Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-02-01
CONDENSED MEMS
Brief Items OF Interest for the
Busy Reader

Busy Reader
An effort will be made to close
the saloons at Manassas, Va.
1t is stated in Washington that
the whisky trust is trying TO ac-
complish the defeat OF the pure
food bill in the Senate.
Hon. william j. Bryan and
Judge Alton b. Parker conferred
in New York last week in reference
to the prospects Of tie Democratic
party.
George 4. Marshall, great.great-
grandson of Chief Justice Mar
shall, had his skull fractured by
being thrown from his horse in
Orange, a few days ago.
Nearly the entire army of the
Sultan of Morocco has deserted
him and gone over to his brother.
A French cruiser has arrived at
Tangier with the French embassy.
The Russian War Office denies
that any of the soldiers refused TO
obey orders to fire on the crowds,
and the officials say they have the
utmost confidence in the loyalty of
the troops.
The system of waterworks for
Strasburg has been completed and
the work Of tapping has commence
ed. The reservoir has an elevation
of 365 feet andwill hold over / =
600, 900 gallons.
The Norfolk and Western Rail
way Comrany has awarded a con
tract for the erection of new
office building at RoanC he to cost
$1l2, 1000. This is to be duplicate
of the present building, and will
be located on an adjoining lot.
L. Kubses, one of the few China
men who served in the Civil War,
died at the Soldiers Home Hos
pital at Hampton last week. He
was 90 years old was the only
Celestial in the Soldiers Home.
He served in Company F, Sixty
fourth New York Infantry, and
had good record.
An explanation has been found
of the appearance of oil in well
in Fulton. 1t has been dicoyered
that the oil tank of grocer,
whose store is with ia few feet
of the well, has beel leaking for
some weeks unknown to the grocer,
and flowing into the we'll in q ues-
tion. The owner OF the well has
abandoned his dreams of wealth.
Rev. DR.. G. d. Pinckney, pastor
of the Leigh Street Methodist
church, colored, of Richmond, has
assumed the mantle OF the late Rev.
John Jasper, who for years taught
his flock from the pulpit Of Sixth
Mount Zion church that "lhe sun
do moye." Rev. Mr.. PincLney
occupied an hour and II half in clue
dating this proposition ,basing
his argument on Joshua's famous
action.
The installation of President
Edwin A. Alderman on April ID
next will be one of the greatest
events that has takei. place at the
University Ct Virginia since its
founding. All of the college pres
dents of the country have BEN
invited. Eight thousand invita-
ions to alumni have been issued.
Fine faculty will wear caps and
gowns. There will be Il procession
# faculty, of alumni, and other
guests. The ceremonies are IN
charge Of IA JOINT committee of the
'isitors, alumni and faculty.
1t required papers drawn by
Attorney-General Anderson and
N order from Judge r. Carter
scott to enable Majos Robert W.
Hunter, Virginia Secretary of Mil
tary Records, to secure from John
:. Wrenn of Richmond, Il buyer
f old manuscripts, the L ulster
t number of the compaLies from
'irginia that participated in the
,iyil War. Mr.. Wr mn hOnght
he rolls IN good faith from som
ersons unknown and refused To
i've them up until compelle
o do so by law. The Attorney
General eld that the rolls belong
d to the State, and could ~ h.
isposed of without he consent
he Legislature
Gen, Nelson a. Miles his lie
lded 20 hard in bis resigllti3r as
Inspector general on Governor
Douglas staff in Massachuse t..
D take eff ect before the army bill
Thich contains paragraph aimed
t army officers who take military
uty becomes operative. This
aragraph provides that arm; OIL
ers taking such duty will not be
estored to the full pay of active
srvice which under the Dick law
AS allowed. General Miles will
'sc the pay, but he will teal q
Iarch on the men who aimed tue
low at him because he viii not be
/ Office It the time the bill goes
ito effect, fesuming his duties I'M
ediately thereafter.