The National tribune., 1893-04-06
THE WEEK I'm WASHINGTON.

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SUNDAY. MARCH ga serious runaway acci-
dent occurred on the Anscosfia bridge this
morning. A horse attached to light wagon
and driven by a woman, took fright and
dashed into the iron work OF the bridge,
throwing The woman with considerable force
against o,fe OF the iron pillars xnd seriously
iniuring her The horse. with the shafts Of
the wagons hanging to him, ran several miles
into the country before he was caught
Theodore G.. Arnold, whose trial for the muir
der of the tailor. Kraemer. ended Saturday by
the jury finding him guilty of manslaughter,
spent Sunday quietly in the District jail.
he had expected an acquittal, but lie re-
ceived the verdict calmly. lie will be sem
fenced in few days.
MONDAY, MARCH 27.-A Worlds Fair EXHIBIT
left the Registers Office of the Treasury
Department today, which consists of Sam
pies Of every piece of paper money ever issued
by the United States Government There
were $40 pieces in the exhibit, and also rare
samples Of Colonial and Continental money
Of the date Of 1885. and up to the formation
Of the Government. The exhibit also con-
tanned samples or the wildcat mepey, broken
State banks Confederate money and bonds,
besides an unbroken line of United States
money and bonds.-Two Regular Army
soldiers, Wiz. Brown and Wm- Carroll, who
are accused Of trying to augment their regu-
lar pay arceunts by highway robbery during
the Inauguration of President Cleveland.
were on trial in the Police Court to-day, and
altbought they plead not guilty, were held
in $1,000 bonds each for the grand jury.
TUESDAY, MARCH 26.-Tbe ups and downs Of
justice In the District of Columbia were IL
lustrated hy twe cases before the courts to-
day. A young white man employed by
firm of bakers was charged with stealing $40
from his employers. He pleaded first offense,
after acknowledging his crime snd promising
to make restitution, and fine OF $50 with an
alternative OF 60 days In jail was imposed.
1nenother court a colored mRB WIS arTRigned
for robbing a pensiener of S. He plead
guilty and threw himself npon the mercy of
the court dcmying that he stole the money,
but stating that he knew the evidence was
against biui. He WIS sentenced 10 three
years in the Albany Penitentiary at hard
labor-Tkc Legion OF Loyal Women have
established headquarters on Thirteenth
street northwest. and IN the evening they
hold d sewiag guild at these headquarters.
The increasing membership and attendance
viii soon require ,pore room.
"WEDNESDAY. a ARCH 29.-The officers of the
Third Preciaci had a lively time to-day
r8idiDg an alleged policy shop kent by
dusky damsel on Twenty fourth street The
raid was panied by the usual scramble
of dsrk-hued gamblers for the doors and win
dows white fhe Queen of the dive thrust a
bundle of supposed policy slips into the stove.
An officer asseafsted 20 rescue the only clew
against the place in the burning slips but the
Queen dextronsly turned q kettle of boiling
water upon his hands. The woman was
taken Sn upon charge of assault, and as
there was no evidence besides the burnt slips,
she was simply fned.-Sedgwick Com
mand, Union Veterans Union, installed their
officers tonight at Hamline Methodist
Church. Past National Commander Alden
installed the new officers
THURSDAY, MARCH 30.-Mrs. S. ID. Downs,
aged abou. 90 years WAS burned 10 death in
her room in the second story of No. 30 B
street northeast. lbout 2 O'Clock p. N. today.
just how the accident happened could not be
sscerisincd. The woman from whom the
unfortunate Mrs Downs rented saw smoke
Issuing ffIIn tbe upper foors. and she went
up stairs To Investigate. Upon opening the
door OF Mrs Downss room q volume of
smoke ami Game poured into the hallway.
An alarm MAS turned in. but by the time the
EreInen gained sufficient control OF the flames
TO enter the ioem. they found the woman on
al old cot covered with feather bed. burned
70 crisp. The hsdy was At once removed
10 the morgue, and the coroner notified
The room occupied by the unfortunate wo-
man told story Of abject poverty.
FRIDAY. MAecH 3I.-A handsome exhibit OF
the work % the pupils of ST. Ceceiiss Aead-
emy was shipped to-day to the Mother House
of the Holy Cross to form q part OF the
Catholic exhibit at the Worlds Fsir at Chi
csgoL The collections comprises specimens
of almost every conceivable variety Of school
work in the regular branches, with specimens
of painting. iype-writing, stenogrsphy, sew
ing drawing mapmaking, and some speci-
mems OF Eisefsi collecting. All the work was
handsomely mounted by the pupils them
selves. and Ill form very attractive feature
of the exhibit.-The knight Templars As
sembly No. observed Good Friday at the
church corner Of Third and ID streets north
west. The pastor of the Church delivered
an address oa che relation Of Masonic ira
ditions to the Christian Church.
SATURDAY. APRIL. 1.-The Office seekers fairly
besicged the White House today, there
being more si;is forenoon than at any one time
since the s'h Of March. This was accounted
for by the usssers that yesterday having
been Cabinet day, and the President having
issued orders that visitors viii not be received
On Cabinet days. the Office seekers did not
attempt 10 cal. yesterday. aud came this morn
ing in great droyes. generally accompanied
by a Senator or member of Congresk.-Ihe
Gay was warm ana snltry. the FIRST real Spring
weather Washington has seen. ss March haf
been unusually cold aud blastery.