The evening times., 1896-12-29
City Brevities

The House document room at the Capitol
| is closed ut noon during the holidays.
Attorney A. A. LipscOrnb is confined to
his home because OF a severe attack of
lurnbago.
A large number of persons enjoy the skat-
| ing on the Eastern Branch, which is how
| frozen solid.
Harry Neshitt of the internal revenue
office, has returned from visit to friends
at Warrenton, Va.
Max Max we'll who is a member OF the
freshman class at Cornell University, is
home for the holidays.
A delegation OF Sac and Fox Indians will
have Il hearing before the Indian Commits
sioner tomorrow morning.
No courts were in session yesterday, ex-
cept criminal court, No. 2, presided over
by Chief Justice Bingham.
Tie Brotherhood OF Andrew and Philip
met last night at the First Congregational
Church in Il business session.
Commissioner Truesdell has been absent
from the city since the 24th instant on
business and pleasure combined.
The extremely frosty weather of the past
two weeks temporarily delayed the WORK
of construction ON the Wallach school bun.d
ing.
George NJ. Spcrry, formerly of this city,
but now of Trinidad, Col, is spending the
holidays with his parents, ON NJ street
northwest
A number of local fancicrs have entered
poultry exhibits at the New York chicken
show, which opens in Madison Square Gar
den this morning.
Judge Henry c. hewitt, well known lc-
CALI ySaS a former Washington student and
Treasury clerk, died at Terre Haute, Ind.
on the 2l st instant.
A competitive examination for the posi-
ton of junior assistant resident physician
at the Columbia Hospital will De held at
the institution on January ..
Minnie Gesslcr and Several ether little
girls in Northeast Washington are arrans-
ing to l. old a ''midwiuter frolic'' for the
benefit of the police poor fund.
Secretary Williams, of the excise beard,
is still confined tn his home by the injuries
TO his ankle sustained several weeks ago.
but hopes To resume his desk within "A few
days. 3
Chief Clerk Richard Sylvester, Of the
police department. yesterday presented
Capt A austin and Inspector L ouis II. Eel
linherger with gold police whistles as
Christmas gifts
The new file room which is being con
structed in the rear center corridor of the
city hall will be completed in II day cr two.
This will do away with the rear entrance
facing u street.
The labor leaders OF the city are cunteIn-
plating the orga niZation of another central
body to be known as the Federal CniOn.'
II is intended to be a sort of clearing house
for all matter pertaining to organized Ia
Dor in the district.
Tie new house of ThonIas Nelson Page,
at L street and New Hampshire avenue, is
of theScolonial style of architecture, but it
differs from most colonial structures in
two particulars. IL is entirely fireproof and
il has a billiard room.
The New Years hop the National Fenci-
bles. which Will he given ut their quarters
on street on Thursday evening. promises
to be . most enjoyable affair. The annual
full dress reception will be held on the
evening of January 81.
David McNamee, residing at No. 61S G
street, made i misStcp while alighting from
an lexington and oldiers' Home car, near
the Baltimore and Ohio deput this morning,
and falling to { he Roadway received painful
injuries about the face and head.
Mrs. John Cox. of I413 Eighth street.
who fell from ;in electric car at Ninth and
o streets Friday. il still in daZed condi-
ton on account -ef injuries to her head
brought on by the fall. She is not suffer
ing from internal injuries, as was first
thought.
Miss Alice Proctor, of No 121 Fifth
street northeast, who has been suffering
from u severe fail on the steps of the Sec
ond Baptist Church, was somewhat better
last night Dr. Ramsey hewitt is attend
ing the young lady, and pronounccs her to
be out of danger.
e. Sergt Fdyey, Of the Sixth precinct, put
the patrulmcn through severe inspec-
tion at tile O'Clock and midnight reliefs
yesterday. The sergeant closely exam
ined their pistols, batons, whistles, nip
pers and other paraphernalia, also their
buttons, uniforms and general appear
anCe
A large frame shanty at the corner Of
Florida avenue and the Brentwood road
was toia ally destroyed by fire yesterday
afternoon. The fire was caused by the
explosion of a coal oil lamp. The house
was rented by Omstcad Lee, and occupied
jointly by a number of colored families,
all OF whom escaped unhurt.
il was Rev. J. H. Lee, not Rev. George
W. Lee, who filed a protest with the excise
board against the granting OF liquor
license to A. Meinking, at NJ. 5OT 2
street northwest. The former is pastor
OF the church at the corner of Fifth and Q
streets northwest, in the vicinity OF the
saloon.
The civil suit against Francis j. Kieck-
hoefer. the alleged defalcating ex-dsburs-
ing clerk OF the State Department, against
whom proceedings were commenced to re-
cover on his bond, Judge Bradley yester-
day granted the district attorneys office
permission to file an amended bill. This
was done because subsequent to the filing
of the suit, it is alleged. other amounts
were discovered, which should be included.