The National tribune., 1893-01-26
THE WEEK I'm WASHINGTON.

The WEEK I'm WASHINGTON.
SUNDAY, JAN. l5.-Rabbi Stern discussed the
Sunday opening of the Worlds Fair at the
tynagog on Eighth street this evening to a
large audience The Rabbi thought it would
be to the interest of the whole people of the
country 10 have the Exposition open every
day of the week, especially on Sunday, as
this would give the laboring class, who were
compelled TO work for sustenance on week
days, chance 10 visit the Fair.-As lady
was about to board g Seventh street cable
car this afternoon, she was struck by grip
car going ia the opposite direction. knocked
down and dragged a considerable distance by
the Tenders. which kept the wheels from run
ming over her. She was very badly bruised,
but not seriously injured, and had a narrow
escape.
MONDAY, JAN. I6-Two ladies were robbed to-
dsy of about $500 worth OF jewelry at the
Livingston Flats, on * street. The thief tried
the door of the room occupied by Miss Phoebe
Cozzens. the ST. Louis lawyer, but finding
her in me room, made his escape from the
house.-The funeral of Gen. Joseph j.
Bartlett took place in the afternoon at the
Presbyterian Church on New York avenue,
of which his brother is pastor. Rev. Byron
Sunderland delivered o short address on
che life and services of the deceased
General. The casket was draped with
an American flag, and three pail bearers
were taken from the Fifth Corps and three
from the Sixth. The body of the General
was buried in the National Cemetery at Ar
lington, the funeral being private, but few,
and they only intimate friends of the family,
being present.
TUESDAY. JAN. I7.-Howard J. Schneider, the
convicted murderer of bis wife and brother
in-law. will not be hung on Jan. q, as SEN
fenced by the court, as the Court in General
Term granted the motion ordering an in
quest into the sanity of the prisoner, whom
his friends and some Of the attendants at
the United States Jail claim to be as crazy
rs loon. He is respited until Feb. IL.
The prisoner was brought up from the jail
was assisted from the wagon by two bailifs,
and placed in a cell. He looked like a
tramp his face being yellow and haggard,
while his black hair and beard hung in un-
kempt and bedraggled locks. He would never
have been taken for the dudish young man
who was on trial last Spring for two cold
blooded and brutal murders. The chances
are in favor of his being Judged insane.
"WEDNESDAY. JAN. 1S.-The citizens of Wash
ington responding generously to the call
made in the daily papers, and are giving
money. food, clothing, and fuel to the desti-
tute of the city, who are having terrible
time of il during the continued cold snap.
gave q free lunch from III o'clock until for
everyone who cared to partske. and a typi-
csl crowd of Washipgton's poor filled Will
lard's Hotel and crowded around the tables.
White and black ate at the same table, and
little attention was paid to such matters
A general fire alarm was turned in this after
noon caused by the burning of three build
ings at the southeast corner of Ninth and ID
streets northwest. A wholesale notion
house, the Sonoma Wine Co.'s storehouse, and
an auction house were burned out The fire
was the largest that has occurred in Wash
ington for many months. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000.
THURSDAY. JAN. l9-The Commissioners of the
District of Columbia are getting alarmed
over the danger to the city impending from
the thawing of the ice in the Potomac River,
and they held a long and earnest consulta-
tion to-day with Harbor Master Sutton about
the matter, and at its close instructed Secre-
tary Tindall TO prepare letter to the Secre-
tsry of the Navy requesting him TO loan them
the Government tugboat Triton for service
In breaking the ice. The ice in the river is
now about foot thick. and considerable diff
fculty will be experienced in breaking it
even with powerful tugbosts specially pre-
pared for the purpose. The situation is be.
coming quite serious.
FRIDAY. JAN. 20.-The Government Depart
ments were all closed to-day out of respect
TO the late ex- President Hayes, and Washing
ton streets had Sunday look. All the De-
partments were heavily draped with mourn
ing-Tbe citizens of Georgetown had q
hearing before the District Commissioners
to-day and objected to the bill to incorporate
the Washington, Mt Vernon and Alexandra
Electric Railway Company. The company
desires 20 use the Aqueduct Bridge, and the
citizens of Georgetown say that if permitted
TO do so. aud to use Bridge or NJ street, il
will injure the business of the city. Argu-
ments were made in favor of the company
by several persons, and the Commissioner
took the matter under advisement.
SATURDAY, JAM 21.-Timothy Monohan, q
veteran who served in Co. II. 42d n. Y
during the late war. who died last Thursday
very suddenly of heart disease, was buried
today at Arlington National Cemetery by
John A. Rawlins Post, j, of which he wa!
q member--Quite q number OF people
we're fined in the Police Court for wasting
Potomac water. In order to keep the pipe,
from freezing and bursting during the cold
snap, many persons allow the water 10 run
ali night, which is against the law. When
ever caught in the act, the guilty parties
are arrested and fined.