Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
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ST. LOUIS. -SpeciaI.-Gene-
raj solicitors OF all the Missouri rail
roads met here Monday and decided
to renew the fight against the two
cent rate law i'm Missouri II is said
that injunction proceedings TO prevent
the further operation OF the law are
to be renewed before Federal Judge
Mcpherson at Kansas city.
WASHINGTON. ID. C-SpcciaI.-
The resignation of Charlemagne Tow
er. as Ambassador to Germany, has
been received TO take effect June LIST.
The President will send the nominal
ton of David Jayne Hill as his sue
ceSsor to the Senate.
NEW YORK. - Special -- Stock
Exchange seats have made Il substan-
ual recovery in price 1t was learned
that $4,000 had been offered
for Il seat within a few days. This
represents a gain of $I3. since the
generalization OF last November.
when membership privilege on the
exchange sold for $4,000. the low
est record since 1908.
ALEXANDRIA, Va Special
John T.. Tackett. a dry goods broker
OF this place, dropped dead in his yard
here Monday afternoon from some
acute heart affection. He was sixty
years old and is survived by a widow
and two daughters.
LYNCHBURG. VA. - Special. -
Twelve persons in the clearinghouse
Of Il. l. Kent here have been very Ill
since sunday as result OF ptomaine
poisoning Sunday afternoon. Several
Of the victims are still i'll. but il is be-
lieved all will recover.
The trouble is thought to be due to
contaminated milk used in making a
pudding for dinner
WASHINGTON, ID. C-Special-
The House Committee on Naval AZ
fairs has voted to reject the bill for
the Government purchase OF the eX-
position site for coal depot and
training station.
SEATTLE. WASH.-SpeciaI-
Alaskan portion OF the New York
Paris automobile race will have to be
abandoned on account of condition of
the winter trail between Valdez and
Rome.
The American car arrived here on
board the City of Pueblo. The party
will likely take the first ship from
Seattle and proceed through siberia
Via the southern route.
WASftlNGION. ID. C.-Special.-
Charges OF drunkenness and of using
the Bristol. Tenn. postofice for pri-
vate political purposes. brought
against Postmaster +. y. Warren,
have been dismissed by the Postmas-
ter General. following a report re-
ceived from the inspectors who in
vestigated the charges. Postmaster
Warren was entirely eXonerated.
Special-Universa stagna-
ton marks Italy's mercantile and in
dustrial circles Friday A general
strike, called on account OF the fatal
tiles which resulted from soldiers fir
ing on rioters in the streets here yes
terday, is the cause. Three were kill
ed by the soldiers and others VINO
were wounded are in serious condition
today Many of the shopkeepers have
put up their shutters and some of
the busiest streets are practically de-
serted
STANTON. VA.-Special.-Z. Boil
den, treasurer OF the White Bonnet
Society OF Mount Zion Raptist Church
colored, Of this city, has disappeared
and n warrant has been issued charg-
ing her with the embezzlement of about
WASHINGTON, d. C-Special.-
Chairman Jenkins. of the House Com
mittee on Interstate and Foreign
Commerce, has announced that the
| Cocks automobile bill, which pro-
vides Federal licensing for automo-
biles running from one State to an
| other, will be declared unccnstitu-
tional by the commission. on the
ground that il is an infringement OF
the police power of the States.
NEW YORK Special Western
Maryland Railroad has sold $3.50, 900
or per cent receivers certificates at
Z par The proceeds are to be used to
/ pay the interest on the roads first
mortgage bonds.
The $S5O.00O Of certificates were pur-
Western Maryland. None of them was
placed in the open market.
RALEIGH. N. c. Special The
presence OF two negro players on the
Colgate University, New York team,
scheduled between this team and the
A. & Nj. College here Monday after
noon.
AS soon as 1T was seen that two ne
/ gro players were on the Colgate team
| the North Carolina Farmers declared
| they would not go on the diamond
/ with them.
| However, an agreement was reach
ed for substitutes to go on to make
came off yesterday afternoon.
| ROANOKE. VA.-Special-Colo
! A M. Bowman. who has been spoken
or as possible candidate for Lieuten-
ant Governor. stated Friday that he
had the matter under advisement, that
he had not reached any definite de-
termination, but that he would very
probably be candidate.