The morning times., 1896-05-25
City Brevities

The court of appeals has adjourned until
June 1.
Mr.. Frank E. Pate of New York is at the
National.
Col. and Mrs. o. d. Allen OF st. Louis,
Mo, are at the Metropolitan.
Ex-Representative R. E. Doan has Just
returned from a brief visit TO his home in
Ohio.
The united lodges L o. X of P will give
an excursion and May festival to Buena
Vista today.
A meeting of the Civic Ceuter will be held
this afternoon at 4:I5 at the First Congre
gational Church.
The Mount Pleasant Field Band has been
engaged to head the procession to Arlington
on Decoration day.
Hon. John Mills, wife and children, regis
tered at the National yesterday on their
way from the South.
William Shl osser, a grocer, was ar
rested last night by Sergeant Dunngan
for scofching on his bicycle.
The Ladies' Association of the Metro
politan n. e. Church will give a scciable
tomorrow evening at that church.
The new asphalt driveway on the II
street side Of the Government Printing
Office is rapidly nearing completion.
Mrs. j. D. Croissant. lately returned from
Europe, viii read paper on Eer travels
at church entertainment this week.
Mr.. E. J. Minis of Edgefield, S. c., is
registered at the Metropolitan. Mr.. Minis
will remain in the city for several days.
The cross OF st. George waved from the
flagstaff of the British embassy yesterday
i'll honor Of the eighty-Seventh birthday of
Queen Victoria.
The two fircmeu who were painfully
injured at the recent fire and are at Provi-
dence Hospital, are recovering steadily
and satisfactorily.
Capt. Lemon, who has been seriously i'll
at the Shofeham, was reported from the
hotel last night to be progressing finely
towards recovery.
The Sherman statue committee will meet
tomorrow TO examine the four models sub
mitted in competition. The models have
been on view for some time.
Jacob Daily. colored, found an old coat.
vest and hat on vacant lot between
Vermont avenue and X street northwest
yesterGRy afternoon. 1t was handed over
to the police OF the Second precinct.
Mandy Howard, coIored, living at No.
62T Marion court northwest, became
involved in some trouble with her married
daughter, Jane ones, last night, and
beat her terribly about the head and body.
Thomas Audridge, father of Policeman
Frank uldridge OF the Second precinct,
died last night ut his home, No. T22 Eighth
street southwest, after Il long and painful
| illness. The deceased was retired police
man
| Policeman Ellis swooped down upon a
disorderly crowd of colored women at a
! house in Darr's court northwest, Satur-
day night, and captured six prisoners, all
| of whom We're locked up "a The Second
precinct station.
| Col. John A Joyce said last night that
! after the battle of Kennesaw Mountain, the
| Louisville Courer-J ournal and other papers
published his obituary. There was wide
| spread but false rumOr last night that Col.
Joyce was dead again"
A rumor became current in Washington
| last evening that a riot had ken place on
| the ba Seball grounds at Chica go immediately
| after the game with the Senators, and that
| Cartwright had been killed There was no
| foundation for the story.
| Five colored boys, ranging in age from
| five to- eight years. were found sleeping
| under an old counter on the pavement at
| the corner OF Eighth and ID streets ut an
| early hour on Saturday morning by the
private watchmau in that locality.
Detectives Lacey and Helon yesterday Y
! arrested Alfred MertZenberg, colored, ON
| the charge OF petit larceny. The man was
| employed by Mrs Martha Pardee, of No
| 2i2 North Capitol street, and made way
with quantity OF rare old china.
About 2:40 O'Clock yesterday afternoon,
| lounge in the second-story front room
of No. 20 Pierce street northwest caught
| fire. The flames, however, were soon
eXtinguished by Caroline Bell and an
| alarm found unnecessary. The dana ge
amounted to about So.
! n
| coachman by Mrs. Minnie Thomas, of Mt.
| Pleasant, was yesterday arrested by De-
| tectives Helan and Lacey ON charge
| of petit larceny. The man had been sys
| temati tically pilfering small sums which had
been left about the house.
Fire was discovered yesterday morning
| at No. 11S Keating avenue northeast, oc-
! cupied by j II. ZeIbaingle and owned by
| Patrick Cudmorc. The blaze was caused by
grease falling upon the stove. No. en-
| gine responded on local alarm, but the
| flames were extiuguished without the
engine going into service.
Mrs. Clara Donaldson, sixty years of
| age, living at No. 2041 Seventh street
| northwest, fell and broke her right leg
| yesterday noon while visiting friends at
Lamond's Station. Md The injured woman
was removed in the Eighth precinct pa troll
| wagon to Fretdman's Hospital, where the
| fractured limb was dressed
| President Erwin, of the South Carolina
Society, had i'm ported for the recent
| celebration OF the society a genui ne
| palmetto tree from South Carolina. Peo
| pie who are up in history are aware that
| Sir Peter Parker and lIiS fleet failed to
make an impression on the palmetto log
fort on Sullivan Island. S. c.
Mr.. Romero minister OF Mexico, will
! leave Washington for the City of Mexico
| June2. SenOrL Luis Felipe Carlo, Ecuadorian
| minister 10 Washington, is awaiting the ar
| rival ofhis credentials IL S minister of Ecuador
| to Mexico and WILL on receipt of certain
| papers, leave for his new post 1t is
probable that Mr.. Carbo and MIR. Cristobal
| Veta, his secretary, Will accompany Mr..
| Rome TO to Mexico.
THE EXPLANATION.