Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-04-21
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Governor hes granted . coodi.
.iopal pardon to Fred. Posey, of Prir &C
William, sentenced 10 1895 to ten years
for murder 10 the second degree.
Harvey Archer, . wealthy young
man of Manchester, fell dead yesterday
evening while talking TO . clerk in .
woodward Heart disease was the sup
posed cause.
Charles Carver yesterday afternoon
shot Emil Csrburs 10 Phoebus because
be imagined the latter was paying st.
teution to bis wife. CArburg is not
seriously injured
Rev. Issac c. KinsIey died ut "Fsir.
view" bis home, 10 6pottsylvanis, on
Thursday, 10 the 6rh year Of bis age.
He went to Spoit,ylvsnia twenty I've
years ago from Ohio.
Rev. g. c. Hatcher, Of the Virginia
Conference, has declined the presidency
of the Woman's College, 10 Athens,
Ais. Mr.. Hatcher will remain the pas
tor OF Queen street Caurcb, Norfolk.
Superintendent Hutchins, Of the Nor.
folk aod Dsnville division OF the South
ern Railway, ssid yesterday that the
places of all OPERATORS who quit work
yesterday had been filled BIZ good men
and traffic had been resumed.
There ia Q clause in the amended tax
law of Virginia which exempts local
corporations from double taxation, 90
that where Q corporation OF this State
pays taxes on its capital the stock
shares of such . corporation are exempt
from taxation.
Mr.. Wm. q. Steele, of Fairfax Court
House, died suddenly yesterday morn
ing. He bad been i'll for several weeks,
bat was about on Wednesday. He
awakened his wife yesterday by an in
articulate cry. and few minutes later
was dead. He was 80 years old and q
native OF Fairfax.
Thus far about so counties and cities
in the State have elected delegates TO
tie democratic State convention, to be
held 10 Norfolk next mouth. The net
results OF these elections are favorable
TO the party which ia 10 favor of cor
stitutional convention. Next week will
round up the work OF electing dele
gates.
The State Board OF Educat ton yes
tsrday declared the Office OF superb
/, tendent OF schools ct Newport News
vacant. The superintendent, William
Temple Powell, disappeared IN January
and If bis whereabout, are known, biz
friends throw no ligh, on the mystery.
The board at once elected J. Sheldon
Jones superintendent, to take effect at
once.
DIR. Andrew Broaddus died on Thurs-
day morning in Sparta, Caroline coun.
ty. He wac 10 bis S0th year and for
more than 50 years was an active
preacher. DR.. Broaddus is the son Of
the first DR.. Andrew Broaddus. He is
survived by q son of the came name,
who has charge OF the Salem church, 10
Caroline county, which bias had for its
pastors for the last 50 years the grand
father, father and 500.
It is ststed that four Of the largest to.
bscco manufacturers 10 Petersburg have
sold out 70 the American Tobacco Com
psny and that the factories will be
transferred to the International Tobsc-
co Company. which has recently been
organized. This new company will
deal exclusively in export tobacco.
The largest Of the four manufacturers
Who are said 10 have sold out is report.
ed to have received as bis price IS, $50.
900.
Ossie Lotus, the English actress
and mime, who is resting ct Old Point,
bad o narrow escape from drowing
Thursday night. While walking on
the pier she suffered an stack OF yer.
tigo, to which she is subject. When
the attack came upon her she fell and
rolled overheard. Coxswain De Leon,
OF the United States training ship
Monongshela, was an eyewitness and
be leaped into the water and effected q
rescue.