The Washington bee., 1908-09-05
Ps'.RI'AGRAPHIC E[WS


street cars in the District and to con-
slider routine matters.
Warrants were issued last Monday
in the police court at Detroit, Mich,
against Manager Hugh Jennings, of
the Detroit American League Base
ball Club, and ten members Of the
team who participated in last Sun
days game.
A fire which broke out in the COM
mercial district at New Orleans last
Sunday did damage to the extent of
ST, 100000.
A law has been made in theDistrict
that loaf Of bread must weigh a
pound or the baker be prosecuted.
It is repored that John Early, the
Ieper, will spend the remainder of his
daysh ere. In a few weeks a small
frame cottage will be commenced to
serve as the future home OF the leper.
Rabbi Uvlinsky, Brooklyn, n. Y,
who is 100 years old was married
for the third time about three months
ago. 1t was not known until last
Sunday.
Mr.. w. L. Houston Of this city,will
preside over the Fourteenth B. NJ.
c., said to be the greatest Negro de-
Lucrative body in the world" at At
lantic City, n. J., commencing with
the 18th instant
The death of Mrs. Mary E. Simms,
the wife of Rev. George H. Simms,
pastor of the Union Baptist Church,
New York, was great shock to her
many friends inthat city. Mrs. Simms
The remodeled Court House at
Berkeley Springs, W. Va, was ded-
icated today.
Among those honored at the tenth
annual convention of, the National
Medical Association, which convened
in New York, was DR.. A. M. Cur
tis, former chief surgeon at the
Freedman's Hospital, in this citywho
was elected president Of the associa-
! ton.
Many persons were killed in the
recent floods in Georgia and South
Carolina.
It has been decided that Japan will
not have its exposition until 1917.
Poverty has been given as a reason.
Forty persons were arrested in this
city and thirty-one in Georgetown,
D. c., last Saturday night.
A pavilion for the care Of patients
afflicted with tuberculosis at Albany,
| N. Y, the first of its kind to be erect
ed in this country. was dedicated
last week at Kenwood.
The official journal Of the Brother
hood of painters, Decorators and Pa
perhangers of America says vote
either way, it does not make much
difference.
Mrs. Charles c. Brown, the mother
of Misses Sara and Fairfax Brown
and Dr.. John E, Harry and James
Brown, of Pittsburg, Pa, died at her
residence on 0 street last week. The
interment was at Winchester, Va.
A cargo of raw silk Eeached San
! Francisco last week valued at S2,-
100000
| The colored contingent of United
! Spanish War Veterans OF the District
left the Union Station for Boston last
Sunday morning at eleven o'clock.
There will be one delivery Of mail
at 7.3o am. on Labor Day.
Judge I. Kimball, Of the United
States Branch of the Police Court
left the city last Monday for a two
weeks vacation
John Moss, a co,ored attorney Of
this city, has been formally charged
, beore Judge Kimball, of the Police
= Court, with being in contempt, JanC
: it has been requested that he be dis
barred. It is alleged that he is gull
r ty of soliciting cases within the cour
e building
/ Last year $9,392 was paid to th'
1 Collector of Taxes in the form o
i fees for permits in this city.
= It is expected that Labor Day vii
e be celebrated in this city as well a
n some others.
Mount Calvary Commandery, No