The times., 1899-09-09
ALEXANDRIA NEWS.

Alexandria, Sept. S.--'The special meeting OF the
CITY council which had been called for tonight
at the request Of the committee on streets ard
a committee OF the Business Mems League, 10
consider proposed street improvements, adjourn
ed without taking any action. When the lower
board was called to order Mr.. Snowden asked who
had issued the call for the meeting. President
Strider, OF the common council, stated that he
had done SO. Mr.. Snowden questioned Mr..
Strider's authority to the two boards. and
stated that he had been advised by the president
OF the board of aldermen that he had not conven-
ed that body. President Strider replied that he
had simply complied with the law and issued
the call for the lower board, and was not respon-
sible for the convening OF the aldermen. In the
board of aldermen Mr.. Sweeney raised the point
OF legal call OF that board having been issued,
when four members present made the request that
a meeting be held. The chair declined TO grant
th request and the aldermen adjourned When
the lower board was notified of the action OF the
aldermen, it also adjourned. 1t regretted
by some OF the oouncilmen that the business
mems committee were not given an opportunity
to appear before council and explain their plan
of bettering the condition OF the streets OF the
city.
lively scene enacted at the south end
OF the Aqueduct Bridge yesterday afternoon when
Constable George Marcy, of Roslyn, attempt
ed to place man under arrest on the charge
of suspicion. When the constable was about TO
sesrch the man he was set upon by crowd who
contended that he had no authority to make
the arrest The constable was unable to accom-
plish his purpose bnt subsequently secured war
rants from Justice Smith for the arrest OF the
men who had inteTferred with him. Anthony SIM
mons, John Nokes, Al Bowman, George Turley
and j. L. Simmons were taken into CUSTODY This
afternoon the men given trial in Justice
Smiths court. c. c. Carlin prosecuting at
torney, represented the county, and Messrs s.
G. Brent and Joseph r. Flanigen appeared for the
prisoners Justices Moody and Tarney also sat
! in the case Bowman and Nokes were convict.
ed and were fined IS each The other prisoners
were discharged. The arrests occasioned the re.
port that raid had been made at Roslyn.
but this was not brought out at the trial This
afternoon
The Columbia Fire Company has accepted an in.
yitatlon to participate in the sesqu-centennal pa.
| rade on October II, and A. r Ramsay William
Craven, and +. L. Entwisle have been appointed
| committee TO arrange for the event The com
pany has decided not TO visit Roanoke during the
| State hremen's convention
Ballston Lodge, Knights of Pythias Aiexaniria
! county, last night paid fraternal visit to Ne.
! chanics' Lodge. of this city. The visitors were
| entertained at banquet at the Opera House Gaze
The handsome new office building of Col f. L.
Smith, in South Royal Street, was "topped Off
! today.
| About o'clock this morning thieves broke
| through the show window of Dyson's bookstore
in King Street. between Pilt and St. Asaph Street
and carried on a quantity of goods. The noise
/ occasloned by the breaking OF the window aroused
/ the residents OF the neighborhood and also at
tracted the attention of Special Policeman Cent?
| berger, who hurried to the scene The policeman
4 found that the window Of the Thompson Electric
supply Store, on King Street south of Pitt Street
had also been broken and 4 number OF electrica
] instruments were missing, Gentzberger notified
police headquarters and the police at once started
| to work on the case. No arrestsShaye been made
The excursion given by the Alexandria baseball
club TO Chapel Point yesterday was pleasant
affair. About COO persons from Washington an,
| this city went with the boys, and witnessed tn,
] ball game, which terminated in a victory for tn,
Alexandrias by score of II to 0. The Opposing
/ team the La Platas, the champions OF South
ern Maryland. Tomorrow afternoon at A 80 tn.
Aexandrias will meet the NJ C. Club, of Wash
/ ington, in this city.
Mrs. Leaua Carter, of Suter's Hill. was thrown
from dayton yesterday evening at Prince anG
1 St Assph Streets, and sustained painful injuries
The members of 0ceola Tribe. No. /, Independ
ent Order OF Red Men, OF this city, have received
/ an invitation from the members OF the order in
I Washington to be present at the reception to bt
| rendered the Great Council Of the United States
at the National Rifles Armory, Tuesday evening
/ next
| The clerk of the school board today issued %,
! permits to colored children to enter the public
! schools
The administrator of John K hewitt, deceased
has instituted suit in the Circuit Court Of Fsira,
county against the Washington Southern Railroad
Company. Mr.. hewitt killed months
/ ago at Cameron crossing by train OF the de
| fendant company while driving to the Washing
| ton market.