The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-06-01
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as New York Sunday on the stsssssr
Lauenberg from Matansas wese Gen
Joseph p. Sanger and Col George r.
Cecil.
1t is said that plans have been prac-
tically completed for combination Of
the leading pertumery concerns in the
country.
The ninth attempt to float the Amer
lean line steamer Paris was made sun
day evening and proved an utter fail
ure. Her bow is absolutely impaled
by the rocks.
The New York Herald's correspond
ent In Managua telegraphs that the
government has raised the state Of
siege in Bluefields and Gen. Torres and
his troops have been recalled.
Archbishop Ireland preached before
large congregation Sunday in the
church of the Engli.h Passionist
Fathers, Paris, basing his discourse
upon the Trinity Sunday epistle.
Ninety per cent. of the patent and
enamelcd leather trade has given ad-
herence 10 the programme OF COM
bination, and options have already
been obtained on about 10 plants
Gen. Lawton is at Malolos with prac-
tically his entire command. lie is
withdrawing to the railroad. az the re-
gion is difficult To hold during the
rainy season. The roads will be M
passable in few days
Private advices received in New Or
leans say that Gen. Reyes, leader Of
the late Nicaraguan revolution. Is
lying dangerously i'll at Bocas del
Toro, Colombia. from the effects of an
attempted assassination.
A Negro Baptist preacher whose
name could not be secured. was shot
and instantly killed at Newmarket
Ala, by Tom Pi;cock. prominent cit
izen of that place. The Negro had
threatened to kill Pitcock.
One woman was killed outright,
another was fatally INJURED and baby
was so badly hurt that its chances of
life are small in q grade crossing acci-
dent at singac. about eight miles from
Paterson, n. j., Sunday night.
At Bear Creek, Wis, Edward c.
ORourke, president of the p. ID. Muir
ply Grain and Mercantile Co., has been
missing since May IS. No reason can
be assigned and his wife and relatives
fear he has been foully dealt with.
After the snow blockade, lasting for
'our months, the South Park line has
'een opened and train reached Lead
lille. Col. fron Denver. The South
Park officials announce that from now
m trains will be running rigidly
Wasyl Guezcsak and Simon Csuey,
wo Galicians, who murdered Wuyl
Sojecaeko and his four chilSren at
last October were exc
uted at Winnipeg, Man, Saturday on
he same scaffold. The drop fs.l at
clock.
Howard Kretz, a young man about
, years of age, who says he Is an art
tudent of the Academy of Design In
lew York, made n startling and sue
essful jump from the Brooklyn bridge
ist before dusk Sunday evening and
anne out of the river uninjured.
The immigration from Ireland Is UNI
sually heavy this season. There were
lnded from the Majestic at the barge
flee Friday over seven hundred Irish
oys and girls. The latter were in tho
lajority, and the immigrants landed
ere from fifteen to twenty-five years
id.
At Nashville, Tenn, while dclirious
ON fever, Mrs. Ode Clayton Sunday
orning shot her 5-year-old daughter
oyer in the head inhicting a danger
as wound. Mrs. Clayton then turned
lie revolver on herself sending a bul.
t through her brain, death ensuing
stantly.
Gen. Greedy Sunday received a cable
'am from Maj. Thompson at Manila
porting that party landing for the
pair of the cable at Esca ante. Is.
nd OF Negros, had been treacherous-
attacked by natives; that Capt. Geo.
Tilley, signal corps, is missing. and
at the worst is feared.