Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-04-15
CONDENSED NEWS
Brief Items of Irt.r2st for the
Busy RAIDER

lnefe lou CT Wlsuom IN let
tin good enough alone.
The number of unemployed in
the country is placed by labor nn-
ions at 4,750,000.
Owing to the expiration of the
old wage scale and failure to agree
upon a new one 800, 900 soft-ccal
miners are idle.
President Roosevelt has directed
that Southern railroads which fail
to furnish proper accommodations
for negroes be prosecuted.
The Southern Railway has put
into effect an interstate rate on all
Of its lines at % cents per mile.
One thousand mile books will be
sold at $50.
Those who have not paid their
poll taxes are reminded that they
must do 80 not later than May I'd,
If they wish to vote at the election
on November ora.
Many women Of Atlanta have
petitioned the street car company
to order conductors not to assist
women Oh and off cars. The women
give az a reason that whenever the
hand of a conductor touches a
ehirtwaJet that the valet is ruined.
A new railroad is projected to be
constructed from Barboursville,
Orange county. through Madison
cOuntv to some point in Rappahan-
mock county. The estimated cost
will be 100000. and the three
counties named will be expected to
subscribe $4,000 each.
Stanton Argus: Seems strange
that Staunton's two councils can.
not run the town, as one body al
ways did until recently, and must
have a manager. Better by far
spend the $4,000 salary on
streets and walks in the annexed
district and on the miserable pave
ments in many streets Of the old
part.
Prof. Saunders of the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg,
has been appointed by Governor
Swanson to be pure food and dairy
commissioner at the salary of %,
500 a year. Another new Office is
that of secretary to the board OF
charities and corrections, whose
duty will be to inspect ssylums
and prisons and whose salary will
be 80, 500.
One of the lady teachers Of Albe-
marie county, who teaches school
No Ii 10 the Scottsyille district,
began the session of l907.'0S with
thirteen pupils, closed on a Friday
with thirteen present and took her
pupils on u hay ride with thirteen
In tile party. When she married
it was on the 18th Of the month.
rode in a car seat IL and was Civ
en- room Ii in hotels.
1t is stated that Senator Daniel
has no intention Of permitting his
name to be used in any way as u
possible candidate for the presi-
Dental nomination of the Demo
cratic ticket. Senator Daniel, il is
said, in spite of the recent clash
between himself and William Jen-
nings Bryan,is stanch admirer of
the Nebraskan and has so express
ed himself recently.
Captain Robert +. Lee, Of New
Kent county, went to Richmond
On Tuesday taking with him the
sword of General Robert +. Lee.
Tie sword is one which was pre-
sented to the Confederate chief
teia by Marylanders, aid is the
same that was worn by him at APP
pOmattox. Capt. Lee took it 70
BichT ond to have it photographed
with some old battlehags, now in
possession OF the State, as back
ground.
In a sensational charge delivered
to the grand jury at Frankfort,
Ky, Monday evening, Circuit
Court Judge Stout insisted that
the grand jury begin at once to i'm
luire into, and continue until it
has terreted to the bottom, the
charges Of bribery in procuring
The election Of United States
Senator and in the defeat Of Ger.
tain measures during che recent
session Of the general assembly.
1T was a common rumor, and
commOner street talk, during the
session, said Judge Stout, "that
was rampant.
Governor CrotheIs of Maryland
has issued proclamation declar-
ING quarantine against the States
Of Virginia, North Carolina, Ten
nessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Lou.
siana, Arkansas, Missouri, Texas,
oklahoma, and California, and
prohibiting the importation of any
cattle from the States until No.
vember /. THIS action was taken
following report made to him by
The State Live Stock Sanitary
Board, of the existence of splene.
tic or southern fever among cattle
ia the States named.
10 three states--lllinois, Ne
braska and WiscOnsin-the yo'
Iers under IA local option law
ast week voted on the saloon
question. In Illinois the larger cit
les voted for the sale of liquor,