Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-15
VIRGINIA NEWS.
Howard Saunders, formerly of Vir
oinia died in New York on Sunday.

Howard Saunders, formerly of Vir-
ginia, died in New York on Sunday.
c. T. Plunkett, broker, of Lynch
burg, made an assignment yesterday.
Liabilities, $1S,500.
The commandments of the Universe.
ty of Virginia and Washington and Lee
University are in progress.
The Rev. John W. Harris. pastor Of
Deep Creek Baptist Church, near Nor
folk, died yesterday of typhoid fever.
Hon. VIM. J. Bryan addressed large
audience in Norfolk last night on the
subject of bimetallism, aud subsequent.
ly left for the University of Virginia.
A dispatch from Norfolk says: The
box factory and planning mills of the
Roanoke Lumber Company were burn
ed on Sunday. Loss, about $50, 900, in
Guiding half million feet of lumber.
The Roanoke city democratic execu.
tive committee, at a meeting last night,
selected a delegation to 60 to Char.
lottesville and extend an invitation to
Hon. W. ]. Bryan to deliver an address
in Roanoke during the session of the
democratic State convention in August
Bishop Van De Vyver left Richmond
yesterday for New Orleans to attend
the funeral of Archbishop Janssens, OF
that city. The various Catholic socie'
ties of Richmond have adopted resolu-
tons expressive of their deep regret
at the death of this distinguished pre-,
late.
At Caroline court, held at Bowling
Green yesterday, delegates and alter.
mates to the State convention at Roa-
noke we're elected and instructed for j.
Hoge Tyler for Governor. Henry coun.
ty yesterday also elected delegates to
the democratic State convention in.
structed for Tyler for Governor.
Twelve companies of the State Guard
of Virginia, commanded by Colonel
Hodges, of Norfolk, arrived at Nash
Vile yesterday and at once proceeded
to the Tennessee Centennial Exposition,
where they went into camp on the
military plaza. The regiment is ac-
companied by a military band. They
will be there five days.
Col. John 8. Harwood, of Richmond,
has been appointed by Governor O'Fer.
rail- as his chief of staff In place Of Col.
James Lyona, who resigned on the eve
Of the last presidential campaign. 1t is
believed that Colonel Nash, OF Norfolk,
retired colonel of the Fourth Virginia
Regiment, will take the place on the
staff made vacant by Colonel HARDWOOD.
At Big Stone Gap on Sunday evening
Frank Polly shot Frank Riggs. Later
Edward Blondell, constable, arrested
Polly, summoning to his aid Ebert
Clark. After going short distance,
| Polly turned, and stabbed Blondell
fatally in the bowels, and he died from
the wound yesterday. After being
stabbed, he and Clark shot Polly, nine
balls entering his head and body, kill
ing him instantly.
The board of visitors of the Univer-
sity of Virginia was in session until
midnight last night considering the
question of electing president for the
university. A president was deter,
mined upon. The board refuses to
give information, but it is rumored
that w. Gordon McCabe, of Richmond,
is regarded with favor. Attheir morn.
ing session they passed a resolution re-
Installing the celebrated "Eli Banana"
society which existed for years, until
some collision with the faculty three
years ago, due to one Of their reunions.
The list OF degree men was posted at
night by the faculty.