Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-04
New Industry to Be Inaugurated
Within Two Months.
0NSITEOF ABANDONED WHEAT MILL"
Orders Issued to Officers of the
Virginia Militia.
GENERAL AND PERSONAL
Evening Star Bureau,
SO King street,
(Bell Telephone 1867


{Bell Telephone 1869
ALEXANDRIA, Va, April f. 1893.
Within few months Alexandria will
again have one of the largest flour mills in
this section of the country. For the past
six weeks or two months negotiations have
been in progress for the purchase by out
side parties of the old Wheat milf on
Union street, just below Queen street.
which was abandoned a number Of years
ago. These negotiations have been con-
cluded, the purchase being for cash, and
the deed was signed and filed Saturday.
Arrangements were at once made to have
the building fitted out with the most i'm
proved roller process machinery, and the
contract calls for the work to be completed
July 1. This will make the mill ready to
begin operation as soon as this seasons
crop of wheat begins to arrive. The ca
pacity of the mill at the start will be 125
barrels of flour a day.
Alexandria encourages industries of this
kind by eXempting from taxation the prop
erty and machinery used. 1t is said that
there are but few cities which offer better
facilities than does Alexandria for manu-
featuring purposes. 1t has a magnificent
river front. with depth of water that will
float the largest merchant ships. 1t has
railroad connections. north. east, south and
west. Labor is cheap, house rent is reason
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purchased at small cost.
An Attempted Suicide.
Shortly before o'clock yesterday after
noon negro woman named Alice Page
attempted to commit suicide at police head
quarters. She tied piece of ribbon tightly
around her neck and fell to the floor gasp
ing for breath. A prisoner who was in
nearby cell heard the commotion and sum-
moned Station Keeper Sherwood. When he
reached the woman she was unconscious.
She was resuscitated in a few minutes.
Funeral of p. j. Kaufman.
The remains of Peter J. Kaufman of Ala
bama, who committed suicide in this city
last week, were buried from Demaine's I'M
dertaking establishment at IL o'clock yes
terday The funeral was attended by Rep
resentative Howard of Alabama F. F. Com
way, doorkeeper of the Senate; Capt. B. D.
Smith and Dr. c. B. Crow, Ala bama poll
ticians. The interment was in Bethel GEM
etery.
The Alabama friends of Mr.. Kaufman
have made arrangements for marble slab
to mark the burial place.
The Virginia Militia.
Maj. William NJ. Smith, surgeon of the
Sd Regiment, Virginia Volunteers, and MI
Richard Gibson, a member of the Hospital
Corps, have received orders from Adjt.
mission
Capt. Albert Bryan of the Alexandria
Light Infantry. Company F, Sd Regiment,
Virginia Volunteers, has received no or
ders from the adjutant general in regard
to holding himself in readiness for action,
and there appears to be no foundation for
the story published in morning paper that
the company would be ordered to Mobile,
Ala. ~ ..-' .i''.'s ~
This company is now on an excellent
footing. and, as has always been the case.
Is ready to move on the shortest possible
notice. 1t Is believed that it could turn
out every man ready for active service on
three hours notice. st''
The Churches Yesterday.
The church services here yesterday were
of unusual interest. At Emanuel Lutheran
Church Rev. DIR. j. NJ. Eberlein held con-
firmat!on services, and six children-thres
girls and three boys-were confirmed. At
st. Mary's Catholic Church the palms were
blessed and distributed during the Palm
sunday services The closing of the con-
Terence year was noted at the Methodist
Protestant Church in an appropriate SER
mon by Rev. DIR. Benson. There were spa
cial services at the Episcopal churches,
a sermon from lady. Rev. N .. Masters
the new pastor of Trinity Protestant Epis-
copal Church, preached his first sermon
there.
Police Court.
Mayor Simpson disposed Of large docket
in the police court this morning. The cases
were as follows: Sallie Mist, charged with
vagrancy. was dismissed; Dan Nelson.
charged with disorderly conduct, was fined
s.; Rhode Arlington. charged with dis
orderly conduct and fighting, was fined
$3.50; Thomas Cooper and Geo. Jackson,
charged with dsorderly conduct and fight
ing. were fined S. each; Laura Corbin, Rich
ard zztn Tt1S,vr ,,c
and Ed Davis, charged with dsorderly cen
duct, were fined $3.50 each; VIM. Green
way and Abe Douglas, charged with dis
orderly conduct and fighting, were fined 81. 80
each; Laura Lucas, charged with petit lar
ceny, and Dan Roy, on the same charge.
were dismissed; Alice Pags, charged with
disorderly conduct was fined IS; John Lane,
charged with an assault upon VIM Green
way, was fined So; Butcher Russell and
Isaac Napier, charged with gambling, were
fined s. EACH Ban Johnson, Ed Bryant.
Tim Henderson and Frank Dodson, on the
same charge, were dismissed.
II. E. Lee Camp, C. ".
The regular monthly meeting of R. E.
Lee Camp Confederate Veterans, will be
held tonight, when the annual election of
officers will take place.
Address at the Seminary.
o Right Rev. Leighton Coleman. DID,.
| bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Della
ware. visited the Virginia Theological Sem
mary Friday night He delivered an excel
lent address, taking as his subject the mis-
| sion Of the church temperance society.
Bishop Coleman returned to Wilmington,
Del, Saturday.
False Alarms of Fire.
There were two false alarms of fire yes
| terday, and, as usual, the engines chased
each other around town looking for the
cause. 1t is said that should a suitable cleo
trio fire alarm system be provided all Of
| this wild running after fires would he
| avoided. and thus save the wear and tear
| on horses and apparatus. The advocates
| OF the present telephone system cannot ex-
| plain how alarms are to be received, when
| the telephone exchange closes at 10 o'clock
/ Sunday morning and does not reopen until
| 10 o'clock Sunday might.
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