Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-12-01
VIRGINIA NEWS.


Mrs. ]. A. Faw, niece of Mr.. Charles
Broadway Rouss, the Nuw York mil
lionsire merchant, died at Bristol, yes
terday, of pneumonia.
The entire business portion of Oman
cock, Accomack county, was destroy
ed BY fire at an early hour this morn
ing. The loss is estimated at 500 ,OOO.
Some 600 of the $50 machinists re-
Gently furloughed from the Norfolk
navy yard on account of ehortage OF the
November appropriation, were put to
work again today.
The State board of medical examin-
ers adjourned at Lynchburg yesterday.
There were thirty-six applicants. The
result of the examination will not be
known for some days.
On Wednesday. at the home OF the
bride, Miss Lula, daughter OF MIR. Sam
uel Donohoe, living a few miles south
of Leesburg, was married to MIR Arthur
Swart, representative of the Standard
Oil Company, in Leesburg.
D. w. Dabney, a well.known mer-
chaut of E,na Mills. King William
county, yesterday placed q gun to his
head and blew his brains out. The
cause is not known, but is thought to
be financial trouble.
Mrs. Bette Fi.zhugh Lewis died on
Wednesday at the ST.. Paurs Home tor
the Aged, in Richmond. She was the
widow of DR.. Charles Stuart Lewis and
daughter of the late Augustine Wash
ington FiIzhugb, of King George
county.
In Norfolk yesterday q State organi-
cation of the International Association
of Machinists of Virginia was organlz'
ed. Delegates from the Roanoke,
Alexandria, Richmond, Norfolk, Porte
mouth, Newport News, Salem, CreWe,
Clifton Forge and Radford were pres
ent.
The . opening of the Virginia Mill
tary Destitute Tuesday alter q BIZ
weeks suspension on account OF ty-
phoid fever epidemic, was very en-
coursging. The number of cadets re-
ported up to noon Wednesday was
100, which is only 81 less than the num-
Der %furloughtd.
About 5000 persons witnessed the
football game between The Universities
Of Virginia and Lehigh, at Richmond
Yesterday. Lehigh fought hard, but
the play was lsrgelg one-sided from the
beginning, the ball seldom, if ever,
being out of her territory. The game
resulted in the following score: Vir-
ginia 10; Lehigh, 0.
Mr.. John D. Daniel intends to re-
build shortly the old Evergreen mills,
on Goose creek, Loudoun county, which
were burned a year or two ago, putting
lin machinery of the best and newest
styles. Loudoun is going ahead in the
milling business, the large, new eleva'
tor and -four mills Of Jenkins & 20.
having a capacity of 125 barrels a day,
having just started in Leesburg.
DR.. E. R. Reynolds, OF Washington,
mas given the University of Virginia
library a collection of valuable books.
DR.. Reynolds was at the university on
the occasion of the unwilling of the
Zolnay bust of Edgar Allan Poe, and
noted the deep interest at that institu'
ton 10 it's foremost literary alumnus.
He has included among the volumes
given the university a collection OF
works suitable for the Poe alcove.
The Richmond local labor organiza-
tions are taking notice of the fact that
the penitentiary convict labor is being
brought in competition with thel- labor.
The unions will call the attention OF
the legislature TO the fact that the brick
used in the Capitol Square are made by
the convicts. The labor council will
put forth an effort to Withdrawn the
Virginia convict as q competitor, 80 far
as he earns a profit for the Common
wealth.
The great fox hunt under the auspices
of the Pine Hill Hunt Club, of Front
Royal, was successfully run yesterday,
Forty hounds, the pick of the packs OF
Warren and r ippahannock, set a pace
that puzzled the best OF the 30 horse.
men who rode to the death. A fine
gray was captured, q number of hard
falls were sustained, and u horse had
his neck broken over a stiff jump. Last
night the Hunt Club entertained the
farmers over whose lands they hunt.
WOT6 tuhu IWo uuuuIou Woio PAooOnp'
DR.. William Writ, eldest son and
only surviving child of William Writ,
at one time Attorney General of the
United States, died Tuesday at his
home, "Wirtland, Westmorelan coun-
ty, aged about IS years. His father
gained much fame by his able proseou-
ton of AKRON Burr, who was tried 10
Richmond for conspiracy against the
United States government. DR.. Writ
was married to Miss Payne, a daughter
of the late Daniel Payne, and who be-
queathed his daughter the two noble
estates of "Bleak Hall" and "Lsural
Grove" on the Potomac river, in West
moreland county. He vas an accom-
plished gentleman in every sense of
the term, a devoted friend, and a neigh
Dor whose loss can not be replaced.
FROM MANILA.
a. L. S%onnenshein, an escaped pris-
oner, furnished the landing party at the
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