Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-02-25
VIRGINIA News.


a bill was parsed by the House OF
Saturday for the erection OF a statut'
to Gen. Dsrisl Morgan 10 Winchester
The country residence OF Mr. q. Nj
Honey, OF Washington. about tire,
miles above Fredericksburg, en- ia,
Rappahannock river, 10 Stafford coun
ty, was destroyed by fire yesterday.
Govsrnor Tyler left Richmond fol
New York on Saturday night. He
goes there on private business and will
be away about ten days. On his re-
turn he will stop over in Washington
to sttead President Mckinley's second
Inauguration.
The heaviest snow storm in two
yesrs ragged along the Virginia coast on
Saturday. and that ni1ht was one oil
tempest in Norfolk and vicinity. Six
inches OF snow fell. Navigation was
perilous, as the harbor was enveloped
in the binding snowfakes.
Rev. Samuel Cline, the Dupkard
minister, who mysteriously disappeared
from HE home In Stephens City, Fred.
rrick county, over q month sgo, re.
turned home on Saturday night. He
was located week ago 10 Mill Poini,
w. Va, and was brought home by his
son. The mans mind is affected; yet
during his wsnderines he filled the
pu pit In various churches 10 which o
had been invited to preach.
A negro burglar late Saturday night
broke into the house oil sick lady 10
Roanoke, and when discovered at
tempted to kill the person who saw
him. He made his way into the sick
chamber through window on the back
porch. The invalid, discovering the
negro's presence, made an outcry,
when the latter fred pistol st her. The
bullet went through window very
near her head, but did no damage. The
man made his escape.
Judge Blackstone has decided tbs,
the reservation at Old Point is not
part OF Virginia, technically speaking,
having been ceded to the United States
government and the school board OF
Chesapeake district of Elizabeth City
county Is eDjoined from disposiog OF
school taxes collected under spscisl
State law from property owners doing
business at Old Point for the exclusive
benefit OF that district, although the
Judge specially stated that the ques-
ton OF right to tax the property on the
reservation was not involved.
Mr.. Randolph Finney, a well-kDown
and prominent gentleman, committed
suicide at bis residence in Richmond
yesterday morning, He was about 40
years old and blind. Mr.. Finuey rose
yesterday morning in good health and
spirits. He breakfasted with his wife
and other members of the family.
After the meal he went upstairs and
was soon j,ined by bis wife. The lat
ter bad come occasion to 90 downstairs
and upon her return found the body Of
her husband suspended from transom
over one of the doors by rope.
The csses of Mayor A. A. Moss OF
Newport News and B. F. Smith, jail
contractor OF Washington, the former
charged with accepting bride of $500
alleged to have been siven by the lat
ter In securing the contract 10 1898 for
the new city jail, were called in the
police court OF Newport News on Sat-
lrday. Magistrate s. Robinson dis
missed the cases on the ground that
they were barred by the statute OF limi-
tatioD. This disposes of all the bribery
indictments except one. against Samuel |
Register and one against Philip NJ.
NARROW.