The Washington times., 1894-11-23
LOCAL NEWS OF ALL SORTS
The Weather To-day
Fair, followed by increasing cloudiness;
slightly warmer; south winds.

either take out licenses or give up the pusl-
ness they had been engaged in.
Her Lodgings Proved Costly-After saturat-
ing herself with firewater Wednesday night,
Eliza Truxwell stretched herself out on the
sidewalk on C street northeast, and was COM
placently taxing nap when she was rudely
aroused by Policeman Payne. In the police
court yesterday Eliza was assessed 80 for her
sidewalk lodgings
Panic Victim Sent DOWN. amt got no
home and can't get a job. Will you please
send me to the workhouse. This request
was made by Edward O'Brien, stalWart
young fellow, to Policeman Iracev yesterday
The officer granted Edwards request and
Judge Kimtal committed him to the work.
house for five days as vagrant. O'Br1en
says he is victim OF the panic.
toe Money to Pay His Board-George
Fengal, young man of good appearance,
told Judge Kimball with tears in his eyes yes
terday that he stole $19 from William Hickey
because his board was due and his folks had
put him out into the streets. He was given
free board at the jail for three months.
Judge KimbaIl Gave Him Credit-While
on spree several days ago ex-Poiceman
Daniel Reidy picked up bunch of bananas
from Tony Tassas push cart and walked off
with them. Yesterday Judge Kimball fined
Reidy So, and upon an eloquent plea by At
torney john Foster gave the defendant
tWenty-lour hours IN which to raise the
amount.
THY Should Have Paid Up-Judge Kimball
says police court debtors had better pay up
promptly at the time they promise. Albert
B. smith and George Reed were fined 55 each
for disorderIv conduct several months ago.
His honor kindly allowed them several days
in which to raise the money. but they never
came back until yesterday, when they were
brought in on an attachment and sent to the
chain gang for fifteen days each.
Trial of the Herbert Shooting Case-The
case of Charles C. Herbert. the one-armed
market watchman, charged with shooting
David Edmonds, alias Jones, through the
neck, several days ago, will be called for
trial to-day in the police court.
Threatened 10 Rnnihilate tie Captain-A
Potomac River seaman namod Edward
Reynolds who has been employed as jolly
tar on Capt. Joseph JOhnson's oyster sloOp,
was required by Judge Kimball to give 500
personal bonds yesterday, because he had
threatened to beat his wages ''out OF the cap
tan's head that he would ''mash his skull
like a squash. etc
aggsd and trembling Little Prisoner
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
appeared in the police court yesterday
through its special colored detective, Green.
as prosecutor against ragged and trembling
little boy, whose head barely came up to the
dock railing. The little fellow gave his name
as John Lewis, and the testimony showed
that he had climbed to the top OF loaded
coal car ald knocked off few pecks OF coal.
An officer testified that the boy was poor but
industrious, and peddles homemade wire bas-
kets for a livelihood. The prisoner did not
deny that he was taking few Jumps OF coal
from a rich corporation, and Judge Kimball
fined him 35or fifteen days in jail.
Getting of tn os p lists-At the meeting
of the Bavatsky Theosophical Society, in its
hall on Ninth street last evening, the subject
under discussion was ''Karma' Papers were
read by DR., Weston and Mr.. Tregina. Secre-
tary Parkins, Mr.. Hamilton, President Coffin,
and oilers spoke. The next meeting, which
will be on Thanksgiving evening, will be of
the nature of a sociable, and no subject will
be discussed. The first meeting in its new
quarters-the hall of the Loyal Legion of
Women-will be on Sunday evening. Decem-
Der 2, when President Coffin will deliver a
letter on the Influence of Theosophy on
human action"
Stumps Will STIR Coxeyites' Stumps-Carl
| Brown, of Coxey notoriety, has made a con-
tract with Col McCabe of Hyattsville, Nd,
to clear the ground from which the Coxeyltes
were elected last summer by Gov Brown OF a
large lot of stumps Brown, who was in
| Washington day or two since, said that it
was rumored that the Maryland authorities
assist him trouble. but that he intended to
! carry out his contract unless prevented by
| the use of superior force. He said also that
| Col. McCabe had agreed 10 furnish all the
| provisions that the party shall need during
| the time they are engaged on the work, and
| that this fact will operate as a bar to any
charges of their being vagrants without visi-
BILE means of support.
Public emperance Meeting-The first OF
| q Carip5 of hlio fam mo
| the auspices OF the Father Mathew Total Alb
| stinence Society will be held this evening at
O'Clock in the hall ofthe Carroll Institute
| on Tenth street. above New York avenue.
| The speakers will be Rev. Thomas J. Conaty,
D. D.. of Worcester, Mass! and Dr. P. J.
Garrigan, of the Catholic University. The
| musical portion of the programme will be
given by the Carroll Institute Orchestra and
prominent soloists of the Catholic Church
choirs The meeting Is open to the public.
ajor Alvord Elected President-Maiol
Henry E. Alvord, ex-president OF the Mary
land Agricultural College. has just returned
to his home in Virginia from Saltwater
Okla. where he went to organize the Okla
homa Territory Agricultural and Mechanical
College, of which he has been elected presi-
dent The college already has an income Of
over 600 annually, and the outlook is very
flattering. The faculty comprises eight pro-
fessors, and it is expected that Secretary La
mont will detail an army officer to act as mil
itary instructor There are 125 students to
whom tuition is given free.
One Law That Is a Dad Letter-Charle:
| Early, who is agent for houses Nos. 1918 anC
| 1920 Riggs street northwest, was in the police
court yesterday charged with maintaining
| nuisance on the above premises. consisting o
''passage into certain sewer not provided
| with good and sufficient sewer.rap, so as tc
prevent the escape of noisome gases there.
from" The owner of the property is a resi-
dent of London, England, and the court said
he could not hold the agent responsible fol-
the repairs, etc., needed on another's prem.
ises There is law in reference to non-resi
dent property owners, which provides tha
the Commissioners can enter the place in the
event of nuisance and correct the evil at the
expense of the property, but there is no ap
operation. The case against Mr.. Early wal
dismissed.
Work of Thieves-A safety bicycle, the
property of Samuel @. Hudnell, of No 211(
| Pennsylvania avenue northwest, was re-
| stolen from in front of the Central Nationa
| Bank. John S. Zimmerman, of No. 727 Eley.
enth street northwest. was robbed of a dia.
mond pin and ring which he had left in 6
| bathroom.
Col ed Tough Sent to Jail-William Smith
pugilistic young Mulatto, who assaulted
Policemen Greer and Wannell on'a Seventh
street cable car Tuesday night, was sent tc
| Jail for sixty days for assault and fined S2C
| for disorderly conduct on the car The off,
GERS were trying TO eject Smith when he as
saulted them In return the negro received
a blackened eye and generally battered uI