Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-03
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
The Printers Of the City to Organize Typo
graphical Union.
Grand Democratic Mass Meeting To.
Stack Court Items.

| a branch of the typographical union. The
meeting was enthusiastic and was presided
ever by Mr.. j. H. Adams Committees
| were appointed on bylaws and constitu-
ton and permanent organization. 1t was
decided to apply for a charter Immediately
after the committee on bylaws and con-
stitution reports. All the men present free
| ly expressed their views. The fact that a
number Of other printers who are not en-
ployed on the Silver Knight Senator Stew
arts paper. were present and made appli-
cation to become charter members of the
rev union, was very gratifying to the
! members of Columbia Typographical Union
| VINO reside in Alexandria. The scale of
| wages will probably be fixed at about 81
a week. Among those who were present
were George Hepburn. Thomas Clark. Mall
win Page, Joseph Donohue. A. J. Simmons,
| Charles Webster. John A. Griffin, Charles
| Sullivan, Edward Markell. Louis Adams.
William Whitcomb and a number OF others.
The next meeting will be held next Tuesday
for reports of the several committees.
Democratic Mass Meeting.
There will be a grand democratic mass
meeting. under the auspices OF the Bryan,
Sewall and Rixey Club of this city. at the
opera house tonight. and it is expected that
a large crowd will be present Mr.. Frank
| A. Anderson has secured the following
speakers for the evening: Ex-Representa-
| tive Irwin DUNCAN Of Ohio Rev. Sam. Small
| Of Georgia and Mr.. Alfred ]. Stofer of the
Richmond Dispatch. General DUNCAN, who
Is an ex-member of Congress. is a man of
! fine appearance. and an able speaker. Rev.
Sam. Smalrs reputation a lecturer and
| speaker is well known to the people Of
Alexandria. Mr.. Stofer is newspaper
| man Of wide reputation. He was with the
Bryan party on his trip from Lincoln to
New York He will give an account Of
his trip. The Alexandria Drum Corps has
! been engaged for The occasion.
Police Report.
Mayor Thompson presided at the police
court this morning and disposed of the fol-
lowing cases:
Israel Harris, colored, a driver of j. Dry
fus & Company, charged, by Detective
Burroughs Of Georgetown, with stealing
wire from the Washington, Alexandria and
Falls Church railroad; was held for the
Washington authorities.
Israel Dryfus, arrested for having re-
ceived the stolen wire on Sunday morning
last, was held for further examination un-
der 500 bond. Jno. NJ. johnson, attorney,
represented Mr.. Dryfus, and Mr. Marbury
the common wealth.
Richard Burnett arrested as an accas-
sorry to the stealing of this wire; was dis
missed. but held a witness Ii is thought
that under certain promises made him by
the police the other arrests were made and
IN this way he will escape punishment
MIKE Laubhefmer, abusive language; dis
missed.
United States Court.
The following business was transacted
in the United States court, Judge Robert
w. Hughes presiding. yesterday:
United States agt. H. NJ. Owens, former
postmaster at Waterfall. Prince William
| county. indicted for embezzling money;
! plea Of guilty: jury, and verdict of guilty,
and penalty fixed at six months in the
Kings county, N. Y. jail. and a fine of
sGiI.91, the amount of the sum embezzled
United States agt. Emma Williams COL
ored, or Accotink. Fairfax county. indicted
| for forging an order for a registered letter;
| jury, and verdict Of not guilty.
The case of ]. r. Murray, indicted for a
| violation of the internal revenue laws was
| continued, after which court adjourned for
| the term.
To Build a New Church.
There was a largely attended meeting of
the congregation of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church South last night to consider the
| advisability Of starting the building of the
new church. A resolution was adopted au-
thorizing the building committee to proceed
with the building. The building committee
VIII not, however, give out the contract al
present, owing to the lateness Of the sea-
son. The names of several of the congre-
CATION who have contributed largely TO the
mittee.
Grain Stacks Set Anre.
Tramps last night set fire to two stacks
Of grain belonging to Mr.. John Colbert a
| farmer living near Four-Mile Run, in AL
| exandria county. One Of the stacks con-
| tair ed about 500 bushels of rye and the
other about 400 bushels Of oats. Both
were entirely destroyed. Several tramps
he fold u.ta ha
grain was stacked and touch a match to It.
The tramps fled, and yet have not been
apprehended. although the authorities are
| using every effort to capture them.
Funeral of Mrs. Reynolds.
The funeral Of the late Mrs. Annie NJ.
Reynolds, whose death was mentioned in
The Star. took place from Grace Episcopal
Church yesterday afternoon at o'clock
1t was attended by a large number Of the
friends Of the deceased. The services were
conducted by Rev. Clarence E. Ball, rec
tor, and the interment was in the Union
cemetery. The pallbearers were Messrs
James r. Cation, Sherwood Jack Boyd
Edelin, and Charles Steiner.
Notes.
Frank E. Anderson OF this city will
SPEAK at a democratic mass meeting to be
! held at Manassas on Monday next The
| other speakers will be Mr.. Rixey, the
democratic nominee for Congress, and
| Judge McCabe Of Loudoun county.
Quite number of the young society peo-
pie of this city will attend the ball to be
given at Fairfax Court House tomorrow
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Green have returned
| from Pennsylvania and New Jersey where
they have been spending the summer
DIR. Julian Miller and Mr.. Ashby Miller
have returned from Sandy Springs, Nd,
where they have been sojourning for the
past two weeks.
Mr.. Dew. Aitcherson had a narrow es-
| sape from being seriously injured by the
falling OF heavy piece Of timber while
experimenting some work on his wharf
Miss May Miller of Baltimore is the guest
of her friend, Miss Lizzie Folmar, on Up
per King street.
Mrs. NJ. ]. Lawler of Norfolk is visiting
Miss Maggie Lawler on Wilkes street
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