Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-05
ALEXANDRIA, AFFAIRS
ANNUAL CoNF1RE1CE OF II. Z.
CHURCH SOUTH.
Echoes Of Indepeadence Day in the
Police C0urt<General
and HsrDoaal.
Special Correspondence 81 TIE Evenins Star.

Special Correspondence or TIE sEvening Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, July 5, 1904.
The annual Observation-Disclosures for WASH
ington district, including the Southern
Methodist Churches in Washington and
Alexandria. will convene this evening in
the M. e. Church South at Manassas.
Rev. DR.. ]. w. Duffey Of Washington will
preside. The conference will be in session
Wednesday and Thursday, when the usual
business will be transacted. A full repre-
sentation from all the churches in the dis
trict is expected. In addition to the regu-
lar delegates many lay members will be in
attendance. Rev. ]. p Stump will be the
ministerial delegate from Alexandra. and
the lay delegates will be Messrs. James E.
Alexander, Frank J. Pollard, W. G. Plas-
Messrs. John G. Cockey and Alvin Powell.
Echoes Of the Fourth
Many echoes Of the Fourth were, heard in
the police court this morning. Among those
who celebrated to excess yesterday and
were charged with disorderiy conduct and
fighting were John Penn, Isaac Freeman,
colored; William Porter. colored; Charles
Lockwood, colored; Frank johnson. COL
ored, and Emmaline johnson, colored.
Penn and Freeman, for taking the lions
share, were assessed $40 each. and the rest,
not being so strenuous, were required to
pay only half that amount.
Mary Brown, a very large colored woman,
was brought forth to answer the charge OF
violating the Jim Grow" law on the cleo
trio cars. She announced to the court that
after seat ting herself comfortably in the car
she objected to being moved at the pleasure
of the conductor, and told him SO in few
pointed. well-chosen words. According to
Conductor kerrick her vocabulary would
have done full justice to a pirate, and she
was assessed s., protesting all the while
John Henry, cOlored, earnestly asseverated
that he did not shoot off a pistol on the
street, as charged, but unhappily for him
the court accepted other evidence. The
damage John sustained was $50. James
Travers paid for his alleged contempt of
court in the sum of $3.50.
Defeat for Fort Washington.
thousand people went out to the old
fair grounds yesterday afternoon and saw
the base ball team of the Alexandria Ath-
letic Association administer defeat to
the team of soldiers from the Coast Artil-
lery Company at Fort Washington. The
final score was II to II. The game was
close until the fifth inning, with the visi-
tors ahead when the local players devel-
oped batting rally. and the hits fairly
raned all over the lot. Early and Kraft
did the battery work for the home team
and Rauner and Smith for the visitors. A
game was scheduled in the morning with
the Fort Myer team, but that aggregation
failed to show up, and the honors went to
Alexandria By forfeiture.
General Matters.
At the Culpeper horse show yesterday
Chappie Lee, belonging to CORTLAND II.
Smith of this city, won the first prize in
the lightweight hunters class. Other of
Mr.. Smiths horses also won prizes.
During the absence Of Chief Webster OF
the police force, who is spending his an
nual ten days leave in Fairfax county,
Officer James T. Smith is acting at the
head of the force.
Mr.. Samuel r. Cats has returned to
this city after brief visit at the home
of Mr.. Colin Shackelfordin Culpeper coun-
ty.
The Alexandria Athletic Association base
ball team will play the team from Fort
Hunt next Saturday afternoon on the fair
grounds.