Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-14
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Dangerous Dynamite Blasting at Coal
Wharf.
In the Police COurt-Prefers Death to
n Surgical OperntiOn-Other
Notes.

While julius Driefus was breaking up an
old iron boat Saturday by blasting it with
dynamite at the old American coal wharf
several pieces of the iron were thrown
around the neighborhood for several
squares. One of the pieces, weighing about
six pounds. came sailing over the big gas
tank at the city gas works and struck the
brick wall of the building and cracked sew
eral of the bricks; other small pieces Of the
iron fell about the yard. and had any enc
been struck by them he would have been
dangerously injured. The matter was re-
ported to Mayor Thompson, who notified
Mr.. Driefus that he would have to discon-
t!nue blasting within the city limits.
He Prefers to Die.
An individual known as John the baker,"
who is an inmate of the city's aims house.
is suffering from gangrene in the feet, and
II he does not receive heroic treatment, b,s
death Is of course inevitable. Saturday
Drs. Purvis ard Miller told him as much,
and asked that he go to the infirmary, where
all the appliances for the treatment Of such
cases could be found. This he positively re-
fused to do, saying that he preferred to
stay where>he is and take the consequences.
Police Court.
Mayor Thompson this morning disposed
charged with being drunk and disorderly;
fined $3.50. George Ford and Sam Murray.
charge, drunk and disorderly; fined $3.50
each. Lizzie Richardson and Lizzie Nc
Ccnklc, colored. charged with disorderly
conduct; fined 81 each. Louis Weingart,
charged with an assault on his bfother-in-
law; fined S or thirty Gays on the gang
Howard Shelton, colored, charged with
firing pistol in the street, fined ST.
Notes.
A series of revival services, to last sew
eral weeks, will be commenced at the Bap-
list Church by Rev. ]. II. Butler on We'd
nesday night next.
Mr. r. H. Atkinson has bee4 awarded the
contract for making the new set of wheels
for the Hydraulion engine.
The electric railway company is having
the intersection Of Patrick and King streets
paved.
The schooner Dennis Simmons with
cargo Of lumber for Smoct & Co., has ar
rived and is discharging her cargo.
Mr.. 7. S. Taliaferro of Green River. Wyo.,
who has been visiting relatives in this city
has returned to his home
Miss Bette Keys Of the telephone ex-
change has gone to Baltimore on a short
visit.
Miss Carrie Owens, who has been visiting
turned home.
Mrs. DR.. Chunn. formerly Miss Kate VOL
ford of this city, is the guest of Mrs. B. F.
Carlin on South ST. Asaph street.
All alarm of fire Saturday afternoon was
caused by burning of an old house on Union
street. just in the rear of the Alexandria
chemical works.
The funeral Of James Swami. an old cti-
Zen, who died at the aims house Friday
last took place from Demaine's under
taking establishment yesterday morning at
10 O'clock.
Mr.. Charles keyes. a well-known engineer
Southern lie aly
with typhoid fever and Is not expected to
live.
Cadet Robt. F. Downham of the Virginia
Military Institute is home on a two weeks
furlough.
AS there are no important cases before
the corporation court for this month no
grand jury las been summoned for the
term.
Mr.. Charles Zimmerman has returned
from ten days trip to the Atlanta EXPOSE
ton.