The Washington times., 1895-01-17
LOCAL NEWS OF ALL SORTS
The Weather To-day.
Fair; light westerly winds.

Activity Of the Thieves-The record OF
robberies at police headquarters last evening
showed the larceny OF two oyercoats from
Herman Trudrung, No. 1451 street north
west; pearl handle revolver from G.. W. Nc
Bride, No. 5l4 Third street northwest; two
carriage robes from III. Powell, No. $40 Nj
street northwest; two coats from Strauss d
Marx, No. AL Seventh street northwest;
seven cases of tomatoes from N. Shea, No.
212 Thirteenth street southwest, and small
dog, pocket-knife aud chisel from Edmund
Fehlberg, No. 702 Fifth street northwest.
Several Police Court Cases-William Young
was fine $40 or thirty days in the police
court yesterday for assaulting Louis Fergu-
son. Jury trial was demanded by James III.
Lennox. charged with violating the lottery
law. Mack Cogdell. colored. former en-
ploye of the Shoreham was held in bonds
for jury trials on several charges OF stealing
oyercoats from the coakroom OF that hos
telry. Frank Carroll was fined 800 or sixty
days in jail for assaulting Policeman George
w. Greer. Henry Flaishman and Fred DON
oyan, fiashi.y dressed white men, supposed
to be pickpockets, were ordered to leave
town.
Death of Former Resideut-Clarence w.
Millett. who was formerly in the government
service in this CITY, died at Jackson, Miss.
last Tuesday evening. His remains will be
inferred in Oak Hill Cemetery at some date
yet to be named.
Salvation Army Charges and Mrs.
Durham, who have charge of the Salvation
Army distric, comprising the District of Co.
lumbia, Maryland. Virginia, and Delaware,
are about to be ordered away to another dis
trict, and they will hold a special farewell
meeting at the Salvation Army Hall. No. $50
PENNSYLVANIA avenue, tomorrow evening. 1t
is expected that the local officers, Capt. Kemp
and Lieut.. Russell, will also be ordered away
shortly, nasmuch as they have been allowed
10 remain here, probably on account of their
good work, longer than is usual.
Accident TO a Eachinist-Charles Ander-
son, machinist. residing at No. 723 Eighth
street northeast, had his hand badly lacerated
last evening by n broken pulley belt. His IN
iuries were dressed at the Emergency Hos
pital.
Stole HIS Horse and Wagon-An aged col
ored man, who gave his name as John f..
Lawson, made the rounds of the nine police
stations last night looking for his horse and
wagon. He said ii was stolen from Four
! teenth street, above Boundary. where he had
hitched .he animal while he went into a
nearby house. ''SoIe hoss thief got dat out
! fit suah." said the old man. HE wuz de
mos amiablest animal you ever seed, an' L
kno' he wouldn't walk of by hisself
Window-smashing Thieves Again-WhiIe
patroling his beat about O'Clock Yesterday
3 morning Policeman Mellen discovered that
thieves had broken the large plate glass in
the show window of A, Hermans clothing
store. No. 73S Seventh street northwest The
articles stolen were Il coat aud vest, fine over
coat. aud two pairs of trousers. valued at
abont $40. Two tramPs who were seen hang
ing ahout the premises are suspected Of being
the thieves.
AnG.aar mallpox Case-One new case of
smallpox and one suspect were reported 10
the health office last night. The latest vic
tim OF the disease is Raymond Thomas the
three-year-oid child of Sarah Thomas. CO.
7 ored. The mother has been AN inmate OF the
pesthouse or some time, while tue child was
left at the infected premises. No. s Logan
place. Mother aud child were reunited last
night at the smallpox hospital after separa-
ton OF several weeks. The suspected case is
locatedin northeast Washington.
Baker, Cooperative Association-At the
annual election for trustees OF the Bakers
Cooperative Association the following were
elected Conral Schwah, John +. Yogt,
Charles Specht. G.. H. Schulze. Louis Dorr
the following officers: President Conrad
urer, Louis Dorr
Wlfe Reater Locked Up Charles Johnson,
n burly co!ored man, assaulted his wife in
South Washington last night and was locked
up at No. by Policeman Anderson.
Discussed Whcoping Cough-The Medical
Society Of The District held n meeting last
evening In TIE Columbia College building on
L street The principal feature OF the evening
was u discussion OF a paper on whooping
cough. read by Dr. W. ". Johnson.