The morning times., 1896-05-10
City Brevities

stopping at the Shoreham.
Hon. Joseph f. Willard and wife, of Fair
fax, Va, are at the Ehbitt.
The educational depa rtment OF the Vino
daughSis Will close May 81.
Brig. Gen. of the Army Brooke and his
wife are stopping Il the Shoreham.
The annual election OF officers OF the
Wimodaughss Will be held May 20.
Steam engineers License OF the third class
was granted yesterday to clyde Z. Lemond.
A license TO marry was yesterday issued
to Lawrence Costa and Teresa Lagomar-
Sino.
Senator Hale was presented yesterday
with a huge bouquet OF American Beauty
roses.
Mrs. Lucy Thurman will address the
District W. C. T. L. today at 3 p. 10. at
tie Metropolitan a. NJ. E Church.
James s. Clarksou is at the Shoreham.
college tennis club was organized at
the Columbian University yesterday after
noon.
The Southeastern Insurance AdIusters'
Association, which has been in session for
several days at Pages Hotel, adjourned
yesterday.
The fair for the benefit OF the trustees OF
Fletcher NJ Z. Church, is meeting with
success and will continue during the com
ing week.
Mr.. Joaquin Bernardo Calvo. charge
d'affaireS OF Costa Rica, has been APP
pointed minister resident OF Costa Rica al
Washington.
Eighth street southeast, between Penn
sylvania avenue and the Navy Yard, is
undergoing extensive repairs, nearly 100
men being engaged there.
Carrie Andrews one OF the most per
siStent vagrants in the city. was taken out
of Temple court yesterday by Policeman
Banagan of the Fourth precinct.
An appropriation of 100000 for
public building in the city of McKeesport
| Pa, is provided i'll a bill introduced in the
| Senate yesterday by Mr.. Quay.
Alexander Mcdowell. clerk OF the House,
who has been enjoying Il few days rest
| at his home in Sharon. Pa, returned yes
| tcrday and registered at Wizards.
AneXcursionparty Of twenty from Spring
| field. Mass. Hartford aud New Haven,
| Conn. arrived ut the EUbitt House yester-
| day and will Icmain until tomorrow.
Tillerman $. q. Dixon OF the District fire
| department, for violation OF rule II of the
regulations, was yesterday ordered To pay a
| fine OF $50 i'll monthly lnstallu.ents.
William NJ. Shuster, jr.. has been ap-
| pointed by the President a trustee of the
| Reform School of The District OF Columbia
| for term OF three years, from March IS,
| 1896.
The regularmonthlymeet Of the North
east Washington Citizens Association
| will be held at Alphenic Hall, corner OF
! Eleventh and H streets northeast tomor-
| row evening at 7:30 o'clock.
| lice Maher. CoIored, of No 10 Burk's
| court, fell in an epileptic fit a the corner
| Of Third and q streets southwest yester-
| day. She was conveyed to the Emergency
| Hospital in the patrol wagon OF Precinct
| No. 4.
A lady very narrowly escaped being run
| over at Seventh street and Penns ylvania
| avenue by cable car about 4:30 p. M
| yesterday. A lady friend pulled her from
in front OF the approaching car just in
| time TO prevent, probably, u serious ac-
| cident.
John J. Scheaffer and Tobias Knot have
| been appointed additional privates ON the
| police force for duty at the Reform School
! for girls. ]. s. Addison has also been
| added to the force in the same capacity, for
| duty with the Mutual District Messenger
| Company.
The vacancies at the hospital school at
| the Washington Barracks caused by the
| transfer of Messrs. ID. Nicholson to Fort
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| and John 81. Hilien TO West Point will he
| filled as soon as the proper applicants
| present themselves.
Rose Handloser, who became The wife of
Andrew Jackson, December 20, 1888,
| brought suit for divorce yesterday on the
| grounds of cruelty and desertion The
| desertion was alleged since January 9.
/ 1893. The petitioner asked the court To
| allow her to resume her maiden name.
The several lodges Of Knights of Pythias
| i'll this district are perfecting. arrangements
| for another reunion and excursion. The
affair will he a iollification of the knights
| who expect to take beside 1000 of their
i own number fully that number of friends
| TO enjoy the special dinner and the elaborate
| program to be arranged for.
A chess and checker club is organizing
| at Police station No. 4, with abo ut
twenty policemen of that precinct on the
| rolls. The preliminary tournament last
| night was won by Policeman Mcclure.
The police are making warfare on the
| nude bathers in the Potomac, and several
arrests were made yesterday.
Mrs. Louise Rinck. wife of Officer
| Emil A. 81. Rinck, OF the Metropolitan
police department, left yesterday on the
steamer Hohenstanfen for Germany She
was accompanied by her children. Henry
I. and Lena A. Rinck. Her destination is
Sandershausen Thuringen, Germany, where
she will spend six months with the parents
of Officer Rinck.