Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-30
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mrs. R. L. Gay, wife of Rev. R. L.
Gay, pastor of the Baptist Church at
Bowling Green, died on Tuesday.
The trial of Il. L. Douglass, who was
charged with the murder of pedler in
Tazewell county, ended in verdict OF
acquittal yesterday.
MIR. George w. Burke, q prominent
citizen Of Caroline county, died Tues
day at his home of diabetes, after an
illness of one week, aged 70 years.
Miss Parmela Harwood, highly re-
spected lady of Stafford, died on Tues
day at the residence of her niece, Mrs.
James P. Simpson, aged 81 years.
Hon. ]. Hoge Tyler will return in q
few days from Europe and is expected
to take the stump for the democratic
ticket about the first of the month. He
is avowedly in the race for Governor.
Mrs. Rosa L. White, wife ofMr. E. B.
White, of St. Louis, died at her home
in that city last Friday. She was the
youngest daughter of Mrs. Jane A. Pan
coast, of Loudoun county, and was in
about the 91st year of her age.
There are now between two and three
hundred hands at work on the new
buildings in course of erection at the
University, and the work is being
pushed with an eye to completion by
the opening Of the next session
Charles ne Heart, farmer in Pat
rex county, who had given informa-
ton to revenue officers about moon.
sinners, was found dead in a field yes.
terday, shot through the head. 1t is
believed he was the victim of moon
sinners bullet.
A terrific storm prevailed in Stafford
for short time Tuesday night, causing
much damage to property. Trees and
barns were blown down and number
of stacks of hay set on fire by lightning.
Near Murtleville, on the hollywood
farm at the home of Mr.. Joseph B. Lee,
jr., lightning struck two oak trees, one
of which was about six feet from the
west corner of the house, splitting them
from the top to the ground. A part Of
the bolt entered the chimney, and pass.
ing down into the house killed instant
ly Mr.. Joseph B. Lee, ir., and shocked
his wife and child, his brother, Mr.
Fitzhugh Lee, and father, Mr.. Joseph
B. Lee, ST., who were in the house.
THE RAILROAD WAR.-In railway
circles it is now believed that Judge
Simonton, of the U. S. Circuit Court,
will so modify his restraining order in
the matter of the injunction against the
Seaboard Air Line and the Southern
Railroad that it will not conflict with
the interstate commerce law, which re,
quires ten days notice of an increase
in rates. At the office of the Interstate
Commerce Bureau the officials refused
to be interviewed on the subject. and
what action will be taken if the re.
straining order is modified is simply
coljectural. The Seaboard line has not
yet filed any notice with the Interstate
Commerce Commission Of its intentions,
and thus far it's agents in Washington
have not been notified of any change in
the tariff rates.
At the offices of the rival companies
there appears to be willingness on the
part of the officials to comply with the
order of the court, but the Seaboard
people are open in their declarations
that the movement which led to the ac-
ton of the court was inspired by the
Southern States Freight Association,
which, the Seaboard people claim, is
frightened concerning the result of a
long.continued rate war to some of its
members.
A special dispatch from Norfolk says
that the Atlantic and Danville Railway
Company had met the cut of the Sea-
board Air Line 80 far as it affects their
freight traffic. The Atlantic and Dan
Vile Railway is not member of the
Southern States Freight Association,
against which the fight of the Seaboard
is being waged.
The steamer Virginia, of the Bay
Line, arrived in Baltimore yesterday
and will resume service on the line be-
tween Baltimore and Richmond to-day.
The Virginia ran aground in the James
river while returning from the first trip
of the new line to Richmond.
Col. FELLOWS IN WARRENTON.-