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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1895-02-07
Steel Coats for Big Nyarsh,ps.

pIrTsDURGn, Pa, Feb president
Wheeler, of the Sterling Steel Co.,
said Thursday that experiments for
tho manufacture of chrome armor,
with view of obtaing steel plates OF
the same composition as the ma
tcrial in the piercing projectiles,
are about to be made at Home
stead. He said the intention was to
secure a quality of armor for United
States warships which is impervi'
Gus to the highest grace of proiectiles
made. The experiments will be under
the supervision of Willard Hnnsicker,
OF the Carnegie Co., who is now III
Stockholm.
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ON WALL STREET.


Prospects Of Bond Issue Checks tho Out
flow OF Gold to Europe.
New YORK, Feb. 3.-Thc prospect
that the government will issue $780,
100000 bonds, and that the greater
part of the loan will be taken abroad,
revolutionized sentiment in Wall street
Friday. 1t broke the exchange mar
ket, checked exports Of gold Saturday
and sent the stock market up in great
shape. All this happened without any
definite information from Washington
or from representatives OF foreign
bankers who are conducting negotia-
tions with the treasury department for
the purchase of the new bonds.
A number of the shippers, who in
tended exporting the metal by Satur-
days European steamers, were pre-
vented by the decrease in sterling en-
change and have returned some OF the
gold to the subtrcasury. The amount
returned was Sl,sO0,O0O, OF which ST.
200 900 was for the account OF l4azard
Freres One firm returned $4,000 and
another Sl5O,OOO Won Hoffman & Co.
have also given notice that they will
return 81 ,0OO,O 900. 1t is figured that
the government will save s4.ooO,o0o ow-
ing to the cancellation OF shipments.
So far as known Noskier Wook & Co.
will export $500 this gold having
been put on board before the break in
the sterling exchange market. There
will also be forwarded 100000 on
special order. At one time Friday the
engagements were S., 100000. During
the week the Withdrawals from SUBJ
treasury were S11 $40, 600 for export anil
81, 4O2, ATS for domestic purposes.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1895-02-07
NO TIDINGs
OF Amy More Survivors OF the Wrecked
E1be-Cnptnin Gordon's Defense.

E1be-Cnptnin GordOn's Defense.
LowEsrorT, Feb. 2.-The terrific
weather of the past forty-eight hours
continues along the east coast OF Eng
land. Visits made Friday morning 70
all the various life saving and coast
guards stations show that no addition
al news has been received in regard to
the loss of the North German Lloyd
steamer Elbe and no trace has been
found of the missing life boat sup
posed to contain people from that
steamer
However, the sea is SO rough that
many of the fishing smacks are unable
to make port and are beating up and
down the coast waiting for chance to
run into some harbor.
In reply to message OF sympathy
from Queen Victoria, the agent here OF
the North German Lloyd Steamship
Co. has telegraphed to her majesty say
ing that no hopes whatever are enter
tanned of any more of the passengers
or crew OF the steamship Elbe having
been saved.
ROTTERDAM, Feb. Capt. Gordon OF
the British steamship Crathie, which is
generally admitted to have been the
vessel which ran into and sank the
Elbe, has made statement to Lloyd's
agent here in which he says that he
was knocked down by the force of the
collision, and that when he regaincd
his feet the two ships were some dis
lance apart and the Crathie was SC
damaged that he expected her to sink
at any moment. In spite of this, Capt.
Gordon added, he followed the other
steamer, but found that she went fast
err than the Crathic, and SO he thought
the vessel she had collided with was
safe.
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FOREIGN CAPITALISTS
WI Take s15,0Oo,oOo Worth of Our
Eonds-Ncw York Will Take the Rest.

WAsuISGToS, Feb. 2.-Assistant Sec
rotary Curtis arrived here from New
York late Thursday night. butrefased
to discuss his New York missions. Sec
rotary Carlisle did not come to the
treasury Friday morning, but remained
at home, where Mr.. Curtis called on
him and discussed the New York visit.
It is said that Mr.. Curtis made arrange
ments in New York to place s75, o0o,o 900
of the bonds abroad, and has assur"
ances from New York bankers to take
the rest.
The cabinet at its session Friday dc
eided to advertise for S100.00 600 OF
bonds, or as many as can be Heated.
There was long discussion over the
situa ton. and the result was that the
administration abandoned all hope OF
financial Legislation by this congress-
and resolved to continue at once the
negotiations for the sale Of bonds.
While this was agreed upon it was also
decided that it was impractical bic to
make public Friday this resolution, and
that it will be considered as private
until next Tuesday, and then after the
regular cabinet meeting Secretary
Carlisle will announce as he did last
November the reason for this resolu-
ton is that the negotiati tons now being
conducted in New York for the sale OF
bonds are not completed, and public
announcement would interfere with
them, yet was obligatory upon the cab
met to decide to issue bonds at this
meeting, SO that Secretary Curtis could
inform the New York brokers and 9th
crs that the cabinet had ordered .
bond issue.
While it is thought, the issue will 10
for sl0o, 900, 900 4 per cents, to be sold
at the rate of SO per cent. the cabinet
Friday resolved that the Issue should
be so much as could be 1oatcd up to
500, 600, 900.
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Nearlv Came to Blows.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-In the course
of the closing of discussion upon
resolution reported to the house Fri
day afternoon by Mr.. Hit. of the COM
mittee on foreign affairs, referring to
Hawaii, an alteration took place be
tween Mr.. Breckenridge (dem., ky.)
and Mr.. Heard dem, Mo- which was
attended with much excitement, fol-
lowed by apologies and explanations
from both gentlemen.
The lie was passed and an attempt
to strike was made.
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pres,dent norton Bound over.

BROOKLYN, Feb. 4.--President BENZ.
Norton and Superintendent Daniel
Quinn, of the Atlantic L. r. Co., Sat
urday morning, through their counsel,
ex-Judge Morris, waived examination
in the Adams street police court and
were held in $500 bail each to await
the action of the grand jury. The
charges on which President Norton
and Superintendent Quinn are held are
for alleged violation of section 529 OF
the penal code and for compelling three
of their employees to work more taai'
ten hours day.
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The springer Bill In the House.

WASHINGTON, Feb. a.-Representa-
tive Springer, of Illinois, reported Fri
day the administration banking bill
with the amendments agreed upon in
committee. The report accompanying
the measure is supplemented by copy
of the presidents message, which was
read to both houses OF congress on
the osth ult. The report states that
the message sets forth clearly and
forcibly the reasons for the passage OF
the bill.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1895-02-07
ANTITOX1NE.
Steps Arc Being Taken to Mect tho Demand
for the Kennedy.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.--Ihe officials
of the Marine hospital service have
been notified by Parlc, Davis & Co., OF
Detroit, Mich, that the interest in
antitoxine has been SO widespread
that they have taken up the subject
with the view to relieve the heavy de-
mand for the article III this country,
which the foreign houses have not been
able to meet, and they expect to have
their product ready for the market
early in March.
There seems TO be no further doubt,
say the Marine hospital officials, as to
the value Of antitoxinc, when properly
handled, as weapon against the
ravages of diphthcria, and j. is to be
a question of but q short time when
the supply in this country will be
equal to the demand.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1895-02-07
Sugar Planter Assigns.

New ORLEANS, Feb. Al. Kcrnoch-
an, one of the largest sugar planters
in the state and prominent politically.
ON account of financial troubles due to
a failure to receive the sugar bounty,
has surrendered to his merchants his
fine sugar plantation, Scarsdale, a few
miles below New Orleans. The plan
tation is one of the best in the state
and made two million pounds ofsugar
last year. On this bounty to the amount
Of $4,000 is due.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1895-02-07
South Pncific Strike.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. As a result
of the conference between Chief
Arthur and the local locomotive engi-
neers, wage schedule will be present
ed to the officials Of the Southern Pa
cific Co., Monday, and unless the con-
cessions asked are granted q strike will
he ordered,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1895-02-07
Land Lists Approved.

WAsnISGToN, Feb. 1.-THE secretary
of the interior has approved lists OF
lands selected by the Central Pacific
railroad under the act of June 81, 1878.
aggregating 753 acres in Salt Lake city
land distric: Utah, and 07,70S acres
within the limits Of the grant for the
Union Pacific Co. in the Cheyenne
(IVyo \ dist riot
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1895-02-07
Heavy Snow In Germany.

BERLIN, Feb. 1.-The weather is very
severe throughout Germany, snow hav-
ing fallen for seventy-two hours con-
tinuously. Railroad traffic is blocked
in Silesia, Pomerania, Schleswig and in
all the mountainous parts Of Southern
Garm,nv
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sig Injured. None Fatally.

NEWTON, ILL.,, Feb. A wreck oc-
Cured on the Indiana s. Illinois South.
ern railroad, near this place, Sunday
afternoon. No one was killed, but tho
injured number six. The wreck was
caused by decayed ties and a defective
Joint.
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0alcia, Figures CT the Lost.

New York, Feb. 1.-The officials of
the North German Lloyd have given
for publication the following figures
as the total number of persons on board
the Elhe. Fifteen first cabin, 81 Sec
ond cabin, going from Bremen to
southampton, 1877 Storage and l49
crew. of which 90 are known to be
saved. making q total Of 314 lost.
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u1nattcan IN Armanta

VIENNA, Feb. 4s-Advices received
here from Constantinople show that
the Turkish minister of justice has or
dered the judges throughout the coun-
try to infict the maximum penalties
where Armenians are convicted OF
offanSes
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appomattox as q National Park.

RIcuMoND, Va, Feb. 4.-Lee camp,
confederate veterans, have inaugural
ed the movement suggested to ask the
government to convert the field Of APP
pomatsox into Q national park,
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rha coldass since 1sas.

ST.. PAUL, Mimi, Feb. 9. -Signal Of
acer Lyons reports that the past TWEEN
ty-four hours have been the coolest
since 1883. The temperature in St.
Paul at 7 o'clock Friday morning was
80 deg. below zero.
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Frightened to Death.

JEFFERsoNyLLE, Ind, Feb. Airs.
Dold, residing at Sellersburg, died at
g o'clock Sunday morning from
fright At midnight Mrs. Dold awoke
and thought she he:.rd burglars ran
sacking the premises. This proved
purely imaginary, but the thought OF
thieves SO terrorized her and shocked
her nervous constitution that she died
in parOXysmS.
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SCANDAL AND MURDER.
A Detroit Dentist Drained by His Wifc'i
Eursn.


Nurse.
DETROIT. Mich, Feb. 4.-Dr. Horace
E. Pope, dentist. with an office and
residence on Michigan avenue, was
killed Saturday morning by VIM. Brus-
seau, Mrs. Pope's nurse.
According to the story told by Brus-
seau, he found DIR. Pope sitting on his
wife's bed holding cloth saturated
with chloroform over her mouth.
When Brusseau entered the room the
doctor fired at him but missed. The
nurse seized Ratchet and buried it in
the skull of the man.
Unlawful relations between Brus-
seau and Mrs. Pope are said to have
been the cause of frequent and bitter
quarrels between the Popes and the
police believe this led to the murder.
The whisky Trust.
PEORIA, Ill, Feb. president
Greenhut left Sunday night for Chica-
go. Before leaving he gave out for
publication the sworn statement Of the
board of directors of the whisky trust,
ADOPTED at their meeting in Chicago.
1t is q document of about 1000 words.
1t says in part: 1--WE state that all
said charges of willful mismanage-
ment or of wasting the assets are ut
terly groundless, false and untrue. All
our acts have been according to our
best Judgment in the interest Of the
company and its stockholders, and il
there has been any error it was an
error Of Judgment"
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Shipment of oysters to England Stopped.

New YORK, Feb. 4.-Ihe typnoIu
fever scare has been the means Of stop
ping entirely the shipment of Arneri-
can oysters to England. About 5000
barrels week were exported from this
country, worth to the American ex-
porters S. o barrel
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-06
A STRANGE OVERSIGHT.

1t is now discovered that when the fran
chise was given for an electric road out the
Ocean House road to Ingleside the COM
pany receiving the franchise was not re-
quired to leave that highway in condition
for teams. Instead of that it has been per-
mitted to monopolize the road to the ex-
clusion of teams. This practically closes
one of the main and at present best high
ways for teams to the new racetrack. In
other words, the interests of the railway
company We're evidently regarded more
than those of the public. Of course the
practical closing of this thoroughfare to
teams means great increase of traffic on
the electric road.
In order to cure this extraordinary lapse
in a measure the Park Commissioners have
undertaken the laudable task of construct
ing fine driveway down the beach from
the Cliff House to the ocean end of the
Ocean House road. This will require teams
to go three or four miles out OF their way
to reach the racetrack. If the Park Com
missioners had the necessary jurisdiction
they could do further good service by
putting the northern end of the Almshouse
road in good condition, so as to make a
connection between that road and the park
drives. AS, however. a private association
has been formed for that purpose it is
hoped that this convenience will soon be
provided by that means.
Meanwhile is it not possible to m axe the
Ocean House road good thoroughfare
The Market-street Railway Company paid
the merest trifie for this valuable franchise,
and if possible it ought to be required to
put the road in proper order. If its infu-
ence is too great for that it would be better
for the City to do the work than leave it
undone. The amount received by the City
for the franchise would put only few rods
OF the road in order.
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From a sketch by NankireU.

ham County during the last term and made
his home at Solomonville, the county seat.
He was well thought of by everybody, and his
daughter, who was but 1S or 20 years of age.
was very beautiful and most amable girl.
She was soon to have been married.
at is matter of doubt, from all can under
stand of the situation, just what band of
Apaches killed them. For a year past it has
been thought that the Apache Kid had been
killed.
''From all can learn think the murderers
were probably the Indian Massa and his band
of ten or twelve Apaches that have long been
off the reservation and roaming about in the
Sierra Madre Mountains. They have been
coming north once in while and killing and
numbering right and left.
cash Springs is between Solomonville and
Sheldon, and is a very bad place in the noun
tains. There are many rocky defiles and ugly
canyons there, and a good many people have
at different times met their death in that To-
cality.
''The Apaches have murdered and robbed with
out conjunction whoever they came across
Bishop Merrill was known all over the Terri
tory. At one time he had several wives and
families. but in the latter days / think he
only had one household He must have
reached the age of three score and ten at least
He was very large fine-looking man, and his
hair was as white as wool.
'The killing and scalping of the Bishop and
his daughter will cause good deal OF excite
ment at Solomonville. Elsewhere in the Ter
ritory it will also attract much attention"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-06
MONO TRAVERTINE.
Bridgeport Chronicle Unto

Bridgeport Chronicle Union.
The following telegram was published in
THE CALL of the 18th:
THIRTY ToNs OF TRAvERTINE SHIPPED FROM
INYo QUARRY.
CARSON, New, Nov. 24.-Thirty tons OF
travertine from Inyo County quarry, which
arrived here yesterday, was shipped to San
Francisco to-day for the new CALL build
ing. This rock has been carefully selected
from the finest of the calcium production OF
the quarry, and its handsome crystalline ap-
pearance when polished will add to the orna-
mentation of THE CALLS new home.
The aforementioned travertine was from
Bridgeport, Mono County, which has the only
known travertine quarry outside of Europe.
There is no travertine in Inyo County, and the
above dispatch was probably sent by some one
interested in the Inyo Marble Works, which is
mostly owned in Carson. We wish to remind
our friends OF THE CALL that this travertine is
from Mono County. Let every "tub stand on
its own bottom" Mono County took the gold
medal at the Worlds Fair at Chicago as having
the best marble in the world, and Mono also
has the best travertine in the world, and THE
CALL building will be the finest in San
Francisco.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-06
A PERILoUs SCHEME.

In order to punish the decent element OF
the City for its determination to suppress
the poolroom infamy the Solid Eight of
the Board of Supervisors, it is reported,
have decided to include betting at the
racetracks in the prohibitory ordinance.
Their justification is that if it is immoral
to bet on horseraces downtown it is equally
so to bet on them at the racetracks. All
intelligent persons are aware OF the vital
differences between the two propositions
and it does not require seer to infer that
this sweeping prohibition is calculated
either to secure the influence of the in
terests centering in horseraclng against
the ordinance or to make them put up,
as the downtown poolrooms are supposed
to be doing.
The majority in the Board of Supervisors
have not yet assured the public that such
an ordinance will receive the approval of
the Mayor. Without his approval the
ordinance cannot be put in force. Every
presumption is that the Mayor would veto
it. AS the majority have not sufficient
strength TO pass it over his veto it cannot
be expected to become law.
In passing it and presenting 1t to the
lis WILL
have been gained. In the meantime the
threat OF such an ordinance may be sup
posed TO have the effect either of enlisting
the raceeourse interests against the ordi-
nance or of convincing them that they as
we'll rs the poolrooms are making profit
which might easily be divided.
In assalling one of the most important
industries in California--that of horse
breeding-the Solid Eight are inviting an
energetic inquiry, which may lessen the
labors of the Grand Jury. That august
body seems determined to find whatever
evidence may exist that will create vacan-
cies in the Board of Supervisors and add
to the duties of the Warden at San Quen-
tin. Such an ordinance as the one pro-
posed would likely facilitate that pleasant
purpose,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-06
sALISBURY'S FOLLY.

The British ambassador at Washington
is reported to have said that the claim OF
his Government on the territory disputed
with Venezuela cannot be submitted to ar
bitration. 1t is further reported that Lord
Sallsbury's note now en- the way across
the ocean maintains the same ground. II
this should prove to be true there is very
serious conflict before the two nations.
1t is not likely to result in war, but it is
likely to result in complications that will
make war very imminent at times, and re.
quire careful diplomacy on both sides to
avoid an outbreak
1t is difficult to understand what motive
can have induced Lord Salisbury to take
the stand he has in matter of this kind.
He is not ignorant of foreign affairs and
knows the dangers threatening British in
terests at this moment in Turkey and in
China. He can hardly be unconscious of
the supreme folly of involving his country
in an angry controversy with the United
States at time when England, confront
ing without an ally many hostile powers.
needs the friendship of every nation she
can by any possibility induce to be friendly
TO her. He must be aware, also, that in
case the controversy led to war the British
empire on this hemisphere would end
and that she would lose not merely the
land in dispute but the whole of her pos
sessions here.
Only one explanation of the apparent
folly of the British Premier presents it
self. Salisbury from his youth up has
been VIGOROUSLY disputatious and AFRO
CANT. He loves the strife of words as some
fierce fighters love that of swords. He has
made the foreign relations OF Great Britain
the study of his life, but whenever he has
been Minister of Foreign Affairs he has
delighted to show off his talents as con-
troversialist by getting into some hot dis
ing to dazzle his feliow-countrymen by
bringing home "peace with honor"
Salisbury has played that risky game
many times without ever getting his
country involved in war. There is such
thing, however, as playing dangerous
games once too often. The American
people are in no humor for fooling over
the Venezuela matter, and neither Cleve-
land nor Olney is much of diplomatist
The astute British peer may yet find him
self in a position where he will have to
make square backdown or fight. Ger
tainly, Cleveland will not dare to recede
from the position he has taken in his
message, and Congress will be prompt to
sustain him, even at the cost of war.
That is the situation, aud it will be well
for England If she keeps watch on her
arrogant Premier and sees that he does
not push his display of brilliancy too far.