Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-05
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
ANTI-aAMBLrNG MEASURES FOB
wARDFD TO LEGISLATURE.
Prosecuting Attorney Mackey Proposes
Measures to Abolish Gaming
General and Personal.
pecisi Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
ALEXANDRIA Ya March : 1

ALEXANDRIA. Va. March g. 1901
several aEu-gambiing measures have been
drafted by Commonwealth Attorney Cram
dali Mackey of Alexandria county and sent
TO state Senator Lewis H. Macien of this
district and delegate James r. Cation of
this city in Richmond with the reuue It that
they be presented in the legislature and
That the local representatives work e, Sc
cure their adoption Mr. Mackey has been
In consultation with many of the most
prominent citizens of Alexandria county
with regard TO the enactment of efficient
anti-sambling LAWS, ard 1t is stated that
much interest is being manifested in the
matter The efforts of the authorities TO
rio Alexandra county of the gambling evil
Is receiving encoura gene 1T from many peo
PIE IN TINS city. 1t Is hoped by those inter-
esteo III better county government that nc
the commonwealth attorney succeeds in the
measures he has undertaken the authorities
VIII be enabled to put stop to the daily
invasion of the county by swarms of pro-
iesslohai gamblers from Washington
Two Methodist Conferences.
The congregations of two local Methodist
churches are actively engaged in preparing
for the entertainment of their respective
annual conferences. both of which will
convene this month. At Trinity Methodist
Episcopal Church. of which Rev j. A. JEFF
fers Is pastor, will be held the session of
the virginia conference, beginning next
Thursday. Bishop C.. d. Foss of PhiladeI-
phia will preside and about eighty delegates
are expected. The session will last four or
hve days The usual business relating to
the state of the church within .--e confer
ence bounds will be transacted and on the
closing day the appointments of ministers
TO charges for the ensuing year will be an
nounced by the bishops The Baltimore
conference of the M. +. Church South will
convene in the Washington Street Southern
Methodist Church Thursday, March 81.
preside. Between $50 ana 400 delegates ara
expected. The conferen, will be in session
about week and business of the usual
nature will be transacted. Rev. J. F. Stump
has been pastor of the local NJ. E. Church
South for the past two years
More Room for Passengers.
Commuters of the Washington, Alexan-
dria and Mount Vernon railroad have re-
ceived information from Richmond that the
state corporation commission has decided
| to require the company to increase the
Facilities for carrying passengers during the
| rush hours of the day 1t is said that the
company Will have to place on more cars
between the hours of 615 and $50 am
and 4;3o and $50 pm. The complaints OF
the commuters were recently formally pre-
sented to the commission.
General Matters.
Rev. ]. E. Stump of the NJ E. Church
South will preach in Fredericksburg to-
morrow. His pulpit will be filed at the
morning service by Rev. ]. Fred Peake of
Braddock Heights. Alexandria county. and
in the evening by Rev. Dr. J. w Duffey of
Washington.
In the police court this morning Charles
Gray, colored, was before Justice Cation on
the charge of obtaining goods from VIM
ii. Peck by forging his initials to orders
presented at the store conducted by Mr.
Peck. The case was continued until Mon
day morning.
Miss jamie Hamilton, whose death oc-
CURED last evening at Newmarket Prince
William county, was well known in this
| city, where she formerly resided She was
more than sixty years of age. Her death
occurred at the home of her brother-in-
| law, Maj. f. II. Janney. The remains will
probably be brought to Ivy Hill for inter-
ment.