Evening star., 1897-04-02

BY the provisions of the will of the late
Moses NJ. Bane. dated February 20, 1887.
and filed yesterday afternoon, his widow
receives the entire estate.
To enforce a judgment of s6:.. u Philip A.
Darneille has filed bill In equity against
the First Cocred Baptist Church, asking
for the sale of the church property.
Alleging that the Ivy City Brick Company
is maintaining q fence which obstructs his
right of way, Walter s. McFarian has
filed bill in equity against the company
and others. praying that the court enjotn
the continuance of the alleged obstruction.
Dennis Burch took spin his wheel
along Pennsylvania averue last evening
Policeman Robertson of the bicycle squad
as of the opinion he was spinning entirely
too rapidly to he within the limits of the
law and consequently the cyclist forfeited
s. collateral today in the Police Court.
The regular monthly meeting for April of
the District of Columbia Christian En-
deavor Union will be held Monday evening
in the Calvary Baptist Church. After the
reports of committees are presented the re-
n,airder of the evening will be spent social
ly. The social is in charge of the corre-
spondence committee of the union, Miss
Anna ]. Bell. chairman. and is given es-
Deciaily to the officers of the societies in the
uEion. There will be a pleasing program.
child about three years old lost
on the street yesterday, and lady, who
met the distressed one, called policeman
Later in the afternoon the child's parents
were found. They live at 1909 18th street
northwest
This morning about o'clock an alarm of
fire was turned in from box 2:,S for fire in
the stable of Edward +. Jones. in rear Of
1870 18th street northwest. How the fire
started is not known bu. the damage
amounted to about S9n.
Yesterday pocketbook containing about
500 was lost in Goldenberg's store corner
/! of 1th and X streets Several persons who
fha tl,rnl
afraid to pick it up, fearing it had been
| put there April fool joke. Edwin
Horgan, ten years old, was willing to be
| fooled and when it was learned the book
contained so much money the little boy was
relieved of it by the manager of the store,
who held 1t for its owner.
If you want anything. try an ad. in The
Star. If anybody has what you wish, you
Will get an answer
| Yesterday afternoon an unknown colored
| man. about eighty years of age, was found
| sick in Capitol court southwest. The police
| sent him to the Emergency Hospital for
| treatment
Yesterday afternoon there was a slight
| fire in w. B. Denham's grocery store, l7ij
| Sth street. match dropped on the floor
! caused the fire. No. Z Engine Company
| was called out and the flames soon extin-
| guished.
| Florida pineapples are In market and
| dealers say the quality of them is better
] than usual They selling at from 81
| to 10 cents apiece.
shipment of Catawba grapes from a
| cold storage house in New York reached
| the local market today. This is much
| later than they are usually kept. but they
| are in good condition.
| The Referendum Company, organized for
| the purpose of establishing d printing and
| publishing house. WAS Incorporated today
| by articles filed by Robert X. Roberts,
| George W. Chase ". q. Woodruff James
| p. Darien and James Compton.
| The young woman who figured in Po-
| lice Court case Monday last, charged with
| disordcrly condrct, gave her name as
| Mamie Wilkins. This name is said to be 4
| fictitious one. and the matter causes much
| annoyance to the family and friends of a
| Miss Mamie Wilkins who resides at 81 n
! street
| james Franklin. alias F'rankling, colored
| was sentenced by Chief Justice Bingha m
IN Criminal Court No. today to two years
! imprisonment in she New Jersey staIe
| prison at bard labor for embeZZlirg he
| tween $40 and $40 from his employer, Au-
| gust Detterer, several months ago.