Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-16
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Rumors Concerning the Orders to Captain
Bryan's Infantry Company.
Alleged That He is Required to Be
Ready for hmm tliate Service
-General News.
Ev .ning Star Bureau.
No, 80 King street,
Bellctelephone No. 1O6,


ALEXANDRIA, Va, April 16, 1895.
1t is rumored that Capt. Albert Bryan
of the Alexandria Light Infantry has re-
ceived orders from Adjt. Gen. Nalle to
held his company in readiness to move at
any moment The Star reporter this morn
ing endeavored to have the rumor verified,
but without success: 'Quartermaster APP
pich stated that he had not received any
orders, but that ,.he was sure such orders
had been received. -a
It Is also rumored that Sergt. krauss OF
the Third Regiment Field Band has re-
ceived the same order, Sergt. Krauss has
for the past thirty, days been instructing
his men in field MUSIC, evidently expecting
service at any moment. Several trumpet
ers have recently been enlisted.
The boys are all anxious for scrap, and
only await the orders to move Captain
Bryan stated to The Star reporter that :le
had recently received several applications
from young men in Washington to join his
command, but that he had been compelled
to decline to ehlist them. The applicant;
stated that they wanted to enlist in Vir-
ginia company, so as to be under the COM
mand of General FitZhugh Lee, who it is
thought. will lead the Virginia troops.
Police Court.
Mayor Simpson this morning disposed of
the following cases in the police court
Thos. Johnson, colored. arrested by Officer
Davis, charged with stealing chickens was
held for further examinations; Richard
Berry, arrested by Officer Young charged
with being disorderly, was fined IS, in de-
fault of which he went down for twenty
days; Owen Burke, small colored boy,
charged with striking another small bow
with stone, was fined So.
A Testimonial.
Yesterday delegation of railroad en-
gineers waited upon Mr.. Leonard Marbury.
commonwealth's attorney, and, through
their spokesman, Mr.. Thomas f. Gorham,
presented him with a handsome jeweled
Knight Templar's charm, in recognition of
the many services rendered by this gentle
man, In a legal manner, to them The
presentation speech was made by Mr. Thos.
E. Gorham, and was feelingly responded to
Gorham. consisted of Messrs. James b.
Fitzgerald, Charles W. Rudd, Robert Goods
and others.
Receives n Surprise, Box.
Mr.. William Bontz. engineer of the Hy-
draulicn Fire Company, yesterday had a
practical joke played upon MIN. A mem
Der of the Baltimore fire department fixed
w box of matches and sent them to him
by express. The box was wrapped In about
twenty-five pounds of old newspapers. Ar
cypress charge of 20 cents was paid by Mr..
Bontz His friends today have been eiyine
him quiet laugh.
LOvelace Browns Trial,
The case of Lovelacc Brown, the co,ored
man charged with the murder of his son
at Nero. in Fairfax county, January 10
last, and who has been confined in the
county jail at Fairfax Court House since
that time, will come up for trial Monday.
when the regular April term opens. Much
interest is manifested in the case by the
colored people CT this city, and it will
doubtless attract q large crowd