.. Garlich served during the
war in New York regiment-While Com
modore Skerrett, Z. S. Navy. and wife, were
driving this afternoon, the horse became
uumsnagesble and ran into an iron fence on
Sixteenth street northwest, upsetting the
carriage and throwing them both out. Mrs.
skerrett was slightly bruised about the body,
but the Commodore, though dragged some
distance, was not injured. The carriage was
wrecked.
THURSDAY, Nov. 10.-Two officers of the police
force of the District of Columbia were on
trial to-day in the Police Court charged with
promoting policy playing by giving the
writers of the game immunity from arrest,
receiving In return for such protection
money at stated intervals. The trial is
likely TO last for several days. Some of the
policywriters who are alleged to have paid
the money are the principal witnesses against
the oficen-Dr. Elmer Lee. an American
physician who has been investigating the
cholera plague in Russia, had q lengthy in
terview with Treasury Department officials
to-day regarding the best methods of ward
ing the disease off our shores tho coming
Summer.
Eor-
who assaulted and attempted to rob ]. J.
Michigan in Grand Army Place were ar
rested to-day and locked up. MoGuigan was
going to his homo one night last week, and
when in lonely part Of Grand Army Place
was met by the men, who grabbed him, as
ssulting him in rufianly manner, and try
ing TO rob him. He made q vigorous resist.
ance and succeeded in escaping from the
footpads. but not until his clothing had been
nearly torn from him. The police were not
long in locating the gang from the deserip-
tion given, and they were taken into Gus
tody. They admitted assaultine Michigan,
but denied the attempted robbery. 1t will
be hard for them to prove this
SATURDAY, Nov. 1.-THE 18th anniversary
Of Christ Church in Georgetown was cele-
brated in the evening, many eminent
divines of the city and from ether parts of
the country being present The services
were Of an interesting character, and were
enjoyed by hundreds Of people.-At a
meeting Of the Democratic Central CON-
mittee, arrangements were made for a grand
ioliifc2tion in the near future which the
managers promise shall be the biggest thing
of the kind ever seen in the District of Column
bia.-AssistaDt Secretary of the Navy
Solely returned from an extended visit to his
home to-day, and was at his desk.-The
President to-day accepted the resignation of
Lieut.. James NJ. Andrews jr, LIST Cav, to
take effect Nov. 9.