The evening times., 1896-05-25

"A young IIlaneScdpclUed dtH III a mn
manner last night. He was ona anorth-bound
Ninth street electric car and attempted TO
Jump off while it was goiug along Missouri
avenue He fell and his head missed going
under the wheels by very narrow margin.
DR.. George T. Pruett has been summoned
to Texas by the serious illness of his son.
Mr. W. NJ. Dutlop. formerly city engineer
of Roanoke, Va, has accepted position
IN the Geological SURVEY and will i'll the
future spend most of his time in the vicinity
of Washington.
Mrs Nancy Elliott, mother of Policeman
Elliott, of the Eighth precinct, died yester-
day at her home at Silver Hill, Prince
George county, Md.
Arthur Lewison who was badly burned
last week at u fire at Jennings drug store,
Oh Connecticut avenue, has been reinovedto
Providence Hospital. where he is reported
10 be much improved.
John A. Logan Post, G. a. X, is making
arrangements with the school children OF
Inc aUdtDStid stlibois loi dsSis,rhsS AZ Wv
Decoration Day exercises to be held at ST.
Elizabcth's Insane Asylum. :
The Dolphin. the dispatch boat OF the
Secretary of the Navy. arrived yesterday
at the navy va re- from Norfolk.
Work on the new colOred cemetery to he
located at Fort Stanton, near Anacustia,
is still going on, Notwithstanding the pro-
tests of the citizens of Anacostia a nd Hills
da1e. A massmceting Will be held in few
days to formulate a plan of action against
the officials of the cemetery company.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad depot
IS receiving a new coat of paint.
The subway for the underground electric
system Oh the Metropolitan road is nearly
completed as far as Senator Stcwarts
house, on Dupont circle.
The Tcnleytown car line on sundays now
runs only as far as the point where the Glen
Echo branch joins II. II any cars can go far
ther, nothing is done to inform the public.
The waters Of Rock Creek are rs muddy
as the Missouri, on account Of the recent
rains and work being done alon the banks.
Senator Brown OF Utah, il Is understood,
will not. at this session press his bill for
a relief map of the United States near this
city, but expects it to pass at the next.
While angling from the top OF log pile
alongside the Long bridge yesterday the
thirtecn-year-old son of Mr. Robert Miller.
of No. 314 Third street missed his footing
and fell into the river. He was rescued
with difficulty in a n Exhausted X condition by
several companions.
Commencement day of the class of '96 Of
Columbian College has been set for June 10.
The prize Grafton contest VIII take place
on the 5th. There viii be three gentlemen
and one lady contestants.
The ladies' of the Metropolitan Church on
Four-and-a-half street will give a social
entertainment in the church parlors this
evening for tie benefit of the Aid Society.
Congressman Towne and Dayton win
cave for Morcantowu, W. Va, Friday,
where each is to deliver a Decoration Day
address. Congressman Blue of Kansas will
go to Grafton, W Va, his former home, TO
address his old comrades at the National
Cemetery exercises the goth inst.
Congressman and Mrs. Dovener are at
Martinsburg. W Va, Tor i brief visit. They
will probably return tomorrow.
An unknown cyClist badly disfigured his
wheel yesterday afternoon in attempting
% ride through the space on street
where the Metropolitan tracks are being
aid.
Several extra workmcn have been en-
gagged for the past few days in Lincoln
Park. trimming the trees AMI removing the
limbs broken by the recent storms.
DR.. Peralta, formerly chief surgeon of
he house staff at the Emergency Hospital,
IS expected to open up his new office in
Philadelphia this morning.
The purchase of the Tenleytown and
Rockville road by the owners Of the George
| town ana Tenleytown has led to the estab-
.lSltiltlib III ii W DtlltSlt
Park Cars will run every half hour. on
the hour and half hour, from Thirty-second
and n.
Daniel Shields, cOlored, arrested yester-
lay for the larceny of a horse and buggy
from Mr.. John Z. Hurst, living at Genhurst,
On the Conduit road. as told in the Morn
ing Times, was held in $500 bonds for the
grand jury by Judge Miller today.
Edwin ]. Rabb, OF No 73 II street, will
leave for Philadelphia tonight to visit
relatives.
Judge W. C. Harper, who fell and broke
his leg recently, is doing nicely, and no
serious consequences are expected.
The case against Ed. Jacobs, colored,
charged with stealing rubber plant be-
longing to Mr.. Charles Gawlcr. of No. 22O6
F street northwest, was today continued
| in the police court.
Mrs. Flora c. Dyer will give dance for
the benefit of the fircmcn's fund on Wednes-
| day, the 21th instant, at No. 1917 r street.
Eleventh street, bet ween N and o, south
east, was deiuged with water last evening,
due TO leakin the water mainrunning along
that thoroughfare.
Fire broke out in J. c. Simm's grocery
store, at No. 20l Willow Tree alley SOUTH
west, about 1:1O o'clock this morning No.
engine extinguished the flames. John