The Washington times., 1894-11-19

Wlnus SHlItin2 10 northwest; ColGer and talr
Tuesday.
Help for the Little Waifs-In order TO pro-
vide for the comfort of the little charges in
ST. Joseph's Male Orphan Asylum during the
approaching winter the Catholic knights OF
America of the District will hold donation
party and sociable at the Light Infantry Ar
mory next Thursday evening. Mr. T. T.
Keane, chairman OF the committee on dona-
tions. says contributions of food or cash will
be thankfully received at the asylum, H
street, between Ninth and Tenth streets
northwest. The executive committee consists
OF +. J. McQuade. president; Thomas j. Big
gins, secretary. and n. H. Shea. treasurer.
Alleged Violation Of the Sunday Law-The
case OF John Maher, charged by Policeman
Sullivan with keeping an open bar on Sunday
in Georgetown, will be called for trial before
police court jury this wees.
Old sEecky Smith in the Toils-Rebecca
Smith, an aged and sln-hardened white
woman, who boasts thar she has taken
drink of whisky for every gray hair in her
head. staggered into the Fourth precinct sta
tion yesterday and demanded that Policeman
shannon lock her up, as she was homeless,
friendless, and cold Becky was accommO-
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with vagrancy in Judge Kimballs court.
Gen. Fullerton On The Atlanta Campaign"
AT a meeting OF the Army and Navy Club TO
be held this evening a paper will be read by
Gen. j. S. Fullerton on "The Atlanta Cam
paign." 1t viii be q most entertaining feature
of the evenings exercises, Gen. FullertOns
narrative of The campaign being based on his
personal observation and experience.
Charged with ftabbing-Barclay Holmes
will have hearing in tbs police court to-day,
charged with stabbing William Smith. The
two men were quarreling at Seventh aud u
streets northwest Saturday night. and in his
anger Holmes plunged penknife, il is said.
into his antagonist, but did not ineies a Sc
rious wound.
They stole Two Bicycles-For the theft OF
two bicycles John Pitcher and Frank Brown,
both cOlored, were arrested yesterday by De-
teetives Lacy and Rhodes, and locked up at
the Twelfth street station. The prisoners
confessed TO stealing machines from DR..
Adams. of No. 633 Massachusetts, avenue
northwest. and c. S. lockwood, who lives
next door.
Carroll Institute Lsctures-On Wednesday
evening, November 21, Hon. A r SponOrd,
Librarian OF Congress, will lecture before the
Carroll Institute, on The World of Books" ="
On Thursday evening, December 8. Major ].
W. Powell late superintendent United States
Geological Survey, will lecture on American
Antiquities" The lectures will be free 70 the
members and their friends, who are cordially
invited TO be present. Other December lee
lures are William E Curtis. Esq, MY Visit
to the Vatican;" {. D. f Brady, Esq,
"Yenice." Qllustrated.)
Meeting Of the BioIogists-The Biological
Society of Washington held its 232d nesting
Saturday night at the Cosmos Club. Prof. c.
V. Riley presiding. Mr.. {. L. Pollard was
elected to membership. Mr.. Pollard's paper,
''The genus Cassia IN North America. was
we'll received. DIR. Theodore S. Gill and DIR.
w. Fl. Dali discussed the distribution and
anatomical characteristics OF fresh and salt
water mussels.
Her Hus and Did Not object-Gretchen
Helen Archer, sometimes known as Florence
A. Martin, is the sole beneficiary under the
will OF the late Helen Archer. wife of John
3. Archer, of No. 26 street northeast. She
is their adopted daughter, and the will was
made with the full knowledge and consent Of
the husband.
Marriage Licenses.-Licenses TO marry
have been issued to the following: Henry c..
Scott and AIaiisso D. Myers, Hiram Hardy
and Ada 5. B. Gorrell. of King George
county, Va. John Garner and Mary Barnes,
Lee May and Bessie Moon, Edward A. Reed
| and Ida T. Dyer.
Columbian Law School Debats-Members
of the Columbian University Law School SAT-
urday night debated this question, Resolved.
That the President of the United States
should be elected by q direct popular vote. "
A. NJ. Sayre and n. \. Robinson argued in
the affirmative and ". B. Nixon and VI. NJ.
| Mclean in The negative. The judges decided
that the affirmative side had the best of the
| argument.
Letters of Administration Refused-Judgs
Hagner on Saturday decided against granting
| letters of administration to Mary Eldredge
| in the estate of Albert Eldredge. There were
seven $1,000 United States bonds left by
Eldredge ten years ago to his widow for her
] life. She died last summer. The application
| by Mary Eldredge, who is the widow Of their
| son, DR.. Roy, is upon the ground that the
| bonds were never distributed as part OF the
estate of Albert Eldredge. and that his widow
could not dispose of them otherwise than 10
his children. This view Judge Hagner holds
to be erroneous.
An Ind sstrious Young Ean-The father oil
| James Mcdonald, the young man who was
fined S5 by Judge Miller Thursday for as
saulting Mrs Maggie Wright denies the pub
lished statement that his son is ''an alleged
| Swampoodle fighter" He says James is g
| hard-working young man. and always en-
ployed. The statement that he was fighter
was made by the policeman in the case dur
ing his trial.
Free Luncheon for the Poor-It has beer
decided by the board OF managers OF the Cen.
trail Union Mission to give a free Thanksgiv
ing day lunch to the homeless poor of thi:
city and worthy wayfarers. This will be il
addition to the distribution Of groceries, etc
to needy families Purchases will be made
for the distribution or the basis of portion!
for 700 families. A novel feature of the col
lection of supplies is the proposition to have
each public school scholar contribute ont
potato or apple, or some article Of clothing.
SAYS He Was Falsely Imprisoned-Attor-
ney Thomas l.. Jones has entered suit 70
Sc, 900 damages for Joel Tucker, a Hote
Cochran bellboy, against Joseph Vendig, bet
ter known as ''Circular joe, Mike Dwyer'
commissioner and a prominent horse racer
The main allegation is false Imprisonment,
being claimed that Tucker was arrested 4
Vendigs instigation, charged with abstract
ing 1924 from his vest pocket while that gar
ment was hanging in Yendig's room in tn
Hotel Cochran. Tucker was tried in the po
lice court and acquitted.
They Downed the Juniors-At meetin
of the Georgetown Law School Debating So
eiety held Saturday evening the juniors wer
decidedly downsd by the election of Herber
NJ Locke, of the post graduate class. as pres
ident, after an exciting and uproarious con
test. Daniel NJ. Sullivan, of the senior class
was then elected vice president, and John
Jordan, of the junior class, secretary.
Notes from the City Eall-Hamilton z
|, Burney has obtained Il divorce from Carohn
A. The suit was filed on September IA last
and the decree was made by Judge Cox. Th
papers are withheld.
The Washington Gaslight Company ha
sued W. L. Moulton. H. B. Moulton, an
} others to enforce mechanics lien for S65. l
| due for uniting IN gas pipe etc. In August