The morning times., 1896-08-16
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
Damage Suit Withdrawn to Save a
Conductors Position.
Henry S. Ball Of Ballston Mysteri
Ously Missing- Thirteen ear
Old Boy Attacked.

j. Lee Lash, who recently .eDtered suit
against the Washington, Alexandra, and
Mount Vernon Electric Railway, for being
put off car near the Long Bridge, in
Washington, has withdrawn the suit. Mr..
Lash states that he took this step rather
Than allow the conductor to lose his posi-
lion, which, he understood, would be the
case II the suit was pushed.
All OF the local trains on the Washiu ugton
Southern Railway between tHis city and
Washington VIII be Withdrawn alter to-
day.
division OF the Aucient order OF
Hiperniaus will be Instituted in this city
today by State President Reddy or Rich
mond.
OFFICER Atkinson yesterday arrested Ed
ward Brown on the charge OF disortIerly
conduct. toward Henry Ryan. Brown lett
collateral for his appearance GU Monday.
officer Atkinson aiso arrested johnson
Haney and Matthews Shelton for fight
ing.
JohD> Haney, powerful colored man
from Maryland, filled up with bad whisky
yesterday and attempted to take charge
OF the steamer Harry Loader while she
was lying at her dock Officers Ticer and
Hayes had great difficulty in overpower-
ing Haney, who was taken to police head
quarters i'll wagon.
The friends OF Mr.. Henry S. Ball Of Ball.
ston, were searching FOR HIM in this city
yesterday. Mr.. Ball had not been seen by
his friends since Saturday last, when he
left his two sons at the corner OF Tenth
and streets and promised them TO return
home that night. The sons fear that their
father has met an untimely death.
Miss Estelle Herbert, who has been visit
tne~ AtrS Inr af rel In rf<,V,
has returned home.
DR.. William R. Purvis has gone to Ha-
gerstown, Nd, for a week.
Mr. and Mrs. William T Smith have gone
to Loudoun county.
Miss Edith Smith is at Round Hill; Lou
douD county, for a few weeks.
Mr.. G. Hatley Norton is quite sick at
the old Sweet Springs.
Miss N. German has gone for short
stay at st. Georges Island.
Messrs. james Lawler and Alden Libbey
are at Old Point.
Will Rener, the thirteen-year-old son cf
Mrs. Ann Rener OF No. 1017 Duke street
was brought to the office OF DR.. khpstein
yesterday afternoon in an VII conscious
condition, with "a hole in his forehead.
Upon examination it was found HAT the
skull WIS fractured. When the young man
regained Consciousness, he said that he
was on his way home from .he glass
factory, where he had been working.
When he reached Hollands crossing, about
"a mile west OF the city, without having
noticed anyone, he felt the blow. which
rendered him unconscious. 1t is not
thought that the boy is fatally injured.
Miss Boggatt of this city has survived
the removal Of large myomatous tumOr
from The abdomen. Inc operation Is very
delicate one. and one which the patient
rarely survives.
j. g. Van Smith, who was rested in
this city last Saturday, on the specific
charge of having defrauded Mr.. Brcen OF
Pittsburg out of SEQ coo, and who was
taken back to Pennsylvania by Detective
Perkins, has returned to this city. Van
Smith says the whole affair Is an attempt
at biackmail; that when he reached Pitts
burg he was placed in the custody of an
officer, who refused to allow him Co see
his attorney, and that SAC, 900 bond was
demanded. He finally succeeded in get
ting the matter into the hands of his at
torney, and was released on $4,000
bond. He says he is satisfied with the
present status Of the case, and is confident
that he will come out of the difficulty all
right. The following letter was received
yesterday by Chief Of Police Webster Of
this city.
San Francisco, CAL, Aug. 8.
Chief of Police. Alexandria, Va:
Dear Sir:-Lake View Is a city on paper
only. and is located on the west shore OF
TuIare Lake, Kings county. The title
may be good, but there is not a building in
the paper town, and no prospect of any.
II lis an old swindle and thousands have been
duped byit. 1t was sexpIoded here six years
ago, but often see accounts OF fresh
swindies in the East write this that you
may publish IL In your city to warn too
confiding people. Yours. truly,
JAMES MORSE"
Indosed in the envelope is the business
cardofMr. Morse. real estate and loan agent,
and also clipping from newspaper con-
tanning the dispatches announcing the arrest
of Van Smith. as reported in The Times OF
Saturday last.