Evening star., 1907-11-05
AFFAIRS N ALEXANDRIA
ELECTI0N IN CITY AND O0UM-
TT PROGRESSING QUIETLY.
Large Vote Observation-Disclosures
Veterans Form Organisation.
General and Personal News.

i OpeeiA Correspondence VI T0e Otef.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. November s. 1907.
With ideal election weather an unusually
large vote Is being peIied here. despite the
| fact that the democratic nominees. with
out exception. expect to win out in walk 4
Mr.. Charles Bendheim. city chairman OF
the democratic committee. stated at noon
today that there will he fully 1000 votes
poiled by 4:57 o'clock this afternoon. at
which time the polls throughout the city
will close. There ia absolutely no disor-
der OF any sort up to the present time.
and the election Is perhaps one Of the
quietest that has ever occurred here The
| democratic committee In largely instr,i-
| mental in bringing out the large vote.
All the morning the members who have
| been designated to look after the various
! voting precincts have been working assid-
| uousiy to accomplish their purpose. and
the party will win out with hands down
An unusually largo vote Is being polied
| IN A!exandria county. and there 10 consid-
cradle excitement over the fight for the
Crandal Mackey. incumbent, and Charles
l.. smms From the time the polls
I'o opened this morning at the various dis
tricts the friends Of both candidates have
and from the polls Omciais predict that
today's vote will be large- than any
heretofore poiled in the county in recent
years Friends Of Capt. Mackey assert
ehat ne VIII win out over his opponent by
large majority.
Meeting Of Sons Of Confederates.
|, A number Of sons Of Confederate vet
erans gathered In Lee Camp Hall last
night for the purpose OF forming a Der
manent organization. Action was. how.
ever, deferred. At last nights meeting
plans were outlined for the work and DR..
=. a. German was chosen temporary
cna.Fman with c. w. O'Mera as tempo
rary secretary. A committee composed Of
seven was appointed to look into the mat
Ter and secure the names Of all who NAV
De eligible to enter into the organization,
ana also to secure other data. 1t was de-
c1ded that before forming a permanent
organization the services of two GOOD
speakers would be secured for the pur-
pose OF addressing the sons Of veterans
at meeting which will be held in the
near future 1t was the consensus of
OPINION or those present that such q |
method Of procedure would arouse con-
siderable enthusiasm in the ranks and
also have tendency to draw a larger
numDer or the sons of veterans together
cate and place for holding the meeting
VIII. 1t Is announced. be made public
within comparatively short time.
At the regular monthly meeting Of r.
e. Lee Camp. Ct--iederate Veterans, held
last night at Lee Camp Hall a resolution
was unanimously adopted setting forth
that the local camp heartily approves Of
the formation Of Confederate choirs mod
eled on the lines of that originated by
Col William H. Steward OF the Ports
mouth camp. The camp received a book
from Miss Mary Gusts Lee entitled 'ThA
Story of Cannoneer Under Gen. Stone
WALL Jackson A book entitled The
Gettysburg Company" written by Col
r. NJ. Stribling Of F'auduier county. Va,
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business OF routine nature was also dis
posed of.
City's Finances.
The 127th annual statement Of the city's |
finances has just been Issued by City |
Auditor E. F. Price. According to the |
report the receipts OF the city for the |
fiscal year ending May 81. 1907. were
$149. 500. and the expenditures are given |
as Sl4i s13.S2, leaving balance on hand
Of 81, ,6S5.1S. The report is very compre-
hensive. giving detailed account of all |
expenditures and receipts for the past
year. The distribution Of the books to
the taxpayers was commenced this morn
ing.
Funeral services over the remains Of
James McWilliams, who died Sunday
morning last at his home In Fairfax
county. Va, were held at 10 O'Clock this
morning at ST. Mary's Catholic Church
Rev. Father August Halbeib. assistant
pastor. conducted the services. The in
terment was made in st. Mary's ceme-
terry; The pallbearers were J. D. Nor
moyle. NJ. Ahern. John Dwyer. Richard |
Lyles. George 7. Cation and John Nc |
Kenna.
At the annual meeting Of the Ameri- |
can Loading and Unloading Company. |
held yesterday afternoon at the office Of |
MI Gardner L. Boothe, the following Of |
ficers were elected: Edwin c. Clark, |
president: Frank B. Clark, vice president; |
Arthur J. Leonard. secretary and treas |
urer The directors elected were as fol- |
lows: Edwin c. Clark. Frank b. Clark, |
A. J. Leonard, B. H. Brookway. A. f. !
Taylor. ]. w. Craig Of Washington and
r. D. Steele Of Baltimore.
a~ Attempted Robbery.
robber attempted to enter the
woodshed Of the house occupied by
William Long. sos Wilkes street, about
midnight last night. Mr.. Long was
attracted by the noise made by the in
truder. and he fred several shots at
the man. who fed. Policemen Knight
and Young appeared on the scene short |
ly afterward. but were unable to locate
the intruder. 1t Is said that another
attempt was made to rob Mr. Longs
woodhouse Sunday night last. The po-
lice are Investigating the case.
General News Items.
~'o'oh A'~pPoA' eoAoaeu' WIS cut Win
g. knife last night welded by Edward
Bryant, colored AS result OF the
fracas Napier was slashed across the
head and neck. He was compelled to
go to a physician to have his wounds
dressed The police have not yet ap-
pretended Bryant.
In the police court this morning the
following cases were disposed Of: John
Bryant and Edward Bryant, both col
| ored. charged with disorderly conduct
and fighting. were fined $3.50 each:
derly conduct and fighting. was dned
$3.50. The case Of James Reed, sus-
pected Of the larceny Of clothes. was
continued for a period Of Ave days in
order to give the policemen an oppor-
tunity OF making a further investisa-
tion into the case.
District State DeD..fv r Walk, rr..~