Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-19
VIRGINIA NEWS.
Mrs. Dallas Fur died at her hus-
bands residence near Aldie yesterday.

Mrs. Dallas Fur died at her hus-
bands residence near Aldie yesterday.
DR.. Francis NJ. Morgan. OF Berkeley,
was yesterday acquitted of the charge
of causing the death of Mrs. Emma L..
Coleman by criminal malpractice.
John Bryan, of Stafford, was acciden-
tally shot by William Goodwin yes
.rday while hunting wild turkeys.
HIS wounds, while painful, are not seri-
| ous.
R. B. Lsmoine, aged twenty-five. one
of the cadets who had typhoid fever at
the Virginia Military Institute Hospi
tai, died yesterday. BE was an orphan
| from Enmerton, and was member OF
The second cess. The other patients
are doing we'll with one exception.
There are nine cases now in the hospi-
tai.
Elmer B. White, plubmer at New
port News, committed suicide at an
early hour yesterday morning by cash
| ing his throat with knife. Later be
fell out of second story window and
re ceiv d injuries which fastened his
death. He had been drinking heavily
for sev-ral days, and was Oh the verge
of delirium tremens.
State Commissioner of Agriculture
Koiner has returned from a trip to Ne
braska, where he went in the interest oil
capitalists who desire to establish beet
sugar factory in Virginia. He express
ed the belief that the beet sugar Indus
try can be more proftably managed in
| Virginia than in Nebraska and The
| West, where it is aourishing and grow
ing.
| Enough money has been subscribed
to insure the building of the Richmond
and Tidewater Railroad. The road
will run from Richmond through the
counties of Henrico. Hanover, King
William, King and Queen, New Kent,
Essex, Middlesex, Gloucester, and
Mathews. The road will reach deep
water point in both Gloucester and
Mathews.
James Vickers, of Dublin, was taken
to Roanoke yesterday for treatment at
Rebekah Sanitarium. He attempted to
turn somersault, breaking the bones
of his neck, which resulted in paralysis
of the lower parts OF the body. An OPP
GRAFTON was performed by which the
broken bones were removed. The
young man is improving but there is no
hope for complete recovery.
When Governor Tyler was asked yes.
teriay about the report that an effort
would be made to sell Virginia's oys.
ter lands he replied that the work OF
| the Fisheries Board had surpassed all
expectations. An act forbids the sale
of the natural oyster rock, and in the
} planting grounds the owners of abut-
| ting lands had riparian rights, and they
always had the first show at the lands.
A good deal of interest ia felt as to
Governor Tyler's attitude toward the
| Independents. Most of them prefer
him for the Senate. Should they win
they will have no voice in the demo
cratic caucus and could not help him
in his fight. Many have thought the
Governor would come out and frankly
state that he does not approve of the
independent movement. Yet he has
not done 90. The friends OF Senator
Martin in Richmond are asking whether
Governor Tyler will bind himself to
abide by the decision of the democratic
Senatorial caucus.
The Postofice Department report for
the fiscal year ending June 80 last furth-
er shows that Virginia has total of
receipts amounting to 1903, 13S 81
against s75S, SO9.3O the year previous.
Out of this sum, Richmond is credited
with $3.50, 542 Sc; Staunton with s1S,.
523.51; Alexandria with s2O,066 80;
Hampton with s11. S19 25; Fort Monroe
with 1878; Fredericksburg with
ST., 003 81, and LyDchburg with $4S,-
4S5 64. Alexandria and L. nchburg are
the only Virginia cities named which
have failed to equal last years records,
Alexandria received $50, 269 80 and
Lynchburg $40 ,0l4.52 during the year
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