Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-01-11
CONDEN SED,a l. GOALS

me usual weekly concert swlffbe given
py the Marine Band al the marine bar
racks this afternoon.
special conclave of De Molay Mounted
CommanGery, No. 4, knights T-mplar will
be held tomorrow evening at Masoni. Tenn
pie, when the officers for the ensuing year
will be Installed.
There Is broken paveman. in front of
III street southwest, which needs re-
pairing and dangerous hole in sidewalk
III front or H3 street northwest was
also made the subject of complaint by the
police today.
Sefseants Perry, Burgess and Acton and
twenty-five privates of the police force are
on the sick list. Two stationkeepers are
also detained at their homes by reason of
illness.
The water mains at 14th ami walIach
streets and on Riggs street near 18th are
leaking A leaky water pipe in alley near
oth ana = streets was also reported.
Lieut.. McCathran reported to the Com
mlssloners today that the curbstone at 9Th
and B streets southeast needs replacing
The sewer on North Capitol stree. be-
tween II and l streets was in such II filthy
condition Saturday that the police made
complaint TO the sewer department
There was a fire in the second-storv back
room in house $50 F street southwest W s.
terday about & o'clock, caused by the OK
plosion of a coal oil lamp Henry Smith,
VINO occupies the room, called for assist
ance and No. engine company responded
twenty-five dollars will cover the loss.
Yesterday the police made twenty-five ar
rests, seventeen co!ored and eight white
There were seven females locked up Only
TWO persons were arrested for lntoXlcation
Mr.. Wharton E. Lister has been sick
with typhoid fever since December T. but
1t Is expected he will be at his Office by the
list of February.
BY the provisions of the will CT the late
watson w. Farrar, dated June ., 1888, and
filed Saturday, the testator's widow, Clara
Z. Farrar, Is made sole beneficiary.
Coroner Hammett was called upon yes
terday to inquire into the death of Mahala
DIX, colored, who died suddenly at BOB
berrys row Saturday. This was rendered
necessary because the aged woman had not
been attended by a physician before her
death. A certificate of death from natural
causes was given
Poultry dealers have experienced an ad-
vance in the price of turkeys since Christ
mas Many of the farmers killed off their
fowls during the holidays, so mat now they
are scarce. Chickens are still plentiful,
but the price of them is little higher than
1t was few days ago.
An opium pipe and lamp are resting be-
mind the rail Of the station clerks desk in
the first police precinct where there is a
quantity Of unidentified prooerty' But this
outfit does not need Identification. 1t be-
longs to young man who Jwas, recently
convicted of theft, and 1t was his opium
habit, the police think, that caused lin
to steal. 81 ~
Several thousand persons took advantage
OF the good weather yesterday and patron
lied the suburban railroads. At Cabin
John bridge during the afternoon the rush
was almost as great as 1t was during the
summer season. One man, who was in
hurry to get on, car, fell and came near
going under the moving vehicle.
There is watchman's time clock at the
first precinct station awaiting a claimant.
The timepiece was found In a pile Of rub
Dish In rear of the Ebbitt House few
days ago. Inquiries have been made at the
hotels and big buildings in the o1eighbor-
hood OF the Ebbitt, by the police, but the
owner of the clock could not be- found.
Maj. James Albert Clark of Laurel adj
dressed the Thcosephical Society last even
ing In their rooms In the Lehman building.
His subject was The Fall of Man"
The corner stone OF ST.. Marks NJ. E.
Church, TenleytOwn, was laid yesterday
by Presiding Elder Brooks of the Wash
ington district. The congregation had been
struggling against difficulties. sor- a new
edifce In course Of erection was completely
demolished IN the hurricane aof last Sep
TENDER. ..s9svt alii~fs
Rev. A. w. Pitzer, DID,, pastor OF the
Central Presbyterian Church, has gone to
Leesburg, where he: will conduct eyargei-
istic services during the entire, week.
The Star has received 81 from a depart
ment clerk for the benefit Of James Tucker,
who was injured by the fall Of a telegraph