Evening star., 1896-11-17
CONDENSED LOCALS

Peter Thies. a cook on the boat. yester-
claiming $40 wages. The vessel is at the
11th street wharf, and Is said to hail from
Baltimore, her captain being James Dod-
son.
William Llovd was convicted in Criminal
Court No. yesterday afternoon of forgery,
and was remanded to Jail to await SEN
tence. 1t Is claimed that the defendant Sc
cur'A $50 from VIM. w. Werntz on a check
purporting to have been signed by E. w.
Albaugh of Baltimore.
There was a fire scare in the ZOO last
night about z o'clock, caused by the burn
Ing OF some leaves and brush. A local
alarm of fire was sent In, and No. chemi-
cal engine responded. Other than what was
intended there was no damage done.
John Perry, a small colored boy, was in
the Police Court today. because he played
spy sheep, game that varies but slightly
from hide and seek, yesterday on 1915 street
southeast He was arrested by Policeman
Latchford for disorderly conduct The boy
had been locked up all night, and the court
ruled that he had been sufficiently punished.
on Rhode Island avenue by Policeman
Sweet. A dangerous knife was found In his
possession. In the Police Court today the
man was sentenced to fifteen days in the
workhouse.
John Webster, who lives at 91S ID street
night he was at work coupling cars on
the baltimore and Potomac railroad, when
ms hand was caught between the cars.
Two fingers were badly mashed and may
have to be amputated. He was sent to
Providence Hospital for treatment.
This morning a few minutes after IL
o CLOCK some violator of the law turned in
an alarm from the keyless box at 9th and
r streets. Before the fire department or
police could reach the place the individual
who had turned in the alarm had disap-
peared.
Judge Cox has granted Franey Reich a
divorce from Otto Reich, on the grounds of
desertion and cruelty. endangering the life
and health of the wife.
William johnson jumped from a moving
Tram Yesterday between Baltimore and this
city and received several cuts on his head
His wounds were dressed at the Emer-
gency Hospital. and later he went to the
municipal lodging house, where he spent
the night. He said that he was on his
way from Philadelp lphia to Pittsburg.
AS the result of a row arising out of a
game of cards played in the vicinity OF
the Aqueduct bridge yesterday Charles
Alexander, colored, was treated at the
Emergency Hospital for a confused wound
of the face. He said that he had been hit
by stone during the quarrel.
A Thanksgiving dinner for the poor is
what the Central Union Mission desires to
provide next week. Supplies and contri-
buttons with which to purchase turkeys
and other seasonable dishes are now being
collected by committees appointed by the
mission for that purpose. Ii is desired to
have sufficient food to provide dinners for
300 worthy families.
A granolithic sidewalk is being laid on
the east side Of 1+th street from X street
north. At, the same time new curbng is
being set. The roadway on l. street be-
tween 18th and 14th is being resIrfaced,
with a slight change of grade
Four arrests were made in Georgeto Hn
yesterday. Two of them, a butcher and
laborer, were locked up to get sober,
while the others, a female servant and a
labOrer, were charged with disorderly con-
duct. i''-"" '
Harry Bell was arrested last evening
for riding a bicycle without light, VIII
liam SeverSon was taken into custody for
having no bell on his wheel and Roy W.
Horton was overtaken by policeman
while scorching. The trio forfeited col
laterals today in the Police Court.
TIE three food inspectors of the health
department made a number of condemra-
tons yesterday. Among he coniemna-
tions were ~ pounds of beef, rs pounds CT
pork. u rabbits, % birds, ~ dozen eggs, q
punches of fish and bushels of fruits and
vegetables.
There arrived at the river front yesterday
1,7O6 punches of fish, 10 carp, 1000 CLAIMS
and 6. .1O0 bushels of oysters. Inspector
Harris condemned 81 punches of iish and
100 clans.