The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-02-23
THE WEEK in WASHINGTON.

EukDAY, FEB Ian attempt was made TO
blow open the safe in the vestry-room of the
Epiphany Episcopal Church, on G street be.
tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets,
tonight. Shortly after 10 O'Clock the sexton
secured all the doors, and before leaving the
church turned in the albright signal to the
District Messenger Company, where the
Church has an alarm. Two minutes after
ward the burglar alarm rang from the
church. and the Night Superintendent went
mt once to the church, opened the front doore
aud went to the vestry-room where he found
complete set of burglars tools and evil
oenocs that his approach had driven away
the thieves % suddenly that they had not
time 10 escape with anything. The tools cap.
tured are such as were used by experienced
burglars and were of the finest make An
attempt wRs made about q year ago to rob
this same safe, but it was mot successful,
although the thieves got cutie q sum from
the church at that time
MONDAY, FEB 1S.-Ths clerks OF the Sixth
Auditors Office returned to work to day.
They were permitted to absent themselves
all last week while necessary repairs were
being made to the Busch Building, on street,
which was found to be insecure owing to the
weight Of the files Of the Office. The build
Ing was strengthened, and all fears of ito
tumbiing down and crushing the clerks have
been alieyed.-A food exposition was
opened at the Armory Of the Washington
Light Infantry to-day. The different articles
for exhibition are of the kind calculated to
save time and trouble In their preparation
OF food for the table, aRd include soup in
cans baking powders, condensed milk, ex-
tracts of meats and other necesssries The
Marine Band was present In the evening. and
gave concert The exposition will continue
FOR two weeks.
TUESDAY, FEB. N-Ths Colored Lutheran
fn~< ohl La r;sl-
audience of white and colered people in the
evening. for the purpose of attending the
memorial services of ex-President Ruther-
ford b. Hayes. "A letter was read from Sens-
tor John Sherman expressing regret at his
Inability to be present, and paying beautiful
tribute to the deceased ex-President. Hon.
J. n Langston, the colored orator, delivered
glowing GRAFTON on the virtues both public |
and private, of Gen. Hayes. Suitable resolu- |
tions were adopted by the meesing.-Sec- |
ond Assistant Postmaster General Bell left /
washington ia the afternoon on an official |
trip to the West-Ths work of decorating |
the Pension Office Building for the Inaugural /
ton commenced to-day, and rigger was |
busy putting up the pulleys which are to /
hold the grand canopy which 10 to hide the |
roof-A board of officers convened at the |
Navy Department for the examination of /
Pay Inspector Stevenson for promotion. Dir. |
Stevenson Was recommended by former /
board for promotion but 10 was refused him /
by Secretary Tracy on account of his charao-
ter.
FEB. I5-The President to-day
commnted the sentence of Frederick Barber,
who was TO be hanged tomorrow, to i'm
prisonmeBt at hard labor for life. For over
four years Barber has been In prison or in
court constantly; was twice sentenced to be
banged, this last time coming within two DAYS
OF the date for his execution. In commut-
ing BARRIERS sentence the President says he
is not satisfied to let this man suffer death
IS the case is presented."-Ths Treasury
Department auctioned OF large lot of old
desks chains, carpets and other furniture
which had become unfit for the use of Uncle
Sans Clerks. this afternoon at the south
front of the Department-An interesting
lecture Alaska was delivered at the Metro
politan Presbyterian Church in the evening
by DR.. Bushnell, who Was for some time q
resident of that Territory.
THURSDAY. FEB. 16.-The Veteran Volunteer
Firemen's Association gave an entertainments
sno hop at the National b fes' Armory in
the evening. at which there was large
crowd. An interesting and varied program
was presented, st the end of which the
entire association, in the old-time fremans
uniform, appeared on the stage and sang
"Old Lang Syne." Many of the old fremen
were soldiers of the late war.-A coiored
man named Fridley was captured by the
police TO day. while making his way 10 the
virginia end Of the Long Bridge with an
unusually largo policy book and some $500,
with the plays to correspond, which is q very
large days work in the present degenerate
state OF tie game of policy. Fridley pleaded
guilty to promoting policy as-efs Police
Court and Was given four months in jail.
Friday, FEB. 1.-THE citizens of Georgetown
q IN in he uft i
against the proposed bridge across the Poto-
mac River at the lower end of Analostan
lsiand, which the electric railway proposes
TO build across to Arlington National Gene
terry, If Congress will permit speech was
made by DIR. Richie which convinced his
hearers that the entire business interest of
Georgetown would be sacrificed if this bridge
was allowed to be built, and they resolved to
petition Congress not to grant the privilege
-Treasury receipts to-day: Custorns.
$Ssl,522 Internal revenue, S52l, 10; mis-
oellsneoUs, $l2S76.-Assisten Postmaster.
General ii. Clay Evans denied to-day that
ne would be nominated to succeed Judge
jackson. recently nominated to succeed
Judge Lamar. Mr.. Evans said he was not
lawyer, and thought that was reason suff-
Client 10 deny the rumor
IATURDAy. FEB. ls-An inquest was held
over the remains Of Lieut.. Reynolds, of the
Navy, who died from injuries received by
being run over by cable car on the WASH
ington & Georgetown street railroad, at the
Scottish Rite Hall on q street. All the wit
nesses testified that the Gripman (Goodel did
all he could TO prevent the accident, and he
was In no way responsible for Lieut.. Rey-
Dolds's death. He was at once released from
custody. The jury recommended that the
cable road be compelled TO change it's methods
OF transferring passengers and return to the
OLD plan OF having ore station at Riggs
Bank aud another on New York avenue.
CHAT OF THE CORRIDORS.
That President Clevelsnd's Inauguration Ia
spidly approaching is evidenced by the cree
Ion OF stands all along the route the parade
viii take from the Capitol to the White
House. The Executive Committee think
here will be from 10000 to 10000 men In the
recession. which will make it the largest
inaugural parade Washington has ever seen.
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With reference 10 the published story that
be Kearsarge had been ordered TO Key West
o check flibustering expedition, Assistant
secretary Solely, who is acting as Secretary of
he Navy in the absence of Secretary Tracy
q New York, told reporter there WAS moth
ng in the report. Il know Of no ilIbuster-
ng expedition" he said. and the Kearssrge
vas not ordered to Key West to check one"
ss
They have mournen' corner in one Of the
loak-rooms of the House of Representatives.
nd another in the Senate cloak rooms. where
he disappointed and disgruntled members aud