Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-01-27
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Seventeen students of Richmond
College were Friday suspended for
hazing. The hazing. it is claimed, con-
sisted of toe pulling.
VIM Douglas, colored Desperate,
escaped from Jail at Lexington Friday,
after having previously made tree
unsuccessful attempts.
The Seaboard Medical Association,
to be composed of eastern Virginia and
eastern Northern Carolina physicians,
was formed at Norfolk Thursday.
The Winchester Paper Mill, owned
by the American Straw Board Compa
ny, and which has been closed since
1889, will he opened again for operation
within few weeks.
1t is more than possible that Colonel
Cushaw will resign his post as City
Engineer of Richmond to accept a far
more lucrative position IN Mexico. He
is now on visit to that country.
1t is gradually leaking out that Con-
gresham w. A. Jones intends becom
ing a candidate for U. s. Senator if
the Reddy bill to give the voters an
opportunity to express their choice of
candidates shall pass.
The town council of Manassas, has
Instructed the corporation attorney to
frame a bill SO amending the charter
of that place as to extend its corporate
limits to three quarters of a mile from
the center of the town.
1t is reported that movement is on
foot among certain members Of Con-
gress at Washington to use their influ
ence to have the United States Naval
Academy transferred from Annapolis
to either Newport News or some near
by point on Hampton Roads.
1t is stated that during the meeting
of the advisory council at Lynchburg
a gentleman told Judge L. B. r. Wright
that If any effort was made to exoIer
ate Grand Commander Stubbs new
documentary evidence bearing on the
histery matter would be offered. AS
it turned out there was no need Of in
Producing this new evidence.
Mr.. T. Weldon Berry, has been ap-
pointed commonwealth attorney of
Stafford county to fill the vacancy
caused by the elevation of Judge r. Fl.
L. Chichester to the bench. Mr.. Berry
is at present a member of the House of
Delegates from the counties of Stafford
and King George.
Joe Hill, who last August at Sun
day school picnic shot and killed David
Dangerfeld. has been sentenced
to thirteen years by the Hanover CoEpz
ty Court. Seven of the jury were for
hanging. Both the parties were col
ored and from Manchester, but the
crime occurred near Ashland, in Han
over.
A dead whale measuring sixty feet in
length washed ashore at Old Planta-
ton Inlet, about four miles south Of
Cape Charles. some time during Wed
nesday night. 1t is thought by the
captain who brought the information
that the whale Ind been dead for
several days, and died from natural
causes.
A dispatch from Richmond says.
in favor Of the Reddy bill
providing a method whereby voters
may express their choice of the candi
dates for q. S. Senator is growing It
begins to look as though the measure
would be passed with votes to spare.
Hon. R. Walton Moore, one of the
leaders of the primary plea fight at the
INcdAOF-e COHFShltC0, EHS ISCeDbIy DSeI
here and expressed himself as most
heartily in favor of the bill.
Rev. Leslie Cook, who had been con
fined in the Roanoke Jail under an in
dictment for forgery, sawed out Fri
day night and made good his escape.
The special case in which he was in
dicted involved check purporting to
have been signed by T. W. Wood &
Son, and which Cook had cashed DUR
ing the meeting of the Baptist Asso-
citation in Roanoke some months ago.
He held a pastorate in Roanoke for g
short time. Cook is wanted in other
places on similar charges.
On the subject of the annexation of
Haw ali Gov. Tyler in au interview on
said. From a naval point of
view. in the event of future war the |
of Hawaii is desirable, |
while from commercial, social and pc |
litical aspects my mind is not SO clear
that it wonld be. | can see possible |
iniary to some of our southern inter |
ests. l would be willing to trust the |
Of the question to the wis
dom and patriotism of our national |
representative"