The evening times., 1896-07-16
City Brevities

States Army are registered at the Ebbitt.
The Catholic Knights of America are
holding their annual excursion and picnic
today at River View. yS
who has been sent to Arkansas on gov
ernment business, is not expected TO re-
turn home for several weeks.
Commissioner Truesdeil, who is slightly in-
disposed, left at noon today for Deer Park
for few days of rest and recreation.
There will be a meeting of the Ideal Cycle
Club at the residence of Capt. S. L. Lacy,
No. 1112 I street, on Saturday evening at
O'Clock.
MIR. Leroy Breitharth left today for As
bury Park, where he will spend the summer
with Mr.. Allen and family, of the Grand
Opera House.
The Republican State Board OF Educa-
tion of Maryland has reelected as State
superintendent or schools the present in
cumbent, Prof. L. B. Prettyman.
Mr.. c. A. Eidridge has severed his con-
nection as loan manager OF the Guarante
Building and Loan Association to accept
similar position in New York city.
The Christian Endeavor delegates in con-
siderable numbers took advantage of the
last opportunity to extend their tickets, and
TIMBER are still enjoying side trips in this
vicinity.
Physicians report much sickness as a re-
suit OF the elong-continuedhotda damp weather.
They recommend the use of water from ice,
and add that it should be boiled to make it
safe to use.
at...Ia rd Ia a.,
| fruit vender last evening on Massac sachusetts
avenue near Third street. Bananas and
peaches We're scattered on the pavement,
but no one was injured.
Detective Joe Carter went to Marlbo-o
yesterday and returned last night with Tom
Brown, the youngest horse thief on record.
| Tom is coiored and fourteen years of age,
but is an aii-round bad character.
Mr.. U. j. Biller, OF the Pension Office,
Mr.. Jackson II. Raston returned last
| night from Della ware, where he has been
participating in the campaign. He states
that the people are enthusiastic for Bryan.
Senator Blackburn, who has just re-
turned from Chicago, will probab bly, remain
| in Washington to work In the campaign till
election day. His relation to the campaign
committees is not yet fixed. but his activity
| is assured.
An old colured man who keeps pigs
| foot shop on Third street southwest. ha:
| raised, he claims, the first NJ cKinley
banner in this City. 1t reads: For Presi
dent, William Mckinley; for Vice Pres
dent Garrett \. Hobart. Gold, silver o
copper taken inside this store"
Mary Carter. colored, was locked up a
No. 8 station by officer Peyton on a charge
of threats. The complainant. Lewis Mar
shall. declared that the woman sought tn d,
him bodily harm. Both live in an alley be
tween East Capitol and and Seventeenth
and Eighteenth streets northeast.
The prize committee of Tuesday night
bicycle parade is prepared TO announce tina
the winner of NO. 2S," whose identit
was at first unknown. is Mr.. John w. Bre
gazzi, of No. ia Thirteenth street. Tn
full report OF the committee will be an
nounced in The Times in the near future.
Mounted Officers Crawford and West O
the Eighth precinct have been transferre
to No. $ station, while Mounted Policeman
Kopp, also of No. 8, goes to the George
towc- precinct. The change was a grea
surprise TO West as he has been oonnecte
with the Eighth precinct for twenty year
The trustees and directors OF the Ma
tionai Stea mboat Company Com pany held ;
meeting at their office at the wharf Mon
day. July 8. VILLA H. Thomas, genera
manager, rendered his resignation, whic
was accepted. Robert II. Key was au
thorized to act a temporary general mana
ger.
Bay Ridge was owned by the Uniformc
Rank, o. Hepta sophs, yesterday. Men
bers and friends of that organization
numbering fully 5000, went to the r.
sort from baltimore, this city and neal
by towns. There was also, an excursio
from Gettysburg, Hanover and York, Pa
mum bering fully 500.
No. engine was called out on loo;
alarm last night for blaze at the store I
NJ. Stern, No. 1928 Seventh street norti
west. The engine did not 60 into Sc
vice, as the flames We're extinguished will
out its aid. The cause of the fire is NJ
known. The damage amounts TO aboI
SO, fully covered by insurance.
Police Lieutenant Kelly and his men al
looking for a miscreant who scattered Sc
eral boxes OF carpet tacks ON the concrei
roadway in front of the National Hotel ju.
before the bicycle parade passed alon
Tuesday night. Lieut.. Kelly says II az
of the paraders find mysterious punctur'
in their tires they may know how to
count for them.
Walker II. wilhoite, a freight brakeman
employed on the Philadelphia, Wilmingto
and Baltimore railroad. fell from the to
of his train Saturday afternoon last, net
Union Station, baltimore, and died at I'll
hos;,ital later. wilhoite was twenty thr'
wears old and lived at No. 124 D strc'
northeast, this city. He leaves wido
and one child.
Three steamers have been chartered II
the firemen's excursion to River View t.
morrow, and regular trips will be mad
throughout the day. A splendid progra
has been provided and every arrange-.f,
made for jolly good time. One featu
of the days proceedings will be the a wal
J to the respective winners of the $50
horse and trap, and the gold headed can
Rev. DR.. stakely. pastor Of the First Bal
tist Church, this city, is absent on his al
| nuui VdCdtlOu, tue SAedoc' po'e Vi ""S
will be passed at his summer home at Co
lege Park. During his absence his Sal
bath appointments yrill be filed in turn b
Dr. ]. W. weddcll Of Philadelphia; DR..
L. Campbell of New York: DR.. R. R. Acre
! of Knoxville. Tenn, and DR.. II. NJ. Wharto
of Baltimore.
The police were notified this morning
look out for Broman Harding. the seve
year-oid son Of Mr.. R. N. Harding. Of N
"a d street southeast, who has. been mis-