Evening star., 1899-03-17
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Republicans Decide to Place Municipal
Ticket in the Field.
William McGee Makes Escape From
Detention Ward Of Smallpox Hos
pitaI, but is Recaptured.
Evening Star Bureau,
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ALEXANDRIA, Va, March Il, 1899.
Those republicans of this city who COM
prise faction opposed to the regular local
party leaders-Messrs. Park Agnew, chair
man of the state committee, and Joseph
l.. Crupper, chairman of the city commit
tee-will hold an open convention Monday
night next in Serepta Hall. The purpose is
to name a municipal ticket for mayor and
council in the coming spring election. The
convention will be, it is stated, composed of
delegates, duly chosen, from each of the
four wards.
The Lincoln Republican League (colored)
met last night and decided not to place a
ticket in the field but to unite with the
white republicans in the convention Mon
day night.
Escaped From Hospital.
William MCGEE, colored, who was lodged
in the new building connected with the
smallpox hospital Wednesday night made
his escape early yesterday morning The
police were notified, and late in the evening
yesterday Officer Roberts located MCGEE in
his home on South Lee street He was
promptly returned to the hospital.
MCGEE is one of the men found Wednes-
day evening by Officer Atkinson in the
smallpox-infected barber shop of Lawson
Brooks, co,ored, on Cameron street. For
this reason he was taken to the hospital,
although not as YET having developed the
disease. While AT liberty yesterday he is
said to have been at work near St. Asaph.
Increased vigilance will be observed in
watching all PERSONS confined in the build
ings. guard is on duty there now and
will be kept there continuously while pa
tients are in the hospital.
St. Pntrick's Day Celebration.
The principal event in observance of 81.
atric IaI- in 81 Will he th1 ham
quet to be held this evening in LyccUrn
Hall, under the auspices of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians. Extensive prepar;l
tions have been made 20 make the occasion
a success.
The order in which the speeches will be
made. following the COLLATION., will be as fol-
lows: Our City" Mayor George L. Simp
son; The Irish-AmeTican Sailor" Rev.
Father John p Chadwick, late chaplain of
the Maine; 'The United States" Mr.. l.. II.
Machen; The Hibcrnians." Mr.. P. T.
Moran; The Clergy" Rev. Father William
Ennis; ireland, our Mother Country, Mr..
w. F. Reddy.
General n~d Personal.
A masquerade party. under the auspices
of the Epworth League of the Del Ray
Methodist Church South, was given last
evening at the residence of Mr., l. D. Arnold
in that town. a large number attended.
Rev. r. b. Robinson. president of the
John Hay Industrial School for Colored
Youths, has been elected supreme industrial
educator by the Loyal Legion of Labor of
America.
The fourth quarterly conference for Alex
andria station, NJ. e. Church South, will be
held Monday evening at 7:3O o'clock in the
Washington Street Church.
The police here were today notified of the
theft of a horse and buggy from E. J.
hewitt, living near Accotnk, Fairfax
county.
Rev. DIR. Tidball of Philadelphia preached
a special Lenten sermon al Christ Church
last evening.
No new cases of smallpox had been re-
ported up to noon today since Wednesday
night. The premises of w. S. Archer, col
ored, No 514 Gibbon street, were released
from quarantine last evening.
In the police court this morning Mayor
Simpson fined John Williams 81 on a charge
of instigating dog fights. officer Goods
made the arrest