The times., 1897-10-30
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
Marriage Of John j. Curtis to Miss
Louise Brooke Bailey.
y Plan To Keep Negroes From Voting
Unlicensed Dogs TO BE Raided
Candidates for office.

Alexandria Va, Oct 20. 1t is announced
that Mr.. John j. Curtis, son of the late
Gov. Curtis, Of Idaho. and Miss Louise
Brooke Bailey OF Ohio, daughter Of the
late Col Hunter Brooke, were married in
this city on August 81. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. ] H. Butler at the
parsonage of the Baptist Church.
Train No. 26i, with motor car No. II,
which leTt Washington at 6.25 O'Clock
tonight, struck and killed TWO horses
! near the AIeXa ader Island race track. The
train was running at the usual rate Of
speed at the time, when the two horses
attempted TO cross the track. MOtOrWau
Smith did everything posi- Ole To avoid the
accident. The headlight Of the motor car
was smashed and the front OF The car was
some what damaged. Mr.. Smith was slight
ly bruised out DO one else was in uresi.
Travel was delayed for short time.
Mrs. Ida Dulany, widow Of Henry u.
Dulany, and sister Of Mrs. Virginia Mime
gefoGe. Of this CITY, died at her home, near
Midd!eburg, last night.
Mr.. j. l. Loveioy, VINO had been viSitiu z
friends III this city, has returned 10
Boston.
1t is stated that disclosures have heeu
made To the Republican State committee Of
Maryland by cOlOred man named George
/ W. Nj cGains OF an alleged scneme OF tue
Baltimore Democrats tC Keep a large nunn-
Der of eolored Republicans away from
that city on election day by giving them
a free excursion to Philadelphia on No
vember /. 1t was proposed TO assure the
excursionists that tney would be hume ia
time to vote, hut N cGains states that he
was 70 nave charge OF all the return tickets
and was to see tuau none OF the eXcuTSioniStS
| reached Baltimore until after the polls
4
andria for sOfne time, and tiuTine the na-
| tionai campaign prOfesSed TO be d StanCh
| Democrat. Recently he was Il candidate
| for the Janitorsnip OF the cUlOred public
| schools, and urged that he had been per
| secuted by hts race because he was a
| Democrat. He is also a reverend" and
| claims 10 have lost his charge because
| he advocated the cause OF the Democratic
| candidate for President during the ma
! tional campaign. He is now said 10 have
| charge of a church in Maryland d short
| distance from Washington.
The funeral of the late French SmOoi
will take place tomorrow afternoon, az :
/ O'Clock. The services win be conducted
! by Rev. P. P. Phillips, OF st. PauI's Church
! and the inrerment viii be in the cemetery
| OF that church. The palEbearers VIII be
| Messrs. W. II. Zimmerman, I. W. Robin
/ son, J *. VI. Norton, q. l. Boothe, W. X.
| Davidson, and J C. smOot. Andrew JACK.
| son Lodge u Masons, of which Mr. SIuo0t
| was a past master, Will attend the funeral
| IN body, and there Will be an escort
| from ola DOninion Commandery knights
! Tempiar, of which organization he was
! treasurer.
| Deputy Sergt. B. B. Suithwen TO George
| town this evening for Gus Lee, The negro
| who escaped from Jail here anu was ca aptured
| in that city Lee refused 10 return to Vfr-
| ginia without rerquisitiOn he was Serv
| ing term of ninety days IN Jail III this
| city for vagrancy in Alexandria county
| The twenty second annual athletic da 5
| viii be observed at the Episcopal High
| School on Saturday, Noveui Der g.
| new schedule will go into effect OF
! the electric road on Sunday.
| Mr.. kdw ard Soper ana Miss Sadie Lang.
| ley, both Of this city, were married iT
| Washington yesterday
The annual meeting of the Alexandria
| Water Company will he held on Monda
! next. The report of the president vii
! show that l1,000 feet of new gas main:
have been laid during the past year
| The Alexandria gymnasium will re-
open on Monday night, at 4 clock.