Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-05-24
Woodward & Lothrop,
10th, 18th & F Sts., II. W.,
WASHINGTON, D. c.
LOCAL BREYITIES.

Numbers Of Alexandrians went to Wash.
ington again today to attend the jubilee.
Mr.. W. +. Thornton, while at work in the
Southern Railway shops yesterday had one OF
his feet badly hurt by the falling of heavy
piece of iron upon 1t.
During his trial in the Mayors Court this
morning James Richards, who was charged
with stealing white lead from vessel, fell in
a fit, which caused some excitement.
Jack Quinn, of this city, won the wrestling
match in Washington last night. His antag'
onist was Ernest Roeber Quinn won S25.
The two men will meet again tonight, when
the victor will receive $50.
The bark Glad Tidings, from Punta Gorda,
loaded with phosphate rock for the Alexan-
dria Fertilizer Company, and the schooner
James D. Dowell from the Kennebec, loaded
with ice for W. NJ. Reardon, arrived last night.
At the meeting last night of Alexandria
Council, Royal Arcanum, three applications
for membership were received. Grand Re-
gent s. l. Bloomberg and Deputy Grand Be.
gent Harry Kemp, of Richmond, were pre-
sent.
The body Of the suicide discovered at Cab
in John Bridge Sunday, and supposed to have
been dead since Friday night, was identified
Yesterday rs thst of Edward Thompson, 80
years old, formerly CLERK of the City Court
of Baltimore.
The bakers of this city have increased the
wholesale price of bread to )! and cents
ner pound. Several weeks ago cut was
made, the price being reduced to and 81
cents, but it was decided to advance the price
to the old figures.
Most of the Alexsndrsns who went to
Washington yestei day 10 attend the jubilee
returned much disappointed, and many OF
them declared that the whole affair WAS sell.
Those who stayed at night to see the fire
works had to pay an entrance fee 10 the
grounds.
Samuel Baker a young man from Kappa
hammock county, went to Washington Mon
dsv night to witness the jubilee celebration,
and took room at lodging house on Penn
svlvania avenue, near Twelfth street north.
west. Yesterday afternoon he was found un-
conscious in his bed, having failed to turn of
the gas Ho soon recovered.
Marriage licenses were issued in Washing
ton Yesterday to Emery w. Fletcher of
Clarke county, and Blanche Callahan, of
Stafford county Beunio j. Edden and Ger
trude Mallory, both of Richmond William
Baylor and Ardelia Sampson, Of Norfolk ;
Charles Waldrop and Kate Taylor, both OF
Richmond, and Charles w Clarke and Ruth
E. Cheatham, both of Richmond.
The Navy Department has under con-
atructon an addition to the big gun factory
at the Washington navy yard. The new
building is 300 feet long, making the main
shop 800 feet in length. he addition will
contain the whole Of the breech mechanism
department. which has been heretofore housed
in separate shop. The steam crane railway
will he extended so as to cover the new shop,
sud all departments of the factory will be
brought under one roof.
Sergeant Smith and Policeman Spinks yes
terday evening boarded train on the South
ern Railway and placed under arrest two
men, who gave their names as John Relli and
J. T. Fitzgerald The specific charge against
them here is suspicious characters" but they
are believed By the police to be pickpockets
When searched quantity of railroad tickets
and SUN of money aggregsting $40 were
found on them The men were given pre-
liminary hearing this morning and their case
was continued. Several Washington detec-
tiyes came here this morning TO see the men,
Int they were non. commlttal.