The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-10-27
NEWS ITEMS

4 stock Of the United States consisted
: Of gold s74s, s45. o5s, silver s5Ss, $40, Ooa
=, or total OF sl,Sso. .556.oi7
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
railroad will resume its fast passenger
service between Chicago, Kansas City
and California points on November ..
, The insurgents are enforcing an ex-
4 port duty Of sS5 ton upon hemp
, from southern ports brought to Ma
Mia They are also enforcing per
cent upon freights
The towboat Rescue, belonging tc
Jutte &c Co, was blown up Friday
night at Lock No 5, near Elizabeth, Pa
Capt Sedell was killed and nine of the
crew were injured, none seriously.
The war investigating commission
concluded its labors at Jacksonville
Thursday night and shortly after 10
o'clock left Jacksonville for Atlanta,
expecting to take up business there
An American syndicate. representing
Detroit capital, has purchased large
tract of land at Manzanillo, Cuba,
where are several good iron mines An
agent of the syndicate is now there.
IL is reported that the Boston Rub
Der Shoe Co has been absorbed by the
United States Rubber Co. aud that
Mr. Converse, its president. will be-
come director in the new corpora
tion.
The emperor and empress OF Ger
many, with the sultan, reviewed Il. 900
Turkish troops Friday from a window
of the fildiz Kiosk. Their German
majcsties saluted the flag Of each regi.
ment
The pope has given orders, the 20.
polo Romano announces, that all at.
tacks on American Catholics shall
cease and all complaints against the
doctrines OF Father Heclxer shall be
withdrawn.
Seven of the Pillager Indians want.
ed by the United States marshal ap.
peared at the agency Wednesday after
noon and surrendered 1t is thought
the others will be captured without
any further trouble.
Gov. Tanner Friday afternoon or.
dered three companies OF the 81 in
fantry to leave Virden and proceed to
their homes This leaves still on duty
mt Virden Troop A, LIST cavalry, and
Company {, Sd infantry.
a dispatch to the Petit Parisien
from Toulon confirms the reports OF
the Echo dc Paris and says The great
est activity prevails in the navy yard
where work is proceeding with fever.
ish speed day and night
At Milwaukee, Wis, John Upham,
retired, of the Sth cavalry U. S. A.,
died Friday night of Bright's disease
of the kidneys, aged 6i years. Col.
Upham was one of the best known
military men in Wisconsin.
AT Deadwood, $. D., ex-Gov Charles
II. Sheldon died Thursday of pneu-
nonia. lie was native Of Johns
town, VT, served through the war,
vent TO Dakota in 1881 and was elected
governor in 1892 and again In 1894
Maj Comte Ferdinand Walsin Ester.
lazy, who has hitherto not denied the
london Observers assertion that he
lad claimed to be the author Of the
)reyfus bordereau, will sue the OBJ
erycr for libel because OF that state
nent.
The dissatisfaction felt by Porto
ticans at the increase in foreign
ostage is widespread. Formerly the
ate was five cents, now IL is ten Ia
ocal money. Insular postage has
cen increased from three 70 four
ents
Secretary Long has approved the
ndings OF the court which tried and
entenced Chaplain j. +. Mcintyre TO
isInissal from the naval service for
riticisms he made OF the conduct Of
r. Adm. Sampson and Capt L. ID.
vans
a number of race horses In training,
nc property OF Mrs. +. o. Pepper and
theirs, were sold at Morris Park
thursday, the prices in most cases De-
lg satisfactory. a. II. and ID. II. Nor
s paid top price OF $4,000 for Ken.
lcky Colonel
AT Duluth, Mimi, three men were
illed Friday by an explosion Of dyua.
lite. They are: Henry Sherf, OF
ault Ste Marie, and John Stevenson
nd Michael Vail, of Duluth. They
ere working on the government
lnal blowing up an old hulk
One institution which above all 9TH
IS will welcome the relinquishment
Spanish sovereignty over Cuba is
e Banco Espanol Because OF its
unofficial connection with the gov
nment the Banco Espanol has been
ulcted of millions Of dollars.
At san Francisco, Patsy Hogan, tue
shot and killed his wife
ednesday afternoon and stabbed
nself, but his self.inAicted injuries
III not prove fatal. Hogan's real
me is keenan, and few days ago
S wife secured divorce from him.
At Atchison, Kss, John NJ. Price,
oneer and prominent politician. Is