The morning times., 1896-06-17
City Brevities

Col. Ben Wilson OF Clarksb1rg, w. Va.
10 at.the National Hotel.
! Judge A. B. Montgomery, Of The Dawes
commission. is at the Cochran.
Col. Richard p. Morgan, ex-State com
missioner of Illinois, is reg istercd at
Wizards.
4 Capt. s. Cabaniss, U. S A, OF .,ilanta. and
at the Cochran.
Col. ]. A. DOdson, general superintendent
of the southern division of the Southern
Railroad, is at the Raleigh.
The news from Chief Clerk Sylvester.
who is at Harper's Ferry, is to the effect
that he is gradually improving.
Rev. j. j. Muir win speak tonight at
the Fifth Baptist Church, his subJec.
being Forty years in Missions
Detective Sergt. Robert johnson is dang
erously i'll with stomach trouble at his
home, No. 421 P street northwest.
Secretary Lamont has returned from
MeGra willie. N. Y, where he was called
by the Illness of Mrs. Lamonts father.
DIR. and Mrs. R. A. Walker of this city,
| WHO have just returned from a tour OF the
Pacific States. are stopping at Willard's.
The Treasury gold reserve at the close
OF business yesterday stood at $1o3,74S,
| III. The days Withdrawals were $41 600.
Several cyclists slipped upon the mucky
| concrete in turning the corner at Ninth
| and III streets northwest last night and
| got bad falls.
| Assistant Surgeon w. NJ. Wheeler and
r. s. Bia keman, U. 8. N, have been
ordered TO instruction at tile naval labor
atory, New York.
| The gold and silver medals won in the
inter high school contests at the George
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the various schools.
| for places on the police force before the
special meeting OF the police board held
| yesterday afternoon.
| Assistant Secretary McAdoo will sail Un
| the Dolphin on Saturday for a visit OF in
| spectioD TO the naval stations at New York,
Philadelphia and New London.
| The police force available for street duty
yesterday was weakened by the absence of
| forty men. or these twenty-five were on
the sick list and eighteen on leaves.
Richard Jackson, colored, was arrested
yesterday afternoon by PoIiceman CUIey
| and locked up ut the Third precinit charged
with carrying concealed weapons.
In the Gallaudett College finals at ten
| mis-, concluded on Monday, the prizes We're
Won by Ely, Dennison, Stutsman. Gordon,
tic OIuef Ddiileu.
Ella Ross, a coiored servant, and some
thing or workhouse frequenter. was
taken into custody yesterday afternoon by
Policeman Holmes on the charge OF va
grancy.
The first annual convention OF the Col
ored Women's National Organization will
be held in this city July 20. Mrs. Jesse
Lawson, A M, is the president Of the
society.
A magnificent model OF the cruiser Co
lunbia has been added to the toy fleet
that adorDs the corridor OF the Navy De-
partment. tits nine feet long and was made
at the Navy Yard.
The majority OF officers In the Second
precinct have been shifted to re W beats. A
change of this nature, which is OCCASION
ally made in some OF the precincts, has
proven very popular.
Chief Paris has acknowledged the receipt
of Sl33.50 from the relief Committee of the
Government Printing Office to be devoted
Ia the fund for families of the firemen
killed in the Louisiana avenue fire.
The First precinct police are looking for
a sneak thief WHO entered the laundry OF
Hop Lung. No. 1918 E street northwest,
While the proprietor was in an adioining
room and robbed the money drawer of 81.
Policeman Robertson OF the bicycle squad
arrested Henry Harrison, a bookkeeper,
twenty-oDe years of age, last evening on
the charge of fast and reckless riding on
his wheel Mr.. Harrison left So collateral
at No. 4 station.
Building permits were issued yesterday
to r. j. Marshall, for dwelling at No.
1409 North. Capitol street: and to Nelson
Tipptt, for a dwelling at No. 616 street
southeast. The first named structure is
70 cost $4,000, the other 81, $50.
Aespcciai meeting of the board OF public
scheh,s trustees was held last Wednesday
to discuss ways and means for running
the city schools during the next fiscal
year. 1t is said that the Eastern High
School trouble was not discussed.
Eugene Heald. son OF Lieut.. Heald. United
States Navy, was awarded the Washington
Fellowship by Johns Hopkins University.
Mr.. Heald is u graduate of Emerson Insti-
tute of this city, having graduated four
years ago with the highest honor of the
school. -
passenger attempted to board an
east bound cable car after it passed Tenth
street yesterday afternoon. He missed the
footboard but hung on by one hand and
was dragged fifty feet on tile asphalt
before the car was stopped. He then got
ON easily.
Mai w. Stuart Symington, of Balti-
more, is to become vice president and pos
sibiy general manager of the lexington and
Soldiers Home and the Belt Line Railways
He has resigned the position of superin-
tendent of lamps and sealer OF gas meters
OF Baltimore, to take effect July 1.
Mrs. Reeces, who resides near the corner
of Fourth and { streets northwest. was
painfully hurt while out riding on her
bicycle yesterday afternoon. Her wheel
collided with an lexington car and she was
thrown to the ground, receiving scalp
wound and having one of her fingers badly
sprained.
Gen. and Mrs. Shelby of Alabama Ell
tcrtained n party of distinguished Ala
bamians at breakfast yesterday az the
Metropolitan Hotel. The party Consisted
of Secretary and Miss Herbert. Mr.. and
Mrs. Harris Taylor, Miss Taylor and
young lady friend, Miss l.. Barron and
Mr.. Alfred Taylor.
party of Washington business men have
established a camp at Colonial Beach and on
Sunday had their opening day. They have
cnsconsed themselves in big tent. which
is covered With flags of all nations. Old
Glory floating above them all. One OF
the flags bears the letters F. c., which
stand for the name of the club or camp,
as it has been called.
Congressman Abbott was reported as
somewhat better last evening. The bruise
lie received on his back. though still very
painful. is not 20 much inflamed, and It
is hoped that by this morning the pain will
have entirely disappeared. Mrs. Abbott.
who was tclegraphed for. arrived last
evening and is now ministering to the
suffcrings and wants of her husband.
mass meeting in the interest of the
WorkiDgmen's Library Association and
Bureau of Labor. will be held at their
hail. No. 314 Eighth street northwest I'm