Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-01-18
NEWS ITEMS.

NEWS ITEMS.
It's thought the late p. d. Armour
lett an estate of about 100000, 900
Rebels are threatening Panams
and the United States has ordered
warsbips there.
Nearly three score houses have
been burglarized 10 Baltimore this
year and the work still goes on.
A Maryland farmer, recently de-
ceased, bequesthed 100000 for the
construction of good roads 10 the
county.
Teddy" Roosevelt, Vice President
elect, is on lion hunt in Coloroda.
tie bad a narrow escape from a
grizzly bear Tuesday.
The "GOmmoner," the paper to be
published by w. j. Bryan at Lin.
coin, Neb., will make its first an
pearance on the 23rd.
The board of investigation into the
booz hazipg report that BOOKS death
is not attributed to hazing as
charged, but it is found that he
was hazed.
The Britist Parliament has unaer
consideration the Hay-Pauncefotc
treaty, as amended by the United
States Congress. The gratifying news
reaches here that Britain will proba-
bly, rat'fy it.
Cornelius L. Alvord, jr., the de-
fauitlng note teller of the First Ma
tional Bank, of New York, was Wed.
nesday sentenced to I3 years impris.
onment. The amount of his defalca.
ton was 100000.
Aired Vanderbilt and Miss French
set the fad the other dav in New
port. K. l., by going together for their
marriage license. Strange to saw
neither could remember where their
mother was born.
OF the 80 candida les for license
to practice law in Virginia the Su-
preme Court passed but IL. The
examination is said to have been the
most rigid to which applicants have
ever been submitted.
General John b. Gordon. COM
manding the U. @. ", has issued a
general order appointing Nav 2sth.
and two days following, as the time
tor the next annual reunion of the
Veterans in Memphis, Tenn.
Nicola Tesla, the inventor of the
wireless telegraphy, is one who
believes that the planet Mars isinhab-
tied and that the inhabitants are far
In advance of Us as regards sciences.
both theoretical and applied. He is
convinced that the Martians are
trying to communicate with ne.
Some years ago a large vessel laden
with Baltimore brick of superior
quality foundered and broke no near
the mouth of the Haven, Mathews
county. The oystermen in that VI |
entity are reaping a rich harvest tong |
Ing the bricks from the bottom and |
ana are using or selling them for the |
ready cash.
Mrs. Edith Sterling, of Gloucester
county, died Tuesday of appendicitis
1t the Church Home and infirmarv
Baltimore. Mrs. Sterling, who was
not quite IL years old, was taken to
he institution Tuesday to undergo a
surgical operation, but died before
he operation could be performed.
Ter remains were taken home for
burial.
Police Steamer Chesapeake, Capt.
". E. Hudgins, was in Baltimore
MS week, when Capt. Hudgins met
he Virginia Board of Fisheries with
view to purchasing a steamer to
axe the place of the Chesapeake.
No steamer was found to meet their
demands and the Board and Can't
iudgins are Low in New York on a
ookout for suitable boat.
MISS Lucy Lection, who sometime
go fled suit against u. S. Senator
V. V. Sullivan, of Mississippi. for
LEGGED breach of promise to marry
to become nun in the Catholic
'onyentat Georgetown. As she was
member of the Christian Church
er case will have to 90 before the 2
ope. Pending this she will prose-
ute her case against Senator SuIli-
an. She will print history of the !
zee and a number of Mr.. Sulliyan's !.
tiers to her. This she intends to =
rculate in Mississippi. = !
The annual report of Auditor Of O
nblic Accounts of Virginia Nor b
n Marye for the year just end Il
!, which was made public Fri t.
y, gives some highly interest m
g facts about the taxables of n
e Commonwealth. The total in. b,
ease by the reassessment of 1900 in OF
les over the reassessment of 1895 b,
$685. 49; total increase over ce
essmentof 1899, 1853, 597. Total it,
crease by reassessment of 1900 in ce
mites and cities over reassessment pe
1895, $22,Si4,095; total increase in
n assessment Of 1899, Sl3,526. 775. re