The Washington times., 1895-02-07
L JCAL NEWS OF ALL SORTS
The Weather TODAY.
Heavy snow; north 10 northeast winds.

ments from The residence OF DR.. J. w. Bovee,
Wheeler was held for the grand jury in $500
bonds.
Pocketbook Snatcher Held-James Clark,
the colOred pocketbook snatcher, who re-
lieyed Mrs. Aida McP. james OF "A card case,
which she was carrying in her hand at
Seyeath and d streets. was committed 10
iail in default of $500 bonds for the grand
jury 10y Judge Miller yesterday.
Jailed for a bruta 0fense-Howard Hill,
the seventeen-year-old colored youth, who
attempted 10 criminally assault Ada Bird,
colored, aged six years. several days ago,
was sent TO jail for three months by Judge
Miller.
Sow Ordinance Violators Punished
Thirty vio'ators of the ordinance requiring
the removal OF snow from Sidewalks in front
of residences were lined up before Judge
kimbal yesterday. Many OF the defendants
were business men of prominence and, with
a Few exceptions, they all plead guilty. In
seven cases fines wero imposed. while per-
sonal bonds were taken in the others. Prose-
Cutor Pugh. speaking of the affair said
Hereafter will waste no more time serving
or prosecuting snow warrants, il violators
are 10 he released when they deliberately and
with impunity ignore the law"
Caused by Ro1-hot La rohe-The drapery
in the house OF Mrs. Jennie c. Greenwali,
No. 1902 Thirteenth street northwest, caught
fire from an overheate1 latrobe about six
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, and caused $50
Wo th OF damage.
Work of the Police Court Judges The case
OF John w. West. colored, charged with the
embezzement OF $40 from William Hill on
December 3. was continued until tomorrow
in the police court yesterday. Beverly Dyer
coiored, was sentenced TO sixty days in Jail
for the larceny OF coat valued at s'S from
Major Brown also co!Orel. John Thomas
Hpn II for n hNN n eve {
from TRtrick Ward. Alexander G. Shorter,
colored, for the larceny of twelve brooms
from The store OF Edgar Hogan Son was
sent 10 Jail for two months. John NJ. Green.
colorrd. was given four months in the Jug
for desperately assau ting Maurice Green. his
brother. Frederick w. Murray, charged with
breaking into the residence OF Michael Jaeger,
of so street southeast; case continued I'M
Ill Friday.
Taba c0nist Bet Assigns-David G. Belt,
tohacconist, at No. 622 Ninth street north
west, yesterday made an assignment for his
creditors 10 l. 2. Myers. His assets. consist
ing mainly Of fixtures and stock, are esti-
mared at 81 2l5; liabilities, S2,0U. The
PRINCIPAL Washington creditors are c. 5.
Richardson & Co., 1922; William l.. Belt.
Sl,Os6: Scott & Bro, $3l4; Chandlee
Rowzee, So: N. j. Keane, SIS, and L. W.
Burkart, SAB.
Death Rae ped-Notwithstanding the
severe winter weather for the last week
condition OF good health prevailed through
out the District As shown by the reL rms of
mortality 10 the health department there WIS
one less death than in the previous report.
! The death rate for the whole population fell
I 10 rs low figure as 10 66 as compared with
%. 43 Tor the corresponding week of last year.
1 There was slight increase in the number OF
! fatal cases OF chronic affections. accompanied
/ by relative deer ase in acute lung attacks.
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tent and mortality among the aged over sixty
years and children under five years is at
minimum and below the average. The effort
TO limit and eradicate smallpox Is apparently
! proving successful.
Ro da 20 Re Re-arrested-Judge Cox yes
terday in comRia with the mandate ofthe
/ court of appeals issuei warrant for the re-
arrest OF Waiter A. Rodda. the young Eng
/ lishman, WHOSE liberation from police court
/ commitment Mr.. Calderon Carlisle obtained
last November on a writ of habeas corpus.
! AIr. Carlisle Is on Rodda bond for $780, and
/ il is supposed the English government TO
/ protect him will. If necessary. join the United
I States in bringing Rodda back to,serve out his
sentence.
Poor School Children to B. Hslped-The
4 charity fand VIII be largely increased by the
procee Is Of al excellent entertainment given
/ last night at Odd + lows Hall, on Seventh
1 street northwest. The entertainment was for
+ the benefit OF school children. and the pro-
/ gramme was rendered hy the following: Can
! ton Potomac Drum CORPS, Montrose Mando-
! lin, Banjo, and Guitar Club, MacLeods Or
/ cheslra, Misses Virginia Reiplinger, Lula
/ Roterts. Ella Straus, Florence Mayer, Daisy
Cohen. and AIessrs. Aaron Stern. Lynwood
/ Taylor. Harry Wolf. Sol Goldsmith, Ii. Hills,
Waiter Burk. Levi J.. Mayer, Barton Miller,
/ Robert Lowe, II. W. Weber, II. A. Graham,
and Harry Leigh.
Cannon Remained Unconscious-Frank
Cannon. who was taken to the Emergency
/ Hospital bleeding and unconscious at 80
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon, had not regajned
/ consciousness at o'clock this morning, and
/ the physicians said he could not last longer
! than daylight. His injuries were received by
falling into an areaway near the Central
/ Union Mission building on Louisiana Avenue.
He had been lodger at the Mission, and the
/ members of that body III addition to the
| police and Bricklayers Union are trying to
locate his family. Papers in his pockets
show him to be Frank Cannon. He had a
bricklayer's working card also. and was
/ la,teriy employed in Brooklyn, New York, New
Jersey, and New York CITY,
s=.Ascensiol CoaTtsr's Anniversary-Ascen-
sion CHARTER of the Brotherhood of st. An
drew celebrated the fifth anniversary of its
organization last nightst the Church of the
Ascension. corner of Massachusetts avenue
and Twelfth street. The regular evening
/ Episcopal service was read by the Rev. Robert
1 Wood. of st. Johns Church. after which ad-
! dresses We're made by Rev. J. a. Elliott:
/ subject, on the "History of the chapter -
Rev. Alfred Harding, of St. Paul's, his subject
being 1.-The brotherhood man in the church. -
and Mr.. p. B. Pierce, of Epiphany, president
of the local council of the District of Colum-
bia, 1.-The brotherhood man in business. a"
/ After the adjournment OF the meeting a re-
| ception was held in the Sunday-school room
by the members of Ascension Chapter, as
sisted by the Daughters of the King, of the
! same parish.