The times., 1899-06-13
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

held at Armory Hall. in South Royal
Street, tonight. when those who had regis
tered their names on the rolls of the pro-
posed new Alexandria Light Infantry
signed the certificate of organization. The
papers will be forwarded to Richmond 1t
once. and it is expected that within a few
weeks Alexandria will again have a fully
equipped military company
In the Corporation Court today a special
grand jury. with George R. Hill as fore
man, returned an indictment against
Thomas L. Calls. for embezzlement OF
money from the Metropolitan Life Insur-
ance Company. Calls furnished new bail,
and was released for his appearance on
I. June Il. when the case will be called and a
! day set for trial.
Hayes, who was shot by William VIII
far recovered from his injuries that he
/ was permitted to leave the Alexandria In
frmary this evening. He appeared in the
/ police court today and testified against his
| assailant. Mayor Simpson heard the case
and imposed a fine of $40 on Williams
In the police court this morning Landon
Anthony and Robert James were arraigned
| on charSe or having robbed Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway car in this city. The
| men were captured at Charlottesville by
| Chief of Police Farris and Detective Duke
and are said to have confessed their guilt.
They were committed to jail to await the
action of the grand jury.
Shortly after o'clock this evening fire
was discovered on the fourth floor 0f the
City Hotel building. at the intersection of
Cameron and Royal Streets. The rooms
| in the upper portion OF the building are
used for storage. and the flames had gain
| ed considerable headway when discovered
! The room in which the fire originated was
filled with furniture. and persons who first
reached the scene found the door open.
! The fire is thought to have been of in
| cendiary origin. The building was flood
| cd with water and much damage resulted.
| 1t is thought that the loss will reach $500
! to $500. The City Hotel is an historic
| building, and was Gen. George Washing
! tons headquarters when in Alexandria.
| The annual meeting of the Georgia
Manganese and Iron Company was held in
this city today, when the following officers
were elected: Gen. NJ. c. Butler. 9resd-
ed; George Howard, Secretary and Treas
urer; NJ. C. Butler. T. B. Ferguson c. 7.
J Carter. Ralph Welsh, James Lowndes. Fred
/ II. Stith, Edward Harrison. William Z:eg-
| Ter. and John Norris. Directors.
! At meeting of the stockholders OF the
| Hunt Manufacturing Company the follow
ing officers were chosen: President. w. w.
| Dudley; Vice President Henry Garrett;
Secretary. r. S. Fountain: Treasurer, L. T.
| Michner; General Manager, ". T. Hender-
son; Directors. w. W. Dudley. l. T
/ Michener. W. T. Henderson. R S Foun-
| tain Fred E. Tasker, +. b. Hunt, and c.
W. Franzoni.
Joseph Darlington. colored. was fined
| $40 in the police court today for an as
| sault on Harry Shirley.
| The sesqui-centenniaI executive commit
tee today announced the finance commit
tee as follows: C. R. Hill. w B. Smoot.
!. Eichberg. G. L. Boothe. and T. W. Rob-
| inson. DR.. William NJ. Smith has been
appointed chairman of the committee on
| parade.
| Clarence Mills has bsen arrested charged
| with having stabbed Lewis Hare. At
I late hour last night Hart was found by
| Lieutenant Smith and Policeman Sherwood
! lying on the sidewalk at the foot of Cam
eron Street, with ugly cash on his
| jaw. He was removed to the police sta
! tion, where he was attended by Dr. Ho-
! ward. Hart was under the influence of
liquor and refused to talk. The occur
rene was investigated. and today Lieuten-
ant Smith and Policeman Roberts arrest
| ed Mills on the charge CT having done the
| cutting. Hart was unable TO appear in
the police court today. and the hearing
was postponed until tomorrow night.
T. F. Mccarthy has purchased the
Berkeley homestead in Prince Street, for
sl.55O.
The Business Mems League this even
ing met and considered the proposed i'm
| provements to the lower Potomac. The
proposed sesqui-centennial celebration was
also discussed and the leagGe decided
to cooperate with the citizens in making
the affair a success.