The evening times., 1896-10-13
City BreXities
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tion is being rcorganfzed in the southeas
| section s..-.,s< -
Charles Neal, instructor in economics
at the Catholic University. arrived in town
| yesterday. ,Sss,.sr - ->as
Ahaekdriven by Patrick II spn and owned
by himlost wheel on Ii street, near Fourth
northwest, last nigbt.y'zss7-r' =
Chief Justice Ricnardson, oE~the court o;
claims. " ho has been i'll at his home, No.
1888 New York avenue, rs recovering his
| health.
Linemen are at work on Fifteenth street,
between New York and Penns ylvana ave-
| nues northwest. repairing the damage done
by the recent severe wind storm.
The Rev. Dewitt Talmage, OF the First
Church, viii, on Saturday evening, enter
tain ten gentlemen of his congregation,
Who are to assist hi IN ine nexteDdiugnisc church
Work in this city.
There is little original business just
now before the courts The new grand jury
has not yet done much, and for two or three
days Judge Cole will devote part OF bis
time to civil cases.
Christopher Martin came to the Elmer
gehcy Hospital early this morning with the
side OF his face badly bruised. He said he
had been struck 10y a bicycle, rider unknown.
and Knocked down.
The Democratic Congressional convention
held in st. Paul, Mimi, yesterday, intiorsed
Francis ii. Clarke. the fusion candidate
This completes fusion in this State on can
didates for all offices. %, .uii=r .-.i, 1frr d
General Superintendent Robert Nelson Of
the Philadelphia and Ere and Northern Cen
rral railroads, both OF which are parts s'of
the Pennsylvania railroad system, died at
Winiamsport, Pa, late last night.
Efforts are being made In temperance
circles to reOrganize the old Dashaway Or
ganization which flourished here severai
years ago, during the palrny days Of Char
ley Nye and Uncle Jimmy" Savage.
The Washington Free Library, at Il
street and Vermont avenue, will soon issue
a new finding list The use of the library
continues to increase, and the present quar-
tiers are becoming altogether too close.
The Anacostia Mckinley and Hobart Club
last night held an enthusiastic meeting
in HaiBes' Hall The place was crowded.
Judge Weed delivered stirring address,
and c. c. Clark, OF Georgetown, followed.
A telephone SUNNI ons was received last
evening by No. engine Company TO ex-
tinguish small blaze at the residence OF
Benjamin Thomas. No. 101O Seventh streel
southeast. Cause, detective nue; damage
slight.
The second robber concerned in the bank
burglary and murders at Sherburne, who
was captured at Lake Mile, Iowa, ar
rivedin Fairnount, MINI, last night. Local
officials profess determination To guard the
prisoner at all hazards.
Ex-Policeman johnson, formerly of No.
8 poiice-station. expects to leave in a
few days for PeIns ylvania in quest Of
Toots Dudley, who was Indicted lately
for the murder of Annie Armstead, which
occurred about a year ago.
The waste rpaper boxes have been put
in place ana are being used. The impress
sion seems to prevail that tananna and
orange peels and the like are not to be
dropped into them. There is 10 sign upon
the boxes to show what is desired i this
regard. ...'-."-H-
Both OF the tracks OF the Capital Trac-
ton Company which sunk over the Rock
Greek sewer excavations have been raised
to the level OF the street Excavations for
the tunnel have now reached Pennsylvania
avenue. and the work at this point will
begin shortly.
An unknown cyclist was spinning along X
street, between Seventh and Eighth streets,
yesterday afternoon, when his wheel sud
denly slipped upon the IN ucky concrete and
threw him to the ground. He was badly
bruised and lmped considerably when he
attempted to walk.
Lieut.. Ralph Bryan Of the Ninth police
precinct reports three dangerous telegraph
poles -on the south side OF Benning road
and another at Twelfth street and Mary
land avenue northeast. Lieut.. Vernon re-
ports n high pole. dangerous to life and
limb, in the rear of No. $40 Seventh street
southwest.
The pastor and deacons OF the Metropoli-
tan Baptist Church met last night at the
home of Clerk Francis Mclean and revised
the church rules preparatory to submitting
them for approval at the annual meeting
in December. They added three deaconesses
tothe boa rd. assigning them the same duties |
with deacons. ''''"- '''.-..
VIII Cuntee, coiored, assaulted James
Hawkins several nights ago, near Twelfth |
and E streets northeast, and a warrant |
was issued for his arrest. on hearing that |
the police wanted him. Contee walked into
the Ninth precinct station last night and
himself. Later he was re-
leased on collateral.
While taking spin on Pennsylvania ave-
nue, near Four-and-a-half street northwest.
astnight. Charles Dorsey, colored, of Bates
alley, had his wheel slip from under him.
throwing him TO the ground. His wheel was
badly damaged and his clothes torn and |
filled with dirt, hut he was fortunately un-
injured, saved for sprained ankle.
Judge Cox yesterday made another order |
divorce cases in the safe. Mrs. |
Johnson a day or two ago flied an answer |
to ber husbands cross-b bill, and the an |
swer was published in full in The Times. |
Judge Cox then passed an order more |
m perative, dema nding that all papers |
% the case be withheld from publication. |
More Leadville, Colo, mines are prepar- |
ng to resume work and the mine managers |
state that they are getting applications |
for work every day. They declare that |
lew men are coming in on nearly every |
rain, and that within fifteen days all the |
big mines Of the camp will be working and |
there will be no Jobs left for strikers, even |
4 they declare the strike off.
A colored cyclist, giving the name of
Turner, met with a peculiar accident Sun
day afternoon while riding along NJ street, |,
near Sixth northwest. Just as he had !
passed Sixth street the front wheel OF
MS bicycle became detached by the forks
swapping at the crown head. He was
thrown forward and landed upon his side.
Outside of a few bruises he was not serious