The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-03

irondacks has destroyed hotel and |
buildings.
: At Newport, X. l.. the Columbia an
: Defender will race Wednesday al,
. Friday of this week for the Ncwpor
Yacht Racing association cup.
|, Elaborate celebrations we've hel,
throughout Bulgaria on the occasion
OF the tiftieth anniversary OF the dcatl
OF the national poet Sander rc.ord.
Gen. Davis, at San Juan. Porto .ico
Saturday notified the war department,
OF the death at Larc>. Friday. of Fri.
vaie George W. Wn,z Company l..
llth infantry, of typhoid fever.
The newspapers at Cape Town hail
with delight the assurances of unanim-
ity on the imperial parliament whica
they consider as presaging an effective
settlement OF the crisis.
The Paris Matin announce. that
there IL no case against Col. Du Patty
De Clam, and this announcement, has
since been confirmed 10y NJ. Menord.
Col. Du faty DE CLAIMS counsel.
Almost the entire German press is
sued memorial editions sunday. the oc.
caslon being the anniversary of the
death Of Prince Bi>marck. The Vor-
waertS, the social organ. however. WAS
silent.
The tniverSalist>' summer mcc.inr
atNaratoga. y. Y. was addressed sunday
morning by Rev. II.W. Thomas. of c j.
cago. on THE Things that Abide. e."and
sunday evening by Rev |. NJ. Atwood.
of Clinton, y. \.
The rumorS regarding the formation
OF Cnlna-Japancse alliance are semi
officially denied, and it is asserted tha,
the ENJOYS recently sent to Toxic were
appointed simply to prove the friendly
relations between the powers
buffalo outplaycd the Milwaukee
brewers sunday at Franklin park.
Buffalo. The players were arrested
but not until the last half OF the ninth
inning. All were admit dto bail. Pres.
dent Franklin going on the bond.
a telegram from Renncs announces
hat an affray occurred Sunday be-
wccn Drcyfusitcs and nationals, who
we're prevented 10y the police from car.
yinS out the plan OF marching To the
louSc of Maitrc Labor, counsel for
apt. Drcyfus.
The United States cruiser Newark
vii, it Is announced, probably remain
I Cailao for fortnight and then pro.
ecd 10 San Francisco To receive Adm.
IauiA Aftcrward She will proceed to
honolulu and, according to some ru.
lors, may go to Manila.
Gen. Oiis has informed the war de-
artmcnt of the arrival at Manila OF
lc transport Valencia. The Va'encia
lilcd from san Francisco June %
nth headquarters. Il. and VI. tth cav
ry ana Il and II 24th infantry. in all
officers and I5i enlisted men.
Brigandage and blackmailing have
come 50 rampant in the ncighbor-
'od of Canton, China, that silk mcr.
Iants have been obliged 10 notify
reign buyers that they Will probably
unable 10 fulfill their con racts, ow.
< TO the n-ccurity OF TRANSFORMATION.
a gasoline automobile driven by Ell.
BOD haynes ami Eigar Apperson,
nch Is en- rontc from kOkomO, Ind.
Brooklyn, arrived in Rochester Fri
y night and left Saturday morning
r Syracuse. The automobile To this
ed miles.
The Chicago Tribune says every
ard on the peni,entiary walls A.
let is armed with new Mau,cr
e ard the rifles are loa ed with
lm dunn bullets. This bullet is the
that was denounced in the peace
lfcrcnce at The Hague a, "A barbar-
, implement Of warfare.
ealouNly and rage following n quar-
led Giovanni Chellino, an Italian,
shoot his wife, I,abc la aud himself
heir nome, l92 Forqucr street. Chi
o, sunday. -Four shots were fired
D the woman's head and she died
minutes later. The husband then
d one Shot into his own head. Itis
thought Inc can recover.