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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-05-12
Democratic Convention.

At meeting Of the Democratic
Committee Of the Ninth CongreSsion
III District, held May eth, 1898, it
was determined to hold the Conven-
ton to nominate candidate for the
House OF Representatives Of the 56th
Congress, at Pulaski City, on Tues
day the 9th day of July, 1898, at ].
o'clock.
The basis Of representation will be
one delegate for each one hundred
votes and fractional part thereof over
fifty cast for William j. Bryan in
1896.
The following is the number Of
delegates to which each county and
city is entitled:
Bland ), buchanan ), Craig ).
Dickinson 5. Giles 10, Lee Is,
Pulaski II, Russell l.. Scott IS,
Smyth H. TazewelI I6, Washing
ton II, Wise 10, Wythe Il, Bristol
City 4.
The Committee recommends that
the time and manner for the election
of delegates and alternates in each
county be fixed for the June county
courts and at the court houses, and
the committee further earnestly
recommends that calls lie made for
the purpose, and that at the same
time and place Of the election of dele
gates and alternates that a recogni-
cation Of the party he had by the
election Of county committees in each
county, and that care be taken to
secure the services Of the most zeal
Gus and active party workers upon
these committees.
BY order Of the committee.
NJ. {. CLARK, I. \. Lynch,
Secretary. Chairman
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Closing Exercises.

The closing exercises of the Big
Stone Gap High School will take
place on the 18th Of this month.
The school closes on the 10Th, but
the exhibition will not take place
until the 25th. Or Sunday, the
22nd, the "Baccalaureate" sermon
will be preached in the Southern
Methodist church by some good
who has not been decided
upon at this writing, The exercises
promise to be very interesting.
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Dwelling Burned.

Mr.. J. NJ. GilIy, who lives neal
the 5. \. ~ O. II. r. short distance
from East Stone Gap, had the mis-
fortune to lose his house and all hi,
household goods, including the fam
ily's clothing, by fire last Friday
afternoon. The fire caught from the
cook stove fue and was discovered
almost Immediately, when Judge and
Worley, the T. and 10 year old sons
OF Mr.. Gilly, went on the roof to put
the fire out, but it spread SO rapidly
that their efforts were in vain and
they both came very near losing their
lives. Judge, the older boy, jumped
off the roof and received a broken
arm, and Worley, the younger, in his
efforts to stop the fire fell through the
burning roof onto the cealing and was
badly burned about the face. He
succeeded in climbing back onto the
roof and escaped with his life by also
jumping to the ground. Mr.. Gilly
was not at home at the time of the
fire, and the efforts of Mrs. Gilly and
the children to save the household
goods were fluitless. Had it not
been for the assistance Of some rail
road men doubtless their smoke house
aud other buildings nearby would
also have been burned. The loss was
about 1920, with no insurance.
We understand that Mr.. Gilly
will rebuild at once at the same
place.
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LOCAL ITEMS.

J NJ Allen, a prominent sales
'a' was in the Gap Monday.
i Dnwidlic Kilgore returned Mon
r. from a visit to relatives at Wise.
ley. Il G. Mathcson preached at
'' Episcopal church last Sunday.
g. W Evans attended L. S. court
Abingdon last week.
W. W. Buckley was on the sick
d" a few days this week.
An unusual amount of sickness is
sfor'el IN the town and community.
|, Mrs. }. w. Kelly returned last
Do''day night from a visit to rela
lives at Wise.
Miss Ida Bum left last Monday
zones boro, Tenn, where she will
i'"' The summer visiting relatives.
|, ''>. L. Kelly went to Wise Tues
pay Oh professional business.
a. ), Z. Moore aud 6. NJ. Brown went
y Norton Monday on business.
Mr. Bolton, very aged man living
~ III The Valley. died with dronsv
''' Saturday.
Line ne little one-year-old child of
Friday. '
,' ,l"S'er Bertice lIagy went to Bristol
r r'S q ms father to visit his uncle, j
'''''h' and family for few days. |
i, 1,,'S Ethel Eaton, of Bristol, is
, ,'il"S relatives in the Gap this
&c.. ~. - Wilcox, formerly Of this
sS T. o9' now Of Bristol, spent Tues
:. :! IN the Gap in tbs interes: of the
'n'tol News Wv
D., Mrs. T. g. Anderson sne0t last
, La' Iay night in the Gap returning
,sl.. "'''le at Abingdon from a visit
relatives at Wise.
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In Good OrGer

TMDALl, Va, May s, 1898. 4.
DeGucrrsnte, Of this place, states
that he was troubled with pain in the
back, which was supposed to be due
to arrangement Of tie kidneys. He
began taking Hoods Sarsaparilla,
and after the use Of one bottle, the
pain entirely disappeared and he was
completely well lie has also taken
it for a tined feeling, and it has put
his svstem in Good ORDER.
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Thr0i e ct tli- suit is TO attach the
estate .sud property OF the defendants,
,h'ch cssltr O., situated on StOncy Creek
.a ~.tf ......, d. and said estate con-
..-f . 'nwh-f pop ~ trees, houses, stock
...- . ,to wili-. uglnes, planning mill,
..... nd aI, hAtDirs belonging 10 said
.hiucit, said trees being the trees that
ruirick Hagan heretofore sold 10 j. Ii.
Milliudcr y Co., which ~ OF record in the
county ... lcrh ID oihce OF Scott county
ga u,,4 I..0 No. SO page 800 and 10
subject ..ud estate and property 90 the
payment oi $JJ9.i3 with interest from
Jan. /, ls9s, and $500 Interest from
February /, lr9S, and $Jii interest
darch /. le9S Damage S2OOO0O. Ana
thilNii having been made and filed
g.. .i,nts. ]. H. Nillnder, y. +.
Y.I " IS. Ferguson are not
.~.Grnts OF the state of Virginia, it is
ordered that they do appear here, within
/ ) DAYS after due publication hereof, apd
IL what may be necessary to protect their
ntc est in this suit And it is further
order "a that copy hercoi he published
once a week for four weeks in the Big
Stone {. up Pow, ppd that copy he posted
It the I d ~ door oi tle court house Of
hi, county On The first dey ct the next
crm Of the comfy count
= copy Ieste
L. VI. Ably, Clerk
/. 4 ". SEEEN, pa. ap?l lG-l9
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Fire at JOneSVille.

On Sunday, May 1St, the residence
of a. J. Brown, at JOnesville, was
entirely destroyed by fire, including
the furniture. The residence had
Just been completed and moved into
by Mr.. Brown and is a great loss to
him. The house and furniture was
partially insured. Mr.. Brown is a
brother to r. l.. Brown, Of this place.
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The best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises. Sores, Ulcers Salt Rheum. Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chihlains-
Corns and all skin Eruptions, and posi-
lively cures Piles, or no pay required 1t
is guaranteed to give pcriect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price - CEN, per
box For sale hy J ". Kelly
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w. II. Crowell and family have
moved to Bristol. where they will re.
side in the future.
Clifford Gilbert Fowler. the
editors little nephew aud name.ake.
who has been sick for some time past
Is improving.
n beautiful, soft, and thick head Of
long hair, Of natural hue. will be
produced by using Halls Hair Re-
newer, the ladies' favorite hair re-
tStorer and beautifer.
Mrs. killingcr, who has been visit
ing her parents, Mr. aud Mrs. j. b.
Patterson, in the Gap for some time
past, returned to her home at Corbm,
Ky, last Friday night.
johnny, the eight-year old son Of
MIR. and Mrs. J. y. Miller, Of East
Stone Gap, died Sunday evening
with pneumonia and diptheria.
The need of good Spliug Med
icine is almost universal and Hoods
Sarsaparlla exactly meets this need.
he sure to get Hoods.
Miss Paralee Buckley has been real
I'll with fever for several days past,
but is improving some at this writ
ing.
Little Sadie, the two-year-old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank |
Green, has been very i'll with fever
for several days past, but at this
writing, she Is improving.
Rev w. II. Pool, Of East Stone
Gap, who has been sick for several
days past, is improving. Mr.. Pool
recently returned from Lee county,
where he was confined to his room
several weeks with fever.
Rev. G. o. Jones, of Bristol, will
preach the dedicatory sermon at
Preacher creek on the fifth Sunday
in this month. lie will also deliver
a lecture in the Southern Methodist
church at this place on Saturday
night previous to the fifth Sunday.
81 would not be without Chamber !
aims Cough Remedy for its weight
n gold" writes d. j. Jones, Of Hol-
and, Va. My wife was troubled j
with a cough for nearly two years G
tried various patent remedies, be- a
,ides numerous prescriptions from |
all Of which did no good. |
was. at last persuaded to try bottle y
# Chamberlain'S Cough Remedy, {
which promptly relieved the cough. =
The second bottle effected a complete /
ure." The % and 80 cent bottles a
re for sale by j. w. Kelly, druggist. O
Church conference was not held at
lie Southern Methodist church last
sunday morning as was advertised.
The conference was postponed until l.
ext Sunday morning, when it is G
oped every member of the church W
ill be present. u
Considerable excitement was mani +
ested here Monday when it was an ~
ounced that our navy had sum. !;
even more Spanish warshipS and a
ad lost one of our ships. In the Il
fternoon, however, it was learned Ia
nat the report was untrue, that no !,
attic had occurred since the one at :,
lanlla. r
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VIRGINIA: In the Clerks Office Of
t.e Circuit Court Of the County OF Scott
tie 18Th day Of April, 1893.

VIRGINIA: In the Clerks Office of
t.e Circuit Court Of The County OF Scott
re 18Th day Of April, 1893.
Jcr we II. Shiep aud W.
Nhdcrgriii, partners d..
us business under the firm
,an'e and style ct Shelp q
Handerg,iit, Plaintiff,
against In Chaneery
j. II. Miilnder, y +. Mil.
Under and W b. Ferguson.
partners under the firm
came OF j. II. Miilinder Il
Co., DriendIut.
TIE object Of iDi, suit j. 10 attach the
SAFE and property OF the defendants,
which state Is situated on S'oney Greek
ip Scott County. Va, and said estate con-
,ists of lumhe-. popular trees, stock of
good, HOUSES, saw mills. engines, plain
ing mills. boilers and all fixtures belong
ing t. said machinery. said trees being
the trees that Patrick Hagan heretofore
sold fo = n Miliutcr and Co. which j. Of
record m lhe County Court Clerks Office
ct Scott County in deed book ~. 81 page
500 and 50 subject said estate and property
10 the payment OF $9JlJ y With interest
thereon from March 18th. lS9s Damage
Sl9.0uOU0. And au AFFIDAVIT having been
made and 6,,. that 'hc de eudant, J. II.
lul,rdet, y T.. MlIinder and ". b.
reegus0n. uot residents OF the State OF
\ irgiuia, ~ j. ordered that they do appear
mere. within H. DAYS after due publication
1r.c.t. aii d ~ - -ay he necessar, TO
@ % this suit. Aud it
mHh %. copy hereof he
9uali,hrd .. a., .e. for four weeks in
the Big stone Cap posr, and that copy
hereof Dee c">t. 80 the front door OF
..' c.trj-a.I~. .s count on the hrst
..>i '..p. I the County Court.
Testc:
D. VI. ALLEY. Clerk
,p2l 1919
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A Card Of Thanks.

We thank the people of Big Stone Gap
and adjoining towns for the patronage they
have given us during our opening, which has
been for the past two weeks and which has
been one of the most successful one since
in business, and we will assure you that our
stock will be kept up in full display during
the entire season. All orders from adjoining
towns by mail will receive our prompt atten-
ton. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Thanking you for past patronage and ask
a continuance of the same, we remain,
Yours to please,
j. M. WILLIS & co.
Phone No. g. Big Stone Gap, Va
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Died Sunday.

The mother of Rev. w. II. Wamp-
Ter, of East Stone Gap, died at her
home near that place last Sunday.
The deceased was a years old. Her
remains were inferred at Wild Cat
Summit.
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Elsewhere in this issue will be
found the card Of DR. G. NJ. Pewter,
the eye. ear. nose and throat special
list Of Bristol. He has arranged to
be at this place on the Ord Friday in
each month
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District Conference.

The Big Stone Gap District Con-
ference, of the NJ. +. Church, South,
will be held at this place the first
week in June.
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Notice..

This is to certify that we have
purchased the business Of the Whole
salers Stock Company at Coeburn,
Wise county, Va.
MALI 1922 \. MORGAN &C0.
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Fifty good quality white envelopes sent
by mail postpaid for II cents and informa-
ton where to obtain them free. Address.
W. b. WEBS, Sergent, Ky.
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Old newspapers Tor sale at this
,ilice, 20 cents per hundred.
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The Big Stone Cap Post.
THURSDAY. MAY II, 1898.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
FOR MAYOR.

FOR MAYOR.
Nrarc authorized to announce J. 5.
P"LN> as candidate for Mayor of
town OF Big stone Gap. Election
IS goth, l>g>.
"r atr authorized 10 announce W. J.
'''.c' as au independent candidate for
'''f ~ ihc coming election.
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.u-.u, .auk VI
McCmu-,Msthcn M,Cluug,
Chas J. McClung. Jas. d.
Cowan, RObt. Vi. Rhea and
Jacob Thomas, partners do
ing business under the firm
name and st,le OF owan,
McC,ung y Co., Plaiutiil.
The Meeker herald., 1898-08-20
The final determination as to the

The final determination as to the
government OF Porto Rico and tho set
tlelnenf Of the government Of Cuba are
problems for settlement, but the i'm
precision prevails that these islands will
become quite rapidly Americanized
and every announcement for them to
do a will be given. Porto Rico will
be under military control for the pres
ent Cuba also will be similarly gov
erned. but 1t is probable that American
reforms in the matter of government
will be such that the people of Cuba
will see the advantage of becoming an
neXed to the United States. 1t is
thought the sanitary improvement Of
Havana and other cities, the manage
ment of the municipalities and liberty
offered the country's people will be OF
such character as soon to convince
the people that the changed conditions
are for their good.
There has been little doubt about
soon settling the transfer of Porto Rico.
which will he treated at once as an
American possession. The first move
ment in this direction will he the send
ing of n delegation of officers from the
POstOffice Department to investigate
and report upon the mail facilities
there now and TO make such recon-
nendations as they determine upon.
Mail routes, methods of transportation
and the conditions of pOstotficeS gen.
orally in the island will be examined.
Military poStOtfices will be established
mt once wherever troops are stationed,
and at such other points MS may be
demanded by the interests of Ameri-
cans and the people of the island, IL
the present offices are not available. A
similar course will be taken in Cuba,
but this is likely 10 be delayed. as the
immediate removal of the Spanish and
the occupation by the United States is
not expected.
No more troops will be sent to Gen
cral Merritt unless he asks for them. 1t
is believed at the War Department that
the 5000 men now there are sufficient
TO garrison Manila and the ground
which the United States for the present
will occupy.
The Meeker herald., 1898-08-20
Italy Hasten. to con.r.,u,.,. u.

Washington, Aug. 14.-The United
States government to-day received the
first congratulations from n foreign
power upon the successful termination
of the war with Spain. The congratu-
lntions came from Italy through the
Italian ambassador, Baron Fava, He
communicated to the State Department
to-day, by direction of his government,
an expression of the cordial satisfac-
ton of Italy at the prompt signature of
the preliminaries of peace, together
with the wish of the Italian govern
ment that, nfter the war, conducted
with such conspicuous gallantry by the
United States, this country might en-
JOY the benefits Of peace. Ambassador
Fava. in presenting the views of his
government, expressed the hope that
they would be communicated as soon
as possible to the President.
The Meeker herald., 1898-08-20
CALM AT WASHINGTON
OFFICIALS TAKE IT EASY.
All Thought Turns Now to Plans for
Governing the Conquered Islands.

Washington. Aug. 1.-THE White
HOuse, the War Department and the
Navy Department to-day resumed
their usual Sunday quiet, condition
which has not prevailed since the
Maine was blown up in HAVANA hnr-
Dor February 18th.
Secretary Alger was at the depart
ment few minutes and also went 10
the White House, but did not remain
long. General Corbin came into his
office during the day and looked over
his dispatches, but did not remain CON
stantly on duty, as he has been doing.
There We're few clerks about the de-
partment, but scarcely n Sunday
passes in peace times that this does
not happen The busy. warlike atti-
tude has entirely disappeared and
Washington has settled down to a
peace basis.
The commission created to ar
range the details of the evacuation of
Cuba is considered happy solution
of perpleXing question. There are
now in Cuba between 10000 and 1oO,-
900 Spanish soldiers. II will be quite
an undertaking for Spain TO remove
this army The President will prob
ably be willing TO agree thar the with
drawnl shall be at such a rate thar
about 25.OOO Spanish soldiers will re.
main upon the island October Is.
Then the American forces can be land
ed withou, imperiline the health of the
soldiers. The administration does not
anticipate friction in Cuba in remoy-
The Meeker herald., 1898-08-20
tn. colo..., 1m.s. of Budah..

A most. extraordinary piece Of work
is the colossal image of Buddha at
Kamakura, one of the ancient capitals
of Japan. The image is constructed OF
copper. tin and gold. and where 1t has
been Furnished by contact, the metal
is a ruddy brown. but the general sur
face is weather-stained with incrusta-
tions of green mould where the mas
sive parts were welded together. The
height is forty-nine feet seven inches;
the circumference Of the head ninety
seven feet; the width Of the face from
ear to ear nineteen fest, and ita length.
from the tip .of the chin 10 the edge
Of the curling hair. nine fest nine
inches, The eye ID four feet long. the
ear six feet ak inches. the nose three
feet nine inches. and the mouth there
feet two inches. There are $50 eurls
ON the head. The circumfereriee Of tho
thumb is three feet The eyes are Of
pure gold. and weigh thirty pounds
each. The idol was. erected in 1875.
and within the image Is temple over
forty feet in height, with an altar and
other accessories Of worship. The
Kamakura image is worshiped an
nua1ly by millions Of Buddhists from
India. Burma. China and Corsa, = we'll
as by those in japan.
The Meeker herald., 1898-08-20

der that head. The absolute relinauisl-
nient by Spain Of all sovereignty over
the islands In the West indies will al.
low only the property questions to be
settled between the government ~ to
what Spain shall take away and what
shall remain captures of war, and the
protection Of Spanish subjects and
their property in the islands. The
greater questions growing out OF the
war AZ relating to Cuba and Porto
Rico will have to be dealt with by the
United States alone. -..ts,l--- .-.s.s-....
The fact that the Philippines will
present the difficult problem In the
peace negotiations has CAUSED the ad-
ministration to give 1t Il great deal of
careful attention. Several suggestions
have been made as TO what shall be
done, one being the retention Of the
bay, city and the harbor of Manila.
just what the protocol gives temporar-
lily. Another is that Subig bay and
sufficient amount OF territory for q
naval and conling station be secured
and the building UP Of an American
city at that place begun. Still another
idea. which tx being considered, is the
retention of the island of Luzon, the
advocates OF that plan believing that
there would be trouble between the
governments which occupied portion
Of the island with line of demarka-
ton such ns would exist in case Ma
Mia and the bay only were retained
The island of Luzon is the largest of
the group and contains about 3,OO0,OOo
people which are said to he the better
class in the Philippines. 1t is believed.
however. that the administration and
| the commission will be greatly infiu-
| cnced by the reports which Admiral
| Dewey and General Merritt will make
| on the subject. Their reports are eN-
pectd before the commission meets.
The Meeker herald., 1898-08-20

Arrivals of foreisn-born people at
the; ports of this country during the MS
cal year 1s97-9s are shown by oficial
statistics to be unusually light. AS
to the reasons for the decrease the
immigration officials explain that the
poorer classes in Europe are becom-
ing better acquainted with the true
condition of affairs in this country.
Until recently, they say, the impress
sion prevailed all over Europe among
the laboring classes that work of all
kinds was easy to obtain in America.
aud that one only needed to emigrate
to this country to shortly acquire q
competence. During the recent busi-
ness depression thousands of foreign
born people of the working classes,
who had come to this country with the
hope of becoming rich. returned disap-
pointed to their native lands and car
ried with them the news that the mar
ket for unskilled laborers in this coun-
try is fully as crowded as that of
Europe.
The Meeker herald., 1898-08-20

maybe open conflict with the natives
under Aguinnido.
In evacuating the islands bf the Car
ibbean sea Spain will be requested to
transports her troops from Porto Rico
at once. As that island has health
ful climate, 1t will be Immediately oc-
cupied by soldiers now operating un-
der General Miles.
The President believes that the most
serious problem which the commission
will be called upon to deal with Is the
Philippines. Before the commission as
sembles 1t Is hoped the affairs OF Cuba
and Porto Rico. will be found In such
process Of adjustment as to leave lit
tie for the commission to consider un-