The times., 1899-02-17
]. JLINTUN NWVVT,
j. FRED BIRRElL,
J. II. TRIMYER.
JOHN T. SWEENEY,
,JDuN IL GREENE,


Rev. ]. P. Hyde, of Winchester. who is
chairman of the committee to select
place of meeting for the Baltimore Con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South, to be held on March %. has named
Washington as the place OF meeting. Mt
HYDE had selected Alexandria, but owing
to the prevailing smallpox epidemic here,
it was deemed inadvsable to hold the con-
ference in this city.
Elmer Timberman. a clerk in me drug
store of E. L. Allen. was painfully burned
today BY the explosion of a bottle OF car
bolic acid.
James Hudson, n well-known old cOlOrei
man. residing in Oronoco Street was found
dead in his home last night. The de-
ceased had been supplied with food from
one of the soup houses yesterday evening,
and when. few hours later, some one en-
tered the house, Hudson was dead He
was a paralytic.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the International Building and Loan As
sociation OF Washington was held in this
city today All the officers and directors
were reelected.
| Dennis Cronin, of this city, who is an en-
| gineer on the Washington and Ohio Rail
road, met with an accident on his engine
! yesterday between Leesburg and Clark
/ Gap Cronin was engineer of the locomo-
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! large drift. he was thrown against the ten
der Four of his ribs were broken and he
! was also painfully injured about the head
/ and body. He has taken to Herndon for
/ surgical treatment.
/ French Simpson. one of the most promi-
nent citizens and \ leading business man
! CT this city. died suddenly at his home, in
/ North Royal Street, shortly before o clock
/ this morning. Mr.. Simpson was attacked
sfNn paN 40
/ which time he has been confined to his
( room. He arose about O'Clock this morn
ing and in crossing his room fell heavily
! TO the floor. When assistance reached him
/ he was unconscious. He was returned to
/ his bed and medical aid summoned, but he
expired before physician could reach him.
( He was a son of the late Henry l.. Simpson
and brother of Mayor Simpson. At the
/ outbreak of the war of 1861 he joined the
/ Confederate forces at Manassas, becoming
a member of Kemper's Battery. He was
; fifty-eight years of age and unmarried. Fu-
neral arrangements have not been made
\ carrier pigeon was found this after
noon at the intersection OF Royal and
Prince Streets. A band on the leg of the
bird is marked X i2-41-C Cuba
Miss Eva Duffey. of this city. and
George Palmer of Washington, We're mar
ried this evening at the home of the
brides brother. c. w. Duffey. in South
Fairfax Street Rev. r. p. Phillips. rector
Of St Paul's Church, performed the cere-
mOny.
The snow blockade on the different rail-
roads centering at this city has been lifted.
and trains are now moving. The Mt Yer
non division of the electric road was
opened today, and trains were run through
TO Mt Vernon this evening. The wires are
reported down near Snowdens station,
near Fort Sheridan. 1t Will take some
hours to repair the damage 10 the line.
The steamer Newport News arrived at
this port at $50 O'Clock tonight The
steamer left Norfolk at noon ON Tuesday,
and reports having experienced a difficult
passage through the ice in the lower river.
When she reached this city the steamer
was without coal, having consumed leo
tons during the trip from Norfolk.
The work Of repairing the big holder at
the gas works. which WAS damaged by ac-
/ cident on Tuesday night, was commenced
today 1t will take about ten days TO COM
. plete the repairs
Several new cases of smallpox were re-
, ported last night and today.