Evening star., 1896-12-15
CON ENSED LOCALS

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COND ENSED LOCALS
Relatives of the late c. F. Blum, who
| committed suicide in this city in Septem-
| ber, 1894, have not yet claimed his effects.
| In his trunk was found a benefit certificate
| for $2,OCo of the Knights OF Honor. This
| certificate was issued at Wooster. Ohio, in
| 1881. 1t is still in the hands of Chief Clerk
| Sylvester of the police department. ss are
the pension papers of the suicide.
fender on a Capital Traction Com
pany's car on 7th street yesterday saved
John Woods life. John, who is ten years
old, lives at 1125 1th street, and about 3
o'clock. while crossing the street, he was
struck by the fender Of car No. and
| thrown from the track. He was not in
| jured.
| The police of South Washington report
that there is a limb of a tree hanging over
| Water street southwest between and q
| streets. Yesterday the delivery wagon OF
| Chandler & Rowzee was damaged 10y being
| driven against the limb.
John Dolan. a painter. was injured yes
| terday by falling from a scafoid in front
| of $40 c street southeast, where he was
painting. His left arm was broken, and he
| was taken to Providence Hospital for
| treatment. The injured man lives at North
| Carolina avenue and B street
There was an exciting scene witnessed
| on Pennsylvania avenue southeast near ID
| street yesterday afternoon. A man Ghu
| boy seated in a buggy were injured by a
| kicking horse. The animal was endeavor-
| ing to free itself from the buggy. In
| ODonnelfs drug store the mans INJURIES
| were dressed, and he was afterwari sent
| hcme. The boy was only slightly injured.
Mr.. A. A. Kaiser of lbs Washington street.
| Anacostia, the owner of the team. was
| sent home in the patrol wagon.
| The cruelty to animals man of Prince
Georges county was wanted on the Bla-
densburg road Sunday. Just beyond the
| District line there was an abandoned horse.
| The animal was very poor. and ii was said
had been abandoned by its owner when it
| fell from exhaustion.
| Percy E. Gallant. formerly employed by
| E. o. Whitford a dealer in the Center mar
| ket, was i'm the Police Court yesterday.
charged with embezzling $40 from Mr..
| Whitford. The case was continued until
| Thursday next
| Spencer Ball, a young white man. was
| fined $40 by Judge kimball yesterday Tor
| fragrant case of indecent exposure Satur-
day on Pennsylvania avenue.
| In a will, dated March 30. 1896. the late
| Ann Smoot directs that her estate shall be
divided among her children and grand
| children.
Madge Fisher. a well-dressed young wo-
| man of attractive appearance. was sent to
| the workhouse today for one month as a
| vagrant. She is resident of the "DVis-
| ion,'' and she claimed the arrest was the
| result of animus, pure and simple.
! Henry Beasley, young white man, was
! before Judge Miller this afternoon charged
| with grand larceny. 1t was claimed that
| BeaSley proceeded to livery stable kept
| by j. L. Geyer, and forcibly took possession
| of a carriage that had been placed in Mr.
| Geyers keeping by Constable Gould. BeaS-
| ley claimed that the carriage was seized in
| execution of judgment of justice of the
| peace, and Judge Miller dismissed the case.
| Capt, James Jones, who for several years
| was in charge of the grounds at River View
| for Capt. Randall, died at his home in the
{ country Saturday morning. He was buried
| this afternoon in Prince Georges county,
| about six miles from River View. He leaves
| a wife and several children.
| The Alumni Association of the National
| University will hold its fourth annual ban
| quet this evening at Freund's banquet
| hail. and has arranged for a hundred
| guests-lawyers, doctors and dentists.
! Eight broken pavements on Capitol Hill
| were reported by the police today, and
| three dangerous holes in Georgetown were
| reported. There is leaky hydrant at Po-
| tomac and Grace streets. In alley in rear
| of 116 Indiana avenue there is a sewer trap
| in a dangerous condition. The manhoe at
| South Carolina avenue and 1ith street pro-
| jects twelve inches above grade, AMI Is
| dangerous to drivers. At 9TH and W streets
\ and in front of 2O14 F street there are dam
gerous holes.
| Michael Sullivan was arrested today by
| Police man Whalen on a warrant charging
| the theft of a razor from J. H. Hicks bar
Der slop. Sullivan, who denies the charge.
4 is held at the 9th precinct station for u
| hearing.
Mrs Alice Thomas, the elderly colored
| woman who was SO badly burned by fall
| ing On the stove in her room at 2ol3 Sth
| street yesterday morning, as published in
| yesterdays Star, died at Freedman's Hos
pital about o'clock in the afternoon. The
poor old woman, who had lived to be lU2
years old, suffered intense agony until
| death relieved her.
ID. Schlasinger 614 10th street, complains
that an overcoat was taken from his wagon
yesterday. while 8. Friedlander reports the
| theft of an overcoat from in front of his
| store.
Thomas Mason, colored the man who as
| saulted Annie Wallace while in the Division
Tuesday evening last, cutting her about the
| face and head sixteen times with table
knife, was this afternoon held by Judge
Miller for the action Of the grand jury in
$500 bonds. Mason waived an examination.
| 1t is said that the Wallace girl is not de-
sious of prosecuting Mason, admitting that
| she began the trouble.
The members of the Suess Rifles Com
pany D, 5th Battalion. District of Colum-
| hia National Guard, last evening elected
Mr.. Joseph T. Duffy second lieutenant of
| the company.
All unlSuai nufHUer Vi persoIS nave peeil
importuning Secretary Barnaclo today for
aid in the way of food and fuel. The ma
| jority for the first time this season were
| colored. Most all cases reported and in
| vestigated by him have been found worthy.
Secretary Lee Hutchins Of the Washing
| ton and Great Falls electric railroad has
been notified by the Commissioners that
| the crossing at Foxhal read will have to he
| planked and not macadamized in order TO
| comply with the law.
The Commissioners have appointed John
| A. Daley carpenter at the Washington
| Asylum on two months probation at $500
per annum. vice John Gillian, deceased.
Health Officer Woodward is drafting sew
eral bills intended to improve the sanitary
condition Of the city. One bill relating to
tenement houses will probably be sent to
Congress tomorrow.