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The Washington times., 1895-03-06
DIED.

BAIRD-AtS o'clock p m March {, 1925, FORT
BoZEHAS BAIRD, aged sixteen years, only son Of
John B. and Annie A. Baird.
Funeral services at residence, 3IS c street.
northwest, at go a m Wednesday, March 8,
for Atlanta train. Interment Atlanta.
BISHOP-At the residence Of her sister. Mrs
". B. Pratt, 1906 sixth street, lie Droit Park az
lO45 Tuesday, March ), 1895, MARY BISHOP, late
of BardstOwn, ky
Notice OF funeral hereafter.
CLARkE-On sunday, March 3 1895, at $40
p m, CATHERINE A, widow Of GustaYus a
Clarke, aged sevsnty-nine yeOrs.
Funeral viii take place from her late rest
dence, No. S05 Second street northwest, Thurs
d Y, March :. at $50 O'Clock a m. and thence
70 St. Patricks Church, where requiem mass
viii be celebrated for the repOse Of her soul %
GIBERSON-On Monday, March 4. 1895. ar the
residence of her sister, Mrs j. ". Easily, 2jS9
q street northwest. at $40 p. m, ELIZABE H A
GIBERSOS, widow of William GibeFson, of Phila-
delphia
Funeral from the house on Thursday, March
:, al 2. m
JACKSOS-Departed this life on Sunday,
March 3, 1895, at L O'Clock p. m, PRISCILLA, the
beloved wife OF Henry jackson, aged sixty seven
years.
Funeral to-day "wednesday. March 6, at 2
O'clock, from the Metropolitan Bar tist Church,
street northwest Relatives and friends re-
spectfully invited 10 attend
JOHNSON-On Tuesday March 5. 1so5. EDITH
ALBERTA JOHNSON, youngest daughter Of Albert
T. II. and Elizabeth Il Johnson
Services at noon Thursday, at No. 1a06 Ninth
street northwest, The residence of her father.
LANMAN-At Georgetown, D. C., March 4.
1895, CHARLES, son Of the late Charles James
Lanman. of Norwich, Conn
Funeral services at Oak Hill Chapel Thurs
day, March :, at 1 o'clock p. m. Interment pri-
vate-
LLOYD-On Monday, March 4, 1895. at
o'clock p. m, EDWARD F., son Of Frank and
EOlia Lloyd, aged eight years
Funeral private
RAFF-At 1915 yesterday morning. March =
lS95, HENRY RAFF, beloved husband of Annie B.
Raff, in the fOrty-secOnd year OF his age.
Funeral at 30 D m, Thursday. March :, from
2%9 street northwest Funeral private.
STARCK-March 1, 1895. at 10 a. m, at his
residence, No 3Oo Eleventh street southeast,
GEORGE ~ SFARCK, the grandfather of George
W. Reinmuller, at the age Of eIghty-two years
and i've months
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Try Edmonston's
"Life of Leather"
For Ladies' Shoes. 25 cts.
ALL WANTED ADELAIDE
~ -
NorkhOuse, Board Of Guardians, Uncle
and Mother Each Claimed Her.
The Bone of Contention Was the Pension
Which the Little Girl Receives
Triumph Of the Uncle.

Adelaide Kelly, slender mulatto girl,
about fifteen years of age, was the bone
of contention about which fierce legal
battle ragged in Judge Kimball's police
court yesterday afternoon, for his honor
had to hold an afternoon session to dis
pose of the knotty problem.
Adelaide is a pensioner. She receives
$50 every three months from Uncle Sans
national cash box. That, perhaps, was one
reason why there W as such Il contest forher
possession, Atthe death of the girl father
her pension commenced, and she was taken
from hermother, and heruncle, Frank Stew
art, was made her guardian.
The girl has persisted in running away
from her uncle's domicile, claiming that
he has beaten and abused her, and going to
live with her mother in South Washington,
especially about pension day. She tried
these tactics last Friday and her uncle had
her arrested as vagrant. She was brought
into the police court by Policeman Bowie
and the case continued until yesterday in
order to allow the court to look up au-
thorities.
When the matter came before the court
yesterday afternoon there We're four agen-
cies yearning for the poor little yellow girl
uncle, and her mother.
Prosecutor Pugh was looking out for the
workhouse end Of the case, Lawyer Martin
for the mother, Lawyer Kicks for the uncle.
and Agent Lewis for the board OF guar
dians. The girls pension money was wat
ing for her at the Pension Office. The legal
battle waXed hot, while the girl crouched
in corner of the court and shivered. The
lawyers were eloquent and determined, but
Judge Kimball was obdurate and finally
said his duty was plain.
He dismissed the charge of yagrancy,
turned Adelaide loose, and told the colOred
barristers they would have to fight the
question of guardianship i'll the upper
courts.
After being dismissed the girl stood still
and looked about as if not knowing what
to do.
Take her, Stewart" said Lawyer
Kicks, and the uncle grasped the girl by
the arm and led her from the court room,
while the mother rushed along after her
child, and Agent Lewis followed at a re-
spectacle distance. When last seen Adelaide
was heading for the pension pay office
still in tow of her uncle and followed by
troop of cousins and aunts.
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WHICH DO YOU PREFER?

committee, who saw the President in the
interest OF the polyglot petition.
The story is that Mrs. Cleveland had a
private meeting with Miss Willard and
Lady Henry, at which both OF the private
conierees urged Mrs Cleveland to be one Of
the patrons of the w c. r. u. Mrs. Cleve-
land would not commit herself, where
upon Miss willard drew a white ribbon from
her pocket and pinned it on the lady Of the
White House. Mrs. Cleveland did not re-
sist, and suffered the dainty little emblem
TO remain.
The story further is that there was a com
pact bptween these three ladies that there
should be no mention of the fact until some
opportune time.
Mrs. l.. NJ. n. Stevens, OF Maine, who was
of the party, was asked about the truth Of
this white ribbon romance She would not
verify or contradict, but she did say that
there was such private meeting between
Miss willard, Lady Henry, and Mrs. Cleve-
land.
1t is also said on pretty good authority
| that Mrs. Cleveland has been seen wearing
the ribbon since the date of the story.
The Washington times., 1895-03-06
CLERKS ARE JOLLY FELLOWS.
They Sang. Gave Toasfs. and Dine at the
Hotel Enrich.

A stirring song begnn the annual banquet
of the Clerks Mutual Benefit and Protec-
tive Association at the Hotel Enrich last
night. All standing joined in the lusty
chorus, and the banquet han rang with the
stirring strains of fifty voices, not alto
gether in tune, but thorouhgly imbued with
the jolly spirit of the occasion.
The cuisine was excellent aud every one
present did fun justice to the tempting
menu Mr. Fred Weber. of the Hotel Enrich.
late of the Chicago Beach Hotel, locked
after the comfort OF the banqueters and
saw that all were bountfulIy supplied
| The spirit of good-fellOwshjp "as abroad,
and the muse was often Joined II by the
diners when popular songs were struck UP.
| The tables were tastly decorated with
| palms and miniature flags.
! The toasts We're prefacet by few remarks
| by Mr. Edward X. Plant, who acted as
! chairman He said the association was or
| ganized in July, 1885 During its exis-
! tence it paid out 81 900 in sick beEefits.
| By paying out small amount each month
| the members are entitled TO this help.
The tirst regular toast WAS on Babies
/ ana Mr.. Howard Fisher responded. Mr..
Isaac Cans, OF Lansburgh & Co., replied
| TO the next toast, after which was sung:
For Ike's Jolly Good Fellow"
| Mr.. j. w. Brook was the next speaker.
! Mr.. William A. Hungerford responded to the
| toast, THE press
Mr. Ike Goodman told an italian story,
after which MIR. Charles MattimoTe sang an
original Eorg on Capitol Hill. Mr. Rosen-
! b,rg proposed ''The ladies' after which
| Mr. David Wolf spoke. The last toast was
drank TO MIR Weber and the Hotel Enrich
The evening was closed by singing Aud
Lang Syne'
The following members of the associa-
ton were present: Messrs. b. Rosenthall.
L. r. Plant. G. F. Ulrioh, jr., J. w Brooke,
| o. V. Shomo, J. II. Hennage, NJ. ID. Rosen-
berg, l.. d. SilveTman, Frank He'll, John
| ZobeI. Wilhelm Stra sser, Emile David,
j. H. GOOdmaH, he Levy, 81. David, F. j.
Hell. Meyer Hanlein, Richard AnUmb, A.
C. Fisher. j. W. Hurley, George ". Hobbs,
d. Wolf. NJ A Tawser, c. 4. Brown, John
| L. Walter, B. /. Saxton, D. 4. Hughlett,
W. F. Scott, II. Roberts, Isaac
Cans. A David, J. W. Hurley, r.
C. BuTbridge, Nat Goodman, C. W.
| Hummer, NJ Morris, NJ. Rubenstein. J E.
Rubenstein, d. A. Cluiie, S. Adler, W p
| Johnson, and W A HungerfOrd.
The committee on arrangements was
| composed OF E. K. Plant, chairman; j. ".
| Brook, and 81. Rosenberg.
The officers OF the association are: Pres
ident, James Jirdinston; vice president, j.
H. Hennage; secretary, NJ d. Rosenberg;
financial secretary, Howard Fisher; treas
urer, W. 4. HunGerfoTd: warden, T.. David,
and past president, ]. W. Brook
During the meeting about twenty new
members joined, making the membership
1876 The music was furnished by Mr..
Charles Schmidt.
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MINNIE WAS MADE CRAZY.
Her Rejected Friend Persuaded Her 10
Drink a Peculiar Liquid.

Her Rejected Friend Persuaded Her TO
Drink Peculiar Liquid.
Minnie Smith, a rather pretty and we'll
dressed ocioroon girl, about nineteen years
of age, entered the Emergency Hospital last
right, and in bewildered sort Of way told a
rather remarkable story, besides requesting
dose Of some sort 10 ''relieve her head
The Emergency physicians offered her a
decoctiol. but she refused to take it. and be-
came so violent in speech and actions that II
became necessary to incarceIate her in the
strong room.
She was continually talking about her
former friend" who she said was young
colorrd man. hut steadiastly refused 10 give
his name or whereabouts.
he inyeigled me into house in South
Washington" she said, land asked me to
be his sweetheart again. l had given him
up several weeks ago. and did not want TO
associate with him any longer. After get
ting me into the house he forced me to take
a drink of some sort OF stuff. which he said
WIS gin. From the moment took that
drink my head began to whirr and whizz,
and / knew / was losing my reason.''
The woman then had another mild attack
and screamed cut: Take that bottle away,
I won drink any more OF that stuff
After she became calm the hospital attaches
released her from the strong room for the
purpose OF giving her treatment. As they
opened the door she bounded out on the
street like deer and ned precipitately down
OHIO avenue.
Nothing more was seen of the woman
until Policemen Flather and Kilmartn found
her wandering aimlessly about. acting
queerly and still declaring that she had been
made crazy 10y the liquid given her by the
young cOlored man.
The policemen locked her up at the
Twelfth re It police station until she can
be examin d by physician. Last night she
appeared to lie perfectly clear mentally and
stuck TO her story about the decoction she
had been forced TO swallow.
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FITzsIMMoNs COMING HERE.

His Partnership with Capt. GIori Termi-
mates in Buffalo on Saturday.
Bob FitZsimmons has notified Narager
Herman that the theatrical combination
known as Bob FitzsimmOns' Own Speciality
Company, of which Capt. Charles GIOri
and Fitzsimmons were partners, will dis
band on Saturday night, March 9, 1885,
the partnership having been dissolved by
decree of the superior court of Buffalo,
Ny.
FitZsimmons will appear with the Martin
Julian Speciality Company. which viii fill
an engagement at Kernan's Theater the
week of March IL.
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WILLIAM LEE,
Daily Record of Deaths.

Burial permits were issued by the health
office for the twenty-four hours ending at
3 3o'cloek p. n. yesterday as follows.
White-John Daily, fifty-two years; James
A. MalOney, lr., twenty years: Bette L.
JudSOn, forty five years; Rebecca A. Brooks.
eighty-fOur years. Frederick Jones' three
weeks; Emma RnlIingS, forty-two years;
Fort b. BaiId, sixteen years; Mary E. Ent
wistle twenty years; Maurice H
Prince. siXty-ODe years. and Benjamin Van
Lear Hutton, fifty-eight years.
Colored-MaTy A. Jackson, ninety-twS
years; Margaret Golden, siXty-seven years.
Sarah K. Jackson, thirty-seve1 years; Sam
uel Duvail. fifty-eight years: Moses John
son. sixty-two years; Edward b. DOiley.
fifty-six years; Blanch Bean. nine years;
Tresie a. Jameson, three months; Helen
Robinson, eleven months; Richard Neal,
seventy-fiye years, and William Cosby.
siXtv-fOur wears.
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STRUCK WITH 4 BRICK.
John L. Logan's skull Was Cracked in +:
Free Fight.


Free Fight
A hurry call for the police was received
at the First precinct station house last
night, with the request that some officers
be sent to No. go Eleventh hstreetnorthwest,
where free fight was said to be in progress
and man being murdered.
sergt. Moore with PatrOlmen Wannell
and Browne responded and found that James
". Jones, James E. Winfield, and William
Boston, the latter only thirteen years of
age, and all colOred, had seriously as
saulted John l. Logan, aIsO-cOlored.
The latter had a CHASTITY wound on the
head. which was temporarily dressed and
the copious flow OF blood stopped at Prem
tiss pharmacy, after which he was removed
to the Emergency Hospital ana the cash
sewed up.
The fight started after a quarrel, and il
is said Logan was struck with brick as
he was descending the rear stairs TO leave
the place. The house is kept by Annie
Ward, colored, and is said to b. the scene OF
brawls quite often. Jones, Winfield, and
Boston will be charged with assaulting
Logan when they come before the pOlict
court to-day
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JOLLY FAT MEN SAT HOME"
The Club Entertains Its Friends at
an Enjoyable Smoker.
Hospitality Dispensed with Liberal Hand
and Fine Array Of Talent
to Amuse.

The Jolly Fat Mems Club, of immense
rotundity and equal avoirdupois, with a
hospitality that excelled both, gave ite
first annual smoker last night at THE
Home" IOG6 f street northwest, with
Rex Comus in charge, a long list of his sub
iects i'll line, and a fine array OF talent at
the fore.
DR.. L. L. Friedrich was the accomplished
master of, ceremonies.
If never before, the club last night made
record that entities it to be numbered
with ''all jolly good fellows
From the man who barely measures up
to the qualifications of membership-20O
pounds weight and 40-inch girth-to George
Mountcastle, who tips the beam at the
419 mark and measures sixty -four
inches about the waist, every jolly fat man
was a committee of the whole to see that
strangers were made free and easy, and that
! they did not get lonesome.
The address of welcome that penetrated
the havana smoke was delivered by Mr..
Thomas Il. wilkinson, jr., who extended
| the clubs greetings most eloquently.
| Following the address the programme
| was changed according to the necessities
| that presented. 1t was programme that
| contained a variety or good things, not
| Omitting the solids and liquids, the for
mer most toothsome, the latter OF the most
| improved amber color.
| improved amber color.
| Those who helped to make the entertain
meat a success were Mrs~John Noah, w. M.
| Hale, Richard Bond, of Baltimore; M. s.
! Wright, ''he's all right" Mr.. McAneeny
| John Esputa, Hugh Saxon, monOlogue
| comedian; James Gayle, James Williams
and others, not omitting the Tuxedo Band
| led by Mr.. Henri j. Ramseyer, and Local
| No. 16, OF the National League of Mu-
sicians, under the leadership of John E
! Esputa.
The guests present were F. II. Carr, A
| Wertheim, Bruce b. Goctse, s. j. Rodberg
l.. Fischer, George Eiley, ID. V. Griffith
| Edward Russell, and Daniel Mccoy, all oi
Baltimore; John Becker, Charles Schlegel
Spohr, DR.. A. e. White, J. Fitzmorris, j
l.. Burkhart, j J. Murphy, j. IL. Hoppe G
Holland, George Wood, w. r. Gwynne, A
| Lose he. John LipphaFd John Smith,, w. 81
| 0ffutt, j. NJ. Noah, and William Williams
1t is not improbable from the challenge
| that issued last night, that the club officials
| will muster q baseball nine in the early
| future before the weather gets too hot
and go forth to meet the Baltimore club in &
| tussle on the baseball diamond.
| The entertainment was in charge of Capt
| e. s. Randall, John T. Scott, A. A Fried
rich, Thomas 0'Brien, j. a. McGirr, Ernes
| W. Emery Anthony Rodier, j II. Buscher
| DR.. L. L. Friedrich and Thomas Il. WiikiD
| son, IT.
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CAME SAFELY TO PORT.
For Thirty-one Days the City of St Au
gustine Was Storm-tOssed.


gustine Was Storm-tOssed.
New York, March 5.-The long delayed
and storm-tosSed little American coast
ing steamer City of St Augustine reached
port to-day after long and stormy passage
of thirty-one days. She usually makes the
run from Jacksonville to this port in four
and half days.
She sailed from Jacksonville on Febru-
airy 2, with full cargo OF yellow pine ium-
Der. and had good weather up to February
z. off Barnegat, when she experienced ter
rifle gale from W 5. W. with blizzard
weather. during which she became one mass
of ice.
The sea ran mountain high, and the YES
sci became unmanageable and lay help
less in the terrific sea then Running. Capt.
Gaskill quickly decided to Iun before the
gale, which was done for seven days.
The steamer had in this time drifted some
$50 miles east of Bermuda. When the
weather moderated the supply of coal had
run short and it was decided to bear up for
Bermuda for fresh supply.
On February Is, she reached Bermuda and
sufficient coal was taken on board to en-
able her to continue her voyage to this port.
The Washington times., 1895-03-06
Burnett's House Under the Ban.

Policemen Sprinkle and Sears. of the
First precinct, made laid last night on the
alleged assignatlon house OF Solomon Bur-
nett. paper hanger, in the upper portion
of the little frame house, No. 926 Pennsyl-
vania avenue northwest TIE lower floor is
occupied as a cigar and notion store, and it
is charged by the police that the upper
rooms are used as resort by street walk
ers. Burnett, who is white man, has a
coored wife. The case will be heard in the
police court this morning. Carrie Phillips,
fashionably attired white woman, twenty
two years of age, was detained at the station
house as witness for the prosecution.
The Washington times., 1895-03-06
Intuition Discovered the Thief.


One of the party of young ladies visiting
Washington from Ward Seminary, OF Nash
Vile, Tenn, missed her pocketbook when
about TO board a train at the Baltimore and
Potomac depot yesterday afternoon. She
turned around and said. upon seeing buriy
negro tough standing about three feet away:
Give me my pocketbook. The man looked
somewhat surprised, but promptly produced
and handed over the stolen property. He
then made a preeipitate departure.
The Washington times., 1895-03-06
BEWARE OF PINKEYE.
1t Is Disease Which Affects Men as Well
as Horses.

Ii Is q DlSeaSe w men Affects wen as w ell
as Horses.
Topeka, Kan, March 5.-Pink-eye,
noted as being prevalent in New York city,
has reached this city. 1t was imported
here by a well known citizen who recently
visited St Louis. A physician here said
to reporter for the Associated Press to-
day:
Il have several cases of the disease. 1t
developed in well-k known family few
days ago and now Six members of the
family have become affected. 1t has been
several years since L have noticed the
disease. Seventeen years ago it was so
prevalent in Chicago as to almost entirely
stop business. Horses as well as people
were affected, and it was difficult to get
horses TO do the traffic of the city.
1.-The eyes of the patients swell up and
the eye-b balls turn a bright pink, and the
PATIENT is often blind for time. The
disease is very contagious, but generally the
patient soon RECEIVERS. Most of the cases
here are quite mild. "
The Washington times., 1895-03-06
ue May uave n Free Ride,

Albert c. Ward, @ venerable looking
man, who gave his age as sixty-one years
and his occupation as steamboat captain,
was locked up at the Twelfth street police
station last night for refusing TO pay hack
hire. The complainant was John A. Will
Iiams, colored "nightliner,' who sard he
had hauled the old man around nearly all
day, until his fare had reached the sum of
ST. Unless the amount is forthcoming
before s O'Clock this morning the captain
win have free ride to the police court in
the Black Maria,
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.a . D
Marriage Licenses.

Licenses to marry were issued yester-
day to the following:
Christopher L. Fowler, jr., and Olivia R..
Ford, both of Fairfax county, Va. John
Neff and Augusta Miller. Eugene Rooney
and Aslang Skjellang. John Walker and
Teauffie Washington. Clarence T. Davis
and Ida Warren. Arthur Blackwell and
Bertha Smith. Harvey E. Galpin and Emma
E. Blakeney. Julian B. Thompson and Le-
anna Wood. both of Alexandria, Va. Will
liam Carter and Sadie Cant. Charles Water
bury Smith and Nellie Vinton Moulton.
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MONEY FOR ECUADOR.
First Installrent of Coin Shipped from
the PHILADELPHIA Mint.

Philadelphia, March 5.-The first as
signment of "Sucre" pieces, amounting
to 500 900, will be shipped to the agents Of
the Ecuador government in New York on
Thursday to be forwarded to Ecuador. The
government of the United States has con-
tract with the South American republic to
coin $500, 600 "Sucre" pieces.
The coins are slightly smaller than a
United States silver quarter, and are worth
20 cents each in United states money.
Work will continue on the 1000, 900
coins, and they will be forwarded in
500 600 lots as fast as they are completed.
The Washington times., 1895-03-06
Had Two Fingers Amputated

Charles Ford. an employe at Smiths saw
mill, on First street, and who resides at No.
622 Three and-a-half street southeast, had
the index and middle fingers of his right
hand so badly mansled in steam planer
yesterday forenoon that amputation OF
those members was found necessary when
the injured man was removed to the Enler
gency Hospital
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Charged with Theft and Indeecncy.

William Davis. alias Davie Harris,
olored, drank too much whisky last night
and ended up in No. police station. While
engaged in conversation with friend at No.
III street northwest, he relieved the man
of SIT. In celebration OF his ''haul" he
grossly insulted some ladies at No ITO
First street northwest. whence Policeman
Narrower escorted him to the lookup. Two
charges were placed against him, one for
larceny from the person and another for i'll
decent exposure. Davis is well known in
police circles, having figured in quite a
numbcr of cases.
The Washington times., 1895-03-06
rrrinc to Lxnch a Murdcrer.

Yalleyheld, Quebec, March 5.-At the con-
elusion of the preliminary hearing last night
an attempt was made to get hold Of Mur-
derer Shorts. Cries Of Lynch him" were
heard and he was ioStIed by the crowd as he
was led away to Jail There was so much
fear of lynehinG him that the prisoner was
removed secretly late in the night from
Valleyfield to Beauharnois, where he is now
n0nHnad
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lie was With pesDerado wrigh,

Albert Stewart. colored, was arrested and
locked up at No. 4 police station last night
on two charges, carrying a razor and as
saulting John Webb, colored. Stewart was
with William Wright. who ran amuck in
Cuiiinane's alley southwest MONDAY night.
and after assaulting several persons at
tempted 10 shoot Policeman Muller Stewart
will receive his legal medicine in Judge Mil
lerls court this morning.
The Washington times., 1895-03-06
The Steamer George Leary Sold.

The National Steamboat Company, of
Washington and Norfolk. has purchased
the steamer George Leary. The company
has secured Glymont and will place it In
flrst-class order. They will also run to Rocky
Point, Clifton Beach. and Colonial Beach.
beginning May ]. The National Steamboat
Company was organized January Il. The
president. Daniel B. Webster, has for many
years been the district grand master for the
Grand United Order of Colored Odd-Feilows
Of this city,
The Washington times., 1895-03-06
Explosion of a GASOLINE store

The explosion OF a small gasoline stove
at the fruit stand of Jules Broche, No. 327
Ahlrteenth street northwest, about $50
O'Clock last night, created considerable
excitement in that neighborhood. No. 2
engine responded to a local alarm and
damage was done