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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-08


referred to the Committee On Claims:
a resolution by Mr.. Lawler to require the
Southern Railway Co. to remove grass on
Wilkes street, and di.infect the Wilkes street
tunnel, was referred to the Committee on
Streets
Bills of Messrs Chas. B. Ball, Arthur r.
Davis and w F. II. Finke for professional
services as members of examining board on
July IS, 1899, amounting to $12U, was re-
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
A communication f ON DR.. Julian T. Miller,
health officer, calling attention of the City
Council to vacancies on the Board OF Health
was received
A resolution 10 quarantine the city against
Elizabeth City and Warwick counties on &C.
count of yellow fever, was laid oil the table.
a resolution by Mr. smith requiring the
corporation attorney to give his opinion on
section D, page 8. of the city charter, was re
ferred to the Committee on General Laws.
The report Of the Committee on Streets ap.
propristi1g $500 to gravel 20-feet road.
way on Henry street, between Gibbon and
Wilkes street, was lost-ayes, 3; noes, 7.
Upon recommen .aton OF the Committee
on Streets $500 was appropriated to Icy 400
feet of terra cott4 pipe sewer with manhoie
snd catch basins on Columbus street. between
King and Prince streets.
The Committee on Gains reported recon-.
mending that the bills OF Dr. Jones S74. DR.
Gibson Sl1i.75, DR.. snowden sos. 25. DR..
McGuire S76, DR.. Howard $S1 so and DR..
Qlackenbush $780, be paid and the report
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-01
PETERSBURG.
YOUTHFUL ELOPING COUPLE
TRAVEL DELAYS TRAIN,


TRAVEL DELAYS TRAIN.
Petersburg. va, Oct. 31.-Mr. Gregg
Ezell and Miss Meta Seward, both OF
Brunswick county, arrived here Sunday
night, en- route for Halifax, N. c..
where they were married at O'clock
Yesterday morning. The groom Is
nineteen years OF age and a son of DR..
w. r. 1Szell, a prominent citizen of
brunswick. The bride, who is sixteen,
is quite pretty.
The couple arrived here last night,
and this morning they left for the home
of the groom.
Mi. Samuel AIcEwen and Miss Annie
Johnson will be married at Gospel Hall
IN Matoaca. Chesterfield county. Tues
Gay night, The prospective groom is
a popular young tailor of this city, and
the bride-elect is q very popular and
pretty young lady of Alatoaca.
About five hundred people went from
Petersburg to Richmond to attend the
CIVIC Carnival parade and the launch
Ing Of the Shubrick
The east-bound Norfolk and Western
passenger train due here at 1880 o'clock,
was about two hours behind schedule
time this morning. The delay is said
10 have been due to heavy travel.
Naomi Lodge. knights OF Pythias, OF
this city. is making arrangements for a
grand rally.
Mr.. James P. Jackson. who has been
| quite i'll. is now able to sit up.
Miss Lizzie Plummer has gone to
Lexington, Ky, to spend the winter.
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INVESTIGATING LIQUOR FUND
\ SURPRISE MARRIAGE.

INVESTIGATING LIQUOR FUND
y SURPRISE MARRIAGE.
Hampton. Va. Oct. 3l.-Common-
wealth's Attorney L. Il. Montague and
Mo.ssrs. II. w. Holt and S. J. Dudley
Yesterday commenced an investigation
into the liquor fund, which has been
given out, this causing the county po-
lice 10 so without ray for their serv-
ices. The committee will take up the
liquor fund from the time 1T was in
ausulated up To the present time and
viii see II there has been any mistake
made in the report of County Treasurer
Jesse Jones, which disclosed the fact
tina, the fund had been entirely con-
sumed. They are confident that Treas
urer Jones report is correct, but on the
advice of Judge Lee. it was deemed
wise to go over the entire work of the
rast seven years. They Will make n
report or their findings to Judge Lee
Monday. when the County Court con-
Venes for the November term
N-BIRDSAEf.
Mr.. Victor NJ. Moon, OF Hampton, and
Miss Bessie Birdsall, q popular young
iHuN OF FREDERICKSBURG, suspriscd ther
large circle OF friends by being mar
NED iii Fredericksburg Saturday after
noon. the ceremony being performed at
the home of the brides mother, Mrs.
Annie Birdsail
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NEW PORT NEWS.
TWO BOYS CARRIED OTF-AN
OTHER LAUNCHING

4 " ~ ISo ~ Ont-AN-
OTHER LAUNCHING.
Newport News, Va. Oct 31.-John
NJ. Shores, the 17-year-old son of Mr..
c. L. Shores, of No 5Si Thirty-f fifth
street. and Thomas Turpin. the 1G-
year-old son of Mr. 7. II. Turpin, of
Bedford City, Va, who had been living
with AIR. Shores for several weeks and
had been working in the ship-yard.
were carried to sea some days AFRO on
the Italian bark Menona and it is the
belief of the fathers of the boys that
their sons were stolen
Both Of the boys We're steadily at
work until the day they disappeared
rom home. They came here directly
from Bedford City and prior to their
arrival had never seen a. shin.
Mr.. Shores stated this morning that
thu boys must have been taken away
against their will. as they left every
thing they Ind behind and went away
in their working clothes.
ANOTHER LAUNCHING.
There will be another launching ut
the siip-yard one week from to-day.
About 10 o'clock on the morning Of
Tuesday. November Z, the steamship
ComuS, building for the Cromwell Line.
will so overheard.
The ontrncts fur the Conus and
Proteus. of this line, We're awarded 10
the Ncw0nrt News Ship building and
l,rN-dock Company shortly after the
siiiD-yard received the contracts for
four new Morgan liners. All Of the
MORGAN ships have hcen put in the
Water-threH are now in service and
enc only remains Mt the yard, recciv-
in" the finishing touches.
shortly after the Comus is launched
te Proteus will be put overheard.
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l.H Etga RIJFsG.
TIMlD BRIDE RUNS AWAY-AP-
PREACHING MARRIAGE.

TIMlD BRIDE RUNS AWAY-AP-
PREACHING MARRIAGE.
I.ynchb,irg, Va, October 3i--Afr. John
Tiers Reardon and Miss Margaret
Louise Alice OF Baltimore. were mar
rled here Saturday. The young couple
we're TO have been married in Baltimore
iriday afternoon, but the young lady
became so frightened ut the prospect of
marriage that she ran away to Lynch
bur;; accompanied by her aunt The
groom, however. was not To be deferred
and on learning where she had gone, he
followed her. and persuaded her to go
through the ceremony, which was per-
formed by Rev. j. j. McGurk. pastor OF
the Church of the Holy Cross.
MINISTER TO WE'D.
Rev. Graham II. Lambeth, pastor Of
;hc Cabcll Street Methodist Church. and
Miss Virginia i5avindcr, daughter OF
Mir. y. IL. Lavindcr will be married
Wednesday. November LIST, at the home
OF the bride. The wedding will be very
quiet, and Will be attended by only the
Immediate relatives and intimate
friends of the family.
Mr.. Lambeth has been pastor of the
Cabcll Street Church for a year having
succeeded Rev. Gus w. Dyer. During
his residence here he has won the es-
TEEN and affection OF all with whom he
mas come into contact. and IL is con-
hdently predicted that he will nc re-
turned here by the Virginia Conference.
MISS I.2Virdcr is n charming and beau
titul young lady and Is universally adj
mired Tor her many lovable qualities.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-01
DISTRESSING SITUATION.

Parties from the ncighborhood OF
Biueteld and WEIGH, ". Va. repor; a
Very serious state of affairs the re-
suit of mountain fires, which have been
raging for several weeks, Welch has 10
carry water for some distance. ana the
Bluefed water supply is getting short.
Thousands of dollars worth OF timber
have been destroyed, and people have
fed from their homes. There was a light
Sfall of rain at Bluefield yesterday,
5. a difficulty occurred near Vinton
Saturday night between two farmers
{ Nuthough and Hnddleson--in which the
eRater was seriously Injured.
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snscr.,n,e Forestry CONVENTION.

(By Telegraph to Virginian- Pilot.)
Asheville, n. c., Oct. 3l.-A call has
been sent out by the Parks and For
estry Committee OF Ashevillcs Board
or Trade TO all persons interested in
forest preservation and in the estab-
iishnent of Il National Southern Park
IN the Southern Allegheny Mountains
LOT an interstate convention. to nc held
here November %
The purpose of the convention is ia
form permanent associations. 10 induco
Congress to establish ~ national South
ern park and 10 influence legislation
IN favor OF scientific forestry
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RHAS sc 81 T..
DEATH = a NARROW ESCAPE
WANTED IN PORTSMOUTH.

DEATH - a NARROW ESCAPE
WANTED IN PORTSMOUTH,.
Roanoke, Va, October Sl.-Mrs. Ida
Gray, the estimable wife of Mr.. George
Gray, of Vinton, died last night. She is
survived by her husband and three
children.
Gordon lHeltz the 6-yearold son of
Detective Feltz. had narrow escape
from death or serious injury yesterday,
He was riding a wheel on Campbell
street and collided with street car.
He was dragged some distance, bur es-
capped with slight bruises.
Ernest Taylor and w. II. Hancock
were arrested yesterday charged Will,
larceny in Portsmouth q year ago. They
will be held for the Portsmouth author
tiles. ~
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wIs.t.a.msHuaG.
A FORMER CITIZEN OF NORFOLK
PARAIIYZED
Especial 10 virslnior-pi,ot,

NIFcCI.tI 10 NIFNINIln T'IIOt.)
Williamsburg, Va, Oct. 2l.-Mr
Robert Rose, son Of Mrs. f. L. Rose,
formerly of Norfolk. now q. resident
Of this place. was paralyzed Yesterday
evening, his entire left side being eff
fected He can talk only fairly well,
and is perfectly helpless.
Mr.. Rose resides with his mother on
Main street. and had been confined to
MS room for several days previous 10
this attack.
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nv MT John W, Eley, a crack sports
day. He went in Lake KIM lug 10,
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the river. When he came home he
brought an even dozen.
BAR(,AIN AND SAT.Ir MINNIE

the river. When he came home he
brought an even dozen.
BARGAIN AND SALE DEEDS.
S. c. Holland and wife to William
4. Davis. OF Portsmouth. 1i5 acres in
Holy Neck district; s1,456.
Charles Boone to Carr Beale, of
Franklin. lot of personal property;
Robert Z. Lee and wife to Florine
$780,
II. b. Phillips and wife to A. a. Har-
sS2ao
Mary " Wilson and husband, of
Portsmouth, 10 Alonzo Whitaker, a 10,
In Cypress district; 500.
Luther r. Britt and wife. of Norfolk,
to John 4. Dixon, u lot in Barrett
Neck: 500.
w H. Jones, trustee. to L. r. Britt,
a lot in Barrett,s Neck: 500.
Frank Larliin and wife to trustees
Eair Ground Baptist Church. lot in
east Suffolk. 81, and other considera-
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-01
SHORT MENTION

Mrs. William f. Brinlsley has return
ed from lengthy stay with Norfolk
friends.
Messrs. w. G. Fish and ]. d. Down
ing, Of Atlanta, were in Suffolk to-day.
~ license was sold to-day for tho
marriage of James X. Scott to Garthe-
lia Rawles. colored
Read the notice about a lost kid glove
and return.
Suffolk to-day.
j. L. Cunningham, Of Boston regis
tered at the Commercial to-day.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-01
SUFFOLK Advertisements

II IL icIS - NpAY. y LADIES BLACK
- ~: 80 .H-oNe. return to THIS office. 1t
no YOU READ ABOUT ALI, TIL,
~ accidents which are constaniIv bn LIE
pcnins 20 people III all walks Of lirlro
DO you ever think that ono OF tham 4
liable Ito happen to you at any time .
Then do YOU know that 'l
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He TRAVELLERS INSURANCE COMPANY

Is The Very hest accident company In The
insurance business. and that WOOD-
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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-01

Osborn Baxter. who was drou.,,
week near Norfolk. was a n,n,,,Ian ."s I
Chuckatuck Lodge. No. 6S. Colorcd ,,o %
sons which lodge stands for ri, ~
Dufiai expenses. Past Master ~ II
oh'ppeli went TO Norfolk TODAY ana
seized the funeral charges. which
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-01
PREpARATIoNs ToR LEcrIo,

Preparations are being made here for
the election which takes place next
Tuesday viii be Il quiet ono in
Richmond from present Indications.
Great interest is felt here. however,
regarding the outcome in close corn-
ties.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-09

select FROM.
THE LONDON.

Dillon. The injured are: Engineer
Golf. badly cut on the head and bruised;
Fireman George Huskisson, badly
burned and may die. Moxey, Reedy
Hoover and Dillon were burned to death
or killed underneath the ruins OF three
engines and a number of cars and
coaches of the two wrecked trains
A double-header freight train loaded
with coal and merchandise or. : el into
a mixed local passenger train while
both were running at the rate of thirty
five miles an hour. The engines met
head-on. The passenger train was
running fifteen minutes late. All the
freight trains on the Knoxville and
Ohio division had, been notified that the
passenger train was on a late run, and
the only cause for the accident that
can be given is that Engineer Maxey,
of the freight train, misread his orders
Immediately after the crash the wreck
age caught fire. The passenger train
carried about twenty passengers. None
Of these was injured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-09
CONVENTION OF MINERS.
First Business at Pittsbur; VIII BE a Con-
test Over Offcers-

Pittsburg. Jan. 9.-The first business
to be transacted by the United Mine
Workers convention today is the cleo
tion of officers. over which a bit .er fight
is expected. What is termed the ad-
ministration slate. is as fol .ows: Presi-
dent. John Mitchell. Of Illinois: vice
president. T w. Davis. of Pennsyl
vania; secretary-treasurer. w. c.
Pearce. Of Indiana: executive board
W r. Farley, Of Alabama; George w.
Purcell. OF Indiana; Fred Dilcner. Of
Ohio: James B-ston. OF limos; Edward
Mckay and Benjamin James. of Penn
sylvan,a.
AT an Illinois caucus last night all
local differences were adju-ted and
resolutions were passed agreeing to
stand fast by the administration. In
spite Of the probable success OF the
slate given above. District President
Patrick Dolan has been persuaded by
his friends to stand for the national
prez de1Cy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-09
BAD WRECK ON THE U. p.
DoubIe-Header Running as Miles an Hour
CoIIIdes with Another Passenger Train.

Sunol, Neb., Jan. 9.-Early this
morning the west-bound passenger
train, a double-header, on the Union
Pacific collided, head on, with a pas
senger, as the latter was to take the
switch. The double-header was run
ming 10 miles an hour. Both engines
were badly demolished and the west
bound train was destroyed, except the
mail car and one sleeper. and a COM
posite car on the other train was
burned. Firemen Coleman was killed.
and Engineer Bonner probably fatally
injured. Several passengers were
hurt and it is reported some deaths
among them resulted.
Bound Brook, Jan. 9.-Two trains
on the Lehigh Valley road were
wrecked and 10 killed and over 20 in
jured.
New York, Jan. AT $3.50 p. m. a
dispatch from Bound Brook said Is
persons were killed in the wreck and
80 to 45 injured. Twenty-Five of the
injured were taken to the hospital at
Plainfield. n. j.. others to Elizabeth,
n. j. There was a head-on collision
between the Hazleton express, bound
west, and the Bound Brook local COM
inc east
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-09
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS.

Louis Gimm, of Pittsburg, won the
twenty-four bicycle race at New York.
General weyler is one of the most
popular men in Spain at the present
time.
1t is believed tnat the assets or the
failed national bank of Illinois will pay
all the liabilities.
Beeler, the Wells-Fargo express
driver who stole a $780, 600 package, has
escaped to Mexico.
Ex-Chief Harrigan. who was connect
ed with the st. Louis police department
for nearly forty years. is dead.
The war department is naming trans
ports Grant" Sherman" Sheridan"
etc. in honor of the civil war heroes.
Total mineral product of the United
States last year amounted to $752, ,927,-
O47, an increase over 1897 Of 55.069.72
a large cooperative bicycle factory
will be started at Toledo, o., to be
operated by the best union men in the
country.
The Ann Arbor railroad has it's sur
veyors looking over new terminals west
of Lake Michigan. One is to be at
Menominee.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Alfred Bayliss. of Illinois. bas appointed
Captain Joseph H. FreemSn.- of Aurora,
assistant superintendent
The base ball magnates, of the West
ern League held their annual meeting
in Chicago Saturday and admitted the
Buffalo club into the League.
Norval Baptie, North Dakota cham
pion, defeated the worlds champion
skater. John Nilsson, at the Bathgate
On. ID rink in a two-mile race.
Miss Sophia Dallas. daughter of Geo.
NJ Dallas, who was vice, president of
the United States under President Polk,
is dead at PhiladelpaieA in her 10Th
year
Articles of incorporation of the Ha-
vana Electric Railway company are
filed with the secretary of state of New
Jersey. The company is capitalized at
s.. .00O. 900.
Senator Lodge has introduced by re-
quest a bill to provide for submarine
cable between the United States and
Hawaii, the Philippines. Japan. China
and Australia
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-09
JUDGES HEAR QUAY'S CASE.
His Petition to Have 1t Taken to = Higher
Court Under Advisement.

Philadelphia, Jan. 9.-Argument was
heard in the state supreme court Sat-
urday on the petition of Senator Quay
ct al. on the petition for writ of GER
tiorari to remove to the higher court
from the quarter sessions court of Phil
adelphia the case pending against them
charging conspiracy. The defendants
averred the belief that they could not
obtain a fair and impartial trial in the
Philadelphia county court. claiming
that there was not only prejudice
against them in the COURT but also that
the utterances of the press had so pretu-
diced the, people that a fair jury was
impossible.
The prosecution contreverted these
assertions. Over three fffurs were oc-
cupied in the delivery of the argument
of three eminent lawyers. The court
then took the matter under advisement
and adjourned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-09
CYCLoNIC HARVEST BEGINS.
School House Blown Down and Three Pu-
pills Killed-Wind in the Woods.

School House Blown Down and Three Pu-
pills Killed-Wind in the Woods.
Little Rock, Ark, Jan. 9.-A heavy
wind storm swept over the remote sec
tion of Scott county Friday. At BoIes a
school house was blown down and three
pupils We're killed, another was fatally
wounded, and a dozen or more sustained
more or less serious injuries Those
killed were the children Of .rcc Law
renee. Mrs. Frost and Mrs. ELtiedge re-
spectiveIy. A child of Joseph Lawrence
was fatally wounded. So far as known
here no other lives were lost.
Savannah, Ga, Jan. "a severe cy-
clone is reported to have passed over
a section of Liberty county, some twen-
ty miles south of this city Saturday aft
ernoon. 1t attained a velocity of not less
than seventy-five to eighty miles an
hour. The storm swept through a tur-
pentine country and the trees were lev
eled for miles. The path of the storm
was fortunately narrow, being not more
than 100 or 200 yards wide.