Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-17
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Suggestion That School Children Be Vac
cinated Owing to Presence of Smallpox
Tenth Case of the Disease Discovered
-WaShinGtOn Man Accused
of Crime-Briefs.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 727 King street,
Bell telephOne No. JOG.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, January II, 1899.
colored man named Charles Fisher,
living at No. 419 Oronoco street, between
Pitt and Royal, was reported by Officer
Knight yesterday afternoon as having
symptoms indicating smallpox. He was ex-
amined by Dr. Miller who pronounced the
case genuine. officer Sherwood exhibited
the smallpox flag. and the premises were
quarantined. But for the inclement wealth
or the patient would have been removed
last night TO the hospital on Payne street
extended. He will probably be removed to-
night.
According to the officials this case in
Guiding TWO of varioloid, makes the tenth
that has appeared since Rebecca Bryant
was taken sick in Braddock's alley. So far
the disease has been confined to colored
people II is of mild form, DR., Miller
says. with the exception of three cases.
The doctor suggested to Superintendent
X. kemper that the school children should
lie vacciuated, but it is not known that any
action III the matter will be taken.
Police Court.
There was only one case before Mayor
Simpson i'll the police court this morning
that Of James Lewis. colored arrested by
Officers Belts and Knight, charged with
assaulting James Clark, colored. Clark,
the complainant, was absent, but a pistol
alleged to belong to Lewis was brought
INTO court and warrant was issued for
his arrest The case will be tried tomorrow
morning.
Inferred in Ivy Hill Cemetery.
The remains of Mrs. Margaret v Coles,
wife Of Mr.. Tucker S. Coles, and sister of
Mrs. d N Rust of this city will reach
here at 3:25 this afternoon, from Louis
vile. Ky, where Mrs. Coles died The in
terment will take place in Ivy Hill Gene
terry near this city.
Washington Man Arrested.
Lieut. Smith and Officer Atkinson met the
Norfolk steamer Washington at IL O'Clock
this morning, and arrested a colored man
named Horatio Ellison Soloman, who l.
wanted by the Norfolk authorities on A
charge Of feloniously assaulting Charlie
small, colored, in Norfolk. yesterday after.
noon Soloman was locked up at the sta.
ton house. where he will be held for the
Norfolk officials. When seen this morning
he stated that the trouble occurred about
o'clock yesterday afternoon In John Pur.
Ney mouse, on James street in Norfolk
He fired five shots at Small, he stated. al
close range. TWO shots ne thought took
effect In The mans abdomen The rner
were separated. and SOloman got back tc
the Washington, on which he was employees
as d tube sweeper. He is twenty-three
years OLD. and gave his place of residence
as No. M q street southwest Washington
where he has a family The other man lives
in Norfolk.
Effects of Widening Channel
Mr.. NJ. B. Harlow. city treasurer. has
explained to Star reporter the immense
commercial and general business advant-
ages 10 the city of Alexandria which would
result from widening and deepening the
river channel at certain points below the
city known. respectively, as 1.-The Kettle
Bottoms" and Mattawoman, the former a
considerable distance down and the latter
near Occoquan bay.
MIR Harlow has been working to secure
an appropriation from Congress for this
purpose. and has been assisted by Senator
NafNn' Representative Rixey and Chair
man burton of the river and harhor COM
mittee. -'
he has received a letter from Representa-
i've RlAey assuring him that the matter
W'uio be favorably reported on by the river
i-nd harbor committed
IN me present condition of the river chan.
hel' IL Is stated, Washington and Alexandra
are not accessible to vessels dra vino roore
than twcnty-one feet Prouer excsvatiaf
al the points above named it Is asserted
would increase the river depth to at lea 81
lSSil' -icur rect at .ow tide and twenty.
seven feet at high water.
Tnis would permit. 1t Is claimed. large.
sized merchant vessels to reach Alexandria
ana war vessels to the navy yard at Wash.
ingtOu
Ii Is also suggested that should the work
be done. the Southern railroad, which owns
valuable terminal property in this CITY
would be induced to construct a road from
Strasburg 10 the coal fields of West Vir-
RlIia over route already surveyed thus
bringing Alexandria in touch with this In.
dustry. The matter was agitated in 1890
bu' without favorable action by Congress
Policeman Hall Suspended.
fohcemen Banner T. Young and James
Hall were arraigned before Mayor simp.
son yesterday to answer a charge made by
Serst- Smith Of dereliction In being absent
from their post Friday morning, the 18th
instant.
The two officers were charged with the
outy OF patrolling a beat and watching a
snalipox-infested house in the first ward
Sefst Smith testified that he left the sta
tioh mouse TO visit the men at 2:IO O'Clock
Ine morning in question and proceeded uu
hing street and back and then OUT 10 tbe
corner OF Gibbon and Fairfax streets. blow
Ing MS whistle on every corner but re-
ceiNlng no response. No one was to he