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The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-08-21
CHEERING ASSURANCES.
The Governor of the Bank Of England Say
the Financial Situation is Frightening.
[Erom the Journal of Finance. |

From the Journal OF Finance.
The financial situation abroad is bright
ening. A statement made by an author
lied representative of the Bank of Eng
land which gives promising color to the
financial picture has been issued, and in
view of the weII-known conservatism OF
the great institution this pronunciamento
would not have been given out unless the
financial horizon fully warranted it. Cir
cumstances have been pointing in favor
able direction for several weeks, but the
changes in the situation are now SO clearly
evident that an authority which has be-
come an authentic oracle upon financial
affairs may with safety make known ITS
views.
Mr.. Lidderdale, the governor OF the
Bank of England, on Saturday consented
TO an interview with q representative OF
an American journal and authorized the
statement that there was no basis tor the
reports of great financial disaster I'M
pending in Great Britain; that but one
banking house throughout the United
Kingdom was at all in danger, and It's al
fairs were we'll in hand; that the losses
which have occurred have not affected
the solvency of the losers, and that there
will be no failure Of Importance on that
side of the water.
"Just now" said Mr.. Ldderdale, "the
investing spirit is dead and money is
piling up. It Will be long time before
the lesson IS forgotten. have been
aversc to making any declaration on the
situation because of my official position
as head of the Bank of England, but |
consent because am aware of the strong
efforts that have been made in America
and on the continent to create panic
without any excuse
The significance of this statement is
less in the words with which the views
are clothed than in the fact that favor
able statement has emanated from this
source and in its effect as means of re-
storing confidence. 1t would not have
been made if any doubt existed rs to the
future condition Of finance. 1t is not
given out for effect. 1t is open to no sus
picion, but will be accepted by the tinan-
cial world throughout the entire globe as
all official declaration that the crisis has
passed, and hereafter the patient will
speed on toward complete recovery.
The condition Of the Earrings, whose
connections with the South American
nation, which has been the seat of finan-
cial disorder are closer than that of any
other important firm, is cited as an ex-
ample of the soundness of the financial
situation. In the period of strinsency,
whose first manifestation was their own
embarrassment, they have so far recover
ed as to be able to reduce a debt owing
to the Bank Of England from f22,0O0,G0O
to e7,000000. Mr.. Lidderdale states that
one reason why the critical conditions
which have been so long present could be
met and overcome was that syndicatcs
and trnst companies, which have been the
outgrowth OF recent times, have dstrib-
uted the losses to an extent which pre-
vents them from becoming dangerous.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-08-21
CORN an.

The strength and popularity of Senator
German in his own State WAS we'll attestcd
by the action of the Convention of the
Farmers Alliance of Maryland few days
since. This action was taken soon after
the organization of the Convention and
was brought on by the publication in
leading newspaper of an interview with
the editor of the Alliance organ in Wash
ington, in which the editor was made to
say that by judcious expenditure of
money the Alliance could elect an Alliance
man to succeed German. This sentiment
did not meet with the approval of the
Convention and resolution was offered
and passed with scarcely any opposition
committing the Peoples Party to the re-
election of Senator German.
German seems to be the favoritc with
all sorts and conditions of men. The
bankers and capitalists have all along
looked with favor upon him. He has al
ways had the confidence of the business
men Of the country, and now the farmers
strongly endorse him. 1t is seldom that
one man enjoys the confidence of these
various classes Of men who SO often think
that their interests are antagonistic, but
the secret of the confidence in German is
the universal belief in his incorruptible
purity. All classes know that he will do
what is right and just irrespective of con-
sequences, and hence their desire to see
him elected to the highest position in
this country, the Presidency of the United
States. The solid business and farming
element of the Democratic party want
German as President, and with such
backing he will be hard to beat in the
National Convention of the party to be
held in 1892
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-08-21
LOWELL'S FUNERAL.
Simple but Impressive Services-His Body
Not Exposed.

BosroS, August l9.-Simplc but impress
sive funeral services over the remains of
the late James Russell Lowell were held
in Appleton Chapel, Cambridge, at noon
to-day. The chapel was crowded to over
flowing, and many who desired to be pres
ent were unable to do so. Seldom has
there been witnessed such gathering Of
those distinguished in literary and other
professions as gathered to pay the last
tribute of love and respect to the deceased
author, critic, poet and diplomatist.
There were no services at Elmwood,
the poets late home. The honorary pail
bearers were Oliver Wendell Holmes,
Christopher p Cranch, John Holmes,
brother of DR.. Holmes /; Professor Charles
Eliot Norton, Professor Child c. Choate,
George William Curtis, William Dean
Howells, Professor John Bartlett and
Professor G. W. Eliot of Harvard Univer-
sity. The coffin was covered with black
broad cloth and bore silver plate upon
which was inscribed
"Died August 18th. 1891, James Russell
Lowell, aged u years, months"
The body was not exposed to the view
Of any one, and was taken to Mt. Auburn
Immediately after services at the chapel,
followed by about ID carriages. There
were no services at the grave. While the
body was being conveyed to its last rest
ing place in Mt. Auburn the church bells
throughout the entire city were toiled,
and Gags were displayed at half mast by
order of Mayor Algcr.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-08-21
Our Telegraph and Express Ser.
vice.


Our Telegraph and Express Ser
vice.
It ia source of serious annoyance to
the citizens of Big Stone Gap that they
find it impossible to send kilograms or
receive express unless much trouble and
loss of time result. From standpoint
of business convenience, Plat No. !, which
at present embraces the whole city, is
practically isolated from the S. A. e. O.
and the L. & N. depots end both telegraph
Offices. Often it happens that one of our
business men wishes to send telegram
upon matter of urgent Importance, the
telegraph Offices are mile each from the
town in opposite directions, the weather
may be unbearably hot or heavy rain
may be descending, yet despite these
facts, in order to insure the prompt and
accurate sending of his message, this
business man must either consume valu
able time in walking to the depot or be
subjected to the expense Of hiring horse,
if he does not own one, in order to accom-
plish the simple end of wiring dispatch.
Again he receives notice from one of
these depots that an express package
awaits him at that remote Office. The
package may be small, insignificant
affair, but in order to got it he must
either 20 himself or hire some one in his
stead to go this unreasonable distance in
any sort of weather, and over hides
cribably bad roads. 1t is true that one
of these roads has dummy line con-
nected with it which will bring your ex-
press to the city-at additional cost to the
consignee. These things should not be.
They are hurt to our city, a grievance to
our citizens. In order to increase their
business these corporations should throw
about our community every reasonable
convenience within their power. They
should make our avenues of trade and
commerce easy TO travel and not obstruct
them with Irritating and laundering OBJ
stacles. Most earnestly do we protest
against the continuance of the present
state of affairs. Lett have joint tele-
graph and express Office in the town.
Listen, We railroad people. 1t is to your
interests and to ours that you heed this
story of our wrongs.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-08-21
Industrial Items From Exchanges.

A Louisville exchange says The man
agement of the Louisville and Nashville,
and the Norfolk and Western railroads
will at an early date inauguratc a Pull
man yestibule buffet sleeping car line
between this city and Norfolk, in order
to increase the conveniences to the trav-
cling public between local points west of
Norfolk to the Falls cities. The idea,
General Passenger Agent Atmore says,
is not to run in competition with any
other road, but to build up local trade
from that section Of country to this.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-08-21

THE Manufacturers Record publishes
the following, referring to lands in the
Red Bird region of Eastern Kentucky ::
-"0ne of the largest parties of experts
that ever came to the United States from
Europe for such purpose arrived in New
York recently, en- route for Eastern Ken
lucky to make careful examination of q
property there comprising about 10000
acres, upon which a Belgian syndicate
holds an option. Should their report con-
firm those made by American and English
biologists, this great property will be
purchased and developed"
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-08-21
Personalities in the Alliance.

The State Alliance Convention of Geor-
gia, which met at Atlanta on Wednesday,
seems to have o fine old time ahead of it.
It promises to he more Of d pyrotechnic
DISPLAY than time for calm deliberation
of men who claim to be trying to reform
the politics of the Nation. The leaders
of the movement are bringing all sorts Of
charges against one another. The editor
of the Alliance Monthly claims that he
has papers in his hands showing that two
Of the most prominent leaders of the
Peoples Party offered to sell out to the
Louisville & Nashville railroad. Col.
Livingston, the big chief of the Georgia
Alliance, is charged with having been
ridden on rail by indignant citizens
sometime in his previous history. He is
also charged with having been drunk,
with lewd women and the Alliance Month
ly says that he at one time was sold out for
debt Of thirty dollars. The Macon News,
which claims that Livingston is response
BILE for The failure of the State Agricul-
tural society to hold its regular fair at
Macon, suggests that local fair be held
with ''grand chariot race between Miss
Nellie Burke, the daring and notorious
chariot racer from the far West, and
Leonidas F. Livingston. Worse still,
they will be followed around the track by
horde of blind jackasses who have been
thoroughly trained and who have for
years been under control Of the latter"
Livingston on his part claims to be in
possession of damaging facts concerning
his accusers and says that he intends to
turn the light on sthese fellows"
This is pretty spectacle presented by
the Georgia Alliance which claims to be
heading a great reform movement. It
seems that this Alliance will have it's
hands full for some time to come in cary
ing on the work of reformation in its own
ranks. The spirit displayed by thcieaders
shows very clearly that they are conduct
ing the Farmers Alliance more US a means.
of sclf-advancement than Us d means for
betterins Tie condition Of 81, Z iarmers.
The lcYel headed farmers Of the country
arc beginning to see that they have been
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The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-08-21
COMPETITION BEGUN.

The Chesapeake and Ohio railroad is
Just beginning to feel the competition Of
the Norfolk and Western railroad out Of
Louisville. The lattcr road, which has
only recently opened up its Office in this
city, got out Yesterday FOR the first time
iis time cards and folders from this city
The Louisville and Nashville will soon
change its sleeping cars, which.now run
only from Sewanee to Norton, where they
will Join tl,r Norfolk aud Western nnd
run through To Norfolk.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-08-21
Friday, August Fl, 1891.

TIE time for which many Of the readers
of the Posr subscribed for the paper will
expire in August and September, and
those who wish to renew their subscrip-
lions will please do so promptly. They
will observe that the price of the paper
has been reduced, but the rule requiring
subscribers to pay in advance will be
strictly adhered to.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-08-21

Thar was great mistake made by Nc
Kinley when he openly announced himself
as fayorins the denomination Of President
Harrison. Blaine is great favorite in
Ohio, and this declaration viii not make
the friends Of Blaine my more ardent IN
their desire 70 see Mckinley defeat Camp
bellin that State.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-08-21

ADyIcEs from Shanghai, China, are TO
the effect that there exists very serious
condition of political affairs in that coun-
try. Foreigners resident in China have
suffered greatly in the recent riots. The
ministers Of foreign powers have de-
manded redress from the Chinese Gov
eminent, but they are put off by the Gov
eminent with vague statements which
mean that China either cannot or will not
redress the wrongs done peaceful resi-
dents of foreign nationalities. If China
holds to this position there is little doubt
but that there will be hostile action on
the part of the war vessels of the various
nations represented in those waters. 1t
will be participated in by the British,
French, American and German squadrons.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-08-21

lead on in this movement by set of
broken down politicians, who failed to get
what they wanted from the old parties,
and these farmers will little like being
characterized as set of blind jackasses
under control Of these Office seekers.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-08-21
SLY "OLD HUTCH"
Said to Have Made Over 5000, 900 by the
Recent Rise in Wheat.

New YonK, August l9.-The Advertiser
this morning says: Among the many
who have proftcd Ivy the recent rise in
wheat is Benjamin Hutchinson, more
generally known as sold Hutch If
rumor is to be believed his profits will be
over six hundred thousand dollars.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-29
OSSAWATTOMIE'S BOYS.
How Owen and Jnson Brown Disposed G
Their Little Fortune.

How Owen and Jnson Brown Disposed Of
Their Little Fortune.
John Brown, of Harper's ferry, whose
soul goes marching on, has two sons,
Owen and Jason, who went into the
valley where Pasadena sits in the sun
shine of the California Paradise, and
there struggled against adversely and
fought pinchcd circumstances in long
and hard contest.
A Lewiston gentleman Just home
from Washington, says the Lewiston
Journal, met in New York an old friend,
an attorney of much note, who recently
settled the estate of one of these sons
who recently died Mt or near Pasadena.
The attorney told the Lewiston gentle
man story whose moral will be touch
ing, no matter how badly it may be told
In this place, and whose theme is heroic
along the better line of hcroism This
attorney found the affairs of the de-
ceased in good order, but his estate
small. He obtained from the surviving
son n mcmento of John Brown, n lett,4.
written to one of the sons nearly fifty
years ago-a good letter, with one or
two bits of honest, manly advice in it.
In progress of looking up the affnirs
the attorney found out this, that the
two sons had lived along in rather
pinched way, paying for their little
place, working hard and patiently, I'M
complaining in their toll, and that they
finally had saved two hundred dollars
for little nest egg against future
troubles. About two years ago or more,
as every one knows, Charleston, s. c.,
fell in earthquake. There was want
and suffcring-a misery III some sec
lions parallcled only by the flood at
Conemaugh. When these two brothers
heard Of it, forgetting that South Caro-
lima had embodied the element that had
slain father, and hearing only the
cries of want, they sent their entire lit
tie fortune TO Charleston, and it was
used in auaying the miserics of the men
and women who in certain way had
been responsible for their fathers death.
There's the story. You can think it
over, especially i'll the light of its unos-
tentatious giving, and perhaps you may
sec its moral. The fact that it has been
unnoticcd SO long and that one of the
sons has died without seeing even q
newspaper reference to the incident, is
proof enough that it was gift of pure
generosity and nothing else. - =
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-29
The Land of Ducks.

There are more ducks in the Chinese
Empire, says an authority, than all the
world outside of it. They arc kept by
the Cclestials on every farm, on the
private roads, on the public roads, on
streets of cities and on all the lakes,
ponds, rivers, streams and brooks in
the country. Every Chinese boat also
contains batch of them. There arc
innumerable Matching establishments
all through the Empire, many of which
are said to turn out about so, 900 young
ducks every year. Sailed and smoked
ducks and ducks eggs constitute two of
the most common and important arti-
cles Of diet in China.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-29

The so-callcd cities of the United
States at the time of the adoption of
the constitution in 1915 were only what
would now be counted towns of mod
crate size. But in each of these little
capitals there was an aristocracy that
affected the style and fashion of the
English gentry. Gentlemen and ladies
gathered at fashionable houses In the
afternoon and spent the time in talking
and slipping tea from dainty little china
cups. Sometimes large parties rode
down to n public garden in the coun-
try or tavern by the seaside to drink
tea In most of the chief towns there
were held once in two weeks "asscm-
blics" or balls. At these assemblies
there were stately minuets and coun-
try dances. and much money was lost
and won at card tables in q room pre-
pared for fashionable gambling, which
was then one of the recognized amuse-
ments of good society.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-29
AN INsoLvENT NATION.
Tho Bankrupt Condition OF tho Onco Pros
porous Portugal.

porous Portugal.
Portugal will ere long, unless present
Indications are ut fault, give another of
the illustrations SO frequent In her re-
cent history of the rapidity with which
nation once on the downward grade
gains momentum. Time was, says the
Boston Transcript, when if Portugal
did not 'ehold the golden East in fee"
she at least divided possession of it with
Venice. In those days when she was n
great power on sea and land, with great
fleets and armies Mt her command, she
could have bought large part Of Eu-
rope, and then have had some money to
put by for a rainy day. Now the rainy
day has come and finds her with no
money put by. In this emergency she
has gone begging of the bankers, and
1t is understood has secured loan of
about thirtytwo million dollars from q
syndicate of capitalists to tide over her
present needs. Whether this sum will
be sufficient is seriously doubted in Lon
don, where the Portuguese financial
situation is pretty well understood. The
debt of Portugal Is about one hundred
and forty dollars per capita of her pop
ulation of five million, or in all some
where in the neighborhood of seven
hundred million dollars. The interest
charge is about twenty-five million dol
lars, or considerably more than half the
revenue; the deficit within two years
has been as high as fourteen million
dollars These figures made London
financiers indisposed to come to the as
sistance of Portugal, more especially Us
some of their number were already
creditors of the Portuguese Govern
ment. One of the first purposes to
which four million dollars of the re-
Gently borrowed money will be put will
be to pay Barring Brothers their due
The immediate interest demands will
take up ten million or twelve million
dollars moro in January, and the ques-
ton is, when will Portugal want to Dor
row again, since the entire amount of
the loan is only sufficient for little more
than IL years interest. Portugal might
do well to realize on her African possess
sions now. They would net her good
sum, and n nation that has neither gold
nor steel can not hope to hang on to her
colonies long when such powers as Ger
many and England long for them
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-29
SAVE YOUR SHOES.
Tho Destructive Effect of Hot Air on
Leather.

The Destructive Effect of Hot Air on
Leather.
''Ton pairs OF shoes in two months!
Awful, isn't ito" said pretty girl as
she arranged numerous footgear in 8
spacious linen case near an open fire.
place.
'Yos, and before long those new ones
won't be fit to wear."
"And why?" asked the startled owner.
Don't you know the hot air of the fire
dries up tho leather and makes cracks
and furrowsp Take your linen shoe case
and hang it in your closet, whore tho
hot air will not reach your shoes"
Tho effect OF hot air on leather and all
kinds of kid is something alarming. l
remember seeing dainty miss much
chagrined. She was getting ready for
reception. While waiting for hor maid
sho sat down by the opon grato, and
slipped ono OF hor graceful feet, which
was incased in the PROTEST OF slippers,
on to tho hearth. Ten minutes later i'm
agino hor anguish when shc found tho
slippers so badly cracked and furrowcd
that she was obliged to discard them on
tirely and wear much palmer pair
Chicago Eyoning Journal.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-29
MORE SENSATIONS.
Still Arresting Bank Presidents
at Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA. May 2s.-lSpecial]-
Francis w. Kennedy, president of the
suspended Spring GARDEN National
Bank, was arrested this morning on q
warrant sworn out by Bank Examiner
Drew, charging him with making false
entries in books, false returns to the
comptroller of the currency and en-
bezzlement of 800, 900 and upwards Of
the banks funds. Henry II. Kennedy,
cashier of the bank, and brother of the
president, was arrested. charged with
conspiracy with Francis w. Kennedy to
make false entries and false returns
with making both.
When the two accused men heard that
warrants were out for their arrest they
at once went before United States Com
missioner Bell and gave themselves into
custody. Counsel for the Kennedys
stated that they were willing to waive
hearing and enter bonds for their APP
pearance at court. Commissioner Bell
declined to allow them to waive hear
ing and fixed tho bail of Francis Ken
nedy at $26, 600 and that of Henry Ken
nedy at SIS, 900 for hearing Monday
next
The Kennedys are already under
$4,000 bail each to answer charge of
receiving money from depositors when
they knew the bank was insolv6 mt.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-29
Salem Brevitics.

w. j. Clement and bride, nee Miss
Maize Frees, of Pottstown, Pa, arrived
in salem this evening, also J.. II.
Thomas, who accompanied Mr.. Clement
as best man.
The oral examination for the Creek
medal conducted by DR.. Yonce was held
at the college yesterday. The written
examination will be held next Tuesday.
The contestants for the medal are III.
M Smith, c. 3. Canaday and j. l..
Rendleman. The examination for the
mathematical medal, conducted by
Prof We. Is, will be held next FRIDAY.
The contestants are ii. A. Funk and l..
v. Cox.