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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-10-20
The CUBAN DEBT
american and Spanish Peace Commits.
sioners at Loggerheads.
epan'ard' Say 1t Would De an Ex,rao,a,-
nary course to Saddle Spain With
the Debt, While surrendering
the Security to PayIt

LONDON, Oct 17.-The Paris cor
respondent Of the Times says: "Tbe
peace negotiations are necessarily
SLOW Being conducted less by exchange
oi words than exchange of notes and
latements. Senor Montero Rios
president Of the Spanish commission.
ooes not understand English. Conse.
qehtly the few words exchanged must
NC interpreted and even then. they
are defnitive till committed to paper.
The Cuban debt question has thus
oeen laid on the table, and the Amer.
ican commissioners had already given
peremptory refusal TO discuss a
principle which had beer settled. as
they considered. by the peace prelim.
inaries. Faithful to the attitude
adopted by them from the outset. they
seemed resolved to take their stand on
inc inStructions-or rather, as l have
ALREADY said, the precise and concise
ordcrs-which they brought with
them' but the Spaniards, on their side,
DO not think themselves bound to bow
with docility to the imperative in
structions of another government
They returned to the charge Satur-
day. If | am we'll informed, urging the
generally admitted principle which
imposes on conquerors the burdens be-
longing to the territory conquered,
either in their own behalf or that of
their clients. They insisted that it
would be an extraordinary course TO
saddle Spain, already in so lamenta-
bic financial position, with the Gu
ban debt, while surrendering to the
victor the security with which it should
be paid.
"Ihey remarked, according to my
information, that II they had asked
the United States for permission to
raise interest out Of the customs rev.
enues, they would naturally have met |
with refusal. How then can they be
asked to leave to the visitor the pledge |
allowing payment Of interest and yet
retain the burden of debt? They OBJ
served, however, that, as Cuba Is the
key to the Gulf of Mexico, the United
States will. thus be able to pass the
only barrier which they had hitherto
been unable to cross at will, and that
S worth some sacrifice.
Hence the Spanish commissioners
INSIST, in the name of recognizing in
.ernational law, that the debt should
lot rest solely on Spanish shoulders.
t is impossible to foretell the Ameri.
an reply, but it is not likely that Mr..
Day and his colleagues will yield. An
dea is afoat-and said to be warmly
dvocated by the friends of peace and
ustice-that the interest should be re-
uced ga per cent, or even to per
ent, and jointly guaranteed by the
paniards and the future rulers of
uba, each thus bearing only very
light burden and the bondholders be-
az protected from loss on their in
estment This last information does
ot emanate either from Spaniards or
americans. but there is an intention
backing it so as to give it some
hance Of success
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Blew His Brains Out.

LONDON, Oct. 15.-The Vienna corre-
spondent of the Daily News says:
1.-The body OF a man named Erard,
from Baltimore, was found at Con-
damino. near Monaco, on sunday. He
had blown his brains out with re-
volver. In one OF his pockets was a
note saying that he had lost every
thing at roulette"
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A Record Breaker.

LExiseroN, KY, Oct iz-Mai II. C
McDowell's flIy, Ecstacy, broke the
worlds race record for two-year-old
PAGERS In pacing futurity s:io,S in sec
ond heat Matin Bells second.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-10-20

New YORK, Oct 1.-THE Miss Hart,
who was passenger on the steamship
Mohegan, was Miss Hannah +. Hart,
daughter of the late Henry !. Hart, of
New York. Mr.. Morrison, auop a4
passenger. was a son of Henry Morri-
son. well known lawyer of this city.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-10-20
serusalem Crowded wlth visitors.

JERUSALEM, Oct 1.-THE city is al
ready overcrowded with visitors,
chiefly Germans, awaiting the arrival
of Emperor William.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-10-20
Giantess' Body Stolen.

MIDDLEsBoRoUGT, Ky, Oct 17.-It is
reported that the body OF Mahala Null
Inns, the 6So-pound woman who died at
Waldon's Ridge not long ago, has been
atolen
The leader., 1898-12-21

That pneumonia had developed. Ev-
erything known TO medical science was
done TO save him, but he grew steadily
worse
The leader., 1898-12-21

that pneumonia had developed. Ev-
erything known TO medical science was
done TO save him, but he grew steadily
worse.
ICalvin s. Brice was native Of Ohio and
was born in 1915. He was the son # a Pres
tyterian minister. Three years before the
civil war he entered Miami university, but
In 1851 he enlisted in university company,
Tor the war. He served in West Virginia
In the Ninety-sixth Ohio infantry In 1868
he graduated from the university, a nd after
teaching school a few months he became
captain of a company in the One Hundred
and Eighth Ohio and served TO the end OF
the war He then went 10 Ann ArLor
(Mich) law school and afterwards was ad-
nitted TO the bar in Cincinnati. lie took
an active interest in politics, and in the
campaign of 1876 he was an electoral can
d!date on the Tiden ticket and again on the
Cleveland ticket in 1884. In 1883 he was a
delegate at large to the democratic ma
tional convention at St. Louis, where the
Ohio delegation chose him as a member of
the national committee. He was chairman
OF the executive committee during the 1888
Campaign and. en- the death of William III.
Barnum, was elected chairman of the
democratic national committee In the
winter Of 1890 MIR. Brice was elected United
states senator to succeed Henry b. Payne,
and took his seat March A. 1891. In the sem
etc Mr.. Brice became prominent figure.
He was soon made member of the demo-
cratic steering committee and became also
a member OF the committee on appropra-
lions Mr.. Brice seldom spoke in the sem
ate, but was u close observer of everything
that was going on and was always deep in
the councils Of the party.
During the past year he had devoted con-
siderable attention TO the exploitation OF
certain Chinese concessions and was at the
head of a syndicate known as the American
Development company This company is
said to control several valuable railway
concessions IN China
The leader., 1898-12-21
THE CIVIL SERVICE.
President Taken 40 Task by the tie
form Association for Apparent
Violation of the Rules.

Baltimore, Md, Dec 1.-THE Nation
al Civil Service Reform association, in
convention here, al its second days
session devoted almost the entire
morning to a discussion of the report
Of the committee on resolutions, which
charged the present national admins
tration with violation of the spirit. if
not the letter, of the civil service rules.
The resolutions as finally adopted con-
graduate The lovers of good govern
ment on 1.-The failure of the recent at
tack in congress upon the merit sys-
tem,' assert that the convention has
heard with grave concern the report
that the president of the United States
intends 10 withdraw from civil service
rules large number of positions under
the government, and express the be-
lief that such action is contrary to the
interest of the public service; cite
number Of instances of alleged depar-
ture from civil service rules within the
past year; charge that the adminis:ra-
ton has failed to redeem its promise
to extend the rule wherever possible"
and in conclusion assert that the rule
of the newly-acquired dependencies
will result in disaster and disgrace If
conducted on the plans of the spoils
politicians.
Carl Schur. was reelected president.
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moor coat must have suffered! But far
better, indeed, that the coat should have
been wounded instead of the wearer.
But far more refreshing than Boston
intellect and Boston paradoxes is the
charming innocence of Boston women
A Back Bay lady told the Chicago man
in strict confidence, that during hel
absence from home last summer her
husband had invited half dozen OF so
of his friends to play poker at theif
home. The jolly party was. 1t seems
surprised by couple OF lnquisi.''e
women-even Boston has these prylhg
and utterly obnoxious creatures. "heh
madame returned from her outing she
was duly informed of her lesser nan ;
wickedness-who is there that mas not
a few friends who delight IN CARVING
disagreeable gossip-but was comioie
ed and overioyed when monsieur as
sured her that he and his friends were
PLAYING only for chips. They were play
ing only for chips! Oh, Innocence tnou
noblest attribute of woman, now every
man should treasure and adore thee:
Boston women enjoy the reputation
of being cold and distant. fernaps
they are, but when it comes 10 coiu
cruelty they are not to be compared
with a Cincinnati woman who recently
was travelling from Washington 10 her
home. This creature in silk and cosby
furs employed maid for her ilt,ie boy
The maid was as pretty and Weii-ihah,
nered a young woman as one couia hha
anywhere. The little imp in her charge
vas AS headstrong and mean as any boy
that was ever born. The sympathy OF
every passenger was with the nurse
GIRL: and when the youngster, actua'ed
Sv innate cussedness, pulled her hair
until she screamed with pain every pous
felt like shaking him, except the MON. ~,
or Who said to the maid: keep SUM-
girl; and, remember, you mus. me-
crv or sob without asking my perinls'
SION The girl was about 10 repy -
this humanitarian address Nn,sn
breathed a rare spirit OF sis'eriy a ,os.
and equality. when madame auus sl
.And, remember, you must nor sp
to me- unless ! Esqusst you II es eosl
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WILL RULE OVER CUBANS.
Maj. Gen. Brooke Designated to be
the First Military Governor of
the Island.

Washington, Dec. 14.-Mai. Gen.
Brooke arrived in Washington from
Fortress Monroe Tuesday and was
closeted for more than an hour in CON
suItation with Secretary Alger He
then in company with Adjt. Gen. Cor
bin proceeded to the white house, and
when he returned TO the war depart
meHt il was formally announced that
the president had designated him to be
military governor of the island of Cuba,
II new post, which carries with ii all
the control over the military and civil
branches of the island formerly exer-
cised by the captain general under TIE
Spanish regime.
Each of the six provinces of Cuba
will have its own military governor,
lust as Gen. Wood is now military gov
ernor of the province of Santiago, but
all of these will receive their instruc-
tions directly from Maj. Gen. Brooke,
who is in supreme authority of he
island. Thus in Havana, Gen. Ludlow
will be governor of the city, but an
swerablc to Gen. Lee, the governor of
the province of Havana, who in turn
will be answered. to Maj. Gen. Brooke,
the governor of the island.
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the pleasure CT fool, but it is harmless
and far more enjoyable to his friends
than the memory of some gigantic
warehouse or some public building
erected at the command Of Corruption
and finished according to the laws of
Jobbery.
From Toronto 20 Boston is but a
step IN these days of rapid transit. The
trip is thoroughly enjoyable one
via Lake Ontario to Lewiston, y. Y ard
in a palatiaI coach through New York
state aEG Massachusetts. Yet even in
such surroundings peculiar things do
happen and strange acts of odd people
lend variety to the journey. What
struck Tie man from Chicago with par
ticular force was the energy of the
buffet car attendant who solicited
trade with persistency that would
have shGmtd Samuel of Posen, had that
worthy been a passenger on this partic-
ular tain. The idea of powerful cor
poration permitting its employees to
solicit trade in sandwiches and cock
tails certainly is funny and worthy of
mention.
And Boston itself is funny town ac-
cording to the Chicago standard. The
streets are too narrow and too close for
real comfort. You positively feel that
you are acting rudely when you fling
your cd newspapers in the gutter, and
wholesome fear takes possession OF you
when sou read that a fine of 500 is col
lected whenever you eXpectorate in a
street car When you give up five cents
for subway car ticket, the Boston
Elevated Railroad company" under
takes to take you on an underground
journey Everything, in fact, goes by
paradoxes except names-except one
name at least. On Boylston street
dealer IN curios has established his
headquarters; and this truthful nan,
evidently a foreigner of the deeI est
dye, has had the audacity to paint his
name "Bunkio" on the doorplate Of his
emporium just think of man called
"Bunkie" selling curiosities and "genu-
inc an:iqres!" How charmingly APP
propriate, and how delicate compli-
ment 10 the Boston school Of verit,sts!
The wonderful profundity of Bos-
tonian intellect found a striking illus
tration in a Washington street shop
window in which was displayed, on
gaudi!y painted card, a row of Spanish
buttons, bearing the legend: "Tnese
buttors are from a Spanish officers
coat wounded at Santiago" How that
The leader., 1898-12-21
FEDERATION OF LABOR.
at kansas City-Are Opposed
to Standing Army.

Kansas City, Dec. lj.-Speech- max
ing consumed the morning session OF
the third day of the annual convention
of the American Federation of Labor.
The delegates were in their seats early
and listened with great degree OF
interest to the talks by William Thorne
and William Inskip. the delegates from
the British Labor congress, and to a
response thereto by President Samuel
Gompers.
Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. l6.-At its an
nual convention Thursday the Amrri-
can Federation of Labor declared, by
almost unanimous vote, against a
standing army in the United States,
which is in reality recognized as pro-
test against expansion. or the spirit of
imperialism as it was termed by the
delegates. This action was taken after
five hours of debate on every phase of
the question. At times many of the
speakers became eloquent in their ut
terances and received unstinted ip-
plause from the delegates.
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A CONFUSION OF NAMES.
u Resulted I'm ProGt TO the Book
Agent and Loss 60 Up-to-
Date Man.

He was looking Iank and lean; he wore
a threadbare suit of black, and under one
arm he carried volume: under the other
there was an umbrella which had seen better
days. lie entered so quietly that Dodson,
who was busy at his desk, did not hear him.
81 have here" he began, softly.
Dodson wheeled in his chair and took in
the situation. II don't care what you
hayei" he roared. Don't you see that
sign, 'Peddlers and Book Agents Not
Wanted or are you blindy
"The life of Samson" continued the
agent, with an apologize smile.
why didn't you say so before!' said Dod-
son, subsiding.
an one volume, price sl.50," continued
the long, thin man in black.
"I'll take it," said Dodson, shortly. Good
A few minutes later friend Of Dodson's
happened in and picked up the volume.
"Hello, old mani" said he, as he looked it
over. IL didn't know you went in for Bib
lical subjects"
II don't see the joke" answered Dodson,
testify. 81 believe that in times ike these
every patriotic American citizen should ia
miliarize himself with the lives Of our prom
inent men who are at the front making his
tory for this glorious country. We neglect
these things too long. | propose to keep up
with the times"
"You will have to hurry il you do" an
swered his friend, dryly. This particular
Samson without the p has been dead for
5000 years"-Detroit Free Press.
The leader., 1898-12-21
TRADE REVIEW.
n. g. Dan Says That the Past Has Been
q Most Surprising year-Fsii-
ures for q Week.

New York, Dec. 1.-R. @. Dun & Co.
In their weekly review of trade say:
December is adding a surprising close
TO the most surprising year Of Amer
lean history. November surpassed all
other months of the century In volume
OF business and production, and thus far
December is doing even better in payments
through clearing houses. in railroad earn
ings. In foreign trade, In output of pig iron.
In activity and strength of securities. But
that is saying a great deal, for In all these
and other tests November was far the best
month of American financial history.
The exports Of wheat continue heavy
from Atlantic ports. -four included. 5,le2. 692
bushels, against assesses last year. and
from Pacific ports 4i. 99l bushels. against
l,520.612 last year. so that for two weeks
!he outgo has been 1l,S1,540 bushels.
against $40, 555 last year. AS the wheat
output in December OF last year was close
TO the largest on record the returns this
year show a really surprising gain. While
prices have been three cents stronger for
cash, the western receipts for two weeks
OF December have been about 5,0c9, coo BUSH
els greater than last year.
The corn movement is the most aston
Ishing feature of the business. the exports
for three weeks having been 7.1S7 ,3O2 BUSH
e,s against 6.326.S94 bushels last year, and
the price has advanced one cent for the
week. Should such a demand for Amer
lean corn continue II would be of enormous
value to western farmers.
Failures for the week have been 261 In
the United States, against 500 last year,
and 81 in Canada. against IS last year"
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she goes out alone, for | am sure she
needs dog to guide her quite as much
as any blind man. Servants and other
women of the lower classes wear
pieces of black crepon wound tightly
round their faces, leaving just slit
for their eyes to peep through, and
they are equally muffled up in white
draperies. Seen from a distance, they
might be men with masks or thick
black boards, as in Arab countries il is
by no means easy to tell a man from a
woman at first sight. The older and
uglier woman is the more prudish she
seems to be about covering up her face,
which, after all, is rather considerable
on her part. Even the greater num-
her of negresses wear the yashmak,
but the Bedouin women never do. In
deed, am told that in the interior
there is one Arab tribe whose men
wear wells, and whose women go bout
The leader., 1898-12-21
DUsKY NEW WOMEN.
Females of an Arab Tribe Who Go
UnveiIed While Their Men
Cover Their Faces.

Many an Arab lady never leaves Ter
house from the time she is married I'M
til she is carried out to be buried, says
Pearson's Weekly. A woman of the
middle class is allowed more liberty,
and occasionally goes out for walks,
accompanied as a rule by a servant.
The poor creature is enveloped in
masses of white drapery, which make
her look like a walking bundle. and in
front of her face she arranges a large
black scarf embroidered with blue, red
and white flowers. 1t falls low in front,
and, even by holding up the ends, she
cannot see more than foot or two of
the road before her. | often wonder
that she does not get run over when
The leader., 1898-12-21
THE COLOR LINE IN CUBA.
Some Rubbing of ~ Will Have 90 -
Done Before n stable Govern
menf IL Formed.

There will have to be some rubbing
Of the color line If the good people OF
Cuba-the natives Of all shades. the
Spanish Cubans and the other residents
of foreign descent-combine to form a
stable government. 1t is estimated that
about 40 per cent. Of the people of Cuba
are colored. Under universal suffrage
they would control many parts of the
island. To an American or Spaniard
this is rather an alarming condition for
new state to face. 1t does not worry
the Cubans in the least. There is prac.
tically no color line among the Cubans
proper. 1t is not an uncommon thing
to find families of white Cubans in
which cousin. a nephew or an aunt is
The leader., 1898-12-21
KILLED Inv Falling Wall,

Chicago, Dec 16.-The collapse of a
wall during fire in livery stable on
Cottage Grove avenue Thursday night
killed two firemen and injured ten 9th
ers. The dead are Lieut.. Matthew
Meyer and Patrick O'IIerne. The seri-
ously injured are Michael O'Hara, skull
fractured; Thomas Dillon. skull frac-
tured: Edward Creuiscuo back broken,
The building WAS two-story brick
structure. The lower floor was occu-
pied by the Palace livery stable, while
the second story contained living
lDartmentS.
The leader., 1898-12-21
A SUFFERING PRISONER.
Had to Do Something to
Hold His Job.

A certain policeman who patrols beat
near Calumet avenue and Twenty third
street had not made an arrest in three
years. 1t is quiet neighborhood, and really
nothing OF a riotous kind happens there.
Mike" said the captain one morning
last week, you've got to get to work. Ii you
don't make some arrests pretty soon I'll
turn you off the force"
Mike left the station desperate and fully
determined on arresting the first man he
met. He overlook a very mild and unas-
Stunning gentleman who was walking from
the Illinois Central train. Mike placed him
under arrest. The man, it turned out, slut
tered dreadfully and was not able to make
much protest. Mike really knows so little
about the law that he imagined he was with
in his rights in running anybody in. The
next morning the pedestrian was brought
up at the station.
What's your name?" roared Justice
White, who had an attack of dyspepsia that
morning.
".St-s-s-t,' sputtered the frightened little
defendant
What's your name?" demanded the JUS
tice, still more severely; don't you trife
with this court sr,"
'S-s-s-t-t-t,' suffered the helpless man
again.
Officer, what's this man charged WITH"
said the Judge, in disgust, turning to Mike.
II don't know, your HONOR STAN
mered Mike. Soda water, i guess. Chi
cago Inter Ocean.
The leader., 1898-12-21

Enthusiastically colored. Nor is African
blood a bar to the finest Cuban society,
provided the person is descended on enc
side from family of honorable conuec-
tions, says the Cincinnati Times-Star,
The Spaniard. however, draws a dis
blood he may have inherited from
Moors and the colored admixture in
Cuba. In a general way he classes all
Cubans as negroes, and refers to all
the Cuban struggles for freedom as
"nigger uprisings." He notes with sur
prise that we hold radical views some
what similar to his in Illinois and North
Carolina, yet are honestly preparing 10
turn Cuba over to the Cubans.
The leader., 1898-12-21

Sir Herbert Kitchener has crushed
the deryishes. lie exacted of them 49,
600 men slain in battle, $4,000 wounded
and about 5000 prisoners. This was the
price they paid for their revolt.
1t is impossible 10 deny that the
deryish is brave; the heroic stand that
his followers made around the black
flag of the khalifa in the Omdurman
The leader., 1898-12-21
GIVEN TWELVE YEARS.
Gideon W. Marsh. Former President
of Keystone National Bank. SEN
fenced at Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Dec. 14.-Gideon W.
Marsh. formerpresident of the wrecked
keystone national bank, was Tuesday
sentenced by Judge Butler, in the
United States district court. to I'M
prisonment of IL years and 3 months
and to pay a fine of $500. Marsh was
charged with conspiracy in making
false entries in the books and making
false reports to the comptroller of the
currency.
The leader., 1898-12-21

wh;an' put a simple collection box into
Dr. 'ne passenger was expected to
~ MS fare. The rebellious hair of
on su 'ah from Illinois, which had stood
.olvs sae ior 81 seconds. gradually re-
ana ~ itself into dormant condition;
ws.nn ascertained that the murderous
,tsr ppn mad the shape of an oblong oy-
ton ~, O0A, with greedy mouth at the
Of ,, .Or swallowing up the half dimes
ever 'eiers, and metal handle. When
prss. iare is deposited the conductor
iand, s button located between the
Yer ms and the mouth and the little sill
erpop msee disappears within the cav
of,sr depths Of the coffee pot. As
ofses as the car passes the general
dpc,o' ~ the traction company the con-
turn turns in his full pot, and in re-
ure w, .eslses an empty one. The pleas
- ,s S,'a which the Chicago man thinks
'a aff'a iaaldsRt may Indeed b