The times., 1899-07-25
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

Alexandria. July 24-The Democratic
committees of Alexandria city and county
met here at O'Clock this afternoon and
perfected arrangements for nominating
candidate for the House of Delegates Four
aspirants for legislative honors were pres
ent-Messrs. James r. Cation. William II.
May, and Louis Brill, of this city, and
Frank Hume Of the county Mr.. hume
has not publicly announced his candidacy,
but the fact that he was present and par
ticipsted in the meeting today IS accepted
as an evidence that he is in the race. Some
Of the candidates favored a regular pri-
mary election. permitting the various can
didates to furnish their individual tickets,
name delegates, and permit the nominee
to be named by convention. Mr.. Cation
opposed this, and proposed the use OF the
regular election law; that the committee
should supply an official ballot. stamped,
and that nc person, except when voting,
should be permitted within forty feet oil
the polls This suggestion was adopted
by the committee with the proviso that
voter would be permitted to call on anyone
to assist him in preparing his ballot. 1t
was also decided that only known Demo-
Gratis would be permitted to vote. The
18th day of August was fixed as the time
l for holding the election, and the candi-
dates were allowed until August to hand
in their names to the committee.
In the corporation court today, Judge
Merton granted a charter to the Home
Savings Bank, of Washington, the object
of which is tc do a general banking bust
ness. The capital stock is $4,000. and
James R. Caton is named as agent in this
city, and B. r. Saul, of Washington. is
named as President Anthony Gaegler.
Vice President Ferdinand Schmidt. Secre-
tary. and Francis Miller, Treasurer. The
four persons named, with S. Dana Lincoln,
John H. Rupert, John Shughrue. and
Michael J. Colbert. all of Washington, con-
stitute the board OF directors.
]. II. Moore. coiored. of New Aiexan-
dria, reported TO the police today that q
horse was stolen from his stable last
night.
The automatic relief valves recently Or
dered for the fire department arrived to-
| day.
The Board of Supervisors of Alexandria
| county met today and organized by elect
| ing Supervisor Saegmuller chairman.
In the Corporation Court today decree
was entered in the case of Arlington VS..
Arlington confirming the report of Com
/ missioner Price.
The horse attached to the delivery
wagon of r. L. Knight ran of in North
/ Columbus Street today and smashed the
vehicle. Jerry Hayes, The driver, was
thrown out and painfully injured.
Henry Cheatham and Henry Cater, both
colored. of Washington. engaged in a
shooting affair at the house of a colored
woman near Alexandria Island. Several
shots were fred without effect, when
Cheatham seized a pitchfork, with which
he jabbel his antagonist. Both men were
arrested.
Newton Pierce, of Middlebrook. Nd. re-
ported TO the police here today that the
mare stolen from William Gatzendaner. OF
Bellesville, Md, was traded to his brother
for another horse, and that he had re-
turned MIR. Gatzendaner's horse to him on
Saturday. Mr.. Pierce is now looking for
William Sullivan. the thief, and his mare.
]. B. Atwell, an employe of the South
ern Railway shops, was taken suddenly
i'll today.