Evening star., 1901-03-14
AFFAIPS IN ALEXAN DRIA
COMMITTEE TO HOLD
MEETING THIS EVENING.
Will Arrange for Election of Dele
gates to State Convention
General Matters.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 701 King ST.,
Bell Telephone No. 106.

The city democratic committee will meet
this afternoon at 3 clock, at the office of
Mr.. Gardner L. Boothe, secretary of the
committee on South Fairfax street The
purpose of the meeting is to arrange mat
ters pertaining to the election of delegate
to the state constitutional Convention The
voting will take place AZ the regular mu-
nicipal election in May. Public interest
here in the choice of a delegate for Alexan-
drfa city and county has steadily increased
since Mr.. John M. Johnson and Col. Francis
l.. Smith, prominent local attorneys, an
nounced themselves as candidates short
while ago Both aspirants for the position
are conducting an active canvass, which
will doubtless increase in interest as the
time for the election approaches.
In the adjoining county OF Fairfax there
is only one candidate in the field. Mr.. r.
Walton Moore has announced himself, and
it is believed he will be elected without OPP
position. In Prince William county Com
monwealth Attorney ]. b. 7. Thornton is
the candidate. MesSrS. Eppa Hunton, jr.,
and j. 2. JeffrieS are the leading candidates
in Fauquier. Up to the present the repubi-
can party managers have not placed any
candidates in the field The question of
naming men for the convention by .hat
party will be decided in Richmond Tues
day, the 10Th instant, at meeting of the
state committee, of which Mr.. Park Agnew
e. II. 5. Schedule.
The opening game of the season for the
Episcopal High School base ball team will
be played with the Western High School
team of Washington at the grounds of the
Episcopal High School near this city, Sat
urday, the I'D instant. The following is
the schedule arranged for the remainder
of the season: University of Virginia, at
Charlottesville, March 26; Gettysburg Col
lege April 4; st. Johns College, April &;
Fredericksburg College, at Fredericksburg,
April 8; Gallaudet College. April 10; Fred
erickSburg College, April 13; Roanoke Col
lege, April 20; Druid Athletic Club of Bal
timore, April 27; University OF Maryland,
April %; Pastime Athletic Club, May 4;
Emmerson Institute, May II; Eastern High
School of Washington, May IS; Richmond
College, at Richmond, May %, and Mount
st. Joseph College, May 80. All games eN-
cept those otherwise stated will be played
at the High School grounds Yarbrough,
catcher of the team. is captain this year
and Mr.. W. II. Randolph manager.
Police Court Proceedings.
In the police court this morning Mayor
Simpson disposed of the following cases:
Michael Daily, charged with the larceny of
groceries from the store of NJ. Schuler &
Sons on King street, was assessed $40.
Officers Hall and Roberts made the arrest
that the prisoner had appeared there with
a pass book belonging to Mrs. 7. j. Muir
ply, on which he purchased several arti-
CleS amounting to about $50. He was
suspected and Mrs. Murphy was commune
Gated with. She diSclaimed having given
DAILY authority to use her book. The po-
lice recovered the articles from the store
of Mr.. William Brawner near the Stone
bridge, where the prisoner had sold them
James Jackson, colored, was before the
on hp
at the depot of the Pennsylvania railroad.
officer Park, who made the arrest, stated
that the man objected to being directed by
the conductor to take his place in the
Jim crow car The fine was S..
General News Matters.
Chief Webster has received a telegram
from Charles NJ. Waite, commonwealth at
torney for Culpeper county, inquiring about
"Buddie" Brock, colored, who is confined
here, and who is wanted by the Culpeper
authorities on the charge of murderous as
sault. 1t is expected that he will be turned
over to the sheriff of Culpeper county in
a few days.
Mrs Lizzie A. Hardy wife of Mr.. Aubery
Hardy, died last night at the home of her
husband, No 416 Wilkes street. Deceased
was twenty-five years Of age. The funeral
will take place tomorrow evening.
Funeral services over the remains OF
Miss Efie Lee Mansfield took place this
Rev. G. l.. Hunt conducted the services.
Interment was made in the Methodist
Protestant cemetery.
Suit for an injunction to restrain the
Consumers Brewing Company from trans
ferring any of the stock Of the company
was instituted in the circuit court of Alex
andria county this morning by Messrs
William ]. Donovan, Thomas F. Conroy
and Henry Murray. Arguments on the
application will be heard before Judge Z.
E. Nichols at the next term Of the circuit
court.
The funeral Of Mrs. Margaret A. Har-
mon whose death occurred Monday, took
place this morning at IL o'clock from the
residence Of her son-in-law, Mr.. Walter
Roberts, No 1900 Duke street.
Rev. ]. A. Jeffers OF Trinity M. E. Church
has left for Ronceverte, w. Va, to attend
the annual session Of the Virginia confer
ence 1t is understood that Mr.. Jeffers will
be returned by the conference to his charge
In this city.
A delegation from Friendship Council.
No. !, Jr. o. U. A. NJ, Of Washington and
of other lodges in that city paid
a fraternal visit last evening to James W.
Jackson Lodge here.
Mrs William L. Mullen was painfully in
jured yesterday by falling down a flight
Of steps at the residence Of her daughter
Mrs. William L. Merchant. who lives at
the corner of King and Pitt streets. Her
face was badly bruised and cut.