Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-11
Condensed News.

Unusually cold weather pre-
vailed over California February
4th, and for the first time in many
years the inhabitants of that city
saw snow.
General Gordon, commanding
the United Confederate Veterans,
has fixed the opening date of the
thirteenth annual reunion for May
10th. 1t will be held at New
Orleans, and will last four days.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee has pur-
chased four acres of land on Preston
Heights, Charlottesville, upon
which he will erect in the spring
splendid home fronting west
towards General ROsser's house,
"Rugby Hall, "and will reside there
permanently.
The Liberte, an anti-GOvernment
organ, states that a revival of
the Dreyfus affair has been decided
upon officially. NJ. Jaures, the
Socialist deputy, recently asserted,
according to the Libe-te, that he
would shortly find en- opportunity
to make a sensational revelation In
the Chamber.
Nine members of the North
Dakota legislature and j. n.
Tolman, Legislative representa-
tive of Carbon county, Mont,
have held conference to arrange
for the segregation of eastern
Montana and western North
Dakota, and the creation Of
new State to be known as Mon
tague.
Ten thousand dollars, the
amount required for the purchase
of Beauvoir, the old home of
Jefferson Davis, former President
of the Southern Confederacy, was
subscribed at a meeting Of the
Beauyoir committee of the sons Of
Confederate Veterans in Jackson,
Miss, Thursday. 1t is said that
deed will be granted by Mrs.
Davis in few days.
DIR. d. 4. Salmon, Chief of the
Bureau Of Animal Industry, who
has returned from Boston, where
he superinteaded the fight against
the foot-and-mouth epidemic, said
that about 5000 animals already
have been slaughtered in Massa-
cLusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont
and New Hampshire, and that the
indemnity the Government. has
paid the owners aggregates over
100000
Despite efforts made to have
their sentences commr ted on ac-
count of their sex, Amelia Sach
and Annie Walters, "baby
farmers, were hanged in Holloway
Jail London, on the 9rd inst. The
Home Secretary declined, in this
Ease, tn grant the reprieve usually
accorded to women. The women
walked to the scaffold unaided
md displayed remarkable forti-
ude. No woman had previously
'een hanged in England since
March, 1900.
A stranger who refuses to give
lis name went into the store of
William & Barnett, on Main street,
.ynchburg, last week and, taking
lold of big knife which the
Irm used for cutting meat, he
'egan to clean out the place. He
eclared that the store belonged
o him, and, brandishing the
nife above his head, started in to
axe possession. Two policemen
uickly reached the store, but
heir threats to shoot failed to have
he desired effect.
The petition for local option
lection which was presented to
he Corporation court of Staun-
On on January % and concerning
hitch there has been most bitter
gal fight, was finally dismissed
y the judge, the number of
ualified voters being insufficient.
mother petition will be circulated.
he "drys" were represented
y the Messrs. Benson and the
vets" by Hon. A. C. Gordon and
ID. Undertake.
Steps were taken on the 4th
stant to put the West Virgin.
ational Guard on war footing.
tanks have been furnished to all
,n-cOmmissioned officers on which
report the names of all members
the guard who are willing to
list as volunteers in case of war
owing out of the Venezuelan
oubles. 1t is the intention to
I'VE everything in readiness for
immediate response in case
ere is call for troops.
The News-Leader says; Recently
ere was a rumor that Senator
MEL would have opposition for
election to the United States
nate. To ascertain the opinions
the best informed men in Vir-
MIA politics the News-Leader
respondent saw every prominent
rginian in Washington. 1t
rs their unanimous opinion that
nator Daniel could sweep the
ate over all opponents and it
,uld be little short of political
icide for any Virginian to enter
. race against him.
Because he once did Mr..
unders a favor, Mr.. M. C.
DOM, letter carrier, of Ports
nth, will inherit fortune from
>. j. s. Saunders, a wealthy
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