Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-07
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Proceedings of Business Mems League Meet
ing, Held Last Evening.
Circuit Court Matters-JunfOr Order
American Mechanics to Attend
Funeral Brevities.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 500 King st.


Rell Telephone No. 1869
ALEXANDRIA, Va. December I, 1897.
A regular monthly meeting of the Bus-
ness Mems League was held in It's rooms,
| corner of Washington and King streets,
| last night, with President NJ B. Harlow in
| the chair.
MIR. John May stated that he had made
extensive inquiries concerning the three
fourths value clause in fire insurance poll
cies, and had found out that most of the
insurance companies had abandoned that
clause and were paying full value on poll
ces. On this report the inquiry was drop
ped
PRESIDENT Harlow stated that, since the
last meetingfof the league, a matter rela-
tive to the alleged increased tariff rates on
the Southern railroad had been brought to
ms attention. The increase of cents per
ip pounds on all shipments in less than
| carload lots consumed large portion. if
not all, the profits on sales. Mr. Harlow
| mad been informed, however, he said. by
,he general traffic agent of the road that
| the order increasing the tariff had been
! modified somewhat, and that now only the
! branch lines were subject to the increase
committee, consisting of William II
Nay, J. T. Beckham, Chas. King, w. A.
Smoot. n. Lindsey and NJ. B. Harlow, was
appointed to wat on the general traffic
agent and urge the establishment OF the
old rates.
The subject IT. regard to securing a n,,m-
| Der of maps of the city for distribution was
then taken up, but nothing definite was
| done.
Circuit Court.
The following business was transacted
in the circuit court for the county yester-
day. Judge c. E. Nicols presiding:
The docket was called and the case of
Cliff agt. the Southern Railway Company,
i fCr d.,
| Cliff in the tunnel was set for Wednes-
! day.
S: F. Beach. executor, agt Harvey Nc
| Weigh ct al; J. NJ. Johnson, administrator
OF w. n. McVeigh, was granted leave to
| nle an amended and supplemental bill and
receiver authorized to pay for street i'm
provements in front of King street prop
erty.
d. H. Gordon agt. Home Telephone Com
| pany petition of A. w. Armstrong re-
| ceiver of Eastern Electric Company filed
| and leave to answer
| Lewis HI. Machen was admitted to prac-
| tice in this court.
| The court adjourned to reconyene We'd
| nesday.
| Funeral Of VIM. Devaughn,
regular meeting Of Belle Haven Coun-
ell. No. 81, Junior Order American Me-
| chanics, was held last night, at which a
| telegram was received announcing that
the remains Of William Devaughn would
arrive In this city today at o'clock. 1t
| was decided to attend his funeral in a
| body, and an Invitation was extended to
| the other councils in the city.
Police Court.
| Mayor Geo. L. Simpson this morning dis
| posed of the following cases In police court
| Toots Olden and James Grayson arrested
| by Officers Beach and knight and charged
with stealing lot of bed clothing from
| Mr.. Ewald. were fined $ each, In default
| of which they went down for thirty days.
| Warren Johnson. arrested by Special OFF,
| Ger Turner. and charged with stealing coal
| from the Southern Railroad Company at
| the Washington and Ohio junction, was
| held for the Alexandria county authorities.
School Pupils Express Thanks.
| The boys of Washington School, No. 1,
have adopted a resolution extending thanks
to the Alexandria Council, Junior Order of
American Mechanics, in behalf of all the
| scholars of that school for the dona ton
| of a flag to the school.
| General and Personal.
| Capt. James F. Webster was elected
| honorary member of the Veteran Fire
mems Association Of the United States at
a meeting recently held at Louisville, KY.
regular monthly meeting of Mary Gus
| tbs Lee CHAPTER L. d. c.. was held at Miss
Mahaffey's residence. corner of Washing
| ton and Duke streets. this morning.
| Mrs. Skidmore has returned from Staun-
| ton much improved in health.
| Mr.. L.. c. Barley. who has been con-
| fined to his home for several days by III
| ness, is much improved.
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