Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-21
VIRGINIA NEWS


DR.. William H Rodgers died very
suddenly yesterday at his nome in Col
lierstown, Rockbriiee county.
The Fidelity Ioterr ational Company
OF Philadelphia will erect large plant
near Norfolk for the manufacture of
cotton and linseed oils. etc.
MIR. L. G. Sales, OF Guineas, Caroline
county, and Miss Clara B ackley, young
eat daughter of Mr.. John w. Backley,
of Spottsylvsnis county, were married
at the Exchange Hotel in Fredericks-
burg yesterday.
The case of William Burge, charged
with criminally assaulting his daughter.
was given to the jury at Newport News
yesterday evening. After being out for
one hour verdict of guilty was return.
ed, fixing his punishment at ten years
in the penitentiary.
The separator of the thrashing mach
inc of MessIs Thomas and Reed and
six stacks OF grain, three OF wheat and
three of oats, were burned on Mrs.
John NJ. Luck IS farm in Stafford county.
yesterday. The fire originated from
the engine.
The first committee of the Interna-
tional Peace Conference met at The
Hague yesterday. 1t was unanimously
decided to prohibit the firing of ex-
plosives from balloons. The delegates
representing the United States and
Great Britain voted together against
the prohibition of the use OF asphyXiat-
ing gases and explosive bullets.
Among those who passed the Medi-
cal Examining Board at the session held
in Richmond June 9Th and Sth were
W. P. Cation, Of Dumfries; r. q. Cook
of Clarke; R. W. Cover. of Loudoup :;
J. Fl. Iden, of Manassas; Richard Ma
son and w. B. Mason, of Fauquier; A.
P. Osborne, and H. G. Plaster of Lou
doun, and R. A. Payne, of Fauquier.
The plant of the Northern and South
ern Kindling Wood Company, at
Money Point, near Norfolk was placed
in the hands of Sheriff Cromwell
yesterday on an attachment issued by
the court of law and chancery in Nor
folk. to M. Shelley, of Boston, who
claims to have advanced $500 for lot OF
kindling wood, which was never de-
livered to him.
A report was circulated in Richmond
Yesterday that the admirers of General
Fitzhugh Lee, without regard to politi-
cal utilization, were making efforts to
secure his appointment as Secretary OF
War, to succeed General Alger. On the
, other hand, it is said that the President
desires General Lees services in another
direction, and that he will probably fol
low Wheeler to the Philippines.
Col. A. II. Leftwich has purchased
Is acres of land in Amherst county
four miles above Lynchburg, the pur
chase carrying with it, according to
riparian rights, one half of the river for
distance OF three-ejghts ola mile. 1t
ia proposed to form a stock company to
develop the water power, convey it to
Lynchburg by electrical transmission
and furnish power for manufactures,
street railways, etc.
The Dover Baptist Association in
Richmond yesterday passed radical
resolution which in effect will renounce
churches which retain members in
their congregations who are engaged
in either the wholesale or retail liquor
traffic. Two of the committee OF three
to whom the question was submitted
| reported that they looked on the liquor
traffic IS dark blot on civilization,
nd no oh RI
selves clean from fellowship with the
| trade.
The "land grabbers" have carried
their operation to the extent OF en-
bracing cemetery in their operations.
Yesterday Judge B R. Wexford, OF the
Henrico county Circuit Court granted
the Evergreen Cemetery Association an
injunction restraining W. H. Kennon
from buying or procuring deed for the
public burying ground of the said asso-
ciatioe for delinquent taxes. Mr.. Ken
non had filed application to purchase
the same. The burying ground is in
Henrico county, adjoining lakewood
| Cemetery.
Charlie Williamson, a negro, was
caught Tuesday night ct Newport News
burglarizing the room of Mrs. w. H.
Minor Among those who joined in the
pursuit was Deputy Clerk Of Court
Hargrsve, who was rapidly gaining on
the negro, when the latter turned and
fred point.blank in his pursuer's iace.
Mr. Hargrave, to escape another shot,
fell to the ground. The crowd finally
believing that Hargrave was dead,
made several Intellectual attempts, after
the negro was caught, to take the pri
soner from his captors, and he was I'M
mercifully punched and kicked by those
who could get at him as he was hustled
to Jail. Fully thousand men assem-
bled about the jail, and threats of
lynchiug were made. At the height of
the excitement it was learned that Mr..
Hargrave was unhurt. The negro was
sent on to the grand jury.
FAIRFAX NOTES.
Miss Dixie Trenary, of Alexandria, is
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