Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-03-17
NEWS ITEMS.

The deaths from the plague in
India last week numbered $4,000.
Mrs. Chad wick has been adiudged
guilty by . Cleveland jury OF de-
fraudiDg the government and several
banks and sentenced to IA years In
the penitentiary and to pay $40. 900.
Senator Thomas s. Martin has &C.
cepted the invitation to act as
alumni orator at the installation of
President Edwin A. Alderman, of
the University of Virginia, on April
18th.
Bell Norman, colored, pleaded
guilty before the Circuit Court at
Warsaw Friday of having attempted
to burn the stables of the Garland
Hotel. She was sentenced to two
years in the penitentiary.
Rev. DR.. Robert III. Pitt, editor
of the Religious Herald, has been
invited to speak al the Baptist
Worlds Congress, which meets in
London, July Ills. The compli-
ment to DR.. Pitt is emphasized by
the fact that there will be only four
speakers from the South and he is
the only man invited from Virginia.
A Pennsylvania youth stole guns,
pistols and other paraphernalia to fiji
out a desperate Chance" show,
because of his disordered mind by
excessive cigarette smoking. In
hearing his case the Judge said;
"The two years will give you in
Jail should serve to cure you of the
vicious habit of smoking the deadly
paper rolls, so that you may emerge
IN good shape to make man of your.
self"
The great strike in New York
city, which momentarily tied up the
Subway and elevated routes and in
conveinenced million people, was
quickly broken. The strike was the
result of the pernicious "walking
delegate" who stirred up dissatis-
faction among the men. 1t was dis
countenanced by their national chiefs,
aud consequently failed. Thousands
OF the men whose places are filled are
facing starvation.
Nellie Mason. a school girl in
Rockford, H., surprised the officials
In one of the local savings banks by
pulling toy wagon inside the count
ing room. Then she took the cover
from the load the wagon contained
and passed to the receiving teller
seventy pounds of pennies. There
we're 11,7O0 of them, done up in
packages of twenty-five each. With
the load she opened a savings account
with $117 to her credit.
A hundred and twenty American
tourists narrowly escaped death
through sudden violent eruption of
Mount Vesuvius, which has hereto
fore been quiescent enough to enable
anyone to approach the crater. There
was a tremendous explosion, accom-
panied by a shower of lava and Gin
ders. The visitors made mad rush
for safety and fortunately all escaped.
a guide, however, was killed and
another one was injured.
President Roosevelt, as an evidence
of his good will toward the South, is
prepared to offer a Federal position,
possibly that of postmistress of At
lanta, to Mrs. John 3. Gordon, widow
of the famous Confederate leader.
1t is posi- BILE that Mrs. Gordon does
not care for and would not accept a
political appointment, but President
Roosevelt is known to have the APP
pointment in mind. "What about
Mrs. John B. Gordon ?" the Presi-
dent is known to have asked. "Does
she need any position ? 1t would
give me the greatest of pleasure to
provide for the widow Of the great
Georgia general if she needed a posi-
ton. Gen. Gordon was my personal
friend, and was one of the greatest
of all Americans" the President said.
The President is known to have a
deep feeling toward Georgia. His
mother was Georgia woman, and
his parents were married at Roswell,
where his mothers parents had a
summer home.