The morning times., 1896-10-25
ARRESTED AN EMBEZZLER
maliheW Polk, Wanted at Baltimore,
Caught In Alexandria.
He Is Alleged to Have Mazda
WIN ms Firms Money-Notes
of the Virginia City.

matthew W. Polk, alias William .Tob,-
son "i Baltimore, was arrested in this oftv
iss' evening. TIE arrest was made h. A..
Nivthest, CiIeI OF police 1f j.It,
more county, and Policeman Fereps,r :,
NY matthews is charged with ON.
Dc%<h"S S0tO Of tie funds of Iair,. :
- " "ti'N"!e clgdr Ccalers, OF IJS s.ufb
street, Baltimore. Tie accused has 49,,
i''e". .eu TIE lIrin Ia this section for 90.
'iii'e anu recently tad failed To pral-.. -
turns TO tie hUuse. *
il'ih became suspicious and COW
tIui'icd'eu with the poi.ce aurbnritia, -
Ns'i'''s on and this city, but We're uu,,t,I.
~ io'e'c their salesman until Yesterday
""e'' 1t Was learned that he was sr,u,.i,-o
%' tue Ballard and Exchause Hoiel H.,
tits city. -0'e' IN
"hsn searched at police headnr,ar,..rs
Two bottles cOnJaiHiug IauaauLIn yrsro
ONi'u eohvtdied III us GuLeIt IU.IIT. ~
- - Ltilefed by CLIeI IIuckeTt. VIr -
tIat he !,.,I IN 1hseu Leu win ms Pri>oI,er,
- ny ti"u Intended to commit SI,,lr,..
= en- II IS learned, las teen I'M ms -.
man, - etut " etAA, CURING Witch ,,nl,. ht.
wrTrt,t mn! i''r ii!ehus, some OF wtoru he.
10 ,-o nSu ioi small sums oil money he aI>,,
leaves Loaiu biil OF ,NU we'll : ~, ~ -
.oscl c unpaid lie il si!d To lie weii c.'i'- t''e
heSteu III Baltimore. N"i'-
D., =. N'"'A~A &c l!lc lUilCe station bprg.
Cih sat Win MS lace purl,.ti IL, ~ b' 49,
t, Iic leiuseu 10 talk, auu Appeared tn -
W. ~. ms from herNUus prUstraLion He
ictI WIZ iaphey aSiy ana IS almost Il phys
I'Snt IS at : O'Clock with his Dri>n,,ar - g,,
naitlin9re As the officer ant, ms n1i,,,i,.',. M
In:,,,a 10 BOARD the electric tram P0ik
,'e ,.'ue desperate attempt To est,ID, t,,if
mdS caught by Policeman Eer,s,,s.iL, ~ r.S
- 'p''"'eu tIle chief To the station h..
'' ReT We SieiaiJ,I.T sSald LUMP from the tram,
Installed us pastor of the aIrr,.i So, ST. ut
hjptist Church today
IieGFelarN bra'iy ui the Republican cain
pdiSn GoiHmittee has issued a 1irrni,r
TO the Republicans OF the EighTh ,iiSiT;,lt
ihSIr,ictihg i the Voters how To prep;,r,. tn,.tr
naIiots. He also recOmnienus Inc for,y'.,.
l!on or glee clubs.
80 - S,iU,.Un books in this CITY verr
iipSed at sunuOwn last evening TIc IsYs
AVE not yet been completed, hut II is
rae3S HsIW4 m, ahat the eolorea registration eX-
senator John W. Daniel viii not sneak
n ~, tiiis city curing the campaign, as he
,,,,S, m1s tppo ntments Tor every DAY from now
M;ss aennIe Genzberger of this citv died
az az the western l.unatic Asylum, at Star,n-
,uh, yesterday afternoon. The remains WIN
oe brought here for rnterment-
Dr u W. Baldwin OF Washington VIII
Gehyer temperance address IN Trinitv
O'Clock 7N' "' 80"
! az -AlSNstiltITtd lTOllDltlOn Club Will hold
mass meeting AT the opera house to
morrow night Addresses Will be dolly
cred by Mr.. Edward ggins of RaItjTnr-,.
dhu Judge ii. Il. MoultOr OF Washington.
what came near prov ng a fatal aCClfttut
occurred III the sewer at the luterscCtinn
OF King and Pitt streets last eypuing
charles Williams, Colored, entered the
sewer with lighted lamp, and had bar,iIy
gotten below the surface OF the strref
when there was an explosion, ana th,.
nGtn,ng OIL enveiopcd The Unfortunate man.
nj ION stHHF 81
Hams was badly burned about the raS.
to he serious. ~
II has just been announced that Mr.. Avery
ltltenour OF this city and Miss Grace GroIip
OF washington were married in this civ
on July Is. The Ceremony was pcrfDrrncI
Nv the Rev; ID Il Kern at his residence on
Ming street. The announcement wa :,
couple.
Mr. George o. Monroe, formerly Of this
CITY: but now OF Roanoke, is here on u
Misses Edith and Nellie Crump are visit
Ing friends in Fredericksburg.
November is athletic day" at the
Episcopal High School. \ gold medal
will be given 10 the best all round athlete
The losses by the Alexandra Fertilizer
and Chemical Company in the fire Of
Sunday morning last have been. adjusted.
and the work OF recunstructins warehouses
viii be commenced as soon rs the necessary
material can he procured and the debris
is cleared away. The buildings will IL,
constructed on larger scale than they
Mr.. Frank f. A nderson Of this city will
speak in Warrenton on Monday evening.
Rev. Mr. Batter OF this City Will assist
at the revival services in Hamilton, Va.
next week
Mr. c. bradley Price. formerly of this
city, Is critically i'll at his home In PittSourg-
Stoii's great sale OF Mems 50 winter
weight Shoes at S2.9S opens tomorrow.