Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-10-25
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day for registration.
De Wet, the Boer commander, is
reported to have died from wound.
Peter Nissen, of Chicago, passed
successfully through Niagara whirl-
pool in his boat the Foolklller.
Gov. Tyler says that the oyster
police navy will soon receive two
one-pounders from the government.
Fredericksburg College defeated
Richmond College by the score of
l27 to 0, and RandOlph-Macon by
12 to 0.
The fredericksburg Star narrowly
escaped destruction by fire Saturday.
The files, presses and machinery were
damaged.
The Doctors have now made the
announcement that President Nc
kinley's heart was diseased. Autopsy
developed well-marked fatty degen-
Grafton.
John Most, the New York anar-
chist, was sentenced to q years i'm
prisonment for publishing an alleged
seditious article after President Nc
Kinley was shot.
An insane desire possessed the
citizens of Farming, Conn, to touch
President Roosevelt during his visit
to that place, and they trampled one
another in the attempt.
TO connect the new world with
the old by railroad, with ferry
across BeriDg Sea, is long cherished
dream that is likely to be fulfilled
within reasonable time.
A destructive typhoon swept over
4 portion of the Philippines last week
doing much damage to government
property. Twenty persons were killed
and the town of Baler demolished.
Henry Williams, President of
Weems Steamboat Company, as
President of the Baltimore CITY
Council was acting Mayor of that
city Monday in the absence of Mayor
Hayes.
Patrick Grove. one of the alleged
kidnappers of Edward A. Cudahy,
IT,, has offered to surrender, provided
the $4,000 reward for his arrest be
withdrawn. The reward was with
drawn.
Sir Thomas Upton will be chal-
lenger for the Americans cup next
year. In an interview Sir Thomas
states it to be his intention OF build
ing new boat to compete for the cup
next fall.
Bishop JAS. A. Latane, who was
recently elected successor of Bishop
Nicholson by the Synod of New York
and Philadelphia Of the Reformed
Episcopal church, is a native of
Essex county.
Emperor of Korea invited the
foreign representatives to an enter
tainment given on October 90, when
Lady ON was introduced as the new
Empress. She was slave girl res
cued from pirates.
The schooner Anuie Murray ran
into the sloop John l. Jones Friday
in Hampton Roads. In the collision
the captain of the sloop and a negro
deck hand were thrown overheard.
The negro was drowned.
The Bulgarian bandits who kid |
mapped Miss Stone, an American |
Missionary, aud some companions
demand 100000 Tor their release. |
Madam Tsilka, companion, has died |
during the captivity from childbirth. |
While the Governor of New Jersey |
is taking in the Pan-American |
his executive stenographer, Miss |
Agnes Gill, is filling the Governors |
chair aud trausacting all business. |
She is running New Jersey in fine
style.
Gen. Sir Redvers Butler, of South
African fame, has been removed as
Corps Commander and retired on
half-pay because OF a recent speech
attacking the managers of the Boer
campaign and endeavoring to lay his
plumbers on them.
Santos Dumont has made a sue
cessful trip with his air-ship. He
remained in the cir above the steeples
of Paris for nearly two hours, travel
ing against an adverse wind at the
speed of 80 miles an hour. He
descended in the exact spot he
desired.
The military question In the Phil
ippines has assumed a serious look.
The term of enlistment is expiring
and 1000 soldiers are coming home
each month. The force cannot be
weakened there and more soldiers
must be sent TO take the place of
those coming home.
Stock county, md, has an epidemic
of diphtheria. AS means of pre-
vention, the health authorities have
ordered death to every cat in the
infected districts. Cats have been
found to be suffering with the dis
ease in its worst type. The epidemic
is attributed to this source.
Rufus l.. Perry, colored lawyer
OF Brooklyn, says that plans are
being made to assemble all the
negroes of the United States under a
of their own on Long !,
Island and that $4,000 is required
to carry out the project. All Afro
Americans will be Invited to make a
home in the new colony.
Senator Cockrell is said tn mata 9