The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-06
City Brevities

Judge Morsell, of the excise board, re
turned yesterday from a visit of several
days 10 friends in Richmond.
The Senale Naval Committee will prot
ably consider the bill for naval battalion
for the DiStrictat its meeting next Tuesday.
The vacancy on the police force caused
by the death of Patrolman Hathaway will
he filled in a few days; also another exist
ing vacancy.
Hon. William 7. Harris, Commissioner of
Education, made an address before the
Philosophical Society yesterday afternoon
on the philosophy OF education.
The promoters and members OF the
League of the Sacred Heart, st. Au-
gustme's Church, will hold reception
on the third sunday in this month.
The five-story addition to the storage
warehouse OF the American Security and
Trust Company warehouse. on Sixteenth
street, near L, is nearing completion.
The Bowling team of the Carroll Insti-
tute viii play a return series OF three
games with the Baltimore Catholic Club
team in that city on Saturday evening.
A bin changing the words :'City OF Wash
ington" to District of Columbia" in the
charter OF the Washington Market Company
was introduced in the Senate yesterday.
Senator morrill, has introduced bill CON
ferring upon trial judges in district courts
the power To determine whether any wit
ness * competent to testify as an expert
Miss Edith Russell Church, of Boston,
Mass, has leased for the season, through
Edward n. Lewis, real estate broker, the
elegant residence OF Alice n. A dams, south
west corner of Sixteenth and L streets
northw est.
The -SIgith .Crematory, on square 50,
"a II 81 4, nil laa
ready for the consumption OF garbage on
Tuesday next, if the work or construction
should not be interfered with 10y in
clement weather.
The Carroll Institute Dramatic Club will
present Augustin Days "A Night Off"
at the Lafayette Square Opera Honse,
Wednesday evening, January Is. The
members of the club have been rehearsing
the play for some time past.
Mr. Harry T. Newcomb. instructor in
statistics in the Corcoran Scientific School,
read paper recently before tile American
Economic Association in Baltimore. He
reviewed the Interstate Commerce Com
missions work during the past ten years.
The West Virginia Republican Assoda-
ton l. arranging for banquet. to be given
on the evening Of the goth instant, al the
Hotel Wellington. The Representatives
of the State in Congress. Senator Elkins,
and the State officer>-clect have been in
yited together with ether distinguished
guests.
Potomac Post, OF the G. a. r.. with its
auxiliary Potomac Corps. Of the w. K. {.
will combine with Stone Post in the in
stallation OF officers on the evening Of the
3th instant. at Costello's Hall, On the
corner Of Sixth and q streets northwest.
Refreshments viii be served at the close
of the ceremony.
The Interstate Commerce Commission yes
terlay heard representatives OF the big
railroaj systems Of the country. in favor
Of an extension Of time in which the roads
shall lie equipped with safety appliances.
The limit expires under the law on the first
day of January, 1898, and the commission
was asked to recommend the change in a
special report to Congress.