Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-14
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
SPIRITED CONTEST FOR OFFICE OF
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.
Three Candidates in the Field-Large
Docket at Police Court
:4--- General News.
Evening Star Bureau,
701 King St.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, September IA, 1903.
The contest for commonwealth attorney
for Alexandria county is attracting consid-
cradle attention, and the fight will be
lively one. Since the withdrawal of Mr..
Moncure from the race the contest has
settled dowr. to three candidates, Mr.. Rich
ard johnson. republican, the present in
cumbent, who represents a continuance OF
the present condition of affairs in the
county, and Mr.. Walter c. Varney and Mr..
Crandall Mackey, democrats, who stand
for reform of the affairs Of the county.
Mr.. Varney's friends take exception to the
statement printed in The Star Of Friday
that Mr.. Mackey has a lead over Mr.. Var
ney in the race. From uninterested citi-
zens 1t appears that as between the chances
of success of the two there Is little TO
choose. Both are very much in 1t.
Police Court Proceedings.
An unusually large crowd witnessed the
proceedings in the police court this morn
ing when Mayor Simpson dispensed justice
to the batch Of prisoners arrested since Sat
urday. Henry Butler and Annie Butler
were charged with being drunk in the
to where they obtained their liquor they
stated that they had bought some cider
from Mr.. George Jones. Henry Butler also
stated that he had been in his place Sunday
week and bought some whisky. His vile
substantiated this which was at first de-
MED by Jones. He afterward admitted.
however. that they might have been In
there. The mayor thought there was no
doubt about this, and as Mr.. Jones has no
license to sell the ardent spirits fine Of
$50 was imposed. Harry Davis, charged
with disorderly conduct. was dismissed:
George Lamb, arrested on the charge or
o,Y1f iv,o nd hoo ffnO
Edward B. Kimball. was turned over to the
county authorities. James Rowe, charged
with keeping a dog without a license, was
fined s.. SO, one dollar of which goes to the
officer making the information. Ella Beck
ley was charged with assaulting and beat
ing Emma Carter, both colored but the ev-
idence tended to show that the Carter wo-
man was in fault, and she was lined s..
Blaine Craig, Robert Hidden and Lewis
Jackson, three colOred youths, were ar
raigned on the charge Of committing an I'M
lawful assault with a stone on colored
boy named John Quill; Craig was dismissed,
but the other two were fined IS each. Jen-
ME Payne, a colOred woman whose face is
frequently seen in police circles, was before
the mayor this morning, charged with dis
orderly conduct and fighting: she was fined
$. Ida Lowden, colored, disorderly con-
duct: fined IS. Dennis Carter, colored.
against whom a charge of indecent conduct
had been made, was given an opportunity
to contribute $40 to the city.
Case Appealed
Edward Green, who was fined $50 in the
Police Court Saturday for allowing policy
to be played on his premises. has appealed
from the decision of the mayor, and his
case has been sent over to the grand jury.
Meeting of New Fire Company.
meeting Of the men who have signifed
their intention Of joining the new fire COM
pany which Is to be formed in place of the
Hydraulion Company, which has practical
ly disbanded, will be held at the Hydraul
ion house tonight. About twenty-five men
have announced their intention of joining
the company, and it is thought that Chief
Engineer George w. Pettey will have no
difficulty in securing a good company.
Law to Be Enforced.
Complaint having been made that the
section of the city ordinance that gave the
Washington, Alexandria and Mount YER
non Railway Company the right to con-
struct a loop around Fairfax and Prince
streets is being violated by that company
by not stopping it's cars before passing the
Relief Fire Company's building, Mayor
Simpson recently notified the company
with Superintendent J. Colvin of the cleo
trio road has replied to the mayors COM
munication and states that he will see that
the law Is observed
General and Personal.
The regular pastors filled their own pull
pits yesterday, with the exception Of st.
Pauls Church. where Rev. Bergman
Green occupied the place of Rev. P. p.
Phillips, the pastor. and in the Second
Presbyterian Church, where Rev. L. F.
Harper filled the pulpit for Rev. DR.. Frank
]. Brooke.
Funeral services over the remains Of Mrs
Ada L. Kidd, whose death occurred Friday
night, were held at her late home on Wilkes
street yesterday afternoon at o'clock.
Rev. DR.. George L. Blunt of the First Bap-
list Church officiated. and the interment
was made in Bethel cemetery.
Mr.. Charles e. Mankin. a widely known
and highly esteemed former resident of
this city, died at his home in Falls Church
yesterday. He was sixty-four years old
His wife and four children survive him.
Funeral services will be held at the NJ. E.
Church South Tuesday at 2 pm.
An infant child of Mr.. ]. P. Schmith died
yesterday at the home of it's parents, 7O4
North Columbus street.
game of base ball was played at Brad
dock Heights Saturday between the Vir-
ginia Stars of this city and the Braddock
Heights team. The game was forfeited to
the Braddock team at the end of the sixth