Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-01-27
CONDENSED NEWS
Brief Items of Interest for the
Busy Reader

For tue nrst Time In years tne
births in France exceed tn deaths.
England has afoat a feet Of
Dreadn oughts as line of defense
against Germany.
Secretary Root has been nomi-
mated for the u. S. Senate by the
New York Republicans.
Nearly $500, OOO,oOO decline in
Americas foreign commerce in
1908 is reported by the bureau OF
statistics.
The suit to dissolve tire Stand
ard Oil trust hssalready cost s1O,-
900 ,OOO, and the evidence fills 22
printed volumes.
President Roosevelt has under.
taken to block antIJapanese lsgis-
lation in the California Legisla-
ture.
Several railroads in the United
States are planning TO substitute
telephones in the place OF the
brass ticker in the conduct of all
railroad business, including train
orders.
The American relief committee
organized at Rome II direct the
American charities for the earth
quake sufferers. was dissolved, its
purpose having been sccomp.
Iished.
The New York tax department
aas made public list Of million-
Tres who have foreswOrn New
York city as legal residence so
as to escape the heavy taxation in
that city.
The prince regent Of China has
assured the ministers from the
United States and Great Britain
that the dismissal of Yuan Shin
Kai did not indicate change in
the governments policy.
: The home of the late Grover
J Cleveland, at Princeton, n. j., Is
advertised for sale. Tn: rouse
7 has keen Mr.. Clevelsnd's home
ever since his retirement from the
= v mite House, March 4, 1897.
Governor Patterson CT Tennessee
/ has filed with the clerk OF the
e Senate message vetoirg the stats-
E wide prohibition Till which lac,
}. week was passed by both Houses
t of the Legislature. The bill VIII
D probably be passed over the veto.
General Bell, granGmarshal OF
the presidential inaugural perade,
, in Washington, has been inf9rGed
! that the military grand division
of the parade will include about
y 1000 regular troops and 5000
rilitiamen.
1t hos been decided that $780,
> 900 appropriated for the relief Of
Italian earthquake sufferers by the
!. United States shall be expended
4 in buying material for three tbous-
and substantial houses, to be ship
l. ped to Italy.
/ The Hotel Beverly ut Stanton
l. has changed hands. A. +. Moore,
Il Lessee of the Warwick at Newport
& News, has purchased the lease
:. from W. H. Garmsn. j. c. Who'll
ins, who has long beer with the
Beverly. formerly Of Washington
city hotels. will manage it.
= Edgar Allan, Jr., commander'in-
le chief of the United Sons Of Veter'
IT ans, has issued an order asking
the various camps Of that orgsni-
Sc cation to appropriately observe
RS February u, the centennial ami
" yersary of Abraham Lincoln's
&c birth.
S, An amendment 70 the State Goa
re stitution prohibiting the sale Of
RS intoxicating liquors within West
Virginia has been introduced in
re the Senate at Charleston by Sena'
ST Ter William Carroll. The amend
ment was beaten by q narrow mat
ID gin year ago.
", Tie House passed the pension
20 Gill. carrying an appropriation Of
IS over $3.50, $50, 600; il is the largest
in history. The House decided
against the continuance Of the
present systeR of separate peDsioH
I 1p agencies and approved of consOh-
10 dalton. The House aleo passed
ID the urgent deficiency apprOpria
~ ton bill, and took up the consider
"a alton Of the naval appropriation
% bill.
~ The salaries of the PRECEDENT,
~ vice president and speaker OF the
House have again been under dis
"A cue sion in the Senate when the
~ Legislative, executive and judieia
H. appropriation bill was taken up
~ Amendments were adopted In
~ ~, creasing the presidents salary tt
w 500, 600, that Of the chief justice
' of the Supreme Court OF th'
United States to $1,000 and thai
Of associate justices to S14, 500
THE salary of the viee-presidsn
nc and speaker has been fixed a
~, $1,000.
~ President Roosevelt m"de hi
~ asst public appearance as PresI
~. dent to the people of Washington
~ - lest Tuesday night when he sd
20 dressed an assent lage 10 the Met
ioe ronolitan Memorial Methods