The Washington herald., 1907-08-15
NEWS CUT SHORT
FOR BUSY READERS.

Manila health reports received here
show not a single contagious disease. 50 far this
year, IL that city.
The offer Of Ira J. Baker 10 donate n
:ot II Langlon, AID, as a site fcr an engine house
was accepted yesterday b. the Commissioners.
Thomas J. O'Brien, the new Ambassa-
dor % TOKYO with Thhd Assistant Secretary Vii
son. were at the state department yesterday
Maggie TrammeI. Uy Attorney James 4.
Tooaey yesterday entered suit for absolute divorce
fE1m John Irammel. now residing IN Great Falls
Nd
The Census Bureau expects 70 have the
enumeration Of the population Of Oklahoma and
Indian Territory completed ty tie middle Of Sep
tembeT.
The cruiser Des Moines has been or
dered % Gloucester. Mass, on August Is at which
time Postmaster Genaal Meyer IS 70 deliver a
speech at that place.
William J. Dorsey yesterday entered
s-it for divorce on statuatory grounds from Lille
Dorsey. % whom he was married in Isa5. Peri "
F-isby appears as his attorney.
Henry Jackson, coIored, was yesterday
found % Be guilty Of mbezzlirg s. from the r
Z. Andrews Paper Company. and was held By
Judge Nils for the gTand 5ITy.
Leroy Seal, Of Cos Sixth street northwest.
sged seventeen. fsil twenty feet from the roof Of
the Central Presbyterian Church yesterday and sif-
fered severe injury to bis hack
The civil service commission will con-
dact examinations in Che leading cities Of nearly
every state on September 20 secure more els!5ies
F.. for appointment ns meat inspectors
Harriet Frye, 1851 Champlain avenue
VIA to-day reach the age Of 100 years The eenten-
marian is a relic Of ante-beIlUm days having been
slave in an old family Of tins section.
Internal rez-9-fra ~-ras~,+c ----y7fr.-
increasing. The aggregate fer June was S23 C4.5lI
an increase Of Ssi5593 oTer the same month of the
previous year, and S9e,56l - Tor the year
The Census Bureau report for 1904 shows
that but LeS persons were in prison in this co-n-
Try for each million inh5 5bitants against I067 PER
sons FOR each million Inhabitants IN 1850
Miss Gertrude Sea. Of this city. frac-
tuned her les by falling on q hotel stairs al the
jamestown Exposition yesterday. Hc- sister, Miss
Lea Sea has gone 70 NoTfoIk 70 attend her.
The state Department has been advised
that visitors from this country to Portugal viii here
after not be required TO procure passports exert
at times when graYe Circumstances or public order
require IT,"
Thirty applicants for the six positions
open IN the state Department abroad as inteTprp-
ters and consular CLERKS. are taking the szaminA-
tons n0w il progress. which opened at the state
Department yesterday.
On the charge Of assault with a dan
ggT0us weapon. Clarence Saunders was held yCster-
day for the grand jury. by Judge Mills IN the Po
lice Court. Saunders Is alleged 70 have assaulted
William l. Mitchell with a knife in RocE Creek
PaTk recently.
Patrick Anderson, colored, who was
arrested by the police Of the Second precinct Oh
Tuesday night ca suspicion oi being tie man who
assaulted and robbed Mrs. Ele6nora Spacht, on
Sunday night was released yesterday. i being
proven that be was not the negro who made the
attack
The police captains Of the several pre-
cinCts yesterday morning presented Mai Sylvester
with q large bouquet Of flowers the occasion Of
the fftieth anniversary Of his birthday. Capt
Mathews. commanding the Fifth precinct made
few remarks appropriate to the occasion, and Maj.
sylvester responded with a short address.
Theodore Baker. colored. the seven-year-
old boy VINO received a bullet wound in the neck on
Monday afternoon as the rsut Of an accidental
discharge OF a revolver. IN the hands Of a boy
companion, named Wallace Garter. coloTed. aged
eleven years. died ct the Georgctown University
Hospital yesterday, as the result OF his injuries.
Anthony B. Haske was ordered by
Judge Mills yesterday in the Police Court to give
500 real estate bond for having made threats II
Is claimed that Haske had quarrel with Mrs.
Mary Dwyer a ncighbor, about the dividing lme
between the houses go and 80 Second Street perth
east, and is said to have made the threats during
the discussion.