The evening times., 1896-06-30
City Brevities

Lieut.. Hcffner OF the Ninth precinct |
on leave OF absence.
| Simon Hall, coiorcd. was arrested las
night by Policeman Lightfoot for contemp
\ of court in not Obeyng summons.
| Julius Rcinecr, the fourteen year-old lad
| who ran AWAY from home, and who wa
| found in Georgetown, has been turned owe
| to his parents by Lieut.. Swindelis.
| Mrs Margaret Maloney, seventy year
| Of age, was found sick on Maryland avenue
| southwest yesterday, and was taken t.
the Emergency Hospital for treatment.
A telegraph pole at tile intersection O
| Thirty-second and Tbirty-thiru streets IL
| In sucli rotten condition ut a point neal
| its base that II is absolutely dangerous.
John K. Burns Of this city has been
appointed a special officer at the chicage
convention. Mr. Burns has been u Capitol
employe. sjH- ,
The entrance to the National Museum is
on the east mont now while a new floor
is being laid and other repairs made at
the north front.
The Industrial Home School has been
transferred to District control, as pro-
vded for in fhe appropriation bill passed
at the recent session OF Congress.
AIlotueE seSSitJl OF lHe Idu investigation
by the justices OF the Supreme Court Of the
District will probably be held at 3 o'clock
this afternoon. The meeting Will he
held behind closed doors at the City Hall.
Local pastors are making arrangements
to have their ipuipts occupied two weeks
hence by visiting ciergymen, who will
he attending the Christian Endeavor con-
ventioa.
Section ID of the Christian Endeayor
Chorus will give a public rehearsal to-
morrow evening at Z O'Clock IN Centra.
Hail. The proceeds will be added to the
convention fund.
Through an error in The Evening Times
yesterday it was stated that Mrs. Barr
would cliaperone the washington young
ladies' TO Richmond. 1t should have been
Mrs. Joseph A. Rice.
Several boys tegan celebrating the
Fourth yesterday afternoon by placing on
the Ninth street car track "A quantity of
paper caps. which were exploded as the
cars passed over them.
Mr.. George A. Mansfield, manager of the
Eastern Cycle Company, was taken i'll on
Friday last, and as he did not recover,
left yesterday for his home In Boston.
He is quite seriously sick.
The Society OF Workers OF the Fifth Con-
ert Gational Church will open an ice cream
and cake parlor on July 4th at No. Sl8
II street northeast The Young ladies
OF the church will serve refreshments.
The new cars of the Metropolitan road
have been hauled over the track east to
the earbouse at Fifteenth and East Capito!
streets, two or three every night for a
week past. The last went over Saturday
night.
The members and friends OF HamliBe n ..
L. Church and Sunday school will give an
excursion TO Marshall Hail tomorrow. Rev.
Dr. Todd, the former pastor, who has just
returned from five months trip 10 the
Holy Land, will be an honored guest.
The tenth annual report OF the Commits
sioner OF Labor, volume . has Just been
issued from the Office here under the
authority of Commissioner Wright. 1t con
tains the statistics on strikes and lock
outs for the years Japuary i, 1887 TO
June 80, 1894.
Citizens OF the county will doubtless be
pleased 10 learn that a part of The SAC, 900
appropriation made by Congress for the
Improvement of suburban thoroughfarcs
will be used 10 put In good condition the
roads designated as abandoned In the
highway extension plans.