The evening times., 1901-06-11
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 1.-THE
strike of the seven machinists employed
/ in the machine shops Of the Southern
Railway Company in this city, which
commenced on Saturday last, has not in
the slightest degree affected the work
ings OF that shop. Everything has
been progressing in a. most satisfactory
manner and the officials Of the road, it
is understood, viii shortly fill the places
Of the seven men It now seems that no
more men can be induced to go out Yes
terday it was expected that several would
60 out, but they did not It is reported
that the unions in ether cities have raised
the sum of S1-0GJ to carry on the strike
in this city, but this report cannot be
verified. 1t Is thought that the drastic
action taken by the officials Of the COM
pany in dismissing the men virtually
ended the strike
There we're two alarms of fire yes
terday which brought out the entire
fire department, though their services
were not needed The first alarm, at SIS
p m. was caused by the burning Of SCOT
in the smokestack of the lumber mill of
Messrs- Snoot & Co, on North Lee Street
The second alarm, at p m, was caused
by the explosion Of a lamp in the resi-
dence Of Richard Roland, on Wilkes
Street, between Fairfax and Lee Streets
The damage was slight
The annual meeting Of the stockholders
Of the Hunt Manufacturing Company was
held in the Office of K. Kemper yesterday
and the following officers were elected to
serve for the ensuing year W " Dud-
ley, President, Washington; L. 7. Niche
neT, Treasurer, Washington; c. " Fran
zoni, Vice President, Washington; y. T
Miller, Secretary, Washington; William
T. Henderson, General Manager, BaIti-
more; board of directors. W. ". Dud-
ley. W. T. Henderson, c. W. Franzoai,
y. T. Miller. \. T. 5. Johnson, J. H c
Wilson, and L. T. Kitchener.
The Rev H J. Cutler pastor of St.
Mary's Catholic Church, Sunday an
nounced from the altar that he had the
names of several young men and boys
who make 1t a habit TO stand in front
of the church during the progress c.
divine services He said that he pro-
posed to break it up. and if the persons
who INDUCED in the practice would not
discontinue ne would read their names
from the altar He further stated that
If this would not break up the habit he
would be compelled TO have the Offenders
arrested
In the Police Court yesterday Mayor
GeorSe /. Simpson disposed of the follow
ing cases: Robert Grady. .coIoreds charged
with beating Henry Wood. discharged;
Samuel Brown, coIoTed, arrested on sUs-
picion of having stolen g from Jack Lee.
discharged; John and Edward Bryant,
both coIJred, charged with disOrderly. con-
duct fined s. each; Amos and Rufus Rob
inson, Robert Lear. and Lorenzo Chase,
all CoIored. charged with disorderly con
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two discharged; Robert Bryant, cOIored,
charged with assaultiHS and beating Ellen
Butler and Lizzie Major, fined s.; Andrew
Harris, charged with assauIting and beat
ing Annie Harris, fined s.; Augustus Rob
inson and Henry Davis, charged with
trespassfng on the property Of w. 7.
Emerson, fined s. each; John Ayers,
charged with assauItiug and beating Car
RE Ayers. discharged.
LemEeI Crawford, coIored, through his
attorney, Judge J. K. NJ. Norton,
instituted suit in the Circuit Court to re-
cover the sum OF 500 for the killing of
a horse last October by train of the
Washington. Alexandria and Mount Yer
non Electric Railway Company. As re-
suit of the accident the train was derailed
and q number of people badly injured
The commencement exercises of st.
Mary'S Academy viii be held in the Opera
House this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
An elaborate programme has been pre-
pared for the occasion
At the final Joint celebration of the Fair
fax and RIackfOrd Societies of the E-Dis-
copaI High School. which viii be held on
the evening of June Is, John Habersham
Elliott. jr.. OF South Carolina, VIII be the
joint vaIediCtOTian.
The last regular meeting of the present
board Of supervisors fOF Alexandria Coun-
ty was held in the court house on Fort
Myer Heights yesterday, and all out