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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-02-16
@ Fitzhugh Lee.

DR.. +. f. IIoss, of the Nashville
Christian AdUOcdte. who is now in
Cuba, writes of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee
as follows:
Having known Gen. Lee in Vir.
ginia, | concluded to call and lift my
hat to him. He is the pink of po-
likeness and receives all comers with
a most charming grace, but without
the least trace Of effuSiveness or in
sincerity. General Breckenridge
CHANGED TO be present at the time.
1t is easy to describe him also as a
quiet, intelligent. old-fashioned gem
tlemau. Gen. Lees popularity with
the Cubans is unbounded. When
ever he appears in public they give
him a perfect ovation. On evaeua-
ton day he received more attention
than everybody else put together.
With the army also he is a prime ia
Voflte, ana with a good reason. lie
never PLAYS the up-start brute in
straps. Mr.. Mcdonald told
me a pleasing incident to the effect
that, being called on to oficiate at
the burial Of a private soldier belong
ing to the Second Louisiana regi-
ment, he started with the body and
an escort to the cemetery. On the
way they met Gen. Lee riding in an
open barouche. Instead of passing
procession without notice, the
at once stopped his team,
iismounted, lifted his hat, stood with
uncovered head. as respectfully and
'%everently as il a major general were
'eing born to the tomb.
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Soxs men who enjoy good stand
ing and full fellowship in the church.
reminds us Of the old dsrkey. who
o in church aud said: ''Bredren
an sistern, I'se been er mighty mean
niger in my time. Ise had er
heaps of ups and Enthusiastically
downs, since 4 done jined the church.
I'se stole chickens and wstermillions,
is cussed. Use shot craps, Use slash
ed other coons with my razor, and
Use done err sight er odder things.
But tank de Lswd. bredern, Use
yit lost my 'ligion."
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prominent iarmer~ at Y cair dec desn
He was = mrah.r e. %. fvcnf -ssvsa ]
Virginia Regiment, Stouewaii Brigade.
J. L. Crowley died in Newport News o
vaccination.
Tom Galloway, a negro Of Bedford City
secreted himself in u young lady's room
with the intention Of assaultiDg her rber
she entered A jury has given BIN ls
years. A negro rapist was hanged ~
Bedford City.
At n meeting OF railway men. held ~
Norlold. steps we're taken to stop the
great loss Of green stuff shipped ever
year. This loss - due largely 10, II d
claimed, confusion in marking sud billing
the peri-habl- stua. whore millions OF
barrels are being received weekly.
The Supreme Court ha, decided that
where a sufficient descri ton OF land To bee
sold tor delinquent taxes can tie obtained
from the records, a survey need not be
made.
Rachel SOFT, residing at Rrdman',
Station. Norfolk cDnutV. attempted 20
start a ire with kerosene aud ro.ia. The
funeral va. largely attended
An average Of ehout four inches of snow
fell ali over Virginia thi. week.
Mr.. J. r. c. DeJarn.tte, OF Caroline
county, has succeeded Mr.. B.. Rand Well
ford az assistant l.. ). attorney Tor the
Eastern District of Virginia.
A portrait of the late Judge Francis 7.
Anderson. Of the Supreme Court, was
hung in the Supreme Court room in Rich
mond. The portrait was presented 10 the
Court by Hon. William \. Anderson, of
Lexington, son OF Judge Anderson.
The State Board Of Agriculture met in
Richmond and rc-organized by the cleo
ton of Mr.. Julian VI. Ruhin az president
to succeed Col. \. AFFORD, resigned
There was a strong sentiment among the
members of the Board in favor of a tom
mage tax on fertilizer. The Board is near
~ ont of funds. Mr.. keiner, Commissions
er OF Agriculture wants a list Of all real
estate agents in Virginia to whom he can
refer Inquiries from other states concern
ing Virginia real estate.
The Pan Presbyterian Executive Com
mission will meet April l3. IN Richmond.
This body is charged with the business OF
the Pan American Congress during the
recess OF that body, and the meeting here
will he for the purpose OF arranging for
the triennial meeting Of the Congress in
Washington next September. THIS Con
gress represents all the Presbyterian
churches in the world with a total popu-
Of about 1900. 900.
The supreme Court ha. decided that
the Southern Railway cannot surrender
IL lease Of the Franklin a Pittsylyauia
running from Pitt~ville. in Pit
county, to Rocky Mount in
franklin county.
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Great Fortunes Made.

The New York World says for
tunes aggregating $615,693,5 9l have
been made in Wall street.
The history Of Wall street, OF the
world in fact, has nothing to equal
this prodigious piling up Of fortunes.
The ri Dorado days of California in
40, the rioting in wealth which fol-
lowed the opening up of the Austral-
ian and African gold fields, the
Klondike, the South African dia-
mond mines-all these rolled into
one having nothing to parallel the
deluge of wealth which poured down
upon that one little corner of New
York known as oval street region"
And il is not mere the Croesuses
who have proftted. Dozens and
dozens of "%little fellows" have dart
ed into tumultuous torrent of specu.
alton and darted out again, hugging
rom tens to hundreds of thousands.
The bigger plungers brought up
Millions. The Croesuses, the Rock
,%feIlers, the Vanderbilts, the Sages,
landed millions that are count
d up anywhere from the tens to
hirties.
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=
pissed Eagsn:
Capt. CLARK, Of the Oregon. while
awaiting orders at bis old home in
Michigan. received 800 less than
one-half the pay Of Gen. Eagan, or
81. 700 a year. Having recovered
his health. he is to be assigned to
shore duty. and his pay with all ex-
tras will be $4,000 a year, or $4,000
less than Eagan draws in disgrace.
Commodore Phillip. whom every
body knows, is now commanding the
Brooklyn navy yard, where his res
possibility and cares and labors are
very great. He will receive a salary
of $4,000 a year, or $1,000 less than
Eagan. If he should go on waiting
orders or take a leave Of alb
seuce or be relieved from duty be
would receive only $4,000.
Admiral Dewey at Manila is paid
$500 more than Eagan while he is in
command of the Asiatic squadron.
When he comes home at the end Of
his cruise and is assigned to shore
duty he will be paid $500 less than
Esgan, and while he is awaiting or
ders or on leave Of absence he will be
entitled to $1,000 less.
Admiral Schley is now in Wash
awaiting orders. 1t is pro-
posed to organize a fleet for him and
send him to Europe in command of it
as soon as matters settle down in the
Philippines and the West Indies, but
until then, according to the rules of
he service he is waiting orders"
md is entitled to pay at the rate Of
$4,000 a year, or two-thirds Of !what
he would receive while at sea, He is
therefore, drawing $1,000 less than
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Eagan's Soft Snap.

VIM. E. Curtis, the accomplished
Washington correspondent, shows up
in glaring light the insuficiency of
the punishment of Eagan. says the
Knoxville Sentinel. During the
next six years he will draw $500 a
year without having any duty to Fer.
Curtis mentions those to
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-02-16

y WOMAN marries q man and it is
throwing a rose into ar open grave.
A man marrleS "A woman ana the
curtain ring, up on . dance Of tine
furies. \ man and woman marie,
and the angels rejoice over their mat
ed love and happiness and the united
stream Of their being flows sweetly
on filing their littlc home world with
the melody of it, song. The mar
riage altar i, always afamc and the
divorce mill is never idle for want of
grists. And 50 the world with its
realization and sorrowful dis
appointments will jog on until the
time when it shall become a cinder
and rain its ashes on its spheres
Hcrald and TribuHe.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-02-16

The telegraph service of Cuba and
Porto Rico is now in operation under
the control of the Signal Corps of
the United States army. CONNER
clal messages are transmitted to any
point on the islands at uniform rate
OF two cents a word, address and sig
natures being counted, as in England.
Twenty cents is the minimum
charge.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-02-16

The line of zero temperature the
past week extended form Central
trail Virginia through Central Ten
nessee. Arkansas and Oklahoma.
Williston. N. D., reported the low
est temperature-40 degrees below
zero. Freezing temperature extend
ed below Tampa, Fla. Throughout
the Ohio valley and almost to the
ATLANTIC coast the temperature rang
ed from zero to 20 degrees below.
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Oil Often.

The following story on Theodore
Roosevelt is now going the rounds OF
the press:
Theodore Roosevelt, at school, was
required to write ESSAYS, deliver ora
tons, and speak pieces" just as are
all schoolboys in these modern days,
and his old playmates still delight to
relate how Ted brought down the
house by his method Of rendering that
old standby. Marco Bozzari."
Everybody knows at least the
beginning Of the stirring poem:
"At midnight, in his guarded tent.
The Turk lay dreaming of the hour.
When Greece, her knees in suppliance bent,
Sould tremble at his power.
When young Roosevelt's turn came
to speak, he arose with all his con-
flence, and began:
"At midnight, in his guarded tent,
The Turk lay dreaming of the hour
When Greece, her knees"
Then his mamory failed him, and
he repeated:
p" Greece, her knees"
In vain! His memory stubbornly
refused to work. Once more he
shouted desperately:
Greece, her knees"
The old professor Looked owe his
'pectacles and encouragingly remark
ed:
'Grcase her knees once more.
! hcodore; perhaps-she'll go then"
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-02-16

THERE is more talk of building a
railroad from Knoxville by way of
Rogersville to Bristol. If all the
roads are built that are being talked
of, the South will get on a great
boom, sure.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-02-16

The Sixth volunteer infantry, re-
cruited from Tennessee and Ken.
tucky, has been ordered home from
Porto Rico, along with the Forty
seventh New York, Eighth Illinois
and Third Kansas. This will leave
only regular forces in the colony.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-02-16

Two more Filipino commissioners
reached San Francisco last Friday on
the way to Washington, and were
much disturbed when they learned
what had happened since they left
Manila.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-02-16

The Knoxville Sentinel says if the
laws Of all the States were so amend
ed as to compel the professional
pugilists to do their talking in pritate
the end of modern prize fighting
would be near.
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RATES or A~DvEKTIsIS0.

The above rates are for standing snvertiss-
ments only.
G0-LOoAL ADVERTISEMENT will be chsrg-
ed for at the rate Of s cents per line for each
incertion.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-02-16

TIE North Carolina Legislature
will propose a constitutional suffrage
amendment requiring all voters to be
able to read the Constitution and to
have a poll tax receipt.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-02-16

~ MISSISSIPPI planter named Man
gun has been experimenting with
monkeys as cotton pickers, and dur
ing the entire fall of 1898 he had ten
OF these animals working in his fields.
They were taught to perform the
work by a New York animal trainer,
and MIR. Mangum is so well pleased
with The results that during the
coming season he expects to put 100
monkeys at work on his plantation.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-02-16

The friends of the Nicaragua Ca
Bill propose to attach to it the Sun
dry Civil Bill as a rider, in the hope
of thereby getting it through the
House.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-02-16

The President last Friday sent to
Congress a special message calling
attention to the Importance of a cable
to the Philippines by way of the
Hawaiian Islands and Guam.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-02-16

~ Court of inquiry composed OF
Maj. Gen. Wade, U. S. v; Brig,
Gen. Davis, u. S. v. and Col. Gil
espie, U. S. a., has been named BY
the President to investigate the en-
bslmed beef charges preferred by
Eaj. Gen. Miles. The Instruction.
are so worded that the court can
recommend action to be taken after
the inquiry is closed.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-02-16

Tue contest over the right of
Judge Rhes. Of The Ninth District, to
bis seat in Congress to which he was
elected last fall is now well on and
General Walkers friends are prom
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-02-16

WAST.D-SEyERAL TRUSTWORTHY PERSONS
IN ibis state TO manage our bushes. In their own
ma nearby counties. tits mainly Office work con.
Quoted Al home. Salary straight $500 a year ana .r.
psnsss-dshnite ~bonafde, no more, no less .aIsrv
honth'y $a5. Reference. Enclose .elf.addre~ssd
stamped envelope, Hsasssf q. HISS, PRIEST, Dept. NJ.
~~~s Soptlk-6u
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-02-16

GENIUS may be swifter than per-
severance. but the latter wins in the
long run.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-02-16

A WRITER says speech vas given
TO man to conceal his thoughts. 1t
was a needless ~precaution in many
cases.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-02-16

there is little doubt but what he was
elected fairly and squarely and that
he should be allowed to take his seat.
Roanoke Times.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-02-16

The way of the transgressor is
hard 10 find out.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-02-16

Oid newspapers for sale at this
office. ~ cents per hundred.
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80 .l not InucA ~
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-06-17

The regular meetings of the
Baptist church will be held in the
opera house tomorrow. Preaching
by the pastor at II :15 a. m. The
evening service will be in charge
of the Sunday school, when an
interesting program of songs and
recitations will be rendered. A
cordial invitation is extended to
all the people.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-06-17
ANACONDA MINES SOLD.
flarcus Daily Sells His Copper
Property for S23, 200, 900.

Salt Lake, June 17.-Marcus
DAILY, of Montana, and his associ-
ates of the Anaconda mining COM
pany have sold all their copper
holdings to an eastern syndicate
headed by John d. Rockefeller
for s23,OOO,OOO.
DAILY is pledged not to engage
in copper mining in Montana
again. In the contract was in
cluded nearly the entire town of
Anaconda and all the accessories
which go to make up this princely
property.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-06-17
Three New inspectors.

Desperadoes have played such
havoc with Colorado and other
western postoffices and postal de-
livery routes recently that the
Washington officials have infer
ested themselves in the situation
out here with the intention of plac-
ing an cffectual barrier in the way
of the enterprising bandits.
Word was received yesterday at
the office of Charles Waters, post
office inspector-in-charge of this
district, that three new inspectors
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-06-17

Save Rent.
viii sell you houses cheap on
leased lots.
One Groom house.
One Broom house.
One 4-room house.
Call and see j. j. Fitzgerrell.
When you wish rush order for
ice ring up phone No. al, or
signal the white wagons. The
Florence Crystal Ice Co. 33tf
j. j. Fitzgerrell has plenty of
straight money to loan
Read The DAILY TRIBUNE.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-06-17

are to be assigned to duty here i'm
mediately, such action being taken
in the hope of putting stop to
the wholesale commission of crime.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-06-17
ITS BACKBONE
IS BROKEN
Indications thar SmeIfer Strike Is
Nearing the End.
AN AGREEMENT AT PUEBLO.

Denver, June l7.-Joy reigns
supreme in this city this after
noon, as it is generally believed
that the strike of the smelter
hands will be settled the early
part of next week. Governor
Grant will ut o'clock this after
noon meet n committee appointed
by Governor Thomas and Mayor
johnson At this conference ar
rangements will be mnde to re-
ccive II delegation of work men
who will call upon Ex-Governor
Grant at 8 o'clock Monday morn
ing. 1t will then be determined
how to proceed in making u test
case.
One of the workmen will proba-
bly, be arrested for breaking the
law and the case will then be car
ried to the supreme court in order
to secure a decision.
Advices from Pueblo this morn
ing state that the smelter aud mill
mems union held a meeting this
morning. They decided to go to
work and receive pay on the same
basis as that adopted at the Phila-
delphia smelter. 1t is said that
this agreement is satisfactory to
the smelter people.
Reports from Durango say that
all is quiet there and the men are
anxious to go to work.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-06-17

First Church of Christ Scientist
Morning service at 10:45 n. M.
Sunday school at | 40 a. M; eve
ming service at 7:45 p m. Wednes-
day evening meeting at 7:45 p. m.
Dispensary open Saturday from 2
to 3 p. m Subject of lesson,
is the universe, including man,
evolved by atomic force"
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-06-17

Presbyterian You and yours
are cordially invited to the special
children's day exercises tomorrow.
The children of the Sunday
school aud junior society will rem
der musical program in connec-
ton with the service. In the
morning the pastor will preach a
timely sermon. Topic, "The
Christian principle bearing on the
present labor trouble Come and
bring your friends with you.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-06-17
LOGICAL LETTER
OF PHILIP ARGALL
he Explains the Situation AT rhe
Cyanide Mills.
MEN ARE HIGHLY PLEASED.

In this mornings Denver Re
publican appears letter from
Philip Argall, manager of the Me
tallic Extraction company's works
at Cyanide. The communication
is SO full of good, sound sense aud
logical argument, aud such a per
feet portrayal of the success of the
eight-hour plan at Cyanide, that
we give it to THE TRIBUNE readers
today. 1t shows ihnt sound busi-
ness men ARE always able to cope
successfully with whutever condi-
tions may arise. This is what he
says:
"First-The employees of the
Metallic Extraction company en-
gagged in the crushing mills, roast
ers and tank rooms worked l2- hour
shifts up to May 81.
"Second-Since June | these
men have worked S-hour shifts,
receiving the same pay as they
formerly received for twelve hours
work.
''Third-In the departments re-
ferred to, work is carried on con
tinuously during the twenty-fou1
hours, consequently the explana-
tions of the Denver Cyanide men
explain nothing.
"Fourth-We have complied
fully with the eight-hour law, as
we understand it, and intend keep
ing our works running at full ca
pacity as long as ore and fuel can
be obtained
Fifth Owing to the well estab-
lished fact that men can do more
work per hour on an S-hour basis
than on II, and to the further
fact of our superior mechanical
appliances for handling ores, we
did not require very many extra
men in inaugurating the S-hour
system. Might / add that our men
are highly pleased with the change
and indeed so am |, for the work
is so thoroughly and conscien.
tiously done that one cannot but
feel happy. PHILIP ARGALL.
Manager"
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-06-17
TWO CHILDREN DROWNED.
One of the Bodies Found at
Idaho Springs.

Idaho Springs, Colo, June IL
John Christian, Jr., the 3-year old
son of Alderman Christian, while
playing on bridge over Clear
Creek, fell into the water and was
drowned. While the creek was
being dragged in search of the
body, the body of a little girl was
found who disappeared week ago
from Russell Gulch.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-06-17
CHURCHES TOMORROW

Methodist. The Sunday school
at 10 a. m, preaching at IL, class
meeting, led by Rev. j. l.. Tenn
pin, u, Junior and intermediate
league at p. M, leaderless meet
ing of the Epworth league at 7,
preaching at s. The public is
cordially invited to all the services
of the church.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-06-17
Watson In Command.

Washington, June 6.-Admiral
Watson has arrived at Hong Kong
and being on his own station, took
command of theAsiatic squadron,
relieving Captain Barker of the
Oregon who has been in charge
since Dewey sailed from Manila,
Captain Barker will return to the
United States on a mail steamer.
Interesting news on Fourth page
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-06-17
THE BLAND FUNERAL.
Distinguished Men Present to
Witness Last Ceremonies.

Lebanon, Mo-, June II. The
body of Richard P. Bland lies in
state in the opera house today,
watched over by guard of Knights
Templar in uniform, while a con-
slant stream of people march by
the casket to view for the last
time the remains of. the great sill
yer leader.
A number of distinguished men
are in town to be present at the
obsequies which will be held at
4:30 this afternoon. Among the
visitors are Governor Stevens. ex-
Governor Stone, Senator Vest,
William j. Bryan, and others from
this and other states. All the
business houses of tn city are
draped in black.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-06-17
One Night to st. Louis.

Only one night on the road,
Denver to st. Louis, if you take
the st. Louis Special, the Bur-
lingtons' new and splendidly-
equipped Denver-St. Louis flyer.
Leaves Denver l 40 p. N.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-06-17

Sl.50 for the round trip from
Florence to the top of Marshall
Pass. This will be the banner ex-
cursion of the season. You can
see the Royal Gorge and get to
the crest of the continental divide
for $l.50. Remember the day,
Sunday, June 25. D. & R. G.
The Leon reporter., 1899-12-28
Steel Roadway In Spain.

In the advance sheets of the consu.
lar reports for Oct. 81 is an interest
ing paper on a steel railroad in Spain,
the contribution of our consul at Val
encia, Horace Lee Washington. The
two miles Of road between Valencia
and Grao sustain an average daily
traffic of 5000 vehicles. Up to 1892
this roadway was constructed of flint
stone and cost about $500 annually
to keep up. The authorities in that
year determined to construct this steel
roadway to relieve the heavy traffic
on the central zone Of the road, and
SO successful was the scheme that the
repairs have cost only $3.50 year
since. During the seven years that
the rails have been in position they
have shown wear and tear amount
ing only to one decimal of mill
metre yearly, and have not required
repairing. AS the first cost of the
construction of the steel roadway was
only s9.500. it can be readily seen
what a tremendous saving there has
been already since it's construction.
There are many roads in this country
where this scheme could be adopted
with the probability of equally good
results.