Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-03-02
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Abram Hitz, one Of the oldest
printers in America, who set type
for over 70 years, has just died in
Lancaster, Pa, at the age of 81.
By vote of AZ to 33 tie lower
House of the Mississippi Legisla-
ture defeated resolution to invite
former President Cleveland to adj
dress that body.
To live so years in a town ard
never once leave it, on business or
pleasure, is the remarkable record
of John S. Eddy, a well known
resident of HazeltOn, Pa
A bill has been introduced in
the Virginia Legislature to provide
for the establishment of whip
ping post for all that class OF petty
criminals whose populations amount
to S. or less.
So deeply impressed with re-
sponsibility were the members OF
the special grand jury which in
dicted five persons for the lroquois
disaster in Chicago, that the jurors
opened the proceedings each day
with prayer.
Senator Hanna's portrait Will
probably be placed upon the Pana-
ma Canal construction bonds, when
they are issued, in honor OF his
memory and in remembrance OF
his vigorous advocacy OF the Pana-
ma Canal project.
In a communication to the ke-
ligious Herald of last week, the
Rev. DR.. Calvin S. Blackwell pre-
diets an invincible trinity compos-
ed of Japan, England and the
United States that will sweep the
world.
The Republican Legislative eau
Gus at Columbu Ohio, has nomi-
mated General Charles Dick to sue
coed Senator Hanna by unanimous
acclamatio His election was
a mere form on March lst, as the
Legislature has a large Republican
majority.
The war in the East has caused
a lump of over 100 per cent. in the
price of camp hor. Most OF the
worlds supply comes from Formo-
: ga, an island owned by Japan. The
= drug is extensively used in the
manufacture of smokeless powder
, and the japanese are keeping It
= for that purpose.
= Hardin, Manchuria, is but three
S years old, but is one Of the great
est cities of Asia, and has the larg-
3, est European population OF any
!, Asiatic city, containing 10000
= Russians, besides the soldiers, and
8 40. 900 Chinese. 1t will be the
+ great -four milling city of that
e region.
It On a pedestal in one of the win
e dows of the senate appropriations
!. committee room, says the Wash
i ington Post, Mr.. Daniel has mar
o BILE bust of President Zachary
i TAYLOR. Mrs. Dandrich, a daugh'
d tet of "Old Rough and Ready,
a resides at Winchester, Va, and
q accordingly is one of Senator Dan
iels constituents.
d George f. Murrell, who hai
y charge of the Virginia exhibit at
u the st. Louis Exposition, has be
u gun the shipping from Richmond
5 of the collection he has made. lei
Is carloads is fair estimate OF thu
&c stuff he will send from the ware
Il house of the commission in tina
city, and it is expected that Ger
e tainly as muct more will go from
other points in the State.
h Representative Adams Of Penn
:, sylyania, has introduced bill J.
;s Congress limiting to $4,000 tn
number of aliens to be admitted Z
n the United States in any one yea
80 from any foreign country, Canada
- Mexico and Cuba excepted. IN
70 bill applies to all territory within
M the Jurisdiction of the Unite
,w States. All aliens in excess O
90 this number are to be arrested an
deported.
A meeting of the State Board O
Education will be held March 1T
T 20 select school books for the pnbli
T. Institutions of learning. At
- preyious meeting the board deter
% mined to endorse series OF BOOK
y and to allow the local authorize
~ TO choose from such. So niue
- sentiment has been aro@sed agaln'
n this method, however, that th
~ board will likely rescind its actlo
10 and select 4 single book III eac
M branch.
ct. Hon. William j. Bryan addresse
the Virginia Legislature last Tue
mt day and received most enthusia
I'd tic greeting. In his address, VIM
nv reafllrming his well known positl'
we on the Platform question, he toe
re. occasion to emf hasize the fact tn
nv he is not Il candidate, and also II
be tina ted that he never expected
in be again the nominee Of his part.
MS He declared that it would he il
nd possible to harmonic the c1rpor
yes ton element of the party and u
rank and file.
s Good Spirits
on Good spirits don't all come fro
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