The times., 1899-07-01
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

Alexandria, Va. June 30.-The new city
council will meet tomorrow at noon and
organize, after which Mayor ELECT George
L. Simpson will be inducted into office
Following is the personnel of the new
council: First ward. Hubert Snowden, T.
Alton Moore, H. r. Burke, and John H.
Trimyer; Second ward. John H. Strider.
Henry Baader. William E. Latham. and
William Desmond: Third ward, B. b.
Smith, J. Fred Paff. George A Appich. and
John T. Harrison; Fourth ward. E. E.
Lawler. T. II. Ficklin, Frank t. Evans,
and W. II. P. Kelly. The board of older
men is as follows: First ward. J. NJ. Hill
and William Dobie; Second ward. W. II.
Marbury and Theophilus Ballenger; Third
wrad, Thomas W. Clark and ]. X. n. Cur
tin; Fourth ward, J. T. Sweeney and Will
liam II. Sweeney. The candidates for
president in the common council are HUI
bert Snowden and John II. Strider. and for
clerk d. r. Stansbury will be reelected
without opposition. In the board of alder
men President Marbury will be reelected,
and the candidates for clerk will be r Z.
Knight. Frank G. Grimes, William Hoy.
and William F. Carne. A messenger for
each branch Of the council will also be
elected tomorrow.
As reported in The Evening Times, Gen.
Delaware Kemper died this morning at
his home in Pitt Street. between Prince
and Duke Streets, after an Illness OF sew
eral months, General Kemper was born
at Warenton, Va, in August, 1855. He
completed his education at the University
of Virginia, and later conducted school
at Gordonsville, and subsequently in this
city. He left this city in 1861 in command
OF the Alexandria Artillery. which was
afterward known as Kempers Battery.
At the second battle of Manassas while
serving as major in Stephen D. Lees bat
TALON, he was badly wounded. When he
recovered from his wound at the request
of General Beauregard, Major Kemper was
transferred to South Carolina in command
of the artillery at Adams Run. Later he
served as chief of artillery in General
Hardee's command, and for bravery was
promoted to the rank of general OF artil-
lery. He returned to this city at the close
of the war, and in 1867 was chosen pro-
fessor of mathematics at Hamden-S Sidney
College, which position he occupied for
seventeen years. Later he was principal
of Anderson Military Academy; president
of Adger College, and professor at Kings
College. Bristol, Tenn He served as
United States Consul at Annoy. China IN
der President Cleveland, until 1897. when
he returned to this city and became editor
of the Alexandria Times" The deceased
was a member of R. e. Lee Camp. Con-
federate Veterans. His funeral will take
place tomorrow afternoon at o'clock.
The annual meeting of the stockholde- 8
of the Alexandria Brick Company will he
held tomorrow, when an election of off,
| GERS will take place.
Mrs. Annie V. Lee. of I'LL Prince Street,
suffered a stroke of paralysis this morn
| ing.
The following officers have been chosen
! by Alexandria Council, No. SO. Junior Or
der United American Mechanics: Coun-
cilor William Zimmerman, jr.: Vice Coun-
cilor. R. A. Daniels; Financial Secretary,
Frank Elliott; Treasurer ]. r. n. Curtin
Recorder, James X. Mansfield; Assistant
Recorder, Charles Pickin; Representative
to State Council, j. r. n. Curtin; Alter
nate, B. Frank Warder.
Mayor Simpson has approved the ordi-
nance adopted by the city council en-
Tuesday night, reducing the price of gas
to S1.30 per thousand feet, with 10 cents
discount on each thousand feet.
Mrs. W. F. Watkins, through her attor-
neys ]. X. NJ. Norton and G. L. Boothe.
today entered suit against the Washing
| ton, Alexandria and Mount Vernon Elec-
tric Railway Company for $4,000 for
causing tne ueath OF ner huSDanu- In teD-
ruary last Mr.. Watkins fell while alight-
ing from an electric train and was run
over, and few days later he died from
| his injuries.
The works of the Virginia Glass Com
pany in West End were closed tonight for
the usual summer vacation OF two months.
During the month of June thirty-nine
deeds have been recorded and twenty five
marriage licenses issued by the clerk OF
the Corporation Court.
An invitation has been received by the
Columbia Fire Company to attend the
Thirteenth Annual Session of the Virginia
State Firemen's Association, to be held at
| Roanoke September 81, 28, and 30.