Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-02

The New Year L. Begun In Comparative
Quiet.

The New Year L. Begun In Comparative
Quiet.
THE ARRESTS puRISo TEE HOLIDAY sRAsoS
HAVE BEEN FAR LESS TRAN IL FORMER
rEARs-rzx OFFICERS HAVE NOT BEEN PoR-
aoTrES-DIsrRKss THEY CANNOT RELixvI.
The holidays are now about over and the
police say they never before saw such good
order among the drinking population and law
breakers during the Christmas and New Year
celebrations The number Of arrests this sea-
son fell far short of the number a year ago
and the decreased number showed plainly in
the daily sessions OF the Police Court. Although
Christmas came on Sunday the arrests between
Saturday and Monday did not amount 10 any
more than the average Saturday night and Sun
day and the Monday morning session was con-
sequently short one. giving the judges and
court officers time to spend the day with their
families and eat their Christmas turkey at home.
The cases of drunks were also less numerous
this year, and the police recall many instances
of old offenders who have heretofore given so
much trouble having reformed. Some have
gone through Q course of gold treatment and
stopped using run. while others have been re-
claimed by the Salvation Army, the Union
Mission and other religious organizations. The
absence Of some Of these men. who were
once known as ''old FOUNDERS" had pleasing
effect about the police stations and the court
Among those Who did not wait until the OPEN
ing Of the new year to turn over a new leaf
were several Of the female Migrants who have
spent years in the workhouse and whose faces
are no longer seen about the prison bars.
For these changes the police congratulate
ing those whoare again ENJOYING life and whose
homes are now bright and happy instead Of
being gloomy and miserable.
NOT FORGOTTEN BIZ SANTA CLAUS.
During the holidays the policemen were not
overlooked by Santa Claus and many OF the
| officers received individual remembrances from
persons living on their beats In the ninth pre-
circt the guardians were presented with o large
American flag. which now floats from a staff on
top Of the building.
The officers Of the fifth precinct took the
| cake. They were kindly remembered by Slater
Beatrice, who is in charge Of Providence Hoe
pital The cake is q four-story affair In the
shape OF a pyramid and the ornament 10 crown
| shaped, around which are q number of police
| emblems II has been Sister Beatrices usual
custom to send the officers Of this precinct a
cake about the beginning of the new year. and
with the cake pleasant note OF thanks for the
kindness Of the officers during the old year.
There was 80 little outward demonstration
Christmas day in the shape Of tin horns and
fireworks that there was no reason for COM
plant Even the toy pistol failed to material
lie In a danGerousway.
| HE WANTED QrfET.
There was one individual. however. who an.
ticipated noisy welcome for the new year and
yesterday that individual sent to Major Moore
| a communication reading like this:
Dear Sir: Are we to have a repetition Of the
| blowing Of steam whistles tomorrow q. m. to
usher in the new yearl If so, why so? lis a
plain violation of law and timely order from
! you will prevent it. For the sake Of humanity
| the sick and unfortunate of the city, tbs hoped
| you will issue such order, or failing to do so
shall prosecute the idiots early Monday morn
ing for desecrating the Sabbath day.
| sQUIET CITIZEN"
| If the aforesaid quiet citizen" lived in the
vicinity of the railroad tracks and not deaf
he certainly heard the glorious New Year
ushered in by the engineers with their steam
whistles as well as By the younger generation
with their numerous tin horns and the church
bells were tolled later in the day the same as on
any other Sabbath.
/ MANY CASES OF DISTRESS.
[ While so many thousands Of persons are en-.
! joying the holidays there is distress among
many families. and the poor fund is not large
enough to supply the wants of all. In South
, east Washington there is more distress thi.
! season than usual, SAYS Lieut.. McCathran and
cants. Sickness and lack of employment are
the causes in many cases. so he says, while un
fortunate circumstances have brought suffer
ing to others. In one case. he said. the father
of family was injured during the G. A. X. en-
campment, and he is not vet able to perform
any manual labor while in another case a rail
road train removed the only support Of
mother and several children.
During the past year the decision Of the
courts in the Hutton case removed the army
and navy qualifications for applicants for posi-
! tions on the force and the police officials con.
slider that one of the events which will make
the force come nearer the proper standard than
it has been in years past.
HIS FIRST DUTY YESTERDAY
| The retirement of Officer Du Bots made room
/ for another citizen Of Washington and the
| place was filed by the appointment of ]. F.
Bradley. who did his first police duty on the
first day of the new year in Lieut. Kelly's pre-
| cinct.
Lieut.. Kelly kept open house Yesterday and
received the officers and other friends. This
has been a custom with this popular official for
many years, and his brother officers congratu.
lated him upon his youthful appearance and
good health after having served on the force
| since the date of its organization, in 1851.
The reports of the police heutenapts for the
I first day in the year show q total OF 430 men,
| bers of the force. There are forty-seyen men
on detail duty and thirty-one on the sick list.