The evening times., 1896-07-27
City Brevities


Herr W. Horn, OF Cassel, Germany, is
stopping at the st. James.
The torpedo boat Cushing is under sailing
orders atthe Washington navy yard.
Ernest Darneill Of East Washington wiz
ride 10 New York on his bicycle next week.
Detective Rhodes of headquarters, who
has been confined to his home by illness
for several days, reported for duty yes
terday.
about fifteen minutes last night on account
of the burning out OF q fuse at the power
house.
Except for the bare spots in the grass
made by the feet of the Endeavorers, tie
oval in the White Lot has resumed its ac-
customed appearance.
party from Texas, consisting of C. F.
Graham, Hillsboro; A. j. Jewel and W. p.
Crawford, Temple, and j. w. Made, Deni-
son, are at the National.
Fill i. Baer, the tenor of st. Aloysius'
Church choir, win sail for India the latter
part OF the week, to begone eseyeralinonths.
Prof. Elmer Gates of this city will par
ticipate In tie course of summer lectures To
be given at the Twin Mountain House, in
tie White Mountains.
Tile excise board today authorized the
transfer of a retail liquor license from Il. q.
Faunce to James T. Branson, at No. 614
Eleventh street southwest.
Miss Annie Vending, of Phillpsbury.
Do cI.~ .l..l
EastoD, by young man named Call, who
was carelessly handling rifle.
Mary Swan. servant girl, is another
sufferer from gasoiine. In using the fluid
to clean the counters at Hale's oyster house
it ignited from gas jet and she was badly
burned. E.
Mr.. George NJ Coffin, of the Treasury
Department, said in an address to tLeoso
phisis at No. 1928 street last night that
seven-tenths of the world believe IN rein
| carnation.
Hern nonab, young Washington actor,
who played the leading comedy Part in "A
Breezy Time last season, has signed with
THE War of Wealth. company for the
season of / S96-7.
W. II. Kelly of Owatana, Mimi, is at
the Shoreham. He has charge Of an ini-
mcnse land grant owned by Russell Sage
| near his home. He says Minnesota is safe
for Mckinley and Hobart.
Two heavy draught horses, pulling an
Anheuser- Bush beer wagon, ran a way yes
| terday at the corner of First and T. streets
southwest. The wagon was upset and one
! OF the horses so badly injured that it had
TO be slot.
The TenIeytown II. E. Sabbath-schcol an
| nounces a second picnic for this season, to
| be beid August IL, owing TO the fact that
SO many were detained away by the in
| Gefpent weather on the occasion OF the
recent outing.
| Many young Baptists, Just returned from
the Baptist Young Peoples Union conven
hon in Milwaukee, spoke In the meetings
here last evening. They report the Con
rentioa in many respects the most sue
ccssful ever held.
| The funeral OF George Riley. late a resi-
/, Gent of Tenleytown. took place yesterday
! frrin tile Nj. +. Church in that place, Rev.
/, 4. 3. Cannon. tie pastor, officiating De-
!. ceased was about sixty years OF age. In
/ terinent took place in the cemetery adjon-
| ing tile church, in the presence of a large
| concourse of citizens.
| Thomas Caiill, sixty years old, residing
! at No. sos Twenty fourth street, fell from
a cable car on Pennsylvania avenue, be-
! tween Twenty-first and Twenty-second
street last hight, and was batly cut about
the head and face. BE was removed 10 the
residence of Dr. Maddox, No. 2139 Penn
| sylvania avenue. where his wounds were
| dressed.
Policeman Sullivan. of the First pre-
cinct, saw George Washington, co.ored, en-
! deavoring to dispose of valuable baS
4 horse around the Center Market last Sat
urday. and, as his actions were suspicious
| placed him under arrest. The horse was
| identified this morning as the property OF
Mrs. John o. Evans. which was stoer
from a pasture near Alexandria last Mon
day.
Eddie Duffy, the big six-footer, who
| was arrested by Detective Gallaher last
! week, for the larceny Of several suits of
| clothes from Chesapeake and Ohio freight
car, was brought from the Fourth precinct
station to headquarters this morning and
photo ographed for the rogues' gallery.
He wore a black suit of clothes, which was
identified by one of the railroads detec
tives as part of the stolen property.