Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-21
VIRGINIA NEWS.

A large school of whales was sighted
off Vir s!nia Beach yesterday morning.
j They were headed southwark.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
will expsnd nearly $1,000 600 in enlarg
ing i.s terminals at Newport News.
Mr.. Wallace McRae, son of the late
Colonel Sherwin McRae, for several
years the State Librarian, died in Rich
mond last night.
The cornerstone of tho new First
Presbyterian Church at Newport News
was laid yesterday afternoon, with Ma
sonic ceremonies.
The Presbyteriaps OF the Haymarket
locality, after holding protracted
meeting at Wise's Chapel, have organ
lied the parish and chapel as church,
with Rev. Mr.. McClung, of Fauquier,
as pastor.
It is stated that Notwithstanding the
j NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Loudoun coun-
ty, w. H Lewis, the h,ater nominee
for the House OF Delegates will obey
| instructions of he democratic county
committee OF Fauquier, and support
| Senator Martin.
Mr.. Robert T. Barton, one OF the
lie ,ding lawyers OF Winchester, was
elected mayor f that city by the Com
mon Council las. night 10 fill the une&-
pired term OF the late John w. Williams.
! Mr. Barton was also elected commander
of Turner Ashby Camp, Confederate
| Veterans, to succeed Co. Williams.
The two companies of the Richmond
| Light Infantry Blues were musiertd
into the service of the State last night,
and the Blues Battalion was reorgan-
zsd as an independent battalion. Maj.
Sol Cutchins, who commanded the bat
TALON before the Cuban war, was re-
elected.
DR.. John S Davis aud DR.. William
A. Lambeth have returned 10 Char
lottesville from Lexington, where they
went at the request of the State Board
of Health TO examine into the cause OF
fever at the Virginia Military Institute.
The cause has been discovered and is
one easily removed.
The Rockbridge baths, including the
hotels, baths, and q farm of 100 acres,
have been sold to Mr.. Walter E L..
Stark ior $1,000. This property was
once famous as summer resort, and
was an attraction before the civil war.
For the past twenty years it has been
used as sanitarium.
The board of Sinking Fund Commi,-
sioners of Virginia opened bids yester'
day for $4,000 of century bonds, ad-
verised for on behalf OF the State.
| There were twelve bids. Fsrson, Leach
& Co., bro k .rs, of New York, submit
ted the lowest bid. which was .S6S4.
: Their bid wes accordingly accepted.
The number of independent candi-
dates for the Legislature this year by
long odds exceeds anything known In
+, Virginia politics. The reports received
thus far Indicate that 64 Of this class
have entered the race, and from official
notice of their candidacy 9 of these
republicans and 2 independents-are
candidates for the Senate, aud 50 for
the House.
The dwelling of the Confederate
monument at Parksley, yesterday
which was erected by Harmonson West
Camp, in memory of their dead COM
rsdes of Accomac and Northampton,
vas witnessed by about two thousand
people. Nearly all of the surviving
mem bers, coming from all parts OF the
State, were present. MIR. B. B. Mum.
ford, OF Richmond was the orator.
Floyd and Jack Allen, two brothers,
got into a row near Gadesboro, Car
roll county, yesterday, aod both were
fatally shot. Floyd shot his brother
through the stomach. Jack was also
shot in the leg and hit with rock. AT
ter tnis Jack raised up and shot his
brother in the head An old feud Was
the cause of the bad blood between the
brothers. They were prominent men
OF the neighborhood.
Attorney. General A. ]. Montague
will speak Monday at Halifax Court
House. In view OF the fact that Mr.
Montague was prominent advocate OF
the May conference, his appearance On
the stump now will attract special in-
,erest. The Attorney-Generel will, it
is understood, take strong ground
against expansion and trusts, oppose
the sale of the States oyster grounds to
q syndicate and indorse the Chicago
platform.