Evening star., 1911-08-24
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Sham Battle Tonight Between
: Infantry and Indians.
GHOST DANCE A FEATURE
Red Men Will Be in War Paint.
Negro Had Much Gold and
Is Arrested.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Is Arrested.
Special Correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. August "a 1911.
What promises to be one Of the most
realistic sham battles ever fought in this
city will take place at the Alexandria
Base Bali Park tonight between thirty
members of the Alexandria Light In
fantry and about twenty-five members OF
Osceoia Tribe of Red Men of this city.
who will give a reproduction of the
famous Pine Ridge campaign. the last
fight between the state troops and the
Indians.
The Indians. dressed in their war paint
and bedecked in regalia befitting the oc-
casion. will give a war dance and also the
famous ghost dance prior to the battle.
In addition to the battle there will be a
band concert by Lilly's Band of Philadel-
phia Prior to the battle the infantry
men and the Red Men. headed by the
band. will give a street parade at 1:3O
O'Clock.
Gold Caused His Arrest.
The next time Edward johnson. colored.
has $3.50 in gold on his person 1t is a
safe prediction that he will give this city
wide berth. for this quantity of the
shining metal was responsible for his ar
rest late yesterday afternoon by Chief
Goods. following his return from Bakers
field, Cal, where he has BEEN employed
a ranch by Paul Klipstein. he claims,
for more than year.
johnson was peering into the window
of a secondhand store late yesterday
afternoon. which is just opposite the po-
lice station. and he acted suspiciously,
according to Chief Goods. and in addition,
carried a bundle under his arm. The
chief did not like the looks of things and
called TO Johnson. and the latter came
across TO the station. He was asked if
he had any money. and when he said
yes and produced the $40 in gold the
officers lost no time in putting johnson
in cell and afterward telegraphing TO
Bakersfield. No reply had been received
at O'Clock this afternoon, and in the
meantime Johnson was committed until
the authorities there are heard from.
Johnson is thirty-six years old and lives
at Eggbornsville. Chlpeper county, Va.
He says that he was on his way home
employees on the ranch where he was
working are always paid in the yellow
metal. He expressed surprise at being
taken into custody because he had the
sold coin in his possession.
Railway Camp Robbed.
Clothing razors. pistols and other arti-
cles. the property OF five colored men. all
OF whom work for the Southern Railway
Company. were stolen yesterday from a
camp car, it is alleged. by Henry Nc
Pherson. colored, employed on the car as
q cook.
The stolen articles. valued at S63 15.
with the exception of a pistol and a pair
pf recovered nv the Wa sh-
ingtOn authorities who arrested Nc. ner-
son. and the latter was brought here by
Policeman Rawel Rawlett. and will be
given hearing at O'Clock this after
noon.
\ negro named Hansbery, one of the
men from whom Mcpherson is alleged to
have stolen the goods. traced McPher-
son to Washington and notified the au-
When Delphia Simpson went into her
room in the northeastern section of the
city last night she found her trunk un-
locked and SO gone Without further
investigation she caused the arrest of
Pearl Godfrey. but when the case was
called In court today there was absolutely
no evidence against her. and she was
acquitted.
\ fine of s. was imposed in the case of
Jerry Sullivan. charged with drunken
Snd disorderly conduct.
Funeral OF Capt. Reynolds.
The funeral of Capt. Joseph Reynolds
took place this afternoon from his late
home. 1i21 Prince street. Services were con-
Quoted by Rev. L. r. Kelly of st. Mary 8
Catholic Church. and burial was in Union
cemetery. The pailbearers were w. A.
Smoot. II. \. Griffith. o. j. Nugent. VIII
lam Rogers, Charles II. Callahan and s.
=. Monroe.
AS a result of the continued drought.
The Southern Railway Company is ex-
,eriencing trouble in obtaining adequate
water supply at LeeSburg and Herndon,
Il is reported. The supply for the COM
pany is obtained from nearby creeks. and
the latter are said to be rapidly drying
up. Farmers in nearby counties also re-
port the drought is seriously affecting
them
Rev s. W. Rosenberger who last Sun
day rendered his resignation as pastor Of
the Methodist Protestant Church. left
this morning with his family for Balti
field. Ohio. where he has accepted a call.
Until the pulpit in the local church is
filled it will be occupied by Rev. Robert
Bartlett. a former resident of this city.
but now of Lincolnia, Fairfax county.
Bank Case Postponed.
Ii is announced that the suit of s. r.
sinia Safe Deposit and Trust Corpora
tion has been postponed until August
20. This suit is one in which r. ID.
Brumback was appointed special com
missioner to take account of the liens
against the funds deposited by the trust
corporation with the treasurer of the
state to guarantee its bonding depart
ment.
The congregation of the Free Methodist
Church will tonight elect church officers
for the year. They will also select a
delegate to the annual conference of that
church, which will be held at Brooklyn.
y. Y. September 10 Rev. John Cava-
naugh, pastor of the local church, will
attend the conference.
y. :. GreenNay. clerk of the corpora
tion court and Robert III. Cox city SER
geant. returned this morning after a
fifteen-day trip on the great lakes.
Lieut.. Charles %. Barrett, l.. S. N,
who has been on three-month cruise
around the southern ports of Europe, re-
turned this morning TO visit fer d few
DAYS.
knight & Rogers. contractors today
broke ground for the erection of four
brick houses on the old fair grounds for
Schuler Brother.
The annual excursion of the Locomotive
nj ttn Lodi