Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-16
VIRGINIA NEWS.


Ex-Cougressman A. Fulkerson, Of
the Ninth Virginia district. has suffer-
ed slight attack of psraly sis, and is
now unable to leave his room at Bristol.
Capt. Reeves, an aged citizen residing
with his son, Will Reeves, near White.
stone, Lancaster county, accidentally
fell into we'll on Tut sday and was
drowned.
Mr.. George w. Strother died at his
home near Markham on Saturday,
March 10. 10 his sixty-third year. He
was buried on Monday In the family
burying ground near Paris.
1t lie pretty we'll settled that the To-
dictment in the United States District
Court of Richmond against MoriIz
Becker who Ia charged with securing
naturalization papers by fraud, will be
quashed.
Mr.. Robert Stribliug. of FAuquier
county. has arrived 10 Newport News
and will locate there 10 the practice OF
law. He makes the sixteenth attorney
q Newport News-one to about every
four hundred people.
Superintendent E. G. Glass, of the
public schools at Lynchburg, and Mr..
jenkins. the principal of the high
school at Portsmouth, have been dfsig-
mated to conduct the summer school of
methods. This school will probably be
held at Roanoke.
On application of Leslie H. Drew, q
stockholder, a receiver was yesterday 10
Richmond appointed for the Commercial
Building and Loan Association. He
charges that the liabilities of the asso-
citation are $l32,92O 10, and assets to
the amount of $4,000.
Charles Lewis Marshall, aged thirty.
eight years, formerly OF Fsuquier
county, but for two years an insurance
agent in Newport News, died yester-
day from the effects at two headache
powders, prepared from prescription
written for a much stronger man.
Every house 10 Warrenton that
could be obtained has been rented for
The summer and many more could hay
found tenants. The outlook for
large mum er Of city people there dur
ing the coming summer is fully as good
If not better than it has ever been.
In the Princess Anne county court
yesterday Oscar l. Fleming, the msgis-
trate who shot and killed Clarence l.
Snyder, OF Norfolk, last Nov sm Der,
was convicted of murder in the second
degree, the jury fixing the penalty at
fourteen years 10 the peniten.iary.
The special grand jury Investigating
the case of W. J. Garland, of thiladel.
phia, who was suspected of haViog
knowledge of the case of his wife's
death, yesterday, at Newport News
failed to make out csse against him,
and he was not rearrested. The matter
will be dropped.
The special grand jury, In session a.
Hampton, yesterday, decided to re-
open the Case of William J. GarlaLd,
the Phoebus man who was charged
few weeks ago with having killed hi
seventy-year-old wife by thrustiDg d
hatpin or needle into her heart Will.
the woman slept.
The Mormon Elders serving in Vm-
gidia will mold conference in Peters
burg on Saturday next. 1t is expecta d
that about twenty elders will bs prt s.
cnt. Two elders have been at work
in Petersburg for some months past,
and they hold regular services in Red
Mems Hall every week,
Henry Betger's dwelling and contents
at Shsrp's wharf, was destroyed by fire
last night. E. r. Thriett and wife, who
occupied the second story, narrowly
escaped. They rode nearly two miles
to their brothers. home 10 their nigh
clothes, not even having a blanket 10
throw around them.
The claims Office OF the Chesapeake |
and Ohio Railroad, moved from Rich |
mond to Cincinnati in 1898 is to be
moved back to Richmoud at once. |
There are forty clerks in the Office, |
many of them Richmond men, who
we're forced to change their homes
when the Office was moved.
The latest kilograms from Brunswick |
county say that DR.. w. II. Temple,
who was shot by Rev. J. E. r. Rii.
dick, Ia resting easily, though death |
may be expected at any tins, az peri |
tonitis he's set 10. Mrs. RIddick gave
birth to a son Sunday night and is
10 state Of great nervousness.
The March term of the Loudouu
County Court, Judge Tebbs on the
bench, began in Leesburg on Monday
last. The day was very cold and the
ground was covered with snow. l.
consequence the crowd was much
smaller than usual. The horse show,
which used to be feature of the day,
was practically omitted altogether,
there being only one or two animals on
the streets.
TIE First National Bank of Colum.
bus, Ohio, was the highest bidder for
the 100000 Newport News city emer.
yency bonds yesterday and the finance
committee will recommend to the coun-
bill Tuesday night that the bid OF that
institution be accepted. There were 10
bids submitted, but only three of them
we're regular, the others being either on
wrong forms or unacc0mpanied by
checks, The successful bidder offered
Il, 125 premium on the sl00, 900 issue.
The case OF the United States gov
,rument against s. V. Southall, jr., J.
B. Manning. w. N. Rufiin, jr., aud DR..
", H. McGsnghri, charged with as
Iaulting Revenue Collector Charles
lee, at Emporia, on March 7, and in
srfering with him 10 the discharge OF
lis official duty, was heard before Com.
missioner McLsan Peasants, 10 Peters.
,urg, yesterday, and the accused dis
charged. The evidence showed that
he affair was the result of q drunken
ow.
Messrs. Groner and Marbury, coun.
ell for Thomas F. Ryan, appeared be.
ore Judge Wsddill 10 Norfolk yester-
lay and asked for the appointment of a
oaoial rnaafar In Tho Rnan W, llia