Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-22
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
NO ARRESTS FOR VIOLATION OF
SUNDAY Law. -
Business Houses Open Yesterday as
Formerly-Podce Court Cases
General Matters.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, August %, 1904.
No arrests were made by the police yes
terday for violations Of the Sunday closing
law, the enforcement of which, the Sunday
before, after lapse of many years, caused
something of a sensation Business was
conducted in Alexandria yesterday just
about as it was before the law was revived.
The grocery and meat trade seemed TO
have been suspended to some extent, but
many of the dealers engaged in these in
dustries are expected to resume the open
ing Of their stores for awhile on Sunday,
as has been the custom heretofore. 1t Is I'M
derstood that they regard themselves Sc
cure from interference from the police UNI
less it is the practice of the department 10
enforce the law against all business inter-
ests that cannot properly be excluded from
the scope of the statute. In this event, 1t Is
pointed out, the real object of the move
ment, which was started by the Retail Mer-
chants Association of this city, will be de-
feated.
Police Court Docket.
In the police court this morning, Justice
Cation presiding, Samuel Kitson and Nora
Kitson were fined IS each for disorderly
conduct and fighting, and Ferd Lyles. on
the sc.me charge, was dismissed. William
Wicks, for being drunk in the streets, for
feited his collateral. Lewis Gordon charg-
ed with assaulting Annie Freeman and with
carrying a concealed weapon, was required
to deposit S.. A like amount was also as
sessed Georgiana Lewis, colored, on the
charge of stealing brass kettle.
Thomas Henderson was charged with
burning sulphur In his room and thereby
rendering the upper portion of the house,
occupied by another family, untcnable. The
charge was dismissed
Rock Battle Between Races.
About score of white men on one side
and a force of negroes numerically as
great on the other engaged in fierce rock
battle last evening about o'clock on the
King street road just outside this city. For
several minutes the air was filled with mis-
siles, the fight lasting until the negroes
were forced to retire. The injuries report
ed included several bad cuts and bruises.
Nobody was killed. 1t is understood the
colored men belonged on Seminary Hill and
that the white men came from this city.
The scene of the ARRAY is outside the cor
poration limits, and no report of the mat
ter was made at the station house.
Heavy Dose of Laudanum.
A man whose name was said to be WILL
lam Walsh, and whose home was in Alex
andria county, was, with much difficulty,
saved from the effects of heavy dose of
laudanum in this city Saturday evening.
Officers Belts and Ferguson noticed him
near the corner of ST. Asaph and Oronoco
streets in the afternoon soon after the
drug had been taken. They conducted him
to the Alexandria Hospital, where DIR. De-
GERS Henderson and Nicholson assisted in
forcing the man to walk around town until
his recovery was assured.
General Matters.
Mr. William Crump died early yesterday
morning at his home, on South Fairfax
street, after a lingering Illness. Death was
due to pulmonary trouble. He was about
forty-seven years of age and was car
penter by trade, His widow survives him.
The arrangements for the funeral will be
completed later.
A small frame building in the rear of w.
M. Priests grocery store, at the corner of
Patrick and Queen streets, was destroyed
by fire Saturday night. tank containing
many gallons of gasoline added fuel to the
flames and made the work of the firemen
in saving adjacent property difficult.
Mr.. X. p. w. Garrett, who has been WIS.,
iting at the home of Mr. Tyson Janney in
Occoquan, has returned to this city.
Miss Fannie Ewing of this city is visiting
at the home Capt. P. P Barbour in Cor
louisville, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank ]. Pollard have re-
turned after a stay at Asbury Park and a
trip to Niagara Falls.