The times., 1898-02-27
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
st. Mary's Academy Is Threatened
by Fire.
A Timely Discovery Prevents a
Serious Blaze-A Washington
Company Is Chartered.

! Alexandria Feb. 26.-Shortly after 8
/ o'clock tonight a sister at st. Mary s
! Academy. on North Fairfax street, dis
/ covered that the rooms on the lower
! floor of the building were filled with
| smoke, and at once concluded that the
! academy was on fire. An alarm was turn
! ed in. and the entire department respond
! ed In the meantime Lieut.. Smith and
| Sergt. Smith, with several residents of
the neighborhood hurried to the scene,
and discovered that a barrel in q rear
basement, in which ashes had been de-
posted was on fire. The flames were
soon eXtinguished without serious dam
age. Considerable woodwork surrounded
the barrel, and had the fire not been dis
covered as early as it was. a serious con-
hagration would have resulted. AS there
are number of pupils at the school the
report that the academy was on fire caus-
ed considerable excitement.
Gov Tyler today appointed Mr.. NJ. B.
Harlow. of this city, as agent for the
State of Virginia to collect from the
general Government s120.00O which was
advanced by Virginia to the Government
in 1890 to be used in the erection of the
public buildings in Washington. The
claim had been previously turned over
to the Mt. Vernon Avenue Company,
which, however, failed to collect it.
So far as is known at present, there
will be no further attempt made at this
session of the legislature to secure a
charter for the town of Rosslyn Dele
gate Barley, of this city, who intro
duced and secured the passage of the bill
recently vetoed by the governor, says
he thinks the town should be incor-
porated. on
The w. G. Lown Coffee Company, of
Washington was granted charter today
by Judge Norton. in the corporation
court The capital stock of the company
is 100000. and Mr. w G! Lown of Wash
ington, is named as president A. w.
Armstrong is the agent in this city.
In the police court today Mitchell Wood
icoloredD was fined $3.50 for being drunk
and disorderly. and Harry Fountain (col-
ored), charged with disorderly conduct,
was fined s.. James oGrayson and Ed
ward Davis (both colofed) charged with
stealing a lot of harness! were discharged
At the II o'clock Service tomorrow five
new officers of the Second Presbyterian
Church will be ordained and installed
Rev. Mr.. Thacker, the pastor, will preach
on "a True Revival At the evening
service his subject will be Three Ways
to the Lord"
The corporation fish wharf was rented
at public auction today for the year be-
ginning March !, to Mr.. j. Thomas Bal
linger for S4f0-$e6 more than was secured
last year. OF the six benches in the fish
market but one was rented, and that by
MIR. George E. Price at premium of 81.
The regular rental was fixed at $50 year.
Justice Kirby, of Fairfax county, today
rendered his decision in the case of Pa
trick O'Brien, of Washington, who was
arrested, charged with selling goods in
Fairfax county without license. o Brien,
at the trial, was represented by Mr.. John
NJ. Johnson, of this city, who contended
that his client was protected by the in
terState commerce laws. The justice to-
day decided that the law under which
the prisoner was arrested is unconstitu-
tiOnal.
Grand Deputy E. c. Ford, of Washing