Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-12-06
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40 ~ shtu tuht IN LOusthntlnopie
that there is no fear Of an anti.
Christian uprising there.
Major s. NJ. Yost, theincumbent.
and Mr.. r. A Fulwiler, of the U.
s. Marshail's Office, are circulating
petitions for appointment as post
master at Stauntcn.
Mprquis Ito of Japan, says that
although Korea has transferred the
conduct Of her foreign relations to
Toxic, she retains control of her
internal administration.
There have been 80 many sui
cides in Cleveland, OHIO, that
the mayor, who is the well known
Tom johnson, has appointed q
commission to devise some plan to
stop IL.
Reports show that 10 vessels
were wrecked in the storm which
swept over the Great Lakes Mon
day night and Tuesday. Scores of
lives lost. Lifesavers we're at work
all night in raging snowstorm.
The military authorities at st.
Petersburg at last admit that no
reliance can be placed on the line
regiments, nor even those stationed
at the CO pital. The entire army is
likely to go over to the revolution
lists.
Americans on the Isle of Pines
Saturday ratified the election Of a
delegate TO Congress and territorial
officers. 1t was understood, how.
ever, that there will be 70 assump-
tion of any Office except by the
United States authority.
The Russian authorities hope
70 starVe into submission the
mutinOus sailors at Sebastapol,
realizing that the troops, if ordered
to do so, would not fire upon the
men. The mutiny is spreading
among the crews of the Black Sea
fleet.
The Rooseveltian creed lie being
consplcuously exempted in the
household Of Mrand Mrs. George
Horner, Of Lindenden Hail, Pa.
The eighteenth child, a son, has
just been born to them, though
the mother is but Al and twins
have come but once.
The line of the Tidewater Rail-
way now under construction is
from Sewell's Point via Suffolk
and Jarrett to Brookneal. 1t will be
continued from the latter point via
Roanoke and Glenlyn to a con-
nection with the Deepwater Rail-
way in West Virginia.
The resentment Of martial law
and che restrictions placed upon
the liberties Of the press have
been passed by the privy council
and will be promulgated within a
few days. The vital items of the
negotiations between China and
japan have been amicably settled.
Governor-elect Swanson has fled
with the county clerk of Chatham
an account Of expenses incurred
during the campaign; Postage,
$3.50. printing, $S7 Stationery, $50;
express, telephone, and kilograms,
$50 railroad fare, hotel bills and
incidertaIs, 1904; expenses of pri-
mary $3.50; total $10,494.
The theft of six hundred dollars
in money and diamonds valued at
three thousand dollars, which val
uables were shipped from Hot
Springs by guest at the hotel has
been traced to Harry McGuffin,
policeman at Covington. Pretty
nearly all the missing money was
found under the carpet in the
McGuffln home. McGutiin has been
married just month.
Senator Burton of Kansas, who's
second trial on the charge OF prac-
ticing before the postCtfice de-
partnent at Washington, while a
U. S. senator for the Rialto Grain
and Securities Co., and prevented
a fraud order from being issued
against said company was again
found guilty in all six counts. The
maxim um sentence is two years in
the penitentiary and 80, 600 fine.
He will appeal the case. The first
trial resulted in the same verdict.
Several deaths in Virginia re-
Gently from mad dog bites and the
biting Of elk prisons last week in
Newport News by "a mad DOG has
turned public attention to this
great danger as never before.
Virginia is the third State in
the Union fer furnishing the
largest number of cases of rabies.
New York is first, Pennsylvania
second and Virginia third. Norfolk
and Newport News furnish the
largest number of cases in Viz
GINA.
The most touching event in the
history of Blacksburg occurred last
Wednesday afternoon, when the
gray haired boys Of 81, gallant
defenders of the Southland, robed
Ia their war-worn tattered uni
forms Of the days of civil strife,
formed in military array and
10 the Harvey Black Me-
mortal Charel in the College
Yong Mems Christian Association
building, where the ladies Of tie
Harvey Black Chapter, United
Daughters of the Conted racy, pc.