Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-28
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
The City to Have a Lexow Police In
vestigat:o1.
Committee Appointed to Look Into
Serious Charges-Other Local
Notes of General Interest.

The semi-mcnthly meeting of the city
council was held last night. but only a
few matters were brought before 1t. Sew
eral matters were referred to the various
committees for report and action. Quite a
bombshell was thrown when Councilman
James r. Cation of the third ward intro
duced bill ordering an investigation of
the police force Of the city on the order
of the Lexow committee in New York. The
bill introduced set forth that the police
force is charged with witnessing the spar
ring matches which have been held at the
Henry Athletic, Club at intervals for some
time past, and receiving pay from the
management Of the club for allowing them
to be conducted, and further, that policy is
openly played in the city and the police
force are thoroughly aware Of 1t, and the
members of the force are paid by those
who run the games for their protec ton. a
committee of five, consisting of Council
men Cation, Burke and Evans and Alder
men Lindsay and Evans, was appointed to
investigate the matter. They will at once
organize and proceed with the investi-
CATION. A stronger committee could not
have been chosen than the gentlemen
selected. and it is needless to say that the
work will be we'll done. The Star has been
much commended for the position it has
taken in this matter, and praise of Its &C
IL
The Alexandria Infrmary will be open
tomorrow for the annual donations of
money, clothes and provisions. This is a
charitable institution supported by the
quest that the liberal donations of the
past will be repeated tomorrow. The in
Urinary will be open all day for the recep-
ton of these articles.
The Potomac foot ball eleven of Wash
ington beat the Volunteers of this city yes
terday in a game of foot ball played on
Colross commons by a score of l6 TO o.
Miss Parker of Richmond, who has been
visiting Mrs. Louis &. Bailey, has returned
tt her home
A bookmaker named Haskell was strick-
en- with paralysis at the driving park yes
terday and was brought to the intir!nary in
this city for treatment.
NJ. b. Harlow, the city treasurer, who is
in North Carolina, while assisting IN try
ing to eXtinguish fire which almost COM
pletely destroyed the town of Marion in
that state, oyerexerted himself and is now
quite unwell from the effects. Mr.. Har
low is president of the Hydraulion Fire
Company of Tn city and could not resist
his instincts ~ lighting fire. His many
friends here hope he will soon recover
from the shock.
The matter of bonding the county of
Alexandria for $4,000 with which to build
a new court house and Jail somewhere in
the center of the county, which was sub
mitted to the judge of the county by the
board Of supervisors, was returned to them
disapproved, for the reason that the mat
ter will have to be acted upon by the peo-
pie of the county first. 1t will probably be
voted upon at the May election For a
number of years the county court house
has been located ir this city, and people
from all over the county have to come to
this city to attend court. The citizens gen
orally want it centrally located, and it is
thought that the matter will receive a
unanimous affirmative vote
There will be grand barbecue and OK
roast at New Alexandria tomorrow
The city treasurers office will be kept
open tonight, tomorrow and Friday nights
for the accommodation of those who wish
to save the per cent on their tax bills
by paying them before December /.
A false alarm of fire vas caused last
night by a dog with a tin can tied to its
tail rushing through the streets. These
alarms would not occur IL the city had
proper fire alarm system.
Lawrence w. Woody and bride have re-
turned from their wedding trip and will
reside in this city.