Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-16
Virginia News.

Mr.. Abner Idep, OF DeIsplane, ditd
In q hospital In Annapolis, Md, ye'lef-.
day. He was q brother Of DR.. Iden, oil
Maoassss.
Disabled aud heavily laden WITH
lumhtr. the little s,htooeE Sadie U.
summer, of Thoma TN, Me-, has jast
been brought into port at LynheAven
bsy. Her captain reports the crew safe
q I'd says be westbered two hard gales
Pns'dsrtJ J. B. Wood 1.-THE Richmond
B,srd Of Alderman, who WAS racer ny
made superintendent OF The pen tn t a'y,
preset I d bis resignation last nigi IS q
member of The upper branch OF the city
council. Alderman Robert Whit'et, IT,,
Of Olay ward, was elected presldei t OF
the board. aud Frank l.. Batter was
q ct d TO ell the unexpirsd term OF Nh.
Wood az alderman from Jefferson ward.
As the result of the discussions be-
fore thu td-Stste Medical Association,
Of Virginia, and The Oarolioss, 10 Rich-
mond yesterday, movement OF crest
msgri,ude Is about TO be launched for
the tu.pose Of Stamping ont or check
ing The spread Of cancer. Governor
Mann delivered en- address OF welcome
to the visiting doctors.
O.pt,lu Charles r. Willelt, sged
sbfu 81 years, a well-kuoWn sea cap
,ir. of Bu ting Greek, Accomsc coun-
ty. was fund dead with the gas turned
on 10 the second story ffor room at the
homo OF bis niece, Mrs. frederick
Kreiuer, 10 b I more shortly aitI noon
on Monday.
A storm OF disapprovsl hiss arlseu In
L7ncht ug am ing t1s Aut-slloon Les
| "a, people over the II ,lssy dispeniary
bill. Moody night 70 lesLul eut'red
a protest and yet idsy the NJ tlod.s'
MiuI.ters' Conference teIegrsphed Sena'
tjr Hssey tn TIE conference had made
an emphatic protest sgainss his dlspen'
s,ry bill. Another telegram seI t BY t1t
NJ, iodlst minislefa urges S'nator Hal
sey to tu pport The ST ode enabling act
Miss Cynthia Woody died In Roanoke
We. rday, aged 20. Shortly after bel
| deslh, her sister, Mics suie Woody
,sged e., was taken I'll and died las
night A third sister, Mrs. M. A. Penn
living 10 the sans htu'e, VISA seized with
| illness last nigh! and her coalition Il
prom iced serious. The tbrse sisters
had ell their lives been devoted to eacf
other. A message received in Roanoke
last uIgl from Washington, D. O., say
that a fourth sit 7, Mr.. s. A. Tiosley
of that city, is In seri VI cond tor
and unable 10 go to R9aDoke.
| Uudsr a ruling Of Judge Hauekel. o
1.-The Corporation Court Of Norfolk, render
led yett .rday, it's not murder 10 Virginia
| to XIII a man with o blow Of the Est. H
instructed the j1ry 10 the case Of Robe,
Orenshtw, charged With the murder o
| Eli al Hill, thai as The accused used N
deadly weapon, be could only be con
| yIcled of the crime Of ms1sli git r
pu ulshsbls by q ser t'uce Ct year IL
| isil or a Gue of 81, 600. The jury CAV
OrenshaG nine months, The killing wa
the result Of row over bali dollar
| At q meeting OF the Virgins deb
com mission held at the ] ft,rsOn ii ote
yet ,rday noon, former A t'rney Gen
trsl WilIism A. Aodersol was retaine
81 assocltt, ctuuseI for Virginia 10 tn
pending litigation with West Virginia
The action was lauimous, and wss b
| the advice and with the approval Of A
toruey- General Samuel W. Williams. ]
IL understood thlt the action Of the con-
mission will lender unnecessary the pa,
sage OF the bill for the employment
special counsel for Virginia 10 the We
Virginia debt litigation, which hiss pssae
the Senate, aud is now pending in tn
House Of Delegates.