Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-13
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
The Board Of Police Co ;missioners Holds
Its First Meeting.
Cases In the Police Court Decided To-
day-Club House Robbed OF
Some Weapons.

The board of police commissioners held
its first meeting for the purpose of
organization last night and all the mem
bers were present. At the request of
Mayor Beckhanl, president of the board,
Justice of the Peace L. H. Thompson adj
ministered the oath of office to the MEM
bers. Mr.. John F. Tackett, member from
the fourth ward, was elected secretary.
The board has arranged for meeting
Monday night, at which time applications
for membership on the police force will
be received, and as the time of all the
men expires on the 1st Of August they will
be candidates for reelection, and it is GER
tain that the venerable Captain Webster
ard Lieutenant Smith, who are both popu-
lar and efficient officers, will be reelected,
and there will be but slight changes in the
must be in writing and will be acted upon
at a meeting to be held Tuesday night.
The police commissioners will organize the
new force according to the most modern
ideas.
Police Court.
In the police court this morning the fol-
lowing cases were disposed Of by Mayor
Beckham: L. H. Kell, drunk and disor-
derby conduct; reprimanded. Edward Bean
der, small boy, charged with stealing a
watch, was whipped by his father. Robert
Mr. Jas. Galloway, was sent to the county
court. Lewis I4arkin, charged with big
amy, was sent on to the grand jury. Aaron
Jackson, charged with robbing the store OF
NJ. s. Lee, sent to Jail for thirty days
Club House Robbed.
Mr. James Galloway, the actor, who owns
a club house at Four Mile Run, has report
ed to the police that some one unknown
entered the building in his absence and
stolen a pair of field glasses, double
barrel shotgun, an old pepper-box pistol
and an army revolver. The revolver was
recovered in Goldstein's pawn shop, where
1t had been pawned by Robert Arnold for
S.. Arnold was arrested by the police and
sent to the county court for hearing.
Still Refuses to Work.
/ James Cliff, who was put on bread and
water by the mayor for refusing to work
on the chain gang, says he will not eat,
but will make himself sick, so as to be
sent to the infirmary. He has taken moth
ing but water for four days. He says he
Will not go to work on the gang.
Delaney Shoe Company.
A charter was granted by Judge ]. K. NJ
Norton of the corporation court today to
the Delaney Shoe Company.
Notes.
Mr.. Geo. R. Shinn and Miss Sadie Lang
ley were married near Washington on the
4th of July.
Capt. Fountain Beatty, who has been crit
ically Ill. is no better.
R. $. Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans,
has received an invitation to attend the re-
union Of confederate veterans to be held at
Purcellville on the Goth of August
The Old Dominion Boat Club will not en-
ter crew in the regatta at Washington.
They have no crew in training.
A garbage scow capslzed off this city yes
terday. She was towed to the ship yard
and righted.
Mrs. Louisa ]. Cooley, widow Of Rev.
William c. Cooley, died at the resi-
dence of her niece, Mrs. Clarence Ball, on
King street, yesterday morning. The flu
! neral services will be held this afternoon
at o'clock at Grace Church. Interment
will be at Providence, r. I.
The tugboat Potomac, which was burned
on the lower river, will be rebuilt in this
city.
The citizens of Del Ray held a meeting
last night and protested against the gar
bage of the city being dumped where the
odors are waited over the new suburb.
Grand Lecturer c. G. Davis visited Alex
andria-Washington Lodge, A. F. and A. NJ,
Thursday night.