The times., 1899-04-08
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

Alexandria, April THE city Democrat
ic committee met tonight and perfected
arrangements for the primary election to
be held On the 10Th instant. The ticket is
now complete and no changes in the list
OF candidates can now be made. The ofii-
cial ballot is as follows: For mayor,
George L. Simpson and Luther H. Thomp-
son: for auditor, E. T. Price and E. Fl.
O'Brien; for corporation attorney, Gard
ner L.. Boothe; for collector of taxes, p.
F. German; 4 fer clerk of gas. Samuel l..
Monroe for inspector Of lumber. J. l..
Adams and ]. L. Langley; for measurer
Of wood and bark, Charles Goodrich.
First ward-Board Of aldermen ]. NJ.
Hill and R. Fl. Havener; common council,
Alton Moore, Hubert Snowden, c. n.
Moore, J. Fl. Trimyer. harry Burke. Will
liam p. Woolls, ir, A. w MeIchior, Peter
Aitcheson; magistrate, C. e. Meade.
Second ward-Board OF aldermen, W. II.
Marbury and Fred Klaus; common coun-
Gil, Henry Baader. John H. StFider, Will
liam Desmond, W. E. Latham. Joseph S.
Beach. a. H. Thomson, Louis Kraft,
George Dariey, and c. C. Pelton.
Third ward-Bcard of aldermen Thomas
l. Clark. L. Morgan Davis, and J. Clin-
ton smoot; common council, Louis Brill,
b. d. Smith, John T. Harrison, John II.
Greene, Albert Bryan, f. Paff, jr.. George
y. Appich, and J. Fred Birrell; magistrate.
Francis Lovejoy.
Fourth ward-Board of aldermen, W. H.
Sweeney and J. NJ. Johnson; common coun-
ell, t. II Flcklin, L. E. Uhler. E. E. Law
Ter, R. N. Crock, and George Schwarz-
man; magistrate, C. o. -Sipple and J. T.
Downey.
Thomas II. Morgan. the leader of the
anti -Agnew- -Crupper wing Of the Republi-
can party, has announced his intention of
opposing the nominee Of the Democratic
primary at the general election, to be
held in May
More than ordinary interest is being
taken in the selection of members of the
city council and some of the candidates are
putting up hard fight.
barn, situated in Fairfax county aboGt
two miles west of this city, on the Lite
! River turnpike, was destroyed by fire t.
night, together with fifteen tons OF hay. a
moving machine. rake, and wagon. The
property belonged to Charles HelImuth #
this city. The loss is about $1,000, partially
covered by insurance. The ire is suppose /
to have been the work OF an ncendiary.
Shortly after o'clock this evening a tel
ephone message was receivd in this city
that Hon. E. E. Downham, former mayor
had been killed by a street car in Wash
ington. The report caused universal ex-
preston of regret. Subsequently it was
| learned that MIR. DOwnham was Eot Ii lei
| and, though seriously injured, would be
brought TO this city at $50 oco1k. When
the train reached here the injured man vas
removed to his home in North Washington
Street. under the direction CT Dr.. Hugh
Mcclure. The physician found that Nr
pownham had sustained no injuTi VIII i
might prove fatal. His right arm is
broken, and the left arm is badly frsc-
tured. His head and face are painfully cut
and bruised, and both legs are badly in
jured. lr.s
a charteG has been granted By Judge
Norton, Of the Corporation Court, to the
! Washington Investment Company. The
objects of the corporation are to buy aad
sell real estate, construct houses, etc The
capital stock is to be s5.o00 and ]. S Vow
els, OF Washington, is named as presid ant
X. Kemper, is the local agent
The funeral of the late Mrs. Charles r.
Collins took place this afternoon f;om her
| home. in South Pitt Street Rev. R. R. S
Hough conducted the services. The pail
bearers were Messrs. A. A. Warfie,d. II. X
Field, William Phillips. d. H. Appich, john
Summers, and Park Agnew.
A little girl named Perry, aged eleven
years, fell down the stairs at Lee School
Building today and sustained painful in
juries. o.
The lunch room conducted by Norman
Gibbs, at Mount Vernon was broken into
last night and robbed OF several articles OF
value.
The German Club gave their Easter
dance at McBurneys Hall tonight.