Evening star., 1902-01-15

committee on finance and public property,
with the understanding that report would
be made at the next meeting of the council
A petition was received from George
Richards, overseer of the poor, asking that
his salary be increased from So to $40 pei
month. 1t was introduced in the upper
board and referred to the finance commit
tee, the lower board concurring.
A petition was received from the Citizens
Progressive Association asking for the
adoption Of new plan for assessing city
property. 1t was referred to the joint COM
mittee on finance and general laws. Coun-
Gil then adjourned.
Corporation Court.
The case of Don P. Hurley, charged with
embezzling funds Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company was called in the
corporation court this morning, Judge ]. <
NJ. Norton presiding. The defendant was
represented by Attorney John NJ. johnson,
and Commonwealth Attorney Leonard Mar
bury conducted the prosecution. Most OF
the morning session was taken up with
argument on demurrer to the indictment,
and the case was in progress when this
report closed.
The jury in the case Of A. c. Daingerfield
against the Southern railroad, a suit for
damages in the sum of $100, returned ver-
dict last evening, allowing the plaintiff
500. MeSsrS. Edmund Burke of Washing
ton and William Fendall represented the
represented by Attorney Leonard Marbury.
Oficers Elected.
The following officers have been elected
for the ensuing year by the Business Mems
League: NJ. B. Harlow. president; Julian
Burke, first vice president; ]. c. Smoot.
second vice president; ]. w. May, treasurer
W. F. Carne, secretary. The following were
elected members of the board of directors:
]. K. NJ Norton, c. c. Leadbeater, Robert
Portner, w. NJ. Reardon, Gardner L.
Boothe, e. e. Downham, James r. Cation,
E. Goldsmith. Frank T. King, Francis L.
Smith, Isaac Eiehberg, L. H. Thompson, A.
]. Sympnds. w. B. Smoot and John M.
Johnson.
General Matters.
An alarm Of fire this morning was occa-
stoned by a slight blaze at the house Of a
colored woman named Rebecca Quill, on
the north side of Jefferson street between
Washington and Columbus streets. 1t was
caused by a defective flue, and was extin
guished before the department went into
service.
The funeral of Mrs. Eliza A Bagot.
whose death occurred Sunday, took place
this afternoon at 2 o'clock from her Iate
residence, No. 4O3 South Fairfax street
Rev. DR.. Frank ]. Brooke of the Second
Presbyterian Church officiated, and the In
terment was made in the Presbyterian
cemetery.
At the annual meeting of the stockholders
of the First National Bank held yesterday
afternoon the following directors were
elected for the ensuing term: Charles K
Hooff, j. F. Muir, NJ. B. Harlow, Gardner
l.. Boothe, J. r. Zimmerman.
The following directors were elected YES
terday by the stockholders of the Citizens
National Bank: B. Wheat, E. l.. Danger
field, w. H. Lambert, Francis L. Smith and
Worth Hulfish
The follouinr directors have been elected
for the ensuing year by the stockholders OF
the Iowa Apartment House Company OF
Washington: Charles D. Walcott, s. r,
Emmons. George Truesdell, George y.
Smith and A. M. McLachlen.
George Taylor, colored, is in jail here
awaiting the action of the grand Jury OF
the United States court, which meets next
July, on the charge Of violating the pension
laws. Taylor was examined by Commits
sioner John s. Fowler and committed in
default Of bond in the sum Of s., ,OOO