Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-04
AFFAIRS IN Al ExANDR A
COMING REUNION OF THE SIXTH vIR-
GINA CAVALRY.
Know n I'm the Civil War - MOsby's
Men-DiG Docket In Police
COurt-NOtes.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 7O1 King Street,
Bell Te ephone No. JOG,

Bell lie epnone no. lVO,
ALEXANDRIA. Va. September 4. 1900.
The annual reunion of the 9Th Virginia
Cavalry, Mosbys men, which viii take
place at Fairfax Court House Tuesday
next. will be the first meeting of the sur
vivors Of that command at the court house
since the civil war Because Of the promi-
nent part taken by the 9th Cavalry in and
about the county seat of Fairfax during
that war the occasion is expected to be es-
pecially interesting, the program having
been outlined in The Star several days ago.
1t Is understood the address Of welcome
will be delivered by Mr.. r. Walton Moore
at the court house after the procession
has marched to the confederate L-onument.
Speeches will also be made by Governor
J. Hoge Tyler. Lieutenant Governor Ed
ward Echols, Attorney General A. j. Mon
tague. Senators John W. Daniel and Thos.
liam H. Payne. Major P. ]. Otey and others:
Judge j.. NJ. Love Of the county court will
be master Of ceremonies.
Police Court Cases.
Mayor Simpson disposed Of long docket
at this mornings session of the police
court. A negro known as Doc Baltimore
was before the court as complainant
against George Howard. colored, whom he
charged with assault. DOC" exhibited a
badly cut head as evidence of the de-
PENDANTS guilt. A fine Of $ was imposed
William SOper. charged with being drunk
and disorderly, was assessed s.. The same
fine was imposed on Walter Langley for
assaulting William Soper while the latter
was under arrest. Eppa Padgett. Arthur
Mankin and David Grayson, the last named
colOred, were charged with engaging In
row In a saloon on Upper King street.
Grayson fined s.. Ollie Sykes appeared as
complainant against Hollis Osborn charg-
ing him with attempting to assault her with
a pistol. He was fined 80.
Railway Accident.
The Chesapeake and Ohio passenger train
struck a lumber wagon at st. Asaph juno
ton about noon today, seriously injuring
the driver Walter Langley, ST., and killing
one Of the mules attached to the wagon.
Mr. Langley was brought to his home In
this CITY, and his wounds were dressed. 1t
was found that he had serious injuries in
the back and abdomen with several cuts
abouts his head. He was driving wagon
belonging to Atcheson Bros. lumber dealers
Of this city. 1t Is thought Mr.. Langley will
recover from his injuries.
General Matters.
The regular monthly meeting Of R. E.
Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans, was held
last night in the camp hall on Prince street.
Routine business was transacted. The COM
mittee charged with making preparations
for the improvements at the confederate
monument. corner Of Prince and Washing
ton streets. has matters well under way
and the work will soon be commenced.
The clerk Of the city school board has
been busy yesterday and today issuing
permits to children to enter the white
schools. Yesterday 776 permits were given
out-372 to boys and 4O4 to girls. The issu-
ance to white children will continue tomOr-
row, and the two following days the per-
mits will be given out to colored children.
Indications are that the schools will be full
this session.
In a game played at the old fair grounds
yesterday the Alexandria base ball team
defeated the census bureau team Of Wash
ington by a score of to 1. The pitching
of Edwards was a feature.
Miss Lillian Sampson is confined to her
home at the corner Of Pitt and Wolfe
streets by q severe attack of typhoid fever.