Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-08-27

late Last week with ner husband Prince
Troubstzkey, from her Virginia home.
The Prince states in the most positive
manner that his wife has not been out
OF her mind, and that she is writing
another book.
The Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke
Com 1any has closed down its iron iurn-
ace In Bristol and also the one at EN-
breville. The compsny's dozen iron
furnaces are now idle and iron-making
10 that Sc ction is at standstill Tor the
present at least.
News has reached Winchester OF the
death of DR.. Thomas Wall, which oc-
cured at his home in Carthage, Mis-
souri,, on last tuesday. DR.. Wall was
born in Frederick county about sixty
seven years apo, and was the son OF the
late John F. Wall.
The apple crop OF Page county,
usually immense, is total failure this
year. The loss will be seriously felt
by the owners of large orchards living
10 and along the base of the Blue Ridge.
The crop in Rappahannock county is
also failure, and the crop throughout
the State will be short.
Although the official figures have not
vet been given out, it is known that
Richmond's progress during the past
ten years has not been anything like
what it should have Deen. The
estimate lie that the population is $4,000
which Is but little more than was shown
by the last census.
The question of restricting the me-
groes only to the tax paid by their
race in spportioning the school funds OF
the State promises to be one OF the
most interesting, il not the most inter
esting, subjects which will come up be-
fore the constitutional convention
when it meets. Many OF the most
prominent men 10 the commonwealth
favor it and express the purpose Of agi-
tating it.
J. G. Nibbletts, prosperous lumber
manufacturer of Branchville, Southamp-
ton county, sought death in the waters
of the Norfolk harbor Saturday night.
He fought his rescuer, and force had to
be used TO subdue him. Nibblett, who
is nearly sixty years old, has family
at Branchville, and came to Norfolk on
business several days ago. The only
theory upon which his repeated at
tempts to drown himself can be explain
ed is that he became crazed by whiskey.
President Fink, of the Norfolk and
Western Railroad, in discussing the
prospects OF coating permanent and
profitable demand for American coal il
Europe, said that the outlook was 80
rsassuring that work had been begun
within few weeks on O new coal pier
at Norfolk, to be used entirely for load
ing vessels in the foreign trade. This
would involve an expenditure of $780,
900, but the new pier was necessary,
because of the growth of the demand
for coal from large ships in the foreign
trade.
While attempting 10 cross Bufick
run, near Winchester, on Friday night,
while it was swollen from rsinstorm,
Judge NJ. I. Boyston and Mr.. John
w. Copenhaver, OF Wildwood, came
near being drowned. Their buggy
vas upset and Judge Royston was
caught under it. Mr.. .Copenhaver was
washed down the stream, put clutched
log and saved himself. The team,
with Judge Royston still submerged
under the buggy, was swept farther
down, but be was finally rescued, after
having been under the water for fully
TWO minutes. The buggy was wreck
ed, but the horse was saved.
The democratic leaders cay they are
vel. pleased with the situation 10 Vr-
ginia. What is most gratifying to
them is that the republicans have no
such large campaign fund as they had
in 1896. The only contests OF any in.
terest will be in two or three congress
sional districts, and even in these it
does not seem at all likely now that
the republicans will be able to make
any Roadway. Senators Daniel and
Martin will both take the stump. The
former will make number OF speeches
and the after several at least. The re-
publican State committee will meet in
Richmond tonight to map out plans
for the campaign.