Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-15
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Children of the Confederacy Hold a Meet
ing.
Red Martin Captured and Other Local
Notes of General Interest
to Residents.

pich on King street last night and after the
transaction of considerable business of i'm
portance elected the following officers:
President, Miss Katie Uhler; first vice pres
ident Miss Georgia Hudson; second vice
president, Miss Julia Alexander! third vice
president, Miss Ada Jasper. fourth vice
president, Mr. Milton Carlin; corresponding
secretary, Miss Lizzie Appich; recording
secretary. Mr.. Harvey Aitcheson; histo-
ran, Miss Pearl Sullivan; treasurer, Mrs.
ID. H Appich. This society, OF which the
Alexandra chapter was the first organ
lied, is rapidly spreading all over the
south.
"Red" Martin Captured.
The police are in receipt of telegram
from St Louis stating that Red" Martin.
who is warted here for breaking into and
robbing freight car on the Southern rail-
way, and who was enc of the four men
who b' oke Jail some weeks ago, has been
captured in that city. The limit of the re-
ward of SIS offered by Gov. O'Ferrall hay-
ing expired. no effort will he made TO have
Martin brought back here, but he will be
placed under arrest should he return of his
own accord, true indictment having been
found against him in the corporate court
a few days ago.
The Mayors Court.
Mayor Thompson disposed of the following
cases this morning: Laurence Washington,
John Minton and Arthur Mankin. arrested
by Officer Beach. charged with disorder,y
conduct. Washington and Minton dis
missed, and Mankins case continued for
further evidence
Elizabeth johnson, colored. charged with
allowing her son TO disturb a ne.ghbor;
case dismissed for want of evidence.
Lewis Lane was fined s. for assault on
festival
Fanny Johnson, colored, was fined s. for
| indecent conduct.
| Republican Meeting.
A meeting of the white and colored repub-
| licans was held at the shipyard last night
to try TO reconcile the differences existing
| between the two races, but adjourned with
| out anything having been accomplished.
| The Ebony Blacks claim that they have
been repeatedly ignored by the whites, and
| now mat they hold the whip handle they
propose TO keep it,
Gasoline Explosion.
A cclored woman named Sarah Lawson
was painfully burned at her home near the
| ship yard This morning by the explosion of
a gasoline stove, which she was cook
| ing her breakfast. She removed to the
| IL Urinary for medical treatment. and IL is
| not thought that her injuries Viii result
| seriously.
Mr.. Charles Callahan has been appointed
deputy revenue collector by Captain Knox.
Mr.. Robert Janney, formerly of this city,
but now OF New York, spent the day in
town yesterday.
Mr.. Frank Hume has returned from the
Chicago convention. much pleased with his
trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Brent left last night
for Old Point to sperd some days.
Rev. j. 1. Vance, formerly pastor of the
| Second Presbyterian Church in this city
but now located in Nashville Tenn. /.
visiting friends here
Mr.. Charles Stongman, accompanied b,
his sister, Mrs. Mulhauser, Will leave 10
, morrow for Cleveland, Ohio, where the,
will make their home in the future.
Mr.. }. F. Studs of West End was In
successful bidder for building the pip
sewer on Prince and Fairfax streets.
The police commissioners will meet TO
night to consider the cases of Officers BETH
| and King, charged by Chief Webster witt
violations of the police regulations.
Large crowds went TO River View yester
day the annual excursion of the YOUNG
Mems Sodality LyceUm Of the Cathol
Church.
The mayor has released James Cliff an,
Geo. Brown, no further evidence of thei
completely in the supposed murder of Rich
!. ard Bayliss having been founG.
Officer Vim. Ferguson, Constable VIM
, | Webster and MIR. Ed. Williams left thi
, morning for Colonial Beach, to join the 9th
u | er members Of the police force who ar
| spending their vacation camping at tina
: ! place. They Will be joined Thursday b
Mr.. j. Harry Rice.