The evening times., 1900-09-21
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Sept 21-AIexandria
seemed to have emptied itself last night
into the Opera House, filling every seat and
taking up all the standing room from wall
TO wall. The occasion was a benefit 10 sid
the sufferers at Galveston and tickets sold
3 70. so and - cents. No greater ,hrong
has ever gathered a the Opera House.
William H Conley of Washington, was the
stage manager and amid constant applause
the following programme was rendered:
Chorus. Gloria '...............-....... Mozart
soprano solo, ''AIad-ienue'' Stu!l
Miss Lucy Graves
Baritone solo, Jerusalem ParIzzr
MT. George b. Kennedy.
Recitation. How Sa.v2tCr Non"
Miss Josephine Harlow
Soprano solo, Let Ne Love Thee Ardiri
Miss Florence EichbeTg.
Quartette, the Brencmores (al Kentucky
Babe (b) The Monkey and the Chimpanzee- -
Meesrs. ReaCh, Birch o'Connor, and Moore.
Ccntr2lto solo. The Stately Ships Go On
Miss Florence sullivan.
Tenor solo, Ny Deasest Heart Sullivan
III uoTatIo Relch.
Piano solo, Les Cou!rlers -.-........... .Cautin
Mrs Oscar Carter.
Baritone SOLO leCtc,!
Mr George O'Con1or
seytette. 4 Hear the SOFT Note OF the
Eehoing Voice -;,...,-;;..---..; qrom Patience
Field. Kennedy and Moore.
Tenor solo bid Ne to Love"
sfr Walter Birch
c0n''10 SOLO Miss Ssr; ,yior Selected
Recitation, The Other one Vas Booth
8Ir. Leo Harlow.
Chorus -'FIarh! Hark! Ny SouI'' '..... .Sheliev
baritone SOLO Ma Lady La : BIiil
Nr. Patrick Downey-
Soprano solo, Forgotten .CowIes
Miss Edith Lindsey.
A few minutes with Billy Coney.
- ipy. ed
M Charles Moore
Selection by the Mandolin and Guitar Club.
Chorus, The Merry Miller" (From Rob Roy
Contraito solo, Il Lsse You. .SobesIi
Miss Rcbecca Pollard.
A character bit Sis Hopkins''
Miss Myra Lee Civaler
Soprano solo, Goodbye ....................Tos Tosti
Miss Mai Greenwich
Duet, Gently S.ghs the Breeze '.......... Glover
Misses Lulie and sara Rathbone
Chorus, America.
The city council met last night at the
call of the mayor and determined to attend
today, in company with the city officials,
the funeral of the late William H Mar
bury, President Of the Board OF Aldermen
Alderman Curtis presided in the upper
board and President SnoWden in the lower
]. I. Sweeney, Theodore Ballenger, W P
H. Kelly, and E. E Lawler. a special Joint
committee, reported appropriate reso!u-
tions, which were agreed to, and the board
oOjOut ISt
A colored man called Lindsey Jackson
was arrested here yesterday by Ser
geant Smith and Policemen Deane and Ar
rington, charged with assault upon Mrs
James Coxen, living near Sideburn station
in Fairfax County. Jackson denies that he
made any assault whatever. but was held
at the stationhouse for the officers from
Fairfax. Jackson was for long time
waiter in an Alexandria restaurant and
has very good reputation here.
George H. Lyies, Confederate veteran.
residing in Henry Street, died Wednesday
night about II o'clock. His funeral will
take place tomorrow evening and will be
by Lee Camp, Confederate Yete-
rams.
L. Bendheim, father of Charles Bend
helm, Washington lawyer, is quite i'll at
his home in King Street.
Mrs Alice Poss qualified in the Corpora
tion Court yesterday as administratrix
of the estate of her late husband, Henry
Poss.
Mrs Francis B. Ewing has purchased
the brick residence in Prince Street three
doors west of Pitt Street, from the estate
OF r. ". Wheat. The house has been va
cant for some time,