Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-12
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Republican Mass Meeting to Be Held in the
Opera House Tonight.
An Attempted suicide-Death of Mrs.
Summers-Rushing Sewer Work
ut Night - Notes.

There will be q republican mass meeting
at the Opera House this evening. at which
1t Is expected that clubs from Washington
will be present. and 1t Is also believed that
there will be q big attendance Of both DEM
ocrats and republicans. Among the speak
ers announced are P. H. McCaull, a candi-
date for Congress; Maj. o. E. Hine and
Capt. e. H. Burton of New York.
Death of Mrs. Summers.
Mrs. Julia M. Summers. the young and
accomplished wife of Mr.. Ernest Summers.
died at their residence on South Pitt street
at o'clock yesterday afternoon Of Bright S
disease. Mrs. Summers was a daughter of
Mr.. George Legg of Fairfax and had many
friends, who will learn with regret of her
sudden death.
Attempted Suicide.
Mr.. Frank Summers, a well-known young
resident of this city, attempted to commit
suicide yesterday afternoon by taking an
overdose of laudanum. He was arrested
by Officer Atkinson and taken to the sta
ton house and when searched there an
empty vial, which had contained the poi
son, was found in his pocket. He was
given medical treatment and released. No
cause Is known why the young man com
mitted the rash act. He stated that IL the
dose taken did not have the desired effect
he would repeat it the first chance he had.
but up to the present time he has not done
SO.
Sewer Work.
The contractors for laying the King street
sewer worked gang Of fifteen or twenty
men all last night. 1t was rather novel
sight to see it. When asked by The Star
reporter the reason for it, the contractor
said he had arrived at dangerous point.
The urder surface was so mixed with sand
and water that the banks caved in on him
as rapidly as he could take the dirt away.
and removing it during the night would
enable him to start the brickwork this
section of King and ST. Asaph street. At
this point it became necessary few days
ago to bridge up the electric car track to
enable the cars to safely pass.
Gum Spring ViOIatOrs Of Law.
Special Constable William Webster, who
expressed himself a few days ago as being
Disguised with the way justice was dis
pensed at the magistrates courts in Fair
fax county, has determined to present the
cases of Charles Knoxville. Richard Bu-
nell, James McCuen, Tine Henderson and
Ed. Julius to Judge Chichester at Fairfax
Court House today. Constable Webster
claims that the charges made in the war
rants executed by him fully sustain all the
violations of law as charged, but that little
or no attention was given the cases, and
the parties were released on merely nomi-
nal fines. The action of Judge Chichester
will be awaited with interest.
Police Court.
Mayor Thompson this morning disposed
of the following cases: Alexander Wood,
coiored, arrested by Officer Beach, charge,
6isorderly conduct, dismissed for want Of
evidence. John Poindexter and Hattie
Dun das, colored, arrested by Lieut.. Smith,
charge, living in adultery. sent ON to the
corporation court. Edward Grayson, col
ored, arrested by officer Wilkersoa, charge,
fighting, fined s..
Mr.. Roy D. Hassler. associate editor of
the Alexandria Times, today severed his
connection with that paper. Mr.. James
Peyton will be the business manager, with
Mr.. Thomas Cockrell as editor.
Mrs. w. II. Muier has sold to L. and d.
Ruban the store on the northwest corner
OF St Asaph and King streets.
Birds are reported very scarce in the
MAI shes near the city. Two of AIexan-
orlas gentlemen sportsmen speat several
hours yesterday in the large marsh near
new Alexandria and returned home in the
morning with only fourteen sora. Several
years ago as many as 200 would have been
Killed in the same length of time over The
same ground.