Evening star., 1897-04-01
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Interest Growing in the Coming Primary
Election.
A Club Indorses Mr.. LOrin Saunders
for Com mmissioner-LOcal Notes
of Interest.
EVENING STAR BUREAU,
No. SO King street.
Pall Tolonhnnn No 1nG
Bell Telephone No. 1O6.
ALEX ANDRIA, Va, April !. 1897.

| EVENING STAR BUREAU,
| No. so King street.
Bell Telephone No. LOG.
| ALEXANDRIA, Va. April !. 1897.
| The coming primary election is the one
| subject Of conversation on the streets, and
| the two sides are getting ready to line
| UP for the fray, which bids fair to be a
| fight to finish. with somebody knocked
| out. The candidates are coming to the
| front. and a great deal of interest is being
| manifested in the proposed meeting OF bus
iress mel to nominate a ticket for the
| city council. Mr.. Morgan Davis, at pres
| ent member of the board of aldermen,
! called at The Star bureau yesterday to
| say that he is a candidate for reelection.
Il am II. favor of street improvements -
said Mr.. Davis. "and the people can count
on me to vote for anything that will ad-
| vance the interests of the old town." Mr..
| Davis has been an efficient member of the
| board of aldermen, and 1t is believed he
| will be returned. He Is in favor of the
| board of police commissioners. he says. and
! wants good government and "cne-man
| rule done away with. The policy men
| and some of the whisky men have organ
| lied to beat Mr.. George l.. Simpson, the
| peoples candidate for mayor. and a strong
| effort Is being made to beat him. Mr..
| Simpson in conversation with The Star re-
| porter yesterday said: Il have been can
| vGssing for some days now. and on every
| side ! am told that the good people are
| with me- If elected ] shall do to the best
| of my ability all that will advance the
| citizens best interests and use the law
| without favor"
| Saunders IndOrred for District COm-
| missioner.
| the Mckinley Club. No. L. which claims
| to be the pioneer Mckinley club of Vir-
| ginia. met last night in their new head
| quarters. 612 South Columbus street. with
| large attendance, Shadrack Jackson, the
president. in the chair. After completing
| routine business and the election Of several
new members. resolution was unanf-
| mously adopted indorsing Lorin NJ. Saun-
| ders. esq. of Washington for one of the
| Commissioners of the District of Columbia.
| and the followiT g delegation of colored and
| white members were appointed to wait
| upon President Mckinley and present the
! Endorsement of the club: Magnus l.. Rob-
| inson. Thomas H. Morgan N. FAINT. 1t
| was decided to have smoker next We'd
| nesday evening. after which the club ad-
| journed.
Cake Walk.
Much interest has been taken in the cake
walks at Odd Fellows Hail. on South Co
| lumbus street. and a number Of white peo-
| pie have witnessed them. The last cake
| walk of the season will be given tonight.
| In which Charley Hodge and Howard Skel-
ton will contest for the championship.
| Booker Washington to Speak.
Booker T. Washington. the colored in
orstrial leader. has arranged to pay Alex
andria visit Tuesday night April G. when
| he will deliver an address at night. taking
as his subject. Industrial Force" x.
| kemper, superintendent Of the public
schools, will preside over the meeting and
introduce Mr.. Washington.
| Officers Elected
| regular meeting of the Columbia
Dredging and Construction Company of
| Washington was held in this city yester-
| CSy afternoon, and after transactng rou-
tine business the following officers were
| elected for the ensuing year: Westel Will
| ioughby. president; VIM. F. Willoughby,
vice president: John c. Weldon. secretary;
A. NJ. Clegg treasurer and general man
| ager; E r. Jackson, assistant treasurer,
and Westel Willoughby. E. r. Jackson,
Perry Cleveland. W. F. Willoughby and A.
| NJ. Clegg constitute the board OF directors.
Died This Morning.
| Mrs. Charles Schumann, who has been
quite i'll for some time. died at her home,
No. 11O3 King street, at an early hour this
morning. Mrs. Schumann was only twen-
ty-four years of age, and was afflicted with
| consumption.
Florence Crittcnden Mission.
Mr.. Charles H. Crittenden Of New York
founder of the Florence Crittenden Mis-
sion. is the guest of Mrs. Kate Waller Bar.
rett. general superintendent Of the work
Commencing tonight Mr.. Crittenden vii
Sced rescue meeting at Trinity NJ. E
| Church.
Warehouse Sold.
| Mr. r. F. Knox, auctioneer, yesterday
sold for Judge ]. x. NJ Norton, trustee
the warehouse the south side Of the
extreme eastern end of Prince street to the
Baltimore Building and Loan Association
for 81 800.
| Fish Receipts.
| The receipts of fish from the shores are
light, and prices range higher. Shad art
selling at $sa$lO per hundred for bucks ant
SI6aSls for roe. Herring sold at $5as6 pei
| thousand.
General and Personal Notes.
There were no cases for trial In the polic
court this morning.
w b. Dobie has announced himself as
| candidate for the board Of aldermen from
| the first ward.
! Rev j. H. Wells will succeed Rev. d. II
Kern as pastor of the Methodist Church a
Del Ray. Mr.. Kern goes to Baltimore.
James II. Mansfield has been elected vic
grand architect of the Grand Lodge. Inde
| penaent order Mechanics, of Virginia.
Seb.r Blouse, King street saloon keeper
was before United States COMMISSIONS
| Fowler yesterday afternoon upon tn
charge OF violating the internal revenu
| laws. II was released for his appearanc
before the United States grand jury in tn
| sum of $50.
In the corporation court yesterday, In tn
case of Groome against Groome, Mr. Doug
las Stuart was appointed guardian ad iten
| of insane defendant, and given leave TO I'll
| answer.
The Old Dominion base ball team has bee
ieorgaEiZed under the name of 'Inde
pendents," and are now ready 10 receiv
challenges from any Of the strong ama;eu
teams of the Dis lrict and vicinity. MI
! Stephen Woolls is manager.
, The John Hay Industrial School viii
erect their new building next month. Tn
plans have been drawn by Architect Clark
THE WORK OF THIEVES.
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