The evening times., 1896-07-17
City Brevities


The big electric sign in front of the Chris
tian Endeayor headquarters has been taken
down.
Despite the rain, a large crowd attended
the Marine Band concert ut the Barracks
yesterday.
Mr.. j ohm S. Garrison of the Pension Of
flee is going TO Virginia Beach for a sum-
mer outing.
Mr.. Charles I. NewburGh. of the Pension
Office. is in Pennsylvania on business for
the department.
Hon. s. w. Iamoreux, Commissioner of
| the Land Office, has returned to the city
after an absence of several weeks He at
tended the Chicago convention.
Mrs. A. Chi,ds. OF Capitol Hill, will leave
this evening for visit to Woodstock. Va.
She Will be accompanied by her little
grandson, Chris Geim.
Mr.. n. I. Cruschr. ED. former journal
clerk of the House. went to his home at
Louisville from the Chicago convention. but
is expected here to aid in the campaign
work.
The police OF the Navy Yard precinct
are making strenuous efforts to keep the
cality since the drowning of young Ed
ward Hilton.
Dr. james Z. Bradshaw, of East wash
| ington, who has been spending the past
| month in New York city, will sail from that
place on the steamer Ccmanche for Liver
pool tomorrow.
Mr.. Arthur Keep. secretary of the Fed
| GRAFTON OF Labor. is about to sail for Lon
don. where he is a delegate from this City
! to the International Congress of Trade
| Unionists and Socialist Workers.
Baiiiff KeDdig, of Judge Kimbalrs court.
is on leave OF absence, and his familiar
| face is missed from the police court throDgs.
| Bailifr Rice HOoe, of Judge Miller's court,
| is home suffering from a severe attack of
| illness.
Mr. Alexander Grant, president of the
Columbia Athletic Club and chief clerk
| Of the railway mail service, who has teen
spending his vacation at his home II Non
| roe. Mich, will return To the city tomorrow
morning.
Policeman Williams and Warren, Of the
First precinct, who patrol the station
| house beat, were both badly stunned by
| the flask oT lightning which struck the
new posturrice building during Wednesday
| nights storm.
The burned out district on Louisiana ave
| nue. and b street between Ninth and Tenth
streets, has been entirely rebuilt The
stores on b street are again occupied, and
those on oLusiana avenue are nearly ready
for occupancy.
hr. Justice Harlan of the Supreme Court
was among the invited guests at the an
nual convention of the Virginia State Bar
Association at Fort Monroe, and responded
10 the toast, The Judges; how they make
and unmake law"
W. II. Washington, n oolored cyclist Will
make n run from Baltimore rext Sunday
| He will leave the Monumental City at 40
| and ride against Mudd's time OF 2 hours
and 20 minutes. The run will be made over
the BadensburS pike.
| q The funeral OF Joseph Mantcgari, the
young Italian who was burned to death
by gasoline explosion, as told in The
Evening Times yesterday, will take place
| from his fathers residence, No. 9l1 b
| street northwest, tomorrow.
A music committee was appointed by Rev.
| Granville S. Williams of the Metropolitan
Baptist Church last night. His action was
under a previous vote OF the society Tire
committee is as follows: U. s. Hanks, Geo.
C. Ross and William Halton.
Nearly every hackpan in the District has
taken out his license for the ensuing year, a
record almost unprecedented. The fee was
due July /. and the presence OF the Chris
tian Endeavorers SO early in the month
caused a rush for the badges.
Assessor Matthew Trimble, who has been
enjoying his annual vacation at the home
OF relatives at Greenburg, Ind, will return
| to the city tomorrow morning. Mr. Mat
thew Trimble, ir., his sen, who accom-
PANEL him ON the trip, returned home last
night.
The issue between the District and the
| managers of tie Northern Liberty Market
in respect to the rent of military headquar-
tiers remains Unsettled. the Commissioners
having taken no action upon the Ecid-up
| vouchers. The rent has not been paid since
January.
Thieves broke into Gibbons branch butter
store, 900 Twenty-iirst street, opposite
| Western market, some time last night.
| They forced an entrance from the rear,
| and broke the money drawer from its
fastenings, but secured only some small
change.
While taking an early morning spin on
her bicycle about 6:45 O'Clock today Miss
Ella Cook of No. 1916 R street northwest
fell at the corner OF Lincoln avenue and r
street northwest and received a painful
scalp wound. She was removed to her home
in carriage.
MIR. George Buckler, who managed the
stock company at the Grand Opera House
during the early part of the summer season
and who later took company through
/ the neiehboring States, is reported TO be
meeting with great success in the latter
underta king.
James A Tanner son of fex-Commissioner
of Pensions Tanner. has been relieved from
duty as folder in the House document
room. He is succeeded by Mr.. R. j. Bright
of Grand Island, Neb. Mr. Tanner was de.
tailed as a doorkeeper ut the west door
OF the House.
The prospect is that the firemen's re.
lief fund will be largely increased today
from the proceeds of the sale OF tickets
for the horse and trap and gold-headed
cane, donated for that purpose. 1t is an.
ticipated that at least $500 will be real.
lied from the horse and trap alone.
Mr.. Frank p Madigan returned today
from Greater New York, whittier he had
been minglng in business and politics. He
investigated the operation of the Raines
license law and pronounced it a failure.
He believes silver is gaining ground, and
announces that though 1t may be larger
thSn csrt-wheels by one-half, the dollar
OF the daddies'' is the true coin of the
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