The times., 1898-04-24
CITY BREVITIES.

Services in memory Of the Rev. Ed
ward Phillis, who died April 10. 1897. viii
be held al Liberty Baptist Church today.
The entertainment TO be given by the
Argo Pleasure Club has been postponed
10 Thursday, April 2S, at Carroll Institute
Hall.
The Spanish have really gone. Mr.. T.
V. y. Huyck, the enUerprising real estate
man. has authority 10 rent the late lega-
fions residence for the remainder Of the
term.
John c. Fiddler and Charles H. Moore
were arrested in North Washington yes
terday by Policemen Hugh Mitchell and
Stuerman. charged with keeping unIi-
censed bars.
The explosion Of lamp in an incubator
AT the residence Of George Reiter. No
30 Fifth Street southeast. resulted in a
blaze and alarm Of fire yesterday even
ing Damage slight.
Franklin Lewis small boy residing at
No. 2l5S X Street northwest. was severe
j. bitten on the face by a vicious dog
yesterday afternoon. His wounds We're
Cauterized at the Emergency Hospital
The Rev. Howard Wilbur Ennis viii de-
liver a lecture 70 the students OF Co
lumbian University this afternoon at
O'Clock entitled THE Dimensions Of
Life" The doors viii be open to the
public at 3:45.
horse attached TO a milk wagon
driven by John s. Landon became fright
ened and ran away on Pennsylvania Ave
nue. extended southeast yesterday after
noon. The driver was thrown out Of the
vehicle and severely injured He was re-
moved 10 his home near Suitland by his
brother
wagon connected with the District
Ter HAE1rf gfr l,f "a
E0uthbound train Of the Metropolitan
branch, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
drawn by locomotive No. 1878, al Brook
land, yesterday afternoon. The occupants
II the vehicle, Edward T. Weaver and
James Frank. had narrow escape from
serious injury or death, and the wagon
was badly damaged.
William f. Robbins, a resident Of
Brookland, u. =, reported 10 Inspector
Matangly yesterday that he lost, or had
stolen Ia Convention Hall, he believes. a
ladies' watch and gold linked chain.
Bicycles Were reported stolen from James
T. Hobson, No. l0l2 + Street northwest,
and Charles +. Gross, Fourteenth and
Park Streets northwest.
Mr.. George F. Aukam was held in s3GQ
by United States Commissioner Mills to
appear before the grand jury TO answer
The charge Of obstructing the United
States mail. The specific charge against
Mr. Aukam IS that he took a bicycle
away from +. c. Turner, a messenger
boy, who was in the act Of delivering a
special delivery" letter. Mr. Aukam.
81 was alleged, holds lien for purchase
money on the wheel which he took from
young Turner.
An announcement in The Times ycster-
day morning stated that James Bell. a
colOred resident OF Highwo0d, Conn. was
looking FOR his relatives. whom he had
not seen for thirty-Aye years but be-
leged they We're in this city Yesterday
afternoon niece Of Bell. who saw the
announcement IN The Times. reported 10
Detective Lacey al police headquarters
and a family reunion is being arranged.
Commander Schiey's lecture on "The
Rescue Of thc Greeley Expedition with
sixty stere0pticgn views, including types
Of American war vessels from the Rev
olutlOnary War 10 the present war with
Spain. win be delivered by BIr. James
Campbell. Of the rescue party, at Odd
Fellows Han. southeast, next Tuesday
evening. II viii be under the auspices
or Home League No. /, Temperance
Knights u America, many members Of
which arc in the naval service.