Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-13
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Political Meetings Held the City Last
Night.
Large Crowd at the Prohibition
Other Local Notes Of Interest.

Political meetings were the order of the
day In Alexandria last night, and in two
places interesting addresses were listened
to by large audiences, the largest however,
being in the new Opera House, where
Joshua lowering Of Baltimore, the candi7
Gate for President on the prohibition ticket,
was announced to speak. The Opera House
was taxed to it's capacity to seat the large
crowd, about half of whom were ladies,
who literally applauded the speaker.
The meeting was opened by singing that
popular gospel hymn, Throw Out the Life
Line" after which Rev. 8. ]. McDougle in
voked the aid of God on the meeting and
the efforts of the prohibition party. Mr.. N.
S. Greenaway, VINO presided over the meet
ing, introduced Mr.. lowering. AS he arose
to speak Mr. lowering was received with
rounds of applause, and it was some mn
uteS before he could get the audience quiet
enough to go ahead. He said, among other
things, that it was not the idea of prohib
ton to deprive any one OF their personal
rights and liberties. Nothing new in
the prohibition party; they are working on
the same old lines. The money spent in
saloons is taken from the comforts and ne
cessites of home. THE saloon,'' he said,
us a gigantic nuisance, and the temper
ancc people only ask that the people at
large be relieved from that nuisance.
whisky is killing more people every
year than were killed in the civil war;" he
said. The whisky trust owns the saloon
Keepers
Mr.. lowering praised Theodore Roose-
welt of New York for compelling
5000 saloon keepers to obey the law in
that city. People should not blame the
law. but should vote for people who would
enact proper ores "A good many Chris
tans.' he said, will pray for the sue
cess of prohibition party, ut will cast their
ballot another way.
The meeting was closed by singing the
hymn, My Country, 'Tis of Thee, the
entire audience joining in.
The Bryan, sewnlI and Rixey Meeting
The Bryan. Sewall and RiXey meeting,
which was being held just across the street
in Sarepta Hail, lost none of its enthu-
siasm on account of the prohibition meet
ing, and a poll of the house would hardly
have secured single vote for the anti
liquor standard.
Ex-Mayor Strauss presiding, Introduced
Mr.. VIM. F. Carne, ST., a member of the
Baltimore Sun staff of correspondents, who
was the first speaker of the evening. Mr..
Carne spoke at length on the tariff ques-
ton, reviewing its history for years back.
He then took up the money question and
discussed it ably. He compared Bryan
with jefferson, and declared that the same
states which had been against Jefferson
and Jackson were now against Bryan. He
paid a tribute to the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at IL to L. and its ad-
vocates. Mr.. Carne's remarks were we'll
received attentively listened to and great
ly applauded. Cyclone Jim Marshall fol-
lowed AIR. Carne in one of his typical
speeches, which carried the house by
storm. His review of the situation was
as usual interspersed with wit. wisdom
and humor." He appealed to those MEM
bers of the democratic parry whom he
was pleased to call 'bolters,' saying the
door was still open, but none showed a
l,.tr 10 h
that door into the fiery furnace.
The meeting was enthusiastic. and closed
with applause for Bryan, Bryan, William
Jennings Bryan, the modern Moses
Corporation Court. October Term.
The corporation court began it's October
term yesterday. The will of Miss Elizabeth
Smyth was admitted to probate, and W. F..
Carne, ST., qualified as executor. The dock
ct was called, and the cases of Ruth Car
roll, colored, indicted for infanticlde, and
Ernest TraverS, indicted for breaking into
a freight car, We're set for Monday next.
The grand jury returned true bills against
Harry Simpson for grand larceny, Ernest
Travers and J. T. Beckham, charged with
the larceny of watch from Henry Smoot,
a true bill to TraverS. but not as to
Beckham. as was anticipated by his many
friends; Andrew Alexander, for breaking
and entering a storehouse; Hugh Strider,
for buying and receiving stolen goods;
Jacob Cronin, John Murray and Thomas
Linney, for robbery. A true bill was also
found against these latter three young men
| for feonious attempt to shoot an officer.
| Against Harry Simms and Frank Hayes
| for resisting an officer of the court in the
discharge of his duty. true bills were found.
General and Personal Brevities.
| The city council will meet tonight for the
transaction of important business.
Mr.. Frank Marbury, who has been quite
| urwell for some time past, was taken to
the Western State Hospital last night for
treatment.
| Miss Boyce of St Louis is the guest of
Mrs. DR.. T. Marshall Jones'
| Mr. Frank Anderson will go to Delaware
| next week to stump the state for Bryan
| and Sewall.
| lexis bUrg.
Mrs. K. Kemper is quite sick at her home
| on Washington street.
Mr. j. r. Cation will address the demo
| Gratis at LOrton station, Fairfax county
| tomorrow night.
| There will be a meeting of the local coun
| Gil of the Brotherhood of ST. Andrew in the
parish hall of Christ Church tonight.
| Operations at the glass works in West
End have been resumed, the damage by the
| storm having been repaired.
| Mr.. Joseph Martin is i'll with typhoid
| fever.
| The physicians report many cases of ma
| laria, more than usual at this season of the
| year.
The electric train leaving Washington a
| 5:1J pm, yesterday, took nearly an houl
to to this city, suffering delays IL
| Washington. owing to lack of power ant
too much train. There were many laborint
| men aboard anxious to get home.
Belle Haven Council Jr. o. L. A. NJ, hat
regular weekly meeting last night.
There was a small fire this morning a
| Atkinson's shop, Upper King street. Dam
ages light.
Central Union Mission.
The mana cement of the Central Uniol
Mission is taking this week to celebrate
the twelfth anniversary of the crganiza
ton. Last night, as previously ced
a Reunion Of the Old Workers. with ad
dresses and music, was the feature of tn
evening; tonight the Business Men, hav
their inning, while tomorrow night an in
teresting program is arranged follows
1. 1.-The Need of the Central Union Mission
or the Church's Work Among the Non
Church Going Classes" address by DR.. New
man of the First Congregational Church
2. 1.-The Call to Mission Work. address
| nv DIR Alley Mackay-Smith of ST John