Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-16
VIRGINIA NEWS.

arms DeCduSe OF lnStrucUOnS given 1hChi
by the police not to sell intoxicating
drinks 10 any student of the university
Miss Lucille Fuller, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry w. Fuller, of Wash
ington, and Mr.. Charles Edward Gilpln,
of Philadelphia, were married at Hot
Springs yesterday.
Walter Z. Finks and his brother, j.
w. Fiuks, said to be prosperous farmers,
living near Woodstock, were arrested IN
Winchester yesterday for attempting to
pass bogus check.
Mrs. w. L. Hippo, of Spottsylvania
county, died in Fredericksburg, on Mon
day, aged twenty years. She had been
under treatment for a short time. HeT
husband and two small children survive
her.
At high tide yesterday afternoon the
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry
dock Company succeeded in releasing the
armored cruiser Maryland, which hung
on the end of the launching ways, where
she was named with elaborate ceremony
last Saturday.
Five houses in the suburbs of Ports.
mouth, Va, we're saturated with oil by
unknown incendiaries yesterday morn
ing and set on fire. Twenty people oc-
cupying the buildings barely escaped
with their lives. 1t is thought dis
possessed tenant is responsible for the
fire.
Gov. Montague has granted permits
sion for the organization of the Peters
burg Grays, a white military company.
The Governor has also authorized the
formation Of the Mecklenburg Guards,
at Chase City, Mecklenburg county, and
the Warren Light Infantry, at Front
Royal.
A prominent democrat from the Pied
mont section of the Tenth congressional
district was in Richmond the Other
day, and expressed the opinion that
Congressman II. d. Flood, of Appomat-
tox, would be returned to Congress next
year, and said it now looked as if he
might have no opposition, certainly with
in the democratic party.
Judge John H. Ingram, of Manches-
ter, who as stated in the Gazette was
nominated by the Richmond Bar yes
terday as successor to the late Judge f.
@. Minor, of the Law and Equity Court,
was later appointed to the position by
Gov. Montague, who will send his name
10 the General Assembly when it con
venes, for permanent election.
The investigation of the fatal acciden
aboard the cruiser Olympia at Norfolk
Va, has failed to fix the responsibility
for the loss of two lives. The report o
the board has been forwarded to Wash
ington and there is nothing in it to i'm
plicate any of the crew Of the vessel il
the theft of the fatal barrel of alcohol o.
of carelessness in setting it of.
The rooms of the Corporation Com
mission in Richmond were thronged yes
tefday with leading lawyers representing
the big railroad system of the State, wht
appeared to be heard in connection Will
the valuation and assessment of railway
property, soon to be made by the com
mission for the first time. The hearing
will consume two or three days.
After mailing a letter 20 a friend, Civ
ing him the date of his birth and death
and directing that his body be turned
over to the medical college Of Virgins
for anatomical purposes, Charles II
Wegner, a well known piano maker anC
tuner. committed suicide in Richmond
yesterday evening by hanging himself in
his room at Fourth and Grace streets
The act had been well planned. He
left word that the money received fol
his body should be used to pay hii
debts.
The grand jury in Henrico county
failed yesterday to find true bills against
the Passenger and Power Company
guards charged with firing into a crowC
of innocent bystanders" during the
strike riot at Vine and Main streets anC
westward last July. Mitchell, one o.
guards, was charged with a felony and
the other two, Cronk and Diggs, were
charged with being accessories. The
testimony of the Commonwealth was
heard and that of two or three of the wit
nesses for the defense. An old colored
man on the jury hailed DIR. G. V. Car
rington, who was witness, with pleasure.
The evidence had been conflicting, evi
IDENTIFY. Certainly" said the colored
juror, eve will now learn all aboutit. Here
is a Doctor" The three men were dis
missed when the jury reported its failure
to find indictments.