The times., 1897-07-12
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
A Number of Candidates for Vari-
Gus Municipal Positions.
Four Young Men From Washington
Have Their Boat Crushed and
Narrowly Escape Death.

Alexandra, July l1--At tne meeting OF
the city council On Tuesday night the cor
poratiou officers to be elected by council
WIN be chosen. Its expected that At this
meeting the committees win be announced,
and that the old members viii be allowed
t. rerlainon the committees On " hich they
now have places, the vacancies being filled
by the new members. The officers TO be
elected are a police commissioners frofn
the second ward, chief engineer oI the IRE
department four fire wardens, keeper OF
the alu>house. health officer, physicians
u the poor, Hembersof the board Of orheditn,
keeper OF the Tow u clock, oyeIseer or out
door poor and two dispensers o. medicines.
For the position OF police commissioners
sgr the se, ond ward Messrs. Frank Price
and j. K. Chapman are prominently men
tie.Iled Commissioners Strauss having re-
moved from the WaTu. It is understood
that Chief Engineer Warfield viii not be
a candidate for reelection and the only
candidate spoken Of is Mr.. George W.
Petty. Messrs ]. NJ Hin, John Harlow
and George Z. Hm viii be candidates fer
reelection on the board of IRE wardens,
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cate foT the Third ward, Fire Warden Bril
having been elected 10 the council. For
Keeper OF tie alfnShouSe ii is understood
that Keeper Smith viii be opposed by
Afessrs William Dubie and Robert Traverse.
Fer health officer and physician to the
pool DTs. Miller and PurN1> VIII be can,ii-
dates for reelection. so far, &ir. Charles
AGau : the ouly candidate for keeper OF
the town cIeck-
Jerry CoLan,, a respectable-lOoling white
man, who claims Washington as his home,
was locked up at police headquarters this
evening by Policeman Proctor on the charge
81 defacing the property OF Annie Lee,
Cohan, who was under the Influence of
heaoF, visi ed the house Of the Lee woman,
on North Lee street, this evening and at
tempted 70 take charge OF the premises
The woman objected, and Cehan drew u
large knife and proceeded to slash aud cut
10 pieces everything in reach The cries
of the woman drew the officer to the scene,
and the 'slasher'' was escorted TO the police
station.
william Coleman, eolored. who is a stand
ing candidate for every office within the
Gift OF the people, and who in the recent
municipal contest was an aSpirant for the
nlavoraijy, is looked up at police heaGCuaT-
ters, charged with cruel treatment toward
lis adopted child. The compiainants al
Iege that Coleman was pGnlShing the chIld
by suspending it In the air by its hand with
a rope, while William protests that be was
only endea voring 10 teach the little one
to walk
EDWARD Davis, oolored, arrested by
n -fc f,r tba iar ~ a hoe Of
meal; James Daugherty, by Sergt Smith,
for aSSaultins Jessie Popp, and Ellen
Cave, arrested by Officers Roberts and
Lyles, charged with the larceny of q
gold ring from Mr Fl Herfurth, are
locked up at the police station.
A bout the usual congregations We're
present in the different churches today.
Mr. S. F. Stokely conducted the services
in Trinity NJ. E. Church at II a. m, and
at 8 o'clock tonight Rev. ]. H. Wells
preached Il special sermon In the MethO-
dist Episcopal Church South to the mem
bers of the Junior order of American Me-
chanios The members of the three
councils of the order, and of Mount Yer
nou Council, Daughters of America, We're
present Rev. DR.. Crawford OF the The
ological Seminary, preached an eloquent
sermon this morning in Meade Chapel,
colored.
Rev. Fathers Bowler and Mccarthy of
st. Mary's Church in this city, together
with the other Catholic clergy OF the do
cese win make their annual retreat at
Georgetown College this week, ending On
Saturday morning next at which time II
is expected several changes in pastarates
will be announced. 1t is understood Gbat
Rev. E. III. Tearney, who is at present
pastor of st. ames Church az Fails Church,
will be transferred to Richmond and Ire
made vicar general Of the diocese and rec
tor of the cathedral, and Rev. Father Cut
ler. at present vicar general, ana VINO
was for several years pastor of st. Mary's
Church here, viii b. returned to- this
city. Rev Father Bowler, the present
pastor Of st. Mary's Church will, it is
sait, GO to Falls Church.
Four young men from Washington, who
refused to give their names, narrowly
escaped being crushed to death in the
deck OF the ferry company this evening.
The young men We're seated in a small
loat In the dock and were not seen by
| the captain of the steamer Belle Haven
when he attempted to make a landing,
| until it was too late for him to prevent
! tie accident The Smallboat was crushed,
and the Washingtonia saved their lives
| by clinging to the piles until assistance
| reached them.
superintendent of Schools Kemper has
gone TO Charlottesville for a short stay
| Mr. Oscar Carter has gone to the Sweet
| Chajy ybeate Springs for a few weeks
| Miss Louise Wimsatt, OF Washington, IL
visiting Miss Retta a sgnew, on Duke street
| Mrs. Bocoek, of Fampden- Sidney, is the
| guest of Mrs r. Il. Ewing, on Prince street
Mr. j II Wilson, the recently appointed
agent in this city for the Southern Rail
way, has rented the Mclean residence. IN
| South Fairfax street