The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-08-10
INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS.

dead on the Spring House piazza,
B ock Island, r. l., of heart trouble.
Failures for the week have been iSa
in the United States against 1876 last
year. and % in Canada against 81 last
year
Prince Won Iiohenlohe was given an
audience at the railway station at
Aussee, Austria, Sunday by Emperor
Francis Joseph, of Austria. who was
passing through.
Mrs l.. II. Pickcns rclict of South
Carolina's war governor, who was at one
time minister to Russia. is lying criti-
cally III at her home a. Edgewood near
Edgcfeld, 5. c. She is suffering from
paralysis.
The minister of the Agentine Re-
public TO the United States says: The
visit Of President Roca TO Brazil is q
friendly one and cordial compliment
paid to nation with which they have
the most pleasant relations
United States revenue officers raidcd
two Illicit distillcr.eS operated with
in three miles OF Chickamaura park.
Both establishments did land office
business last year in supplying whisky
to soldiers at ChiciSamauga park.
The Cleveland strike is about over.
No violence of any kind has occurred
for more than 3j hours, and as n result
two additional companies Of militia
were relieved from duty Saturday.
The boycott sentiment is on the de-
cline.
There were nearly 5000 Cuban SOL
dicrs in Santiago de Cuba Sunday
evening, expecting TO be paid there
Monday. The remainder ef the Cuban
troops in the province OF Santiago will
be paid at the towns OF San Luis, Girls
tom, Songo aud FL Caney.
The reports of yellow fever and sus-
picious cases existing in Norfolk. Va.
and recently published are without
foundation. There has been no yellow
fever in Norfolk. Portsmouth or Berls.
ley and strict quarantine is in force
against infected points.
The official investigation into tho
collision Saturday evening at Juvisy
suburb of Paris, on the southern side,
between the Orleans lines Paris and
Nantes train and the PARIS and Lyons
Mediterranean train, show that II
persons were killed and 73 injured.
The United States transport Fuford,
Capt. Matcns, arrived in quarantine at
New York Sunday from Cicnfuegos
and Havana. Among those on board
were Mai. |. {. brown. W. Il. Graham
and +. Wood, Lieut. Fitzhngh Lee,
jr., and 10 other passengers. There
were also 90 discharged soldiers.
Two cars collided Sunday on the Sea
View electric road running between
Wexford and Narragansett pier X. l..
Merritt Lyman Abbey, a moto"man.
was killed OF the 40 passenger, only
one was injured. Miss VI. l.. Brown. OF
Providence. Both cars were set on
fire by the electric current and totally
destroyed.
AS the result Of strike OF the con-
ductors and motormen the Eau Claire
wis street railway had but two local
cars in operation Mt Is p m. Sunday.
and but two on the line to Chippewa
Falls. Crowds Of strike sympathizers
Saturday night and Sunday afternoon
hampered the progress OF cars by
placing obstruction on the tracks.
The largest storage warehouse OF
the Boady Il Nolkes linseed oil m'll.
Winnipeg Mimi. was burned Sunday
morning. Loss SO. 900, insurance si2..
600. While going to the fire one OF
the engines upset and Fireman De.
vaney was badly crushed. Capt
Walker and II. Dougie were also ins
jured.
Col. j. B Sanborn. OF the lst regi.
ment Of the Illinois national guard,
has invited the 10th Pennsylvania
regiment on behalf Of the Chicago
regiments OF the Illinois national
guard to stop in Chicago on August 80.
1t is understood the Pennsylvania
regiment is willing TO parade in Chi
cago after being mustered out at san
Francisco.