Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-11-06
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State of Oklahoma.
Secretary Cortelyou has decide'
to cell in some $50, 900, 900 now de
posted to the credit Of disburs
ing agents.
Que of the Socialists az the aero
nautical congress stated that Z
temperature Of Ill below zero hac
been recorded at height of 46, $50
feet.
Fire, food or earthquake will
destroy the jamestown Exposition
November rs, predicts Joseph
Dickerson, Jr., the negro editor OF
the Norfolk News and Advertiser.
One hundred years ago The West
Indies supplied about one-half Of
the worlds sugar. but the indust-
ry is on the decline. The worlds
crop Of beet sugar is now about
$500, 600 tons.
lie is believed that the board OF
visitors Of the Western State Hos
pital will soon consider plans for
the hospital 10 he erected on the
Murklsnd estate, opposite Lynch
burg, for the care of epileItic in.
sane of the State.
BY orders OF George Gould,
WORK on the Richmond and Chesa.
peake Bay Railroad has been
brought TO standstill. This Is
due, il Is explained, to the string.
ency OF the money market, and not
to any perm anent abandonment OF
the road.
CONSERVATION and fear, verging
on panic, has ad through office
and stores on the lower
west side along Fulton street,
New York, as the result Of settling
foundations and cracking walls
caused by The Hudson tunnel Dor
ngs. Many people fear to enter
heir place of business.
That the South Is financially
Iafe and In position u benefit
greatly the other portions of the
United States is the opinion ex-
'ressed by New Orleans bankers
nd business men. The immense
xports of cotton and alsO sugar
nd rice are relied on shortly TO
ring in geld from abroad.
Mr.. and Mrs. William X. Van.
erbilt, jr., have 81 heir. The
aby errived at the Vanderbilt
lansion in New York on Tuesday
light. He will inherit fully $780,
90, 900 from his fathers side and
erhaps twice chat much from his
lother, who was Miss Virginia
air.
That the big sailing ship Arthur
ewall laden with coal for the
merican feet in the Pacific, has
cen wrecked close to Cape Horn
nd her crew of forty eaten by
lnnibals, who infest the islands
ear Terra del Fuego and the
traits of Magellon, is believed at
lie Maritime Exchange in New
ork.
1t is reported at Ashville. N. c.,
at an agreement practically has
ZEN reached among the governors
North Carolina, Georgia and
labama and railroad officials
hereby the existing low psssen-
r rates, put in effect by the last
gislatures of these States, will
set aside and uniform rate of
l-2 cents a mile substituted.
In order to stimulate travel to
g Jamestown Exposition, the
nelal passenger agents Of all
Ilroads with terminals in Nor
k have decided to reduce the
les of travel to the fair to l cent
mile on Tuesdays, Thursdays,
d Saturdays. The new rate
u apply to all territory contigu-
! to Norfolk, and became effect.
November ].
Insanity is to be the plea in the
'ense of Harry Kendall Thaw,
ose second trial for the Staying
Stanford White will begin in
W York on Deem Der next.
rtin w. Littleton, chief coun.
for Thaw, has decided on this
rise: He is convinced that
aw is insane, and bes not
'pted this course ss merely
CRY on which to conduct a sue.
sful deferse, but because he
s certain Of the unsOund mental
dition of his client.
he Presidents order testing
h0rsemanship OF officers OF the
ted States army, subject for
ty by the general public. has
)me more of a stern reality to
'ers than the mere eating of
Ter off mantel.piece. Some
he army's lest material, men
zee efficiency in their several
ills is upquestioned-many Of
N it will Re diff ult to replace,
slated for retirement because
r work for years has taken
cut of the saddle, and they
, been found physically die
flied for rough riding.
forced to suspend
illicit operations, on account
.e activities of the Virginia
er navy, the numerous oyster
les have become revengeful,
according to inform zion
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