The evening times., 1896-09-05
City Brevities

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ment, is spending his vacation on the Chesa-
peake Bay.
Prof Langley, OF the Smithsonian. left
| Queenstown on the Britannia for New
| York ON Thursday.
Rev. w. NJ o sborne will assist in the ser
| vices at Trinity M. E. Church tomorrow
morning and evening.
| The dwelling houses on g street, between
| Ninth and Tenth streets, have been con-
verted into office buildings.
| A lamppost at the corner of New Jersey
| avenue and First street was knocked over
| by a runaway horse last night
Anexcursion party OF ABOUT fifty Sunday
school children from Prince William county,
| Va, visited the city yesterday.
William W. Maloney, ex.president Of the
| Typographical Union, has gone to Chicago
| for d months visit among friends.
Students OF Georgeto wD College are COM
| ing in gradually. All are expected to be
here by September 10, opening day.
Thomas C. Taylor. attorney-at-law. has
| gone to West Virginia to take the stump in
support OF NICK Kinley and sound money.
| Edward Sutherland, chief clerk Of the
new Congressional Library building. has
returned from two months tour OF Europe
Workn,en are digging up Pennsylvania
avenue, near Sixth street northwest, at
tempting to locate a leak Ia the big water
main.
b. F. Williams and family have returned
to their home, No. 633 o street northwest,
from DaysviIle. Va, where they spent the
summer.
Hon Clark Howell, who is 10 take the
place of Capt. Richardson at Democratic
headquarters, is not expected to arrive be-
fore Monday.
Charles b. Brown, colored, who is wanted
| in Prince George county, Md, for larceny.
was turned over to Deputy Sheriff Charles
Barr this morning.
Chairman Butler. of the Populist rational
committee, is expected to return from his
conference with Hon. Tom Watson tonight
or tomorrow morning.
a large tree on ii street, betwee n Fourth
and Fifth streets northeast. which was
blown dow n by the wind storm the other
night, still lies in the street.
President Ross. OF the Board OF Commits
sioners, is expected to return to the city
MONDAY he nlS Deen aDScnt tOT teu udyS
visiting his mother in Illinois
William Mcleod and c. A. Cotterill start
ed tn is morning for New York. After a brief
stay there Mr. Mcleod Will go on TO Canada
to enjoy a few days of fall hunting.
A. Stern, well known in local amateur
theatrical circles. leaves for New York
next week, where he viii probably secure
an engagement with Manager Keith.
TIE statement issued by the Treasury
Department yesterday afternoon shows
an. available cash balance OF S243,168,-
245 and gold reserve OF S102 AT .S94.
The PopuIist national committee has Is
sued complete price list of campaign
literature TO be supplied by it and the mail
ing of docume nts will be begun actively next
week
Cyclers and carriag ge drivers are objecting
TO the condition OF the concrete onthe south
side OF the Capitol. Ruts and holes of vari-
Gus dimensions make life miserable for
them.
Delegations from Good Will Lodge, No.
Z, Star of Hope Lodge. No. IL, and other
lodges of the /. o. G. T. of this city win
visit Golden Light Lodge of Alexandria
next Tuesday evening.
The excursion to River View yesterday
under the auspices OF Typographical Union.
No 101. for the benefito Of the unemployed
printers OF the city, was well attended and
a cons ider0ble sum realized.
Edmond Lee Simmons, aged nineteen
years, formerly OF this city, was last night
committed to jail in Baltimore to answer
the charge OF numbering Benjamin F.
Thomas, an aged doorkeepcr at the House
of Refuge
The work of overhauling Fine Collector
Williams books will begin on Monday
under the direction of Auditor Petty. 1t
was auihoritatively announced yester-
day that Williams will not assist in the
examination.
lad. and gentlemen, riding bicycles,
whose names could not be ascertained,
collided at the corner OF Massachusetts and
North Carolina avenues last night. Neither
was injured, but the wheel OF the gentle
man was placed hors de combat
Worknenare now nployed in la ying con-
duitsin the borders OF the park surrounding
the Capitol building, preparatory to the in
PRODUCTION OF electric arc lighting. The
current is to be supplied from the plant
which furnishes the Capitol lighting.
The laundry of Yee Lee, No 4O4 II street
northwest, was entered last evening by a
negro while the Chinaman was in the rear
room. He secured So 80 in cash Lee
caught sight of him as he was going out
the door and gave chase, but could not
overtake the burglar.
Sealed bids were opened today at the
District building for the construction OF
an addition to the public school building
at Congress Heights. But three builders
competed for this contract, and these and
their bids are as follows: c. Thomas 8 Son,
S9,7s0; c. R. Monroe, $3.50, aud Peter
Mccartney, $11, ,3S9.
Labor Day will be almost universally OBJ
served as holiday by those employed
in the District service. with the exception
ofsevcSaI squadsof menin the street sweep
ing department, who prefer Dot to lose the
time, there will be none of the employees On
duty. except it be upon work that cannot.
0e delayed. When required. tile inspectors
will be on duty.
A Bryan and sewan rally win be held
at River View this evening under the aus
pices OF the Interstate Democratic Associa-
ton. Hon. Chauncey F. Black OF Pennsyi-
vania, Hon. E. v. Brookshire, ex-member OF
Congress from IndianI, and other speakers
ofnationai reputation will address the meet
ing. A great number Of tickets have been
sold, and large crowd is anticipated All
persons, regardless OF party affiliations.
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