Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-17
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Polios Force Chosen Last Night BY the
Commissioners.
A Young Doctor Receives IN Appoint
ment-Death on a Pleasure
Trip-Other Notes.

Acting Mayor Snowden in the chair, held
another meeting last night and elected the
following police force to take office on Au-
gust 1 and hold during good behavior:
James Webster, captain; James Smith. lieu
tenant; James T. Smith, Banner Young,
George Jones, Clayton Arlington, Joshua
Sherwood, James Howson, William Fergu-
son. Keith Davis, James Griffin, William
Wilkinson, James Dean, Wesley H. AtiSin-
son, James Hall, Frank Bettice and Jeffer-
son Beach. privates. The following were
elected readymen: First, Patrick Hayes;
second, William E. Lyles; third, John Proc
tor. and fourth Carey Mills. Messrs. Will
kinson. Dean, Hall and Atkinson are new
men, and take the places of Messrs. Sam
uel TIGER, w. E. Grady. Patrick Hayes and
eItire satisfaction, it is thought. as it is
composed of excellent material, the major
ity of the men being young and we'll fitted
fer the positions they are to FILL
There were about sixty applicants in addi-
ton to the members already on the force.
Under the new order of things the police
force row serve during good behavior, and
not for two years. as was the case when
they were elected by the city council.
One of the reporters remarked to the VEN
cradle Captain Webster this morning that
the force were better off now and wouldn' t
have to bother with cOurcilmen any more.
ter off, but they are walking on stubble
ground now all the time
A Wcll-Merited Appointment.
DR.. Henry R. Elliott, jr., one of Alex
andria's most prominent and popular
young men, has by competitive examina-
ton, teen appointed assistant resident ply
stefan at Garfield Hospital, in Washington.
Death on "a Pleasure Trip.
William Fleming, a well-known engineer
on the Virginia Midland division of the
Southern ueilway. died suddenly yesterday
while returning from Colonial Beach on the
steamer City of Richmond Mr.. Fleming
haG taken his family on the knights of
Pythias excursion, and was apparently in
the best of health. and certainly in good
spirits. during the trip, and 1t was not I'M
til he was nearing home that the sickness
which ended in is death overlook him.
He was taken with what Is supposed to
have been heart disease, and died within
an hour. There was no physician on the
boat, but it is not thought that one would
have done any good, for Mr.. Fleming had
known for some time that he was liable to
die at any time with heart disease. He
was about forty-fve years of age, and a
member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers. He leaves a wife. but no chill
dren.
Police Court.
Squire Thompson presided in the police
court this morning and disposed of the
following cases: Molly Lamb, charged with
disorderly conduct, fined s.; Annie Haney,
charged with disorderly conduct. dismiss
ed with reprimand; George Ford, charg-
ed with maintaining a nuisance, was dis
missed and ordered to abate the nuisance;
Marshall Cheshire, charged with assaulting
a child, was fined 81.
A Compromise.
Acting Mayor Snowden yesterday in
formed Mr.. Sweeney. who receives the
garbage from Washington on his farm
in Maryland. just opposite this city, If he
would unload the scows Immediately after
lar ding the city authorities would not
interfere with them in the future; other
wise they would sink every scow that
was left at anchor off this city.
A Disorderly House.
Complaint has been made to the police
of disorderly house, lib South Lee street,
between King and Prince, and the neigh
borhood. Last night about s o'clock the
occupants became very disorderly and a
great deal Of profanity was used. The
police arrested Mrs. Molly Lamb and her
was fined by the mayor. while her daughter
was dismissed with reprimand.
The Potomac shoe factory is being made
ready to resume operations.
Col L. c. Barley and family will leave
shortly for the Old Sweet Springs. Col.
Barley has been quite unwef for some
time past.
Grand Master Corbin Of the knights of
Pythias will pay an official visit to the
knights of this city Friday night.
r. E. Lee Camp. Confederate Veterans,
have accepted Invitations to attend a re-
union at Purcellville, Va, on the Goth in
slant.
Ex-Mayor Henry Strauss and wife left
today for a sojourn at Atlantic City.
AssAIiI n4xn AN olSlrIcI,Ia