The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-10-13
NEWS ITEMS


Hon Sherman Hoar died at bis
homo Ia Concord, Mass, at 0 o'clock
Friday night
Rev DR.. Cunningham Gelke. the well
known religious commentator and his
torian, is dead in London.
The government, It Is asserted, will
accelerate to the utmost the return OF
the Spanish garrisons in Cuba
The Japanese government will send
two cruisers to Chinese waters for the
protection of the subjects of japan in
China.
Ex-Mayor A. Oakley Hall. died FRI
day night OF heart failure at his home
at os Washington Square, South New
York, aged 10.
The president will not announce the
selection Of successor to Mr. Lay as
ambassador 10 London before his re.
turn from his western trip
Chief Engineer W. II. Cline. United
States navy. retired, is dead in New
York. lie had submitted TO an opera
tion for cancer OF the tongue.
A delegation headed by Gov. Tanner
Thursday succeeded in having the con-
vcrted yacht Wasp ordered to Chicago
for the use OF the naval reserves
Gen. Grants brigade. consisting Of
the 4th Ohio and the Sd Illinois regi-
mcnts, has been ordered to sail for
home. from Ponce. about October 10
The steamer Conemaugh arrived at
Seattle from 81 Michael. Alaska,
making cord-breaking voyage. She
was little less than ten days in COM
ing down.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee was before the
war investigation commission at its
afternoon session Thursday. Gen
Lee had no complaint to make in re-
gard to supplies.
A Walker, Mimi, special says: The
bodies of Maj Wilkinson. Sergt. But
tier and four priyates and II wounded
soldiers left there on Friday mornings
train for ST. Paul
The Meridian Miss board OF health
has passed resolutions quarantining
against the world and no person will
be allowed TO enter the city under any
circumstances until frost
The Bath Iron Co, OF Bath Me-, has
notified the department that it will ac.
cept the contract for the three torpedo
boats which were awarded TO that con-
Germ about fortnight ago.
The site selected for the camp Of the
American troops of occupation at
Havana is situated east of MORO Cas-
tie between Cabanas and CoJimar, on
a bluff overlooking the sea-
II. Sidney Everett, a son OF Edward
Everett, died on Tuesday at brighton,
Eng, aged G3 years. He served in the
union army during the civil war,
reaching the rank of major.
Agoncillo and Lopez, the Philippine
delegates, left Washington Thursday
for New York, whence they will sail
for Paris 20 ask an audience OF the
American peace commissioners
1t is stated that United States secret
service officers, aided by Chief Lees,
have discovered that large numbers OF
counterfeit slO0 silver certificates have
been produced in San Francisco.
Capt Crowninshield, chief OF the
navigation bureau of the navy depart.
ment, authorizes the statement that no
change has been made In the orders TO
the Oregon aud Iowa TO go 20 the Pa
cifc
The ex-cruiser ST Louis Wednesday
left Cramps ship yard, where she has
been for weeks, for New York. where
she will resume her service as part
OF the fleet of the International Navi-
CATION Co.
The German war ship Kais3rin Au.
gusta has left Kiao-Chou for Taku, at
the entrance OF tho Pei-IIo river, with
80 marines who will be sent to Pekin
TO act as guard for the German lega-
tion there.
Gen. Garcia left San ntiago Thursday
morning on his mission through San.
tiago province, acting as agent OF the
American government, TO arrange the
details for the disbandment OF tho
Cuban army in the east.
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