DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - NEWSPAPERS - The Washington Post, January 21, 1896, pg. 2 ----¤¤¤---- This file is part of the DCGenWeb Archives Project: http://www.usgwarchives.net/dc/dcfiles.htm ********************************************* http://www.usgwarchives.net/dc/dcfiles.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ********************************************* Contributed to The USGenWeb Archives Project by: Jamie M. Perez (jamiemac@flash.net) --------------------------------------------------- The Washington Post, January 21, 1896, pg. 2 “BEN HUR” IN PICTURES AND WORDS Rev. Dr. Rogers’ Illustrated Lecture on Lew Wallace’s Masterpiece. Rev. A. G. Rogers lectured on “Ben Hur,” at the Church of Our Father last evening. The audience was large, and Dr. Rogers’ elocutionary efforts were rewarded with frequent applause. As he explained in his introductory remarks the lecture was in the nature of an abridgment of one of the most popular books of the nineteenth century. The abridgment had been made with the utmost care, however, so that no important incident in the powerful story is lost. Dr. Rogers divided the work into four acts, beginning with the meeting of the three wise men in the desert, and from there on presenting the most striking features of the story which though, abridged, were curtailed of none of their absorbing interest. It added a new interest to the story to have an endless series of brilliantly-colored pictures of the many scenes and important characters placed before the eye, while Dr. Rogers described them in the words of the author and his own characteristic eloquence. There was an outburst of applause as Dr. Rogers finished the story of the chariot race, made additionally thrilling by his rendition. Appropriate vocal solos were rendered by Miss Whiting at intervals during the lecture. The Washington Post, January 21, 1896, pg. 2 CITY BREVITIES. Battery A, Light Artillery, will give an oyster roast at the armory to-morrow evening. James Green, colored, was arrested last night for thrusting his fist through a window in Rea’s drug store, on D street. Columbia Lodge, No. 1, I. O. M., will celebrate its twenty-fifth anniversary with a literary entertainment at Society Temple this evening at 8 o’clock. Emma Collins, colored, was arrested last night by Detective Horne, charged with having stolen a quantity of clothing. She was locked up at the Sixth Precinct station. Addison Burgess, colored, was arrested on First street northwest last night, charged with having assaulted his wife, Jennie. The woman, who had been badly beaten, spent over an hour at the station pleading for the release of her husband. The Washington Post, January 21, 1896, pg. 2 J. Karr’s Stock at Auction. Big inroad is being made into the stock of J. Karr, the avenue jeweler, who is retiring from business. Three times each day, 10:30 a. m., 2:30 and 7:30 p. m., the auctioneer finds the store crowded. They are now selling the diamond stock, yet any selections will be put up at any moment upon request. On Wednesday at 2 o’clock the auctioneer will begin on the magnificent collection of Imported Marble Statuary. The Washington Post, January 21, 1896, pg. 2 Held Up a Ton of Coal. George Bell, colored, of 1023 Second street southwest, fell from a wagon loaded with coal, on which he was riding yesterday, at Twelfth and B streets southwest, and was run over. The wagon, containing a ton of coal, passed over the middle of his back, and inflicted painful bruises, but no serious injury.