Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-04-04
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mics Kats Lawrence died yesterday
at the home Of her grandmother. Mrs..
Bette c. Conway, 10 Fredsricksburg,
aged 81 years.
The condition OF DR.. Hunter Nc
CURE, Of Richmond, remains IN
changed. He is no worse, owing to his
ability to receive some nourishment.
John R. Holloway, iron moulder. 40
years old, was cut to pieces by freight
train in the Chesapeake and Ohio yard
10 Richmond yesterday. He leaves
widow and three children.
Charles Reynolds, well.digger, re-
siding near Oldham, Westmoreland
county, was killed yesterday while dig.
ging we'll for s. II. StrsnRham. The
we'll caved in, burying him ten feet.
Judge J. E. Mason, of the Circuit
Court, yesterday named as the pension
board for Fredericksburg 8. w. Car
michael. w. 8. Eubrey, c. A. Gore,
James S. Knox and janis r. Rawlings.
The 10 fertilizer inspectors appointed
under the new tonnage tax law pass ed
at the last session Of the legislature be-.
gan their duties yesterday. All of these
officers met 10 Richmond and bad their
duties explained to them by Commits
sioner of Agriculture Koiner.
Miss Kate G. Lawrence, daughter of
the late Colonel George ID. Lawrence,
died at her home at Fredericksburg
yesterday, after an illness of several
weeks. One sister, Mis- Edmonia Law
renee, and q brother, Conway Law
renee, OF Vicksburg, Miss. survive her.
In the application for new trial for
Magistrate Oscar /, Fleming, under SEN
tence OF fourteen years penal servitude
for killing Clarence Snyder, counsel on
both sides made argument yesterday
at Princess Anne Courthouse before
Judge White, who reversed his decis-
| TOD.
The contract for the main building OF
the new hospital at the University OF
Virginia has been awarded TO John p.
Pettyjobn & Co., OF Lynchburg, aud the
work of construction will begin at once,
the excavation for foundations having
already been made. The hospital will
have one OF the finest clinical amphi-
theaters 10 America.
Mr.. George E. Bowden, who at pref
ept represents Virginia on the national
/, republican committee, was yesterday
endorsed for reelection to that position
by the republican convention of Nor
folk county, held at South Norfolk,
and resolutions endorsing Mr.. Park
. Agnew for reelection as State chair
IN 10, as we'll AS those endorsing the
national administration, were adopted.
A dispatch from Richmond says.
Most OF the delegates to the State re-
publican convention, which meets 81
Norfolk on April 10, have been elected.
II is a ioregone conclusion that the con.
vention will instruct for Mckinley.
Park Agnew, of Alexandria, will be
unanimously reelected chairman, but
there will be fight made upon George
E. Bowden, of Norfolk, for national
committeeman,
The Old Dominion Building and Loan
Association OF Richmond, of which j..
Taylor Ellison is president, the largest
institution of the kind in the State, will
70 into voluntary liquidation without
prorieties. Dividends will be declared
until all the assets are distributed. The
association has large holdings IN New.
port New, The affairs OF the company
are to be mar sed by an advisory board,
of which J. L. Ellyson, the president }
the company, is the chairman. The SAL
ary OF Mr.. EIlyson is cut from $500 to
800 per month.
in the County Court of Albermarle
on Monday, Frank Banks, an eight
year-old colored boy, was convicted Of
murder 10 the second degree and given
five years in the peniteDtiary. The
crime for which the child Was convicted
was committed 10 the fall. His parents,
who live near Glendower, left him 10
charge OF a two.year old sister, while
they went on brief visit to neighbor,
When they returned they found that he
had hacked his sisters head of with an
axe and had covered the body with ashes
in the chimney corner.
Thus far but three counties have given
expression 90 the question OF
calling a constitutional convention. u
is probable that others will do 30 dur.
ing the next two weeks. The indica-
lions are that those who were most COL
spicuous in getting the bill through the
legislature submitting to the voters the
question OF assembling q convention are
doing nothing toward advancing the 10.
terests of the proposition. It is believed
that large majority of the Virginia
members OF Congress are either inacllve
or taking no part fo- convention. The
same thing appears to be true OF most
of the Leading members OF the legisla-
ture and other party leaders.
The defeat OF Hon, J., Taylor Ely
SOD, the State chairman OF democratic
party, for reelection to the city school
board lie being very much discussed at
Richmond. Mr.. Ellyson has been presi.
dent OF the school board for about H.
teen years and has taken lively inter:
est in the school work. He has most
efficient officer. His defeat was due to
the fact that he was one of the corpors-
tors in the bill Incorporating the Vir.
ginia Telephone and Telegraph Com.
pany which the legislature refused to
pass. The city council unanimously
protested against the passage of this
bill on the ground that it gave the COM
Dsny the right to enter city without
the consent of the city council.
The Seventh district republican con-
vention met at Front Royal yesterday.
Carter M. Douthan, Of Madison, was
elected chairman. Contests from
Rockingham and Warren enlivened
g. .s..J;.os A paroopol npcount