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The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-12-19
CUBA'S BRIGASD.
The Richest District of the Island Under
the Control OF Manuel Garcia.

HAVANA, Cuba, Dec. LITTLE amiablc
Manuel Garcia, the brigand seems 10 ne
doing whatever pleases him; and notwith-
standing the reward published by the
government Of $4,000 in gold forhis head,
his recent exploits locate him in the vicn-
ity of the frequcnted highway between
Havana and Batabano. All the Govern
ment troops have been stationed along
and near this route. He seems to have
passed so near the ambuscadc troopers
as to he fired upon, coolly returning the
attack and escaping without harm; car
rying off Mr.. Antonio Vento to his hiding
place and demanding $1,000 gold for his
ransom, and permitting him to return to
his home on Saturday last, on payment
of $4,000 by friend, with the understand
ing that he (GarciW would shortly call on
him in person for the remaining S2.000.
From the graphic account given by
Mr.. Vcnto of his journey from home un-
der the escort ofthc Garcia band, i'll which
he said they crossed and rccrossed the
highway to Batabano several times, no
doubt intending to impress him with the
idea that they were taking him long
distance from home, it would appear an
easy task to patrol this highway, between
fifty and sixty miles from Havana on the
north side, to Batabado, on the south
side of the island, and it would be only
a question of time when the whole band
would be captured. The richest district
of this island appears to be under the
control of this Manuel Garcia and his
followers. causing no little anxiety to
property holders in this part of Cuba.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-12-19
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HOMEMADE BASKETS
Can BE Fashioned from Corn Husks and
Are Beautiful Ornament.

There is way to make good baskets
at home and pretty and cheap, too, out of
corn husks-thick outer husks for strong
baskets, and for lighcr and finer ones the
white inner parts. These must be wrapped
for an hour or so in damp towel and
then cut into strips of equal width. Make
an ordinary braid with six or more strips,
which may he doubled, or even trebled,
for greater strength, says the Detroit
Free Press. Thread needle with heavy,
waxed linen thread, and having dampened
the braid, form it into an oval, five or six
inches long and three wide, for the bot
tom Of the basket, and sew the adjoining
edges of the braid together, as in straw
hat, but don't overlap them. Go on
coiling and stitching for the sides OF the
basket, widening the opening until the
basket is deep enough.
The handles are made of a heavy three
stranded braid, which is sewed NIL around
the top of the basket, just inside, and
looped at the middle of each side.
For ornament wind the handles with
gay-colored ribbon or braid, put q box
plating of the same around the top and
work.a bunch Of flowers on one side in
bright worsteds, with iosg stitches. Tho
opposite sidesmsy have q, lettes'oe name.
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The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-12-19
RUSSIA'S ANTI-JEWISH LAW.
Hebrews to BE Dispossessed OF Their Real
Estate-Other Harsh Provisions.

ST. PETERSBURG, December lS.-The
Government will probably promulgatc the
new anti-Jewish law at the beginning
of the coming year. One OF the most i'm
portant clauses OF the new measure forbids
the selling, leasing or mortgaging to Jews
of any real estate in any part OF the en-
pire. Hitherto such regulation has APP
piled only TO Holland. Another clause
provides that Jews will be dispossessed OF
any real estate they may hold. In the
past, Jewish merchants, after paving the
commercial tax OF the first guild for ten
wears, have been allowed to purchase real
estate outside the limits assigned to the
Jewish populace. The new law conceals
this privilege and compels them to sell
all the real estate that they may have
acquired Jewish artisans are also to
he deprived of certain rights and are to
be kept strictly within the limits assigned
to the Jewish population. Measures will
he taken against Jews infringing the new
law and against any who may be found
abetting them.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-12-19
AN AVALANCHE AT ROANOKE
Crushes in the Roof of the Machine Shops,
Instantly Killing Workman and
Injurlng Others.

ROANOKE, VA, Dec. 1.-The sharp
shrek of the whistle of the Roanoke ma
chine works startled the town little af-
ter one O'clock last night
1t was followed by the, clangor of the
fire bells which pealed out wild alarm,
and the frcmcn were soon on the way to
the works with their reels and hook and
ladder apparatus.
The depth of the snow, however, prcclud-
cd the possibility of reaching the scene
with their apparatus, and all that could he
done was to carry the hose in a wagon to
the scene of action
Fighting their way through the deep
drifts and binding snowstorm to the
works, it was discovered that the alarm
was caused by the full Of the blacksmith
shop owing 10 the enormous weight Of the
snow piled upon the roof.
The ruin was complete. The immense
building was but vast pile of shapelcss
debris, and the Consideration WAS changed
to horror when it was learned that out of
some fifteen employees who were working
in the shops, one was killed. and others
injured.
The crash commenced in the new addi
ton 10 the building, and the workmcn,
warned by the noise, fed for their lives,
all escaping except Ed. Linkenhooker, y
hammer-hov, who was killed and buried
beneath the ruins.
N. Tiplady was slightly injured, and
David NJ. Craig was hurt, but left for
surgeons office before he could be inter
viewed by the Herald representative, so
we are unable to state the extent of his
injuries
A score of willing hands worked Justify
to recover the bodies Of the buried youth
and the bruised remains were soon reach
ed and cared for tendcrly, until it could
he borne to his Borrowing relatives.
The debris soon caught fire in several
places from the FORCES hut the flames were
extinguished By the use of snow instead
of water
1t is needless to comment upon disas
ter whose effects will be severely felt
by several hundred employees thus thrown-t
out of work in the depth of winter, and
superintendent Haupt is just now unable
to estimate the pecuniary damages.
4 snow storm whose like has not been
for many years rendered it extremely diff
cult to reach the scene and impeded the
efforts of the workers.
1t was rumorcd that other shops were
threatened by the enormous weight of
snow accumulated upon their roofs, but
we hope that the rumor will prove un-
founded, and that no farther injuries may
befall our greatest industrial establish
ment; one upon whom so many thousands
of our people depend for IL livelihood.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-12-19
CUTTING AWAY THE BRAIN.
A Most Difficult and Successful Operation
in Brain Amputation.

CHICAGO, Dec IA patient leaves the
county hospital this week who has under
gone a remarkable case of brain amputa-
ton. There have been number of sur
gical operations performed on the brain
in the Cook county hospital recently, but
none have been more successful than
that of which four-ycar-old Mamie Brown
was the subject.
Last August the little girl was admitted
to the hospital, suffering from fracture
of the skull. The entire left side of the
head had been crushed in by the kick of n
horse. a trcphinng operation was per-
formed and the patient seemed to be do
ing we'll No i'll effects were noticed for
several days, when 4 curious growth was
observed on the head above and behind
the right ear. a close investigation
showed that the dura mater, or tough
membrane covering the brain, had been
fractured and the brain was forcing
its way through the aperture and out
through the fractured skull. There was
hole in the head as large as a silver half
dollar. The brain continued to protrude,
forming what was called HERNIA of the
brain. Enough forced itself out to form
a lump larger than walnut. 1t was then
that operation was decided on. 1t was
seen that an attempt to replace the brain
would he useless, and it was decided to re-
move the protruding portion.
The little sufferer was chioroformcd and
the physicians removed portion of her
brain. The operation was N every way
successful. The child rallied from the
operation and was soon able to he running
around the wards. She has lost none of
her faculties and seems to he as bright as
any four-year- girl should he. In few
days she will be returned to her parents.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-12-19
TRYING KocH,s LYMPH.
Experiments Made in the Garfield Hospital
at Washington.

WASHINGTON, Dec. l7-Dr Koch's lymph
cure is now being tried on FIVE patients in
various stages of pulmonary tuberculosis
at the Garfield Hospital in this city. The
first incubation wac made several days
ago, and the results are watched with
great interest by the hospital physicians
and the doctors of the city. So far, in
none of the cases has the patient grown
worse under the treatment. In one Of
the earliest cases the rise in temperature
and other symptoms observed by DR..
Koch in his experiments have been noted.
but in another case the expected reaction
has not occurred The doctors, however,
are far from being discouraged, and the
NEGOTIATIONS will be continued. 1t may
be a month yet, they say, before they will
be ready TO announce their conclusions, as
they intend to give the lymph most
thorough trial.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-12-19
MEXICAN MAILS.
Postmastcrs Ordered to Intercept Lottery
Circulars.

WAsulSGroS, Dec. 1.-THE postmaster
general o-day issued the following order:
"Postmasters will hereafter intercept the
transmission IN the mails and decline to
deliver at their respective Offices any cir
culars in sealed envelopes brought into
the United States from Mexico, prepaid
at less than the 6ve-cent rate, and will,
whenever such matter is discovered in
transit or in the Office of the delivery,
hold the same and report the fact to the
postmaster general for instructions as to
the disposal of it. This order is erpec-
tally intended to apply to the circulars
of Mexican lotteries, which have hereto
fore been received in scaled envelops, the
corners of which have been clipped and
the postage. ofs,which has been paid by
Mexican stamps Of the denomination of
cent
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-12-19
Ills LAST lNTEKvIEW.

CHICAGO, Dee. 1.-THE story of the last
visit paid hya white man to Sitting Bulls
camp priorto the tragic event is told in u
report received this afternoon by Assist
ant Adjutant Corbin. The narrative
throws Il Hood of ligh, on the old chiefs
WHY character, and strongly depicts the
circumstances iNisting in the isolated
camp he document is addressed to
commissioner OF Indian affairs Morgan,
ny United States Indian Agent James
McLanshiin, of Standing Rock, and reads
in full as follows:
Having just returned from Grand
h'cr district and referring to my former
communication regarding the ghost dance
craze among the Indians, I have the honor
10 report that Oh Saturday evening last |
learned that such dance was in progress
IN Setting Bulls camp, and that large
number OF Indians OF the Grand River
s nu, were participators. Sitting
nuii camp Is on the Grand river, forty
miles from the agency, in u section OF
i country outside The line of travel, ONLY
visited by those connected with the In
4 a'ah service, and Was therefore an excel
lent place for these scenes.
4 J concluded 10 take them by surprise,
and on Saturday morning left for TINT set.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-12-19
RAILROAD CHANGE.
The Shenandoah Valley Passes under the
Control of the Norfolk & Western.

PHIDELpHlA, Dec, l7.-Presdent Kim
ball, of the Norfolk and Western railroad
company, issued Il circular to stockholders
of the company this afternoon announcing
that the reorganization of the Shcnan-
doah Valley railroad has been completed
and that road has now passed under its
control 1t will hereafter be known as
the New York & Washington division of
the Norfolk e. Western, and jurisdiction Of
the heads Of departments Of the Norfolk
Il Western has been extended over the
divisions-that portion of the line be-
tween Roanoke Shenandoah will be
operated as the Roanoke division, and
that portion between Shenandoah and
Hagerstown as the Shenandoah division.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-12-19
HEAVY FAILURE IN BALTIMORE.
The Druid Mills Manufacturing Company
Forced to Make an Assignment.

BALTIMORE, Mp, December l5.-Thc
Druid Mills Manufacturing Company, B..
F. Gambrill, president, has made deed OF
assignment for the benefit of its creditors
to Skipwith Wilmer, trustee. The bond
filed is for 100000. The concern is one
of the largest cotton-duck manufacturing
companies in the country. Its failure is
due, the company's officials state, to the
stringency Of the money market. Mr..
Wilmer saws that he could say nothing
further than that the banks of the city
would he the principal losers.
The company has given employment
to $50 operatives The offers are: Ben
iamin F. Gambrill, vice-presidcnt; Charles
J. Oliver, secretary and treasurer. The
mills have been in operation since 1866,
when the first mill was completed and
put in operation. In 1872 second mill
was completed and put in operation as the
largest cotton-duck mill in the United
States. which rank it has since held. The
two mills operated total of $1,000 spin
dies. They used about forty bales of
cotton daily. The mills are located on the
north side of Union avenue just cast of
Ionna,c fills
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-12-19
SMALLPOX, NOT CHOLERA.
The Disease Which IL Ravaging the Re-
public of Guatemala.

SAN Francisco, Dec. IA sad record
of mortality in Guatemala was brought to
this port yesterday by the arrival of the
Pacific mail steamer San Juan. Among
the arrivals was Joseph McMulln, news
paper man from new York. The republic
ofGuatcmala, he said, is besiegcd by small
pox. The disease has made fearful prog
ress recently. He said that in seven
weeks there were 200 deaths throughout
the country, and the number at last ac-
counts was on the increase. But few
sanitary precautions we're taken when the
epidemic first appeared. The result was
that the people have been moved down
by the hundreds. In the city of Guate-
mala dozens of deaths have occurred
daily All the hospitals are crowded and
there is an open field for score or more
physicians. Contrary to dispatches last
night, no cholera is reported from Guate-
mala.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-12-19
aIahone.s Hallot-Box.

WAsHtScroS, Dec. l7.-Mr. Butler Ma
hone, son of General William Malone has
invented patent ballot-box which he
has been exhibiting around the capitol
in Washington with view to having IT
adopted by the Federal government and
provided for in the force bill According
to the model the patent is to prevent
ballot-box stufting. There is an auto
matte arrangement which registers and
punches every ticket dropped into the
slot. Should !lore than one ticket be
folded together and deposit in the box
they will. be punched with the same
number as is provision made by which only
one deposit can be made cat once.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-12-19
otllclALlY CONFINED.

Chicago. Dec li.---t;en. Brooke, in CONF
mand OF the troops AT Pine Ridge, tcle-
graphcd the situation to Assistant Adjt.
Gen Corhin at Army headquarters to-
nigh, a. follows: .All the Indians who
can bc brought are now here or near here.
leaving about ?c0 bucks in the Bad
Lands. who refuse to listen 10 anyone
or anything Against these | will
send sufficient force to capture or fight
them. All has been done that can be
done The Indians now out have great
many stolen horses and cattle with them.
| hope to he able to end this matter
now
The following official telegram was also
received
"Sr. PAU. Dee. li-Silting Bull was
arrested this morning at daylight hy the
Indian police. Friends attempted his
rescue and Il fight cusued Sitting Bull,
his sons. Black Bird and Catch Bears. and
four others were killed; also seven Indian
police. capt fcchet arrived just in time
with his two troops Of Hotchkiss and
Calling guns and secured the body OF
Sit,in. Bull
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-12-19
Accepts the Inevitable.

WASHINGTON, d. c., December l6.-Rep-
resentative Bowdon, Of the second Vir-
ginia district, says that he had no inten-
tion Of contesting the scat of Hon. John
W. Lawson, democrat, elected to succeed
him in the tifty-second congress although
he felt confident that Lawson had been
defeated by 3600 votes. To establish al
his assensions of fraud, he said, would re-
quirc him to sec about 5000 or 1000
voters in the district and heicould not do
this in the forty days allowed him by Law.
Besides this, 1t would cost him about
sac, 600.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-12-19
EXPELLED FROM THE ALLIANCE.
An Editor Supported the Republican Can
didate and Is Fired.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Dec. IA sensa-
ton in Farmers Alliance circles has just
come to light. A. McHan, editer of pa
per called the Farmers Alliance, has been
expelled from the local branch on account
of having in the recent campaign thrown
the editorial support of the paper to the
republicans. McHan announces that he
will continue the publication as an inde-
pendent Farmers Alliance journal.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-12-19
SITTING BULL DEAD.
KILLED uy the Indian Police in an Attempt
TO Arrest Him.
TUE CHIEFS LAST INTERVIEW.

p.,, Dee l5.-.icn. Miles this
,:.,. rcrc;yed dispatches stating that
;no Grbt near standing Rock Agency. ms
,nnruinc. Sitting Bull and number OIL
Indian police had hcen Killed.
The first dispaich was from Pierre .
u . - tha, Sitting Bull aud his son
b,d been Killed. bat giving no i"r'hcr
Pa" The other dispatch was from Standing
,'..,cv : y. and stated that the
- r'oI ',ol;cc started on, this morning to
a~rcst sizing Bull, having learned that
.,ro,.osed starting for the Bad Lands ut
.o The police were followed ty troop
Of cavalry andcr Capt foMchc'' anu IN
fan,r, under Col Drum. When The police
cached Sitting Bulls camp on the Grand
r;y.., about forty miles from standing
Rocl ,hcy found arrangements hcihg
made for departure.
Tho cavalry had not Vet reached the
,.,,np when the police arrested hn'l ana
s,or,cd back with him. His followers
cn;cl.l, rallied to his rescue and tried to
ro,,Lc him In the tight that cnsucd
c:,,ip,, Enll is said to have been killed.
0ncolihc police rode back 10 the cavalry
and infantry. aud after ,eilin. them to
hurry ua to the support of The police,
hurried on to the agency with the news OF
the battle.
Indian commissioner Morgan his even
i'm, received from Indian agent Nc Laugh
lin ,h, following dispatch, dated Fort
Ya,cs. X. D.: "udian police arrested Sit
,;nr Bull a, his camp, forty miles north
wrst %, the aecncy, this morning at
DAYLIGHT His followers attempted his
rc.cnc and fighting commenced. Four
noliccIncn were killed and three wounded.
EIGHT Indians we're killed. including Sit
linz Bull and his son. Crow Foot, anu
several others wounded. The police were
surrounded for some time, but maintained
their ground until relieved by United
States troops. who now have possession
Of Sitting Bulls camp with all women,
children and property. Sitting Bulls
followers. probably one hundred men,
deserted their families and fled west up
the Grand river. The police behaved
nohl, aud great credit is due them
Commissioner Morgan showed this tel
crram 10 the president late this evening
The president said he regarded Sitting
Bull as the great disturbing element in
hi, tribe. and now that he was out OF the
WAY he hoped that a settlement of the
difficulties could be reached without fur
thcr bloodSh.d.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-12-19
GIN. MILES rALKs.

81. PAUL. Dec. li-t;cm Mics said to-
night that Sitting Bull had been Dispatch
ing couriers to all the iribes-cvcnssthosc
IN Notwithstanding them To secure
al! the ammunition possible and prepare
TO coon the war-path in the spring. When
he found that preparations were being
made by the army to break up this
scheme i, was believed that he intended
to begin fighting very soon and his arrest
Was ordered
Il leave tonight for the Black Hills, y
said the General, land | shall be on the
reservation in three days Gen Brooke
has reported to me that he has exhausted
all pcaccabic means oi settling whatever
difficulties there may be. | think the
situation i serious Tor the reason that
there great many settlers comparatively
unprotected, and they would be the first
to feel the outbreak | cannot say what
will he done until am on the ground and
besides ii would not be good policy for
me 10 disclose iii had some plan decided
On
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-12-19
RepudIate ParnelI.

New York, Dec. l6-The Irish Parli-
amentary Fund Association has issued .
document declaring against Parnell, The
paper is signed by the members OF the
executive committee-Eugene Kelly, Jos.
j. O'Donohue, William r. Grace and
others-including the best known and
wealthiest Irishmen Of New York.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-12-19
CONFLICT IL DETAIL.

ST. PAul. Dee. li-Whcn the Indian
police. who number about twenty men,
reached Sitting Bulls village, they found
the Sioux all ready TO depart for the
southwest. and instant action was ncces-
sary to prevent this movement. The
police nj once made rush for Sitting
Bull. surrounded him. telling him he was
Il prisoner. started AT once on thc trail Tor
the agency. The ola Chief made no at
tempt at resistance, but hardly had his
capture been made known his son headed
Il party OF Balls followers and attempted
to rccapiure their chief. 4 desperate
running fsh, cnSucd, and the police were
getting the wors, of it. In the Skirmish
Sitting Bull attempted 10 get away from
his cap,ors aud TO ioin the attacking par
Is of his friends He fought wildly and
was killed, with several OF his followers.
Seven OF the Indian police also fell dead,
and the whole hand would probably have
been massacycd had it not been for the
timely arrival OF the cavalry.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-12-19
INGALLS, NOT WANTED.
The Farmers Alliance Favor His Retire
ment.

:. Kansas CRY, Dec. ia special from
Atchison, Kansas, the home Of Senator
Ingahs; says that the Farmefs' alliance OF
Atchison county, at recent meeting,
adopted resolutions recommending there
tirement of Mr.. ingalls, from the senate
aud the election ofa Farmers Alliance
man.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-12-19
TIE MILLS RrNNING.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 1.-THE cotton duck
mill Of the Druid Mills Manufacturing
company, which got into financial trouble
this week, were in full operation to-day.
Cards posted about informed the opera
atives that the mills would continue to he
run rs usual and would he under the
supcryisiOn of old officers.