The morning times., 1896-08-22

streets northwest. late yesterday after
noon, and when he wanted to mount il
again discovered tina. a thief had made off
with 1t.
Officer Smith Is acting night stationkeeper
at No. station while Mr. BIrkhart is filling
the post III daytime during the absence OF
Mr.. Rolfe, whusis spending his vacation in
Virginia.
This August weather has broken its rec
ord both ways. On the 18th the tciHpera-
ture or 81 was the minimum for this month,
Friday mornings minimum Being a close
second, 81.
The gypsy campon the road to the Catholic
University is visited every day by quite a
number OF people, the ma sont> being young
people who find it amusing to have tier
/ fortunes told.
Workmen are engaged in building a big
sewer connecting with the sewers in the
vicinity or the Soldiers Home and unniL :.
southeast 10 those which empty into the
/ Eastern Branch.
II. B. Matchett's bicycle store. at 1914
New Jersey avenue northwest, caught
fire by the explosion OF gasoline bottles
yesterday. Engine No. put out the
blaze. Damage. $50.
The expiosi,sa OF a lamp in the paint
store Of Jacob " Dung, No. 1904 Seventh
street northwest, yesterday caused a fire
which resulted in DANA res to the amount
of S4O0. The premises were fully insured
A. R. Spofford, librarian Of Congress
was yesterday appointed member of tie
board OF trustees of the rDuliGpal library.
This appointment is understood to be occa-
stoned by the death OF Or. j. n. Toner
Mr. C. NJ. Robinson. secretary treasurer
Of Columbia Typographical Union No 1O1,
is off On a vacation. He will return to the
city off and on during his leave of absence
toatteDd to financalmattcrs connected with
the union.
shed in the rear of 1919 L street
northwest, was discovered on fire yes
terlay- The damage amounted to $500
Furniture valued at $500 was stored in
the shed at the time. The house is occupied
by a Mrs Bradley.
CHIEF Post-office Inspector Wheeler has
received Il message from inspect or White
side announcing the arrest at Franklin,
Tenn, OF Robert PayEer for using the
mails for fraudulent purposes. He was held
under $500 bonds
The proprictors Of the Metropolitan Hotel
have begun the work of improving and
reDovating the buihing for fall and winter
business. The lobby is being enlarged by
the tearing down OF the wall separating
it from the writing room.
A bicycler, i'll avoiding SOME boys on the
roadway near the northeast corner of Tenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue, last night
at 10 o'clock, ran his machine against the
curb. which threw him to the pavement and
ripped the tire from his wheel.
Villa III Johnson, young colored boy re-
siding in Anacostia, fell from wagon
yesterday afternoon at the corner OF First
street ami Maryland avenue mort hea ST. and
received cuts on his head and face. Ee
was removed to his home in Anacostia-
A distinctive insignia has been adopted
for the officers or the three departments
of the army: Subsistence department.
silver crescent: medical department, mod
ification of the cross of the Knights of St.
John; pay department. silver diamond.
A feed wagon, owned by Q. +.
Sanderson OF No. HOG Seventh street
southeast, ran into Lewis E. Frank.
bicyclist, ut the corner of Second street and
Pennsylvania avenue yesterday, throwing
Frank to the street, causing severe scalp
wound.