The evening times., 1896-07-11
City Brevities

dangerous hole is reported to the police
/ IN the side walk in front of No. 800 street
northwest. "
David Rogers, typesetter, was locked up
by Policeman, Bloom last evening in No.
D station as SUSPECT"
at the Homeopathic Hospital tent, on the
White Lot, from fifty to hundred cases
nave been attended to daily.
essie ftenret, tiI!rty-seven years OF
age, was arrested by Policeman Wannal
last evening and taken to the Sixth precinct
station, on the charge of insanity.
The water main below the surface of the
roadbed in front of No. 1888 Twentieth
street northwest, is badly leaking. The
street is Immersed for u short distance.
Theaveragc number OF books dra wn daily
from the Washington Free Library, at II
strect and Vermont avenue, is now about
$50.
An unusual sight yesterday afternoon was
colored boy riding bicycle, leading an
other and carrying third swung across his
shoulders.
DIT. L. Mcdonald surg con OF the Homeo-
pathic Hospital, left yesterday for a trip to
Europe. He expects to he gone until a bout
September 20. He sails on July 10.
Policeman Lamb today placed under ar
rest Allen Holmes, a young colored man,
who was discovered in Pullman coach
in the PENNSYLVANIA station on Sixth street.
The prisoner was charged with suspicion
at No. 6 station.
An unknown person entered vacant house
No. 7O5 street northwest, owned by George
+. stenz, some time during the past week
and cut The lead pipe from the gas meter.
The owner estimates the loss at about So.
Policemen eek, Baur and Schneider of No.
made raid on policy writers last night
at the Long Bridge. They bagged David
Garrett, barber; George Washington, Ia
borer. and James Butler. driver, and locked
them up on the charge of promoting pol
icy."
Police Sergt. Daley and Patrolman G.
W. Greer, who were severely burned about
the head and face by lye thrown at them
in spea akeasy raid, are still sick, but ii is
said the case against the colored woman
who disfiGured them will be called for trial
on Tuesday.
Israel Sp!elman, the young Hebrew who
was Immersed and received into full mem
bership OF the E street Baptist Church, as
stated in The Evening Times, has become
fullfeldged Christian Endeavorcr and
joined the society connected with Rev. DR..
MuIr's church.
AS a bar against caterpillars the elms on
the north side OF the square, between Jack
son Place and Seventeenth street, ON Penn
sylvania avenue, have been bound about
Just under the limbs with sticky fly paper
The paper has only been successful in catch
Ing flies so far.
Policemen Lewis and Murphy reported at
the Eighth precinct yesterday that an
abandoned We'll ON a vacant LOT at the inter
section of Sherman, Lydecker and Whitney
avenues northwest. is in most danger
ous condition, and is a menace to pedes-
trians, who continually cut across the
field.
The questions raised with respect to the
| validity of the bids recently submitted by
Wilmarth s Edmonston and F. A Tschif
| fely, jr., respectively, for certain contracts
10 furnish general supplies, has been set
tied in their favor, Ind. today they We're
each notified OF the acceptance OF their
proposals.
Sealed bids were opened today atthe Dis
trict building for the contract TO recon
struct and enlarge the wallaciI School
building, the specifications calling for Il ew
structure, almost equal in size to the
present one. The bids submitted showed
wide difference in the several estimates
OF the amount that should yield profit,
and We're as follows j. ii. Dunn, S29, ,273;
c. Thomas. S27 900: John H. Hewlett
$21 500; W. W. Winfree, 81 9,179.
The police ambulance has been kept busy
here Of late, removing patients to st.
Elizabetli's Insane Asylum. Three more
were carried to that Institution yester-
day These were Stewart Gearings, col
ored, from police station, No. /; Michael
Kccgan, white, twenty -one years old from
precinct No 3, and. Martha Mills. Il col
| edservant, from No. Ton 0Mstreetsoutheast.
The Chrstadelphian congregation will
hold special and interesting services in
their church on Eighth street between
and q streets northeast, tomorrow after
noon at $3.50 O'Clock. The Christadclphian
League Will meet at O'Clock in the even
ing. Many visitors are expected. The sub
Ject will be, rs the earth or heaven to be
| the fna! abode OF MANI" Inspector of Po-
lice L. II. Hollinberger will be the speaker
The services of the Salvation Army last
night i'll he square at Pennsylvania avenue,
Tenth and ID streets, were little more
elaborate than usual, owing to the pres
ence of 4 number OF army officers from the
surrounding towns and the a assistance Civ
en- them by several Christian Endeavorers:
Staff Capt. Blanche Cox was present, and
the meeting was under the direction of
another sister, also an officer, with the
rank of captain.
GOOD TIME SPOILED