The Washington herald., 1909-08-17
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Rear Admiral L. X Moore. retired,
VIII be detached from duty as commandant o. the
nary yard q P0Ttzmouth on September and or
dered home
Policeman Household shot and killed 4
Supposed mad dos yesterday IN front q 63 street
northeast. The dog wore TO tag and no one IN
the neighboChood knew the animal or % whom 20
belonged.
Harry Stephens. negro. when sentenced
b. Judge Kmbau in Police Court yesterday %
sixty days IN al. seemed pleased. and tod he
Judge the beds IN ,al were softer and more coz
Portable than lumber piles
The Jolly Swastika Social Club. COM
posed q women LEFT Washington yesterday % speld
a. outing o. fifteen days az Atlantic City. Among
~ F1tzSerald's tomorrow evening
Rites over the body Of Clinton Yer
miiun. resident o. this city fo- more tran thirty
years who died suddenly yesterday morning az his
residence. - seventh street northwest. VIII Be held
from the ho-ne tomorrow afternoon.
Robert Digs. negro. thirty-two years
old Of 255f Fifteenth street northwest. engaged as
WORKMAN on a new building az KihJu-ue plaza
vas struck on the forehead yesterday by q heavy
piece q falling timber AID painfully injured. he
was taken 20 Freedmeu's Hospital
The Third Sunday Brigade OF St Alloy
sus Catholic Church have plans under way % raiss
Slo for exterior repairs 50 that the structure VII
present a fine appearance upon the occasion Of the
golden Jubilee 70 be observed October Is.
The funeral Of Charles W. Cramer. one
Of the Oldest members q the Washington police
force. VIII be held this morning az 70 O'Clock from
the residence &c Twentieth street northwest In
torment viii take place in Rock Creek Ceustery.
Charging infdelity and abuse. Mrs
Beatfce Sford fled suit Fl TIE District supreme
Court yesterday for az absolute divorce from Harry
+- "a
April 2. lso6. The wife IS represented by Attorney
". A CoOnbe.
The coroner's fury called 70 take evil
dence IN the case u TIE death q Abraham Fonorof
90 I2i2 4 street southeast saturday. BIZ being I'm
orUr by c wagon driven BY William DUmdsra. yes
JerdsY returned q verdict Of accidental death,
eXonoating Domdera from all blame.
President Taft has appointed Miss Jane
s. Delane. formerly superintendent o. nurses at
the Bellevue Hospital New York. TO the post Of
superintendent Of nurses. United States army. 70
succsed Miss n. II. Kinney, resigned. % accept the
presidency Of the National Association q Nurses
The body OF Miss Mary II. ONeu
daughter OF tho late Capt John O'Nell, was IN
TERED in Arlington Cemetery yesterday afternoon.
following services at tho family home. aS Ninth
street southeast Services at the grave were il
charge Of the Lineal Society Of the Spanish War.
Clara Slaughter was given thirty days
having while drunk ripped the badge OF Police
man Donosan's coat, While he was attempting 70
drug her 20 the patrol box Sunday night Clara
expressed her oOntempt for the entire police force
Judge Aukan. IN Police Court yester-
day. held Maria Mcdonald. a neress IN 5000 Tor
the grand jury on the charge q having robbed
her employer, Wah Lung. a Chinanau, Of so In
cash. Wah Lung alleges that during his brief ab-
sencs from the st0re she forced open q small safe
ard took the $50
The city OF Ogden, Utah, through the
Weber Club and the Internountain Fstr Associa-
ton. yesterday fled complaint with the Interstate
Commerce Commission against the Oregon Short
Line, the Union Pacific, and the Southern Pa
ciho rlilroads. alleging the carriers Disseminated
against Ogden ID favor Of salt Lake.
The body Of Harry Sinltmiller, 4 sea-
man on the government tug boat Triton. drowned
OF the tug Friday last az the navy yard has been
recovered. When Sinkmiller failed to show up az
roll call Il a. first thought no had deserted.
The issued q certificate Of death By drown
ing The sailor was a native Of Norfolk, Va,
Plans have been approved by Col Alb
bot acting clerk Of engineers OF the army for slight
changes IN the tidal basin Potomac Park. nrcessi-
tated by the decision 70 erect the statue Of John
Paul Jones near the north edSe Of the park To
tended about 80 feet across the shore side o. the
basin
Requiem mass was celebrated yester-
day morning at O'Clock at S.. stephens Catholic
Church over the body Of Mrs. Mary l. Newman
her son. Dr.. Henry ". Newman, 250i PENNSYLVANIA
avenue northwest Rev, W. s. Caughy. pastor. Of
hciated. Interment took placa privately ia the
Catholic CemcICry q Mount OliVct.