Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-05-24
Virginia News.


mittee yesterday declared Congressman
Glass the democratic candidate for Con-
gress 10 the Sixth Congressional district.
The statue of Gov. William Smith
will be unveiled on the Capitol Square,
q. Richmond, Wednesday. May 80
We Acknowledge an inyitstion to be
present.
Miss Seldie Smith, daughter of Mr..
Alonzo Smith, OF Montpelier, Was thrown
from her horse while out riding n day or
two sgo aud almost Instantly killed, her
neck being broken.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Efie Hunter, of Washington. to DIR. B.
F holland, a prominent physician of
Ashburn, near Leesburg. The wedding
will take place on June 80
The largest mortgage ever received for
record al the NansemOnd County Clerks
office Was filed yesterday. IL is y $780,
600, 900 mortgage from the Southern
Railway to the Standard Trust Company
of New York conveying in trust proper
ties aud franchises owned or controlled
by the railroad 10 the District of Coum-
bia and IL States. The issue will Do
4 per cent 50-year bonds of 81 900 de-
nomination.
John b. Csld~ ell one of the most
popular society young men 10 Southwest
Virginia, is held prisoner at Wise
charged with the theft of money trom
the Virginia Iron, Coai aud Coke Com.
psny that will, it is believed, exceed
3l5, 900. CsldSell's method, the officers
OF the company declare, WAS TO make
false reports on the time Of employees,
then send to the general offices forged
receipts corresponding with the time 's-
ported. The men would get pay TOT
correct time, aud Caldwell would pocket
the balance.
The home of K chsrd friplett, a farm
er 10 the western part OF Frederick
county, Was partially wrecked Tuesday
by miscIeants, Who ruined the house
snd defaced and destroyed the furniture
aud contents during the Owners sbsence
On his seluTn to the h"u-e Mr.. TIiplelt
fonnd parts OF theporches had heen Iofn
away aud The windows smashed. Trip
lett is the father OF Stanley Triplelt,
who WAS expelled from school because
he was alleged to have negro blood "a
bis veins. The bov was sitef@srd re
instated by the school trustees, phy sciao7
IestifYing that he had 40 negro blood r.
il believed the boys Reinstatement al
school led to the outrage.
Yesterday SESSIONS of the Virgiois
Conference of Charities aud Corrections
10 Petersburg we're devoted TO the reading
al many papers on diferrut phssts ct
charitable. reform story and corrective
works. The morning session concluded
with sn address on education as factor
10 charity, by John NJ Glenn, of Balti-
more The care OF ir'endless and way
ward girls WAS The subject of discussion,
Ut the evening session, sud the necessity
for the establishment of tate iAstitu--
ton tor that purpose Ma strongly nrgedf
by S z. Wsddill, of Heutico coaniy
Dr. Robert Frazer aud Charles hutzler,
OF Richmond, all OF whom went iHtO q
detailed discussion of methods of train
log and education.
The Supreme Council, Royal Area
nun, which has teen holding il, an nnsl
convention at the Chamberlin Hotel,
Old Point, adjourned Yesterday after
noon to meet next year 10 Boston. IL
Was learned last night that lhe Supreme
Council passed Il resolution expelliDg
from the order Frank L. Wilcox,
prominent lawyer of Syracuse, n. Y,
who, when the rates were increased last
year, published sa article severely cr.d
cislng the Suprems Council aud its
members. Wilcox ia member .. the.
Syracuse Lodge. The body also voted
to increase The representation Of the
Grand Council. Hereafter each grand
council will be entitled TO three repre-
senlstiVes Instead OF two.
An attempt was made Tuesday night
TO rob the Southern Railway station al
Hamilton. Frank Lsycock, the assistant
agent, WAS spending the night la the
Office. He was awakened by some Que
try ing to enter The froat door SeiIing
bis pistol, he fred three shots through
the door. The fire was returned through
the "iadow, the bullet psssiGg close TO
Mr.. Lsycock. The robbers dsd. leaving
behind them two dynamite fuses, ready
capped: box OF dynamite caps, two
drills, crowbsr, a heavy piece Of scsnt-
ling, and q Baltimore aud Ohio time.
table. The crowbsr WAS the property
of the railroad company, aud the person.
who secured it wss evidently familiar
With the premises The station hs.
been robbed three times within the past
lew years