Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-17
AT FAIRS N ALEXANDRIA
New River Steamer, Lillian Howard. Near
ly Ready for Maiden Voyage.
City Electoral Board to Hold Meeting
Monday Night-Candidates for
House of Delegates.
The Evening Star Bureau,
No. 721 King St.
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Dell Telephone No. 106).

ALEXANDRIA, Va, May II, 1899.
Finishing touches are now being put to
the river steamer Lillian Howard, lying at
Duke street wharf, and she will soon make
her maiden voyage. The vessel was built
at Coal Landing, Aqua Creek, Va, the
constructor being Thomas Berry of this
city, and is designed for general merchan-
disc traffic between Acquia Creek and
Washington. She is the property of Mrs.
R. l.. Flatford of Stafford county, and Will
be commanded by Capt. Samuel SisseL The
boat is a screw propeller of considerable
freight capacity Her speed, it is esti-
mated, will be about ten knots an hour.
The Municipal Election.
The city electoral board will hold meet
ing next Monday night and make final ar
engagements for the coming election the
18th of May. The printing of ballots has
been completed and but little remains to be
done. Interest in the result Is largely CEN
tered in the third and first wards where
many candidates are in the field. In the
third ward John T. Harrison and John II.
Greene will contest for seat in common
council in addition to the four regular dem
ocratic candidates. In the first ward T.
Alton Moore and Charles Dearborn will run
as independents.
A prominent democratic nominee this
morning stated that the independent candi-
disconnected democrats than republicans,
although several of them belonged to the
last-named party. This Is said to be the
case particularly in the first ward.
Choice of Delegate.
The selection of delegate to represent
Alexandria in the state legislature next
fall is beginning to attract attention. 1t
recently rumored that o. f. Carter
will be a candidate, but this Is denied. AT
present Delegate L. c. Barley, former Dele
gate w. II. May and Attorney James r.
Cation are the only known aspirants.
All of these gentlemen are well known
and prominent, not only in local, but in
state affairs.
City Churches Represented.
The Episcopal churches of this city sent
representatives to the tenth annual do
cesar council which met in Richmond to-
day. The delegates for the respective
churches are as follows: Christ Church.
Rev. Bergman Green and L. NJ Black
ford; St Pauls Church. Rev. 2. =. Phil
lips and j. c. Milburn; Grace Church. Rev.
c. f. Ball and Charles King. The Episco-
pal High School and Theological Seminary
near this city will also be represented.
Held for Grand Jury.
c. c. White, alias Frank Roden. was yes
terday given preliminary hearing before
was held in $1,000 bonds to await the ac-
ton of the grand jury. White is charged
with the robbery of the post office in Wa
verify, Sussex county, Va, of $3.50 in money
and stamps. Post Office Inspector Little
states that he believes White has accom-
pliCes in this city.
General Matters
A largely attended May day entertain
ment was given last evening by the Glen
cora Chapter, Y. w. c. T. U. Miss Mary
Pollard was crowned queen of the May
Following the exercises refreshments were
served.
A strange sloop, said to be the Johnnie
of unknown port, ran afoul of a submerged
pile Off the old canal locks yesterday and
sank. The crew took to their boats and
escaped.
On account of the severe storm last night
no services We're held at the railroad read
ing rooms This evening Rev. J. r Cam
eron Will ofticiate and music will be sp+-
cial feature of the service
In the police court this morning How
ard Griffin and Collins Lucas two colored
men from Washington, were arraigued on
charge of selling fish without license.
1hey mad no corporation papers but state
licenses We're produced, and Mayor Simp-
son dismissed them.
The four-year-Old son of Mr. Edison died
this morning Of membranous croup at his
fathers residence on North Fairfax street