Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-21
Condensed NEWS
Brief Items OF Interest for the
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, have acquired 2. 400 acres Of land
fora model railroad city.
|. The Ivanhoe furnace property
near Roanoke tas been sold
Pittsburg interests, who plan i'm
provements.
The Worlds Christian Endeavor
Union officers report that there
are throughout the world 81 Sly
societies of the union.
Contracts nave been let for the
two main buildings at the James
town Exposition, which will
measure 600 by $50 feet.
Emperor William hiss ordered
the German force in China to re-
turn home, excepting a detach-
msnt to guard the embassy at
Pekin,
Bishop Randolph recently con-
secrated the Episcopal church at
Rondo, Pittsburg county. This
Church is built of logs in the shape
OF a Greek cross.
MarioVitism, q new Catholic
sect in Poland, is gaining converts
by the thousands, is arousing hos
tility on the part of Orthodox
Co tholics, and serious fighting has
occurred. .-
Twenty-seven of the 90 men
who comprise the officers and crew
Of the steamer British King, oil
and cattle laden, from New York
for Antwerp, went down with the
vessel last Sunday.
Andrew Carnegie stopped over
in Richmond one day last week In.
creased his library gift to that
city 100000 and gave $4,000
to the Railroad Young Mems
Christian Association.
Representative Small of North
Caroline, has introduced a hill in
Congress providing for the diver.
sion of S30,00O,o0O of the irriga.
ticn reclamation fund to the drain
age of the Dismal Swamp.
Near Redding, CAL, the trees IN
an orchard bore the second crop OF
June apples in October, a feet that
is the more remarkable as grass
hoppers visited them after the first
crop and striped them bare Of
leaves.
In discussing the appointment
OF postmaster for Pacific Grove,
Cal, with Representative Need
ham, President Roosevelt said that
he preferred to give preference in
such appointments to soldiers of
the Civil War.
A report that John Alexander
Dowie and his wife had separated
is denied by Mrs. Dowie, who de-
clares that she had long known
the state Of lions finances, and
that she will always remain on tho
side Of her husband.
The reports of the special COM
missions which Investigated in 10
Russian provinces the agrarian
disturbances which occurred last
year, show that the losses exceed
ed $l55,00O,O00. The returns
from the other provinces have not
been completed.
Major A. S. Lanier left Rich
mond Friday Oh his long Journey
to the far East, where he will be
come assistant attorney general of
the Philippines. Major Lanier has
a wide military acquaintance, and
looks forward to his new work
with satisfaction.
The New York and Chicago
Road Association is erdoavoring
to arouse the public to the value of
q continuous line of improved in
roads, and as an object
lesson lie promoting the construct
ion of continuous good road be-
tween New York and Chicago.
Drastic measures to prevent
by passengers on ocean
liners have just been inaugurated
by custom officials in New York
and hereafter 3 woman, no matter
what her social position or her
will be lie BILE to arrest on
landing from an incoming steam
ship if dutlsble articles are found
upon her person, and naturally
man will fare no better.
1t is stated that when the two
cent rate goes into effect on the
Virginia railroads the Norfolk
and Western Railway will prevent
ticket scalpers beneftting by the
new lew. The company now is
sues about half a dozen special
rate tickets, among them being
tickets 10 ministers, theatrical
companies, and excursions. All Of
these will be cut out, and every
body will be required to pay the
ZANE fare.
The Charleston, w. Va, GsEette
'ecently printed an agreement
signed by every prominent busi-
lsss man in the city to close his
establishment and attend the polls
IN the forthcoming election day,
when officers OF the city govern
nent were to be chosen. 1t is
aid that there has beer much cor
upton In Charleston politics, and
hat fraud was practiced in elect
ons. Therefore, the business men
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