Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-08
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
n. q. LEE CAMP, CONFEDERATE
VETERANS, IN SESSION.
Arrangements Made for Decoration
Day-Charges Against City Elec-
trician-0eneral News.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 8, 1900.
r. e. Lee Camp. Confederate Veterans,
held it's regular monthly meeting last night
in the camp hall on Prince street, Com
| mander A. c. Wyckoff presiding. Arrange
ments were made for the proper observance
Of Memorial day. the oath instant. 1t was
announced that Representative p ]. Otey
Of Lynchburg would be the orator of the
occasion.
The following committees were an
ncunced:
On arrangements-A. c. Wyckoff, w. A.
Smoot, G. VIM Ramsay, E. H. O'Brien. K.
Kemper and E. C. Graham.
Committee to assist Woman's Auxiliary
Edgar Warheld, ST., F. ]. Davidson, D. H.
Appich, Isaac Rudd and Charles s. Taylor.
Committee to decorate graves in St.
Marys cemetery-P. F. German, r. NJ.
Latham and Levi Hurdle; for Ivy Hill
cemetery, L. NJ. Blackford. Col Arthur
Herbert, E: H. Janney, Nicholas Dawson
and Geo. Wise; for cemeteries near the
city, w. H. May, s. c. Boush. w. H Yeat-
man, ]. r. Zimmerman, John S. Blackburn,
W. H. Sherwood, ]. w. Hammond, An
drew Sullivan, R. W. Gailliard S. A. Man
kin and r. F. Knox
Mrs. Powell presented the camp with a
handsomely framed picture of her late hus-
band. DR.. Powell, who was surgeon of the
comp Aoi SSNeIdi years
Charges Investigated.
The committee on light met last evening
in the office of the clerk of gas to investi-
gate charges against City Electrician Kirby,
who, 1t was alleged. had appropriated wire
belonging to private parties for the city's
use In the construction of a street electric
light.
Mr.. Kirby appeared before the committee
and admitted that some wire had been
taken by his orders from a line belonging
to Mr.. B. F. Burroughs. Mr.. Kirby stated
that at the time he saw no improperly in
using the wire. which was then out of use,
and which he intended to replace. He said
the wire taken had been employed in plac-
ing an electric lamp at the intersection of
Lee and Jefferson streets Furthermore,
Mr.. Kirby pointed out that the removal
was made in the daytime. Several other
witnesses were examined, and their testi-
mony was substantially the same as that of
Mr.. Kirby.
A motion to remove the city electrician
was defeated.
Local Company Chartered.
The Kuhn Fermaldehyde Generator Com
pany was chartered by Judge Norton in the
corporation court yesterday afternoon The
capital stock Of the company is SO, 600
and the object is TO manufacture and SET
fermaldehyde vapor to be used in disin-
fecting. Th, ot1c=-s are G. c.. C;l,Iin,
president; Ashby Mile: secretary and
treasurer. and r. 2. Kuhn. general man.
Of directors is composed of L. c. Barley,
j. r. James and Dr. ]. T. Miller.
Petition for Mandamus.
Through his attorney. Charles Bendheim.
Frank ]. Spinks, jr., has filed a petition
in the corporation court for writ of man
damus compelling the board Of police COM
missioners to reinstate him as a member
OF the police force. Arguments on the Pc
tit!on will be made Thursday morning at
10 o'clock. The petitioner claims that he
was removed under rules which We're I'M
constitutional. Furthermore, he represents
that ne was not furnished with a copy of
the rules when he became a member of the
force.
General Matters.
In addition to the candidates nominated
at the recent democratic primary the fol-
lowing names will be on the ticket at the
general election. May "a: John Jones, for
constable in the third ward; John Beatley
and A. j. Groves, for constable in the
fourth ward, and o. c. Whittlesey, for
magistrate in the fourth ward
Mayor Simpson disposed of the following
cases IN the police court this morning:
william Clark, colored, charged with as
saulting chas Beverly. was fined So. The
ing and entering the shoe shop of George
Lyies, was continued. James Woods was
assessed 50 on the charge of gambling
Spider Ford, Leonard Carter, Wesley
Carter and Thomas Bryant, all colored,
charged with gambling. were dismissed
The base ball team from the Episcopal
High School near this city was defeated by
the Locustdale Military Academy at Gull
pepper yesterday afternoon In a hotly con-
tested game, the score being 10 to IS The
batteries were H. D. Waters and Carter. r.
K. Waters and H. D. Waters for the E is-
copal High School and Porter, Alexander
and Harvey for Locustdale.
The city council will hold it's regular semi
monthly meeting this evening 1t is ex-
pected that a report will be received from
the board which examined applicants for
the office of city engineer. 1t is probable
that council will make a selection for that
position this evening.