Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-04-08
Virginia News.

The snow OF Saturday evening and
night extended over large part of the
State.
Alfred Proctor James, son Of Rev o..
r. James Of Petersburg, has been
awarded the Cecil Rhodes scholarship
for Virginia.
As the result OF the action Of the town
council In reducing their salaries, thres
of the six members Of the Phoebus police
force have gone on strike.
The Daisy Roller Mills on Water
stIest, Norfolk, were destroyed by FIRE
early yesterday morning. The loss Is
estimated at 800, 900. II Is said that
two white men we're seen to set FIRE to
building.
Mrs. Charles Bruce died In Richmond
yesterday Mrs. Bruce was born 10
Fredericksburg aud was daughter Of
Thomas Seldom. whose father emigrated
from Lancashire, England, to Virginia
carly In the eighteenth century.
The remains OF Philip Cook Meade,
who died last Thursday In New York
hospital Of pneumonia, we're brought to
his old home at Millwood. and buried
yesterday. He vas twenty seven years
J of age, and son of Philip Cooke Meade
The Fredericksburg Excelsior Mills
Company, of Fredericksburg, was char
tered Saturday. Authorized capital from
twenty thousand to fifty thousand dol
lars. The officers are Ben Purvis, pres
ideni s. G. Whitehouse. vice president;
d. Scott Quintop, secretsfy-treasnrer
all Of Fredericksburg.
Striking negro longshOremtn At New
port News yesterday attacked party OF
Greeks and Italians employed by the
Merchants and Miners transportation
Company. A number OF pistol shots
were fred and great Jumps of coal we've
thrown on the docks. One man was
struck by coal, but no one was seriously
burt. The Greeksand Italians fled and
would not return 10 work until squad OF
policemen escorted them to the piers.
At Yuma, seven miles from Gate City,
yesterday morning Enos X. Taylor,
aged seventy years, fatally shot bis
uncle, j. /. Langsford. LangsfOrd or
one of his friends shot Taylor through
the body and also through the neck.
Langsford will probably not recover.
The Langsford aud Taylor families have
been in trouble for several years. Tay-
lor's mother Is sister OF Langsford.
Taylor seems to have been the aggressor.
He is said TO have fred twice before the
shots we're returned.
The appointment Of 6. q. Hoge, OF
Roanoke, TO succeed the late j. G. Blair
as assistant district attorney for the
western district of Virginia is regarded
in Bristol IS disappointment to Con-
gresham Semp, since it takes The honor
away from his district. II Is understood
that ], l.. Gleaves, Of Wytheyllle, vas
Sle.np's candidate, and that he had
Lawrence Hyatt, OF JOnesville. Lee
county, slated Tor chief clerk to United
States Marshal 3. b. Allen, the position
now held By Glesves. District Attorney
Moore seems TO have controlled the ap-
poiniment.
a handsome memorial cToss, presented
by the congregation OF Meade Memorial
Church, White Post, Clarke county, ln
memory Of tho late Captain David
Meade, of 'Benvenne," who WAS main
ly instrumental In the erection OF that
church, was dedicated yesterday morn
ing with impressive services by Rev.
Carter Page, rector. In the evening the
funeral of the widow of Captain Meade,
Mrs. Mamie Snowden Meade, who died
in Alexandria on Friday, took place
from the same church, the services be
ing conducted by Revs Carter Page and
}. A. Wallis.
Wireless telegraph reports received st
Norfolk tell OF the missing OF coal
barge, manned by len men, which the
United States navy CALLER Caesar was
towing of St, Augustine, Fla, on April
i, The barge was torn away 10 gale,
and has not been since seen, although
the Caesar commenced an immediate
search for it,. The collier sailed from
Key West for Norfolk with the barge 10
TOW On March 81. A rather alarming
sumor last night Was that an explosion has
occurred on the Caesar, killing half of
the vessels crew, but no authority can
be found for this statement. 1t seems
that the Caesar has not been heard from
since she commenced 10 search for the
barge. The Caesar several years ago
lay oil Alexandria for q week or more.