Evening star., 1897-03-12
AL EXANDRiA 1oAF FAIRS
A Mix Up on the Late Electric
Train.
Candidates for. .MayOr-LOcal Notes of
General and Especial Interest
to All Concerned.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 121 North Washington street,
Telephone 116.

Telephone 49,
Alexandria, Va, March II, 1897.
There was a good deal of excitement on
the electric train which left Washington at
11:2O o'clock last pight, occasioned by a
free fight, in which Rev. Daingerfield. jr..
"Kossy' Kemper, jr., and Leo Harlow
took hand, and for a while the air was
blue with oaths, while blows passed with
Hghtning-like rapidly. though no injury
was done to any of the participants.
George L. Simpson for Mayor.
Among those who have come prominently
before the people as a candidate for mayor
at the spring election is Mr.. George l..
Simpson. Mr.. Simpson is well known In
the business circles of the old city as
merchant of untiring energy. He has been
actively engaged with the best interests of
the city since his early manhood, and has
always been identified with everything
that would tend to advance the welfare of
inent member of the Virginia legislature
from this district several years ago. but of
late has been entirely out of politics.
To Erect Monument.
A committee from Col. John 8. Mosby
Camp, Confederate Veterans, has been ap-
pointed to solicit subscriptions to erect a
monument at Front Royal, Va, to the
memory of Anderson, Jones, Carter. Over
by, Love and Rhodes. members of the Add
Battalion. Virginia Cavalry who, while
prs prisonsrs. H were n ea. anng or shot by order OF
posed of the following gentlemen: ]. w.
Hammond of this city, b. T. M. Narrower
OF Washington and W. B. Palmer of Rich
mond. All subscriptions should be sent to
". b. Palmer. 1921 Cary street, Richmond.
This camp was organized about three
years ago in this city, during the Mosby re-
union.
Taking Dispositions In a Suit.
Dispositions were taken In this city yes
terday afternoon beforeIMr Gardner L..
Boothe. notary public. ib the case of the
Rosslyn Development Company against the
Washington. Arlington and Falls Church
Electric Railway Company in reference to
the operations of the railway in the village
OF Rosslyn. and the maintaining of a car
barn there. The plaintiffs were represented
by Messrs. J. r. CatonI1aand A. W. Arm
strong and the defendants by Messrs. r.
Walton Moore and JameaPE. Clements.
Charter Granted.
Judge J. X. M. Norton at the corporation
court yesterday granted q charter Of in
corporation to the Riotte Engine and Manu-
featuring Company. the object of which is
TO buy, own, operate and sell the inventions
of Mr.. c. E. Riotte and Others. the gas
and oil machine boat, etc. The capital
stock OF the company is TO be 100000, and
Mr.. b: Hoyt Of New York is president. Mr..
John s. Beach is named as local agent of
the company.
General and Personal Notes.
owing to sickness. Rev. Dr. Clampett of
Baltimore did not preach at Christ Church
last night. The services were conducted
by the pastor. Rev. Bergman Green.
The Mckinley Club, No. 1. of this city,
held well-attended meeting in Banner
Hall On Wednesday night. A committee
was appointed to wait upon the President.
Mrs. P. E. Peytou of Charlottesville is
visiting her father, Mr. A. W. Deahl. who
Is quite sick at his home On Duke street.
me condition OF Mrs. w. II. Marb,iry
continues unchanged An Of her children
are at her bedside. Very little hopes for
her recovery are entertained.
MIS-. Christian Schaffer suffered a second