Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-01-30
GENERAL NEWS.
The first issue OF Hon. w. j. Bryan's
par er, the Commoner, made its appear
ance in Lincoln, Neb., Wednesday.

par er, the Commoner, made its appear
ance in Lincoln, Neb., Wednesday.
After January l, 1902, you will only
have to pay tax Of one cent on your
bank checks, if you have eny bank
account left by that time.
Virginia ranks third il the number
of postofices. Pennsylvania leads with
5,255; New York comes second with
9,735; Virginia, 1916; Ohio, 3,4O4.
W. A. Clark, who WIS turned out of
the United States Senate, has been
elected again from Montana by vote
Of 90 to 81.
Director of the Mint Roberts sug
gests settling the silver question by
coming all the silver in the Govern
ment's possession, both bullion and
coin, into subsidiary coin.
The Baptist Of Virginia are hard al
work trying to raise the $500 which
will secure for them the additional
subscription of $4,000 offered by John
d. Rockefeller.
S. Brown Allan and r. A. Fulwiler,
announce Themselves as proprietors
and editors OF the Old Dominion Sun
published at Staunton, vice George o..
Green.
Governor Tyler on Wednesday cabled
the following to the King of England:
Virginia asks to join the rest of the
world in paying homage to the beauti-
fnl memory OF your noble mother"
Grover Cleveland declares that the
United States has passed beyond the
old line and that this country never
would be the same again, although the
Republic would in some sort be say, d..
Attorney. General Montague has
published letter in which he says the
report that he promised Congressman
Swanson an open field in his candi-
dacy for governor is wholly without
foundation.
The administration is dead set
against silver coinage, but its director
of the mint says that if all the many
millions OF silver bullion now stored in
the Treasury were coined and put into
circulation there wouldn't be dollar
too much.
A bill las been prepared for presen
tatioD to the Virginia Legislature look
ing to the incorporation of the Sweet
Briar Institute, for the establishment
and endowment of which Mrs. Indiana
Fletcher Williams bequeathed about
100000.
Even under the most favorable con-
ditlons the return of the volunteers
from the Philippines before July l will
be attended with great expense, an
amount not less than S1,500,000 and
probably 100000 being required to
bring home the 10000 troops.
A committee OF citizens from Bote-
tourt county met with the Roanoke
Board of Trade Wednesday night for
the purpose of ascertaining what the
prospect was for the building OF an
electric railway from Roanoke to Fin
castle.
The House Committee on Coinage
has asked Hon. w. j. Bryan for his
views, expressed orally or in writing,
on the currency question. The COM
mittee is considering legislation to
make silver dollars and silver certif-
Gates redt enable in gold.
The Senate by vote of 3S to 10 has
ratified the treaty with Spain for the
acquisition of the islands of Sibutu and
Cagoyan Sulu, of the Philippine group,
These islands are outside the lines de-
scribed by the Paris treaty and tie
treaty provides for the payment Of
100000 for them.
An amendment has been presented
in the Wisconsin Legislature to the
marriage laws making it unlawful for
any person TO marry who is either in.
sane, O drunkard or has a constitutional
disease. The amendment provides for
the appointment of three reputable
practicing physicians who shall exam
inc the parti asking license.
Four men dead is the record for
"Schnapps," drink sold citizens in
Aqua district, local option district
in Stafford county, Va, inside OF three
Jays. They ank a portion of bot
tie of the ccncotion and their death is