The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1895-01-17
NEWS YrEll.

Frank Smith. The diamond rrobbee,
escaped from the st. Louis syorkhouse.
Ivy Gobo, colored. was hanged at
Friar's Point, Miss, for The murder Of
hiswife.sg
Mrs. Elizabeth Cracroft, aged Is.
was fatally burned by an exploding
lamp. at Sharpsburg. Ky.
Unless all signs Shall fail, James II.
Budd will be inaugnrated. governor OF
California at noon on Friday.
y lTanktoa als'di., bottles worRsaret to
be at once doubled in capacity and $50
men added TO their regular force.
A horse owned by NJ II. Hing OF
Marion. o. with q record, of e::2711s, had
TO be shot because ORA bf6kef1es.
supt. stump is informed tl,at Austin
Corbin has arranged to coionize 1000
acres in rChicot county Ark with
Italians. s gsess ~. q, 49, -s...
Halt oil ths forfsitsrlgpa gfpusria
Ion#oaagoh county. anehs eogta ming
:. $50 snessss. .sps openea TT getalssmssfit
EbarsdiiyA g D 4 al
at. Huntington. w. W, Elmer I'os-
ter, orc Of tire gang Of post Office rob
bers, was handed oyer to an Ohio shcr-
iff on rcquisition. 80
: 0.tW. R6Nings and wife, who live az
$40 Emerson avenue. Minneapolis. were
found aead-in Sllsir3liomc. 4 Arevolyer
was found, sindicating murder and,stii-.
eide. -
r. Aviolent wind and snowsstDr1,i swept
over Foggia. on the great plain q
Apulla Friday. Six houses collapsed
Eight persons were killed aud mary
others injured.
!nfhe lower house of the Missouri
legislature bill was introduced pro-
hibiting life insurance companies from
taking risks on children under seven
teen years Of age.
. Thomas Walsh, who was employed
boy14hc Yaeihc Eaprssss Coz last s$ear.
has confessed the theft of 1900 from
s OBJ, 900 package svhsle IN transih froonas
Salt LAKE Citt:to omaha.s Hs"-a'- '&esss
E. J. Myers, of Detroit, Mich, con
fessed to having comnitted eight forG-
cries. when. arraigned before Justice
Seversoh in Chicagos Thea case was
continued in bonds of $500.
Neil Hepburn, .cx-postmaster Of City
Island n. Y, who was $1,000 short in
his accounts when removed last March
was sentenced to two years In the
Kings county penitentiary. T.,
A;gcneral shoe strike is on at itaver-
hill. Mass. The lasters started the
battle, and they have been reinforced
by the workmen in. all othcr depart
ments, about six thousand i'm number.
While skating on Yankee Run at
Hubbard, O., Arthur IIamn1oAd and
Miss Nellie jackson broke. Through the:
[ice.s French sand Scott chaignai,
plunged into the water and rescued
them as they were sinking the last
time. :::s1:gf..s -;
/; There is a great scarcity Of %caverat
| in the mills in New Bedford, Mass
and two mills have advanced wages to
try to induce weavers to, go there. IT
is es&ima ted that about one. theusalid:
weave:rrs lefs New Bedford during the
recent strike. v
Mrs. Charles A. Thieman, wife OF ar
Omaha .councilman,s,w as burned to
desth. while attempting to escape: fronss
the flames which enveloped her homo.
In jumping from a window Mr.. THE
man broke His leg and; sustained other
serious injuries e. AZ - ,~.ss..,
YIree4 American soldiers from ft.s
Niagara ,yere drowned at Niagara,
Ont. The men leftthe fort intending
! TO cross the Tivees,s and when sSithin'
about 200 yards of the shore the boat
became fast in the moving ice, and. be-
ing struck by wave, upset = 80
john Bprkholder,. q farmer living
near Akron, o., went down into the
cellar, to compel his two boys, William
|'and Lewis to quit drinking hard cider.
Abe boys set upon him and beat him
until he was unconscious. They are
new in jail awaiting the action OF the.
gsandejhry.a s>sSsss$ IS
AZ big gold strike was made insthe
New. York, and Chance mine at Creede,
Col. Heretofore this mine has been
rich silver producer, and has enriched
the owners, SEVERAL hundred Thousand
dollars. HehrySNtoleottSand Judge o.
Z, eLefevre,of Denver, are thea princi:-
pal owners. ..,v - :.
+ Ia special proclamation was issued sby,
f}adv. Afatthems; Of Indiana. ordering q,
new election for prosecuting attorney
in Knox county. Johnathan Keith and
John L.. Goodman tied for the place at
| the last election, The special election
viii lie held JSnuary es, and will cost
the county $1,000. ,
Mrs Hinshaw;s one OF the yictiihs Of
the,attack. of burglars at sBelloytlle.
trds, Thursday, died Friday from Her
wounds. Mr.. Hinshaw is still alive
md: censciols, and the phEsi, .ans haye.
some hopes Of his recovery. TT won1d
be,hara TO prevent q .]lyynchipg # the +
inntdetefs We're eaSglstsS .eass!aas
At Portland, Ind, Joseph Miller and
|Dans Bowman-were put in Jail Thnrs..
|. day afternoon. charged with stealing
ia horse and buggy from jerome Hop
kins. Thursday night they pleaded
Equity received sentence of two
years each and were taken TO the peni-
sentiarS Friday morning.
Robert Wilson, jr,. who resides near
arantsvine, VIVA, was found lying
mortally wounded in the woods near
aAais home His neck. shoulders and
ware terriblystorn with shot
5laas;was lying beside him dis
aassiSs s,n. and character