The times., 1899-02-08
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

DIR. William VI. Smith, at the request of
Mayor Simpson, today accepted the sp-
pointment of assistant to Health Officer
Miller. DIR. Miller. since the appearance
of smallpox in this city, has been uniting
in his efforts to stamp out the disease DIR.
Smith has been engaged in hosss-to-
| house inspection of the city, and will com
plete his work tomorrow, when he will
enter at once upon his new duties as as
sistant to DIR. Miller. DR.. E. \. German.
of this city, resident physician Of the
Washington Asylum Hospital has Offered
mis- services to the city. They have teen
accepted. and DR.. German will at once
enter his new field OF labor.
1t is stated that within the next few
days tabulated reports OF the condition OF
health affairs in this city viii b. obtain
able The petition which was clrcu ated
requesting Mayor Simpson to b. guided By
the health authorities in dealing with
( smallpox matters has been signed by near
| ly all the city physicians and a great many
merchants.
/ Since yesterday cases OF smallpox have
/ been reported at the home OF John Under
/ wood, in South Lee Street: at William
/ Hollinger's home, in North st. Asaph
| Street. near Queen. and at a house oecu-
! pied by n colored family named Burke in
! Queen Street, between Washington and 81.
Asaph. All the new cases are of a mild
| type. All the smallpox patients are re-
! ported to be improving, and the quarantine
| will be raised from several houses in which
! patients are convalescing within a few
| days.
| An interesting meeting of Mary Custis
Lee Chapter, United Daughters OF the
| Confederacy, was held this morning
report as to the condition of the Confed-
crate soldiers was received and the treas
urer's report was submitted. showing a
good balance in hand. The following Off
GERS were elected: Mrs. G. William
Ramsay, president; Miss Virginia B. Corse,
! vice president; Mrs. E II. O'Brien. seere-
| tary; Miss Emily E. Mehaifey, treasurer;
| Mrs. William F. Creighton, corresponding
| secretary; Mrs. J. Z. Alexander, historian
and registrar The chapter heartily en-
dorsed the recent speech OF Representa-
tive James NJ. Grigg, of Georgia in oppo-
sition 10 the proposition 10 pension the
former Confederate soldiers.
/ j. d. Shaftell, who was arrested IN this
city last week, charged with the larceL.
of a diamond pin and $500 in Richmond
has been discharged by the Richmond
court.
Mrs. Ann Mansfield died at her home, in
Upper Duke Street, yesterday evening,
aged 90 years. Mrs. Mansfield was stricken
| with paralysis yesterday morning and con-
tinued in semi conscious state until her
death She leaves five children-J. II. and
William Mansfield and Miss Efiie Mansfield,
of this city: Mrs. C. W. Abbott. OF Elmira,
y. Y, and Mrs. Florence Arnold, of Bee
| Vile, Tex.
The Business Mems League of this city
is taking an especial interest in the mat
ter OF the construction of a memorial
bridge over the Potomac at Washington.
President NJ. b. Harlow today appointed
the following committee to appear before
the Interstate Commerce Committee of the
House on Friday and urge the necessity OF
the construction OF the bridge: Park Ag-
new, DR. Harold SnOwden, J. NJ. johnson,
Charles King. s. II. Lunt. X. kemper, J,
T Burke, Henry Strauss, j. L. Crupper
George K. Hill. G. l.. Boothe, Noble Lind
| sew w +. Carne. and l.. c. Barley.
The committee appointed to prepare 4
constitution and bylaws for the proposed
central charitable organization will submit
| report to q meeting to be held in the
rooms of the Business Mems League or
Thursday afternoon at o'clock.
The blowing of a steam whistle at tht
Washington and Ohio Railroad yards last
night caused an alarm. which brought ou
the fire department.
Walter Elzey, colored, was fined s. ii
the Police Court today on charge o
gambling.
In the Corporation Court today, in The
attachment case of T. y. Graves against
E L. May and wife, the jury returned
a verdict for the plaintiff.
The Rev. Father Tearney. Vicar Genera
OF the Catholic Diocese OF Virginia. was ;
guest at St. Mary's parsonage today
, William Mitchell, colored. an inmate o
the almshouse, died last night.
F.r.Es.
has leased three-story brick warehous,
in South Union Street, near King. Ar
mour & Co. are erecting a big ice depo
in West End. near this city.