Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-09
AFFAIRS IN ALEXAN DRIA
THE MOVEMENT FOR REFORMS AND
IMPROvEMENTs.
Citixens' Committee to Publish State
ment of Aims and Purposes
General News.
Evening Star Bureau.
No. 727 King St.,


Bell Telephone No. 100,
ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 9, 1901.
The aims and purposes of the movement
inaugurated more than month ago among
| certain citizens at the headquarters of the
Business Mems League to secure various
municipal reforms and improvements, 1t Is
| understood, will be presented to the local
| public in pamphlet form. At the time the
matter was first agitated Mr.. James Bayne
prepared a comprehensive statement of the
affairs Of the city covering a number of
years past. 1t was then suggested that
the statement should be put in pamphlet
form and distributed. 1t has been decided
| to carry out this plan and the leaflets will
soon be given out.
1t is asserted that the original intention
of the promoters Of the scheme has not
been abandoned, and that efforts will be
| made at the spring election to choose men
for the city council who will work for the
measures advocated by the association OF
business citizens.
Court AdjOurns Until Wednesday.
Judge ]. NJ. Love yesterday afternoon adj
journed the Alexandria county court until
next Wednesday. The action was taken on
account Of the sickness of some impor-
tant witnesses for the plaintiff in the pro-
ceedings for the condemnation Of a portion
OK the 0iQ dawson estate, IN AleNdtiuTid
county, by the Great Falls and Old Do
minion Railroad Company. The entire SEES
sion Yesterday was taken up with the
examination Of witnesses in this case.
Interment of Gustav Bartels.
The remains Of Gustav Bartels, whose
death by suicide occurred in Newport News
Thursday, will be brought to this city for
interment. The funeral will take place to-
morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from the
residence Of Mr.. Justus Schneider. father
in-law of the deceased, on North Washing
ton street. Interment will be made in st.
PauIs cemetery. Deceased was thirty
eight years Of age. and Is survived by
widow and two children. whose home Is IN
Baltimore. His wife was formerly Miss
Olivia Schneider, daughter OF Mr.. Justus
Schneider Of this city.
General Matters.
Mrs. Sallie Moran died at an early hour
this morning at her residence, No. 206 North
Pitt street. after brief illness. Mrs.
Moran was the widow Of a Union soldier
and received a pension from the govern
ment. The funeral will take place Monday
morning. and the remains will be inferred
in the Congressional cemetery, Washington.
The remains of Mrs Sarah E. Campbell,
who died yesterday at her home in Balti-
more. will be brought here for interment
Sunday afternoon. Deceased was the widow
of David Campbell. She was in the seventy
The funeral Of John E. Kenyon. the little
son Of Mr.. 8. E. Kenyon, will take place to-
morrow afternoon from the residence Of his
father, No. 70t South Lee street.
The regular literary meeting Of the Ep-
worth League. NJ. E. Church South. was
held last evening in the lecture room of
the church on South Washington street.
An attractive program, consisting of music
Rotations and the reading Of papers, was
rendered before large audience.
The fire department was called out yes
terday afternoon for a blaze in shed con-
nected with the Virginia Glass Works in
West End The flames had spread over
the side of an extensive warehouse and
were gaining ground rapidly when the en-
gines arrived. After working for about a
half hour the fire was extinguished. 1t
was thought to have been kindled from
sparks cast by a passing locomotive. The
damage was slight
Funeral services over the remains Of
Mrs. Caroline e. King, whose death oc-
CURED Wednesday morning, took place this
afternoon from the residence Of her hus-
band. Capt. William M. King. on North
Payne street. Rev. Clarence E. Ball of
Grace Episcopal Church off1ciated. The in
terment was made in Union cemetery.
A decree has been entered in the corpo-
ration court in the case of ]. N. Avery
against Hattie A. Avery. F. ]. Davidson,
administrator. is directed to turn over to
Hattie A. Avery, for the benefit OF Emma
A Avery, all money which may be in his
hands administrator, ]. w. Avery hay
ing conveyed all his interest in the estate
Of R. w. Avery to Hattie A Avery.