The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-09-21
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIES

Al Dundee. Scotland. n lockout be.
gan Monday at 80 mills throwing Sa
900 men out OF employment
The French line steamer LaBretague,
which arrived Sunday at New York
from lIavre. brought l.073,6l0 francs
In specie.
At watertown. Wis, Gustav Dumke
was shot and killed by Policeman Luz
cius Brucggcr in sclf-defensc. Dumke
was one of a disordcrly crowd.
Martin Coons and his nephew.
Maynard Coons farmers, of S,uyve-
SAINT, n. Y, were killed by the Empire
State express Saturday night.
William Heeuan. OF New York. and
Edward Brown, of Glasgow. were
killed Sunday at Mount Marion. \. u.
by West Shore train that struck q
wagon in which they were driving.
Leaders OF the different railroad em.
ployes organizations are now consider
ing plans for the establishment OF en-
ployes grocery stores ut the division
points of tho various lines throughout
the country.
The British admiralty has prepared
a war map Of St. Johns. n. f., and tho
vicinity. as a prcl nary to forti ying
the town. 1t is understood that the
work OF preparing for forts and gar
rison will begin next spring.
Iroquois. premier stallion OF Belle
Meade stud, Nashville. Tenn, died
Sunday OF an acute aifliction OF the
kidneys. lie was 81 years old. Iroquois
was the only American horse that has
ever won the English derbS.
A dispatch from Chares Town says
the widest rumors are current there,
and that great alarm is felt owing to
the unprotected state of the town.
especially as Bocr signalling is plaia.y
visible on the adjacent mountains
Adm Dewey. during his STAY In
Washington, will be the guest of Mrs
Washington Mclean. mother OF John
K. Mclean. the democratic nominee
for governor OF Ohio Adm. Dewey is
a friend of the family OF long standing.
1t is supposed in London that the
next move contemplated by the Trans
vaal is an appeal TO the powers. beg
ging them 10 recommend arbitration
on the lines OF the conference at Tho
Hague.
At Chicago as the result Of dispute
over suit OF clothes. SUNDAY. Martin
Walgren, bookkeeper. was killed and
Theodore Walgren and Gcorre Clark
slightly wounded by Fred Fisher. n
tailor. Fisher used a knife, and claims
he acted in sclf-dcfensc.
Harry Forbes, Of Chicago, and Oscar
Gardner, of Omaha, were sunday
matched 60 fight - rounds before the
Hill City athletic club OF Kansas City.
on October :. The men meet at llo
pounds. The cluD Iostcd $500 forfeit
with L. VI. lIou,em n.
Gen. Clark Carr, OF Galcsburg, ILL.,,
and formerly minister to Denmark. is
in Washington, and it was rumor ID
Sunday night that he would be the
successor OF Interstate Commerce
Commissioner Calhoun. who intends TO
practice law in Chicago.
The new battle ship Kearslrge ar
rived at New York Sunday FRO - New
port News and anchored off Tomp-
kinsvillc. She will proceed to the
navy yard PROBABLY Monday. where
her hull will he scrapcd and painted.
preparatory to her trial trip SePtem-
ber2j.
Prince David Kawananakoa, n cous-
In Of x-Lliuokalani. OF Hawaii, A.
rived in Washington Sunday from
| Honolulu. His visit to Washin yton 10
purely personal and has no connection
with the politics OF the islands lie
will yisi, the ex-queen, who is now
a resident OF Washington.
Everett Andrews of Atlantic City,
distinguished himself Sunday BY
breaking the national standard 100
mile road bicycle record, the standar
80 mile state record and also the sta.s
100 mile record. Andrews lowered tho
national standard 100 mile record by
three minutes II was formerly held
by Mock, OF New York. who made II Ia
hours and a minutes