The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-09-28
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS.

The steamship Lucania, sailing 70,
Europe Saturday, takes ou. 40a0o,
ounces Of silver.
The transport Valencia. with the re-
naming companies Of the MontanJ
reg ment, arrived at San Francisco
sunday.
The governor OF Lourcnzo NJ .rquce'
asserts that he has no information re.
speciipg the reported lease of DrlsgOs
lay by Portugal to Great Britain.
There has been n rccrudescencc ofths
bubonic plague at Alexandria. Egypt
Two cases have been officially reported,
one Of which has proved fatal.
The Petit Bleu asserts that Col. Jou
aust, president OF the Rennes court
martial. voted for the Hcquittal OF
Drcyfus
The government issued decree sun
day closing Columbian port, to Ships
having the bubonic plague on boari or
arriving from infected p,rt..
Two factory bu ldings at 1915.
South Jefferson street Chicago. were
totally destroyed by fire SUNDAY. cauy
ing total loss of over $50 0l)
Surgeon General Wyman I the ma
rine hospital service WIS MOI .Ged Sun
day of a suSncctcd case of yv.l fever
1T Miami. 1t. The ease has b,cn $50
lated.
On board of the Cunard line camci
Etruria, which arrived at New York
Sunday from Liverpool and Queens
town was Prince kumar Shri Raujt
sinhji with IL cricketcr-
Gen. Brooke. at Havana. ha> noiiflcc
Matanzas. on the 22 inst. 4 Scrgt
John Lynch, OF C,mpany q, "a cavalry.
from an unknown cause.
The Australian military commanden
will meet at Melbourne on Thursday
next to prepare scheme forthe d,,
patch OF n united Au ,tralian contin.
gent to south Africa.
Cable reports from Iloilo concerning
the results OF Gcu. Bates srcrnd trir
among the Southern Islands ind cate
that about 400 rebels at Zamooanga re-.
fuse 10 recognize American authority.
Six companies OF the 29th infantry
which were recruited at Fort M,Pner
son, left sunday for san Fran i,cn "a
FL Paso. Col. Hardin, with hvauquar
tcrs and six companies, lefi for tu
coast four days ago.
The Lennox Athletic club, New York,
has secured the 81 round Dou, b,tWcer
Terry McGOvern aud Gorge ID Xon,
for which the Clue will hang upapur.t
of $40, 00o The lads have been matcin
TO meet II, rs pounds anl the contest
is to take place before February y
1900
All the general arran scmen;s for the
reception OF Adm. Drwey at New York
arc now comple ed ana only few
minor details are left To be 81 tied.
The majority OF these can not be AZ.
tendel To until the admiral ha, ar
rived and his wishes have been con.
suited.
At n cabinet council in Vienna, the
ministers resolved 10 resign in n body
The premier and min stcr OF the inter
ior, Count Thuniiohenstcin. SAW ihs
emperor Saturday and rendered tie
resignation OF tn, cabinet Tne cr.ss
was caused by the impos,ibiliiy OF ter
minating the par.ia mentary deadlocs
The attempt TO hold "A pro-I;oer anti
war demonstration in Trafalgar square,
London. sunday afternoon. resulted ~
drastic failure. Thousands abseLa
bled. but not 20 support the 'peakerA
On the contrary the crowd waved union
JACKS and sang the national anthem
and Rule Britannia" like mighty in
vocations.
Six companies Of the 1st Montans
volunteers, which arrived in San Fran.
cisco from Manila ON the transport
Zealaniia Friday, isemDarkcd Satur
day and, escorted by the 18Th Mime.
sofa, marched TO the presidio TIE
soldiers were given ftting recepl ion.
They were decorated with flag, ard
wreaths, and in the barrels OF their
rifles they carried small bouquets oi
California flowers,