The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-11-10
INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS.

Kansas City was carried by the re
publicans by majorities estimated al
from 1900 to 1880.
q Commander c. A. B,cknell has been
ordered to command the Monocacy at
Noosung, China. relieving Commander
q. W. Farenholt, ordered home ON
waiting orders.
a solid democratic congressional del
J. egation was elected from Alabama.
Gen. Joseph Wheeler was unanimously
reelected in the Eighth, not vote be-
q ing cast against him.
The Cleveland theater, at Cleveland
D., was destroyed by Ere Tuesday
night. Loss $4,000. The audience
was quietly dismissed and there was no
panic and no one hurt.
The U. S. transport Newport, bearing
Gen. Miller and staff, the LIST battalion
goth Kansas regiment and the Wyom-
ing light battery sailed from San Fran
cisco Tuesday evening for the Philip
! pines.
The battleships Oregon and Iowa,
with the supply ship Celtic sailed
Tuesday from Bahia for Rio. where
they will take part in the celebration
OF the anniversary Of brazilian indie
pendence.
AT Akron, o., Albert I. llixen voted
straight republican ticket and in
few minutes dropped dead. lie was
colored butler, 2s years old. llixen
mad taken an active part in politics,
and heart failure, due to excitement
caused death.
The 18th infantry, which was or
dered to leave for Savannah Wednes-
day and embark for Cuba, has been or
dered to remain at Huntsville. Ala.
Gen. Wheeler will go to Nashville We'd
nesday TO accept sword from tho
Daughters OF the Revolution.
AT Alva, o. T., George Lout, farm
er, went crazy and killed his wife with
an AK. He entered "A room where his
three children slept, but as he raised
the ak one of them awoke and the in
sane man dropped the weapon, went to
his room and cut his own throat.
The United States transport Panama
from Santiago and Havana, about
whose safety fears were entertained,
'reating considerable excitement prior
o her arrival at Havana, has arrived
n quarantine at New York. There
Ire on board about 400 persons, inolud-
ng number of sick men.
Orders were sent from the navy dc.
'artment Tuesday to the commanders
4 the Leonidas at Norfolk to bring
hat vessel to Washington so that a
reat quantity OF valuable relies of tho
'ar; and particularly of the naval bat
Ie OF July 8, may be transferred to the
'ational museum, Washington.
A. q. Bradley, the inmate Of the Sol
lers' Home at Santa Monica, Cal. who
lot Gov. Smith, few weeks ago, being
rraigned in the superior court, plead
l not guilty of assault with intent to
III. Ills trial on the charge was de-
rred until December 2. Gov. Smith
rs recovered from the wounds.
The cruiser Philadelphia has been
dered to Samoa and will leave San
'ancisco within few days. The
'rktown will probably follow her. IL
feared that the forthcoming election
new king may result In a rcvolu-
IN, and it is desirable 10 have war
ssels there to protect American in
'ests.
Intense excitement prevailed at
eenwood, 5. C., election day because
the shooting of Mr.. Boaz Ethridge.
OF the election judges at Phoenix,
1 subsequent riot between the
ties and blacks at that place, in
ich I. p. Tolbert, republican candi.
e for congress, and several Negroes
re mortally wounded.
he Americans at Santiago are great
annoyed and the Spaniards deeply
eyed at the failure thus far of the
cial Spanish commission, headed bv
!. Don Luis Valderamma, TO recover
remains of Gen. Vera Del Rey. the
ans having apparently leveled the
und where the body was buried, for
express purpose OF preventfno u.