Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-24
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
A Vigorous individual Attacks q Street
Car Conductor.
Representative Meredith Expresses
Other Local Notes Of Interest.

X. Kemper has gone to Danviiie to at
that place
Edward L. Daingerfeld Is having his
country residence on Seminary Hill remod-
by Jas. F. Rogers, under the supervision of
Glen Brown, architect.
Mrs. Henry Daingerfield is visiting her
sister. Mrs. Jenkins. in Baltimore.
George Appich, who was stricken with
paralysis about a week ago, as mentioned
In The Star. has so far recovered as to lie
about again.
At the regular meeting of the city coun-
ell held last night little or no business of
Importance was transacted. Several mat
tiers were referred to the proper commit
tees. An ordnance ievying a tax of 800
on telegraph companies sending or sreceiv-
ing messages in the state Of Virginia was
passed. The change In the wording OF the
ordnance as formerly passed was made
on account of the interstate commerce law
Owing to the absence of Councilman JAS
K. Cation and George A. Mushbach, the
ordnance creating the office OF city engineer.
which was made a continuing order at the
last meeting If eouhcli, was not brought
up.
The city electoral board, which is COM
posed Of j. NJ. White. chairman; Thomas
Leadbeater. secretary. and A. b. Marshall
held a meeting yesterday, at which an Oili-
cial seal was adopted. The printing of the
election tickets was ordered to be done
under the supervision of Chairman White
Quite a good deal of excitement was
caused on upper King street yesterday
afternoon by drunken man, who gave his
name as j. II. Gladman, making an assault
on Conductor Charlie Jones of the electric
railway. The man had gotten on the car
once or twice before. and the conductor
found 1t necessary to put him Off. The last
time lie got IN he struck Jones a terrible
bioy; in the Jaw which so angered the con-
ductor that a scutile ensued in which Glad
maa got someN hat the worst of 1t, the
conductor finally succeeding in putting him
off the car again. The matter was re-
ported TO the police and GiadInan was ar
rested just as he was about t. take the
train for Washington.
Rev. DIR. Carson, the pastor. has COM
menced a series of revival meetings at the
Southern Methodist Church.
Thomas kimball and William Fl. Price.
Who were recently appointed special police
men at the Pennsylvania deroI in this city.
have qualified as such before Mayor Strauss.
Price will ne on duty in the daytime and
Kimball at night
There was no business transacted In the
corporation court today. The jury was adj
journed until tomorrow.
The New York Celebrities Will give an en-
terrain nent at the Opera House tonight
The ieSul me ting of the Royal Artanum
Was hell last night. No business of ini-
portance. other than routine work was
transacted
The funeral of James l.. Kelly took place
from the Baptist Church this afternoon at
O'Clock. The services were conducted BY
Rev. MIR Butler, the pastor.
Some unknown thieves entered the store.
house of Herbert Rose, in West End on
Monday night. and stole quantity of gro-
CerieS and ether articles
The work of grading for the electric rail-
way is progressing rapidly, and it is expect
ed will b. completed by tomorrow night
Superintendent Holden told The Star man
that the rapid completion of the road de-
pended on the arrival of the iron, which is
now on the way. He sa d, however that the
road would certainly be running within a
week or ten days
The funeral of Mrs. George Harrison will
take place from Trinity Methodist Episco-
pal Church this afternoon at $50 O'Clock.
q. w. Shuman of Richmond is in the city
on a visit to friends.
Representative T. +. Meredith, who was
IN the city yesterday, says that he regards
mis- chances Tor reelection as beyond doubt
but at the same time he shall continue to
work hard until shutdown on the day of the
election, in order that 1t may not be his
fault II the party should not by any slip be
victorious. All the democratic leaders i'm
this city are working hard night and day,
ana are confident that Alexandria will give
her usual majority.