Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-12-28
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The japanese now hold five OF
the seven protecting forts at Port
Arthur.
The House Of Representatives
disapproved the proposition to
hold the inaugural ball in the Cap
itol building.
The Weems steamboat line, it
is said, will withdraw all its boats
from Norfork, throwing the trude
to Baltimore.
The third and most extensive
mobilization during the war has
been ordered in Russia, and Will
add about 100000 men to the
army in the fare asst.
The family Bible of tine poet
Robert Burns with some entries in
his hand writing recently sold in
London for 81, 800. 1t was print
ed in 1859. There are but twelve
copies Of the edition known to be in
existence.
Andrew Carnegie has given $l0,.
900 for library for negroes in
Atlanta, Ca, and the finance COM
mittee of the city council has APP
propriated 81 900 for current ex-
penses. Negroes of the city will
furnish the site.
Plans for the rev barracks OF
the Staunton Military Academy
have been draughted. The struc-
ture will be Il quadrangular brick
Building, three stories high, and
arranged very much on the order
of the Virginia Military Institute.
President Roosevelt promised
the Richmond delegation who call
ed upon him that he would visit
that city on his first visit to the
South. He could not now say
when this visit would be made,
but he expected that it would be
within year.
The people of Richmond are
divided in opinion rs to whether
the city should accept the offer OF
Andrew Carnegie to donate $780,
900 for free library there, On con-
dition that the city provide a site
and support the library. The city
has power to levy a library tax
not to exceed 20 cents on 81, 600.
That great newspaper, the BaIti-
more Sun, has recently completed
arrangements for building to re-
place tie one which they lost by
the terrible fire. The new structure
will cover about twice as mech
ground us the old one did and will
be four stories high. II is said
that it will be both substantial and
handsome.
In sending a ten-year-old negro
boy to the grand jury for stabbing
another boy. few days ago.
"Justice John" Crutchfield Of
Richmond, remarked, "You might
just as well hang him now, while
string can be used, instead OF
waiting until he gets big enough
to necessitate u rope" And
nobody knows the end better than
big-hearted, but stern Justice
John.
The herolsm of % women of
Vincenpes University CT Indiana,
is responsible for saving the life
of Miss Katherine Organ. Fol-
lowing a surgical operation, Miss
Organ suffered greatly from the
loss of blood. The physicians,
realizing the gravity of the
patients condition, informed her
friends. Twenty-three young wo-
men barred tteir arms, from which
quantity of blood was transfussd
into the circulatory system of Miss
Organ, whose life was saved.
Attorney General William A.
Anderson is in Washington TAX
ing dispositions in claim brought
by the administrators of Bernard Z.
Green and John A. Parker against
the State for $l72, 35S, with IA
years interest. The claim is that
the decedents, under contract
with the State, collected from the
federal government the amount ad-
vanced by Virginia fer the prosecu-
ton of the war of 1912. The
States claim was Offset by one
held against Virginia by the gov
eminent and was finally settled
by the payment of $3.50.
Hon. j. C. Wyso Democrat,
defeated for Congress in the Ninth
district by Congressman Cam pbell
Slemp. says the Republicans won
because they were better organized
and had money for their Legitimate
expenses, which the Democrats
lacked; the poll texes of more
Republicans were paid, and the
Republicans succeeded in securing
nearly all the large floating vote.
Regarding the alleged purchase of
Votes, MI. Wysor asserts that the
Pure Election law does not in the
least prevent it, and says: "Our
only hope is to educate our people
to higher value upon the right
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