The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-26
SOUTHWEST POLITICS.
RUFUS 4. AYERS VIII M 4 CdNDI-
DATE FOR GOrERNOR NEXT TERN.
That Section Nominating Her Fest Mem
The sale Of the Appalachian furnaces
A Mammoth Coke Plant.

BIG STONE GAP. VA. Sept. &.-Spc-
clal-Hon. Henry 5. Kane. OF Scott. the
democratic nominee for State Senator
from this district. has opened his cam
paign in Lee county. He has been there
since the day the convention nominated
aim He Will make a vigorous canvass
and viii doubtless be elected.
The Republicans have not as yet nomi-
mated their candidate. bu; II is pretty gen
orally understood that Captain Chh'
Slcmp. OF Lee county. will be the nonl-
nee. Captain Slem9 was In the lower
House at the last session Of the General
Assembly. and has served one term IN we
Senate. lie IS undoubtedly inc suohBvS'
man the Republicans have IN TINS as
trict and IN addition has plenty OF MONEY
which he will spend freely u ncccSsail'
In Dickinson. Buchanan, ana W Use
counties. which three counties ar -"
titled 10 ore representative in the houSc,
The Democrats candidate is baPbsl
minister. and as Dicnenson and buchanan
are Rapiists stronsholds. he VIII doubtless
oc elected IL, ...,,,
csslly n The county Is properly crgaihAtu;
Scott county has not tS yet noin' - 4
g. candidate. hut Hon. Gcors" q f"aIh'
a brilliant youn- lawyer OF Gaze ~
&c an aspirant Tor the honor. ana ne VIZ
INV NNtAN - t--''
Mr. Ewing is one Of the most p opaHiaar
men IN Scott and has mover p'iv.,., 80,
"A cgrdidatc for any Ollie. Tine so'.." ~
Is nominating her best men, ana III W
fufurc WI hold a place in the u'tn -
Of ~. parfv that has been ucnly,u, NV,
in INC past Il * BY far ,ng and has
some very able and DISTINGUISHED men,
.Ylss FOR ooyfnNcn.
~, .,1o O. e4rone fight for the
eovcrnorship next time. and VIII douu,-
Toes get IT, as she has not nam. a eShh,
ernor for many years. II u 10. p,,fms
that f}occ Tyler VIII oppose non ~" ne So
Ayers a. Ayers withdrew from ~
contest lest time and threw ."S -"''''
strength TO Tyler. -, o-d
PRESIDENT NJ II. Smith. Of the l.. a ,ll
y railroad tn com 5ppI,ay, ",iInIs. Louis
Nille Nr ST John BOYLE r,hion Az
others from Louisville. arriN'u ~ ~.
day i'm Mr.. Smiths private car -
L. 4 y. and viii remain srN nc 500
non and recently added 20 tnelr ~
ings hv buving the Appalachian iui ,ool
They own a large body oil Cohl"s r,tt
and they VIII make arranseinc''s w. las
sn a coke nlani. General Ayers VINO n%s
Lod charge of the furnaces Tor th' a..
two wears has operated them itilpVu.
interrnjssion and made money All u"ii"s
the recent hard times. a,,.a-s
Pig stone Gap pig IRON '"s 49,
been one dollar over the market p''''
Of any other Southern iron.
MAMMOTH coKE PLANTS.
The railroad which Is being built from
f,aiiohau on the l.. x y. X. T., through
The Goa! property Of the Nireinia Coai
and Iron company. Is nearing completion.
This cOmpanv owns about W.pp acres
~ the finest coal In this region ana
as soon as the railroad Is compl' .'d.
which Will be inside Of two weeks. they
will commence work on their mammoth
coke plant. The company IS compose !
OF the Lciscnrings. of Mauch chunk. "a
by Vent. Mr. Samuel Thomas, MI
Savre. Rufus \. Ayers. ana VI. :. henn~
mercr ana others. The Ieseniings own
large steel works at Birninrham. Ala,
and also works I'm Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Henry {. Mcdowell has returned
90 the city after an extended trip 10
visit her iather-in-law. Major Mcdowell,
at Ashland. Ky.
Genera. r. a. Ayers and family are
stin m their summer home. "Holston
SPRINGS" IN Scott county.
The German club have germans once
a week in their hall In the Goodloe build
ing.
Misses Julia and Jane Hardin daughters
Of Watt Hardin. of Kentucky. Demo-
cratic nominee for Governor. after SPEND
ing the 81 miner months with relatives at
this place. have returned TO their home
at Frankfort. Ky.
Colonel John G. Haskell Of Columbia.
&. c.. were here last week, looking after
his mineral lands.
Or Harry ]. Sullivan and Miss Alice
DUFF will be married October 2nd.