Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-05-22

WEATHER ESOB3BJLJlES, May -, 1917.
For the Middle Stats. rliug and higher la.
ronetcr, nortl erly n9s. cooler AID generally
clear weather, With Niods generally Veeripg 10
uorsbeasterly.
SPEAKING LAST IGHT.-Ao,ord!ng to at
rcu.cement. Dr.. j. 3. johnson, Independent
cindldsts tor Mryor. addressed the paople st
the coroer o. King and Columbus streets lat
night. The crowd was quite large one and ab1ut
tqually divided between whites aud negroes.
Dr. JohUs,n began By sayiog that the Mayer
Vi the city should be man capable of liking
aud not mer, autonaton. otherwise bo might
IS we'll be 40 iron MAJ. lie detained loudly
against The u5a of whskey 10 sccuricg voles.
a1d commended that 20 man elected BY such
means could afterwards with any consistency,
properly administer the laws against insoxlca
ton eod dlsoid:r.
The Door tben took up the debt Ns i,u.
lie opposed ref1nding, but wanted the Interest
reduced to three per cent. lie calmed that 10
order 70 pay that sum, it was necessary to tx-
ercise rigid economy in muoiclp:i aff,ta. lie
favored CO 1soiiaioo Of Offices 10 preference
TO reduc;i,o Ct salaries, and believed that
several thousand dollars c>ul ba sivsd thereby.
tie then enlarged CD The proposiiiI DDS ooa-
taioed in his car already publ shed 10 The Ga
z,tte.
lie favored oae terra Of ofi,,, IL Yer to
prevent corrup'i,u ia otti.c.
10 conclusion he promised. if Il 'aed, to
faithfully perform til, duties of tho cfhc:.
During the course OF his remarks. DE-. )hr'
sou Tss Interrupted hy Robert Hopkins, c'l1red,
whom be warned DOT to Interrupt him sayios,
Robert you have been hlrec; l dnn't hire
wen." A. this tie crowd yelled, and llof kos
waited to reply, but was tbIel'e oed by the Doc
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then weat on with fra lent interruptions, most
Of which the speaker treated with cGn;emnt,
but occasionally gave lbe iolenup:eIs s'l'g.
iuR r, binder, 70 tn, apparent delight OF ihs
crowd.
Upon tie co5c!u loo Ct d.. JJhusous re
marks. be retired from The Siaod, wherenp,o
fIot k,ns Jumped upon it. la Was met With
yell5 ty the colored tnen prescott. aud II lot
ually prevented f;om saying word. The coz
fusion continued fer soma m'ou'e!. ~ten
brother Of Hopkins became dlsorderly aud Sas
arrested TIE boiSe then becim' louder. apd
~ Hol ki5s had crowd OF friends near him,
shore wss inioent DAGGER Ct row. Ohoer
,Jaucs Sni,h approached Horkias and ordered
him Fl The stand. On taa grouod that h, was
creatirg disturbance, bu. he, ass rting his
right 10 speak. re!u,ed t. c)a down Ohoer
Smjlh then arrested him aad started tor The
uuub.r cf III, ard ruck ever the eye. BY
apigorcus use OF bis billy, however. he cleared
"A Way AID conveyed lis ptljooer to the SasIoo
ilcCsr.
Bo,h Of tie prisoners were released 90 thar
rc)gn z.6ce 10 appear tbs morpior. After
hearing the ,v'd rc T. d,y, Mayor kAup5r
reprimarded tho PARTIES and discharged them.
H. also complimeot'd the tffurs for tb,ir
elba, ncy i , preventing srcus disturbance.
Go h. Now'srG, who was struck with
billy turirg the mt lee, swaro out warrant be
tor, Justice Thcmrtoo this ncrCicg aRaics,
Ofi,er Sn 18th. charsltg him with assault nod
battery. Tie case will be heard TO morrow
mortiog.
90 The other lard II c Mayor he's i.sued a
warrant arsiust Mr.. Nolaud for interfering
With 60 Fl Nr in The discharge o! bis duy.
MIss AGNES llERNp0N.-Mss Herndos
has recently returned to Y rsinis, her native
State. from an extensive professional tour
ihrtuab the Southern States and will max, her
first arpctraLce before 40 Al! x ,ndria all ieucc,
at Sarepta Hall. Fijsy evcuitg, The 90 inst
We corci.ly welcome her bsck 10 the Oli
Dominion. AID feel Virgnlan prids in pre-
Iicliug pie ndid career FIR her n his;rinulc
art Ct which her performances throughCu: ihe
South give caitain assurance. Ii will GOT be
cut Ct rlaoc 10 Il is conreolon land No trust W
may be parcoacd fjr doing 10 CrIW aside
for a mcueu, ,he curtain which wells her 10 Der
rrol, ssiota a! CD racter ard speak Ct her 10 her
personal reatcrs az q Vir.inian lady Of Uhom
every Viteitisn mus. ierl proud aud Who will
b. wsrmly welcomed 10 Virginia socially a. well
as professionally. With this view, Tier, '1re.
we may ncuiou that she was b0ro 10 Greet
brier county, Lice miles from the White Su!
ptur, aud when bu, cb.ll attended school 81
Ct arlct,csViile. at The celebrated senlo,r9 It
which Prot. Hart vas rriCcpsl. Sha - Lt~
ubly ~ years OF aye, but 10 art culture Il the
PEI ress cf SUCH famous artists So Charlotte
Cushuau, julia Deacc aud Charlotte Thomp-
sor, aud in some passages Of ber performance.
she almost rises to Tie height Il Janausch'
AID Ns:cIi. Her family History is full Il Ton
orable mes. tmoug which 10 that 81 h'i
brother, Col Pbiip Fnz r. tier i.mi'y raa'r Is
trtzer) "ho was killed a, TIC head Ct lis r'h
mtnt. the 9Th VirGioia CT The "Sioocwsll
Brigade" at the battle of the Wilderness. AID
row LIS buried at Ret moud-atd Capt. Herr.
loD. Ct the III fa,cd Central America Wss
her uncle.
1nE ELICIloN.-Tbe t(Iicc Ct tho Gy
Treasurer was crowded until tb:ut midnight
rs: night by voters paying their capitatoo
tax, end tho Treasurer aud bis assistants wfre
hard at work he rest OF tho tight in prepsIiog
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