Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-30
Will Employ Historic Engine.

Will Employ Historic Engine.
| A frame building has been erected, which
| at $50 o'clock will be set on fire and the
flames will be extingushed by the Friend
| ship Veteran Firemen's Association of
| Alexandria with the old Friendship hand
engine, which will be manned by twenty
two members of the company. The engine
] is Of the type used in the early part OF the
| last century, but the members of the COM
| pany say the stream of water which 1t
/ can throw would do credit to modern
steam engine. Capt. James F. Webster Is
| commandant of the engine and former
| Mayor E. E. Downham and Mayor Fred j.
| Paff are respectively, president and vice
! president of the company. After having
been given thorough overhauling and
! having had all its metal parts polished to
| a high degree the engine was placed on
car and sent to the park about noon today,
where 1t will be followed bg the company
| later in the afternoon. A special car will
be used to transport the firemen to the
park.
The Alexandria Light Infantry, under
| the command of Captain p. ]. Murphy and
First Lieutenant Windsor w. Domaine,
| will consist of about forty men, who will
wear their khaki uniforms and will be
armed with the Krag-Jorgensen rifle. They
have been supplied with an abundance of
| represent Clusters men at the reproduction
of the Custer massacre scene, which will
be made as realistic as possible.
Custer Massacre Scene.
Osceola Tribe of Red Men, with members
of other tribes of the order in Washington,
about fifty or sixty in ALL will represent
the Indians of the Custer massacre, and
will be dressed in their full war costume
They will also be armed with rifles and
will have an abundance of blank cartridges
The fight will begin promptly at 1880 o'clock
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blockhouses which have been constructed
will be occupied by the Indians and at
tempts will be made by the soldiers to set
these fire.
The shadow dance. which will take place
after the sham battle and firemens exhibit
ton, will be followed by general carnival,
In which confetti throwing, costume prone
nadng and numerous other forms of amuse-
ment will be INDUCED in.
Announcements were made in all the Sun
day schools of Alexandria yesterday that
all the amusements would be free to Sunday
school scholars from / until o'clock and
the little ones are looking forward to an
afternoon of unprecedented pleasure. The
special souvenir badges which are sold at
the park VIII admit the weerers to the
dancing pavilion free of cost during the
afternoon and evening.
For Benefit of Hospital.
The Washington, Alexandria and Mount
Vernon Electric Railway Company has
fnduS pTOFlsiOu Luz IidHuilAS Lie liliueuSo
crowds which are expected at the park later
in the evening. All the cars will be run
through from Washington to Alexandria,
and the loop at the park will be abandoned
during the day. Ticket agents having gate
tickets for sale have been placed at the
stations in Washington and Alexandra,
and the entire proceeds from the sale of
these tickets will be given to the Alexan-
dria Hospital The railway company has
| also offered to the hospital one-third of
the receipts from the tickets sold over It's
lines today and a portion OF the receipts
from the amusements at the park will be
given for the same purpose
Albas, king of the High Wire Will
give two exhibitions a ninety-foot tight
wire, ending his thrilling act by sliding
down the wire, balanced only on his head,
his feet and arms dangling In the air. 1t is
| termed on the bill boards attempted sui
| eide"
| The beautiful picnic groves have been
| thrown open to basket parties, and the
| amusements along 1.-The traiP' are running
| full blast.
| Riveia's Imperial Italian band is still oc-
! cupying the big musical shell, having been
re-engaged for another week. Their music
| today will consist chiefly of patriotic airs
| dear to the heart of Dixie, and VIII be
| fitting tribute to the spirit of the jubilee
Police Court Proceedings.
! James Elliott and his brother, Thomas
| Elliott. were charged in the police court
I this morning with having dSSduisSU OOSA %
| Young Saturday afternoon. 1t was testified
| that the two defendants had entered an
| alley back of the market house. where Mr..
Young was engaged in fixing tire on one
| of the wheels of his wagon. and had severe
| ~ beaten him about the face.
| Mr. Young. who is a man of advanced
| age was said to be unable to defend HIM
| self from the blows of his alleged assaii-
[ ants and called loudly for the police, VINO
/ pat the men under arrest
| Both of them admitted having made the
assault when they were arraigned In the
4 police court They were represented by
! State Senator Lewis H. Machen, and Com
! monwealth's Attorney Samuel g. Brent APP
/ peared for the prosecution. fine of $40
| each was imposed upon both defendants.
| Charles Baltimore. coiored. was ar
raigned in the police court this morning on
the charge of assauting Mr.. William Cox.
| who was yesterday acting as city jailer.
| From the testimony ii appeared that Mr..
| Cox had occasion to open Baltimores cell.
and when he did so. il was stated, Baiti-
more assaulted him and endeayored to
escape. Justice Cation imposed a fine of S25.
| Deaths and Funerals.