Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-21
Virginia News.

There is still strong belief at Char
lottesville that the Board of Visitors OF
the University selected president and
are keeping it quiet.
Thousand of dollars worth of timber,
bark and fencing have been destroyed by
forest fires which have been raging In
the Blue Ridge, in Page county, for
several days.
Fendall Rixey died yesterday even
ing at Rixeyville, in Culpeper county,
in the seventy-third year of his age
Mr.. Rixey at the time Of his death was
postmaster at Rixeyyille.
The Herndon Investment Company,
of Fairfax county, has been chartered by
the corporation commission. j. j. OAR
lington is president, and the maximum
capital is $4,000.
A dispatch to Richmond says that
peaches and cherries were killed by cold
and frost last night and vegetables have
been greatly retarded. Ice two inches
thick formed near the city.
S. L. Williams died at his home,
Shenandoah Junction, Jefferson county,
w. Va, yesterday, of appendicitis, al
the age of SO years. He was a native
of LOudoun county, and went to Shen-
andoah Junction 20 years ago.
The new law giving police powers to
trolley car conductors in the seating OF
the races in separate seats was pnt into
effect on the Richmond street car lines
Yesterday. The white people sustain
with complacency the threat Of the color,
ed population to walk.
Cedar Greek Quaker Church, near
Montpelier, Hanover county, was de-
stroyed by fire yesterday. Patrick
Henry often attended services there
when he lived at "Scotchtown," in
Hanover. The church was of brick, and
the walls are still standing.
William L. Ficklin died at his home
near Bealeton, Fauquier county, yester'
day, after protracted illness, aged sixty
four. He served with distinction dur
ing the civil war as lieutenant of the
Black Horse Cavalry. He is survived
by two sons and two daughters.
The residence of d. w. Barr, near
Berryvile, was destroyed by fire Tues
day night, together with all the contents.
A considerable sum of money which
Mr.. Barr kept in the house was also
consumed. The loss is 81 200, with
$500 insurance. A defective hue caused
the fire.
Senator Martin has introduced bill
authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury
to purchase site for public building
at Big Stone Gap, and fixing the cost OF
the building, which would be used for
the accommodation of the internal reve-
nue. offices, the postoffice and other gov
eminent Offices, at 1925, OOO
The House committee on claims has
reported the resolutions introduced some
days ago providing for the payment OF
81, 500 to Representative Slemp to reim-
burse him for the money expended in
securing from the Supreme Court OF Vir-
ginia mandamus to compel the officers
of election in Russell, Washington and
Scott counties to count the vote cast al
certain precincts at the election in the
fall of 1902.
The republican committee of the
Ninth Congressional district met yester-
| day and elected l.. p. Summers, OF Wash
ington county, chairman of the commit
tee, vice Stewart F. Lindsey, resigned.
The committee fixed Wednesday, June
Is, as the date and Tazewell as the
place for holding a convention to nomi-
nate candidate for Congress. Con-
gresham Slemp will be renOminated, but
will not have the unanimous support OF
the party.