The Washington herald., 1908-06-09
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529 King Street
Alexandria. Va. June S.-The engrOssing
topic Of conversation on the streets in this
city tonight was the probable outcome Of
tO-morrow's primary.
Everything is in readiness for the big
event. Judges. clerks. and others who
Will be IN charge Of the programme have
been assigned TO their respective tasks,
and late tonight the Carlin lieutenants
settled down 20 await the result Every
thing points to an unusually large vote,
and no stone will be left unturned to see
that II Is brought out Conveyances Of
all sorts and descriptions have been Sc
cured for the occasion. and they will be
on the move from the opening Of the polls
at sunrise until the closing at sunset.
Representative Charles c. Carlin. OF this
city, and r. Lindsey Gordon, jr., OF
Louisa. candidates for Congressional hon
ors have made a great fight. and the out
come VIII be submitted to gracefully by
the losing candidate.
Never before in the history OF this dis
trict has such a close canvass been made.
Mr.. Cariin will. Of course. carry this city
by large majority. and Mr. Gordon will
likewise get the majority Of the votes
polled in Louisa, Al this late hour both
candidates appear undaunted, and each
side claims victory. This claim will. OF
course. be kept up until the last vote is
counted tomorrow night
Arrangements have been made by Mr..
Carlin to get the returns from throughout
the district at his office In this city.
The new liquor law worked q hardship
on the saloons here. when all were COM
PEELED 10 close their respective places at 8
o'clock this evening They will remain
closed until sunrise Wednesday morning.
The election here will. therefore. be a
very dry one. In previous years 1t was
customary to have the side door open 20
admit patrons. Under the new law. how
ever, this may not be accomplished. The
stringency Of the new law caused no little
discomfort among those who like their
evening nip" whether an election is on
or not Many, however, amply supplied
themselves with wet goods" and the
howl was among those who failed to do
likewise
A grand jury to-day in the Corporation
Court. Judge Barley presiding. with r.
w. Arnold as foreman returned bill
FOR the defendant IN the case Of Joseph
Williams colored indicted for voluntary
rsnslaughter In connection with the sink
ing OF the steamer Trenton, May 3, at
Reardon's wharf Williams was employ
ed as deckhand aboard the steamer,
admitted having opened the port
hoes OF the boat
Not true bills were also returned I'm the
cases OF Fitzpatrick McIvor and William
Mankln. charged with breaking and en-
tering the fruit store Of Emanuel Tavares
Indictments were returned by the fury
against Waverley Lucas colored. charged
with uttering spurious coin; George VIII
son. colOred, charged with robbing the
store OF George Ayers March 81. and
George Coleman. colored. charged with
breaking and entering a Southern Rail
way freight car
In the Corporation Court to-day a spe-
cial grand jury was ordered for June %
10 hear the case OF Michael Creegan. ad-
ministrator, against the Washington.
Alexandria and Mount Vernon Electric
Railway Company. The object Of the suit
is to recover damages IN the sum Of
$4,000 for the death OF William CreeRan.
little son Of Mr.. Creegan, who was run
down and killed by a car OF the defend
ant company last summer
In the same court in the case OF Dufr
G. Lewis against James A. Breen and
others. decree was entered confirming
the report Of Commissioner Z. b. TAYLOR
and appointing L. II. Machen, Douglas
Stuart, and Leo p. Harlow special com
missioners to sell certain real estate.
All the recently elected officers Of Com
pany G. Seventeen Regiment. Virginia
Volunteers have passed the required mil
itary examination and qualified before
Col. Charles A. Dempsey. The officers
Will be called together Thursday and Sat
urday evenings at the Office Of DR.. w NJ
Smith for the purpose of passing the re-
quired physical examination and for en-
l!stment Afterward orders for mastering
IN viii be issued by Adjt Gen. Anderson.
when the required number of members
has enlisted.
The annual closing exercises OF Arling-
ton Institute. a school for young women.
conducted by the Misses Chandlee. at 2I5
North Washington street, were held TO-
night at the institution An interesting
musical and literary programme was
given. in which the students participated
Diplomas OF graduation were conferred
upon the following: Misses Harriet Pol
lard and Alice Graham. OF this city; Nan
ME Slaughter. Of Seminary Hill, and Ju-
liza Cone Of Richmond, Va.
rule was issued to-day by Judge Bar
ley, Of the Corporation Court. against
Charles Atweu and Joseph E. Schwarz-
mann TO show cause why their names
should not be stricken from the voting
list. The case was heard this afternoon.
and Mr.. Atwell's name was ordered 10 be
stricken from the list. and Mr.. Schwarz-
mann's name retained.
The body Of Reece Morris. colored. of
North Carolina, who died suddenly yes-
terday morning at the Alexandria Hos
pital. will be buried at the expense OF
the city II not claimed by relatives. Nor
ris was picked up In the street early
Sunday morning and taken TO the hos
pital where he expired several hours
later OF convulsiOns. Coroner Moore per
formed an autopsy, and deemed an in
quest unnecessary Morris was ffty-six
years old.
The advance guard OF delegates who
VIII attend the forty-second annual Sun
day school convention Of the Baltimore
Conference Of the Methodist Episcopar
Church South arrived here tonight. The
delegates are qUartered at the homes Of
parish!oners OF the church. The conven-
ton VIII be called to order Tomorrow
night and the business session will be-
gin "Wednesday. II Is expected that fully
30 delegates VIII be in attendance. The
convention will conclude its session FRI
day night.
At a meeting OF Alexandria Lodge No