The morning times., 1896-07-27
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registered at the Raleigh.
John Baer, a,weII- known bank clerk of
Baltimore, was In Washington yesterday
Lawyer Jackson. Ralston is expected
home this morning from the st. Louis con-
:. William Cameron of New York is making
the Ebbitt House his headquarters during
bis stay-sjn the city. 1,s. -ss
The first Epworth League conference OF
the Baltimore district will convene at
Wesley Grove Camp today.
Mr.. Leopold W. Herwirth, Of Dover,
N. j.. is visiting Mr. Charles G. Hodge.
of 2l39 street northwest.
An important meeting of the Joint com
mitsce on -fotomac Regatta will be held
tonight at the Analostan bOathouse.
Aspecial meeting ofthe board of governors
OF the Potomac Boat Club will be held
this evening at the Potomac Boat Club
house.
yesterday TO inspect the ''hydrOcycle," OF
which an account appeared in the Sunday
| Times.
The Government Printing Office has
| been equipped with a new envelope printing
| machine which turns out about 10000
| per hour.
Miss Margaret Huise of 1919 K street
northwest leaves the 1st OF next month
| for prolonged visit with relatives at
Ocean City, N. ].
The South Washington Democrats are
booming things for the party rally and
organization OF Bryan and Sewall Club
ON Tuesday evening.
ohapter of the Kappa Sigma fraternity
has recently been re-establshed at the
Columbian University Inc charter MEM
bers number eight
John Green and Martha Williams we've
arrested yesterday by Policemen Muller
and Curry, OF Precinct No. 4, on charge
| OF keeping speakeasy.
In the absence OF william Groh, who
has gone to Dover, DR.. William Geddes
| delivered the usual siDgle-tax address last
evening at Rawlings Statue.
H. W. Newton, q lawyer. twenty five
years old, gifing his residence as The
! Albany, was treated for alcoholism at
Emergency Hospital last night.
William Thyson, No. 2707 K street
northwest. fell from his bicycle yesterday
and sprained one foot so badly that he had
to be removed to Emergency Hospital
A team OF the Anheuser- Busch Bre wing
Company ran a way yesterday. AT the coruer
| OF South Capitol street and virginia avenue
| the horses fell One was SO badly hurt
that ne was shot.
Manager Cochran, Of the Hotel Cochran.
has in contemplation some very extensive
| improvements to the apartments in his
house occupied by the bar and its i'm
mediate surroundings.
The choir at Hainline n. E. Church is
now on a months vacation. Until its
return the singing will be led by quartet
under the supervision of Mr. j. Arthur
Rose, musical direatOr.
Me-. Heck. the Chicago man who is inter
ested in the erection OF new Wiuard's
Hotel. Is in town. and Is daily in close
consultation with Mr.. Lewis, one OF the
propretors OF that famous hosiery.
Edward Smith, colored, No. 1880 NJ
street northwest, while riding bicycle
| yesterday caught bis right foot in the chain
and the great too was crushed and nearly
severed. He was- conveyed to Emergency
Hospital. ,
Tie conference committee composed OF
delegates from all the local labor organiza-
tions met yesterday at Plasterers' Hall
TO discuss the beer bOycot. Encouraging
reports were made by the special agitating
committees.
Policeman Ponder, Of the Fourth pre-
cinct. was assaulted by three negroes yes
terday in Fighting Alley Ponder resisted
with yigor with his stick and succeeded
at the station.
The decorations on the Pension Office
building put up in honor of the visiting
| Christian Endeavorers are still intact, and
many people are.of the opinion that they
are being kept there for thirty days by
| official orders.
William Buckley. colored. was arrested
yesterday afternoon by Policeman Holmes
| and locked up at the Second precinct
station for the larceny OF a pair of russet
| shoes from Charles Henson, Of No 1916
| Seventh street northwest.
Miss Mary Swan, 424 Tenth street north
west, was very badly burned yesterday
| about the face and hands by the explosion.
| of a gasoline stove. She was taken to the
| Postoffice Pharmacy. corner Tenth and
| d streets. for treatment.
| Lizzie Butler, colored, during an alter
| cation yesterday with her husband, Alfred,
was struck on the held with hatchet. A
scalp wound was her only injury, and this
was treated at Emergency Hospital. The
| Buffers live in Pleasant alley south west.
Charles ohnson and Henry Harris. young
| newsboys. were arrested early yesterday
morning by Policeman Cooper for calling
papers in the streets before Z o'clock
| They were both taken to No police
| station and released on u deposit of 50.
George Whiting, Louis Lomex, Joseph
| Wheeler, George Taylor and Arthur Cole
| man were arrested yesterday by Policemen
Herbert and Marshall. OF No. 4, on the
| charge of having stolen o life preserver
from the steam launch Dixie, owned by
John Donahue.
| Sergeant Dunnigan, of the SECOND pre-
1 cinct, is absent from his post because oS
| Illness Day station Keeper James is
also confined to sick bed, and during
| his absence Policeman Murphy is acting
Officer Cochran, of the Second precinct,
| is off on leave.
Messrs. John Corners, j. McAulif. c.
| McNeer, ]. s. TrOdden, Harry Mercer, J.
| Griffin Charles Green and Thomas Conners,
| mem bers of the II. X Club, have started
| on an extensive tour of the New England
| States and Canada. They will return to
| Washington about October L.
The regular annual excursion of Column
| bia Union. No. 1Ol, will be given TO River
View today. Tie excursion is for the ben
eft of tile relief fund and a large attend
ance Is expected. An excellent program
of entertainment has been arranged and a
most enjoyable day may be anticipated by
all who attend.
The Bureau Of Ethnology is now working
on It's ann,Ia, report, under the super.
V sion OF Major Powell, Chief of the Br:-
reau. The report is to be issued soon.
UEe OF lts chef features will be the
coIorcd plates Or Indian pottery. The
Pueblo and, Zuni Indians will occupy a
large space In the report.
La wrence Washington, colored, was found
lying at the corner Of Fourth and @ streets
northwest with a cut ON his head about
1880 O'Clock yesterday morning by tile
police, who, had the inan removed to
Freedman's Hospital in No. patrol.
He was under the influence OF liquor and