Evening star., 1897-05-03
G ON D EN- SED LOCALS

Officers of the Capital Camera Club have
betn elected for the ensuing year as fol-
lows: President DR.. Robert Reyburn; vice
president George w. White; secretary, w
u. Searle; treasurer, DIR. William P Herbst
These officers, together with Messrs How
ard Grey Douglas, Wallace c. Babcock
snd r. NJ. Tolman, constitute the board of
directors of the club.
Mr.. E. A. de Schweintz delivered an in
teresting lecture Saturday afternoon in the
NdlOnaI museum on the Application of
the y Rays.
corner of New Jersey avenue and Pierce
street few days ago, and the residents
rave not yet made frewood of it. AS the
Tree is an obstruction the police have asked
tne parking commission to remove it,
Saturday afternoon one of the Royal Blue
Line express wagons. driven by Oliver
tinker, colltded with cable car at 7th and
L streets, and the car was damaged. No
one was injured.
Saturday night the police were asked to
lookout for William Sorrell, colored, eighty
years old, who had wandered from his
home. No. 1712 East Capitol street The
old man roamed about the streets all night.
SO 1t IS thought, and about 6 O. clock yester-
cay morning he was found by the police on
Br1ghtwood avenue near Irving street. He
was taken home in the patrol wagon
The only case Of violation of the police
regulations relating to bicycles in the
Police Court today was one In which Jo-
sepn H. Gross figured defendant. He
ing after dark without displaying a suitable
light and forfeited 81 collateral
Samuel Hass, a very small white boy. OBJ
structed 3 street with wagon Saturday
In so doing he violated the police regula-
tions, and the punishment imposed by
Judge kimball today in the Police Court
was fine Of 81.
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lateral today in the Police Court when call
ed to answer a charge of disorderly con-
duct. 1t was charged that he caused con-
siderable excitement Saturday at 9Th and
q streets, having followed woman named
Florence Brown from the government
printing Office and then assaulted her
knocking her down and kicking her
George Harrigan forfeited s. collateral
today In the Police Court, he having posted
that amount yesterday when arrested for
fast driving on Pennsylvania avenue.
Judge Kimball, in the Police Court, this
afternoon held John d. Hopkins. white,
for the action of the grand jury on a
charge of hOusebreaking, the defendant be-
ing sent to jail in default of $500 bonds. It
was claimed that Hopkins made q forcible
entry into the store Of William H. Nc
Grinner's, on street near 18th street
southeast, early yesterday morning, and
stole a quantity Of tobacco, pipes and
groceries.
911 Sth street southeast, was the victim of
a pickpocket Saturday. She was attending
an auction sale at the time she was robbed
Her pocketbook contained SLIT in cash and
a check for S1.5O.
There is a large stone on the street corner
of Maryland avenue and 9th street north
east. was the report made to the street de-
partment by the police today. The report
did not say how the stone got there, nor
what kind of a vehicle would be REQUIRED
to remove it.
The pump at the corner of 11th and F
streets southwest Is out of order, and the
police have asked that it be repaired
Dangerous holes in front of 931 9th
street northwest and in front of Nos q
and % Fenton street northeast were re-
ported by the police today.
George Turner, a young colored man,
who lives at No. 324 23d street northwest,
was taken to the Emergency Hospital yes
terday afternoon by the police because he
had been struck in the mouth with a beer
glass. The police report that Turner was
injured in front of his own home by Link
Jacobs, whom they have not arrested.
During the forty-eight hours ended at s
o'clock this morning the police made 13l
arrests, 75 whites and So colored There
were ii females arrested