Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-15
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
REGISTRATION BOOKS TO BE
OPENED TOMORROW.
Railroad Improvements Progressing
General and Personal Mat
tiers Of Interest.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, May Is, 1905.
The registrars of the several voting pre-
cincts OF this city have given notice that
the registration books will be open tolnor-
row for amending and correcting the vot-
ing list. An opportunity will then be given
to those who have not registered TO nave
their names recorded in order to vote IN
the November election. The privilege OF
registration is open to those who nave
complied with the provisions OF the state
constitution requiring the payment OF STATE
poll taxes for the years 1907 lsoS ana ieVi,
at least six months before the GATE OF the
election. 1t Is also available to those VINO
will become twenty-one years OF age pc
fore November Z. The registration DOCKS
will be open at the voting places, whcn are
as follows: First ward, adjacent to Eiks
second ward. old city hail. third ward, ODD
Fellows Hall, and fourth ward, Friendship
engine house.
Under a resolution adopted by the city
democratic committee the names of all can
didates for the democratic nomination ior
municipal offices must be filed with the
secretary of the committee before noon
Wednesday, May II.
Railroad improvements Progressing.
The work of constructing the new Wash
inpton Southern railroad depot at the head
OF King street Is progressing rapidly AS
before stated, this building will be union
depot for the Washington Southern, the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
the Southern, the Chesapeake and ONO,
and other roads entering this city. the
passenger stations Of the Washington
So,thern and the Southern roads on Fay
cite and Henry streets, respectively, Will
soon be abandoned and the racks or the
two lines on those streets will be removed.
Trains will then pass around the western
limo through
western section of the city. AT the three
points adjacent to this city where the new
tracks of the Washington Southern road
span openings for highways and at the
Mace where the line crosses the electric
road, heavy steel bridges have been con-
tructed for the laying Of four tracks.
General Matters.
A stranger giving his name as Frank
Marvin, was before Justice Cation In the
Police Court this morning on the charge
OF stealing a saddle and bride belonging to
BENJAMIN Cogswell. Marvin was appre-
hended in the act Of attempting to sell the
articles, by Officer knight. who placed him
under arrest. This morning he told JUS
tice Cation that he had seen the saddle and
bride apparently unclaimed in the yard of
the Southern railroad and had appropriate
ed them as discovered property. The ex-
PLANTATION was unsatisfactory to the court
and fine of $40 was imposed.
Charles Jones, colored, was lodged in the
station house yesterday en- route to Manas-
sas, Va, for trial on the charge of robbing
the general merchandise store Of C. B.
Leary at Cherry Hill. Prince William
county, Saturday night Constable L. b.
Oertley had the prisoner in charge
Messrs A. D. Brockett, state president of
the Travellers Protective Association:
Julian Y. Williams. O. H. Kirk and Robert
F. Downham have gone to Savannah, Ca,
as delegates from Post F, T. p. A., of this
city to the annual convention of the ma
tional association.
James Martin. the infant child of Mrs.
Elizabeth Martin. died yesterday at the
Alexandria Hospital.