The Washington herald., 1908-03-22
NEWSOF ALEXANDRIA
DeliIah Watkins Returns to
Her Home Alone.
DESERTED IN PENNSYLVANIA
Too Nervous for Questioning and
Her Family Has Not Learned Her
StOry-sent Funds 10 Bring Her
Back-POrtner Brewery Employees
May Co On Strike on April I.


WASHINGTON HERALD BUREAU.
Bell Telephone g.
SO King Street
Alexandria. Va. March 1.-THE mys-
terIous disappearance of Miss Dellah
E. Watkins aad A. Powell Brookes, both
of this city. finds renewed interest in the
return OF Miss Watkins.
Miss Watkins Is now at the home Of
her mother. Mrs. Laura II. Watkins. 505
North Columbus street, and is said TO be
I'll. The whereabouts OF Brookes are not
known.
Miss Watkins was deserted by Brookes
in town in Pennsylvania. il is said.
She telegraphed home for funds. which
were at once sent TO her by her people.
Owing 70 Miss Watkins nervous condi-
tion, her family. it is sail. have q,ies-
toned her but little concerning her do
ings since her departure with BroOkes.
Both parties mysteriously disappeared
from Washington on the evening OF jan
uary - last. II was reported they. had
eloped- This report was not. however,
confirmed
For time their disappearance bafled
the police of several cities.
The only information was 10 the effect
that they were seen together IN Wash
ington the evening Of their disappear
aTlSs
The couple were later located at Orange
Va. From there they went 10 New York.
Since that time little has been heard
from either Of them.
1t is reported that there is a possibility
OF strike among the employees at the
plant OF the Robert Portner Brewing
Company April I next unless demands
Of the employees are granted. II is said
the employees want higher wages, fewer
hours. and more holidays.
The men now receive on an average of
hom sl6 to $50 per week. il is understood:
work niue hours in summer and eight in
winter. and are given five half holidays
AM two holidays year.
The contract between the labor organi-
zation and the brewery does not expire
until April next. OF course. nothing win
be done until that time II is understood
the officials OF the brewery have refused
70 meet the present demands. assigning
the reason that they are unable TO meet
additional burdens at this time
Joseph Horseman was arraigned in the
Police Court to-day on suspicion OF the
larceny % watch. and was subsequently,
remanded. Later the timepiece was
claimed by Samuel Burnside as his prop
erty- He said the chain was cut and his
watch taken while he was asleep at Mon
roe, Va. several days ago. Horseman
VIII be turned over 10 the authorities OF
Amherst County. Va. FOR trial. Horse
man claims he found the watch.
Samuel Thornton, a negro. OF Leesburg,
vas yesterday afternoon given a prelimi-
nary hearing before United States Com
missioner R. p. W. Garnett. on a charge
Of violating the internal revenue laws.
The accused furnished bond in the sum
Of 500. and was released for his appear
anee at the July term Of the United
States court.
A lunacy commission. composed Of DIR.
Thomas Gibson, DR.. Arthur Snowden.
and Justice L. H. Thompson, have de-
clsred Cornelius Bryant OF unsound mind.
He viii be sent to the Western state
Hospital for the Insane. Bryant is now
in jail. having recently been arrested on
a charge Of the larceny Of a horse and
buggy from the AleXandria Steam I.aun-
dry Company.
The State corporation commission has
granted a charter 20 the Pettey Electric
Signal Indicator Company. Qnc.). Of this
city, with a capital stock OF siO.Ooo. The
objects OF the company ara 10 deal IN
electrical supplies. The following are
named as officers: F. NJ Hill. president:
Fora Hill. secretary and treasurer, and
G. ". Pettey. manager.
a meeting for men will be held at the
Young Peoples Building OF the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South at $50
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon. Representa-
tive ]. Adam Bede, Of Minnesota. will de-
liver an address. He viii take for his
subject The pursuit of happiness A
solo viii be given by George H. Evans.
Rev A. c. Miller Will conduct the. quar-
terly meeting services. which will be held
tomorrow at the Free Methodist Church
Preaching was held at that church to
night There viii be preaching at II
o'clock tomorrow morning. a love feast
viii be held at 2:2O o'clock in the after
noon. with a young peoples meeting at :
p. m, and preaching at 7:45 p. m.
Tomorrow will be the last Sunday Of
the conference year at the Washington
Street Methodist Episcopal Church South
Rev. E V Register and Rev Charles d.
Bulla the latter the pastor Of the
church, will on Tuesday so to Roanoke.
Va, 70 attend the conference, which will
be held in that city
While working on a locomotive this
morning. J. Howard Rowen. A machinist,
employed at the machine shops Of the
Southern Railway Company, fell and dis
located his shoulder. He was carried to
his home where his injuries were dressed
by Drs. Smith and Klipstein.
George o. Wunder. a well-known resi-
dent Of Alexandria County. died yester-
day AT his home at Livingstone Heights,
at the age of seventy-eight years. His
funeral will take place from his home
at , o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Invention to Stop Wrecks.
Special to The Washington Herald
Ssaunton, Va, March 21.-Harvey B.
Miller, of this city. has Just completed