The evening times., 1896-08-11
City Brevities

H. c. Lightner OF st. Louis is visiting
friends in this city.
Editor Carter Glass, OF the Lynchburg
News, is registered at the Metropolitan.
Detective Proctor Of the central bureau
is on leave OF absence for several days.
DR.. Homer Nowlet OF New York avenue
is spending his vacation at Atlantic City.
FLOORING $l.bO per lUU rect. all one
width. F. LIbbey& Co.. eth and N. Y. ave.
An unusually large number of policemen
are on the sick list as result of the hot
weather.
John 7. Owens, a prominent business
man Of Orange, N. j.. is registered at the
Ebbitt House.
Miss Theida North, daughter Of Rev. ].
d. North. OF Anacostia, is summering at
Colonial Beach.
Z. B. Chppinger, Chicago musician,
and Fred Mnndhenk of Columbus, Ohio,
are stopping at the National.
A.D. Prince. of the firm of Harris 6 Co.,
returned 10 the city last night after ten
days visit to Auverne. N. Y.
East Washington business man, is spcnd-
Ing two weeks at Atlantic City. .
Capt. w. E. Van Reed, of the regular
army, retired. died at San Francisco. last
Saturday. He was weiI-known in army
circles here.
Lawrence Gardner left Washington last
evening with Senator Jones and Senator
Faulkner for New York TO attend tic Bryan
ratification meeting
curb on New York avenue. between Tenth
and Eleventh streets, have been cut down
by Col. Wilson's men.
The August meeting Of the Mississippi
State Association will be held tomorrow
evening at the residence Of Mrs Pegran,,
on Rhode Island avenue.
The work OF welding the tracks on the
Seventh street cable line has progressed
as Tar o street and will probably be fin
ished before the end Of next week.
Tie Emergency Hospital ambula nee horse
became winded in run after victim of
the heat yesterday afternoon and was
completely exhausted upon returning.
Along with the burning up OF the grass on
the reservations by the intense heat. the
trees are beginning to suffer. and unless
rain comes soon number will be lost.
The Washington Beneficial Endowment
Association was sued yesterday Oh judg-
| ment creditors bill for the benefit OF Anna
Al. Potiaski. Thomas NJ. Fields is her at
torney.
The board of assistant assessors yetcrday
made u special visit to the territory in the
vicinity of the American University to
view some property requiring official con-
| sideration.
Last night a slight fire occurred at the
home OF John Perkin, No. 31G X street
northeast. The flames were caused by the
| explosion OF an oil lamp. The damage was
about $40.
The suit of Harry Burns against Charles
E. Burns for settlement of their grocery
business at % Sixth street northeast. VIII
come To a bearing before Judge Cole on
| Thursday next.
Mr.. Logan Carlisle, chief clerk of the
Treasury Department. Is said to be q firm
believer in the single-tnx theory. He Is
not, however. taking an active part In the
agitation In Delaware.
Mr.. Edward Miller. the president of the
| Shamrock Club, of East Washington. has
| gone on two weeks trip to coney Island.
| During his absence Mr.. Clarence NJ Bryan
will act as president.
| Tire Commissioners had a lengthy confer
| ference yesterday afternoon. all the mem
| bers being present. discussing the sites OF
| fered for the Western High School. a Sc
| lection was practically agreed upon. but
Tire board declined to mnse it public.
The Bryan and SewalI Cub OF A ma oostia
| will hold a meeting next Tuesday evening
| at HaiDes' Hall, in Anacostia, to hear re-
| ports from the committee on participation
| in the Bryan ratification meeting to be
held in Washington.
| Residents of Anacostia arc complaining
| about the neglect OF the health department.
| in not compelling the clearing up ri over
+! growth of weeds ON many Of the principal
| streets. In many places On Harrison street
the weeds have grown as high as five feet
| and cover several yards in area.
Major Otto L. Suess will leave In few
days for the great Northwest to do field
work. as special examiner OF the Pension
| Office His work will he In the Dakotas,
| and he expects to he absent year. Dur
| ing his absence Senior Capt. jenkins VIII
| have charge of the majors battalion oil
the National Guard.
| A large number of Washington Republi-
cans have planned to attend the Republi
can convention OF the Fifth Maryland dis
| trict, which is to be held at La Plata AG-
gust IS, for the purpose OF nominating a
| Republican candidate for Congress. Ex-
Congressman Sidney Mudd and Ja1nes A
Gary are spoken Of as the leading candi-
dates.