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The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-05-01
BIBLICAL DISCOVERIES.
y Learned Oriental Scholar Makes impor
tnnt Discoveries in Regard tn Dates
in the Bible,
iFre;n the LONDON Telegraph.

y lecture Of lEc greatest interest, not
only to Orcntalists, but likewise to all
interested in Biblical research, has lust
been delivered at the Nerien Hicderwald
Of Vienna, by that most distinguished
Oricntalist and linguistic scholar, the Rev
William Hccher, chaplain to the British
Embassy.
Ever since his student days he has been
seeking for the key to harmonize the
dates of the kings of Judah and Israel,
given in the Bible, and the dates of the
kings Of Babylon, Assyria, Egypt and
Persia. AS he observed In the course of
his lecture; whoever has carefully
studied the histories Of the ancient en-
pircs must be struck with the wonderfully
trnth-like appearance of the chronology
cal and synchronistic data. No historian
has ever venturcd to give such large
number Of dates US the Bible. which are
nude to synchronIze with the dates of
kings Of other nations, thereby enabling
accurate control. Thus the kings OF
Judah are made to synchronIze with the
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-05-01
The Deepest Hole in SIC world.
.Fromll:o Philalel. IA !.rts,.l


WHEELING, April 2G.--t'ne OF the most
important scientific explorations Into TIE
depths OF the earth ever unlcrlakcn viii
he taken in hand near Wheeling. under
The joint auspices Of the United states
Government and the city OF Wheeling.
Some months ago Tie Wheeling Dcyo-
opmcnt Company began drilling q we'll
near his city in scarci. Ot oil o. gaS IL
was determined to bore Is ftr rs possible.
The hole has already reached the depth oi
l,loO feet, within 49, feel OF !hc deepest
well in the world IL this distance q
dozen OF thick veins 81 ccai hayc Been
passed, oil and gas both struck. Dat mol
in payingquaniities, and COLA quartz, ron
and many other minerals found The uolc
is eight inches in diameter and The largest
III diametcrot any deep wei in ID" world
To-day Prof. White State Gca!osist.
arrived from Washington v:.-re he had
succeeded i'll getting tie Goyefnmcit
Geological Surtcy officers Interested in
the exploration. and the result is ihat tLc
hole Will be drilled TO i dcp;h Of one
mile. Then The Government will take M
the york under The direction OF two cx-
pert officers OF the Gcule gicai Survey and
drill into the earth i, TAI rs human skill
can penetrate.
1hc idea Is 10 take ihc te,nprraiure s!.d
magnetic conditions a. f.Ir .ts po,,i;,,...
anu hy means Dian in>t.gi,icnt constructed
Tor the purpose, :. co:tp.cte ;ccn:,! az 4 g
progress and all discoveries made Mil be
kcUt
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-05-01
The War in Europe.

There seems little doubt that war is
imminent in Europe; und, when it comes,
it will assume appalling proportions, in all
probability involving nearly every civil
lized country, as we'll rs Turkey, which is
but half civilized. Russia is the power
who will precpitate it; and the Car, APP
preciating the magnitude of the struggle,
is making the most extraordinary prepar
atoms for it,
The growth of the Russian empire is
one of the malvels of history. a little
over $50 years ago, Peter the Great, by
his energy, patience and sagacty started
the nation on the road from barbarism to
civilization. The reforms he instituted
and the foresight he displayed are still
bearing fruit. Since the beginning Of
his reign the Russian frontier has been
extended | 500 miles nearer Constantine
pie and 500 miles nearer Paris. Its area
now embraces 8,500.000 square miles, or
one sixth Of The land surface Of tEe globe.
Its present popuiation is about I5,000,-
900 of souls it mas n standing army of
100000 men, and q reserve force Of
100000 which can be soon brought into
the field.
The present Car aud his father who
preceded him, have pushed railroad con-
struction toward the frontiers in the East
as we'll rs Southwark, with great rapidly;
and, from the character of the country
through which they pass and the direction
they take, it is evident they were con-
structed almost purely for military pur-
poses. One great cause OF the restless
ness of the ruling dynasties has been the
want OF sea coast for the building Of
navy: and probably the war which now
seems imminent will be precipitated by n
difficulty that has arisen with Turkey.
The Black sea is large body of water
within the jurisdiction Of Russia, but its
only outlet TO the sea is through the Dar-
danelles, straits that run Immediately Ivy |
Constantinoplc, and which England and
Turkey have hitherto coptrolled to the
extent OF limiting their pase to merchant
- = ~
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-05-01
Furnace Economy.
iChattunoSa Tradcsman.)

The most important consideration be-
fore Southern iron masters is that Of
economy. The days of $lSatpn pi" iron
are gone never to return. The average
price for good times" is likely to be not
ahove $l2 tor 10. mill. 1t is now con-
siderably bclow that. We have heard Of
sales at $9@9.50, and there is no doubt
they have occurred in considerable num-
bers and for large invoices. To make
any money at 81? requires careful mall
agement of every detail; and it goes with
out the saving that at the prevailing rates
there is nothing in the busincss-if, in
deed, there is not something out for
the furnaceinan.
Now the Cleveland, England, smcltcrs
haze for years sold iron on cars ut furnace
for 81 to $3.50 Il ton, and they have at
these prices paid small dividends. Their
ore aud fuel costs at least % per cent
more in the stock house than they cost Il
properly located Tennessee, Alabama or
Virginia furnace. Everything entering
into the production of iron costs more in
England than with Us, except the single
item of labor at the plant. the pay OF the
operating force. In the Cleveland dis
trict the ores will average ~ per cent less
metalic iron than those Of the South, and
the coke in the former costs nearly
double the price here. We do not believe
that our higher wage scales and interest
accounts will more than Offset the dearer
raw materials of England. Therefore our
furnaces ought to make iron as chcaply
os If i made in the cheapest English dis
trict. Some of the Alabama furnaces
probably do get their iron ut as low net
cost rs do the English, and all Of them
must, or go ont Of tho business at NO dis
tant day.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-05-01
Reciprocity.


Adviccs through official sources from
New York are to the effect that the reel
prccity treaties and the postal subsidy
act arc already bringing 10 hat city bust
ness men who hope greatly TO Increase
their South American trade. 2aanufac-
turers and jobbcrs are getting down their
aliases and making inquirers about the
cities and provinces along the coast. and
the products which they export and the
American articles which they are most
likely 10 want. The tide Of business
turns to the Southwark the more quickly
because it is believed that il is not yet
most advantageous to try to attack the
strongly cntrenched European companies
for the European mail service. In Cen
trail America and the West Indies, how
ever, are fields for the American producer
and manufacturer and the American ship
owner.
AS soon as the President returns he
will renew his personal direction of reel
procity negotiations, and expects to add
other countries to the list. This new
feature of our American economic sys-
tenn is already q success beyond every cx-
pectatiOn.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-05-01
,.;,r FOREIGN wen .ce war

shsns and excluding foreign wen O wal
- eecf eitl tb6 co6fe''' Q. uin = e
.oms Russian merclian'lncn a+ss foceJ'-
10 been passing through, laden VITA iea-
terial for the construction OF war s"'ps
destined for Russian ports on the BLACK
sea. and late dispatch says that OWING
to the instructions which the 1urKish
government has interposcd against the
massage Of these vessels, the Russian
Minister at Constantinople has CURLY IN
formed the Sultan that Russia will take
INDEPENDENT action to secure the tree
massage of her merchant ships.
It has been the traditional policy OF
| England to maintain the integrity OF the
Turkish empire as protection against
Russian cncroachmcnt in the direction OF
ber Indian frontier. In 1853 Russia at
tackled Turkey for the purpose OF dis
| mcmbering that empire and dividing II
up, but England and France interposed
| and the result of the Crimean war defeat
ed the Cars designs. Then in 1871 un-
der thc excuse of Projecting oiavonlc
Christians against Turkish persecution.
Russia again assaulted her enemy the Dat
tie of Pleyua followed; and by the treaty
Of 1878 Roumania became lndcpcnoeh'
and Servia enlarged, though the o'heF
powers refused 10 permit their BENG
brought directly under Russian iaatcpce.
The approaching struggle wl'' i'ke'y
| Involve all the leading powers OF Europe
as il is understood Russia and France
have formed secret asi;aGec to offset the
tripartite agreement Of Germany. ]as-
tria aud Italy, by which these three pow
crs undertake &c defend each other IN the
event any one power is attacked. IT IS
difficult too to see how England can keep
cat of such 4 brol, though she will hold
off az long rs possible and, perhaps wait
until treaty Is 20 he made when she Will
see that her Eastern possessions are not
endangered.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-05-01
Still e Serious M after.

New evidence is afforded almost every
day that bad the silver bill passed Con-
gress It would have prccipilatcd an over
whclming financial catastrophe. The law
as it stands requires the government 10
purchase + 100000 ounces Of silver every
month; and this fact accounts for the cx-
haustivc shipments of gold that are being
made every week to Europe. The New
York Nation, referring to the matter,
SAYS:
'sThe renewal of GOLD vAl.r,s Of considerable
amount ought TO direct public attention again 10 the
law which requires the Government To bay $500 COO
ounces Of silver per month. This rrodrct OF AneT-
Gnu industry is peculiarly we'll fitted FOR export The
demand for il is as steady AS ever, but ;he Govern
ment steps In juSt II reaches the seaioar' ana
takes the whole nearly tsia Whole, output OF the
,niucs pays gold for il. and then locks II up Then
the exporters who about to send the silver abroad
to pay out debts with, send the gold instead HAT Is
the explanation 0l the present expectation OF gold.
We may expect this drat on our gold TO contnc nh-
Ill prices OF other expo-abic eomm0;ce arc lower
Cd so that foreigners will take cur good. ra;: than
our money.
AS from one to three millions of dol
lars in gold have been shipped to Europe
every week for some time past, this is still
serious matter When will these ship
ments stop: And had the Silver bill
passed, it is safe to say every dol
lar in gold would have been shipped abroad
or boarded at home and withdrawn entirely
from circulation We should not only
have been compelled TO ship gold abroad
to pay our debts, but tho silver of the
civilized world would have been poured
into this country, and the govern
mcnt would have been obliged to coin
1t. From five to six hundred mil
lions Of gold would thus have Immediately
disappeared from the channels Of trade,
and our currency would have experienced
the shock Of Il violent and sudden reduc-
ton
1t is very clear that We narrowly cs-
capped ruin; and the question even now is.
have we entirely escaped? We shall see
later on. Wait until money is again
needed to remove the fall crops.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-05-01
Tho Euinous Tur,r
sttt
From the Soutnpru T;,,..

V<F71'' JI!ilrS.
itmu'' he admitted tax, ;he eT,oooooo people u.
''' country are aboa, eycils divided on the tariff
theory.
1t seems 10 make no difference box soo, or able .
man Is he almost invariably COCO down in a ,a,ln
Hood The talented Frank iluri, OF Ohio. and he
surrey Morrison, If Illinois. wcss defeated or he
4sue by inferior minds, whit. Nr. Cleveland ,eac}
NC unpleasant climax Of defeating l.,nzeli ant. his
party IN she~g:and educational campaign en- A
s8ojsct to which he people had listened ior nearly
four centuries before he Was born.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-05-01

AS Said to be PractIscd in :, strange
British Colony.

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uia'ion. he ''"la'ed Sl'ea'''" % ~
settlement In The Bay Of Bengal. tl'c
absence Of communication b. cable. the
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having sul'rG himself, ne '@"'s ~ me
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!volH me RANKS. me couple 'rc '''"
allowed man III HoUF 10 discuss matters
AFTER which II 'neE a3tnt' 'hc' 'a'iea
are sent INTO the head 'iiice. y d"ly of
two later they at'eH" al the COMMISSIONS
ers' and arc mere PEI through q. eNami-
nation as to me state 8" '"e': affections
anG their '"ei'n"tion io MARRY; LAT no
awkward questions are ever r'!sSd co"-
corning possible cS:'ii!'S HUSBANDS or
wives beyond 'le scaS.
ana NO" COMES '"' c''"''N, ""i'nos-
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TIL: Explosion NEAR ROME,
1t Causes lrreparable Damages TO Art
Treasurer in the Vatican.
Foreign Dispatch.)


Tie explosion Of 2G3 tops Of suNpow-
der III II powder magazine ut PoEzo Fan
tileo which caused serious damage and
loss of life, created great ALARM at the
Vatican. All the windows Of the Popc's
library were broken and number OF
precious rnlioa destroyed Ii addition
many valuable panes of coorcd glass in
the principal windows of st. Peters Bas-
iica were smashed to pieces. The hand
some stained glass window over the chair
Of st. Peter was Gis0 broken: 1t st.
Paul's church all the stained glass win
dows were damaged In fact the damage
done at this church was so great that
the building has been closed to the public
while the debris is being cleared away
and the work of temporary repair IS being
inauGuratcd.
Much of the destruction wrought by
the explosion i: irreparlblc: rs valuable
works of art which have been destroyed
can not be replaced Many OF the stain
ed glass windows which have been shat
tered are works Of celebrated artists who
nourishcd hundreds Of years ago, and
though, in some cases, the windows can
he replaced, in many other cases their
historic and artistic value is destroyed
forever. Many Of he most valuable relics
in the monastery Of ST. Panl also sue
cumbcd to the force OF the explosion.
As already stated some time must
claDsc before the full amount OF the dam
age will be knoTn, no it vii! require Il
personal visit to aud inspection of tens of
thousands Of artistic relics before full
story of the disaster can be recorded.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-05-01
The Water Company's Rules.


The communication which appears in
another column, criticising the rules of
Tic water company, will be read with in
tcrcst as the mains will be completed
through the heart Of the city within Il
few DAYS and the community will be en-
loving the benefits Of an abundant supply
of the purest water TO be found in the
country.
For our part we think many Of the APP
prehensions Of our correspondent un-
founded. 1t is clearly necessary for the
company TO have some rule restricting
the use of the water to those who pay for
it: and there is no more reason for APP
pretending that the rule on this point
will be rigidly enforced in this city than
in other cities where similar rcgrla
tions prevail 1t would be bad policy
for the Water Company to require its
patrons to refuse water to their guests or
to deny cupfull to the poor. There is
no danger from this rule.
In regard to the charges, the matter is
somewhat different They should not be
excessive One fact however, should be
considered in this connection. These
water mains are far in advance OF the city.
With population 81 1900 we have water
supply for $4,000 II is necessary and
most bencfcent enterprise, the most i'm
po:tant and valuable the city has had any
thing to DO with. Under such circum
stances it is not to be expected that the
rate will be as low as in cities where the
patronage Of the companies is so-mucl
larger and where there are profits instead
Of losses to be considered.
In regard to exclusive franchises, the
question arises whether they should ever
be granted. 1t is true that in new COM
munities greater advantages may be prop
erly offered capital to induce such enter
priscs, but whether those inducements
SuOulQ DC w luC ChCStt W
ing exclusive rights except for Il compar
atively short time, is another matter.
Our idea is they should not be granted for
any extended period. But there is an
important principle of law which is uni
yersal in its application TO all grants, both
public and private, that is chat they are
strictly construed. Nothing passes from
the grantor 10 the grantee except what is
expressly granted; and itisyery difficult to
frame charter, comforting extraordinary
rights, such MS may prove oppressive to-
the community, which the courts will not
inyalidate if they are abused. Besides
there is the matter of taxation which may
be relied on as e means OF getting even
with an over grasping corporation, and
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-05-01

A vote was taken in Abingdon last weeh Oh
the liquor question and the "drys" carried the
election by majority Of 81. The election was
ho,ly contested; and it is said that certain
Clergyman, msled by report that the i;qnor
men had won, delivered 4 furious SERMON SUM
day, describing their shouts of exulta''on and
picturing woes unnumbcrcd that would result,
AS many of his congregation had tried in rain
to get cocktail that morning they knew bet
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-05-01
kings of Israel, and II ny Of Bub,lon.

Assvra, Egypt and i'es,'
At the las, 0rnttstt-sS 9a -
Eianna, the ieafred IN tff Il gesesn'' d
tic first part OF his researcs. !. extending
over twenty years. No Doubt lis Charts,
when published, vii. startle many pro-
fesssor Of theology al over 'he world
at least, such az have taught their pnPls
that it was impossible 10 pat in order and
harmonic these confused dates.
Dir. Hcchlcr proves that they do lar
monizc, aud that in most wonderful
manner, but The key had to be sought and
found He does not profess to have
united the Gordian knot ard 10 have dis
posed Of every difficulty; but the remark
ably clear and ingenious way in which he
puts an end TO Biblical discrepancies IS
convincing and conclusive. The chats
are so simple and comprehensive that =
child may read them.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-05-01

PEOPLE may see now how absurd was the
small pox scare. Only one case of genuine
type is as yet reported IN Bristol a'.d L Is said
the patient claims that even that is an erup-
tive disease which hc has every spring: The
situation in Lee county IS unchanged and the
two men WHO were said to have rarinoid have
recovered. There has not been case even OF
varioloid at Biz Stone Gap.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-05-01

TIE strike Of the coal miners at Jelllco Is
declared off, and the miners of the Pittsburgh
district, who contemplated demanding limi-
tation of labor 10 eight hours. arc also about
to abandon their claim. The experience Of the
Connellsville strikers has discouraged them.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-05-01
stopped Calling.

'sWlat has become OF your old beau, Martins cook
haven't seen him around much lately"
$40, mum, Marliudont come round much now,h $
married.
''Oh, no! He's married, eli Whom to-"
.Me, num-"
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-05-01
Various Kind. of Fools ia .,Na'.
ifrmn he knrI Mn1i..N

As one star di,fereth lroA ane.t,
so one person differs from saol.'e
imbeci!ity. There is the cn.aGeu i
ural born fool. Tie damned iacl. a'". g
of the list stands the iuibcei.e, N,'. 3
anything but 4 fool. and par..oi-
cause 1t IS in his nature not - -
better.