Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-22
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
POLLS OPEN FOR THE CHOICE OF
CITY OFFICIALS.
Commonwealth Attorney, City Ser
geant and Commissioner of Revenue
to Be Elected-General Matters.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 101 King St,
Rall Tolanhnna No 1lS

ALEXANDRIA, Va, May %, 1902
The polls in the several precincts of this
city were opened this morning at sunrise
for the election of a commonwealth attor-
ney, city sergeant and commissioner of the
revenue, well for balloting the
proposition for the city to issue $50, 600 of
bonds for public improvements. Mr.. Leon
ard Marburg, for commonwealth attorney,
and Mr. Charles H. Callahan, for commits
sioner of the revenue, on the democratic
ticket have opposition but Mr.. Richard
H. Cox, the democratic nominee for city
sergeant, is being opposed by Mr.. William
B. Dobie.
Much interest has been manifested in the
bond issue question. the consensus of opin-
ion being, apparently, that 1t will be carried
by large ma jority. Several prominent
citizens who opposed the measure made an
effort during the past few days to work up
general sentiment against 1t, but their at
tempts, it is believed, were far from being
successful. Members of the Citizens Pro-
gressive Association working hard to-
day, as they have done in the past few
weeks, to insure the adoption of the matter.
Student From South Africa.
Magnus l.. Robinson, president of the
William Mckinley Normal and Industrial
Institute (colored), of this city, has re-
ceived letter from Cape Town, South
Africa. making application for the placing
of two native South African boys in the
school here for industrial and normal train
ing The two bows are to be trained in the
special courses of the school, with view
to their returning to Africa after gradual
ton. The application has been answered
favorably and they will leave Cape Town
in time to reach here the latter part of
August.
Mrs. Flowers Returned.
Mrs BESSIE Flowers whose nueyplajped
absence from her home in this city since
Monday, the 18th instant had caused her
friends and relatives much uneasiness, and
for whom the police had been searching.
caused almost as much surprise by return
ing last night as she did by her strange
departure. She presented herself last even
ing at the home of her mother-in-law.
From her statements it appeared that she
had been staying with relatives in Wash
ingtOn. 1t is believed her mind is some
what affected.
General and Personal
The observance of confederate memorial
day will take place Monday next instead of
Saturday. as was originally intended. Com
mander E. C. Graham will present Mr..
Rice A. Pierce of Tennessee, who will de-
liver the Grafton. Special committees will
decorate the graves of confederate soldiers
in the cemeteries in and about the city. In
this they Will be assisted by members of
the Woman's Auxiliary.
Judge j. X. NJ. Norton of the corporati ton
court has granted a charter of incorpora-
tion to the West Brothers Brick Company
of Washington. The capital stock is placed
at $4,000. j. P. West of Washington is
president and James R. Cation, local attor-
ney.
The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth B. Smith,
whose death occurred Tuesday morning,
will take place this afternoon at O'Clock
from the residence Of her son, DR.. William
M. Smith. Prince street. Rev. Bergman
Green of Christ Church will conduct the
services. The pallbearers will be Messrs.
H. c. Ansley, Julian T. Burke, Judge j.
K. NJ Norton, DR.. w. r. Purvis, E. l..
Daingerfield, VIM. F. Brookes Robert +.
Knox of Alexandria, General ]. Hale Syph-
er and Judge T. A. Anderson of Washing
ton.