Evening star., 1897-03-23
ALEXANDRIA AFFkIRS
The Reorganization of the Police Force in
Sight.
What Local Politics May Accomplish
Various Court Pr"ceeiinRs-A suit
for xlo.OOO Damages-Noses.
Evening Star Bureau.
No. 121 North Washington street.
Telephone llG,
Alexandria, Va. March o3

Evening Star Bureau
| No. 121 North Washington street.
Telephone llG
| Alexandria Va. March ~ 1897
| The controversy between the mayor and
| board of police commissioners will he set
| tied before Judge James Keith. president
| of the Virginia court OF appeals who has
| consented to act as arbitrator. at Richmond
| tomorrow, and the outcome Is looked for
| ward 10 with a great deal OF interest. as it
| effects the best interests of the city. GER
| tainly so far as police affairs are concern
| ed Mr.. A W. Armstrong representing
| the commissioners. and Mr.. Samuel a.
| Brent. corporation attorney. representing
| the mayer. will leave for Richmond to-
night so as to appear before Judge Keith
early tomorrow morning. II Police Com
| missioners Tackett- Bryant and Lindsay
| find by the decision of Judge Keith that
| they nave not the authority they believe
| themselves invested with they viii AT once
| tender their designations to the city coun-
| Gil, as they say they have too much self
| respect to hold an office as mere figure
| heads, commissioners In name only assum-
| ing responsibility without authority. and
| the people agree with them. IT, on the
| other hand. they sustained in their
| position by Judge Keith, they will. IL is
| said, proceed at once to reorganize the
| police force on a strict disciplinary basis
| with one head, and hold that head respon-
/ sible
Some of those officers who in and about
| Headquarters have caused dissension and
| petty 1ealousies TO exist will have their
| heads cut off. Every man. say those In
| authority, must be one who has the respect
| and confidence Of his brother officers. aud
| conflict of a personal nature will not he
| tolerated. There is plenty of good ma
terial on the present force TO make force
| that any city would Toe proud Of ana IL is
said that even row arrangements are being
1 Tr.4rG l,
Further Reforms.
| There is also to he an effort 10 cIearse
tie city council Of its ''old fogies" and elect
an ''up-to-date'' body who will look out a
| little more for advancing the best interests
of the city, instead of trying all the time
to devise ways and means for curtailing the
| city debt. in the shape of bonds held by
| the city banks. some of which have repre-
| scniatives In that honorable body. An or
| ganzed effort will, il II said be made to
| elect a council of business men who have
| the best interests of the city at heart and
| Who VIII enact such laws for Improvement
/ as VIII make the city debt a matter of
| minor Importance, easily will IL be dis
| posed of.
Alexandria viii in all probability have a
| new mayor the LIST of June. and ne must
II is said. be up-to-date also, for Alexan-
| drians are expressing themselves daily as
| being tired Of the old regime. They want
| to see the old town take on new life and
|
Alexandria has splendid prospects for the
| ruture mat oily need development. With
a new mayor and new city council in ls.,S
the Old town will not know itself. Mr.
George l.. Simpson. one of the most prom-
| lnent candidates for mayor at the snriny
| election, has expressed himself very strong
| ~ as TO ms determination to carry out the
laws to the letter witho1t resr1ect 10 uer-
| son: rich poor, high or low. will fare
| alike under his ruling.
| County Court
| The March term of the Alexandria coun-
| ty court convened In this city YESTERDAY.
| Owing to the continued sickness of Judge
D. NJ Chichester, Judge r. H. Tepbs of
| Loudoun is presiding. The cases of the
Washington, Arlington and Falls Church
| Electric Railway Company agt. Marshall
| q Dulaney: Com agt. John Fruley in
dicted fors murder; Thomas Kelly indicted
| for grand larceny, and j. T Birch agt.
Elizabeth Marcy We're continued until the
April term.
The account of Cora f. Mcintosh with
| her ward. Herbert Taylor, was presented
| and ordered 10 lie over for thirty days.
| A F. A King, trustee of Stella l.. F.
King. was relieved of commissioner of
revenues assessment Of tax upon certain
exempted bond. Court then adjourned un-
til today, when the case of John Clark
charged with gambling. will be heard.
Corporation Court.
The following business was transacted
J. X NJ. Morton presiding: James McCuen.
| Jr., agt. Lavinia Crosen ct al: report OF
Commissioner McNew filed and sale of
house and lot to Martin Lawler confirmed.
Margaret Alexander qualified as executrix
of Charles Knoxville. Atwood Violet agt
Edwin r. Violet: petition of A A War
| field filed and petitioner made party de-
| fendant to the suit. Court then adjourned.
Suit for Large Damages.
Messrs Waters and Catchings attorneys
for Mrs. Alice l.. Huntington. have enter
| ed suit in the corporation court of this city
against the Washington, Alexandra and
Mt. Vernon Electric Railroad Company for
$1O,WW damages. resulting from the death
of her husband, Haven Huntington who
was killed while at work in the power
mouse OF the company at Four Mile Run,
some months ago, an account of which ap-
peared in The Star at the time.
SundRy school Omcers.
At a meeting last night Of the teachers of
| the Methodist Protestant Sunday school
| the following officers were elected for the
conference years: Superintendent. James
r. Cation; first assistant, John H. Trimyer;
second assistant, Miss Jennie Roxhury;
secretary, Richard RittenoGr; assistant Sec
| retary, Andrew Sullivan, tr.; treasurer.
| Charles Hantzmon; pianist, Orlando Kirk;
assistant pianist, n. /. Greenaway, and cor
| netist, Frank Klaus.
Another Old Relic Added.
There will soon be added to the collec-
| tion of relics In a-Washngton
Lodge room several articles made by Mr..
| A. G. Uhler, including some manufactured
| from the frame of Washng-on's town
house. which stood on Cameron street near
| Pitt. In this way the lodge museum Will
have representation of what once
Washingtons Alexandria real estate.
Revival Meetings.
series of revival meetings will be begun
in the Baptist Church Sunday, April 4, and
| will be continued as long as any good re-
! suits are apparent. Rev. +. Hez Sven of
Washington, who.has been very successful
In evaneelstic work throughout the state,
will conduct these meetings.
Gang Of Thieves.
For some time past petit thieves have
been committing depredations i'm different
parts of the city and giving the police nc
end of trouble. Yesterday afternoon OFF,
GERS Knight, Bettis and Howsin arrested a
young negro named Wesley Redd. who
.'peached on the gang" duplicating Charlie
Carver. Sandy Tolson. John Bryant and
John Quill all colored. Redd entered the