Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-15
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
MEETING OF CITY SCHOOL BOARD
HELD LAST NIGHT.
Report Made of School Census
Stranger Charged With Theft
-General Matters.
Evening Star Bureau.
No. 701 King St.
(Bell Telephone No. 1860,

| ALEXANDRIA, Va, August 10. 1850
| A special meeting of the city school board
| was held last night in Peabody Hall. Cap
! tain Herbert Bryant presiding. Clerk Snow
den submitted the school census. showing
! the number of persons in the city between
| the ages of five and twenty-one years to
| be 4,s29. against $500 in the year 1885. OF
| this number 3.175 are white and 1854 col
| ored. According to law, this census Is taken
| every five years. and the city receives an:
| nually from the state about 81 Tor each
person within the school age. On the pro-
| posai to adopt Lees School History of the
United States IN place of Jones Text Book,
| now in use, representatives of the book
houses publishing the respective works
were given hearing. The matter was re-
ferred to a committee consisting of Dr.
| William NJ. Smith, William f. Carne ana
| Luther H. Thompson. 1t was thereby prac-
| tically decided to keep Jones book In use
| for the present, the next meeting of the
board will be held too late for change.
Charged With Theft.
| stranger giving his name as C. s. Sails
| bury, who was locked up at the police sta
| ton Monday morning, was turned over 10
| the Fairfax county authorities yesterday
| afternoon to be tried on the charge of
stealing a pension check and small sum
| of money from the late j. c. order of that
| county. 1t is alleged that the theft occurred
about four years ago, when Mr. Herder,
| who was a Union veteran and pensioner,
| resided near Accotink, ten miles from this
| city. Sergeant Smith took the man in Gus
| tody he alighted from an electric car.
| The Washington police and the Fairfax
| county authorities were notified. Detective
Baur of the capital city interviewed the
prisoner last evening, but could gain no
important information. His case will be
heard this afternoon before Justice of the
Peace Triplett at Accotink.
The at first seemed somewhat
strange TO the police The prisoner.
who appeared to be of German eX-
traction and about sixty years of age, was
we'll dressed and Wore valuable jewelry. He
claimed to be Mason and physician of
Melbourne, Australia, and had letters from
that city certifying as to his character.
Information which led to his arrest was
given to the police by son of Mr.. Herder
and a party named Tyler, from Fairfax.
The complainants alleged that the pris-
oner had visited their neighborhood some
four years ago, representing himself to be
a multi millionaire They allege that he
passed a Mason and finally succeeded in
swindling Mr.. Herder. The compliments
stated that in the past few days Salisbury
reapDeared at Accotink, but the police do
not understand why the man, if guilty,
should have revisited the scene of his theft.
After a hearing before the magistrate,
Salisbury, the accused man, was brought
here again by Constable Dove and held uu-
til this morning. when he was conveyed to
the county jail at Fairfax Court House, to
await the action of the grand jury.
Police Court Docket.
Mayor Simpson disposed of a number of
cases in the police court this morning.
Mary Soloman and Laura Soloman, both
colored. were arraigned on the charge of
disorderly conduct The fine in each case
was So Rebecca West, colored, charged
with disorderIy conduct, was assessed 81. 30
For using vulgar and abusive language on
the street Willis Petit was fined S25n. A
fine of $3.50 was imposed on Cary Evans,
colored, for disorderly conduct. Peter
Lewis, colored, required to pay s.
for assaulting Rebackah Branston, also
colored
Death of a Venerable Lady.
Mrs. Mary Lynch, the venerable mother
of Mrs. Charles T. Hellmuth. died about
l. o'clock Monday night at the residence
| of her son-in-law, No Jos North Columbus
street. Her death was very sudden she
having been complaining for only a few
hours. Deceased was well known, and
her death has caused regret to a large
circle of friends. She the widow of
John Lynch, prominent citizen. Mrs.
Lynch is survived by three sons and two
| daughters all of whom are grown. Fune
raj services will be held tomorrow morning
at $50 o'clock at st. Mary'S Church.
General Matters.
The remains of William Lindsey, resi-
| dent of Washington and a native of Alex
andria, were brought here yesterday after
noon and conveyed to st. Mary's Catholic
Church, where Rev. Father H. ]. Cutler
conducted the funeral services. Interment
| was made in the family burying ground.
Deceased a of the late Samuel
| Lindsey.
The corner stone of the new church to
! take the place Of old Lewis Chapel, near
xOr O.
| morrow morning with appropriate ceremc-
| MES. Rev. E. V. Register of this city will
| deliver an address and the Masonic exer-
| cses will be conducted by Andrew Jackson
Lodge of this city.
The Colored Business Mems League of
| this city has elected William A. Carter and
Magnus L. Robinson delegates to the con-
vention of colored business men to be held
| in Boston the 21st instant.
| Messrs. ]. w. Wormley and H. l.. Holmes
have been chosen by the colored people Of
| Alexandria county delegates to the col
ored mems convention to be held in Char
| lottesville August % the object of which is
| to protest against the proposed disfran-
| chisement of colored men in Virginia.
A game of base ball will be played to-
morrow afternoon on the old fair grounds
between team styled The Sun Flowers
| and the Independents. The game will be
| called at 4:30. and 10 cents will be charged
| for admission.
| An infant child of Mr.. Milton Evans died
| last night at Mr.. Evans home, 423 South
Washington street.
| Judge ]. K. NJ. Norton of the corporation
| court has granted a charter Incorporating
| the Union Printing Company with CAPT.
| tai stock of $1,000. The purpose of the COM
pany is to conduct general printing bust
| ness. The principal Office is to be in this
city. Mrs Catherine Barnwell is president
| and the other incorporators are Frank
| Mace, G. w. Barnwell. B. R. Holmes,
| Michael Carney and Charles W. Davis.
Gardner L. Boothe is local attorney.
| FATAL HEATsTROKE