The times., 1899-06-30
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

Alexandria, Va, June 29.-Information
has been received here Of the death of Louis
Edmonds Payne. of Fauquier county,
which occurred at Chandler. Okla, on the
21st instant Mr.. Payne was for many
years resident of this city. and in 1876
was the Republican candidate for mayor
of Alexandria. He married daughter Of
the late DR.. j. c. Hill. of this city. He at
one time practiced law in Washington. and
| was subsequently appointed United States
Attorney for Wyoming Territory.
| Miss Katie E. beavers and Harry Young
were married last night at the parsonage
of the Baptist Church, in Washington
Street Rev. ]. H. Butler performed the
| ceremony.
| The closing exercises of the public
schools were concluded today when Hal
| lowell School for colored girls was closed.
| The superintendent medal was awarded
| to Mollie l.. Tancil and the teachers med
al was awarded to Minnie Conway. The
| teachers and pupils presented Bible to
Blanche Brown fer assisting in the ex-
| ercises.
| A freight train on the Southern Rail-
way parted at Edsoil's station this morn
| ing and the four rear cars, which broke
| loose, dashed down grade and collided
with the front section. The caboose was
| thrown from the rails and down the en-
| bankment. Charles Garvin, who was in the
car at the time of the accident, was pain
| fully injured. He was brought to this city
| for medical attention.
In the Alexandria county court today
| Judge Love rendered a decision in the
case of ]. w. Gaines, the colored constable.
who was charged with an assault on James
Roody. The decision was on a plea in
abatement, the attorneys for the prisoner
contending that the magistrate who tried
| Gaines went outside of his magisterial
district to do so. and that his findings
were void. Judge Love. in his decision,
| upset the plea and held that a justice OF
the peace, being a State officer, has right
to try cases in any district of the county.
| The case will now come up on its merits
| at the next term of court.
| The contested will case of James Smith
| was concluded In the corporation court
today, when S. G. Brent and D. p. Iialsey.
| representing the heirs, who were excluded
| from a share of the estate, declined to con-
| test the matter further. After a short de-
| liberation the jury returned a verdict sus-
tanning the will of deceased dated January
| I. 1899 prepared by Frank E. Anderson.
| The other will presented to the court was
| dated April 10. 1889.
An authenticated copy of the will of
the late Rev Charles II. StOnesTeet, of
Washington, was presented in open court
and prohated The will was recorded here
in order to clear the title of certain prop
| erty disposed of in this city by the eNecu-
tor of deceased.
The following officers were chosen last
night at a melting of James ". Jackson
Council. Junior Order United American
Mechanics: Councillor, Charles Goede; Vice
Councillor. j. T. Rice Recording Secretary,
W X Griffith Assistant Secretary, 5 A.
Forest; Financial Secretary, Frank Petty:
Treasurer, W. L. Mullen; Warden. II. X.
Henderson: Conductor, Edward Fonshill;
Inside Sentinel, j. W. Trayers; Outside
Sentinel, Edward Brown; trustee for
eighteen months, F. Fl. Simpson; repre-
sentative to State convention for two
years, W. L. Mullen. These officers will be
Installed next Wednesday night by Deputy
State Councillor W. X. Griffith.
A cablegram was received here today an
nouneing the arrival in Brazil OF Pishop l..
L. Kinsolving and family.
A valuable horse rafiied at the Opera
House Cafe last night was won by John
Mayhem, who held ticket No. %.