The times., 1898-09-19
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.
Several Employees of the Mount ver-
non Railway Arrested.

SeSeFoi employees OF the Mount Ver-
non Railway Arrested.
Alexandria, Va, Sept. 18.-The order Is
sued to the police yesterday by Mayor
Simpson to prohibit the Mount Vernon
Railway Company from standing cars on
Fairfax Street has resulted in several
employees of the road being summoned
to appear in the police court tomorrow
morning to answer to a charge of vioiat-
ing the city ordinance. in obstructing the
streets with their trains. When the or
der was issued. the officials of the road
were notified, and were expected to warn
their employees not to block the streets
Late yesterday evening a train was run
in on Fairfax Street. between King and
Prince, as had been the custom, for some
time. and was allowed to remain there
until Policeman Atkinson notified the
crew that they were violating the law
He ordered the train to be moved, and
summoned the crew In charge to appear
before Mayor Simpson on Monday morn
ing.
The knights Templar of Old Dominion
Commandery, of this city. are preparing
to attend the twenty-seventh triennial
l.
tober 10 to Ii. 1t is expected that there
will be quite a large representation from
the commandery of this city. and that
they Will be accompanied by a number
of their friends. They have engaged
headquarters at the Hotel Durr. at
Fourth Avenue and Market Street, and
will be entertained on Wednesday eve
ming, October T. by Pittsburg Comman-
derry.
A special meeting of the board OF po-
lice commissioners will be held tomorrow
night, which has been called by the
mayor at the request of Policeman Her
bert Knight Officer knight claims that
he was misrepresented in a recent publ
cation to the effect that he had reported
Chief Webster to the mayor for alleged
dereliction of duty The controversy mas
caused considerable interest. and the re-
suit of the investigation Is anxiously
awaited.
The funeral of the infant child OF Frank
Martin took place this afternoon from liz
Commerce Street.
An interesting meeting of the Father
Mathew Total Abstinence Society was
held this evening In st. Mary's Hall. TWO
new members were admitted. commit
tee was appointed 10 arrange for public
lecture and musicale to be given in honor
of the birth of Father Mathew, in Octo-
ber.
The funeral of Sergt L. s. Miller. of
Battery X. Fourth Artillery, who died
yesterday morning, took place this after
noon. The interment was on the Govern
ment reservation adjoining Fort Sheridan.
Sergt. Miller was a native OF Germany.
He leaves a widow and two children, who
reside at New Alexandria
Rev. Father O'Leary of Georgetown
University celebrated mass in st. Mary's
Church today owing TO the Illness OF Rev.
Father McCarty, the acting pastor.
David Gray. colored. was arrested to-
day by Policeman Atkinson, charged
with disorderly conduct and lighting.
Yesterday afternoon Nichols Heon,
Greek, who conducts fruit stand on
King Street near st. Asaph Street. went
to the grocery store of ID. a. Makeley to
settle for purchases made of the grocer.
A dispute arose TO the amount due
Mr.. Makeley, and terminated In the lat
ter ejecting the fruit dealer from the
store In the scuffle Heon claims he was
roughly handled Last night Mr.. Make
ley learned that warrant for his arrest
had been issued, and shortly before mid
night in company with friend, went
to Heon's place of business and sought
an explanation of his action in the mat
ter In a comparatively short space OF
time there was a decided fall in fruit.
Bananas oranges, lemons ana peaches
were strewn along the sidewalk for some
distance. James Heon, armed with an
ugly knife, made for Makeley, but was
intercepted. Nicholas Heon then hurled
an iron ice. shaver. which struck Makeley
over the right eye, inhicting a terrible
cash. Officers Beach and Dean were at
tracted to the scene by cries of murder
apd police. and placed the participants
under arrest. All were released on col
10. fbait > an are.u in na
court tomorrow.
Special services under the auspices of
the Christian Endeavor Union were held
in the NJ. Z. Church South this afternoon
and evening At 5 o'clock w. w. Doug
lass opened the service and an address
was delivered by DR. James Lewis Howe.
of Lexington. Tonight the song and
praise service was conducted by Messrs
Percy Foster, of Washington, and John
w. Lovegrove,l of Staunton. w. H II.
Smith delivered an address, IAN Old
Time Conservation Meeting"