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The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-04-22
CAPT. HATFIELD DEAD.
Shot Through the Heart as a Result OF
Game of Poker With Outlaws.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 9.-Dcspite sto-
ries to the contrary, Capt. Hatfield, the
desperate, is dead, and died with his
boots on.
Raftsmen from the head Of Big Sandy
have brought the news that Capt. Hatfield
was killed few evenings ago in row
over game of poker in his home among
the outlaws who had solemnly avowed per-
petual friendship. In the mountains OF
Logan County, W. Va, near the secluded
retreat of the notorious "Bad Anse" Hat
field, was the home of Soap" Hatfield,
whose record for murders in the Hatfield
Mccoy feud stands second only to that of
his brother, "Anse." A few days ago one
of the Hatfield brothers accompanied by
friend named Bayson, called upon "Cap"
Hatfield at his house for the purpose of
enioyingga social evening with game OF
poker and a jug Of moonshine. Through
the early part of the evening all went we'll,
bnt as the night wore on the men became
crazed with liquor, the good luck of the
host led the visitors to accuse him OF
fraud, pistols were drawn and shots ex-
changed and "Cap" fell shot twice through
the heart. The others escaped unhurt.
So great is the terror which the Hatfeld's
have created among their associates that
it is absolutely impossible to ascertain
which of the brothers aided in the last
murder.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-04-22
spKEcKELs' FIGHT.
How tile Sugar King Downed tho Big
Trust.

- y q
SAN FaAscIsco, April H.-Since Claus
spreckels, the sugar millionaire, has re-
turned here, there have been many con-
lectures as to the real status of the COM
promise between him and the Sugar Trust
To-day one of Spreckels,, most intimate
friends gave new facts in regard to the
recent dicker between the California sug-
ar millionaire and the trust. he said
nThe formation of the trust abont five
years ago was surprise to Spreckels, but
he was still more surprised when the
trust gave him the option Of going in with
them or being crushed Their offensive
way of bluAing him reused the old man
wrath. and he defed them. While they
were laying their plans to shut down the
refneries here. he went to Phliadelpnla'
built 100000 refinery, and opened an
active fight in their camp. They $1,000
the competition until this winter, when
they became weary of the struggle and
agreed to Spreckels' terms, $5,OOO,O0O for
his Philadelphia refinery and the liberty
to control all the sugar interests on the
coast. So Spreckels came back with MS
S., OO0, 900 in profits, ready to meet the
Hawaiian planters and secure control OF
all the sugar crop of the islands. Spreck-
els dida generous thing with the profits
he made out of the sugar trust, Ihe ola
man is worth at least SAC, 100000, oil made
out Of sugar.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-04-22
Democratic Dissenslon.

The political situation from>a Demo
cratic standpoint, is becoming most alarm
ing. The chickering's and bitterness that
have been injected into the contest for the
Democratic Presidential nomination, finds
no justification, in party policy or party
loyalty. Whether Hill or Cleveland, Cor
man or Gray, Campbell or Boies are nom-
mated, the party should be in proper con-
dition to bow to the decree Of the convcn-
ton and close up ranks to meet the COM
mon foe.
We may be supporters Of this Or that
aspirant, but it should be remembered
that such personal preferences ought to
be subordinate to the consideration that
we are members of the National Demo-
cratic organization. It is the supremacy
of party and principles, not so much the
selection of this OF that fayorite to which
every true Democrat should lend his sup
port and earnest endeav0r.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-04-22
HER ABDUCroI: IN JAIL.
Archil Blgble, WHO Took Laura Broolts to
Swamp, Has Been Arrested.

Archil BIgbie, WHO Took Laura Brooks to
a Swamp, Has Been Arrested.
FoRr GAINES, Ga, April S.-Arcbie Big
bic, who few weeks ago abducted Miss
Laura Brooks from her home in Clay coun-
ty under promise of marriage and carried
her into the swamps Of the Chattahoochee
River, whore she was brutality treated was
arrested here to-day ms he stepped off a
steamboat. He and Miss Brooks planned
an elopement. The girl found that she
was in the clutches of scoundrel who
had deliberately planned, her ruin.
Bigbie lived with three disreputablc
companions in an old tenement on the
banks of the Chattahoochec. They stole
cattle and hogs for subsistence. Farmer
Brooks, the father of the girl. learned of
his daughters whereabouts and sent a
party to. bring her back to her home. Allen
White, member of tho party, secured the
release of the girl for money considcra-
ton, and she wa, returned to her parents
and told the story of her abduction. Big
bic is now in jail
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-04-22
BOSS QUAY ROASTED.
Harrison Warns Wanamaker Against
the Senator.


the Senator.
New YORK, April IA special to the
Sun from Philadelphia says there will be
no reconciliation between Senator Quay
and President Harrison, and as result
Mr.. Harrison may eventually not be a
candidate for denomination. Mr.. Wana-
makerand Congressman Bingham, O'Neill
and Reyburn called on the President a
few days ago for the purpose of patching
I'D peace, but the President surprised
tie delegation by turning to Mr. Wanna
maker and saying:
ssThe less you have to do with Mr.. Quay
The better it will be for yourself--he is
not a fit man to associate with. =
Then the President said that he was
not SO certain about accepting the renomi-
nation unless he was assured that the
party was harmonious, and that he pre-
ferred to stand aside rather than to place
himself In the power of Mr.. Quay and
some other men, who had attempted to
dictate terms for denomination.
81 When this was told the Senator he was
angered. He Immediately began to dis
cnss with his FELLOW Senators the ayaila-
biiity Of Blaine as Presidential candi-
date, and the boom in the interest of the
Secretary last week is due to Quay g
work,
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-04-22
The Congressional vernacular.
From the Detroit Free press,)

From the Detroit Free PreSs
An old Indian fighter on one OCCASION
was called on to make statement con-
corning battle to Congressional COM
mittee, and he was requested to couch it
in language Ineligible to the statesmen,
instead of using the vernacular OF the
plains.
awill you be kind enough" said the
Chairman, "to give an account of this
fght?'
"Coursc, that's what I'm here for,' he
responded. "You see, our company OF loO
men set in game with about that many
Iniuns. and it was our deal, for we had
slipped up on em. They stood pat, right
from the start, and we filed and went in
at 'em from behind the rocks on q straight
bluff, fer we didn't know how many there
wuz, and they met us in the open and Xiv
cred our ante, fer they thought they had
us. 1t was hot in thar, shore. and both
sides was shootin and slashin and yellin'
when night settled down and ended the
game"
"What was the condition Of the contes-
.tants at the cose?" asked the Chairman.
"That's hard tcllin',' was the frank
reply. All I know is, after both sides
pulled out thar was pile of reds and a
pile of whites on the fiat, an nobody ON
neither side had sand enough in his. craw
to show up and claim 'em."
The members Of the committee after
ward stated that more lucid and intelligi-
BILE testimony had never been produced
before them.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-04-22
A MATCH AT LAST.
Hall and Fitzsimmons Agree to a Finish
Fight at Catch Weights.

CiBlt az N"cS'A ssSA5AA
New YORK, April 12.-Tbe pugilists
Fitzsimmons aud Hall signed articles this
afternoon for finish fight to take place
before one of the three clubs named in
the articles that offers the largest purse.
Tile chief hitch was on the selection of q
club before which the fight would take
place. Hall wanted to give the Coney
Island Athletic Club a chance, but the
Fitzslmmons people would not have it.
The articles provide for glove contest
to the finish at catch weights before
either the Olympic, of New Orleans, the
Pacific, of San Francisco, or the Califor-
MIA, of San Francisco, whichever offers
purse of twelve thousand dollars Or
more. Each man agrees to wager five
thousand dollars on the result.
The fight shall not be before November
l, or after December 30. The first de-
post is to be made when the clubs arti-
Giles or agreements are received.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-04-22

Convention, and hope that the delegates
WILDE guided by Judgment and actnated
by true Democratic spirit and the single
desire to succeed on principle. should
not be frank if Z did not say to you that
Ioften fear do not deserve all the kind
things you say of me, and have frequent
misgivings as to the wisdom OF again
putting me in nomination. I therefore
am am anxious that sentiment and too UNI
measured devotion should be checked
when the delegates to the convention
reach the period of deliberation. In any
event there will be no disappointment In
the result. Yours very truly,
GROVER CLEVELAND,
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-04-22
We Are Coming.

Business stagnation and depression
throughout the United States being con-
sidered, the people Of Big Stone Gap have
every reason to be encouraged at the pres
emit status and future prospects Of their
city.
Our iron ore is being rapidly developed
showing its character to be superior in
quality to what was ever claimed for it.,
and its quantity we'll nigh inexhaustible.
The Virginia Coal and Iron Company only
awaits thei result of litigation when thous-
ands of coke yenswill send their smoke to
the skies. urfurnaces are about to blast
and will show to the world that even in the
present unparalleled depression of the
iron markets they have greater demand
for the product of their plant than can
possibly be supplied; and why? because
there is no other point in the United
States where iron can be manufactured
as cheaply as right here in Big Stone Gap.
To many, this may seem on extrayagant
claim, but candid impartial considera-
tion of the facts as they exist must con-
vince even the most skeptical. Practi-
cally, within the corporate limits ofsthis
city, the coal and iron of which we have
spoken is found. Think of it; coking coal
shown by the most reliable expert analy-
els to be without its superior in this conn
try, and high grade iron ore, both in al
most illimitable quantities, within
three miles distance Of each other, both
easily accessible to the city dummy line.
Limestone, we have in abundance, and
thousands Of acres Of virgin timber of
poplar, walnut and almost every wood that
can be manufactured into marketable ar
ticles skirtand surround the city. Couple
these conditions with our present and
prospective railroad facilities; and wehaye
o state offacts which lead irresistibly to the
conclusion that Big Stone Gap in the
near future must be the site of a
large, prosperous manufacturing centre.
These facts may have been often pre-
sented before, but they canaot bear too
frequent repetition.
The night is about past I lie morning OF,
q great industrial future IS about to dawn;
lot the brave people Of Big Stone Gap be
of good cheer. q
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-04-22

ret,,rn ii care Of rejection, and some e
weeks l after they we're sent back 70 MN
t 1u news that.the.noyel balloons were nov
w VIZ, - ;, nyer ssia was received. He as
s ssrts That he IS convinced that the Ger
mans have appropriated an american .. m =,
yention without giving either cralt OF
nrice for it. Prof. Will, in an5interyleW
with q Sun reporter, recites that ne 1e az
frat submitted the Invention to the UNI
rod states Government authorities and on
their recommendations to the experts OF
the country in aerial navigation, MI =, ~ =;
Ia. Chanute, Of Chicago, what Prof. Wlll
considered unnecessary delay in this coen-
try. caused him to offer the plans to the
| German Government.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-04-22
FEMININE DRUnrMERs.
They Are Successful in Selling Their Goods
and Are Courteously Treated.

They Are Successful in Selling Their Goods
and Are Courteously Treated.
Women are gradually taking to the road
as drummers... Two were in Atlanta last
week, says the Constitution. One handles
paints and the other hardware. Mrs.
Miller, a handsome blonde, sells the
paints. She says that commercial travel
ing offers m inviting field for her sex.
aYcu get accustomed to travelling and
after d few weeks do not mind the fatigue"
she says. Women make good statesmen,
FIVE can use that expression. My sexi
started in business by handling drugs,
perfumery, soap and gloves. Nowwomen
are representing dozens of branches OF
trade y
You arc treated with proper rcspecti's
So &, Z es, indeed. Women are not insnlted
lin America so long as they conduct them
selves with propriety. + think we have
some advantages over men. We are not
good story-t ellcrs, but re despatch busi-
ness. Merchants are prompt in meeting
their engagements and they do not keep
as up waiting for an audience. Until the
novelty wears off women will have good
success. After awhile tile business world
viii get used to us, and merchants will
tell us as quickly as they do q man that
|they do NOT want d nyt thing III our line to-
l,day-that is, if they do not. a woman
does not have to sacrifca On iota Of her
feinininity in this occupation. Perhaps
We are shown q little more courtesy and
attention than men have never had q
hotel clark give me any thing but the best
.sa ale rooms BIC had in the house.
aw do the expense counts COM:
pare ss tho reporter asked
an have MO cfga ills ind nor
I,l.t we don speak Of thai, Possibly The
day will come 8lleu an occasional dozen
DC roses Fi H i,e lowed ID 30 10 fhesex- g
;,iailsn acequllE ls ne do not siiiokn
iAlak as rel ei,Ie, don yeus's1
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-04-22
Way Crime Increases.
youths Compartment

Judge Isaac G. Parker, of the United States
District Court for Western Arkansas, lately
made some startling statements, and followed
them with suggestive comments.
In charging the grand jury at the opening
of his court at Fort Smith, he said that whereas
the ascertained number of murders in this
country in 1889 was less than thirty-six hun
dred, and in 1890 but forty-three hundred, it
was very nearly six thousand in 1891.
1t is startling to learn that there were TWEEN
ty-fve more supposed murderers lynched in
1889 than were executed according to law, and
the excess Of lynched over executed murder
ers was sixty-seven in 1890; but assuming
that only one person was concerned in each
murder, hardly one in twenty Of those guilty
of the crime in these two years suffered the
penalty of death, either at the hands Of the
Law or by the violence of a mob.
Judge Parker gives several reasons for the
shocking state of affairs thus revealed: The in
difference and incompetency of courts; the
general prevalence of perjury; the use ofcor-
rupt means-money, and social and other in
fuences-to shield criminals; the sickly senti-
mentality that turns an assassin into hero as
soon as hes in danger Of his life, and, finally.
the Indifference Of the people at large.
This comment is substantially true. The
remedy must come first at the fountain-head.
The people are the source Of all power. If
they so will, the evil can be stopped.
& Society must protect itself, but the first
thing for society TO do is to recognize the dan
ger is in because it does notsprotect itself.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-04-22
ApvxErIsiSa RATES:
Friday. April %, 1892.
Ffass-Meeting.

A mass meeting Of the Democratic yo-
ters of Wise County is hereby called to
meet at Wise c. H. on the first day OF the
April term of the County Court for the
purpose of electing delegates to the State
Democratic convention which meets in
Richmond on the 18th day of May, to elect
delegates to the National Democratic con-
yention. At this meeting the Democrats
will also he called upon to elect a new
county chairman. H. A. W. SKEES,
County Chairman.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-04-22
NOTICE,
Prustee,s DivIdend No. 8.

On and after February 18th, 1892, Twill
pay, at my Office, in the city of Louisville,
KY, to holders ofthe first mortgage bonds
OF the Big Stone Gap Improvement Com
pany, the third (3rd1 Trustees dividend
of per cent. on the original face yalue
,ofsaid bonds, in accordance with the pro-
visions Of the deed of trust from said Big
Stone Gap Improvement Company to me,
dated the 10th day of May, 1855. Each
Bond must he presented to receive its
dividend. r. @. BALLARD THRrsTos,
Trustee.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-04-22
stocisi.olasrs. Meeting

The regular annual meeting Of the
stoekbolders Of the Big Stone Gap Water
will be held 1T the appalachian
Club rooms IN tlie townof Big Stone Gap.
Virginia, OH "Wednesday the III. day of
May, 1872. ut o q clock q, ID.
ii, i saKcaaE j III Psesiaeak {.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-04-22
n ! : !: w Horfp|k2WesternR
Schedule December 6. 1891.
LEAVE NoRToN DAILY.

s:45A.m. for Graham. Blueticld, and intermediate
stations.
rs P. n. for Buefeld Radford, Roanoke, Lynchburg
Richmond and Norfolk. Also tvia Roanoke)
for Washington, liagerstown, Harrisburg
Philadelphia and New York.
Pullman Sleeping Cars from Louisville to Norfolk
via Norton and Radford; also Radford 10 New
York, via Shenandoah Junction,also Radford u
Washington; also from Lynchburg to Rich
mond.
Trains for Pocahontas Powbatan and Goodwill leave
Blccfeld daily Ut z :55 q. N. and 2:lo p m
$3.50 p. m. 10 so p. IN.
Trains arrive at Norton from the East Daily II AS a.
M. and 8 rs p. m
For as TO schedules, rates, ETC.,
Il. ETC., apply 10 agen, Of Norfolk & Western
Railroad or 70 ". d. BEViLL,
General Passenger Agent. Roanoke. va.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-04-22
WAR ALLOONs.
!. An american Invention Has Bsea Appro-
peiated By Germany.

BAtrMoaE, ApsiI ROT. Vm M = III,
of Saddler' Bryant Il S rattcn business
college, Baltimore, says he believes
the var balloons rom which the
Germans hare observed The Russian f0r-
tafyst ions and armies ssss his oys Il inYen-
tion. He declares thas the descriptions
of the balloon III the liiapascl from Eu-
rope ceiacid xacslg 'vift q aas which he
perfected some ;;nse as;o aud submitted 81
Chief Won I.iad ellIie,, llls sasonepti.
Gal dapa tauant DC ihe ssserls aa ii TIM
gsnias s,it, Dc relaf as. kept ltiA
lass long Issoa M tine sst 30 ssf1
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-28
Dipping Sheep.

Sheep Breeder and Wool-Grower.
We strongly urge sheepmen everywhere
to look TO the condition of their f1ocks. If
infested with ticks or lice. they should at
once DO dipped, as no man can afford TO
feed insects all the winter. or. in fact. at
any time. If scab exists. care should be
taken to thoroughly stamp out the disease,
and sheds should be we'll cleanse with
a strong eOlution OF the dip which Is used,
as the powers of c%Ontagion may be iurk-
ing there in dirty corners. The custom
of dipping has become very general of late.
and the wholesome and beneficial effects of
the practice have been readily acknowl-
edged by those who have adopted
it. We are ourselves convinced that it
would be policy to dip every flock. clean or
u%nclean, in q dip of good reUute, during the
next two months. The sheep. being thus
protected from insects and disease, will
thrive much better, and come out in good
shape In the spring. Try it. Many of the
sad losses of last winter and considerable
pulling of wool by the sheep (which oc.
Cured among animals which were COM
PEELED to be kept in shed), were due mainly
to the fact that the sheep were not in q
perfectly clean and healthy condition be-
fore winter set in. We are satisfied that
regular dipping will soon become part Of
the general work of every owner of sheer
on this continent. In other countries it is
generally adopted, and the sheep are there.
by kept in the best possible condition.
Choose q good dip and use 1t properly, and
use 1t regularly.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-28
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

Mr.. w. H.. Messeng ger left for New York
yesterday, to be absent q week.
Mrs. f. C. Hewlett and daughter, Miss
Bertha. of Peoria. are visiting Mrs. II. a..
Grassland, 76S North Alabama street.
The members of the Cosmos Club will
give q dance ut their clubhouse Monday,
Dec. 5. in honor of Mr. and Mrs. A. NJ.
Stewart.
Mrs. C.. NJ. Burnside. of Falkland, and
Mrs. C.. s. w. Ross. of Centerville. have
returned TO their homes, after visiting their
sister, Mrs. NJ. c. Thayer. of this city.
w. j. Freaney, OF ST. Paul, MIMI, Is in
the city visiting friends. Mr.. Freaney was
formerly a resident of this city, and is
loud In his praise of the progress made in
Indianapolis during the last few years.
MI. Robert Nagei and Miss May Ayers
were Quistly married at the Olive-street
Presby terrain Church. ut $50 Saturday
evening. Their future home will be near
the National Card Company's plant. where
the groom has prepared and furnished
nicely q model home.
The Sothern Euchre Club will meet
ct Miss Maud Bucks, 494 College avenue.
next Friday evening. The Sothern club
has the reputation of giving n prize IN
value worth capturing. The h. III. Sothern
cember. and the Southern club Will attend
In o body.
Mrs. John w. Noble, wife of the Secre-
tary of the Interior. says there will prob
ably not be any Cabinet dinners this sea-
son, as il is doubtful If President Harrison
would feel like being present. and without
him there could be no Significance, as the
Cabinet circle represents the Presidents
official family.