Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-06-12
VIRGINIA NEWS.


elected Mayor of Warrenton.
Rev. and Mrs. Sydnor G. Ferguson
have issued invitations to the marriage
of their daughter. Sadie. and Mr.. Clay
ton Rose Kicker, on Tuesday, June 70,
in Leesburg.
Mrs. Ellen Shipman, wife Of the late
John Shipman, died on Thursday morn
ing of last week at the home of her SON
in-law, Mr. JOS. Shugars, near Clark
Gap, aged 70 years.
Miss Elinor Hutchinson, Of Loudoun
county, and Mr.. George Raymond
Galleher, of Hickory Grove, Prince Will
liam county, were married at Little River
Church, Loudoun county, on Wednesday.
The rains in Richmond last night
we're very heavy. There was small
cloudburst out in the county which
caused the small streams to rise rapi dly.
Many bridges we're washed away.
The negroes of this state are organic
ing to send contesting delegations to the
republican national convention to show
that the white vote is but an minutes
sinai part of the republican party in the
state.
Auditor Marye yesterday issued a call
on State banks for report OF their con-
dition at the close of business on June y,
which is the same time that the Comp
troller of the Currency has called for a
report of the condition Of the national
banks of the country.
A daring robbery was committed in
Richmond Wednesday nightat the house
of Policeman r. L. Bryant. While that
officer was away from home on duty Mrs.
Bryant was chloroformed, the house ran
sacked from top to bottom and s42 in
money stolen. When the officer went
home it was with difficulty that he could
arouse his wife.
The wealthy truckers of the Norfolk
county market gardening district met in
Portsmouth yesterday to consider the es-
Enlistment Of a steamship line to New
York in competition with the Old Do
minion steamship line. All the north
bound lines have recently increased rates
% per cent. on the truckers. 1t is this
they are fighting.
The first break in the ranks of the
marine engineers occurred in Norfolk
Yesterday when the engineer force of the
steamer Pine Beach, of the Sewalls Point
Newport News Line, returned to duty on
a compromise scale. They get, however,
so month increase over the old scale.
Other than this incident, the strike situa-
ton is unchanged.
Mr.. George A. Pearson, of Loudoun
county, Virginia, visited Rockville, ~,
Yesterday for the purpose of obtaining a
license for the marriage Of himself and
Miss Blanche Cummings, also of Vir-
ginia. He gave his age as 20 and when
informed by Clerk of the Court Thos,
Dawson that, as he was under the legal
age, the license could not be issued with
out the assent of his parents, he was
plainly dispointed.
Rev. II. A. Johnson, the Congrega-
tional minister, who eloped from Clay
ton, n. Y, with Mrs. Minnie Davis,
the leading soprano in his choir and
went to Norfolk with the woman, was
fined $40. 80 in the Police Court yester-
day upon the statutory warrants against
him. The fine was paid. johnson says
he will return to his wife and two chill
dren. whom he deserted when he left
Clayton with the Davis woman.
Mayor A. w. Eastwood, of West
Point, has received an anonymous letter
informing him that matters were going
wrong at West Point, and that the other
half of the town would be burned.
"Some people there are too mean to live,
and they must be burnt out, continued
the writer. Mayor Eastwood held
consultation with some of the citizen:
and increased the police force. The peo'
pie of West Point have lively remem'
brance of their past disaster, have
nervous expectancy of the cry of fire,
and private vigilance has been redoubled
ANY man who walks the streets of West
Point now at night without good ere
dentiaIs is in danger of his life.
As heretofore stated the reason for the
meeting of the republican State commit
fee in Richmond some time this month
is for the purpose of settling the fractional
fight between the local republicans. II
is said both Elliott and Williams, who
have been the leaders of the two fac
lions. are to be retired, and that Edgar
Allan. ir., will be the next chairman OF
the committee. According to the report
each faction. is to name twenty-six
members, or one-half of the city COM
mittee. It is a part of the plan to
eliminate the negro from the councils Of
the party, and only in Jackson ward
will the negro be recognized. The ne
groes, it is said, will not accept this
solution of the fight with equanimity,
and no negro from Jackson ward will
accept place on the committee. 1t l;
proposed that they get together and
organize a separate party of republicans
and send contesting delegates to the ma
tional convention.
DEATH OF PROF. CLAYToR.-Prof.
William Graham Clayton died yesterday
morning at the country residence of hi: