Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-13
Virginia News.

The Virginia Boat Club of Richmond
has decided not to participate 10 the
Labor Day regatta ut Washington.
Newport News shipysrd officials an
nounce that the yard has been awarded
contract for a new liner for the New
York aud Texas Steamship Company,
the Mallory Line. The vessel will cost
81 900, 900.
A heavy wsshout of the roadbed of
the Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac Railroad near Ashland blocked
all trrffic yesterday afternoon. The
passenger trains Of the Coast Line, Sea-
board Air Line, aud Southern were de-
toured by the Chesapeake aud Ohio.
F. Olney Mccormick has bought all
the remaining manganese land in Cedar
Creek Valley, Shenandoah county, con-
sisling of 81, 900 acres and is organizing
mining company. Another company
owDs 90, 900 acres adjoining. These de-
posts OF manganese are said to be the
richest yet discovered. Baltimore and
Philadelphia capitalists are interested.
DIR. Daniel f. Ellis, college physician
at Rapdolph-Mscon College, Ashland,
was drowned while crossing swol)en
creek four miles from Ashland, yester-
day. His buggy and horse washed
down stream and hung against an over
haoging limb. He cut the horse loose
and succeeded 10 placing his four-yesr-
cd son 10 safety on the limb, but
himself became entangled in the buggy
and was drowned.
John d. Tucker Brooke, OF Norfolk, re.
garded as Congressman Miynard's most
formidable opponent 10 III three cornered
race for Congress in the Second district
Of Virginia, announces his withdrawal.
Judge Brooke has become convinced that
he has no show TO win against Harry
Maynard. Colonel George G. Cabell is
still 10 the race. The race is now he
tween George @. Csbell and Harry L.
Maynard, the present Representative.
j. d. Montague, prominent and
wealihy citizen of Sheffield. Ala, and
brother OF Ex-Governor Montague, of
Virginia, was found dead 10 bis room at
bis home on Saturday. He had been
dead for at least twenty. -four hours when
the body was discovered. His wife and
son we're on trip to Virginia to visit
relatives. His death was due to NOR
phipe, but his purpose in taking it is not
get determined.
While driving along lonely and
dark road from Berryville, Clarke county,
to Winchester late Saturday night, with
his mother, Claude VAR, young bust
ness man of Winchester, was held up By
Two men, one of whom grabbed the
horse while the other attempted to go
through Varr's pockets. During the
scutiIe VAR succeeded ip drawing his
revolver and fred rs both men fed into
the bushes. Mrs. VAR secreted q con-
siderable sum of money In her dress and
defed the bighwaymen to touch her, at
the same time hourishing the butt end
OF a strong whip in her hand.
John Toney, well-known young man
OF Manchester, arrived home Thursday
after long trip in the West. He reached
home in hoax, evidently sick. When
asked by his mother what was the mat
ter he replied; II will tell you all after
a while" He Immediately rslipsed in
to unconsciousness and died yesterday
Of typhoid fever, without having recover
ed Consciousness. A letter fir I'm Alexan-
dria, few DAYS before Toney's arrival
at home, suggested that some of his peo
pie had better send for him, although
it did not explain the trouble. He was
probably i'll here and fastened his death
BY going hOfe.