Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-05-09
NEWS ITEMS.

III the shade.
Queen Wilhelmina, of Holland, is
i'll with typhoid fever and not ex-
pected to live.
The Southern Baptist Convention
begins its work at Asheyile, N. c.,
today friday.
One wealthy man in New York
last week bantered another to flip
coin for $250,O0O.
The steeple of the Broaddus Men,
orial Baptist church in Richmond
was blown down Monday night with
a crash.
Congressman Amos j. Cummings,
of New York, author and statesman,
died Friday night in Baltimore of
pneumonia.
A forger in Suffolk, Va, tried to
elude bloodhounds by pouring kero-
sene oil on his feet, but the game
didn't work and he was soon freed.
Jno. L. Sullivan, who was once
champion pugillst of the world, was
whipped in a saloon at Bridgeport,
Conn.,, by big telephone lineman.
The convention recently entered
into by Russia and China with regard
to MancLuria provides primarily for
the complete evacuation of Man.
churia.
A dispatch from Calcutta states
that 416 persons near the city of
Dacca were killed in an Indian tor
nado, the city destroyed and all
crops ruined.
DIR. j. j. Lafferty is to succeed
DR.. E. Z. Hoss, who will be elevated
to the Bishopric at the Dallas Con-
ference, to the editorship of the
Nashville advocate.
The Alden S. Swan, a new fish,
ing steamer belonging to Lennen's
Pungoteague factory, made her
maiden trip near Baltimore last week.
She worked to perfection.
A fight has occurred in the Phil
ippines between the Americans and
the followers of one of the principal
Moro chiefs, the result being that
the Moros were moved down.
The sons of Rear Admirals Samp-
son and Philip failed to pass the ex-
animation for the Naval Academy
at Annapolis. Alexander Sharp, jr /,
the fourth alternate, was successful.
The working men of the United
States declare they will boycott the
beef trust and become vegetarians.
AS result the consumption of beef
dropped 37i per cent. last week.
After more than five years. SER
vice Secretary John ID. Long closed
his official career Wednesday as head
of the Navy Department. He is sue
ceeded by former Representative Will
liam II. Moody, of Massachusetts.
People are beginning to demand
to know what the Philippines are
costing u.s.. 1t is known that in
eighteen months the War and Navy
Departments expended $55, OOO, 900,
but no report has been made for the
past two and a half years.
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Norfolk's business community is
exercised over the great decline IN
the export trade there. The exports
for the past month amounted to only
$4,000. A comparison with other
months shows that the ports bust
ness is gradually falling off.
Norfolk was visited Thursday with
another big fire, loss estimated at
$4,000. Bosnian & Lowman's Vir-
ginia Candy and Peanut Factory,
McDonald's Virginia Cafe aud the
Dispatch office were destroyed. The
big type-setting machines and presses
of the Dispatch were injured but
little.
The large barn and stables of f.
+. Porter, near Montross, were
burned, few days ago together with
a large quantity of fodder, hay, corn,
farming implements and two horses.
The origin of the fire is unknown,
but is thought to have been caused
by lightning. Loss about 5000; no
insurance.
j. o. Robinson, of Hampton, Va,
one of the largest pound-net fisher
men on the bay, is building fishing
boat with a gasoline engine of 6
horsepower. He drives his poles for
pounds with a 4o0-ib. pile driver,
which is set up on the bow of 40
foot boat. 1t is also run by 6-horse-
power engine.
The joint legislative commission
of Virginia and Maryland met at
Old Point Wednesday, and held its
sessions aboard one of the Virginia
pilot steamers while cruising in the
bay. The function of the commits
sion is to formulate system of laws
for the better protection of the oyster
interests of the two States, the ex-
pectation being that the two will
adopt the same laws.
The 7-year term of Charles J.
Searcey, who, with Morganfield, held
up and robbed train on the Rich
mond, fredericksburg and Potomac
railroad at Aqua Greek October 10.
1894. expired Friday, but it is said
that ne is wanted in Arkansas on an
old charge and will be rearrested
and taken there for trial. Governor
Montague, however, has received no
request for requisition papers and
the Arkansas officers have not ap-
peared.
f. Bret Harte. the American