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

Mr., Abuer Iden, OF Dalsplanc, died
In a hospital in Annapolis, Md, yesteE-
day. BE was brother Of DR.. lden, OF
MaoasssP.
Disabled aud heavily laden with
lun5!r, t1e little s:h;ooer Sadie q.
Summer, OF Thona tn, Me-, has Jast
been brought into port at Lyrheaven
BAY. Her captain reports The crew safe
a I'd says be westbered two bard gales.
Preside, J. 3. Wood OF the Richmond
B BARD CT Alderman, who was racer ny
made sup ariu,endsnt Of lbe pen tn ary,
preset d his resignation last nigi as
member Of The upper branch OF the city
couuciJ. Alderman Robert Whit.et, jr.,
OF Clay ward, was elected presidel t OF
the board, and Frask l.. Batter was
Il ct d to fill the unexpired term OF Mr..
Wood as alderman from Jefferson ward.
As the result of the discussions be-
fore the ti-Ststs M:d;cal Association.
of Virginia, srd the Oaroliass, in 2lch-
mond yes,e rday, movement OF crest
msgcitude is abou. 10 BIO launched Tor
the purpose of Stamping Oh; or check
ing The spread OF cancer. Governor
Mann delivered en- address of welcome
to the visiting doctors.
@ rt,in Charles Z. Wilett, sged
abtu 81 years, weikooHn sea cap.
tir, of Eu Itpg Orses, Accomsc coun-
ty, was fund dssd with the gas turned
on 10 the second story ff5' room at the
homo OF bis MICE, Mrr. Frederick
| Rreiaer, 10 b. more shortly a:t,t noon
on Monday.
4 storm OF disappyo7sl hss arisen in
L7nchsurg am ing t1a Aot-s'!oon Les
~, people OYER the II .!s:y dispen;ary
bill. Moadsy nigh 70 leatua eut'red
protest end yet 'day the NJ tiod.st
Ministers Conference autographed Sena'
tr Hssley ia Ie conference had made
an emphatic protest against his dIsPen-
ssry bill. Another telegram aet t by the
NJ, lodist minisisra urges S!uRtor Hal
sey to tu oport The St ode enabliug act.
Miss Cynthia Wnody dad in Roanoke,
ye, rdsy, aged 70. Shorty after her
dea,h, her sister, Mes suiie Woody,
: sged CT, wa taken i'll and died last
night. A third sister, Mrs. M. A. Penn,
living 10 the sans hlI's, VISA seized with
| Illness last nigh. and her condition Ia
prom IL ,ced serious. The tbrae slsters
had ell their Urea been devoted to each
| other A message received in Roanoke
last night rom Washing ~, D. O., says
that fourth 81 +, Mr.. s. A. TiualeJ,
OF that city, ia In seri III coud. ton
and unable 10 60 to Roanoke.
Undsr q ruling of Judge Hanekel. Of
| the Corporation Court Of Norfolk, render
ed vest .rday, ills no! murder in Virginia
to Kill a mao with blow OF the fist. He
instructed the jlry In the case of Robert
Orenshs charged With the murder OF
Eli ,h Hill, TIA: as The accused used no
deadly weapon, Re could only be con.
yicted of the crime Of maosli Il t r,
pu aishabla by sert'u CT pear In
| jail or foe of 81 600. The ju'y gave
Orenshag nine months, The killing was
| Inc n 81 OF TOW Cfst Cali uo,IAi.
I At a meeting Of the Virginia debt
com mission held g! the j fl .rson Hotel
yet .rda7 noon, former A torney Gan
eral William A.. Aodcr.ol WIS retained
a. associet, counsel Tor Virginia In the
pending litigation With West Virginia.
The action was 'auimous, and YES by
the advice and With the approval OF A.
toruey General Samuel w. Williams II
Ia understood thtt the action Of the com
mission will render unnecessary the pas
sage OF the bill for the employment o
special counsel for Virginia in the Wes
Virginia debt litigation, which has pasaee
the Senate, and is now pending in ths
House of Delegates.