Evening star., 1897-01-12
COND ENSED LOCALS

Mr.. W. P. Fowler. sr.. of No. 60 d street
southwest, who fell last Saturday and
broke one Of his ribs, is improving from
the shock.
Columbus Gray, colored, forty years old.
living at Garfield, in the county, while at
On 11th street southeast yesterday after
noon, net with 4 serious accident. He fell
In the excavation and fractured his right
leg. The police took him to Providence
Hospital for treatment.
An illustrated lecture on PICTURESQUE
New Zealand" will be delivered by Mr.. Sid
rey Dickinson, MA, F.R.G.S. at the Con-
gregatfonal Church, 10th and G streets
northwest, Friday evening next, under the
auspices of the National Geographic So
ciety Of this city.
John Strothers. colored, the captain Of a
vessel at the river front, yesterday after
noon drew a revolver and threatened a
deck hand named Charles White with bod
lily harm In the Police Court today Stroth-
ers was charged with carrying a weapon.
The case was continued.
John johnson and Frank Key are MEM
GERS OF an itinerant band of musicians witt
headquarters in Georgetown. The harmony
OF the organization was ruptured however
when johnson and Key had a misunder-
standing to who should perform on tha
triangle. During the row johnson struck
Key in the face, and for SO doing was fined
$40 today in the Police Court by Judge
Miller.
Lieutenant Teeple reported to the Com
missioners today the dangerous condition
of the manhole at Vermont avenue and N
street. The top Of the manhole is movable
and Is easily overturned by horses stepping
upon it.
Yesterday afternoon two small boys call
ed at the house Of Policeman Langley and
asked for something to eat. The boys said
they had come here from Baltimore on a
f1ran nff hny~ lit
as Ben Weeks, thirteen years old, and the
other one, who Is seven years old, could
not speak English. They will be sent to
their homes by the police.
Last week there arrived at the river front
4SC4 punches Of fish. 80 carp and 53 black
: No marine products were condemned by
Ii spector Harris during the week.
Food Inspectors Mothershead, Hoover and
CaVanaugh last week condemned 255 pounds
of beef. 129 pounds of mutton, 80 pounds of
veal, III pounds of pork, pounds of ba-
con, 10 pounds of sausage, 81 chickens, @
turkeys, birds. 128 rabbits and a QUANTITY
of fruits and vegetables.
Through a confusion of initials in last
nights Star, 1t was stated that w. s. Min
nix had denied certain allegations respect
ing License Inspector Woodward and an
Anacostia saloon 1t should have read J.
E. Minnix of Anaccstia.
This morning about 7:3O o'clock a local
alarm of fire was responded to by No 1
Engine Company The alarm was sounded
for fire in the house of Jeffrey Barton, No.
1881 Pennsylvania avenue, where some
hot ashes had been thrown on the floor of
back building. No damage was done.
On School street southwest between AZ.
and 9th streets there Is leaky water main
This leak and a dangerous hole in rear of
464 Maryland avenue southwest were re-
ported by Lieutenant Vernon today. Lieu
tenant Gessford reported a leaky fire plug
at 12th and W streets northwest.
Thus far this month q cases of diphtheria
and - cases of scarlet fever have been re-
ported tc the health Office.