Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-05-02
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Sir Gilbert T. Carter, governor OF the
Bahamas, will visit Virginia to locate
the American branch Of bis family.
Lynchbure's street Car lines, gas
works and electric light plants have
been purchased by Philadelphia and
Lynchburg capitalists and consolidated.
The st. Clair hotel property, corner
Ninth and Grace streets, Richmond,
cold at public auction yesterday for <oz,-
600. The sale is subject to conirma-
tisn by the court.
Mr.. David NJ. Wallsoc, o well-known
printer of Baltimore, died yesterday al.
ternoon at the Johns Hopkins Hospital
after long illness. he was born Au'
gust z, 1888, In Leesburg.
Mr.. N. A. Mock, of Accomac, has
been appointed clerk in the first audi
tors Office to succeed Joseph Shepherd,
who Is now under arrest on the charge
Of embezzling State funds.
1t IL estimated that 500 men, women
and children are at work In the Dan
will mills now. Many OF the workers
are union men and women who have
surrendered their cards and returned
to work.
The charges against DR.. Preston, su-
perintendent OF the Southwestern State
Asylum, will be- investigated. Gov.
Tyler has written to the board request
| ing that this action be taken az soon as
possible.
The joint city and county democratic
convention at Charlottesville yesterday
nominated J. II. Lindsay, editor OF the
Evening Progress, to succeed the late
John Z. Massey rs one OF the candi'
dates for the constitutional convention
The two.story brick structure, Nos,
zoos and 1910 east Cary street, Rich.
mond, occupied by Asa Snyder q
Co. as architectural iron works, brass
foundry, and machine-shops, was gut
ted and practically destroyed by lire
last night.
The dedication OF the Hunter Nc.
CURE memorial annex to the Virgins
Hospital. combined with the gradual
| ing exercises of the Hospital Training
School for Nurses, was the occasion
last night Of much pleasure and BRILL
ancy In Richmond.
The spple crop OF Rsppahsan.ck
county promises to be an abundant one
1 A good apple crop means thousands o.
dollars for the people az Rappahan'
mock apples cannot be excelled, having
taken the prize at the Paris Exhibition
A great many new orchards are put ou'
every year.
Monumental Episcopal Church
Richmond, was entered by thieves or
Tuesday night and robbed OF many
valuables. The thieves carried off 9
large amount of plate, Including pocket
communion service, and aims basin, con
sidered OF inestimable value on &C
count Of Its historic associations.
The convention held at Pulaski yes
terdsy resulted in deadlock. Pulaski
presented the name of J. q. Visor and
Giles that OF Judge Samuel W. VIII
liams. Each received ten votes. Giles
proposed the withdrawal OF both can
didates and the putting up of others
but Pulaski would not agree to that
and the convention adjourned without
action.
Colonel Anderson, OF the Ssventletf
Regiment, has refused to grant the dis
charges asked last night by the mem
bers OF one of the companies who art
members of the brewers union. Thu
men are In q dilemma. Unless they
get out of the military they cannot re
main 10 the brewers union, and II drop
ped from the latter they will loose thei
situations. The enlistments have tire,
years to run.
The handsome residence Of Mrs. Su,
NJ. Alsop, with outbuildings at "Clover
dale" 10 Spottsylvsuia county, wer'
destroyed by FIRE on Tuesday. Mrs
Alsop was absent at the time and {
small colored boy. Albert Scott, wa
consumed in the flames. The fire wal
caused by Scott striking q match while
looking for hens nest in chat pen
The flames spread to outbuildings ant
then to the residence. The boy wal
burned to death In the chat pen
Total loss nearly 50 900.