The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-08-18
NEWS ITEMS.

hu'lceS received Al Yokohama from
Seoul say Corea intends TO adopt the
, gold standard
Brig. Gen. Ezra =. Ewers, United
States volunteers, has been appointed
governor of the city OF Guantanamo.
For the week failures have been 100
In the United States, against 2S0 last
year, and is In Canada, against IS last
year.
War department officials deny gen.
orally the assertions Of discomfort and
ill-usage of troops reported from Mou.
tauk Point
at meeting Thursday afternoon OF
the executive committee OF Tammany
hall, II was decided to not recognize
the new state election law.
The Greek government has declined
an offer from the government Of Mica
ragua to purchase three OF the largest
iron clads Of the Greek fleet
Total receipts of Klondike gold at
the government assay Office In SEATTLE,
Wash, up to date aggregate two and
one quarter million dollars
The Oklahoma and Indian territory
volunteer troops now rendezvousing at
TT Reno, have received orders to move
and will leave for TT Whtpple, A. T.,
next Tuesday.
Late adviccs from Sitka, Alaska.
state that largo and extensive coal de.
posits have been discovered at Whale
bay, on Buranoff islands, about 40
miles from Sitka
The salmon fishing season ON the
Columbia river closed at midnight.
The seasons pack amounts To 3l5, 900
cases, which Is Isl, 900 cases below the
pack of last year.
Mount Nesuvus is now in a state OF
eruption from new crater. The
eruption is supposed to be connected
with the seismic disturbance felt at
Messina and in Southern Italy.
An earthquake shock was felt at
Messina, Sicily Friday, afternoon and
at various points in the island and the
southern part OF the peninsula No
damage resulted from the disturbances.
Diego do Vivo, one OF tho best known
impressarios In tho United States,
died at his home In New York City
Thursday from paralysis. lie was
stricken on Saturday morning last and
never rallied
The naval board OF construction has
decided not to make new designs for
The battle ship Maine, Missouri and
ohio, but to recommend TO Secretary
Long that the bid, for those vessels bo
opened September l.
News has reached New York OF the
ieath Of Dr. Gardner Quincy Cotton,
he dentist OF New York, who, after
hree-months' visit to Europe. was
Ibout to return home from Rotterdam.
Death followed paralysis traceable to
I'D age and its complications DIR.
,olton was 50 years of age.
j. ii. Calvert OF Seattle, Wash, who
as returned from Alaska, reports a
ig stampede has occurred from Lake
and the trails to Big Taku,
bout 50 miles In the interior. The
ush was started by the report that
old running from two 10 six dollars
an had been found.
Maj. Gen. Henry W. Lawton, United
tates volunteers, has been appointed
Iflitary governor OF the department
Santiago, and Brig. Gen. Leonard
'ood, United States volunteers, has
cen requested to remain governor OF
le city OF Santiago, under Gen. Law
N.
A band of armed brigands stormed
Ie Usponic monastry near Toltrea,
In the fight that ensued
70 monks were killed aud many
ounded. The others fled. The brig.
Ids then pillaged the monastry and
Two have since been ar
sted.
Rev. A. A. Moore, pastor OF the Cum.
rland Presbyterian church, and
ther of Gen. Milton Moore, of Kan.
$ City, now at Chickamauga with
c army, is dead at his home in Wei.
Igton, No. Rev. Moore was 81 years
age and was born IN Eastern Ten
ssee.