The evening times., 1898-11-14
NEWS OF THE CITY
IN A NUTSHELL

Louis Lucas. for fas, driving was sen
fenced TO pay a fine OF s. by Judge Scott
this morning.
Thomas Gleason. aged forty-five years
was found dead i'm his room yesterday
morning overcome 10y gas.
Clarence Bell and Charles Dorsey, for
loud and boisterous conduct. were this
morning each fined SS or fifteen days IN
Jail by Judge Scott.
Charles Davis. giving his occupation
as a canvasser and collector. was arrest
ed Saturday on a charge OF assault pre-
ferred by his sister.
Robert Brown OF Baltimore, was ar
raigued before Judge kimbaH this morn
ing for committing an assault upon 9,
". Nermilion, and was fined $50.
William Murphy. charged with conduct
ing an unlicensed bar. was this morning
arraigned before Judge Scott. He pleaded
not guilty, and demanded jury trial.
Charles Russell. for the larceny of two
rolls valued at cents was this morning
fined s. by Judge Kimball. Oceola Berk-
ley. for the same offense. Was fined 81.
The New York City Mothers Club will
tender a reception 10 Mrs Theodore w.
Birney, of this city. president OF the Ma
tional Congress of Mothers. this evening
at the Tuxedo Hotel, New York city
Mrs Kate Manning. who served as.
cook in the house of Mrs. A. Z. Randall.
of Congress Heights, was found dead in
her room yesterday morning. Nothing is
known of her relatives or friends.
The most successful oyster roast of the
season was given at River View yester-
day by the Capital Yacht Club. Nearly
half hundred members of the club at
tended and all thoroughly enjoyed the
occasion.
A fine of s. was imposed on Charles
Brooks, colOred, for loud and bosterous
conduct. For the assault upon officer
Eanderscof, while attempting to arrest
him, Judge Kimball imposed a fine of $50
upon Brooks.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Northeast Washington Citizens Associa-
ton, will take place tonight at the
Northeast Temple, al T:30 o'clock. The
new committees for the ensuing year
will be announced.
AT a meeting OF the Brightwood Ave-
nue. Citizens Association, held last Fri
day evening, resolutions were adopted
asking for a free transfer arrangement
between the Brightwood and Metropoli-
tan Railroad Companies.
In addition 10 the books received from
the Pollok estate last week the city
Free Library expects to have secured g.
0GG new books by the end of next month
1t will then be opened TO the public in
its new quarters, 1926 New York Avenue.
A slight fire occurred last night in the
parlor of the residence of Mrs. Mary
Green, 7l5 Eleventh Street northwest
which resulted in the destruction of the
hangings on the mantel. An alarm was
turned in, but the flames We're eXtinguish-
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James Denney. a fifteen-year-old col
ored boy, was cut on top of the head with
penknife by companion while playing
yesterday afternoon at Twelfth and II
Streets northeast. DR. G. w. Warren
dressed the wound and later sent the boy
to his home, 1928 Linden Street northeast
Among the arrivals at the Ebbitt House
are: Z. ]. Wheeler, Albany. n. Y; w. F.
Soenum, Florida: Dr. A. W. Harris,
Crane Me; Mrs. /. c. Budd, Salt Lake
City, Utah; NJ. +. Jaffa, California; Gus
tavus Taylor, Providence. r. l.: l.. II.
Baugh and wife, Birmingham, Ala, and
]. \. Perkins, Maine;
]. II. Vebush. of 12.7 Union Street
southwest. was seriously injured yester-
day afternoon while working in the sta
bles of the Independent Ice Company
He was cleaning a horse, when the ami
nostler on the shoulder with its foot. We
bush was sent 10 the Emergency Hospft-
al where 1t was found that his shoulder
had been dislocated by the blow
The Secular League at Maccabee Hall
yesterday afternoon discussed the general
subject of superstitions, ancient and mod
ern, after which 1t was resolved to hold a
discussion of the single tax on land next
Sunday at p m at the same place. The
affirmation of the question will be main
tanned by Messrs. Pechin, Arthur Davis
and Newburgh, and the negative by Gen.
eral Birney and DR.. Croffut.
Edward II. Russell. who ran away
from his home in Baltimore last week
and came to this city, has been captured
and sent back to his home Edward
walked into the First precinct station
yesterday and asked for a lodging. His
extreme youth and unsophisticated ap-
pearance, led the officer in charge to
question the boy. After an extended
cross-examination, the boy admitted that
he was the one wanted in Baltimore. and
his family was notified of his wherea-
bouts. They arrived in the city later in
the day and took the runaway boy home.
The funeral of James III. Costello, the
well-known restaurateur, who died yes
terday morning of pneumonia will be
held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from
his late residence, 600 Q Street northwest.
Michael F. Barry died suddenly yester-
day morning at his residence, POI Massa-
chusetts Avenue after brief illness,
which lasted but a few hours. The fu-
neral will take place tomorrow morning
at $3.50 o'clock from his late residence;
thence to st. Aloysius' Church, where
requiem mass will be celebrated