Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-02-08
NEWS ITEMS.

ohSnk Miles, who was shot at Co
lonial Beach last week. is dead.
The President has signed the bill
Tor the reorganization Of the army. 1t
is now law.
a cadet has been dismissed from
the Virginia Military Institute, Lex.
ingtop, Va, for haziug.
Murder and brigandage is a regular
business and respectable profession
in the Suitau's domains.
Monday was celebrated through
out many states in honor of the mem.
DRY of Chief Justice Marshall.
The Minnesota Legislature has
bill before it to prohibit women over
40 years of age from marrying.
The Court of Appeals has refused
GlllIgan new trial, so he will have
to serve bis eighteen years sentence.
Col. John S. %osby will leave San
Francisco in a few DAYS for a visit to
Virginia-the first time for three
years.
Queen Wilhelmina, of Holland.
was married yesterday (Thursday)
to Dake Henry of Mecklenburg-
Schwerin.
Baltimore has had another big
IRE. This time it was tue Peoples
Bank Building on Lombard street.
Loss about 100000.
Henry E. Youtsey has been sep-
fenced to life imprisonment as an ac-
complete in the murder of VIM.
Goebel, Governor Of Kentucky.
Miles is to become Lieutenant
General of the U. S. Army, while
Chaffee, Young and Macarthur have
been nominated for Brigadier- Gen
erals.
Mr.. w. p. Taylor has started
large oyster-shucking plant on
Monroe creek, near Colonial Beach.
and is giving EN- ployment to num-
Der of hands.
The William j. Hooper Manufac-
turing Company, of Baltimore, seine
and twine manufacturers, have fail
ed. The Indebtedness approximates
$4,000.
Dun's financial circular reports
that the commercial failures IN Jan
uary were 1,242 in number aud Sill
S20,Sll In amount, against $50 las,
year for $l0,304,464
King Edward has resigned as
Grand Master of Free masons i'm |
England, but will retain his con-
nection with Masonry under the
probable title of Protector.
The establishment of the rural
free-delivery service will apparently |
cause the eventual discontinuance OF |
sucn fourth-class postoflices as are
not on the line of railroads.
q. +. w. Nelly, who was handed |
over to the HAVANA officials to be !
dealt with for the postal steals which |
he committed while there, has been !
refused bail unless he puts up cash |
bond.
The last honors have been paid to |
Queen Victoria. Her body now rests |
near that of her husband, Prince
Albert, in the mausoleum at Frog
more, the burial having taken place |
Monday.
A dispatch from Cairo says news |
has been received there from Abys-
sinia OF a great battle, in which 1000
men were killed. 1t is supposed the
chiefs rebelled during the absence of
King Menelik.
The Hotel Chamberlln at Old
Point, which was put up at public
auction on Saturday, was bid in b,
the reorganization committee of the
bondholders for 100000. The place
cost about $l,500,000.
Reports from Sinan-fu all eeree
that the famine in the provinces of
Shansi and Shensi is one of the worst
m the history Of China. Men are
selling their wives for small morsels
Of bread and some are eating human
desh. The famine in India is about
lnder control.
Dempsey Hare the richest negro
n Eastern Virginia and owner of
1000 acres of farm land, would not
associate with negroes. He left the
,ulk Of his property to white friends.
Hare once applied to q. surgeon to re-
move the negro blood from his veins
lie died last week.
Mrs. Carrie Nation, the Kansas
aloon wrecker, told newspaper cor
espondent the other day that she
ad rejected an offer of$75 week to
ppear in the play "Ten Nights in a
'arroom." She wrote to the theat-
lcai manager to the effect that she t
referred to 60 into ten barrooms in a Il
light. Il
Lieutenant Hicken and a detach- !
tent of Thirty men were surprised g
uesday night by insurgents gath \
ed at San Lucia, Island of Cebu. Il
i've Americans were killed, four
ounded and two are missing. The o
sargent loss is believed to have
zen heavy. From this it is evident ~
lat all the Filipinos are not dead
t. =,