The evening times., 1898-10-22
CITY BREVITIES.

Ellen Nichols, three years old was seriously
burned while playing with matches yesterday
She taken 10 the Office of DR.. E. c. Walker,
nearby where her wounds were dressed
The following prisoners arraigned before jus
tice Bradley yesterday, pleaded not guilty of the
ofsnses charged: Frank Winston, larceny: Thom-
as Robinson, housebreaking and Johanna Walter,
perjury.
The Teachers Mutual Benefit Association, Of
Baltimore, comprising the public school teachers
of Baltimore visited Washington today and in
spected the public buildings and other places of
interest.
The Genital, Union Mission will begin its series
OF eyangellstlc meetings tonight in the audi
torium OF the mission building, on Louisiana
Avenue. The meeting for workers will be held
at 1:30 tonight
George C. Altemus doing business at 2s16-1s
Fourteenth Street yesterday filed suit against the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company to
restrain 1t from removing its telephone instru-
ments and appliances from their premises.
The Assistant Secretary of War Yesterday di-
rected that the telegraphic Instructions directing
the discharge from the United States service OF
Musician Raymond L. Berry, Company L. First
District OF Columbia Volunteers, confirmed.
Surgical service for the soldiers at Fort Porter
by contract is to be done away with The sur
geon general has ordered Major W D. Meow.
brigade surgeon to take charge there in the place
of contract surgeon DR.. Nelson W. Wilson who
was recently appointed.
Coroner Carr yesterday reviewed the body Of
! William McCubben, the painter. who fell from
stepladder at the Capitol, Thursday evening. and
sustained injuries. which resulted in his death at
the Emergency Hospital A certificate OF acei
dental death was given.
The case OF John Ripple of No. I1os Fourth
Street northwest who charged in the Police
Court yesterday by Health Office Inspector Miller
with violating the law intended to prevent the
spread of contagious diseases will have further
! hearing today before Judge Scott.
The two months old daughter of Mary E.
| Brown, living at No. 105 Freedman's alley. was
reported to have died without medical attention
! last evening. The coroner was notified and after
making careful examination OF the body gave a
certificate of death from natural causes.
Miss Sarah Willard Howe had narrow escape
from serious injury if not death, at the corner
of Fifteenth and streets last night. She was
struck by Capital Traction car, but fell into the
fender and when extricated was found to have
sustained nothing more than bad scare.
Rev. F. d. Power, who acted president of the
general conference of the Christian Church, held
at Chattanooga, Tenn, from October 13 to 90 re-
turned to Washington yesterday. Rev. W. J.
Wright and Rev Mr.. Bagley who also mem.
bers OF the convention, accompanied Rev. DR..
Power home.
The Secretary of the Interior has made requi-
sitions on the Treasury for the payment of PEN
sions for the quarter ending October 81 as fol-
lows: New York, 81, 700 900; PHILADELPHIA 81
100000; Indianapolis s., zoo, 600; Knoxville 81
0000 Louisville, S1,050000 Topeka, So, 500 COO
! Total, $l3,O50,0 900.
The Young Mems Christian Association opened
its night school last night. The school is for the
benefit OF boys and young men who work during
the day time and who desire to become proficient
in shorthand and typewriting and receive a gen.
eral business education. The classes meet Mon.
days, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at :
o'clock.
The Washington obstetrical and genealogical
Society held its annual meeting last night. and
elected officers for the ensuing year. They are:
President, DR.. 7. G. Smith: vice presidents Drs.
John W. Bovee and W. P. Carr; recording secre-
tary D. j. T. Kelly, jr.; corresponding secre-
tary, DR.. Edwin Morse; treasurer, DR.. John Van
Rensselaer,. After the election banquet was en-
joyed at the Arlington.