Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-08-22
Virginia News.


yesterday morning Of the large kitchen
at the Hampton branch of the National
Soldiers Home, meals for the 1900
veterans at the home had TO be prepared
in temporarily constructed kitchens,
which we're Pitched on the grounds sur
rounding the home at daybreak. The
damage amounts TO $50, 900. The origin
of the fire is unknown.
Ia a quarrel over 81 Herbert Tslialer-
70 Monday night tried, il Is alleged, to
kill his brother Charles, in Norfolk.
When the victim was taken to the hos
piisI with long aud deep stab wound
hear bis heat he refused to tel the name
of his asssilant. The knife broke of In
the man's body and was extracted by the
surgeons. He will likely die. Herbert
Taiaferro was arrested.
The eleventh annual convention Of
the Fairfax County Sunday School AS
sociaticn viii be held at Woodlswn Bap-
fist Church tomorrow. The address Of
welcome will be delivered by Mr.. f. f.
Mason, of Accotink, and the response by
Mr.. J. NJ. Thorne, of Falls Church, the
president OF the association. The as.
ISOLATION embraces all the Sunday
schools of the county and is undenomi-
NATIONAL. Addresses vii! By delivered
by the ministers and prominent laymen
of the county.
Harry B. Davis, superintendent of
construction work on the South and
Western Railroad, was killed by Stuart
Shelton at O'Clock Monday night, near
Maccssin Gap. Davis went to Shelton,
a tenant OF Que OF tue compsny's board
ing houses, and asked payment for de-
ferred rents. Shelton became enraged,
aud, running into the house, procured
pistol sud shot the superintendent
through tie heart. Shelton was caught
by a posse aud isnow id Jail.
Mary Smith, an unfortunate young
white woman, was found by Officer Brad
ley in negro lunchroom in Richmond
on Monday in an al nost unconscious
condition, due 10 excessive drink. When
arrsigDed before Justice Graves yester-
day morning, the prisoner presented
pitiable appearance, being half clad.
She claimed to be of respectable family
of eauquier anuHiy and The wife of
prominent army officer. squire Graves
was touched by her appearance, but sem
fenced her to Jail under 800 security
for 80 days and also recommended her
to the care of physician.
The body of an unknown white mar
TO be German, was foun,
Yesterday morning hanging from the
limb Of tree near the public highway 1
in Montgomery county, not far from the
village of Snowville. The man had
evidently committed suicide by hanging
with a leather waist belt. A suit case
near the dead body contained clothing
and slip of paper bearing the name
Alton Coheva, 9l5 Huchison street,
Philadelphia. The case bore a label
it bad come from Bremen De-
cember 20, 1905. He was about 40
years old aud weighed 100 pounds.
A report published yesterday in Rich.
mond that Gen, Scott Ship has tender
ed his resignation to Governor Swanson
as superintendent of the Virginia Mill
ry Institute Is without foundation.
This contradiction is made on the au-
hority of General Ship himself. The
board of visitors of The Virginia Military
Institute will meet in Lexington next
Monday TO look after extensive improve
nents now 10 progress ana to tfapsact
,ther business incident to the opening of
he school the lst of September. II is
probable that General Ship will offer
lis resignation at, that time. but should
his be done actian ip lhe matter would
e postponed until the meeting next
une.