Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-19
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
CANDIDATE FOR LEGISLATURE AN
NOUNCEs HIS PLATFORM.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 101 King Street,
Bell Telephone 1O6.

Bell Telephone 1O6,
ALEXANDRIA, Va, August 10, 1901.
democratic primary will be held in this
city and county Thursday, the ODD instant,
to nominate candidate for the house of
| delegates. The recording of the candidates
will close at noon tomorrow. Those al
ready in the field are James R. Cation, Will
liam H. May and John H. Trimyer. 1t is
hardly probable that any others will enter
the arena at this late date, though it has
been. persistently rumored that there will
be others. The candidates named are
working hard and 1t would be difficult to
forecast the result. 1t is expected that a
large vote will be polied and each of the
candidates is sanguine of success.
Mr.. Cations Platform.
Mr. Cation today issued letter to voters
in which he says: 1T is my purpose if
elected to represent the whole people, and
not any particular class or faction" Mr.
Cation stated few days ago that he under
stood one of the arguments being used
against him was that he was corporation
attorney, and would consequently be preju-
diced in favor of said corporation If legis-
lation affecting it should be introduced.
Reference was made to the Washington,
Alexandria and Mount Vernon railway, of
which Mr.. Cation was formerly counsel. He
states that he Is no longer connected with
that company, and that 1t is his intention
to bring about legislation that will place
the electric road within the provisions of
the Jim Crow law, which now applies
only to steam railways.
The polls will open at sunrise Thursday
and close at sunset, and the usual judges
and clerks will serve. All known democrats
of eligible age and all white voters who
pledge themselves to support the nominee
in the general election will be allowed to
vote It is not probable, according to pres
emit indications, that the republicans will
place a candidate in the field, and the
dc mocratic primary will be equivalent to
election.
Police Court Items.
French Jones, William Bright and Err
nest Mills, white youths, were arraigned in
the Police Court this morning on suspicion
of having broken into and robbed w. H.
Brawner's saloon, near the Stone bridge,
Wednesday night last. Entrance to the sa-
loon was effected by cutting hole In
door and drawing bolt on the inside. A
pistol and razor were stolen and about
fifty pennies were taken from the money
drawer. A slot machine, which was brok-
en- open, yielded about IS in nickels and 1S5
checks valued at cents each. Lieutenant
Smith and Sergeant Goods worked up the
case and made the arrests. Jones claimed
he had no active hand In the affair, but
kept guard while Bright and Mills did the
work. A number of witnesses were exam
ined, with the result that Jones was re-
manded for trial and Bright and Mills were
dismissed. there being no evidence against
them.
Five tiny pickaninnies were charged with
stealing iron from the Southern railway.
They proved to be amusing and unusually
Intelligent witnesses. One OF the boys tes-
titled that he was twelve years old and
had not stolen anything for five years.
When asked what he was going to do with
two iron picks found in his possession he
said he was going to carry them home and
ask his father what they were. just as he
did pocket book he found one Decora-
ton day. Two Of the boys, Robert Scott
and Thomas Knight, were fined s. each,
was fined SO for buying the stolen articles
and failing to report the purchase to po-
lice headquarters. as provided by law.
James Lucas. white, and Martha Lewis,
and fighting. William Hill. colored, was
fined S. for threatening Mary Simms. also
colored, with q revolver, and Ada Miller,
colored, was fined a like amount for using
abusive language toward Isabella Grigsby.
Several Funerals.
The funeral of Miss Julia Hollinsbury
whose death occurred Friday morning. took
place at O'Clock yesterday evening from
her late residence on Queen street. The
services were conducted by Rev. E. v.
Regester, pastor OF the N. E. Church South,
and interment was made In the Methodist
cemetery.
the late Robert L. Baggett were held at
a. Mary's Catholic Church at o'clock
yesterday afternoon. The services were
conducted by Rev. Father H J. Cutler. and
the remains were inferred in ST. Mary's
The funeral Of the late w. H. Nails will
take place from the First Baptist Church
a* o'clock this afternoon.