The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-02-16
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Bristol, Tenn.-Ta.. correspondent,
wsitlng che New York World, says: vsr-.
giaia and Tennessee are preparing to fight
i grcat legal battle oyer a strip Of disput-
ed territory.
Rufus 4. Ayers fled bill ID the SUI
pscme Court OF the United States q few
months ago 10 extend the southern bopn-
dairy Of Virginia eight miles into Tonnes
see. IA snlpoena was issued for the After
ney-sscncral and Governor OF Tennesass 10
appear and answer, which they did. The
case will come up in the Supreme Court
in February or March, and will attract
national attSssion. The area in dispute
amounts to about 1000 spare miles, i'e-
ing about miles whidc and $50 isl length.
Ii Virginia. wins shis suit she will get
one-half of six counties, including the
towns OF Bristol and Cumberland Gap. the
big Louisville and Nashville railroad tun-
:lel at Cumberland Gap, several miles Of
the Knoxville, Cumberland Gap and Loucs
isvilie Railroad aud part Of the great East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia road
The country involved is rich in minerals
timber and coal.
On the territory in dispute 1t is estimat'
ed that there are about Al. 900 inhabitants
Iftaken from Tennessee II would nes sc.
r.ousiy affect the State politically, bn
woni,. give the Democrats a bigger majori
ty, as the voters in this territory are
largely Republican. b. giving The de-
spntcd strip the entire northern honndar.
from White Top Mountain 10 the Cumber
land River xould he a straight like.
fl tie Commonwealth Of Virginia gain
This famous suit. much that is novel an'
makes romance for Bristol, Tenn, will III
Knocked out. The magnificent new court
house aud city hall will lie useless AM
the new shool-building will have TO b.
converted into church. The municipal
officers will he forced back TO their sormc
professions. Father" Borroughs, VIII
has married over three hundred runawa
couples from Virginia in the last tw
wears, vii! nave to move to some SINAI
village near the iinc. And that is not tn
worst of il. Those three hundred coaple
will bc unmarried, rs the ceremony wa
performed in Virgins.
A very old lady, who has resided on 10 D
Tennessee side all her life, was grieyinl
over the danger OF Bristol going into Viz
sriuia. II wouldn't mind it SO much" sh
said. "if il wasn't that the Virginia eli
mate is 80 much more severe than tn
Tennessee climate. Then, too, .woul
have to give up my good limestone wafer.
Every one knows that when man com
mits n crime in Tennessee he can ruu owe
in Virginia and avoid arrest ultil requl
sition is obtained. The other day Pc
lice of Bristol, Tenn, pursued a coiorc
criminal. He escaped into Virginia
where the officers Of that Commonwealth
tried TO arrest him for robbery on thei
side. lie ran back towards Tennessee
but about the time he reached Mai
street the thought struck him that he wa
wanted OH that side. He stopped in tn
middle OF Main street, put one foot in Viz
GINA and one IL, Tennessee, while on eac
side stoed two or three policemen. II
dated arrest and they left him standin
fS,epn