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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-01
More Troop. to 30 Mustered Out.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2S.-The war de-
faf'mcni, in view of the assurances
'"'' "a peace treaty will be signed, is
arranging 10 muster out more troops.
"'' probable that from 80, 900 to 40, OOO
'"0l'eers will be mustered out as
'''h as selections of regiments can be
1''.''. There has been quite ademand
''' 'Ac return Of volunteers from Ma
]'.' O'' no troops will be brought
''''u Tie Philippines unless they are
replaced by others
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-01
In Her Wedding Gown.

AKRON. o., Nov. 2G.-Miss Ella Chap
man will Le buried in the dress that
was TO have been her wedding gown.
She died Thursday after two days i'll
ness. Her afiianced husband, w. r.
Heslop, was at her bedside. The we'd
ding was TO have taken place next
week. A month ago the ceremony was
postponed because of the death of Hes
lop's father.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-01
4 Peanut Trust.

NORFOLK, Va, Nov. 26.-There has
been practically completed within the
last three days the formation of big
trust with a capital of So, coo, 900, whose
intention is TO control the entire pea
nut production of the United States.
1t is stated that the signatures of all
the principal concerns of this city and
section have been secured.
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A KIondike Mastodon Story.

VAN CoUvER, b. c., Nov. 2S.-J. w.
Nee, of Tacoma, is here with an in
teresting Klondike mastodon story.
lie says of a big pile of bones found
on Sulphur creek one was tooth be-
tween four and one-half and five
inches long, and nearly two inches
thick at the base. Another was
the leg of On animal from the knee
TO the ankle. 1t was five feet and q
half in length, From the ground to
this animals body the distance was
probably oven ten feet.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-01
NEW MAYOR FOR SANTIAGO.
Senor Bacardi, an Old Resident. Appoint
ed-IIs Clerical Force Are All Cubans
Who Served In tho Late War.

SANTIAGO. Nov. 2G.-Gen. Wood, at
his own request, Friday relieved Maj.
McLeary of his mayoralty duties. lie
returns to his military post.
In the opinion of Gen. Wood it is
preferable to appoint to the mayoralty
a civilian acceptable to the Cubans,
and he has appointed as Maj. Nc
Leary's successor Scnor Bacardi, an old
resident. He is anxious to give tho
mayor as much authority as is com
patible with military jurisdiction.
The new mayor will conform to Gen.
Woods ideas, which are to give the
Cubans every opportunity to show
themselves capable of self-government.
The first official act of Mayor Bicardi
was to discharge the entire clerical
force in the mayors Office and employ
Cubans who had served in the war He
will shortly issue a manifesto to the ef-
feet that he intends encourag-
ing the city's development and
giving employment as far as
conditions will permit to worthy
persons. He will promise to look close
ly to the general interests of the COM
munity and will call upon all Cubans
TO obey the law and thus to promote
the prosperity of the country and to
insure the happiness Of its people.
Gen. Wood has high hopes of this
first attempt at civil government under
Cuban control.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-01
Gems. shafter and Garcia Meet.

New YORK, Nov. 26.-While passing
out of the Fifth avenue hotel Friday
night Gen. Shafter and Gen. Calixto
Garcia met for the first time since the
capitulation of Santiago. The gener-
ais saluted simultaneously, then shook
hands and conversed pleasantly for
several minutes. Each seemed pleased
at the meeting,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-01

CoNsTANTINoPLE. Nov. 2G.-Several
OF the Turkish ministers have submit
ted TO the sultan memorials pointing
out the disturbed state Of the empire
and the reforms they considered neces-
sary. The sultan is irritatcd at this
attitude on the part of his ministers
and it is expected that he will dismiss
several of them, although it will be
difficult TO find substitutes who do not
favor reforms.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-01
Earthquake shocks.

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 90. - Many
points in south and southwest Vir-
ginia report having experienced an
earthquake shock about $3.50 o'clock
Friday afternoon. The disturbance
was felt from Nottoway county to the
Tennessee line. There was the usual
preceding roaring noise. No damage
Is renorted
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-01
a Texas Hanging.

CLERRURNE, Tex, Nov. 26.-John b.
Shaw was hanged at Clerburne Friday
for killing Thomas Craine year ago.
Shaw, who claimed to be an infidel,
had refused all along to have any talk
with or visits from preachers, but at
the last moment he relented and per-
mittcd a preacher to be with him on
the scaffold.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-01
Gems shafter and Garcia Meet.

New YORK, Nov. 26.-While passing
out of the Fifth avenue hotel Friday
night Gen. Shafter and Gen. Calixto
Garcia met for the first time since the
capitulation of Santiago. The gener-
ais saluted simultaneously, then shook
hands and conversed pleasantly for
several minutes. Each seemed pleased
at the meeting.
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Blanco WIN Sail for Spain December 8.

HAVANA, Nov. 26.--Passports were
Friday delivered to the aides-de-camp
of Gen. Blanco's staff, who will sail
for Spain on the steamer Juan Forgas
December 8. On the same steamer it
is announced, will embark Marshal
Blanco, Gen. Solano and his staff and
the officials employed at Blanco's
headquarters.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-01
A Tragedy In Little Rock.

LITTLE Rock, Ark. Nov. 26.-In North
Little Rock Friday morning NJ. b.
Lane, a section foreman, while in a
drunken frenzy emptied both barrels
of gun loaded with buckshot into his
wife's face, killing her instantly. The
womans son, V. n. Wright, seized the
gun and broke it over the murderer's
head. crushing the skull. The Lanes
came from Evansville two years ago.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-01

MONTGOMERY, w. Va, Nov. 9G.-At a
dance in the Bear Wallow,' a cOlored
dance hail. Gaines Carter became en-
gagged in a row with a colored woman
named Florence. He kicked her in
the abdomen, as result of which She
died Friday morning. The Jail where
Carter is confined is being guarded, as
it is feared his friends will release
him.
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Asphyxiated by Gas.

CHICAGO, Nov. 26 Harry J. Myers
was found dead in his room Friday.
The gas jet had been removed and
death was caused by the escaping
fumes. Myers was formerly connected
with theaters in Cleveland and Cincin-
natl. He left a note asking that Miss
Laura Thomas, of Summitville, Ia, be
notified of his death.
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Tn, R.o.,pt, Were Divided.

New YORK, Nov. 26.--The receipts
for the Corbett-Sharkey fight amount
ed to s47, $40. 1t is reported in sporting
circles that this neat pot, less $1,000,
was equally divided between the fight
ers and the club, each getting third.
The purse of $4,000 is said to have
baen a myth.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-01
Segroes speoisl Thanksgiving.

NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-At the sugges-
ton of leading colored men through
out the country, Thanksgiving day was
set apart as an appropriate day for the
offering of prayer for the protection OF
the lives of Afro-Americans through
out the country, and for the dawning
Of a new era for the colored race.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-01
Blanoo WIN Sail for Spain Deoembsr s.

HAVANA, Nov. 26.--Passports were
Friday delivered to the aides-de camp
of Gen. Blanco's staff, who will sail
for Spain on the steamer Juan Forgas
December 3. On the same steamer it
is announced, will embark Marshal
Blanco. Gen. Solano and his staff.
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Iun Eont of Snnw.

HARTFORD, Ct, Nov. 2S,-The storm
in this city is the heaviest known since
the blizzard of 1888. The snow is
about two feet on level and is drifted
badly. John Ahern, an electrician, was
killed on the Glastonbury trolley line
Sunday while working at clearing the
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-01
G'rrafd Circuit Court Conven.s.

"AN't'rEE Ky, Nov. 2s.-The Car
;, a'N circuit court convened Monday.
'''r "earren and VIM. Mccoy will
''ca Tor murder. Wearren killed
'o- o+" LeaVci last February. Mccoy
'," MS iather-in-law. David White
'''' u years ago, escaped and was
i.l, r'uiea al Taylorsville, KY, in June
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-01
France Storm swept.

PARIS, Nov. 2s.-During the last "a
hours storms, increasing in severity,
have ragged throughout southern
France and northern Italy. Much
damage has been done at Marseilles.
Cannes, San Romo and Genoa. Along
the Riviera sea walls and sea fronts
have suffered especially.
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SEwELI, w. Va, Nov. 25.-lke Waters
was found dead upon the track of the
C. and O. railroad. Waters was ter
ror at Sewell on account of his quar-
relsome disposition, and it is believed
he was murdered by enemies and placed
upon the track.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-01
Making U.s Of Telegraph Wire.

SANTIAGO, Nov. 96.-Gen. Wood has
instructed the rural police to keep a
special lookout along the telegraph
line between Santiago and San Luis, as
the peasant farmers are still cutting
the wire and using it to bale hay and
cope stone.
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penn.rlrnnla pefrnt. Cornell.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 95.-0n field
knee-deep with mud the University OF
Pennsylvania football team Thursday
afternoon defeated the Cornell eleven
by the score of IL to 0.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-01
,ferr M.erinr In LouIsrllle.

COLUMBUS, o., Nov. 26.-The national
convention Phi Delta Theta has de-
cided to hold it's next meeting in Louis
Vile, KY, in 1000.
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A Ma,sachusett. Bank Robbed.

WALPOLE, Mass, Nov. 2s.-The vault
OF the Wrentham national bank at
Wrentham, was blown open by burg
lars early Saturday and rifed. About
$4,000 in cash and notes valued at $685.
600 are missing.
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n.nl.lnn Given Laytgne.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 26.-ln the La
vigne-Tracy fight Friday night the de-
cision was given to Lavigne in the
twentieth round.
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Pope Leo IA IN.

3. 'Nf' , Nov 2S'-The pope is reported
,a,n |'''nR had a prolonged fainting
h. be-" sunday His physician is said Ia
" aPprehensive.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-01
NEWS ITEMS.

A quantity of arms destined for the
Carlists, have been seized in a house in
Bilboa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-09
FOR OUR OWN USE.
Judge Lambert Tree Thinks We
Should Keep the Philippines.

Chicago, May ST hope the United
States flag will never be hauled down at
the Philippine islands," says Lambert
Tree, former minister to Russia 1.-The
circumstances of our victory there dem
onstrated the necessity of annexing them.
Commodore Dewey did not have place
left for the sole of his foot in the east;
He was turned out of Hong Kong and
then out of Mrs bay, and he had to con-
quer a harbor or start for Honolulu, or go
to the bottom. Now, that same thing
will happen again whenever we have an
other war. All the ports will be declared
and no coal and will have to come home.
or surrender. or sink. That is what call
things, and now that we have providen-
italy acquired a port in the east it
seems to me that we are under obligations
to keep it This is all the more neces-
sary because we have become great
commercial power. For if we mean to COM
pete with other nations for the trade of
China and Japan it is indispensable that
evitable that in the near future the Pa
cific ocean and the adjoining seas will be-
ACTIVITY and the United States has arrived
at a period in its history when it must
either advance, in accordance with its re-
sponsibilites as a great commercial power.
or else take a back seat in the family of
nexa ton of these islands.
'As to the Intervention of foreign ma
ing so. I cannot see what right any other
nation has to interfere. We are perfectly
annex these islands without anybody's
help and in spite of anybody's opposition.
AT the same time 7 do not think that any
power in EuIAPe will say a word. for no
country in Europe is looking for any trou-
bic with the United States. The Monroe
doctrine cuts no figure in this matter
The fact that we will not let any country
IN Europe extend its political system on
this continent is no reason why we should
not extend our political system in the
eastern hemisphere. Whether in case of
annexation we would become liable for
any Spanish debt secured by the Philip
pine islands on their customs revenue is
mere matter of detail and should not
weigh a feather against annexation. So
l am clear and positive in my opinion that
the United States should never surrender
the PHILIPPINE islands to anybody, but
should keep them for its own use"
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Sostoa that he was surprised to see his
men under arms, after they had sur
rendered the day before.
Captain SostOa replied that they had
not surrendered, but had merely hoist
ed the white flag in order to enable
them to remove women and children to
places of safety.
Commander Lamberton said that
when the Spanish flag came down and
the white flag went up no other inter
probation could be put upon it that 1T
was an unconditional surrender, and
the women and children ought not to
have been there anyhow.
Captain Sostoa remarked that we
came so early in the day they had no
time to remove them. If we had not
begun the fight so soon the women
would have been out of the way.
Commander Lamberton reminded him
that the Spaniards had fired the first
shot. However, he added, he was not
there to discuss past events. He had
come as Commodore Dewey's repre-
senal. All Spaniards there, he said
must surrender their arms and persons
as prisoners of war otherwise our ships
would open fire on them.
Then Captain SoStOa said he could do
nothing, not being in command, and
would have to consult his Superiors.
Commander Lamberton refused to
recognize any one but the senior Off
Ger actually present who, he said must
comply with Commodore Dewey's con-
ditionS.
Captain Sostoa asked to have the
terms of surrender put down in writing,
which was done, these being the condi-
tions:
without further delay all Spanish
officers and men must be withdrawn
and no buildings or stores must be in
jured AS Commodore Dewey does not
wish further hostility with the Spanish
naval forces, the Spanish officers will
be paroled and the forces at the arsenal
will deliver all their small arms
Captain SOStOa then pleaded for more
time. Consequently Commander Lam
berton gave the Spaniards two hours
time.
If the white flag was not rehoisted
over the arsenal at noon, he said, we
should reopen fire.
We returned to the Petrol just in
time and started back across the bay
to report to the commodore.
At a quarter to IL o'clock, the white
flag was hoisted, but when we went to
take possession of the arsenal in the
afternoon we found that every seaman
had marched off to Manila, carrying his
Mauser rifle with him
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the commissioners. The government
would be continued on much the same
lines as exist now.
He asks that sufficient troops be sent
him, in the event that his plan is
adopted, to maintain order. If his sug-
gestion is favorably received by the
president and his cabinet, it is probable
that our two consuls. Williams of Ma
Mia and Wildman of Hong Kong, will
be asked to serve on the commission.
Some such solution, it appears, must
be found Immediately.
Food supplies in Manila have run
short already. It is estimated that the
town has only enough to last two
weeks. No more can be brought in.
Commodore Dewey's fleet has COM
pletely invested the city by water and
the insurgents control all land ap-
proaches. 1t is impossible for the in
habitants to add to the present supply
of food without consent of the Ameri-
can commodore. He is in absolute con-
troll. The forts at Manila are not
strong enough to cope with his guns.
The fleet would have no trouble in raz-
ing the citys defense and in utterly de-
stroying the residence and business
quarters. Not only the governor gene. Co
al, but the people as well, realize that
if Dewey demands a surrender, he can
back up his demands with shot and
she'll sufficient to wipe out the city.
If the demand is made and the gov
ernor refuses, the people will rise and
demand that he surrender. There would
also be a revolt on the part of many of
the soldiers before they bring down on
the practically defenSeleSs city the fire
of the powerful American fleet.
Under international law, a city can
not be bombarded until days notice
has been given, but the action of the
Manila forts in firing on the American
fleet would be sufficient grounds to
break this rule.
Commodore Dewey has said that he
will give the people time to leave the
city if he is compelled by a refusal to
surrender, to lombard Manila. The
Spanish inhabitants would gain little
by flight, for the insurgents hold the
hills and could easily defeat them in
combat.
Commodore Dewey has held no COM
munication with the insurgents. Re
liable reports are that $4,000 are on the
hills that surround Manila. These men
will be armed with American repeating
rifles, recently landed in the Philippines
by filibustering expeditions. The in
surgents have but a Semblance of mill
tary training. If they make an attack
on the city it will degenerate into law
less looting. The insurgents will be
nothing better than mob out for plum
der.
There is grave necessity for a strong
government at Manila. Commodore
Dewey could have taken the city last
Sunday, but he feared violence
He can land 1000 armed men, but
these would not be sufficient to prevent
murder, rapine and pillage. If we take
Manila the French and British war
ships here will land forces to protect
their own people in Manila and their
own interests.
Not less than 5000 troops are really
needed to occupy the principal cities in
the Philippines. Dewey has already
asked for them, and has received as
surances that they will be sent as
quickly as ships can be had ready to
transport them.
The Hugh McCulloch has been made
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-09
10000 VOLUNTEERS
Are to Follow the Vanguard of the
Invading Army.

Invading Army.
Washington, May 9.-The Washington
Post says:
Between sixty and eighty thousand
men will be landed on Cuban soil at
once.
They will wear the uniform of the
United States and they will not return
until they have defeated the Spanish
flag floats as proudly over Havana as
1t does over the ruins of the Cavite
fortress in the Manila harbor. This is
the idea of the military advisers of the
administration and the president has
approved the plans.
The first section of the army to in
wade Cuba will be Il, 900 or IS 900 troops
that are now assembled at New Or
leans and Tampa. They are all regu-
lars and most of them are men who
have seen actual fighting on the plains.
They are seasoned, disciplined, effective.
They will be followed at once by an
other army of $4,000 volunteers, who
will be concentrated at southern ports
as quickly as the trains can carry them
and will be transported as fast as the
necessary ships can be collected.
1t is estimated that it will take at
least 300 vessels to carry this immense
army to Cuba. Nearly everything that
floats has already been secured by the
government and last night the wires
were hot in all directions, directing con-
tracts to be closed Immediately in all
SEAPORT towns.
Other details of the great expedition
have been arranged. Within 4S hours
there will be 1000 wagons at Tampa
and 1900 mules. Several hundred
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-09
FLEET ARRIVES.
IL Spanish Warships Reported
at Porto Rico.

Port Au Prince, May 9.-The arrival
is rumored late yesterday evening of II
Spanish war vessels at Porto Rico, and
a battle is expected on Tuesday. 1t is
also reported from Cape Haytien that
Rear Admiral SIMPSONS squadron has
been sighted to the north. The vessel
which pursued the cruiser Montgomery
is supposed to have been the Spanish
warship Vizcaya, and it is suggested
that possibly the Montgomery enticed
the Spaniard within striking distance of
Admiral Sampson. The crew of the
German ship Bolivia, Captain Bruhn,
which arrived today, say they heard
cannonading to the north about four
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Advices from Cape Haytien say that
yesterday, off Mount ST. Nichols, two
Spanish warships captured schooner
bound for Cape Haytien.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-09
WELL DONE.
Joint Resolution Offered in the
House
Thanking Admiral Dewey and
His Men
FOR HEROIC SERVICE
In the Battle of Manila,
May 1,
In Accordance With the Presi-
dents Wishes.
FOR HEROIC SERVICE

Washington, May 9.-The president
today sent the following message to
congress:
To the Congress of the United States.
On the oath of April, directed the
secretary of the navy to telegraph Or
ders to Commodore George Dewey of
the United States navy, commanding
the Asiatic squadron then lying in the
port of Hong Kong, to proceed forth
with to the Philippine islands, there to
commence operations and engage the
Spanish fleet.
Promptly obeying that order, the