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The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-18
TIIESAME OLD STORY.
The Three c's Railroad Said to be gettiiug
out Of Trouble.
Knoxville Journal.)

The troubles of the Three C's road are
approaching q termination, and a happy
one for the creditors of the road.
Nearly all the bonds have been deposit
ed with the rec organization committee and
meeting of that body will be held this
week in Philadelphia for the purpose init
mated by the name Of the committee.
Twas said NEARLY alp Of the bonds
were deposited. Those outstanding are
held by administrators Of estates in the
New England States. The original own
ers had held them as collateral.
Enough Of the bonds, however, have
been deposited for REQ organization, but in
the event that it should become necessary
to have these bonds represented, which
is not at all probable, the courts will be
appealed to to have the administrators
work in conjunction with the re-organiza-
ton committee.
The principal creditors of the road, Nc
Donald, shea O. 20. anu W m' AeueHCh,
have but little fear now that an amicable
adjustment will be reached at this meet
ing, and that the matter Of the money due
them will be atisfactorily arranged.
All the creditors will need after the re-
organization is evidence of indebtedess Of
the road to them, and npon this they can
-ocurn heir money.
The direct result to Knoxville Of the
| Daumcrl of the chief creditors willamount
to oyer two hundred thousand dollars.
'rhe sub contractors ON the work will, in
| turn, receive their money and pay their
| money AID pay their indebtedness. thus
putting snug little sem into local circu-
lation.
AS to {. continuance or resumption OF
work on the Three C's road when every
thing shall have been emicably settled, for
such is the intention of the re-organiza-
ton con- mittee, winter is now almost in
| its full growth and there is hardly pros
pect Of resnmption till spring. .
Mcdonald, Shea and Mr. Kcnefck will
return home for the holidays. They are
now busily engaged in the construction Of
the extension Of the New York Central.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-18
New York Fortunes.
tCo,. CccHe .i!l's Letter.

\ stock paragra ph-which might rs
well be stcreotyped, or kept standing 'cr
insertion whenever there is space to I'LL
roes the rounds Of the entire press OF the
country once in six weeks, or 80, ABOUT
;he enormous wealth Of the mu!ti-mililon-
aires Of this mcntrolopnlis. The rnnsnai
formula is about this Rockefeller, $2!3o,
600, 900 Gould, $500 100000 all the van
derblts, s4OO,0OO,OO all the AstorS'
$4,000, GEO 900 and so on. Sometimes en-"
and again anothcris put at the head OF INC
list as not only the wcal'hlest OF the ''''
butas "thc richest man in America.
Every one Of these fortunes enormously
oycrestimated. Probably the best OF them,
the Astors', may amount to the reaii; I'M
mensc sum of 500, 5000. Atthat, it is
really worth more than any other, very
likely any three more fortunes put toSeth-
or in this town, because it is tangible-you
can put your fingers on it and see 1T, sIncc
it is in houses and other real estate OF
computable value, and not in wind or arr
or watered stocks which can be called
worth as many millions as the posscssors
choose to put on them Iii just as easy,
for example, to say J. Gould is worth
81 ,000, 900 COG as that he has $200, OuC ,0Vo
and it weuld he lust as true. The smaller
fortunes are likewise immensely overrated,
a painfully conspicuous example came to
| the light in the case Of the cstlnable Cy-
rus ". Field, who has been rated at from
81 5,000, 900, to $23 600 600, and yet his no.
bile sacrifice of $2,OO0,O00, only, to meet
the DEFICIENCIES or deialcatons of mis-
son, is said to have sswept'away his en-
tire fortune" There is scarcely week
but when some young woman is p"raceo
in the society" columns us "havinS III
her own right" any where from $l0.000,-
coo to 30,000'000; yet, when she marries
her entire fortune just about suillces tc
furnish the fat in which she and her hus'
band begin married life. The preposter-
Gus yarns" about the great wealth OF ou1
''widows" become very thin when tie,
arc unravellcd, The publicity given tc
the engagement Of Mrs. Marshall 0. Rob
erts has given equal and painful puhiic''
| ty to the exact amount Of her heretofore
estimated "millions." She has no mill!
ions She derives from her late husband
estate an income, said to be about SAD
600, which xpires with her own death, s'
that Colonel Ralph Vivian canaot be &c
cused of being Il fortune-hunter. Indeed
is now said that Mrs. Roberts has inSure'
her lif. fer 500 900 for lbe EXPRESS bench
OF the Colonel, ii he should survive hcr
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-18
4 USEFUL SWIMMER.
Joe Edwards, the Man Who Has Rescued
Many Bodies.
;Rchmond Dispatch

Joe Edwards, the we'll known diver and
swimmer, who always turns up when a
BODY is discovered in the river, is man
peculiarly fitted for this particular calling
il, life. He is an aquatic animal, 80 to
speak, Who will nnhcsItatinsly plunge into
tile stream, st any seasons for dollars
compensation and drag corpse ashore
without the slightest fear or adherence
Jcc. must be somewhere near forty. years
of age and during his long career as {"
astatoriaI artist be claims to have taken
more than hundred bodies ashore. Uus
fortunately, Aoweyer, he is given Il c1ag-
gerSiioa. l1askcd Dr. rayo- few days
age, If he had any real idea how mary un-
fcr,uDatea, ice hal actually taken. from
the water. .s'Fkc number is absolutely
,va othctical," said the Doctor in his Pc
cu!iar way. 81 dan't~know whatit has
gotten to Ivy this time. Joe is one OF 'hcac
strange mathematicIans, who dent re-
uuire any data TO go upon. he lmaglnes
= certain number and then cubes it
The Doctor added that Joe MAS certainly
IA very useful man to him, as ne was per.
tect!Y honest and very accommodating and
always willing to run any risks NY the
way concluded the Coroner, "Joe's Sis
ter Ct used to know thc whole family once
had the anomalous experience ofbeng ar
rested because she wasn't dead. 1T was
shortly after the body of Mrs. Jeier Phil
Inns. whose husband murdered her, was
found. Some one identified the corpse,
which had hitherto been unkuown, us that
OF Jennie Edwards. Soon after this the
original Jennie turned up in Norfolk. and
this fact was made known here. For
some reason the living Jennie persisted
the dead woman was she, and finally
the matter ives settled by bringing Joe S
sister in custody to Richmond 30 that she
could prove by prima facie evidence that
she wasn't defunct. The acquaintance
were finally convinced that Jennie was
actually living, and they reluctantly ad-
mi.tcd that they were mistaken-reluct-
family, because they had stuck so v'gor-
ouslv to their opinions"
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COMMENTS on THE MESSAGE.
New York Newspapers Mostly Favorable,
But Some Rather Severe.

New YcRK, Dec. 1G-The comments O
ithc New York papers Oh the frcsident''
message are for The most Fatf favorable
although some OF them are rather severe
The New York Times, Qnd) says: 1T:
tone il digni6ed, its arrangement clear
and business like, most Of its recomenda
lions are conservative and sensible, and
some of them arc timely and sound. The
domestic matters to which lie gives most
attention are naturally, the tariff, finance
subsidies and the electoral franchise. iii
his treatment Of all these matters is cv-
evident enough partisan basis, but it is
not On. the extreme, and the tone of his
statements, arguments and suggestions is
such as will commend him to those Of his
own party who feel the importancc-the
need, indecd-of "safe" leader and rep
resentative in the trying times that lie i'm
mediately before him.
TIE World, {Democrat) finds in the
message evidence of Bourbonism, and says
Presided Harrison "Still hungcrs for fed
eral control in State affairs, and urges up
on Congress two measures looking to the
management offedcral power and the sub
lection Of the States. He wants q con-
stitutona amendmct passed" it contin-
tinues, "to take away from the States the
right secured Ivy them by the constitution
to prescribe each for itself the manner in
which its Presidential Electors shall be
chosen. He also wants non partisan
commission created to devise some scheme
Of federal supervision over elections in thc
States for the purpose ofpreventing Con-
cressional and Legislative gcrrymanders
and Of enforcing the right of each citizen
to vote"
The Herald. Qnd. Dem.) says: Mr..
Harrison's message to Congress is not cs
necially robust, neither is the theme ham
died With exceptional ability or tact. but
it is straightforward document, which
gives us clear Photographic view Of the
events which have absorbed the country's
attention for the last twelve months"
The Tribune, (Repuhlican> opens its
editorial on the message with this para
graph: The ono characteristic of Pres
idcnt Harrison's annual message which
most imprcsscs every candid reader is its
absolute freedom from partsanship o."
prejudice. There is no straninS for
effect 1t is u simple, clear and business
like statement of public affairs, full o.
wise ard practical suggestions aad so dis
passionate that its perusal, after the cra-
rs. fuctional contests Of Democrats. is
like cool mountain air.
The sun. (Eem) refrains from any OK
preston OF opinion as to the merits O! the
message. In is summary CT what the
message coutains it says that it mainly
devoted to finances and f0reign affair:
and that it shows the situation in Chilli
TO be OF grave Importance.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-18
THE TERMINAL ALL RIGHT.
Activity in All It's Sccurities.--President
Inman Confident.

NEW YORK, December IA sudden
burst of activity in all. Richmond ter.
| minal securities immediately followed the
opening Of the stock market Saturday and
| mn advance in Ill these securities started
numher OF reports to the effect that some
'deal had been ccnsummated by which
the condition CT the company had been
greatly improved. None CT tie members
"i the banking committee. which was ap-
pointed at the annual meeting, would give
any information iii regard to the progress
made by them
Gen. Samuel Thomas, who represents
the Last Tennessee party in the Tcrmin
system said the property is all right and
heileve has advanced, simply because it
| is becoming known thatit was unnecesaa-
~ to call ont side parties to take care Of it.
| can easily take care of itself, and if the
heavy holders Of property were not relc-
gated 10 back seats. or forced to retire
from participation in the management no
such steps as have been taken were nec-
essary. Tie East Tennessee can take
care Of itself and it always has, ever
since its reorganization. There is net
road in The system that is not earning its
fixed charges Officers Of the company de-
cared that so ia7 as they knew there vas
no change in the condition Of affairs.
President 1nman said that the holders
were gradually learning that there was no
reasons to expect that an assessment
would be levied, and that the company's
affairs were in any such shape as would
be inferred ny the various reports. BE
added that prooositcn had been made TO
ISSUE S3O.ud0.CC0 new stock making the
$lC0, 600 to be taken by the parties in.
tcrested in property at about fourteen.
This stock, if issued, would be locked up
for q long period, aud.with strong men who
would be include among the buycx
would practically give it and allow reten-
ion Of control. The proceeds of such
new, stock would give ample relief as the
Richmond Terminal company itself has no
floating debt, and the needs of tho roads
controlled by ii have been greatly exager-
nted. The proposition referred to, how
ever, il so far only talk and has not been
formerly considered, and may not be even
formally dicusscd. The buying Of Rich
mond Terminal stock was what is called
in the board of very good character.
In some quarters it was thought to ndi-
cate an attempt on IKE part of the conflict
ing interest TO acquire stock for control,
and bitter contest was believed to be
impending.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-18
LEPROSY SPREADING.
Observations and Suggestions by the Head
Of the Marine Hospital Service

Observations and Suggestions by the Head
of the Marine Hospital Service.
The disclosure is made by Dr.. Walter
Wyman, Supervising Surgecn-General OF
the Marine Hospital service, in his annual
rcrorIt, that loprosy has crcpt in the Unit
ID States and that it has indications OF
spreading. A number of cases, he says
hove come TO his notice in various cities
and locaities. The disease, it is reported,
is widely prevalent in islands OF the West
indies in South America, and even III
Mexices Whether the lepers in the Unit
cd States came from these countries, or
whether the disease was brought 10y imml-
Grants from the East, has moi been deter
mined definitely. Nor hast been deierinin-
ed definitely whether leprosy is technically
contagious or non-contagious' Dr.
Chreighton, who has made special stud.
ne the disease and many other physicians
declare that the deadly contagiousncss OF
Tho disease as reported by the ancientr
hus been provcd-by scientific investIsa-
RON TO be wholly erroneous. Many other
nbys;cians range themselves on the oppo-
cit. side. But whether it be strictly con,
tagious or only infectious, like typhoid
fever and other germ Diseases Dr.
Wyman SAYS that in communities where
lssca.cs of leprosy exist and are NOT insolat-
ID = s,readjrg Of the disease almost inva-
r,b,e follows. He says, also, t!i"t in this
cop n,ry there are as yet neither lepes
bouscs nor special hospitals for Iepers
tha, many victims arc allowed t" go about
,,n,;;stn rhed because the authorities in
Inherent localities have no place to put
,ham In recommending the establish
,o,nt Of national lcper Hospital, where
na,iens hot insulated by the States may
i. taken care of, lie says:
"The circular of Dec. %, 1859, forbid
tding the entry into The United States-oi
eases ofieprosy, has been the mems Of
Iexcluding q number Of cases OF this did,
easc, even prior TO the passage OF the i'm
migration act under which also they are
now excluded. The presence ofleprosy
howayer. in various cities and States so1
the United States has given rise to much
discussion, both as to the danger TO he
anprclendcd and as TO means Try whlchi'
/ il to be meh provided that the danger g
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-18
v,v we y,.nt More steam L,ncs.

A merchan, in the interior of Peru Who
ships and rcceiycs h;s goods a. Payta, IN
the northern part Of taat Republic, calls
atten,ion to the fact that the fatcs OF
freight from New York to payta istwenIy,
eisht dollars gold per ton OF tscn.y-,so
hundred aud forty pounds, While w, nas
from Liverpool to Payta is twenty d".la.s
per Ton OF twenty two hnadred and lofty
mounds. That, he says, is the priac,sa.
reason why he merchants 10 h"s W!
,heic goods ia the Uuited States :,
/, Is evident TINT our trade viii. 5aa1s ],
America MI, lie seriously hsnaisa;sps ~
|nrti. va have vessels OF onr o*n 70 cssfss
our merchandise direct tolls destination .
which can successfully compete i. ireigas:
rates with British vessels VIC never,
shall till our Government extends ala 10
| it's ships rs substantial as that new re-
ceiyed By foreign lines, .ssl
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-18

the spread Of this disease is real. What
ever theories may he advanced with regard
to the contagiousness or noR-contagious-
ness Of leprosy there can I've no doubt that
where indifference is manifested as 10 the
isolation Of patients the disease slowly
spreads, and that careful compulsory iso,
aton is the means by which ifs spread is
checked. 1t sometimes happensfha case
ofleprosy is found in some local poorhouse
or hospital, becomes at once aterror and
burden to the local authorities and when,
as in the case Of 8 leper newt In the poor
house in Delaware county, Pennsylvania.
this PATIENTS not citizen of the United
States, the question of disposal is one
which naturally falls to the United States
Government for considerations,
"No State possesses leper hospital,
and on account Of the small number OF
patients found in each State it does not
not seem probable that special hospitals
vii! he erected by the State authorities.
On this account it is believed that some
local authorities indirectly aid in the
spread of this disease by their unwilling
ness to ferret out and discover cases
Having no place provided for their recep-
ton, the temptation is to avoid decis-
ion as to the contagiousness of the disease
and to officially ignore the presence of the
cases, lest through pnhlic clah1or they be
compelled to remove them. In this man.
ner, especially in large cities, cases of
leprosv may be allowed to exissundisturb-
ed. For this reason it is believed that q
national leper hospital should be estab-
lished where snch patients can be taken
care Of. II is not my desire to appear as
an alarnlist, but the fact relating to the
prevalence of leprosy in the several Unit
ed States Consus, but which, for state
reasons. cannot be punished, and the re-
suits Of my own observations in=Havana,
city so near to the opinion that decisive
steps should be taken, not only to prevent |
its Introduction, but its spread: Nor do l
believe it the part of wisdom to await
larger development of the disease TO de- |
monstrasc its communicating or the nec-
cssity fer it's suppression"
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-18
EI:: WA&V.s AEiyORCE.
4 Noted Virgins, :,cctor begins Suit In
Dakota.

ST.. HAuI. Dec ii.-Dr. y. N. Boyer,
Of Bedford City, Va. las filed the papers
IN an action for divorce from his wife Mt
Madison S. D. The plaintiff and defend
ant were married in 1855 at Liberty, Va.
The plaintiff was an eminent physician
and was known all through Virginia as
SUCCESSFUL specialist in female diseases.
Soon stories began to float around regard
ing the Doctors relations with some ofbis'
patients.
The doctor was greatly annoyed, but
was more so when he learned that Mrs.
Boyger was the one WHO started the stories.
soon Mrs Boyger began to send anony-
nous letters to the Doctors patients.
The Boygers have very high social stand
ing in Bedford City, and the family dIaa-
crecment became the talk of the Whole
community. The hot-headed Virginians
took sides very prompt. in the case ana
there WAS very merry row, which cui.
minated when Mrs. Bovger picked up and
left Bowers bed and board.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-18
SULLIVAN ON A BENDER.
He Cots Glorlously Drunk and Cleans out
Saloon.

SAaYRAyc.sco. CAL, Dec. 17-John L..
Sullivan reached this city yesterday and
Immediately eignalized the event by get
ting slorioualy drunk, while in the snlooa
OF friend on Brush street.
Jack Barrett, his manager, entered ard
tried to induce Sullivan to leave the place
with him. Sullivan knocked him down.
Sullivan proceeded to wipe mp the floor
With him when Paddy Ryan appeared and
threw himself between the men. S.
Ryan regretted his action instantly, toi
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-18
HOLD YOUR WHEAT.
More Advice to Farmers by an Alliance
Organ.

ST Paul, Dec. i7.-'hc Alliance organ
of the State is out again this week with
another Hold Your Wheat" circular and
presents the usual array ofEgures 10 show
hat the fnrncrs will profit hy the advice
laid Down therein It hoi1s hat Russia
is entirely out of tie rae" and india prac-
;icHlly so, an.i :i.at the present and future
Deliveries from farmers will ill but -
small porioM o. the requirements. 1t
does noi advise he farmer TO create an
unnecessary scarcity to repudiate HIS
debts, but to GEL oa!:: what he is obliged
80 whel! the ieccipfs large and ircrcas-
lug AND when they are on the decline to
sell ollv certain amount each month.
Taking nil .;.;ngs into account the author
of the circular claims 'nat if the farmer
dues moi ,sri vic" " hat he is now offered;
Tor his wheat il is his own tanit.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-18
"a reYroachcd him for having caused his

and rcYroachcd him for having caused his
arrest. ~ :,
The officer. who is now New York
drummer. had forgotten the affair, but re-
c,Ilcd il when the offended and revengetul
yatran made mention OF is. The old OFF,
cor avoided any difficulty with the infuri-
otcd soldier who hore maticc toward him
md who wanted to satisfy his grievance
Nv carving him. Howeyer,the vindictive
survivor was again searching for the Off
Ger tonight, armed with a knife, with the
oyowcd intention Of doing him bodily
harm. hat the meeting was prevented.
The wonderful memory Of this old private
il something remarkable, and his idenfi-
6catian Of Inc man who he considered had
loac nim an injustice upon first sight,
sftcr thirty years interval, is still more
wonderful.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-18
JACKSON AND sLAyIN.
They WIZ Fight for Twenty Rounds for
Perse of $4,000

San FsAsclsco, Dec. l5~-Peter Jackson
has received from the National Sporting
Club tho articles Of agreement for the
dghs with Frank slavin. Within q few
of the receipt Peter had affixed his sigma
ture under that Of his coming opponent
and forwarded them by mail to london:
Theyagree to- fight twenty ronnds With
four ounce giayes at catch weights Ter
a purse Of 10000. The contest Is 90 take
place at the National Sporting Club on
Monday, May 3Gfh 1902.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-18

&c No More Than cave Pond Before XIX
Was Er3rreStesi.

NV York, December l7.-Fdward NJ.
7ild was indicted by the grand jury this
afternoon. The indictment charges the
uiSappropriation OF fifty shares OF Union
Pacific. Denver and Gulf railway stock OF
par value of 500 each. Field spent the
night at police headquarters, but was NOT
confined in cell, because he is regarded
rs a sicl, man. He was given the sitting
room in the basement, where three detec-
ives watched him ali through the night.
rhe greater part Of the night he spent
with INSPECTOR Byrnes, although that OIL
cer saws nothing about it. The inspector;
when asked If he considered Field lnsan",
aid: sic certainly does not act like an
jssanc man. He is rational i'll his tall,
and more than that he seems guarded IN
what he says. :.
Mr. Field sat complacertly in the dis
trict attorney 8, Office from l0',iV a. m, an
III 1870 This afternoon. DR.. Douglass, OF
the Bellevue hospital, who is ore oifthe
commissioners Of INSANITY, called and had
a long tall. with the district attorne'.
Dr.. Mat. hew Field, relative OF the ueten-
dant, called later.
When The court calendar was disposed
ofE. N. Field and his lawyers Mess's " H.
l;ic and Stone, went before the Judge.
Bail was fixed at So, 900, and JohnT. Ter
~, banker, and j. rierpont Morgan, bank
er, qualified in that amount. MrField'
accompanied by his council, thcn lett the
eourt-roou,. Whcn ne reached tlessi reft
he was at once rc-arrestcd and fakeazte
.he Ludlow street jail. This last 4 res :.
vas made en- an order secured by IL. n.
Dietz, Of Brooklyn, AID issuedFseSera'
geeks ago hy Judge Pratt, Of that city'
Field will he called TO plead tothe ia lals
.nent Thursday.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-18
A FATHERS GRIEF
Cyrus W. Field Infornled OF the Arrest al
his aon-li Terrible Shock

New YORK, Dec. l5.-Mr. Cyrus ".
Field vas notified of hia sons arrest last
evening and the shock was terrible enc.
He had just tegun to rally from. the first
shock of sickness and it is feared that
there will be relapse. which.'iu mis- weak
cned condition, would almost certainly
cned his life. His physicians were has'i-
Fly summoned and remained a long time in
the house. When they Ief. they refused
to talk Of Mr.. Fields condition.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-12-18

Clipped. from Canada ..Presbytcrian'ss'
under signature Of G. pIackett h'pson'
i'rop'r: was cured of oft-recnrrine Dl,
ioas headaches by Burdoek Blood blstefsi
Cuar FOR cRour.-Use DR.. Thomas,
electric Oil according to directions ltls
he hes, remedy for all sudden attacks 4. %
colds. pain aud inflammation. and injuries.