Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-01-12
virQinIa News.


Miss Cordelia Aulick, a former prom
inent educator of Winchester, died on
Saturday, aged II years:
AT present there are 642 students en-
rolled at the University of Virginia.
This is a record breaker.
The movement ON foot in Virginia
to have tax commissioners throughout
the State is meeting with approval.
Smallpox is Speeding at Newport
News. The latest victim is Deputy
Clerk Charles Hargrave of the Corpora
tion Court.
Howard l.. Owens, who was tried in
the United States Courtat Alexandria
on a charge of impersonating an army
officer and passing a worthless check
for $50, has been acquitted.
Passenger train No. IS, ON the Nor
folk and Western railway, ran into a
number of coke cars, near Pulaski, Va.
The former was running at a speed of
As miles an hour. The engineer and
firemen were fatally injured.
A negro who claimed the right to
preach by divine commission entered
the House of Delegates at Richmond
and when arrested by Sergeant at
arms J. w. johnson, struck the latter
several blows with a large cane.
While George Morgan was painting
the ceiling of the Southern Railway
great export shed at Primers Point be
fell thirty feet, striking Oh his head
and was fatally injured. Five lives
| have been lost there.
The standing committee of the Epis-
copal Diocese of Virginia have recon
mended Robb White. Jr., to he a can
didate for holy orders, and have given
| consent to the conservation of the Rev.
s. G. Partridge as Bishop to Kyoto,
Japan.
Following the fire in the offices OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio railway in
Richmond last week was another at
the corner of 18th and Cary streets
that destroyed fully $500. 900 worth OF
property. This last fire was the largest
in Richmond since 1882.
Delegate Pollock has introduced a
resolution in the House calling for an
appropriation of $500. with which to
have the boundary line between Mary
land and Virginia, in the Tangier and
Pocomoke sounds, permanently mark
ed.
A bill has been introduced iuto the
Virginia Legislature which provides
for assessing railroad property on the
basis of bonded Indebtedness and the
capital stock. The annual increase in
revenue from railroads in the State
under this bill will amount to $500, 600.
0ONCluOl oAO Ills - 1ioSO AgiSA
have issued invitations to the MARI.
age of Miss Evelyn Tyler to MI. John
J. Miller, of Rappahannock county.
The marriage will take place at the
executive mansion in Richmond, Oh
January is. at $50 O'Clock. Miss Tyler
is the sister of Governor Tyler.
4 rumor is current to the effect that
Mr.. George w. Stevens. genera mana.
ger of the Chesapeake and Ohio rail
way, is to become president of the cor-
poration. The Chesapeake and Ohio
and Big Four are to be separated. the
story goes, MI. Ingalls, becoming presi-
dent of the latter. while Mr.. Stevens
becomes the head of the former.
The death of Mrs. Martha Calfee, a
young widow, at Bluefeld, VIVA, Oh
the 9th inst, has resulted in the arrest
of Dr.. W. W. Dickie, a prominent ply
stefan Of that place. on an ugly charge.
After an examination by several phys
ic1ans a coroner's jury brought in a
verdict charging malpractice. 1t is
reported that the deceased was to be
married soon.