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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-12-27
HAWAIIAN CONSPIRACY.
a Royallst Editor tho Leader in the Plot
Three Others Now Safely Juggcd.

a RoyaIist Editor tho Leader in the Plot
Three Others Now Safely Juggcd.
HONOLULU, Dec. II, per Steamer
Arawa, via San Francisco, Dec. 2i.-
The talk of the town this week is the
unearthing of an alleged royalist con-
spiracv. On Saturday evening last the
police went into the house of John T..
Bush and arrested him and E. {. Cricli
on a charge of conspiracy against the
government. Upon searching the house
seven rifles were found. Soon after be-
ing lodged in Jail Joseph Nawahi, a ma
tive LAWYER, called to sec them and was
arrested on the same charge. About
midnight w. I. Weed and Emil klem-
me were arrested the former as an ac-
cessorv to the conspiracy and the latter
for having arms in his possession UNI
lawfully. Several houses of suspects
were searched on Sunday but no arms
were found. On Monday night thor
ough search of the house occupied by
Cricl brought to light four rifles. two
pistols and $50 rounds of ammunition
all Of which were concealed under the
floor.
The prisoners are confined in sep
aratc cells and will be examined on
Monday next, bail being refused in the
meantime. Bush has been publishing
a small sheet daily in native and
English in which he has been scoring
the present government and assuring
the natives that the queen would sure
ly be restored. Crick is an English
chemist and was implicated in the
alleged WalkerSinclair conspiracy
of year ago. After his ar
rest he appealed to British Com
missioner Hawcs for protection, but
was told that nothing could be done
for him. Government officials are
very reticent about the case but claim
to have abundant evidence to convict
the principal con pirators.
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DUNS REVIEW.
Manufacturing Outlook Better, Except ~
to Prices--The Holiday Trade Has ssern
Rather Poor s.t Most Points.
congress

Manufacturing Outlook Better. Except ~
to Prices.-Thc Holiday Trade Has Hern
Rather Poor ut Most Points.
NEW YORK, Dec. Or. q. Dun &
Co.'S weekly review Of trade Saturday
says:
'But for the large exports of gold
and uncertainty about financial lcgis-
lation. the indications would be moro
encouraging Some increase is seen in
orders given to manufacturing works.
though until the year ends the force
actually at work naturally diminishes-
The holiday trade has been rather poor
at most points, partly owing to mild
weather. There is distinctly more con.
fidence shown about the future demand
for industrial products, though prices
are not better. Domestic exports in.
crease q little. though eXportable sta
plies are not better in price. In Novem.
Der the excess of merchandise exports
over imports was $50, 573,S9l, be-
sides S., 93l .O3l silver. and December
returns indicate as large an excess.
For this very reason the exports OF
S., &c.. OIL in gold since last Friday. and
the Withdrawals of about three times
as much gold from the trea sury arc
the more noticed. Money continues to
accumulate here, and there is no en-
largement in the demand for CONNER
cial loans.
Exchanges for the week were 1.06
per cent. larger than last year, but Bill
per cent. less than in 1892, and for the
month the daily average has been Go
per cent. larger than last year but ".6A
per cent. less than in 1892.
THE Withdrawals Of gold from tho
treasury have been over S2l,OOO.00o
since December 8, and are attributed in
part to replacement of bank receipts
which were reduced by the purchase OF
bonds. Yet it is plain that the desire
of the foreigners to get gold instead OF
stocks, and of Americans to get gold
instead of notes, rapidly takes from
the treasury whatever was gained by
selling bonds.
Failures have been somewhat mora
important, the reported liabilities for
the second week of December amounts
ing to 2,1s.,607, and for two weeks OF
December the aggregate has been g..
4S0 OIL, of which the trading liabilities
were 81, -0l,64l. But last year the lin
bilities in failures of the same two
weeks were Sll.679,0oj, Of which NO
less than S5.174. f0+ We're OF maDWfac~
turing, and only S3.30l,7S4 of trading
concerns.
The failures for the past week have
been $40 in the United States, against
344 last year. and 36 in Canada, against.
3? Last year.
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Crows Financial Scheme.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-Representa-
tive Grow, of Pennsylvania! introduced
in the house Thursday o bill to amend
the national banking act. The purpose
of the bill, as explained by Mr.. Grow,
is to allow the banks to deposit United
States legal tender notes in lieu of
bonds as security for their circulation.
The treasury to issue on every 500 of
value in such treasury notes Sll0 in
circulating bank notes, in the same
way that bank notes are issued now,
all the treasury notes thus deposited to
be cancelled; the circulating bank notes
in their place to have all the legal
qualities of the bank notes now in cir
culation; the government to be liable
for redemption and final payment just
the same as now under the national
bank act.
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DEFEATED.
The ceiestia's Made an Obstinate
Stand, But OF NO Avail.
Although in Poor Condition, They Were
10000 Strong and Forced Fierce right
ing Upon the japanese, s:ut Bayonct
Charges Won Victory for the Japs.

LONDON. Dec. oi.-TLe Antong COR
respondent OF the Central News says
that Gen. Yamagata's division of the
second division OF the Japanese army
has advanced nortlward steadily for
month. and on December Is occupied
Kai-Pinr. No defense was made.
On December 10 scouts reported
to Lieut.. Gen. IYatsura. then near
Lao-Yang. that large force of Chi
nese could be seen moving in the direc-
ton of Lao-Ching. This force proved
to be the defeated garrison of Hal
Cheng, under the command of Gen.
Sung. The Chinese had fled with all
possible feetness. Katsura decided to
intercept them He left camp on the
night of the 18th with his whole force,
and the next morning overlook the
Chinese at the village of kung- Wasai,
where they made an obstinate stand
Although in poor condition they
were 10000 strong, and forced some
fierce fighting upon the japanese. In
the midst of the battle Oshima's bri-
gade, from Uai-C hwang, came up, and
gave Katsura active support. The
Chinese held out bravely. They faced
the well-directcd fire from fre.Iap-
anese batteries, and fought desper-
ately, although without effective
organization. The japanese in
iantry charged twice through the
scattered lines but the enemy rallied.
Three bayonet charges eventually won
the day for Katsura after five hours OF
the hottest fighting yet experienced by
the second army. The Chinese faltered
as the third advance began: AM req
in disorder toward Ying-kow The
losses are not known, but the Chinese
are reported to have lost 200 on the
battle field.
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PEACE PROBABLE.
The Emperor Of China Sends Com
missioners to Japan.
Details Are Not Given OF Their Authority
But 1t is Presumed I'm Diplomatic CIR
clcs That Concessions Asked for
by Japan Will BE Granted.

LONDON, Dec. 21.-Important dis
patches were received here Thursday
night from Toxic, indicating clearly
that practically the war between China
and Japan has ended Whatever IN
structions have been conveyed to the
commanders of the respective military
and naval forces from the governing
powers of the two empires IS not told
in the advices, but assurances are given
in quarters known to be thoroughly
cognizant of diplomatic affairs
that the emperor of China has
been prevailed upon to hasten
commissioners to Japan, and that these
ENJOYS have such powers of concession
as will without doubt enable them to
bring about an immediate and thor
ough end of hostilities. The details of
their authority are not given, but the
presumption is. not ignored in diplo-
matte quarters that the concessions
asked by the japanese government
have met with the acquiescence of the
reigning powers of China.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2l.-The late hour
at which cable adviccs from London
were received in this city Thursday
night, indicating at least cessation
of hostilities in the feud between Japan
and China, precluded very thorough
canvass of diplomatic quarters as TO
the tenor Of advices received by the OF
fcials of foreign governments.
While some of the ambassadors were
courteously willing to be interviewed
as to information received by them. no
one could say more than that the latest
advices in their possession would lead
to hopes of a very early peace between
China and Japan. Direct questions as
to the subject matter of any advlces
they had Thursday were evasively met,
:. but the rcticcnce was not 50 complete
as to in any particulars Il; 12y ls1sc the II. I'm.
portance of the London dispatch
showing the nearness Of a peaceful
solution Of the question between the
contending powers.
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SHILOH BATTLEFIELD.
The Bill Creating Park and an Approprla
ton Passes Congress-.


ton Passes Congress.
WAs1IINGToN, Dec. 21.-Thc bill Gre
ating national military park out of
the battlefield of Shiloh has passed
both houses and only awaits the pres
ident's signature to become law.
The bill as it passed the senate APP
propriatcd $75, 600 and provided for 4
park of 5000 acres. 1t authorizes the
secretary of war to acquire possession
of the land included in tie proposed
limits either by condemnation or 9TH
erwise, but provides that present oc-
cupants may, under an arrangement
with the secretary, remain upon their
premises. in which case they arc to
protect all landmarks either now cX-
isting or to be hereafter created The
park is to be in charge of three COM
missioners, one of whom shall have
served in the army of the Tennessee
under Gen. Grant, another in the Army
of Ohio under Gen. Buell.. and the third
in the Army of the Mississippi under
Gen. A. S. Johnston. The general pur-
pose of the bill is set forth in the first
section, and is declared to be the
preservation OH the ground where they
fought of the history of one of the
memorable battles Of the southwest,
rs has been done for the armies of the
east at Gettysburg and for those of the
central west at Chickamauga.
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TO BE WITHDRAWN.
A Substitute for the Carlisle Currency Bsii-
Other Washington News.

A Substitute for the Carlisle Currency BILL
Other Washington News.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 2aa.-The Carlisle
currency bill now before the house OF
representatives will &c withdrawn rnq.
Il substitute presented. This decision
was reached after caucus OF the dem
ocratic members Of the banking ands
currency committee, held Thursday
night. followed by conference pc
tween Secretary Carlisle and Chairman
Springer Friday The substitute has
already been drawn and will be offered
bv Mr.. Springer Friday or Saturday.
certainly before the holiday recess. %
the desire of all concerned Is TO ger II
before the country prior to the adj
iournlnent 1t differs very materially
from the original Carlisle bill.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22aa.-Chalrmsn
Wilson, of the ways and means commits
tee. saws no consideration has yet been
civcn to further tariff legislation which
would overcome the disagreetnents be-
tween this country serrnany'
France and Austria as q restil s % the
differcntial duty on the lgaxsot those
countries.
WAsnfSeroS, Dec. 90 The hoass
has passed the joint resolution offerea
by Mr.. Livingston, of Georgia, provid-
inr for the free entrance of foreign
exhibits intended for the Cotton Statca
international exposition, to oe helo J"
Atlanta. next year.
WASHINGTON, Dec. ga scheme 70
make a general distributions govern
ment maps among schools throughout
the country is provided for in recom'
incubation forwarded by Director Wat'
colt. of the geological survey. to Sec
retary Smith. and by him transmitted
to congress. The amendment to tho
appropriation bill, if adopted, au-
thOrizes the director to print 13,WW
copies OF a set of ten topographic atlas
sheets for distribution to the public
schools of the United States, corre'
spending i'll grade to the grammar.
normal and high schools, academies,
colleges and universities. There arc
between $1,000 and, 1900 of these I'M
stitutiOnS.
WAsuIxcroS, Dec % \ siis Sew sew hur.
ricane signal which vii be dis l3i i..l.,
ut ali the ' weatrr r STA ions on and al.
ter January /, will consist Of two red
flags. with black centers, shown ono
above the other, and will be used to
announce the expected approach OF
tropical hurricanes, and also of these
extremely severe and dangerous storms
which occasionally move across tho
lakes and the northern Atlantic coast.
WASHINGTON. Dec. "A scheme TO
make general distribution of gOvorn-
mcnt maps among schools throuShous
the country is provided for in recon-
mendation forwarded by Director VAL
colt, of the geological survey. to Sccre-
gary Smith, and by him transmitted 10
congress-
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Another Cashier GOES Wrong.

NEW YORK. Dec 24.--lIarold G. Butt,
26 years of age, cashier for Hammer
slough Bros, clothicrS at COS Broad
way, was a prisoner in the Tombs
court, Sunday. charged with cmbez-
zling $4,000 of that firms money.
Butt had been implicitly trusted by
the firm In the early part of this
month the firm began to take stock
and generally investigate their affairs.
The books showed that they had Sta,-
coo in cash in various banks, and the
investigation revealed that there was
onlY SO 900 to their credit.
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Cxvns,si Gets Three Years.

MUNICH, Dec. eao.--The trial OF GEES
tans Czynski the teacher of languages
and meslnerist lecturer, who was ar
rested short time ago, charged W.lth
hypnotizing the wealthy Countess Sed-
litz, at Newkirk. and compelling her
to marry him. ended In his conviction.
The trial lasted several days and a
large number of witnesses were exam
ined. including several specialists IN
hypnotism. Gzynski was conyaefes o.
offending public order ans iso g . aoa,-
gerry. He was also charsges S. i sasa-
morality, bat Of that charge lae sse-
Quilted. The colset nteisees liiats 9
three years impriso Gum
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Kentuckys Criminals.

FRASKFoRr, KY, Dec. 2l.-The an
nual report of Col. Henry George, war
den Of the state penitentiary, shows
that on November 30 there were 1.l56
convicts in the institution, as COM
pared with 1,1O1 year ago. OF the
1856 in confinement, 1873 are serving
life sentences
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Connterfeiter Confesses.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Dec. a4:-Asea,
sation was created in police circles Sat,
nrday when Charles Riley, one of the
three counterfeiters arrested Friday,
confessed that John ollinger and an
other man, who is one of the most fa-
nous connterfeiters in the United
States, & made counterfeit quarters,
halves, 81 and Sc bliss ut ollinger's res
idence in this city. He says thre is
still a sack full OF spurious coin at
Ollinger.s, and thousands of dollars
of it have been circulated in Minneap-
e,lis aud neigllboring cities. The three
men under arrest were held to The
grand ;sns
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Bill for a New White House.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator Quay
Thursday introduced a bill authorizing
the secretary of the treasury to pur-
chase the land contained in Block 20,
of Columbia Heights, suburb of Wash
ington, as a site for residence of the
president of the United States. The
Bill limits the price to So per foot, and
the total appropriation to 81. 900, 90.
Representative Richardson dem,
Tenn.) introduced similar bill in the
house
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MINISTER'S WIFE
Commits Suicide Because She Thought
Herself Unworthy OF Him.


CHICAGO, Dec 24.-NIrs. L. Josephine
Bedall. wife of Rev. w. Bedall, of Ev-
anston, committed suicide by drinking
carbolic acid.
In looking through her effects her
husband found an unfinished letter,
written by her to Mrs DR.. Johnson, OF
LaBelle, Mo-. her former home. a
part of it read:
recently 1 have thought much OF
life and the work my husband is en-
gagged in. While lived in La Belle it
was all different. Since we came to a
larger city I have met the wives OF
many other ministers, and now know
how deficient am and how unworthy
to share in such work. In many
ways 1 am unfit to be minister S
wife, and more than all in literary
training"
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President Cleveland Returns.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-Presldent
Cleveland and party reached Washing
ton, on their return from their duck
shooting expedition in South Carolina
Sunday morning at 6 o'clock. The
president and his associates were all IN
fine spirits and returned greatly re-
freshed by their outing. Several large
hampers of game were taken from the
train and their contents distributed
among the cabinet families and other
favored friends of the nimrods,
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JUGGLING GOLD.
Exporters and Others All Scheming Against
the United States.


New YORK, Dec. 4.-Sub-treasury
officials say an effort is being made in
New York to juggle the government
gold. Exporters are working all kinds
of schemes to get full weight coins.
They are very anxious to get hold Of
gold bars and bricks with the gov
crnmcnt stamp of fneness on them.
Uncle Sam has S4G, 100000 worth OF
these. but in order to cut down exports
some time ago made it rule to redeem
treasury notes only in gold coin. The
light weight coins complained of are
all within the legal limit. one-half of
one per cent, but the shippers have
felt the loss and have sorted the coins,
keeping the light weight ones at home.
The banks objected to them, and one
foreign house took a lot to the sub
treasury and asked that they be re-
deemed in paper. This the treasury
officials declined to do, saying the re-
deeming of paper promises to pay did
not carry with it the reverse
duty of redeeming gold in paper.
The only thing left to do was
to deposit the gold in the bank.
whence it would work its way back to
the sub-trersury. The assay Office has
received novel proposition from an
exporting house. 1t wanted to deposit
American gold coin and have it melted
into stamped bars. The proposition
was declined, though if the coin was
light weight or mutilated, it could be
remelted at the regular fee. A private
detective called at the assay Office for
assistance in tracing two gold bars
which he said had been Struggled in
fro,n MeyicO
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PLAYED at Hanging.

E1.HERroN, Ca, Dec s4.-Thc chill
dren of Isaac D. Brown. who saw a
public execution Saturday, were play
ing at hanging Sunday afternoon.
Dom, the twelve-year-old son, tied one
end of rope around his neck and the
other around the limb of tree. Then
he jumped from the limb, thinking
that his feet would hit the ground, but
the rope was too short, and he died OF
strangulation.
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Wilson is Footsore.

WHEELING, w. Va, Dee. 24.-George
Wilson. of Cincinnati, arrived in the
city Sunday night. He is walking
around the four borders OF the United
States on a wager with the Nonpareil
club, of the Queen City, that he can acs
il in twelve months. He
is footsore and weary, but will stick it
ont.
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Few Catholic Victims.

LONDON, Dec. al.-The Daily Chron-
icle's correspondent in Rome says that
Azarian, Catholic patriarch of constan-
tinople, has sent report to the pope
confirming the statement as to the ar
menian massacres. Very few of the
victims were Catholics.
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Peace Rnvoy for Japan.

LONDON. Dec. ga dispatch fron1
Tien-Tsin, under date Of December. 90
says: '.The emperor had granted
plenipotentiary powers to Chang Yen
Kwan, yice-pres;dent OF the Tsung-Li>
Yamen, to make peace with Japan,
He will take his departure at once for
Japan.
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Cost Of Public schools In Ohio.

COLUMBUS, o., Dec. 2l.-Eigures conn
piled by State School Commissioner
Corson show that the total expense of
the public schools Of Ohio for the year
ending August 81 last was Sl3, 3l4, 2o6. 80.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-12-27
CHINA Buying Ships.

SHANGHAI, Dec. 22ss--Tho Chinese
government is negotiating for the pur-
chase Of the dynamite cruiser Nicthe,
roy, Of the brazilian navy, and it IS ~.
ported that it also wished to secure tshe
Brazilian cruiaeg Amegscs !,
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Controller Eckeis, Call.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2:.-Controller
Eckels Friday issued call for the
condition of national banks at the
close of business on Wednesday Decem-
Der 10.
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MRS. Astor Dead.

LONDON, Dec. "a. Mrs. William Wal
dorf Astor is dead at Cliyeden on the
Thames. The body will be ehbalmed
and taken to New York.
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Injured by Falling Slate.

BRAzu., Ind, Dec 24.-Threc miners
were fatally injured Saturday morn
ing by falling slate.
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New siberian Railroad.

VLADWosTocK, Dec. 2s4.-A section OF
the new Siberian railroad, go miles
long, is open for traflc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-30
SUBURBAN NEW S
A NACOSTIA.

Residents of Anacostia were somewhat
astonished at the reported marriage of Mr.
William Mari of Avalon terrace Several
days ago Mr.. Mari surprised his parent by
bringing home and introducing to them
Mrs William MARI. formerly Miss Nellie
Grace. The news spread through the town.
and many expressed their surprise and ask
ed when the ceremony occurred, and were
still greater astonished to learn that Mr.
Mari had ceased to be a Benedict ON May
y.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Garden jr.. of Mime
sofa avenue. have left ON an EXTENDED trip
through Ohio.
Col AMI Mrs. Frisbie OF Jefferson street
are spending Few weeks at Colonial
Beach.
A sail boat capsized on the river near
Giesboro' yesterday afternoon about
O'Clock Seven white men, who were its oc-
cupants. were leaning on one side Of the
boat when a gust of wind, which came with
the storm, keeled the boat over. throwing
the mcn into the river. The tug hiaior
Allen went to the rescue, and after some
the unfortunates aboard. They were taken
to the city.
1t was reported last night at the sub
station that house at Suitland had been
burslarized The Anacosiia officers are
looking for the burglar.
A lawn party for the benefit of the Epis-
copal Church will be given soon on Kib-
bles' lawn. al jefferson and Fillmore streets
Notwithstanding the inclement weather a
large audience was present at the Baptist
Church last night to hear Mr. Frank
vaughn, who had charge of the services i'm
the absence OF the pastor of the church,
Rev. Hugh Stevenson