The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-16
City Brevities

Chief Justice Bingham yesterday eN-
cused the criminal court jury until wednes-
day.
new fire-plug has been placed in front
OF tie Central High School bGilding on
O street.
Robert williams, coloIcd, was fined $40
in Judge KimbaTs court yesterday for
fast driving.
Mr.. II. ID. Pierce, of indianapolis, former
law partner of Senator TuIpie, is a guest
at the Riggs.
Messrs. Philip Hearst and j d. Murphy,
of Columbus, Ohio, are in Washington on
sight seeing tour.
Mr.. Worwick NJ Torbert, Of No I41O
Chaplin street northwest, has just returned
from his European trip.
Mrs. L. def Jennings left town today
for FunIak Springs, to attend the Florida
| Chatauqua, held in thatcity.
The house staff of the Emergency Hos
pital will Toe increased by several mambers
during the Inauguration period.
The viii OF the late Sarah SEWN. which
was filed scaled in an envelope, has not yet
been opened by the Register OF Wills.
Mr.. John Tweedale, chief clerk OF the
War Department, has recovered from the
grip and resumed his official duties.
There is 10 improvement in the condition
OF MI. Robert Ball, court cricr, who has
been seriously i'll for several days past
The Sons OF the American Revolution and
the Sons OF the Revolution will give
joint banquet at Raucher's hall, Feb
ruary %.
Clerk James R. Young, OF the District
supreme court, who has been III with
the grip, was able to be at the City Hall
yesterday.
Trinity German Lutheran Church has
extended a call for the pastoral services of
Rev. Christian Kuehn, OF st. Paurs Church,
Baltimore.
Mrs. Marshall Manning, of Springfield,
IN, reached the city yesterday to be
present at the mothers congress, to begin
tomorrow.
Prof. F. A. Wolf, Jr., in charge Of
physics at Columbian University, has re-
turned from his wedding trip, and is again
with his classes.
The students of the junior law class of
Columbian University, will give a ball at
ing of the 26th instant.
Ex-District Attorney A. A Birney has
vacated his office at the City Hall, and now
occupies his private office in the Howard
University Law building.
The Anthropological Society will meet
atthe CosmosClub this evening at 8 o'clock.
Papers will be read by Drs. j. Walter
Fawkes and Walter Hough
A large tract OF the Soldiers Home
grounds south of the home building las
been plowed, preparatory to the plant
ing OF shrubbery in the space.
Argument was concluded yesterday be-
fore Judge Hagner in the will case of Mary
j. Campbell, which involves the distribu-
ton Of S13, 1000 worth OF bonds.
william Wallace, colored, was arrested
last night in Hillsdale, and charged with
having stolen dozen hens from Mr.. w. c.
Thomas, of Monroe street, Anacostia.
Mr.. Clarence Eddy viii give an organ
recital tomorrow evening at st. Stephens
Protestant Episcopal Church, on the
corner of Fourteenth street and Columbia
road.
The oouncil Of the Federation of Women's
Clubs will hold another meeting at the
Riggs House this afternoon, at which.
time the place for the next convention
will be selected.
A Washington company with John L.
HerreIl. of the National Capital Pank.
as president, has leased Berkeley Springs.
W Va They are to putin S200, 900 worth
Of improvements.
Rev. A. n. Mayo, for many years ideHti-
fled with educational work left Washing
ton yesterday for visit to the schools of
MARYLAND He will go first TO Easton,
Salisbury and Denton.
An alarm from box 51S called the de-
partment out last night about ] 03o o Clock
TO ex.inguish blaze in the cigar store
OF Mr.. George T. Nally, at III Eighth
street southeast. The damage was slight.
Prof. F. W Clark, of the Geological
Survey, has revised his work on atomic
weights. and il has been issued as one of
the Smithsonian publications in n new edi-
ton The work is the standard for the
world.
The National Statistical Association will
hold its monthly meeting in the reception
room at Columbian University at O'Clock
tomorrow night. Mr.. Edward T. Peters
will read a paper on HAS the Horse had
His Day."
Mrs. W H. Buckler, of Baltimore, the
weI-known lecturer on literary topics,
will deliver an address on ''The Greek
Tragedy before the Washington Club to-
morrow evening, for the benefit of the
Home for Incurables.