The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-19
WHITE REPUBLICANS RULED
COl0red Men Denied Admission to
Alexandria City Convention.
Declare They VIII Send Solid Dele
cations to CuIp-per-Other
City NeWA

the City at 1 O'Clock yesterday after
| can city convention to he held last night.
Tile convention met in Sarepta Hall, anil
was presided over by Frank Z. Evans,
! George \. Nowiand was elected secretary.
| The following named gentlemen were
| elected delegates 10 the Congressional COB
! vention. which will meet at CuIpeper
on Thursday night: Charles w. Lear, ORR.
James Z. Johnston, James i. Lash, F. E.
Evans, Joseph E. Crupper. George y.
Nowiand, George L. Young, and Magnus
l.. Robinson The las, named is the only
colored man in the delegation. W. P
Graves was elected a member of til:
Congress oIal committee. and Joseph E.
Crupper was elected city chairman.
Resolutions We're adopted indorsing the
administration of Col William Lamb as
STATE chairman. and indorsing Col Fat
Mctaull for Congress iI,m ite Eighth dis
tric.. ON account Of there not being a
full: attendance of delegates. the meeting
adjourned until FriG;ay night. WHEN the
ci:y Republican committee Will lie elected
The convention was composed Of the rep
Te>cDtaiive Republicans Of Alexandria and
is i,.Iked upon as the regular Republican
organization There was an attempt made
ny tEc c,iortrl Republicans TO capture the
Sa-epta Hall meeting. hut they were re-
fused admissioa. They went eff declaring
that they would send sohd dele CATION to
Cuipepcr and contest for admission against
the Sarepta Hall delegation.
Golden Light Ledge Of Good Templars
held very interesting meeting last night
when they re,rired fra,crnal visit from
District Chief Tcmplar u. Payne OF
Balls:on. Va
: A charter has been granted by Judge
Norton of the corporation court to the
Caioret Heating Company. the objects OF
winch re to maDufac tureand sellstoyesand
heating apparatus. John S. Peach is the
agent in this city and J W. Campbell Cf
Washington is president.
Judge. Nicol Ut the circuit court has
gr;inicsi q charter 10 the McClary HySienic
Filter Company. The objects OF the new
company are io manufacture and sell
wafer filters. The capital stock is 10 be
SIUO. 600: Charles Bendbeini is the local
agent and j. j. kl,imer OF Washington is
named as prcsi lent of the new company.
Mr. Calvin Il; Tribby and Miss Minnie
c Bowlcs Of Washington We're quietly
married in this cityon Monday. The couple
came to \ Iexandril aul secure,i the services
of "A friend who assisted them in procur-
ing Il Incense and afterwtrd escorted them
to the parsonage OF the Baptist Church,
where Rev ] II. Butler joined them in the
holy bonds of natrimouy. After visiting
the principal points Of interest in the city
the newly welded pair left for their
Washington bone
The funeral II the late John 7 Creigh.
ton took place yesterday morning from
the resiienc, which the deceased had occn-
pie.I for fit. years. on Upper King street
The remains Were followed TO their last
resting place in the Southern Methodist
Cemetery by II host of friends of the de-
ceused. The services were conducted by
Rev. r.. Heugh. of Hamilton, and the
paii- hearers were MessrS. John Robert
SIN John Slater. e. Il. Carlln, s. IT. Lunt,
G. C. Carln and G. =. Purcell. OF Wash
ingtoD.
A hcavi,v-loa,ici freight train on the
Southern Railway jumped The track on
North Union street, near King street.
about 10 O'Clock las, night. Several ears
left the track. Brakeman John Clarke was
thrown from the train and sustained pain
ful If not serious injury. He was assisted
TO the office of DR.. O'Brien
Miss Ruth Henderson has gone ia Ioudoun
county Tor a few weeks.
DR. william Smith has been summoned
tn I.ynpside. near Old Sweet Springs.
on account OF the continued serious iIincss
of Mr.. q. Hatley Norton. Of this city.
Miss Julia Houck is visiting friends at
Hyattsvile, Nd.
Mr.. Harry II Simpson has returned from
Atlantic City.
Rev. Father Carne of Richmond 10 spend
ing a short vacation with relatives in this
city
Mr.. a ". Armstrong and family are a.
berkeley Springs.