The times., 1899-07-11
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

|
Alexandria. July 10.-The Columbia Mo-
| tor and Manufacturing Company was
| chartered by Judge Norton in the Cor
poration Court today. with a capital stock
| OF s2.Ooo.O0o. divided into shares Of 500
each. This is the largest charter which
has been granted by the court. The OBJ
| jects of the new corporation are to buy
| and sell patent rights: to buy. sell. and
manufacture motors and vehicles propelled
by electricity. such as automobiles. The
officers named in the articles OF incorpo-
ration are: President. Theodore J. King,
of Washington; Secretary and Treasurer,
Arthur o. Babendreier; Directors, Theo-
dore J. King. Arthur o. Babendreier, of
Washington; James R. Caton. of Alexan-
dria; William II. Schrom. of Branchville,
Va. and Thomas Downey. of Washington.
James R. Cation is named as agent in this
city.
Justice Kirby, acting coroner of Fairfax
county. this afternoon .held an inquest
over the body of John Nevitt. who was
killed at the Telegraph Road crossing
early this morning. as stated in the even
Ing edition OF The Times. The testimony
of Ewell hewitt, brother OF the deceased,
who was in another wagon behind the
unfortunate man; that of two neighbors
OF the deceased, as well as that of Engi-
neer James johnson and Conductor Will
lam Elliott, who had charge of the train,
was taken at the undertaking establish
ment OF Benjamin Wheatley. The YER
dict of the jury was that the deceased
met his death by being struck by an en-
gine on the Washington Southern Rail-
way through the negligence of the rail-
way employees In failing to give a proper
signal of the approach of the train. The
deceased was a son OF Samuel Neyitt. Of
near Pohick, and was a gentleman much
liked by all who knew him. He was an
unmarried man and forty-one years old.
After the inquest the remains were sent
to his late home on the 4:45 Washington
Southern train.
The robbery of the residence of H. C.
Ansley Treasurer of the Southern Rail-
road, in Washington, reported in The
Times on Sunday morning. has been the
ali-absorbing topic of conversation
throughout the city from the time of its
discovery on Saturday morning. owing to
the fact that the house is located on a
corner upon which an electric light burns
nightly and hundreds of people pass
thereby until midnight. Lieutenant Smith
and Rufus Robinson, on suspicion OF being
connected with the robbery Later Bell
confessed to Acting Sergeant Bettis that
he, Robert Saunders, and another
party had committed the robbery The
plunder was found in the house of Andrew
Jackson. also oolored, in Royal Street. be-
tween Wilkes and Wolfe Streets. where
Saunders said 1t was located, and it was
taken to the station by the policemen and
he fnSt ha
cused. The case will be heard by the
mayor tomorrow
In the police court today the ten tramDs
who were yesterday arrested, charged With
destroying property of the Southern Rail-
way Company, were given twenty days
each in the chain gang
The annual meeting OF the stockholders
of the j. II. Small &c Sons Company. of
New York and Washington. was held in
this city today, when the following officers
were elected: James H. Small, President;
c. A Small, Vice President; ]. H. Small.
jr., Secretary and Treasurer. The officers
named compose the board of directors
The first semi monthly meeting Of the
new city council will be held tomorrow
night. The board of aldermen will elect
clerk and messenger and the two boards
will hold a joint session and elect such
officers as are to be chosen by the council.
1t is understood that petition will be
presented asking that a change be made
in the districts of the dispensers of medi-
cines, so as to decrease the territory in
the western district and increase the area
OF the eastern district.
The retreat for the Catholics of this sec
tion OF Virginia opened at Georgetown this
evening. Among those at the retreat is
Rev H. ]. Cutler. pastor of st. Alary'5
Church. in this city.
An alarm of fire at o'clock this after
noon was occasioned by small blaze in
the stable of George Meade, near Duke
and Alfred Streets.
William Corbin, a young white man.
was arrested at the Washington and Ohio
Railroad station this morning as a suspi
cious character by Lieutenant Smith. Cor
bin was about TO board train to go to
Snickerville, Loudoun county. When
searched at the police station pistol was
found on his person and a card stating
that William Corbin had been appointed
a special detective by the Grammon De-
tective Agency of Columbus, Ohio. Corbin
said he had been detailed to run down a
gang of moonshiners who had been operat-
ing near Snickerville. Corbin was re-
leased by the mayor on promising to re-
turn to his home and to steer clear of de-
tective agencies in the future
In The Corporation Court today the cases
Of John Eaton Company vs.. Mt. Vernon
Fire Insurance Company, and Bank OF
Toronto VS.. same were withdrawn. The
cases of Thompson VS. Duncan and Howell
VS. Chillum Castle Land. Construction, ana
Improvement Company were set for trial
on Thursday. Reeves t Strickland and
John Dolan. of Washington, were admitted
to practice.
The four-story brick building at the
northeast corner of King and Royal Streets
was sold at public auction today As here
tofore stated the sale was the result of a
suit OF S. F. Beach, executor of William
n. McVeigh, deceased. against Harvey Nc
Weigh and others. The property was knock
ed down to Capt. Herbert Bryant at S11,-
$50.