Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-15
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
The Order Requiring Police to Communicate
frequently With Headquarters
Officers Find 1t Difficult to Comply
Sesquf-Centennfal Committee
to Visit Washington.

The order recently issued by Mayor S:mp-
son directing the policemen on duty to COM
municate with headquarters once every
hour works smoothly and satisfactorily in
day time, it is said but late at night, when
the principal places of business 81 sed
and telephone communication ext eme,y
limited it is declared to be almost impos
sible for officers a distant beat to OBJ
serve the rule to the letter. Mayor Siinp-
son states that the regulation will not be
operative when conditions late at night are
such that it would be impracticable to car
ry it into effect. Ii was issued he said.
with a view of keeping the officers and
headquarters constantly in touch concern
ing police affairs. AS heretofore stated in
The Star. the necessity of some such resu-
lation was suggested by an occasional lack
of Information on the part OF the offlc erS
agarding outstanding warrants, which
sometimes resulted in dilatory arrests.
1t now suggested by some that sys-
TEN of street telephones for the joint ser
vices of the police and fire departments is
needed, and that small number cf tele-
phone boxes could be placed at convenient
points throughout the city at a small cost.
1t is stated good authority, however.
that an efficient system would cost not less
than $1,000.
To Visit Washington.
A meeting of the genera. committee of
the sesqui-centennial was held yesterday at
headquarters, NJ. T1dTiOW pfeSidiHE.
There were present. besides Mr. Harlow,
Dr. William NJ. Smith, Judge ]. X. M. Nor
ton, Capt. James E. King and Messrs.
Gardner L. Boothe, C. C. Carlin and A. j.
Wedderburn. Reports were made showing
decided activity On all sides and much en-
courasenlent was given those present. 1t
was decided to press the question of con-
tributiols and while the finance committee
will continue its work. it will appoint can
vassers in each ward to collect from the
citizens generally such contributions as
they care to make.
A committee, composed of Messrs. NJ. y.
Harlow, Park Agnew. Geo. r. Hill. VIM. b.
Smoot, Gardner l.. Boothe. c. c. Carin.
DIR. VIM. N. Smith. Capt. James f. King.
Mayor Geo. l.. Simpson, Judge j. K. NJ.
Norton. J. NJ. Hill. John May and others.
was appointed to visit Washington Monday
next to call upon Senator Martin, Repre-
sentative Rixey and Messrs Frank Hume,
r. S. Donohoe and James F.. Willard. and
later the President and cabinet officers in
relation TO attending the sesqui-centonnial.
and securing troops. marines and sailors to
take part n the exercises.
W. G. T. u. Meeting.
A joint meeting of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union and the Young Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union was
held last evening at the residence of Mrs.
N. S. Greenaway, president. of the first
named society, on North Columbus street
entertaining the one hundred delegates ex-
pected here October 3 to attend the state
convention of the w. c. T. L. Committees
Were appointed to decorate the Methodist
Protestcn Mt and Trinity Nj. E. churches, re-
spectively where the sessions Of the con-
vention will be held. 1t was decided to in
vte the District of Columbia division Of
the union to attend the convention.
General Matters.
Mr.. Henry B. Pullman. a well-known and
respected citizen, died yesterday evening
at the Alexandria Infirmary, where he had
been under treatment for several weeks.
Deceased was the of the late Peter
Pullman. and was forty-one years old. For
some years he operated a cab line in this
city. Mr.. Pullman leaves a widow and sew
eral children. The funeral will take place
tomorrow morning.
Anna Posey, the thirteen-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. Ollie Posey, was severely in
jured last evening while playing on an
iron fence opposite the Columbia engine
house. The child fell and iron spike
pierced her near the region of the abdo-
men, making an ugly wound, which bled
prOfuSeiy. The injured child was carried
to her home on Prince street and a physi-
clan summoned. Her injury did not prove
to be very serious.
Mrs Maria Eversole, widow of the Rev.
Charles Eversole and daughter Of the late
John Summers of this city, died at Hedges
Vile. w. Va, Wednesday night. and was
buried this morning. The deceased was
we'll known in this city.
In the police court this morning Mayor
Simpson disposed of the following cases:
Herbert Harrison. charged with disorderly
conduct forfeited s. collateral by non-ap-
pearance. William Day, colored. charged
with assault. had his case postponed until
tomorrow morning.