Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-08-16

HE passenger steamer Norfolk
on the-Roads was burned at Sewell's
Point last week.
The Anthracite Coal Trust has
advanced prices another ten cents,
this being the fourth raise since
April LIST.
The official final census returns
show the population of France to be
1854 1888, an increase in the last
live years or 412,364.
The British have voted 100000
pounds in aid of the Transvaal and
Orange River colonies and will
slowly restore the Beers to their
farms.
The National Waterman, which
for several years was published in
Alexandria, has been transferred to
Hon. William. j. Bryan and will be
merged with the Con1moner.
Mrs, Cora Lee Pole, wife of Assist
ant-Postmaster John g. Pole, and
her three children lost their lives by
drowning in fording swollen
stream near Lexington, Va, Sun day.
The Rev. DR.. Arthur b. Kinsoly-
ing, rector of Christ Church, Brook
Ign, is said to be more likely than
any other man to succeed the late
Bishop Littlejohn, of Long Island.
W. II. Wilson, who broke his
spine some days ago in Richmond,
will more than likely recover.
Should the man be restored to per-
feet health it will be the first case
of its kind in history.
A passenger train was held rp and
robbed near Denlson, Texas, Tuesday
by five men. The robbers went
through the coaches aud compelled
the passengers to give up their
valuabies. Several arrests have been
made.
David Nation has brought suit
for divorce from his wife, Mrs. Car
rie Nation, the temperance crusa-
der. The petitioner alleges that his
wife held him up 10 public ridicule,
neglected her family duties and
abandoned his home.
Fourteen thousand Virginians will
receive Confederate pensions this
year. The amount to be paid out
will reach about $4,000. This
makes the average pension a little
more than 50. Many of the pen.
sions amount to only $3.
The Shamrock III. is at New
York, having arrived Sunday night.
She made the crossing from Great
Britain In the record time of four
teen days. The boat is "A beauty and
Americans say is the finest craft of
its kind ever built in Britain.
John Mitchell, editor of a negro
paper, bias been expelled from mem
bership of the First Baptist Church
(colored) of Richmond, for printing
a spicy account of what was thought
by the members to be secret meet
ing for the choice of pastor. lie
refused to apologize, and after an ex-
cited meeting was expelled.
Richmond, Va, is preparing
another record-breaking week of fun |
Tor her visitors. This will be the
week of October 9TH Shows will be
plenty, parades will be daily, twenty |
bands, military, fraternal day, and1
10000 lights arching Broad street,
With electric fountains at intervals. |
ire a few of the many wonders of
,ered during this Week of Wonders.
General Richard l.. Page, of Nor
iolk, Va, cousin of Gen. Robert r.
Lee, defender of Mobile Bay and a
former commander in the United
States navy, died Friday evening at
Blue Ridge Summit, Pa aged nine
y-hve years. General Page was a
rational figure and saw notable SER
ice as commander in the United
states navy and as general in the
Confederate army. He was a class
nate of Admiral Farragut, and was
m ensign on the vessel which bore
lafayette back to France after his
lslt to this country in the early
'art of the last century.