The morning times., 1896-06-07
City Brevities

| Mr.. Ernest Lansburg OF New York City is
| at the National
Capt. w. B. Day. U. s. N, is registered at
! the Ebbitt House.
DR.. Bushard W. james of Philadelphia
| is stopping { Villa rd's.
! Col. John c. Haskell Of South Carolina
! is registered 1t the Raleigh.
! Mr.. aud Mrs. A F. Carter of Philadel-
| phia are stopping at the Raleigh.
The first swan Matched at the Zoo
is the latest addition to the colony out
there.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Roach of Phoenix.
K. L., will be at the National Hotel for
few days.
The work of transforming Metzerott
Hall into u grand opera house was begun
yesterday.
The iron work is being put in position
in the new Washington and Georgetown
depot in Georgetown.
The resignation of Fred L. Rice from
the police force was accepted yesterday,
to take effect May 81.
Another OF the huge dynamos for the
MetropoIi tan Railway power house, ar
rived yesterday afternoon.
Private Policeman Crane shot mad
dog on College Hill northeast, on Friday
last, the first of the season.
The regular meeting OF the board Of
trustees OF the public schools will be
held on Tuesday evening next.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Edward Kendall and Mrs.
j. H. Kendall and children Of Cambridge,
Mass, are at the Metropolitan Hotel.
Mr.. Y Gait OF Paris, France, who is
making tour of the United States. is
registered at the Metropolitan Hotel.
The Treasury gold reserve at lie close
OF business yesterday stood at ST 06 ,412,-
76S The days Withdrawals were ST.,
700.
The Senate yesterday confirmed the ap-
pointmcnt Of Abram R. Severn, OF New
York. as chief examiner of the Civil Service
Com mission.
Judge Cole has announced that he will
pass sentence next Monday in the two
oleomargarine cases where convictions
were found.
At the meeting of tie Washington Elec-
trical Club tomorrow evening a paper on
Magnetism" will be read by President
NJ. o. Spring.
Minister Terrell. who arrived from his
home in Texas yesterday, is at the Riggs
House Mr. Terrell will remain in the city
Tor several days.
John burgess, alias Riley, was arrested
last night by Officer Mcdaniel OF No. 3
station for committing an assault and
battery on b. Martin.
Secretary Carlisle has appointed Paul
f. Flynn. chief of the repair division,
architects office. Treasury Department,
at $500 per annum.
Yesterday morning between 4 O'Clock
and sunrise the moon and mars performed
a pretty celestial picture. Mars has begun
10 show up brilliantly.
down he ri ipbt
for the various resorts was the largest
this season, although the weather was
not particularly Gropitious.
The lawn party and festival given by
Columbia Lodge. No "a, I. o. o. F, at No.
1913 Ninth street northwest was a sue
cess socially and financially.
Frank Slaughter and Augustus Mullen
were arrested last night by Officers Van
Horn and Jackson OF No 3 station for as
saulting Mary and Rosa Williams
The regular monthly meeting of the
Northeast Washington Citizens AssCCia-
ton will be held Monday, June &, at Z 80
p. M, al Eleventh and II streets northeast.
Kast Larsk and Peter Constas hucksters,
Were arrested las night b. Policemen Van
Horn and Ellis for ohstructing the streets
around the o street market with their push
carts.
Postmaster General Wilson left ycster-
day for his hoine, Charlestown, w va.
to remain over Sunday, his family having
gone To- their summer home during the
bot season.
II. W. Van Senden, private secretary OF
Secretary Carlisle. and Claude johnson,
| CHIEF Of the Bureau Of Engraving and Print
ing, have returned from a ten days visit
to Kentucky.
John Ryan was Iockei up at the second
Of ion arJa a
Policeman Gibson as a suspicious char
acter. He was caught endeavoring :" sell
bicycle lamp for drink.
john Jumper, an ancient Indian warrior
from indian Territory, who has been al
the Narnum, was taken i'll there yesterday
| morning. He left the city yesterday after
noon for his home out West
A fire which damaged furniture and
| property to the amount of S. so occurred
yesterday at the home OF l.. Guiani. 30S
| Twelfth street northwest. caused by the
| explosion of a gasoline stove.
The Secretary OF The Interior has ap-
| pointed James O'Hara and John C. Camp
| bell OF Arizona, special appraisers Of Whip
pie Barracks and Camp Verde, abandoned
military reservation in Arizona.
The receipts from internal revenue yes
| terday were $466 ,S37; from customs. S3S2,-
500; and miscellaneous, $482.975. tt.
| national bank notes received from re
deinption amounted to 1921
Mahaly Shepherd a colored servant, was
| arrested yesterday afternoon by Detective
Barnes and locked up at No. station for
the larceny of quantity of clothing from
Emiline Showers, No. 213 |. street north
west.
Mrs. B. X. Bruce, Mrs. Jesse Lawson,
Mrs E. A Clark and others will tell OF
the pDD1 work HOpn a the kitrEpn r1eu
in the vicinity Of Howard Univ ersity,
during the present year, al the lyceum OF
the Second Baptist Church this Sunday
afternoon, at O'Clock
A local alarm was turned in yesterday
afternoon for slight blaze in Il shed at
the rear of William Shonehergers resi-
dence, No. 81 ID street northeast. The
cause of the fire is not known. A number
of citizens extinguished the flames with
out the aid OF the engine.
The Commissioners ordered yesterday
that the sum Of S75 be paid to the fami-
lies OF each OF the five deceased firemen
whose lives were sacrificed in the fire
on Louisiana avenue on the 18th of May,
the money being Intended to meet tie
funeral expenses in each case.
The arrest of two ''plain druuks'' and
three drunk and disorde rlies was the extent
of the business done in No. station police
circles last night. The disorderlies were
making things lively on NJ street better
known to the police force as Boston,"
| and were run In for safe keeping
The President has recognized Antonio
Gumaraes as vice consul of Brazil at
New York: Vicente Ferreira da Silva
| Couto as vice consul of Brazil at Balti-
more; Daniel P. F. CaTdCso as vice consul
| of Brazil at New Orleans, and e. u. Grif-
| fiths as honorary vice consul of Spain at