The times., 1899-02-10
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

Alexandria Feb. 9.-There has been a
decided change in the condition Of small
FOX affairs recently, and the present status
Of the contagion is anything but sati5fac-
tory to the general public. II gill be re-
memhered that the first case discOyeTSt
was that OF a colored man, and for some
weeks following the disease was confined
Ito co!ored persons. Notwithstanding the
many precautions taken, however. the dis
case has continued to spread, and recently
4 majority OF the infected persons Iepor,ei
| are white. This afternoon a yellow flag
was placed On the residence OF Mrs. Griffin
at Pitt and Prince Streets. and this ey. ming
the home OF Chief Fettey. OF tGc ire De-
partment, was quarantiEed. y nephe o.
| Chief Pettey has been i'll for day or two
and today that gentleman became suS-
picious and called in physician. Who at
once pronounced the ailment sma.. pox
! This morning Scip!o Stanley, colorei. C ine
I 10 this city on a Washington ferFyboet
| The mans appearance attracted the atten-
/ ton Of DIR. Jones. who directed an officer
to take the stranger to the police stIti,n.
a physician at the station, after question:
ing Stanley, permitted him to dspart AMI
| when Dr. Jones subsequently ca-lsd and
| asked 10 zee the man. he was advised thal
/ the suspect had been released. ONcers
| Roberts and knight found Stan.cy in a
! barber shop. in Cameron Street, and escort
4 ed him to the station. where Drs. J.nes
and Miller examined the man AMI decided
! that he had the smallpox. Stan.ey stated
that he had been i'll in Washington fo7 the
/ past two weeks. He was at once sent u
the hospital. and the men who we're in tn,
4 barber shop which Stanley visited were
thoroughly frmigated and disnfectad at
the police station. The corporation physi-
! clans. Health officer Miller and Drs. Sm tn
ami Purvis. will at once proceed to vacci-
nate all the INDECENT residents OF tie city.
! They will call at the uninfscted houses and
win also receive the poor at their rsspec-
tive Offices.
y delegation OF prominent business men,
recently appointed by President NJ b. Har-
/ low. will visit Washington tomorrow and
appear before the Interstate Commerce
I Committee to advocate the construction
of memorial bridge across the Potomac
at Washington.
! The Alexandria Marble Works has been
awarded the contract for the erection of
| very handsome monument at Front
| Royal, Va. to commemorate the valor OF
| Mosbys men. The monument is to be a
shaft design twenty-five feet high
The board of managers of the Alexandria
Library has decided to consult with some
Of the public-spirited citizens regarding
| the best plans toward putting the library
/ on permanent basis. and also with a
| view Of making it public Institution. A
meeting for this purpose will be held on
Saturday evening next at the residence OF
| Miss CoIse, 414 North Washington Street.
! Clarence K. Howard. of this city, has
been summoned TO the bedside of mis-
father. Major ". Key Howard, of Fred
ericksbuTg. who is extremely ILL.,
The Young Mems Sodality Lyceum will
give an oyster roast in their hail on the
night of February y.
On account of slippery rail, q slight
accident occurred on the electric railroad
this morning between Four Nile Run and
Arlington Junction Two motor cars were
| somewhat damaged, but no one was in
jured.
a steamer which is being built at Coal
I Landing, in Stafford county. will be
launched in about ten days, when it will be
brought to this city. where the machinery
will be put in place. The steamer will ply
on the Potomac between Washington and
Coal Landing.
A very pleasant entertainment was held
tonight in the rooms of the relief hook
and ladder company. in Duke Street