The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-29

/ ness men whose object is 10 elect new
! members to the city council and board Of
aldermen held their third meeting IN the
rooms of the Business Mems League last
night. The meeting was private, no one
/ being admitted except members The COM
( mittee listened to suggestions made by
! the general committee for an address
which they say they are preparing and
/ viii give 20 public and press at an early
date The subcommittee VIII held an
/ othei meeting on Wednesday next and
/ the general committee viii meet on Mon
( day next The address, it is understood,
| will give their aims and objects IN full,
! and it Will probably be distributed in
/ handful form to the general public
IN the Police Court yesterday Thorn
as BIadheim and Arms cad Harris.
both cOlOred. were arraigned befJFe
Mayor Simpson charged with assault ing
Benjamin Scrivener- On account OF IN
juries alleged TO have been received ii the
ARRAY Scriyeuer was unable to appear and
the case was continued. Policeman Deane
testified that he found Scrivener lying On
+ the sidewalk a. the corner OF King and
Pitt Streets on Saturday night N help
less condition and apparently suffering
from a broken leg. He was assisted 10
his home by the police and medical aid
summoned, and Il was ascertained that
his leg was either fractured or broken
The prisoners were arrested by Policemen
5 :
of witnesses were examined but no deli
mite information could be obtained. and
the mayor continued the case until this
morning
The coIored Union Lodge of Masons-
which was organized in this city on Sat
rIrday by Rev. J. E Brown, Of Fredericks-
burg district deputy grand master of the
Fourth Masonic district of Virginia. have
elected the following officers: J. E Jones,
worshIpful master; z. D. Rufin, senior
warden: Weston Green, junior warden;
Magnus L Robinson. secretary; RulUs J.
Preston, treasurer William Washington,
senior deacon; N l. Robinson. ir-. junior
deacon: William Bayne, tiIer, and Robert
h Robinson, chaplain
At a special term of the Alexandria
County Court yesterday the grand jury,
with Mr. \. S DoniphaD as foreman, re
turned a true bill against Walter Tur-
ner. colored. one for rape and another for
robbery from the person The first Of
fence. It is said. was committed on q col
ored girl named Nora Green, in the coun-
y. several weeks ago
The court sustained the assessments
against the Addison Heights property, in
that county The application Of John T
Mason for a reduction of assessment on
property owned by him, IN that county
! was reported on unfavorably-
/ The remains of Mrs. Esther BeCdheinl,
+ wife of Mr. Moses Bendhein, whose death
: occurred in Washington on Friday last,
were brought here from Washington at ,
. o'clock yesterday afternoon and inferred
in the Jewish cemetery Rabbi Stern cen
Quoted the funeral services Mrs Bend
helm was 4 former resident Of this city
Mr. John Shyrock, we'll known citI
zen died at his home at Ashburn Lou
/ duun County. yesterday morning. He
was well known in this city. Several years
ago he was associated with the firm Of
! ShyrCek & Presgrayes, and conducted q
grocery and liquor store at the southwest
corner of King and Alfred Streets.
Mrs. Mary E Cole. whose death oc-
Cured in Baltimore Sunday. was Z na-
tive of this city Deceased was a mother
Of Lieut.. Charles NJ Cole. Of the Cen
trail police district OF Baltimore. During
The civil war an incident happened in this
cfry which was never made public until
her death. Her husband vas keeper of
the Alexandria Jail, il which q number
Of Confederate soldiers were locked \
company OF Union soldiers we're about TO
take possession OF the jail, when Mrs. Cole
got out of her bedroom window. and. by
climbing over a shed. unlocked the rear
door OF the Jail and let the prisoners out
1t was never before known how the pris-
oners escaped. The deceased IS survived
by five sons and one daughter. She also
leaves twenty-uine grandchildren and
seven great grandch ldren.
The new station recently erected By the
Washington. Alexandria and Mount Yer
non Electric PaifESy Company. situated
I Just north Of the head of King Street. VIII
be opened tomorrow. The station
J will be known as Spring Park Sta
lion, and the cars viii stop there instead
Of al The head Of King Street.
I Mr. Richard L Tucker. trustee, has sold
10 Mrs. Melissa - SCod seven lots. stu
atcd at Park Addisc' Alexandria County,
/ just west Of this city, for 81 ESQ.
/ The MahoneysyiIIe Gi5tulery, situated
I just west Of this city. ri ommeree Cper-
+ atoms today The distlIIery has not been
/ operated since last sumner.
/ Miss Bessie Devsughn. eldest daughter
/ Of Mr.. Samuel p. Devaughn, and Mr.. VIII
/ lam Petry will be married tomorrow
night at Christ Episcopal Church pIEs0n-
| age by Rev Bergman Greer.
Mr. William NJ ReJrdon. il. had one
] of his fingers broken q Saturday last while
/ engaged II directing tie unloading Of a
! car of ice at the Armour les hol2e. west
! Of this city.