Evening star., 1896-12-16
CON ENSED LOCAL

Herdic No. % broke down in front of the
Ebbitt House this morning about $50
o'clock, and delayed traffic on the Metro
politan line for few minutes.
At the meeting of the Jolly Fat Mems
Club last evening officers were elected for
the ensuing year as follows: President, j.
H. Buscher: vice president, Albert Sillers;
secretary, John T. Scott: treasurer, Thos.
O'Brien; financial secretary, Ernest w.
Emery: Sergeant-at-arms, Marshall Smith
sentinel, j. II. keister; trustees, John NJ.
Becker William MCGUIRE John Fitzmorris.
At the regular meeting of Farragut Wo-
mans Relief Corps, No 8. Monday evening,
the following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, Mrs. Grace NJ.
Lowry; senior vice president, Mrs Emma
]. Fordham; junior vice president, Mrs
Jennie Bevans; treasurer Mrs. Charlotte
A. Kibbey: chaplain, Mrs. Mary p. Ripley;
! conductor, Miss Emma Kibbey: guard, Mrs
j. Lizzie Bradley; delegates to department
orvention, Mrs. Jennie Parker, Mrs Mag
gle Burchfield, Mrs. Emma J. Fordham
alternates, Miss Emma Kibbey Mrs Cher
ry, Miss Annie Williamson.
In honor of the topping off, of the new
edif1ce being erected by the congrega ton of
Trinity NJ. Z. Church, corner OF 9Th and c
streets southeast, a substantial lunch was
served yesterday to the sixty and more men
employed on the structure, together with
tne arcnltect, the contractors, members of
the church and others.
lHlS morning ABOUT 4 O'CLOCK q lighted
match thrown careleSsly near a sofa in the
house of Mrs, A. ". Daley, No. 81 T street
northwest, set fire to the drapery on the
sofa The blaze caused quite a scare i'm the
house, and an alarm of fire was responded
TO by No. Z engine company. Before much
damage was done the flames were extin-
guiShed.
Sergeants Hess, Perry, Jordan and BRYAN
and seventeen privates Of the police force
are on the sick list Policeman Curry. who
i~
turn to duty because of the injuries he re-
celved during the struggle. Fifty-eicht
officers are on leave.
A colored boy about eighteen years old
made bold effort to rob an Anacostia
horse car last night about . O'clock He
was the only passenger on the car and
when near I'd street and Virginia avenue
ne smashed the glass of the cash box The
noise attracted the attention of the driver.
who frightened OF the thief Policemen
icrtoh and Whitacre, who were close al
hand, gave chase, but the fugitive escaped.
A colored man, named Thomas Scott. was
taken sick In the Anacostia freight ward
yesterday afternoon. Being too iii to walk
nome, ne was conveyed In the police patrol
wagon to the Washington Asylum. Tbera
he received the necessary medical treat
ment, and was soon made comfortable
The gunboat Machias left Amov this
morning for Swatow. S
Chief Of Police Grant of PIainfie,d NJ
in letter to Major Moore, concerning RI.
arrest Of Lewis Milligan and Charles Wi.
son, the boys wanted for stealing mora
than s.OOo from Mr.. Cartwright, compli-
ments Detectives Horne and Weldon for
their good detective work, and thanks tba
department generally for the courtesies ex-
tended.
F1fty-four arrests were made by the no.
Nee yesterday. Eleven of this number
were locked up for drunkenness and were
released when sober, Drunken man ca,,a
sthe police considerable trouble, and the
ofhcers think there should be a law proyid-
Ing small penalty for the offense. such
as is ON the statute books of most cities,