The times., 1899-07-16

now bears. The edifce is famed all over
the country, and the tourist who visits
Washington seldom faals to take the trip
to Alexandria for the purpose of inspect
ing the house of worship of the Father of
His Country.
The Shooting of Ellsworth.
The sympathies of the Alexandria cfti-
Zens at the outbreak OF the civil war were
with the Confederate icause, and on May
%, 1861, at special election, the city vot-
ed favoring the Ordinance of Secession.
The next morning, the oath the Confederate
forces moved out from Alexandria TO join
the Confederate army. At the same time
the Federal forces occupied the town. I'm
mediately after the arrival of the Federal
troops Col. Ellsworth, with squad of
zouaves proceeded to the Marshall House
on King Street, from which a Confederate
flag was flying for the purpose OF taking 1t
down. James jackson, the proprietor of
the hotel, had previously sworn that any
attempt to haul down the flag would result
in armed resistance on his part. Ellsworth
proceeded to the roof with two men and
secured the flag, and had reached the sec
ond floor on his way to the street, when
Jackson came from his room with double
barreled shotgun, which he drew upon
Ellsworth and fired. The soldier dropped
to the floor dying instantly. Jackson was
about to fire the remaining charge when
Corporal Brownell, who accompanied his
colonel knocked the gun from his hands
and bayoneted him, from the effects OF
which wound he expired in a short time.
The Marshall House in which the tragic
event occurred was gntted by fire in 1872.
The entire rear portion of the building,
which was constructed of wood, was to-
tally destroyed. but that portion of it
fronting on King Street, which was built Of
brick. was badly damaged and the walls
were left standing. Shortly after the fire
the front portion of the structure was re-
built and is standing today, being occu-
pied by business firm.
Alexandrians are taking pride in their
city hall building, which is one of the most
imposing of the more modern structures.
II stands on the site of the old city hall,
which was destroyed by fire in 1871. In
the old building George Washington at
tended meetings of the Masonic lodge OF
which he was the master. In respect to
his memory the lodge, which was in
Washington's time known as the Alexan-
dria Lodge. No. %, was called Washing
ton Alexandria Lodge, No. 22 new
building was erected in 1872 to take the
place of the old, and in it are preserved
by the lodge which has its meeting place
there the regalia worn by Washington
and other relics of Washington's associa-
tion with that branch of the fraternity.
The city Offices are located in the building,
and part of the lower floors is used for
a market Alexandrians claim that there
is 10 city in the country of the same size
as Alexandria which has finer market ia
cilities.
Another building of interest is that oc-
cupied until about fifteen years ago by the
City Hotel, in which, in its palmiest days.
George Washington attended dances and
receptions. In hall on the second floor
of the building there still remains the
stand at one end of the hall on which the
musicians played when Washington was
present. Washington addressed the citi-
zens of Alexandria from, the porch of the
hotel February %, 1898, shortly before his
death. The building is located at the
corner of Royal and Cameron Streets. 1t
is now occupied for business purposes, the
Alexandria Times occupying a portion
of it, as does also John II. Strider, who
conducts printing business.
Alexandria is city of churches, and fif-
teen denominations have erected edifices
many of them handsome structures which
would do credit to large city. Exten-
sive improvements are being made upon
| the building of the NJ. E. Church, South
which, when completed, will cost in the
neghborhood of $4,000.
Since the civil war the city has pro-
gressed, and today it enjoys large trade
with the surrounding counties in Virginia
and is manufacturing centre of consid-
cradle size. The business firms 10 q
/ business aggregating in round numbers
near 81 600 600 a year. The city has two
national banks, both with large capital
and a surplus reaching nearly 100000
each. There is also an extensive private
banking firm, and these three banks afford
ample banking facilities for the city and
are ever ready to accommodate manufac-
turers and merchants who are known to be
doing a safe business. There are five large
wholesale grocers, who do business moi
only in the city, but in Washington, who
send their goods to all parts of Virginia
| West Virginia. Maryland North Carolina
| and even further South. There are several
| large merchandise brokers (who supply
numbers of Washington firms). represent
| ing the largest houses in the United States
There are two shoe factories, one whole
| sale drug house that does an immense
business, supplying nearly 200 Washington
| firms with goods; one iobbing dry goods
| house four extensive sash, door, blind
1 and wood working establishments a very
| extensive foundry. coach and wagon rae
tory. an immense brick yard, two whole
|
There are two fire insurance companies, {
number of building and loan associations
| which have ample capital and are most lib.
| eral in their use of it; broom factory
| branches of the Standard Oil Company
| Armour, and the Swift concerns three
| immense fertilizer factories, large an
| thracite coal trade with the back coun
| try, a plaster mill, large flour MILL al
| extensive cake, cracker, and candy factory
| one of the largest breweries in the Unitet
| States, several steam bakeries, a glas!
works. and numerous other enterprises
that it would be impracticable TO enumer'
| ate in so short an article.
More improvements Projected.
The citizens of Alexandria are not sat
isfied with the towns present progress anC
| n is the intention Of many to make ar
active campaign toward securing further
| improvements. The new common council
| elected recently is made up largely of new
| progressive men and ii is their intention
| to boom the city by offering inducements tc
manufacturers AS NJ. B. Harlow, the city
| treasurer. and President of the Busines:
| Mems League, told Times reporter Al
| exandria wishes TO become the workshop
| of the National Capital. Washington
| does not desire manufacturing, said he
"but Alexandria does. and we are making
| every effort to induct men with and with
| cut capital to start business enterprises
here We are admirably situated. no To-
| catiCn could be finer for manufacturing
The moneyed men we want to come here
and open plants of their own. The young
men we will furnish with capital after they
have shown themselves capable of caring
for it proftably in some line of manufac-
| turing. Another pet scheme of our people
is the building of the railroad proposed by
the Southern Railway Company from
Strasburg ON the Manassas Gap division o.
| that road through TO the coal and iroI
| fields of West Virginia Alexandria would
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