The morning times., 1896-12-21
City Brevities

Lieut.. Vernon reports that the water
mains near Sixth and d streets and at
Seventh and Z streets, both southwest,
have burst.-
Byrne Graham, student, was arrested
Saturday night by Policeman Dodge, or
the bicycle squad, for fast riding, and
left SO collateral at No. s.
MI James W. Gray, of 81 street
northeast, VII o=c disappearance last Mon
day morning was reI orted to the Police,
has again appeared his home.
Richard Morgan, William LantZ and Ed
ward Robertson We're arrested by Police
men Evans, Ellis and Hoagiand and locked
up at No. station Saturday night.
Christopher Reiley and Frank Crouvc
Were found fighting by Mounted Policeman
Poland, of the Ninth precinct, Saturday
night, at the Renuing race track and We're
locked up
George Klein, an employe OF the Wash
ington Brewing Company, was assaulted
last night at the brewery by Nike Smith
and George Brill fellow workmen. 1t
wasthe result of trivial misunderstanding
Policeman i orsctt, OF the Eighth pre-
last night on the vacant lot bounded by
Fifteenth and Sixteenth and V and W
streets northwest. 1t was placed in the
morgue
Peter Costa, Greek, and Henry Wat
son, colored, We're arrested yesterday by
Policemen Warren and Laily, charged
with obstructing the street. Both men are
push cart vendors and were violating the
police regulations by remaining off the
stand.
Vermont court, a resort for c0lored
crooks i'll the West End, was the scene of
a sort of progressive crap party last night
Policeman 81 Dap, who, unfortunately, was
alone, dropped III and captured william
Jones, VITO was locked up at No. On
charge Of disorderly assembly.
-Four suSpicious-looking characters found
wandering about the wOodyards along the
southeast water front last night We're
"vasged' by Policemen Morgan and Yer
million, OF No. D. The men were Patrick
SAGE, Fred Beyers, Mike Reager, and
Anton Serefouf three Of them Polish and
the last an Italian. ti
Policeman Martin, OF the Eighth pre-
cinCt, captured a runaway horse Ia st night
at the corner of Seventh and K streets
northw est attached to u wagon belonging
to +. p Thomas The horse had been
standing before Mr.. Thomas store, No.
1904 Fourteenth street northwest, and
became frightened.
Miss Jessie Ackerman, the around-the-
world W. C. 7. L. missionary, is expected
to arrive in the city from New York today
or Tuesday She viii be the guest OF
Mrs. Sarah D. La Fetra. Miss Ackerm an
is on her way to Chicago, where she has
been offered the pastorate OF a fashionable
Baptist Church Her health is not good
and it is doubtful that she Will accept the
call.
John Anderson and John Smith applied
for lodgings atthe Ninth precinct last night,
but as their applications have become
painfully frequent of late, they were
locked up and a charge OF vagrancy was
recorded against them. The statiOn also
entertained four wayfareTs last night VINO
gave their names as WILLIAM Hastings,
Frank Wallace, Frank O'Bryan, and Joun
Qunlan.
Rev. Ira H. La Fetra, who for nearly
twenty years has been at the head Of
the educational work of the Methodist
Episcopal Church in Chile, South America,
and who has been in New York for some
time selecting n corps OF instructors, Will
visit his brother, Mr.. James II. La Fctra,
No. 1105 g street, before returning to his
field of work. DR.. La Fetra is also presi-
dent Of the Santiago College.
The second public debate by members
of the law school debating society Of the
Columbian University was held Saturday
evening in the assembly hall OF the college
The debaterS were Mcssrs Henry T. Bright,
Francis W. H. Clay, Augustus F. Sprecht,
John A MaSSie, Samuel Plett and James
H Buhdrcn. The judges were Mr.. Justice
Harlan, Hon Holmes Conrad and Prof W
A Maury, and they decided in favor Of
the first three named