The times., 1898-02-09
City Brevities.

Joseph ]. Riley has been appointed a
policeman. vice Il. p. McDaniels. de-
ceased.
Steam engineer licenses have been
granted 10 William T. Rabe and George
A. King.
Mrs Lucy Fediline was fined IS by
Judge Kimball yesterday for cruelty to
animals
Elliot i. Barr was yesterday regis
tered and licensed as a master plumber
and gas filter.
Assistant Secretary Vanderlip yester-
day had three time clocks placed in po-
sition in the Treasury for experimental
purposes.
Pension Were granted to citizens of
TINS city yesterday as follows: Louis
Klapprott, sl7 Charles Anderson, IS;
Walter Scott, $50.
The body Of an infant was found
yesterday by Policeman Barrett on a
vacant lot near Ecking ton Place and r
street The coroner was notified.
A patent was granted yesterday to
Philip G. Russell of this city, assignor
10 the Diamond Match Company, Of
Chicago, for a match making machine
Mr. Mcmillan yesterday introduced in
the Senate a bill providing for the re-
moval Of overhead electric light wires
IN the District as already explained in
The Times.
The Excelsior Church and School
Furniture Company, Of New York. yes
terday filed Judgment creditors bill
against the Second Colored Baptist
Church.
Major William Hicks. Of New York
CITY, viii lead a special meeting al the
Salvation Army Hall No $50 Penn
sylvania avenue. tonight Admission
free.
The Potomac Electric Light Com
pany a. few days ago made application
for a permit for its repair men 10 ride
thsir bicycles above the rate allowed.
The Commissioners yesterday refused
to give il.
Cornelius Mccarthy. twenty years
old, is locked UP at No. : station upon
suspicion Of having stolen $50 belonging
10 Thomas Follard. a salooakeepey at
No 329S NJ street northwest The men
were roommates.
The application of $ r. Whitney for
damages from the District on account
Of injuries sustained by coming in con-
tact with an embankmeBt at Eleventh
and d streets northwest, has been re-
fused by the Commissioners.
A bill was introduced in the Senate
yesterday by Mr.. Mcmillan which has
for its purpose the appointment by the
District Commissioners Of not exceed
ing three authorized surveyors. Ii has
already been explained in The Times.
Mr.. Hosea r. Moulton. the lawyer.
yesterday entered suit against the Dis
trict for SIS, 900 damages for injuries re-
ceiVed In a runaway In November 1896.
which he alleges was caused by the
presence Of a steam roller on the street.
Sanitary officer Frank YESTERDAY
Baltimore. They claimed that they had
been put ashore at Machodoc Creek and
walked TO this city. They charged the
captain with fll treatment They
shipped from Baltimore.
The Unity Club met last night at
Loyal Legion He'll and enjoyed elo-
quence, wit and music. Dr. Beriah
Whitman, president Of Columbian Uni
Nerssty, delivered a stirring address On
THE College as a Moral Force" and
bright comedietts. by DR.. Thomas Cal
yer, president OF the club, was produced.
A communication was yesterday sub
mitted to the Senate by Vice President
Hobart from the District Commission
ers incloSing a statement from the |
Postal Telegraph Company in regard to
certain connections Of telegraph con-
Quits with electric light wires and
juetifying their action for making such
a NOnliSNIOI,
Samuel Guthrie, an old pensioner ere
ated considerable excitement about /
noon yesterday at the south entrance |
TO the Pension Office. He demanded TO |
be shown to Mr.. EVanS's Office. His ac- /
lions soon drew a large crowd about |
him and finally resulted in his being |
elected by Chief Of the Watch Charles |
Perry. Guthrie was later arrested.
Mount Vernon Commandery on Mon |
day night received an official visitation
from the District grand officers. The
degree staff was present and gave an
exhibition Of degree work. ST. Johns
was well attended, the degree
staff comforting the third degree. Ad- /
dresses were made by the grand COM
II. Fiegenbaum and Past
Grand Commander G. W. n. Gusts.
George Jameson, a briclSlaycr. was ar
rested yesterday by Detective Parham.
charged with stealing a diamond ring
valued at $50 from Samuel Fertner Of
No. l401 E street, last Thursday. Fert-
ner states that he had just procured
the diamond from 8 pawnbroker and
exhibited il TO Jameson when they went
missed the ring and Detective Parham
found that Jameson had pawne3 it.