Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-20
VIRGINIA NEWS.

niue 1Or golu IN orange county.
Mr.. John Wells Hanson died Mon
day on his farm, in Loudoun county, in
his seventy-third year.
A special committee of the city
council of Norfolk has decided TO report
in favor of placing all overhead wires
in that city underground, except the
trolley and electric-light wires.
Mr.. Sidney Epes, democrat, who
was in November elected to Congress
in the Fourth Virginia district, has
filed his answer to the notice of con-
test of his republican contestant, R. T.
Thorpe. Mr.. Epes's answer is COM
plete refutation of the general charges
of fraud made by the contestant.
Mr.. John Wesley Mills, of Freder-
icksburg, died Saturday night at the
residence of Mr.. John Manners, in Stat
ford county; Mrs. VIM. s. Lowe, Of
Fredericksburg, died Saturday night in
the 63rd year of her age, and Miss
Elizabeth Cain, of Fredericksburg, died
on Sunday in the 9th year of her age.
A prize fight between Joe Blandford
and Max Startling, two pugilists of local
note, took place Monday night at Point
Breeze, mile below Newport Newe.
The affair broke up in general row
after two rounds had been fought. Ths
referee decided that it was draw.
Startling had the better of the fighting.
Another match between the two men
will be held in few dogs.
In Richmond yesterday Mrs. n. F.
Hudgins, aged fifty years, sustained
violent fall while trying to alight from
moving electric car aud was severely
hurt. The shock of the.fall caused her
to swallow double rows of false teeth,
and she nearly checked to death before
they could be removed, the lower set
being fixed far down her throat. Mrs.
Hudgins died from her injuries last
night.
The trial of William Kidwell, twen-
ty-years old, for wrecking the Chesa-
peake and Ohio passenger train at
Ravensworth last August, commenced
in the Fairfax County Court yesterday.
The train men were fired on when the
train stopped, and they got off. Tracks
in the direction from which the firing
came were shown in evidence to exact.
ly fit Kidwell's shoes.
Jacob Runnells and Maggie King have
been arrested in Princess Anne county
charged with the murder of Abraham
King, the husband of the woman. She
| is charged with completely in the crime,
her motive being to secure her hus-
bands money and marry Runnells. The
crime was alleged to have been COM
mitted while King was asleep. The
prisoners will be tried at the February
term of the county court of Princess
Anne.
Anthony d. Schwane was acquitted
by jury in the United States District
Court in Richmond yesterday on the
charge of passing counterfeit moneys
The verdict of the jury in this case,
Judge Hughes said, was perfectly
proper one, and had they brought in
sny other it would have been set aside.
Schwane was arIested some time ago in
New Jersey and brought to Richmond
to answer this charge. He testified in
his own behalf and after the jury
rendered their vel dict the accused SEEM
cd overjoyed at the result. He thanked
the Judge and the members of the jury.
REV. DIR. CONATY INSTALLED.
Very Rev. Thomas ]. Conaty, D. D.,
was yesterday installed as rector OF the
Catholic University of America, at
Washington. 1t was a notable event
in the history of the Institution and
drew together a distinguished assem-
blage OF churchmen and educators. At
( p. m. Cardinal Gibbons, in
his scarlet robes, headed the process
sion across the univ ersity grounds to
Mcmahon Hall. He was accompa-
MED by Monsignor Martinelli, the papal
delegate, and a number of visiting
clergymen, inclu ding Archbishops Ed.
or, of Cincinnati; Ryan, of Philadeipbi
Bishops Bevan, Donahue and Farley,
Monslgnors Griffin, Maginnis and Nc.
Mahon. Following these came the
: faculty and students of the university.
. McMahon Hall was handsomely dec
: Grated Tor the event, the papal colors
: and the stars and stripes being inter.
). twined above the platform where the
J, ceremony occurred. The cardinal.
i archbishops and bishops occupied the
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