The morning times., 1896-04-30
City Breyities

The Washington Club has the same stand
| ing In the League today that 1t held at
this time last year.
The students oe-the National University
| Law School have set June as the date of
| their commencement.
Mr. W. 81. Heard, minister to Liberia,
arrived here yesterday. He Is on two
N ouths' leave from his post.
Cardinal Satolli will be given farewell
reception at Georgetown University this
afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock.
The Treasury gold reserve at the close
of business yesterday stood at 25,425,-
062. Theday VS. Withdrawals were 81 08, 100.
Landscape artists are trimming the trees
in city hall park. Vegetation is advanced
farther this season than In any previous
year the men say.
Mr.. W. l.. Hopkins OF No. 400 street
| is much annoyed by che confusion OF his
name with that of man arrested in the
| Madison House raid on Monday night.
James Spriggs, a colored man. has been
| convicted in Judge Coles court OF adultery
| under the Edmuuds law. The jury recon-
| mended him to the mercy OF the judge.
The salary of Assistant Rector Alexander
| Rich OF Trinity Church has been increased
with the understanding that he is to act
| as rector until the pulpit has been filled.
The Chevy Chase Railway Company Is
| breaking in number OF new motorrnen
NJ conductors for the additional cars which
| it contemplates running in the near future.
IL is said that an effort will be made to
close the clerks office OF the city hall at
IL O'Clock on Saturdays during thesumHer
months. The office closes at o'clock
now.
James Sherwood and Laura Cromwell
were friends until yesterday, but now the
| nan is locked up charged with threats and
The woman appears as complainant In
the case.
The Saengerbund will celebrate the COM
pIetion Of it's new music hall and bowling
alleys with a leap year festival, which
will begin next Monday evening and con-
| tinue one week.
The Senate has voted half years pay
| to Margaret Strickland, daughter of the
| late executive clerk, and to Mrs. Sarah
| Taylor and Mrs. Clara Yeargin, widows OF
| Senate laborers.
| A Washingtonian has invented a machine
| which, when attached to letter box,
will keep tab on the carriers. 1t Is now
| being tested on two routes by the Post
| office Department.
1--WE sold thirteen bicycles last week
| and six OF them were ladies' wheels
| said a dealer last evening. That looks as
| If the sexes are about equally divided Ill
| their admiration Of the bike
The let ter laid before the S enate yesterday
| expressing the approval by D., A. 66,
| Knights OF Labor, of the Lodge bill for
The further regulation of immigration was
| signed bySecretary 3 A. Clements.
william Green, a jockey, riding at the
| Benning track. was thrown from his mount
| in a race yesterday and so badly injured
| that he could not be removed TO this city.
Medical attention was given him at the
| track
orders for the trial Of the new battle
ship Oregon were issued yesterday. The
trip Will take place next month in Santa
| Barbara Channel, Cal. Rear Admiral l..
| A. BeardsIey will be president Of the trial
| board.
The will OF the late Thomas Johnsonhas
| been filed for probate. The sum of 81 coo
| is left to George w. Johnson, son. The
residue OF the estate is bequeathed to
Lucy A Lloyd and Mary v. Lloyd, her
daughter.
Henry l.. Martin, thirty-five years of age,
was seized with commissions on the street
| Yesterday morning about 1890 o'clock.
| officer Carlson found the man writhing
| on the side walk and sent hiD to Emergency
Hospital in the patrol wagon.
Charles Belts, the fifteen-year-oId son
Of Thomas Belts, living at No. $40 Ninth
| street northwest, dislocated his left elbow
yesterday afternoon by falling from bl-
cycle. Officer Ehiers played doctor and
| pulled the arm back in place.
Excelsior Council, No. 143, Jr. o. U.
| A. NJ, gave their semiannual musical
and literary entertainment at their hall,
425 Twelfth street northwest, last even
ing, and an enjoyable program was fol-
| lowed by refreshments.
The last performance of the operetta
1.-THE Interviewer and the Fairies" was
given by the children OF st. Aloysius'
sunda school last night. Three per-
formances have been well patronized and
| the youthful singers bore themselves very
| creditably.
The weather was warm last night and
the members OF the jury locked up in the
| homicide case, must have been in an un-
enviabIe position. Especially is this true
when they are not permitted to have
the door of the jury room open while en-
gagged in deliberation.
No. l engine was called out on a local
alarm about 1 O'Clock yesterday after
| noon for a fire in the basement of No.
1905 Thirteenth street northwest. The
premises is occupied by Mrs. NJ. a. Wall.
The origin OF the blaze is not known. The
damage done amounted to $40.
A small fire at No. 1918 Connecticut
avenue at $40 o'clock last night created
considerable excitement and did $50 dam
age. 1t was caused by q lace curtain
blowing across a gas jet. The house is
4 owned and occupied by Mr.. Miguel Covar.
rubias. first secretary of the Mexican
legation.
Mr.. Curtis of Iowa has introduced in the
House bill imposing license tax upon
itineraut musicians and the proprietors of
merry-go-rounds in the District. The pro-
posed license fee in the case of itinerant
musicians is IlAcQ du per year, duu
merry-go-rounds will be taxed So per day
or 81 2 per week.
Robert A. Wheeler, of No. 1889 Ninth
street northwest, left his bicycle standing
by the curb in front of his house one nigh,
last October and when he went to get il
again it was gone. Detectives Garter and
Gallagher recovereditfor him yesterday and
locked up Charles Brown. on the charge
of stealing the wheel.
Columbus T. Lynch, who is lying dan.
| rer0uslu ILL Mt his home ON New InrSe1