The morning times., 1897-03-06
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
Narrow Escape Of a New Jersey
Visitor From Drowning.
The Work of a PickpOcket-Will
Not Use the Locomotive Again.
Washington Negro Wounded.

Alexandria, Va, March 5.-The will
OF the late Rev. Fields Cook was
admitted to probate In the corporation
court today He leaves his estate to his
wife, during her life, who is named as
executrix. AT her death the estate goes
to his heirs.
Mr.. l.. A. Kintz, of Maryville, n. j., came
near losing his life at the ferry wharf
IN this city, about 2 O'Clock, last night.
Kintz was endeavoring to locate the ferry
boat so as to reach Washington, and while
straying around the wharves between King
and Prince streets, walked overheard.
Policeman Beach heard his cries, and has
tened to his rescue. The officer con-
Quoted the man To the station house, where
he was given an opportunity to dry his
clothing.
Mr.. Il. R Rogers, of Front Royal, arrived
In this city on the lbs train from Wash
ington last night. As he stepped from
the ears he WAS approached by man in
a friendly way and the next minute he
realized that he had been relieved of his
gold watch and chain. The thief was
seized and forced to return the articles to
their owner. In the confusion which fol
lowed he made his escape.
The locomotive which jumped the track
and caused the accident on the electric
railway, near the dyke, has not yet been
placed back on the rails. It is understood
that no further efforts will be made to run
cars over the Mt. Vernon division by the
use of steam engine. A track has been
built around the scene of the wreck, and
trains are being run on time.
The new badges for the police arrived
today.
In the police court today Dan Freeman
and William Diggs, for being dsorderly
and fighting, wereflned S5each, aud Morris
Lee, Robert Lee, Albert Shirley, and VIII
lam Shirley, for obstracting Officer Atkin-
son in making an arrest, were fined So
each.
The Alexandria Light Infantry, headed
by the Third Regiment Drum Corps, at
tended the fair of the latter organization, a I
Odd Fellows Hall last night.
Mr.. L. +. Sherwood, a brother of Po-
liceman Sherw ood, died at his home, near
Fairfax Court House, last night.
The Young Mems Hebrew Club tonight
rendered a banquet at the Hotel Fleisch-
man TO Mr.. Aleck Kaufman, who will
leave here on Wednesday next for Cali
fornia, where he will engage in business.
j. H D. Smoot, of this city, has Sc
cured the contract for furnishing the
lumber for Wilson Chapel, to be built
near the Navy Yard in Washington. The
church viii have seating capacity OF
5000.
Mr. Charles Schumann is seriously i'll
at his home on upper King street. Miss
Leila Schumann,' of Danviile, is at the
bedside of her brother.
difficulty occurred tonight at the cor
ner Of Princess and Fairfax streets, during
which BERTHE Baltimore, culored, was struck
on the head with brick by Dock Butler,
also colored
Edward Schuler was arrested this even
ing by Sergt. Goods for (lisorderly conduct
and firing pistol in the store OF ii. b.
Pullman, at the corner of Cameron and
Fayette streets. He was fined SO by
the mayor.
a regular meeting of the city school board
was held tonight. Nine Intellectual bal
lots were taken to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Miss Price, a teacher in
| Lee school The candidates were Misses
Smith, Swaipe, Weadou, Payne and Bowie
The contest seems to be between Misses
Swaine and Bowie.
The trial of ]. w. Popham, of Culpeper,
charged with violating the internal rev.