Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-03-25
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to be candidate for Congress in
the Sixth dl-trics igaln.t CT.
gresham Glafs.
I Petitions containing 100, 900
names, aeklng pardon for G; Ieb
Z Powere, will BE- cent to the Cover
nor of Kentucky.
The Government will prosecute
the Chesapeake end Ohio Rsilroad
Company on charge of granting
rebates to Richmond grain ship.
pers.
Admiral Thomas will succeed
Admiral' Evans in command Of the
battleship feet. Admiral Sperry
will command on the homeward
voyage.
Mr.. Alexander Hartman, brother
of State Treasurer A. w. Harmar,
died suddenly IN Richmond Tues
day morning last. He was 80 years
of age.
j. Peter Holland, candidate for
Congress in the Second Virginia
district, is advocating a high tariff
on peanuts. He thus becomes Il
peanut politician.
The Gear has confirmed the sen.
tence passed upon General Stoessel
by the court martial, and the man
who surrendered Port Arthur will
be imprisoned for 10 years
The threat of the railroads TO
make a widespread reduction OF
employees wages appears to have
enlightened" the administration
almost as badly as the Wall street
near.panic did.
President Roosevelt has all
nouncea that lie is in favor OF the
passage of the Hepburn bill, or
some similar measure, to step spec.
ulation and gambling in stocks by
imposing "a prOhibitiVe tax On
transfers.
A denial has been made at the
Italian court OF the marriage en-.
gagement Of Miss Katherine FL
klns, daughter of Senator Elkins,
of West Virginia, and the Dixie Of
the AbruzzI, cousin of King En-
manuel.
sin God We Trust" is to 60
back on the gold eOins. President
Roosevelt has been little too ia.
discriminate in his war on Trusts.
We are assured by Representative
Moore that he will not veto thu
House bill to restore the motto.
Superintendent Eggleston, Of
the department of public Instruc-
ton, Gays he will use his efforts
toward having the State Board Of
Education adopt the single book
list for seven years. and that he
would be glad to see such course
pursued. The board is to meet III
Richmond March 81.
A Cleveland skyscraper, 20 sto.
ries high, will he topped by God.
dess Of Liberty holding torch,
from which eaping flame of gas
is to burn ct ali times. The exact
hour Of the day and night will be
indicated by causing the flame 10
shoot high into the air during the
minute preceding each hour.
1t is stated that one million rob
ms have been slaughtered in the
State Of LOuisina, alone, by ltaI.
ian immigrants who like the robin
for food. On account of Wholesale
killing OF these notwithstanding
birds, i, is feared that crops down
there will be devastated by worms
and other enemies Of plant life.
Cher Justice Fuller has an
nOunced that the u. ). Supreme
Court would hear oral arguments
during ths week Of April 6, in the
case of the State cf Virginia W.,
the State Of West Virginia invoiv-
ing the question Of the joint re.
sponsibility Of West Virginia for
hat part of the debt contracted
before the creation Of the newer
State.
The usual drop in the price Of
,Oal-50 cents per ton-.nay Oe
Apr /. This is an induce
L ent to fOrehanded and proyident
to purchase. They can
ave money by doing so and enable
he coal companies TO keep theii
miners employed during the season
II diminished consumption. A like
,olicy on the part of the Steel
Trust, the Paper Trust, the Beef
Trust and the Lumber Trust would
imber up the industrial situation
nd set idle wheels turning.
Senator Whyte of Maryland died
t his home in Baltimore March
7th. William PinkneY Whyte's
ife was long and full CT honors.
lie was a distinguished lawyer, aud
rom early life TO his death he was
leader of the Maryland Demo-
rats. He was born in the Admin
stration of James Monroe, aud
led in the last year of the Admin
stration of Theodore Roosevelt.
lie would have reached the age of
4 had ne lived till next August.
ixty years after he entered the
legislature of hts State he died
lember OF the United States SEN
tie. Forty years ago he was APP
ointed Senator to succeed the ia
nous Reverdy johnson. Later he
Ias elected Governor, and while
gliding that office he was elected