Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-09
AT FAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
City and County to Ee Represented in Dem
ocratic Convention at Richmond.
Sentiment Said to Favor II. Walton
Moore for L. s. Senate
General News.
ALEX ANDRIA Va. Nav o 1880
The Evening Star Bureau,
No. T27 King Street.
Bell Telephone No. JOG,

While there has been no organization
here among those interested in the Rich
mond convention, yet, as before stated in
The Star. the aims and objects of this as
semblage have been SO thoroughly discuss
ed in the local circles of the democratic
party as to create intense concern. The
agitation has also brought out some oppo-
sition. and it has been predicted by those
opposed to the movement that few, if any,
people would attend from this city.
Notwithstanding this, 1t was stated this
morning on good authority that twelve or
fifteen prominent men from the city and
county would leave this afternoon for Rich
mond. Among these are Messrs Frank E.
Anderson, Robert f. Knight. B: B. Smith,
George D. Hopkins, from the city; and A.
$. Doniphan, Andrew A. Lipscomb, ". w.
Douglass, George Rucker, Frank Lyons
and George Donaldson, from the county.
1t is also known that Fairfax county,
which sends among others Messrs. r. Wal
ton Moore and Joseph E. Willard, will be
well represented.
The local delegates 1t is understood will
be In favor of adopting strong resolutions
insisting upon the nomination of United
states senators by the people, and of ask
ing the democratic state committee to or
der convention for this purpose. The
consensus of opinion here is stated to be
in favor of Mr.. r. Walton Moore to sue
coed Senator Martin.
Business Mems League.
A largely attended meeting of the Bust
ness Mems League was held last evening
in the rooms of that organization at King
and Washington streets. Chairman M. B.
Harlow presided, and Secretary William F.
Carne discharged his usual duties. Several
members made speeches in praise of Alex
andria as g. manufacturing center. Mr.
John F. Emmert, who spoke upon this
theme. was listened to with interest.
Committees were appointed to look after
manufacturing affairs and other routine
business was transacted.
Program of Special Services.
There was a large attendance at the open
ing meeting last night of a special series
of services at the railroad reading rooms,
on Wolf street. Rev. T. P. Revelle of the
Methodist Protestant Church officiated and
a male quartet rendered several selections.
Mr. Revelle will preach again tonight.
Wednesday evening Rev. Mr. Cameron of
the F. NJ. Church will conduct the ser
vices, and the two following evenings
Mr.. Revelle will ofTiciate.
Mrs. Cash Dead.
Mrs. Ann Cash, widow of r. ]. Cash and
mother-n-law of Mr.. Jackson Smith, died
this morning al 3 o'clock at the residence
of Mr.. Smith. No. go North Royal street.
The deceased was a native of Loudoun
county, anu was wen k1l0Wn ana esteemed
here. She was in the eighty-fifth year of
her age. The funeral will take place
Thursday morning.
General and Personal
A warrant was issued last night for the
arrest of Joseph Dudley, colored, who was
charged with assaulting the twelve-year-
old daughter of Henrietta Minor, also col
ored. Dudley has not yet been arrested,
and the police suppose that he has made
his way into Alexandria county or to
Washington
A republican mass meeting was held last
evening at a new hall in jefferson district
Several candidates for county offices, both
democratic and republican, were present.
The meeting by a general vote Endorsed
DR.. d. N. Rust for supervisor of jefferson
district.
At a special meeting of the Hydraulion
Steam Fire Engine Company, held last
evening, an invitation from R. E. Lee
Camp, Confederate Veterans, to particl-
pate in the confederate memorial exercises
May "a was accepted. but it decided
not to bring out the apparatus on that oc-
casion.
A party Of confederate veterans among
whom were Messrs. K. Kemper, l.. NJ.
Blackford, Richard Shepherd, George Wise,
r. w. GaiIard and Alexander Lyles, left
here last evening to attend the confederate
reunion at Charleston, S. c., to begin to-
morrow.
Sheriff Gordon of Fairfax county arrived
here yesterday afternoon. having in charge
Samuel Macabee, who Is wanted in Fairfax
for petit larceny.
The will of the late Henry Shelton was
admitted to probate in the corpora ton
court yesterday, and John F. Parker quail
fed administrator.
A colored youth, named Coleman Major,
aged seventeen years, died of meningitis
early this morning at the Alexandria In
Urinary.
DR.. Snowden, assisted by physicians of
the lnf1rmary staff, yesterday afternoon
performed a successful operation for cancer
on Laura Beckley, a patient at the IN
Urinary.
The remains of Bernard Moore, who re-
Gently died at Savannah, Ga, will be
brought here this afternoon for interment.