Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-15
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Revolutionary sentiment lie gain
ing ground in Chine.
England has surpassed the Unit
ed States and become the largest
exporter to Gei many.
Austria is in the throes Of an
immense strike, 10000 railroad
men being out and che coal SUPPLY
cut off.
A standing army of unemployed
men recruited through bureaus in
all the large cities is a project
which has been launched in
Chicago.
Prominent Hebrews have started
national movement in this
country TO afford material relief
to the surviving victims Of the
Russian massacres of the Jews.
After many years CT competi-
ton the Singer Manufacturing
Company has acquired the W heller
& Wilson Manufacturing Com
pany.
President Roosevelt, it is said,
will recommend Federal insurance
supervision in his message to Con-
gress, the decision being the result
of conference with President
Paul Morton Of the Equitable.
A train carrying the par
aphernalia of a small circus was
wrecked a few days ago near
Temple, Tex, and nearly all the
animals escaped to the woods.
Something akin to panic prevailed
in the rural districts.
Rev. A. j. Ramsey, who seeded
from the Baptist church of Berkely,
with 40 mem bers, has established
a new church called the Gospel
Church." He differed with the
majority of the congreg ,ticn on
the doctrine of holiness and was
asked to resign.
The board Of governors of
the jamestown Exposition Com
pany has engaged the Hen. William
E. Cameron, former Governor Of
Virginia, to conduct lite campaign
in the States during the winter.
He will visit those States which
have rot pledged support. He will
arrive in Norfolk November 10th,
to enter upon his duties.
Representatives of the UHi-
versity of Virginia and the Med
ical College of Virginia have ap-
pointed a subcommittee to draft a
plan whereby the medical depart
ment of the university and the
medical college can be consolidate
ed. A further conference will be
held at a near date to be arranged
at the university.
One of the officers Of the Wash
ington navy yard has figured out
that the life of a modern steel
battIeship is less than half Of that
of her wooden prototype-the man
of-war of q previous generation.
He said the old wooden frigate
was good for forty years Of cruis-
ing, while the steel vessel OF Uncle
Sans superb twentieth century
navy reaches the junk pile in less
than twenty years.
The Rev. DR.. Arthur S. Lloyd
of New York, at present mission
airy secretary of the Protestant
Episcopal Church in America, was
elected by the diocesan council in
epecial session at Lynchburg last
week to be bishop.coadjutor Of the
diocese of Southern Virginia. The
diocesan council fixed the salary
of the coadjutor at $4,000 per
year, with all travelling expenses
and rent of Episcopal residence
furnished in addition 10 this.
Alexandria Gazette; The proper
place to find out the true standing
of man is at his home and among
his neighbors. The home of Mr..
Swanso Cd, the Democratic nominee
for Governor, is in Pittsylvania
county. On Tuesday, in the cleo
tion in Danville, the city in that
county, Mr.. Swanson received
over 800 votes, while Judge Lewis
received but So, and in the entire
county Mr.. Swanson received four
votes for every one cast for his
Culpeper county, Judge
Lewis's home, gave HIM but $50
votes to Mr.. Swanson's 1902.
An interesting event of the open
ing month at the University of
Virginia was the placing of a
bronze tablet Immediately above
the door Of Room No. ID, West
Range, where Edgsr Allen Poe
lived as a student during the ses-
sion of 1855. The tablet was the
gift of Misses Bangs and Wilton,
Principals of the National Cathe-
dral School, Washington, and
bears the inscription "Domus
rarva nagni poetae." Prof. W. P.
Thornton presented the tablet on
behalf of the donors and DR.,
Alderman accepted it on behalf Of
the University. Prof.C. w. Kent
then read Q paper which had been
By Prof. Harrison.
A Continual Strain
Many men and women are con-