The morning times., 1896-06-09
City Brevities

MIR. w. Sidney Baker Of England is regis
tered at the Ebbitt House.
Capt. Ed S. Chaplin, Fifteenth Infantry,
u. s. A. is at the Ebbitt House.
Comptroller Eckels left yesterday for
Illinois He will be gone week.
The Chinese minister will leave the city
this afternoon for trip TO Newport.
The President yesterday afternoon APP
proved the modified general deficiency bill.
Col John 7. sloan, prominent attorney
at Columbia, s. c., is at the Metropolitan
Hotel.
Officer Bandel and family Of Baltimore,
are visiting their sister, Mrs. Seabright,
i'll this city.
plant for the construction of a COM
pressed air motor has been established at
Alexandria.
Capts. c. o. Bush and d. w. Waitsbaugh
of the United States Navy are stopping at
the Ebbitt House.
Janey Lodge, No. 90, cider of Chaldcans,
held largely attended meeting last even
ing at No. coo L street northwest.
Col. A. J. Carroll. United States mar
shall for the district Of North Carolina is
registered at the Metropolitan Hotel.
The treasury gold reserve at the close
OF business yesterdaystoodat $106, 229, 1877.
The days Withdrawals were $1SS, 100.
John Ryan, an old offender, was fined
$40 yesterday afternoon for stealing two
bicycle lamps from machines al the Chinese
legation.
Mr.. s. ID. aud Miss Workman Of Ccnnecti-
cut are at Wizards They will remain a
few days. visiting points OF interest in and
around the city.
The record made in The recent 220-yard
hurdle race of the High School equaled but
did hrpak pf T1nSSip
four years ago.
John C. ODonnell. postmaster at Pitts
burg, Pa, is gistered at Wizards Hotel.
Mr.. O'Donnell is here Oh official business
connected with his home office.
The fallen trees in the park surrounding
the Smithsonian Institution are just being
sawed up and carted away. A force OF
men were engaged in this work yesterday.
Among the recent additions to the paint
ings in SaenGerbund parlors are portraits
of Weep PRESIDENT John Wallman and VIII
liam Waldeder, The well-known director.
Notice OF the assignment of the interest
OF Annie A. Ringwalt in the estate OF J. l..
Edwards, was filed yesterday with the
register of wills. William L. Lewis is
the assignee.
Mrs. Joseph /. Morgan Of 81 / street
northwest, with her two daughters, Daisy
and Anna, have gone To New Rochelle,
n. Y, To spend the summer with Mrs Nor
gan's mother.
BY the will OF the late William B. Pratt,
filed for probate yesterday. his widow
Susie B. Pratt, is made the only beneficiary
and is nominated executriX. The instru-
ment is dated May 25, 1896.
Hon. Simon Wolf has been chosen to
address the graduating class OF the Bust
ness High School at the commencement
I., l,,il
Grand opera House, Monday. June 5.
Neatly every visitor 10 the Congressional
Library viewed the gathering of the storm
yesterday afternoon from tie little bal
COMES of the library room. The evolution of
the Potomac storm is an impre ssiye opera
ton.
William B. Thomas, colored, fort y-nfne
years of age, fell off the front steps OF
the premises. 219 Ninth street southwest,
last night Two OF his ribs were broken
by the fall. He was taken to Emergency
Hospital
a conscience contribution of So from New
York, from man who said he had smoked
cigars OF his own manufacture and had not
paid the tax thereon, to the amount named,
was received at the Treasury Department
yesterday.
Mr.. A B. Andrews, second yice-preSident
of the Southern Railway, is at the Raleigh
During the absence of President Spencer
who has beeu in Europe for the last three
months. Mr.. Andrews has been acting
president
The annual session OF the Womaus Board
| OF Missions OF the Southern Methodist
| Church, which is now being held in the
Mount Vernon Methodist Church, will be
! brought 10 close with the meeting to-
morrow night,
Tho ST Eos Sp.
| the benefit of Fletcher NJ. E. Church, under
| Tie management OF Mrs. Allpress Drcsi-
| dent OF the Ladies Aid Society, assisted
| by other ladies OF the congregation, netted
| a handsome return. :
| The Newsboys and Children's Aid As
! ISOLATION has obtained a permit for the
| construction OF Il $4,000 addition to the
| home, to consist OF gymnasium. meeting
| hail ana dOrmtory. The property is To-
Gated at No. 231 Third street northwest.
An excursion party Of thirty ladies' and
| gentlemen from rocklyn. n Y, PASSED
| through the city yesterday Gil their way
| 10 LGray Caves. On the return they stopped
at the National Hotel. and will spend a
| few davsiu the city seeing the sights before
| returning home.
| A communication was sent to Chairman J.
| w. Bahcock bythe Commissioners Yesterday
| afternoon, urging upon the attention of
! congress the importance OF passing Senate
| resolution No. So, which amends the act
| to authorize the reasseSsment of water
main taxes in the District.
Bids were opened yesterday for hauling
| cast iron water pipe for the District for
| the ensuing year, as follows: Newbod L
| Co, 65 cents inside OF the city: George W.
! Knox Express, 80 cents inside OF The city
and 50 cents outside; Littlefield. Award
| & Co, 70 cents inside the city and 81 .0S
| outside.
The Washington Electrical Club held a.
| well attended meeting last evening q their
rooms. No. sos Eleventh street northwest.
| The absence of President NJ. o. Spring,
| who was too unwelI to attend caused con-
] siderable disappointment TO those present
| The paper on ma gnetism to have been read
| last night will be read at the next regular
| meeting.