Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-04-22
Condensed News.

ny the pet leopard ia trlck monkey
b. all died.
ut Plans have been perfected fol
is consolidation Of the Harrisonburp
an Daily News and the Rockingham
ne Register, under the name of the
n News-Register Company.
e. Among the collection of papers
&c captured from the Filipino in
- surgents was one which it is said
G ordered the killing of General
Ct Otis. 1t is in the handwriting Of
Ia AguinaldO.
- Gen. Rufus A. Ayres, of Big
). Stone Gap, former attorney gene
g raj Of Virginia, authorizes the
;, statement that he will be candi-
:, date for Governor before the next
= State convention.
s Artificial ice is sold by the
8 Government in Manila 10 all
s persons in the military service at
e % cents per 100 pounds. To all
Y other persons the price fixed ty
n the Government is 81 per 100
9 pounds.
Mr.. Sam n. Hurst, a noted lew
: writer of Luray. has been ordained
2 to the ministry of the Primitive
= Baptist Church. Nj. Hurst has
4 been called to the pastorate of the
| Battle Run Church in Rapahannock
t county.
r United States Consul Ayres at
Rosario reports to the State depart
ment that this years harvest in the
| Argentine Republic is unprece-
denied, the best estimates placing
the corn at 100000 tons, APP
proximately.
Governor Montague has com
municated to the Senate as
members Of the Board Of
Visitors to the Virginia Military
Institute: p. F. Brown, of Bote-
tourt; T. W. Shelton, of Norfolk.
and John n. Upshur, OF Rich
mOnd.
James H. Wilson of St. Paul.
must be numbered among the
victims of hard luck. A real
estate dealer bought of him a piece
of land for 81, 900, which he con-
sidered a very good price A few
days later he learned that the
agent had sold it to the $500" road
for $40, 900. He went stark mad on
the spot.
The Baptist Year Book gives the
following statistics for the Baptist
denomination in the United States:
Churches. "A, 500; ordained n in
listers, $4,000; baptisms during
twelve months, 233, 09S; present
membership. 1880, 1862; value Of
church property, $92, 4S2, ia, and
gifts during one year for religious
causes, $l5, 065, 267.
BY the collapse of floor over
loaded with brick four workmen on
the First National Bank building
in HarrisOnburg, Va, were precipi-
tated from the third story to the
ground Thursday morning, April
9th. A white man named Join
Long was killed. French Turner,
colored, received injuries from
which he died that night and two
colOred boys were badly hurt.
A careless workman kicked over
a lantern at one of the Caldwell
oil wells on Spindle Top near
Beaumont, Tex, Thursday, and
started a fire that resulted in the
loss of property valued at 81 ,00O,-
900 and the bankruptcy of 20 or
more of the smaller companies.
There were 175 wells on three
blocks of the track; only five Of
he derricks and pumphouses are
eft standing.
Under severe eross-examina-
ion in the County Court of Fred
rick, Albert Rhodes, the confessed
irebug OF Middletown, broke
lown on the witness stand and
acknowledged that portions of his
onfession which implicated ex-
1ayor David Edmondson, of
Iiddletown, who is on trial for
rson, were false. The retraction
t the charges, it is believed. will
esult in Mr.. Edmondson's acquit-
al.
The Rev. c. II. Crawford, late
nperintendent of the Virginia
nti-Saloon League whom Judge
F. j. Campbell cowhided, has
rcepted like position in Mime
TIA, and expects to enter upon
is new field of labor soon. Since
aving Virginia he has been stay
e in Baltimore, where he resided
sfore beginning the work in this
tate. The Minnesota League is
well-estabished organization,
it'll headquarters in Minneap-
is.
President Roosevelt is ambitious
succeed President Elliot as the
'ad of Harvard University, says
e Springfield Republican. Presi-
mt Elliot was so years old on
e Goth. 1t is said President
,oseyel. cherishes strong amhi-
IN to become president of this
eat University when he has q.
ished his second term in the
hite House, which he is hopeful
e American people will secure
, him.
Efforts are being made by
ge number of Virginia citizens
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