The evening times., 1896-07-30
City Brevities

The torpedo boat Cushing left the Wash.
ington navy yard yesterday for Newport
loe It. nice wide boards, 81, any length
you wish. + Libbey s. Co.. 9Th d N. Y. ave.
A tree in front OF 1B47 Vermont avenue
has been reported as dangerous TO passers-
| byand will be removed
| The old public hydrant Mt the northeast
| corner of Eleventh and n streets is to be
removed and abandoned.
The new gas plant which has been in
course of construction at Marshall Hall
was put in operation yesterday.
| The Democrats OF Anaeostia will hold q
meeting in Masonic Hall next week to or
| Ganize for the coming campaign.
] The Commissioners have ordered pub
lie hydrant to be erected on the south side of
| Nichols avenue. near Morris road.
The plans for four school houses and two
engine houses are in course OF preparation,
aud eachis awaiting the seiectionof a site.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Il. sholes, who have
been enjoying few days outing at
| Colonial Beach, are expected home today.
horse attached to p Kennedy's grocery
wagon ran away yesterday and denol-
| ished the ietterbox ON lamppost at Eleventh
and B streets southeast.
Col. Myron NJ Parker, Republican ma
uonai committeeman of the District of Co
lumbia, went to New York last evening for
| conference with the Republican leaders.
Henry F. Woodard complained to police
headquarters this morning that an unkno wn
thief stole seventy five 2-ccnt postage
| stamps and So bill from his office in the
Mcrtz building.
The contract for rctonstructihg Commo
dore Suiton's harbor boat has been award
ed to the III. II. Davis Marine Railway Com
pany, of Soiomon's Island. Nd, upon the
company's bid OF 81 $50.
Mrs. Fanc;uiE, wife of the leader of the
New York State, where she Will spend the
remainder of the summer. She will be ac-
companied by the children.
The Commissioners have personally in
spected the several sites offered for the
Western High School. A cl o:ce has been
made, but will probably await the approval
of President Ross before being announced.
A coal oil lamp exploded about $40
O'Clock this morning in the show window OF
George Freezes lunch room, No. 1886
Seventh street northwest. The flames
were extinguished without calling out the
fire department.
Flooring, Sl.5O per 100 feet, all one
wdtS. F. LIbbey & Co., 9th s. n. Y. ave.
Moy Dock. a tall Chinaman. called at
police headquarters this morning, and re-
ported that sneak thief had entered his
laundry, No. 4O2 Eleventh street South
west, and stole his silver, open face watch,
chain and charm.
About 2:3o O'Clock this morning John
Rick. colored, thirty-fiv years old, living
| ut The corner of Fifth and streets SOUTH
| east, ), was taken ill on Third street at the
cer,ier of Florida avenue northwest. He
was removed to Freedmants Hospital.
Veteran Detective Sergeant Robert John
son is acting Inspector at headquarters dur
i ing the illness of Inspector Holiinberger.
Mr. Hollinberger had severe attack, but is
recovering. and was able to visit headquar-
| tiers for short while this forenoon.
J.B. Elder, inspector in the sewer depart
ment, on the temporary roll, has been trans
ferred to the position of assistant permit
clerk, vice Fl. B. Leech, resigned, and john
II. Sotboron has been appointed Inspector
TO succeed Elder, the order to take effect
August 13.
lengthy conference was held late yes
terday afternoon between the Commission
ers and the attorney for the District, at
which variety of topics came up for dis
cussion, among them the appeal for a re-
vision OF the bicycle regulations. Nodefintte
action was taken.
Howard W. ThoeEer, of FisherviIIe, Va,
and Jauette H Thoeker, of Wayuesboro,
same State, who came here for mar
riage license yesterday, admitted that they
were first cousins, but said they had not
eloped They were given the paper they
asked for.
An embankment in alley between H and
/, Twenty fourth and Twenty-firth streets
caved In this morning about $50 O'Clock
and buried Samuel Spriggs, a colored Ia
borer employed by John ID. Gallaher.
Spriggs was unearthed and found to be
seriously injured, and the Third precinct
patrol wagon conveyed him to Emergency
Hospital. The injured man is twenty-five
years of age and resides at No. 2519 II
street northwest.
River thieves boarded the barge Cath
crime A. Brady, lying at the Eighth street
wharf. last night and stole $32 from the
pants pockets of Capt. Thomas Brady. The
theft was reported TO police headquarters
today. A silver hunting case watch was
stolen from C. NJ. Manning Of No. 716 Thir
:eenth street northwest. The trunk Of An
drew Walls, residing at No. 136 l street
southeast, was broken open and robbed of
S1s.in money, scarf pin, and articles OF
clothing.
Policeman R. P. Mcdaniel of the Third
ppecinct feels aggrieved on account Of the
story in The Evening Times OF Tuesday last,
in which he was sharply criticised for
alleged over-zeafous prosecution OF his cases
in court. AS matter of truth, the crit
icism was based upon supposed facts
which, it is now found, did not exist:
Therefore, The Times is pleased to with>
draw its structures upon Mr.. Mcdaniel, al
though the officer admits that the facts con-
tanned in the story are substantially cor
rect.
That Is, Learn How to Say It.
my son. said the graybeard, you