The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-07-06
WASHINGTON.
THE CITY OF MAGNIFICENT.
DISTANCES.
q Collection OF Few Of the Events Oc-
curing Among the Afro-Americans Of the
capital OF II This Great aud Glorious Nation
for Our Many Readers.


day evening in honor of his guest, Mr..
J. il. Spurgeon, secretary of the u. s.
Legation at Monrovia, Liberia The
evening was pleasantly passed and
then came delicious Kentucky refresh
ments Mr.. Sturgeon rendered a bari
tone solo and Mr. Daniel Murray rem
dered In Happy Moments and
schneider, Don't You Want to Buy a
Dog. Those present were Messrs. AL
bert, Murray, Lee, King, Christian;
joyce, Quincy, Asst. Register Adams.
Here is a sample OF District jus
tice p from Washington Post: s
Fannie Dorsey and Annie Russell
colored, were in court yesterday
charged with being Migrants. A PC
llceman testified that the two young
women were carousing with party of
marines near the Navy Yard Wednes-
day night, and had conducted them
selves badly. Judge Kimball fined
them each S. and sent them to the
Workhouse for fifteen days in default.
The policeman said that Annie Rus
sell threw whisky bottle in the street
and broke it, and for this she got fif-
teen days more e@sr,..
What became Of the marines? Why
were they not punished? Fifteen days
for smashing a whisky bottle is a
rather: severe punishment. H.
Prof George W. Cook has been
named by the President as a member
of the Board of Charities of the Dis
trlct OF Columbia. Prof. Cook is a
member of the faculty at Howard Uni
versity, and his selection is in the
nature OF a reappointment. The board
is composed of five members, of which
Mr.. S. w. Woodward is president, and
has been doing good work among the
needy of the National Capital. Com
missioner mcfarland, president of the
board, has had direct charge of the
work, and he has been much pleased
with the work Of Prof Cook, who is
the only colored member. 1t was upon
his recommendation that Prof. Cook
was chosen to succeed himself, as ac-
cording to the manner in which the
members were selected Prof. Cooks
term was but fer one year. The other
members are to serve, two, three, four,
and i've years, respectively. The ap-
pointee now. enters upon term of five
years.
Mrs. Sarah Holmes Saturday filed
her answer to the bill for divorce pre-
sented to the Supreme Court of the
District on June IA last by her hus-
band, James Ottoway Holmes. She de-
MES his charges of infdelity and de-
clares he has been: constantly asso-
ciated with other women. She asks
that the suit be dismissed, and also
asks for $500 as counsel retainer fees,
and alimony in the sum of 5000 a
month for her support during the pen
dency of the suit If her husband fails
to provide her with a suitable home
after final hearing of the cause, she
,prays that the court compel him to pay
her permanent alimony.
In her motion for alimony, Mrs.
Holmes declares her husband is one
OF the wealthiest Afro-Americans in
the National Capital. He has for a
number of years been conducting sa-
loon and restaurant at 1873 Virginia
avenue southwest. Twenty years ago,
she says, when they were married, she
was in service, making $3.50 week.
He was also in service, makinge$3 per
week. She states that by working side
by side, economy, and close attention
to business, they have accumulated
large sums of money, all of which is
now in the name of her husband. She
sets forth that Holmes is now worth
Sl50,O0O in real and personal property,
and shows that he owns about seven
teen pieces of property to her knowl-
edge, from which he receives rentals
aggregating $179 per month. She de-
clares his income every month from
other sources is from $500 to $1,000.