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

| There was q business meeting of the
printers Of this city last night to organize
a branch Of the typographical union. The
| meeting was enthusiastic and was presided
| ever by Mr.. ]. H. Adams. Committees
| were appointed on bylaws and constitu-
| ton and permanent organization. 1t was
| decided to apply for 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 appn-
| cation to become charter members of the
rev union. was very gratifying to the
| members of Columbia Typogra phical Union
| who reside in Alexandria. The scale of
| wages will probably be fixed at about 81
1 a week. Among those who were present
| were George Hepburn. Thomas Clark, NAL
| win Page, Joseph Donohue. A. ]. 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
| or Georgia and Mr.. Alfred j. Stofer OF the
| Richmond Dispatch. General DUNCAN. who
| is an ex-member of Congress, is a man Of
| fine appea rance, and an able speaker. Rev.
speaker is well known to the people of
| Alexandria. Mr.. Stofer is a newspaper
| man OF wide reputation. He was with the
Bryan party on his trip from Lincoln to
| his trip. The Alexandra 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, driver of ]. Dry
fus & Company, charged, by Detective
| Burroughs of Georgetown, with stealing
wire from the Washington, Alexandria and
| Falls Church railroad; 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 commonwealth.
| Richard Burnett, arrested as an Access
| sorry to the stealing Of this wire; was dis
| missed. but held as a witness 1t is thought
/ that under certain promises made him by
| the police the other arrests We're made, and
| In this way he will escape punishment
Mike Laubheimer, 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
| $G47.91. the amount OF the sum embezzled
United States agt Emma Williams, COL
| ored, of 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. resolution was adopted au-
thorizing the building committee to proceed
with the building. The building committee
| will not, however, give out the contract at
| present, owing to the lateness of the sea-
| son. The names Of several of the congre-
| cation who have contributed largely TO the
| building fund are in the hands of the COM
| mittee.
| ., Grain Stacks Set Afre.
Tramps last night set fire to two stacks
Of grain belonging to Mr.. John Colbert, q
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
were seen to go into the field where the
! grain was stacked and touch a match to It,
The tramps fed, and as 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 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 a 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, Md,
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 a 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. J. Lawler of Norfolk is visiting