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The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-11-20
DJ VHC TtoTUCTt,
JAMES G.. BLAINE,
Secretary of State.
A NEW DEAL.
Middlosboroueh has new Company and
npw Officers.

MIppLEspoRorGH, Ky, Ncv l2.-Tho
Official general meeting Of the share-hoid-
crs of the Middesborough town company
was held in this city to-day, with Alexan-
der A. Arthur in he ci,ar.
Edward p Powers, Of London, WAS
present with The English, Scotch and
French proxies
It was unanimously resolved to accept
the terms Of the sale embodied in a con-
tract between the Middlcsborough Town
Lands Company. This contract provides
all funds requisite for the commitment
and necessities Of the MiddlcshorouSh
Town Company whicb are to he taken
over and same guaranteed by the Middles-
borough Town Lands Company 1t also
contemplutes the continuance Of the Mid
desborough Town Company's plans for
the commercial and Industrial develop
mcnt Of MddlcsborouSh, the name Of The
new company developing this city is the
MIuulcSDOFoGSH IoWH i1'Huo Soh'P""1'
The meeting passed. off tremendously
and excepting the above no other business
wastransactcd except the passing By unan-
imous voice cordial vote Of thanks to the
retiring officers A. A. Arthur, John B.
Carey and John NJ. Brooks.
immediately following this meeting the
new company met for organization and
elected the following officers:
Edward +. Powers, President aud mana
gimg director.
E. N. Mail,iesop, vice president.
John NJ. Brooks, manager.
E. NJ. Reiss, secretary pro tenn.
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"a rig Incendi..ry Fire.

LEXINGTON, m I'm, Noy. 10 An ineendia-
ry Ere at 2 O'Clock This morning destoyed
Is Large part Of the business section OF the
towa. Eight buildings were consumed,
CHASING loss Of neasly 500. 00l,
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INDUSTRIAL NOTES.
See Editorial column this week.
PERSONALS.


PERSONALS.
Mrs. }. II. Duff went to Virginia City last
y
Mrs. W. II. Huston moved to Norton this
Rev. }. Z. Wool is in town, and will preach
Bristol this week attending tho Press Associa-
ton.
stbresbIy Bcrryman has gone to Lexington.
Kv :.
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Big stone Gap For Health ana Pieasuse'
Here is comparison of the temperature
ST Big Stone Cap with those of other no.
ted pieasuring places, aud health resorsa
of Europe, in addition to those given last
week, ard makes m ost satisfactory shor-
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-11-20

nv which If Is sceH ti,ns sour sunsntess
are moro III aud zoVt apFiag and
autnnns al d pns aii D ttllis otAefs q az.
gfoes which ss fhe tama as9 es thss
Mammoth eks Siintes ior af ias etcs:
q perh ans. iaea ttaIap
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-11-20
ADITORs IN SESSION.
THEY MAKE BRISTOL LIVELY.
WIZ and Oratory Runs Rife Next meeting
Place Portsmouth, Va.

President James A. Pugh called the
Virginia Press Association to order lues-
day ut high noon in the chamber OF COM
mercc. The meeting was organized mere
Nv and no attempt was made toward nc
complishing any work, that being lett
uut;l The afternoon session The mcmhers
walked around, shook each other by tie
hand, cracked Jokes and limhercd up
so to speak, getting ready for the after
noon session.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
President Pugh called the Association
to order in the Chamber Of Commerce
Hall at 3:25 D. M. The Chaplain, DR.. D.
T. T.. Richardson invoked the blessings OF
the throne of grace or the deliberations
Of tie body. Mr. Pugh introduced Mr
A. ". Morris Of 7eneYa club, who asked
the entire association to visit their apart
ments and enjoy q cold collation. OF gooo
things that had been prepared for them
Afterthc Secretary, j. D. fjncask had
called the roll, the CHAIR announced that
the names Of a number Of men had been
called who were not engaged in newspa-
paper work.
Mr. pngh informed the body that Mr.
Fitzhugh was in possession of a cordia'
invitation to The Prees association TO visit
Texas and that the president had secured
AZ invitation from the Louisville and
Nashville railroad Offering transportation
to Cincinnati and other points In OHIO.
On motion it was agreed TO decide this
question Tomorrow morning. The char
stated that he would read his annual
report in the morning.
On motion the president appointed
committee TO report OIL the names OF the
proposed new members.
A committee was appointed to purge
the roll OF all names Of members who had
ceased to be newspaper men or VINO from
any cause was not eligible Tor member
ship.
The minutes Of he second annual scs-
sion which met in Richmond, Va, Novem-
Der rs, 10, 1850, were read aud approved.
Messys. Findhousc: and Chcssman were
appointed committee on bylaws ana
resolutions.
The annual report of the secretary and
treasurer was read aud adopted Oh recon-
mcnda;ion Of the committee, Herbert,
Moore and Wilcox, who were appointed TO
examine the report.
The report Of the executive committee
was read and adopted President Pngh
read a letter from Mr. Devil, general pas
sengcr agent of the Norfolk Y Wester"
railroad introducing to the association
Paul Shcrror. ii representative OF German
and Swiss newspapers.
There were tbiriy-tlree names sent IN
for membership. representing papers from
all parts of the State.
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.00n NEYS.l
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mil against the Virginia
IS icon Complain

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D.. no.r important si|st"e"'
q...orr Of virei"ia, was :.
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u >. a.. Plaintiff Vs. the
u . Iron comnanv, De''n-
80 oct. % lasted ni"@
3.,iac1 10 favor Of the de, :,
p.iatir> were repres'O'ea
= Of Richmond J. ] a
o.se..rre aud Ez-Af'or"ey-
: p-ar of Virginia
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r. more and c 7 p"nc"n'
81 ai' at'orneF " Gun
aid there va, - .a.;,..
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So SOS acres -. ~ acres :
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tract embraced the lands
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CORNERSTONE LAYING.

Tie cornerstone Of the Southwest Vir-
ginia Institute WAS hid Yesterday after
noon by the grand lodge OF Virginia, An
cient Free and Accepted Masnns. The
grand master presiding, Most Worshpiul
MasterJ. Howard Wayt made proclama-
and in the Lcautilul language OF the ma
sons ritual proceeded TO lay the cornerstone
of Southwest Virginia Institute.
Numerous indeed were the souvenirs
deposited i'll the cornerstone Ivy the vari-
Gus organizations and individuals.
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SULLiNS DEDICATED.

The procession assembled to hear the
discourse Of Rev. Dr. David Sullins, which
while short, was attenliyely listened to
and showed that the master Of Su'ins
College is what he should be--a chris ian
gentleman Of culture. learning and nor
;lity.
Dir. Vincil's address was most enter
tanning to The masons assembled ana was
IN eloquent and tOrcible effort.
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NIGHT SESSION.

The night session was confined 20 the
election OF officers. The Presidency was
hotly contested, james A. PuSh, Roanoke
Times, the present incumbent having Il
large following and W. b. Fitzhugh, Cape
Charles Pioneer, having Il great number
OF warm supporters. The vote stood Pugh
50, Fitzhugh 33. Mr. PuSh's recollection
was then made unaninous. Other officers
we're elected as follows: lst vice president,
". b. .Fizhugh; End vice president, I. Z.
Morton; Sd yice-prcsidcnt, a. c. Smith d;
secretary, j. Il. B00Z; assistant secretary,
Hitchcock; treasurer. J . G Tivcash.
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49," W Tie land hooks iail
'uc Fields OF Jol.nsiuus or
''e'' vendors have ever paid
,1e' rom The date u grants
,0i' good day. The claim Of
, w. ',GiGuloes to occupy the
push'iol aud juslice-lo loving
,soogniiion OF such clainls
Gpse'llns Of a majority Of
Nies. Ike Johnston aud Eili-
= 'a.e moi yet Instituted suit,
Nh " is II possible weaker
1 @i14n Fields and lis sen-
'us'pore scfy wittiiy remarsl-
! 'ne heirs OF Fields, Jolsnson
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President are not so innocent as they
pretend. "Both got badly bitten," said
he. "but both were in the teal, and knew
all about the swindling going OH. They
didn't get much of the money, Mortimer
getting the bulk of it, and L haven't the
least doubt that he got awG.. with $3.50, 600.
II ever there was a slick man, it was
Mortimer. l have gone to his office time
and again disguised as q letter carrier,
and seen him sign hundreds of fat regis
tered letters containing large amounts of
money, and he smiled sweetly every time
the letters came in. He is clever talker
and smooth man generally and would
convince almost any one who talked
with him five minutes that he was the
squarest business man on Garth"
Downing and Tollman We're held in
$1,000 bonds each by Commissioner
Hayne. Both had lawyers on hand, and
Iollman was quickly bailed out. Down
ing was unable to secure bondsmen and
spent the night in custody of a Deputy
Marshal. One of the attorneys for the
was rotten to the core, but he believed
Downing and Tollman were simply vic
TINS of Mortimer's guile.
one OF the peculiar features of the case
is the fact that the association was in
Gorsed by two prominent commercial
agencies. The concerns affairs were ex-
amined closely, but the evidences of
prosperity were so great that the agents
made favorable reports.
For some reason the concern did not
operate very extensively in Illinois. In
diana. Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
New York and the Southern States were
wo; ;ked to some extent, but the majority
of the victims live in States west of the
MiSSisSiDDi
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BLAINE WILL ACCEPT.
So Says Conger, Member Of the Ma
tional Republican Committee.

So Says Conger, Member Of the Ma
tional Republican Committee.
CHICAGO, Aug. l0.-A Washington
special says: a man who talked with
Conger of Ohio, member of the National
Republican Committee, is authority for
the statement that Blaine, health permit
ting, will be ''in the hands Of his friends"
when the nominating convention meets
in 1892. He says: "Conger broached the
subject to Blaine, who seemed rather in
disposed to talk about it at all. Conger
dwelt at length upon the steadfastness of
Blaine's friends, recalled numerous in
stances of their faithful adherence to him
under any and all circumstances, and
said that his (Blaine's) friends ought to
have something to say. Republicans
generally wished to see him President
as they believed victory with any other
man as a nominee was not as certain
Blaine showed great feeling when Conger
dilated upon the faithful adherence of his
friends, and said he had every disposition
to serve them and the Republican party,
too, and would not now decline the nom
inatiOn in advance. Whether he told
Conger directly that he would take the
nomination l do not know, but this
| can say, namely, that Conger says
Blaine Will accept it, and so believe now
all of Blaine's friends"
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INDIGNANT TAxPAYERs.
A Mayor and City Council Barely Es-
cape Thci, Xenpeancn.

KANSAS CITY, Aug. 10.-The Mayor
and City Council of Kansas City, Kas.,
barely escaped vengeance tonight at the
hands of a crowd of 500 taxpayers.
The excitement arose over a proposition
of the City Council to purchase the plant
of the Electric Light and Power Company
for $4,000. There was much public in
dignation, it being declared that improper
inducements were offered the Council.
At q mass meeting this evening, pre-
sided over by Hon. j. B. Scroggs. head
of the Kansas City, Kas., bar, intem-
pefate speeches were made. A commit
tee of fifteen was appointed to present a
protest. A crowd joined the committee,
and as the march proceeded the excite
ment grew until the mutterings of the
crowd eliminated in shouts of"Lynch
them ~ and Hang them!'
The Council hastily adjourned. When
the crowd found the chamber empty
another mass-meeting was held, the
Mayor and Council being denounced as
thieves. After several such speeches the
crowd dispersed.
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MIssIoNARIEs IN GINA.
Anxiety Felt Concerning the Safety of
Rev. j. c. Garrett and Wife.

Anxiety Felt Concerning the Safety of
Rev. j. c. Garrett and Wife.
HANOVER Ind.), Aug. 10. Anxiety
concerning the safety of the Rev. Joshua
c. Garrett and wife, who left their home
in this village in 1884 to engage in mis-
sionary work in China. under the au-
spices of the Presbyterian Board, and
who have for several years past been sta
toned at Wahu, in the southern part of
the Empire, on the Yang Isl River, the
locality in which the recent attacks upon
foreign missionaries have taken place, is
strongly felt here. When last heard of
Rev. Mr.. Garrett and wife, with other
Protestant missionaries, had taken refuge
from native mobs in the foreign custom
building at Wahu, which was being pro-
tected by the gunboat Palos.
Since that time no word or news has
been heard from them, and it is greatly
feared that they are in extreme danger
or have fallen victims to the lawless
kolas Heir brotherhood, who are using
the foreign question for the purpose Of
disturbing the country by melting mobs
and other acts of violence TO bring about
a change in the Government. A public
meeting was held here last week, which
was presided over by Rev Dir. Fisher, at
which many fervent prayers were offered
for the safety and protection of Rev. Mr..
Garrett and wife and all other faithful
missionaries in China.
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EX-BANK EXAMINER DREW.
Comptroller Lacey Says His Period of
Usefulness is at an End.

Comptroller Lacey Says His Period of
Usefulness is at an End.
w WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-Comptroller of
the Currency Lacey said to-day regarding
the letter written by ex-Bank Examiner
Drew, in which the latter defends his
official action in connection with the
Keystone Bank, that the department had
treated Drew with fairness and clemency.
HE was charged" continued Lacey.
with dereliction OF duty sufficient to
warrant the removal of any examiner in
the service. He has confessed the same
and offers no excuse except that it was
an accident. He claims that though he
failed TO do his duty at one time he ought
to be pardoned, because he did il at an
other. He has deservedly lost the conf
dence of the department and public, and
the period of his usefulness as Bank Ex-
aminer is at an end. The statements made
by Drew differing in the least from the
facts in my communication of June 18th
are without foundation in fact Drew's
claim as 10 his previous high standing is
cheerfully admitted, but it serves to
aggravate rather than mitigate his con-
fessed dereliction of duty, by rendering
absurd his plea that his official report
ought to have been received with dis
trust until corroborated by information
from outside Sources.'
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Special to the REcoRp-ur1oN.

SPOKANE (Wash.), Aug. I0.-At $3.50
this morning the patrolman on Second
street saw flames issuing from Conway's
clearinghouse, at the corner of Second
and Mill streets. He Immediately turned
in an alarm and the department re-
sponded at once. But before an engine
arrived the building was mass of flames
and the inmates were flying for their
lives. 1t is not yet known just how
many persons were in the building, but
all but one who are known to have been
inside have been accounted for. The
hook and ladder truck was Immediately
called into use to save the lives of the in
mates. Charles Johnson, Mrs. Conway's
brother, man about 60 years Of age, was
taken out through the second-story win
dow on Mill street. He had been suffo-
Gated to death. His face was burned al
most beyond recognition. Just across
from him, on the east side of the burning
building, was negro named Washing
ton, q barber. His hands and arms were
terribly burned, the skin being entirely
peeled off. He will not recover.
a man named Green jumped from the
third story on the Mili-street side and is
injured internally. He lay on the pave
ment just across from the burning build
ing and made piteous appeals to bystand-
ers to fetch a doctor. He can hardly re-
cover A few yards from him lay J. II.
Pwyer, another inmate who had jumped
from'the third-story window. His injuries
We're broken arm.
William Clifford jumped from the third
floor and escaped unhurt
Frank Browne threw his trunk from
the second story and jumped after it. The
trunk was smashed TO pieces, but Browne
was unhurt.
The fire department worked hard, but
the building was almost entirely Quilted
before they reached it, and the structure
being a large three-story tinder-box, it
took them one hour to get the fire under
control. Had there been n west wind the
entire block would have gone The fire
Is supposed 10 have been Of incendiary
origin. There seemed to be no person
whose duty it was to attend to the suffer-
erS as they lay on the street, their groans
adding to the panic of the crowd.
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RAILROAD COLLISION.
Nine Italian Laborers Seriously /
inreG. Two Eatanv

Nine Italian Laborers Seriously In
jured, Two Fatally.
NEW HAVEN Comm, Aug. 1O.-Nine
Italian laborers were seriously injured,
two fatally, in railroad collision near
Branford on the New York, New Haven
and Hartford Railroad this morning.
Those injured were of party of fifty
Italians in the caboose at the end of the
gravel train. This car was run into by
the engine of the freight train. The en-
cine ran through the car before it stopped.
The engineer and fireman jumped and
saved their lives, only to almost lose them
soon after at the hands of the wrathy for
cigners, who gathered about them. The
fireman was knocked down by piece of
coal, bat escaped. The engineer fought
his way through the crowd of Italians
with bar of iron, and sought safety in
the ticket office
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THE MANIPUR MASSACRE,
The Niceroy Renders His Decision of
the Appeal of the Condemned.

The Viceroy Renders His Decision of
the Appeal of the Condemned.
SIMLA, Aug. 10.-The Marquis of Lans-
downe, Viceroy Of India, has rendered a
decision on the appeal of the Manipur
Princes who were condemned to death
for the part they took in the massacre of
Chief Commissioner Quinton, Political
Agent Greenwood and other British
officers at Manipur in March last The
technical charge on which they were con-
victed was that they had waged war
against the Queen and abetted murder.
The accused were tried by military
court OF inquiry. The sentences of Sena-
putty, brother of the Regent of Manipur,
and Commander-in-C Chief of the Manipur
Army and Amtongai, the General who
gave the order for the massacre, have been
confirmed by the Viceroy, and they will
be executed. In the cases of Regent and
Prince Anango Seva, the Viceroy has
commuted 1.-THE sentences of death to
transportation for life and forfeiture Of
their property. Several Manipur and
ex-British Sepoys who took prominent
part in the massacre have already been
executed.
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to life Imprisonment at hard labor for the
murder of Marie Boudon. The circum-
stances surrounding the case are of the
most peculiar character, and are largely
responsible for the saving of Berge from
the guillotine. Berge, whose father is q
small landowner at Cahors, Department
OF Lot, was medical student in this city.
He met Marie, who was dressmaker,
and shortly afterward the couple lived
together. By the death of a maiden aunt,
short time ago, Berge came into the
possession of 10000 francs. The viii,
naming him rs heir, he had had in his
possession and showed TO Marie, where
upon she demanded, as recompense to
her, he give her one-half of the legacy
This Berge refused, and the woman
snatched it from his hand. A terrific
struggle ensued, which was finally ended
by Berge throwing the woman heavily to
the floor, but not, however, before she
had, by final effort, swallowed the will.
In a few hours the woman was dead,
Berge, in order to regain possession of
his inheritance, cut her body open and
removed the will. In was in this condi-
ton that the body was discovered,
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PECULIAR ACCIDENT.
A Racchorse Jumps the Track With
Serious Results.

A Racchorse Jumps the Track With
Serious Results.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 10.-During the races
to-day a peculiar and serious accident
occurred. During a running race in
which half a dozen local roadsters had
been entered, when a short distance from
the starting-point Big Texas, one of the
entries, bolted the track, dashed through
the grass at the side, jumped over light
sulky that was in his track, and lighted
on Captain Thomas Parker, prominent
river man, and coachman named Ed
wards, who were among the number of
spectators of the race. The excitement
became intense. In the midst it was
found that 4 boy named Robert Hagers
had been knocked senseless by the horse
Edwards win recover. Park er's injuries
Will probably prove fatal.
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Lottery Matter.

New YORK, Aug. 10.-Assistant United
States District Attorney Evarts to-day
appeared before Commissioner Fields to
prepare for the opening of the test case
involving the question of transmitting
through the mails of this country foreign
newspapers containing lottery advertise
ments, etc. The case tried is that of Ed
ward II. Horner, who was arrested in
Springfield. H., i'll January last at the
instance OF Postmaster General Wana-
maker
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San Jose Races.

SAN JOSE, Aug. 10.--Two thousand peo-
pie were at the trotting races to-day. Pa
ciffc won the yearling stake, Hillsdale
second. Time, 3:07.
The two-year-old stake was won by
Nubia, Minnie B. second. Best time, 2:45.
Four-year-olds, Foster won, Coronado
second. Best time, 2:42.
The race between Wanda, Lee and
Franklin was won by Wanda, Lee Sec
ond. Time, 2:2O-2:18-2:l9.
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THE FIRST ARTILLERY REGIMENT.
Everything Points to the Camp Being
brilliant Success.

Everything Points to the Camp Being
u brilliant Success.
SANTA Cruz, Aug, 1G.-The companies
arc to-day arranging quarters and attend
ing to the matter Of making camp look
neat and tidy. Company B has an avn
ing stretched in front of it's row of tents,
and their quarters now look very at
tractive. To-day the regiment was
drilled by companies in skfrmish drill.
Many ladies and gentlemen visited the
camp to-day and were entertained by the
Colonel and officers and also the ladies
who are camped just outside the guard
lines. Dancing was INDUCED in tonight,
and large crowd was in attendance.
Everybody is delighted. The prospects
are that the camp will be brilliant sue
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Behrine Sen Fisheries.

VICTORIA (B. c., Aug. 10.-The British
and American Behring Sea Commission
ers met for consultation at Ounalaska on
July 18th. The only seizures then known
of were those of the schooner E. b. Mar
vim and La Ninfa, already reported The
Powell and Dr. Dawson, intended leay-
ing for the Pribylof Islands on July
26th. Her majesty's steamer Pheasant,
the steamer Costa Rica. the United States
cutter Rush, the United States steamship
Albatross and the steamers Alki and
Dora were at Ounalaska.