The Washington times., 1895-01-21
LOCAL NEWS OF ALL SORTS
The Weather TODAY.
Generally fair, warmer; southerly winds.

Died Far from Home-The news was re-
ceyed in the city yesterday of the death.
/ under the most distressing circumstances. OF
/ Mrs. J. W. Cope. OF this city, at Worcester.
Ohio. Mrs. Cope resided ar No. III Sixth
/ street northeast and was the wife of MIR. J.
! W. Cope. a messenger in the United States
Senate. She left here Saturday evening with
/ her daughter 10 pay visit 10 her fa,her-in-
law, who is i'll in indianapolis. Mrs Cope
| had died suddenly on the train at Worcester
/ en- route.
Held as Fugitive from Justice-Raymond
/ Berkley, a ten-year-old boy who escaped
from the MARYLAND reform school several
DAYS ago, was recaptured by Policeman Z. II
Murphy, OF the Ninth precinct. and is held as
a fugitive from justice.
Fell Heavily On the sidewElk-About
o'clock yesterday morning Oliver W. Rhodes.
said to be an employe of the mailbag repair
shop, had heavy fall on street, between
second and Third streets northwest. cutting
I large and deep cash on the back OF his
head Fe was taken TO the Emergency Hos
pitai IN the Sixth precinct patrol wagon. and
after his skin had beau sewed up was held AZ
the New Jersey avenue station-h house.
Big Fol;cemer-smail GambIers-one
Canght- Policemen Pearce. Clemons. and
Riley, OF the Ninth precinct, yesterday raided
a crap gTme in Warmers coal yard on the
1 line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, be-
tween and streets northeast When the
! officers scaled the fence surrounding the
yard, five eolored boys, ranging in age from
! twelve to twenty years, were bUsily engaged
''tossing de bones" At sight of the police
men all scattered and ran. The bluccoats
started in pursuit but the players knew the
ground better and having quite an advantage
in the start. only one, George Price, was cap
tured by Policeman Pearce.
Columbia Either Club-The Columbia
Either Club will give their third grand concert
! Tuesday evening January %, at National
| Rifles Armory.
Convention CT Hay Dealers-The following
delegates will leave here to night for Ceve-
land, Ohio, to attend a convention of hay
dealers and shippers Robert b. Tenney, w.
s. Hoge. B. E. Hendrickson. II. Z. Pillsbury,
Howard Wilkins, L. A. Long, and George A.
Myers.
Policeman Brownies Assailant Cap: ured-
John Crumpton. middle aged colored man.
| who committed n serious assault on Police
man Thilip Browne about two months ago.
has be. n arrested aud will be tried before
Judge Miller to day.
Frank g. Carpenter at Metzerott' s-Begin-
ming tonight at Metzerott Music Hail. the
people of Washington will have an opportun-
ity OF hearing Frank G. Carpenter talk about
Japan and the japanese as he found them in
1894.
Georgia Had the Jim -Jams'-The charge
against Georgia Cox, the eolored lanitress in
| Washington Danenhower's building corner
OF Thirteenth and G streets northwest who
is locked up in the First precinct police
station. was changed last night from insanity
to habitual drunkenness. This is the woman
Mr. Danenhower had arrested because she
was prancing wildly through the building
yelling that swarms of black snakes with
white heads were pursuing her. The police
say Georgia has a we'll developed case of
.jim-i Jams She will be tried by Judge Kim
hail this morning.
Two Women Injured by Cable Car-There
came near being very serious accident near
the Peace Monument in front of the West
Capitol Park last evening. A cable car
crashed into light wagon in which were
seated Mrs. j. w. Cotton and Mrs. r. Z. Cot
ton. wife and mother, respectively, of ex-
Policeman Cotton. who is now serving a
sentence il Jail for violating the lottery law.
Both women were thrown from the vehicle by
the force of the collision, and the mother was
painfully injured, each having a narrow es-
cape from death. The grip car was No. II,
of the Washington and Georgetown line.
The wagon was badly wrecked, and the horse
injured Both women were removed to their
home No. 123 III street southeast, aud a
! physician summoned.
More Obstruction Warrants-Sing Moy,
the jaunty little Chinese laundryman at No.
119 III street northeast, fell into the clutches
Oi tue liW ytstcfudy. a NdIfdHl NiiS ScrNeu
on him by Policeman Tracy. OF the Ninth pre-
cinct, in pursuance Of the recent obstruction
order Of the Commissioners. He is charged
with maintaining a swinging sign contrary to
law. Similar warrants were served by Po-
liceman Edwards. of the Third precinct. on
Christian E. Ballenger, merchant. and John
A. Price, barber.
Physician for Sibley Hospital-In. order tc
inaugurate the opening of the Sibley Me.
mortal Hospital with afully equipped anc
efficient corps of attendants. the medical staff
recently appointed wish to secure resident