The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-08-25
INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS.

Inc caOle line between Hong Kong
and Manila is now being operated
At Madrid the death is announced
OF Don Federico Madrazo, the cele-
brated Spanish painter, In his S4th
year.
The Porto Rico commission. II 10
announced, has been appointed by
Spain. 1t is composed of Adm. Val.
larino, Gen Ortega and Senior sanchez
de Laguila.
Commodore Remy, commanding the
naval base at Key West, is expected to
succeed Adm. Mathews as president OF
the examing and retiring boards. who
retires October ~
The London Daily Mails Odessa cor.
respondent says he hears on incon-
testible authority that Russia has
opened the pourparler with Spain for
the ceSsion OF a coaling station In the
Philippines.
The American transports Peru and
Pucbla, having on board Gen Otis and
Gen. Hughes, arrived at Manila at y
o'clock Sunday morning. There was
no serious illness on board either OF
the vessels.
Three warehouses will be luilt at
the Brooklyn navy yard to cost re-
spectively S7j, 600. $50. 900 aud $50, 900.
The largest will be 80 by % feet, three
stories high ami will b. used for sails.
rigging, etc.
Conditions about the great state
war and navy building practically
have assumed their normal aspect
Only few clerks were on duty in the
principal bureaus Sunday and they did
only few hours work.
The missionary collection taken at
the Christian alliance meetings pre-
sided over by DR.. Simpson Sunday,
to 5000 About So, 100 OF
that amount was pledged toward send.
ing missionaries to Cuba and the Phil
ippines.
Brig Gen. King is in charge OF the
troors on the Arizona Maj Gen.
Merriam has instructions to erect
hospital at Honolulu 10 cost, with its
lite, $4,000. Barracks for at least
800 troops are also. to be erected at
honolulu.
A dispatch from Wash ngton SAYS
'harles Cramp. the head OF the Cramps
hipyard in Philadelphia, is In Wash.
ngton to consult the naval authorities
egarding the bids which are 20 be
'pened on September 1 for the three
6-knot battle ships
The ships belonging TO Adm. Samp-
on's fleet at New York received thou.
ands OF callers Sunday. The crowds
which visited the war vessels were
econd only to those which greeted
hem during their progress up the
'orth river on Saturday.
Capt. Pritchard, of the Cunarder
arinthia, which has arrived at Boston,
eports passing ON the 18th a quan.
ty Of wreckage and bodies of five per-
ons which wore life belts, on the
rand banks. One body was that OF a
ian ofunusual size. A life buoy OF for.
gn make was near the body.
A special from Providence, H. l.,
Iys that the Herreshoffs will soon
lrn out the fastest and costly 90
'oter ever built. The contract has
zen signed with the Morgan-Iselin
Indicate without conditions as to tho
'st, which is placed at Sl2O, 900. The
wv boat will have keel with Alumni.
n hull.
1t is considered likely that the North
tlantic station will be divided and
lie flag officer, probably Adrimal
Impson, retained in command OF the
me fleet, while Admiral Schley or
imiral Howell will be placed in
arge of newly organized squadron
the West Indies, limited by the Gulf
Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.
The British steamer Toledo, Capt
lsbart, which sailed from Galveston
July 20 for Rotterdam, struck on
I'm rock, Sicily islands, Saturday
sht in dense fog and foundered al
)st Immediately in 95 fathoms
water. There was just time TO
inch a large boat and all were
red, many clad in their night clothes
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