Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-01-28
THE NEWS.

The Moon-Anchor mine a, Cripple Greek,
Col, hss been sold to an English company.
The old company receives 80. 900 shares OF
a each ia the new compaoy (on-scventh OF
its cRpitalizsttoo) aud y nfnimum of $500 !
ooo In ossh, which will be paid as the stocS
is sold In London. The old company also /
retains other valuable properties At Cripple |
Greek.
The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue,
Washington. has decided that legacles paid
out OF the proceeds Of real estate, directed
10 be sold FOR tie purpose. are not subject
10 the tax upon legacies arising from per
sonal property. In case the debts and claims
agalns, the estate exceed the appraised or
clear value OF the personal properly, he
says there can De no Legacy tax.
Henry NJ. Hoyt. assistant United States
Attorney-6eneral has been ordered by tho
Department OF Justice 10 &c 20 Santiago ana
advise With Gen. Leonard Wood on legal
questions which may arise 10 The admins
tration OF that department aud 10 represent
the legal department OF the United States
there. Mr.. Hoyt Il a son Of EK-Governor
Hoyt. OF Pennsylvania.
Fire az Columbia, Tenn, destroyed four
I Of the leading st0res, causing loss Of S15.-
90 about two-thirds insured. TIE priac.-
pal losers are the Msury National b AK; A.
. B. Ralner. druggist; D0Ooins Ewing
hardware; Maury Dry Goods Company aud
the Deering Harvester Company, on ma
chincry stored.
Uncle sam has decided to have red. white
and blue mail wagons Tor use IN the eiues Of
the country. A carriage aod tuggy con-
pAny at Terrc Haute. Ind. has been awarded
contract for $50 wagon 10 te delivered
by July /. These wagons are Tor ciiirs IN
Ohio. Iudianh. Michigan. Wisconsin, Mime
sots. Illinois. Iowa and ssorri. Their
, are three sizes OF the wagons. According
? TO the specifications tho running-sear IL g
{ Be red, the main body blue. belt aud penel
1 white. a. also she roof aud the screens rrd
% Tho rear end will DO solid biue, with gol'
4 isaf lettering OF United States Mail
= The Ice bridge at Niagara broke and sev
z eral persons narrowly escaped being CARRIE
over the falls
. II is stated that coal miners and operator
j. OF Pennsylvania Ohio and Indiana kav
u agreed upon a scale for the year, and thef
will be no strike.
Captain Glass late commander OF Oh
Charleston. who returned from Manila O
b, the steamer Rio De Janeifo. viii take chars
2, OF the naval coaling station now being col
ts structed on Goat Island IN san Francis'
T. harbor.
rs Miss Maud L. Fritz. OF Kansas City, a
"a cordlng TO the Star. f. 10 bscome the bri
H. OF James L. Flood. only son Of the Ia
e. james c. Flood, the famous California TO
p ARIA king. who fell heis 20 one-third Of
fathers vast estNte. Miss Fritz is tbs daug
'e- ter 81 Mr.. aud Nrs. John Fritz, a locai co
ei tractor, and is a sister OF the arst Mr.. Floo
~ who died yeaTago
Au cfi .iAl Of the Green Glassolovers
- ISOLATION stated that AGO noE-union Sou
Jersey blowers would strike this week
the nrns refused 10 pay the union wag
Meetings were held in the different tow
- and the workers have decided 10 join
- union.
an, John Dehhon, Of Chicago, shot his "
ith alter a quarrel. He then shot himself tWi
or. Both died later az tue hospital. DHth
a. and his wife had not been living tcget
for sOme time. Deihon frequently
manded money from his vile. aud her
-. fusAl 10 supply him wiki funds Is suppo
-'o 20 have causad The crime