Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-25
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.
Preparing for the Big Brotherhood of
St. Andrew Service.

The regular meeting of st. PauPs Chapter
Of the Brotherhood of St Andrew was held
in the brotherhood rooms last night, with
large attendance. The reports of the COM
mittees having in charge the address of
Rev. DR.. Mackay-Smith before the brother
hood and their friends at ST. PauIs Church
tonight were extremely encouraging. An
| interesting program has been arranged, and
the music, under direction of Mr.. Sherman
Fowler and Mr.. George Evans. will be
special feature. The public generally, and
men particularly. have been invited to at
tend. The subject of the address, as be-
fore stated. will be est. Paul as an Inspira-
ton to Young Men" The men of the vari-
Gus chapters will meet at st. PauPs Chapel
and march into the church in body.
Alexander Island.
The question as to the Jurisdiction over
Alexander Island by the authorities of the
District Of Columbia, which is being SO
much discussed in Washington. has also
caused some discussion in this city. Many
of the most prominent citizens say that it
is sad commentary on the laws of the
state of Virginia and the officers who ought
to carry them out that the District authori-
ties should want to get hold of this strip
of land almost solely because of the law
lessness existing there, in order that they
can take hand in the matter and put
stop to the fragrant breaches of law COM
mitted there almost every day, and thus
keep this class of people away from within
what are now considered the lines of the
District. While no Virginian wants to see
another square inch of territory lost many
are Of the opinion that this Iawlessness
would be broken up if the Washington au-
thorities had charge of the matter, for the
Alexandria county officers give almost daily
examples of their inability to cope with the
matter.
Mayor Strauss is again well enough to
preside over the police court
The b. d. and H. I. NJ. held meeting at
Miss kauffman's, on South Fairfax street.
last night.
In the police court last night L. w. Bren-
non, proprietor OF the New York House.
was sent on to the grand jury, charged
with defacing the property of Mrs. Brown.
He was released on 500 bond. He was
also put under bond of $1,000 to keep the
peace for twelve months.
Mrs. NJ. w. O'Brien, who has been so I'LL
for some time past, has sufficiently re-
covered to be out again.
While playing on the post office square
yesterday afternoon little Leonard Uhler
got his leg caught in the wheel of a BIZ
cycle, which caused him to fall and break
one of the bones in his leg.
Judge J. K. NJ. Norton, Col. Francis L,
Smith, Mr.. A. w. Armstrong and Mr.. Ed
mund Burke, who went to Richmond In the
race track case, have returned.
The dance of the Alexandria Assembly at
McBurney's Hall tonight promises to be
great success. Many strangers will be in
attendance.
Messrs. Burke and Herbert OF this city,
trustees for the Greenbrier White Sulphur
Springs, have leased the springs to Eubank
& Glover, who for a number Of years have
been proprietors of the Warm Springs in
Bath county. The springs will be opened
again next season.
The Volksblatt, an anti-Semite Journal
circulating in Mannheim, Heidelburg and
If CODflScatad
by tn. authorities owing to its having pub
ished an article entitled "Ode to Adam,f
which was regarded as a perody on Ems
peror Williams Song to Aegir.