Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-01-13
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Rrief Items Of Interest Gor the
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congressman is just as good a
ny other nan as long as he be
Daves himself.
Practically every place OF bust
d ess in Arcadiu, Ohio, was looted
= few days ego by gang of rob
ctrs. Ten stores aud the post
office were entered.
A dozen hens were frightened al
Bayonue, N. j., by an automobile,
md one, in flying over the car,
IroPped an egg in the lap Of one
Of the female occur ants.
Over two million dollars have
been contributed by the people of
the United States for the relief OF
the earthquake victims in Italy.
Every dollar is a good. will mis-.
sionsry.
Thirty.two years ago the fire
losses In the United State and Can
ada were under seventy million /;
last year they aggregated $685..
562, 250-a record that has never
been exceeded except in the years
Of great conAsgation.
The seven Pittsburg councilmen
accused Of accepting brides and
the two former bankers accused of
giving bribes. all OF whom were ar
iested two weeks ego upon com.
plant of the Voters League, have
been indicted by a grand jury.
The Association for the Preser-
walton of Virginia Antiquities,
which met last week in Richuond,
in annual session, with Lieuten.
ant Governor ElJyson in the chair,
re elected all of i:s old officers with
Mrs. Joseph Bryan, as president.
The 20 million dollar fine against
the Standard Oil Co. has gene
glinmering. The Supreme Court
refused a writ of error and thus
that company is made happy. In
the meantime Labor Leaders are
sent to prison. Capital Is happy,
whilst labor languishes in the dun
geon's cell.
The Roanoke Red Sulphur
Springs, for many years Ole of the
famous mountain resorts in cum
mer, which was recently purchased
by the State fer a sanitsrium tor
consumptivee, went under TIE
State management last week, and
it's doors are now open for the re-
ception of patients suffering with
That Judge Taft has mistaken
the sentiment Of the people of the
South, and that he could not ex.
pect political preferment there te.
cause giving such preferment is
against the principles Of the people
Of that section, Is the statement
made by Representative James
Hay of Virginia. Mr.. Hay de-
clares the South the land of the
Democrats, and he assures the Re-
publlcans that it is rs impossible
to change principles there as it is
to change the spots Of the leopard.
Mayor McCleIlan's crusade
against the moving picture shows
Ia New York has been effectively
blocked by Justice Blsckmsr gho
made permanent the INJUNCTION
granted the moving picture men or
he ground that the mayor had no
general power to revoke their licen-
ses. TIE courts order has the eject
Of preventing the mayor aod police
rom interfering with Sunday
picture exhibitions or en-
a more rigid observance Of
The safety regulations.
The practice of raising the rank
If the American diplomatic repre-
abroad to that of an
whenever the country
o which our minister lie accredi.
ed choeeStc send an ambassador
lere will be abolished II the action
VI tee Senate foreign relations
ON mittee is supported by the
House and Senate. The CON ttee
recommended the repeal Of Ibs ex-.
sting law which requires the
United States to SEND an am bsssa-
Tor to any country which stnds
representative of that rank here.
Geneva Reg holds, a l0-yesr.Old
girl, living near Middletown, Fred.
rick county, has developed one of
he rarest diseases known to medi-
al science. The girl is critically
Il, and little hope Of her recovery
g held out. She 10 suffering from
hat is called fish skin" disease.
n the past elk weeks che entire
kin has dropped of her body six
lines. On several occasions the
kin covering the lower part Of her
,ody, together with the solss Of
Ter feet, has fallen off, and ply
icians have taken . quart Il
Gales from her body in "A hours,
! new layer of scales forming rs
asst as one drops Off.
Talk is heard that the "wets"
re planning to force another local
'ptioA election in Bristol. Al
hough Bristol gave the "drys" IA
srgs majority at the last election.
he "wets" believe that the deci.
ion of Abingdon to retaia its des.
,enssry will change enough vote