Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-05-11
NEWS ITEMS.


NEWS ITEMS.
Corbett and Jeffries fight tonight
friday.
The Southern Baptist Convention
convenes to-day in Hot Springs, Ark.
The Grand Lodge L. o. o. f., of
Virginia, are now in session at Hot
Springs, Va.
Money orders will now be cashed
by offices other than those on which
they are drawn.
There is an asparagus farm of
zoo acres near Charleston, S. G. II
is big money maker.
DIR. Hunter Mcclure is in a hope
less condition. His throat is para
lyzed; he can neither talk nor eat and
is growing weaker.
Denmark is on the point of accept
Ing the American terms for the sale
of the Danish West Indies as Ger
many does not desire to purchase
them
The American flag has been hoisted
over the island of Tutuila. amid
great native rejoicing. The chiefs
have made formal cession of the
island to the United States.
a large number of Bowling Green's
citizens who suffered greatly 6y the
recent fire, have begun to get their
material for rebuilding, and in a few
days this quiet little town will pre-
sent busy scene.
The Northern Methodist Confer
.ence has taken to task President
Mckinley and Attorney General
Griggs for allowing the sale of liquor
in the philippines. Some spicy crit
ieisms were made.
Rev. George II. Wiley and DIR. Il.
W. Stiff, of Richmond city, have col
lected $50 on the fund for the relief
OF the starving inhabitants of Iudia.
1t is their desire to raise $500, which
they will send to the missionaries.
The trial of Rev. J. f. II. Riddick
for the murder of DR.. William III.
Temple has been postponed until
the 29th day of May because of the
indisposition of Mrs. Riddick, who is
an important witness for the defense.
Oscar D. Johnston, prominent
citizen of King George county. died
at his home, near Shiloh. He was
60 years of age, and is survived by
two brothers-Major Philip Preston
Johnston, of Lexington, Ky, and
Fletcher Johnston, of the Civil Ser
vice Commission, in Washington.
1t is reported that the engagement
Of Miss Hattie Gammell to Thomas
Shaw Safe, an Engishman, has been
announced. Miss Gammell, who is
now abroad, is the richest Young
woman in America in her own right.
Her fortune is variously estimated
at from $S,000,000 to $l5, 5000
Rev. DR.. Il. De Witt Talmage and
wife have sailed for Europe. DR..
Talmage will preach in the princi-
pal cities of Great Britain and Con-
tinental Europe, including Berlin,
st. Petersburg and Stockholm. While
in Gopdon DIR. Talmage will confer
with the Secretary Of State for India
concerning American ai3 toward the
relief of the Indian famine distress.
The Intercollegiate Orators medal
vas won by J. w. Shackford, of
Randos pr Macon College, in the con
test at Lexington last week. The
following institutions were repre-
sented: University of Virginia,
Roanoke College, Richmond Col.
lege, ilapdolph-M Macon, William
and Mary, Hatnpden-Sidney, Emory
and Henry, and Washington and
Lee.
The British steamer, Virginia, Gap
tain Charles SepuaJs, from Jjaiquiri,
Cubs, for Baltimore, With u cargo OF
iron ore, "a crew of twenty.six plen.
including one sto~away, stranded op
Diamond Shoals Wednesday night of
last week, during thick weather.
The entire crew took TO the boats and
attempted to leave the ship. One
boat with kfteen of the crew got
away, but the other h2gt was swamp
ed ard six men were drowned,
The cholera has broken out in
famine stricken India. About 3d.
100000 persons, sor 20, 10000 more
people than are ia the whole United
Gtates) for this is the poppiasiop of
the .diaticts affected, are sweltering'
their sauaiiG eyistence away, amid
pestilence and misery that show no
signs of abating. Hundreds of
thousands of pounds in British golS.s
German marks, snd American coin
have been thrown iptS the country.
but, Judging from the latest alyjces,
all this charity is merely a drop 10
the ocean. The famige and its at
tendant complications appear to ex-
coed in virulence any two previous
y;si atoms.