Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1908-04-11

hy the darkness and the strong wind =
which was blowing az the time Boats g
from the Berwick and the cruiser :
Gladiator picked up twenty-five men. :
one oC whom died later OF his injuries. :
It appears that the Portsmouth re 81
serve fotilia was having maneuvers Z
and that during night attack the :
Tiger crossed the bows Of the Ser I,
wick. which crashed into her. Most
of the crew OF the destroyer we're De-
low at the time. dressed In heavy OIL
skins and sea boots.
! Geographic BTeVitieS Fl
ST LOUIS. -speciaL-G-ns-
"a solicitors ~ all tho Missouri rail
roads met here Monday and decided
20 renew the night against the two
cent rate law in Missouri IL II said
that Injunction proceedings 20 prevent
the further operation OF the law are
20 be renewed before Federal Judge
McPherson at kansas city
WASHINGTON. . C.-spsoiAl--
The resignation OF Charlemagne Tow
er as Ambassador TO Germany, has
been received TO take erect June lst \
The President viii send tia nomiae-
tion or David jayne HAl As hta suo- /
oessor 20 the senate.
new YORK. - special - stock 7.
Exchange seats have made a suoatan- /
ual recovery in price II was learned
that $4,000 had been onersd
for a seat within few days. This
Generalization OF last November.
when a membership privilege on The
exchange sold Tor 3b1.o0o. the low
est record since 1904
ALEXANDRIA. Va Special
John r. Tackett. dry goods broker
of this place. dropped dead IN his YARD
here Monday afternoon from some
acute heart aTecrion. be va sly
years old and IS survived By a widow
and two daughters
LYNCHBURG. VA - Special -
. Twelve PERSONS IN the boArdin Eho lso
OF T T.. Kent here have been very il
, since sunday a= result Of ptomalne
poisoning sunday afternoon ssvera4
. ~ the victims are stan ~. but Il - be-
: Level all wil recover.
I Tn. trouble Is thought 20 De due 10
, contaminated milk used IN making a
b pudding for dinner.
= WASHINGTON. ID Special
: The House Committee on Naval Ar
< fairs has voted 20 reject The bll for
: the Government purchase ~ the az
o position site for coal depot and
n trainlng station.
SEATTLE. wAsH-special -Ths
Alaskan portion 90 the New York
Paris automobile race viii have 20 Dc
abandoned on account of condition 81
n the winter trail between valdez and
Rome
The American car arrived here OF
.e board th- city or Pueblo. The parts
l. viu likely take the first ship from
a. Seattle and proceed through Siberia
- via the southern route.
n WASHINGTON. 70 Especial -
* Charges of drunkenness and OF usini
10 the Bristol Tenn. postofice for pri
s. vate political purposes. brough
against Postmaster r. a. Warren
,n have been dismissed by the Postmas
n ter General. following a report re
c. ceived from the inspectors who in
st veStigat-d the charges Postnaste
20. Warren was entirely exonerated.
en- wASHINGTON. ID. Special
Chairman Jenkins. OF the House Com
e- mittee on Interstate and Foreig
IN Commerce. has announced that Ga
In Cocks automobile bill. which pre-
vides Federal licensing for autom.
blles running from one state 20 AT
other will be declared unccnstitt
tional by the commission. on "a
IT ground that 10 is an infringement
AA the police power OF the States
NEW YORK - Special Weste-
- Maryland Railroad has sold $500
he Of s per cent. receivers certlncates
10 par. The proceeds are 90 be used
81, pay the Interest on the ROAD ur
=. uOrtg gage bonds
80 The $3.50. 900 of certificates were pa
Ton chased by Interests friendly 70 q
ekS Western Maryland None Of them "
bye placed In the open market
Low RALEIGH. Y c. Special IT
no presence OF two negro players on q
Yty colgate University. New York tear
in threatened 90 break up the gan
we'd scheduled between THIS team and q
uId A. & NJ College here Monday afte
OV- noon.
As soon as 70 was seen that two n
gro players were ON the Colgate tea
the North Carolina Farmers declar
they would not 80 on the diano'
II with them.
However. ar agreement was reac
ed for substitutes 20 go on 70 ma
lars up an "all white" team. and the gar
nee came OF yesterday afternoon
GIT GIT
"VS ROANOKE. NA.-Special.--Colo
ank A NJ BOWMAN. who has been Spok
and OF as q possible candidate FOR Lleute
ing ant Governor. stated Friday that
had the matter under advisement ~
nen. he had not reached any definite {