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The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-07-03
Harlan News.


While on visit to Middleshourough
the fore part of last week, Isaac Golden,
one Of the deputy sherffs of this county
and Jeff G. King, who was stopping at
one Of the boarding houses in that place
presided over by woman, was notified
by her that they had better leave her
house at once and depart from the city,
which the. did under cover of dark
ness of the night, as their lives were in
great danger of harm.
Shortly after Golden and King had left
the premises a body Of men, nine i'll mum :
Der, armed with guns and pistols entered
the boarding house and called for Golden
and King. When told they were gone,
the men refused to believe the woman S
statement, and commenced thorough
search of the house, and after satisfying
themselves that the Barbourville men
had gone, seemed to be greatly discom-
flied.
1t is thought they were u part of the
Turner and Souders gang. Souders is
the typical desperate OF the Cumberland
mountains and makes his home on Yellow
Greek, near Cumberland Gap. Golden
and King were instrumental in having
this mountain cplprt arrested at one
time for some of the crimes he had COM
mtted, and hearing they we're in Miad!es-
borough, sent some at his followers to
waylay them.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-07-03
THE DAIRY SIDE or JAY GOULD.
Hard Churnins in Boyhood and Warm
Milk In nanhood,s Prosperity.

from an Interview with John A. Cockerill in the
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The fnancier asked me, "Did you ever
churn?"
said that had recollection Of Pc
culiar up-and-down churn used to ope-
rate when was boy, and which was the
cause Of many biisters OIL my adolescent
hands. He smiled pleasantly and contin-
ued:
"The churn that / have in my mind was
different one, and it had great deal to
do with my career. by father had Il little
dairy farm in Delaware county, and the
special products of that farm were cheese
and butter. We had rotary churn,
which was operated by a trcadmiil, on
which We worked large dog and some
times sheep. In course of time the dog
and the sheep came to understand what
was in store for them when they saw the
people about the place setting up the
churn. Thereupon they were in the habit
of disappearing. On such unhappy occa-
sions was pressed into service, and event
ually came to understand that when the
churn was being prepared /, too was in
danger of involuntary seryitude; SO
used to disappear. On one occasion, how
ever, I demonstrated SO bitterly against
being made the substitute Of the dog that
my father chastiscd me with good deal
Of severity, and after broodinS over the
matter ali night concluded to leave the
farm and seek my fortune elsewhere. SO,
like many another boy, / packed up my
few clothes, and in the early morning left
- C. ~, =, Il CO. tn6 nut IN m fhn world for
myself"
1t Was thus that the man who holds
the finances of the United States in the
hollow of his hand, as it were, was pro-
jected into the world from an obscure
country farm What struck me in this
conversation was the modest way in which
Mr.. Gould subordinated his intellect to
that Of the dog and sheep.
II have known men," he said later,
"who after achieving small or striking
success in Wall Street, spent several days
in glorifcation Of their achievement, guz-
zling champagne in bar rooms indiscrim-
inately. never did anything in that
line"
Mr.. Gould's remarks on this subject led
to question which. under circumstances,
WIS HOP ~ all iHiPettlHcH'' Ahi' "'' 10
to what his favorite tipple really was. he
said In reply:
81 have never been able to drink spr-
its with any satisfaction. would like to
drink claret, and have tried very hard
to make it u part Of my daily regimen,
but it does not agree with me. | find, in
deed, that the only thing | can depend
upon as a suitable drink for me is warm
milk. Now, when / have had particu-
larry busy day and have been under an
unusual strain, find that | don't sleep
very WE'LL SO | never so to bed at all now
without a small spirit lamp by my
bedside and piEt or two Of good, fresh
milk in 4 pan. When ] become aware
that am wakeful and restless light the
lamp, warm the milk, drink little of it
and Immediately fall asleep
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-07-03

81, 500 600, to be reserved and left with
the trustee to retire the first series Of
bonds when this can be conveniently and
probably done. The remsinder Of the
issue, SO, 500, 000, which shall be made inn
mediately available, regardless Of mile
age. to be used in taking.up the present
issue Of first mortgage bonds and unpaid
coupons amounting to $S,26G, 443. The
capital stock of the new corporation will
be exchanged share for share for the
present stock. 1t is further provided in
the plan that none Of the Issue Of pre-
ference bonds shall be sold at less than
95 per cent nor pledged at less than so
per cent of their value.
An interesting question has been raised
as to whether certain coupons which have
been cancelled by perforation are unpaid
within the meaning of the above agree
ment. This question arises by reason of
the claim of the construction company
which built the road that the cancellation
was an error. If the coupons should be ad
mitted, question arises between the con-
struction company on the one hand. and
the Finance Company and the Investment
Company on the other, as to whether the
proceeds of certain of the said coupons
belong equitsbly in whole or in part to
the said Finance and Investment Com
panics. This question together with the
broader one az to the relations ofthe con-
struction company and rights of contrac
tors are TO be determined by court Of
competent jurisdiction or the assent OF
four members of the reorganization COM
m ittnn
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-07-03
THE BAKER CASE.
1t is Again Continued on Motion Of the
Commonwealth.
(Abingdon Virginian. (,


The case Of the commonwealth IS. Dr.
Jno. A. p Baker. who has been confined
in the Jail here for the past six weeks
awaiting trial on very serious charges,
was called in the county court Tuesday
A continuance of the case was granted
by the court, on motion Of the common
wealth, who stated that DR.. Taylor, Of
Richmond, the State chemist, had not
completed the analysis in his search for
poison in the body of Mrs Baker, which
was exhumed about week since. The
defense was ready for trial and opposed
the motion for continuance. Mrs. Min
nick, whom the eommonwealth's attorney
avowcd to be Oh important witness in the
case, and on account Of whose illness the
case was continued last term. is still too
i'll to appear as witness. Since this
case will not he tried now until the July
term. Judge F. B. Hutton, who was
elected commonwealth attorney last
May to succeed Col. Jno. G. Summers, will
have charge of the prosecution. Hon.
Daniel Trigg and D. +. Bailey will assist
in the prosecution.
Ex-District Attorney Blair, Of the
counsel for prisoner, motioned the court
for bail, which was opposed by the COM
monwealth. Judge Ward took the matter
into consideration and decided Wednes-
day not to grant bail.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-07-03
Friday, July 8, 1894.

TIE fact that the people have voted in
favor of liquor licenses does not relieve
the County Judge from exercising eau
ton in granting them, nor does itin any
way modify the terms of the statute which
requires that the person receiving q
license must be proper one and the place
suitable. The people have simply declared
that they want licenses granted under the
law and according to the law. It won't
do to rush from one extreme to another
and permit every applicant to secure
license without regard to his character or
the location where he wishes to carry ON
his business.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-07-03
IMPORTANT DECISION,
The Court of Appeals Decides an Impor-
tapt Question Under the "Narrled
Woman's Act

During the recent session of The Court
Of Appeals ct Wythcville it decided the
case Of the Virginia Coal & Iron Company
and the Big Stone Gap Improvement Com
pany, against j. NJ. Robertson and wife,
which was appealed from Wise county.
The case involves the title to some eigh=
teen acres Of land in Big Stone Gap,
worth perhaps $4,000 or $40, 900, and for
this reason and because the question in
volved was novel, it created considera
interest in the legal profession US we'll as
among migrants.
In 1881 Mrs Robertson and her husband
conveyed the property by deed, but the
Justices rho took Mrs. Rs acknowledge
ment failed to certify that they examined
her separate and apart from her husband
&C. The deed was therefore invalid US a
deed. Nevertheless, the property being
the separate estate Of Mrs. R. under the
married Woman's Act" of 1877, the
plaintiffs contended that the deed though
invalid as deed was good as a contract,
and that the court should compel specific
performance The lower court decided
for Mrs r., but the Court of Appeals re-
verses the lower court and decides that
she must comply with her contract and
make new deed, thus practically deciding
that married woman, with reference to
her separate property under the act Of
1877, stands upon the same footing as
man or unmarried woman Burns & Full
ton, Gen. R. A. Ayers, and Bulltt & Nc
Dowcll represented the plaintiffs, and
Duncan & Mathews and Richmond g.
Richmond represented the defendants.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-07-03
How Cleveland Stands in Virginia.
tLynchhurg News.l


AS to Virginia, the unYarpished fact is
that MIR. Cleveland lost this State in 1855
on the popular vote, the first time such q
delinquency has occurred since Virginia
refused to vote for Horace Greedy in 1872
Cleveland not only lost Virginia on the
popular vote, but 1t Is an incontestable
fact that, but for the fortunate squabble
between Mahone and Langston in the
Petersburg district, he would have lost
the electoral vote of the State, which
gave Fitz Lee 1900 majority three years
before and Phil Mckinney 1900 one
year later. If Cleveland got through by
a scratch in 1888, while occupying the
Presidential chair, may we not we'll enter
tain misgiyings should he be nominated
in 1892.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-07-03
A Pretty Kettle of Fish.

A striking illustration Of the tend ency
of political parties to prostitute the rev.
enues, consisting of the taxes paid by the
people, to mere partisan ends, is afforded
by the case Of the coal oil Inspector
of Tennessee. The Office pays to the &C.
cupant some seven or eight thousand
dollars per annum--a compensation out
of all proportion to the duties required
or the services performed, being nearly
as much as the salary of the Chief Jus
tice of the United States supreme court
A man named Mcdonald was appointed
by the governor apparently for no other
reason than because he was Farmers ;
Alliance boss. Since his appointment he
has been running from one state to
another fixing states, Furnishing those
who do not agree with the curious fnan-
cial yagaries of the Alliance, while the
duties of the Office have been left to a
clerk whose salary is said to be about
5000 per annum.
1t turns out too that this Mcdonald has
q most unsavory record. Heseems to have
been a demagogue and adyenturer who,
in reconstruction times, gave the planters
of Arkansas a great deal of trouble by
inHaming the negroes against the whites,
organizing colored conelayes, associating
intimately with the negroes by sitting at
the table with them and otherwise, and
keeping the community in which he oper-
ated in s perpetual state of disturbance
and danger.
4 For the services now rendered by this
man to the State of Tennessee the people
are annually taxed seyen or eight thou
sand dollars Buchanan, the governor,
was nominated by the Democrats because
of his Farmer Iliance affiliations They
sac nov whst they get by pandering to-
this influence and picking up Its chief
demsgog guess for Office.
iii the wet or dry campaign the PosT took
neither one side a1r tho other. II simply sle-
assiEed Che aitnati In IFS local columns us
that sisuati existed. ore hnt q fanatic I
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-07-03
DIR. lsrodus Going to Europe.
u.ouiayjl,e Pnst.1

DR.. and Mrs. John A. Broadus will sail for
Europe on July..8, to be absent until Septem-
Der g. They will make tour of England,
Ireland and Scotland, and will spend short
time on the Continent. DR.. Broadus has not
been in good health during tho past winter,
and he has devoted himself so assiduously to
upon his having complete change of scene
and climate. Every ono will agree that the
learned gentleman has earned long vacation,
and his many friends wish him God speed in
his long voyage and safe return home.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-07-03
Tho Concelsed L

tlYa.tsrson Before a. the University OF virSinial
ssI am AFRAID said he, "that you will con-
slider me heterodox when I tell you that I am
not going to speak on this occasion about Yir-
GINA, the mother of Statos, nor yet of Ken
tucky, as the first born; nor even Of the fair
and sunny South we all love 80 we'll. wish
to talk about our whole country, its grandeur,
its dangers, its lights and shaded, seeking to
be avoided and breakers to be got oyer.n
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-07-03
A Bursted Bladder.

The alleged influence which the Courier
Journal is said to exercise in Kentucky
affairs has been recently exposed to a
very damaging test. When the new con-
stitution was first presented to the people
of the State for ratification, it WAS very
unpopular instrument. 1t is safe to say
not one fourth Of the voters of the State
would then have cast their ballots in its
favor.
But the Courier Journal soon made a
vigorous war against it, declaring that
its provisions were frought with the great
est danger to the State and that it would
be reprdiatcd by an overwhelming vote
of the people.
The document is, in truth, little more
than an anarchistic attack on corpora
tions, which are nothing more than SO
many organizations of business men,
and will do great harm to the in
dustrial interests which are assailcd. 1t
ought to be defeated. But from the time
the Courier Journal commenced its war,
assuming ali the while dictatorial and
menacing tone, the dcspised constitution
grew in favor, until now the chances are
it will be ratified by an overwhelming
vote.
The paper has realized this fact and
places itself in a most humiliating and
pitiful attitude by withdrawing its oppos-
ition, the pretext for that withdrawal
being the statement Of Hon. John Young
Brown that inasmuch as the State Con-
vention which nominated him did not
make its adoption an issue, he did not
consider it any part Of the Democratic
platform or party question.
Now did not the Courier Journal know
this before? And if it didn't does it get
its cue from the candidates? Does it
abectly follow the politicians instead of
leading them?
If half the Courier Journal has said
against the new constitution is true it is
basely abandoning its duty in withdraw
ing it's opposition. Such an abomination
as it described it to be, should be fought
to the bitter end Not to do so is to betray
the interests of the people which it as
sumes to represent and to guard.
The Courier Journal has no more prin-
ciple than q Sioux indian. There is no
cause it would not betray if it saw profit
at the end of treachery. The people of
Louisville have known for years that its
fingers were driven into every dirty job;
that it had crew of pilfering politicians
ALWAYS in it's service and ready to do its
basest work; that it was thoroughly venal
from the editorial desk to the count
ing ROOM and that of late years it has
become little more than a Matchmaking
machine which extorted tribute of every
enterprise it could get hold on, and that
it shamclessy blackguarded every insti-
tuition that had the courage to resist its
demands.
Now it seems the entire State has dis
covered the same facts; and realizing the
loss Of public confidence, it cringes like
a cur, drops its bullying tone and basely
abandons those who followed it in IFS war
against tho new constitution.
The truth probably is that those who
raised the campaign fund to fight the
battle have seen the hopelessnesss of con-
tinuing the contest and have determined
to waste nc more money-and no money
no Courier Journal
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-07-03
A Sensible Movement.

Leading members Of the Farmers
Alliance of Texas have signed call for
o convention to meet at Fort Worth, July
10, to be composed of those who believe
in the original purposes of the Alliance
and who "oppose the subtreasury bill and
other like impracticable and visionary
schemes of finance, and who do not en-
dorse the efforts Of certain Alliance boss
es to brow-beat and drive the Democratic
and independent thinking element of the
order into the support of those measures;
all who favor maintaining in their origi-
nal simplicity the objects and purposes
of the Alliance, leaving each member to
select the party Of his choice as the
medium through which to give expression
and effect to his political opinions"
This is sensible. No sooner does new
non-political organization spring up than
demagogues who are out of office get in
it and try to work it for their own selfish
and personal ends. In some localities
the preachers try the same thing. The
result is the original purposes of the or
ganization are soon lost sight OF and its
platforms are framed without any regard
whatever to the principles and aims for
which it was organized
The Farmers Alliance has proved no
exception to this rule; and unless it can
he brought back and confined to its legit-
innate purposes it will soon disappear as
an organization. If any considerable
number Of mon want to form a new polit-
ical party, let them form it. If the
preachers want to so into politics LET them
60. But they should not undertake to
serve two masters and to carry out pet
political projects under the guise of reli-
gion. Nor should they make political
speeches from the pulpit. This custom
of dragging heavens livery through the
mire Of politics is degrading to the call
ing and destructive of the sacredness and
dignity of their mission. No sensible or
conscientious minister will hazard The
respect which men have for his Office by
prostituting it to such ends.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-07-03
The Republicans are Curious.
(From the Commercial Gagotte,}

Senator German is practically In charge of
the National Democratic Committee work.
tempting to organize q Democratic league of
clubs as an Offset to the formidable and pros
porous Republican organization. Three years
ago Senator German was very much dissatisti-
ed with President Cleveland, and declared en-
phatically to friends here that he would never
help elect him again. There is considerable
curiosity to know thoir real relations at the
present time.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-07-03
Tie Weather.

The weatherfor the present week has been
delightful. The days have been only moder.
ately warm while the nights have been So cool
that persons sleeping alone have required two
blankets. There has been no protractsd dry
spell during the summer, and Indeed there 10
rarely eyer a drought in this section. The
foliage is green and the rhododendron is 81
surprising beauty.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-07-03

HIGH license is clearly the remsdy to apply
to the liquor traffic. After years of obaerva-
ton and study the Rev. DR.. Crosby, OF New
York, one Of the most conscientious and cole
brated Presbyterian ministers this country
ever produced, came to this conclusion and ad-
vocatsd it. The liquor dealers of New York
never had an ADLER or more determined adver-
ssry. The license at Big Stone Gap should be
raised to s., 900 OF $500 at least. This would
reduce the number of saloons and contne the
traffic to the more respectable and responsible
dealers. 1t is the proper remedy and the only
effective one.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-07-03
The Post and Its Accusers.

The election to determine the question
Of issuing licenses for the sale of liquor
In this district has been held and the re-
suit ia given in our columns. There has
been much incompetence of languaugc
INDUCED by ut least one of the prohibi-
tion preachers, and on several occa-
sions the furious zeal of the Rev. Mr..
Straley seems TO have led him into u
gross misrepresentation of facts. In his
political speech at East Big Stone Gap he
attributed the report of the situation
which appeared in the last issue of the
PosT to the influence of the whiskey men,
and charged that its publication was
delayed until just On the eve Of the cleo
ton in order to prevent him or other
prohibition orators from answering it.
This charge ia merely the malicious in
ference Of fanatical spirit. The whiskey
men had no more to do with the prepare
ton or publication of the article referred
to than Mr.. Straley himself, and tho
thought that he or any one else would not
have an opportunity for answering it,
never entered our mind for q moment.
Charges impugning the motives of men
should be made with caution even by re-
spectacle laymen; and ministers of the
gospel should be especially careful in
making false accusations against the
character or intentions OF others. The
fact that Mr. STRATEGY seems to have lost
all sense of moral responsibility in this
case and to have degraded the dignity of
his calling, shows that when the clergy
abandon their legitimate Office and under
take to make q political harangue, they
are quite capable of resorting to the
trickery of the politician and the tactics
of the dcmagogue. No man Of sense and
fairness who read the article in the Posr
will deny that ii was temperate and i'm
partial statement of facts and an accurate
description of the situation. So far from
desiring to deny Mr.. Straley an opportur-
fly for answering il, we had concluded to
publish special edition Monday, and
offered him all the space he wanted in It's
columns. But he did not seem to desire
Ii and, as it would have cost us something
to get out the proposed edition, Il was not
issued
Now If the reverend gentleman Or any
one else fancics that the PosT wishes to
deny him she opportunity Of answering
anything that appears in its colamns he la
bors under . misapp reheasion. The paper
isssli TO personso o. intelligence
OF 10 shose having common sense atElesst,
and II does not seas its constituents will
DE siisusted BIZ deniag gicsl appeals OH
chat tlsy viii ,niatek 4 I,ea loHing for
bsain Els eolsinns are alW.ys open foEt
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-07-03
Mra. cleveland.s Scrap Book.

Mrs. Cleveland quite startled a number Of
the ladies who attended her Fern luncheon
recently by showing them carefully kept
scrap-book with all the press notices of her
husband pasted in. Under each notice was
the name OF the paper and the date. Bad as
we'll as good notices were kept. ali the women
present went into raptures over the new Whim.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-07-03

1 If the new constitution is adopted In Ken
lucky the resultwiil be due moro to tho LOUIS
Vile Post than to any half dozen papers IN the
State. tits our humble opinion that the new
constitution represents little more than the
crystalized preiudices and aspirations of dema-
gogues and will prove injurious to the state,
but the Post has made strong fight for it and
the probabilities are it will be adopted. Its de-
feat will simply demonstrate that the Courier
Journal is losing its influence in the State as
it long ago lost it in the city, and that even in
good cause it can not win victory.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-07-03

The Rev. Mr.. Straley undertook to prove to
an East Big Stone Gap audience that the
editor of the Posi- is not sound Democrat be-
cause he favors protective tariff. When the
Rev. Mr.. Straley undertakes to discuss polite
cal issues he is trifs off his base. What he
does not know about the tariff would fill many
volumes. What he does know on the subject
might DO piled upon the pupil of gnat's
eve and it would not mako him wink. Mr..
Straley had better stick to the salvation bust
ness