Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-20
VIRGINIA NEWS

1t is possible the President may COM
mute the pnnisl ment of John Anderso' {,
under sentence of death at Norfolk, Tor
murder on the high seas.
The hard times are having telling
effect on the newspapers in the State,
two dailies having suspendeded publ
cation during the past few days.
Col G. Z Bowden, of Norfolk, says
he will not be candidate for Congress
from the First district nor will he &C
cept the nomination if rendered him.
The Staunton Record announces that
it has sold its property and franchise to
Col. R. S. Turk, editor of the Stanton
Spectator indicator, and that q new
morning daily, to be known as the
Staunton Spectator, will appear to
morrow morning.
There will be several aspirants for the
place made vacant by the death of Cir
cult Judge Mclaughlin, of Lexington,
among them being Judge Anderson, OF
Allegheny Judge Houston, of Rock
bridge, and ex-State Senator Charles 7.
Jones, of Highland.
One of the largest fleets of warships
every assembled in an American port
will be brought together in the next
few days at Fort Monroe. Already
ffty.seven warships are under orders to
rendezvous there, and the orders still
TO be issued will raise the total TO the
neighborhood of seventy.
Mr.. Thomas T. Stratton, State in
spector of fertilizers, says that the farm
ers of Virginia will this year use far
more fertilizer than in any preceding
year in the history of the State. 1.-The
total amount which will be used" he
said, twill, I think, reach at least 225,-
900 tons. The amount used last year
was not quite 200 900 tons. The total
cost of that which will be used thi;
year will reach about 81 100000.
The United States transport Olivette
arrived in Hampton Road yesterday
evening, bringing 200 sick from the
field hospital at Santiago. They will
not be permitted to land, the quaran-
tine officer of the port fearing the incu-
baton of germs in this climate, although
at present there is not trace OF yellow
fever aboard. Five patients died al
sea, and all the bodies were committed
to the deep, the burial services being
read.
In Rock bridge county yesterday
Oliver J. Nutty fell into the feed of &
hreshing machine and was instantly
killed. He was ia the barn standing
on plank over the thresh box, throw.
ing down wheat from The overhead
NOW, when the plank suddenly broke
and he fell directly into the feed of the
machine. His legs were drawn into
contact with the cyclinder, which was
running at high rate of speed, and
were stripped into strings up TO the
body. He lived only few minutes.
Mrs. Mamie Cunningham, wife Of
Mr.. Jacob n. Cunningham, of Rock
bridge county, attempted to take her life
by hanging on Thursday. She went to
4 storenonse to procure chicken feed
and, not returning, her son went to see
the cause and found her suspended from
an overhead beam. He cut her down
and she was revived with difficulty, but
was not able to speak until yesterday
morning. She has a family of ten
children. Her attempt to take her life
is attributed to unbalanced state oil
mind due to physical weakness.
ee Camp of Richmond last night after an
interesting discussion, decided by an almost
unanimous vote, to unite with Picket Camp
and Phil Kca,ney Post in entertaining the
schuyler Lambs of Philadelphia in Richmond
September 4 and 5. somc weeks ago the
lamp fatty refused to tender the Lambs a
reception. Last night there was no objection
rascl and committcc was appointed to CO.
operate with committees from other organiza-
ti1uS