The times., 1898-01-01
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
Junior Order Of American Mechan.
les Elect officers.
Services Over the Late Mrs. Henry
Daingerfield-Ev Evangelical
Prayer Meetings.

Alexandria, Dec. 31.-Robert H3.nil-
! ton, who is held under suspicion ,f beins
| Implicated in the attempt to wreck the
| Chesapeak Ike ard Ohio train at Ravens
worth OF Tuesday night, will be taken 10
| Fairfax Courthouse tomorrow moraing by
| Folicen an Atkinson, for trial Hamilton
was eiy en- a hea ring before Mayor Simpson
| this morning. and was questioned al
length by Mr.. Leonard Marbury, the ca.l-
road e5mpauy's attorney He protested his
innoceuce, but admitted the facts, a s
heretofore published in The Times, Of his
having heen eli the ground when the train
| left the track. The evidence 40 far adduced
is ciIcumst;intiai, but the IA ilroad officials
seem confident that they hayea strong case
against Hamilton Although Others are
suspected OF being implicated in the at
| tempt, no further arrests have, been made.
/ a charter has been granted by Judge
Norton, of the corporation court, 10 The
National Ipteiligencer Publishing Company
The purpose of lie new concern is To con-
duct Il publishing and printing business.
| The'carital stock is placed at S25, eco, and
the principal office will be in this city.
| u. l.. K eeney, of San Francisco. is pTesI-
dent; a ]. Wedderburn, secretary, and
Charles Bendheim is the local attorney.
Annie Lee, the little daughter Of Rev.
j. Thompson Cole, of New York, was run
over by q horse and buggy, ut the corner
OF King and Washington streets. yester-
evening. The little girl was painfully
bruised, but escaped serious injury. The
driver of the team escaped arrest.
Mrs. Thomas Pullman lost gold bracelet
on the street last night.
High mass VIII b. calebratelatS : {. Mary's
Church tomorrow morning at 8 o'clo TX
city TIeasurer Harlow VIII commence On
Monday the pa yment of the interest on tn.
public debt.
An alarm of fire about 6 o'clock thiS
evening was occasioned by the explosion of
coal oil lamp in a house on North Co
lumbuS street. The damage was snail
James T. Hartley and George Moore, who
were arrested and charged with vlsrancy,
Were released today by the mayor.
The office OF Col. B. b. Boul,lin, revenue
agent. who mas had headquarters Ut Lynch
burg, has been removed TO this city. and
the special deputies under him are orderei
TO report here for daty on Monday.
Miss Kettle AGnew gave a pleasant
party 1T her home, Oh South Pitt street, to-
night in honor OF h er guest Miss MaryLonise
Wimsatt OF Washington.
AieSandr.c Council, Junior Order of
American Mccfanics, tas elected the fol-
lowing Officers: Junior past councilor
j. W. BcChtel; councillor, H. II. Simpson
vice ccurcilor, F. II. Harper; recording
secretary, J. X. Mansfield: assistant re
cording secretary, c. II. PicIlin; treasurer
j. X. \. Curtin; conductor J. H Wells.
warden, Charles Harris; inside sentincl.
O. II Daniels: Inside sentinel. J. F. Belts:
trustee, +. Thompson representative to
F. B. A., w. d. Zimmerman; chaplain,
c. w. Lyles. The above Officers VIII be
installed cn Thursda night next.
The bodyof the l;lte Mrs. II Anry DANGER
field was taken to Baltimore today and
inferred iIr the family lot of the IohnsonS,
in Greennount Cemetery The funeral
services in this city We're conducted BY
Rev. p. Phillips, at 81. Paul's Church.
where . large number of tae friends and
relatives Cf the deceased gathered 10 pay
respect to u er memory.
The pal!bcarers Were Messrs. Henry
Key, Barbour and Lewis DaingerfieII ara
MesSrs. Z. l.. Daingerfield. j. K. N. Nor.
ton, J I. Burke and r. T. Knox.
Next week will be observed as the week
of prayer when services will be held ca eh
evening under the direction of the Evan
gelical Alliance Of the United States. The
plan of sci vice is as follows Mondar.
Baptist Church. subject, confession and
thanks2ly ing" Tuesday Trinity ca ,r.f.
subject, ''the church UNIVERSAL Wetlnes-
day, NJ. Z. Church South, subject, ma |
tionS and theiI rulers Thursday. MetIo- |
DIST Protestant Church. subject, .-fa miles |
and schools Friday, Second Prysby- |
terian Cnur ch, subject, ''forei gn mis-
sions.' the services Will be conducted |
by the members of the Ministerial Union. |
AT meeting of osceola Tribe, No. /.
l. o. r. NJ, last night, the following
Officers We're elected: Prophet, Henry |
Hunter: sacbem, A. H. Penn; Senior saga |
more, Charles NJ. Cockrell: junior saga
more, Charles Evans; keeper of wa nprm.
George W. Dix; collector OF wampum,
:. Cuvilicr, Jr-: chief OF records, Charles
Nagle: Eeeper OF wigwam, John II. Dix; |
re lief committee, George w. Dix. II. |
Sampson, Charles Nagle, +. Schwah. |
jr., and'Ctarles L. Evans
The Young Mems Assembly gaze q
very pleas SAINT dance at the Braddock
House tonight. Several OF the clubs kent
open house tonight, and watch meeting
services were held in the Methodist and
BAPTIST churches. At the Columbia en-
CINE house an elaborate banquet was |
served, and was participated in by tie
members of the company aud many in
vited guests. The tables were beautifully |
fy the lady friends of the Com
pany, and the menu consisted of many
tempting covers. President Smoot an
the tC3sts many of which u-era |
responded TO. At midnight
the ringing OF bells bursting OF cra aS.rs
and firing of pistols announced the Cd
vent OF the new year.
During the year just closed the clerk
of the corporation court issued 343 mar
rage licenses; 2I3 10 white and 13O to
colo:ed persons. The number Of deeds
recorded was 656.
In the police department the reports show
that 1871 arrests were made, and 3, 3,09l
dodgers were accommodated at the station |
house.
The total amount offlourinspected during
the year was 22,3SS barrels. There were
81 alarms OF fire During 1S96 there were
IL deGths; during 1897 $50 persons died;
the remains of 81 persons We're brought
here tor interment, 40 of which were from
he District of Columbia
The clerk Of the city school board is
sued during the year . 1853 permits To
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