Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-02
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Rumor Of Election Of Two SETS Of
Deiegates Funeral Of Capt
Dawson This Afternoon.
Special Correspondents. Of The star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, August a 1908.
In accordance with what b stated to be
the policy OF the republican party In vir-
ginia to nominate candidates and put up an
aggressive fight in every district. no mat
ter how Overwhelming the usual democratic
majority may be. preparations are being
made for holding congressional conven-
ton in Alexandria on August "A for the
purpose Of nominating candidate TO OPP
pose Representative John E. Rixey. the
democratic nominee from the eighth dis
trict.
Conventions have already been held in
several of the counties Of the district and
delegates elected to the congressional dis
trict convention. In King George county
the following delegation has been elected:
William E. Grigsby, Edward Bowie, T. c.
Payne and e. w. Payne. The alternates
are ]. H. Collins Horace Henderson and
J. s. Davis. The republicans of Stafford
county, at a recent mass meeting held at
the county seat. elected James R Simp-
son, Charles W. Beach, Sinclair Tfmmons
Wesley Knight Wexford Atehison, c. A.
Green, Walter Warn1sley, w. T. Green,
H. G. Lightner and Stape Chinn. delegates,
with NJ. K. Mowry. deiegate-at-large. The
following alternates Were also elected:
James Bloxton w E. Brooks, c. A. Bryan,
J. p Garrison, P. NJ. Jones. Duff Hefiin.
Duff Bridwell D. w. Coakley, c. E. Gran
Tiger and H. l.. Lowry.
The republicans of Alexandria held
meeting Monday night, at which city
chairman was chosen and delegates elect
ed to the convention. 1t IS rtimored. how
ever. that another meeting; was held during
the day at the residence of City Chairman
Frank Phillips, at which four republicans
were present and it is said that other del
egates were elected at this meeting, and
that Mr.. Phillips was reelected city chair
man. Should this be the case there will
frylf for re In he
convention when it convenes here. Mr..
Phillips left for Norfolk che same evening
the convention was held, and nothing
could be- definitely learned as to what took
place at the meeting held at his house.
Police Court Proceedings.
Joseph Adams and Fred Watkins, COL
ored. were arraigned in the police court
this morning before Poliee Justice Harry
B. Cation on the charge Of engaging in
fight at the corner of Gibbon and Pitt
streets last night. 1t was testified that
the men were engaged in lively mix-up
when the officers arrived on the scene.
Justice Cation imposed fine of IS each
upon the defendants
Melville Newman. coored youth, was
charged with assaulting another colored
boy with a knife at the old fair grounds
last night during the progress of the Light
Infantry carnival, which is being held
there. Newman denied the charge, and
explained to the justice that he simply had
knife in his hand with which he was
cutting a chew of tobacco. His expiana-
ton was not satisfactory. however, and
he was required to leave $40.
James Watkins charged with as
sauting and beating Bessie Brown IN a
house on North Lee street last night Wat
kins failed to put in his appearance and
forfeited S. collateral.
Funeral of Capt. Dawson,
Funeral services over the remains of
Can't. Nicholas Dawson, whose death took
place yesterday morning at Cameron, his
country residence on Seminary Hill in Fair
fax county. will be held this afternoon at
5 o'clock at the chapel at the Episcopal
Theological Seminary of Virginia, near
Alexandria. The services will be conducted
by Rev. DR.. Samuel A. Wallis, dean OF the
faculty of the seminary, and the interment
will be In the family lot In Ivy Hill ceme-
terry in Fairfax county.
The funeral of an infant child OF MT.
and Mrs. Arthur Gray took place this
morning at o o'clock. Rev. Father Law
renee Kelley, the assistant rector of St
Marys Catholic Church, conducted the serv-
ices and the interment was in the Metho-
dist Protestant cemetery.
General Items.
small launch containing five Washing
tonians was capsized yesterday afternoon
in the dock of the Mutual Ice Company. at
the foot of Cameron street. 1t is said that
the upsettlng followed the movement ol tne
occupants of the boat to one side of the
little craft at the same time The men
were rescued by some rivermen who wit
messed the accident.
The freight depot of the Washington
Southern Railway Company, which has
been located at the corner OF Fayette and
Cameron streets for the past thirty years,
will be removed on Monday to the new
brick building which has been constructed
at the union depot. 1t is said that the re-
ynOVz1 af the daDOt outside the CITY limits
will prove a great Inconvenience to the
merchants of Alexandria and others receiv-
ing freight by that railroad.
Police Justice Harry B. Cation yesterday
deposited with the city treasurer the
amount of ,S745 which he had collected for
fines during the month of July. This is said
to be the largest amount collected from
fines for one month in recent years. Dur
ing the month he tried 217 cases.
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