Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-01-05
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mrs. Edward d. Bradford, nee Miss
Virginia Cooper, OF Baltimore, died at
her home In Norfolk yesterday.
Mr.. Owen Thomes, venerable and
respected citizen of Loudoun, died at
home near Round Hill, on Monday
night last, 10 the S7th year OF his age.
The Bank of Berkeley, private in
stitutiou conducted by K. w. Brooks
in Norfolk, since 1897, failed to open it's
doors yesterday, Brooks having made
an assignment. The banks liabilities
are upwards OF $4,000.
Negotiations are pending for the pur-
chase by the Union Theological Semi
nary OF the country home near Rich
mond, of the late DR.. Hunter Mcclure.
This place is just opposite the SEMI
nary grounds and contains SO acres.
Judge PrsDtis, at Suffolk, yesterday,
enjoined an order granting new trial
to Oliver /. Fleming, former magis-
trate of Princess Anne county, who
was convicted OF killing Clarence Sny-
der, youth, who was cunning on the
formers land.
DR.. E. N. Calisch, the rabbi of Beth
Ahaba Temple, Richmond, it Is given
out, has determined not to accept the
tempting offer just made him by Chi
cago congregation. A new temple, to
cost over 500, coo, is to be built in Rich
mond for DIR. Calisch.
In Norfolk yesterday Judge Waddill
overruled all the motions for new
trial and sentenced Frank s. Oliver TO
five years Ia the Moundsville wv. Va
penitentiary for attempted assault upon
ten.year.old Amelia R. Donsti, daughter
of V. Donati. at Old Point.
Mr.. w. T. Chandler, former resi-
dent of Bowling Green, Caroline county,
but recently of Atlanta, Ga, died at his
home in that city Wednesday, aged 70
years. His remains were brought to
bis home at Bowling Green for inter.
ment aud the funeral took place there
yesterday.
Miss Maude Coleman Woods, Of
| Charlottesville, who was selected as q
typical Pan.Amsrican beauty, has ac-
cepted an invitation recently extended
her through Mr.. Howell G. Feather
ston, OF Lynchburg, to open the final
ball of the University of Texas at Aus
tin at the close of the present session oil
(, that institution.
J. Taylor EllysoD, OF Richmond, one
of the three candidates for governor,
formally withdrew from the race yes
terday evening. Mr.. Ellyson alleges
{, exactipg business interests as the cause
of his withdrawal. He has long been
chairman of the State democratic COM
|mittee. This leaves only Attorney
General Montague and Congressman
Swanson 10 the race.
William Ryan, at one time presi'
dent of the Richmond State Newspaper
Company, and collector OF internal
revenue under Cleveland, now resi-
dent of Birmingham, Ala, has united
with the Catholic Church. Mr.. Ryan
was one of the most prominent mem
bers of the Masonic fraternity in the
country, being Templar and thirty.
second degree Mason.
One night during the the holidays, il
is reported that man named jenkins
accompanied by q woman, visited Q
brandy distillery in Rappabannocb
county near the Loudoun line to obtain
brandy, when party Of men caught
him and administered to him sound
beating. A later report says that the
punishment was severe, and that Jenk
ms lost one OF his eyes.
According to the statement made
public yesterday there is discrepancy
in the claims of the business Of Rich
mond for the past year. The differ
ence between the capital invested BY
the jobbers and manufacturers and thu
banking surplus and that returned By
all OF these for purposes of taxation ex
ceeds 81, 500,0 900. This would show al
annual loss to the State and city il
taxes of over 100000.
Mrs. Sarah Madison Chamberlayne
widow OF Edward Hsrvie Chamber
layne, died Thursday night at her resi-
denoe in Richmond. Mrs. Chamber
Jayne was about eighty years OF age
and her death was very sudden. She
was a granddaughter of Rev. james
Madison, the first Episcopal bishop o.
Virginia and for long time president
of William and Mary College, and was
daughter OF the late r. @. Scott, long
distinguished lawyer OF Richmond.
| A formally arranged personal meet
ing took place In Richmond on Thurs.
day night between Messrs. Mayo Bin
ford and Charles Williams. These gen
tlemen had a disagreement on Thurs
day and came to blows, but were sep
srated before any harm was done. By
agreement they met that night with
friends aud settled their trouble. They
met In q storehouse building. The
fight lasted about two minutes. MIR
Williams is said to have gotten the bet
ter OF it, but Mr.. Binford did not give
up, and he was game to the end. The
seconds separated the gentlemen. 1t Il
thought there will be no further
trouble.
ASSAULTED AND MURDERED.-One
OF the most brutal OF crimes was com.