The Washington times., 1901-07-04
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

/ ALEXANDRIA. Va, July S.-Thc dead
| lock in the board of aldermen for presid-
ing officer of that body continues TO ex-
cite much local interest. 1t Is stated or
I good authority that the original position
OF each alderman in regard to the matter
I has not been changed. Aldermen J. 7.
/ Sweeney of the Fourth ward, y. P. T.
Burke of the First ward, j. r. y. Curtin
| of the Third ward, and y. II. Sweeney
| OF the Fourth ward are standing together.
! On the opposite side are Aldermen J.
] Mariotte Hill of the First ward. F. F.
/ Marbury of the Second ward Thomas l..
| Clarke of the Third ward. and T. Ballen-
! ger of the Second ward. Citizens are
wondering what the outcome of the con-
test will De. as there seems to be small
probability of any one of the members
going over to the other side before the
first regular meeting of council Tuesday,
July g. There was some talk yesterday
of conference for last night to devise
means for bringing about an election and
effecting the organization Of the board.
There was no such meeting, aud from
what can be learned today it appears that
there are no definite plans In view for a
/ solution of the difficulty.
1t has been suggested by some citizens
that the question should be decided ac-
cording to the representation by wards
of the two factions. Giving each alder
man one-haf the population OF his ward
as his constituency the figures are S,3S5
for the Sweeney faction and 6,l9o for the
other side.
Monday every alderman had his turn
as nominee. Alderman J. T. Sweeney was
in nomination on his side most of the
time. r. +. Marbury was the prominent
( candidate of the opposition
MeSSTS. K. kemper. 1hOTnaS Ii Net ler-
land, A Oehlert, g. b. Marshall. b. W ell,
r Bendheim, J. Il. Steiner and a num-
Der OF other Masons left here this after
noon for Kinsale, Va, to be guests to-
morrow at the ceremony attending the
laying of the cornerstone OF the new
Masonic temple 20 be erected by West
moreland Lodge, No. 212. The stone was
presented By Lodge No. 4, of Fredericks-
burg, Va, and was made from a portion
of the marble from the old Mary Wash
lnSton monument IN that city. Inc Inyi-
tatiOn TO Ale&andria-M aShingtOn Lodge
was received through Col Theodore H
Ficklin.
cation would be made at the Corporation
Court for charter under the laws OF
Virginia for the Washington Abattoir
Company but no such application was
made AS the clerks office will not be
open tomorrow, a charter cannot be re-
corded before Friday morning. 1t is said
that Ihe artlcles OF agreement were
signed in Washington yesterday after
noon. The names of the promoters of
the enterprise have been mentioned in
The Times
In the police court this morning Alice
Jones, eolOred, was before Mayor Simp-
son on the charge of stealing clothes
from William Mills. The clothing was
recovered from a party to whom the
Jones woman had sold them for 81 and
a line of so was imposed. Hugh Harris
was examined on suspicion of breaking
into the store of Frank Adam. There
was no discriminating evidence and the
defendant was dismissed
The remains of Mrs. Anna NJ Penn
whose death occurred at the Alexandria
lnhrmary Monday evening, were forward
ed today to Fairfax Court House for in
terment
\ postponed meeting of the Seventeenth
Virginia Regiment Chapter, United
Daughters of the Confederacy will be
held at O'Clock tomorrow afternoon at
l23 South Royal Street
Mrs. Caroline Fairfax. who died at the
residence of her son in Washington yes
terday, was well known in this city. She
was the widow Of Capt Henry Fairfax
and formerly resided in fairfax Ceunty
near this city.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Columbia Fire Engine Company was held
this evening in the hall of the company
in South st. Asaph Street. Routine busi-
atsS was transacted.
Misses Sophie and Louise Bowie have
some to Rappahannock County. Va, to
spend the remainder of the summer.
Miss Fannie Smith has returned from
a visit TO Miss Mildred Lewis ShackeI-
County
Miss Annie Tyler left today for Lynch
burg 10 spend few weeks at the home OF
her sister, Mrs. Effie Leef.