The times., 1899-01-18
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

Alexandria, Va. Jan. 17.-Horatio E.
Solomon, coiored. alias Happy Jack" who
was arrested this morning on the arrival
of the Norfolk steamer by Lieutenant
Smith and Policeman Atkinson, is locked
up at the police station awaiting the ar
rival of an officer from Norfolk. As re
ported in The Times, Solomon, during
difficulty at the home OF John Furvey, in
Norfolk yesterday evening. shot Charles
Small, also Colored, and seriously wounded
him. Solomon is twenty three years old
and has a wife and one child living at
30 G Street southwest. Washington. ID. c.
Although the condition of the wounded
man is not known here, Solomon appears
to be badly frightened. Chief Webster
received telegram from Norfolk this
evening stating that officer would arrive
/ here tomorrow morning to take charge OF
| the prisoner.
! A brief session of the Corporation Court
was held today The will of the late
| Anthony Dwyer was admitted to probate.
and Patrick Dwyer, his brother. qualified
+ as executor The deceased left his prop
erty. valued at $1,000. to his brother.
| In the cause of NJ. C. Shankle against the
Schuler Beef Company the jury returned a
verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of
! Sl306.
! In the case of the Whitney Glass Works
against f. J. Miller. verdict for the de-
| fendant was returned.
! The storeroom of Hugh Strider in the
| City Hotel. was entered last night and
robbed of a quantity of clothing. The
! thieves broke through door in the rear
| of the premises.
The colored man reported as suffering
| with smallpox at 4l9 Oronoco Street was
tn hn hnG it1l 4
/ suspicious case in the First ward, report
ed today was investigated and was found
not to be one of smallpox. All the patients
are now being cared for at the pesthouse
and are said to be rapidly recovering.
Capt. X. kemper, chairman OF the Ma
sonic committee having in charge the ar
| rangements for commemorating the one
hundredth anniversary of the DEAN of
| George Washington, in December next.
has received the following reply to an in
vitation extended to the Earl of Londes-
( borough
Dear Worshipful Sir and Brother:
VIII you kindly convey to the Worship
full master officers and brethren of Alex
andria- Washington Lodge my warmest
thanks for the most interesting history
of their lodge. which they so graciously
sent me, a gift all the more appreciated
by me and my family on account of the
fraternal feelings expressed on the fly leaf
Will you also accept yourself wor-
shipful brother my warmest thanks for
the most interesting documents accom-
panying it, and for the warm fraternal in
Vttation extended to me to be present at
which must be the most interesting Ma
sonic ceremony Of any country and of any
age, and which will ever live in the MEM
ory of those who are privileged to take
part in it?
Il only wish there was any possibility
of my accepting it. but you must remem-
ber that am now an old man. and that
we Englishmen, when we are passed a
certain age, do not travel with the same
iightheartedness that you do. We think
more of travelling couple of hundred
miles than you- do double the number OF
thousands. But you may be assured that
II anything could bring me over it would
be the friendly and fraternal invitation OF
yourself, wOrshipful brother, and the
worshipful master. officers and brethren
of Alexandria Washington Lodge.
Wishing you, the worshipful master
officers and brethren all happiness and
prosperity in the coming year. believe me
Yours very truly and fraternally.
LONDESBOROUGH."
The reply is dated % Grosvenor Square
w, Dec. q, 1898.
The Earl is past grand senior warder
of the English Masous.
Wythe White, superintendent in. thi!
city Tor the BEL Telephone Company, dnC
Miss Mary 4. Reinohl. of Washington. vii
be married in that city tomorrow night
Edgar Warfield ST, has been appointed
by the president OF Virginia Pharmaoeuti
cal Association of Virginia a delesat;
to the national pure food and drug con
gress which will meet in Washington TO-
morrow. The other delegates from Vir
einia are NJ. E. Church. OF Falls Church
and T. 4. Miller, OF Richmond.
The county prisoners who have been con
fined in the Jail in this city were toda!
transferred TO the county jail at For
Myer Heights.
John Boldin, colOred, who was arreste,
on Sunday charged with having placed al
obstruction on the tracks of the Washing
ton, Arlington and Falls Church Electr
Railway tracks near Rosslyn, was takei
before Justice Hull this afternoon for trial
but the hearing was postponed until Thurs
dayleXt.
ThS remains of Mrs. Margaret V Gales
who died in Louisville KY. yesterda,
morning, were brought to this city thi
afternoon and inferred in Ivy Hill Tht
Rev Bergman Green, OF Christ Church
conducted the services and the pallbearer
were Charles E. Perkins, Benjamin J
Darneille, E. r. Carter. E. J. Lee L. Hox
ton and L. NJ Blackford