Evening star., 1895-05-29
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
The City Council Met and Transacted Rou-
tine Business.
A Robbery of a Sleeping Man-Pre-
pairing for the Decoration Day
Exercises-Other Notes.

The regular semi-monthly meeting of the
city council was held last night, with
large attendance in the upper board. There
was q bare quorum in the lower board.
Mr.. Theophilus Ballinger was sworn in as
a member of the board Of aldermen from
the second ward to succeed Mr.. Charles
Goodrich, who was recently elected IN
spector of wood and bark. The bill for
taxes on personal property, incomes, ETC.,
for the ensuing year was read and adopted
with some slight changes over the one or
last year. The tax was fixed at $1.90 on
the hundred decrease of ten cents from
that of last year. The license law
was passed with some changes over
last years. The liquor license was
raised in several instances, and the dog
tax was reduced to s1.25. Application of J;
K. Miller for the use of an old pump well
at the corner of Prince and Pitt streets
was denied. The petition of Z. Z. Down
ham to erect frame dwelling within the
fire limits was refused. An ordinance 10
reset the curb on both sides of Cameron
street between Lee and Fairfax streets
was enacted, and passed; S10O was appro-
pyiated for repairs and alterations to the
office of the city engineer, and $I5 was ap-
propriated for repairing the sewer basin
on Cameron street.
Robbed While Asleep.
Yesterday a travelling man, who gave
his name as Paul Nicols and who repre-
serts the Employers Liability Accident
Insurance Company, came to this city to
get some information. He ran across
man named Charles Watkins, who furnish
ed the information after which Watkins
took advantage of his being stranger
and proceeded to show him the town. The
two got pretty well loaded They went to
the Hotel Borans, on the corner of Prince
and Royal streets, in the afternoon. where
Nicols said he wanted to rest. They were
given a room, when the stranger took Off
all of his clothes except his vest, IN the
inside pocket of which was about S21. The
vest was buttoned up tight around him.
When he went to sleep Watkins was in the
room and when he woke up Watkins was
pockets, and his vest was wide open. The
matter was reported to the police this
morning, and it is being investigated.
Watkins, it will be remembered, was
fined s. by the mayor several weeks ago
for badly treating his wife.
Mrs. Borans, the hotel keeper, says no
one went into the room except Watkins
A special session of the mayors court
was held at 10 o'clock, and Watkins was
sent to Jail to await the action of the grand
jury.
Decoration Day Services.
Davis Post, Grand Army of the Republic,
held special meeting last night to per-
feet the arrangements for the Decoration
day services tomorrow. Several corps of
the Union Veteran Legion and the Legion
of Loyal Women of Washington will come
down to take part in the ceremonies. The
following program will be carried out: 1,
bugie call. ., calling the assembly to order,
Commander Gustav Rienecker; 3, ''Old
Hundred choir; !. invocation. Rev. Clar-
ence Ernest Ball. 3, Nearer, My God, to
Allister; I. America" choir; s, address.
Comrade C. E. Traoutman; o. To-day This
Hallowed Spot We Seek" choir; 10, ad-
dress, Mrs A. Odel, past president, Loyal
Legion of Women; II, Cover Them Over"
(strewing of fiowers), choir; II, benedic-
ton, Rev. Clarence Ernest Ball; 13, taps,
bugle, IA, salute, Alexandria Light In
tGntry.
The exercises will commence at 2 o'clock.
The national cemeteries are now in the
most beautiful condition, and Capt. Davis
and his comrades of Thomas P. Davis Post
Will use every effort to see that their hon.
ored dead are properly remembered. The
custom of decorating the graves of the
4ooo federal soldiers that lie beneath the
sod in the National cemetery has been in
vogue In this city for many years past,
and both the blue and the gray contribute
flowers for the decorations.
Police Court.
There were but two cases, and they of
minor importance. before Mayor Strauss
in the police court this morning Frank
Johnson, Ralph Holmes, VIM. Smith and
James Smith, four negro tramps, charged
with being suspicious characters, were or
dered to leave the city. Irwin Williams,
colored, charged with assaulting and beat
ing David Minor, was fined s. and costs.
Local Council, ID. of st. A.
The third public meeting of the Alexan-
dria Local Council of the Brotherhood of
st. Andrew will be held in old Pohick
Church Tuesday night next The speakers
G
Wallis, and Messrs. Edward W. Gamble
G. N. Howell. Robert Nelson, A. K. Far
riss and others.
Charter Granted.
Judge J. K. NJ. Norton of the corporation
court granted a charter yesterday to the
Florida Home and Plantation Company,
with a capital stock of 100000 Edwin
Willets of Monroe, Mich, was named as
president and Gardner L. Boothe as local
agent The objects of the company are to
acquire lands in Florida and colonize them.
Notes.
The MAJOR has reduced the fine of Will
liam Mullen, the Washington cabman, for
cruelty to animals, from $50 to s25.
The entertainment by the members of
the Young Mems Sodality Lyceum to their
lady friends last night was a great sue
cess, and pleasant evening was spent
Mr.: and Mrs. Samuel G. Brent have gone
to Richmond.
Sarepta Lodge of Odd Fellows held a
regular meeting last night and transacted
routine business.
The regular meeting of Golden Light
Lodge, /. o. G.. T., was held last night.
Rev. Father Cutter is visiting in Fred
ercksburg.
The fight for membership On the next
police force promises to be a not one.
There are a number of applicants. 1t Is
more than probable that the entire present
force will be reelected.
The house of Mrs. Petit, on the corner
of Columbus and Gibbon streets, was en-
tered by thieves last night and lot of
piunder carried off.