Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-16
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Capt. Richard +. Fravaer, & proml-
men; citizen OF Richmond, is critically
Ill.
DR.. William P. Gray aud Miss NJ L
S'arke, of Richmond, were married IN
Washington today.
Mrs. Henry Bryant, of Manassas,
died on Monday from heart trouble.
She leaves large family.
Mrs. Newton Sarers, of Alden, died
Sunday morning from typhoid fevsr.
She was about 60 years old.
The session of the State Funeral d.
rectoIs Association opens today ID
Richmond and will be in session two
days.
Mrs. "Stonewall" Jackson, widow of
the distinguished soldier, is IN Rich
moDd, under treatment at the Virginia
Hospital. Her illness is not thought to
be serious.
Mrs Mary A. Walker, widow of the
late Maj. J. G. Walker, for many years
prominent citizen OF Page county,
died at her home in Luray on Monday
aged seventy.two years.
The claim of the Albemarle county
school board VS.. Andrew ]. Farish's
estate. which has been pending in the
Court of Appeals of Virginia for years,
| has been compromised at SlO,75
The plant and machinery of the Rap
pshannock Electric Light and Power
| Company was sold at Fredericksburg
Yesterday at public auction for 5000
to G.. w. Shepherd, for the parties Sc
cured in the deed Of trust.
James B. Hughes, the Chesapeake
| and Ohio section master, charged with
shooting his wife. Viola Hughes, and
Patrick Dempsey, whom he caught IN
| compromising situation, Was admitted
to bail by Justice Lewis in Henrico
Yesterday in the sum OF $1,000. Bond
was promptly given. In the absence
of Mrs. Hughes and Dempsey, for
whom there is warrant, charging
them with immoral conduct, the pre-
tliminary examination was postponed
for ten days.
Howard L. Owens, the Warrenton
youth arrested in Richmond under the
came of "Capt. F. G. Wsrd," charged
with impersonating United States otii'
Ger and obtaining $50 from Col. w. T..
Hartz, the recruiting officer in that
city, on a bogus check, waived exami
cation before Commissioner Flegen.
heimer yesterday, and was held for the
United States grand jury, which meets
the first Monday in October. The pris
oner, upon failure TO give bond for his
appearance at the fail term of court,
was recommitted to the city Jail.
At a meeting of the City Council Ct
Danville yesterday Mayor Woodine,
p, Chief of Police Williams aud Tax Col
lector Ayres submitted written state
ments in reply to the report of II. B.
Boudar, expert accountant, whose re-
port last Wednesday severely criticised
the official conduct of these officers. All
denouuce the expert aud declare his
statements untrue. Some Of the cour-
cilmen take sides with the officers, and
s,me with the expert. The same may
oe said of the citizens generally, end
much bad blood has been eDgendered
by this affair.
High gales prevailed along the Virgin
ia and North Carolina coasts last night,
and, although Hatteras does not yet re-
port dangerous velocity, the seas are
piling up heavily, showing that the
storm is approaching. The Weather
Bureau has warned all shipping that
dangerous gales are to be expected, and
sailing vessels and small steam craft
are huggiug port. The life saving Sta
tons along the coast between Cape
Hatteras and Cape Henry have all been
told of the storms approach. The tide
at Norfolk yesterday afternoon was
the highest in months.
The desperate situation of the resi-
dents of Phoebus, who have been hem.
med 10 by quarantine ever since the
yellow fever made its appearance at the
Soldiers Home on July 80, came very
near eliminating in riot Monday
night. A false alarm of fire was turned
in, and after crowd of 200 or 800 men
had congregated there was a good deal
of wild talk about the oppressive
quarantine, and several guns and re-
volvers, were fired, but the crowd dis
persed without auy further ebnlition Of
wrath. Dr.. White held consultation
with the Hampton and Newport N'ws
health authorities at Old Point last
night and stated TO them that there was
no indication OF yellow fever in Phoe-
bus, and said that in his opinion it
would be safe to raise the quarantine
against the Mace.