The times., 1898-09-01
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.
The Republican Convention Failed
to Nominate Candidate

Alexandria. Va, Aug. 3l--The Republican
convention of the Eighth congressional district
convened in this city this afternoon at / O'Clock.
and after session OF five hours adjourned with
out naming a candidate to enter the contest
against Hon. John F. Rixey. member Of Con
gress from this district. The convention was
called to order by State Chairman Park Agnew,
who stated the objects for which the meeting
! had convened. On motion of Postmaster Crupper.
| r. r. Campbell, of Fauquier. chosen tenn
porary chairman. T. W. Carter. of Orange, was
selected as secretary IL was not until O'Clock
that the various committees appointed were
ready to submit their reports, and the convention
got down 10 business.
resolution then submitted and adopted
with but little opposition. leaving the question
Of the nomination of candidate for Congress
entirely in the hands of the district congressional
committee.
r. R. Campbell. of Fauquer; R L. Flatford.
OF Stafford. and Joseph L. Crupper. of Alexandria
city. were chosen as members Of the State cen
trail committee, and o. e Hines. Of Fairfax
County. was elected chairman Of the district
congressional committee Resolutions indorsing
the Administration Of President Mckinley, Of
sympathy for the sick and wounded soldiers, and
against the civil service laws were adopted
Resolutions also adopted condcmning the
State ballot law. The convention adjourned At
| 6:30 O'Clock.
| Prominent leaders OF the party stated to-
/ night that it was more than probable that there
/ would be no one named by the congressional
/ committee to enter the race against Hon. sJohn
! F. Rixey. They recognize the fact that Mr.
I Rixey is popular, and that his district has
safe Demdcrstic majority. Three names have
been mentioned in connection with the nouina-
| tion-Park Agnew, of this city; o. E. Hines of
| Fairfax, and Lucien Winston, of Culpeper. Mr.
| Agnew has positively declined to allow the use
of his name.
/ There was considerable uneasiness on the part
Of the Third Virginia boys and their friends last
night. when the report was circulated that the
order issued directing the regiment 10 be mus
/ tered out had h = eouutermanded. 1t Is stated
Z on good autl ~ that the order was withdrawn
/ at the instan-- Of the commissioned officers of
the regiment. The n-cUmTnissiOned officers and
/ the men unit the question. Z. c. Carlin.
who has interested himself in behalf OF the boys
who anxious to return to their home upon
( learning OF the recent action Of the War De
partment, hastened 10 Washington today. and
secured an audience with the officials On his
return this evening Mr. Carlin stated that he
had succeeded in his purpose. and that order
from the War Department would 90 to Camp
Alger tonight directing the Third Virginia Regi-
ment 10 prepare 10 leave Tor Richmond He
also stated that upon arriving az that city the
boys would be granted iurIough OF thirty days.
preparatory TO being mustered cut OF the United
Stats service.
Sadie Bean and Pearl Ray. both colored. were
arrested this evening by Policeman Roberts for
fighting.
Among the horses which were rec ently shipped
from Cuba to the Government corral at st.
Asaph several animals bearing Spanish marks,
having been captured by army.
John Haislip, one of the best-known residents
of Fairfax County, died last night, aged eighty
Howard Bolts was fined s. in the Police Court
today for aSsaulting Ann Peterson, ard Arthur
| Robinson. arrested for assaultirg Joseph Seth.
was assessed Il. Arthur Robinson and Ann Pet
| erscn, charged with disorderly conduct, were
dismissed.
Paulus Burnett died at the Infrmary last
night Of typhoid fever He was twenty-six
years of age. Burnett was connected with the
Government service. and recently returned from
Tampa. He was a resident of Lynchburg, Va.r
and the body Will be forwarded TO that city
| An old umbrella mendeT named Schur. who
claims to live in Washington, is critically
| i'll at the Infrmarv.
Rev. Father McCarty, of st. aarys Church.
celebrated mass al Fort SEeFlGan .1-aS
benefit of the many Catholics who are stationed
| there.
During the month of August the clerk of the
Corporation Court recorded thirty-seven deeds
| and issued fourteen marriage Ecenses
| Wilmington Dunn, who has for some time been
connected with the transpo! tation department. OF
the army, has returned from Mont2uk Point.
He most emphatically denies that he is short
in his accounts. and says that he will make a
full statement of the matter
Charles Rudd, an engineer on the Southern
Railway was taken i'll today, and was removed
! to his home on Duke Street
Chsrles Moore and Miss Agnes Wilett, both
! OF Charles County. Nd, were married in this
city last night by Rev. J. II. Butler
James l. Cliff who went TO Petersburg IN
| search of his wife and children, secure his two
children, and has returned htme. It is said that
Mrs Cliff promised her husband that she would
return to Alexandria tomorrow.