Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-31
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA.
City Gus Works. Threatened by Fire
Other Matters.
Evening Star Bureau.
No. 701 King Street,

Evening Star Bureau,
No. 701 King Street,
Bell Telephone No. 100,
ALEXANDRIA, Va, October 81 1900.
For the second time within a week an au-
dience, filling the house to OVERLOOKING,
gathered in the Opera House last night to
hear the principles of the democratic party
expounded by well-known speakers. The
meeting was called to order by Mr.. Carter
and Mr.. snowden presided and introduced
the speakers. Representative Rixey, Mr..
Machen and Senator Jeffries were the prin-
cipal speakers. The meeting adjourned at
q late hour. The democrats will wind up
their campaign in this city with a mass
meeting in the Opera House Monday even
ing. Among the speakers will be Mayor
George l.. Simpson, capt. S. R. Donohoe Of
Fairfax, Mr.. Andrew A. ,Lipscomb of Alex
andria county and Mr.. Charles Bendheim.
Fire was discovered under floor at the
city gas works shortly after o'clock this
morning. The alarm was turned in. but
the Columbia engine was delayed in reach
ing the scene by mistake which, the fire.
men allege, occurred over the telephone in
the transmission of the alarm. Engineer
Wood states that the message he received
over the Bell phone at 2:31 this morning
gave alarm for the first district. Driving
| to the corner of Fairfax and Wolfe streets
he found that the - was not in that dis
trict and the engine was driven up to King
street, where Chief Pettey went to the
telephone office and located the fire In the
second district. Fortunately the flames had
not gained much Roadway and We're extin-
guished without much difficulty. The dam
age was slight At the time of the fire the
Columbia engine was the only one in town
ready for service, the Hydraulion engine
being in the shop for repairs.
The city republican committee has issued
circulars calling attention Of republicans
to a meeting to be held at Odd Fellows
Hail. on South Columbus street, Friday
evening, November 2. 1t is stated that
there will be speaking and general instruc-
ton to voters. All voters are invited.
Cards have been issued announcing the
approaching marriage Of Miss Alice Nc
Burney Acton, daughter of Mrs. Jane Ac-
ton, and Mr.. Isaac Grigg of Georgetown,
d. C. The ceremony will take place We'd
nesday evening, November IA. at $50
o'clock, in ST. PauPs Episcopal Church.
Cards announcing the marriage of Miss
Courtney Frare Norton to Mr.. Alexander
Hamilton Sands of Richmond, Va, have
been sent out by Judge J. K. NJ. Norton,
brother of the bride-elect The ceremony
will occur in st. PauTs Episcopal Church at
$50 o'clock the evening of November Is.
The fourth annual Virginia state confer
ence, Daughters of the, American Revoe1-
ton, opened it's session. at 10 o'clock this
morning in the rooms of the Business Mems
League, on Washington street. A large
number of delegates were present, and CON
siderable routine business was transacted
| A reception will be held at 8 o'clock to-
| night. al
A long newly constructed tressel, at the
plant of the New w Washington Brick Com
pany at Waterloo, broke this morning, and
several railroad cars l5aded with coal on
| the structure were almost demolished. No
one was injured u 7t
The Alexandria county democrats will
hold a mass meeting this evening In the
school house at Ballston. Capt Patrick
O'Farrell and Mr.. Lewis H. Machen will be
among the speakers. .
The will of the late Mary E. Davis has
| been admitted to probate in the Corporation
court. Deceased leaves "a tract of land at
Remington, va..,1to her daughter. Mary
| Davis. and the rest OF her estate to her
husband, Charles Nj Davis. executor