The morning times., 1896-05-31
City Brevities

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CASTOR A. Salaman Of London and j II.
Hanipson of Mexico are at the Raleigh.
Members Of the Chinese legation are
learning To ride bicycles. Two were seen
on wheels near their home on upper Four
teenta street last night.
match game of pool between a local
player and "a Chinaman was played at
a down town pool room last night The
Cbinaman won hands down.
The tugboat ID. NJ. Key is on the WAYS
undergoing repairs. Tie tug is having n
new rudder post put in place ard she is
being generally overhauled and repaiuted
The number of excursonists TO visit the
several resorts on the river yesterday could
be figured up into the thousands. Every
steamer carried all they could ut every trip.
The ferryboar Columbia, plying between
this city and Alexandria, is undergoing re-
pairs, new pianking, being put in and new
sheathne taking the place OF the Old On
the outside.
S A; D. A. Smith, paymaster, u s. A.;
the Hon c. n. Barkalew and wife of
Pennsylvania, and w. W. Holling OF San
Francisco are at the Ebbitt.
Col. X. w. Blue OF Kansas went to Graf
ton. W. Va, his native town, to deliver
the memorial address there. The national
cemetery is very large one, and Col. Blue
made the address there Twenty-Five years
ago.
Mr.. J. r. Passos' steam yacht Gaivota. OF
New York, is lying at the Indepent Ice
Company's dock where needed repairs are
being made. The yacht will soon be
taken to Baltimore where she will re-
ceive a set of new boilers,
No. 2 chemical engine OF Mount Pleasa mt
was called out on a local about 1870
last night for a slight blaze in IL stable
at the rear OF No. 30c6 Fourt eenth street
northwest The flames were eXtinguiSiled
before any damage was done.
The three Inasted schooner Josie E. Burt,
Capt. A L. Burt, of PittSton, Me, reached
this city on Thursday loaded with ,1T4
tons OF ice. Tie schooner was discharg-
ing her cargo yesterday and will go back
loaded with coal from Georgetown for
Providence.
At the vocal ana piano recital given by
the pupils OF Miss Hattie Richie on Thurs
day evening at National Rifles Armory the
gold medal for proficiency was awarded TO
Miss Olive Greene, the little daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Greene, of No. 2 /
street northeast.
George Morrison, twenty-five years OF
age, who resides at No. 300 Ii street
northeast, was cut over the left eye with
a small stone last night. He WAS taken
to the Emergency Hospital, where the
wound was dressed, after which lie re-
turned to his home.
Eighteen members OF the Stockton, \. .
j., Wheel Club reached this city yester-
day, wheeling from Baltimore during the
day, They are on d brief visit to the
Capital City, leaving Stockton, last Thurs
day. They will leave Washington for the
start home this Afternoon
Gertie Jones and Carrie Robinson, school
girls. ged eleven an1 ten yea RS res pectiyely,
| were locked up at the Ninth precinct sta
ton 10y Policeman Hayden yesterday morn
| ing tor the larceny OF some candy from
John BonacCorsys S confectionery store No.
302 Fourth street northeast.
E. Flay, living at the corner OF Ninth
and streets northeast, while riding a
bicycle along II street northeast yesterday Y
afternoon colided with Columbia car No.
81 at Fifteenth street. He was thrown
from his wheel and received a number Of
bruises and cuts but was not seriously
hurt.
The newspaper correspondents of Wash
ngton, accompanied by their wives, left
last nightin special train OF, the Southern
Railway to attend the preliminary in
augural exercises of the Tennessee cen
tennial exposition 10 be held at Nashville,
Washington Tuesday.
George, Harvey .andArthur ohuson three
| brothers, who live in Georgetown, became
| involved III fight at $50 last evening
| and eaCh one was more or less injured
! Two of the brothers had club and one Il
| knife. Had not the police interfercd
| some one would have been seriously hurt
| All three were arrested by Seventh pre-
| Ciuct policeman and locked up.
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! worth, that State, his home town, 20 de-
| liver the memorial address. He Will re
| turn Immediately. Judge Caldcrhead, who
| was to have delivered the address al his
| home, could act leave his duties in Coz
| gresS at this time, aud made instead the
| eloquent address at Ohvet Cemetery for
George H. Thomas Pest and Corps
Mrs. Florence E. Earker past national
! president of the W. K c. and life member
of the executive board. as well as one of
| the most ardent workers in all patriotic
| directions, left last night for her home in
| Maiden, Mass, in company with her huS-
| band. Col. Barker, and her two charming
| daughters. They have been the guest of
! Corporal Tanner and his wife for several
weeks.
There wereSfive English tourists in the
| city yesterday, Hon. {. Stanhope. Mr.. Alfred
| c. Lampson, Walter Brooks, c. H. Nan
| COCK, anu MIS-. SCH!etl. iHeS are SeiGi-
| ratey oQ a tour of the United States.
! Mr.. LampSon is from London, and has
Travelled widely. Washington is the most
beautiful city he has seen except, of course.
| London. He praised particularly the new
| Congressional Library.
| A train of five Washington and George
town cars on the Pennsylvania avenue
! line, with the grip car in the center
pushing two and dra wing two more, at.
tracted some attention last night, at
$50. Grip car No. 205, west bound, ran
| into the switch near the Peace Statue and
| demolished its under gearing, render
| ing the car useless. Grip car No. zoe
| was directly behind, aud cou pling "a
to the two forward cars, the broken car
| being hauled off to one side, ran the
| cars to the Georgetown depot.
| The Supreme Hour.
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