The evening times., 1896-08-20
City BreyitieS
Alex. woif leaves Saturday for At


lantic City
Gen Estes of this city is spending the
season at Atlantic City
Frank Z. Richey, a prominent st. Louis
attorney, is registered at the Ebbitt.
George W. Faquher of Cleveland, Ohio, is
Among the guests at the Ebtitt House.
Justice of the Peace Samuel r. Church
is away from the city on ten days va,
cation.
L. p. knight OF Pittsburg is in the city
en- ronfe to Berlin, where he will enter q
university.
Detective Helan has returned TO police
headquarters after an absence from the cit y
for several days.
S. S. Richards OF the firm OF Richards
and Company, returned from trip to Long
Branch yesterday.
New electric light wire poles have re-
placed the old and decaycd ones in many
portions of the city.
The regulation blue has supplanted the
white duck uniforms Of the soldiers at the
washington Barracks.
Since the arrival ofthe cool wave the at
UctlutAuCe llt UdtHiuS mas SupNu
percepuble decrease.
II is started that there will be u nunher
OF promotions in the Pension Office, TO
take effect September l.
DR.. w f. Luckett of No. 1919 Rhode
Island avenue northwest has returned from
his vacation at Capon Springs, Va.
The District Jail has in IL SA4 prisoners
This number is said to be the largest that
was ever confined there at one time.
William N. Fisher, OF Anacostia. re-
turned last evening from Marlboro, where
he went several days ago on buss:'Sss trip
Several small accidents have been reported
from the Metropolitan street railway line
recently, and protests are being made
against the fast running OF It's cars.
The street and parting department. OF the
District has commenced the cleaning Of the
Anacos,ia streets. The cutters have been
scraped and all overgrowth or weeds Ie-
moved.
Insane commitments were received at st.
ElZabeth's yesterday for Frank Bowman,
Mary Campbell and Nancy Gentry, who had
all been declared insane By II lunacy com
mission. 3
Efforts are being made to secure party
OF 100 from this city. who desire TO hear
s'silver Dick" Bland speak at laurel friday
evening. in order that 55-cent railroad
rate may be secured.
A bus line has been placed in operation
between the terminus of the na costa street
railway and st. Elizabeth S insane Asylum.
IL is expected that II will soon extend its
service TO Congress Heights.
The Pole Gas Motor experimental car,
which was tested on the AnacoStia rail-
way, has been standing at Second and
Canal streets since yesterday morning. 1t
is not known just when the tests will be
resumed.
The excise board has not yet obtained
authority 10 have a further analysis made
OF its collection of whisky and gin sam
pies The difficulty is 10 find an appro-
priatiop from which the expense money
may be drawn.
successful lawn fete-was given last
night under the auspices of the Jrnior Ep-
worth League OF Trinity N. E. Church on
the grounds adjoining the church. Fourth
street. between L and G. southeast. Miss
Clara Ober was lady manager.
number of boys connected with st.
Pauls Catholic Church, corner Fifteenth
| and streets, Rev JaEes F. Mackin, pas
| tor, went into camp near Forest Glen on
Monday last. They were accompanied by
Judge Cole yesterday made an order
against Charles F. J. Franz, hookbinder,
who works iD the Government Printing
| Office, for payment of alimony to his wife.
| This order has been made several times pre-
| viously and enforced by a second order com
mtting Mr.. Franz TO Jail for failure TO pay.
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
| Company rs having its new poles painted.
| The work has been done at some places in
| I, way that endangers the clothing OF hun
dreds of persons passing along the street.
There is a shower of oil and PAINT from
, the workman on his perch in the cross
pieces at the top.
Sosteps have yet heen taken by the Balt.-
more and Ohio Railroad Company looking
to the removal OF its tracks fromthe govern
ment nd at the corner OF Delaware avenue
| and First street northeast. IL VIII prob
ably require more vigorous action to pro
duce the desired result than 4 simple let
ter from the Secretary OF the Interior.
The matter at issue concerning the
| alleged violation OF the lease of Conven-
| tion Hall to the District National Guard
| is again before Attorney Thomas, the
| District counsel, upon new phase. 1t
| is questioned whether or not the Conmis-
sioners have authority TO yacate the lease.
even if the violation te established, since
| the contract is between the owners and
the officials OF the guard.
MIR. Samuel Ross, trading as Barber &
| Ross, brought suit today against Boyd n.
Smith for 81 ,5S7 81 on judgment cred
itor's bill He says Mr.. Smith owns an in
terest in the following real estate here:
| Lot IA, square 17S: lot 1874. square 81;
| lot L 6, square 81. and lot i and part lot
Is, square 332 As Mr.. Smith has no per-
sonal property Mr.. Ross asks that his
claim be made out of the real estate.
A. u. Duvall is the attorney.
A corpulent aud fun-Ioving housewife Iiv-
| Ing on II street. Between Filth aud Sixtl,
| streets northeast, this morning, dropped u
pailtul of cold water from a second history
window. with the expectation that it would
I alight upon the heads ct q half-dozen toys
| below. After discharging the broadsidc
| the housewife fell back and laughed herself
! into Mysteries. The boys, as il moved by
intuition. sta rted up the street at the critical
| moment and were astounded to see the
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