Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-09
NEWS ITEMS.

Craighead, a negro, captain of the
team for next year.
The Virginia DAILY Press, the Re-
publican organ of Virginia, suspen-
ded publication Saturday. The liza
tilities Of the company are about
$4,000. After settlement the pub
LEGATION may be resumed.
President Roosevelt has been run
so on his favorite expression
"de-lighted"-wbeu being introduced
that be has changed the stereotyped
form to $50 glad, so glad" He
began "so-gladdipg" while in st.
'ouis, and resumed it upon his re-
turn.
The carcass Of an elephant in the
Client Geological Gardens, which
had been killed, was bought by q
local pork butcher, who transformed
it into Frankfurter sausages. He
was able to manufacture no fewer
than $500 pounds of sausages, which
sold like hot cakes.
Simon Lake, inventor of the Lake
submarine torpedo boat, is having
built at the Newport News shipyard
submarine boat which is to go
across the Atlantic under her own
power. 1t will be about SO feet long.
She will be of the cruiser type, and
If she is a success will be the first
submarine to cross the ocean under
her own power.
President Roosevelt has indicated
his intention to appoint Stonewall
jackson Christian, a grandson of
Gen. Stonewall Jackson, as q cadet to
the West Point Military Academy.
The President also said he expected
to appoint as West Point cadet a
son of Harry Stillwell Edwards, post
master at Macon, Ca, as soon as the
necessary vacancies take place.
The precautions taken to protect
the President from harm during his
recent trip to st. Louis included, in
addition to the u. S. troops acting as
escort, 1928 guards and secret service
men. 1t seems deplorable, indeed,
that in this country, where freedom
is our watchword, and where our
chief magistrate Is the choice of the
people, that such precautions should
be necessary; and yet the people of
this country, from sad experience,
know that they are.
A fire on the Pike, Worlds Fair,
last week destroyed "Ancient Rome"
1.-THE Bowery," "Old st. Louis"
"Fair Japan" "Quo vadis" and the
"Streets of Rome" In addition to
the loss of the buildings, a series of
oil paintings. illustrative of scenes
from the novel "Quo Vadis," which
formed the principal attraction in
the concession known as "Quo Vadis,"
valued at $75. 900, were burned. The
paintings were the work of Jams
Styka, the Polish artist, and were
brought to this country under a
$4,000 bond.
The annual report Of the general
superintendent Of the life-saving SER
vice shows that during the year as
sistance was rendered by the life
saving crews 10 LOCI vessels of all
kinds, involving the lives of more
than $500 persons, and property to
the value of nearly seven million dol
lars. The crews also rescued 1O3
persons not on board vessels from
various perilous situations, and
through signal warnings saved from
possible disaster 161 vessels in danger
of stranding. The total nu mb Der of
disasters to vessels of all kinds was
770, with valuation of $6,705, $50,
of which $5,330,0S0 was saved and
81, 1875, 450 was lost. The total num-
Der of persons involved was 3,32S, of
whom "a lost their lives.
James Lindsay Gordon, Assistant
Corporation Counsel aud Tammany
orator, died last week at his home IN
New York, from pneumonia. His
death was due to an automobile &C.
cident about three weeks ago, when
he caught bad cold. Mr.. Gordon
was a native of Louisa county, Va
When only &c years old he was
elected TO the Virginia Senate from
the Charlottesville district. He left
Charlottesville and went to New
York in 1893. 1t was his ability as
q speaker which won Mr.. Gordon a
wealthy heiress of Philadelphia for y
bride. He was speaking at dinner
OF the Southern Society, and Miss
Emily Adele Schilichter was in one
of the boxes in the Astor Gallery
and heard him. They met, and q
mutual attachment was formed which
resulted shortly afterward in their
marriage in Philadelphia. Three
years later, however, difficulties arose
and Mrs. Gordon sued for divorce,
receiving decree and the custody of
fhafr o,1lu absII