The Washington times., 1895-01-15
LOCAL NEWS OF ALL SORTS
The Weather To-day.
Fair; warmer; southerIy winds.

AR. Murf1er. Wiuuo.
Cart grauh;c Craftsman Wante d-The
Civil Service Commission will hold an ex-
animation on January 30 and 81. TO I'LL a
vacancy in the position of photographic
craftsman. photographic ONCE. Navy De-
partment at a salary OF II 600 per annum.
The subjects of the examination will be letter
wiring. geography, algebra, geometry, plain
trigonometry, projections, and drafting.
Residents OF the District of Columbia will be
eligible.
Cable Car Pitkpocket Again-Mrs. +. NJ
Rohrer a clerk in the Treasury Department.
who resides at No i7l0 Johnson avenue
northwest. read in The TINES about the oper-
ations of the slippery pick pocket on the Four
teenth street cable line. and remembered that
Z her pocket had been picked last Wednesday
on the same line. She accordingly reported
the matter to the police yesterday. Her
stolen purse contained $40 and some change.
Temperance Workers Quarterly Election
The Womans Christian Temperance Union
of the District will hod their quarterly meet
ing on Wednesday next at Union Church,
Twentieth street and Pennsylvania avenue.
from $50 a. m. TO 4 p m. The exercises will
be unusually interesting. Special music by
Miss Nellie Ross, and reading, The Golden
Wedding" at ll:30 n. m. by Mrs. Fenetta
Sargent Haskell. of Missouri; also reading, 2
.. m, 10y Miss Julia Pauline Leavens, of Chi
.
intendents Of the twenty-five departments OF
work. including the eyangelistic and mes
sengeI bows, in which departments special
work has been done Delegates and visitors
will bring basket lunch and coffee will be
serycd free by the West End Union of this
church. Public cordially invited.
Fitiful Police Court Picture-Francis Lee,
an aged coiored man, who was once large
property owner in Washington walked into
the police court yesterday and related pitiful
tale or want and suffering. He asked to besent
10 the workhoGse. as he had no home. Being
asked by Judge Kimball how long sentence
he wanted. the old fellow replied: Sixty
days will DO, sir" He was accommodated
Benevolent Bakers Reelected jour
neymen Bakers Benevolent Association has
elected the following officers: President, Will
liam B. Crissman; vice president. L. Sonnen-
berg: recording secretary, Charles Bender.
twelfth term financial secretary, +. II Shulz;
treasurer. II. Arnold, and trustees, c. Hab-
helm. Th Melcher. J. FRANKIE, G.. Gross and
4. Seebade.
Protest Against Convict Labor-Mr. Michael
Mcdonald, OF No. 32l X street northeast, is
going to forward protest to the Federation
of Lahor. IL is against the proposition OF
the parking commission to the District Com
missioners fayoring the use of the chaingang
in digging holes for tree planting along the
public streets during the approaching spring
ia Southeast and Northeast Washington. Mr..
Mcdonald says the proposed employment OF
prisoners would deprive a number OF poor
men of work.
Made the Argument Hotter-Ella Neale, q
deniZen of Vermont court northwest, had q
Jealous quarrel with Annie Burke over the
ownership of slender youth. The heated
discussion was made more hot by Ella over
turning a stove full of live Goals. She Then
tried 10 break bottle over Annie's head. In
sh IT Fha nla
was sent to ja.l for thirty days in default OF a
$40 fine for destroying private property.
Charged with Being Fraudulent Mer-
chant-Detectiyes Carter and Gallaher ar
rested james W. Whalen of No. 307 Seventh
street southwest, Yesterday. on the charge OF
being a fraudulent commission merchant
The warrant for his arrest was sworn out by
jacob +. Polling. who has farm on Cheat
River, West Virginia. lie claims TO have re-
ceiyed letters from Whalen Offering fancy
prices, away above the ruling market rates,
for poultry and other products. Polling says
he sent Whalen a lot of turkeys and ducks,
/ but found him TO be bigger cheat than
the river that flows 10y his (Poiing's) farm
Some time ago Detectives Carter and Gala
her stopped several hundred boxes of oranges
that had been shipped to Whalen from Flor
ida. The prisoner was locked up at No.
police station.
!. Peoples Church Entertainmeat-A dra
matte and musical entertainment and dance
will be given under the auspices OF the Peo
pies Church, Wednesday evening next a
the Masonic Temple. An excellent pro.
gramme has been arranged The exercises
will be opened with an addr, SIS by Rev. DR.
Alexander Kent, which will be followed by
farce OF one act entitled THE Rough Dia
mond. - in which ". B. Crowell. Eddie Magic
! W. S. Heath, W. II. Baker, Miss Mamie
Hickox, Miss Lizzie Magic, and Miss Lem
mill fll mr. hnr fnr
Regular Fix will be presented by Eddie
Magic, W. H. Baker, ]. N. Morrison, W. Kent
| Philip 1indall, W. S. Heath. Miss LiZZ
Maggie. Miss Gertrude Me;calf. Miss Elizabetl
Crowell and Miss Daisy Hickox. Anon;
others who will take part in the entertain
ment are T. A. Kummell, Miss Jennie Whit
! comb, and Miss Ella Gleason. A dance vii
follow.
Forged His Grandmothers Fame-Fran
Callahan was charged in Judge Miller's cour
yesterday with forging the name of his grand
R mother Mrs. Mary A. Callahan, TO a note 70
SIS. when he pa sed on Arthur A. Munroc
of No. 40S Twelfth street Callahan was hel
4 for the grand jury in $500 bonds.
Cases in the Police Gourt-In the polio
court yesterday Joseph Wheeler, William
Wallace, and John Thomas were fined 81
each for Sunday ''crap shooting near tn
I. National Theater, while John Golden VIII
4 was in the party. forfeited So collateral
3 Isaiah Palmer. charged with keeping 'speak
easy in Broad alley southwest. demanded
jury trial ana went to Jail in default OF 81 90
bonds 10 appear for trial. James Grady. fas
driving, fined S5. Frank Green. immors
conduct on the streets, thirty days in defaul
of so ine. Sadie Herzog, dIsorderlv con
duct in the Baltimore and Ohio depot fifteeI
DAYS in default Of IS fine. Buddy Gordon
colored, assault on Hester Williams. an age
a cripple, thirty days in Jail. Mary Smith, col
Y ored. three cases OF larceny of chickens an
meat from c. L. Barnes. go or twenty day
: in Jail in each case. Charles Herbert lar
n ceny of a set of harness valued at SIS fror
: Harry L. Randall. ninety days in Jail. Johi
S O'Neill concealed weapons. personal bonds
} Kate Crowley and Eugene Mas, of No. 81
, Thirteenth street northwest assault, cas-
z nolle pressed. James Brown. larceny OF TIVE
Z pillows from Mamie Nash, continued unit
& to-day.
} Hunger Knows No Law'-ErEest Mayn
} was hungry and started out to lay in foo
Z supply 10y fair means or foul. He succeede
Z in stealing two basketfuls of ham, eggs, bread
s crackers. and other edibles. the property
) Lemael F. Lusby. He was arrested by Police
man Bell and yesterday Judge Miller ser
him to Jail, where his inward wants will /
provided for two months.
) Burned in the Face-James HALEY We
2 painfully burned about the face and hea
while irving TO extinguish blaze in his res