Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-18
A broksn rail yeaterdsy caused a dis.

ssirous accident on the valley branch OF
the B. 4 o. Railroad at Cave station,
Rockingham county. Eleven carsjumped
the rack aud we're smashed TO pieces
causing lOss of So, 900. Ne one Was
injured however.
Senator Daniel, who spent consider
able time With the president yesterday
declined, when be left the White House,
to ssy what recommendation he had
made With reference to Virginia ap-
pointments, but it is understood that be
was ser for to talk over several matters
with Mr.. Taft.
As a solution OF the question of site
for the proposed Battle Abbey and to
make up the deficiency of Richmond IN
the matter ofparks, q proposition will
be submitted to the Common Council to
purchase the present site of Richmond
College aud convert it into park with
the Battle Abbey as central figure.
The Rev. ]. William Jones, Of Rich
mond, died at Columbus, Ca, yesterday
afternoon after au Illness Of several weeks.
DR.. Jones went south to spend the win
ter. He held the position Of chaplain
general ia the United Confederate Vet
erans' Association and was widely known
throughout the south. As secretary Of
the Southern Historical Society, be
edited IA volumes Of southern historical
papers His best known literary work
is a life OF General Lee, published in
1906.
Messrs. Davis & Davis, Washington
patent attorneys, report the grant, this
week, to citizens of this state, of the fol-
lowing pat,nts: J. A. Musgrove, jr.,
of Norton, ssfety.bridge for cars;
w. 8. Wilkinson, of WytheviIle,
producing btuminous binders aud
ompositions and, T. A. Williams, OF
Fails Church, glazlng.slrip for window
frames,
The town, Of Manassas has purchased
forty horsepower gasoline fire engine at
q cost of$2, 100. 1t is provided with trip
lex bross cylinder pump Of capacity OF
300 to $50 gallons a minute and will
throw a stream from an inch nozzle from
l75 to 1876 feet horizontally, and two
three.q quarter inch streams nearly IS far
L! will throw three effective fire streams
upon the roof Of a fVe-story building.
Thomas E Jones, rich Welsb
miner, who came to this country to see
his only daughter and who brought his
imbecile sou with him, retained home
without seeing bis daughter BECAUSE be
| would not leave his son in care OF siran-
gers at Ellis Island, New York, while
he went to Scranton, where his daugh-
ter lives. Millions we're offered as Sc
| c1rity for the mems return to Europe,
but were refused by the authorities.
According to the annual report of the
auditor of public accounts Of Virginia
for tie year ending September 80, 1908,
the negroes Of the slate own l,4o4, O4S
acres, little less than one-sixteenth OF
the entire acreage. This laud is valued
at Sc, 2S9, 6O5. The buildings aud i'm
provements ere valued at So, 1897, 9l9,
MAKING a total value Of $40, III, 624.
Louisa county takes the lead in the num-
Der Of acres owned by negroes, the to'al
being so, 5S4.
Thomas 7. Boswell, OF Baltimore, has
closed a deal at Pocahontas, by which
Bowel acquires for so years the prop
erty OF the Browning Mining Company
at that place. Boswell Is to pay two
hundred thousand cash April lst and 10
addition Is cents on every ton OF coal
and 20 cents on every ton Of coke. The
minimum royalty for the first three
years is $22, 900 year, while for each
years thereafter during the life Of con-
tract the minimum is $45, 600 year.