Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-08-18
Virginia News.

Mrs. Laura Hefiin Hall, wife of w.
R. Hall, of Fredericksburg, died at
University Hospital, Washington. yes
ferday, where she underwent an opera
ton.
BY premature explosion of charge
OF powder the eyes of Foster Fry and
William Jones, two colored men, OF
LOudoun county, were blown out yester-
day. They were blasting rock near Ham
ilton. Beth men were seriously wounded.
Miss Bette Peace Hamilton, second
daughter of Hugh Hamilton, county
treasurer Of Fsuquier, died Wednesday
afternoon Of typhoid fever at her home,
10 Warrenton. The funeral took place
from ST. James's Episcopal Church this
morning at ii O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Alexander, OF
Leesburg, have announced the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss Elise
Alexander, to Mr.. William Carlos Lew
is, sou of Judge W. S. Lewis, of Mea-
dowbrook, near that place. The we'd
ding will take place September B.
Judge L. L. Lewis, of Richmond, has
assured his friends in Norfolk that there
is no string TO the resignation he had
offered as the United States district at
torney for the Eastern district. He says
that his resignation is intended tc take
effect the LIST of September, and that the
President will embarrass him very much
if he should expect him to hold the
Office longer than reasonable time in
which to select some other man.
Arrangements have been perfected for
the mass-meeting of citizens OF Richmond
in Capitol Square Saturday night for the
purpose of demanding the publication of
the Baughman report suppressed by
Judge S. B. Witt, of the Hastings Court.
Every indication points to great out
pouring of voters. A committee of prom
inent citizens has been appointed to man
age it. Another committee will be
named to solicit funds to be used in de-
fraying expenses.
Governor Warfeld, of Maryland, yes
terday honored a requisition from Gov
ernor Montague, of Virginia, for Charles
Andrews, charged, with his brother Ar
thur, with stealing horse in Virginia.
Both men were confined in the city Jail,
in Baltimore, for several days awaiting
delivery to the Virginia authorities.
Charles was turned over to Deputy
Sheriff j. r. Allison, but Arthur is held
for hearing next Tuesday, at which he
expects to prove an alibi.
Senator T. ). Martin addressed large
audience of Loudoun voters at Leesburg
yesterday afternoon. The meeting was
presided over by Judge j. B. McCabe,
member of TIE State committee from
Loudoun county. The Senator was in
troduced by Capt. j. w. Foster Of
Schuyler The speaker reviewed his
record as Senator, reiterated his advo-
cacy of primaries and criticised his oppO-
nent, Governor Montague, for injecting
into the campaign unworthy charges.
Eighteen people we're killed and rs in
jured in the wreck on the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad, near Bruces Station, seven
miles from Portsmouth, yesterday, as
stated in the Gazette of that day. The
train was bringing colored excursionists
FROM Kinston, n. c., to Norfolk, and
dashed into an open draw over the
Western Branch of the Elizabeth river.
Only two of the dead are white. They
with Edward Jolif, manager of the
excursion, which consisted principally of
colored passengers, and little boy. En-
gineer G.. L. Gregg did not see the dan
ger until too lae to avert the accident.
He jumped and his engine leaped from
the tracks into the water. He was
badly cut about the eyes. His fireman
also iumped