The evening times., 1896-10-07
City Brevities


vile boa rd of trade, with his wife, is Wis
iting Washington.
Mr.. W. Marden King. OF Harrison street,
Anacostia. has recovered from severe at
tack of malarial fever.
Charles Ramsay, who has been visiting
his aunt in this city, has returned to his
home in Jersey City, N. j.
Lieut.. Tceple reports the public fountisn
at Eleventh street and Massachusetts ave
nue. northwest as out OF order.
Telsphonic communication was restored
yesterday between police headquarters
and the Seventh precincr, Georgetown.
Jcdge James T. Lentz OF Everett, Wash.
Is in the city. He says Senator Squire and
Representative Doolittle Will be reelected
Judge Louis E. McComas OF the District
supreme court will deliver the opening adj
dress at Georgetown Law School at $50
p. IN. today
Worknien are rapidly repairing the dor
nitories of the Georgetown University,
damaged TO the extent OF $ 900 by the re-
cent storm.
The West Virginia Republicans will be
addressed Friday evening by Mr.. U. $. G..
PitZer. prosecuting attorney of Berkeley
county. W. Va
Mr. and Mrs Frank c. owen and Mr. and
Mis-. julius owen. OF Anacostia, will leave
Tomorrow for Norfolk. Va, where they viii
III the future reside.
MIR. William Haywood was yesterday ad-
mitted To practice in the court OF appeals.
which sat VIII, justices Alvey. Norris aud
Shepard On the bench.
The East Washington Sound Money Club
will holi a meeting tomorrow evening in
the ii,fi. la the National Bank building Oh
Pennsylvania avenue southeast.
one of the largest poles for electric
wires in the city was put in place this morn
ing at the southeast corner of the Hancock
statue reservation at Market Space.
Detective George Boyd was accidentally
tumbled from his bicycle in the Soldiers
Home grounds. while investigating a case
last night He escaped with slight injuries.
There is a dangerous hols, IN the car
riageway at the northeast corner of Nine
feenth auid L streets northwest. Lieut..
Boyle reported il To headquarters today.
A tree which was partially uprooted by
the recent hurricane Oil Firth street bet wccu
ID and l. streets southeast, is leaning over
the side walk III IA mauucr dangerous TO Pc
deStrians.
Detective Pen Rhodes who was severely
injured by being thrown from a cable car
while rounding a curve, several days age,
was ahleio be- at headquarters for Il while
this forenoon.
IL M Dickersou. the cyclist who was
badly injured on the Conduit road Sunday
evening, WAS able 10 resume his duties yes
terday as conductor on one of the suburban
electric roads
A receiver has been appointed for the
Harlem, New York; Casino Company, on
the application OF tie directors. The liza
bIi,ies OF tie company are 81 "a ,oUo and
the assets $50, 900.
The effective force OF the police was re-
duced today 10y the absence from duty of
siXty-three men. OF this number twenty
eight were OH sick report and thirty five
on leave OF absence.
Belle Howard. nine years of age. daugh-
ter of Florist Howard, on Benning's road,
was bitten through the hand by a vicious
bulldog last evening The wonud as eau
terized by DR.. Shedd
Dwellers along the shores of the river
in and above Georgetown have secured
large Quantities or wood for winter con-
sumption. The high water washed it down
from creeks and up-the-riyer points.
Argument was heard yesterday in the
court of appeals in the case OF Chan Gun. a
Chinaman. whose efforts to prevent his de-
portation resulted in the United States ap-
pealing from the decision of the lower courts.
The first duty of the new grand jury,
as soon as it is completed, will be the dispo-
sitiOn of about forty Jail cases where the
offenders have been languiShing in CON
finement for nearly two months awaiting
trial.
The Eastern Athletic Club will give an
entertainme ntand hop at odd Fellows Hall,
Eighth street southeast, tomorrow night,
for the benefit of the widow and orphans Of
the late Louis Gebicke, of the United States
Marine Band.
Two large Telegraph poles. blown over by
the recent storm. are in a dangerous Condi-
tiOn on E. near Canal street south west
They are still standing but at an angle of
40 degrees. and look as though they might
fall to the ground at any time.
Several trials Were made yesterday after
noon of the Pole gas car on the Cemetery
line of the Anacostia and Potomac rail
way company. Mr.. Pole is expending $1,000
inimprov eInents of the mechn nism andioo
for much better results within the next
week.
The roof of the building originally oc-
cupied by the Payne Carriage Manufactur-
ing Company, on Pennsylvania avenue,
near Twenty-sixth street northwest, which
was blown off by the STORM is still lying
where it fell on the pavement, menace
and eyesore to the ncighborhood.
While riding bicycle near Tenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue eabout3:3o O'Clock
yesterday afternoon, Miss Nellie MaTyelle
of No. 1911 c street northwest, collided
with delivery wagon. She was thrown
from her wheel and slightly injured. She
was sent home in a cab by Policeman Z.
c. Goss.
William johnson. colored, thirteen years
of age, received serious internal injuries
by falling while Jumping Oh and off a
Metropolitan electric car at Four-and- a.
half and H streets southwest. last evening
He was removed TO his home. No. 1920 Third
street southwest. in the Fourth precinct
patrol wagon.
After raising its handsome flag yesterday
afternoon the Columbia Mckinley and Ho-
bart Club, headed by its president, Thomas
E. Hale, proceeded to an oyster house,
where the members were served with an
old-fashiOned Maryland oyster feast. In
his after-dinner speech President Hale pre-
dicteda sweeping victory for the Republican
nominees.
R. ID. Goodman c. A Jones, Thomas L.