Evening star., 1901-07-12
AT F AIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
FURTHER TROUBLE NOT Expected
OVER ALDERMEN's DEADLOCK.
Temporary Expedfents to BE Adopted
-RepubIican Committee to Hold
Meeting General Matters,
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 701 King ST .
~. 'VI NIIIS 81,
Bell Telephone No. 1Oi.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. Julv 10 100

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ALEXANDRIA, Va, July II, 1901.
A prominent city official, in conversation
with reporter for The Star, said he did
not believe there would be any further
trouble over the deadlock in the board of
aldermen for the election of a presiding off,
GER He did not assume that there would
be an early break in one of the two fac
tlons, allowing the election of a president.
but thought that the business before the
body would probably be transacted from
time to time without regular election
ACCORDING to his views at the next meeting
OF the upper board some member would he
nominated for temporary chairman. when
the business OF the evening would he nro-
ceeded with as usual
Inc committees regularly appointed every
TWO years nave not yet been named, owing
10 the prOtracted contest for nroSidant in
the board Of aldermen 1t was stated tb.t
II would be very easy matter to arrange
1or the appointment of The regular commit
ices at the next meeting. A probable Way
out OF the difficulty, it was suggested would
be a motion by some member for Tho onr,
thuatlon of the old committees, with what
ever alterations which might be necessary
by reason of changes in the personnel OF
the board VI
Mayor Simpson Absent.
Mayor Simpson left this morning for At
lahtlc City, accompanied by his little son
French. In his absence Mr. Frederick
Fan, president of the common council. is
actlhg mayor. Mr.. Paff presided at the
morning session of the police court David
opere' colored, was before the court on the
charse OF assanlting Stephen Taylor, a lad
aoo": @ Iiteen years of age. David was
seen IN the act by Officer Beach, and a fine
OF s2.5o was his punishment
Republican Committee Meeting.
Mr.. Joseph l.. Crupper, chairman of the
CITY republican committee stated this
morning that meeting of his committee
"ould be called in the near future to ar
range Tor the selection of delegates to the
republican state convention, which will
nominate candidates for governor, lieuten-
ant governor and attorney general at Char
lottesVllle August y. The date for the
meeting OF the city committee has not yet
been set.
General Matters
Ihe police have been unable to discover
any trace of the thieves who entered the
store of George Finch, at the corner of
Oronoco and Royal streets, Wednesday
night and robbed the money drawer 1t Is
believed by the police that the theft was
committed by some one acquainted with
the premises
The bills for $50 each of ATTORNEYS Sam
uel g. Brent and Francis L. Smith, counsel
1or the board of police commissions in the
recent litigation with the mayor in the cir
cunt court, have been presented to the city
council and will probably be acted upon
at the next council meeting The bill of
Mr. John M. johnson, counsel for the
mayor, has not yet been presented.
Mr. Charles L. Fisher of this city has
been notified of his designation by the
PRESIDENT for examination for rank of lieu
tenant in the regular army Mr.. Fisher ex-
poets service in the Philippines He was a
lieutenant In Company F, Sd Virginia Regi-
| ment, during the Spanish American war.
The Epworth League of the NJ E. Church
South will hold a devotional meeting this
evening at s O'Clock in the lecture room of
the church on South Washington street
A talk will be made by Mr.. ]. Fred Peake
of Braddock Heights.