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Boer prisoners have been sent to st
Helena. from Cape Town.
William Krause, for many years the
steward at the Masonic Temple in Rich
mo1d. hos resigned his position and
viii leave for Washington.
Hon W. H. Wilson, president of
Washington and Lee University, who
went ~ Arizona some tine ago on &C.
couu, Of i'll health, is much better
Attorney. General Griggs has notified
the Secretary # the Navy that the Sec.
retaty Of the Treasury has complete au
thority ir the disposition Of wrecks Of
Spanish vessels along the shores Of
Cuba
Rev DR.. Hatcher, OF Grace Street
Baptist Church, Richmond, will be tic
representative Of the Foreign Mission
Board Of Virginia at the Ecumenical
Council, in New York April 2lst 70
May lst
Cards are out announcing the may.
risge Of Miss Alice Startling Ashby,
daughter Of Capt. Turner Ashby, of
Markham, Fauquier county, Va, to
Mr. Thomas r. Leachman, which will
take place AZ Markham on the 10Th inst
Grand chancellor Of Knights OF Pyth.
las of the State, Charles T. Bland, of
Portsmouth, has made appointments Of
Deputy Grand Ohancellors in LOudoun
county as follows; Leesburg--W. A.
Harper; Purcellyille-M l.. Young
Round Hit b Taylor Lovettsville
J. d. Brown.
The visit Of Queen Victoria to Ire.
land is a political, social and CONNER
cial event Of Importance in the British
isles The Queens visit is prompted
by q sincere desire to honor the brave
Irishmen who are commanding the or.
my and fighting in the ranks the battles
for the Empire in South Africa
Two reports from the Naval Commit.
tee were filed in the House The ma
jority report fixes the price Of armor
plate at sj45 per ton. The minority
denouuces this as outrageous and de.
olares it to mean a profit Of about $500
ton TO the plate trust The minority
advocates the establishment Of q Gov.
ernment plate mill.
A war correspondent writes from
South Africa "A certain gallant corps
at Ohleveley Camp provided guard to
protect our precious beer till Christmas
Day. In the morning two dozen bot
ties were missing Disgraceful =
said the authorities double the guard
And they doubled it. Next day four
dozen were missing"
Senator Daniel has presented petit
tion from the Bowling Green Young
Mems Christian Association Temper.
ance Union Of Caroline county, to the
effect that in the new Code of laws for
Hawaii there be placed a provision that
the manufacture and sale Of intoxicat
ing liquors shall be prohibited. Also
petition from the Reedy Church W. O
Temperance Union. of the same couD-
ty. and memorial asking for compen.
sation for the property Of Louisa O.
Ufquhart, Of Dunnsville, Essex county,
Va, destroyed by Federal troops.
Among the men who take the candi.
dacy Of Admiral Dewey seriously and
give it cordial support are Congressman
Levy, of New York. the gold Democrat,
and Congressman Fleming. OF Georgia.
The former said: Il was one Of those
who originally advocated the nomina-
tion Of Dewey by the Democrats. he
would carry New York by 200 600 ma
iority. He would sweep the country
from the Atlantic to the Pacific and re.
store the good old times Of prosperity
under democratic rule " Representa-.
tive Fleming of Georgia said Dewey
would make a great candidate, but do
not believe he could be nominated at
Kansas City unless Bryan himself
should ascend the platform and make
the request of the convention. II he
should do this-and | believe Dewey
would be the stronger presidential can
didate-Bryan would be nominated for
yice.president and he could make the
speeches Of the campaign.