The morning times., 1896-03-17
LIVE ALEXANDRIA NEWS
Democratic Committee to Hold a
Meeting On Wednesday.
Dean Railway Accident May Lead to
Damage eSuit-Proposed Changes
in the Police system.

Candidates for the Democratic Congress
sional nomination have been notified by Mr..
Leonard Ma bury, chairman OF the Eighth
Congressional district Democratic commit
tee, 10 be present at the meeting OF the COM
mlttee on Wednesday next, when the ar
engagements for the time and place Of hold
ing the Democratic convention will be
made.
George T. Baker has been appointed
special police officer at the Washington aud
Alexandria Railway depot in place Of
William II. Price. who is very i'll.
The union prayer and praise meeting
in the railway mems reading room, Ou
Wilkes stfeet last night, was well lattended.
Rev. Norman Williamson conducted the
service.
Mr.. Alexander c. Dean. the father OF Win
field Dean. the boy who was injured by
fall from Il train on tie Washington and
Southern Railway near ColToss. has de
tcrmined TO institute suit against the rail-
way company for damages. The lad haS
from the very beginning claimed that lie
was thrown from The train by one of the
railway men and on this the action for dam
ages will be Ia Sed.
The quarterly conference Of the NJ. 7.
Church met vest erday morning in the church
building with nearly all the members pres
ent. The accounts OF the church officers for
hcyear were gone Overland thcnreprrts were
read, and the financial affairs or he church
were found to he in an excellent condition.
Delegates from the three lodges Of the
Jr. o. L. 4 NJ T.. in this city paid fTatcrnal
visit To Falls Church last night and inSti-
tuted the new Mount Vernon Council OF
the order.
The board Of police commissioners viii,
it is understood, hold q called meeting to-
morrow night when some change in the
present method of working The police will
be made. There il considerable feeling in
the city over the fact That the men are now
required 10 work from sixteen to eighteen
hours every other day, and that there are
not a sufficient number OF officers on in
the night time To properly guard the city.
State senator George A Iushhach has
gone to StauHtOn 40 attend meeting oi
the board OF visitors of the Deaf. Dumb and
! Blind institute.
The little daughter OF Mr.. Charles ..
Jones. 2S North Henry street. met with
u painful injury on sunday hy falling
down stairs.
Mr.. j. W Wallace. zl2 King street. is
confined To his bed Dy Sicsne>7.
Mrs.. Helen Kirby Is dangerously III a.
her fathers residence On Upper Prince
street.
John a Marshall is planning the cree
tion OF seven handsome bricS houses on
North Henry street, between King and
Cameron.
Mrs Charles J. Dcahl ana children and
Miss Esther StDutenburg arr visiting reIa-
tives in Richmond.
Drs. 90 BFien and Miller successfully re-
moved a humorous growth from the neck
OF Mr. Fackieti "a the iHfirnary yesterday
George Stevens ard &. r. lee, tFamI>.
| we're disposed or hy tie maECr yesterday
morning with j sentence OF ninety days
each.
Mr- John scr!vcncr i i'll At his home
/ in his city OF typhoid fever.
Bishop HaSgrOve OF the Southern e Ehurch
| preached at the NJ. =. Church South Sun
| day night.
| The funeral OF Elhcrt \. Watson, young
| Coiured lawyer OF this city. tuuE place
| from Roberts Chapel on sunday after
| noon.
MIR. Charles G. Lennon has through Con-
| tractor Roger~. commenced TIE CcnOiiSh-
| mcnt or the old frame houses on k.nE
1 street preparatory to erecting thereon two
1 handsome stores.
J. Pierpont Morgan The banker, passed
t Though here yesterday by special train
/ for the North.
The Catholic Bcucvoleut Society held
Z meeting Sunday evening and initiated
/ one new member and feed applications
/ OF two others.
The circuit COurt for this city. Judge
! Charles l.. Nicol. presiding. commenced
its spring term this morning The case Of
! Snowdcn v. r. windsor nas been set fcI
! today.
The business men met n the lea que parldTs
last night, 10 consider the question OF street
| improvements. and two hours OF vigorous
| discussion dii not exhaust the subject
/ The report a.! the committee. summarized
in The Times last week, was supported by
Mr.. James K. Cation ana Isaac Eichberg
City Engineer l.. c. Dunn submitted soma
amendments u the proposal OF the com
mittec. which ba' provided for compile;
ing the street improvements within tel
| yelrS. and leaving a debt of $50, 800.
Mr.. Dunn proposed that the tiTae sseai'
be extended torifteeu years and the monel
used for interest and sinking fund IN com
mitteeS plan. 10 bc spent directly upOi
| the streets.