Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-23
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Charles Seyter. st Buckroe Beach1
took strychniue iu mistake for qunlne
Yesterday and narrowly escaped death.
In a personal alteration at Orange
on Saturday evening Town Sergeant
W. S. Gryme shot W. A. Wri INT,
railroad crossing Waterman, the ball
entering the groin.
The Norfo and Southern Railroad,
extending from Norfolk to EdentoD, n.
c., has passed to the control ofthe Mol
folk. Virginia Beach and Southern
Railway, owned by the Vanderbilt rail-
way syndicate.
The Newport News Shipbuilding and
Dry Dock Company may bid on one or
more of the six new cruisers OF the Den
YER class, estimates for which will be
submitted to the Navy Department
next month.
The Gallaudet College team, of Wash
ington, defeated the University of Vlr.
einia eleven at Charlottesville on Sat-
urday by score of II to 5. The most
fective work was accomplished around
the ends, where the Virginians appear
ed to be weak.
There are seventy-one candidates i'll
the field throughout the State IN oppo-
sition to the regular democratic nomi-
nees for the Legislature. Slxty-two Of
these are running for the House, and
nibe for the Senate. They embrace
populists, dependents and few re-
publicans.
Mrs. Leila Y. Turner, daughter OF
DR.. Charles L Cooke, and widow Of
LIE late Joseph a. Turner, former pro
fessor OF English at Rollins, died al
Garfield Hospital, in Washington, on
Saturday. Mrs. Turner was also
member of Lhe faculty of Hol]ins insti-
lute for many years
The state board of education has au
thorizad The use OF Carleton McCarthy's
"Recollec,ions OF Private Soldier" for
supplementary reading in the public
SCHOOLS of Virginia, thus adopting the
Graud Camp Confederate Veterans
recommendations before the repor. OF
DR.. Mcclure on school histories had
grown cold.
The will of the late Mayor John J..
Williams, of Winchester, was admitted
TO probate in the Corporation Cour'
there on Saturday. The estate is worth
$4,000, and is left to Mrs. Williams
absolutely. The will was written Oh
October 8, 1899, the day tefore Mr..
Williams was taken to st. Joseph's
Hospital, Baltimore, to undergo the
operation which resulted fatally. h.
Holmes Boyd qualified as executor
Mr.. Williams's lie was insured for Sl0,.
500.
Laudon V. Parr was convicted al
Amherst Court House on Saturday fol
the malicious shooting of Howard Sat
bridge July 23rd last, and sentenced to
Two years 10 the peDi;entiary. Parr
was Jealous of the attentions paid By
young Sandridge to Miss Carrie Bowles,
10 whom he was engaged. While San
bridge and the young lady were driving
together the prisoner overlook then
and fred four shots at Sandridge, two
of which took effect in mis- back and
came very near causing mis- death.
Albert E. S. Greene, of Washington,
who on Saturday, the 14th instant, was
killed by The accidental discharge OF
his gun while he was hunting on MS
country place, near Leesburg, had his
! life insured for $4,000. Last May he
took out a policy with the New York
Life Insurance Company fer S25 900,
and just few days prior to his de-
parture for Leeshurg, he increased thai
sum by securing an additional policy
amounting to $4,000 After an inves-
tigation into the circumstances of his
death, the life insurance company in
which be held the policies has decided
to psy $50, 900 insurance to the heirs OF
Mr.. Greene.
Prof. William L. Clark, professor OF
common and statute law, of Washington
and Lee University, resigned on Satur-
day and severed his connection with
the university. Prof. Clark is recog-
nized as the greatest authority on con-
tracts 10 America. He is the author Of
the college text books, "Clark's Grim
inal Law Contracts" Criminal Proce
dure," and. Private Corporation" used
in all the leading law schools in this
country. Prof. Clark had not been in
his classroom for eight days. 1t is said
that a violent breach of his con-
tract with the trustees was the cause,
and be was allowed to resign. Prot
Clark left Lexington or Friday night
for New York, where, he states, he will
give his attention to another textbook
with prominent publishing house.