Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-18
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Richmond Typographical Union
has rescinded .he resolution imposing
fines on those riding on the streets cars
Of that city.
The creditors of the Oliver Refining
Company, which operates large colDon-
seed oil refining plant at Norfolk WILL
it is said, he paid in full.
Mrs. Hanna Birdsell, wife of David
Birdsell, of Purcellyille, died late Satur-
day night from typhoid fever. she was
aged about sixty-fve years.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Gulick, ofWater-
ford, died suddenly from heart disease at
the home of her brother-in-law, Henry
Myers, in that town, late Saturday night
She was aged about fifty years.
R. NJ. Jones, of Stafford county, an
ex-Confederate soldier, has announced
himself candidate for the democratic
nomination for the house of delegates
from Stafford and King George counties.
The vestry of st. James Protestant
Episcopal Church of Warrenton has
called Rev. f. S. Kinks, of Lees6urg'
Rev. Mr.. Kinks is summering In Idaho,
where he is actively engaged in mission
airy work, and report says he may con-
clude to remain there.
The marriage of Miss Tennie Lee
Alfriend, of Richmond, to George Hurk-
amp Warren, of Brooklyn, is announced
TO take place in the early autumn. Mr,
Warren is former Virginian and Miss
AIfriend is the daughter of the late
Capt. Thomas L. Alfriend.
Major R. Palmer, secretary of the j..
E. B. Stuart Monument Association, re-
ports that Sc, 114.13 has been received
in contributions to the Stuart equestrian
statue. The State has made an appro-
priation of $40, 600 and a site in Capitol
Square, and the city's appropriation Will
bring the figure up to handsome sum-
Mrs. r. A. Mckenzie, wife OF a
prominent farmer near Stuart, in Patrick
county, Saturday went into the upper
mart of the house, threw kerosene over
herself and saturated the room and set II
on fire. Her body was recovered from
the ruins. A few months ago sue tried
to commit suicide by taking carbolic acid'
GoEBEL's DEATH PLANNED. -Roberl
Nokes. who three years ago in the frs1
trial of Caleb Powers gave some sensa'
tional testimony, appeared as a witness
for the prosecutor at Georgetown, KY,
Yesterday. Nokes said that at one time,
at Corbin, Whitley county, Charles Fin
lev, former Secretary of State, said tc
him that the moving of large bodies o.
men to Frankfort was too expensive
that the best way to settle the contest
was to paw James Howard 81, 600 to Kill
Goebel. He said arrangements had beer
made to kill Goebel on January ",
1900, but they then miscarried. Noke'
said he started out to inform Goebel, but
was interrupted. Powers took the wit
ness stand in his own defense at the
afternoon session. Examined by Judge
Jere r. Morton he told the story he has
repeated on the stand on each Of his pre-
ceding trials, but inserted new matter
now and then by entering denial tc
the story told by Frank Cecil, of Bel
county, that he was seeking someone t.
enact the role of assassin. Powers de-
MED that he had any motive in bringing
the "mountaiu army" to Frankfort otheI
than to show the democratic majority o
the General Assembly the intense feeling
of the republican voters of the State, ant
said it had nothing whatever to do Will
the Goebel murder. 1t is evident tina
Powers defense this time will be tina
Henry Youtsey fred the shot that killed
William Goebel.