The Washington times., 1902-07-28
ALEXANDRIA ITGMS
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Preparations for M E Church
Conference.
Convenes in August at Herndon, Va
Delegates Preparing
20 Go.

| ALEXANDRIA. Va, July 27.-Prepar
atlons are now being made for the meet
| ing of the Alexandria district confer
encc of the Methodist Episcopal Churcf
| South which ccnvenes at Herndon, Va.
August 10 to 90. 1t is expected that {
large number of delegates from this cit,
and surrounding country will be present
Many important matters relating t
church government in this district vii
come up for consideration.
The services will open Tuesday night
August 10. at O'Clock. when Rev. War
rem Burr will deliver the opening ser
mon.
The program outlined is as follows
Wednesday morning-Business session
Q a. M; 1920 a. m. How to Win for
Christ" Rev G. ". Stallings; 11:15 a
m. How to Build Up Church. Rev
J. A. Jeffers. OF this city.
Wednesday afternoon-2 p. M. bust
ness session; p. m. Best Methods OF
Gaining and Retaining the Young Peo
ple." Rev. W. F. Miller; $3.50 p. m. The
Best Method for a Preacher to Employ
His Time" Rev J. P Feltner; p. M.
How to Build q Sermon" Rev. Warren
Burr.
Wednesday evening-sermon at p
m. by Rev. J. E. ,Allender.
Thursday morning the business ses-
sion will be resumed at o'clock; al
I0:30 a. m, Rev d. c. Hedrick viii
speak on whats PASTORAL Visiting, and
How 1t Should Be Done" Ills a. m,
Virginia Conference. Its Past. Present
and Possible and Probable Future, Rev.
S. "a. Ball
Thursday afternoon-2 p. m. business
session resumed. and at 3 p. m. Hon
]. NJ Thorne will deliver lecture on
who Ought to Direct the Temporal At
fairs of the Church," $3.50 p. M. what
Has the Laity to Do With the Spiritual
Work OF the Ministry C. C. Gaver; 4
D. H.. who Is Most Responsible for the
Decline of the Church. s. S. Luttreli,
NM
Rev. W. A. Lytle will deliver the ser
mon at o'clock Thursday night. The
session of the conference will be con-
cluded Friday with the annual meeting
of the District Epworth League.
Charles Watson. a burly negro about
thirty years of age, who is confined in
the police station on bread and water
diet on the charge of refusing to work
on the chain gang. this morning made
a bold and daring attempt to secure his
freedom About 10 o'clock he raped on
the door of his cell and requested Lieu
tenant Smith, who was alone at the sta
tion, to let him out for moment. This
the lieutenant did. and afterward the
negro said that he was not going back
in the cell. and did not propose 10. The
lieutenant tried to induce the man to
go back peacefully. He. however. made
a lunge at the lieutenant with large
iron ball. which was chained to his leg
with long iron chain. The lieutenant
lodged the ball.
The lieutenant let the prisoner get
to the street as the corridor Is so mar
row that II Is bad place for tussle.
When the negro got to the street the
lieutenant followed him, and with few
well-directed blows with heavy baton
partially subdued the negro In the
meantime Mr.. Walter Newton and other
citizens came to his assistance, and in
a few minutes the obstrepeTous prisoner
consented to 90 back to his cell. The
lieutenant struck the negro on the head
and he bled profusely.
Watson came here from the country
and was some time ago arrested by Po-
liceman Travers on the charge of shoot
ing at another negro. Before he would
submit to arrest Policeman Travers
was compelled to shoot at him.
The Republicans of the Eighth con-
gressional district have decided to hold
III att, Ntnv ,har
to nominate a candidate for Congress
to oppose Hon. John F. Rixey. incum-
bent. II is more than probable that Mr..
NJ. X Lowery. of Brooks Station, Stat
ford county. will be nominee of the
party.
Mr.. Lowery now represents Stafford
and King George counties in the State
legislature. In the last election he de-
feated his Democratic rival by gcr1
majority, and for this reason the Re-
publicans believe that he would make
a good run. The election this fall will
be the first to be held under the pro-
visions of the new State constitution.
and ii is understood that it will deprive
many colored people and few whites
in this district of their right to suffrage
]. J. Conley. who lives at 1909 Duke
Street, ana VINO is leIeBTdph operator
at Waterloo. Alexandria county. has re-
ported to the police here that on last
Friday night. shortly past midnight.
two unknown white men entered the
telegraph Office where he works and held
him up at the point OF revolver and
robbed him of SIS. all he possessed.
One of the men is described as being
of slender build. about feet II inches
tall. and wore dark ragged clothes. dark
shirt and derby hat. The other is said
to have been about feet I inches,
slender build. and wore a dark shirt
and SLOUGH hat 1t is supposed that the
men were tramos.
It is more than probable that spe-
cial meeting of the city council will be
held some night this week to consider