Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-18

known to exist in the county. A strong
fight is being waged against Common
wealth's Attorney Johnson, republican, who
has, 1t is claimed. incurred the bitter en-
nifty Of the TcformerS.
In line with the Effort to secure a fair
election. the registration books have been
carefully revised the work having been
finished May .. BY this revision several
voters have been put on the books in Wash
ington and Arlington districts and over a
hundred have been subtracted in jefferson
district where the St. Asaph race track
is situated. Against the hookmakins at
this place the refOrmers are making a de-
termncd fight.
The City Election.
Candidates for city offices in the APP
preaching election, May ~ are making
strenuous efforts for success. As before
noted in The Star the situation is more
complicated than has ever been the case
in recent years. Attention is now being
directed to the city electoral board, two
out Of the three members OF winch,
Messrs. T. A. Moore and +. f. Lawler,
are themselves candidates for council. This
body is appointed by the state legislature
with the power of supplying any subse-
quent vacancy. In it is vested the power
OF appointing judges and clerks Of election
and also persons whose duty 1t is to
scratch tickets for ignorant voters.
Mayor Simpson this morning called at
tention to this latter fact, and stated that
q brother of Il candidate in the first ward
had applied for the position, and that II
was understood a brother of fourth ward
candidate would be appointed in that ward.
All the candidates are watching each
other narrowly, and no point of contest Is
being neglected. Thomas II. Morgan,
Mayor Simpsons opponent. has decided not
TO publicly speak on King street Saturday
night, had been announced
Injunction Granted.
Judge Norton, in the corporation court
Yesterday afternoon granted an injunction
restraining certain members of the Domes-
tic Fire Extinguisher Company from elect
ing officers and transacting other business
of the company. Recently call for q
meeting was issued and signed by Messrs.
A. A. Lipscomb, J. c. Sprigg, j. c. SpriSg
jr., DR.. William M. Sprigg, {. J. Gillette.
Frank S. Bright and r. r. Beall, stock
holders of the company.
The injunction was issued on application
of Joseph K. Cannon. When 1t was served
the above named sfguers We're holding a
meeting in F'leischmann's Hotel, and they
at once abandoned their plans.
General Matters.
In the police court this morning Mayor
Simpson disposed of the following cases:
Ethel Freeberger, charged with assault,
fined $40; Annie Fisher, also charged with
assault, dismissed; James Cole, charged
with throwing missiles in the street, dis
missed.
The following officers ofthe M P, Church
Christian Endeavor Society have been elect
ed for a term of six months: Miss Mary
Penn, president: N. $. Greenaway, vice
president; E. S. Hautzman, secretary; J. II.
Bartlett, recording secretary; Miss E. l..
Germond, treasurer. -
Rev E. V. Register, pastor of the NJ. e.
Church South in this city, will deliver an
address at the bi-monthly mass meeting of
the Epworth League Union, to be held at
Mount Vernon Place Church, Washington,
Monday evening, May o. -
The series of meetings at the railroad
reading room will be concluded Friday
evening. when Rev. E. V. Register will off
ctate. Rev. ]. T. Cameron will preach there
tonight.
T. H. Callif was today released on $500
bond for his appearance before the grand
jury at the July term. Callif is charged
with the embezziement of 1886 belonging to
the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company,
while he was acting as assistant superin-
tendent in this city.