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The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-04-01
JOHN G.. CARLISLE.
How He Looks and Talks and His Daily
Habits of Life.
New York World. !

If YOU want to form all idea of how SEN
ator John Griffin Carlisle looks at the age
of ffty-seven, start out with the general
impression of a Priest of the Catholic
Church. Imagine him tall Priest
ante six feet high-witl frame which,
had it been developed by exercise, would
have borne lusty crop of powerful mus
cles, but which now. although well-pro-
portioned, has hint Of lankiness, togeth-
er with scholarly stoop and the eonse-
quent depression of q chest which other
wise would have been deep and strong.
The suggestion of the Priest which the
close -shaven face gives is strongly borne
out by the attire-black, dead funeral
black. unreleved by trace OF color of
any sort. Coat, waistcoat, trousers, era
vat and even the spats which half cover
the strong, thick-soled, re-toed we'll
polished shoes are black-everything
black. Even the standing collar is circu-
lar, priestly in cut, the ends meeting and
slightly overlapping under the chin:
Here, aud here only, does the clothing de-
mart from the clerical tone. The waist
coat is not rigidly theological. 1t is a
Protestant waistcoat. and not even a
Church. of England garment. IN Great
Britain it would be dissenting waistcoat.
but always the waistcoat of the pulpit. 1t
is cut moderately low, and on each side OF
the narrow four-in-hand crayat, which
drops FROM the round collar, there are lit
tie CLEANS of white shirt front. The coat
is frock of grave and lengthy proper
tions Of skirt. But it is worn unbutton-
ed in an easy, carless way, aud not unfre-
1ueutly button or two OF the waistcoat
are separated and not absolutely divorced
from the corresponding button-hoies.
They are always close enough, however, to
screen the white bones of any family skel-
eton in the way of shirt than may be hid
den beneath them. The color and mar
row little strips on each side of the cravat
furnish all the break in the dead, somber
rnonotony. There is net CLEAN OF gold
or any other ornament to be seen.
Clothed us he is Senator Carlisle is
clerical aud nothing but clerical in cut;
clothed i'm warmer colored and more world
il attire, and you might take him for m
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The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-04-01
Bad M all Service.

Mail matter comes in from the East on
excellent time; about 25 hours from New
York and correspondingly from other
points, hat the facilities from the North
and West are misesaliy slow. Mail that
left Louisville yesterday nipraing at :
O'Clock 4. n arrives here, coming BIZ the
roundabout way of Knoxville aud Bgisaei
1868 miles, to-day % 1856 4. NJ, being % Is 4
ioars in transit, an ayerag go speed Of sey-.
ssHseen miless per hour. As bad as this ~
mali matser that leayes Louisville fveave
a.ours later, tsat hi, sss ssss u. Il DE di.
rect q line. Us ailee, atsissss hsse 40 nsin-
S. fler ia pJa O. spokea of III IN.
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CHARGE AGAINST J. II. coppKIDct
An Former Citizen of Big Stone Gap, gets
Into Trouble,

A special from Danville, Va, says:
Sheriff Cotton, Of Edgecome county n. c.,
came here to-day with reQuision for
j. H. Coppridge, well-known young man
of this city. Coppridge is wanted III the
county aforesaid to answer an indictment
standing against him in the Superior
Court and charging him with obtaining
through his agents, notes from certain
persons in EdSecombe under false prefen-
ces. These agents, it is alleged, sold to
the Edgecombe par:ies the right t make o
patent fences, and upon false representa-
tons obtaped their notes for 1925 each.
WHAT eoppaIpGE SAYS,
Coppridge says that the real owners Of
the patent right are A. C.. Conway and
George S. Startin Of Danyll!e; that for u
small consideration he allowed them to
use his name in making contracts and
signed number of contracts in blank,
but had nothing to do with the matter,
save to make over to Conway and Sartin
the contracts and notes whenever they
were sent and properly filed out; that he
knew nothing Of the statements made by
agents in North Carolina. and that they
were his employees only in name. Con-
way and Sartin have the contracts and
notes referred to, aud tIeyare seemingly
in legal form. Counsel for Coppridge
asked Judge Aiken TO issue u writ OF
habeas corpus, hut the Judge declined to
Interfere md the sheriff left tonight will,
his prisoner.
The sympathy THE cnmmuHisyis with
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-04-01
Attracting Wide Attention.
bristol News.

In an interview with Posr reporter
Mr.. E. j. Bird, President Of the Appalach
ian Steel and Iron Company, at Big Stone
Gap, announces that the furnace at that
place will blow in within the next two
weeks, and that he is in communication
with two large Pennsylvania concerns
that desire to locate furnaces in that Vi
cinity. 1t is very evident that in the near
future Southwest Virginia and East Ten.
nessse is to be the greatiron and steel
producing district of this country. The
great deposits of coking coal, iron ore and
limestone that lie buried throughout this
mountain district is attracting wide at
tentiOn.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-04-01
The Meeting Tonight.

The call for mass-neeting to effect
the organization of Fair Association ap-
pears elsewhere in the Posi- to-day. There
should be q large attendance of those in
terested in the welfare Of Big Stone Gap
present tonight. This is matter OF
great Importance and no citizen of this
city should allow any trivial engagement
to prevent his presencs at the meeting
this evening. This fair is not to be
mere show for the pleasure of our people
hut is TO be as far as possible an exposi-
ton of the resources of this section and
should lie made to rebound to the great
material advancement Of our town and
section.
Much interest has been manifested in
this enterprise by those interested in the
upbuilding of Big Stone Gap from all over
the country, aud promises Of substantial
assistance have been freely made. The
thing to do now is let the matter take
some definite shape. A company should
be organized for the purpose Of holding
the Fair; as large portion as possible of
the capital stock of this company should
be subscribed for here, and after we have
done everything in our power outsiders in
terested here should be called upon to
contribute their share towards making
this an exhibit that will properly adver-
tise our great natural resources.
The Posr. suggests the organization
of company with its capital stock divid-
ed into shares Oslo each payable in easy
installments. This arrangement would
enable every citizen of the town and coun-
ty, however small his means, to become
stakeholder in tho enterprise and by this
means the active interest of all would be
enlisted. With all the people thus active
ly at work to make the Fair success
there could he no poubt Of its being an
affair that we would be proud of, and that
would be of great benefit to us. What
ever plan, however,is adopted tonight
the posr premises it's cordial cooperation
and support and we viii do anything in
our power to render the Fair a success.
Let every citizen Of Big Stone Gap at
tend the, meeting tonight.
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Friday. April 4, 1892.
Call.

The citizens Of Big Stone Gap, are re-
ouested to meet tonight at eight O'Clock
in the commercial Club rooms for the pur-
pose of organizing an association to hold
q Fair and Local Exposition here this
Fall A large attendance is requested as
there is no time to lose in affecting this
organization and che work should be done
tonight.
&c. Maynor, JAS. W. Fox, W. a. Nc
Dowell, Jno. B. Payne, Jr. W. E. Harris
w. E. Addison, W. c. Shelton, j. NJ
Goodloe.
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SCOTT COUNTY WILL HELP.
willing to Cooperate in Holding Ear
Here This Fall.
fScott Banner.

The people of Big Stone Gap are agitai-
Eating the question of fair at in the
near future, and the Posr of that town is
is doing its share toward bringing the
subject prominently before the public
We see no reason why the undertaking
should not result in ultimate success ana
be af great benefit, not only to Big Stone
Gan. but to this entire section. We are
delighted at our neighhor's suggestions
in this direction and feel thai excellent
results are sure to follow such an enter
prise. Let us all cooperate with our
friends in their efforts to make our resour-
ces known, and now that the ball has
been started, keep it rolling.
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They are Still Here and Will Stick To-
gether.
Radford Enterprise

Radford Enterprise.
Big Stone Gap, Va, was to be congrat-
ulated at enc time upon having such
fine class of young men, who moved there
in the early "boom' days to make that
SPOT there home. Whether they are there
now we do not know There were men
there from all the best schools of the
United States. The University of Virginia,
Princeton, Yale, Harvard, the Mass: School
of Technology, Cornell and the like sent
Young men, with their honors fresh upon
them, to this young Virginia city to make
their home there and grow up with the
country. A gentleman once counted up
twenty three leading schools ofthe United
States that had representatives there. 10
such of those young men as have any IN
clination to forsake their region Of unseen
coke-ovens and collapsed town lots, we
would say in your return homewards, stop
off at Radford and look about you. Per-
haps this is the place you started out to
find at first.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-04-01
POKER IN MONTANA.
How IA Chicago Tenderfoot Found Victim
Who "Does Him Up
Chicago Mnil.

Chicago Mail
1t was a gambling saloon i'll Butte. The
tenderfoot from Chicago had taken to
the war-path, and announced his deter
mination of relieving Il few of the miners
Of what spare change they happened to
have about them. Without much trouble
he found victim who was willing to try
hand or two at poker Luck favored
the stranger at the start, and he won
steadily Finally he drew four aces and
afte. the stakes had been run up to a
comfortable figure he unanimously re-
fused to bet further.
"This is downright robbery" he cxclaim-
ed, land don't want to end the game
here by bankrupting you. SO, here goes.
He threw down four aces and reached for
the money.
"Hold on cries his antagonist, "lll
take care of the dust, if you please. >
"But hold four accs-see?'
well, what of it, I've got looloo. y
GA WHAT"
"a looloo-threc clubs and two dia-
monds."
The stranger WAS dazed. ga looloo?'
he repeated. "Wcll, what is looloo,
any way?'
'.Three clubs and two diamonds" cool
" responded the miner, raking in the
stakes. II guess you aren't accustomed
to our poke rules out here. See there
AS he spoke he ierked mis- thumb to-
ward Dashboard card which ornamented
the wall of the saloon. 1t read
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-04-01
The Trouble Between Us and England
New York Herald.

New York Herald.
The United States claims the exclusive
right to catch seals in Boring Sea. Great
Britain denies that right. 1t maintains
that this body Of water berond the shore
limit is an open sea and hence free to the
world. Each government fails to convince
the other Of the validity Gifts claim. Ar
bitration is agreed upon. Pending the
settlement neither is expected to exer-
else it's claimed right without the consent
of the other. 1t is mutually agreed that
sealing be stopped. Accordingly there
was no sealing to speak of last year.
But the question in dispute is not yet
settled. The agreement to stop sealing
was for lasi season only. 1t is as impor-
tant now as it was year ago that some
arrangement touching the respective
claims of the two governments he agreed
upon for the coming season. Lord Sails
bury refuses to renew last years modus
yiyendi. He declines to keep Canadian
sealers out of Boring Sea. He suggests
that they can lie required to give bonds
to the United States to pay for the seals
thew catch if the arbitrators finally decide
| in favor of the Uuited States.
Dir. Harrison very properly scouts the
idea of looking to hundred or more Ca
madam sealers for bonds. But he insists
upon renewal Of the modus vfvenili and
will listen to nothing else. lfCahadian
sealers 90 there Che tells Lord Salisbury
With permission of the British Govern
eminent, revenue cutters will follow by
order Of this government. IfBritish war
| vessels appear to protect the sealers,
American men-of-war will follow to back
our cutters.
The objection to this is that, like Dir,
Harriscn's hasty message in the Chilean
case, it is menacing ultimatium before
an ultimafum is called for. 1t is threat
ened to resort to war when diplomatic
compromise is in order.
III LORD Salisbury VIII Hct 1CHC" e"0
modus yiyendi We sec no reason why Great
Britain should not agree to idemnIfy the
United States for the seals taken by Gan
adam vessels if the rights claimed by this
government should be affirmed by the ar
bitrntors. If Mr. Harrison cannot get the
modus yiyeudi We see no reason why the
United States should not accept the
indemnity arrangement.
Such an arrangement would leave tor
arbitration the main issue involved 1t
would secure 10 the United States guar
anty for the value of the seals taken By
Canadian vessels if our claim to the fish
cries 10 finally upheld.
While this or any other reasonable and
satisfactory agreement is possible, rup-
ture of the negotiation is nnwaraafed nnd
inexcusahle. After years of wrangling|
arbitration is st hand and promises the
most successful results. 1t is idle, it
be folly. TO 60 on with arbitration if hes
Utilities are to be opened in Boring Sea. &
We srust THAT both Mr.. Harrison and
Lord Salisbury will come 20 their senses.
We trust tilatl5oth will realize that talk
of war over "the paltry profits of few
seal 80 will discreait the governments in
ake eyes OF the world. 2
silver Cure.
sseg york Hesaid.l
Congsesssssas Bsfsk. 4 What " got that
eoHnitsee closeted 10 yogs soonsfor2
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-04-01
A LOOLOO
BEATS FOrR ACES.

The game proceeded, but it was plainly
evident that the unsophiSticatcd young
tiger hunter had something on his mind
Within five minutes he suddenly braced
up, his face was rcathcd in smiles, and he
began betting again with his former vigor
and recklcssness. In fact, he staked his
last dollar on his hand.
Just at this iuncture the barkeeper
stopped in the midst of a concoctlon of a
Manhattan cocktail and quietly hung up
another card behind the bar above the
dazzling array of the glasses and bottles.
The stranger threw down his cards with
an exultant whoop. cts my time TO howl
lust about now" he cried, rs lie reached
for the money "There's a looloo for you
three clubs and two diamonds. y
"Tut, tut" exclaimed the miner. RE
ally. this is too bad. You evidently don t
understand our rules at all, You certain
" don't mean to tell me that You play po-
ker in such fast, loose, slipshod way
down East, do you. Why, look at that
rule over there"
He pointed directly over the head Of the
busy barkeeper. The Chicagoan read his
doom in the handwriting Oh the wall it
was the BelshaZZar case over again. The
bit of pastboard bore this legend:
THE LOOLOO CAN BE PLAYED
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BIT ONCE 1 NIGHT

The young man has not reached home
yet, but as the walking is said to be pref
ty fair nowadays, he will be due in Chica-
60 about the middle of next week.
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A SOIdler'S S6Or6t
By Captain CHARLES KING, U. S. A

Copyright, 1se2. by J. b. Lippincott company.
aud published by special arrangement with
them.
Only an hour after sunset the silver
disk of the moon had risen cloudless and
unveiled, and now, as the bugle was
calling the belated ones back TO the post
for night inspection of quarters. the bur-
nished shield was high aloft. flooding
the broad valley with its radiant sheen,
throwing black shadows upon the broad
roadway, the white picket fence, the
glistening verandas at the post. Hol-
den, returning from late visit TO some
of his patients at the hospital, stopped
and looked quickly and intently up at
the little gallery overhanging the east
ward wall.
In the front room, that which he had
assigned to Ellis, light burned dimly.
The Venetian window of the rear room
leading to the gallery was dark, yet
open, and ON the little ledge, leaning
against the easement, the moonlight
cleaning on his face and form, tall
soldier was gazing intently eastward.
Quietly Holden strobe along, entered
the gate, went noiselessly into the hall
and up the stairs. The door from Nita's
room to the landing stood wide open.
At this juncture person standing out
side would have seen the silent occupant
of "Robbers Roost" turn with sudden
start and peer into the room, for Holden,
his eyes fixed upon the cleaning, glis-
famine, snace between the two rear win
dows and just over the toilet table, had
purposely dropped his heavy stick with
resounding clatter upon the landing
floor. II thought so,' he muttered In
serene satisfaction. Then picking up
his stick he calmly strolled across the
threshold and into the dark room.
Beautiful view of moonlight night,
Ellis. That was Miss Guthrie's favorite
perch when she was here"
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A great city is draped in mourning.
On every side, at half staff. the national
flag hangs limp and lifeless in the moist
and misty air. as though of its own vol
toin dropping i'll honor of the soldier
dead. Under the sodden skies. through
thronged yet silent streets, in long, long
column chosen attachments Of soldiery
are leading to its final resting place the
shrouded clay of him who to such glori-
Gus purpose had led the Union blue III
every field from the Mississippi to the
sea, and who through long years OF hon
ored service ranked foremost on the
rolls of the army-foremost perhaps III
the great heart of the people. For days, as
though in sympathy with the widespread
grief, the heavens have poured their
floods upon the brown and leatiess slopes.
All nature seems plunged in wlntry
gloom. The black smoke from host
of stacks and chimneys has settled down
upon the silent city, covering 1t like
pail. From north and south, from east
and west. battalions and batteries, ma
tional and state, have been concentrat-
ing to take part in the last honors to the
illustrious chief, and dripping, yet dis
ciplined, without the stir OF martial
music. the men have marched from the
trains to the rendezvous assigned them
about the town.
AT last the hour has come. The weep
ing skies have checked their tears. The
streets and sidewalks along the line OF
march swarm with citizens, whose hush
ed voices and reverent mica speak elo-
auentlv of their sense of the national
loss. From many stately mansion
and modest homestead out beyond the
business section festoons OF black are
fiuttering in the rising breeze, the flag I;
twined with Grape, the windows, bal
comics and steps are alive with spec
tators. And, far ont on the west
ward avenue, on a sheltered portico that
projects from solid, old fashioned res
idence of cut stone and almost over
hangs the street, there is gathered hit
tie bevy of fair forms and faces which
we saw together for the first time that
Indian summary afternoon of the recep-
ton at Pawnee.
The rapid trot of orderlies and
mounted police, sent ahead to warn the
populace off the street and back to the
sidewalk, and the distant wailing of
cavalry trumpets far down the avenue.
have told that now the funeral column
is approaching; and from the warmth
of the coy parlor, well wrapped in
mantles and furs, the ladies have come
forth into the chilly February day
Mrs. Berrien. Mrs. Holden and her chill
dren; Winifred, whose soft cheeks are
aglow and whose dark eyes turn instant
ly, eagerly toward the head of the adj
vancing escort: Nifa Guthrie, pallid,
lanquid when unobserved by her guests,
yet frightening instantly. bravely, when
addressed. and striving to be her old
gracious. radiant self for the sake of
these and other visitors from Pawnee-
for the Twelfth has been detailed es-
pecially to lead the escort Of the great
commander. and all the way from the
frontier and only a few days home from
the stirring scenes of IT'S fierce campaign
the regiment has been brought hither BY
the orders of a general who knows Their
worth as well be knows their wrongs
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many of them would see the national
CAPITAL. The long roll had carried off
many Of those who had been with them IN
that triumphant march to when nearly
all their minds reverted. All their most
famous leaders were gone Grant, oher-
man. sheridan, Thomas, Logan, MePher,
SON. Hancock, Blair, Mcclellan, and stili
the sad call might go on.
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The rrizzled, aged, frequently lnhrm ap,
.,,,,.onca Of those who were LETT shower
hat hat All had passed their prime and that II
,bav returned to another reunion mere !.
- he with great sadness at their
tbinned ranks. So it was that they ue.
aidad IN make the parade the greatest
taatnre of this, the twenty-sixtn amman 10,
ls',ss, The whole city joined with
them and united to make the scene sucn .
an. as even this city, accustomed 70 '.e
;naugural parades, had not witnessed III
No. fines The entire line of march was
P ,eoora,ed with banners, bunting, corps m
s;,,,,as and flags until each side Of tne Tong
% tsat ', between the Capitol and the treas,
nrv department was as picturesque ai !,
sray a. the decorators skill could iilaAe ~,
60 Grand Scene.
III. scane from the vice president IS
,-;ar-ing stand during the parade was ali
a,'trernelv exh.lirating one Long peio i,s
~. bonr set far the column to move n'.u
s srr full. 10000 people had eohs ~
s.ataa n the two squares between ~
s s..ss,,rv and the state, war ana navy
buildings. 49,. accompanied
- Secretarv and Mrs Charles Poster all'
y Attorney General Miller Seers
"a. a s.o,i Mrs Noble and the Misses Hal
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department visits.

,,.-,,,,, my official term / have Nlsi'eu
- e,-e deparimenis. responded 70 hui,i-
w. ;;,,.;.a.ions 10 reunions and puoiic gan
eI" ,'s, ,.nniring months Of time ana i"Dpi,
.laasiiing nearly O00 miles, ana my oa.i
-.',rst s that I was unable - mr. VA.
49, drusrtmcnis. And notwl' il 80. -
have given up nearly the ei''lie 80 80. =,
l ~, ,,arr ~ the order. feel that my
,iie 49,, INT feeble TO serve all my e"ihi
~. "a a, iustice 10 the great Office ,r,
an. ~ nv visit 10 the department
Augusta met many eA-e IN ~, -.
his .. y. es,r, whom l received cortiat -,
soi'ie.s s ,,.iiave tina. those who were olaNess
ing. ana peiiete -. low. Of Justice and
4, tbe field have greater low - .,'s ,,ssr. IN
Z, han those who renamed y - 80 bv
,.,,,r az danger and was glah 10 s,S a.
wv w - any Confederate soldier ~ -
Wy ~. generous terms OF the ~, -
eep's ,s,tox and today respects 'l.e ,..s ,,'ls
Apil,,;;,, - The emblem OF rehili'eu
and a reunited country
anu An Honor to Heroes
.-;,.,;ou has been EXTENDED y M
An A. - ,ssst the Columbian exposi,,,o In,
worla y ,.o,res 10 me that the aa1~ll..s
the II me heroes Of ancient tiii.ss s..e
coh9us, s-.5.sre As the discovery 81 -,
no sue. = essnoese sailor. He brousiis y
WORM -, 49, treasure houses y W 49,, go,
,,,s for the people Of az ,bs
put i's nj - liberty. and a. zoos s,ei
the ~ II our country's hist9i +bs
s,o.l.5 with the fact thal ,y,ssr com
,..ls,;c services 4 these men A''''
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AUBURN. y. Y, Sept 2l = solomon
Johnson. a convict in Auburn prison, was
murdered in cold blood by fellow-con-
vict. William G. Taylor, a negro. John
sons throat was cut with a knife used in
shaving broom corn.
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charred with Cowardice.

NASHVILLE, Sept. 2i.-Colonel Carter
Woolford of the Third regiment is being
tried by court martial officers at Knox
vile. He is charged with cowardice in the
recent fight with miners at Coal Creek.
II is claimed he ordered retreat when he
conld have whipped the enemy