The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-10-26
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS
The registration in Greater New
York is completed. The total regis
tration was s767iL

The registration In oreater Ne"
York is completed. The total regis
tration was t7S7iL
Otto Kneusli. city editor Of the Ger
mania, OF Milwaukee, Wis. died OF
heart failure, aged 81
Hon. George w. lIigginbotham,
pioneer OF Kansas, died at his home IN
Manhattan, Kan. Sunday OF heart dis
ease.
The Lombardi Italian Grand Opera
Co. has disbanded at Kansas City, Mo-,
after trip through the west, because
Of poor business
The 45th volunteer infantry, Col
Dorst commanding, left st. Paul.
Mimi. Sunday for san Francisco
under orders. for the Philippines
Private Beune is dead at IT Monroe
from iujuries inflicted by mysterious
highwaymen. Beune is from johns
town. Pa.
The strike Of the iron molders and
the core makers which was started at
st. Paul. Mimi. last TUESDAY. Is prac'
tically ended and mos, of the men re-
turned to work Monday morning.
A message received from Col. Baden-
Powell. in command at Mafeking.
dated October Is. says that 5S Boers
were killed and large number
wounded in the encounter with his
force.
The revolution in Colombia has cx.
tended from Cundinamarca TO Lima.
The Colombian gunboat Moyaca is
about to leave for Gauca, where an
army OF 10. 900 men Is being assembled
by the government
The United States transport Senator
arrived Sunday from Manila with the
Iowa troops on board. The trip was
uneventful. She just missed the ty-
phoon encountered by the Empress OF
India.
The Indian mail train Sunday col.
lided with freight train near Schaer-
brook. a suburb OF Brussels, three sa-
loon carriages being demolished.
Eighteen passengers were injured but
none fatally.
Eugene Easton, OF Kansas City. Mo-.
a newspaper man, has been captured
by the Boer forces in south Africa,
and the state department is now in
negotiation with the Transvaal author
tiles looking TO his release.
The convention of the Cotton states
commissioners OF agriculture will meet
in Atlanta. Ga. The commissioners OF
Agriculture OF Louisiana, Florida. Vir-
ginia, Georgia Texas, Arkansas and
West Virginia are expected to attend.
Kid Mccoy and Peter Maher are TO
meet for $40 900 purse at the Coney
Island Club, New York. November 30.
Maher signed the articles for 20 rounds
Mccoy will commence training at
White Plains, while Maher will get in-
TO shape at Westchester.
The Spruce Mining Co. has filed
articles, with a capital Of St,OOo.0Oo
TO open and operate the Eveleth Town
site mine, which was discovered under
the village OF Eveleth, Mimi. and from
over the top Of which the removal OF
the village has just been completed.
special cable was received nj Oma-
ha, Neb., Sunday. announcing the
death in the Philippines on Saturday
Of Maj Guy Howard, son Of Gen. o. o.
Howard. The cablegram. dated Sat
urday. was received by Judge j. NJ.
Woolworth. father-in-law OF Maj
Howard. lie was killed in action.
At Chicago, William Wilke. aged 10
died Saturday night one hour after re
ceiving blows OH the nose, jaws and
pit of the stomach. in prize hgh'
with Charles Chelius, also aged 10. ID
the basement OF the Wilke home. Ths
BOYS belonged to amateur clubs and
fought for 81. Chelius was arrested.
= Brig. Gen. Funston Sunday wired thu
: war department his acceptance OF th'
appointment of brigadier general IL
the newly formed volunteer service
Gen. Funston will return to kansa
, with the Kansas volunteers who viii
be mustered out October 2s. lie vii
then report at Washington for duty II
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