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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1895-01-17
The Necessity For Financial
LeIiSiatiOn.

Thatthe credit of the United States
should be questioned in the slightest
degree, or its ability to meet all it's
obligations, doubted for a moment, in
view of its past record as debt pay
er aud it's unlimited resources, arises
from the failure of Congress to clothe
the Executive with power to utilize
these resources for maintaining its
credit, and relieving its treasury from
constantly recurring embarrassment.
That Congress should fail to real
ize this fact,ywhich Us apparent to the
great mass of hepeople without ref
erence to party lines. andsshould fail
to take immediate action thereon, lisa
.blunder which amounts to.a crime.
That there are difficulties in the way
of tinanciallegislation owingto diver
sity Of views upon the relative merits
of the different plans which have been
pressnted,not only to relieye,the treas
nry but the financial stress which
grips the business Of the country is
apparent. 20 acknowledge that these
difficulties are unsurmountable, is to
admit the incompetencY,of the present
Congress. That the shrinkage Of
values will not only continue, but be
greatly accelerated, should Congress
adjourn without financial legislation
is self evident. That Senators and
Representatives, should make an ear-
nestand patriotic effort to accommo-
date the differences and agree upon
some measure Of relief to both the
treasury and the people is the wish and
desire Of theAmelica peoplg, and it's.
The highest duty q their represents,
tivas TO see that this wish is fulfilled.
Immediate steps should be taken TO
retirs the demand obligations Of the
government 70 pay gola, The bust
80
ness sorld daily looks anxiionslyy forI
Ille geld balance ID Tie United States
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Testing the Income Tax

A suit has been begun in the Sup reno
Court of the District Of Columbia, which
will test the constitutionality of the In
come Tax law. The case is in the form of
a. application for an injunction to re-
tain the commissioner Of internal reve
nue. from collecting the tax, brought by
John G.. Moore, of New York. The
grounds upon which the injunction is
asked are as follows:
First-That the petitioner is denied the
equal protection of the law guaranteed by
the constitution, ia that various corpora
ttoms in which he holds shares are re-
quired, by section ~ of the law, to pay a
tax of 3 per cent per annum on their net
earnings, without regard to any dividends
paid out of such net earnings; and by sec
lions ~ and %, he, rs Il stakeholder, is
required to also pay 2 per cent. upon the
dividends lie receives from three corpora
duplicating the tax to him.
The claim IS made that this is unjust and
unequal, discriminates against him and
ether citizens, while wholly -exempting
others whose income is not more than
$4,000 per pear; and that this denies him
ard others similarity situated the equal
protection ofthe laws.
Second-That sections "a and % are
invalid, because they provide that persons
who are aliens; but who reside in the
United STATES, permanently or temporari-
", Shall likewise be subject to the pay
ment of the tax on an income in excess of
"a ,009 per annum, although such income
is derived wholly from rents, interests,
dividends, salaries, or from any profess
sion, trade, employment or vocation car
ried on elsewhere than in the United
States; and that this is in effect under
taking, nnlawfully and without authority,
to tax the incomes of citizens of foreign.
countries who may have Within the Unit
ed States n temporary residence for tenn
porary purposes, although such incomes
ARE derived wholly from sonrcessnot whit.
IN the jurisdiction the United States.
Third-That there Is no exemption for
q certain class of corporations, Of which
there are many, which are created, owned
and operated BY the several states of the
Union respectfully as iastrumeafaiities
and agencies ofshe government of such
respective states, and IN promotion Of the,
polise aud othar public functions and
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policies of such states, and which cor
porations, being agencies of the govern
ments Of the respective states, are not
subject toaaxation by the United States.
Further, by The provisions Of the law, as as
sessmcnts are to he made upon the IN
comc of the petitioner and others That had
been earned and received by them PRIOR
10 the time at which the provisions OF the
act took effect; and, finally, that all the
taxes mentioned, attemptcdto be assess
ed and collected upon incomes are nor
within the constitutions! jurisdiction OF
Congress TO impose.
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Guile of House and Lot.

Pursuant TO the terms of deed OF trust
executed on the 2lst day of April, lo9S, Dy
W. B. Kilbourn and wife to b: c Mellow
ell, Jr., Trustee, recorded in Wise county
deed bookNo. 81, page 2O7 the undersigned
substituted Trustee will, on Saturday inc
10Th day of February 1895, between the
hours of IL clock noon and ~ 20 clock I. NJ !.
of that day, at the front door Of the Ayers
Building in tie town of Big Stone Cap
Va, proceed to sell all or so much OF the
property, below mentioned, as may DO nee
essarv to meet debt of $252.30, with in-
terest from juno 18th 1894 and costs OF
sale viz: Lot of block II plat one OF the
town of East Big Stone Gap, Va, with the
two story frame dwelling house thereon
and all appurtenances.
TERMS OrSALE: To the highest bidder Tor
one half cash and balance in six months
with interest, secured by note and good
personal security, title to be retained I'm
til full payment.
Respectfully,
JOS L. KELLY,
JoI73-7 Substituted Trustee
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vs In Chancery
Norton Drug Cay

Norton Drug CO..
Thefobject ofthis suit is to attach the
effects of the Norton Drug Go. and OBJ.
tain judgmeutin favor of the plaintiff for
the sum of $26.75, and affidavit having
been made that NJ. T. Dingus, a party de-
PENDANT, is u nom resident of this State,
he. isreauired to appear within fifteen days
after due publication of this order in the
clerks Office of our said court, at rules to
be holden therefore, and do what 5is neces-
sary to protect his interest. And it is
ordered that 4 copy of this order be forth
with published once week, for four suc-'
cessiye weeks, in the Big Stone Gap Posr,
a.newspaper printed in the town of Big
Stone Gap, in the county of Vile. State
of Virginia, and posted at the front,
door. of. the court. house of
said county, on the frat day Of tue next
county court for the said county after the
date Of this oader.
A copy-Teste:
W. E. KlLGonK. Clerk.
BY G. A. JOHNSON, d. G..
S. II. Boyp,.p a.. .s. Jal0 2-s
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An effort is being made to fill the
gap between revenue and expenses.
\ Congressman from Mississippi has
introduced bill to. increase the tax
on beer from 81 to sol per barrel.
Another bill is to be introduced in
creasing the tax on manufactured
tobacco from 6 cents to ten cents per-
pound.
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Treasury.as it is made the basis toa
large extent Of business transactions;
the palse of the stock market rising
or falling with the gold reserve.
The financialeditorials ofthe Rich
n,ond Times are admirable presenta-
tions Of the difficulties and dangers
which will surround our hnanclals
system so long as the government
continues in the banking business.
The head Of any reputable banking
institution is given wide discretion
and power in dealing with the divers
questions which constantly arise In
the course Of business and has board
Of directors ready to meet and second
his efforts in any direction whichmccts
their approval. The treasury OF the
United States is to-day a larged bank
ing institution with hundreds of mil
lions Of gold notes outstanding with
out power or discretion vested In It's
executive to take the plainest or most
simple action to manage and conserve
this immense banking interest. Ac-
ton which is taken every day by the
executive heads of the large private
banking institutions without even
reference to the board of directors is
denied to the secretary of the treas
ury, who ispowerless to act without
legislation. Indeed but for the res
erection Of a clumsy act passed more
than twenty years ago allowing the
issuing of bonds bearing high rate
of interest, the banking experience OF
the government would have come to
grief long ago. Congress should
speedily pass an act providing for the
issue of three per cent bonds to an
amount sufficient to take up all of the
outstanding gold notes Of the United
States treasury. These bonds should
be sold to national banks at par, to
be used by them for the sole purpose
Of depositing with the United States
treasurer to secure circulation. Upon
the deposit of these bonds to the
amonnt of thirty per cent of the PAID
up and unimpaired capital, and the
payment of say five per cent into a
guaranty fund, the banks should be
authorized to issue otes to the full
amount of their capital. Upon COM
pliancc with the provision of the Ma
tional Banking Act any bank with
an actual paid up capital of twenty
five thousand dollars OF over, should
be permitted to organize as nation
al bank, and there should be no dis
erection whatever in the United States
Treasury department to prevent this.
In other words banking should be free
to all men, and to all sections, and
the only discretion exercised by the
Comptroller should be in determining
whether the bank proposing to organ
izc as a national bank has complied
with the requirements of the act.
Such a banking system would be free
safe and flexible; would relieve the
treasury, enable it to retire the gold
notes, and at the same time expand
the currency. This would relieve the
business stagnation, infuse new life
throughout the entire land and restore
prosperity After this is done congress
can take up the question of the rela-
tive issue of silver snd geld as a re-
demption currency, discuss it deliber-
ately and arrive at conclusions.
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Mns. AMELIA BLooNER, the in
ventor of the bloomer costume for
woman, is dead at Couocil Bluffs,
Iowa. She was one of those ire
pressible manley woman's rights
prodigics. She wore upon the lect-
ure platform the bloomcr costume,
consisting of bodice, short skirts and
pants.
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To Investigate Lynching.

The resolution introduced by Gran
ny Blair to appoint committee to
Investigate the lynching ofnegroes is
an absurdity, and the committee to
which it was referred did we'll in vot-
ing to ask to be relieved from it's con-
sideration.
There does not appear to be any
burning need Of an investigation of the
subject. The too frequent recurrence
Of acts of mob violence in different
parts ofthe country is very wellknown.
The majority ofthese case occur in
the South, and the reason for that is
also known. The remedy for this
state of things is not obscure. Peo-
pie are pretty generally agreed that
the cure lies in better and more
speedy execution of the laws, It does
not appear, therefore, that there is
any great need for information On any
essential points. No doubt a commit
tee might jnnket over the country and
collect information enough as to the
details Of lynchings to fill a rather
large volume, but as pretty nearly all
of it has heretofore appeared in the
newspapers it is probable that many
would not care to read the report.
The capital objection, however, to
an investigation by a congressional
committee is that it is matter con-
corning which Congress has no power
to legislate. The punishment Of or
dinary crimes ia matter of State
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1895-01-17
JArAN declared was against China

JArAN declared was against China
fer various reforms in Koera. They
are six i'll number and are as follows:
First-rhat the Tai Now Rim (the
King Of koera) and royal princes
are in future be-in receipt of a full
salary, the former being the more inn
portant, to receive $3.50 per month.
Second-That widows can marry
again without losing caste 'fhe
young men must not marry under q
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ON the Chi
nese system for government appoint
ments abolished ~.
Fourtl,-Thasmen Of due qualif-
catson be allowed to hold secretary
ships aud clerkships in the govern
ment departments, which posts were
formerly monopolized by the mobiles.
Fifth-The Chinese period or title
Of reign (such .as the Meiji era in
Japan abolished; also the sue of the
Chinese calendar.
Sixth-Long hair to be abolished,
n 70
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1895-01-17

TIE National Miners Association
will meet at Columbus, Ohio, next
month. and it is-undcrstood a gener-
al strike will be ordered. There are
100000 anthracite miners in the
organization, and the strike will be
greater than that of last year.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1895-01-17

The Owls secrets continue to
be u secret, Notwithstanding the fact
that membership is exclusively con-
fined to the fair sex.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1895-01-17

SENATOR QUAY proposes to talk
the income tax 10 death, and counts
on the assistance of some mighty
good Democrats to help him.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1895-01-17

The POST has the largest circula-
ton Of ony paper an Southwest Var-
giaiia, and 1t IS steadily Increasing.
An inspection Of ITS subscription last
IS incitcd by those contemplating ad-
ocrtising.
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The bravery Of the japanese and

HE bfavefy OF the Japahcse aTu
the skill of their generals, is oblitera-
ted bv the barbarous atrocities per-
petrated by that nation. We had
thought the Japs~had risen above the
xcmi-civilized state, but it seems
that they have not.
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I Petition.
fS3

A U. Bowman, CT al.
The object Of this petition is to vest the
legal title TO the tract Of land known as
the Nelson Hamilton tract Of land on
Clear Creek, in Wise county. in the petit
toner instead Of in the heirs of d. G.
Bowman, deceased, which hand is des
cribed in exhibit 3D." filed in the suit Of
D. C. Bowman ys. David X. Ramsey ct al,
and affidavit having been made that John
Ramsey, Walker Ramsey, and Bent Ram.
sey are residents of this
State, The said defend
ants are required tonppcar within fifteen
days after due publication of this order,
in the clerk $ Office of our said court, ut
rules to lie holden therefor, and do what
is necessary to protect their interests.
And it is ordered that copy of this or
der he forthwith published once a week,
for four successive weeks, in theBigStone
Gap Posr, newspaper printed in the town
of Big Stone Gap, in the county of Wise,
State of Virginia, and posted at the front
door OF the ourt-house OF said county, on
the first day of The next county court for
the said county after fhe date Of this Or
der.
\ copy: Teste:
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NOTICE.

i want every man aud woman in the
United States interested in the Opium and
Wbiskcy habits to have one of my rocks
on these diseases. Address B. III. Wonley,
Atlanta, Ga. Box 382, and one will he sent
yon free. ID Dc.a7 81 T..
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1895-01-17

AMSTERDAM issg'to hold the next
Worlds Fair. 1t will begin i'll May
and hold six months;
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RATES OF ADVERTISING.

The above rates are FOR standing ADVERTISE
mcntS only
E@-Loc A. Adv ERrIs EMENTs will DC charg-
ed fut al the rate Of i cents per line for each
insertion. ga
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TIE snow poet 6end continues hlF
plaintiff lay
"rhc show, the beautiful snow,
Tile snow, the pure white snow,
Et es'cra at iahai,Ml.'
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ORnEr. OF .PU,,LICArIoN,

VIRGINIA.: In the clerks Office of
the circuit court for the county of Wise
on the Bird day of January, 1888. In Va
cation:
j. c. Aver Co.,
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GoodlOe, Trustee, :,
w 7 Stnnt of NJ

w. J.. Stout ct al.
The object of this suit is to recover OF
defendant, W. L. Stout, $4,000, with in
terest from the | st day of September, 1870,
till paid, and $-ll $50 costs, and to subject
the lands of the said ". l.. Stout to the
payment of the same, and affidavit having
been made that W. J.. Stout is
n NONRESIDENT of this State,
the said defendant is required
to appear within fifteen days after due
publication Of this order, in the clerks
Office of our said court, Mt rules to be hol-
den therefor, and do what is necessary to
protect his interests. And it is ordered
that copy of this order be forthwith
published once week, for four success
i've weeks, in the Big Stone Gap Posr, a
newspaper printed i'll the town of Big
Stone Gap, county Of Wise, State Of Nir-
giua, and posted at the front door of the
courthouse Of said county, on the first
day Of the next county court for the said
county after the date of this order.
A copy: Testc:
w. Z. klLGoRE, Clerk,
By G. A. JOHNSON. d. c.
MATHEWS & MAYSoK, .. q. jail 3-b
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VIRGINIA At rules held in the
clerks Office of the circuit
court for the county of Vie
on the 9th day of January, 1895:
Lucinda Bowman,
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ORDER OF PUELICATION.

VIRGINIA.: In the clerk S office of the
circuit court for the county of Wise Oh
the 9th day of January, 1898. In vaca-
ton
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1895-01-17

Had you ever noticed that those
laugh best who laugh last.
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

NJ ,rurws & MAySoR, y. q. jail s.
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\ copy: T'este:
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-08-14
TWENrr-SEVENrH 0. '.
The Regiments ,om,ng Twenty-seventh
Annual KemniOn.

Inc lNeslmehIs NomihS twenty -sONO"'"
Annual Reunion.
The twenty-seventh annual reunion or
the Twenty-seventh regiment, Connect
ictu Volunteers, will be held at the Con-
necticut cottage on the line of the Wood
mont electric railroad Wednesday, Sep
TENDER 5. The members of the regiment
will rendezvous at the green and take
cars at l a. m. The business meeting,
etc, will be held In the Connecticut
cottage, generously rendered for use by
the syndicate that transferred it from
Chicago The banquet and subsequent
speeches will be in a tent in front of the
Colonial park restaurant and dinner viii
be provided by Il. II. Dixon.
The officers of the association are:
President, William A. Prince; vice pres
ident, John A. Manson; treasurer, Geo.
T. Dade; secretary, e. G. Mansfield; eX-
ecutive committee, Simeon j, Fox, c. A.
Harrison, r. S. Baldwin, II. E. Keller,
D. S. Thomas, Moses Thomas, Stiles D.
woodruff, H. f. Peck, F. M. Smith and
Charles Spreyer.
Company A of the Twenty-seventh c.
V. will hold a reunion to-day at Mans
fields Grove. Cars will leave the green
at 10 a. m. General f. d. Sloat, who
has been in the city several days, will
attend the exercises, as Company is
his old company.
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COURT RECORD.
Superior Court-ciyil Side,

Judge Shumway of the superior court
sat in the civil chamber in this city
yesterday afternoon to hear motion
by council for the Consolidated railroad
on the appointment of appraisers for
the condemnation of a strip of land in
Stamford worth about 100000 belong
ing to Walter, Edmund, Elizabeth
D. and Sarah Furguson, and they We're
all represented by counsel.
Edmund, who is a resident of Penn
sylvania, was represented by Attorney
Robbins of Hartford, who moved to
have the proceedings transferred to the
United States court.
Hart & Scofield, representing Eliza
beth D. Furguson, were ready to file a
plea for Jurisdiction to the court on ac-
count of a faulty order of notice, but
as Lynde Harrison, counsel for the
road, asked for continuance to serve
further notice on the interested parties,
the plea was not argued. Judge Shum-
way continued the hearing until Tues
day, August 27, at 2 O'clock.
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WOODBRIDGE.


Aug. 13.-About twenty-four attended
the c.. E. picnic at Lighthouse Point last
week
The annual Sunday school picnic will
be held at Pawson park some time next
week.
George r. Hubbell and Fannie e.
Baldwin both of this place. were mar
ried by Rev. s. p. Marvin Wednesday
evening, August 7, at the brides home.
A large number of relatives and friends
were present to witness the ceremony.
The presents were many and beautiful.
Mr.. and Mrs Hubbell will reside at his
old home.
Morris f. Tyler, president of the
Southern New England Telephone COM
pany. gave talk before the Y. P. S. G..
e. last Sunday evening on Good Git
zenship." His remarks Were practical
and interesting, and were appreciated
by all.
Rhoda B. Fuller is visiting friends in
East Haven.
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PASSED FORGED PAPER.
F. G. Whiting, Under Arrest in Chicago,
Known in This Vicinity

Known in This Vicinity.
Springfield, Mass, Aug. 13.-It has
developed here last night that F. C.
Whiting, who was arrested in Chicago
Saturday night on the charge of pass
ing forged paper, is very well known in
this city, in Boston, Hartford, New Ha-
ven, New Britain, Greenfield and
throughout New England.
In this vicinity he has earned con-
siderable notoriety, not only as a
shrewd horse trader. but as a handler
of checks which frequently have come
back to the persons who have cashed
them. w. B. Fish, Caville De Frote
and 7. W. Leete of this city have had
such experience with Writings checks,
but il each case the men have managed
to get hold of him and get back their
money.