The times., 1898-01-08
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
A Crash Of Freight Trains Near
AceOfink.
No One Is Hurt-Strikers Make d
Statement Philips Arrested and
Accused of Stealing 81, 200

Alexandria. Jan. IA collision occurred
tonight on the Washington Southern Rail
way, near Accotink station. between two
extra freight trains. Locomotives Nos
80 and 1913 Were badly wrecked.
n"niber of the cars in each train were
also la div demolished. When the accident
occurred both trains were running at u
good rate OF speed. Thc engineers and
firernen escaped uniniured. a wrecking
train was sent out from this CITY. and
the track was cleared in few hours.
and trains Were soon running on time.
James PHILLIPS. a young white man. was
arrested TO-DAY by Lieut.. James smith,
DAVIS. WIDOW of Cant. George DAVIS, OF
y .zou. taots nave been found or
criIiiDatOrV nature against him. Philips
until Ie5entIy lived at the nome OF Mrs.
ia Wis a1,d claims that she gave him the
muney MIS-. DAVIS denies tine mans state
ment.
right of the trolIcymen OF the Washing
ton. .aIeXau.fia ami Mount Vernon Electro
Railway, who recently quit work on the
refusal OF The company TO increase their
pay, STATE tllat they nave secured Woik Oh
q Washington car line, and will report,
Iur duty tomorrow morning at dciofk.
The employees request The Times to puD-
iish the following statement:
We visit beontrauicu the statement That
we stfcck. We asked Tor an increase OF
wages. and when our request was relus eel
we all with but one exception, resign ed
4 ttr statement IiltUP by IIbSluPUt y ~
pott, 20 the effect That we only nad 10
attend To the trolley. is also incorrect. We
were compelled To grease the motors. Tag
all crossings, make all couplings. handle
milk cans, stand at the train. put i'll all
light connections, oDen and Close gates.
call stations ana depOuS, open ana close
all switches iUr conductor. dSSlSb DdSSen-
gers, black and white, on ana OH, Hi
saHu blxes, z get all markerT and head llghts
for the uuotoffnan ana other oneFouS duties'
We also had To pay Tor rags wnen same
list AT fnr
being paid q cents per hour. Wnile others
were making 20 cents ana upward Tor
not une-tenth the work. II we reported
late we had 10 lose the entire uay, anu
the three succeeding days.
The damage by fire at the house OF
Mr. :. Il. .Ien kins this uOTnlpg Is estl-
mated by that gentleman TO be about
81 400 above his Insurance. l. ne hd,,iIi-
ing property, which was occupied by MI.
ueur~r II. ieIrndrdar ~ a. t.is'ii "a i"r
81 uuIi which Will fully cover liie loss;
The committee appointed by the Nrdhn
Lodge Of Masons OF Virginia TO arrange
for proper Observance OF the one nun nun
Washington win meet n TINS city on
t'enrrary - TIE anniversary services
are 10 be held ut Mount Vernon but tiie
banquet viii be held III TINS CIV ,ll,ll IN ID
yitatinn will be sent t. every grann iouge
i'm me United States, and IL is expected
that lO.Uuo Masons Will be III attehua nee.
PRESIDENT Mckinley has been asked To De
% speaker u
la, night Installed officers. The annual
r9uorts of tine Officers We're made :,
:. ehartar was granteu py judge NOT
ton toda V. in the corporation court, 10 tine
American Dramatic Company. whitman
Os@uod is naIued as president and iiianageI,
ana NJ. W. Vine is the secretary and
agent. The capital stock rs 81 300.
Il. Ii. Davis coIoTeo. IS no naa ueen locked
Up at the police station on Dfeaq ana
water diet for eleven DAYS, for refusing
IL. r.tFt ,gtY It-.Hs
hy order Of Mayor Simpson.
fHa finance conHuittea of the CITY
council met last night ana DESTROYED
suct coupons as hau been paid FROM Juiy
/ TO December 81. 1897, amounting 10
S1h,-2z.3Z 1ne cOIuluittee also destroyed
-four 5000 tOnus and attached couDons'
" hicn we're recently redeemed.
Al a regular meeting Of Potomac Lodge
No. 3s. l. O. o. F.. held tonight. the
following officers were installed by Lodge
Deputy George W. Bontz: ~ g., =. II.
II hammond: V. C.. Henry Hunter. K. s..
Wiliem Latham; +. s., +. II. Bradsha W:
T., l.. Morgan Davis: W. william l..
Martin; c. A. j. BallingeT: o. g. John
Watkins: /. e.. Fred Guelsendoffer: X S
n g. George ". BlntZ: L. ). \. g.. George
81 hirron: X. =. V. IL. Fred Klaus. L. ;. V.
g.. r. +. StanSbuTy; L. ). $. James 5.
Strider, g. W. +. HenShaE, . L. u.
a. j. Butcher.
Tne annual meeting of the Relief Hook
and Ladder Company was held tonight
with ". Mel9hior presiding, 0Ilicers
first vice president. w II Meichior- iec-
und vice president. John ii. TrimTer; sec
reJaVY. &. II fIcKIns, recor der. l.. n GIilIS.
trea SlIreT, l.. Ruben fOrena IA. X. VI. la tnan'
first aSSista MT foreman, william l.. Rogers
second assista mt foreman. A. ". MeicniOr'
membership committee. j H. IrIIna er
lla!Iman. 4 L.. fickins. q. Myers, Harry
Uaines and Samuel PAYNE property com
uitt ep K. NJ. Latham, chairman. j. X
Pickins William l.. Rogers. Park AgneW
and Fred. Bendneim: aNnen. s. Z Ia YHe.
samuel Henry, II. Haines, Il. Rogers, Jofepn
Mr. John Clapdore. driver OF the truck,
for his faithful services during the wear,
and recommending him to the ire war
dens for re- election. vote Cf thanks
was also rendered Mr. steve Taylor, OF
the Columbia :. T L. Co.. for assistance
which ne rendered the company on sun
day night.
A n.arfCa tonight installed It's new officers;
William A Carter has been APPOINTED
of the SuhdaY-sctIooi OF
5 haw Chapel.
In the corporation court today the case
of the RossIyn Packing CoHpany AGAINST
tbe Washington Southern Railway toni-
pany was argued and submitted.
The funeral OF the late Mrs: Henry heneI
took place this afternoon from NO. ol
South Patrick street. and was attehgeo
nv large numbers of her friends The
services were conducted by Rev. T. r
Philips, of st. Paul's Church
.,pnn Nelson, oi AleNandrla county, leu
Yesterday while skating ana suStaiheu d
fracture of the left arm;
i t,reau box III front or the store VI
Collie Wood, at ibbon and FRANKLIN
streets was robbed this morning.
Mount Vernon Chapter, ROYAL arcn
Ma sons, met tonight anu cohleileu eio
ROYAL Arch degree.