The evening times., 1896-08-25
City Brevities

Mr.. David Wolf has returned from four
weeks vacation at Alta itic City.
Policeman Spencer, of the Capitol force.
is enjoying. Il ten-days' leave.
Lawyer Thomas L. Jones is going en- the
stump through Virginia Tor Mckinley.
Columbian University examinations will
be hel this year ON September $3.50.
st. Ccciiia's Academy will open Tor the
new scholastic year on Monday, September
Tth.
northwest, between and streets, is
being repaired.
Gen. Charles G. sawtelle, the quarter
master general OF the army. is registered at
the shorcliam
H. c. Bell, Deputy Commissioner of Pen
sions, is stumping the Old Dominion for
Bryan and silver.
Rev r. II. Gunnell of No 627 Pennsyl-
vania avenue northwest has returned from
Colonial Beah.
IF, K. Keys, the well-known Ia wycr, has
entered five of his thoroushbreds in the
races to be run at the Leesburg fair.
Lieut.. Brooke Amiss OF the First pre-
cinct has returned from his vacation and is
on duty again. Sanitary Officer Frank Is
also at his desk.
Secretary R. H. Martin of Columbian
University will be in the city a short time
on September l. He will return from bis
vacation permanently about September Is.
A petition is being circulated which re-
quests the Commisia oDers 10 stop the
discordant horns of the garbage men be-
fore O'Clock in the morning.
Anacostia is TO have q number of new
sewers. The Comniis soners have ordered
them built ON Washington, Jefferson, Tay-
lor and Adams streets. y
DR.. Daniel Williams. of Freednans Hos
pital. will sail Friday on the Umbria for
Europe. During his trip he Will visit tile
hospitals of London, Paris aud Edinburg.
Miss F. b. johnson, of Aracosiia. is
suInniering at Newport, X. 1. stc will
return about September 10, ard visit
friends at Philadelphia on her way home.
Elizabeth johnson and Hattie Williams.
Boston" notables. were locked up at ihe
Seventh precinct last night for being drunk
and disoricrly.
Robert L. Dunn. of No. sol & street
southeast. has returned to the city from q
two weeks trip to New York, Philadelphia
and Baltimore.
j. Faure. Il business man ot Paris, France.
who is at the NormaR'iie. says bicycles are
more popular In France than in America,
and that the factoriics cannot keep up
with the demand
The order was issued yesterday for the
removal Of Thornton Alexander To- Al
baay for a life term In accordance with the
Presidents Communication o, his sentence
10 hang for the murder o. Quincy Mackall.
A heavily loaded cement WACO yesterday
afternoon ran upon the curbstCnc on the
corner OF Thirty second and n streets north
west and overturned. The driver jumped
IN time To escape injury.
The bank along Rock Creek, In the :
vicinity OF Twenty-second and II streets
northwest. is being torn up by woramen.
who are constructing a large sewer which
runs parallel to the stream.
A number of ministerial wieelmen Of the
city. among whom are Rev. X. W. Stnckiet
Rev, l.. b Wilson and Rev. c. W. Baldwin.
are planning a wheeling tour through tire
Shenandoah valley eariy in September.
The Epworth League OF Trinity NJ E
Church will have sociabic and reception
this evening in the parlors of the church. ON
Fourth. between Z and q streets soutlr.
east.
A campaign badge of unique design has
made its appcaracne. 1t is in the form of
a bug, gold or silver. as preferred, with
wings folded. BY touching a spring the
wings are expanded and the names OF the
Presidential nominees disclosed
The vacancy in the board of nanagers
or the District interests at the Tennessee
centennial. caused by the deccase OF DR.
j. NJ Toner, has been filed by the ap-
pointment of W. V. Cox. as predicted in
The Tines of yesterday.
The funeral of Mrs. Eleanor E. Dickson,
wife of William Dickson, occurred this
morning. prayer being recited at the resi-
dence. 111S Tenth street. Interm.nt
will be at New Cathedral C cemetery. Phila-
delphia.
John w. Morau, aged thirty We. of
No. 1911 L street southeast, gripman
on Capital Traction Company cable car.
was taken suddenly i'll about $50 o'clock
this morning while on his car. near The
corenr of Peuns ylvania avenue and T Twenty-
second street He was removed to his
home in u patrol wagon.
Judge Cole yesterday rendered decs-
on under the will of the late Zadock Will
.iams. He held that Mary Rue is entitled
TO an estate for life in holses Nos IL l6
and Is y street southeast At her tleath
the property is to go too her surviving
chil iren. A sale is to be made and George
r. Repctti and r. Ross Perry. jr., were APP
pointed trustees to sell.
Hon. c. c. Watts, of West Virginia.
Democratic nominee for governor, is in
the city. He denies the rumor that he
is to he withdrawn from the ticket 1t
IS asserted, however. that petitions ad-
dressed To the State executive conm ;tee
are In circulation in the State demanding
that he he pulled down.
st. AIMS Aid Society of Tenleytown. as
sisted by The ladies' of the Sodality, have
completed their arrangements for thelawn
party to be given for the benefit OF st
AIMS Church on Dumblane grounds io.nor-
row ami Thursday nights. Supper Will be
served each evening. and dancing aud other
forms Of amusement Will be provided for
yolng and old.
ALTGELD SAYS FORMAN IS MAD.
Declares ex-congres~man's Charges