The times., 1899-07-31
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

Alexandria, July 30.-Considerable inter-
est is being manifested in the approaching
Democratic primary election to nominate
a candidate for the House of Delegates to
represent the city and county of Alexan-
dr1a. The nomination of the primary cleo
ton on the 18th of August is equivalent
to election. as it is not thought that the
Republicans will place candidate in the
held at the general election to be held in
November. There are three candidates in
the held-Messrs. James r. Cation, Frank
Hume, and W. Fl. May, Louis Brill having
withdrawn from the fight when the Demo-
cratic committee decided to allow the
primary to decide the contest, and not
to hold convention. The respective
friends of Messrs. Hume and Cation are
particularly active, and 1t is thought that
the fight has centred on these two gen.
tlemen. although Mr. Mays advocates in
sist that he has lighting chance. Another
interesting feature OF the approaching cleo
aon is that the Democratic city committee
has issued a rule that only known Demo
Gratis will be permitted to vote at the cleo
ton to be held on the 18th. All of the
gentlemen named in connection with the
nomination are for the reelection of Sen
atcr Martin
a senatorial convention will be he'd in
this city on August . to nominate a can
didate from the Fourteenth district, which
is composed of Alexandria city and county
ana Fairfax and Prince William counties
80 Tar there is but one candidate in the
neid-Hon. s. r. Donohoe, of Fairfax
! county Col Edmund Berkeley. of Prince
William county. whose name has been
mentioned in connection with the State
senatorship. has made no effort to Sc
cure delegates. and it is not thought that
MS name will be presented to the corven-
! tion.
Rev. Clarence E. BAH, rector of Grace
Episcopal Church. viii leave tomorrow for
months visit to Connecticut. During
August no services will be held in the
] church
/ The following prisoners viii appear be-
! Tore Mayor Simpson, in the police court
! tomorrow: John Hammersley, of Fairfax
I county, disorderly and abusive language;
Timothy Madden. drunk and disorderly
1 conduct and resisting officers Atkinson and
] Goods; Charles Grady. disorderly conduct;
George Holmes George Brooks and Matt
Braxton. drunk and disorderly conduct.
! On August 8 the Alexandrias will play
: game with the Falls Church nine in thi:
I city.
Small congregations attended the SER
! vices in the different churches today, n,any
4 persons being absent from the city. Rev
! Father Ennis. of Georgetown. celebrated
! mass at st. Mary's Church, and Rev. j
4 Fl. Light, of Leesburg. conducted the ser.
vices in the NJ. E. Church South. Rev
E. V, REGISTER. of this city, occupied Rev
Mr.. Lights pulpit in Leesburg. 4E
The Seventh Day Adyentists are located
/ at the Intersection of Duke and Payni
! Streets with Elders ID. H. Pointer and D
H. Sanford in charge. They will remain
! in this city until the annual meeting o
their church which viii be held at Hume
Grove. in Alexandria county, during Au
gust.
Orders have been issued to Southern
Railway employees that trains in Wilke!
J Street are not to be run at a greater speeC
than five miles an hour. and that tn,
switch at Smoot's tan yard is not to b,
used for making up trains. The compan.
has placed safety signals at either end o
the Wilkes Street tunnel.
Judge ]. X. NJ Norton and Corporation
Attorney G. L. Boothe will attend tn
meeting of the State Bar Association a
Hot Springs next week.