The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-09-21
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City Brevities.

A new carpet is being put down In the
detective office at police headquarters.
TIE Lady Bookmnders' Union held a
welI-atiendsd MISUNDERSTANDING at Typo
graphical Temple.
The Central Labor Union net last even
snc at Typographical Temple. No matters
of put,lic interest were considered.
a gasoline explosion, at No. i62e Lin-
coin avenue northwest, last night, ca used
SO damage 20 the home OF MT G. r..
Keldembach.
washington restaurant keepers are sale
70 I've doing the heaviest oyster business
they have had in years for this time OF the
year. The unusually crisp weather has
made IL.
Al a meeting of the Anti-Saloon League
last evening it was decided u arEslage a
series of Temperance revival mass mes.tins rs
similar to those held gnder the auspices OF
tie league last wiuter.
MiIey Butler, colored. reported TO the
police OF the First precinct early this
morning that me had Teen robbed OF purse
containing $40 ny another colored man
near the Center Market.
Margaret Cuthck. n young girl, who
came here from wilmington, Del, was
taken from a house in the Division last
night 10y the police and turned over 10 The
Florence Crittenton Mission.
The police are looking for Albert Harris,
oOlored, who slaShed Charles Newman,
also colored. with a razor during fight
on Capitol Hill last night. Newman :
injuries were dressed at the Emergency
Hospital.
While Mr.. ames L. Fair, OF No. 343 L
street, was trying to route a roach FROM
under lounge with lighted match la 81
evening, the fringe caught, and the piece of
furniture was destroyed before the flames
could be extinguished.
A young man named Burke. willie riding
home On his bicycle about 10 o clock last
night, struck the stone curling in roHndin z
the corner Of Sixth street and Maryland
avenue northeast. and got lard fail. lie
was badly bruised about the face.
Condu,t"r Eaton Of the Tenleytown and
Glen Zero Railway, who was badly beaten
by toughs un TIE night of September IL.
was reported 20 De IN a serious condition
last tight. His aSS;.ilants have been CAP
uured. and are held to await the result OF
his niuries.
President Ratchford, OF the United Mine
Workers, and President GOnpers, ur the
American Federation of Labor and other
Prominent la Dor leaders Will add ress a
mass meeting of the workIaen of the Dis
trict this evening at Electrical Workers
Hall, No. 62S Louisiana avenue.
Dorsey FonlJz bodied up again Isl night,
and gave the police of the Ninth precinct
an hour af excitement and fleeing visions
of glory. The elusive Dorsey was 40
Gated ia house near Deanewood, bu5
when tie building was sea rched the muct-
wanted murderer had vanished, ar usual.
Coroner Carr has given a certificate OF
accidental death in the case OF Thomas E.
Fletcher. the colored Toy, who was killed
yesterday afternoon at the Rock Greek
damp. John H.. ReddIck, who was held
at the Seventh precinct station, charged
with having caused the accident, was re-
leased from custody.
MIS- Hamilton Maddox. with her laugh.
4. ter, Miss Ruth Maddox of Eighteenthstreet,
and Mi IS Bluebell Mason, of Winchester, Y a d..
have gone e. Fort Monroe for ten days
visit, priCr 10 the departure of the young
Ladies' for New York, where they will re-
sumo tiIeiE studies at the Academy of De
sign.
1890 and 81 Cal. Clarets, So doz.;
1894, S2.40. Chr. Xander. 1t