Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-08-06
Virginia News.

Mrs. Jeremish Clowser, widow Of
Jacob Clowser, died Sunday evening at
Hay field, Frederick county, of paralysis,
aged sixty-five years.
United States Senator Thomas S.
Martin, Who has been travelling abroad,
arrived in Richmond Yesterday after
noop. His health has been greatly i'm
proved by his travels.
Moses Ferris, Syrian merchant, who,
it is alleged, two months ago stabbed to
death Frank Assaid, another Syrian
merchant, in Roanoke, has been cap
tured at Chilocite, province of Ricjs,
Argentine Republic, and will be brought
back TO Roanoke TO answer q charge OF
murder.
Robert Brackets love for his family
landed him in jail at Berryville yesler.
day. Recently Bracket was convicted
of selling liquor without license, and
was given the alternative OF serving a
Jail sentence or leaving Virginia forever.
He accepted the latter, but the desire to
see bis family was so strong that he re-
turned few days ago, only to be ar
rested and jailed.
Prof. John K. Ficklen, formerly OF
Fredericksburg and late OF New Orleans,
La, died Saturday in a hospital in Cha
tsuqua Lake, N. Y, where he WAS sum-
msring with his family. Mr.. Ficklen
stepped on a rock, which threw him,
breaking several of his ribs and irjuring
him internally. He was a graduate of
the University Of Virginia. For mum.
Der of years he studied abroad. On his
return to this country he was appointed
to chair in Tulane University, New
Orleans.
d. A. Kelly, who was defeated for the
House Of Delegates on the face ofthe re-
turns in the democratic primary in Eau
quier county lsst week, and who, TO-
gether with I. @. Pitcher, who was de-
feated for the State Senate, filed pro-
test with the county chairman, ssking
for recount, yesterday, further alleges
that there is strong evidence of fraud
and gross Irregularities and adds; al am
willing TO accept defeat as result
of an election fairly and honestly con:
Quoted, but | cannot and will not vince
at fraud"
Only Clifford Garrett, the fOur-year-
old son OF G. P. Garrett, Newport News,
was drowned in Hampton Roads, of the
Jamestown Exposition grounds, Sunday
night when the gasoline launch Gray
hound was run down and sunk by a
New York, Philadelphia aud Norfolk
car float, in tow of the tug Salisbury.
The five other ocf upants of the launch,
three of whom were reported as drowned,
had a miraculous escape from death, three
of them climbing on board the float
which ran down the launch, and the
other two being picked up by the ex-
cursion steamer Montauk.
Col. George @. Cabell, of Norfolk, is
working for an amendment to the Mann
ACT preventing even the social clubs from
selling liquors or other intoxicants to
their members on Sunday. The colonel
saws he knows the amending of the law
will probably work q hardship on organ
izltions that are operated 10 legitimate
manner, but feels that it is better that a
few institutions should suffer rather than
for hundreds of mushroom" clubs TO
continue to sell liquor Sundays and every
other day in the week not only to men,
bers, but to anyone who may come for
ward with the price Of drink.
The State yesterday afternoon filed a
demurrer in the United States Circuit
Court in Richmond to the Injunction OF
Judge Pritchard in The 2-cent rate case,
and it is expected that Judge Pritchard
will be in Richmond at an early date TO
take such action as will be necessary 10
forward the case to the Supreme Court
as soon as possible, as agreed upon by
the State and the railroads. According
to Attorney General Anderson, this is
only one step in the direction Of settliog
questions of vastly more importance than
the mere matter of rate OF 2 cents or 3
cents per mile on the railroads.