Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-25
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Depredations Committed BY Soldiers While
Temporarily in the City.
The Matter to BE Called to Attention
of Secretary of War-Gen-
eral News.
Evening Star Bureau.
No. 80 King Street.
Bell Telephone No. l06.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, June %, 1898.
Shortly after 0 o'clock last night the sec
ond detachment from Camp Alger bound
for Norfolk consisting of the 9th Massa-
chusetts Regiment and two battalions of
the Bath Michigan, passed through this city
over the Southern railroad. Hardly had the
first section, bearing the 9th Massachu-
serts pulled in to the depot at :he corner
of Duke and Henry streets, than a grand
rush was made by the soldiers for the diff
erent stores and restaurants in that vicin-
ity. A large number of them filed into the
grocery and liquor store of Mr.. Thomas ].
Fannon, about twenty steps from where
the train stopped, and helped themselves
to everything in sight. consisting in part
of half barrel of whisky, several cases Of
beer, side of beef, ten or twelve boxes of
chewing tobacco, several tubs of lard ami
butter and a large number of other articles.
While this was being done a general alarm
was sent in to police headquarters, but be-
fore they arrived upon the scene the train
bearing the soldiers had pulled out and was
several miles away from the city. A great
deal of excitement was created and a
large crowd congregated. The citizens bit
terly complain of these depredations. They
think there should be some redress for the
merchants who are robbed in this outrage
Gus manner. 1t seems the soldiers have no
restrictions placed over them at all. Why
they should have been allowed to leave
their train cannot be imagined, especially
as they made but short stop.
When the facts were brought to the may
ors attention by the police department
this morning he stated that he would write
to the Secretary of War, calling the matter
to his attention.
Real Estate Sales.
The followir sales CT real estate have
been made within the past few lays in
Alexandria county: NJ. C. Munson to T D.
De Lasmuth, lot of the Munson tract, on
the Columbia turnpike, for $500. Maggie
A Moulton to the National Improvement
and Investment Company a lot of the Ba-
I'll Hall tract, in Washington district, for
$3.50. w. H. Magruder to H. j. Bauer, a
lot in Ros SYN farm. G E. Wood TO n. B.
Milliken two lots in Del Ray for $3.50: B
lots in ST. Elmo to Frederick Miller for
$50; two loIs in Del Ray to A. w. Adams
for $780, and two lots in Del Ray to Louisa
Brown for $500. Robert Jordan ct al, trus-
tees. to H. L. Holmes. lot at Mt. Olivet
Baptist Church.
Officers Elected.
At recent NEE ting of Alexandria Wash
irgton Lodge of Masons the following Of
fcers were elected for the ensuing year:
]. T. Callahan, VIM: B. NJ. Aitcheson,
Sd; A. H. Oehlert, J.D.; r w. Robinson.
fourth year,; J. F. Birrell, SD; w. II.
Winston. J.D.; L. Wolford and W. G. Plas-
kctt, stewards, and w. A. Moore.
Police Court.
The following cases were disposed of in
police court this morning by Mayor Simp-
son: Samuel Tenneson, charged with being
drunk and disorderly; dismissed with a rep
rimand. Thomas Dockley, a negro hobo,
charged with stealing a pair of shoes off
the feet of drunken soldier; sent to jail
subject to the chain gang for twenty days
under the vagrant law. Mary Jenkins and
May Barney, both colored; fined $50 for
being drunk and disorderly. Robert VIII
liams. charged with stealing a bag of coal
from the coal yard of MIR. ]. r. thinner
man; sent to jail, subject to the chain
gang, for ten days.
General and Personal Notes.
The Misses Blanche and Mildred Love of
Baltimore are the guests of their sister,
Mrs. w. G. Plaskett on North Payne street.
Mr.. Gardner L. Boothe, special commits
sioner, has sold to Andrew Brady a lot on
the west side of Fairfax street near Madi-
son for $780,
Miss Lizzie Dabney of Charlottesville is
the guest of the family of Mr.. H. Dashn
of North Royal street.
Mr.. Louis Kraft has returned to his
home in this city, after short visit to
the "Kneipe cure in New Jersey, much
improved in health.