The times., 1899-05-15
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

Alexandria. May i4.-Owing to the fact
that the National Peace Jubilee. to be held
in Washington on May 2s. "a. and 25. wi /
occupy two of the days which always alb
| sorb the undivided attention of Alexan-
irians, viz, Confederate Memorial Day,
May "a, and election day, the 10th. the in
| terest which otherwise would have bcsn
manifested in an occasion of that sort has
| Of necessity deterio: atei. Neyerthe sss. II
| has been suggested, and wis ly 50. thai an
| effort be made TO induce the promoters OF
the Jubilee to extend the naval demons tr1
tion as far down the river as Alex2nd IA.
iGe river at this point is sau;CieEtly wide
and deep TO accommodate the vs-se
which will participate in the demonstra-
ton, and the matter. 1t is said. will be
| brought TO the attention of the leading o.
garizations CT this city. Should this c.ty
be unsuccessful in obtaining the benent
OF such a demonstration. it will BE- suggest
| ed that the vessel representing Adm4rai
sampscn's flagship ut Santiago. dur .ng the
| destruction OF Cervera's squadron, be pr
mitted to slip its cable and anchor off this
port. thus accurately reproducing the po-
! sition OF Admiral Sampson in that manor
able naval episode. Alexandria, as Is well
known, is about seven miles from Wash
! ington. and this would be about the dis
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| puted to have been from Admiral Sehley
when the latter annihilatei the Spanish
/, armada.
/ Richard H. Gemeny has resigned the
! position CT train dispatcher of the WASH
| iGgton. Alexandria. and Mt Vernon Rail-
way. and engaged in business in Wash
| ington. Mr.. Gemeny has been succeed
ed by w. E. Reynolds. formerly of the
| Pennsylvania Railroad.
I L. Chalr af hn 70
Democratic Committee. stated this even
ing that the rumor circulated to the effect
that he would be a candidate for the Vir-
| ginia Legislature at the fall election is
| without foundation. There are at least.
| up to this time. three known candidates
In the field for legislative honors-former
Delegate William II. May, Delegate Louis
| c. Barley. and James r. Cation. 1t is
stated that Thomas l.. Carter. we'll
known young business man, will also
enter the contest. The present fight for
members OF the city council is waxing
warm. The four regularly nominated
| candidates in each ward will be opposed,
there being two independent candidates in
the First ward one in the Second ward.
two in the Third ward. and two in the
Fourth ward.
Rev. Scott Acres. pastor of the Iron
side Baptist Church, colored. baptized
three women and two men in the river of
the old canal locks. this morning.
The office of the Postal Telegraph Com
pany will be removed from North Fair
fax Street to 427 King Street
Rev. W. CASTOR Payne. of Staunton. con-
Quoted the services in st. Mary's Church
today. At the Baptist Church Rev. J. a.
| Marstella. formerly OF Fredericksburg. de-
| liyered the sermon. The colored Masons
| of this city attended services at the Third
| Baptist Church this afternoon when Rev.
". H. Waring delivered a special ser
| mon.
The Epworth League. of Trinity Meth
| odist Church. this evening celebrated the
tenth anniversary of the organization OF
the League. Mrs. Judge MoultoD and
| Harry Haynes, of Washington made in
teresting speeches.
a meeting OF the city electoral board
will be held tomorrow night for the pur-
| pose of electing a successor to J. NJ
White, who recently resigned. The board
Will also perfect arrangements for the ap-
preaching election OF municipal officers.
An interesting meeting was held at the
Railroad Mission this afternoon, at 1
| O'Clock. at which plans were formulated
for the continuance OF the eyangelistic
meetings which have been in progress for
some time The services during the pres
ent week will be conducted on Monday
evening by Rev. ]. z. Thacker. Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings by Rev. J. T.
| Cameron, Thursday evening by Rev ]. VI.
Owens. and Friday evening By Rev. Z. V.
Register.
The officials of St. Elizabeth's Asylum,
IN the District Of Columbia. have advised
the authorities here that C. E. Desmond.
the insane man who was picked up by the
police in this city yesterday. escaped from
| an asylum in Hartford, Conn. Desmond
| acknowledged the truth of this information
and stated that there was no asylum in the
country which could hold him. The police
have communicated with DR.. Sterna, who
is in charge of the Hartford Asylum
Councilman T. H. Ficklin, who has been
acting city engineer. under appointment By
the mayor. will be superseded tomorrow
by W. 2. Corse. who was appointed to fill
that position by the committee on streets.
game of baseball was played yesterday
between the Baltimore college nine, and
the Episcopal High School team. near this
city. which resulted in score of 5 to 4 in
favor of the latter.