Evening star., 1899-02-02
AT FAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Health Officer Reports the Smallpox Situa-
tion to Be Unchanged.
Several Additional Cases in Mild
Form Discovered-United States
Court-GeneraI News.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 727 King Street,
Bell Telephone No. 18S.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, February 9, 1S99
Dr. Julian Miller the health officer. stated
this morning that there was no particular
change in the status of the smallpox. The
physicians conducting the house-to-house
examination pushed their work energeti-
cally yesterday, and several mild Gases
were discovered. One of these was in a
colored family living in an alley between
South Fairfax and South Lee streets; an
other at No. 636 South Patrick street, and
a third at 619 Franklin street.
DR.. Bechtel reported to police headquar-
ters last evening that Mary Francis col
ored, a domestic in the house of VIM. Cook,
at No. 435 South Columbus street, was i'll
Of smallpox. These premises have been
quarantined, and the yellow emblem dis
played
The colored child who died yesterday
afternoon at Reuben Redd's house, No. AZ
South Royal street, was not, as was first
supposed, a victim of smallpox. As the
death occurred in infected premises the in
FAINT was buried last night.
United States Court.
An adjourned session of the United States
court for this district, Judge Edmund Wad-
deli presiding, was commenced in this city
yesterday. The admiralty suit between the
Washington Steamboat Company and the
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Com
pany, growing out of a collision which oc-
CURED last fall in the Potomac river, be-
tween the Newport News and the ferry
steamer Columbia, was postponed by con-
sent of counsel until next April.
The motion for new trial in the case of
John Thomas, colOred, who was sentenced
at the last term to serve one year in the
penltentlafy, was oVerruled.
a. w. Armstrong qualified referee in
bankruptcy for this district.
Schwab-HancocL Nuptials.
Mr. Charles Michael Schwab and Miss
Anna Hancock, daughter of Mrs. II. c.
Hancock, were married last evening in
Trinity NJ. f. Church, Rev. n. &. Masters,
pastor officiating. Messrs. Mitchell Han
cock, Charles Coleman, Fred Schwab and
Ferdinand Bendheim acted as ushers. Mr..
Sherman Fowler presided at the organ.
Following the ceremony q reception was
rendered the bride and groom at the home
of Mr.. Schwab, No. 132 North Royal street.
General ana Personal.
Pearl Keen, the three-year-old daughter
Of Mr.. Edward Keen, living at 1901 Oro-
noco street, died last night. The death of
another child, Theron, in the same family
the day before makes the crcumsta tances
most sad. A double funeral for these chill
dren will take place tomorrow evening.
me woman 5 au&lnafy 10 II. Il. Lee
Camp c. v, held its annual supper in
Odd Fellows Hall last evening. The room
was prettily decorated and the tables taste
fully arranged for the accommodation of
many guests. There was a large attend
ance and the occasion was pronounced a
great success.
The board of lady managers for the Alex
andria lnftrmary have acknowledged the
receipt Of liberal miscellaneous contribu-
tiOns. In the list a total of ste. 80 in
cash received from various sources, to be
expended in purchasing Instruments for the
operating room.
There We're no cases before Mayor Simp-
son in the police court this morning.
The Columbia fire engine company will
hold its regular monthly meeting tonight
The school board will hold it's regular
monthly meeting this evening in Peabody
Hall.