The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-01
City Brevities

Flooring $1.5O per leo feet: all one
width. +. Libbey & Co, eth and n. Y. ave.
IA. Perkins of Oms In is at the Raleigh
Mr.. apd Mrs. NJ B. Jones are heIe from
Pit,sburE.
I'M. Corbin Of Lexington, KY, is at the
Ebtitt House.
III. Charles III. Parker of DaDLury, Conn.,,
Is - the city ON business.
HI. and Mrs W d. Thompson of Nj mphis,
are stopping at the st. James.
James E. Boyd of Greeutoro. n. c., is
visiting friends in Washington.
DR.. M. Alice Brosius has gone for q
MONTHS vacation on the New England coast.
Mr.. Kelso OF the Baltimore and OhioRail-
road is Convalescing from his rece ut illness.
Ensign H. H. Cbrsty has been ordered
to duty t the Indian Head proving grounds.
Detective Proctor OF tie central office,
has been granted twenty days leave or
absence.
Mr.. Charles Brooks of tie Southern Rail
way, has returned from a tnp TO West
Point, Va.
Andrew Jordan, Cuban, was given
shelter at the Municipal Lodging House
last night.
The police have been requested to look
from No. 1910 A street southeast.
Lieut.. C. D. Fox, q. g. N, has been
transferred from the bureau of naviga-
lion to the war records office.
The Treasury gold reserve at the close Of
business yesterday stood at $110,OTO. 5O7.
The days wfthdr awals were S223, 100.
Mr.. La wrence Gardner returned yester-
lay from New York, where he has been
q consultation with the Democratic lead
srs.
Commodore Melville, engineer in chief
Of the Navy. left for New York yesterday
Eo Inspect thenew machinery OF the cruiser
Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. p. Cowling, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles u Gibsos, Mrs. Roberta Cowl-
ing and Miss Jessie Parker have returned
after spending several days at Lower Cedar
Point.
Judge c. B. Kilgore from Texas is at
Wizards Hotel. With him is Marshal e. l..
stowe OF Admore. Judge Kilgore says
that he is out Of politics but will support
lie Bryan ticket.
Mr. James d. Furbersha W, job foreman
Of Darby's printing house was severely
cut ON the right arm Monday. The wound
was dressed at the Emergency Hospital
and Mr.. Furbershaw resumed his duties
at VI T. office.
T.iwanaga of Toxic, Japan, the manager
OF The Nippon Yssen Kaisha, which being
translated, means Japan mail steamship
line, is at the Ebbitt House, with his
private secretary, R. Karuka.
Mr.. James F. MoHugh, president OF the
local Federation OF Labor, has gone North
on business connected with the National
Stonecutters' Union, of which organiza ton
he is Il member While away he will visit
d
Assistant Secretary Of State Rockhill
left the city yeStcrtay for Berkeley Springs,
w. Va, where he will remain for several
Weeks. During his absence Second Assist.
Ant Adee will act IS Secretary of State.
orc hundred and twenty-five copies of
the questions To be nropounded to APP
plcanis for the position OF water Inspector
under the District government have been
sent to the chief examiner OF tire Civil Ser
vice Commission. The examination will
take place today.
Mr.. William o. Grey of No. s1S Third
street northwest, was taken suddenly ill
at the corner OF Fifteenth and streets
yesterday afternoon about O'Clock. He
was sent to the Emergency Hospital by
Policeman Emmert, where medical a,ten.
ton was rendered.
Arthur Johns, rodman in the District
from leave OF absence, G. {. Burns, rodman,
has been transferred, in consequence, to
his former position as chairman, and Zen
ms Palmer. chairman on perm auent roll,
is transferred to the place OF chairman on
temporary roll.
100 IT. nice wide boards. 81; any length
you wish. +. Libbey & Co. 6tE & n. Y ave.
William Smith, Il white man of aboG.
-thsnty years OF age, had never teen away
from his home at Cape Henry, va. before
last Tuesday. He arrived in Washington
yesterday with $50, which represented
his lifc's earnings. He fell into bad
hands, whence Supt. l.. B. Cutler OF the
Municipal Lodging House rescued him. He
has persuaded the young man to promise
10 go home today.
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