The morning times., 1896-12-24
ALEXANDRIA TRAMPS BOLD
CompeI Citizens of That Place to
Feed Them.
Men Held Up and Robbed of Their
TaInabIes- Family Poiso ned by
Eating Canned Goods.

The residents OF Alexandria are alarmed
at the holiness Of the many tramps who
infest this section. A short time ago they
became so defiant to the officials OF the
Southern Railway that the services of
almost the entire police force was neees-
eary to drive them from the company's
properly.
TREY do not any longer request resi-
dents to give them food. but demand their
meals. and are generally accommodated
as the people living on the outskirts Of
tie city fear that their homes Will be
fired If they 30 not comply with the de-
mandS.
Within the last forty-Cigut hours two
hold ups have been reported TO the police.
A man named Allison was accosted by
six tramps a short distance west Of the
city and forced to give them small
amount OF money, his penknife and to-
bacco. cOlored man named White,
while on his way to work was held up
near the Southern Railway yards and
forced to surrender what money he had
and his lCnch basket.
Capt Sigmond PITTS, OF the Southern
Railway, and five members Of his family,
residing at 1902 Prince street, narrowly
escaped death by eating poisoned canned
goods Vanilla beans Were served for
dinner, and were partaken of by all except
two members Of the family. 1t was but
short whie after dinner that those who
had INDUCED an the canned food We're taken
violently i'll Drs. Snowden and Gibson
were summoned, and after several hours
OF hard work pronounced their patients out
OF danger.
A young man fell into the large show
window Of Chapman's store, on Kingstreetp
at an early hour yesterday morning. He
was arrested AMI paid the damages.
Col. A b. Andrews, president Of the
Virginia Midland Railway Company, says
there Is no truth in the rumor that Mr..
Samuel Spencer is to retire from the
presidency OF tie Southern Railway and
that he VIII succeed him.
Mrs j. H. ID. Smoot has gone to Trenton,
n J., 10 spend the holidays with her SON
inlaw, Rev. W. s. Jones
Prof and Mrs. Leigh Reid Of Princeton,
n. j, are visiting relatives in this city.
Capt. N. B. Corse and bride viii spend
Christmas with relatives in this city.
Mrs. John A. Humphries, formerly Of
this city, is critically i'll at her home
in LyHchburg.
The Euehrr Club was entertained 10y
Mss gnes Bryant Oh Tuesday evening.
Tie prizes were won by Misses Kate
Uhler and SaIle Daingerficld.
Misses Gertrude, Josephine ana Lottic
Harlow. daughters Of city Treasurer Har
low, are horue for the holidays from Mount
st. Agnes' College.
Wheat's mill. on the river front, was
lr,l-pD irrt, yD Tuesday uigIr IL is h,.
lieyed that the thieves carried off some
machinery.
on account OF the increased quantity Of
mail matter handled in this city durin z
the holidays a wagon has been placed at
the disposal OF the carriers.
A telegram was received here Yesterday
announcing the death in Chicago Of Mrs.
Charles Miller, who was formerly Miss
Ellen Morgan OF this city. She was a
sister Of the late Commissioner Thomas p.
Morgan Of Washington.
1T Is stated that the Braddock House Will
change hands about January /.
The board Of aldermen held meeting
last night and concurred in the action OF
the common council in refusing to grant
the United States government permission
tolay - wer from the custom house, on st.
Asaph street, TO connect with the city's
sewer on King street. The Federal gov
ernment Will have to accede to the PROPOSE
ton made 10y the city for the construction
OF finch Sc wcr on st. ASaph street, q
be under the control of the city, as the Ole
sewer running south on st. Asaph from the
custom house has become clogged. Sew
eral Intellectual attempts to clear the pipe,
have been made.