The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-09-08
NEWS ITEMS


summoning the reichsrath to meet on
September 90.
Failures for the week have been I'll
in the United States against I9i lass
year, and 20 in Canada against Is last
year.
A United States weather bureau has
been opened in Colon, Colon bia, and
reports of weather conditions are be-
ing cabled daily.
Mr.. Cecil Rhodes, the former pre-
mier Of Cape Colony. has been elected
To represent Barklywest In the Cape
parliament He was returned by q
large majority.
The Hong Kong correspondent OF
the London Daily Mail says: United
States Consul wildman has learned
from Gen. Green that Chinese are not
allowed at Manila.
The war department Friday received
word that the steamer Resolute. which
is TO carry the Cuban commission to
Havana, will not be able to leave New
York un til Monday.
The following is Gen. Lawton's re-
port OF health conditions at Santiago:
Santiago, Sept 2.-Total sick, go;
total fever, l39; total new cases fever,
Z; total returned to duty, 20; no deaths"
Mrs C NJ. McClung, aged 80. OF
Knoxville. Tenn, who fell out o, a
second story window of the United
States hotel, Saratoga, n. Y. early
Wednesday, died Thursday afternoon.
Battery B. Illinois national guard,
left Galesburg, ILL.,, Friday night for
Springfield with their two gatling guns
They will go into camp at Springfield
and will be ready to proceed to Pana
on short notice. All was quiet there
Friday night.
AT Toronto, the Bertram ship yards
were destroyed by fire early Friday
morning. The steamer, city OF Toron.
to, in the final stages OF construction
by the Bertram Co. was saved with
great difficulty. The loss is placed at
about $4,000
AT the trotting park at Readville.
Mass, Thursday, Star Pointer was
sent against his record, l:59A, but
failed to beat IL 10y half second.
Time by quarters: 291S; 90; i:!sa;
1904. Grattan 10y won the Massa.
chusetts stake, s5, 900.
The marine hospital service was ofll-
sally advised Friday OF the ten new
,aSes of yellow fever which have been
discovered at 0rowood, Miss. The
officials are at sea as To- the origin OF
Tho fever there and have no definite
'heories to work upon.
J. II. Newberry, chairman OF the
Los Angeles (CaL) war board, an insti-
,ution organized to give aid TO SOL
iiers. has left on tho Overland for
Ills object Is TO secure
he mastering out OF the 7th regiment
volunteer infantry.
Fire at Bristol, Eng, Thursday
utted several warehouses and other
uildings, including the great Colston
all, where the Trades Union con.
ress has been holding It's sessions,
nd which contained magnificent
rgan. The loss is estimated at s750,.
DO.
The battle ship Iowa was gotten In
, the new dry dock at the navy yard
New York Thursday. Her bottom
'as in fairly good condition. The
'ork Of scraping down the vessel will
ccupy about three days The Iowais
lie first ship to be docked in Dry Dock
O. g.
A fire which originated Friday Ia
lex CaswelPs livery barn In the vii.
ge Of Rapid River, Mich. destroyed
5000 worth Of property. on which
ere was but very little insurance. A
'zen buildings were burned. Twen-
live horses were burned 10 death In
% livery stable.
Surgeon General Sternberg says: II
n ready at any moment for com.
etc investigation with reference to
y administration OF the affairs Of the
edical department.; but the war de-.
rtment is not disposed to make such
investigation as the result OF sen.
tional newspaper articles"