Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-08
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Arrangements to Bring Out the Vote on
Election Day.
Issue OF School Certifcates-An At
tempted Sufcide-LabOr Day Obser-
vance-Other Matters of Interest.

large attendance Of the members. An invi-
tation was extended to John M Johnson
Of Alexandria and Walter Moore of Fairfax
to address the club or Thursday evening
ext at the Opera House. Mr.. johnson ac-
cepted. and II is expected that Mr. Moore
VIII be present slSo. A meeting of the
hrsnce committee was held this morning
at the Office of Mr.. s. H. Lunt, and can
Vass OF the city was arranged to raise
tuhds to meet the expenses of the cam
Palgn. Messrs. Stansbury, May ard
Strauss were appointed a committee on
icsoluticns, to whom all matters introduced
by members will be referred before tho
club acts. III
An invitation was extended to the CITY
democratic committee to meet and worlx IN
concert with the club. Mr. Sweenv chair
man OF this committee, responded to the
IhVltatlon and assured the club that there
was lerfect harmony between the commit
tee and the club. and that he would call a
meeting this week and endoavor to arrange
the canvass on a business basis. 1t is
hoped 10 organize four clubs in the city,
one In each ward. Registration books will
be made IF all the white voters and a per-
sonal interview will be had with each one
Inc wish or the committee and the club
VIII ne TO hnd out positively as far as pos
slbie who can be relied upon to support the
regular democratic ticket nominated at
Chicago. Quite a number of new names
were added to the club. among them sew
Si al "tdl-h.OWn rCpuDilcdDS.
Police Court.
Mayor Thompson this morning disposed
OF the following cases In the police court:
Marion Stokes, colored, arrested by Officer
Davis. charge, disorderly conduct and re-
sistins an officer: fined So Rozicr Camp
bell aid Alice jones, colored, arrested by
Oficer Belts, charge. disorderly conduct;
the woman was dismissed and Campbell
was flned 81. Maggie Pendleton and Vir-
glnia Gordan, colored, arrested by Officer
Hail. charge, disorderly conduct; sent to
me work house for thirty lays. James
Edwards. colored arrested by officer Da-
Wis, charge assault on Andrew Bolton with
an air gun; dismissed with a reprimand
Maud T1ppitt, Grace hewitt and Pearl
Heart were sent to the work house for
thirty days under the vagrant act. Thomp-
son Harris arrested by Officer knight,
charge, abusive language toward Mary
Woolls, continued for further examination.
Alexander Dean. an habitual drlnkard, ar
rested by Officer Wilkerson, charge, assault
On his wife. and resisting an officer; sent
to jail for ten days. THOMAS Farrell col
cred, an old offender. arrested by Officer
Martha Smith, colored: fined So, in default
OF which he goes to Jail for thirty days.
subject to the chain gang. Robert Arnold
arrested by Officer Roberts. charge assault
on Laura Coleman; fined s., which he paid.
Attempted TO Commit Suicide.
Alice Page, young colored woman at
tempted to commit suicide at her home.
No 1414 King street, yesterday afternoon
shortly after O'Clock, by swallowing two
ounces OF laudanum The cause of the
rash act is said to be that she had an en-
gagement with white admirer yesterday
afternoon, and that he failed to fulfill the
engagement, whereupon she became de-
spondent, and going to her mothers room
bade her an affectionate farewell. and took
the laudanum as stated. AS soon as il was
learned that the girl had taken the poison,
Drs. Miller and Ashby were summoned,
and antdotes were administered, which
failed, however, to produce the desired eff
rect. She became unconscious and it was
thought that she would die at any moment
ene revived later, however. She was taken
cut on the road leading to Shutters Hill by
her admrer and walked until she regained
consciousness. The Star man called at the
house this morning and found that she was
entirely cut Of danger
II. e. Lee Camp.
The regular monthly meeting of the r.
E. Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans. with
Commander Thomas Perry in the chair.
was held in their rooms on South St. Asaph
street. A committee, composed of Messrs
w. A. Smoot, William H. May, Edgar
Warheld and K Kemper, was appointed
10 meet all sons of confederate veterans
who desire to form a camp of Sons of Con-
federate Veterans on Thursday night at
o'clock at the Columbia engine house, on
south ST Asaph street. Delegates were
appointed to attend the meeting Of the
Grand Camp Of Confederate Veterans
which is to be held at Winchester on Oc-
tober p. A communication from Mr.. Chas
Broadway Rouse of New York was re-
ceived in reference to locating the Battle
Abbey of the South in this city, in which
he expressed himself favorably in regard
to the same. After some ether routine
h1fC hn6 hon
tourned.
Escaped From the Gang.
About three months ago Ike Edney.a WELL
known colored character. was sent to the
chain gang for thirty days for q minor
offense, but not being over fond of work
he made his escape before he had been
there a week. Saturday night last Officer
Knight, hearing that he was in the city,
soon had him In custody again. Yesterday
morning the mayor sent him back to the
gang with an additional sentence Of thirty
days. Yesterday afternoon Overseer Trav-
ers had the gang out at work and Edney
was one of them, but before he had been
at work two hours on the street he sue
ceeded in again making his escape Every
enort is being made to capture him, and
it is safe to say that If he IL caught
he will not again make his escape rs
easily, as he will be heavily shackled.
Bids for New Engine House.
The committee on public property met
yesterday afternoon and opened the revised
bids for erecting the proposed Hydraulion
fire engine house on North Alfred street
They were as follows: w. F. Vincent,
$4,000; N. B. Bussey, 1850: Charles Glover,
s4.67275; H. T. Evans. 81. 1885: William
Crump. 81, III; T. H. Nelson, s., SO6 so and
Joseph II. Rogers, A,9f5. The contract for
the work was not given, as city council had
only appropriated $1,000. Mayor Thomson
has issued a call for meeting of council
tonight, when 1t Is thought that an addi-
tionai appropriation of 81 200 will be made
Cr"ckct-Thompso n.
Miss Ruth NJ. Thompson, the daughter of
Mayor Luther H. Thompson, and Mr. Well
lington Crockett were married last night at
the home of the bride. on South Fairfax
street, by Rev. ]. H. Butler of the First
Baptist Church, this city. Only the imme-
date families and intimate friends of the
contracting parties were present Mr.. and
Mrs. Crockett will make their home I'm this
city, on South st. Asaph street
burned With Powder.
William Eppes, a thirteen-year-old col
ored boy, residing on Fayette street, was
quite painfully burned yesterday by the
explosion of powder. He had a bottle con-
tanning about quarter of a pound of pow
der, and, taking 1t out in the back yard Of
fC nHa1