Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-11-15
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The residence OF John L. SourS, near
| Rileyville, Page county, was destroyed
| by fire with its contents on Monday ST
| ternoon.
Gen. Ed. S. Hyde, of Bath, Me-. prin-
cipal owper OF the Bath Iron Works,
died yesterday evening at the Hotel
1 Chamoerlip, Cd Point.
I The Rev. Jack Cave, local minister
of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Of
the Stanley neighoorhood. Page coun-
ty, died yesterday at the advanced age
| OF IS years,
I Business men of Newport News are
making an effort to secure from Con.
gress an appropriation to dredge the
channel over Newport News middle
ground bar.
It ia reported that Coils P. Hunting
TOE is contemplating the establishment
of large cotton mill to give employ
| ment to the women and children of the
shipyard employees.
President Cassatt, the board of direc.
tors and the department heads of the
Pennsylvania Railroad have inspected
terminal facilities at Norfolk. They
will 60 to North Carolina.
A deed of trust from the Norfolk
County Water Company was admitted
to record in the county clerks Office
yesterday to secure to the Columb
Avenue Saving Fund Safe Deposit, Tt
tie and Trust Company of Philadelphia
the payment of S. 100000.
Nearly 700 men we're either discharg-
ed or furlonghed at the construction de-
partment of the Norfolk navy yard last
night. The heavy reduction is made
necessary on account of the small ap.
preparation for November l. The men
may b. called back December L.
In the Campbell County Circuit Court
yesterday verdict of 81 900 was rep
dered against the Southern Railway in
each of the suits OF Henry Fuckers adj
ministrstor and Paul Taylor. Rucker
was killed and Taylor badly injured
while driving in wagon over a cross
ing Of the Southern Railway last May.
1 William Taylor, of Richardsville, Cul.
pepper county, accidently shot and kill
ed himss II on Monday afternoon while
hunting. The dogs got into general
fight, and Mr.. Taylor used the stock OF
his gun as club to separate them. The
hammer of the gun struck something
and the entire load entered Mr.. Taylor's
breast and heart, instantly killing him.
Fire at Danville last night destroyed
four tobacco factories, several dwellings
and number of smaller houses, to-.
gether With their contents. The build
ings burned were: E. G. Moseley &
Co.'S, factory, q four-story structure fill
ed with leaf to9acco. Large three.story
hogshead factory, owned and occupied
by Keen Bros. Four-story frame to
bacco factory of Terry Organ, with
small stock, the building being owned
by J. T. Burton. Vacant four-story
brick factory building owned by Colonel
George G. Cabell. The loss will az
gregate probably $4,000.
DR.. Arthur G. Jordan, of Richmond,
who was recently brought into promi.
nence by the charge of the Medical So
ciety that he was violating the ethics OF
the profession, has entered the army as
g contract surgeon, and Is on his way
to the Philippines. The action of the
medical fraternity of Richmond, in de.
handing that DR.. Jordan either resign
! his membership in the Academy of
| Medicine and Surgery, or discontinue
his connection with the Virginia Mu-
tual Medical Society, was, it is said,
the primary cause of his returning to
the army. The Medical Society, OF
which DR.. Jordan was the head, was
one in which the members paid regular
weekly instalments, which entitled
them to treatment in case of illness.