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


Ffre at o'clock Sunday morning de
stroyed business property on Souti
Pearl street. New Albany, y. Y, val
ued at $3.50, 900.
The mercury made a record at Pal
mer. Col. Of falling so degrees in two
ana half hours The high point was
~ above and the drop carried it to $
below.
The Cunarder Aurania, from New
York, February {. for Queenstown and
Liverpool. arrived at Queenstown at
Il:S3 sunday morning. She reports
heavy gales throughout the voyage.
1t was understood in London Sunday
night that the Hamburg American
liner Bulgaria, which is reported
drifting helpless 500 miles from the
Azores, carried 30 passengers.
Prince Napoleon Charles Gregoire
jacques Phillippia Bonapartc, third son
OF Prince Lucien Bonaparte, prince OF
Canino. and chief of the older branch
OF the Bonaparte family, is dead in
Rome
Both Texas houses have passed a
resolution inviting Commodore Philips.
[. 5. ". now in command OF the Brook.
Iyn navy yard. and Capt. Sigsbee. of
the battle ship Texas. to visit the lcg-
islaturc.
The peach and apricot crops of vcr-
non and Cedar counties, Mo-. were re.
ported killed Friday. The loss is esti-
mated at more than $780, OOO The
weather is the co dest known here in
80 years.
Aunt Dizzy Dibbs, aged so years.
was found frozen to death in her home
at Shawnee. Kan. where she had lived
alone for years. She had apparently
lnrt herself by fall and was unable
20 call for help
In snow slide at Silver Plume. Col
sunday "a lives are believed to have
'een lost. The dead are Italian miners
WITH their families. Eleven bodies
lavc been recovered. only two of
which have been identified.
One of the attaches OF the Chinese
egation in Paris, believing that he
'aS being prosecuted by the secretary
legation. Lien-Young Friday killed
he latter 10y shooting him with re-
DIVER and then committed suicide
The house commerce committee has
etermlned 20 report favorably the bill
to promote the efficiency OF the reve-
lie cutter service 1t provides for
lc retirement of officers on t,,ree-
larters pay, similar to the army and
ivy.
The thermometer at the weather
ireau, New Haven. Ct. recorded
e lowest temperature at five degrees
low zero. SO far as reported, Dam
Try is the coldest place in Connections.
ith temperature Of 10 degrees be-
W zero.
A consolidation of all the outlying
Get car companies connected with
ferkes system in Chicago has been
letly formed and articles Of incor.
ration of the Chicago Consolidated
action Co., with capital stock Of
,OOO,O 900 filed at Springfield.
ire early Sunday morning did $40
damage to Nilsson hall, East 18th
eet, New York, and eight firemen
a narrow escape from death. The
were working on the roof when IL
apsed, precipitating them to the
n inside, distance of 80 feet.
t Fort Bragg, Cal, John Boyle.
ton foreman, during a fit of delir-
tremens, dropped lighted lamp
N the floor ofhis cottage near town
burned TO death his two grand
;, aged five and three years respec-
ly. who, with their mother. resided
him.
he factory building of the Manhat-
Brass Co., on East 2sth street. New
X, was destroyed by fire Sunday TO.
Ter with a large quantity of valu.
stock Of finished material and
hnery. The estimated loss Is
OOO There was almost a panic in
raj big tenement houses adjoining.
le United States transport Grant,
N sailed from New York for
lila on January 10, having on board
Gen. Lawton and staff, the 4th
ed States regular infantry, under
. Gen. OF Volunteers r. II. Hall.
battalion Of the 18th infantry,
Rogers, arrived at Port Said. Sat.
y.