Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-18
ALEXANDRIA.

| THE DEMocRATIc CITY coNHrrrxR NETTING.
The democratic city committee met las
night at the Office Of Chairman Barley to ar
range for the coming primary, in which the
triumphant democracy will determine who shall
be mayor and councilman who shall hold all
the city offices for two years from the first o,
June next. The first question to be settled was
the time at which the primary election shall be
held. There was q difference of opinion as to
whether the 27rh of April or the 4th Of May
should be selected as the dav Of the primary
election and as a compromise Tuesday, I'd OF
termined to hold q meeting on the
night Of the 9th Of April for reception o.
names Of candidates and the fixing Of the assess
ments. All names and assessments are to be
placed IN the hands Of the committee before the
close Of a meeting to be held April goth instant.
The rule to govern voting at the primaries was
fixed as follows: All known democrats and all
white persons who will pledge themselves to
| support the nominees Of the primary at the
general election will be allowed to vote. No
colored man will be allowed to vote except his
name be on list Of identified democrats to be
furnished the judges at the primaries by the
city committee.
OIL ON THE wArERS.
The suggestion Of TEE STAR that little oil
would make smooth the troubled waters has
been adopted and there Is now some smooth
AillluS IN AlexRnQr10 btreet railway m6ttero.
for President Abbott aud Mayor Strauss, under q
modified order of Mr.. Abbott, are en- route to an
amicable settlement of the vexed question
whether the Mount Vernon cars shall be used
as street cars in Alexandria. Under a modified
order OF President Abbott, issued yestsr after
street cars at all hours of the day, ex-
cept between 10 n. m. and 245 p m. Dur
ing these hours an extra street car will be run,
and after thirty days the status quo ante-bellum
will be restored. It seems that the recent Or
der was temporary in its nature and was in
tended to have effect only while tho balasting
Of a portion Of the Mount Vernon road shall be
in progress
THE CASE OF JEFFERSON PHILLIPS.
The corporation court will, on tomorrow,
call for second trial OF the case of Jefferson
Phillips. who killed George s. Smith in July,
1891, and was sentenced to be hung in March,
1892, but who obtained from the court OF ap-
peals at Richmond an order setting aside the
verdict and sentence. Many questions as to
juries, &C., will arise at the opening Of the
case
ENDORSED FOR WASHINGTON OFFICES
The democratic committee last night In.
dorsed the following for places in the executive
departments at Washington: D. F. D. Hester,
H. W. Nails, G. W. Lloyd. VIM. H. Thaler and
Alexander Henry. H. W. Browns name was
set aside In order to ascertain his party status
Mayor S.rauss is sanitating against moral
cholera. the black death. He disinfected the
house of Virginin Nelson, colored at his last
court at the cost OF $3.50, which was paid by
Miss Nelson and her guest. the young Miss
Manley. The publication will go on.
Rev. DIR. Butler is holding revival meetings at
the Baptist Church here and has tho assistance
Of Rev. w. T. Hines and Gospel Vocalist Paul
Price. The meetings promise to be very inter-
esting ones