Evening star., 1898-08-11
Preparations for the Camp Of the
Seventh Day Adventists.
LARGE CROWD EXPECTED
Local Notes of General Interest to
Residents.
CASES IN POLICE COURT
Evening Star Bureau,

tHe seventh LAY AdyentiSts camp meet
ing and state conference will not commence
today, as announced by their circulars,
through error, but the opening services will
| De heid tomorrow morning. But little work
remains to be done on the grounds before
| the opening. large pavilion tent with
capacity for holding / 500 people is stand
ing. Provision and reception tents are up,
and twenty-five or thirty smaller tents are
already prepared for occupation. The sit
| uation is commanding, overlooking Wash
lngton and Alexandria. 1t is an ideal place
for camp ground
Already many of the Adventists are there,
among them the president, Elder D. c. Bab-
cock of Richmond The opening sermon
will be p' cached by Elder R. A. Underwood
OF Philadelphia, assisted in the services by
Elder Loughborough. Throughout the
sion able speakers will discuss the leading
religious questions of the times, such as
the coming of the Lord, the Sabbath of the
Lord, Christian citizenship, the signs of the
times, capital and labor, and other ques-
tions of general interest in these times 1t
| is expected that 800 Adventists will come,
representing every section of Virginia. and
that visitors from the vicinity will greatly
augment he daily congregations.
Examining Teachers.
The examination for white teachers
SioSSo SSotCIudy, anu tOudy superintendent
K. Kemper assisted by Mr.. VIM Green
well, is conducting the colored teachers
| examination in Peabody Hall Those being
examined are: Males-Patrick L. Lump
kins Fred H Rich of the CITY, Samuel L.
wade, Alexandria county, and j. H. VIII
lams Harrisburg, Pa; females, Sarah ].
Derrick. Bessie L. Riddick. Mabel B. Rid
dick, Mary A. Holmes, Ellen M. Adkins.
Susie B. Pinn of this city, and Jennie Nor
riS of " Washington.
Sad Death.
Miss Elizabeth c. Windsor, daughter of
| the late Richard Windsor of Fairfax ooun-
ty, died in Brooklyn, NY, last Sunday.
The remains were brought to this city to-
day, and will be inferred this morning in
the family vault il, the cemetery adjoining
Alexandria. Miss Windsor belonged to an
old Virginia family. and was well known in
this city, near which Mr.. Richard Windsor
owned the magnificent Hayfeld estate.
The announcement OF her death has occa-
stoned general sorrow in this city.
Prisoners Removed.
United States Marshal Morgan Tate ar
rived in this city yesterday and removed
two prisoners, who at the last term of the
| United States court held here were con-
v!cted of couEterfeiting United States
| money. They were carried to the peniten-
| t:ary in Moth Carolina. These prisoners
for the last month.
| The prisoner who vas serving term of
| thirty days for making false pension claims
was released yesterday, the time having
expired. ... d.. t-
Police Matters.
Only two petty cases were before Mayor
| Simpson this morning, and they We're dis
posed Of in short order.
James Jones, colCred, had been arrested
by Officer Hall, charged with leaving a
nuisance on the premises of Mr.. John T.
| Nalle. He was fined $3.50.
Joseph Wells, young man. was arrested
| by Ohcer Young on charge of lighting
| The case dismissed.
Capt. Webster of the police force wrote
to the North Carolina authorities this
| morning informing them that Wright and
| Reid, supposed to have been in the post Of
flee robbery at Aberdeen, N. c.. on the
| night of April 4, were arrested in Alexan-
| dria on April u. OF the other man. Miller,
| he could give no information.
Local Notes.
Jackson Council. No 3d. Jr. o. U. A. M,
held an enthusiastic meeting last night at
| Mechanics Hall, during which three new
| ma mbers were initiated.
The steam yacht Americus left this MORN
| ing for an excursion down the Potomac,
having on board a party of young ladies
and gentlemen, who belong to the Autumn
! Leaf Social Club.
Mr.. John S. Fowler, clerk of the United
| States district and circuit courts has gone
| to Kingston, N. Y, to spend his vaca Ion
Mr.. John Crilly has left for a two-wesks'
stay at Atlantic City.
The Misses Shriver of Westminster, Nd
are visiting Miss Mamie Jones on Prince
street.
heavy explosion occurred this morn
| ing in near the local depot, attracting
a large crowd 1t was discovered that a
gas pipe containing soda water chemicals
had exploded, doing little damage In the
car, but hurting nobody, although a boy
was in the car at the time.