The times., 1897-05-28
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City Brevities.

A first-class steam engineers license
has been issued to w. E. shipman.
dead infant was found Wednesday
evening on tile vacant corner of Twenty
first and T. streets northwest.
Dr. c. " Arpler has been appointed a
member of the hoard of dental examiners,
vice DR. j. X. Walton, resigned.
Mary Payne, sixteen years old, fell from
the veranda in rear of No. 1909 L street
northwest yesterday and was painfully
injured.
A contribution box for the benefit OF the
victims of the F street sewer accident has
been placed in the engine-house at the
corner of Twelfth and streets.
Detectives Boardman and Gallaher have
recovered two searchiights and a Silver
King road bicycle lamp, and they are
awaiting owners at police headquarters
Commissioner Wight, accompanied by
Major Moore chief of the police, inspected
number of the police stations yester-
day afternoon, for the purpose of getting
better acquainted with the personnel OF
the police force
Thomas j. Fisher, inspector of electric
lighting has been transferred temporarily
to the work OF inspecting the conduits to
Columbia Heights and Mount Pleasant, To
be built by the United States Electric
lighting Company.
Building Inspector Brady is busily en-
gagged In bringing about certain changes
In his department for the good OF It's
service. Among other things, he is in
vestigatingchargeso sofineompeteEcy against
two of his employees.
The viii of the late William W. Latch
ford, of Annapolis Junction, Howard
Md, was filed for probate yesterday. The
entire estate is left equally to Mary E.
Harrison, Laura A. Misel and Emma Nj
Edelin, sisters Of the testator.
The Commissioners have advised ]. II.
Lewis, OF the Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion. that they decline to grant his applt-
cation on behalf OF the Amphion Glee
Club for a permit to erect temporary
pavilion at 1912 Fourteenth street north
west.
A certificate OF death from natural causes
was issued by the coroner yesterday in
the case Of w. j. Smoot, Of Linden, Md,
who was fatally stricken with apopleXy at
Twelfth street and Pennsylvania avenue
northwest. The body was taken TO Lin
den yesterday.
Mr.. E. s. CoIlmer has been advised by the
Commissioners that the present condition
of the funds available for street cleaning
will not permit of compliance With his
request that Pennsylvania avenue be clean
ed on Sundays, even If it were deemed
proper and expedient TO have such work
done on Sunday.
Coroner Hammett decided yesterday that
an inquest was not necessary in the case
OF Mrs Mary Mason Baldwin, who com
mitted suicide Saturday by saturating her
clothes with kerosene and setting them
on fire, at her home, No. 19 l street north
east, as fully told in The Times A suicide
certificate was given.
oscar Reickert, who was captured by
Policeman Hunt Wednesday night while
parading along street, naked and with
an American flag of scanty proportions
draped about his form, has been sent to
Providence Hospital fer treatment Reick-
ert lives at No. 1912 / street northwest
and his mind was temporarily unbalanced.
Abram Boughton and Robert Howletthave
been appointed privates Of the regular police
force Special privates have been appointed
as follows: Samuel L. Dickinson, for duty
between Ninth and Fourteenth, K and U
streets; H. A Cobaugh, at Treasury Build
Ing: George w Thomas, A. b. Bennett, and
7 q. Calhoun, at Congressional Library
Building.
IL kinds of Cal Clarets; 1o white Cal
Wines. Chr. Xander, 909 9TH.