The morning times., 1896-05-11
ALEXANDRIA ITEMS.

The Democratic city Committee win meet
tonight to consider whether it is necessary
TO hold primary for the election of candi-
dates to be voted for at the general election
to be held May 90.
The only opposition within the party lines
is for common weaith's attorney, for which
position there are two aspirants. The
candidates have all filed their notices with
the clerk of the corporation court, as re-
quired by the election la ws. IL has been
suggested that the general election be
held under what Is known as the Parker
bill, amending the Walton law, as pro-
vided under section 20, which says:
''In any county or incorporation where
no political party nOminates candidates for
county or corporation officers, the above
provision OF this act shall lot apply; but in
such cases every electOr shall vote by ballot
which he himself shall provide, and each
person shall deliver single ballot 10 ono
of the judges i'll the presence OF the other
two judges. The ballot shall be white
paper ticket and containing on the face or
inside of it, or part written or printed, the
names of the persons for whom the clector
intends TO vote, designating the office to
which each person so named is intended to
be chosen, etc.
Ii seems from this that if those who
framed the section knew what they were
doing IL was intended that 1T should apply
to only county and corporation Officers,
and if the common wcalth's attorney, city
sergeant and Magistrates are State Of
ficers as is generally held then the election
would have TO be conducted under prior
sections OF the bill. In some of the cities
OF the state both city and State officers
are elected on the same day. and on ac-
count OF the provision in the event Of tbeir
being no political party nominations the
act shall not apply" how such an election
would be conducted is not plain. However.
the matter was perhaps fully discussed
and is understood by lawyers.
William Bright, the young man who
was shot by Officer Hall on Saturday while
attempting to elude arrest. lies in a pre-
carious condition at the Alexandria In
firmary. Yesterday morning the attending
physician. DIR. Purvis, decided that an
operation was necessary on account of the
high fever and intense suffering of Bright.
Later in the day a minute examination
was made and the operation performed.
1t was positively ascert aimed that the
intestines had been penetrated IN two
places by the bullet. 1t was also found
necessary TO close the two wounds caused
by the bullet, which passed through Bright's
body. DR.. Purvis. at a late hour last night,
stated that he regarded his patient in a
very serious condition.
The following prisoners are held a police
and William Daniels. arrested by Officer
Young, fighting; william Ford and Rose
Taylor by OFFICERS Dean and Atkinson, dis
orderly conduct: Mat Williams, by Officer
Atkinson drunkenness; John Haskins and
Littietou Harris by Officers knight and
HOwsou assault on Robert Jenkins BeldOn
CASTOR Frederick PcndletoD, Price Pendle-
ton, and william Richards, all colurcd. by
Officers Roberts and Goods for assaulting
Elnr OILS
by Officer Knight. for defacing property;
Robert Brown and Michael Dadey by Officer
Bcttis drunk in the street.
Julia Cheeks, Sallie Jordan and Nettie
Harris. three negro women committed to
the workhouse by the mayor Friday morn
ing, have escaped from that institution.
The keeper OF the wOrkhCuSc states that
the women dug their way out through
the walls. From the frequency of the
escapes from this institution it is evident
that it requires no extra effort on the
pa rt of the conviCts to gain their liberty.
Yesterday V morning Mr.. Harry Rice was
thrown from a electric car at the interSeC-
tiun OF King and Columbus streets and
painfully cut and bruised. The car was
running at a high rate of speed up King
street, when it ran into an open switch
at tue intersection named and turned into
Columbus street Mr.. Rice. who was
standing on the platform. was thrown
for some distance. He was picked up
and received medical attention. Els in
iurieS are not serious.
An Illustrated lecture was given the chill
dren of the Union Mission Sunday school
by Mrs. Amy c. Wech at 2:30 yesterday
afternoon.
The mission which has been conducted for
the past week "a St. Mary's Church closed
with the services yesterday evening, with
a sermon by Rev. Father Younan. The
Paulist fathers express themselves as highly
sratified with the success of the mission.
The sermons were regarded as the finest
ever delivered in the church.
Engines Nos. 566 and 60, which were
badly dana ged in the wreck on the South
ern railway. near charlottesville. on Satur-
day, May 2, have been brought TO the
company's shops in this city for repairs.
message was received here yesterday
stating that Mr.. Luther ID. Harrison, former
" of this city, was dying at Wytheviile.
Mr. Harrison has a national reputation as
the ''silver-tongued auctioneer.' He was
well known in Washington.
The alarm Of fire shortly before 8
O'Clock last night was caused by the ex-
plosiou OF a lamp in the house OF ]. T.
Morgan on Wilkes street, between Pitt and
ROYAL streets The damage was slight.