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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-29

Mr.. Earl Evans left yesterday afternoon
for Florence. Ala. on a legal trip
Mr. J. II. McEntire. receiver Of the
Wichita and Western. left Sunday on .
three weeks business trip 20 St. Louis
and Little Rock.
Pleasant Council No. T. Modern Ton
ties. will give their regular monthly en-
tertainment Tuesday night. March p. At
the X p hall 100 East Douglas avenue.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-29
The aaehita Daily gaee Tuesday yloine alar 20 1893

| titled. PoweIson stated that they must
have been blown up thirty-eight or thir-
ty-nine feet to reach their present posi-
| ton.
Beside the bottom plates Powelson
found some peeves from the bottom COM
partment lodged in the angle OF the bot
tom plates that protruded above water
The berth deck over this bottom COM
partment was also on top OF the wreck
and two feet forward of the plates, while
thsi section of the main deck had disap-
peared- The diver who had been working
for Powelson on this investigation in
formed him that he had found the am
munition for the 6-iach magazine pushed
over TO the starboard side
Ensign Powelson was recalled on the
eleventh day and described the reports
made to him by the divers. which were
afterward directly testified to before the
board.
March s." testified Powelson. st sent
Olsen down the piece Of keel, the vertical
keel. to make further explorations of the
l0-inch magazine. He went down 10
where the keel became horizontal, at
frame %. walked aft about twenty-five
feet and climbed over a lot of wreckage
consisting of plates and bulkheads stand
ing upright. The upper ends were rag
ged and he crawled over them 10 what
he thought was part of a boiler He
could not give definite details, but
thought it was a boiler. little after
this he walked out to port. clear of the
ship in the mud. He was at that time
forward of the break of the ship at frame
Il. Returning about ten feet in, he
found wreckage. He examined this plate
and found il curved as II 1t were part of
the ship. It pointed toward the star
board bow, but it was so dark he could
not distinguish the color. All the edges
of the pla ting were rough. The compart-
ment seemed to be about two and half
or three feet wide Forward from this
point he found a e-lnch tank. 1t was in
full tank. He found a lot OF broken tanks
split upon the seams. and in one tank at
the cover, which had holes in it. He
found a lot of mud which was brought
up and which looked like dissolved pow
der. There was a quantity of similar
mud in the same place. The mud around
the tanks was black, that of the harbor
is gray.
Ensign Powelson was recalled on
March Is and explained how he got data
for his sketches, which played such an
important part in the work of the court
He said he sent divers down at various
points along the line of the keel as it lay
broken and twisted on the harbor bed.
Then he got in a boat and located the
points on the keel by a lead line. On the
wreck he established stations at the main
mast. the port crane, the smokestack and
so forth. And from these bases he
would get the bearing by angles of his
lead line as It rested on the keel and
other points of the wreckage under wa
ter. Thus he was able to plat a map OF
the wreck both above and below the
water that was automatically correct.
By comparing this with the original plans
of the vessel 1t was possible to tell Just
how much and in what direction any part
Of the Maine had been distorted by the
explosion without relying on underwater
estimates made by the divers.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-29
CITY in BRIEF.

DR.. W. A. Kirby Of Coldwater was in
the city yesterday.
Mr.. Ike Goldsmith is in Kansas City on
a shor tbusiness trip.
Mr.. A. A. Richards Of the wellington
Mail was in the city Sunday.
Mr.. A. g Davis OF Hutchinson was a
business visitor here yesterday.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-29
Saw Her Rise Into the Air.

Louis Wertheimer, a tobacco dealer of
New York. who was a passenger on the
steamer City Of Washington IN Havana
harbor the night of the blowing up OF the
Maine the moment of the explosion was
in the stern of the Washington and was
looking directly at the battleship when the
explosion occurred:
II heard a report" said Mr.. Werthei-
mer, and at an interval of anywhere from
five to fifteen seconds following the first
report came a great explosion. In the
burst af fame which followed I clearly
and plainly saw the vessel rise in the
water. apparently three yards out, then
settle down before the light of the ex-
plosion went out. The whole thing was
over so quickly that I could not hazard
a guess at the length of time
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-29
Two Distinct Explosions.

Captain Frank Stevens OF the City OF
Washington. testified that he was stand
ing amidships of his ship where he could
Look towards the Maine when she was
blown up. He heard dull, mufied eXplo-
sion and commotion as though ii was I'M
der the water. followed instantly by a ter
rife explosion. lighting up the sky with
a dull red blaze and filing the air with
missiles which fell all around him. He
felt a trembling of his ship at the last
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-08

A dispatch from New York dated
November Goth, says: -.

A dispatch from New York dated
November Goth. says:
1t was understood in the steel trade
yesterday, that the price of steel rails
would be advanced at once by the
leading rail manufacturers from SIS
ton to either $40 or 500 a ton for
standard tee rails. The railroads are
now making their contracts for rails
for use next year, and the demand is
very heavy An advance of 81 or
SO a ton is looked upon as very mod
crate, and an advance of S. a ton, it
is said, would not be excessive in
view of the demand. Former Judge
+. p. Gray, president Of the Federal
Steel Company, said yesterday, re-
garding the heavy business doing in
steel rails: The various steel COM
panies have made contracts in the
past two or three days to furnish
more than five hundred thousand tons
of standard rails. Fully 225, 600
tons represent orders booked by the
Federal Steel Company. The Car
negie Company has about the same
amount of orders. The Illinois
Steel Company's orders include 49,
600 tons ordered by the Chicago d.
Northwestern Railroad, $4,000 tons
by the Chicago, Milwaukee d. st.
Paul Railroad, and $4,000 tons by
the Illinois Central Railroad. We
have received other orders, among
them an export order for five hundred
tons of rails to go to Honolulu to be
used in the construction of a Ha-
waiian railroad with eighteen miles of
track. The shipment to Honolulu
will probably be made from this port.
Another sub-company of the Federal
Steel Company, the LoraIn Steel
Company, has been receiving large |
orders for girder rails, the rails used |
in street railway construction. In
general the steel rail outlook is Of the
most promising sort We now have
under consideration at least fifteen
inquiries for rails from various in
.erests."
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-08
FROM STONEGA.
spondencc Of The Big Stone Gap Posr.

|
SroNEGA, Va, DEC. 6.--Since
Superintendent John a. Esser first
set foot in this plant of The Virgin
ia Coal and Iron Company, he has
had the interest Of It's employees at
heart, and has been constantly
planning for their instruction and
comfort, and the building just erect
ed for d reading and recreation room,
is his latest conception, and it took
definite shape during his late visit to
his former home in Mauch Chunk,
Pa, while spending an evening with
DR.. J. s. Wentz, the president Of
the Company. The subject came
up and when the plan was suggested
Mr.. Wentz, with his genuine liber-
atty and kindly feeling for the work
men, made personal gift Of $1,000
to carry ont the project. The build
ing is 20x52 and will consist OF four
rooms, viz: the reading room, in
which will be the library; two rooms
for games, such as chess, dominos,
checkers, DC, and billiard room.
Rules and by laws will be framed by
the board of directors; to be elected
from the Company's employees, and
the rooms will be heated and lighted
and kept in order by proper person
selected for the purpose of keeping
the rooms open during convenient
hours. The rooms will be ready for
the furniture in couple Of weeks,
and due notice will be given of the
opening night, which will be an in
terestng event in Stonega'S history.
The freight depot here is nearly
completed and will be of great adj
vantage to the people across the
as far as Whitesburg; saw
ing many miles Of carriage, as the
road or the other side of the Black |
Mountain is finished, and still the
good work goes on.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-08
Remember
Hoods SarSaparilla is
Americas Greatest Medicine
for the Blood and the
Best that Money Can Buy.
Hence take only Hoods. =
FROM COEBURN.
-.spond.nce Of The Big Stone Gan Posi-

Correspondence Of The Big Stone Gap Pcsr.
CoEBURN, Va, Dec. 81. l.. Greear, who
has been very low with fever for some
time, is thought to he some better.
Sam Kennedy and daughter, who has
been expected to die for the last two
weeks, are on the road to recovery.
X. NJ. Wears has just returned from
market, where he has been buying new
stock of goods. Mr. Wears will open
business in the c. NJ. Turner building.
Hons. C. q. Counts, H. L. Rollins and
J. A. Hughes are attending circuit court
this week.
Gen. JAS. A. Walker is in town. Jim
says he is going to test the election
shO.
Gen. Walker went to see II. l.. Rollins
just the other night,
Ana said you have played HI in this
campaign fight.
Rollins Indignantly replied beg to be
excused,
The man you are looking for is Jno. A
Hughes
'"'hN' "S"' ~ iA"ShVe, WIN us Dl"S
COON bits"
And he politely excused himself, and put
it on Jno. l.. Litz.
He sought Mr.. Litz, purposely to kill him.
And he, to exhonerate himself, put it all
on A. b. CULLEN.
He sought Mr.. CULLEN, who with very
great alarm.
Said am not the man, it's old Uncle
Hiram.
He went to Uncle Hiram, very good old
man.
He said, | knew they would pack it all on
me, that is, If they can.
Now the sequel to it all is very queer and
funny,
Walker got beat, and somebody has the
money. NX
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-08
FROM TURKEY COVE.
,rrsspondence Of The Big Stone Gap Posr.

Correspondence Of The Big Stone Gap Posr,
TURKEY Cove, YAH. L. Riddle and
his comrade, Mr. Rice, have gone back to
Boston by way of Gate City, Bristol
Roanoke and Lynchburg.
Whooping cough is gradually dying in
Turkey Cove.
Miss Laruna Rivers is yet suffering from
whooping cough and is not yet able to
resume her school work.
Religion is of high quality in Turkey
Cove We need more quality and less
quantity in order to be able to work in
The Masters vineyard
Prof. Quinley has been in Turkey Cove
prospecting for singing school in the
near future. He visited the school at the
Seminary and was cordially welcomed by
The teachers and pupils. Prof. Quinley's
home is about three miles west of Jones.
VILE. Success to the singing school, it is
much needed.
The ground-hogs have gone to their
hole. Winter is here.
The Sunday school is the cradle in
which the church is rocked from her in
fancy to Christian usefulness.
Official and professional list as follows:
+. NJ. Charleston, J. p; 7. NJ. Reason. con-
stable; George Gilmer, physician; Nettie
Gilmer, p. NJ; Rev. Looney, p. c.; J. p.
Brahe and Peter Marcum, teachers at
Seminary; and d. +. Reason, teacher at
River View.
The children are becoming interested
IN the Posi-, mean the Big Stone Gap
Posr and not the whipping post.
Uncle Sam comes daily from Olinger TO
Turkey CoAe. Hurrah for Uncle SAM
The bird hunters are having a fine time
in the Cove. 1t is great wrong to kin
The little birds that do so much in des-
froying the insects and worms that do so
much damage to the farmers crops and |
orchards. 1t the farmers would reduce |
to study, the feathered song
'ters that fly across our paths with refrains |
't sweet music that cheer US or our way.
would no longer be molested by the merci-
ess hunter. Mr.. j. B. Barker, Col. q.
'lemp and Capt. II Q. Semp have posted
'oiices on their farms. Others should
ol!0w in their wake.
Miss Mamie Barker will be we'll prepar-
as primary teacher in the public
cnoois OF our county against another
chool year. So will Miss Tylie Wyatt,
rho Is Miss Nannie's classmate and her
quail in school work.
The "fsh-trap" law must yet be in
We Judge bv thu numher nj
raps In Powells river. PrARl.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-08
yirRInla's War Claims.


The Comptroller of the United
States Treasury has given an opinion
that bars the claims presented by
Arkansas, Florida. Louisiana, North
and South Carolina, Tennessee and
Virginia for equipping volunteer
troops for the Spanish war. He
alleges that these States are indebted
to the United States Indian trust fund
in sums varying from $4,000 to
100000.
Long years ago lands held by
certain Indian tribes were sold by
the Federal Government and the
money realized therefrom was invest
ed in State bonds for the benefit of
the Indians. 1t is true. we believe,
that there are about $4,000 of these
bonds which were issued by Virginia
before the war; but it is also true that
the United States is very largely in
debted to us on account of funds adj
vanced by US during the war of 1872,
and, also, on account of advances
made by this State for the construc-
ton of the Federal buildings at
Washington city.
If our recollection is correct, these
claims of ours have been passed upon
by various officials and congressional
committees, and are practically in
Moreover, we think it
would be found upon a full and
equitable settlement that the United
States of America are very largely
indebted to Virginia.
This State, time and again, has
to Congress Tor settlement,
but has never been able to obtain it.
Of late years a new question has been
injected into the discussion, to-wit;
What portion, if any, of the net sum,
believed to be due Virginia, would
West Virginia be entitled to? mas
much as the old State and the new
State have never been able to come to
terms upon the subject of the States
Indebtedness, the Difficult
tv of Virginia's securing final and
settlement from the Fed
,ral Government is very much in
creased by the raising of this new
question.
1t seems to us that the Comptroller
# the Treasury has taken stand
hat vii be promotive Of anything
Use but good feeling between the
States mentioned and the Federal
Government. The result of his
opinion, unless Congress shall inter-
'ene in very friendly spirit, will be
hat when we are next called upon to
urnish the government with troops
We shall be exceedingly cautious in
dvancing money and material upon
he request OF the authorities at
Washington.
We know not what the other
states may have to say for themselves,
ut as for Virginia, the Federal Gov
rnment is her debtor not her credit
r; further, it is not we, but they who
ave year after year, decade after
ecade, STAYED off a settlement. Now,
would seem to be the duty of Con-
ress either to repudiate the action Of
ne Comptroller of the Treasury, or d
} come forward and pay us the net Il
I'M that has been due so long, and
hich represents advances that we ;
ade in the most disinterested spirit +
loyalty and patriotism Richmond j
'ispatrh.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-08
How it Hurts!

rheumatism, with its sharp
twinges, aches and pains. Do you
know the cause? Acid in the blood
has accumulated in your joints. The
cure is found in Hoods Sarsaparilla
which neutralizes this acid. Thous-
ands write that they have been com
pletely cured of rheumatism by
Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-08
CHRrsrxAs is less than three weeks

CHRsTMAs is less than three weeks
off. To a person Of mature years it
seems as though but day had passed
since the last glad Christmastide. SO
rapid is the fight of time to those
who have reached that point in the
journey Of life when the end of the
long road is nearer to them than the
starting point. But to the child the
time has not seemed to pass so quick
ly, for to him the lapse of year
covers a great portion OF his life.
His complaint is that from one
Christmas to another is almost an
endless period, while those wiser in
this worlds experience sigh as they
think how quickly the months pass,
ushering in the glad season before
they can hardly realize that another
year has flown.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-08

A WASHINGTON dispatch of Deem
Der LIST says:
Senator Daniel, Of Virginia, arriv-
ed from Lynchburg late Monday
night and went to the Metropolitan
hotel, instead of to the Shoreman.
where he generally stops when in the
city. He came for the purpose of
attending the industrial labor com.
mission which convened yesterday
after recess Of ten days. The SEN
ator stated yesterday that from all he
could ascertain. that he did not think
there would be an extra session of
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-08

will be accomplished beyond the pass
age of the appropriation bills, legisla-
ton to increase the army and probab'
ly the enactment Of a law to establish
a government for Hawaii. There is
little sentiment in favor Of under
taking legislation relating to the new
possessions acquired as a result Of
the war with Spain.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-08
FOR BARGAINS.
The Ayers Mercantile and Manu-
uring Company

Can compete with any house between KNOXVILLE and Row,
The reason is very plain. We buy in large quantities. he
qu'ck sales and saH prQfts. In clothing have bou, DID,
from the mills and saved the profit of the wholesale house
instance we have large assortment of boys clothing N
ranging from 81 % up, and they good suits which ct
bought elsewhere in this section for less than o.
OVERCOATS, good, heavy servceable ones, all the va, ~
3d. and S4OO to $1,000. We have arrra0ted crry
mems suit, which selling for SO 90. Nothing So -,
before sold for the money PANTS, raraned al ,rao
If you want something EXTRA cut in the very latest f.
one Of our 5000. $4,000 Sl5.OO or $40. 90 snits
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-08

FIRE which ragged for hours Sunday
night among some of the highest
buildings in New York DESTROYED
property worth million dollars.
The big structure Of Rogers, Peet d
Co.. at Broadway and Chambers
street. was completely Quilted. at a
loss Of $S5O,oO0, while heavy losses
were sustained by the Home Life In
surance Company and the Postal
Telegraph Company, with their scores
OF tenants. Adjacent buildings were
badly damaged.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-08

Cuba is about the size of New
York, Ohio or Alabama.
Porto Rico is little smaller than
Connecticut.
The Hawaiian Islands are some
what smaller than New Jersey, the
largest island, Hawaii, being about
twice the size Of Delaware.
The Philippines cover a land space
about as great as New York and the
New England States together Luzon
on which Manila is situated, is not
much smaller than New York.
All the new dependencies together
are bout equal in area to the New
England States. New York, Pennsyl
'ania and New Jersey.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-08

congress, but that the Philippine
question, and questions relating to
the government of Cuba would go
over until the regular session of the
next congress. Senator Daniel does
not believe General Walker will be
able to base bis contest for Judge
Rhea's seat upon any substantial
grounds.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-08

DIR. r N. PRICE, one of the most
prominent ministers in Holston Con-
ference, and for many years editor of
the HOlStOn Methodist and later the
Midland Methodist, has been appoint
ed Chaplain of the 4th Tennessee
Volunteers, and is now on his way
to Cuba with that regiment.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-08

WE desire to cali the attention of
our readers to the advertisement of
S. Il. jesse IL Co., appearing in this
paper. This firm has complete and
select stock of Christmas novelties,
suitable for all classes and ages. 1t
will pay you to give them call be.
fore buying your Christmas goods.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-08

SEVENTEEN large steamers have
been chartered by the Spanish Gov
eminent to sail with troops from
Havana before December Goth, and if
no unexpected cause for delay shall
arise the evacuation of Cuba will
have been practically completed be-
fore the holiday season.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-08
Ladies Department.

This is in charge Of Mis-, Ida Specht, who will BE-. 4,
you ladies hose at 10 cents, thread poos for cents
cents, blankets l.00 corsctS 10 cents to $780, cr.
cents ball, embroidery silk / cent a spool, belts -,
cents, gloves fleece lined 35 cents, ladies underwear Oh.
cents per suit towelng 81 cents, Misses, capcs - M
cry cotton ,poolS for cents, counerpancs Sl.ou.
drilling, ribbons, and in fact most everything you Na.'
Of dry Goods at prices Meyor before enlael in hi, SILL
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-08

A GIGANTIC -four trust has been or
ganized to control the output OF
nearly all the more important mills
of the world. 1t is said that it will
have a capital of $l50,00O,0O0.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-08

SECOND Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Shallenberger has recommended
the discontinuance of the Southern
fast mail subsidy from New York to
New Orleans. The route is over the
Pennsylvania, the Southern and the
Louisville and Nashville lines, via
Washington and Atlanta.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-08

REMEMBER, the year is almost gone.
Do not let it pass without paying
your subscription to the PosT. Assist
your home paper that much in obtain
ing living.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-08

THE supreme court of Tennessee
has decided that juryman who had
formed an opinion as to the guilt or
innocence of a person on trial for
murder on the strength of what he
had read about it in a newspaper,
was not thereby disqualified.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-08

PROMOTERS of the Tennessee Cen
trail railroad last week decided to at
once begin building the road from
GAINESVILLE, Tenn, to Hartman,
Tenn, a distance of 900 miles.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-08

The Spanish government is net
yet ready to tell its creditors what 1T
proposes to do about the Cuban and
Philippine debts, which it failed to
shoulder upon the United States.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-08

Mn. DAYS advices to the State De-
partment hold out the hope of an
early conclusion of the negotiations
at Paris.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-12-08

The storm along the New England
cost last week was the worst that has
appeared in that section in ten years,
and many lives were lost and much
damage done to ships and property.