Evening star., 1899-07-25
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Democratic Committee Considers Method of
Nomination.
Local Notes of General md Especial
Interest to Residents and
Visitors.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 101 King Street,
Bell Telephone 103,


The democratic committees for Alexan-
dria city and county met at o'clock yes
| terday afternoon in the office of Attorney
Gardner L. Boothe, In this city, and de-
cfded upon August Is as the date for hold
Ing primary to nominate candidate for
the state legislature. No nominating con-
vention will follow, the plurality vote in
the primary ruling. By this action the
committees sustained the contention of Mr..
James R. Cation. Other candidates advo
Gated the convention plan. Mr.. Frank
Hume of Alexandria county, who was at
the meeting, stated to a Star reporter that
he would be candidate. He said he was
strongly in favor of electing United States
senators by popular vote, but would not
express preference between Senator Mar
tin and Governor Tyler. Mr. Cation, on the
other hand wishes it clearly understood
that he Is a supporter of the junior Vir
ginia senator. William H. May, who has
announced his candidacy, is also Martin
man.
James H. Lob, Louis Brill and August
Davis are spoken of as candidates By Au-
| gust the names of all candidates must
according to ruling, be submitted to the
committees.
Epworth League Meeting.
About thirty members of the Alexandria
Chapter, Epworth League, went to Falls
| Church last night to attend the bi-monthly
mass meeting of the league for Washing
| ton and vicinity. The exercises were held
| in Dulin Chapel NJ. E. Church South. On
the lawn in front of the chapel a sump-
| tuous repast was spread and partaken of
by scores of Epworth Leaguers before the
| regular services begun. The following
was the program: 7:45 o'clock, opening
hymn. Scripture lesson and prayer. read
| ing OF the minutes, solo, roll call, address,
Some Points in Junior Work. or Practi-
cal Points From Personal Experience"
| Mrs Greene, Rockville, Md; address,
how to Instruct the Juniors Mrs. Robt.
| Andrews, Rockville, Md; collection and in
| termfsston at S:45. At S:55 there was
| general discussion of junior league work
followed by an address on The League
| and the Advocate" by Rev VIM. P Ham
| mond of Epworth Church, Washington. 1t
was decided to hold the next meeting at
| Branchville. Nd.
| Street improvements.
Acting City Engineer w. B. Corse has
| now under his supervision considerable
| street Improvement work. The Pitt street
| sewer. extending from King street to
| point between Duke and Prince streets has
| not been completed by about 200 feet. The
work had to be stopped until the meeting
| of council tonight, when an additional ap
| preparation will be asked for. Several
| other sewers of Importance in benefting
| the city's general drainage have recently
| been completed. Four squares of gravel
/ roadway are being constructed Cfibbon
| street between Washington and Henry
| streets; two squares on Commerce street
| and one on Columbus street between
Franklin and Gibbon.
| General and Personal.
special civil service examination for
| the appointment of gauger and storekeeper
| under the internal revenue was held this
| morning at the post Office building. About
| fifty-fivc applicants presented themselves.
| 1t is understood that the examination will
be followed by many appointments. An
! other civil service examination will be held
| in this city the 29th instant This is to
| provide for appointments in the sixth in
| ternal revenue district of Virginia.
| Two Washington colored men, Henry
| Cheatham and Henry Carter, Were locked
| up in the Alexandria county Jail yesterday
| evening a charge of fighting. The fight
| is alleged to have occurred at Alexandria
| Island, when pistol shots were exchanged.
| Cheatham it is said, seized a pitchfork
! and stabbed his opponent severely.
| Mr.. Ferdinand Knight dancing with Miss
| Windsor, awarded a gold medal at
| Marshall Hall last night for being the best
| dancer in the company.
| Mrs. Christiana Bohraies has gone to
| Fortress Monroe to spend a few weeks with
| the family of Sergt. Summers.
| The second team of the AleXandrfans de-
| feated the Sunfiowers at Marshall Hall
yesterday by a score of IA to II.
| The AlexandranS will meet the strong
| Falls Church base ball team on the fair
| grounds this afternoon. A close game is
| expected as the clubs are said to be evenly
| matched.