The times., 1897-05-25
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
The Memorial Service in Honor Of
the Confederate Dead.
Two Thieves Arrested-Art School
Exhibition-C Charges Against
Attorney Johnson.

| Alexandria, May "a. The annual memo
| rial service in honor OF the Confederate dead
| Was observed today by the citizens OF
| Alexandria AT an early hour this Dlorn-
| ing members of the Woman's Auxiliary Of
! Lee Camp met at Armory Hall and re-
| ceived the contributions of flowers, which
| were later in the day strewn upon the
| graves of those who fought and died III
| the service OF the Confederacy.
| The parade took place this afternoon ut
/ O'Clock, with the following organizations
| In line: Detachment OF rolice, Friendship
| Drum Corps, K. Z. Lee Camp, C. v, q. w.
! Ramsay, commander; M. ID. COrse Camp,
| s. C. V, Aubrey Barrie, commander, Alex
| andria Light Infantry, Capt Albert Bryan;
| A l.. /. Juniors, Paul Fisher; U r. Knights
| of Pythias, Capt Boyer; Children Of the
] Confederacy, Miss Kate Uhler, president;
| Thrd Regiment Drum Corps and Columbia
Fire Company, A. T. Ramsay, commander.
On reaching the Confederate monument,
| after a selection by the choir, Comma nder
Ramsay thanked the organizations that
| participated and stated that, owing to
| the impending storm, further exercises
| there would be omitted, and while the
| different commands were getting In line
| the Third Regiment Drum Corps played
| a selection and the entire line, headed
| by X. L. Lee Camp, marched to Christ
| Church. where the Children of the Con-
federacy and the firemen placed floral
| offerings upon the mound in that old
| church yard.
A salute, fired by the A. L. L., and taps
by the buglers ended the ceremonies.
John Johnson and Burton Barnes are
| locked up at the police station charged with
| larceny. They were captured in Wash
| ington this evening and brought to Alex
andria by Officer Ferguson, of this city
The victim of johnson and Barnes was
| Mr.. D. A. Bolts, the representative OF q
North Carolina drug house About o clock
this afternoon Mr.. Bolts entered the
| Southern Railway depot and purchased
| ticket for Culpeper, Va. He had with
| him threelarge sa tchels, which hedeposited
| in ore corner Of the waiting room, and
| stepped across the street to purchase
cigar When he returned few minutes
| later ne discovered that his satchels had
disappeared and that two men, who were
| in the office when ne purchased his ticket,
| had also left.
Mr. Bolts at once notified the police OF
| his loss, and officer Ferguson started in
| pursuit OF the robbers. The officer soon
learned that the men had boarded an
| electric car ut the corner Of Payne and
| King streets, en- route for Washington
| a telephone message was sent to the
railroad station In Washington, and the
| police of that city were notified to
| look out for the men. When tie train
reached Washington the railway officials
detained them until the police arrived
and took them in charge.
As soon as the authorities here were
notified. OFFICER Ferguson, accompanied
| by Mr. Bolts, went to Washington and
brought the prisoners back TO this city
They had the stolen property in their
possession when taken iii charge, and
also large bunch OF keys, which they
endeavored to rid themselves of.
johnson and Burton, are we'll dressed,
and claim TO reside in New York. Mr..
Bolts IS stopping at the Howard House,
| in Washington
/ Mrs Julia Elliott died at her home, on
South Washington street, last night She
! was the mother of Mr.. George German and
Mrs John Starnell. Her funeral viii
take place tomorrow afternoon at 3 o clock.
The steamer Florence, which has been
| undergoing repairs at the shipyard, cleared
this afternoon for Norfolk. The steamer
will be run between Norfolk, Newport News
and Point Breeze. She was in charge
! OF Capt Theodore Keene, with Ernest
| German, engineer; Harry Crawford, first
officer and Alex. W Melchior, puTscr.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Markham
| took place this afternoon, from Trinity
| NJ. f. Church, Rev. Mr.. McDougie conduct
ing the services. Theinterment was made
| in the Methodist Protestant Cemetery.
Collector Robinson has been directed TO
| proceed against and collect fine of ST 90
| from the parties W no sentthe steam launch
| Americas down the river on election day
| in charge OF an unlicensed en- gineer. The
Treasury Department has been asked for
| instructions in the matter, and warrant
Will probably be issued tomorrow against
the owners of the little steamer, unless
the amount is paid before that time
The fifth annual exhibition OF the Alex
| andria Art School will be held In Pea
body building on Tuesday evening next
from TO O'Clock An award will be
| made for the best work done during the
year The public are invited to attend the
| exhibition
OLD Dominion Commandery, Knights Tenn
| plar, Will attend special divine services
at the Second Presbyterian Church, on
Thursday evening, Ascension Dag. Rev.
| Dr. McBane, of Frederi cksburg Com
| mandery, will deliver the sermon.
A petition was filed in the county court
today for the opening of new road
to run from Mount Vernon avenue, near
| st. Asaph, to connect with the proposed
extension of Prince street
| Judge Love opened his first term of the
| county court this morning, but little busi-
ness was transacted, as the May term Of
| the cir cult court for the county also con-
| vened. Mr. Yarreli, attorney for the Law
and Order League of the county, presented
| petition to Judge Love that special
| grand jury be summoned, before whom
| might be laid the charges of malfeasance
in office Of Commonwealth Attorney John
ston He suggested that the matter might
| come directly before the judge on a simple
motion submitted to the court. Such
! charges against any other officer of the
county could be brought by the common
| wealths attorney, but as the latter was
the person, in this instance, against whom
the charges were preferred, he submitted
the matter to the judge whether the court
| would take the matter up on a motion, or
whether the charges should be laid be-
fore the grand jury The court took the
matter under advsement.
I National Temperance Society,
The thrty-secoDd anniversary of the
National Temperance Society and Publi-
| cation House will be celebrated this even