The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-03-30
THE WEEK I'm WASHINGTON

THE WEEK TN WASHINGTON
SUNDAY, MARCH 19.-Luthsr Place Memorial
Church to day celebrated its 2eth Anniver-
gary, Rev. J. @. Butler, the Pastor, preaching
upon the theme, the glorions Church for
which Christ gave Himself, and toward
which sll Christians are working" The re-
port of the Treasurer of tbs congregation,
who has held that position from the begin
ming, showed the contributors since the
establishment OF the Church to have been
1921. 62-The President and Mrs. Cleve-
land to-day attended the First Presby terrain
Church, Rev. Byron Sunderland, Pastor.
This is The same church Mr.. Cleveland at
tended during bis former Administration
and the Pastor officated at his wedding.
There has been considerable speculation in
church circles as to which church the Presi-
dent and his family would attend, and it
was not definitely settled until last week,
when Mr.. Cleveland requested that pew be
assigned him.
TUESDAY,, MARCH 21.-The committee having
in charge the military arrangements for the
celebration OF Emancipation Day met to-
night at the Butler Infsutrr Corps Armary
on Pennsylvania avenue aud appointed
Finance Committee. besides making other
arrangements Tor stree. pxrade.-Citizen
George Francis Train, of New York, appeared
this evening He declared that The perform
snce wss not lecture, bot called it sn "in-
dependent convention, where numbers didn't
count" His talk was prinei pally about his
tour around the world, which be claimed was
made In quicker time than It had ever before
been NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Secretary of
the Navy sicAdoo assumed charge of his
Office this afternoon, and spent the forenoon
in receiving the Bureau chiefs, being intro
hr hi rpCe ny hQ left
the Department after the csrsmony.
MONDAY, MARCH 20.-BisaeF Brown, of the
African Methodist Episcopal Church, was
buried to-day from the Metropolitan 4. u. Z.
Church on M street. between Fifteenth and
Sixteenth streets northwest. On the plat
form and taking part in the ceremony were
Bishop Grant, Of Texas; Bishop Arnett, of
Ohio; Bishop Salters. OF Ssnth Carolina;
Bishop Wavman, Of Marylgud; Bishop
Gaines, of Georgia, and Bishop Ward of the
District OF Columbia. The iutsrment took
place at Graeeland CemeteFy.-Mr. Alfred
lie CHAT, the Belgian Minister, was robbed
of q pockcs5Sek containing 6 considerable
sum of money to-day. colored waiter at
the Legation was arrested Of suspicion of
committing the theft by the police.
"WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22.-The Southern Re-
lief Society held meeting tonight at their
rooms on Pennsylvania avenue northwest,
at which contributions were received for the
Jeff Davis Monument fund and for the me-
mortal bazaar which is to 10 held at the old
Davis mansion in Richmond during the
month of April.-Mrs Burnett the cele-
brsted authoreSs, gave reading from her
works at her residence Gu Massachusetts
avenue in the evening in behalf Of charity.
The parlors were filed with a select audi
ence.
THURSDAY. MARCH 23.-Tke suit brought by
the Government to recover the amount of
Capt. HowEates bond began in the Circuit
Court to-day before Justies Bradley. IL
years ago when Capt Howgate was disburs-
ing officer Of the Signal Service. shortage
was discovered in his accounts and he disap-
peared and no tidings of him have ever been
received. This suit is brought against his
bondsmen. ". B. Moses tdsceased) aud L. II.
Rogers, to recover for the Government the
sum of $4,000 for which they were bonded.
w. B. Moses has since died. and his admins
traitors are made defendants in the suit
Ex-Secretasy OF War Elk ms and his wife en-
tertRined company at dinner to-day, which
was q farewell entertainments. Mr. Elkins
and his family will shortly 60 10 their West
Virginia home.
FRIDAY, Mach 2l-Ad't-Gen Greenland,
Gen. ]. w. Wylie and Capt. Siegfried, of the
latter's stat, ali OF the PeRssylvsnia National
Guard, were IN Washington for the purpose
les and dePreaations committed By the Penn
sylvania National Guard wbile in Washing
ton during President Clevelsnd's Inangura-
tion. They ran several stories of alleged
depredatious to the ground, and in every
case those who had made the complaints
were unahie 10 state with sufficient positive
ness or swear to the fact that the outrages
had been committed by Pennsylvania troops.
Therefore the matter wxs dropped and the
officers returned TO thsir homes.-Hon.
John <. Risley, of New York, recently nomi-
mated for Minister to Denmark. called at the
White Ho1se to-day to pay his respects to
President Cleveland.
SATURDAY. MARCH 25.-ons of the letter
carriers OF Washington was attacked by a
large dog ina yard which he had entered 10
deliver letters. The Police Judge ordered
the dog killed.-Maj. Moore, Chief Of the
Washington Police- force, recsiyed request
from the Managers of the Worlds Fair al
Chicago, asking that detail OF Washington
detectives be sent 10 the Fair for the space
Of six months, at the expense Of the District.
1t is needless TO say that the request will
not be Rranted.-The remains Of Col. Z. d.
Webster. who was Private Secretary to See.
Rotary Of State William II. Seward, were
taken to his old home in New York for inter
ment