Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-13
AT FAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
King Street Improvements Held Up Pending
Mandamus Proceedings
Candidates fc- the Position of Ref
cree in Bankruptcy Injured
Woman Neglected.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. TT King st.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va, January 13, 1899.
Corporation Attorney Boothe will, in the
course of few weeks. apply to Judge C. E.
Nicol of the circuit court for writ of man
damus to compel the Washington, Alexan-
dria and Mount Vernon railroad to replace
the old rails on King street on the block
between Royal and Fairfax by new grooved
rails, il. accordance with an act of the city
council passed last Tuesday night. 1t is
not yet definitely known where the argu-
ment will take place, but it will be, 1t is
stated, either at Manassas or this city. The
matter will be argued on its merits at this
hearing, and not as before, when Judge
Nicol refused to grant the application.
partly on the ground that the order had
emanated from a council committee in
stead of the regular body. AS before stated
in The Star, the improvements on King
street are held in allegiance by this ques-
ton, and will not be commenced until the
matter is decided
New Smallpox Case Reported.
Another case of smallpox has been dis
covered at No. 80 Gibbon street, the pa
tent being a colored man named William
Jackson. Officer knight reported it, and
late last evening DR.. Miller pronounced it
genuine. The house was promptly quaran-
tined and a smallpox flag displayed This
case makes. according 10 the OFFICIALS, tile
sixth genuine one that has been discovered
in the city. There have been several cases
of yarioioid also. DR.. Miller, the health
officer, states that the disease is in mild
form.
The Referee in Bankruptcy.
Judge Edmund Waddill has as yet made
no appointment for the position of referee
in bankruptcy for the district comprising
Alexandria county and city and the coun-
ties of Fairfax and Loudoun.
Mr. John S. Fowler, clerk of the United
States court, is expecting to receive a no.
ice OF this appointment at any time as
there is now one bankruptcy case filed in
the Alexandria court. Those prominently
mentioned for the position are Messrs r
P. w. Garrett, A. w. Armstrong and
Samuel g. Brent, all of this city.
General Matters.
Mr.. E. H. Hawkins a weIl-known and
respected resident, died last night at his
residence, No lib King street. He leaves a
widow and several grown children The
deceased was about sixty years of age and
mad been for several years a leading mem
Der of the M. E. Church South and a grea
worker in religious movements. The fun
eral Will take place from the family resi-
dence tomorrow afternoon at . O'clock
Arrangements for the observance by r.
+. Lee Camp. c, ", in this city of General
Lee birthday the evening of January 10
nave been almost completed Among those
VINO VIII deliver addresses will be Repre-
Sentat1Ves Joseph w. Bailey and Robert
r; Burke of Texas and Representative
Rhea of Kentucky. The entertainment will
be held in Odd Fellows Hall.
A woman named Florence Horner from
Salumore, fell and broke her arm in this
city yesterday. She had great difficulty in
getting 1t treated. Officer Ferguson took
her in charge. but was unable to secure
surgical aid. He conveyed the woman 70
the lnilrmary and was sent to one of the
COZ poration ooctors who returned the pa
,ient 70 the intlrmary. where the matron
herself set the broken arm.
me funeral of Mrs Emily V. Edelin,
Wlte OF Ny. Thomas ]. Edelin,, took mace
rms afternoon at 2 O'Clock from Christ
Church- Rev. Bergman Green. conducted
the services.
The annual meeting of the Columbia Ma
tionai Sand Dredging Company was held
IN this city yesterday and the following
directors were elected: c. B. Pearson
Henry Wells, j. K. McCammon A. NJ. Bell
bins.
Mrs Lee, wife of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee in
visiting Mrs Julian r. Burke on Prince
street
Mechanics Lodge Nc 3, held a meeting
last night, and a musical and literary en-
tertainment was given.
Special revival services We're held last
evening in the First Baptist Church, the
NJ h. Church South and the Methodist
Protestant Church. Notwithstanding the
rough weathCr, many attended. At the
Baptist Church, Rev. ]. R. Harrison of
Richmond. who is assisting Rev Mr. But
Ter. is meeting with success.
There were no cases before Mayor Simp-
son in the police court this morning
Mr. Graham Hill of this city, who re-
Gently vert to Norfolk to engage in BUSH
ness, returned home on the Norfolk steam
ar mi