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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-01-12
TIE Electoral Vote.

The disputed clector in Oregon has
been settled in favor of Weaver, aud
the posr IS aow able tosiye It's read
crs the figures Of the electoral vote
rs Congress will declare it OH the
second Wednesday OF February.
They are as follows:
w,a,.,,,.,na,c, AZ
~ s.ssa j, choice %,
Grover G!e,cian,i- : !.
Reujaiain Harrison s. - =
James ". Weaver .,.,. -
( CleyelanSl's majority. ~. ioo
The striking feature OF this elec-
ssion was the division Of the electoral
OF il number of States. This
aase IN California. Oregon.
g. Michigan. In the first
ALL atss il was the popularity or :
lack Of ii Of electoral candidates.
Michigan chose her electors BY dis dis.
triicts, AMI eolaea uentiy splis her
vote,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-01-12
City Bond Question.
BIG SroNG Gar, Jan. I,

DIG STONG CAf, jim. Z, lc'c'
Editor Posf:-That public improve
menis are desirablc-are needcd-ln this
town nobody will deny. That $4,000,
the amount specified i'll the proposed
ordnance, advertised in your last issue,
is none too much for the purposes named,
| freely admit, and, if the measure is car
ried, shall willingly pay my part OF the
annual assessment Of $3.50 which it Will
entail.
PROVIDED WE GET THE WORTH OF THE MONEY.
On this point we are as yet wholly IN
the dark, and call upon You to cnl'Shten
us, as far as possible. We may read in
YOUR paper, it is true, IL 1tatement that we
will have a 'sschoo building, to cost
$4,000; city hall and Jail, 10000, but
there is nothing in the ordinance to that
effect. On the contrary. these are the
last things named in that document, and,
if much street improvements drainage,
sewerage and bridge building is done first,
there will be little left for other purposes.
1t is, perhaps, unfortunate that we are
not to be given al opportunity for voting
on the items Of expenditure separately,
but since it is not to lie so. it is fitting
that each one of those who will have u
voice in the expenditure OF the money
should publish his views as to the appor-
tionment of the amount to be obtained.
What will this amount be? Does "ny-
BODY know? Should one vote blndy in
favor of the ordinance. trusting that it
will come out right, because the money is
needed. 1t appears that we are asked to
do this.
A man must be on the verge Of ruin if
he borrows money without counting the
cost of it. If we must pay 30 per cent for
"placing" the bonds it is better that the
ordinance should not be passed. II but D
per cent, the cost is not too high; but, be-
fore | vote for the ordinance, would like
to know how the money will be spent.
"Turn on the light" Mr.. Editor. Yours
truly, JAMES NJ. HODGE.
In reply to Mr. Hodges inquiry
the Posr would merely remind him Of
the fact that the money derived from
the sale of these bonds, should the
ordinance carry, will be in the hands
of and under the control of our city
government, than whom there is no
more careful, honest or capable set OF
men to be found anywhere than goes
to make up this body. The exact
amount to be used in the different
WAYS mentioned have not been def
nitely fixed, but it is understood
among the different councilmen and
Mayor, and the people of the town
that the $4,000 shall be divided up
about as follows:
School Building $4,000
City Jail ...... 5000
Bridge Building .. 1000
Sewerage. o,ooo
Street Improvement ... 10000
The ordinance was drawn and
framed in strict compliance with the
statutes of the state by the best legal
minds of the town and carefully con-
sidered in every particular before it
was acted upon by the council.
1t is estimated that the bonds can
be sold so as to net the town 50 cents
80, IN tloI1ar tb,,c roa1i,inr $40 600
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-07-22
BETTER T INES AHEAD
MONETARY AFFAIRS ARE NOW
WORKING EASIER.
rho BANKS In lie to. Condition to Meet
the Calls of Customers. whose Re-
quirements Are on u More Conservs-
tive Basis.

NEW York, July i5.--The marked
Improvement in the financial situation
which was fin st oticed By bank iicers
two or three dayi ego, was reported
to-day to show NJ sign OF abatt mrnt,
and the situation this morning was de-
clared to be more encouraging than
yesterday. To-day the sub-treasury was
debtor to the cleo ing house $500, 900,
and the percentage of ash used in the
payment of balances was expected to
be greater than yesterday. This mon
ing one larg ational bank returned
Sli5, 900 OF ITS loan certificates. Thee
Ger itcates will, now be retired by
the large banks, day by day, as they
are eceiv d by the clearing house in
payment of bala ces.
The banks reported the re-
cept OF large amounts Of currency
from the country, and II notIceab de-
crease in the applications for redis-
count, and otAr accommodations by
country nanks in the mornings mail
Cne prominent down town national
bank with very large couutry
connection did not have "a
single application for rediscount in
its mail 'o-day The oomptroller's call
for the stat .ment of the condition of
the national banks as of July Il will,
it is believed, release large amount
of currency.
CONNER ial paper was not pressing
very much to-day, but some tirst-class
single name four months paper
was bought at rates running
from 10 to Is per cent. The
offerings, however, are light, and
it is argued by bankers from
this that the merchants AMI manufac-
turers who trimmed their sails to the
wind before the financial storm swept
over the land are now in fairly good
condition. A bank president said to-
day that the regular statement of their
condition put out this month by bust
ness men, merchants and manufactur-
ers, shows that they are in a very good
condition-much better, in fact,
than was expected. These state
ments show that they have com.
para lively very little stock on hand and
more book accounts outsta nding
than they had at the same time in
1890, the year Of the panic. Then
they had large amounts of stock on
hand and not SO much owing to them
as now. This is believed to be very
good sign, as it indicates that the re-
covery among the manufacturers will
be much quicker. In some western
cities it has been learned that the
merchants have pooled their stocks of
goods and exchanged with one another
to suit their own requirements, thus
working off their surplus stocks with
out loss.
l.. Won Hoffman & Co of this city
have 100000 gold on the Paris leav-
ing Liverpool tomorrow.
The directors Of the Colorado Fuel
and Iron Company have declared n /.
per cent scrip dividend on the pre-
ferre $ o k, payable August /.
The regular quarterly dividend of
4. per cent has been declared upon
the preferred stock of the Toledo and
Ohio Central, payable Tuesday, July
-.
Central Pacific has declared the reg.
ular semi.aunual dividend of per
cent, payable Sept. lj
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-07-22
Cruel Act or Drunken Father.

FOsrORIA, Ohio, July 10 Word has
just reached this city Of a horrible case
Of paternal cruelty at Pemberville, a
small town north of this city.
William Cook, section foreman,
went home in drunken condi-
ton and going to the beds where
his four children were sleeping made
a murderous assault upon them with
mattock handle The crazy father
picked one of the children up, dashed
him against the wall and ceiling. in
ticting injuries that will prote fatal
The tire village is up in arms and
lynch law is stro igly talked Of Two
or more of the children will die
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-07-22
rnE YOUNG 1APrisTs.
Notsbis Gathering of Christians
Indiana.


INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July t4.-The
greatest Baptist gathering ever held
on the American continent began here
to-day. IL is the international conven-
tion OF the baptist Young Peoples
Union OF America and no city of the
United States is without representa-
ton. The arrangements for the CON
vention have been in the hands of ths
Rev. r. L,Wilkins, field secretary. and
John ii. Chapman, president, both u
Chicago.
The gathering at $3.50 o'clock was
cal ed To order at the city hall by
President Chapman. The weather il
pleasant and for several DAYS deie-
gates have been arriving in large num-
bers. Each young peoples organiza-
ton is entitled to one representative
and it is believed that the total num-
Der will not fall short of 10000.
The first annual convention of this
organization was held IN Detroit
Mich, in July, 1892. over five hun
dred delegates attended, representing
young peoples societies connected
with baptist churches in all the states
and Canada. The following national
officers were elected: President, John
II. Chapman of Chicago; first vice.
president, the Rev. James b. Crantl,
ID. d., Of Texas; second president.
Thomas Urquhart of Canada; third
vice-pre ident, Frank Harvey Field of
New Yo k; recording secretary, the
Rev. X. +. Y. Pierce of Mount Holly,
N. j.; treasurer, j. o. Staples Of
Chicago.
A very pretty feature of the conven-
ton is the general use OF colors To
designated from what particular por-
ton of the globe each delegate is from.
The general section colors used are az
follows:
Scarlet is the general color for Cana
da, gold for northern states east of the
Mississippi. blue for states ives. of the
Mississippi and olive green for the
south; each state, territory and pro-
vince also has its own color apart from
the above section" colors. The con-
vention badge is white and at the top
is tied the two designating colors, one
telling the general section and tho
other the particular state or province
of the wearer, as the case may be- SO,
on the whole, 1t is gay-loolting body
of young people.
The Canadian provinces constitute
one vast organization, of which the
maritime provinces form another. A
few of the delegates now arrived come
directly from NJ ntreal, where they
have been attending the Christian En-
deavor convention, as many Christian
Endeavor societies are included in the
union.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-07-22

WASHINGTON, July Referring to
the published report that the nine
Choctaw Indians found guilty OF muir
der by the national court were SON TO
be shot by order OF Gov. Jones, the
special agent in charge CT the Indians
at Muscogee has telegraphcd the intc-
rior department as follows: THE exc
cution of the Choctaw prisoners has
been suspended until Aug. 4. No ac-
on has vet been taken by the United
States court. Inspector Faison Is act
ing under instructions from the secre-
tary OF the interior.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-07-22

FIN DE sIECIR FRENCH SINGER.
enormous mouth and splendid eyes,
uamed Theresa.
his star of the out-of-door concert
uah became famous, not only at the
'neater, the Gazette and the Chatelet,
where sheplayed important parts, but
IN the receptions given by the highest
. IN the Tuilleries Society, by songs
winch are convent like in their purity
~ the side of those sung by Mile.
ivette Guilbert and others of the
present day. Paris has not forgotten
aer Femme Barbe." her "Rein Nest
,acre Pour un Sapeur" and her "Sneez-
ing Song" These were laughing sue
'esses that might be translated and
Mapted to Maggie Cline's talents W tn
certainty of success, as there is a
Feat similarity in the methods OF the
:wo singers.
AT the same time, Theresa had a
2ower of feeling, evinced in such a
"ng,. for instance, as Murger's Chan
'on du Capitaine." which those who
leard her can never forget. The song
more of complaint set to a
ouching old melodJ, and re ates how
recruit. having challenged his Cap
am for insulting the girl he loved. is
Condemned to be shot by his comrades.
ne sends his last dying words to his
mother at home, but bcgs his brother
ooldiers to tell her he was killed by
me enemy. There were no dry eyes
When Theresa sang It.
What suggestive verses were to be
ouud Ia the songs of the day were
ers innocent in comparison to the
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-07-22

his left hand while he draws his de-
signs with stick in the right
The old man is surrounded by the tam.
BOURNE, drum, rattle box, and other
noisy implements of his profession.
and his attire is worthy interested
study.
Much has been written of the degra
dation of the squaw, and this collec.
ton gives vivid il ustraLion OF her
toilsome life. In one of the larger
cases are represented two women
dressing hides Before one, suspended
from pole resting on forked sticks
in the ground, is n buffalo hide, and
she is laboriously scraping the meat
from the inner side with stick with
a piece of stone. The other is kneel.
ing before hide and tediously pound.
ing into it pliability with a heavy
stone club.
The groups represent the Eastern
and Western Eslsimos The dress of
the form has been modified some
what by contact with the whites, but
those from Alas'Sa are dressed only in
deerskin, caribou, marmot and
beaver. One OF the alcoves not far
away is filed w TN the arms,
implements an p'aythings of the
pygmies Of the frozen North. The
reader may not recognize boats under
the names leaiaks and unni, ks. but
the models leave no Dom for doubt 1t
may surprise many people To- learn
T. ut the lsltiTo> wear an armour, but
here aie samples on exhibition. One
is made OF rows OF ivory pieces like
the bones of "a minstrel end man, which
are bound togvthe; with sinews. An
Other is made Of bits Of iroI, and it is
worth re II ,r< that it very mu h re-
, sembles rerta n kinds of Japane e ar
mour in its form and constru ton
qieut. feary says the Eskimos are
merely animal, who can talk, bit thai
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-07-22
Would Not Go to Work.

LEAvENwoRTH, Kan, July Is The
Home mine, where the trouble with
the miners occurred yesterday morn
ing, has shut down again and not n
man entered the shaft to-day. The
influence brought to bear by the
strikers and their wives kept SO many
workmcn from resuming that tho,
company realized that it would be
useless 10 attempt to work with less
than two score men and at the same
time risk the chances of riot. This
morning women and men surrounded
the shaft, but no men appeared to go
TO work. No attempt has vet been
made by the strikers to stop the men
who have gone to work ut the North
Lrayen worth shaft.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-07-22

any visible human aid, but that is a
aetail which does not hamper the In
dian understanding. Near by is calf
skin. four feet broad, which is covered
with records of dances and religious
ceremonies. These are colored, and
are ornamented with porcupine quills
dyed in hucs that challenge the art of
the civilized dyer.
Not far away is the figure of u Crow,
in the act of recording the story of n
battle. Before him is whit skin,
the fur still on the under side. The
scribe knecls to his work, resting n
part of his weight on his left hand,
Will he makes his drawings with the
right, using po nted sticks dipped into
olors e thered from the fields. some
esthetic souls may criticise the art
which represents yellow horses and
blue men, but that is an incident not
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-07-22

he should admire the Mormon or wish
10 see the creed of sealing promiscuous
wives propagated in his own state.
The chansonette, or popular song, has
for centuries been great factor in
The intercourse between classes in
Lutetia. The song of the day, some
times the outcome of political craze,
sometimes the satirical expression of
contempt for fashion or fad, has
cften had an absolute influence in
Paris on the so .ial exchange, where in
London or New York it is
merely an attractive melody or a
catchy allusion which secures its popu-
|larity Even in later years the politi-
zeal significance of certain songs in
I"Madame Angot" and the "Boulanger
March" may lie citcG as illustrations
|of the influence of popular songs in
Paris
MANY are the songs that have been
popular on the boulevards that have
not only been replete with that flash
ing wit in which the French excel, but
full of poetical charms and touching
sentiment as well. The country that
has produced Beranger and t'ustave
Nadaud knows how to appreciate the
best But with all his sentimentality
and satirical power the Frenchman is,
alas, extremely fond OF rolling off Par
nassus into the gutter filth that should
pass off in the main sewers only.
The Partisan fairly revcls in the un-
clean. And at no time in the history
of France-not even during the much
abused Second Empire-has the song
OF the public singer been as reprehen-
si6le as it is at the pre- sent day.
The most popular singer in the
days OF Napoleon ILL.,, when the ladies
OF the imperial court were supposed to
be more rapid in their life and in re
cireless of the scowis of Mrs. Crunly
Than any Rrandes danes before them,
was large, powerful woman, with an
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-07-22

the government building. At any
rate, it is wonderful collection OF
aboriginal Americans and the'r WORKS,
and its glass cases are daily surrounded
by dense throngs of s. ,ectators.
Along the north and south a sic the
Smithsonian has ranged two lines of
cases filed with wax figures r, esent-
ing various types Of the true American,
he who occupied this continent efo q
the white man came to despoil him OF
his birthright. These figures were
made by scientific men, and are not
only faithful in size. color and cast OF
countenance, but TIE expressions on
the faces are suited to the attitude or
the temporary occupation of the
Subject. While the figures are mod
eled in wax they are de, ked out in the
genuine garments and ornaments
worn by the types they represent,
many of these having been gathered
by army men and special agent, of the
Smithsonian during long series OF
years.
1t was inevitable that much OF an
exh bit of this kind would be familiar
but there is SO much else OF the strange
and curious that an enthusiast might
spend we eks in this department alone
Most people, for example, have the i'm
preston that the Ind an had no his
torical record, but that is refuted by
the display of some picture writings
in which the red man left lasting
account of events and ceremonies OF
long ago. A buffalo skin Xxi feet is
covered with Photograph description
of a battle. The horses are something
like the American school boys-''an
animal with four corners and leg
under each corner"-but they are not
10 be mistaken for anything else. The
men are drawn in crude outlines, and
the use of nine drumsticks at the end
of hand nay indicate a redundancy
OF fingers. judged from the Grecian
standards. but art is realm of mag
nation, and we must take results rs
We find them. Some icklers may
question the accuracy Of guns that are
flying in midair and going off witlSut
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-07-22

mass meeting held here resolutions
demanding free and unlimited silver
favoring u tax of 10 per cent on all
interest bearing gold notes was also
adopted. The principal speaker way
ten. j. H. Weaver. who made fierce
onslaught on The men who want Ia
repeal the sherman law, predicting
that IL the democratic congress rcpeals
that law there will never be another
d mocratic congress elected.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-07-22
CLEANING HIDES.

round by a cyclore or the toothac che.
A third. with the mouth cut from ear
to ear and with shoe pegs for teeth,
apparently'represen shark: fourth
takes the form of a VOLTS head. and
others would make first-class hoodoos
The Eskimos are dreadfully waste full
of their walrus ivory. They use the
tusks for icc-piclss, and wooden show
els are tipped with ivory for cutting
| edges Pieces Of this material are
fashionel into the forms of animals
and used to throw to the birds. They
are fastened to buclsslin strings and
thrown at wat r fowl. viii h become
entangIed and are thus captured.
/ Even dolls and needle cases are made
of this ivory
One of the stranpcSt figures Is hat
of an Aztec using the drill with win ch
those ancicnts made tire and orcd
the holes in their rude beads. The
Pueblos. family kin to the Aztecs.
still live in New Ncxi - very much the
same as they did before Columbus dis
covered America. and they are repre-
sented by pottery and pictures.
The Hupa Indians of Northern CAL
ifornia are represented by n family
group that also appeals strongly to
the sympathies of the ladies. 1t con-
tains a mot err and two children, the
youngest baby who is strapped Into a
comfortable and pretty w cker-worl;
basket OF fine CO n>tru ton. n recep-
tacle that civilized baby might envy.
At the head of is collection are
two figures that Frank Remington
and "Buffalo liill' might covet. One
represented mounted warr'o' i'm the
full panoply OF war. and the other
shows the S nav on the march with
two children on the horse with her
and two others riding with the house
hold belongings on the pack which
drags behind them. Near by is an
Apache family. representing n tribc
who have been in con- act with the
whites for over 300 years without
aIoptiny any OF their WAYS.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-07-22
She wnnlh Hasten.

Old Lady--And so you expect to get
married when you grow up?
Little Girl-Of tource. Everybody
gets married. won't say no like
Aunt Lucy did, aud b. an old maid
no, indeedy.
ask you?"
snre that when a real nice little 10y
I mean man com to ask me to get
married. I'll he SO happy won't wait
IN run down stars to meet him, IL
iust slide down tn, bann.sters.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-07-22
Noo-In,on sailor Murdered.

EUREKA, Cal, July 1.-THE body OF
an unknown man, evidently a sailor.
has been found in the bay here. The
body was bound with rope tied in a
sailor knot There was a gag in the
mouth and two bullct-holcs in the
head, apparently showing the man
had been murdered. A theory OF the
case is that the man was non.union
sailor and that his murder was the
result of the trouble between union
and non-union men which has existed
hero for some time.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-07-22

CEDAR RAPIDs, Iowa, July l5.--The
Cock Il Smith Manufacturing Com
pany suffered disastrous fire this
morning, involving an estimated loss
of $4,000, which is nearly GOV.
cred by insurance. Armstrong. Nc.
Clehanan x Co.. clothiers, in Mansfield
block sustained damages of SIS. 900 by
smoke and water; insured. Mansfield,
Wood < Co., were damaged in their
stock to the extent of $1,000; Insured.
There a'e several minor losses. The
loss on the building is S., 900, insurance
&lI ODO
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-07-22
MAY DIE FROM CHEESE POISON
situation ut Mansfield, Ohio, IL Much
Worse Than Was Supposed.

MANSFIELD, Ohio, July IL The
wholesale case of poisoning by eating
of cheese in This city is much worse
than was at first suspected. Nearly
every person in twenty-five families
who purchased and ate of the cheese
is now afflicted and for twelve persons
there is very slight hope of recovery.
One hundred and ten persons sampled
the cheese, which was manufactured
near the city. Nine doctors, together
with the coroner, are in charge of the
afflicted, and although no deaths are
yet repoi ted several persons are hour
ly expected to die.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-07-22

b,rly half of my life, and, knowing as
hi every corner of the gay capital and
[sry quality, virtuous or vicious, of the
{,nleyardier, I am disposed 10 wink
4 other eye at what the one sees OBJ
ttionable for the sake of the brilli.
Tn, the imagination, the social
harm and courteous tact which shine
pre- eminently amoag French men
Nj women. But because a traveller
[cepts the po!ygamy of the ''un-
beakable Turk" when in the company
The sultan. that is no reason why
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-07-22
Train Robbers Arrested.

VALPARAISO, Ind, July it.-For the
past month the Panhandle road has
been missing thousands OF dollars
worth of freight between Kouts, this
county, and Chicago Yesterday morn.
ing on the arrival Of . freight train at
Kouts. IL was discovered that several
cars had been.broken into and valuable
goods taken. search was made by
the train rev and they succeeded In
capturing five men with considerabl
merchandise. They were placed In
Jail