Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-19
Citizens Appeal for Restora-
ton to Voting List.
ADVERSE DECISION
SLOW PROGRESS IN THE REGIS
TRATIoN OF VOTERS.
Daughters Of the Confederacy Visit
Batt1efelds in Vicinity Of Manassas
General News Matters.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 7O1 King street.
ReII TaIonhona No 10G

Through his attorney, c. c. Carlin,
George r. Rowland of Washington, former
ly a resident Of this CITY, this morning
| made an appeal before Judge ]. K M
Norton of the corporation court from the
decision of the board of registrars for the
! first ward refusing to enroll his name as
| voter. Commonwealth Attorney Samuel G.
| Brent was present in the interest OF the
state. The evidence was to the effect that
| the appellant had left Alexandria with his
family sixteen years ago, going to Wash
ington, where he has since resided. He
was not then employed by the government
and later was only employed occasionally
The evidence further showed that Now
lands residence was changed without any
reference to government employment The
case it was stated by Mr.. Brent, was in no
sense a test case and so the court held,
also holding that each case must stand on
its own merits, and dtsmissing the appllca-
ton.
Mr. Rowland came here Monday from
Washington and applied for registration in
the first ward. His request was denied on
the ground that he had not resided In Al
exandria for the past two years. Under the
new constitution the registrars held that
they could not enter the name of the appli-
cant, and he noted an appeal.
Slow Registration.
The slow registration Of voters In this
city makes it seem probable, in the opinion
of local politicians, that the total list will
fall far below the voting strength which
Alexandria has had in previous years. More
than half of the time allotted for the work
in the first and second wards has already
passed. and the showing made has been
very unsatisfactory, especially to demo-
Gratis. The total number for both wards up
to the present reaches slightly more than
300, of which less than two dozen are
| negroes.
In the third and fourth wards the regis
tration will commence at noon next Mon
day. Messrs w. E. Fendall Champe
Walker and B. ]. Dennelly, who constitute
the board for the fourth ward, have an
nounced that the books will be open the
following days from noon until pm: Sep
TENDER o. %, "a, %, e. q, % and 80 and
October L. 2, 3. 4, g. I, and 8.
The dates for the third ward selected by
Messrs. c. B. Marshall, G. w. Bontz and B.
F. Penn the registrars. are as follows: Sep
TENDER o. %, "a IS, 26 % and 30 at the
Friendship precinct fire engine house and
October 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 8 and 10 at the old
court house on North Columbus street.
Visit Battlefelds.
The Alexandria members Of the Bull Run
Chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy
with several gentlemen interested in me-
mortal work in Virginia, were the guests
yesterday of the Prince William county
members of the chapter on the battlefelds
about Manassas. The Alexandria party ar
rived at Wellington station, on the Southern
railway, about 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing, and found carriages in waiting to take
them over the battlefetds. In each carriage
were residents of the locality who were
we'll acquainted with the details of the two
battles, and who explained the movements
of the armies as the various points of inter
est were visited Dinner served at the
famous Henry house on the battlefield, and
after dinner the Stone bridge, over Bull
rlIn tha al Stn GuGla rrah
and ford and the confederate cemetery, or
Groveton, were visited. In this cemetery
lie the bodies of 500 southern soldiers who
were killed in the battles occurring in that
vicinity.
The ladies of the Bull Run Chapter have
within the last year erected a handsome
iron fence about the cemetery and now
raising funds for identifying the grounds
and marking the graves of the soldiers.
Within the past month Mrs. James E. Alex
ander of Alexandria. who has charge of the
work, has located the graves of three SOL
| diers on the battlefield and had the remains
distinterred and laid at rest in the Groveton
cemetery.
The visitors were the guests at supper of
Mrs. MOlle DoganS at the Groveton House
on the scene of the second battle. In the
party were Mrs j. E. Alexander, Mrs. E.
H. O'Brien, Mrs. Thos. Collingsworth Mrs.
John Hunter Mrs Wilkins. Mrs; William
Wilkins. Mrs. w. W. Mccartney, Mrs. w.
F. Carne, Mrs. Todd Miss Lila Carter,
Miss Mary Mays and Messrs. Thos. Perry,
Edgar Warfield, William Wilkins, w. W.
Mccartney and w. F. Carne.
Offense Committed Last May
Henry Stevens was a prisoner in the
dock at the police court this morning on
the charge of cutting Gains Banks with a
knife May % last. A scrap occurred be-
tween the two men, in which Banks was
severely slashed. Probably imagining that
the wounds of his anita ghost might prove
fatal Stevens left town Immediately. He
stayed away until yesterday when he was
seen and arrested by Officer Lyles. Mayor
Simpson imposed a fine of $40.
A young girl named Ruby Sides was be-
fore the court on the charge of vagrancy.
The mayor offered to get her placed in a
home in Baltimore for the care of unfortu-
nate young women, but as she seemed
loath to accept the proposal he sent her to
the workhouSe.
Held for Attempted Murder.
Joseph johnson, colored, was given pre-
liminary hearing yesterday afternoon at 5
o'clock before Justice of the Jeace M G.
Stevens at the Alexandria county court
house. on the charge of attempting to muir
der another colored man named Alexander
Cephas at Arlington Junction last Satur-
day. Justice Stevens referred the case to
the grand jury, and the prisoner was re-
manded to jail. 1t was testified that trouble
occurred between Johnson and Cephas at
AIllHSlOH JuHcliON, anu Inat the former
drew pistol, discharging it almost in the
face of his antagonist. Fortunately the
ball missed its mark. but it was stated that
Cephas was singed with powder from the
weapon. Both men live In Alexandria
county. and were employed in brick yard
Johnson was arrested last Wednesday
evening and placed in jail
General Matters.
The United States civil service commits i
sion held examination at the post office
In this city yesterday for positions in the
departmental and railway mail service.
During the shifting of freight trains In
the yard of the Richmond Fredericksburg
and Potomac railroad last evening severa;
cars jumped the track The cars were
slightly damaged, and the rails were t,rn
UP for a short distance. No one was in
jured.
Funeral services over the remains Of
Mrs Margaret Breen, whose dea-h occurred
Tuesday, took place this morning NJ ..10
o'clock from the residence of her husband
Mr.. James Breen, 1901 Gibbon street Pc
QUEEN mass was said at ST. Mary's Catho
lie Church. Rev. Father H. j. Cutler otti
ciating. Interment was made in St Mary's
cemetery.
The officials of the Washington. AIexan-
dria and Mount Vernon railroad expect that