Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-15
VIRGINIA NEWS.

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A son Of Mr.. Enoch Weldon, OF King
George county, was drowned IN the
Rappahannock river, near Wilmont
wharf, this week, while bathing. lie
was sixteen years old.
Mrs. May. Broadnax Cameron, vile
OF George Cameron, IT,, died suddenly
at her home in Petersburg last night.
Mrs. Cameron was formerly Miss May
Broadnax, of Lynchburg.
Mr.. Clinton Costello while at work on
the farm in Fauquier county now owned
by Mr. Turner Sfqcklett, found the we'd
ding ring of Colonel and Mrs. John
Scott, which was lost there many years
ago when Colonel Scatt resided there.
LIP. johnson, who was arrested in
Norfolk, and who is alleged to have
made a confession to the effect that he
placed dynamite on the tracks OF the
Passenger and Power Company in Rich
mond. was yesterday sent on to the grand
Jury. The accused was remanded to Jail
and bail was denied him.
Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor, of Norfolk, wife
of Colonel George W. Taylor, who COM
manded the Fourth Virginia regiment in
Cuba. and sister of Colonel Alex. Hig-
gins. present commander of the Seventy
first regiment, died suddenly yesterday
at jamestown, r. l., where she was sum-
mering with her children. =
Virginia Carolina Chemical Company
officers state that the recent So, 900, 900
loan was to secure notes of farmers for
fertilizers. which banks have heretofore
discounted. There is much anxiety and
heavy loss all through Virginia and the
Carolinas on account of the slump in
Virginia Carolina Chemical Company
stock.
The Regular Baptist Association, COM
posed of churches in Page, Fauquier,
Warren, Shenandoah, Rappahannock
and Madison counties. is in session with
the Regular Baptist Church at Spring
field. Page county. The meeting is
being largely attended by ministers OF
the denomination from this and other
States.
Mr.. J. TAYLOR Ellyson, chairman OF
the State democratic committee, has
issued a circular letter to the candidates
and party managers, in which the Banks
dale pure election law is freely quoted.
The letter is designed to give fair notice
to all so that those who have ambitions
may not violate the law by the use Of
money.
According to Captain b. G. Cook, reg
is .rar for the Second United States In
ternal Revenue district of Virginia,
"apple-iack" will be more plentiful thi;
fall in Virginia than ever before. VI
to the present time 80 per cent. more
still owners have applied for regis
trations than ever before in the history
Of the commonwealth.
William d. English died at Oakland,
Cal, yesterday of appendicitis, aged 81
wears. He was born in Jefferson county
and fought through the civil war, en-
gaging in the battle of Bull Run as q
member of the Stonewall Brigade. In
1892 he was chairman OF the democratic
State central committee of Californif
and later surveyor of customs and secre
tary of the State harbor commission.
Senator Daniel, ranking democratic
member Of the Senate committee on fin
ance, declares he will fight to the bittel
end Senator Aldrich's plan for fnancia
legislation. He is unalterably opposed
to the general features of the measure
and believes that in this position he vii
have the support Of the majority of hi
democratic colleagues on the finance
committee, lie says if the republican;
cannot do better than this, dem )cratiC
nominee will be elected in 1904.