Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-09-21
NEWS ITEMS.

ne price OF Qulnlne mas risen
from 81 cents TO 20 cents per ounce.
The first snow of the season in
Maryland fell'on Tuesday night in
Elkton.
William Ill. Powell, Of the firm of
William Ill. Powell & Co, wholesale
grocers, of Baltimore, died suddenly
Monday.
The State Board has decided to
adopt b. L. Johnson's series of readers
and Lees History Of the United
States IN the pubic schools for the
next five years.
Three sailors jumped into Hamp-
ton Roads last week rather than 90
to Manila on the Honolulu, loaded
with coal. 1t is thought that the
men reached land in safety.
Jas. j. Corbett, the pugllist, who
is being sued by his wife for divorce,
has turned up III Europe with the
actress, Marguerite Cornille, and reg
istered as Mr. and Mrs. Martin.
The seventy-sixth annual commu-
nicaaOn of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge, /. o. O. T., is this week i'm ses-
sion In Richmond. About 5000
visiting Odd Fellows are in the CITY.
The Government of the Neither
lands has been notified Of Mr.. Kru-
gers acceptance of its offer to place a
warship at bis disposal TO convey him
from Lorenzo Marquee to Holland.
1t may be interesting, if not en-
couraglpg, to note that the WAR
rock Richardson Maryland, Virginia
aud North Carolina Almanack" pre-
diets "cold and snow for Saturday
next.
Clara Barton, president of the Red
Cross Society, has been stricken
down at her work while ministerire
to the victims of the Galveston storm.
She succumbed like soldier at
her post and is now seriously III.
Hodges Bros, wholesale dealers in
dry goods and notions at % Han
over street, Baltimore, went into the
hands of receivers last week. This
firm has been dong a large business
throughout the Northern Neck.
The details of the controversy be-
tween Captain w. T. Hudgins, of the
Virginia oyster boat, Chesapeake,
and the members of the crew, which
occurred fully twelve months ago.
are being made public by means of a
card.
Prince Albert, of Saxony, was kill
ed In "A carriage accident this week at
Wolkau, a short distance from Dres-
dren. Prince Albert, of Saxonv, was
the fifth son of Prince Frederick
George, of Saxony, brother of the
King.
DIR. Hunter Holmes Mcclure, who
was"Stonewall' Jackson's medical di-
rector during the Civil War and an
eminent surgeon, died az his coun-
try home near Richmond "Wednesday
morning from the effects of stroke
OF paralysis suffered early last spring.
General Joseph Wheeler, who has
Just been retired from the army. las
been under fire over 500 times aud
has commanded in 200 battles. This
is record of which probably no
other man in this country can boast,
and even with this there are rumors
that General Wheeler may be mar
ried again.
The Navy Department contem.
plates the establishment of a meas
ured course in the Chesapeake Bay
for the trial of ships of war of the
smaller class. The coast survey has
iald out the course and the first ships
to be speeded over it will be the tor.
pedo-boats being constructed at the
Trigg Works in Richmond.
One OF the most miraculous esca-
pades which have been known lately
was that of Mrs. Hewett, who.
while on her way TO the Klondyke.
got lost from her fellow travellers
and covered 750 miles alone in that
wild country. She fed upon game
killed by her own hand and escaped
wild beasts by making RATS and
floating down the river to a settle
ment.
''ln several of the Western Kansas
towns along the Union Pacific a
curious sight is presented to the
traveller" says the hqnSas CITE Jour
nal. 1.-The scarcity of cars has caused
the wheat elevators to overflow, and
some of the buyers have made huge
piles OF grain on the ground along
the railroad tracks. At one place
the elevator man has procured a
small circus tent. The centre mole
is standing erect in the middle of a
mountain of wheat and the canvas
is on the ground ready to be hoisted
IN case of rain"