Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-04-08
Condensed News.

Ex-senator Corbett of Oregon,
died on April lst, at his home in
Portland.
Secretary of the Treasury Leslie
NJ. Shaw, in speech at Peoria,
ILL.,, argued against reduction OF
the tariff.
1t is estimated that $25, 900, 900
damage will be caused by the
break in the Mississippi river levee
at Hymelia, La.
In Northampton county, the
long-cOntinued cold rains have
rotted the seed potatoes planted
in the low lands.
Gen. William H. Jackson, u
noted Confederate veteran, died
at his home, Belle Meed de, near
Nashville, Tenn, April LIST.
Never before in the history Ct
that section has so many negroes
been known to leave Cumberland
county. They are all seeking
Northern homes.
President Roosevelt left Wash
ington, April lst, for his 1900
mile tour thro ugh the west The
usual crowd was at the Pennsyl-
vania station to see him off.
The Masons of Covington, Va,
have in contemplation the erection
of a Masonic hall in that town this
summer. The lower floor of the
building is to be used as an opera
house.
Reports received in Lynchburg
from the surrounding country seem
to show that the fruit throughout
that section has suffered seriousl y
from the spell of severe weather
of last week.
Hon. William Jennings Bryan
will deliver a lecture at Bodley's
Auditorium in Stanton on Tues
day evening, April 18th, for the
benefit of the Stanton Baptist
Church building fund.
w. d. Crum, the colored
appointee, has taken charge Of the
custom house at Charleston, ).
c. The chief inspector of
customs at once rendered his
resignation, which was accepted.
A certain large landowner in
Russia is making study of the
migratory habits of birds. To al
those he can capture he attaches
a note in Russian, German, French
and English, asking whoever may
find or kill them to let him know
the country to which they had
flown.
The administrator of the late
Harry Tinsley, editor Of the
Staunton yindicator, who died last
summer, on Thursday last, April
2nd, turned over to the Kings
Daughters Hospital in Stanton,
$4,000 in cash and securities
agreeably to Mr.. Tinsley's.
bequest.
There is a house famine in Pitts
burg. The frst of April--moving
day-has furnished striking
demonstration of the incapacity
of the city to furnish suitable
shelter for all the people who
desire to stay within its borders.
Rents have advanced from 10 to 90
per cent.
j. n. Hartman of Tazeweli, the
Republican leader in the upper
House of the General Assembly, is
a probable candidate for Governor.
He is a strong and able man, and
it is pretty well understood that
the Repl blicans will make a great
fight to carry the State next time.
Mr.. Hartman is both "A preacher and
a lawyer.
A general strike in the building
trades in New York city which, il
is believed, will involve between
$4,000 and 10000 men and ex-
tending throughout Westchester
county to the Connecticut border,
began April 1st. 1t has also
extended to regions farther up
New York State and to places in
Connecticut. Many important i'm
prOvements are delayed.
Governor Montague has Offered
reward of 800 for the appre-
hension and conviction of the
vandals who Clipped piece from
the Houdon statue Of Washington.
This is apt to keep the detectives
alert for the capture of the person
or persons who had no regard for
what nation holds sacred. The
minimum penalty for mutilation
of the statues and monuments In
the Capitol Square is fine of
5000 and imprisonment for ninety
days.
Senator Stephen b. Elkins and
ex-senator Henry G.. Davis are
about to award the architectural
contract for the Davis-Elkins
College, to be erected at Elklns,
w. Va. The college is to be
erected under the auspices Of
the Presbyterian Church. The
men named have donated $50, 900
with the provision that the Lex
ington and Winchester Presby-
teries of that church donate a
like amount. This has already
been done, and ex-senator Davis
will generously endow the iLstitu-
, ton.
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