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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-28
WILCOX TO DIE.

Jim Wilcox has been found guilty
OF numbering Nell Cropsey and sen.
fenced to hang April 25th.
Wilcox seems to have been con-
victed of the murder of Miss Crop.
sey, of Elizabeth City, N. c., on
general principles. thinks the Rich
mond Neacs. Assuming that the
newspaper reports give fairly good
idea of the evidence, there was not
enough of it to hang dog. In the
first place, it was not clearly proved
that the girl was murdered at all.
IN the second, there is nothing to
overcome the strong improbabllity
that man would deliberately COM
init murder within twenty feet of
half a dozen witnesses, separated
from him by nothing but thin walls
and open doors, and undertake to
carry the body of well-deyeloped
Young woman long distance across
open fields to the water.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-28

April 18th is "virgiuia Day" at
the Charleston Exposition. On the
10Th Governor Montague aud staff.
with a party Of ladies and gentle
men, among them members of the
Virginia Press Association, will
leave Richmond for Charleston.
The Rappahannock Valley Club.
composed of former students of the
V. 2. l., will also go to the eyposi
ton. The officers Of the club are:
Lieutenant r. b. Beverley, president;
Sergeant r. Sale, vice-president:
Lieutenant w. w. Neale, secretary
and treasurer; Corporal b. j. Bus.
sells, sergeant-at-arms; Sergeant l..
z. Chowning; Corporals Chiffon.
Latane and Bauman; Priyates Pratt,
Plerson, Chowning, V. p, Parker,
Taylor, Vansant and Courtney.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-28
Westmoreland Co.
NOMINI GROVE.


Rev. r. S. Monds preached az
able sermon TO a large congregation
at Beulah church Sunday.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Gideon
church will give an entertainment
at Village Hall Easter Monday after.
noon.
Sunday school will be recognized
at Beulah church next Sunday.
1t is reported that Mrs. Sarah l..
oliff arrived Sunday from Williams
burg Asylum.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Wood have
returned to their home in Camden.
N. j.
Several from here attended the
Farmers Institute at Warsaw last
week.
V. Ii. McKenney came near hay.
ing his blacksmith shop burned the
past week.
X. A. Coates will commence the
erection of an addition to his dwell
ing near here this week.
ID. L. Smith, of Oldhams. was
much indisposed the past week.
Jack Settle, our jolly millman,
lost horse recently.
Rev. g. M. Connelley and little
daughter, of Newland, were visiting
relatives near Lyells last week.
Miss Lola McOarty has returned
from an extended visit to Washing
ton. Her sister, Miss Julia Nc
Carly, is now paying visit to the
city.
Miss Estelle Webb, of Lyells, is
visiting the Misses Reynolds near
olbeon church. II. ID. G.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-28
THE SHIP SUBSIDY BILL.

Like the working of the pension
system the ship subsidy bill, which
is on the eve of being passed by
Congress, will work a hardship 70
the South. Millions will be given
ship owners and builders out of the
public treasury, and it is a safe
guess that about 95 per cent. of the
bonus will go to Northern owners.
At the same time the South will paw
her pro rata of taxes to support this
raid upon the treasury.
A synopsis of tbs about as follows:
1t pays to the owners of any vessel in
the United States duly registered
and engaged in the foreign trade of
the United States a compensation
amounting to cent per gross regis
tered ton for each 100 nautical miles
Saiieo. FOR period OF five years
from the date Of registration of a
vessel of 1000 gross tons, which
shall be completed after the passage
of this bill, one.f fourth of one cent
per gross ton for each 100 nau teal
miles sailed, in addition to the above
mentioned compensation. The bill
specifies certain vessels which shall |
not receive compensation under its
provisions, among them being vessels
engaged In the coastwise trade ex.
clusively.
To pay to the owner of docu-
mented vessel engaged in deep sea
fishery for at least three months in
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-28
NEW APPORTIoNMENT Bull.

The committee charged with the
task OF experiencing representation
for the House of Delegates accord
ing to the returns of the new census
has completed-its work. The follow
ing shows the new distribution az
applied to the counties named:
King and Queen and Essex, L:
Lancaster and Richmond, L, and
Northumberland and Westmoreland,
l. Stafford and King George lose
their Delegate and are hooked on to
Fauquier. Gloucester is given Dele
gate, and Mathews, which has been
linked with Gloucester, is mated
with Middlesex.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-28
Roosevelt and Miles Mad.

The loDg-expected break between
Lieut.. Gen. Miles and Secretary
Root has come. The situation reached
Its climax when Gen. Miles, before
the Senate Committee on Military
Affairs, openly charged that a certain
War Department bill had been
framed so as TO allow the Secretary
OF War and the adjutant general to
promote the interests of their per-
sonai favorities, and supplant him
with a Captain. He declared that
ne would resign his commission if
the proposed bill, which proposes the
organization of general staff for the
army, should become a law.
The President is out and out furi
ons with the General and only Roots
advice saved his prompt retirement.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-28
mis- argument made use of the follow

his argument made use of the follow
ing striking figures
Accomac spent last year $4,000
on roads, OF which 81, 500 came from
dog taxes. In that county negroes
paid last year 1928 real estate taxes
and 81 900 dog taxes.
In Augusta, there were 6,969 sheep
valued at $l9,241 in 1875, and H.
6S7 sheep valued at $59,16 in 1901
after twenty-five years of a dog law
OK this character. In 1875 there
were 4'ol5 dogs in Augusta as COM
pared with 1856 dogs in 1901.
Augusta gets about $1,000 a year
net proceeds from dog tax.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-28
TAKE OFF ALL OF SEPTEMBER

Inquiry among the oystermen of
this locality reveals the fact that
they are largely in favor of the
proposition to take the first fifteen
days in September and all of April
from the season, as it is reported the
Board of Fisheries recommends. y
Our opinion is that to shorten the
season and still enforce the Gull law
would be more beneficial than to
simply enforce the Gull law and let
the season remain unchanged
SouthSide Sentinel.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-28

IT PAssETH understanding why,
after ten months of comforting, vital
issues in the Constitutional Conven-
ton should be decided by a single
vote. 1t would seem that a body of
intelligent men could get closer
together after SO long a time. And,
too, why is it that sixty or seventy
is usually the maximum number of
members present at a conference or
sitting of the Convention. Incredu-
lous people may easily be forgiven
for doubling that the Convention
has arrived at right conclusions
under these circumstances.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-28
NEWS ITEMS.

Emperor William has named a
torpedo boat in honor Of Alice
Roosevelt.
Nicely, Rathbone and Reeves get
ten years each aud fines of from
$25, 1000 to $4,000 for the Cuban
postal steals.
A negro sleeping car porter, charg-
ed with assaulting a white woman,
was lynched in Colorado by a howl
ing mob of 1000 persons.
The strain of having hundreds of
lives In his hand and running his
train mile a minute proved too
much for Engineer Tassell, of New
York, who dropped dead.
Cecil Rhodes, the African empire
builder and millionaire, is dead. His
aim was a great British government
in 'Soeth Africa. Although compare
lively young man, he handled men
and millions with ease.
Corbett has offered to take Fits-
simmons place and meet Jeffries and
make a side bet of So, 900. 81, 900 has
been put up as forfeit. Jeffries will
meet Corbett provided he caunot
come up with Fitzsimmons.
John Dillon, Irish member of
Parliament, was suspended from the
British House of Commons for call
ing Colonial Secretary Joseph Cham
berlain "a id liar" during a
heated debate on the Boer war.
Miss Blanch Boise. aged 35, a pro-
tege of Carrie Nation, horsewhipped
the Mayor of Topeka Monday. Be
fore doing her horsewhippipg she
gave the Mayor a severe scolding
and accused him of being response
bic for the JOINTS running in To-
peka.
A story is told that Achilles l.,
who died recently in Paris and who
for twenty. four years styled himself
"King of Patagonia and Araucania, -
once offered to sell his throne and
country to Andrew Carnegie. The
steel magnate, however, preferred to
establish libraries rather than &C.
cupy a throne.
May goth has been selected as the
day upon which control of the gov
eminent of Cuba will be trans
ferred to the people of the island
and the dream of Cuba libre thus
made q realization. A small force
of U. S. artillery will remain at the
Notifications along the coast until
this government mas secured its
naval and coaling stations from Cuba.
Miss Columbia Rose, daughter of
L. &. Rose, of Bedford, Pa, was ar
rested on the oath of Simon III. Bur-
ket, charging her with sending a
false, scandalous and libelous letter
through the mail to Mrs. Burket,
mother of Simon III. Burket. Miss
Rose waived a hearing and being
unable to give security for her
appearance at the next Criminal
Court was sent to Jail.
The President is 10 visit the
Charleston Exposition April 9th and
will then and there, and after all,
present a sword from South Caro-
llnians to Major Micah Jenkins.
The new gift is from representative
people of South Carolina, who did
not contribute to the Tillman sword
fund, 1t is stated, and of intrinsic
value ten times greater than the
sword Jenkins declined to accept.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-28
Friday, March 20. 1902.
GOOD ROADS CONVENTION.

That was great gathering of rep
resentative men in Richmond last
week, brought thither by an earnest
and to-be-effective interest for the
betterment of our roads. There is
such an awakening along this line
as we knew must come. 1t is here
to-day, and here to stay until some
thing shall have been done to bring
rs out of the mire and slough that
we have for generations been plod-
ding through.
A result of the two days session
was the organization of the State
Good Roads Association of Virginia,
with the following officers: Presi-
dent, II. w. Anderson, Richmond;
Secretary, T. NJ. Workman, Rich
mond; Treasurer, L. K. Sands, of
Henrico.
Governor Montague was in atten-
dance, and among his remarks he
said that it was useless to appropriate
money unless its expenditure could
be looked after. He referred to
Calhoun's suggestion to build a high
way from Georgia to the national cap
ital. The Governor said that county
that wants to let itself stay stuck
In the mud should be allowed there.
He said that it was not impracticable
to utilize to large extent the cou-
vlcts on the highways. He referred
to the overcrowded condition of the
penitentiary and thought that many
of the prisoners could be put on the
roads. He thought also that the
convicts might be put to work to
prepare material for building good
roads. There was not d county in
America that has borrowed money to
improve its highways that had to
increase its taxes to meet the debt
when it matured.
Mr.. Moore, another speaker, said
that there are three kinds of roads
that he wanted to deal with; the first
being the common earth road, which
can be built at cost of from $3.50
to $500 a mile; the second is the
gravel road, which costs up to 500
a mile. The other is the macadam,
which can be made costing up to
$1,000 or more. He said that it
would not cost more than three cents
an acre a year to carry on the good
roads work. He referred to the way
in which Virginia's convicts were
housed up. He wanted to see them
at work on the public highways. He
said that the tramps, Jail birds and
criminals that are sent to the peni-
tertiary should be put on the public
roads and streets.
In connection with the Good Roads
Convention the Fredericksburg Free
Lance suggests TO the Boards of Su-
pervisors in the several counties of
the State that they hold, at an early
date, mass-meetings at some central
point In their several counties for the
purpose of devising means and
methods whereby the roads of their
section of the Commonwealth NAV
be Immediately improved; and, if
necessary, invite speaker or speakers
from a distance and have a rousing
big convention of the people of the
county.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-28

SINCE We are to lose Fredericks-
burg from our Congressional District
we are comforted to know that we
will not be without a city after all.
Newport News, the coming city of
the Old Dominion, is to be added to
the First District. We welcome her,
as also the surrounding counties that
come along with her. The North
ern Neck joins hands with our ex-
treme southern brethren.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-28

Why should any Virginian get the idea
into bis head that Richmond wants TO
rule Virginia ?" The people of Rich
mond love Virginia and are always
willing to do what they can to advance
her interests. But they are not grasp
ing, and we know of no ground for the
charge. Richmond Times.
Now, dear Times, don't get. such
an idea into your head. 1t is only
when to gain some political point
you hear this expression from man,
or from some fellow who has become
sore by disappointment. We love
our capital city-we of the North
ern Neck, the "outside row"-and if
you and your kind were as tenderIy
solicitous for us you would have
long since found out our sentimental
and material wealth.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-28

THOUGH not favorite of ours in
the past the rabid doings of Roose-
Welt has brought Miles within our
sympathy. Teddy has gone over,
bag and baggage, to the navy and
war cliques that are putting up the
dirtiest pieces of jobbery our country
has ever been subjected to.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-28

In HIS speech at a Richmond
banquet the other day Lieutenant
Governor Willard delivered himself
OF a bit of eloquence. He was will
ling. he declared, to leave the desti-
MES of himself and his people to
Virginia's young men, advised and
counselled by her older men. A
pretty good bid for the launching of
his gubernatorial boom.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-28

The good people of Virginia had
better go slow in adopting SO many
'anti" societies. The Anti-Saloon
League is doing marvellous work,
but such societies as anti-swearing.
anti-worrying and anti-hurrying may
weaken it. Too many "antes" has
broken many a man.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-28

is 1T not bit inconsistent for our
government to establish free coinage
in the Philippines? A move on the
political chess board, no doubt. The
Republican party will demand thanks
and allegiance from the Silver West
for throwing open our colonial
mark the word--mints to all the
silver bullion they produce. What
was denied them for the United
States has come to them through
imperialism. A shrewd move indeed.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-28

The South does not ask Mr.. Jno
s. Wise. nor any other renegade son
who delights in holding up our
foibles to squirting alien, to pass
in Judgment upon the relative GAL
lantry of the North and South. Our
life and past history are not governed
or made by such men.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-28


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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-28

TEDDY, the "Bronco Buster" as
Watterson has daubed him, is ieay-
ing the paths of independency and
giving in to the "machine" on every
round now. He is looking for a
denomination, and that explains.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-28
MIDDLEsEx NOTES

John H. Lumpkin, aged IL, of
Sandy Bottom, was killed last week
by having tree fall upon him while
cutting wood.
A. J. Sable, of Sandy Bottom, has
had bis U. S. pension increased to
$12.
Gov. A. j. Montague attended the
funeral of his aunt, Mrs. Mary J..
Daniel, in this county last week.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-28

Agent for Poplar and Gum Wood.
Mr. 4. 0. Norris, ST., of Lively, Va, is
StupDs agent forLancaster and Northum-
oeriand counties to purchase Poplar and
Gum Wood All parties wishing TO fur.
nish either or both will please core
spond with him or X b. Mitchell.
Lively, Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-28

"a vic WOtl0CIIUl
cures made by DR..
kiimer's Swamp Root,
the great kidney, liver
and bladder remedy.
1t is the great medi-
cal triumph of the nine
teenth century dis
covered after years Of
scientific research by
DR.. kiimer, the emf
nent kidney and blad-
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-28

To OUR agreeable surprise the
Havana courts have convicted the
Rathbone-Neely crowd.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-28

HANNA, and the Grand Army
men who are after loot, tried for
years to get President Mckinley to
Dust Pension Commissioner Evans,
but they did not succeed. Now
their efforts with President Roose-
velt are apparently meeting with
success. Roosevelt is going to pro-
mote Evans to some other branch,
for it is only by promotion that this
faithful official can be gotten rid of
without arousing the ire of the peo-
pie. With the displacement of
Evans-who has steadily defended
assaults on the treasury by pension
grabbers, and greatly reduced the
pensions appropriations-we may ex-
pect the old-time footing to be re-
sumed..
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-28

nonpareil line.
Obituaries, religious notices of entertain
rents. excursions. etc.. one-half regular rates.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-28

THE Richmond Nescs, Democratic
paper, draws pretty severe simile
in the following, but hurt as it may
honest Democrats must recognize the
force of the illustration. Says the
Nescs.:
Between Mr.. Cleveland on one side
and Colonel Bryan on the other, the
Democratic party is very much in the
position of the traditional jackass who
starved to death between two bundles Of
fodder
The party is threatened with being
Organized, and unless a man to MIR.
Bryan's liking is nominated in 1904
we do not doubt that he will split
the party. So, to use common but
expressive saying, we are "between the
devil and the deep blue sea-" With
Bryan or one so ultra we are doomed;
with him against us We are wrecked.
Oh, for a midd1e-of-the-roader upon
whom Democrats could centre!
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-28

All communications or business letters
SHOULD De addressed TO the VIRGINIA CITIZEN,
trvingtcn. Va, to receive prompt attention
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-28
DO YOU GET UP
WITH alamo BACK ?
Kidney TrouhIa A1nLa. "
Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.

Almost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure to know of the wondeyf,l
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-28
WEIR POLES AND LUMBER.

he UNDERSIGNED will be pleased
TO communicate with parties in want
OF Weir Poles and Lumber, long or
short lengths.
w II. JEssE. Litwalton, Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-28
A DOG LAW AT LAST.

The Senate bya vote Of 20 to 5
passed the Mathews dog law bill.
which now only awaits the signature
OF the Governor in order to become
effective, as the House last week
passed it overwhelmingly.
1t provides for listing of all dogs.
A license tax of fifty cents is to be
paid on male dogs and one dollar On
female dogs. The constable is en-
powered and directed to kill all dogs
on which no tax is paid, for which
service the constable is to receive
fifty cents per dog from the dog tax
fund.
The fund created by the license
taxes on dogs "shall be and the same
is hereby, appropriated for remuner-
atlng the inhabitants Of said counties
for any loss they may sustain from
dogs killing or gripping their sheep,
lambs or any other stock, and for
paying for the expenses necessary to
carry this act into effect; and any
balance remaining on hand for any
year shall he appropriated to the
county school fund of public schools
Dr. to the public road fund, as the
Board OF Supervisors may determine,
10 be used In accordance with the
avs governing the disposition of
such funds.
Amount of damages to stock is to |
De determined by appraisers, to be
FAMED upon application by justice
# the peace. These appraisers are
o report to the county Board of
supervisors, and upon, their order
payment for damages shall be made.
The provisions of the act do not
pply to any city or town having a
dog tax law.
Mr.. Clayton during the course of
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-28

column Cso iuchesj. 40.O0i6o.O0 l0O.0l
fE-z Sper cent. additional for special position.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-02-08

systern permits or allows them TO take They may
be economical and faithful in the conduct oi all
business for the state and may more than their
salaries 10 the state and yet be employed under
system that is radically wrong. But no one will
pretend that under a fairer and equitable scale
Of salaries they would not temore independent and
better able to render still better service to the
state The system OF compensation exposed in the
statistics and reference to laws printed this page
permeates all other departments Of the state gov
eminent 10 its detrment so far as it exerts any in
nueDce at all, and explains why with good careful
economical state officials the state tax is higher
than ever and Why Marion county, must pay $685. 900
Of county government
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-02-08

Of feed city officials who worked up cases against
the county while drawing fees and salaries from the
city In the past three years this city had ell Off
cials on a fat salary and removed ell incentive to
graft the county. This system has saved the city
and the county at least $4,000 and has been the
main factor in getting the county out Of debt and
putting the City Of Salem on a cash basis. 1t is
reasonable TO argue that the moral effect Of similar
change in the compensation Of state officials will
worh the came change in our state government
that is IL will remove all incentive to gratis in the
legislature and the state departments will become
brake on the legislative Doodle schemes, with many
OF which state officials have to stand in, or at least,
not oppose under the fear threat Of having their
own perqnises cut down. II all state officials we're
put on fiat legal salary fixed by the constitution
and according to law they would b'come indspend-
ent Of the legislature and could then check it's eE-
travagance in an effective way that impossible
now. For neither constitution party platform, pub
lie pledges on campaigns, or any power on earth or
in heaven seems to put the block to the wheels of
corruption and extravaganza when they once get
under headway with Doodle combination back Of
them. So we say make the coordinate branches Of