Evening star., 1901-07-03
AF FAIRS IN ALEXANDRA A
MEETING OF NEW COUNCIL TO BE
HELD JULY o.
Appointments of Committees and
Then-GeneraI Matters.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 1U1 King St,
Bell Telephone No. Jos.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. July 3. 1901.
The first regular meeting of the new city
council will be held Tuesday evening, July
8. Committees will then be appointed and
minor city officers elected. In the board of
aldermen the election of presiding officer,
clerk and messenger has been carried over
1t is expected that there will be long
and hard-fought battle for the first-named
position. No one seems able to predict
what the result will be. 1t is understood
that Messrs J. T Sweeney. J. r. \. Cur
tin. W. H. Sweeney and y. P. T. Burke
are voting together and that j. NJ. Hill.
T. L. Clarke. T. Ballenger and F. T. Mar
bury are holding together on the other side.
With the election of a president in the
upper body. the presidents of the two
boards will announce the members of the
standing committee, The boards will then
go into joint session for the election or
various minor city officers
Police Court Cases.
Mayor Simpson disposed of the following
cases in the police court this morning:
Alice Jones, colored, charged with stealing
clothes from William Mills, was assessed
so. The clothes were recovered from
party to whom the Jones woman had sold
them for 81
Benjamin Waters. sr.. charged with being
drunk and disorderly, was fined So.
For aSsa uIting Rebecca BransOn, Richard
Williams. colored. was required to pay So
Hugh Harris was before the court on sus-
picIon of breaking and entering Frank
Adams store. The case was dismissed.
Program for the Fourth.
Several coIored people of this city have
prepared an elaborate program for the OBJ
servance of July at the John Hay Normal
and Industrial School grounds. at the cor
ner of Montgomery and Patrick streets.
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committee on arrangements Several we'll
known coIOred speakers from distant points
are expected to be present and deliver ad-
dresses. Fireworks in the evening will con-
clude the program.
Damaged by Storm.
Considerable damage to trees and tele-
graph poles was done in the violent thun-
der storm here yesterday afternoon. Light
ming burned out several telephones and
Struck the electrical apparatus used at the
post office for stamping mail. The First
Baptist Church South Washington street
was struck and the roof slightly damaged.
Lightning also struck the flag staff of the
Concordia Hotel, but did not materially
damage the building. During the storm the
temperature fell sixteen degrees in this
city.
United states Court Cases.
The summer term of the United States
court for the eastern district of Virginia
posing of few minor cases. The case of
r. H Phillips. indicted for interfering with
a government telephone and telegraph line
near Arlington. Alexandria county. was
dismissed The case had been on the docket
for more than a year.
In the case of Leach against the Fidelity
Building and Loan Association, an order
was entered for the distribution of funds In
the hands of receiver.
Charter Granted.
Judge ]. X. NJ. Norton. in the corporation
court. has granted a charter to the National
Roller and Ball Bearing Company, the OBJ
ject of which is to buy. own and control the
inventions of W. J. Brewer for anti fric-
tion devices. The sum of $500 600 was
named the capital stock. The following
are the officers: Charles r, Wood. preS-
dent: William S. Knox, vice president and
treasurer: William f Leary, secretary and
general manager. and William John Brew
er, mechanic and contracting engineer. all
of Washington. James r. Cation is Alex
andria agent.
General and Personal.
In the United States court for this dis
trict John Riley, indicted for selling
liquor without a license. has been SEN
fenced 10 serve thirty days in the city Jail
and to pay a fine of S1OO. C. NJ. White OF
Warrenton and F. L. Cox Of Prince Will
liam county were admitted to practice be-
fore the court
Funeral services over the remains of Mrs.
Michael Riley. who died in Washington Fri
day were held Monday afternoon at
O'Clock at the residence of Mr. Samuel
Ticer, on Queen street. Rev. j. A Jeffrrs
of Trinity NJ r. Church conducted the ser
vices and the interment was made in the
Methodist Protestant cemetery.
Mr.. Walter l. Varney of Del Ray will be
orator of the day al a tournament and pic
mic to be given at StOneburner Park near
Arlington. in Alexandria county tomorrow.
Mr.. Frank Hume of Alexandria county will
deliver an address in the evening Tilting
will commence at l O'Clock in the after
noon. and the coronation viii take place at
pm.
A decree has been entered in the corpora
tiOn court in the case of Julia b. hewitt
against Mandy T Rust appointing Leonard
MarbUry guardian ad litem of infant de-
PENDANTS and the case was referred to Com
missioner Callahan for report.
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