Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-06-15
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Brief Items of Interest fer the
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A number Of Danville's social
clubmen have teen indicted for
the illegal sale of liquor.
John Alexander DOwie, the erst.
while American religious prophet.
is occupying rooms in Berlin COST
ing $40 per day.
The international Association of
Sunday School Editors and Pub
fishers held its annual session in
Richmond last week.
Fifteen tons Of garnets from
Alaska are to DE given away to
visitors TO the Alaskan building at
the Worlds Fair as souvenirs.
During the nineteenth century
two hundI ed ships, numberIess
lives and over $50, 900, 600 were
lost in futile efforts to reach the
north pole.
Seven hundred and seventy-six
degrees and six honorary degrees
were conferred at the commence
ment at Columbia University of
New York last week.
The Egyptian antiquity exhibit
at the Worlds Fair contains two
munmies. The face of one is ex-
posed to the public and is in
state of perfect preservation.
Major General Mackel, a retired
German army officer, who for years
was professor of military tactics in
japan, places the japanese fight
ing force at $50, 900 to 800, 900 line
troops and 100, 900 reserves.
In response to a petition Of
90, 900 school children of st. Louis,
the historic Liberty Bell has been
taken from Philadelphia t. the
Worlds Fair and occupies a room
in the Pennsylvania building.
A Virginian has invented a ro-
tary washing machine run By
bicycle. The two are hitched to-
gether, and with a boy on the
bike and lighted cigar the wheel
spins away and the washing is soon
done.
Henry Smyth Cummings, ne
gro lawyer of Baltimore, has been
elected to make one of the speech
es seconding the nomination of
President Roosevelt at the Repub-
lican National Convention in Chi
cago.
| Philander C. Knox, Attorney
General of the United States, has
been appointed by Governor Pen
nypacker to the seat in the United
| States Senate made vacant by the
death of Senator Mathew Stanley
Quay.
Negotiations have been COM
pleted for the consolidation of the
Southern Stove Works of Rich
mond and the w. j. 10th plant OF
Waynesboro, under the name Of
the Continental Stove Company,
new corporation.
The body of David A. Fries was
buried at Mt. Hebron cemetery,
Winchester, last week, at 9 o'clock
at night. No minister was present
and the undertakers, in the pres
ence of the immediate family, low
cred the body into the grave.
The submarine torpedo boat
Fulton, which was sunk to the bot
tom of the ocean at Newport, X.
IT,, for a test, remained there over
twelve hours. The men were on
duty in watches of two hours each,
the remainder of the time being
, spent in reading, playing games
and sleeping.
The life insurance companies OF
the United States paid $346, 463,-
$50 in 1903, including annuities
and dividends to policy holders,
! according to the Insurance Press.
The new insurance issued in that
year amounted to $4,000, 900, 600.
Two men in the country are in
sured for more than million and
. q half each.
Montpelier, in Orange county,
once the home of President James
Madison, has passed into the
hands of William Dupont, pow
der manufacturer, who has made
; it superb residence. Mr.. Dupont
paid $74, 900 for Montpelier about
I two years ago. With those i'm
provements already made and those
I contemplated, his expenditure will
probably reach 100000.
General Fitzhugh Lee has taken
: issue with statement Of General
Joe Wheeler to the effect that
General Mcclellan would have
captured Richmond in 1852 but
for the jealousy of Lincoln and
Stanttn, who feared his fame
. would eclipse theirs. General Lee
thinks Mcclellan would have won
but for Lees strategy in bringing
Jackson down from the Valley and
throwing him on the rear of the
Federals. He says all records
, show the most cordial relations be-
. tween Lincoln and Mcclellan.
Continual Strain