Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-19
FAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Brisk Fight Being waged Today for su-
premacy at Democratic Primary.
Three Nominations being Connected
adelphtn-Gcneral and Personal
Evening Star Bureau.
so King Street.
Bell TELEPHONE Leo.

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ALEXANDRIA. Va. April ~, ISIS
At Sra o'clock this morning the polls
opened for one Of the hardest fought demo-
cratic primary elections that has been held
in this city for a number of years There
are three offices for which democratic cam
didates have to be CHOSEN. commissioner Of
revenue. for which Alderman Theophilus
Ballinger and Deputy Commissioner
Charles II. Callahan are the contestants;
commemorative attorney, for which Mr. J.
X. Flanigen and Mr. Leonard Marbury, the
incumbent, are contestants: city sergeant,
Tor which Alderman W. Il. Dobie and Capt
w. ii. Smith, the incumbent are contest
ants
The campaign for all three Offices has
been an exceedingly hot one Since the
polls opened the friends OF each candidate
nave been working hard for supremacy IL
is believed that very large vote will be
polled AT this time IL is almost impossi-
BILE to forecast the result. as the candidates
appear to be running close together.
Police News.
The past twenty-four hours have been
unusually quiet ones in police circles. Not
single arrest has been made. There were
no cases for trial before Mayor Simpson I'm
the police court this morning. Only four
dodgers applied for accommodations at
WE ldSi hSIl
p. c. BnrtIeu Dead.
Peyton c. Bartlett. a well-known citizen
OF Alexandria. died last night Mr. Bart
lett had been i'll and a great sufferer for
nearly two years. His funeral will take
place Thursday afternoon at an hour to be
fixed later
The Vcspuccf Leaves.
As anticipated in The Star of yesterday,
the Ifa liam training shin Ap,aripo N.ep,,,ot
sailed for Philadelphia shortly before 4
o'clock The officers and men expressed
deep appreciation for the manner in which
they had been treated during their stay
in this city.
AS the ship passed down the river a sa-
lutte was fired from the guns at Fort WASH
ington. and it was returned by the Italian
ship.
Royal Arcanum.
Messrs. r. w. Arnold B. III. Appich and
Henry X. Field. representing Alexandria
Council, Royal Arcanum, left here this
morning for Richmond, Va. to attend the
Grand Council of the order. Messrs. s.
Edward Beach and J. J. Jameson. repre-
senting George Mason Council OF the same
order, left here last night for Richmond.
Street Paving.
The city council passed over at its last
meeting the movement for the paving of
King street between Fairfax and Royal,
but the committee on streets has arranged
for a furtherance OF the project under the
new 3sd section of the city charter, and
an estimate of the cost of the work to each
property holder will be ready I'm a short
time.
Carried to the Asylum.
Carrie Stanton, colored and George
Payne. colored. who have been confined in
the city jail for several months past on ac-
count of insanity, were taken TO the Gem
trail State Hospital at Petersburg yester-
day afternoon.
Owing to the fact that the Virginia lecis-
lature saw fit to reduce the appropriation
for the insane throughout the state. il is
now necessary to keep insane patients in
the jails at about four five times the
cost of keeping them in an asylum.
Officers Elected.
The following officers were elected by the
18th Virginia Regiment Chapter. Daugh-
tiers Of the Confederacy, yesterday: Presi-
dent Mrs. W. A. Smoot: first vice president,
Miss Katherine Stuart; second vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Julia Chapman; recording secre-
tary. Miss Colquhoun; corresponding sec
rotary. Mrs. James Peyton: treasurer. Mrs.
Thomas Perry: registrar. Mrs. j. r. Smoot;
historian, Miss Rebecca Powell.