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The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-05-06
THE OFFICERS.
4,.s Of the Men Who Control This
Enterprise.

Enterprise.
MANIFEST man in this region to-day
|sHal Manager Il. j. Bird. From the
h bss had ali uphill fight and many
|she has been at the point of despair.
H Ia: carried bis work to success in
III innumerable obstacles and in
|dilo distressing depression of the
|tyears. If there is anything in
Bg birth, training, aud experience
|If should have few equals as an
2eater anywhere. His two grand
Ssnade the first pig iron ever made
pike under Lord Dudley-since the
II Dudley. He is an Englishman,
5Me, and was born in Staffordsire.
b, he has built one furnace in South
|fcne at Oldberry, England, four in
3Ades; two in Portugal and one in
i lie game to this country twenty
}as asO-and since here lie has con-
IA furnaces eyerywhere-at Frost
England, Newport, Ky, Johnstown,
Ssiae North Chicago Rolling Mills,
ssskee, Aarquet, Michigan, near Salt
##sly, the first that Andrew Carne-
s'eyer interested in, Wheeling, W.
SSal0n, Pa, and other places, He
SElaS found no place in all his vast
fs'ee That can compete with Big
E'sp IN advantages for tile making
Fl. he says without any flourish
Though the claim were an neon
= TACT, that he can make here the
'4a cheapest iron in the world and
us reasons and his figures, the
e which are, the low sulphur and
= carbon Of the coke, low phos-
II u Inc iron ore, The absence of it
III Tue limestone, and these phe-
sfices Tor the raw material
II ION for the coke, $l.0O per ton
ss'F' and thirty-hve cents per ton
rhinestone.
A'denour, the Secretary and
H. has had the experience of a
m ~ furnaces. He was connect
Vl'v', Lawrence, Heclaa and 9TH
IT, VS. and he bears from them tes-
I = " unusual capacity in his bust
III, : a a's been in his present posi-
aLp NVSsmhsr last, The principal
IT,. j. Bird, Jr., who has assisted
H., H. with an iron and steel furnace
~ |ga Tor the last seven years. He is
III slS new furnaces now at coving-
4 manager mana of the furnace is John
i g'O'her of the General Nan ooan
4 ins ' h naa a cosmopolitan experience
Ii in w. business aud has assisted r..
N, ~ m Inc construction Of most of the r.
4 asssler machanic is L. w. H,rm.
M ',Ls his brother, and William
IL n ~oas turns, night and day, in run
Ill., ill., dolly and Luke Wade have sim.
as. as hoist engineers, ST. and nds Edwin s,,
ssa ma. 'Nn the iron Locomotives
a.ad men nas came from lrontoa with Mr.
.. bacon, Floto and Co. win iI' ssf tSa
IN ssd l,Io in Cincinnati. They The y hs sHs
WV Tons Of the iron sold old IN la ass
hpsssssa.sy' I, left by the dealt, Of Mr..
s'' u January last, ia not /, vet vet
.,, .''s are a. follows:
In, s J,as; I 7. Bird Bird IT., E. ]. Bird, +,
s ssun : Haskell, Il: v. Bates !,
sss~.
4 II, sss.., I cea'd Manager sss'g II =.
Emit, sSs !, and Treaspsssrr'' =
s'''a-a 4. Aysrs, i. j.
a!, ,Is,,a. ware z named IL Ira Is.
's''ss Peters, after iii s Mfg ~, sasi
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-05-06
valley street Railway Conpasy.

The Valley steet Railway eompany's
annual meeting was held Il The Office Of
the Big Stone Gap Improvement Company
this morning at 10 o'clock. The saicars
elected we're: r. a. Ayers, president, and
Gus. w. Lowell. II. Fl. Bullits, R. Ir-s
vine and H. G. Mcdowell, DirectArs.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-05-06
sxneS--pENxINeroN.

H. A. w. skeen, Judge Of the County
Court of Wise and prominent citizen OF
this county will lie married on the 18th
inst. to Miss Edlie A. Pennington, o.
Albany, Tenn. formerly of Lee county.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-05-06
HARRIs--HARDIN.

Mr.. w. E. Harris. well known as one
of the pioneers Of Big Stone Gap and as
one of it's best citizens, will be married on
the 18th of May to Miss Carrie Hardin at
the home of the brides father in Frank
fort, XIV. Miss Hardin is the daughter
of Gen. P. w. Hardin, Of Kentucky.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-05-06
BLAINE WILL ACCEPT
Capt. Gayett. Of Dotrols, Ciainla to Have
Private Assurances co this Eject

CHIcAeo, May 3A Tribune special
from Detroit says: Capt Geyett, 9 per-
sonal friend Of Blaine, says the Secretary
will certainly accept The nomination. & Us
is offered him. BE sass be has private
assurances 10 shia effect. .sss
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-05-06
MARRIAGES

Prominent Citizens OF Big Stone Gap
About to Enter Into the Bonds Of nat
rimony.
Announcements have been made this
week Of the marriage OF two oftbe promi-
nent young Of this city.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-05-06

her sister. both daughters Of tile General
Manager. The Jennie is the one in blast
the Polly is not completed. The capac-
ity of both when finished will he 100, 900
tons of pig iron per week.
They were removed here from East st.
Louis (Carondelet) Ills, just opposite st.
Louis, where they were known as the
Meier Iron works, bailt by syndicate of
German capitalists with German money
and mainly German and English material
at cost of between $500, 900 and 81 ,0O0,-
900. They proved nnremunative because
of their unfortunate location across the
river from st. Louis so that the fcrrase
and freight tolls ate up the profits More
over they were too far from the coke, and
the failure of the ore in Iron mountain,
Mo-, their chief ssource Of supply, com
PEELED them to close up. The excellence
of their construction and the quality of
the material is shown by the approval of
such men as Mr.. E. B. Leisenring the coke
king of Pennsylvania, and one of the large
furnace owners at Birmingham, Mr. Rob-
ert H. Sayre of the Bethlehem (Pa) Iron
works and other competent iron men,
who visited them at the instance Of Gen.
Ayers, President Of the Improvement Com
pany. They said further that there is
one-third or one-fourth more metal in
weight in them than would be ordered to-
day; in other words they were built with
German thoroughness, and regard for
wear and tear. The furnaces have been
remodelled and the height increased to
seventy-fve feet.
eve brought the works over here "Said
Manager Bird" because at this point we
can get our material for one half Of VIII at
it cost US in Ohio. Ihave never found a
place like this
STILL BETTER.
The Furnace is working even better to-
day than it did yesterday, the run then
being, owing to the dampness in the brick,
white iron, while today it is No. 3, and the
furnace is becoming so much better that
No. l and ? will be run tomorrow. The
run yesterday was loaded in L. & N. car
3642, and shipped today to Bacon Il Floto,
Cincinnati, Mr.. Bacon being on the ground
and taking great interest in the opening.
Large signs are bearing the words, "First
Car Load of Iron from Big Stone Gap"
Quantities have already been sold in Ohio,
Michigan and elsewhere.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-05-06

were made. Its gathered that practical
ly everybody in attendance is for the Peo-
Pies party in the national elections al
though there is opposition to making the
issue locally, and it is probable that this
policy will prevail. There were some pro-
minent members last night who were OPP
posing any support of the Peoples party
in any form, but it is openly announced
today that these have been brought over
and that the body is practically unanimous
now On this proposition that all Alliance
men should support the ticket of the Oma-
ha convention. Whether any formal &C.
ton has been or will be taken on this
subject is what cannot be asoertained.
ALL THAT is KNOWN.
The Alliance conference adjourned to-
night to meet again tomorrow. 1t is re-
ported that an address will be issued
which is now being prepared, but this is
not authoritative. 1t is, however, definitely
known that the Peoples party has not
bean the subject of discussion so far as
looking to any action in that direction is
concerned. The conference.-the discussed
the effect which politics is having on the
Alliance order in the way of weakening
the membership and the interest taking
and looking about for the best means to
connteract the disinterigating force Of
politics. Beyond that nothing is ascer-
tainable.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-11-17
NOT BRAVE NOR FEARLESS.
Allegheny Mountaineers q CowardIy and
CCntem ptible Lot

AhegheBy Mountaineers CowardIy and
Contemplate Lot.
The tract OF mountainous country en-
tending along the borders of West yir-
glnia, Virginia. Kentucky, and Tennes-
see and even farther South has been the
nome OF desperadoes and dangerous
men Tor many generations. At present
there Is every probability that the ele
ment will be shortly eliminated. A
popular misconception regards these
men as noble, brave, and fearless
iot, much like the heroes in dime novels.
IA point OF fnct, they are an idle, worth
less set, who prey upon and bully the
industrious and orderly portion of the
community, while nearly all their feuds
are generated and kept alive by deep
potauons at the Illicit distilleries
Inere 10 nothing picturesque or inspir-
ing IN the appearance of these despera-
ooes. Ii the curious expect to see tall
agile mountaineers, with erect heads
una bold eyes and the manners OF Rob
noy, they can prepare themselves for Il
disappointment. Usually they are
small, sallow, and shrunken, shutting
OF gait, unsteady Of eye, and never
erect OF form, and, If the truth must be
70. I0id about them, they are cowarily.
The most notorious murderers never
night face to face with their victims and
on equal terms, as the bold outlaws in
the story books do, but they seek every
advantage. The proper name for it IS
not lighting, but assassination. Usually
a man is ambushed and shot when he IS
least expecting danger, and if there is
any open fight at all it is because one
party IS able to attack another in over
whelming numbers.
frequently in these mountain feuds
women and children are killed as merci-
i.essly as II they We're men. and it has
been a favorite method for one faction
20 surround cabin at night, set it on
IRE, and shoot the inmates As they ran
Out: Such things as these show Of what
sun The braves Of the Alleghenies are
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-11-17
A Railroad Tobo ;san for Mule J..

sOne az the oueprest railoads nnv.
WHARF in tho oo,ntrr y s,;a D. n :
banks Of North Ontarin ..is nova,
Ina thot r,no fr,n, s,,,4b oator;o ~ -
Nortb Ontar;o N g.. psroard;no ON"
tv california whars 7 l,oe Tae linz 10
saven ,n;Ias lana s,n - a,a,,t
mules draw tte cor m oqer tbo rnoI
There il nothinc sinaular about th.t hnt
Il COMES IL On t6e re5urn I'll,
nTbe seven Ma ara oa = ~. al tho
wav a,tbourh the trac1, does not ,anS-
RE nnhan 49, o.n sto.ts hoo,-
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-11-17
A Curious Difference.

add you ever notice the curious diff.
ference in the sexes which is shown in
the way man or woman fixes a date2"
remarked gentleman to lady the
other day.
You ask man when such aud such
thing happened, and he always an
swers, In the year SO and SO, or, About
1900 and something; but the woman
Invariably says: About so many years
ago or 1T was SO many years after
was married or The year alter Teddy
was born, and SO on"
Yes" replied his companion, 81
have noticed it In myself. feel that
/ am getting like the American widow
who dated all her farming operations
from or before The year planted Jim.
which was her realistic way Of referring
to her husbands burial. -Yankes
! - =
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-11-17

Did you ever see sickly
baby with dimples !? or a heal
thy one without them?
A thin baby is always deli
cate. Nobody worries about
plump one.
If you can get your baby
plump, he is almost sure to
be well. If you can get him
well, he is almost sure to be
plump.
The way to do both-there
is but one WAYS by CARE
Full LIVING. Sometimes this
depends on SCOTS Emulsion
of cod-liver oil.
We will send you a book
on it; free.
scoTr & Bowie, Chemists, ,ss South 5th Avenue,
New York.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-11-17
CAN You FIND THE woRp9

a, These is q 3 inch display advertisement IN
this paper, this week which has no two ,xorS a.
AK except ono word. The same is true al
T a. new one appearing each week. from The
crescent" on everything thew make and nuh.
.asn. Look for 1t. send them the name OF the
s Mord and they will return you BOOK, BRAurI-
suh LiTHoGRAPHs or SAMPLES FREE.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-11-17

rev. ID. +. Carson. Scotland. Oak, says:
1.-TWO bottles OF Halls Catarrh Cure com.
pietelv cured my little girl Sold by Drug
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-11-17

u, your Back Acnes, or you are all worn ont.
good for nothing, it is general debility
Brown iron Bitters will cure you. make you
strong, cleanse your liver, and give a good an
petite-tones the nerves
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-11-17

Browns Iron Bliters cures Dyspepsia, Mala-
ria. Biliousness and General Debility. Gives
Strength aids Digestion, tones the nerves
creates appetite. The best tonic for Nursing
Mothers. weak women and children.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-11-17

II ailcted with sore eyes use Dr. Isaac homn-
sons Eye-warer. Druggists sell az asc a bottle
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-11-17

Governor ToDle, of Montana, is the only
one OF the forty who has no staff.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-11-17

Guy DeMaupassant, the famous French
story writer, is out of the unacy hospital.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-11-17

m, BEEcHAMs PilLs cost only rs cents a box.
lucy. lucy are pIoverbaliy known throughout the
world TO DO worth q guinea a box. -
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-11-17

An American author in Paris named Hair
us has received the Legion of Honor ribbon.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-11-17
The Only One Ever Printed.

1ennyson is believed to have made more
money by his poetry than any other poet.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-11-17
August
Flower

Eight doctors treated me for Heart
Disease and one for Rheumatism,
but did me no good. / could not
speak aloud. Everything that took
into the Stomrch distressed me.
could not sleep. I had taken all
kinds Of medicines. Through a
neighbor got one of your books.
procured a bottle of Green's Aug
ust Flower and took it. / am to-day
stout, hearty and strong and enjoy
the best Of health. August Flower
saved my life and gave me my health.
Mrs. Sarah ] Cox, Defiance, O. q
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-11-17
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Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-11-17
Over the Water.

How to See ST. Paus Cathedral; by The Dean Paul.
Windsor Castle picturesque description by The Marquis Lorne
Glimpse of Belgium The American Minister Brussels.
Glimpse of Russia; by The Hon. Charles Emory
Adventures in London Fogs by Charles Dickens.
London Cabs. "Cabbies their hanms Charles Dickens
A Boys Club in East London. Frances Wynnes
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-11-17

Hoods Pills do not weaken, but aid digestion
and tone the stomach Try them. Csc.
The morning call., 1892-12-01

Houses Blown Down, Vessels Wrecked and Lives Lost


Tales of shipwreck, housewreck, rail-
rosd-wreck and wirewreck are stiIl COM
ing in on the wings of what Lieutenant
Finley described ms Every moderate
storm"
The modest gale, which attained a ve-
1ocity of 72 miles an hour at time
during the past two days, has been
whoopfng it up with great vigor.
Now and then the breeze subsidies long
enough to inspire the dwellsrs in him.y
structures with the hope that the worst
is over, only to freshen up again and do
more damage.
The ruin wrought in the early hours of
yesterday morning quite surpasses all
previous efforts of this mod crate storm,
and the indications are that it stiII has
more shsking-up TO do,
Vessels, both large and small, were
wrecked in the harbor, railroad tracks
und mi n ed by the rushing torrents and
large houses, both old and new, were un-
rooted, torn ssunder or lifted bodily from
their foundations and carried along by
the storm.
One Chinese was killed by a failing
house and seven Italian fishermen are re-
ported drowned. Several families occu-
pying the dismRntIed houses narrowly
escaped death.
Telegraph wires along the oaklasd
mole and elsewhere in a hopeles
tRngle, the Alamo ia trestIe has been rem
dered useless so far running trains is
concerned, ships and steamers storm
bound are hugging the wharves, with tn e
breeze from Mr.. FinIey's m cd crate storm
whistliDg through their dripping gear
and threatening to tear them to pieces.
Late in the evening the gale mod Grated,
presumably to take a fresh hold for the
morning.
The morning call., 1892-12-01
OUT in THE MISSION.
Barns and Houses Damaged, Trees
Uprooted and Fences Blown .
Down and Broken.

The Mission suffered somewhat during
the storm of yesterday and the night before.
Old trees which had stood the weather
for years were blown down. Some of these
were at the corner of Eighteenth and
Twentieth and Howard streets and at the
corner of Liberty and Valencia streets.
At Twsnty-third and Mission steeeis an
old tree, which has always been land
mark for the corner, was partly blown
down and split in two. one-half standing
and the other lying on the ground.
A long twelve-fOot fence was blown down
In front OF 2513 Howard street by the gentle
Zepbyrs from the west.
The Standard Laundry, at $3.50 Mission
street. suffered considerable damage TO Its
outbuidings and fences. The front gate
was moved from its rollers and laid in the
middle of the driveway. The back fence
also suffered, and several boards were torn
from the barn.
A man who has for some time past been
sleeping in this laundry got frightened and
moved out n few nights ago.
The storesheds Of several tanneries in the
neighborboOd OF Army street, from Twenty
ninth down, were severely damaged, some
Of them being entirely wrecked.
But few board fences are standing on
Bernal Heights, and one cottage on Howard
street, above Army, was blown to pieces.
None of the family was injured.
Buckingham q Hechts new shoe factory
at the corner of Twenty-sixth and Valencia
The morning call., 1892-12-01

capacity that they might possibly excite the
greed OF capitalists to erect a rival water
works.
One of the hands employed at dairy near
oy says the downp0ur was so great that the
milking had to be done In The barns for fear
that the rain would flood into the milk pals
Many OF the dwellers on Russian Hill
passed the night in fear and trembling
Every furious gust that blew was followed
or accompanied by the crash OF tumbling
fence or porch.
One Of the tall chimneys on Millionaire
Moutgomery's palace. at the corner of Va
llelo and Leavenworth streets, was shat
tered.
All Of the fences on DR.. Lux's place.
which adioins Montgomery's, were blown
down.
An outside stairway leading to the second
story OF house on Leavenworth street.
near Vallejo. was ripped away from the
building. and when the occupants of the
nat rushed to descend they were obliged to
obtain the assistance OF neighbor with a
ladder, as the PROSTATE fight of steps was
their only means OF communication with
terra hrma.
AT the rear of 1929 Vallejo street lived a
colored family named Strickland. They
occupied neat little cottage on Tuesday
morning. Yesterday morning there was a
pyramidal heap of boards and beams and
broken glass The little building had been
literally blown to pieces by the festive SOU
easter.
1t was leased by the Stricklands. but very
fortunately was untenan ted al the time
The morning call., 1892-12-01

bath running entirely along the basement
of the hotel.
1t was fine structure twenty-five years
ago. Before the storm il was a dilapidated
pile and people naturally speculated as 10
how soon IL would come down OF its own
accord. When the southeastern broke on II
there was little work left to be done. The
rooms aud riekety stairways had been long
since abandoned 10 tramps; the windows
were torn out, doors gone; the plaster
dropped off the walls and the stars peeped
through the roof. Many tramp fell asleep
on the floors Of the abandoned hostelry and
dreamed OF Harry Meighs and tile days OF
gold.
Old Abe Warner holds the fort, however.
Pretty nearly all the hotel has tumbied
down, but the tiny saloon at the south end,
though sadly wreDched out of the perpeu-
dieular, has been spared.
The monkeys may be on exhibition a
little while longer, and few more cock.
tails may be dispensed in the cob-webbed
saloon, which contains nearly as mary
curios as the Academy of Sciences. Old
man Warner is S5 years of age, and when
the place finally totters to DECAYS il must
very. very soOn-tbere ought 20 be brisk
bidding for these curins. There is an ul-
tra-realistic picture of Hero aud Lesnder,
which the Bohemian Club would buy on
sight. There are scores of old and rare
prints which represent San Francisco as 1t
was in pioneer days in a way 10 startle the
rising generation.
In the grand smash of Tuesday night and
Wednesday morning the entire fabric, OF
which the saloon is a part, was wrenched
and torn as shown in the illustration Very
few persons would care 10 live in IL now.
The House of the Seven Gables" was n
veritable palace beside it. The days Of The
cobweb palace seem TO be mum bered. and
the time may be near at hand for a clean
ing up that has been delayed TWO score
wears.
The morning call., 1892-12-01

and the British cruisers Mepomene and
Daphne had to postpone their departures
till to-day.
The ship Harvester, lying off the Oakland
wharf, drifted on to the pier and almost cut
it In two, badly damaging her own bow.
Ihe most serious job the tugs had to
handle was when the schooner Mary Dodge,
which arrived from San Pedro on Tuesday,
dragged her anchor and fouled tie whaling
bark William BaylieS off Spear-street wharf
The tugs were half the day separating the
vessels, and the whaler was almost wrecked
She lost ner jibboOm aud foreiopgallant
| mast, and three of her boats were smashed.
She was towed to Lombard-street wLacf by
the Sea King.
There was something very erratic in the
course of the wind. Rickety structures like
the old Colombo Market stood the blast
well, while more substantially built houses
on the front were unroofed. Last night at
O'Clock the wind moderated, the sky
cleared and the worst of the storm seemed
TO be over.
Alameda felt the full fury of the gale and
the lighthouses and to small vessels was
considerable.
The boatshop of the Encinal boathouse
was wrecked, eBtailing loss of $500. IL
was owned by Z. j. Stone Fifty-four boat
houses at the West End baths and 300 feet
OF wharf were swept away. The boathouse
OF the EneiDal Club was the only building
along tie wharf that stood intact.
The yacht Fearless, which ran amuck in
to other yachts and against the wharf, was
a total wreck.
In Oakland the damage to ferries. build
ings and unsound roofs Is ineRlealable.