The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-09-14
INTERESTING NEWS ITEMA

Miss Helen Gould, who was elected
as national sponsor of the Spanish war
veterans, accepts
Newspapers of all nationalitics in
Europe fall in with the idea OF boy.
cotting the Paris exhibition.
The United States cruiser Olympia,
with Adm. Dewey, sailed from Gibral-
tar Sunday afternoon for New York.
The London Daily Chronicle says
that Gen. Mercier issues from the Dfey-
fus case as one of the blackest scoun-
drels in history.
The bark Kitty was lost in typhoon
in the China sea. The captain. his
wife and children and eleven OF the
crew were drowned.
Dr. George Churchill, principal OF
Knox academy, died at Galesburg. Ill,
Sunday. aged 20 years lie had been
a resident there 60 years.
The National Export exposition.
Philadelphia. will be opened Mt noon
on Thursday next and remai1 open.
Sundays excepted. until Nov mber so
The socialist and revolutionary
groups demonstrated at llavre Sunday
evening against the Dreyfus vcrlic'.
The police dispersed large crowds and
made Il arrests.
The iron mining companies OF the
Marquette, Mich, range have am
nounced voluntary raise in wages OF
ten cents day taking effect Sep
tember /.
Health officer Doty. Of New York.
reports that all of the four patients
from Key West removed to Swinhurno
island from the steamer LampasaS
have developed yellow fever
One new case Of the tonic plague
was officially reported at Oporto SAT-
urday. DIR. Irving. an American phy-
sician, arrived there sunday to study
the epidemic.
At Gibraltar, Friday, Adm. Dewey
inspected the United States training
ships Saratoga and Alliance. and was
loudly chccred when leaving the vcs-
sells. The Saratoga sailed Friday aft
ernoon for Madeira.
The special committee to invite tho
governor general OF Canada and tho
members of his cabinet to attend the
fall festival at Chicago next month left
Sunday for Quebec. where the presen-
tation will be made.
On the arrival Of the bark Llnark-
shire at Glasgow from France sunday.
the chief mate, Chas. Black of Mon
trcal, was arrested on charge OF
shooting and killing colored seaman
named Trott after quarrel.
President Souchon, OF the state
board of health, Of Louisiana, has is
sued the following bulletin: No new
eases in New Orleans Third case im-
proving. DR.. CAN'T wires that the iso-
lation at sis,ippi City !, perfec;.
The marine hospital service at Wash-
ington has an official dispatch from
Key West giving the total OF yellow
fever cases reported up TO date as l53,
with ten deaths The detention camp
At the Dry Tortugas is now in opera
ton and refugees are being received
and cared for there.
Frank Aldrich. of New Yora, dcpos-
tied $500 with Boo StocntOn. IA promi-
nent sporting man Of Denver, Col, 10
back Mysterious" Billy Smith against
Bob FitZsimmous for 5000 side,
FitZsimmons to name the time and
other terms and the fight 10 be before
the cub Offering the largest purse.
One case Of yellow fever in Jackson,
Miss, was officially reported TO the
state board of health sunday after
noon. The patient is ID. 7. Porter,
city clerk. Dr. Murray. OF the marine
hospital service. confirms the diagno-
sis and his report To Surgeon General
Wyman saws that the case Is OF very
malignant type.
The London Times. speaking OF tho
Dreyfus case, says. I'VE do not hesi-
tate TO pronounce it the greatest and
most pa.ling prostitution OF ju'tice
the world has witnessed in modern
times. All the outrageous scandals
which marked the course OF the trial
pale into insignifcance beside the
crowning scandal OF the verd CT"
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