The Washington times., 1894-10-02

Detective Carter Is All Right-Detectfve
I Joseph Carter returned 70 duty yesterday after
/ long absence, having recovered from diff
cult operation which was skiifuly performed
by Police Surgeon hewitt.
MeDaniels Awaits Grand Jury Action
Henry McDaniels, the colored man who en-
tered the home Of Mr. S. A. Sheets. No. 100
( Kentucky avenue southeast, and secured a
small amount Of money and household ar
ticles. was yesterday morning given a pre-
im1nary hearing in the police court before
/ Judge Miller. The court held the prisoner for
the action OF the grand jury.
Charged with Selling to Minors-Theodors
N. Rudd. a saloon-keeper at No. g31 Louisiana
avenue northwest, was taken into custody
yesterday by Officer Halliday. OF the First
/ precinct charged with selling liquor TO
minors. He left 800 collateral at the police
station TO insure his appearance in court this
morning.
Sarah Stole for James sake-8Irs Emma
/ Turner recently discovered that 5130 which
she had sewed up in dress and put carefully
away Ia her trunk az her home on Virginia
avenue southwest, had been stolen. She nOti-
/ fed the police. and Detectives Weldon and
I Lacey found that Sarah Jones' who formerly
lived in the house, had removed soon after
( the robbery After a search the officers sue
ceeded Indicating Sarah. She had set herself
I up in housekeeping in the southern part Of
the city. and had James Lewis living with
her. she was at once arrested on suspicion
Sermon by a Young West Indian-At the
Church Of Our Redeemer, Rev. d. E. Wise
man. pastor Mr.. BOufield a young West IN
dian on his way TO Princeton College. \. J..
/ Sunday night preached a very instructive ser
mon TO a good audience.
Reception at Wesley Chapel-There was a
very large gathering Of N mbers Of the Sun
I day-schOOl ani their friends at Wesley Chapel
last evening, the occasion being the first Of
Z four receptions Of a social character TO be
given during the year. The church was beau
+ ufully decorated with flags, banners. and
I flowers. Most of the benches had been re-
moved and small tables had been arranged for
I the use OF those who wished 70 play chess
/ checkers, and other games. Mr. William
Redin Woodward. superintendent Of the sun
I day-schOOl, called for order few minutes BE-
fore 8 OclOck and the following programme
was then rendered: Piano solo. Mrs. Wood
[ ward; recitation, Miss Began; duet, Misses
| Thompson and Piilsbury. Rev. DR.. Baldwin
+ followed with a short speech. He said that
the church was founded in 1929, and is
; therefore sixty-ave wears old; that It IS
grand old church and a grand old Sunday
/ school Mr. Woodward then spoke. He r.
/ quested that each member bring a friend next
( Sunday. and thus get him interested in the
church work. After this games were COM
/ meRced, which were interrupted only when
refreshments were served.
Entertainment by Rescue Lodge-A most
enjoyable and largely attended enter
/ tainment was given last night by Rescue
/ Lodge, No. 5, I. o. G.. T.. the baby lodge IN
this jurisdiction ana of which Sergt John
I C. Daley IS worthy chief TEN plar. Mechanics
. Hail. FOur-and-a-half and q streets south
west. was packed to its fullest capacity.
/ Among those VINO assisted in presenting the
/ splendid programme were. Prof Lightner,
Prof. O'COnnor. the yentriloquist; Centennial
Council Quartet. composed OF Joseph E.
Steele, A. NJ. Williams, Charles See. and @.
A Norris; the La Frazee sisters. Brother Den
lisOn OF Columbia Lodge; Miss HigdOn, Miss
/ Jennie Griffin. Prof MeCUllom. ROgerie
Davis. Brother Bergman, of Columbia Lodge,
and Miss CoOmbs- Refreshments were served
by the ladies of the lodge. Temperance folks
from every section Of the District were in the
audience.
Thrown from a scafold-Vhile G. ".
[ Downs, a painter, and his apprentice. Jacob
/ ". Oler. were at work painting a house at
the corner Of Seventh street and Maryland
avenue southwest yesterday afternoon. the
scanolding broke and precipitated both to the
ground, some fifteen feet below. Young Oler
received fracture of the right leg while
Downs ESCAPED with only few bruises. DR..
L. A. Johnson attended the injured men until
the arrival Of the ambulance. when Oler was
sent 10 the Emergency Hospital. where mis- leg
was set. Both of the painters live in Balti-
more, Oler at 13T North Ninth street.
Womau's Foreign Mission Auxiliary
regular quarterly meeting Of the Washington
and Alexandria Auxiliary of the WOmans
I Foreign Missionary Society connected with
the First Methodist Protestant Church was he j
Yesterday afternoon in the church auditorium
at the corner Of Virginia avenue and Fifth
street southeast. Mrs. s LtpseOmb presided
and opened the meeting with Seriptural read
ings and short devotional exercises. Singing
followed, with Miss Blanche Adams at ths
organ, after which the regular routine busi-
ness of the society was taken up. COM
mittee consisting Of Mrs. Libbey, Of the Con-
gress Street Church: Mrs. Perkins. OF the
Central Church; Mrs. Balderston, of the
First Church, and Mrs. Emerson. Of the Alex
andriA church, was appointed to fOrmulate
a suitable programme Tor an entertainments
10 be given under the auspices Of the two
chapters jointly. all receipts 10 be devoted
toward the general contingent fund Of the
society. The committee will submit its re-
port at the next meeting, which will take
place in about month.
CareIessness of a Cable Car Conductor
About II o'clock last night Mrs. Flynn, wife
Of Policeman Flynn, of the Second precinct,
was thrown violently from cable ear No at
Seventh street and Pennsylvania avenue,
through the carelessness of the conductor in
starting the train before Mrs. Flynn was able
10 alight She was only slightly hurt, how
ever. although suffering number of bruises,
and was able to proceed to her home without
assistance.
Columbia Railroad Bonds Listed-The gov
erning committee of the Washington Stock
Exchange to-day held one of the most i'm
portant meetings in months. The COMMITTEES
ordered the listing of $500 900 6 per cent first
mortgage bonds of the Columbia Railroad
Company. The committee also authorized
the listing of "a ,00O.00 OF the stock of the
Mergenthaler Linotype Company. This COM
pany is organized under the laws Of the State
OF New Jersey. but a great deal Of its stock is
held in Washington. This is the first time tho
stock has ever been listed on any exchange
Meeting Of Virginia Bepublicans VIr-
ginia Republican Association held meeting z
last night at No. 2064 Eighth street northwest.
Owing TO the small attendance nothing was
accomplished. The club has a membership
of 200. mostly street labOrers, who come here
in the summer and go home in the fall. Il
, sent 900 voters home at the last election,
, but not more than 80 per cent OF that num-
Der will 90 this year. Mr.. McCaun, Republi-
can candidate for Congress in the Eighth dis
trict. will be called upon to state his attitude
toward his colored constituents, and if his
statement is not satisfactory. il is said, most
of them will go fishing on election day.
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YaIc's Football Schedule.
New HAVEN. Conn.,. Oct. Manager Cable
to-day announced the following schedule of
VoIa football c,aroaS for the eoroine, saasOn.