Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-12-06
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Rev. V. C. F. James, ID. d., presi-
dent of Roanoke Female College in Dan
vile, died yesterday after an illness OF
only two days Of paralysis.
Mrs. Kate C. Rose, mother of Com
monwealth's Attorney W. A. Rose, OF
King George county, was paralyzed
Thursday night, and is in a critical con-
dition.
Mrs. Mary Christian Copeland, wife
of w. S. Copeland, died suddenly in
Richmond yesterday, aged 30. She was
the daughter of the late Prof. John L.
Christian.
Two daughters of Mr.. William Dorr
we're married at Waxpool Thursday
night to Harry and j. f. ID. Hauser,
two brothers. Rev. George Popkins per
formed the ceremony.
John Wemple, son of Orlando Wem-
pie, prominent tobacconist, was tried
in DanviIle yesterday for shooting Kate
Mccarthy. He was convicted and SEN
fenced to 30 days in jail and to pay fine
of $500.
Miss Lucy Cannon and Mr.. Lawson
Morgan were married in King George
Wednesday. Miss Cannon is a sister of
James Cannon, who mysteriously disap-
peared from his home the day before the
big blizzard of 1899 and has never been
seen since.
Ex-Governor Tyler has just sold his
coal lands in Pulaski and Montgomery
counties to northern purchasers for
1926, 900, and it is said that now, relieved
of these business cares, he is not ayerse
to the race for the United States Senate
against Thomas S. Martin.
Inspector-General Morton, of the
Grand Camp of Confederate Veterans, has
named his staff for the current year:
Among them are: First district-Judge
J. G. Ewell, of Millenbeck, Lancaster
county. Seventh district-Captain X.
ID. Funkhouser, of Shenandoah county.
Eighth district-Captain John A. Holtz-
man, of Jefersonton, Culpeper county.
SHOT OFFICER AND DESERTED SHIP.
As has been stated in the Gazette, the
British ship Leicester Castle, from San
Francisco, July 26, arrived at Queens
town yesterday Her commander report
ed that on September 2 three Amer
lean seamen mutinied, and Capt. Peat
tie and his second office were shot, the
latter fatally, after an encounter with
the mutineers, who left the ship on a
raft in mid-ocean. Capt. Peatte gave
the names of the mutineers as w. A..
Hobbs, Ernest Sears, and James Turner.
They were shipped in San Francisco.
The second officer, llr. Nixon, was shot
while attempting to rescue the captain.
In the darkness the mutineers got few
planks and coops, and formed raft, and
launched it from the side of the ship,
which was then about 800 miles north OF
Pitcairn Island. The captain search
ned for the raft the next day, but it was not
sighted, and it was surmised that it went
to pieces. Capt Peattie added that
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Nixon, whom he shot through the heart.
The captain himself was shot twice, but
he had quite recovered when he arrived
at Queenstown. When the chief officer
discovered that the three men had mu-
tinted he mustered the rest of the crew on
the poop, intending to await daylight and
attempt to capture the mutineers; but
the latter escaped in the interim. The
captain is unable to account for the
mutiny. He supposes it was the inten-
ton of the mutineers to murder the Off
GERS and the men who refused to join
them, and take the ship to Pitcairn Island.
1t is said that Hobbs came from Illinois,
Sears from Idaho, and James Turner
from Portland, Oregon. The mutineers
took a weeks provisions with them on
the raft.
MYSTERIOUS DEATH.-M. E. Broad