Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-10-25

Thirty Richmond newsboys, headed
by the king of newsboys, key Harr $,
went on strike yesterday morning. The
boys paraded the streets and attracted
much attention.
r. f. Chelf, Winchester druggist,
made an assignment yesterday to At
torney Harry r. Kern, as trustee, for
the benefit of his creditors. His liabilf-
ties are 81, 800, with estimated assets OF
So, 900.
r. f. Snellings, an ex-Confederate
soldier, died suddenly of apoplexy
Thursday night, while sitting in room
with the family of his son, MIR. Carter
Snellings, in Falmouth, Stafford county.
He was sixty-fve years Old and is sur
vived by five children.
Last summer Mr.. ]. l.. Williams, OF
Richmond, gave ten thousand dollars to-
wards the completion ofthe capitals of the
columns of the portico at the University
of Virginia. Italians are now engaged
in carving these capitals and when fin
ished the effect viii be most beautiful.
Mr.. Harry Maurice Jackson, OF
Browntown, and Fannie Nichols, of
SperryviIle, visited the maidstone Of
Mr.. j. C. German, of Bloomfield, Lou
doun county, few days ago. The
stone adhered to the wounds of both
patients for some time with what are re-
garded as very satisfactory results.
The fight between U. S. District At
torney Allan and his assistant has
caused much interest in Norfolk. Gen.
Allan returned from Washington yes
terdav. He was busy .afterward at his
office, in the Federal Building, and
further than to say that he would GER
tainly be reappointed U. S. Attorney
for the Eastern District of Virginia the
general was not talking politics.
The penitentiary commission at its
meeting in Richmond yesterday, award
ed the contract for the new shell build
ING TO Alsop and Pierce, of Newport
News. at S7S, $50, and that for the con-
struction of the cells to the Stewart
Iron Works. of Cincinnati, at S95, 1926.
The lowest bid for electric wiring, heat
ing and plumbing is So, but the
contract for this work has not been
awarded.
The seyenty-third annual session OF
the Virginia synod of the Luthern Church
was opened in Staunton Wednesday
morning by the president, Rev. c. A.
Freed, of Middlebrook. There were
about sixty-fve ministers and delegates
present when the ministerial roll was
called. Every pastor in active work an
swered to his name, with one exception.
The following officers have been selected
,or the ensuing year: President, Rev.
G.. A. Freed vice president, Rev. Peter
Miller; secretary, Rev. l.. l.. Smith;
treasurer, i. 5. Walker.
John Evans, colored, was hanged yes
at Laurencevile, Brunswick county, for
the murder of his wife on the Both day
of last June. The execution was wit
messed by large crowd. Evans main
tanned that he was innocent Of the crime
until the day before his execution, when
he made full confession to the sheriff
and Rev. Scott Wood. The evidence
against the man was entirely circum-
stantial. His wife was found insensi-
BILE in COW pen. Her skull had been
crushed with an axe which laid beside
her. Evans had frequently threatened
to kill his wife and the axe was identified
as one that he had formerly used. He
disappeared after the crime, and was not
seen for several days.
With the front part of his face torn
away by a charge of gun shot, in addition
to injuries from an axe James Pierce,
thirty years old, still lives. and doctors
say there is some chance for recovery
Pierce lives about four miles from Wha-
lcyville, and has a young wife and two
children. Made desperate by melan-
cholia, brought on by trouble and accen-
tuated by drink, Pierce retired to an I'M
occupied room in his home yesterday
morning, placed the muzzle of shot
gun in his mouth, and pushed the trigger
The front of his face, including the nose
and part of the teeth, was blown away.
Not sure that death would follow, Pierce
dragged himself to the wood yard and
made an attempt to batter in his skull
and to chop off his head.