Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-29
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Richmond. Va, Dec. 2S.-The hold-u
epidemic here, which was slackened up
for Il short time, has again broken out.
This time In the most thicl1ly- settled
part of the city.
Last night as Miss Lily Jenkins, a
young lady was on her way home.
just after o'clock, a negro man sprang
out of an alley in front of her, com
manded her to halt and snatched from
her hand purse containing s25.
He then fled down the alley. She
pluckily pursued him, calling on two
negro men, who were near at hand, to
help her. They took no notice of the
request and the thief made his escape.
DIED IN MONTREAL.
a private telegram was received here
today from Monareal, Canada, an
nouncing the death there of Mrs. Bes-
sic Carmichael, wife of Rev. DIR. Hart
ley Carmichael, long rector of ST. Paul'S
church here.
Mrs. Carmichael had been slowly
dying of cancer for a long time. DR..
Carmichael himself is hopelessly i'll at
a sanitarium in Montreal.
STATE CAPITOL NOTES.
GUvurnUr Tyler today issued requi-
sition upon the chief justice of the
Supreme Court of the District of Co
lumbia, for one Charles Dandridge
who is wanted in this city for alleged
assault and robbery and who is now
under arrest at the city of Washington,
d. G. The papers name Officer Thomas
j. Wren to go after cambridge.
The Governor today reappointed
Hon. George Wellington <oiner. of Au-
gusta. Commissioner of Agriculture of
Virginia for II term of two years, be-
ginning January l. 1901, and Secretary
Lawless today issued the commission.
Governor Tyler today removed the
political disabilities of Lorenzo Mullins,
whipped in Wise county in August,
1900, for petit larceny.
Governor Tyler today, upon the rec
concentration of Governor Roosevelt,
OF New York. appointed Charles Edgar
Mills. of New York city. n commits
sioner OF deeds for Virginia in the
State of New York.
DISTINGUISHED JOURNALIST
HERE.
Alfred c. Harmsworth, the distin-
guishcd English journalist, is here. He
proposes to spend several months in
the United states His career from an
obscure amateur journalist fifteen
years ago, working for Il few pounds
n week. to the present day, when he
is ulti-millionaire, and, though only
thirty-fve years old, one of the great
est publishers in the world has been
wonderful.
The Daily Mail, though only four
years old, has circulation greater al
most than that of all of the other Lon
don newspapers combined. 1t is said
to print at the present time about :
100000 copies n day
Mr.. Harmsworth said that his trip
was undertaken purely for pleasure.
He intends to fish in Florida and to
visit the principal cities in the Eastern
States.
IF 1 can in the course of visits to
your chief centers of industry succeed
in pointing out the advantages OF
Great Britain as a field for the right
kind of immigrants from the United
States he said, II shall be doing Il
service to both countries"
-SMANSAN,S BID EOR DELEGATES
There is much discussion here OF q
circular letter, said to have been sent
by Congressman Claude A. Swanson &c
various prominent Democrats in Viz
ginia, soliciting their support for tho
Governorship
The letter, in closing. Is said to prom
i.se that in the event OF his success Mr.
Swanson win not forget anything the.
may do for him.
uNWISE ACTION.
1t is said that the friends of Mr.
Swanson regard his action as unwise
and say that 1t will do him more harm
than good.
THE TEACHERS LEAGUE.
The Virginia Teachers League I'D
iourned this afternoon after a two
days session. The appointment of tho
time and place of the next meeting was
left to the committee.
Mrs. John Otis, well-lSnown lady
died at her home. near here. this morn.
ing.