Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-02-02
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mrs Eugene UNDERWOOD, vile OF
Congressm Oscar w. Underwood, of
Birmingham, Als., died Wednesday
night at DR.. E. NJ. Msgruder's santa
rum In Charlottesville.
Mr.. Robert Dunbar Dodd, a promi-
nent merchant of Winchester, died
Wednesday night of stomach trouble.
He WAS sixty-eight years Of age, and is
survived by his widow.
Joe Egbert Motley. a farmer Of Buck
inghsm county, committed suicide
yesterday by jumping headong into a
well. He had been suffering from mel
anchOlia for several weeks.
Frank Barnett, who was shot on
Monday by w. J. Rhodes as a result of
domestic trouble, in Richmond. died
yesterday. Rhodes is now charged
with murder. There will be an inquest
today,
Fluvanna Jail was set on fire WedDes-
day night by negro luoatic, and was
only saved from destruction by hercu
lean efforts of the townspeople. The
prisoner could not be induced to leave
his cell and narrowly escaped suffica
ton.
Rev. Henry st. John Rinker, of the
German Reformed Church, died last
night at his home at Saumsville. SheD-
andoah county, after long illness. He
had been on the retired list for some
iime;past. His last charge was at Lovetts-
vile, Loudoun county.
Mr.. David Kyle, widely known
throughout. Culpeper county as an ex-
tensive farmer and busin ess man, died
at bis home at Brandy station, yester
day aged fftv-six years. While assist.
ing in unloading load of straw at his
stable few days ago he was stricken
with apoplexy and never rallied.
Mr.. George A. Derbyshire, formally
first captain at the Virginia Military In
sttute, who was 50 badly injured 10 a
football game in Missouri last fall, has
sufficiently recovered to be able to move
and, accompanied by his mother, who
has been nursing him, was brought home
to Richmond on Wednesday. His con-
dition is still very serious, and 1t is fear
ed that he will never entirely recover
from the injuries be received His spine
was injured and he is still partially para
lyZed.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad officials
announced yesterday that they would
comply with the decision of Judge I
v. Harrison, rendered few days ago
at Woodstock, and change their seized.
ule at Strasburg Junction. The new
schedule will 20 into etiec. tomorrow,
The Southern Railway, which was also
ordered to change its schedule, 80 that
the two roais could make connections
at Srasburg Junction, has not yet CON-
piled, and will take the case to the
Court of Appeals.
The stockholders of the Richm ond
Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
on wednesday adopted resolution
guaranteeing twelve per cent. to the
State OF Virginia on its common stock
in that company 80 long AZ the State
may hold it and not allow the road to
be parslleled or taxed. A bill was intro.
duced in the State Senate, yesterday, to
require that the dividends from the
States holdings in that road be inves'-
ed and compounded to pay the public
debt. The patrons claim that thus
handled the bonds wi pay of the State
debt before they mature. These presage
the coming bitter contest over the ap-
plcation OF the Seaboard Air Line for d
charter for parallel line.
Mr.. r. Gray Willisms OF Winchester, and
Miss Elizabeth Reid King, of Washington,
we're married yesterday afternoon at the
home OF the brides aunt Mrs. Robinson
Riley, on Dupont Circle, Washington, Owing
to the recent death Of the grooms father Col
], J. Willism', the wedding was quiet one,
Only the immediate friends of the two fami.
lies being present,