The Washington times., 1894-11-02
LOCAL NEWS OF ALL SORTS
The Weather Today.


Fair, followed Friday evening with in
creasing cloudiness, with warmer southeast
winds: rain Friday night and Saturday; prob
ably cooler and fair Sunday.
Fire Covered His Theft-During a fire in
the old Dorsey hotel at Seventh and / streets
northwest last week, the room of Peter H.
Moore was robbed OF valuables worth $780,
Detectives Boyd and Horne were detailed to
investigate the case, and Ivy some clever work
fastened the theft on Turner Williams, col
ored, whom they arrested. Part of the stolen
property was recovered. There is mystery
as to the origin OF the fire, and the detectives
are making thorough investigation.
G'Dav Bailed For Trial-James O'Day, the
special policeman who "blackjacked" Joseph
Powell during a quarrel in saloon and then
arrested him, was prisoner in the police
court yesterday. He was charged with as
sault and battery on Powell, and furnished
$500 bail for trial.
saloonkeeper Crowley Acquitted-Ir was re-
marked by one of the jury in the case OF
Joseph j. Crowley, charged with selling
| liquor to a minor. that the lawyer for the de-
Tense argued the case at such length that the
minor gained his majority during the speech
However, Crowley was adiudged not guilty
He keeps saloon on Thirty-second street.
opposite Dumbarton avenue. Frank Har-
mon, OF Thirth-1fth street, who will be twen-
| ty-one next month, claimed that he had been
sold liquor by the defendant. but the jury in
! the police court yesterday decided to acquit
the saoonkeeper.
Gable Car Victim Sues-Providenza Vital.
of No. 204 Seventh street southeast, yesterday
sued the Washington and Georgetown Rail-
| road Company for Sl5,0 900. She alleges that
Oh April IA, 1894, while alighting IRON the
companys car at Seventh street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue she was thrown to the ground
and her collarbone fractured. By this she was
deprived of the use OF her left arm and pre-
vented from engaging i'll her business as mid
| wife,
Disposition of Louis Belroses Property
The late Louis Berose jr., Of No. Dupont
Circle, in his will, dated June l9, 1894 and
filed yesterday, leaves his personal property
to his wife and makes her executrix without
bond. His lots Nos s and g. in square No.
Il. and any other real estate, he gives one
third to his wife and two-thirds to his chill
dren. When the youngest child is of age the
real estate is to be sold and the proceeds di-
| vlded in the same way.
National Geographic societY-The regular
meeting or the National Geographic Society
will be held this evening in the lecture hall Of
the Cosmos Club. Gen. A. w. Greely,
will deliver his annual address, entitled
1.-The Science of Geography" The sec
ond paper, by Jacques w. Redway, F. r. G..
S., entitled THE First Downfall of Columbus
in the Light OF Early Cartography," will be
read by the secretary.
Sad Accident II Miss Slater-About o'clock
last evening while Miss Emma Slater, the
| eighteen-year-old daughter OF Policeman
| Slater, of the Eighth Precinct. was attending
! a dampIng machine in the Slater laundry, on
| Fourteenth street northwest, she had her
right hand caught in the machinery and
badly crushed. She may lose one, ana pos
| sibly two fingers.
Knights of Temperance 0ffcers-The
| Epiphany Company. No. So, Knights of Tenn
! perance, have elected officers for the coming
year as follows: r. W. Wheeler, captain; For
| rest II. Riordan, lieutenant: l.. Slater, ensign;
Allen Harmon, secretary; W. Smith, assistant
secretary Z. Freeman, treasurer; w. Darby
senior color guard Frank Golden, junior
color guard; NJ. Pollock, sentinel, and G.
| Wheeler Junior sentinel The wardens of the
company are DR.. Shane. honorable warden,
and DR.. Nash, vice warden. The Knights
! will give an entertainment next Tuesday night
for the benefit of their friends in the guild
room of the Epiphany Church.
Harmony Lodges Annual Visitation-The
officers of the grand lodge, Knights of
! Pythias, Of the District of Columbia paid
| their annual visitation to Harmony Lodge
! No. u, last night. There were over 100
members present. The officers OF Harmony
Lodge passed the finest examination of any
| officers in the jurisdiction. There were many
| excellent speeches made under the good of
the order. During the visitation Grand Lee
! turer and P. c. james Kelly Mangum, who is
| also adJutant general OF the L. r. K. P. in
| this District. was presented with large bas-
ket of handsome roses and ferns by the mem
| bers OF the lodge. At the close of the vista
| ton the members and visitors were enter
/ tanned by sumptuous banquet in the upper
| floors Of the hall.
Arrested on suspicion-Benjamin Foster,
| colored, was arrested yesterday by Policeman
| McGlue and locked up at the X street station
| on suspicion. He was carrying a box of
| cigars and had watch and chain. Foster
was unable to satisfactorily account for his
possession Of the articles.
Her Heart Failed Her-Miss Kate Boyd,
| colored, of No. 121 A. 3. C alley, near First
and y streets northwest, was stricken with
| heart failure at Four-and-a-half and G streets
| last night, and fell to the pavement. She was
taken home, but soon died.
Farrell Arrested in Baltimore-"Jack"
| Farrell a noted pickpocket, who jumped his
| bail while awaiting trial for the theft of so
! from John Tierney, a street car conductor. in
! July Of last year, has been arrested in Balti-
more. Detective Weldon will bring himiback
| to stand trial
Robbed hy Colored Waiter-While ramb-
ling around town in an intoxicated state
early yesterday morning, William Kitchen, a
| farmer, went into an eating saloon, at
Twelfth and c streets northwest. Here, il is
claimed, he was robbed of about IS by Charles
Lawton, colored waiter, who was arrested
| by Detective Helan.
Struck Her Father-William B. Cudlip, of
No. 2006 Eighth street northwest had a quar-
rell with his daughter Susie last night at
! Eighth and Florida avenue, over a domestic
matter. 1t resulted in the girl striking her
father with bread plate, inhicting a severe
cut on the LETT temple. The wound was
| dressed by DR.. Cannon. and Cudlip went
home. Susie was not arrested, because the
father refused to prosecute her.
REITERATE THE CHARGE.