Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-05-11
NEWS ITEMS.

NEWS ITEMS.
Americans leadin winning the Olymp
ian athletic games last week in Greece
All leading nationalities were repre-
sented in the annual games.
DIR. and Mrs. j. B. Smith, formerl,
of Irvington now of Fredericksbure
will locate at Colonial Beach, where DIR
Smith will engage in the drug business
Four assaults by negroes in the Dis
trict of Columbia within week. TIL,
negro is uppish there and although It i,
the seat of government lynching i.
talked of.
The San Fanciscoe reliefe Committe,
has decided to accept the gift of the
Mikado and other foreigners, notwith
standing President Roosevelt's refusa
to do so.
A few days ago Congressman Long.
worth and wife were arrested in Cincin.
natl, Ohio for rapid speeding of ar
Automobile. Mrs. Longworth was
much amused at the incident. and de.
clared it quite sensational.
A gigantic land slide caused by. the
earthquake in California has damaged
the Capay Valley with water to a depth
OF one hundred feet. 1t is feared fifth
dam breaks suddenly, several towns be.
low it, will be swept away.
There will probably not be any strike
OF the Anthracite Coal Miners. pro-
vided the operators will agree to give
every man his old place and reinstate
those who have been dismissed because
they obeyed the suspension order of
president John Mitchell. This decision
ends fear of a coal famine.
1t now transpires that instead of re-
presenting the sentiment of a majority
Of the Bay State folk that amendment
to the Massachusetts, jamestown Emo
sition appropriation bill simply reflected
the anxiety of a single senator to curry
favor with negro politicians. The peo-
pie OF the State, and the Legislature
promptly repudiated the slur on Vir-
ginia, and the appropriation was
passed.
United States secret service agents
last week closed for the first time in
forty years the Honduras lottery. a
continuation Of the Louisiana lottery.
with headquarters in Wilmington. Del.
John M. Rodgers, millionaire president
OF the John M. Rodgers Press Company.
where, it is said, tickets have been
printed, was arrested, and it is said bv
the officers that hundreds of other ar
rests will follow.
Last Wednesday evening. Nav 2nd.
hurricane swept over Newport News,
Va, taking roofs off houses, tearing
trees out of the ground, smashing win
dows, swapping off telephone, telegraph.
electric light and power poles and play
ing havoc generally. For about three
minutes the wind blew at the rate of
20 miles an hour. Nearly every vessel
In the harbor dragged its anchor. Re-
ports from Norfolk, Richmond and
Cape Charles say there was no dis
turhance at those places.
The thirteen directors of the Standard
Oil Company until May i received for
two hours work day 81, 600 month.
which Is $40 an hour and $24, 600 wear
On Mayl they voted themselves an in
crease of pay of 100 per cent, to get
rid OF some of their surplus profits.
They fear Congr essional investigation
They now get $4s, 900 a year, or $50 an
hour. They also decided that they
needed press agent" They appointed
D. L. c. Clarke to the post at a salary
OF $50, 900 year.
Here Is sample of how trustssswater',
or initiate stocks, says the New York
world: The proper losses at San Fran
cisco are estimated roughly at $780,
ooO,oOO This is equivalent to half the
water in the capitalization of the New
York traction merger. In the process
OF replacing their losses the people of
San Francisco must pay interest in
definitely upon $500, 600, 600, just as the
people of New York must pay interest
indefinitely upon the $500, OOO, 900 of
water IN the traction capitalization.
The earthquake lossess Impose a tax
upon the industry of San Francisco.
fust as the traction water imposes a
tax upon the industry of New York.
AS financial burden upon the COM
munity one New York traction merger
is apparently equal to two San Fran
cisco earthquakes.