Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-05
Woodward 4 Lothrop,
10th, nth & F Sts., n. W.,
WASHINGTON, D c.
LOCAL BREV iTiE.>

The Navy Department has completed
an experimental basin at the Washing
ton navy yard and tests will be made
with models of wsrships.
Some one entered the store of MIR.
81. L. Strider, under the City Hotel, on
Monday evening while Mr.. Strder was
asleep, aud stole watch from show
case.
Invitations are now being prepared
at the War Department to be sent to
fifteen of the most eminent bri 1ge en-
giueers 10 the United States asking
them to submit plans and bids Tor the
erection of the Memorial bridge across
the T otomac river.
Richard B. Lloyd, Washington law
yer, died at Providence Hospital Mon
day night after an illness which bad its
beginning last fall. Mr.. Lloyd was
born in Alexandria county forty-nine
years ago, and had been practicing law
in Washington ever siuce ne was a
young man. He served in the Con.
federate army during the civil war az
lieutenant under Gen. Pike.
Marriage licenses were issued in
Washington yesterday TO Frank Luck
EFT and Rebecca Brown, both of Fair
fax county; Joseph M. Lvesay and
jamie G. Brown, both of Covingtop;
Sidney G. Dawson and Nettie B. Hud-
son, both of Bedford county; John Deu
termann aud Alice Whitehead, both of
Alexandria county; George l.. Ray, OF
Hampton, and Ada L. Bailey, of Rich
mond, and Willard F. Johnston and Orc
NJ. Rudacille, both Of Warren county.
The old Cloud Mill property in Fairfsx
comfy, about three miles west Of this city,
has been purchased By Mr.. B. L. Pickett,
brother of Mr. George K. Pickett, of AMMAN
dale The property will be improved snd
used as residenle by Mr.. Pickett and his
mother.
Some excitement was caused on King street
last night by coored man named Joseph
Hanes, who was disorderly and resisted ar.
rest. He was struck on the head by Lieut..
Smith with his stick and brought to terms, al.
ter which he was taken to the station house
Bids were opened at the Capitol on Friday
for supplying the House of Representatives
with 1000 tons OF furnace coal. They were
as follows: James E. Bose $4.14. Johnson
Bros 81 %, Chao Werner $4.7O. ". II.
Baum $500, and Frank Lille 1924.
While being held to await trial for seduc.
ton Lewis J. Yesger escaped from the Sixth
Precinct Police Station in Washington early
yesterday morning and fed to the Virginia
House in Georgetown. He was Ieca tured
| and taken to police headquarters.
There wss an unusual number of accidents
in Washington yesterday. but so far as known
there were no fatalities. The most seriously
injured is VIM. Eckard who had his hand
blown off by the explosion of cannon.
Mrs Bridget Murphy, who died in Fairfax
county on Saturday, was not the mother of
Lieut. P. J. Murphy of the Alexandria Light
Infantry, as heretofore stated, although she
had son BY that name.
Mr.. Charles Swain was struck on the fore.
head and painfully cut yesterday evening by
piece of torpedo which had been placed on
the electric railway track near the corner OF
King and Pit streets
A horse attached to one of Mr. Frank
Church's milk wagons ran away this morn.
ing, scattering bottles and cans, breaking q
shaft and otherwise lnjuring the vehicle
At the annual meeting today of the C C.
Smoot & Sons Company Mr. w. B Smoot
was elected president. Mr.. ]. C. Smoot treas
uIer, aud Mr.. B. S. Jones secretary.
small boy named Boyer was psinfully
burned yesterday by some one dropping a
liahted match in his pocket, which was fall
of fire crackers and which exploded.
In the Corporation Court todsy Lawrence
Henderson was appointed administrator OF
the est,te of Mary e. Lyles.
No business OF Importance Was transacted