The morning times., 1896-07-08
City Brevities

Secretary Lamont returned to Washington
yesterday afternoon and resumed his duties
at tile War Department.
Gold Withdrawals yesterday amounted t.
$e7,2s5. leaving the reserve at the close
OF business at $loO.67s. .392.
Policemen wheeler and Smith Of thu
Ninth preciDct, are confined to their home
because OF serious Illness.
The funeral OF Eddie Handler, the lad
who was killed by u live wire OH Monday,
will take place today from the family
home at Twenty-fifth and streets.
Jeremiah j. Mccarthy yesterday sued
jeremiah Mccarthy and others IN jcdg-
ment creditors Till and asked fur the sane
or lot Z, square ABB, 10 satisfy the claim.
Harry A. j. Lanatan, member OF the
fire irigade, was among the successful can
dIdates for appointment to the police force,
ana yesterday His transfer was consum-
mated. iA;
Andrew Hillman, sdolored, left So col
lateral at the Eighth precinct station, last
night, for charge II assault and battery
preferred ags,insti hlin by AelyiDa Robin
son. Policeman Lewis made the arrest.
Daniel Walls, cdiored, eighteen years old,
was arrested yesterday by Detective HaIte-
gan, OF the sixth precinct, for stealing a
Matte Clark, OF No. 81 street northwest.
The Southern Methodist Brotherhood. Y.
p. 5. c. E., of Mount Vernon Place N. E..
Church, and the. Sunday schools OF Ei-
worth and Marvin N. Z, Churches, gave
their annual excursion. yesterday to Mar
shall Hall. 1910.
Secretary Herbert was at the Department
only for few hours yesterday. After at
tending to ordinary morning routine duties
he passed the afternoon in company with
Miss Herbert in a recreating trip down the
Potomac to Mount Vernon.
A marshal's jury yesterday afternoon
came TO the conclusion that RoIert Parker,
who mutiiated himseif recently while un-
der the influence OF religious mania, Is OF
unsound mind and recommended his Con-
finement at st. Eiizabeth's
Electric car No. 259 on the Metropolitan
Railway ran over a pet dog yesterday
at Prospect avenue and Thirty.sixth street.
Tie car had come to a stop and the dog
went under IL to be in the shade. when
the car started and mashed one of the
brute's legs.
Laura Cole, colored, living at No. SIT
Peg alley southwest, died suddenly at an
early hour yesterday morning. Her death
was reported at station No. and the
cGroncr notified. An Investigation was
made but failed to reveal any suspicious
The management OF the Home for In
cura,ies. Georgetown Heights, have per-
fected plans for the enlargement OF the
accommodations or the Home. The an
mex will be three stories. and will be
erected near the Gorth west corner of the
present building.
The Lawyers Title and Guaranty In
sUrance Company" WAS Incorporated yes
terfiay with II capital OF S16O.C0o- The
object nf the corporation is to examine and
insure titles TO real estate and to guarantee
the safe manaEefnent and investment OF
estates and moneys.
A man whose name could not be learned
but who walks with crutch and cane.
attempted to board a north bound Ninth
street car at Pennsylvania avenue shortly
before IL O'Clock last night. was thrown
violently TO the ground but. fortunately,
was not seriously hurt.
were visited by hundreds OF the delegates
to the c. E. convention yesterday.
Ex-senator Ransom. Minister to Mexico,
was in the city yesterday. He was on his
way from his home in North Carolina to
his post at the Mexican capital.
The annual election of officers OF the
Fresco Painters Union Nm. 1. which took
place at the last regular meeting. resulted
as follows: President. r. Thorn; vice
president. James Reiter. recording secre-
tary. J. c. Battiufieid: financial secretary,
c. Moberiy; treasurer. W. Hopkins.
Several citizens Of The. northeast sent
up large ballot4, 'atopt sNo'elock last
night 1t caught fire and descended upon
the roof OF house' No. 61 x street north
west, occupied BY Edward Buroyitski. An
excited pedestrian. who observed tire fall
OF the bla zing balletiD. ran to alarm box
No. 81 and pulled the Eey.
John weathefilf, the panel worker"
who was arrest4d on suspicion by Detec-
tive Rhodes several days ago. WAS put on
n train for New York last night and told
tn keep away from Washington in the
future The local authorities had nothing
against We3theflf. who was wanted in
Richmond The Richmond police were Doti-
fled but failed td send for their man so he
was given his liberty.
Two OF the most costly letters in tile
world are now on exhibition in q iewelry
store window on PenDs yivania avenue.
They are"C Z '.made ofdiamonds. rubies,
s;ipphires, and pearls. Tie value OF each
letter is about $4,000. IF the Whole
alphabet was spelled out in that style it
would be worth $4,000. and If Christian
Endeavor was spelled out in full the
jeweiied motto would be worth S34 coo.
A very strange bicycle accident oc-
Cured on Pennsylvania avenue yesterday
afternoon in front OF the Raleigh. A
cab started across the Avenue at full
tilt the cabby keeping ins eye on the
other Cabnnen SO as not to be outstripped
in the race. A biker came along and ran
into the cab, his handle-bars getting tan
gled in the cIbstsst. He was thrown up
on the shaft himself and began to fail at
the mercy of the kicking horse. when the
cabn,an held MP his mad flight and released
the bicycier One OF the observers said
that IL was not at all the fault Of the
hicrclor