The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-11-09

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Health officers reported two new
cases of yellow fever at Key West and
two at Miami Tuesday. No deaths
Tuesdays statement of the condition
Of he treasury shows: Available cash
balance. SsS9, ISL oi5; gold reserve.
se54, 500. 76o.
The Beers have invaded Ingwavuma,
Zuluiand. and looted and burned the
public buildings and stores The mag
is,rate police and other inhabitants
fed toward Eshowe.
scudder Hinde 81 years old. Of ST,
Louis. was found dead in his bed in
the Gilsey house, New York Tuesday
night. Hinde was last seen between
10 and II O'clock Monday evening just
before he retired for the night
Gen. Brooke, at Havana, has report
ed 20 the adjutsnt general the death
OF Private Thomas = Smith, OF Com
pauy A, 18th infantry. who was killed
by policeman on the 5th instant
while resisting arrest
Lord Mayor Talon, of Dnblin. and
Hon. John T. Redmond. VI. T., arrived
in New York early Tuesday evening
from Boston. for the express purpose
of seeing how an election IL conducted
in New York city.
samuel Mckinley, formerly a state
senator of Pennsylvania. and father
Of Superior Judge W. Mckinley. Of
Los Angeles, CAL. died Tuesday. lie
met with an accident ten days ago
which resulted in paralysis.
Argument probably will begin We'd
nesday in the United States supreme
court in the case brought TO fix the
responsibility in the matterof the pay
ment Of war revenue taxes upon PACK
ages sent by express
Hope Reed Cody, chairman of the
board OF election commissioners. and
formerly president of the Hamilton
club, died Tuesday at the Chicago hos
pitaL An operation for appendicitis
was performed.
Shortly after leaving Hamburg for
San Francisco the British bark Ora
nadia, Capt. Greig, grounded IN the
Elbe. opposite Bankenesc. IL was
very foggy At the time and she strucT
heavily. Tugs are endeavoring to get
her off the bar.
Navy department advices announc-
ing the arrival OF the NcwarS at Homo
lulu show that she made the run from
San Francisco in seven days. av, rag
ing n speed OF 13 Knots an hour. This
Is nearly 80 per cent. in excess OF her
regular cruising speed.
One OF the most interesting features
of the Paris expedition will be model
American post Office. which will be up
70 date in every respect. Arrange
ments have been made with the French
postal authorities by VIII ch mail for
Americans in Paris will be sent to this
post Office instead OF going through
the regular channels.
A national association OF tuOe WORK
ers is being formed. The work Is be-
ing done quietly, and it is said that
satisfactory pi ogress has b en- made.
The first local organic lt!on has Just
been completed at the Youngstown
(O) plant Of the National Tube Co,
the com uination OF pipe and tube man
ufacturers of the country.
The arch of new vegetable cellIr
cayed in AT the reform school AT Boone
willie, Mo. Tuesday, killing Charles ".
Kaiser, an officer; Ezra Mullen, former
iy from Pitt tsburg. Kan, and W. Led
gerwood. Superintendent l.. ID. Drake
was crushed, but will recover. The
arch was 80 feet long and 20 feet high,
and was constructed only a short time
ago.
Fifteen or more maske "regu ators"
entered the Arthur Motel, the leading
hosiery OF Liberty. Mo-. after mid
night Monday night, took John r.
Robinson, the landlord, out OF his bed,
led him in his night clothes to the
cemetery and whipped him. lie was
allowed TO return TO his hotel on his
promise 70 leave Liberty within 10
days Complaint mad been made that
the hotel had become disreputable.