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

Peace, upon the terms submitted BY
the Y. s., the war would at once bs
resumed, and this government is fal
better fixed to rush the fighting than
IL was the day the protocol was sign.
ed, and is determined to do ii. The
bugaboo OF European interference
would not prevent the carrying Of tie
fighting into Spain Immediately and
Spain would very soon be compelled
to accept terms of peace far more
humiliating than those it now has an
opportunity to accept.
The President greatly enjoyed rs
Western trip and has nothing
praise for the hospitality, prosperity
and the patriotism of those with
whom he came in contact everywhere
he went; and il his back bone had
needed any stiffening on the Spanish
question. which so far as appearances
go, it did not, ne sentiments he heard
expressed would have done the bust
ness. Others who accompanied him
say that the almost universal senti-
ment everywhere they went, among
those of all political parties and of all
sorts of men, was in favor of our tax
ing the whole Philippine group.
Japan has changed its minister 10
the U. S. again. Japan kept one
minister at Washington for 10 g
series of years,-until he became e
of the most popular diplomats in the
Corps-but since he was recalled, it
has hardly allowed one minister %
remain long enough to get acquainted
with our people and customs. How
ever, the new minister, Mr.. Jutero
Komura, will not have that lesson to
learn, as he is graduate OF Harvard
University and thoroughly acquainted
with Americans and American
customs, official and private.
The annual report of the director |
Of the Mint, on the production of sill
yer and gold by the world during the
calendar year 1897, has been sab
nitted to the Secretary Of the teas
Try. 1t shows that the production of
liver was the greatest ever known,
he value being 1896, 730, 800, al
hough many of the most productive
liver mines in the u. s. were not
worked during that period. Tie
alue Of the gold produced was
lightly in excess Of that of silver
237, 5O4,S
The following extract from report ,
'nt TO the Department of State / , ,
I. S. Consul RagSdale, at Tents, ,
hina, city with more than mil G
on inhabitants, with an annual
of $40. $50, 900, shows that !
hina is fast waking to mode a /
ethods. notwithstanding its mis- J
overnment: "The Imperial Chinese t
ailway is without doubt one of the r
reatest enterprises in Northern i
nina. Already. three hundred and
Venty miles of the road has been +
instructed, eighty miles double {
ack, and one hundred and twenty o
re miles are now under construction. h
he company has sixty-four engine Fl
Chinese make, 4 Belgin, 81 Anne c
an and 80 English. From 5000 Ii
$4,000 men ale constantly emplyl- O
, ~ OF whom are foreigners. L, ~ II
I'VE extensive shops at Tong Shan, c.
here cars of all kinds are built. n
he cross ties and bridge timbers a
'pOrted, principally from Orego r
though small shipments, faS in n
rior in quality are received from N
pan. The road is gradually being O,
tended, and ere long will be com K,
etee to Niuchwang, one of the ter Ia
nal points of the Russian railway. q,
lie traffic for the past eleven months At
IS l,2l5,SS5 passengers, and $780,
8 tons of freight, and is rapidly
,reasing. The road is already pay
y ~ N 1uopoa d;,;Jo,Jo,,