Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-28
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
COURTS ACTION ON PETITION IN
CONTESTED ELECTION CASE.
Denial of Rumor Regarding the Light
Infantry General and
Personal News.
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Evening Star Bureau.
701 King Street,
Bell Telephone 106.
ALEXANDRIA,, Va, November %, 1903.
In the Alexandria county court late
yesterday afternoon Judge j. M. Love
dismissed the petition of fifteen citizens
of the county to have the election of
Capt Crandall Mackey as commonwealth
attorney set aside on the ground Of the
alleged use Of whiskey and money in the
election. The petition was made in the
interest Of Mr.. Walter U. Varney, can
didate for the office, whose personal Pc
tition of similar nature had been dis
missed earlier in the day. In the proceed
ings Capt. Mackey was represented by
Attorneys John NJ. Johnson. R. Walton
Moore and Frank Lyon, while Attorneys
Samuel G. Brent and j. K. NJ. Norton ap-
peared for the petitioners.
The date for the hearing of the con-
tested election case of Richard w. john
son against Mackey, which will take
place before Judge Lipscomb. has not
been determined upon. 1t Will probably
be some time next week.
The Alexandria Light Infantry.
Capt. James E. King of the Alexandria
Light Infantry stated this morning that
there is positively no foundation for the
rumor that his company will disband. He
said that instead of being in state bor-
dering on disruption, the company is now
in excellent shape in every respect Only
recently, he said, the fine showing of the
men had been complimented in official
circles in Richmond. The infantry has
an enrolment of sixty Members good
margin over the fifty-one required under
the militia regulations. The men have
just received an equipment of modern
magazine rifles and will soon get an out
fit of new uniforms. The report regard
ing the local company was started from
the statement that several companies in
the 10th Regiment had been given notice
to increase their membership to the re-
quired standard within a certain time or
else diSband.
Prospect for Union Depot.
The Business Mems League has been in
formed through Mr. NJ. B. Harlow, who
acted as agent for the Pennsylvania rail-
road in the purchase Of certain lands to
the west Of this city, that union passen-
ger depot will be erected close to Spring
Park at the head of King street in the
near future. He also, stated that the
trains of the Norfolk and Western road
would enter Washington by way of the
Southern. and would use the union station
The station will be practically outside the
city, but the announcement is hailed with
general pleasure, as almost any change in
the passenger depot facilities here would
be welcomed.
General Matters.
Judge Charles E. Nicol will open the
December term of the circuit court here
Monday, December Z. The following jurors
have been drawn: T. C. Perry. Peter Ait
cheson, Ernest L. Allen. George Ayers, j.
A Ahern, Henry Strauss, A. D. Brockett,
John P. Robinson, Leopold Ruben, L. T.
Perry, r. w. Graham and Henry Borden.
The eulogy at the annual memorial serv-
ice of the Alexandria Lodge of Elks in the
opera house Sunday evening, December 6,
will be delivered by Representative Morris
Sheppard of Texas.
An incoming electric train early this
morning struck the delivery wagon Of A.
ODel at the corner Of Royal and King
streets. The vehicle was badly damaged,
but the driver escaped.
A Thanksgiving german was given last
evening in McBurney's Hail. Several
guests from out-of-town points were
present.