Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-07-02
Virginia News.

Two bears were recently killed at diff
fereut parts in Rockingham county.
The notable exhibit of the University
Of Virginia was shipped yesterday to
the st. Louis Worlds Fair.
James w. Ridgeway, of near Water
ford, died at the age OF seventy-eight,
from kidney trouble, on Wednesday.
At the last meeting Of the town council
of Manassas every obligation Of the town
was ordered to be paid, including the
lastof the Courthouse Bonds" $500. OO
and interest for one year.
James A. Smith, of Augusta county,
about thirty years of age, committed
suicide Thursday by hanging. He
had been suffering recently from an
attack of fever from which he had not
recovered.
Mrs. Edmonia Lewis Nichols, wife OF
Col. Edward w. Nichols, of the Virginia
Military Institute, died Thursday night.
She was before marriage Miss Waddell
daughter of the late DR.. Livingston Wad-
del, formerly of Waynesboro, Va.
Burglars yesterday morning blew open
the safe in the office of the Surry, Sus-
sex and Southampton Railroad, al
Surry, and secured 500. The post
Office was also entered and 81 in cur
rency secured. Stamps and mail were
not disturbed.
A. w. Harris, Petersburg negro,
has been appointed deputy by Collector OF
Internal Revenue Asa Rogers. Harris
has twice represented Dinwiddie county
in the legislature has been a delegate
to every republican national convention
in twenty years and served twice as
delegate-at-large with Gen. William
Malone.
The cornerstone OF the splendid new
building to be erected by the congre-
CATION of the First Baptist Church at
Charlottesville was laid at o'clock yes
terday afternoon with appropriate cere-
monies, under charge OF Widows Son
Lodge, No. 60, A. f. and A. NJ, Of
that city. Officers Of the Grand Lodge
of Virginia we're present and participated
in the exercises.
In the Circuit Court at Winchester
yesterday afternoon. Judge t. w.
Harrison refused to grant an injunction
asked for by Decatur Osburn to restrain
the county of Clarke from erecting
bridge over the Shenandoah river al
Castlemans Ferry on land owned by
Mr.. Osburn. The latter claimed that
the bridge injured his land. He is the
owned of the terry at that point.
The care ofthe Houdon statue Wash.
ington during the repairs to the Capitol
in Richmond is giving the committee
more concern than theeniargmentof the
Capitol Building. Governor Montague
suggestion to builda fireproof structure
somewhere on the square, where it could
be kept safely packed away until the Capt.
toll is finished, will likely be adopted.
If so, the statue will not be open to in
spection during the time. 1t is said to
be the most valuable single piece of mar
bic in the United States, and the com.
nnttee will take no chances.
Joy prevails among the prohibitionist'
of Virginia at the refusal of Gen. Nelson
A. Miles to allow himself to be nominal
ed for the presidency. The prohibition
party in Virginia has reached very re-
spectacle proportions during the past few
years, but it is safe to say that not hun
dredth of the vote would have heen fol-
General Miles. Every lew would have
gone to the polls had Miles been nomin-
ate |, " said cold-water advocate in Rich
mond yesterday. "None of us in Vir
ginia can forget that Miles ordered iron;
put on Jefferson Davis, and we will never
vote for him for any Office.
The Virginia Passenger and Power
Company, Of Richmond, Of which Frank
Jay Gould is the head, yesterday failed
ed TO pay the semi-annual interest on it
bonds held in Richmond and in New
York. The amount due is about hal
of per cent. of $1,000, 900. Paymen
was not made by the Goulds because of
suit to be heard Saturday in the Hust
ings Court of Petersburg asking for the
appointment of a receiver for the road
The suit was instituted by George f.
Fisher, of New York, who was at the
head OF the road before it was acquired
by Mr.. Gould. The failure to pay in
terest has caused enlightenment
The Petersburg council adopted an or
dinance to the effect that every person,
firm, or corporation who shall engage in
the business of redeeming trading stamps
shall pay a specific license tax of 81, 600
payable in advance for the year beginning
March l, 1904, and ending April 30,
1905. Any person engaging in such bust.
ness without paying the license tax shall
be fined $500, and any such person OF
agent failing to make any of the quarter
ly payments required shall be fined $500
for each failure to do so. Any person
who shall fail to pay the fine imposed
for violation Of the ordinance shall be
confined in Jail not less than one mol
more than three months.