Evening star., 1896-11-13
CONDENSED LOCALS S

'On the Way to the North Pole is the
subject Professor Hazen of the weather
bureau will lecture Oh this evening at the
Night High School. The lecture will begin
Immediately after the close of the last
class hour, at $50 o'clock.
An eighteen-inch fire-alarm gong has
been received by Superintendent Miles
from Boston. This gong is intended for
service In the new house of No. engine
company, on ID street between 14th and
18th streets. The house will soon be fin
ished. and when the engine company moves
No. / chemical company will move to the
building vacated by the engine company.
The damage done the District wires by
the storm several weeks ago has not all
been repaired. There is one school building
yet without telephone communication, and
some of the patrol boxes are yet discon-
nected Superintendent Miles hopes the
work will be finished this week.
The employees of Mr.. T. A. Tschiffr,y. jr..
held a meeting recently and adopted reso-
lutions expressive of their regret at the
death OF the late James c. Wynkoop, who
for long time was one Of their number.
Mrs. S. w. Clark of the Primary Sunday
School Teachers Union of New York city
is giving course of practical instruction
in blackboard work at the Y. NJ c: A.
ICONS in this city. The weekly meetings
of the Primary Teachers Union of Wash
ington, under whose auspices the course is
given, are held each Thursday afternoon at
4 o'clock.
Cucumbers from Florida and also from
the local hot houses are plentiful. Those
grown in the hot houses are considered su-
rerior to the out-of-doorS stock, and sell at
much higher prices They bring about 10
cents each, while three of the Florida Gu
oumbers may be purchased for this
amount
The second crop OF peas and string beans
Norfolk
tire appearance. These vegetables, re-
sembling very much the local branch prod
utcS of early spring, are being gathered in
the fields about Norfolk. The early frosts
have not hurt them as yet, and the prices
brought for them are about the same as
they are in the early part of the season.
In Baltimore number of merchants have
been swindled by a successful film fam
worker. ana the swindler is still at large.
He has not yet operated here.
Yesterday afternoon No. 1 Engine Com
pany was called to the house of Amanda
Bailey. 2122 Days court. where there was
fire discovered in a wardrobe. Spontaneous
CONFUSION was the cause assigned for the
fire. The damage amounted to about $40.
The police made A arrests yesterday-2 "A
white and q colored. Four women were
arrested.
Forty-six policemen are on leave and sew
enteen are detained at their homes by rea-
son of illness. In the eighth and ninth pre-
cincts there is no sickness amongst the
officers.
The ladies of the Union Veteran Legion
Auxiliary No. 81 held a musical and lit
erary reception last evening at u. V. l..
Hall, $40 Pennsylvania avenue. The COM
mittee in charge comprised Mrs. NJ. ].
Foote, chairman; Mrs. Gillespie. Miss Ford,
Miss Thompson, Mrs. NJ. ID. Lewis, Miss
Shannon, Mrs. w. H. Scribncr Miss Shaw
and Mrs Kidd.
eo11
tempting to board a Capital Traction car
at the corner of 1th street and Maryland
avenue and sustained a severe confusion
of his right leg near the knee. He was
taken to FreedmanS Hospital for treat
ment
from 1th street cable car near o street
last evening ard received painful injuries
about the head and face.
A conference of good citizenship COM
mitteaS of the various Christian ELdeavor
societies in the District Union will be held
this evening in the Young Mems Christian
Association, at 7:,0 o'clock. The object of
the meeting is to discuss plans for work
looking toward more united service of the
several subcommittee.
Yesterday there arrived at the river front
1,72O punches of fish, 80 carp, 6,O00 clans
and $500 bushels of oysters. INSPECTOR
Harris condemned 50 punches of fish and
400 clans.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Company has begun the running of through
trains between this city and New Orleans.
Mr. John c. CLANCY, president of the Nc
Kinley and Hobart Interstate Campaign
Club of the District of Columbia will be
rendered a reception and welcome by the
club on his return from Indiana next Mon
day evening, at the club headquarters.
Owing to the continued illness of Judge
Miller, both the District and the United
States branches of the Police Court were
conducted again today by Judge Kimball.
Harry j. Fisher. a bicyclist. arrested for
scorching on New York avenue last night,
failed to appear in the Police Court today
ard his collateral was forfeited.
Felix Sims was caught in the act of
throwing refuse on r street yesterday and
was arrested for so doing. He explained
his action to Judge Kimball in the Police
Court today and was excused.