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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-12-13
GIRLS, A CHANCE.
Several Young Men Laid of From Wo
Because They Were Single.

Several Young Men Laid of FROM Work
Because They Were Single.
BLOOMFIELD, N. j., Dec. 10.-Nine
young unmarried men were laid of
Saturday, work being slack, because
they were single and did not have fam
lilies to support. Later in the day
they paraded Watsessing and Bloom
field, three abreast. They wore
large badges, and one bore this le-
gsnd: .L
s'We fell in the soup on account Of
you, my dears.'
Upon others were neatly printed:
II must have WIFE"
"No wife, no work.
"Out in the cold world for being un-
married"
1t was reported Sunday that num-
Der of young ladies in Watsessing were
more spruced up than usual.
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cole yonnrer,s Release.

ST.. JosEeB, Mo-, Dee. 1o.-Informa-
lion has been received here that Cole
Younger, the notorious Missouri ont
law, who for over 10 years has been an
inmate of the Minnesota penitentiary
ut saltwater, where he is serving life
sentence for completely in the North
field bank robbery, viii be released
January i. He has been very sicksince
his incarceration. .,..,8
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ATTEMPT TO WRECK A TRAIN
senator Hill Was OIL the Train, which
proyi.iertially Escaped.

CHARLESTON, S. c., Dec. s-A speclal
+o the News and Courier says that On
st+emnt was made near Florence >.
e TO wreck the north-bound passen-
Ger train on the Atlantic coast line.
g piece of timber fourteen feet long
ras laid on the track parallel with and
between the rails. The engine mai,
ha ccace and first class cars P"sse'A
over Owe e the obstruction, but the sleeper ea
t tr caught the timber and dragged
~ for mile, when the trucks OF t1e
sleener were turned across the trach'
sesrIna up up the track for several hun. M
dred yards. s;xtv miles
an hour and had it left the trach. as
sh,s noint it would have gone down 9
t th;r foot embankment ana re- :.
suited s in a great loss OF llfe' c AS y
I,,as NO special harm was done oe a,s
va ms Hill Of New York, was aboard 'he
tain in special car.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-12-13
An assassin Wounds a Farmer.

!; VERSAILLES, Ind, Dec. lo-Frank
Tennyson, farmer near here. started
to his barn about daylight, and, in
passing his henhouse, man who was
concealed near, stepped out and opened
FIRE on him with pistol, infiicting two
dangerous wounds, one in the groin
and one in the side. The wounded
man is in critical condition. There
is no clew to the would-be assassin.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-12-13
MONSTER CONSOLIDATION.
All Warehouse Interests of Brooklyn Wa.
ter Front To BE Merged With $4,000.
600 Capital.

All Warehouse Interests of Brooklyn wa.
ter Front To BE Merged With @3O,0OOs..
600 Capital.
New York, Dec. s.-An ambitious
plan, which has been quietly worked
upon for several years, and in which is
contemplated radical change in the
shipping business of the port of New
York, was made known Friday.
It is to consolidate the warehouse
interests of the Brooklyn water front,
placing the business now carried on by
twenty-one firms under the direction
of one concern, with a capital Of $780,
900, 1000, practically the whole OF which
represents the land value OF the area
which it is intended to acquire.
The property included in the pro-
posed consolidation runs from point
several blocks above the bridge to Go
wanus bay It is eA miles long. with
bulkhead length of 4.9-10 miles, or
IS, 9ls feet. There are now upon it 964
brick warehouses, with floor space OF
o, 800, e2O square feet, IS covered piers
and 9 open piers with joint berth
length Of 8 As miles, storage yards
with an area of 40 acres and 1Sgrssn
elevators with a capacity OF 100000
bushels day and having storage room
for 90, 600, 600 bushels Of grain. 3..
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-12-13
se-,ons Danger in Utah.

SALT LAKE, Utah, Dec. 7.,0ov' , 800
has made special Gallon the a at,ano ~
ties for troops to protect the se aa. In ~,
800 c.es and San juan counties from N
a;an IN raders from Colorado Tins s re-
quest has been referred 70 uer Tbursday
at Denver. The governor inu ..;ho,n
received word from Gen. Iatiel, ., m
he sent to the scene OF the .ro 5, ~ ~
that ~ the reports OF danger hao ~ ~
wise been exaggerated
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-12-13
Obseryed in Germany.

BERLIN, Dec 1o.-Sunday was the
three hundredth anniversary OF the
birth of Gustavus Adolphus, the hero
Eof Professionalism in the Thirty Years
War, and the day was generally 90.
served by Protestant Germany. Special
SERVICES were held in several OF the
Churches hsre.
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indian Soldier Discharged.

Is WASHINGTON, Dee. s.--The army rolls
will lose some unique names If the
army itself does not lose good soldiersi
by the steady discharge Of enlisted In.
dians. In one such order, issued re-
Gently werelthe following names: Twin
David Bigman, John squinteye, Big
Back, Black Crane. Little Head; Big
Boy, George Halfcut, Good Boy. In-the-
Camp, Louis Rattlingeye, Maggie. JOB
Left Hand sss.s
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Bloody Yaquis.

UEEs, Mexico, Dec. lo.-A ranchman
named Francisco Morales has reported
tothe authorities that band of Yaquil
Indians visited his ranch and killed
three sheep herders and drove OH a
large number of cattle. A detachment
of troops will be sent in. pursuit,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-12-13
Krunn'ss Gift

BERLIN, Dec. io-Herr Krnpp. head
Of the great gnn-making firm. has
Given ), 900 marks for the construction
Of Protestant church at Essen, where
the Knapp works are:sitna ted Essen
is the center of q large Catholic pops.
i{afifu 80
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-12-13
for Ex-Treasurer Scott.

IT~corS. Neb., Dec. Sine supreme
Al.'H bas Granted a new hearing to t.,
c sstt hs Scott, and admitted him to BAH
Ba RE sn soo Of $4,000 Scott was treas,
u, ure s Of Holt county. he sa emD ssso
iadof fed d to Mexico. He was bronsn NJ
ana n tried. + convicted and sentenced 70 Q
s BACK ears .lr imprisonment and to pay ?
fine of $50, 900.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-12-13
chicago Armenians Protest.

CHICAGO, Dec. 10.-About two thou
sand Armenians, men and women, met
in Central music hall Sunday evening
to protest against the massacre OF Ar
,nenian Christians in Turkey by gov
eminent soldiers, and to make an effort
toward securing future protection for
the prosecuted.
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.Alsua1d Not Failing Well.

{ SPRINGFIELD, Ill.,, Dec. 19.--Gov. Ait.
geld has been looking and feeling bad
t ~ for several days, and left Friday
night for Hot Springs Ark. accolnpan-
MED by Mrs. Altge1d. They will be
zone for an indefinite time.
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rnt :. Of york's Baby.

s. ,s.nox Dec. a-The Morning ross
. tes a ,,norning published a story TO %
satnI erast that soon after the birth ne. o
the c 5;.s If Yorks son plot 70 kla-
the ea =, was disclosed. 4 special De ae.
nst ii says, was appoint. sf;1l on duty.
w. No.N the child, and ne Is SUI -
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-12-13
M, -, adj His Brain

NEW YORK, Dec, A ,.' Tam, street
man wa atssion Thursday norn in Ever
Isans police protection e sad com
since tss asa says ago about the regis
. I,.io, frauds, 9 gang g. hath sas J He
s ss.,..9 been bounding me 70 as s1;as Har-
said he was and appeared to Be ,sa nsar,s
half stary ,gere she doctors afts srs sn
a ami him, DECIDED .d sha = the I.exow
had had been turned py.rea ss',t Il the insane
i,nayues g He was ssnp : ~
payilion. s
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-12-13
eyz,sg colmmercial treaty with Mexico.

CITY OF MEXICO. Dee. 10.-From re-
liable information gathered this gov
eminent will be agreeable to negotiate
a new commercial treaty with the
United States, mentioned in President
Cleyeland's message, but no direct ne
potiations have been opened as yet.
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.nr1pIIIA, Dec. s.-Dr: donh III H.
,,13ana president q the Pro Trldas
t b9 guilty on the cna snbe, i to de.
I .Ssn mails Is further 2 s'nsAs 3
fraud.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-12-13
protestant Church Dedicated In Paris.

PARIS, Dec. 10.-The new German
Protestant church in Rue Blanche was
dedicated Sunday in the presence OF
the German ambassador. Raron Won.
Nihrenheim, the staff Of the embassy,
and eight hundred German residents OF
Paris. Emperor William sent gift.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-12-13
Frenchnnen Ricteua

PARIS, Dec. l0--The arrangements
for the bicycle races Monday at the
VeTIdone Hive displeased the specfa.
tors, and they demolished the track
an1 avaud stand.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-12-13
An Alleged swIndler Captured.

BRAzI1., Ind, Dec. s.-Morris TomliEi-
son, a notorious character who con-
fessed to shooting q man in Ohio, and
who, IL Ia alleged, while in charge OF
George McHenry's stock farm west OF
the city, swindled Mr.. McHenry out OF
over $1,000, was arrested near Indian
apolis. AS the officers demanded him
to throw up his hands he made a des.
perate effort, to escape. 1t is alsp
claimed that Tomlinson and 6 prcsnh
nent stock raiser had plans completed
to swindle McHenry ont of the .fne
stock that captured prizes at the
Worlds fair. Sensational develop
ynauts IN, aynecfad ~ 80 -
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.,,.,.,a Raging In st. Louis

ST.. LOUIS, Dec. 7.-DiphthefsiS; - - some ONE
ing throughout the Guy ssa and such
quarters ts the disease is assu idared epi-
Proportions as to be eonsISs e indig.
a eeup The board Of health f = ic
n nana at the action of certain pays, name
vwyhen filing out deaSn - 1.s'..s.Ss
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-12
BRIBED THE PREACHERS.
A Sample Of Republican Campaign
TRcticS.

Tactics.
To the Editor:
Enclosed please find 81 to pay up and re-
new my subscription to the Repres eatative
for six months l must have it, now that
the election is over. 1t shows that the
corporations by the use of their money were
able to capture Minnesota once more, and
elect their tools to office. Oh, what set
of fools the majority of the people must
be- Here in Murray county the Republic
ans made mad fight; % Republican speak
ers were canvasing the county for two
weeks close up to election, speaking four
and five times in every school house in the
county Even the preachers were bought
to preach political sermons on Sunday be-
fore election. One preacher was offered $lO0
if ne would say a few words after the
close of his sermon, but he refused the
offer, but there were too many who took
the money. In the face OF all this Murray
county gave S. M. Owen, for governor, a
mojority of votes over Knut, but that
don't help much. The corporations have
got the people by the necks for two more
years to come, and if we are not Ill dead
by that time must shake them off even
at the risk Of our neckS-SO on with the
fight We must capture the whole country,
80, if England has not foreclosad and sold
us out before that time. 1t is the last
chance that the people have to remedy the
wrongs with the ballots. If things don't
change very much very quickly the PEOPLE
will be forced to take to the same remedy
France did, and paint the country with
blood from the Atlantic to the Pacific 1t
is as sure to come as the sun is to rise to-
morrow. Respectfully, C. J. OLSON.
Balaton, Nov. 80.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-12
Do Not Wait Until the Campaicn
Opens.


Opens.
To the Editor:
On with the fight! On with the fight!
Read Peoples party papers! Read reform
books! Read some of the old party papers
50 you can see what the enemies are do
ing. Study as you never did before and
when posted up talk to your neighbors,
to your friends, to any body anywhere,
everywhere, and victory will some day be
ours. 1t is the liberty of ourselves and
our posterity that is involved. 1t is the
freedom of this union we must save
Did you notice that the last election was
a victory for the long haired wild eyed
Pops?
We brought the Reps. and Denis. togeth-
err. which proves that they are one in
heart, doing away with the everlasting
prejudice that we were ever ready to fuse
if we could obtain an office. In the here
after the fight will be between monopoly
and the working classes and it is only a
question Of time and education who will
win. Therefore, on with the fight. We
are fast gaining ground. Arouse the
of hard working American people will
come over one by one until the phalanx
will be so strong that corruption will be
swept from our beloved land by the bal
lot 1t is large part of our people who
sympathize with us and say our princi-
pies are good but who believe that the
Peoples party is not able to put through
the reforms it advocates. Just as sure
as the Republican party freed the black
slave in 1876, just as sure is the Peoples
party able to free the white now If given
a chance. It Is mistake q good many of
our people make in believing that we can
not do anything ourselves but think that
speakers shall do all. It is not floods
that make grain grow. but 1t is the gentle
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-12
Wheaton, ILL.,, Dec. 1.
THE PLATFORM.
Some Suggestions From Hon. Walter
Muir Regarding 1t.

Some Suggestions From Hon. Walter
Muir Regarding 1t.
To the Editor:
J am glad to note the bright view you
take of the future prospects of our party.
I can assure you that l fully agree with
you. but. although most of our candidates
met personal defeat. our principles have
gained in adherents many hundreds of
thousands throughout the Union, and that
the time is coming in the near future when
our party and principles will triumph l
have begun the campaign of '96, for I am
convinced that only through the success
of our party can the people expect any
lasting relief. 1 am glad to receive the
Representative and consider it the best
reform paper in the nation.
There appears to be considerable specu-
1ation among some of our Populist journals
as to the future policy to be pursued by
the Peoples party; but would it not be the
part of wisdom to let the representative
of the party decide upon the proper course
and the platform to adopt when they meet
in national convention in 1885, OF course
the platform should be short and, in NV
Judgment, should contain at least these
five planks, viz: Money, Transportation.
land minority representation, and the ref
endum. These five planks are broad enough
to unite all the reformers in the country,
but perhaps, In the judgment Of some, the
last two planks might be dropped for the
present and our efforts be confined to the
three first. II that was agreed to, our
platform would vet commend itself to
nine-tenths Of the party.
am convinced that there Is enough in
pur financial demands to build grand
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-12
SILVER.
The Peoples Party Should Take an
Honest Position.

The Peoples Party Should Take an
Honest Position.
To the Editor:
In communication headed Question
Answered" Ignatius Donnelly undertakes
to defend the silver plank in our platform,
because he believes it is vote catcher,
and that it is better to have the free and
unlimited coinage of both gold and silver
than of either metal alone; at the same
time, however, he admits that the use Of
the precious metals as money is relic of
barbarism and very foolish.
1t appears to me that this is where we
make our most serious mistake, and that
we cannot and will not win as long as we
take position upon the financial question
which We know to be wrong.
I am of the firm opinion that the Peo-
pies party will fare better if it throws off
the mask and becomes honest; also, -that
we must not cater to any element in the
community whatsoever by specific meas
ures and resolutions, because we believe
that by so doing we will get votes.
Our platform should be broad enough
and liberal enough for all honest men to
stand on, whether paupers of millionaires,
but We ought not to load it down with
every issue calling itself reform, and men
who are too radical must be relegated to
the rear. The revolutionary fathers pro-
tested against taxation without representa-
ton, and upon this single plank liberal
enough for all good citizens. they invited
their followers and won. The Republican
party protested against the extension of
slavery and they won; we can also adopt
some such plank and upon it make our
battle.
We could have as the single plank Of
our platform the initiative and referen-
dum," or we could follow Mr.. Owens adj
vice, and protest against the political
power of monopoly, after adopting pre-
ambe setting forth the wrongs from which
the people are suffering This would make
single plank platform upon which all re-
formers could stand, not excluding the sill
yer men. Should we be able to enact into
law the initiative and referendum, we
would for all time wipe out the cause of
partisan government Men would be pa
triots instead of partisans.
Assuring you that l have no intention of
picking a quarrel with any man, and
hoping that others will join in this dis
cusson, since it is of the utmost Importance
that the wishes of the people be known
before the next national convention meets
l am respectfully yours.
HUBERT A. WALLRAFF
st. Paul, Dec. 6.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-12

national party upon If there were only that
plank retained in our platform. The people
might have every other principle now in
our platform enacted into laws. but the
money plank. and it would only be ques-
ton of kime when the same financial
conditions which prevail today would again
overtake and crush the producers of wealth.
Until a private credit gives way to
public credit and interest is reduced at
least as low as per cent Ghe average In
crease of our national wealthy by govern
ment loans of legal tender notes based
upon the wealth of the nation, there Will
be no permanent and substantial relief.
These notes should be exchangeabie for
gold or silver at the option of the govern
ment and issued by the government, until
at least $50 per capita is in circulation. and
this amount maintained In circulation by
increasing the issue of national notes in
proportion as our population and business
prosperity demands 1t.
WALTER MUIR.
Hunter, N. D., Nov. 80
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-12
REMEMBER.

That if you see anything in the
REPRESENTATIVE which appears to
you as strong argument, in favor of
Peoples party principles, don't stop
with enjoying it yourself. for that does
no particular good.-as you are already
converted,-but sally. out and show
the paper to every Democrat and Re-
publican in your neighbCrhood. Thus
shall you spread the light of the Cos
pei, and make possible the triumph of
your party.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-12
ORGANIZE!
AN APPEAL TO THE PEOPLES
PARTY OF MINNESOTA.
Contributions Called For to Aid
the Cause.

1t is now generally realized that lack Of
organization was one of the principal
causes that led to the defeat of the Peo-'
pies party in the recent election in this
state, and all true Peoples party men APP
pear to be unanimous in the opinion that
we must proceed at once to organize that
there may be going to sleep during the
ensuing two years. for we have a national
as well as state election in 1896.
We are for purity in politics, so our
success cannot depend upon a few weeks
of corrupt campaigning as the old parties
do. We have not the daily press either to
assist us, so we must seek other methods
of educating the people as to our princi-
PIES
1t is only through literature and lectures
that We can do this, but before we can do
effectual work along these lines we must
have systematic organization, both for
distribution of propagandish literature dur
ing the coming two years, and for the
raising of the necessary funds to purchase
1T and carry on our campaign.
TO this end meeting was called on No
vember 20, and the temporary organization
was formed to do the preliminary work
necessary to the converting of a repre-
y,
form a permanent organization which will
be systematic throughout the state, ANAL
gamating all organizations now existing
into one.
Many Of the leading Populists of the
state participated in the formation of this
organization Among those that spoke
were S. Wessenberg, Hon. s. NJ. Owen,
Hon. Ignatius Donnelly and Maj. j. NJ.
Bowler. The work is commenced and we
hope to carry it out economically and eff
fectually.
There were $4,000 votes cast for S. NJ.
Owen at our late election. If 5000 of those
voters will give one cent month"; II cents
a year, or if 10000 will give cents per
month, or 60 cents per year, make
it a grand success. There is no question
but that this can be done without i'm
povershing any one. Let each of us
make 1T our special business to attend to
our small share and urge all our Popust
friends to do the same. The trouble with
most of us in these matters is that
neglect them. Do not neglect this, for it
is something more than personal matter;
it is for the welfare of humanity now and
in all the future.
All subscriptions should be paid to the
treasurers of the county organizations
where there is one, and he can send in the
whole amount at once each month. If
there is no county organization send di-
rectly to the secretary of the state organ
ization until there is one.
All receipts and disbursements will be
published in all Populist papers of the
state once every three months.
LEROY BERRIER, Sec.
Reform papers please copy.