Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-22
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Blue Laws Send People Out Of
Town Sunday.
QUIET DAY IN ALL WALKS
New Sensation for the Drug Stores
and Clerks.
NEW BOND SUBSCRIPTIONS
Alleged Gambling Ark Has Thriving
Opening Enthusiastically
Reconciliation.
QUIET DAY IN ALL WALKS
lew BOND SUBSCRIPTIONS
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


this city yesterday. and only two mer-
chants had the audacity to break them.
One was a grocer and the other a drug
gist. 1t will go down In history that AL
exandria yesterday spent the quietest day
ever known before.
During the early morning hours news
ers and merchants sent out meat and ice
which had been ordered the day before.
BY 10 o'clock the merchants had closed
their respective places Of business. and
those who did not attend churches soon
left the city, and the effect of the blue
laws became apparent. Druggists waited
in vain for customers, for 1t is reported
that prescriptions came in powerfully
slow. The soda water boy and the Sun
day clerk had a day off and were glad.
In disgust many Of the druggists closed
for portion of the day. Those who re-
manned open were besieged by strangers
loud wall went up from those who hap
pened to be so unfortunate as to be here
yesterday when they learned that they
could not even purchase cigar or secure
the city. Several accommodating drug
gists kept bountiful supply Of Ice water
on hand. and in this way alleviated the
thirst of would-be customers.
Law Made Ridiculous.
The law was made as ridiculous as
possible when about I o'clock in the aft
ernoon the police got busy and closed up
the stands of the colored bootblacks
| Many unfortunate citizens who had failed
to provide themselves with tobacco and
reading matter, in the shape of Sunday
papers and magazines. left for Washing
| ton. where they made their purchases. and
in most instances remained in that city.
w. D. Hudson was charged in the police
court with dispensing soda water at his
drug store yesterday. Policeman AIRING
ton was the complainant in the case. He
told the court that he had notified Mr..
Hudson anent the Sunday closing law and
| the latter replied that he did not propose
to close. The accused pleaded guilty and
was fined 81. He was represented by At
torney Howard w. Smith.
The other case was that Of Steuart
Simpson. Policeman Talbot appeared
| against the accused, with two small COL
ored gamins as witnesses. One of the ur-
chins testified that he purchased 3 cents
worth Of cakes. Mr. Simpson was also
fined 81 for having entered plea of
guilty.
Up to the present time none of the mer-
chants SO far as can be learned, contem-
plate testing the validity Of the law. al
though it Is persistently rumored that
efforts will be made to have the city ordi-
nance repealed at a meeting of the city
council. which will be held tomorrow
night. The matter. IT is said, will be
New Issue Of Bonds
| OF the new issue Of bonds. amounting
to $745.O00. the sum Of $345 900 has already
been taken, they being exchanged for old
ones Of the 1870 issue, which mature July
1 next. and which bear interest at the
| rate of 1886. The bonds of the new issue
bear interest at the rate Of per cent
City Auditor Price today received an order
new ones. The bonds exchanged have
been in West Virginia family for several
generations and the owners now reside in
Baltimore.
The bonds exchanged thus far have been
taken as follows: Alexandria city, $780,
800; Washington. D. c.. $4,000: Pennsyl-
vania. $11 900; Virginia, outside of this
city $15 800: New York. $1,000; West Vir-
ginia. 81. 100.
Enjoying freedom from molestation on
| the part of the authorities. the alleged
| gambling ark anchored In the Potomac,
below the dyke about four miles below
| this city. was thrown open yesterday and
| it is said that the proprietors of the es-
tablshment did thriving business. Al
| most every game Of chance known to
players Is said to have been in full blast
and 1t is said that it was with trouble
that the players got around the tables
Washington to the ark. The crowd who
remained for the last train looked to be
all In. down and out" and If any in the
| bunch carried away a rolf their facial
| expression was not indicative of it.
Up to Fairfax County
| Whether or not the authorities of Fair
| fax county contemplate taking action
against the promoters Of the enterprise
| is not known. 1t Is said that should ac-
| ton be taken 1t would come under the
Jurisdiction of the ove-mentioned
Lillian P. Wright. twenty-four years Of
| age. wife of George l.. Wright. a travel
| ing salesman. who resides at go North
| 18th street. Philadelphia. and who is al
| legged TO have deserted her husband about
| June last and left the Quaker CITY with
another man. was located about s O'Clock
yesterday morning by Policemen Rob
erts and Garvey at house on Henry
| street between OrOnOco and Pendleton
streets. The woman. after considera bic
persuasion accompanied the policemen to
| headquarters. where she faced her hus-
band. Mr.. and Mrs. Wright were carried
and after some little debate a reconcilia-
| ton was effected and the couple subse-
| quently departed for Philadelphia.
In the circuit court for Alexandria
county today. Judge J. B. T. Thornton
presiding. grand jury returned indict-
| ments against James Smith and Frank
Robinson. both colored, charged with
| felon1ous and malicious assault After
ward each Of the accused entered q plea
| or guilty. and the court sentenced each
to serve a term of sixty days in the
county Jail.
Up to the present time City Auditor
| F.. +. Price has issued ESQ dog licenses
| Last year about 744 licenses were issued
| 1t is said that the first-named number
compares favorably to the number is
sued this time last year. After June 80
next all persons owning or harboring
dogs without having secured the re-
quired licenses. which is $3.50. will be
subject to a fine of from SO to IS.
In the Police Court
In the police court today the case Of
Joseph Davis. colored. charged with as
saulting and beating Lucy Sheppard,
also colored was continued until tOmor-
! row morning, and two witnesses sum-
moned for the prosecution who failed to
appear were ordered to be arrested for
| contempt Of court.
| A fine of IS was imposed on Edward
| Sinclair. charged with disOrderly con-
duct and fighting. and Buck Kraus,
| charged with a similar Offense, forfeited
IS collateral.
| Charles Sullivan. the thirteen-year-old
son of Me- Charles Sullivan, who resides
on North Columbus street. was severely
bitten on the left leg Saturday last by a
vicious dog. The lads injuries were
dressed by DR.. Powell. This morning
the canine was shot by the police.
The Richmond Howitzers are expected
| to reach here at noon tomorrow. They