Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-08
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
SPECULATION OF COMING MEETrxG
oFTHk CITY COUNCIL.
Deadlock in Upper board May Com
tinue-DeSfh of Melville Lind
sey-GeneraI News.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 701 King Street.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. July 8, 1901.
The new city council will hold its first
regular meeting tomorrow evening. In the
common council President" Frederick PAN
VIII name the various committees for the
ensuing two years. By reason OF the dead
lock that exists in the board of aldermen
that body is yet without presiding officer.
and until one is elected the upper board
will be without an organization and coun-
Gil will not be in a position to transact the
usual business. At the meeting tomorrow
evening an effort will be made to secure an
election One hundred and fifty-fve ball
lots were taken at the meeting for the pur-
pose Of effecting an organization July /,
but without varying result. 1t is said that
each of the members of the board holds his
original position in regard to the matter
There is much speculation as to what the
outcome will be.
Among the offices to be filed by council
are those of police commissioner for the
second ward, keeper of the almshouse, dis
pensers of drugs, overseer of the poor,
Janitor of the market building and fire war
dens. Messrs. E. e. LAWYER and George y.
Price are candidates for the position of
police commissioner to succeed Commits
sioner Frank Price. There will also be
contests for some of the other places.
Death of Melville Lindsey.
The death of Melville w. Lindsey. son
Saturday night at the Alexandria Infirm-
airy, has occasioned general sorrow in this
city. Death resulted after short illness
from appendicitis. About a week ago Mr..
Lindsey returned from Atlantic City COM
planning of i'll health. 1t was decided to
carry him to the infirmary, where an
operation was performed last Thursday.
From a surgical viewpoint it was success
full, and hopes were entert lined for the
recovery of the patient, but he became
worse Friday and expired shortly before IL
O'Clock Saturday night.
The deceased was twenty-five years of
age. He was one of the most accomplished
and popular young men in Alexandria. He
was conscientious student and gave
bright promise of attaining eminence in
professional life Completing the public
school course in Washington School. where
he won the medal for scholarship, he en-
tered the academic department of the Co
lumbar University in Washington. He
graduated from that institution last year
with the degree of bachelor of arts. The
following fall he entered the medical school
of he university. Mr.. Lindsey made many
friends among his fellow students. He
would have entered the sophomore class
this fall The funeral will take place to-
morrow morning at 1890 o'clock from the
residence of his father, No. 212 South Royal
street.
Death of Mr.. Pullman.
Mr. Roster w. Pullman, a well-known
resident of Fairfax county, died early yes
terday morning at his home. a short dis
lance below Hunting Creek bridge. He
was son Nof the late Oliver Pullman. He
was twenty-seven years of age and is sur
vived by widow and two children. Mr.
Pullman was In this city Saturday, appar-
emily in HIS usual health and his death
was a great surprise to his friends He
was well known in Alexandria.
Police Court Cases.
In the police court this morning Mayor
Simpson disposed of the following cases:
Joseph Brissey. fcolored, charged with as
sault, was assessed So. A similar fine was
imposed on. James Woods, charged with
disorderly conduct. Lieut.. Smith and Of
ficer Hall told the court Of a fight between
uncle and nephew on North Royal street
that had attracted large crowd Of colored
people. The combatants. who were colored
were Charles Haskins and his nephew,
John Haskins. Each was assessed So.
General Matters.
The storm that swept over this city Sat
urday evening did much damage to trees,
especially In ST. Marys cemetery, the torn
limbs damaging several handsome tomb
stones The house of Charles Lovelace,
nearby, was almost wrecked by the wind
The family in the building escaped with
out injury.
The names of James o. Bruin and Harry
B. Cation of this city and Frank NJ. Chi
chester, now of Stafford county, but for
merly of Fairfax appear in the list of
those who were successful in their exam
nations before the state court of appeals
for admission to the bar The young attor-
neys graduated last spring at the Univer-
sity of Virginia.
Presiding Elder ]. w Duffey of Wash
ington occupied the pulpit of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, on Washington
street, last evening.
Miss Mamie Slaughter of Lynchburg is
visiting Miss Mary Mays at her home, on
King street.
Miss Edith Luckett Of Washington is
visiting Miss Lola Harlow on Cameron
street