The Washington herald., 1907-08-20
NEWS CUT SHORT
FOR BUSY READERS.

Ernest 7. BariaTow, assistant market
master q tle Eastern Market, was appointed yes
teFcay additional private cf the puioe f0rce for
duty al ulat market vice Charles y. Scott, re
signed
The viii Of James Seney. dated NoVom-
ber p ls92, was Fled Tor probate yesterday BY its
terms The entire property is 4i 20 the wife q the
testator, Mrs EEma SeIey. uh0 is also appointed
cIocltriL
Prof. J. C. Monaghan. formerly chief Of
the division Of consular reports In tie DEPARTMENT
Of Commerce and Labor. left Saturday for Clfa
Haven, near Piattsburg " Y. 20 deliver a SERIES
Of addresSes
Small boys playing with matches, wera
the canse q a destructive fire about noon yester-
day in the store Of Isaac Glaiser q dealer ia gen
eral merchandise. at ISIS seventh street northwest
resulting in a total damage q about sea.
While cleaning his bicycle at his home
yrster'ay afternoon. Joseph Muller. aged nineteen.
of SE9 N street northwest cnmuletey severed The
index finger q his left hand He was taken 10
the GeorgetoWu University Hospital fer treatment
Protest against the use of a lot on
First street northwest between and o streets
as a pasture fr mules and h9rss has been made
g the Commissioners By number Of residents q
the ueghborho1d. Tie poundmastCr has been called
upon 70 make an investigation.
Lobengula. the largest African Hon In
captivity, Who for some time has becn an innate
q the Do. Is dead. Friday the officials AZ The
National Geological PARK administered chlorofom
to the big fellow IN oner % pat an end 20 his in
tense suffering from chronic pneumonia.
Raymond Forrest, an employe Of the
District pumping station, who lives al 34li street
northwest, reported % the police yesterday that
az some tine early Monday morning some one had
entered his locker az bis place Of business b. means
q duplicate key and lad stolen eight 81 bills
Justice Stafford issued a rule against
Charles j, Hemingway a clerk in the Pension
Office. 20 show cause why Le should not be held in
contempt u court for failing % ray almOuy 20 his
Tife. Lulu l. Hemingway. as ordered by the court
in connection with divorce proceedings brought some
time ago
Upon the ground that he is mot a
proper person % have police authority" she con-
mission of George Brown. special policeman az the
Good Samaritan Han. I street. between Second and
Third streets southwest. has been revoked. Brown
and his wife, Florence Brown, were arrested re-
Gently. charged with disorderly conduct
Mary c. Jones. who lives at the Len
nox Apartments. reported TO the police that at
some time since the first q the month thieves had
entered her ro0m and had stolen jewery and other
articles valued at Sl75 Among the e-ticles stolen
were a ladys gold watch. gold ring set with sap
Thire and diamond. quart cf ciaret, and gallon
o. gin.
Justice Stafford has granted letters Of
administration for the estate of the late Benjamin
Franklin Peters, chief clerk of the Navy Depart
ment. TO Thomas s. Peters brother Of the deceased
fixing his bond az 500 Mr. Peters who died
August a last. left estate valued at $1,000 con
sstiug cf real estate property. life insurance poll
ces. and personal property. De left no Will
AS a reward for having killed over 800
rats in the Capitol. the free Issuance of dog tag
10 fox terrier is requested by Superintendent FL
lott Woods. Mr. Woods says. I'm a letter 10 the
Commissioners, That il is his understanding that it
Is usuGl to give for such a dog. when used in a
public building a tag free Of cost. The Commis-
soneTs have the request under consideration
Ernest Warnake, Of S04 a street. south
east reported to the police yesterday that while on
his way 20 his hOme from his place af employment
at 72l Thirteenth street northwest. about O'Clock
yesterday morning. he had been robbed Of his gold
watch Re believes it was picked from his pocket
/ by one Of two who brushed up against him
while crossing the Baltimore ard Ohio railruad
/ tracks.
! Prominent officials OF the Post-oflce
/ Department including First Assistant Postmaster
General Hitchcock Third Assistant Lavshe Richard
Covert chief Of the division Ct supplies; William r.
Spilman. chief Of the division Ct rural free delivery
and John A. Holmes. secretary 10 the Postmaster
! General Vin attend the annual convention Of the
rst-cass postn.asters, which is to be held at Erie
i Pa, next week.